Samsung GALAXY TAB User manual

ANDROID TABLET
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
device and keep it for future reference.

GT-P3113_UM_English_UEALD3_BH_062812_F7
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ...........................5
Understanding This User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Turning Your Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Setting Up Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Retrieving Your Google Account Password . . . . 10
Using Google Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Galaxy Tab Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Securing Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Android System Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 2: Understanding Your Device .....17
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Top and Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Back and Bottom Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Navigating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Status Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Quick Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Primary Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
App Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Wallpapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Mini App Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Apps Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Section 3: Entering Text ...........................42
Samsung Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Changing the Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Using the Samsung Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Using Speech Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

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Section 4: Contacts and Accounts ........... 48
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Section 5: Messaging ............................... 58
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
ChatON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Section 6: Internet and Social
Networking ............................................. 75
Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Section 7: Music ........................................93
Music App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Viewing Your Music Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Music Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Section 8: Photos and Video ...................108
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Photo Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Video Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Section 9: Connections ...........................125
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Wi-Fi Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Managing Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Kies Via Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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Synchronizing with Windows Media Player . .131
Connecting as a Mass Storage Device . . . . . . 132
Section 10: Applications and Widgets ..133
GPS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
AllShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Amazon Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
ChatON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Dropbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Dual Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Game Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Market / Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Music Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Netflix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Photo Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Polaris Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Readers Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
S Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Samsung Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Screensaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Smart Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

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Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Video Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Yahoo! Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Yahoo! News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Section 11: Settings ............................... 159
Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Wireless and Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Personal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
About Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Section 12: Health and Safety
Information ........................................... 189
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . 189
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
FCC Part 15 Information to User . . . . . . . . . . 196
Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . 199
UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Restricting Children's Access to Your
Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . 206
Section 13: Warranty Information ..........208
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
End User License Agreement for Software . . 213
Index .........................................................219

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Section 1: Getting Started
This section helps you to quickly start using your device.
Understanding This User Manual
The sections of this manual generally follow the features of
your device. A robust index for features begins on page 219.
Also included is important safety information, beginning on
page 189, that you should know before using your device.
This manual gives navigation instructions according to the
default display settings. If you select other settings,
navigation steps may be different.
Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual
assume that you are starting from a Home screen. To get to a
Home screen, you may need to unlock the device. For more
information, refer to “Securing Your Device” on page 14.
Note: Instructions in this manual are based on default settings
and may vary from your device depending on the
software version on your device and any changes to the
device’s settings.
Note: Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this user manual
start with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.
All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual
displays may vary depending on the software version of
your device and any changes to the device’s settings.
Special Text
In this manual, some text is set apart from the rest. This
special text is intended to point out important information,
share quick methods for activating features, define terms,
and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:
• Notes : Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu,
or sub-menu.
• Tips : Provides quick or innovative methods or useful shortcuts.
• Important : Points out important information about the current
feature that could affect performance.
• Warning : Brings important information to your attention that can
help to prevent loss of data or functionality or damage to your
device.

Getting Started 6
Text Conventions
This manual provides condensed information about how to
use your device. To make this possible, the following text
conventions are used to represent often-used steps:
Battery
Your device is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion
battery. A Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable)
are included with the device for charging the battery.
Note: The battery comes partially charged. You must fully
charge the battery before using your device for the first
time.
After the first charge, you can use the device while
charging.
Warning! Use only approved charging devices. Approved
accessories are designed to maximize battery life.
Using other accessories may invalidate your
warranty and may cause damage.
Battery Indicator
The Battery icon in the Status Bar shows the battery
power level. When battery power is 15% or less, your device
prompts you to charge the battery. If you continue to operate
the device without charging, the device powers off. For
battery use information, see “About Device” on page 187.
Tip: Touch the Time field to display battery charge status.
Charging the Battery
Your device comes with a Wall/USB Charger (Outlet
Connector, Charging Head, and USB cable) to charge your
device from any standard AC power outlet.
➔
Arrows are used to represent the sequence of selecting
successiveoptionsinlonger,orrepetitive,procedures.For
example:
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔ Settings
➔
Display ➔ Screen timeout .

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Note: The battery comes partially charged. You must fully
charge the battery before using your device for the first
time.
After the first charge, you can use the device while
charging.
1. Carefully slide the Outlet Connector into the Charging
Head (1), making sure the connection is secure.
2. Insert the USB cable into the Charging Head (2).
3. Insert the USB cable into the device’s Charger/
Accessory Port (3).
4. Plug the Charging Head into a standard AC power
outlet.
Warning! While the device is charging, if the touch screen
does not function due to an unstable power supply,
unplug the USB power adapter from the power outlet
or unplug the USB cable from the device.
USB Cable
Charging
Head
Outlet Connector
Correct
Incorrect
Incorrect
Correct

Getting Started 8
5. When charging is complete, unplug the Charging Head
from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from
the device.
Turning Your Device On and Off
Turning Your Device On
 Press and hold the
Power/Lock Key
.
For more information, refer to
“Unlocking the Device” on
page 14.
Note : Your device’s internal
antenna is located along the
top back of the device. Do not
block the antenna; doing so
may affect signal quality and
may cause the device to
operate at a higher power level
than is necessary. For more
information, refer to “GPS
Applications” on page 133.
Turning Your Device Off
1. Press and hold the Power/Lock Key .
2. At the prompt, touch
Power off ➔ OK .
Setting Up Your Device
When you first turn on your device, you are asked to set up a
few things. To do that, the following screens display. Some
screens can be skipped (touch
Skip ) or re-displayed (touch
Back ). Some screens display depending on the options you
choose.
Welcome
1. Touch the language field, scroll through the list, and
touch the language you want your device to use, such
as, English (United States).
2. Touch
Start .
Wi-Fi Setup
Make sure the Wi-Fi OFF / ON icon is set to ON and
choose one of the following options:
 Touch Add network to enter a Network SSID that is not
listed.
 Touch Scan to make sure you have an accurate list of
Wi-Fi networks.

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 Touch one of the Wi-Fi networks in the list, enter the
password, and touch
Connect . Touch Back to connect to
a different Wi-Fi network or touch
Next to continue.
 Touch Skip to perform this task later. For more
information, refer to “Wi-Fi” on page 159.
Set Date and Time
1. Touch Set date and set the date (month, day, year), and
then touch
Set .
2. Touch
Set time and set the time (hour, minute, and AM
or PM), and then touch
Set .
3. Touch
Select time zone and select the correct time
zone.
4. Touch
Next .
Make it Google
Your new device uses your Google account to fully use its
Android features, including Gmail, Maps, Navigation, Google
Talk, and the Android Market.
The Make it Google screen, allows you to create a new
Google account or sign in, if you already have a Google
account.
Note: If you skipped Wi-Fi setup, the Wi-Fi setup screen
displays and you must connect through a Wi-Fi network.
 Touch Sign in and then enter the email address and
password of your existing account.
– or –
 Touch Get an account or enter the email address and
password of your existing account.
– or –
 Touch Not now to perform this task later. For more
information, refer to “Setting Up Your Gmail Account”
on page 58.
Enable Purchases
This screen displays if you signed in to your Google account.
 Enter purchase information for your Android Market
account and touch
Save .
– or –
Touch
Skip .

Getting Started 10
Backup and Restore
This screen also displays if you signed in to your Google
account.
1. Read the backup and restore information.
2. Enable either or both options.
3. Touch
Next .
Use Google Location
1. Read the information on the screen and enable either
or both of the Google location services.
2. Touch
Next to continue.
This Device Belongs To ...
To personalize the tablet with your name:
1. Touch the First and Last fields and use the on-screen
keyboard to enter you first and last name.
2. Touch
Next .
Google Services
This screen displays if you did not signed in to your Google
account. The use of this device is subject to the privacy
policy and other terms.
1. Touch
Learn more to read the privacy policy and other
terms.
2. Touch
Next , if you agree that your device may receive
and install updates from Google.
Setup Complete
Congratulations! Your device is set up and ready to use.
 Touch Finish .
The main Home screen displays.
Retrieving Your Google Account
Password
A Google account password is required for Google
applications. If you misplace or forget your Google Account
password, follow these instructions to retrieve it:
1. From your computer, use an Internet browser to
navigate to
http://google.com/accounts .
2. Once the URL loads, click on the
Can’t access your
account?
link and follow the on-screen instructions.

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Using Google Maps
In order to use some applications related to Google Maps,
you must first connect Wi-Fi. For more information, refer to
“Wi-Fi” on page 159.
You must also enable location services to use Google Maps.
Some features require Standalone or Google location
services. For more information, refer to “Location Services”
on page 172.
Task Manager
Your device can run applications simultaneously and some
applications run in the background.
Use Task Manager to see which applications are running on
your device and to end running applications to extend battery
life. You can also uninstall applications from your device and
see how much memory is used by applications.
Task Manager Pop-Up
The Task manager pop-up provides information about Active
applications
and includes a RAM manager . It also has a link to
the Task Manager application.
To access the Task manager pop-up:
1. From a Home screen, touch
Mini App Tray
➔
Task manager .
The Task manager pop-up displays.
2. Touch the
Active applications tab to view applications
running on your device. Touch to end an
application or
End all to stop all running applications.
3. Touch the
RAM manager tab to display the amount of
Random Access Memory (RAM) currently in use. Touch
Clear memory to clear inactive and background
processes.
4. Touch in the top right corner of the Task manager
pop-up to close the application.
5. Touch in the top left corner to display the Task
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Task Manager Application
The Task Manager application provides information about
applications, including
Active applications , Downloaded , RAM
manager
, Storage , and Help .
To access the Task Manager:
1. Access Task Manager from the Task manager pop-up.
For more information, refer to “Task Manager Pop-Up”
on page 11.
– or –
Add the Program monitor widget to a Home screen and
then touch
Active applications on the top of the
Program monitor widget. For more information, refer to
“Widgets” on page 30.
– or –
Touch
Navigation and then touch Task manager .
2. Touch
Active applications to view applications running
on your device. Touch
End to end an application or
End all to end all running applications.
3. Touch
Downloaded to view applications installed from
Android Market. Touch
Uninstall to remove an
application from your device.
4. Touch
RAM manager to display the amount of Random
Access Memory (RAM) currently in use. Touch
Clear
memory
to clear inactive and background processes.
5. Touch
Storage to view internal (Device memory) and
external (SD card) storage memory statistics.
6. Touch
Help to view useful tips for extending battery life.
Memory Card
Your device supports removable microSD™ or microSDHC™
memory cards with maximum capacities of 32 GB
(depending on the memory card manufacturer and type).
Memory cards are used to store music, photos, videos, and
other files.
Note: You can only store music files that you own (from a CD
or purchased with the device) on a memory card.

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Installing a Memory Card
1. Open the Memory Card Slot cover and turn to expose
the slot.
2. With the gold contacts facing down, carefully slide the
memory card into the slot (1), pushing gently until it
clicks into place (2).
3. Replace the Memory Card Slot cover.
Removing a Memory Card
Important! To prevent damage to information stored on the
memory card, unmount the card before removing it
from the device.
1. From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔ Settings
➔ Storage .
2. Under
SD card , touch Unmount SD card .
3. Open the Memory Card Slot cover and turn to expose
the slot.
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4. Gently press down on the memory card (1), so that it
pops out from the slot, and carefully pull the card
out (2).
5. Replace the Memory Card Slot cover.
For more information, refer to “Memory Card” on page 131.
Galaxy Tab Accessories
To find accessories for your Galaxy Tab:
1. Go to
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-
accessories .
Galaxy Tab accessories display.
2. Use your model number to find compatible
accessories.
Securing Your Device
By default, the device locks automatically when the screen
times out or you can lock it manually. You can unlock the
device using one of the default Unlock screens or, for
increased security, use a personal screen unlock pattern.
For more information about creating and enabling a Screen
unlock pattern, see “Screen Lock” on page 173.
For other settings related to securing your device, see
“Location Services” on page 172.
Note: Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual
start with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.
Locking the device manually
 Press the Power/Lock Key .
Unlocking the Device
1. Press the Power/Lock Key .
The Lock screen displays.

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2. Swipe across the screen as shown.
The last screen you accessed displays.
Note: You can choose the type of Screen Unlock you want to
use, from Pattern, PIN or Password. For more
information, refer to “Location Services” on page 172.
Troubleshooting
If your device has fatal errors, hangs up, or freezes, you may
need to reset the device to regain functionality.
• If your device is frozen and unresponsive, press and hold the
Power/Lock Key for 10 to 15 seconds.
Android System Recovery
Android System Recovery is used for Google updates. The
average user should never need to perform a system
recovery.
Note: If you entered this menu by mistake, use the Volume Up/
Down key to select
reboot system now , then press the
Power/Lock Key . Your device then continues
to boot up.