Samsung Galaxy TAB4 Specification sheet

Get Started

Thanks for choosing Sprint. This booklet helps you get started with
your Sprint Spark™ capable* Samsung Galaxy Tab® 4.
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 4.
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
Blaster
Front
Camera
Display
Recent
Apps
Key
Power/Lock
Key
USB Charger/Accessory Port
Memory
Card Slot
3.5mm
Headset Jac
k
Camera
Volume Key
Back Key
Home Button
Speaker
SIM Card
slot
Your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4

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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 at the bottom
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
right 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 > OK 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. You’ll see a Wi-Fi setup screen. Follow the
prompts to set your Wi-Fi options.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete
each section. Tap Skip or Next to continue.
• EULA & Diagnostic Data - Read and accept
the terms and conditions to proceed.
• Got Google? - Create or sign in to a Google
Account. Select additional Google
preferences, including Google Location
options, as prompted.
• This tablet belongs to… - Enter your name to
personalize your experience.
• Samsung account - Create or sign in to your
Samsung user account.
• Dropbox™ - Create or sign in to your
Dropbox cloud storage account.
4. Enter a name for your device and then
tap Finish.
* You do not need to sign up for a Google Account to
use your tablet; however, to download content from
the Google Play Store app, you must link your tablet to
a Google Account.
Sprint Connections Optimizer
During or following the initial setup, you may
see a Sprint Connections Optimizer notice.
Read the notice and tap I Agree to allow your
tablet to connect automatically to the best
available data network, including Wi-Fi.
Note: You can turn o Sprint Connections Optimizer
at any time. Press and then tap Apps >
Settings > Connections > More networks > Mobile
networks >
Connections optimizer.
Set Up Your Tablet

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Status Bar
The status bar at the bottom 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 seven 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 thumbnails of all available screens,
pinch any home screen. Tap a thumbnail to
display any screen.
Status areaNotiication area
Android Basics: Your Home Screen

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Notiications 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ications panel.
2. Tap a notiication entry to open the
associated application.
Add Items to Your Home Screen
1. Touch and hold an empty area on a
home screen.
2. Tap an option under Add to home screen.
• Apps and widgets to add an app
shortcut or a widget to the home screen.
From the next screen, tap the Apps tab
and then touch and hold an app icon and
drag it to the home screen to add a
shortcut. Tap the Widgets tab and drag a
widget to the home screen to add a
widget.
• Folder to add a folder to the home
screen. Enter a folder name and tap OK
to add the folder.
• Page (if available) to add a new home
screen. Your tablet can support up to
seven home screens.
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, press and then tap to
display the apps list. Tap an app icon from
the list to open the application. You may
have to scroll right or left to ind the app
you’re looking for.
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ications panel down and
touch 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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Buttons and Keys
The bottom front of your tablet contains a
Home button and two static keys that let
you perform basic functions.
• Home Button () — Press to return to the
main Home screen.
• Back Key ( ) — Tap to return to the previous
screen view. Press and hold to access the
multi window tray from any screen.
• Recent Apps Key ( )— Tap to open
recently-used apps.
Your QWERTY Keyboard
Your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 comes loaded
with the Samsung QWERTY keyboard. When
you select a ield that requires text or
numbers, the 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
keyboard 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, touch Select input method, and then
select a text entry method.
Recent
Apps Key
Back
Key
Home
Button
Buttons and Keys Entering Text

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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.
Using Google Voice to Enter Text
Use your voice to enter text instead
of typing.
1. From any screen where you can enter text,
touch the input ield to reveal the keyboard.
2. Touch and speak clearly.
Entering Text

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Add a New Entry to Contacts
1. Press and then tap > 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. Press and then tap > Contacts >
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 application 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.
Use Your Tablet: Contacts

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Your tablet’s Email applications let you
access and manage multiple email
accounts simultaneously in one convenient
location. Although there is a separate Gmail
application, the main email application can
manage both Internet-based email services
(Gmail™ and Yahoo™) and Corporate Work
Email (Outlook®). The tablet can also be
manually conigured to connect to other
email systems.
Set Up a Gmail Account
1. Press and then tap > Gmail .
2. Follow the instructions to set up or sign in
to a Gmail account.
Note: Although you need a Gmail account to
use certain features such as Google Play™,
you do not have to use Gmail as the default
account for your tablet.
Set Up a POP3/IMAP Email Account
1. Press and then tap > Email .
2. If another email account is already set up,
tap > Settings > Add account.
3. Enter the Email address and Password for
the email account.
4. Tap and follow the onscreen instructions.
Email

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Set Up a Microsoft®Exchange
ActiveSync®Account
1. Press and then tap > Email .
2. If another email account is already set up,
tap > Settings > Add account.
3. Enter your Email address and Password
information and then tap Manual setup.
• Contact your Exchange Server administrator
for required sign-in information.
4. Tap Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.
5. Enter a Domain\username, Password, and
Exchange server information, and then
tap .
6. Follow the prompts to set additional options
and permissions. Tap
to continue.
7. Identify your new account with a unique
name and provide the outgoing name text
then tap Done.
Access Email Messages
1. Press and then tap > Email .
• Tap the Account selection button on the top
left of the screen to change the account.
2. From the inbox, tap the message you want
to view.
Send an Email Message
1. Press and then tap > Email .
• Tap the Account selection button on the top
left of the screen to change the account.
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 .
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Take a Picture
1. Press and then tap > Camera .
2. Using your display as a viewinder, aim the
camera lens at your subject, and tap .
View Pictures
1. Press and then tap > Gallery to
view the Camera folders.
2. Tap a picture and then tap to explore
other options.
Record a Video
1. Press and then tap > Camera .
2. Tap to switch to Camcorder mode.
3. Using the tablet’s display screen as a
viewinder, aim the lens at your subject,
and then tap to begin recording.
4. Tap to stop recording.
View Videos
1. Press and then tap > Gallery to
view the Camera folders.
2. Tap a video icon to view the video.
Share Pictures and Videos
1. Press and then tap > Gallery to
view the Camera folders.
2. Touch and hold a picture or video to send.
3. Tap and select any of several methods
such as Add to Dropbox,Bluetooth,Drive,
Email, Gmail, Google+, Photos, Picasa,
Wi-Fi Direct, Hangout, Memo, YouTube
and more.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to send
your picture or video clip.
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Go Online
1. Press and then tap > 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.
Options may include New tab, New
incognito tab, Add shortcut to home,
Save page, Share via, Find on page, Sync
open pages, Desktop view, and Print.
• 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 20) do not
require additional permissions.
1. Press and then tap > Settings >
General > Security.
2. Tap the Unknown sources check box.
3. When the Attention dialog box opens, read
the disclaimer and tap OK.
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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. Press and then tap > Settings >
Connections.
2. Tap the icon next to Wi-Fi and slide to the
ON position to turn Wi-Fi on.
3. Tap Wi-Fi and then tap Scan 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ications panel down from any
screen and tap Wi-Fi. You can also toggle
Bluetooth, Location, Screen rotation, and
more from the panel menu.
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Set Up and Activate Your Mobile Hotspot
Note: Add-on to service plan required to
access hotspot functionality.
Note: Risks can be associated with
connecting to the public Internet. Your tablet
allows you to create a mobile hotspot. It is
recommended that you use a password or
other possible steps to protect against
unauthorized access.
1. Press and then tap > Settings >
Connections > Hotspot and touch the ON/
OFF switch to enable the mobile hotspot.
2. Touch Hotspot and enter your settings.
• Network SSID – Enter a unique name for
your hotspot.
• Security – Select the type of security you
want, and then enter a unique password.
Other users can access your mobile hotspot
only if they enter the correct password.
• Broadcast channel – Select a channel that
minimizes potential interference. You may
need to try dierent channels.
3. Touch Save to save your settings.
Connect a Device to the Mobile Hotspot
1. Enable Wi-Fi on your device (for example, a
laptop computer).
2. Select the Network SSID for your
mobile hotspot and enter the password
if prompted.
3. When “Connected” appears on your
device, launch your Web browser to
conirm you have an Internet connection.
Connect up to eight Wi-Fi-capable devices to the Internet using your Galaxy Tab 4 as a
mobile hotspot.
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Google Play is the place to go to ind new
apps, games, movies, and more.
Use Google Play for Downloads
1. Press and then tap > Play Store .
2. The irst time you visit the Google Play
Store app, tap Accept to accept the Terms
of Service.
3. Browse through featured apps and games,
or tap to start a search.
4. Tap an item to read a description
and reviews.
5. Tap INSTALL (for free apps) or the price
(for paid applications) and follow the
onscreen prompts.
Note: You must have a Google Account set
up on your tablet to purchase and download
applications from Google Play.
Google Mobile™Services
Your Galaxy Tab 4 provides easy access to a
variety of Google services.
• Gmail – The Google mail service. Your
Gmail account lets you access many
Google-related services as well as the
Google Play.
• Google+™Hangouts™ – Google’s versatile
IM app. Press and then tap >
Hangouts to begin using the service.
• Google Maps™ – The Google location app.
Press and then tap > Maps to
begin using the service.
• YouTube™ – View and share videos. Press
and then tap > YouTube to
browse through and view available videos.
Sign in with your Google Account to upload
your own videos.
Google Play and Google Mobile Services