Mint M7 User manual

Mobile
User Manual for the
MINT Mobile 7” Tablet PC
Thank you for choosing this
MINT Mobile product.

Index
Section 1: Quick Start
1.1 Outlook for Your Tablet PC...................
Front, Back and Side Views.................
1.2 Attachment...........................................
1.3 Install SIM card and SD card...............
SIM card...............................................
SD card4..............................................
Section 2: Basic Operation
2.1 Home screen.......................................
The main key........................................
Status bar.............................................
Shortcuts..............................................
Widgets................................................
Wallpapers...........................................
Touchscreen.........................................
Section 3: Use the Device
3.1 Phone..................................................
Make a phone call...............................
Receive calls.......................................
Handsfree............................................
Mute....................................................
Telephone conference.........................
Section 4: Email
4.1 Use the Google Account login............
Retrieve your Google
account password...............................
Set data synchronization.....................
4.2 Gmail...................................................
Write a new Gmail...............................
Section 5: Network and Browser
5.1 Mobile networks..................................
Check your network connection..........
5.2 WLAN...................................................
On /O Wi-Fi........................................
Search and connect Wi-Fi...................
1.4 Charging and headphones.................
Charging.............................................
Headphones.......................................
1.5 Turning On/O....................................
Turning On..........................................
Turning O..........................................
Standby..............................................
2.2 Volume..............................................
Set volume........................................
Call volume.......................................
2.3 Contact information (People)............
New contact.....................................
Edit contacts/Delete contacts..........
Import contacts................................
Favourite contacts............................
Call history........................................
Emergency call.................................
3.2 Message...........................................
Write messages...............................
Answer messages............................
Write MMS.......................................
4.3 Email.................................................
Email account settings.....................
Write and send messages................
View and save email........................
Reply email.......................................
5.3 Browser............................................
View the links in the page................
Zoom pages.....................................
Set your browser..............................
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Section 6: Bluetooth
6.1 Using Bluetooth ..................................
On/O Bluetooth.................................
Connect your equipment to
additional equipment...........................
Section 7: Multimedia
7.1 Music ..................................................
Play music...........................................
7.2 Camera................................................
Photo options......................................
View image..........................................
Share pictures.....................................
Edit photos..........................................
Section 8: USB & SD card
8.1 USB connection..................................
8.2 SD card...............................................
Section 9: Other Applications
9.1 Alarm clock.........................................
Add alarm............................................
9.2 Calendar..............................................
New event...........................................
Edit event.........................................
Section 10: Settings
10.1 Device settings..................................39
10.2 Date & time........................................40
10.3 Language & input...............................
10.4 Display...............................................41
Set screen brightness.........................42
Sleep...................................................42
Disconnect Bluetooth
from additional equipment.....................22
7.3 Camcorder........................................27
Video options...................................28
View video........................................29
Manage video...................................29
9.3 Maps................................................35
Use maps.........................................36
View maps........................................37
Get directions...................................38
10.5 Factory data reset..........................42
10.6 Protect your device........................43
Protect your SIM card by PIN..........43
Screen security.................................44
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Let’s get you
started

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Section 1:
Quick Start
1.1 Outlook for your Tablet PC
Front, side and back view
Let’s get you
started
1.2 Attachment
Your presentation box contains the following
items:
• Tablet PC
• USB Cable
• Battery Charger
• User Guide
• Headphones
1.3 Install SIM card and
SD card
SIM card
• Install SIM card
Locate the SIM card slot and insert the
SIM card with its gold contacts facing
down in accordance with the detail printed
on the SIM Card holder.
• Remove SIM card
To remove the SIM card, turn the product
OFF. Failure to do so may result in your
SIM Card being damaged.

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SD card
You need an SD card to store photos, music,
video and other data.
• Install SD card
Locate the SD card slot and insert the SD
card with its gold contacts facing down in
accordance with the detail printed on the SD
Card holder.
• Remove SD card
1. To disconnect the SD card from the
device.
Click > Settings> Storage>
Unmount SD card
2. Open the SD card protection cover.
3. Use your ngertips to tap the SD card, the
card will release from the slot.
1.4 Charging and
Headphones
• Charging
When the battery is charging, this icon
appears in the status bar. When the battery
is fully charged, this icon appears in the
status bar.
• Headphones
When you want to use headphones for
listening to music, plug the headphones into
the headphone jack, the icon
will appear in the status bar.
1.5 Turning On/O
• Turning On
Press and hold power key to turn on
the product. It takes about 30 seconds to
illuminate the main screen.
• Turning O
Press and hold power key . The Power
o pop-up menu will appear.
Click Power o in the pop-up menu above
and select OK in the pop-up menu below.
• Standby
1. If you do not unlock within approximately
10 seconds, the device will automatically
return to a dark screen.
2. Illuminate the screen by pressing the
power key icon
Note: When using headphones, your
peripheral hearing ability will be impaired.
When your safety is threatened due to
being unable to hear, please do not use
headphones. When using headphones
with your phone, please ensure that you
do not set the volume of the phone to
its maximum, as this may damage your
hearing.

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2.1 Home Screen
Section 2:
Basic Operation
The Main screen consists of ve screens.
Sliding your nger over the screen
horizontally will switch you to the extended
screens.
The main key
• Menu Open the application menu.
• Google Search Use Google search.
• The main screen key back to the
main screen.
•Back key return to the previous
operation screen.
Daemon icon recently used applica-
tions; click the desired application to open.
Status bar
The Status Bar displays various status in-
formation and icons. You can click
to turn the status bar OFF.
Icon Function
No SIM card
EDGE
3G signal
Charging
Full power
Vibration mode

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Note: The machine software is constantly
upgraded; the status indicator may dier,
subject to the actual equipment.
Shortcuts
To customise dierent home screens you
can add apps shortcuts or reposition the
shortcut on the screen.
Click to open the application menu.
Long press and drag the icon to be added
to the main screen.
Widgets
You can add a clock, music player and
calendar widgets on the main screen.
Click to open the application menu
and click
Slide screen to the left into the widgets
page. Long press any widget and drag it to
the screen.
Icon Function
USB is connected
Signal strength
GSM signal
Airplane mode
Low power
Silent mode
Wi-Fi is connected
Bluetooth
Alarm
GPS open

1. Touch >Display> Wallpaper> Choose:
Gallery, Live Wallpapers, or Wallpapers.
By Clicking Gallery, you can select your own
pictures as wallpapers.
By Clicking Live Wallpapers, you can select
the system live wallpapers as wallpapers.
By Clicking Wallpapers, you can select the
system pictures as wallpapers.
2. Click > Settings> Display>
Wallpaper
Touchscreen
• Steps
1. Short Press on touchscreen: Use the tip
of your nger to press exactly on the touch
key you want, being careful not to touch the
keys for other functions.
Wallpapers
2. Long Press on touchscreen: Press for more
than 1,5 seconds to get into the sub-menu.
The sub-menu displays functions: Gallery,
Live Wallpapers, Photos, or Wallpapers.
3. Drag: Press and hold the scroll bar and
drag up or down. On some screens such as
web pages, you can also scroll side to side.
4. Zoom: When you view pages, you can
double-click the screen to zoom in or out of
the page.
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2.2 Volume
• Media volume: Set the volume of music,
video, games and other media players.
• Ringtone volume: Set the volume of the
Ringtone and Notications.
• Alarm volume: Set the Alarm volume.
• Call volume: Set the volume of Calls.
Set the volume
Steps: > Settings > Sound >
Volumes
Additional functions are available in the
SOUND Function, e.g.
• Call Ringtone and Vibrate
• Phone Ringtone
• Vibrate when Ringing
• Default Notication
• Touch Sounds
• Screen Lock Sounds
• Vibrate on Touch
Call volume
During a call, press the volume UP or DOWN
key to adjust the call volume.
2.3 Contact Information
(People)
You can save contacts, phone numbers and
email and other related content.
New contact
Steps: > People >
New contact
1. Enter your contact’s information.
2. Click DONE to save the contact.
3. Click Discard if you so wish.
• Set vibrate
Steps: > Settings > Sound >
Volumes
Check Call Ringtone and Vibrate. Turn ON or
OFF the equipment vibration.
Discard
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Backup Contacts
You can export your contact data to the SD
card.
Steps:
1. Click and open the contact list.
2. Click > Import/export.
3. Click EXPORT TO STORAGE
Import Contacts
Import from SD card.
Steps:
2. Click in the pop-up menu, choose
DELETE
Edit contacts/Delete contacts
Edit Contacts:
1. Click , open the contact list.
2. Choose the contact you want to edit,
click .After editing, click DONE to save
the contact.
Delete Contacts:
1. Click , open the contact list.
1. Click and open the contact list.
2. Click > Import/export.
3. Click IMPORT FROM STORAGE
Favourite Contacts
You can add commonly used contacts and special contacts to your collection.
Steps:
Select a contact in your contact list and click the star icon to make it turn BLUE.

Note: You can hold down the and
drag it to the message icon to hang up
the phone and send a message.
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Section 3:
Use the device
Receive calls
Receiving an incoming call, the device will
issue a prompt. You can hold down the
key, drag it to the to receive calls, or
drag it to the to hang up.
3.1 Phone
Make a phone call
1. > Phone
2. Press the number keys, enter the phone number.
3. Click to make a call.
4. When the call is completed, press the hang up (Red Bar) to end the call.
Note:
1.Click back space to remove the number.
2. You can also select a contact to call.
3. During a calL, click .This opens the dial pad to the digital input.

Note:
1. Dierent countries have dierent
emergency call numbers; however, the
emergency call number will be identied
through the Network Provider you have
selected to supply your SIM Card Service.
In some instances an environmental
condition such as no Network Connectivity
will prevent an emergency call from being
activated.
2. The phone features of the device must
be turned ON when you make an emergency
call.
3.2 Message
Write messages
Steps:
> Messaging >
New message
1. Enter the message recipient, you can also
press to nd a recipient
among your Contacts.
2. Enter the text you want to send.
3. Click , send the message.
Handsfree
You can use the handsfree function while
driving, which promotes road safety.
Use handsfree speaker/microphone device
/Bluetooth headset to make and receive
calls.
Note: It is against the law to use this
device while driving if you are not using
the handsfree function.
Mute
During a call, you can prevent the other
party from hearing your conversation.
Press the MUTE function to turn on or o.
Telephone conference
1. > Phone.
2. Press the number keys to input the contact
telephone number of the rst person.
3. Outgoing calls.
4. When the other party answers, click.
5. Press the number keys to enter the next
party calls and outgoing calls.
6. Click to connect the parties
selected.
Call history
You can view the received calls, missed
calls, dialled calls and other information in
the call history.
Steps:
> Phone
Click to view the call history.
Emergency call
1. > Phone (If the device
is locked, click Emergency Call.)
2. Press the number keys to enter the
emergency number.
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Answer messages
You will receive a Prompt on the Status
Bar when you receive any message or
information.
Steps:
> Messaging
Select the message you want to reply to
1. Enter the text you want to send.
2. Click , send the message.
Write MMS
Steps:
> Messaging > New message
Enter the message recipient, you can also
press to nd a recipient.
Note: An SMS is used for TEXT only; an
MMS is used when you wish to
attach an item.
Additionally, you can convert an SMS into
an MMS in the following manner:
1. Click > Add subject.
2. Click to add (attach) pictures, music
or video les to an MMS.
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Section 4: Email
4.1 Use the Google Account
login
Using the Google Account login can make your device synchronize with the server. You
must use a Google account to synchronize Google Apps, Google Talk and Android Market.
Steps:
Click > Setting >
Accounts & sync> ADD ACCOUNT> Google
Click SIGN IN, enter your user name and password, click SIGN IN. After logging in, your
email, contacts and calendar in your Google account will be synchronized to the device.
Note: If you do not have a Google account,
Click CREATE.
Retrieve your Google account password
If you have forgotten your Google account
password, you can perform the following
steps to obtain the password:
1. On the computer, open a browser and go
to: http://google.com/accounts
2. On the right side of the web page, click
CAN’T ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT?
3. Select I DON’T KNOW MY PASSWORD.
4. Then follow the procedure to reset your
password.
Set data synchronization
You can bind a Google account to
synchronize the contacts in the device
to the website. This will facilitate the
continuous update of the Google application
information.

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2. Click the account you want to synchronize.
Steps:
Click > Settings> Accounts

Enter the recipient’s email address and
message content, and press to send
the mail.
4.3 Email
Using Email to send messages:
Note:
1. You must rst set up your email account
in order to send or receive emails.
2. Email must be sent via an internet
connection. Check your specic setup
parameters with your network service
provider.
Email account settings:
Steps:
Click > Email
Account setup:
1. Enter the email adress and password, and
click NEXT.
4.2 Gmail
Write a new Gmail
Steps:
1. Click > Gmail
2. Click , and select COMPOSE +
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Write and send messages
Steps:
Click > Email
1. Click to edit the email message.
2. Enter the email address of the recipient.
3. Enter a subject.
4. Write the message content.
5. Click to send the email.
2. Select the type of email account: POP3/
IMAP/Exchange. If you do not know the
conguration parameters, you can consult
the email service provider.
3. You can set the frequency of mail checks.
After setting, click NEXT.
4. Create a name and signature for your
account.
You can also set multiple email addresses:
1. After you set the initial email address,
click and select SETTINGS to enter the
account settings page.
2. Click the ADD ACCOUNT to add other
email accounts.
View and Save email
Receiving email messages stored in the
network service provider’s mail server
before downloading to the device.
· Select the email to read in the Inbox.
· By clicking the attachment icon you can
view email attachments.
· Click SAVE to download attachments;
attachments are usually stored in your SD
card.
Reply email
· In the Inbox, select the mail you want to
reply to and click to reply.
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5.1 Mobile Networks
When you have inserted your SIM/UIM card, you can then use your network operators’
2G/3G Network
Check your network connection
1. Click > Settings
2. Click > Mobile Data >
WIRELESS & NETWORKS >
More> Mobile networks.
3. Select Mobile Setting Required
4. Click MORE to select functions below on POP-UP Screen.
5. Click MOBILE DATA then ACCESS POINT NAMES (APN) to check your network
connection.
Section 5:
Network and
Browser

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5.2 WLAN
On/O Wi-Fi
Steps:
Click > Settings> WIRELESS &
NETWORKS
Slide switch to turn Wi-Fi ON or OFF.
Search and connect Wi-Fi
1. Click > Settings > WIRELESS
& NETWORKS
2. Open the Wi-Fi, your device will
automatically list the networks available.
• If you select an open network, you can
directly connect to the network.
• If you select an encrypted network, you
must enter a password to connect to the
network.
• Click ADD NETWORK to add a new WLAN.
When your device is connected to the
network this icon will appear in the
status bar.
Note: When you enter the network
coverage, and your WLAN is turned on,
your device will automatically reconnect
to the network you have connected to.
5.3 Browser
Using the browser allows your devices
to access Web pages and Web-based
applications. Consult with your network
service provider for details on how to
connect.
Note: The network connection type
may dier depending on your network
service provider. Using a dierent type
of connection, your network connection
costs may be dierent. Specic tari
details can be provided by your network
service provider.