Acer iconia A3, User Manual

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Turning on for the first time
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Turning on for the first time
To turn on your tablet, press and hold the power button until you see the Acer
logo. Wait a moment for your tablet to boot up. You will then be asked some
questions before you can use your tablet.
To start, tap to select your language then tap
Start . Follow the rest of the
instructions as they are displayed.
Note: If the tablet’s screen turns off, it has entered sleep mode. Briefly
press the power button to wake it up. For more information, see "Waking
your tablet" on page 18
Sign in to or create a Google account
If you have Internet access, your tablet allows you to synchronize information
with a Google account.
During the start-up process, you may create or sign in to an account, which will
be used to synchronize your contact list, email, calendar and other
information. If you do not yet have Internet access, or do not want to use this
feature, then tap
Skip .
Important: You must sign in to a Google Account to use Gmail,
Google Talk, Google Calendar, and other Google Apps; to download
applications from Google Play; to back up your settings to Google
servers; and to take advantage of other Google services on your
tablet.
If you want to restore existing settings from another device with
Android 2.0 (or later) installed, you must sign in to your Google
account during setup. If you wait until after setup is complete, your
settings will not be restored.