Sylvania SYTAB10ST User manual

10” Magni Tablet
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MODEL NUMBER: SYTAB10ST
Wireless Mobile Internet Tablet

MODEL NUMBER: SYTAB10ST
Getting to Know Your New Tablet:
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Top View
Front View
Bottom View
Side View
Back Button
Charging LED
Micro SD
Micro SD
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Important Notes
Note that this product has a resistive touch screen. This machine senses
pressure applied to it in specic areas and acts on this pressure. Please
use a stylus or your ngernail when tapping the screen for optimal usage.
Note that simply touching the screen with your nger will not produce
optimal results.
Please note that this product is not a computer. It is a Wireless Mobile
Internet Device with an Android Operating System.
Along with WiFi settings, make sure the WiFi manual switch is turned on.
The standard USB port is used primarily to connect USB storage
devices.
Inserting an SD Memory Card helps add additional storage capacity,
for importing les, downloading applications, taking pictures,
reading books and playing stored media.
To protect your SD card’s le and directory structure integrity, it should be
unmounted before removed.
To do this, tap Menu > Settings > SD card & device storage > and under SD
card tap Unmount SD card.
The Mini HDMI port is an “OUT” port designed to output to HDMI
devices.
The software on your tablet is updated frequently to ensure your tablet is
always optimized. Make sure to check for and run updates. Read on for
details on how to update your device.
The icons shown here in this product manual may be dierent than the icons of the
actual product.
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Tap screen with the stylus or ngernail rather than the pad of your nger.
NOTE:
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Getting Started
1. CHARGING YOUR DEVICE
Plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet and connect your device to
the adapter. It is recommended that you fully charge the battery before use,
for at least six hours.
2. TURNING YOUR DEVICE ON
Press the power button on the top of the device to turn it on. You can use the
device while the battery is charging. To turn the power o, hold the power
button of your device for about ve seconds. Then slide Power O when it
appears on the screen, followed by OK.
Sleep Mode: Your device will go into sleep mode after a period of inactivity
or if ON/OFF button pressed. (Go to Settings, under display to
modify the sleep time.) To get out of sleep mode, press the
power button to start using it again.
3. CONFIGURING THE TOUCH SCREEN
1. Press the MENU button on the top of the product.
2. Tap Settings on the bottom menu.
3. Scroll down and tap Touch Screen Calibrate.
4. Use the stylus to tap the middle of the displayed crosshairs
to calibrate the touch screen.
Note: After a system reset, it may be necessary to re-calibrate your screen.
4. INSERTING AN SD CARD
Using an SD Card allows you to import other les, download applications and
play stored media.
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Top
Power Key
ON/OFF, Sleep Button
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Insert a Micro SD Card (supports up to 32GB) into the top SD Card Slot. You will
hear a click when the card is inserted properly.
SD Card Slots
Please use the Primary SD Card Slot (top SD card slot) as the primary card slot for Android
application storage and operations.
The Media slot (secondary read only SD card slot) is intended to be used for read-only
playback of videos, music, photos etc. Your tablet will not write or save information to
the Media Slot. It is intended only for media playback.
Please make sure that the Media Slot is only used to play Media les and not used to
store les from your tablet.
1. You can go back directly
to the Home screen by
tapping on the Home
icon
2. Wi-Fi Connection Status
3. Battery Level
4. Time Display
5. Screen Shot: tap to take
a picture of your screen
6. Settings Menu
7. Using the back button
(only button on the tablet
front) or the return icon
will bring the screen page
backwards.
8. Search Bar
9. Application Quick
Launch Bar:
Frequently used
applications can be
dragged to the bar to be
displayed. Tap the icon to
access the application.
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Home Screen Features
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Display Preferences
Landscape (default)
Portrait
The screen orientation is set to
rotate automatically between
portrait and landscape (and vice
versa) during use.
To manually switch between
Landscape and Portrait mode, tap
on the Screen Orientation icon on
the top menu bar.
(If the Orientation icon is not present,
press the menu button. Tap the
Sounds and Display icon and then
tap the Orientation icon. Then
Orientation icon should show up
on the top as shown in the screen
shot).
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This tablet gives you the option to connect to the internet, with either
a wi- or an Ethernet LAN Connection.
When connecting to the internet, please make sure it is a network you
can trust such as your own home network, that of a friend or a public
Wi-Fi hotspot such as library, restaurant, hotel or school campus. It is
unsafe to connect to internet or Wi-Fi sources that you do not own or
cannot be trusted. If you do not have an Internet connection in your
home you may have to contact your local ISP to purchase service.
Setting Date And Time
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1. Tap Settings from the Home Screen
to access the device settings.
2. By default, your device should be set
to “Automatic” that will update your
time and date via the internet.
3. Tap Time zone and select your region
and GMT oset.
4. Change the way in which the date
and time are displayed by tapping
the Use 24-hour format and Select
date format options.
NOTE: When Automatic option to
deactivated, you can manually
set the date and time.
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Wi-Fi Setup
Make sure the Wi-Fi manual switch on the top of the tablet is turn to the ON position.
WiFi ON
1. To set up Wi-Fi, tap Wi- Fi
settings on the Application
Home Screen Panel. Tap or
make sure the “Network
notication setting” is active
and check.
2. Tap Turn on Wi-Fi. The device
will automatically scan and
list local Wi-Fi networks
that it nds. A lock image
indicates a secure network
that requires a password
for access.
You must be connecting to
your tablet to your own
home or oce Wi-Fi Access
Point (AP) or a trusted free
unsecured Wi-Fi hotspot
Secure Wi-Fi network; must have a password.
Unsecure Wi-Fi network; anyone can access.
3. Tap the network that you would like the device to connect to.
4. If a password is required, a notication screen will appear to allow you to enter the
password. Tap the Wireless password box to access the keyboard and enter the
password. Tap Done when nished.
5. A wireless icon will appear in the toolbar to indicate that you are connected to the
wireless network.
6. Tap the back arrow to exit to the Home Screen.
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Ethernet
Ethernet connection
Insert the end of a LAN line into the RJ-45 of this tablet Ethernet port. Notice the icon
to verify connection to the Internet.
NOTE: If the Ethernet is not working or the icon is not visible; you may need to
congure this Ethernet connection.
In the setting menu, tap the Ethernet conguration and conrm the Ethernet
ON box is checked.
* POP3, IMAP, and other common email
accounts are supported.
1. To set up Email, tap Email on the
Application Home Screen Panel.
2. Enter your email address and
password.
3. Tap Next.
This will be your default account
unless you add another email
address. After you have more
than one account set up, you
can select a dierent address
as the default account.
(optional)
To select the account type, or modify
individual account settings, tap Manual
Setup after entering your email address
and password. Tap Settings Menu then
tap Account Settings to change your
email Settings.
Email Setup
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Your device displays the Home Screen when there are no other applications or menus
open. The Home Screen allows you to organize all of your favorite applications, widgets
and other tools for easy access.
The Home Screen is divided into three panels: the Search Panel, the Widget Panel and
the Application Panel. Slide the stylus across the screen to the right or left to change
panels.
• The Search Panel allows you to quickly search the web.
• The Widget Panel allows you to customize a variety of tools, or “Widgets” that run right on the Home Screen,
such as a calendar, mp3 player and local weather updates.
• The Application Panel displays the Android® applications pre-installed on the device. To go from the Home
Screen to the Application Panel, tap the middle icon, which is a group of white small boxes, on the bottom
part of the screen. Tap an application icon to launch the application on your device. To return to the Home
Screen tap the icon of the house.
Navigating The Home Screen And Application Panels
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Taking Photos And Videos
Your tablet is equipped with a built-in 2.1 megapixel camera. With this camera you can
take both still photos and videos.
1) To operate the camera, rst click the camera icon located on the Application Panel.
2) When in the camera application, click the icon in the lower right corner to shoot a
photo.
3) Then, save the picture to DCIM/CAMERA under SD1 root directory.
4) If you want to take a video, use your stylus to slide the switch from picture to video
mode and follow the same instructions above to shoot.
5) To review, delete, share photos and more; click on the icon in the upper right hand
corner. To return to the shooting interface, click nish.
6) To set picture size, quality and more; tap on the vertical lines on the left hand side
of the device.
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HDMI Instructions
Connect HDMI to your HDTV.
The mini HDMI port is an “out” port designed to output from the tablet to to an HDTV.
Once the HDMI cable is plugged into this device and the HDTV, the notication drop
down list shows a notication labeled “HDMI Support – Connected”. This does not need
to be tapped, in order for the HDMI to work; however, this notication veries when
HDTV is on and tablet is connected.
After you locate and play a video le that is being viewed using the‘Movies’or ‘Video
Player’ option; press in the Menu button to activate the video on the HDTV screen.
Pressing the menu button again, brings the picture back to the tablet screen.
Other Settings:
ANIMATION:
You can change your screen animation from some animations (default) to more animations.
1. Tap on Settings Menu and go to Display option.
2. Tap Animation to change the setting.
ADDING APPLICATIONS
You can easily add applications to your device using the SAM 4.0 app store to search for
and install Android applications.
Please note that not all applications will work with tablets, as some applications were
made to work only on Android smartphones. Some applications will not perform properly.
MOVING ICONS
To move any of the icons on your screen, touch and hold the stylus to the icon. The icon
will highlight and then increase in size and allow you to drag and drop it anywhere on
the screen, or into the trash bin. When you have selected an icon, the trash bin will
pop-up on the side of the screen. Dropping an icon into the trash bin will simply
remove it from view; it will not uninstall the application from your device.
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Widgets:
1. Analog Clock Displays the time with an animated analog clock.
2. Calendar Displays the date in a monthly calendar view.
3. Music Play and manage audio les (MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG).
4. Gallery Allows you to view photos, play video and audio
les.
5. Power Control Turn Wi-Fi, Account Sync and Screen Brightness
on and o to save battery life.
6. Weather Displays local weather conditions (Requires Wi-Fi
connection).
Included Widgets
Included Applications
APPLICATIONS
1. File Manager Manage les stored on the SD Card or on local memory.
2. Browser Access the Internet and surf the web.
3. Email Send and receive email using your existing email accounts.
4. Gallery Allows you to view photos, play video and audio les.
5. Alarm Clock Set and schedule alarms.
6. Settings View and change settings to personalize your device.
7. Contacts Create, view and edit your personal contacts.
8. Calculator Perform simple mathematical calculations.
9. YouTube View and share popular videos online.
10. Wi-Fi Settings View and update Wi-Fi settings and access points.
11. Kobo Download and read millions of eBooks.
12. Recorder Record voice notes or sound using the tablet’s on-board
microphone.
13. Music Player Play and manage audio les.
14. Sam 4.0 Application store: Choose applications to use on your tablet.
15. Droid Reader Open PDF les.
16. System Update Use this application to update your system to make sure you
have the most up to date software for your tablet.
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Surng The Web
Use the Browser application to surf the web
easily and securely.
1. Select the Browser from the Application
Quick Launch Bar to launch the Internet
browser.
2. Tap in the top entry eld to enter a web
address (e.g. google.com) or tap in the
search box to search the Internet. The
keypad will appear so that you can type
the web address or search term.
3. Tap Done when nished.
Updating the Software
The software on your tablet is updated frequently to ensure your tablet is always
optimized. Make sure to check for updates frequently.
Important: Make sure all your data is backed up.
Before performing an update, remove your MicroSD card from the device.
Updating the software will clear all private data stored in your device.
To Update Software or Check for Updates:
1. Tap Settings Application
2. Scroll to System Update and select
3. Tap System Update from the Application screen
4. Tap OK to continue
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Sending and Receiving Email
After email setup is complete, you can access
your current email account Inbox.
1. Tap Email on the Home Screen
Application Panel to access your Inbox.
2. Tap an email message in your Inbox to
read the message.
3. Reply to or delete the message by
tapping the buttons at the bottom
of the screen.
4. To compose a new message, tap the
Settings button while in the Inbox.
5. Tap in any of the message entry elds
to display the keypad.
6. Tap Send to send the message.
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FCC Notices:
The FCC requires that you will be advised of certain requirements involving the use of this equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Privacy of communications may
not be ensured when using this device. Changes or modications not expressly approved in writing
by the responsible party may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital devise,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
(1) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. (2) Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver. (3) Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver
is connected. (4) Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.
SYLVANIA is a registered trademark of OSRAM SYLVANIA INC., used under license.
Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.
All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
Customer Service
Notices And Disclaimer
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