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Android Mobile Internet Device 

Setup & Quick Start Guide 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Thank you for purchasing the GBOOK 1340B NETBOOK. The operational guidelines below are a 
quick and convenient guide to its main functions providing the user with trouble free use for  
business and pleasure. This guide has been designed to help setup your unit, but is not designed 
as a complete Android reference manual. Please read the instructions carefully before use.  
 
Spotbuy cannot support the Google Android Operating System or any of the programs the user 
may download or install. For Android support, we suggest you visit the Android forums on-line or 
visit www.android.com.  

 1340B 

Summary of Contents for 1340B

Page 1: ...trouble free use for business and pleasure This guide has been designed to help setup your unit but is not designed as a complete Android reference manual Please read the instructions carefully before...

Page 2: ...UNIT THE DESKTOP OVERVIEW 9 DESKTOP FUNCTIONS MENUS 10 12 SETTING UP THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST TIME 13 CONNECTING TO WI FI 13 15 SCREEN BRIGHTNESS SOUND TIMEOUT ADJUSTMENT 15 16 SETTNG UP COMMUNICATIONS...

Page 3: ...er we assume no responsibility for any errors Please read the operaAng instrucAons carefully and only the accessories supplied with the unit to avoid any unexpected damage No warranty can be executed...

Page 4: ...5mm headphone jack Stereo speakers Screen Size 13 3inch 16 9 WVGA 1280 x 800 16 million colors Battery Built in lithium polymer battery 7000mAH User Interface Android 4 1 80 Key Keyboard OS Google And...

Page 5: ...computer on this power indicator red light will illuminate While data is being saved to memory it will begin to flash After power down the LED will turn off When lit indicates the Caps Lock is active...

Page 6: ...6 BOTTOM VIEW OF THE UNIT RESET BATTERY COMPARTMENT ETHERNET PORT RIGHT SIDE VIEW OF THE UNIT SD CARD SLOT HDMI PORT MICRO PHONE EAR PHONE USB PORTS DC PORT...

Page 7: ...unlock it SHUTDOWN Press and hold the power button for 3 4 seconds until this screen appears To Power off tap OK To cancel the Power Down select Cancel STANDBY MODE ON OFF To enter Standby mode press...

Page 8: ...zed format it using your PC as FAT32 and try again If its is s ll not recognized replace the SD card MOVING AROUND THE SCREEN MOUSE AND BUTTON OPERATION Your unit has a touch pad as well as left and r...

Page 9: ...n from one Desktop to another Le click and hold and then slide icons to reposi on them onto the Desktop screen you would like it to be on Most users have their most used icons on the centre screen and...

Page 10: ...DISPLAY THIS Wallpaper Select this to show the Wallpaper Selection Menu You can choose the wallpaper from the Gallery any photos you may have stored on the device Live Wallpaper these are moving wall...

Page 11: ...are currently RUNNING SeAngs Select this to go to the SETTINGS menu from where you can control your enAre unit Select the RECENT icon to reveal the most recent tasks you have been doing You can then q...

Page 12: ...ch will show you anything else currently being addressed by the unit APPLICATIONS SCREEN To go to the Applica ons Screen select the Applica ons icon on the top right corner of the Desktop screen This...

Page 13: ...l is set up correctly to provide trouble free use After the completion of a normal start the Android opening screen will be displayed See the picture below To start setting up your unit select MENU th...

Page 14: ...ight side of the screen Select your WIFI name to reveal this screen For this example we are using coldy Type in your WIFI password and press Connect NOTE The WIFI password MUST be 100 correct On some...

Page 15: ...rough this procedure again as all settings and connections are now saved to the unit s software For any future WIFI use you just need to turn the unit on to reconnect automatically Assuming you are in...

Page 16: ...ADD ACCOUNT TOP RIGHT OF SCREEN Below please find the screen that will appear and a description of each type of account Setup a Corporate email using Microsoft Exchange Setup POP email such as Hotmai...

Page 17: ...icon to enter the e mail client See screen below Type in your email address we have used spotbuytest hotmail com for this example Press Return type in your password and press Next Then you will see th...

Page 18: ...account already setup with an email provider such as Hotmail or Yahoo etc To set your email account you will need to be network connected before you can proceed Then press Next to complete You will s...

Page 19: ...19 Select Sign in if you already have a Gmail account See screen below or select Create to open a new account Then follow the Google screens to create it...

Page 20: ...on the right to set it up as per the time zone you are in and as you prefer it SELECTING THE INPUT METHOD Tap on Language input Under KEYBOARD INPUT METHODS check the default is set to English US And...

Page 21: ...droid Applications Purchased or free Android applications that you have downloaded to your computer can be installed quickly easily on the unit by using the File Browser application 1 Copy the apk fil...

Page 22: ...file Install we have used the Tune in Radio Application as the example Confirm you want to install it And then see the confirmation of install Tap Open to launch the application now or tap Done to ret...

Page 23: ...may have the Google Market icon which is the same program Then enter your Gmail login and password to access Android Market The first time you do this may take a few minutes due to Android Market syn...

Page 24: ...lar game For extended versions go to Market to purchase Browser Access the Internet and surf the web whenever desired Calculator Do calcula ons Calendar Calendar with ability to set events Camera Take...

Page 25: ...ve browser to Android standard High featured with extra func ons Recommended to use Music Play MP3 Music Files from device or TF card My Photo View and control all photos slideshows etc My Recorder Re...

Page 26: ...programs are self explanatory and easy to operate Below please find brief introductory descriptions and screenshots where necessary of most of the pre installed programs on the unit NOTE We cannot of...

Page 27: ...go to Android Market to purchase download Here is a sample screen DROPBOX Tap the BOX icon to reveal the opening screen After you sign up this program gives you 2 5GB of free storage space to store y...

Page 28: ...28 BROWSER Tap the icon to connect to the Internet through the browser then use Google in the normal manner Here is the screenshot CALCULATOR Tap the Calculator application icon Here is the screenshot...

Page 29: ...ap the Calendar icon to launch the application Here is the screenshot CAMERA Tap the Camera application icon You will see this screen Tap this to change cameras Tap this to use Camera Tap this to use...

Page 30: ...O application icon You will see this screen This is the free version If you need more features you can purchase the premium version from the Author online for a very small fee CHROME Tap the GOOGLE CH...

Page 31: ...31 CLOCK Tap the Clock application icon You will see this screen To set an alarm press and you will see this pop up...

Page 32: ...of downloads you have down Then you will see this screen EMAIL Tap the EMAIL icon This application is used for the purpose of using any email accounts you may have such as Outlook etc On first use you...

Page 33: ...te a new one If you have a Facebook Account you should be automatically synced with your contacts etc after you log in This icon on the GBook is purely a Facebook Application launcher You can also use...

Page 34: ...ou are performing Here are a few sample screens To select a file files click and hold the file name If you have selected a file or multiple files the top line icons will change to allow the functions...

Page 35: ...ALLERY Tap the Gallery icon to launch it This application allows you to view or control all Multimedia files on your device GMAIL Tap the Gmailicon to launch it This is Google s free email account pro...

Page 36: ...MAIL Tap the icon to launch it Use this for MSN Email MAXTHON BROWSER Tap the Maxthon Browser icon to launch it This is an advanced internet browser you may like to use instead of the standard Android...

Page 37: ...37 MUSIC Tap the MyMusic icon to launch it You can control and play your music with this PHOTOS Tap the MyPhoto icon to launch it You can control your photos and play slideshows etc...

Page 38: ...38 RECORD Tap the MyRecorder icon This allows you to make voice recordings using the inbuilt microphone on the unit VIDEOS Tap the MyVideo icon Use this program to watch videos and movies...

Page 39: ...39 PLAY SHOP GOOGLE MARKET Tap the icon to launch it Using this application you can download free Android Apps and or purchase them...

Page 40: ...40 SCREEN CAPTURE Tap the Screen Capture con to launch it This is where you can change the settings of how where the screen captures are handled SEARCH Tap the Search con to launch it...

Page 41: ...NGS ADJUST SOUND SETIINGS CHECK MOBILE DATA USAGE ADJUST SCREEN SETIINGS CHECK STORAGE SPACE CHECK BATTERY USAGE MANAGE ALL APPLICATIONS SETUP ALL ACCOUNTS CHANGE FUNCTION KEYS CONTROL GOOGLE S SEARCH...

Page 42: ...42 SKYPE Tap the Skype icon to launch it TALK Tap the Talk icon to launch it This is an alternative to Skype Johnbrown gmail com Johnbrown gmail com...

Page 43: ...p the icon to launch it This allows you to control all the processes of your unit uninstall programs etc TUNE in RADIO Tap the Tune in Radio icon to launch it This will give you access 1000 s of inter...

Page 44: ...44 TWITTER Tap the Twitter icon to launch it Then sign in or open a Twitter account YOUTUBE Tap the Youtube icon to launch it You can use this or go to YouTube through the Browser...

Page 45: ...brand on the devices Before you purchase a 3G dongle please double check with the Telco store that it is compatible with one of the above models and that they have NOT ALTERED THE INTERNAL FIRMWARE O...

Page 46: ...46 STEP 6 Select the Menu BuEon or icon top right corner of screen and select New APN from the dropdown box STEP 7 You will see the table to be completed as below...

Page 47: ...noAce your dongle now has either a solid LED light or another LED illuminated this depend on your brand of dongle model and you will noAce the 3G symbol and signal strength at the boEom right of scre...

Page 48: ...E THE PASSWORD SHOWN ON THE PHONE MOBILE ACCESS POINT SETTINGS ACTIVATE Using a 3G Pocket Wi Fi device In many ways a beEer choice that using a 3G dongle is to use a Pocket Wi Fi device These are avai...

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Page 52: ...our existing emails as accounts on the tablet please refer to page 18 of this manual Media Cards Q Which media cards are compatible with my Device A micro SD cards sometimes known as TF cards Music Q...

Page 53: ...ype not to work then a different version of Skype has been installed on your unit since delivery This can happen in the background if you have set your GMAIL account and unit to accept automatic updat...

Page 54: ...to Settings Apps_all Select Google Service Frame work click on Force Stop Clear data and Clear cache Q Why do I get Error retrieving information from server RPC S 5 AEC 0 when tying to use Google Pla...

Page 55: ...is generally a copy of the invoice or receipt Otherwise it becomes the discretion of Spotbuy as to whether the product is covered under warranty We strongly urge you to contact service spotbuy com au...

Page 56: ...an be downloaded from www spotbuy com au Spotbuy is not responsible for damage to or loss of any programs data or removable storage media It is highly recommended to save back up any programs data or...

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