ViewSonic ViewPad 97a K1 User manual

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Contents
CONTENTS...........................................................1
GENERALNOTICESFORUSE.................................3
DISCLAIMER........................................................3
1.0PRODUCTBASICS...........................................4
1.1BUTTONSANDCONNECTIONS...............................4
1.2STARTUPANDSHUTDOWN..................................4
2.0INTRODUCTIONTOGOOGLEANDROID4.0.....5
2.1THEDESKTOP....................................................5
2.2THEAPPDRAWER–RIGHTTOPCORNER.................6
2.3GOOGLESEARCH/VOICESEARCH–LEFTTOPCORNER
............................................................................7
2.4NAVIGATIONICONS–BOTTOMLEFTOFTHESCREEN..8

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3.0GENERALOPERATION....................................9
3.1BATTERYSTATUS/CHARGINGYOURTABLET............9
3.2INSTALLINGAPPS...............................................9
3.3ADMINISTER/REMOVEAPPS..............................10
3.4ADDANACCOUNT............................................10
4.0BASICSETUP................................................12
4.1CHANGINGOPERATINGLANGUAGE......................12
4.2WIFISETTINGS................................................13
4.3CONNECTINGTHETABLETTOYOURPC.................14
5.0FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS..................15
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General notices for use
‐This product is a highly advanced electronics device,
disassembly, customization or repairs without the appropriate
knowledge and pre-cautions can lead to dangerous situations
with chance on damaging the product and serious injuries.
‐Avoid use in extreme conditions such as high and low
temperatures, high humidity or moist environments and around
magnetic fields. Also avoid long-time exposure to sunlight.
‐Only use by the manufacturer permitted accessories to avoid
damages to the product with possibly warranty loss.
‐Please follow the relevant local environmental regulations to deal
with obsolete machines and accessories.
‐Use a protective folder to avoid extreme physical shocks to the
device (i.e. of dropping).
Disclaimer
‐The screenshots are for Android reference only. They may be
made on a device with a different resolution or hardware
configuration than yours and therefore can be slightly different
that the final product.
‐The manufacturer takes no responsibility for loss of information
or data caused by hardware or software failure. The user is
responsible for performing timely backups of important data.
‐All information and images used in this user manual are provided
‘as is’ and are subject to change without notice.
‐The manufacturer accepts no liability for the information offered
in this document.

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1.0 Product basics
1.1 Buttons and connections
1 Power on/off 2 Volume +
3 Volume - 4 Power jack
5 Mini USB 6 Mini HDMI
7 Headphone 8 Micro SD card reader
9 Microphone 10 Speaker
11 Webcam
1.2 Start up and shut down
To start your device, press and hold the ‘Power button’ until the screen
lights up.
To shut down your device, press and hold the ‘Power button’ until the
following dialog popup appears.

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2.0 Introduction to Google Android 4.0
2.1 The Desktop
The main area of interest will be the desktop itself. Here you will place
shortcuts to Apps or widgets – a visual application that can display real-
time information. There may be some pre-installed icons and widgets on
your tablet.
To change the desktop background image of your tablet return to your
desktop by pressing the ‘HOME’ icon. Press and hold an open
space on the desktop (don’t press an icon) - until a popup appears
named ‘Select wallpaper from’. In the list may appear multiple options to
select an image or animated image of choice. The option ‘Live
Wallpapers’ will show the pre-installed animated desktop images. Other
options such as a ‘Super-HD Player’, ‘Gallery’ or ‘Wallpapers’ allow you
to select (widescreen) photos, downloaded images or other images;
depending on the features of that specific application.

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To place a widget or app shortcut on the desktop, touch and hold the
icon until the App drawer fades and the desktop appears. Move your
finger to the location where you want to place the icon and release your
touch to place the icon.
To move or delete icons and widgets from your desktop, touch and hold
the icon until a grid appears. Move the icon to the new location or drag it
to the ‘Remove’ bar on the top of the screen to remove it. Releasing the
touch screen will confirm your action.
2.2 The App drawer – right top corner
Press the icon in the top right of the screen to open the App drawer.
Here you have access to two tabs; ‘APPS’ and ‘WIDGETS’. The ‘APPS’
tab displays all applications that are available on the tablet. The
‘WIDGET’ tablet contains the optional widgets that can be added to the
desktop.
To place a widget or app shortcut on the desktop, touch and hold the
icon until the App drawer fades and the desktop appears. Move your
finger to the location where you want to place the icon and release your
touch to place the icon.
When using apps or other parts of the operating system you often will
see the ‘Extra options’ icon .
Pressing this icon will open a secondary menu with more options.
Functions like opening an advanced settings menu, switching to a
different account or refreshing the displayed information are often
‘hidden’ behind this icon.

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2.3 Google Search / Voice search – left top corner
By clicking the ‘Google search’ / microphone button you can quickly type
or speak keywords of your search. The search application will
automatically determine whether the keyword(s) apply to an application
or a web search. In the latter case a web browser will be opened and the
results of your query will be displayed on the Google search engine.
Note that both the ‘Google search’ function as well as the ‘Voice search’
requires the tablet to have access to the internet (by WiFi).

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2.4 Navigation icons – bottom left of the screen
On the left side you will find three icons: use the navigation icons
‘HOME’ or ‘RETURN’ to close the App drawer and return to
your desktop. The ‘RECENT ACTIVITY’ icon will show an
overview of the active and recently opened applications. Click on the
small displayed preview to open that application.

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recent activity preview
2.5 Status information area – right bottom of the screen
The bottom icon bar will show the some system information (i.e.
) in the bottom right corner. The contents of this area can
change if installed applications place additional information here.
Pressing it will open a small overlay menu displaying the date/time
information, the tablet’s current network status, the battery status and a
shortcut icon to another quick menu where some things like ‘Airplane
mode’, ‘Wifi On/Off’, the screen brightness and other options can be set
or toggled. Also this quick menu contains a shortcut to the ‘Settings’
menu. Simply clicking elsewhere on the screen will close this menu.
3.0 General operation
3.1 Battery status / Charging your tablet
The current battery status will be always displayed in the lower right of
the screen in the system information bar. The battery icon will
change accordingly to the battery status.
When connected to the DC charger, the status area on the bottom bar
will display the charging icon. Note the lightning symbol inside the
battery icon.
3.2 Installing Apps

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You can install your own Apps by opening the Apps shop. This button
can be found in the ‘App drawer’. The Apps shop is located on the
top right of the screen. Note that not all applications may function
properly for your tablet. Some are made especially for small screen
devices such as phones.
3.3 Administer / remove apps
The ‘Apps’ item in the ‘Settings’ menu will display an overview of the
installed apps. There are four tabs available which filter the displayed
app list. Select an app to view its detailed information. In the detailed
information you also have the options ‘Force Stop’, ‘Uninstall’, ‘Clear
data’ and ‘Move to SD card’. Moving apps to your SD card can save you
some internal storage memory on the tablet.
The ‘Clear cache’ and ‘Clear defaults’ can be used when you are
experiencing issues with a specific app. Clearing cached information and
(possible wrong) default settings may solve the problem. Clearing this
information will also wipe any stored login information. i.e. clearing the
cache of your social media app will also force you to re-login afterwards.
Apps may also be removed in the apps content page of the market /
shop application.
3.4 Add an account
The best way to fully make use of your Android tablet is by linking your
Google / Gmail account to your device. Open the ‘Settings’ menu and

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choose the ‘Accounts & sync’ item. Without any added accounts the
right pane will display nothing. Instead select the option ‘Add account’ in
the top right corner. To add a Google / Gmail account please select
‘Google’ in the pop-up and follow the instructions on the screen. After
entering your Google username and password you have the option to
automatically back-up your apps, settings (i.e. bookmarks and WiFi
passwords) and other data.

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You can also add a POP3, IMAP or Exchange email account by
selecting ‘Email’. The pop-up option ‘Corporate’ will setup a ‘Microsoft
Exchange’ link.
Your system or network administrator can supply you with the server
information and login credentials. Follow the steps displayed on-screen
to complete the account linking process.
After you successfully linked your account(s) with the tablet you can
toggle the automatic synchronisation on and off by using the
switch next to the ‘Add account’ option.
4.0 Basic setup
4.1 Changing operating language
Press the icon in the top right of the screen to open the App drawer.
Select the ‘Settings’ option to open the Android settings menu.
When selecting the option ‘Language & input’ the contents will be
displayed in the right pane. Now open the option ‘Language’ and choose
a language for your tablet to operate in. This pane also displays the
keyboard settings which you can customize, enable or disable.

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4.2 WiFi settings
Press the icon in the top right of the screen to open the App drawer.
Select the ‘Settings’ option to open the Android settings menu. When
selecting the option ‘WiFi’ the contents will be displayed in the right
pane. The switch allows you to quickly toggle WiFi on and off.
In the ‘WiFi’ content panel you can view the formerly used WiFi networks
and the WiFi networks that have been detected by the tablet. To
research for new available networks; please press ‘SCAN’ located in the
right top corner. The option ‘ADD NETWORK’ allows you to add a
network by manually inputting the SSID network and security method.
Whether manually added or automatically detected, you may need to fill
in a password to be accepted on the network. Please contact your
system or network administrator for the correct information.
Advanced network settings can be found by clicking the options icon .

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4.3 Connecting the tablet to your PC
When connecting the tablet to your PC through USB, no drivers are
needed to access the tablet’s internal memory or inserted microSD card.
However, you do need to confirm the USB connection: click the
notification area in the system information bar at the bottom of the
screen . Now select the option ‘Select to copy files to/from your
computer’.
If your PC still asks for the device drivers, it may be that the tablet is
Android debugging mode. To change this, please go to the ‘Settings’
menu and open the ‘Developers options’ item. In the right pane you
can (un)check ‘USB debugging’.

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5.0 Frequently Asked Questions
1) Is there a software update available for my tablet?
All tablet firm wares are posted on http://www.viewmate.com.cn/
I downloaded [app name] and now it doesn’t work (properly)?
Android software was initially developed for mobile phones and some
have no support for Android devices with larger screens. Try to update
the software or find a compatible alternative app. This incompatibility
also sometimes occurs with software written for previous Android
versions.
2) How can I manually install an APK file?
By default, it is not possible to manually install APK files. To enable this
you have to enable the setting ‘Unknown sources’. This can be found in

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the settings menu -> Security.
3) My battery is only lasting xx hours!
The operating time of the tablet on one battery load depends very much
on the specific tasks that is has to perform. WiFi, Bluetooth and other
wireless communication technologies are known to consume a lot of
energy. Also CPU intensive applications such as games and HD video
clips can use up the energy of the battery fast.
To maximize the duration of your battery, you can optimize the following
settings:
- Choose a low or dynamic screen brightness
- A short press on the power button will directly place the tablet in
standby mode
- Download an ‘App killer’ to clear the memory from previous started
apps
- Disable Wireless devices when not using them
- Remove USB devices (these use power as well)
- Avoid use/charging extremely hot or cold environments
4) Can the tablet charge through USB?
Yes, however it will charge quite slow due to the limited power the USB
port (500mAh) can supply. The charger can supply up to 2A and will
charge much faster.

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FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by
the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to
operate 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.
This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, 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 radiofrequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However,

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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
off and on, the user isencouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:
-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC RF Exposure requirements:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
The device can be used without any restrictions.
The highest SAR value for this device as reported to the FCC is: 0.368 W/kg (Body, direct touch)