YF GPS-PAD PI 08 User manual

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User Guide to
GPS-PAD PI 08
YF Technology

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ChapterⅠBasics.....................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Inside the box.............................................................................................................................1
1.2 Your GPS-PAD...........................................................................................................................1
1.3 Before turning on .......................................................................................................................2
1.3.1 Storage card ....................................................................................................................2
1.3.2 Battery.............................................................................................................................2
1.3.3 Finger gestures................................................................................................................3
1.4 Getting started............................................................................................................................3
1.4.1 Turning on your GPS-PAD .............................................................................................3
1.4.2 Turning off your GPS-PAD.............................................................................................3
1.4.3 Sleep mode......................................................................................................................4
1.5 Home screen...............................................................................................................................4
1.6 Status and notifications ..............................................................................................................6
1.6.1 Status icons .....................................................................................................................6
1.6.2 Notification icons............................................................................................................6
1.7 Adjusting the volume .................................................................................................................7
1.8 Connecting the GPS-PAD to a computer ...................................................................................8
1.9 Coping files to and from the storage card ..................................................................................8
1.10 Searching the GPS-PAD and the web ......................................................................................9
Chapter ⅡPersonalizing........................................................................................................................11
2.1 Changing the Notification ringtone..........................................................................................11
2.2 Changing your wallpaper .........................................................................................................11
2.3 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets ........................................................................12
2.4 Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen........................................12
2.5 Adding folders on your Home screen.......................................................................................13
2.6 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen.........................................13
Chapter ⅢNavigation..........................................................................................................................15
Chapter ⅣMusic Player ......................................................................................................................16
4.1 Playing music...........................................................................................................................16
4.2 Creating a playlist ....................................................................................................................17
4.3 Playing the songs in a playlist..................................................................................................18
4.4 Managing playlists ...................................................................................................................18
4.5 About the Music widget ...........................................................................................................18
Chapter ⅤFM Transmitter ..................................................................................................................20
Chapter ⅥSettings...............................................................................................................................21
6.1 Wireless & networks ................................................................................................................22
6.2 Display settings........................................................................................................................23
6.3 Sound settings ..........................................................................................................................24
6.4 Location& security settings......................................................................................................24
6.5 Applications settings ................................................................................................................25
6.6 Accounts & sync settings .........................................................................................................27
6.7 Privacy settings ........................................................................................................................28
6.8 SD card & device storage settings............................................................................................29
6.9 Search settings..........................................................................................................................30

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6.10 Language & keyboard settings...............................................................................................30
6.11 Date & time settings...............................................................................................................31
6.12 Touch screen calibration.........................................................................................................32
6.13 About device ..........................................................................................................................32
Chapter ⅦMy PAD .............................................................................................................................34
Chapter ⅧMore apps ..........................................................................................................................35
8.1 Accounts and sync....................................................................................................................35
8.1.1 Synchronizing with online accounts .............................................................................35
8.1.2 Synchronizing with a Google Account .........................................................................35
8.1.3 Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account ..................................35
8.1.4 Managing your accounts...............................................................................................35
8.1.5 Synchronizing an account manually .............................................................................36
8.2 Gmail........................................................................................................................................36
8.2.1. Viewing your Gmail inbox...........................................................................................37
8.2.2 Reading your messages.................................................................................................38
8.2.3 Replying to or forwarding an email message................................................................38
8.2.4 Muting a conversation...................................................................................................39
8.2.5 Reporting a conversation as spam.................................................................................39
8.2.6 Sending a message........................................................................................................39
8.2.7 Adding a signature to your messages............................................................................40
8.2.8 Searching for messages.................................................................................................40
8.2.9 Starring a message ........................................................................................................40
8.2.10 Labeling a conversation..............................................................................................41
8.2.11 Changing Gmail synchronization settings...................................................................41
8.2.12 Working with conversations in batches.......................................................................41
8.2.13 Changing Gmail settings.............................................................................................42
8.3 Gallery......................................................................................................................................42
8.3.1 Opening Gallery and viewing your albums ..................................................................42
8.3.2 working with pictures ...................................................................................................43
8.3.3 working with videos......................................................................................................45
8.4 Email........................................................................................................................................46
8.4.1 Refreshing an email account.........................................................................................47
8.4.2 Reading your messages.................................................................................................47
8.4.3 Responding to a message..............................................................................................48
8.4.4 Starring messages..........................................................................................................49
8.4.5 Working with messages in batches ...............................................................................49
8.4.6 Composing and sending an email message...................................................................49
8.4.7 Working with account folders .......................................................................................50
8.4.8 Appending a signature to your messages ......................................................................51
8.4.9 Adding and editing email accounts ...............................................................................51
8.4.10 Changing email account settings.................................................................................53
8.5 Video Player.............................................................................................................................57
8.6 Calculator.................................................................................................................................58
8.6.1 To open and use the Calculator.....................................................................................59

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8.6.2 Clear history..................................................................................................................59
8.7 GPS Info...................................................................................................................................59
8.8 How to install Android third-party programs...........................................................................60

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ChapterⅠBasics
1.1 Inside the box
GPS-PAD
Mini USB cable
AC adapter(Optional)
Car charger
Stylus
Cradle
Bracket (Mount kit)
1.2 Your GPS-PAD
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Tap to power on/off the device or wake up the device from sleep mode
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Indicating light
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Earphone jack for Connecting with the stereophone
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T-flash card slot for inserting SD card
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Mini USB port enables communication with computer and serves as charging port
meanwhile
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Microphone for voice input and voice recording
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Speaker
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Reset key for restart the device

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1.3 Before turning on
1.3.1 Storage card
Store pictures, music, and applications by inserting the TF Flash card into your GPS-PAD.
Inserting the storage card
The storage card slot is on the in left panel, just insert the TF Flash card with its gold contacts
facing down and push it in until it licks into place.
Removing the storage card
Simply push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
1.3.2 Battery
The GPS-PAD comes with a built-in polymer rechargeable battery and is designed to use only
manufacture-specified original batteries and accessories. Battery performance depends on many
factors, including network configuration, signal strength, the temperature of the environment in
which you operate the GPS-PAD, the features and/or settings you select and use, items attached to
connecting ports, and the voice, data, and other program usage patterns.
Charging the battery
The battery is partially charged when shipped. Before turning on and start using the GPS-PAD, it
is recommended that you charge the battery. Some batteries perform best after several full
charge/discharge circles.
1. Attach the power plug to theAC adapter.
2. Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port on the GPS-PAD.
3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port of the AC adapter.
4. Plug in theAC adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.
As the battery is being charged, the notification LED (located on the left side of the front panel)
shows a solid red light. When the GPS-PAD is fully charged, the light turns green.
When you charge the battery while the GPS-PAD is on, the charging battery icon ( ) is
displayed in the status bar of the home screen. After the battery has been fully charged, a full
battery icon ( ) will be displayed in the status bar of the home screen.
[Attention]:

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Please use only accessories provided byYF to avoid unpredicted damage.
Do not remove the battery from the GPS-PAD while you are charging it using the AC or car
adapter.
As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats.
1.3.3 Finger gestures
Tap: When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such as application and
settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger.
Press and hold: To open the available option for an item (e.g. contact or link in a web page),
simply press and hold the item.
Swipe or slide: To swipe or slide means to drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the
screen.
Drag: Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While dragging, do
not release your finger until you have reached the target position.
Rotate: For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to
landscape by turning the GPS-PAD sideways. When entering text, you can turn the GPS-PAD
sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. Refer to Settings chapter for more details.
1.4 Getting started
1.4.1 Turning on your GPS-PAD
Press the POWER button to turn on your device.
1.4.2 Turning off your GPS-PAD
If you do not need to use your GPS-PAD, you can turn the power off to save battery life.
1. If the display is off, press the POWER button to turn the display back on.
2. Unlock your GPS-PAD if the Lock screen is displayed. See “Unlocking the screen” in this
chapter later for details.
3. Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds.
4. When the GPS-PAD options menu appears, tap Power off.
5. Tap OK when prompted to turn off the GPS-PAD.
[Tip]: the GPS-PAD options menu contains two modes: Power off and Sleep. You can select any
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1.4.3 Sleep mode
Sleep mode suspends your GPS-PAD to a low power state while the display is off in order to save
battery power. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the GPS-PAD is in Sleep
mode.
[Note]: If the GPS-PAD in sleep mode more than 30 minutes, the device will automatically turn
off to save electricity.
[Tip]: For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off, see “Adjusting the
time before the screen turns off” in the Settings chapter.
Switching to Sleep mode
Briefly press the Power button to turn off the display temporarily and switch your GPS-PAD to
Sleep mode. Your GPS-PAD also automatically goes into Sleep mode when you leave the
GPS-PAD idle after a certain period of time. Switching to Sleep mode also prevents accidental
button or touch screen presses when the GPS-PAD is in your bag or pocket.
Waking up from Sleep mode
To wake up your GPS-PAD manually, press the POWER button. You will then see that the
GPS-PAD has locked the screen. To find out how to unlock the screen, see “Unlocking the screen”
below.
1.4.4 Unlocking the screen
Press the bar on the lock screen and then slide your finger upwards to unlock the screen.
If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen
before it unlocks.
1.5 Home screen
When you sign in, the Home screen opens.
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application icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other features. You can customer the Home screen with
different wallpaper& widgets and display items you want. See the Personalizing chapter.
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The status bar shows the time, signal strength, battery status, and other information. It also
displays notification icons.
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Widgets are applications that you can use directly on the Home screen.
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Touch items on the Home screen to open them. Touch & hold an empty spot to add a
shortcut to an application, a widget, and so on.
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Touch the Launcher icon to open the Launcher and view all your applications.
Navigating the Home screen
You can go to the extended Home screen by sliding your finger horizontally across the screen to
go to the left or right side of the Home screen. While on an extended Home screen, press the
Launcher icon to return to the main Home screen.
Directly going to a particular screen
1. On any Home screen, Touch & hold the white spot / on the Home screen to bring up a
snapshot of the Home screen as follows.
[Tip]: On the main Home screen, you can press and hold to show the snapshot of the Home
screen.
2. Tap the screen you want to open.

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1.6 Status and notifications
1.6.1 Status icons
These are the icons that may appear on the status bar.
Tap to go to the Home screen
USB Connected
Notification
Connected to a Wi-Fi network and display the signal strength
Battery is full
Battery is charging
Volume down
Volume up
Data synchronizing
Back
Menu icon
1.6.2 Notification icons
These are the icons that may appear on the notification area of the status bar.
New Gmail message
New Email message.
Song is playing.
SD card is mounted.
FM transmitter is in use.
Silent mode is activated.
GPS search for satellites.

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Notification icons on the status bar report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, alarms set
and ongoing settings such as when call forwarding is on or the current call status. You can open
the Notifications panel to open the message, reminder, or event notification and see the mobile
operator name.
Opening the Notifications panel:
When a new notification icon displays in the status bar, press and hold the status bar, then slide
your finger downward to open the Notifications panel as follows.
In the dropdown notification panel, there are shortcut buttons for turning on/off wi-fi, FM
transmitter, searching satellites and for adjusting screen brightness.
If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to view more notifications.
[Tip]: You can also open the Notifications panel on the Home screen by pressing and then
tapping Notifications.
Closing the Notifications panel
Do one of the following:
Press and hold the bottom bar of the Notifications panel, then slide your finger up the screen.
Press .
1.7 Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the ringer volume changes the volume level of the phone ring tone, whereas adjusting
the media volume changes the volume level of sound notifications, music or video playback. The
ringer volume and media volume can be separately adjusted.
Adjusting the ringer/media/alarm volume:
1. In the Home screen, tap NAVI > Settings > Sound
2. Tap Volume (on condition that the GPS-PAD is not in Silent mode).
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right to increase the volume
4. Tap OK to close the window.
[Tip]: To quickly switch your GPS-PAD to silent mode, press and hold the POWER button, and
then tap Silent mode on the options menu.
1.8 Connecting the GPS-PAD to a computer
You can connect your GPS-PAD to a computer with a USB cable, to transfer music, pictures, and
other files between your GPS-PAD‟s SD card and the computer.
When connecting your GPS-PAD to a computer and mounting its SD card, you must follow your
computer‟s instructions for connecting and disconnecting USB devices, to avoid damaging or
corrupting the files on your SD card.
Connecting your GPS-PAD to a computer:
1. Use the USB cable that came with your GPS-PAD to connect the GPS-PAD to a USB port on
your computer.
You receive a notification that the USB is connected.
2. Open the Notifications panel and touch USB connected.
3. Touch Turn on USB storage in the screen that opens to confirm that you want to transfer files.
When the GPS-PAD is connected as USB storage, the screen indicates that USB storage is in use
and you receive a notification.
Your GPS-PAD‟s SD card is mounted as a drive on your computer. You can now copy files to and
from the SD card. For more information, see the documentation for your computer.
During this time, you can‟t access the SD card from your GPS-PAD, so you can‟t use applications
that rely on the SD card, such as Camera, Gallery, and Music. You also can‟t share your
GPS-PAD‟s data connection with your computer via USB.
Disconnecting your GPS-PAD from the computer
Carefully follow your computer‟s instructions to unmount the SD card and disconnect USB
devices correctly, to avoid losing information on the card.
1. Unmount the SD card on your computer.
2. Open the Notifications panel and touch Turn off USB storage.
3. Touch Turn off USB storage in the screen that opens.
1.9 Coping files to and from the storage card

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1. Connect the GPS-PAD to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
2. When the Connect to PC dialog box appears, tap Disk drive and then tap Done.
3. On your computer, the connected GPS-PAD is recognized as a removable disk. Navigate to
this removable disk and open it.
4. Do one of the following:
Copy the files from the computer to the GPS-PAD‟s storage card‟s root folder.
Copy the files from the GPS-PAD‟s storage card to a folder in your computer or
computer desktop.
5. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected GPS-PAD) as
required by your computer‟s operating system to safely remove your GPS-PAD.
6. Disconnect the GPS-PAD from the computer.
1.10 Searching the GPS-PAD and the web
You can search for information on your GPS-PAD and on the Web by using the Quick Search Box.
Some applications, such as People or Email, have their own search box, which you can use to
search within those applications (the application‟s icon is at the left of the search box.)
①Setting Web and Quick Search Box options
1. Tap Settings.
2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap Search.
3. Tap Google search settings, and then select Show web suggestions if you want to include
suggestions from Google when doing a search.
Press Back when you are done.
4. Tap Searchable items, and then select the items you want included when doing a search.
②Searching the Web and your GPS-PAD using the Quick Search Box
1. In the Home screen press the Menu icon , and then tap Search.
[Attention]: If you are in an application such as Email, press the Search button to toggle
between doing a search in the application only and searching your GPS-PAD and the Web.
2. Enter the search item in the Quick Search Box. As you type, matching items on your
GPS-PAD and suggestions from Google web search are shown as a list.
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search settings. See “Setting Web and Quick Search Box options” for details.
3. Do one of the following:
If what you‟re searching for is in the list of suggestions, tap it in the list. The item opens
in the appropriate application.
If what you‟re searching for is not in the list, tap to open the search option menu.
Touch Web and then tap to search the Web. The web browser opens, displaying
results of a Google search on the Web.

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Chapter ⅡPersonalizing
Make the GPS-PAD truly yours
Make the GPS-PAD look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize the GPS-PAD with a
different wallpaper, notification ringtone, and sound for events such calendar reminders, incoming
emails and so on.
Your GPS-PAD's Home screen is highly customizable, giving you plenty of space to add the
information that matters most in your daily life. On the home screen, you can add elements such
as widgets, program icons, shortcuts to information, and more by hold and press the empty areas
on the Home screen.
[Notes]: To find out how to set notification sounds for events, see “Sound settings”.
2.1 Changing the Notification ringtone
Choose from the available selections of notification ringtones on your GPS-PAD. You can also
download or copy notification ringtones or songs to your GPS-PAD' storage card and choose one
to use as your notification ringtone. To find out how you can copy files to your storage card, see
“Coping files to and from the storage card”.
1. In the Home screen, tap Settings > Sound > Notification ringtone.
2. Tap the notification ringtone you want to use. The notification ringtone briefly plays when
selected.
3. Tap OK.
2.2 Changing your wallpaper
Personalizing your Home screen wallpaper with your favorite photo is a quick and easy way to
change the feel of your GPS-PAD and give it a fresh look. Browse the collection of wallpapers
included in your GPS-PAD or choose from photos that you have taken with the camera.
You can also change the lock screen wallpaper.
Changing your Home screen or lock screen wallpaper
1. In the Home screen press , and then tap Wallpaper.
2. Choose source of wallpaper:
You can choose a wallpaper from gallery or wallpaper
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Tap Gallery to select a photo/picture that you have taken using the camera or copied to
your storage card. Crop the photo/picture and then tap Save.
Tap Wallpaper gallery to choose from preset wallpapers and then tap Set wallpaper.
2.3 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets
Widgets put at-a-glance important information and media content up front on your Home screen.
Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your convenience. You can add more
from the available selections of widgets, or download more widgets.
Adding a widget to your Home screen
A wide selection of widgets is available for you to choose from, such as Calendar, Music, Photo
Album, and more.
1. Press the Home icon .Go to the part of the Home screen where there‟s space to add a
new shortcut. To find out how, see “Navigation the Home screen”.
2. Press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home screen options menu.
[Note]: You can also press in the Home screen and then tap Add to open the Add to
Home screen options menu.
3. Tap Widgets and then select a widget that you want.
You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings of your
GPS-PAD, such as Wi-Fi, Mobile Network, and more.
2.4 Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen
Place application icons on your Home screen to open applications quicker. You can also add
shortcuts to settings and specific information such as a bookmarked webpage, a music playlist,
route directions, and many other items, to your Home screen.
[Note]: the shortcuts available depended on the applications that are installed on your GPS-PAD.
1. Press the Home icon . To go to the part of the Home screen where there‟s space to add a
new shortcut. To find out how, see “Navigation the Home screen”.
2. Press and hold Home screen to open the Add to Home screen options menu.
[Note]: You can also press in the Home screen and then tap Add to open the Add to
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3. To add a shortcut to an applications or Bookmark, tap Shortcuts and then select the type of
information.
[Note]: To add an application icon on the Home screen, you can also press and then press
and hold an application icon. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to an empty area on the
Home screen, and then release it.
2.5 Adding folders on your Home screen
Use folders to group related applications and other shortcuts to keep your Home screen tidy and
organized.
You can also add information folders that show up-to-date information.
①Creating a new folder and adding new items to it
1. Press the Home icon . Go to the part of the Home screen where there‟s space to add a
new shortcut. To find out how, see “Navigation the Home screen”.
2. Press and hold Home screen to open the Add to Home screen options menu.
[Note]: You can also press in the Home screen and then tap Add to open the Add to
Home screen options menu.
3. Tap Folder and then tap New folder.
4. Press and hold an application icon or a shortcut that you want to move to the folder. The
GPS-PAD then vibrates. Do not lift your finger.
5. Drag application icon or shortcut and drop it on top of the folder.
Simply tap the folder to open it so you can access the applications and shortcuts inside the folder.
②Renaming a folder:
1. Tap the folder to open it.
2. Press and hold the folder window‟s title bar.
3. Enter a new folder name and then tap OK.
2.6 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen
Rearrange the widgets and icons on your Home screen to give room for adding more items to the
Home screen. You can also remove widgets and icons that you don‟t frequently use.
①Moving a widget or icon
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The GPS-PAD vibrates and you‟ll see a green box around the widget or icon. Don‟t release
your finger.
2. Drag the widget or icon to a new location on the screen.
Pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the widget or icon onto another Home
screen panel.
3. When the widget or icon is where you want it, release your finger.
If you‟ve released your finger but a message shows that there‟s no space to place the widget
or icon, drag it right or left again to another Home screen panel.
②Removing a widget or icon
1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove.
The GPS-PAD vibrates and you‟ll see a green box around the widget or icon. Don‟t release
your finger.
2. Drag the widget or icon to the GPS-PAD button. The GPS-PAD button then changes into the
Remove button and turns red.
3. When the widget or icon also turns red, release your finger.

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Chapter ⅢNavigation
As its name indicates, this GPS-PAD provide you not only entertainment experience, but also
powerful navigation function.
Tap the icon on the Home screen to enter the following interface:
Tap to enter the navigation applications list interface as follows:
In this interface, there is a list of navigation applications you have loaded in the GPS-PAD. And
more navigation application can be loaded in the GPS-PAD if you want.
Select a navigation application you like in this interface and tap on it to begin navigation.
Different navigation maps may have different operation methods. Please follow instructions of
corresponding navigation mapping applications.

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Chapter ⅣMusic Player
About the Music application
Enjoy listening to songs and music on your GPS-PAD using the Music application. You need to
copy music files to your storage card first to use the Music application to play music. To find out
how to copy files, see “Copying files to and from the storage card” in the Basics chapter.
4.1 Playing music
Touch the icon in the Launcher or on the Home screen to open the Music application.
The Music application opens in the Playback screen. Use the onscreen controls to control music
playback, select a song to play, repeat songs, and more.
In the Playback screen, your music is organized into different categories such asAlbums,Artists,
and Songs. Select a category by tapping one of the category tabs under the library.
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Playlists category.
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Display the information on Now Playing music
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Tap to add playlist
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Tap to go to the previous song in the Now Playing list.
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Tap to play, pause, or resume playing the song.
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Tap to go to the next song in the Now Playing list.
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Press and drag your finger across the progress bar to jump to any part of the song.
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Edit (add/delete songs) into/from the Now Playing list.
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Tap to search a song in the library
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Tap to start the Media scanner