Samsung Galaxy Tab S Specification sheet

Get Started

Thanks for choosing Sprint. This booklet helps you get started with
your Sprint Spark™ capable* Samsung Galaxy Tab® S.
ReadyNow – For more help in getting up and running with your
new tablet, take advantage of exclusive Ready Now resources at
sprint.com/readynow. You can even schedule a one-on-one
appointment at a Sprint Store near you.
For ongoing support and resources, visit sprint.com/support.
There, you’ll ind guides, tutorials, and more to help you get
the most out of your tablet.
Note: Available applications and services
are subject to change at any time.
Welcome!
* The Sprint Spark enhanced LTE network capability is available in select markets.
Visit sprint.com/coverage for more information.

This Get Started guide is designed to help you set up and use your new Samsung Galaxy Tab S.
It’s divided into four sections to help you nd the information you need quickly and easily.
Find out what you need to do before you
use your tablet the rst time, including
activating Sprint service on your device.
Learn some basics about how to move
around on your tablet, use the home
screen, and enter text. If you’re familiar
with Android devices, you can probably
skip these pages (although a refresher
course never hurt anyone).
Find useful tips for your tablet and discover
resources and other helpful Sprint information.
For additional information including the full
User Guide, videos, tutorials, and community
forums, visit sprint.com/support.
Take advantage of your tablet’s features and
Sprint services, from the basics (going online)
to the more advanced (using Google Play™,
Wi-Fi®, and more).
Get Ready
Tools & Resources
Use Your Tablet
Android Basics™
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Using This Guide

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Infrared
Transmitter
Front Camera
Recent Apps
Power/Lock USB Charger/Accessory Port
3.5mm Headset Jack
Back Camera
Light Sensor
Volume
Back
Home
FlashSpeaker
Speaker SIM Card Slot
microSD Card Slot
Your Samsung Galaxy Tab S

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Before you start: Visit sprint.com/readynow
to learn about transferring contacts,
calendars, and more from your old device.
Charge the Battery
1. Insert the USB cable into the
charging head.
2. Insert the small end of the USB cable into
the charger/accessory jack on the right
side of the tablet.
3. Plug the charging head into an
electrical outlet.
Turn the Tablet On
• Press and hold the Power/Lock Key .
Unlock the Screen
• Swipe the screen with your inger to
unlock it.
Turn the Screen On and O
• To quickly turn the display screen o, press
the Power/Lock Key on the top left
side of the tablet.
• To turn the screen on and display
the unlock screen, press the
Power/Lock Key .
Turn the Tablet O
• Press and hold the Power/Lock Key
and then tap Power o > Power o to turn
the tablet o.
Get Your Tablet Ready

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Activate Your Tablet
If you purchased your tablet at a
Sprint Store, it is probably
activated and ready to use.
If you received your tablet in the
mail, and it is a new Sprint account,
your tablet is designed to activate
automatically when you irst turn it
on. You will see a Sprint
Connections Optimizer notice.
Tap I agree to allow your tablet to
connect to a data network. To
conirm your activation, launch the
Web browser.
If you received your tablet in the
mail and it is going to be activated
on an existing number (you’re
swapping devices), go to
sprint.com/activate and follow
the instructions. When you have
inished, launch the Web browser
to conirm your activation.
If your tablet is still not activated, visit
sprint.com/support for assistance. If you do
not have access to the Internet, call Sprint
Customer Service at 1-888-211-4727 from
another phone.
Activate Your Tablet

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When you irst turn on your device, follow
the prompts to set up your Google™
Account and preferences.
Complete the Setup Screens
1. When you turn on your tablet, you’ll see
the Welcome screen. Choose a language,
and then tap Start to begin.
2. Follow the prompts to complete the setup
screens. Tap Skip to skip any items you
don’t wish to conigure.
• Set up a Wi-Fi connection.
• Accept EULA or other agreements.
• Sign in to (or set up) a Google Account.
• Sign in to (or set up) a Samsung account.
• Sign in to (or set up) a Dropbox account.
3. Enter a device name and tap Finish.
Note: You do not need to sign up for a
Google Account to use your phone; however,
to download content from the Google Play™
store app, you must link your tablet to a
Google Account.
Note: Your tablet may automatically
download updates during or after setup,
which may require restarting your tablet.
Follow the prompts to continue.
Set Up Your Tablet

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Move Around Menus and Screens
Your tablet’s touchscreen lets you control
everything through various types of touches
and gestures.
Tap: When you want to type using the
onscreen keyboard, select items such as
application and settings icons, or press
onscreen buttons, simply tap them with
your inger. A light touch works best.
Touch and hold: To display the available
options for an item simply touch and hold
the item.
Flick: Move your inger in lighter, quicker
strokes than swiping. This inger gesture is
always used in a vertical motion, such as
when licking through contacts or a list.
Swipe: Quickly drag your inger vertically or
horizontally across the screen.
Drag: Press and hold your inger with some
pressure before you start to move it. Do not
release your inger until you have reached
the target position.
Rotate: Activate the Screen rotation feature
to automatically change the screen
orientation from portrait to landscape by
turning the tablet sideways.
Slide: This feature allows you to enter text
by sliding a inger from letter to letter, lifting
only between words. See page 14 for
instructions on using this continuous input
method with the various keyboard types.
Android Basics: Getting Around Your Tablet

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Status Bar
The status bar at the top of the home
screen lets you quickly see both your tablet
status (connections, signal strength, battery,
location) and any current notiications.
Viewing Your Home Screen
Your tablet’s home screen extends
horizontally up to ive full screens. This gives
you room to customize your tablet and put
the things you need front and center, just a
swipe away.
• To display the main home screen, press
from any screen.
• To view extended screens, swipe the screen
left or right.
• To display smaller images of all available
screens, pinch any home screen. Tap a
thumbnail to display any screen.
Status areaNotiication area
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Notiication Panel
You can expand the notiication area to
provide more detailed information about
the current onscreen notiication icons.
1. Drag down from the top of the screen to
open the notiication panel.
2. Tap a notiication entry to open
the associated application.
Customize Your Home Screen
• To add app shortcuts, tap Apps ,
touch and hold an icon, and drag it
to the home screen.
• To change wallpaper or add widgets, touch
and hold an empty area on a home screen
and tap Wallpapers or Widgets.
• To change other home screen settings,
touch and hold an empty area and tap
Home screen settings.
Your Home Screen

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Open Apps
• If an app is on one of your home screens,
just tap it to open it.
• If an app is not available from your home
screen, tap Apps to display the apps list,
and then tap the app icon from the list. You
may have to scroll right or left to ind the
app you’re looking for.
Access Recently-Used Apps
Your tablet keeps a running list of your most
recently used apps.
1. Tap to open the recently-used
apps window.
2. Tap an icon to open an app.
Open Apps with Multi Window™
Multi Window allows you to use two apps
on the same screen in separate,
resizable windows.
1. Drag the notiication panel down
and tap > Multi window to enable
the feature.
2. Touch and hold .
3. Touch and hold an app and drag it to the
home screen, and then touch and hold
another app and drag it on top of the
irst one.
Your Home Screen

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The bottom front of your tablet contains a
home key and two static keys that let you
perform basic functions. Above this row is a
row of program icons that are available
from every home screen.
• Home Key () — Press to return to the
main home screen.
• Back Key ( ) — Tap to return to the
previous screen view.
• Recent Apps Key ( )— Tap to open a list
of recently used apps.
• Sprint Zone ( ) — Tap to launch
Sprint Zone.
• Google folder ( ) — Tap to open
Google apps.
• Chrome ( ) — Tap to use the
Chrome browser.
• Email ( ) — Tap to launch email.
• Calendar ( ) — Tap to open
your calendar.
• Camera () — Tap to launch
the camera.
• Gallery ( ) — Tap to access
your Gallery.
• Play Store ( ) — Tap to access
the Google Play store app.
• Apps ( ) — Tap to display the
applications list.
Keys and App Icons

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Your QWERTY Keyboards
Your Samsung Galaxy Tab S comes loaded
with two QWERTY keyboards: Samsung
keyboard (default) and Swype™. When you
select a ield that requires text or numbers,
an onscreen keyboard will appear. (If you
don’t see the keyboard when, for instance,
you’re entering contact information, just
tap the ield you’re working on to bring it
up.) The tablet’s onscreen QWERTY
keyboards can be used in either portrait or
landscape mode.
Note: To switch between text entry methods
while a keyboard is displayed, drag the
notiications bar down from the top of the
screen, tap Select keyboard, and then select
a text entry method.
Typing with Samsung Keyboard
Entering text using the traditional Samsung
QWERTY keyboard is easy: just tap the
letters to type the words.
1. From a screen where you can enter text,
tap the input ield to reveal the onscreen
keyboard.
2. If needed, select a text mode option: ABC
to enter alphabetic characters or Sym to
enter symbols or punctuation.
3. Tap the corresponding onscreen keys to
begin typing.
• If you make a mistake, tap to erase.
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Using Swype to Enter Text
Swype lets you enter words by tracing over
the letters in a single motion.
1. Touch an onscreen character, and then,
while maintaining your inger onscreen,
drag to the next character in the
desired word.
2. Repeat this process until the desired
characters have been drawn over. Select
from an onscreen list of possible word
matches (if prompted). This occurs if your
current action has generated more than
one possible word match.
Note: To set this option, drag the
notiications bar down while a keyboard is
displayed, tap Select keyboard > Swype.
Using Google Voice to Enter Text
Use your voice to enter text instead
of typing.
1. From any screen where you can enter text,
tap the input ield to reveal the keyboard.
2. Tap or and speak clearly.
Entering Text

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Add a New Entry to Contacts
1. From home, tap Apps > Contacts >
Contacts.
2. Tap .
3. Select an account for the contact, such as
Samsung account, Google, or Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync. Select Device to
save the contact to your tablet only.
4. Tap any ield and use the onscreen
keyboard to enter the name, phone
number, and other contact details.
5. Add more data ields or a picture if
desired, and tap Save.
Edit a Contact Entry
1. From home, tap Apps > Contacts >
[contact you’d like to edit].
2. Tap .
3. Tap any ield and use the onscreen
keyboard to edit the information. You
can also add new ields or remove
existing ones.
4. Tap Save to save your updates.
Note: To add a phone number, email
address, or other ield to an existing contact,
tap Add another ield at the bottom of the
entry and select a data type.
Your tablet’s Contacts function lets you access and manage contacts from a variety of
sources, including Google and Corporate email accounts, contacts synced from your
computer, and old-fashioned contacts entered by hand.
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Your tablet’s email applications let you
access and manage multiple email
accounts simultaneously in one
convenient location.
Set Up a Gmail™Account
1. From home, tap Apps > Gmai .
2. Follow the instructions to set up or sign in
to a Gmail account.
Set Up a Standard Email Account
1. From home, tap Apps > Settings >
General tab > Accounts > Add account.
2. Tap Email, and then enter the Email
address and Password for the
email account.
3. Tap Next and follow the
onscreen instructions.
Set Up a Microsoft® Exchange
ActiveSync® Account
Note: Contact your company’s Exchange Server
administrator for required sign-in information.
1. From home, tap Apps > Settings >
General tab > Accounts > Add account.
2. Tap Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync,
enter your Email address and Password
information, and then tap Manual setup.
3. Enter a Domain\username, Password, and
Exchange server information, and then
tap Next.
4. Follow the prompts to set additional
options and permissions. Tap Next
to continue.
5. Identify your new account with a unique
name and provide the outgoing name text
then tap Done.
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Access Email Messages
1. From home, tap Apps > Email .
2. From the inbox, tap the message you want
to view.
Send an Email Message
1. From home, tap Apps > Email .
2. Tap .
3. Enter an email address in the To ield.
4. Enter a subject and a message.
• To add attachments, tap and select
an attachment.
5. Tap .
Access Gmail Messages
1. From home, tap Apps > Gmail .
2. Select the inbox you want to view.
3. Tap a message to view it.
Send a Gmail Message
1. From home, tap Apps > Gmail .
2. Tap .
3. Enter an email address or contact name.
4. Enter a subject and a message.
• To add attachments, tap .
5. Tap to send the message.
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Take a Picture
1. From home, tap Apps > Camera .
2. Using your display as a viewinder, aim the
camera lens at your subject, and tap .
View Pictures
1. From home, tap Apps > Gallery to
view the Camera folders.
2. Tap a picture and then tap to explore
other options. For sharing photos, tap
at the top of the screen.
Record a Video
1. From home, tap Apps > Camera >
to begin recording.
2. Tap or to pause or stop recording.
View Videos
1. From home, tap Apps > Gallery .
2. Tap a video icon to view the video.
Share Pictures and Videos
1. From home, tap Apps > Gallery .
2. Tap Camera to reveal your pictures and
videos, and then press and hold a picture
or video to send.
3. Tap and select any of several methods
such as Email, Bluetooth, or Facebook.
Follow the onscreen instructions to send
your picture or video clip.
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Go Online
1. From home, tap Apps > Internet .
2. From the opening page, tap the address
bar and enter a website address.
• Tap a link to open it.
• For more options, tap from any page.
• To scroll, slide your inger up or down
the page.
• To zoom in or out, pinch the screen.
Note: Additional browser options, such as
Google Chrome™, may also be available on
your tablet.
Downloading Apps From the Web
You can download Apps while browsing the
Web, but you must irst set permissions in
settings to allow applications from unknown
sources. Applications downloaded from the
Google Play store (see page 22) do not
require additional permissions.
1. From home, tap Apps > Settings >
General tab > Security.
2. Tap the Unknown sources check box.
3. When the Attention dialog box opens, read
the disclaimer and tap OK.
Web

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Connect to a Wi-Fi Network
When you’re in range of an available Wi-Fi
network you can use your tablet’s Wi-Fi
feature to access the Internet and other
data services.
Note: You may already have signed in to
Wi-Fi during the tablet’s setup process.
1. From home, tap Apps > Settings >
Connections tab.
2. Tap the icon next to Wi-Fi and slide to the
ON position to turn Wi-Fi on.
3. Tap Wi-Fi to display a list of
available networks.
4. Tap a Wi-Fi network to connect. If
necessary, enter the security key
(password) and tap Connect.
• When you’re connected to a Wi-Fi
network, you’ll see the Wi-Fi icon ( )
in the status bar.
Note: To quickly toggle Wi-Fi on or o, lick
the notiication panel down from any screen
and tap Wi-Fi. You can also toggle Bluetooth,
Location, Screen rotation, and more from
the panel menu.
Wi-Fi