Trio AXS 4G User manual

User Manual
Before operating your Trio AXS 4G Tablet, please read,
understand, and follow these instructions.

CONTENTS
Welcome 2
Important Safety Instructions 2
Care of the Environment 3
What’s in the Box 4
Tablet Layout 5
Getting Started 7
Charging the Battery 7
Powering Up 8
Controls and Connections 9
Physical Controls 9
Virtual Controls 9
Connections and Plug-Ins 10
Basic Operations 10
AssistiveTouch 10
Major Icons 11
Virtual Keyboard 12
 Usingthe“Notication/QuickSettings”Pull-DownScreen. 13
 ControllingtheScreen 14
Apps and Widgets 15
Apps 15
Finding an App 15
Recalling an App 15
  DownloadingApps 16

Widgets 16
Finding and Controlling a Widget 16
Connections 17
Wi-Fi 17
MobileDatathroughT-Mobile 18
Bluetooth®19
USB 19
ConnectingtoaUSBPort 19
DisconnectingfromaUSBPort 21
Browser 22
E-Mail 24
Camera 25
Settings 28
Specications 30
Display 30
Processor/Memory 30
OperatingSystem 30
Connectivity 30
Power 30
Dimensions 30
Warranty 31

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WELCOME
ThankyouforpurchasingaTrioAXS4Gtablet!Weappreciate
yourbusiness.Thisguideisdesignedtowalkyouthrough
thebasicsofusingyournewtablet.Pleasemakesuretoread
thesafetyinstructionsbelowtopreventbodilyinjuryand/or
damagetothetablet.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsthatarenotcoveredinthisguide,
pleasevisitourwebsite:www.triotablets.comorcontactus
byphone(844-400-TRIO).
Pleasenotethattheinformationinthisguideissubjectto
change without notice and is protected by the copyright laws
oftheUnitedStatesofAmericaandothercountries.Copying
ormodifyingthisuserguidewithoutwrittenconsent
isprohibited.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Cleanonlywithaclean,drycloth;donotuseanywater,
 cleanersorpolishes.
• Donotuseyourtabletnearwater.
• Donotuseorleaveyourtabletintemperaturesabove95°F
 (35°C)orbelow25°F(-5°C).
• Donotplaceyourtabletonornearanyheatsource,such
 asaradiator,heatregister,stove,orotherapparatus
 thatproducesheat.

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• Donotleaveyourtabletindirectsunlight.
• Usingthetabletwithearphonesatahighvolumemaycause
 permanentdamagetoyourhearing.Pleasekeepthevolume
 atacomfortablelevel.
• Useonlythechargerthatcamebundledwithyourtablet.
 Useofotherchargersmayresultindamage.
• Donotchargeyourtabletduringstorms.Apowersurge
 coulddamageordestroyyourchargerand/ortablet.
• There are no user-serviceable parts inside the tablet’s cas-
 ing.Ifyouattempttotakeyourtabletapart,youruntherisk
 ofdamagingit,voidingthewarranty.
• Thisproductmaycontainleadandmercury.Disposalof
 thesematerialsmayberegulatedduetoenvironmental
 considerations.Fordisposalorrecyclinginformation,please
contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries
 Alliance:www.eiae.org.
CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Yourtabletismanufacturedusinghighqualitymaterialsand
components,whichcanberecycledandreused.Donot
disposeofitwithotherhouseholdwaste.Pleasefamiliarize
yourselfwithlocalrulesontheseparatecollectionofelectronic
productsandbatteries.Thecorrectdisposaloftheseprod-
uctshelpspreventpotentiallynegativeconsequencesonthe
environmentandhumanhealth.Pleasevisitwww.eiae.orgfor
additionalinformationonrecyclingyourtablet.

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WHAT’S IN THE BOX
• TrioAXS4GTablet
• WallCharger
• USB/ChargerCable
• Quick-StartGuide

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TABLET LAYOUT
Onthefrontofthetablet,youwillseethefollowing:
PowerOn/Off
Charge Light
Mic
FrontCamera
Volume(+/-)

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Onthebackyouwillsee:
SDCardSlot
Headphone
Jack
Reset ApertureSIMCardSlot
RearCamera
Speaker Speaker Behind cover
USB/Charger
Port

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GETTING STARTED
Charging the Battery
IMPORTANT - You will need to charge the batterybefore
youuseyourAXS4Gtabletforthersttime.
ConnectthechargertoyourAXS4GusingtheUSB/Charger
cable.ThecableplugsintotheUSB/ChargerPortatthe
bottom.
The connection setup will look like this:
Plugthechargerintoapoweroutlet.Thescreenwilldisplay
aashingbatterysymbolforafewsecondstoshowthat
thebatteryischarging.Keepthebatterychargingforabout
6-8hourstoensureafullcharge.

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Powering Up
Afterthebatteryisfully
charged,powerontheAXS
4Gtabletbypressingand
holdingthepowerOn/Off
buttonuntiltheTrioAXS4G
logo appears:
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Swipethelocksymbolatthe
bottomofthescreeninany
direction.Thiswillunlockyour
tabletanddisplaythehome
screen(sometimescalleda
“desktop”screen).Atthebottom
ofthehomescreen,youwillsee
theApplications(Apps)page
icon:
TapthisAppspageicontodisplayallinstalledapps.Tapany
icon on the Apps page and it will open the application that you
havechosen.
Oncebooted,thefollowingstartup screen is visible:

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CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
Physical Controls
TherearethreephysicalbuttonsontherightsideoftheAXS
4G:
• On/Off–Presstoturnthescreenon;pressagaintoswitch
off.Pressandholdthisbuttontobringupamenuwith 
 optionstoPowerOff,Reboot,orputthetabletinto 
 AirplaneMode(turnsoffallWi-Fianddata).
• Volume +–presstoincreasevolume
• Volume ––presstoreducevolume
Virtual Controls
Virtualcontrolsareexecutedon-screenandappearasicons.
The Homebutton isacommonlyusedvirtualcontrol
andtypicallyappearsatthebottomofthescreen.The“Basic
Operations”sectionofthismanualwillcovermoreofthe
virtualcontrols.
Connections and Plug-ins
USB/Charger Port–ThisisusedwiththeUSB/Charger
cableorWallChargertochargeyourtablet’sbattery.This
portisalsousedinconjunctionwiththeUSB/Chargercables
to connect your tablet to another device (such as a personal
computer).
Audio Jack – For use with headphones

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microSD Card Slot–Uptoa32GBmicroSDormicroSDHC
cardcanbeinstalled(uptoClass10)toincreasethedata
storageofyourtablet
SIM Card Slot–YourtablethasaSIMcardalreadyinstalled,
allowingyoutoconnecttotheT-Mobilemobiledatanetwork.
AfullsizedSIMisrequired.
BASIC OPERATIONS
Assistive Touch
The AssistiveTouchbutton,locatedontheright
sideofthescreen,isashortcutbuttontocommonlyused
functions.Youcandragthisbuttonupanddownthescreen
toplaceinamoredesirablelocationatanytime.Tappingthe
AssistiveTouchbuttonbringsupthefollowingmenu:
Bydefault,theGallery,Camera,Browser,andSettingsapps
areaccessiblethroughAssistiveTouch.Theiconswithinthis
menucanbecustomizedthroughtheAssistiveTouchapp,
andcanalsobeturnedonandoffcompletelywhendesired.

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Major Icons
Onthebottomofthehomescreenisablackstripwithve
icons:
Hide/Show :Taponcetohidethemajoriconstrip.Tap
againattheverybottomedgeofthescreentoshowthemajor
icons
Back :Takesyoubackonesteptothepreviousscreen
(doesnothaveafunctionwhenonthehomescreen).For
example,ifyouareontheAppspageandyouaccessanapp,
tap the backiconafteropeningtheapptogobacktothe
Apps.
Home :Bringsyoubacktothehomescreen.
History :Showsahistoryofuptotenpreviously
openedappsandwebpages.Toreturntooneoftheseitems,
tap the historyiconandswipelefttorighttondtheoneyou
desiretoreturnto.Taponthepictureofthatitemtoreopenit.
Tocloseanitem,swipetheimageupordown.
Screen Capture:Tapthisicontotakeascreenshotofthe
screenorpageyouareviewing.Youcanviewscreencaptures
by selecting the “Gallery”iconontheAppspage.

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Virtual Keyboard
Yourtablethasavirtualkeyboardthatwillappearon-screen
whenneeded.BelowisanexampleoftheCalendarappwith
thekeyboardopen:
Thekeyboardtypicallyappearsautomaticallywhenyoutap
aeldthatallowsfortexttobeinput.Occasionally,some
keysonthekeyboardwilllookdifferently,dependingonthe
intendeduse.Intheexampleabove,forinstance,the“return”
keyisreplacedbya“next”key,whichismorelogicalbecause
pressingitwilltakeyoutothenextlinetobelledout.
Additionally,thebackicononthemajoriconsstripis replaced
bythekeyboardhideiconwhenthekeyboardisopen.
Ifyouwanttoviewtheentirescreenandthekeyboardis
obstructingtheview,pressthekeyboardhideiconandthe
keyboardwillslidedownoutofsight.Tobringthekeyboard
back,tapanylineoreldthatneedstobelledout.

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Tappingthenumericalkeybringsupadifferentset
ofkeys,includingnumber0-9,commonlyusedspecial
characters,andpunctuation.Tapthenumericalkeyagainto
switchbacktothestandardkeyboardlayout.
Usingthe“Notication/QuickSettings”pull-downscreen
The Notications and QuickSettings pull-down screens
showgeneralwarnings,information,andshortcutsto
commonlyusedsettings.Toaccessthem,placeyournger
atthetop-leftofthescreenanddragdown.Youwillseethe
Noticationswindowandanyactivenoticationsforthe
device will be displayed:

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TappingtheQuickSettingsbuttonwillshowoptionsasbelow:
Youcanusethisscreentoquicklyturnoptionsonoroff
(such as Bluetooth®orGPS),orchangethevalueofan
option(suchasincreasingordecreasingtimeout).
TohidetheNoticationsandQuickSettingsscreens,youcan
eitherslideyourngeruptothetopofthescreen,orsimply
tapsomewhereoffthemenu.
Controlling the Screen
Yourtabletisequippedwithanauto-rotatefeature,which
allowsthescreentoipverticallyorhorizontallydependingon
howyouholdit.Thisfeatureisespeciallyusefulwhenyouwish
toreadsomething(vertical)orwatchamovieclip(horizontal–
wide-screen).Ifyouwishtoturnthisfeatureoff,pulldownthe

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Notication/QuickSettings screen and select
QuickSettingsandtapthe“AutoRotate”icon.Theiconwill
changetoshow“RotationLocked.”Yourscreenwillnowstay
inwhateverpositionitwasinwhenyoulockedit.
Toresumetheauto-rotatefeature,repeat the steps shown
aboveuntil“RotationLocked”changesbackto“AutoRotate.”
APPS AND WIDGETS
Apps
Applications(Apps)areprogramsthatyourunonyourtablet.
CommonlyusedAppsincludeCamera,Browser,andE-Mail.
Finding an App
Yourtabletispre-loadedwithanumberofApps.Taptheicon
onthehomepagetodisplaytheAppspage.Thisscreen
showsalistofallinstalledApps.TaptheiconoftheAppthat
youwishtorun.Ifyouchangeyourmindandwanttoselect
anotherApp,pressthereturniconandyourtabletwill
returnyoutotheAppspage.
Recalling an App
YourtabletwillrememberwhichAppsyouhaveselected,
ifyouwanttogobacktoanAppthatyouhavepreviously
selected,pressthehistoryiconandthepreviously-
selectedAppswillappear,sidebyside.ToreachanAppthat
isnotdisplayedon-screen,swipeleftorrighttodisplaymore.

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Tore-selectanApp,tapontheAppscreenthatyouwantand
yourTabletwillreturnyoutotheselectedApp.
YoucandeleteanAppscreenbyplacingyourngeronthe
Appscreenandslidingituptothetrashcanatthetopofthe
page.ThetrashedAppscreenwilldisappearandtheother
Appscreenswillclosetollthegap.
Downloading Apps
ThousandsofAppsareavailablethroughthePlayStore.
AccessthePlayStorethroughtheAppspageandsearchfor
theAppyouwishtoinstallonthetablet.Afterinstallingan
App,itwillbeaccessibleintheAppspage.
Widgets
A Widget is a shortcuttoaparticularpartofanAppthatyou
placeonthehomescreen.Widgetsmaynotgiveyouallof
thefeaturesandpowerofthecompleteApp,buttheyare
convenienttouse.
Finding and Controlling a Widget
The Widgets pageisreachedinthesamewayastheApps
page;byselectingtheiconfromtheHomepage.Atthe
topleftoftheAppspageyoucanselecttheWidgetspageby
tapping“Widgets.”
SwipeleftandrighttobrowsethroughavailableWidgets.

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ToselectaWidget,tapandholdthedesiredWidget,this
willtakeyoubacktotheHomepage.DragtheWidgetto
thehomescreenofyourchoiceandliftyourngeroffofthe
screen.TheWidgetwillnowbeaccessiblefromtheHome
page.
TomoveaWidgettoadifferentlocation,placeyourngeron
theWidgetandholditthereforafewseconds.Youwillthen
noticetheWidgetchangesizeslightly–youcanthendragthe
Widgetandre-positionasdesired.
ToremoveaWidgetfromtheHomepage,followtheabove
forre-positioning–youwillseean“XRemove”iconatthe
topofthepage.Dragthewidgetintothe“X”untiltheWidget
becomesred.LiftyourngeroffthescreenandtheWidget
willbedeleted(NOTE:Thisdoesnotpermanentlydeletethe
WidgetorAppandtheWidgetcanbeaddedagainifdesired).
CONNECTIONS
Wi-Fi
To set up your TabletforWi-Fioperation,pulldownthe
Notication/Quicksettingsscreenandselect“QuickSettings.”
Nextselect“Settings”.Onthe“Settings”page,under
“WirelessandNetworks,”select“Wi-Fi.”IftheOn/Offindicator
isshowing“Off,”tapthecontrolandWi-Fiwillbeturnedon.
When Wi-Fi is activated,yourtabletwilldisplayconnections
thatcanbereachedfromyourlocationandliststhemonthe

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right-handsideofthepageinorderofsignalstrength.Atthe
right-handsideofeachentryonthelist,thereisaWi-Fiicon
thatshowsthestrengthofthesignal.Theconnectionwith
themostpowerfulsignalisatthetopofthelist.Selectthe
connectionthatyouwantbytappingit.
Ifnopasswordisrequiredfortheconnectionthatyouhave
chosen,youwillbeconnected.Ifapasswordisrequired,you
willbeaskedtoenterit.
Mobile Data through T-Mobile
TheTrioAXS4GiscapableofconnectingtoT-Mobile’sMobile
NetworktoprovidedatacoveragewhenWi-Fiisnotavailable.
200MBofdataisyoursFREEeachmonthwhenyousignup.
Everymonth,anew200MBofdatawillbeappliedtoyour
account(butdoesnotcarryovermonth-to-month).Additional
planscanbepurchasedduringsignup,oraftersignupthrough
theConnectMeapp.TheConnectMeappisalsothe
placetoaccessdatausageandotheraccountinformation.
To get started:
1.Power-ondeviceandfollowtheSetupinstructions.
2.TaptheConnectMeicononthehomescreenand
 selectabrowser.
3.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoactivateyourT-Mobile
 service.