jcb Tough Tablet User manual

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QUICK START
GUIDE
Speaker Charging Point
Camera Speaker Camera
SOS
Button
Programmable
Key
Power
On/Off
Programmable
Key
SIM & Memory
Card Tray
Volume
Up/Down
Please read this manual before operang your JCB Tough Tablet, and keep it for future reference.
The descripons in this manual are based on the default sengs. Available features and
addional services may vary by network or service provider. The manufacturer is not liable for
performance issues caused by third-party applicaons.
Your JCB Tough Tablet
Please familiarize yourself with the JCB Tough Tablet’s funcon buons and layout using the
image below.
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QUICK START
GUIDE
Speaker Charging Point
Camera Speaker Camera
SOS
Button
Programmable
Key
Power
On/Off
Programmable
Key
SIM & Memory
Card Tray
Volume
Up/Down

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UNPACKING
In the box you should nd:
• JCB Tough Tablet
• SIM Pin
• USB-C Cable
• Hand Strap & Fixings
Charge the baery
Before using the JCB Tough Tablet for the rst me, you should charge the baery fully. Using a
USB-C data cable and appropriate plug adapter charge the baery unl the full icon is shown on
the display.
Warning: Use only the Data Cable provided (or a premium cable) and charger which has the
European CE or new UKCA mark. A non-approved, substandard or faulty charger could damage
your tablet.
Install the SIM card
You need to insert a Nano SIM card to use the phone funcon. To install the SIM card, remove the
rubber bung and pull out the SIM Tray (use the SIM Pin if required).
Make sure that the card’s gold contacts face into the device and push the SIM card into the slot.
You can insert up to two Nano SIM cards. Replace the rubber bung aerwards.
Install the memory card
To store addional mulmedia les, you need insert a memory card. Follow the instrucons
above as for ng a SIM card. If you choose to install a memory card you may only use one SIM
card.
Warning: Use only memory cards that carry the SD Card logo otherwise they may damage
your JCB Tough Tablet. You can install up to a maximum of 128GB addional memory using a
memory card.

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USING YOUR
JCB TOUGH TABLET
To turn on your JCB Tough Tablet, press and hold the power key (on the right hand side of the
JCB Tough Tablet). To restart your device, press and hold the power key, select Restart. To turn o
your JCB Tough Tablet, press and hold the power key, select Power O.
Follow the Android set up process the rst me you switch on your JCB Tough Tablet making sure
you have a SIM card inserted and/or access to Wi-Fi.
Android Interface
Your JCB Tough Tablet is factory congured in Gesture Navigaon which means to go to the Home
screen swipe up from the boom of the screen. To switch Apps, swipe up and hold. To go back
swipe from either the le or right edge.
To select three buon navigaon (more familiar to phone users) go to Sengs, System Navigaon
and choose 3-Buon Navigaon. You can customize the posion of the Go Back, Home and Switch
Apps buons.
Home screen
The home screen may be congured to have mulple panels of applicaons. By holding your
nger on an Applicaon and then dragging right you can create a new panel to customize your
JCB Tough Tablet. You can create mulple panels which contain your preferred applicaons or
widgets. Widgets may be created by holding your nger on a blank secon of the screen and then
selecng the desired widget.
Status bar
The status bar is shown at the top of the screen. It displays the me, nocaons, connecvity
status (wi-, Bluetooth), signal strength and baery strength.
Nocaon panel
Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the nocaon bar and display six commonly
used shortcuts. A short press acvates or deacvates the feature, a long press takes you into the

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menu for each feature for more opons.
If you connue to swipe down the nocaon bar a second me it will display further opons,
furthermore in the lower right corner of panel the Edit (Pencil) buon will enable you to add or
delete shortcuts and switch, drag or sort.
Tap the icon to acvate or deacvate features and other sengs.
Wi-Fi: Acvate or deacvate the Wi-Fi connecon.
Bluetooth: Acvate or deacvate the Bluetooth connecon.
Do Not Disturb: Acvate or deacvate the feature.
Torch: Acvate or deacvate the Flashlight.
Auto-Rotate: Acvate or deacvate the auto rotaon screen feature.
Baery Saver: Acvate or deacvate the Baery Saver.
Mobile Data: Acvate or deacvate mobile data.
Aeroplane Mode: Acvate or deacvate when travelling on a ight.
Screen Cast: allows the tablet screen to be shared with a compable device, e.g. Smart TV.
By swiping le a further number of shortcuts are available including:
Locaon: acvate or deacvate locaon tracking (this is used by a number of Applicaons to
improve the user experience, e.g. maps).
Night Light: acvates a soer light for night reading.
NFC: acvate to use Google Pay, tag reading, le sharing etc.
Dark Theme: provides a reverse screen contrast across the menu.
Super ScreenShot: enables screenshots with added graphics.
To customize your JCB Tough Tablet according to your preferences, tap the (Edit) Pencil icon from
the boom right of the screen and then hold and drag the icons to rearrange the order or to add/
delete shortcuts.
Manage applicaons
To access all applicaons swipe up from the boom of the screen. In addion you can customize
your home screens by dragging ang dropping Apps (see note above).
To manage the applicaons installed on your JCB Tough Tablet, tap Sengs, Apps & Nocaons.
To uninstall an applicaon, select an item and tap Uninstall, tap OK to conrm. Alternavely, hold
the App icon and follow the opons on the screen.
To stop or change the sengs of an applicaon, select an item and tap the opon you need.
Please note, not all applicaons may be deleted from your JCB Tough Tablet as they are part of
the installaon soware.

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Smart Key (Programmable Funcon Buon F2)
Your JCB Tough Tablet has a physical buon on either side of the phone which can be programmed for
one touch access to a number of funcons. Both buons access the same funcon once programmed.
To program go to Sengs, Smart Key, F2 and then choose from the default opons or go to other
applicaons to set the funcon for the Smart Key.
SOS Key (F1)
In addion to the Smart Key your JCB Tough Tablet also has an SOS physical buon on the le hand
side of the tablet, above the Smart Key. To set the SOS buon there is a two step process. To program
go to Sengs, Smart Key, F1 and then choose SOS.
Next go to Sengs, SOS, SOS Enable and then Add Contact. By adding a contact phone number when
the SOS buon is processed (even when the phone is locked) it will call the number programmed. In
addion you can also add a text message to be sent when you acvate the SOS Key.
If you do not require the SOS funcon the F1 Key may be programmed as an addional Smart Key.
Security
You can protect your JCB Tough Tablet and data by seng screen lock or encrypng your mobile
phone.
Set a Screen Lock
To set a screen lock, tap Sengs, Security then select:
Screen Lock from applicaon list.
None: Deacvate the screen lock.
Swipe: Slide to unlock the screen.
Paern: Draw a paern to unlock. Follow the instrucons to draw your lock paern. When prompted,
draw the paern to unlock the screen.
PIN: Enter a numeric PIN to unlock. When prompted, enter the PIN to unlock the screen.
Password: Enter a password to unlock. When prompted, enter the password to unlock the screen.
Smart Lock enables you to automacally unlock your JCB Tough Tablet in specic locaons or
surroundings.

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Display
Screen Time-Out:
Select Sengs, Display, Advanced, Screen Timeout from applicaon list, you can set the me
before the screen mes out and goes into lock mode. (If you have not entered any characters or
made other selecons).
Display Size:
You can set the size of text and icons at Sengs, Display, Advanced, Display Size.
Data Management & Limit:
You can set limits, restrict Applicaons and see your data usage at Sengs, Network & Internet,
Data Usage, Data Warning & Limit.
Quick Switch:
You can switch applicaons by simply double clicking the Switch Apps buon which is the
‘square’ at the boom of the screen (when the device is congured in 3-buon navigaon (see
Android Interface above). This buon displays all recently opened applicaons.
Reset mobile phone:
You can reset system and desktop sengs to their original values by the following steps:
Select Sengs, System, Advanced, Reset Opons from applicaon list.
Tap Erase all data (factory data reset).
Tap Reset app preferences (which changes permissions and restricons back to default).
Tap Reset Wi-Fi, mobile and Bluetooth back to original sengs which will erase all connected
devices and known Wi-Fi networks.
Warning: Factory data reset will erase all data from your JCB Tough Tablet, including your
Google account, system and applicaon data and sengs, and downloaded applicaons.
Phone
To use calling funcons, tap the Phone icon from applicaon list at the boom of the screen.
Make A Call
To make calls, you can use any of four ways:
1. Enter numbers by using the virtual numeric keypad on the screen which is indicated by 10
dots at the boom of the screen.
2. Tap the ‘star’ icon to call from your favourites.
3. Tap the ‘clock’ icon to call from your recent calls.
4. Tap the ‘people’ icon to make a call from your contacts.

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Answer A Call
To answer a call, swipe up the screen if locked or tap the ‘answer’ buon if unlocked.
Decline Or End A Call
To decline a call, swipe down the screen if locked or tap the ‘decline’ buon if unlocked. To end a
call in progress, tap the red buon.
Call Sengs
To change call sengs, tap the opon buon (indicated by three dots) at the upper right hand
side of the screen next to the microphone icon.
Ringtone & Vibrate
You can set dierent ringtones for incoming calls.
• Sengs, Sound then select Phone Ringtone to open a list of ringtones, select the desired
ringtone, and then select OK to conrm.
• Sengs, Sound and select Also Vibrate for Calls to open the vibraon funcon and the
phone vibrates to nofy you when call is coming.
Dial Pad Touch Tones
To add a touch tone to the dial pad go to Sengs, Sound, Advanced, Dial pad tones you can open
or close the Dial pad tones. In addion you can adjust the volume of ringtones, media and in call
volume by using the volume rocker switch on the right hand side of the phone.
Voicemail
With the call divert network service, you can direct incoming calls to your voice mailbox. Tap the
Phone icon, then Sengs (three dots), Voicemail, Advanced Sengs, Setup and you can enter
your network or service provider voicemail number. (Please contact your provider if you are
unsure of this number).
To change the way you are noed of a Voicemail tap the Phone icon, then Sengs (three dots),
Voicemail, Nocaons to determine how you receive your Voicemails.
Call Opons
These opons can be accessed by tapping the Phone icon, then Sengs (three dots).
Quick Responses
Quick response is a feature to reject the call with a predened message. Tap one of the
predened messages to be displayed when you want the call to be rejected, then tap OK.

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Alternavely, programme your own.
These opons can also be accessed by tapping the Phone icon, then Sengs (three dots), Calling
Accounts, select your SIM/Network.
Fixed Dialing
Limit the number of numbers that can be dialed on the phone (does not aect emergency
services). To set up Fixed Dialing you will require a ‘SIM Pin’ from your network or service
provider.
Wi-Fi Calling
Uses available Wi-Fi connecon for calls in preference of phone network. If there is no Wi-Fi
available the phone will automacally use your network. Wi-Fi Calling requires addional sengs
from your network or service provider.
Call forwarding
Call diverng is a network feature to send incoming calls to another number that you specify. Call
Forwarding requires addional sengs from your network or service provider.
Call Barring
Enables you to block types of call including internaonal and roaming calls.
The following opon can be accessed by tapping the Phone icon, then Sengs (three dots),
Calling Accounts, select your SIM/Network and then Addional Sengs.
Call Barring requires addional sengs from your network or service provider.
Call Waing
Your network or service provider noes you of a new incoming call while you have a call in
progress or you can make a new call during a call.
Contacts
Tap Contacts from the applicaon list to access contacts. Your contacts will be displayed in
alphabecal order. By tapping the Sengs buon in the top right corner (indicated by three dots)
and then Customise Display you can choose to display contacts on the phone, your SIM or Google
account. In addion you can change the sengs in terms of how contacts are displayed.
Add New Contact by tapping on the ‘plus’ buon at the boom right of the screen. Once added
choose where to save the contact (phone, SIM or Google account).
Edit A Contact
To edit a contact, select and tap the contact you want to change. Tap the edit icon at the lower
right (pencil icon, Edit Contact), change necessary elds and save.

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Messaging
View messages
Click the Messaging icon from applicaon list at the boom of the phone.
Create and send SMS
Tap Start Chat. You may either scroll through your contacts or manually enter a new phone
number. Once either is chosen the keyboard will appear with the ‘chat message’ box above. You
can now type your message in that box. Once completed press the ‘arrow’ icon to the right of the
message to send.
Create and send MMS
Repeat the instrucons above, but before you press send tap the ‘camera’ icon to the le of the
message and you now have the ability to add a picture from your gallery or take a photo to send
with your message.
Email
If you have a google account you will automacally have a Gmail account which will be set up
when you rst commission the phone. You can then access your Gmail account through the
Gmail applicaon.
You may add addional email accounts. Your tablet is compliant with applicable internet
standards for POP3/IMAP/Exchange.
Before you can send or receive mail on your tablet, you need to set up an email account and
dene the email sengs correctly. You can dene more than one mailbox.
Sengs, Accounts, Add Account and then choose the type of email account you wish to add.
Follow the set up instrucons on your phone to complete set up. You may require informaon
from your network or service provider to complete the set up process.
Web
Browser
Tap the Google Chrome icon from the applicaon list at the boom of the screen to access to the
web (red, yellow and green with blue centre icon). You will be presented with a search bar (or
you can use the microphone icon to do a voice search).
Set homepage
Tap the opon buon at the upper right (indicated by three dots) and then select Sengs,
Homepage. Enter the web address of the desired web page.
Add bookmarks
While navigang a website, tap the opon buon (three dots) and select the ‘star’ icon at the top

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of the menu bar to save the URL to your bookmarks and easily access it later.
View bookmarks and history
Tap the opon buon (three dots) and select Bookmarks to open the bookmark list and the
recent history.
New Tab
To open up a new a new tab within the browser tap the opon buon (three dots) and select
New Tab.
Customize browser
To make adjustments in your browser sengs, tap the opon buon (three dots) at the upper
right, and then select Sengs.
Camera
With the camera funcon, you can capture photos and take videos.
Capture a photo
Open the Camera applicaon from the list at the boom of the screen (the aperture icon). Press
the aperture icon to take a picture. Using two ngers on the screen you can zoom in or out on the
subject. The photo is saved automacally to the folder ‘Photos’ within the tablet applicaons.
Photo Sengs
You can adjust the ash on the camera from the photo screen; for more photo sengs tap the
top le of the tablet (landscape icon) and then the sengs buon (cog icon) and then you can
adjust scene, picture size and more.
Record a video
Open the Camera applicaon from the list at the boom of the screen (the aperture icon) and
select Video. To start recording press the video camera icon. To stop recording press the same
buon again. The length of the video recording is restricted by the available space of your phone
storage.
Access Photo’s & Video
Open the Photos applicaon to see your images and video. You can also delete, edit and share
your photos and videos from the photo applicaon.
Wi-Fi
From the shortcuts menu (drag down from the top of the screen), tap and hold the Wi-Fi icon
(shaped like a fan) which opens up the Wi-Fi menu. You can now choose from available networks
within the tablet signal area. Please note you must have permission and/or passwords to access