Jay-tech PA1042 User manual

PA1042
Mobile Internet Device
User’s Manual
Version-01-20130606
1 Appearance.....................................................................................................................................2
2 Power Switch .................................................................................................................................2
3 Touch Screen .................................................................................................................................3
4 Using SD Card ...............................................................................................................................3
5 Getting Started ...............................................................................................................................3
8 Reinstalled applications .................................................................................................................6
9 Desktop menu function ..................................................................................................................9
10 Managing Applications ..............................................................................................................10
11 Clock..........................................................................................................................................11
12 Installing Software Online .........................................................................................................12
13 Browser ......................................................................................................................................13
14 Calendar .....................................................................................................................................13
15 Camera .......................................................................................................................................14
16 Calculator...................................................................................................................................15
17 Sound Recorder..........................................................................................................................15
18 Email and Gmail ........................................................................................................................16
19 File Manager ..............................................................................................................................19
20 Music..........................................................................................................................................21
21 4K Video player.........................................................................................................................22
22Settings........................................................................................................................................22
FAQ ................................................................................................................................................25
Battery management .......................................................................................................................26
Important safety instruction ............................................................................................................27

1 Appearance
2 Power Switch
Switch on: press and hold the power switch for 3 seconds and wait for startup.
Switch off: press and hold the power switch for 3 seconds →click Power off →click OK.
Lock/unlock screen: briefly press the power switch to lock/unlock the screen.
Forced shout down: if the device has no response, press and hold the power switch for 7 seconds
to switch off the device by force.
Warning: forced shut down may cause unexpected errors of the system!

3 Touch Screen
The touch screen is easy and convenient to use.
You can use the touch screen in the following methods:
Single click: briefly touch the screen with the finger and then move away.
Click and hold: click the screen with the finger and hold for about 2 seconds.
Drag: click a certain icon in the screen and hold, then move the finger, the icon will move
accordingly.
☆To avoid damage the screen, never put anything on the it.
4 Using SD Card
☆ The device supports up to 32GB storage card.
Insert the card into the card slot, and push it in with your finger until a “click” is heard. Now the
card is ready for use.
Removing SD card
Close all programs or files on the card first. Click Settings →Storage →Remove SD card →OK.
Then press the card with your finger, and simply remove it when it is ejected.
☆Do not insert and remove the card repeatedly in a short time, this may cause damage to the
card.
☆We suggest you use the card of famous brand to ensure compatibility.
5 Getting Started
Charging the device
☆Charge the device with USB cable is not recommended.
☆You may operate the device while charging it, but this may prolong the charging time.
Connect one end of the AC adaptor to the mains supply and the other end to the power jack on the
device to charge it (it may take about 5 hours to fully charge the device).
Starting the device
Press and hold the power switch for 3 seconds and wait for system startup.
Wi-Fi setting
We suggest you configure your Wi-Fi network before using, as many functions require for it to

work normally.
1. Click Settings→Wireless and Network
2. Switch the Wi-Fi on.
The device will search and list all available Wi-Fi network. If an icon is displayed, you
need to enter a password to connect to such Wi-Fi network.
3. Click the desired Wi-Fi network →Enter the password (if any) →Click Connect.
4. Click to return to desktop.
☆The Wi-Fi set as hidden will not be searched automatically. In this case you need to click Add
Wi-Fi Network and enter necessary information to add your Wi-Fi.

6 Desktop
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1 Search
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2 Battery status
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3 Current time
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4 Volume –
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5 Task
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6Return to desktop directly
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7 Return
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8 Volume +
☆Click any icon to run it.
☆Press and hold to drag the procedure or shortcut icon to other places on the screen.
☆Press and hold to drag the procedure or shortcut icon to for deleting it from desktop.

7 Lock Screen
You can set auto lock screen or lock screen manually by pressing the power switch. The lock
screen interface is as follow. Slide at the right to unlock the screen.
8 Reinstalled applications

Play Store
Download applications conveniently.
Upgrade
Upgrade the system.
Email
Send and receive e-mail with existing e-mail address.
4K video
player
Play and manage videos.
Calculator
Make four arithmetic operation.
Browser
Connect to Internet.
Sound
recorder
Record and play recorded sound.
Calendar
A calendar where you can set agendas.
Settings
Make personalized settings.
Clock
Make personalized settings.
Search
Google search tools
Google
setting
Google application settings
File
manager
View and manage files and applications. Install Android applications
and backup files in SD card.

Downloade
d files
Records of downloaded files.
Instant
camera
Take photos.
Music
Play and manage music files.
Flash
setting
Set FLASH
Voice
search
Internet searching through voice identification
Photo
album
View pictures.
News and
weather
View news and weather
Google Talk
Talk with your friends through your Google account
Local
search
Search for banks, hotels, restaurants, etc. near your location.
Map
View map, location, etc.
Navigation
Realize route planning and navigation function.
☆Click and drag the icon to move it to another place on the screen.
☆Long press the icon on desktop to “X” at top of the screen to delete it from desktop. In the
application list, click and drag the icon to uninstall the application from the device.

9 Desktop menu function
On the desktop, click and hold at the center of the screen for 2 seconds to display wallpaper menu.
Wallpaper Select wallpaper from picture or wallpaper album.

10 ManagingApplications
Installing
☆ You can find many interesting and free Android applications through the internet. Simply
open the browser and search for“Android Applications”.
The purchased or downloaded Android applications can be quickly and simply installed
through the File Manager
1. Copy the .apk file you want to install to the SD card or USB disk →insert the card or connect
the USB disk to the device.
2. Click the File Manager icon to find file folder with .apk file stored.
3. Select a .apk file →Install.
Now the application is installed and the icon of such application will display in the interface that
displays all applications.
4. Click Open to run the application, or click Complete to return to File Browser interface.
Downloading applications from internet
You can directly download Android applications from the internet and install it into the device
conveniently.
1. Click Browser icon to connect to internet.
2. Enter the URL and click the link of the application you want to install.
3. After the application is downloaded, press and hold the downloaded file (in Downloaded Files
interface) →Click to open →Install.
Uninstalling the application
You can conveniently uninstall the Android applications.
Click →Settings →Applications →Manage Applications.
1. Click the application you want to uninstall →Uninstall.
2. Click OK to uninstall the application.

11 Clock
Click Clock icon to view the current date and time.
Click Count down icon to enter count down function.
Click Stopwatch icon to enter stopwatch function.
Click Alarm clock icon to set the alarm clock.
Click World time icon to add world time.
Click Setting icon to set the clock.
Alarm clock
The device supports more than one clock at the same time.
☆When the icon appears in the status bar on the top of the screen, it means at
least one alarm clock is activated.
Add alarm clock
1. Click Clock icon
2. Click Alarm clock icon →“+” at the top right
3. Set your desired alarm clock.
4. Click Enable alarm clock and exit.
Stop the alarm clock
When the set time is reached, a window will pop up showing the name of the alarm clock.
If you want to use the snap function, simply click and hold the alarm clock and drag it to the
icon
You can click and hold the alarm clock icon and drag it to the icon to stop the alarm.
Click to return to desktop.

12 Installing Software Online
There are many applications available in the Installing Software Online interface. You can easily
and quickly download them into your device.
Download the application
1. Click the Installing Software Online icon
☆If this is the first time you use this function, the system will ask to register and login. If you
don’t have a registered account, you need to click Register to establish a Google account. If you
already have a Google account, simply click Login and enter your account information, click
Login again to login.
2. You can select application from the recommendation list, or otherwise the list of classification
or ranking. You can also search for the application you want by entering a specific name.
3. Click one application →Download →Confirm to download
4. At completion, click "Open" to directly run the application, or click "Remove" to delete the
installed application..
Record
When downloading completes, click Record to manage the installed application. You can submit
your comments to the application or view other users’ comments.
Menu function
Click to display the menu function of the Installing Software Online.
Personal folder
Click to view personal information. You can change your password, change email address and
save your password here. Click the Login out at the top right corner of the personal folder to
logout your account.
About
Display the version and support information of Installing Software Online.

13 Browser
The user can connect to the internet through the browser.
Click the Browser icon on the desktop to open the browser.
14Calendar
Click the Calendar icon
If this is the first time you use this function, you need to open an Exchange account first. Enter
your email address and password, click Next, and complete the configuration of the account

following the instructions. Now you can use the Calendar.
New activity
1. In calendar interface, click the date you want to add an activity.
2. Select time of the activity →enter the details of the activity in the field.
3. Click Complete.
4. Click icon to select your desired calendar interface.
☆ The date with agenda is displayed in grey.
15 Camera
Click Camera icon.
Menu function
1. Click to switch between front and rear camera
2. Click to switch camera mode.
Take a photo
In camera interface, click to take a photo.
1. The photo will be saved automatically.
2. Slide to left to browse the photos.
3. Click Return to return to camera.
4. Click to exit camera and return to the desktop.
Record a video
1. Click to switch to video, and you can record videos.
2. Click to start recording, click to stop.

3. Click Return to return to camera.
4. Click to exit camera and return to the desktop.
16 Calculator
1. Click the Calculator icon
2. Click the numbers and operators to make operations.
3. Click Clear to clear the entry one by one, or click and hold Clear to clear all entries.
17 Sound Recorder
1. Click the Sound Recorder icon
2. Click the icon to start recording. When recording completes, click the icon
to stop recording.
3.Click to check recorded voice. Click the recorded voice, and click Play in the menu
popped up to listen to the recorded voice.

18 Email and Gmail
☆ Support POP3 and SMTP accounts.
☆ Gmail supports Google account.
New email account
You enter one or more email accounts that you want to use on the device.
1. Click the Email icon
2. In the your account interface.
3. Click Email address option →Enter your email address.
4. In the Password option →Enter the password of your email.
5. Click Next.
6. Manual setting (optional): Set the server to automatically fill in supplier based on your e-mail
account (e.g. In , gmail.com will be automatically selected during log-in.) However,
if you need to change the server setting, you can click Manual setting and make necessary
changes.
7. Click Next.
8. Optional: enter account name.
9. Enter the signature →Click Complete.
☆ When setting completes, if you cannot connect to a free email account, please confirm with
your email provider whether there sever supports (POP) and (SMTP) protocols or not.
Inbox
1. Click the Email icon
2. If only one email account is set, such account will be opened directly. If more than one is set,
all email accounts will be listed.
3. Click the email account that you want to open →Click Inbox.
Open an email
1. In Inbox interface, click an email to open it.
2. If there is attachment, click Open to activate the corresponding application to open it, or click
Save to save it to SD card.
3. If you want to reply, click Reply or Reply all.

a. Enter the message you want to reply
b. Click Send to send the email. If you save it as draft, the message will be saved but not
sent; if you don’t save it or sent it, it will be discarded.
4. Click Cancel to cancel an email immediately.
Compose an email
In Inbox interface, click →Compose your email.
1. If you want the e-mail CC or BCC to receiver, click “+CC/BCC” following address of the
receiver, and then enter e-mail address of the receiver.
2. In the title bar of the email, enter the subject of your email.
3. Click Write E-mail option to enter your personal information
If needed, click to add attachment.
4. When composition completes, click →Send.
1. Click the Email icon
2. In inbox interface, click →Setting
3. Make your email account setting according to your needs.
4. Click to return to Inbox interface
Delete an email account
☆ If you have more than one account, and you have deleted the default account, then the next
account in the list will become default.
1. Click the Email icon
2. In inbox interface, click →Setting
3. Click the account to be deleted, drag it to the bottom, click account deletion option to delete
it.
Set default email account
You should always have one default email account. If you have more than one account, you can
select any one as default.
1. Click the Email icon
2. In Inbox interface, click →Setting.

3. Click to select default account, mark to select it as the default account of e-mail.
If the default account is deleted, the next account in the list will become default.

19 File Manager
Click File Browser icon to view the files in all storage mediums (internal storage of the
device, SD card, USB disk), and you can quickly and easily install Android applications into the
device.
Functions of the icons in the screen are as follow:
Previous folder
Click to view files in local disk.
Click to view files in TF card.
Click to view files in USB.
Click to view all pictures.
Click to view all videos.
Click to edit the file.
Copy files between PC and device
You can use the File Browser to copy files between PC and the external/internal storage mediums.
To copy files into the device, you can firstly copy them to SD card or USB disk.
☆The folder name of the internal storage medium is “Local”, the name of the storage card is
“sdcard”, and the name of the USB disk is “udisk”.
☆The following example is that you copy file into the device from SD card or USB disk. You
can use the same way to copy the file from the device to the SD card or USB disk. Then connect
your storage medium to your PC and copy the files into the desired folder.
1. Open file folder in which the file to be copied is stored.
2. Select the file or file folder to be copied →Click Duplication.
3. Click icon to return to internal storage medium →click the folder you want to
copy to →click Paste.
Delete a file

Select the file or file folder to be deleted, select →Click Deletion →Click OK for deletion.
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