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Getting Started

1.1

Welcome

Thank you for choosing HUAWEI MediaPad as your daily life assistant and partner.
Your HUAWEI MediaPad is a smart tablet that delivers high quality images, audio and

video, and convenient network and information services.

The figures in this guide are provided for your reference only. The appearance

and display features may vary slightly depending on the actual product version.

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HUAWEI MediaPad at a Glance

Volume key

Speaker

Power button

Main camera

Light sensor

Microphone

Front camera

Micro-USB port

Headphone jack

HDMI port

Speaker

Charger port

Summary of Contents for MediaPad

Page 1: ...User Guide HUAWEI MediaPad ...

Page 2: ... Battery 3 1 6 Important Information About the Battery 4 1 7 Power Saving Tips 5 1 8 Touchscreen Actions 5 1 9 Home Screen 7 1 9 1 Home Screen at a Glance 7 1 9 2 Home Screen Extensions 9 1 9 3 Customizing the Home Screen 10 1 10 Locking and Unlocking the Screen 13 1 10 1 Locking the Screen 13 1 10 2 Setting the Screen Timeout Period 13 1 10 3 Unlocking the Screen 14 Contents ...

Page 3: ...Input 20 2 1 Selecting a Text Input Method 20 2 2 Android Keyboard 20 2 3 Huawei Input Method 21 2 4 Editing Text 22 3 Wireless Networks 23 3 1 Wi Fi 23 3 1 1 Turning On or Off the WLAN 23 3 1 2 Configuring WLAN Settings 23 3 1 3 Connecting to a WLAN 24 3 2 Bluetooth 25 3 2 1 Turning On or Off the Bluetooth 25 3 2 2 Configuring Bluetooth Settings 25 3 2 3 Connecting to a Bluetooth Device 26 ...

Page 4: ...Sharing a Data Connection via USB 27 3 4 2 Sharing a Data Connection as a Portable Wi Fi Hotspot 28 3 5 Turning Airplane Mode On or Off 28 4 Browser 29 4 1 Browsing a Webpage 29 4 2 Bookmarks 30 4 3 Downloading Files 32 5 Email 33 5 1 Opening an Email 33 5 2 Adding and Deleting Email Accounts 33 5 2 1 Setting Up an Email Account 33 5 2 2 Deleting an Email Account 33 5 3 Sending and Receiving Email...

Page 5: ...a Call from the Call Log 37 6 3 3 Adding a Number to Contacts 37 6 3 4 Clearing the Call Log 37 6 4 Making a Call to a Contact 37 7 Messaging 38 7 1 Accessing the Messaging Screen 38 7 2 Sending a Message 38 7 2 1 Creating and Sending a Text Message 38 7 2 2 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message 38 7 2 3 Viewing and Reply to a Message 39 7 2 4 Viewing Message Details 39 7 2 5 Forwarding or Del...

Page 6: ... 5 Deleting a Contact 41 8 6 Combining Contacts 41 9 Multimedia 42 9 1 Sound Recorder 42 9 2 Camera and Camcorder 42 9 2 1 View Finder Screen for Photo Capture 43 9 2 2 View Finder Screen for Video Capture 45 9 3 Videos 47 9 4 Gallery 47 9 4 1 Opening Gallery 47 9 4 2 Viewing Pictures 48 10 Applications 49 10 1 Calendar 49 10 2 Alarms 50 ...

Page 7: ...vi 11 Security Settings 51 11 1 Turning On the SIM Card PIN 51 11 2 Changing the SIM Card PIN 51 12 FAQ 52 13 Personal Information and Data Security 54 14 Legal Notice 56 ...

Page 8: ...nd convenient network and information services The figures in this guide are provided for your reference only The appearance and display features may vary slightly depending on the actual product version 1 2 HUAWEI MediaPad at a Glance 1 Volume key 7 Speaker 2 Power button 8 Main camera 3 Light sensor 9 Microphone 4 Front camera 10 Micro USB port 5 Headphone jack 11 HDMI port 6 Speaker 12 Charger ...

Page 9: ...d with your HUAWEI MediaPad to connect a keyboard mouse or USB flash drive to your HUAWEI MediaPad 1 3 Installing the SIM and microSD Cards 1 Remove the back cover 2 Install the SIM card 3 Install the microSD card 4 Replace the back cover ...

Page 10: ...ower button until your HUAWEI MediaPad vibrates to switch on your HUAWEI MediaPad The first time you switch on the tablet complete the setup by following the on screen instructions To switch off your HUAWEI MediaPad press and hold the Power button until the screen displays a dialog box and then touch Power off in the dialog box When the HUAWEI MediaPad is switched on or malfunctions press and hold...

Page 11: ...you may not be able to power on your tablet immediately after you begin charging the battery This is normal Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes with the tablet powered off before attempting to power it on Using data services increases the power consumption of the tablet and will therefore reduce the length of time that the tablet can be used between battery charges The time required to f...

Page 12: ...htness Decrease the volume Turn off Bluetooth when you are not using it Turn off Wi Fi when you are not using it Turn off your tablet s GPS receiver when you are not using it Turn off the data service when you are not using it 1 8 Touchscreen Actions On the touchscreen you can use your finger to operate the applications and screen elements conveniently Your HUAWEI MediaPad supports the following a...

Page 13: ...h can to delete the icon Flick Move your finger quickly either vertically or horizontally across the screen For example flick up and down to scroll through a list or flick left or right to switch between pictures Double touch Quickly touch the screen twice For example double touch a webpage to zoom in on the webpage Pinch Pinch your fingers together and move them apart For example when viewing pic...

Page 14: ... Home Screen at a Glance No Description 1 Touch to open the voice search box Speak to search as prompted 2 Touch to see recently used applications 3 Touch to return to the Home screen 4 Touch to return to the previous screen ...

Page 15: ...en the notification panel touch the digital clock 6 Displays widgets and application shortcuts 7 Touch to access the Apps screen Depending on the presets of the product you have purchased your Home screen might look a little different The preceding figure is provided for your reference only ...

Page 16: ...9 1 9 2 Home Screen Extensions Flick left or right across the Home screen to switch between Home screen extensions ...

Page 17: ... your preference Adding an Item 1 Flick to the Home screen or extension where you want to add an item 2 Touch in the upper right corner of the screen 3 Touch an item type option from those displayed for example App shortcuts or Widgets 4 Touch and hold the item to be added to the Home screen The icon for the selected item will be automatically added to the Home screen ...

Page 18: ...11 Moving an Item Touch and hold an icon on the Home screen drag the icon to the desired position and then release it ...

Page 19: ...the item you want to remove to display 2 Drag the icon to 3 When the icon turns red release the icon Changing the Wallpaper 1 Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen 2 Touch Wallpapers and select a picture to set it as the wallpaper ...

Page 20: ...n press the Power button to lock the screen If your HUAWEI MediaPad is idle for a preset period of time the screen will lock automatically 1 10 2 Setting the Screen Timeout Period To set the idle time after which the HUAWEI MediaPad automatically turns off and locks the screen touch Settings Display Sleep ...

Page 21: ...screen 2 Drag the lock icon to the icon on the right If you have set up a screen unlock pattern draw the pattern to unlock the screen 1 10 4 Setting the Screen Unlock Pattern 1 Touch Settings 2 Touch Security Screen lock Pattern 3 Set the screen unlock pattern as prompted ...

Page 22: ...previous screen Open the list of recently used applications View all applications installed on the tablet Open an options menu When starting an application you can see this icon in the upper right corner of the screen Close the keyboard When the keyboard is displayed you can see this icon in the lower left corner of the screen Open a drop down menu This icon appears in the lower right corner of so...

Page 23: ...st In the settings list you can view and change the settings for the HUAWEI MediaPad s Wi Fi sounds date and time and more On the Home screen touch the digital clock in the lower right corner In the displayed menu touch then Settings ...

Page 24: ... Touch Settings Date time Screen settings Touch Settings Display Language settings Touch Settings Language input Language 1 13 Connecting Your Tablet to a PC You can connect your HUAWEI MediaPad to a PC to share resources between the devices To set up a USB connection between your HUAWEI MediaPad and PC ...

Page 25: ...ndows Media Player in Version 11 or later to transfer media files between your PC and HUAWEI MediaPad 1 14 Connecting Your Tablet to a TV You can connect your HUAWEI MediaPad to a TV to output audio and video from the tablet to the TV Playing pictures videos and music on your HUAWEI MediaPad via a TV delivers a better experience A High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI cable must be used to con...

Page 26: ...MI on To turn HDMI on touch Settings Display and select HDMI 1 Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI ports of your HUAWEI MediaPad and TV 2 Select the program source of the TV and then use the TV to play the signals received through the HDMI port ...

Page 27: ...d to enter text To close the keyboard touch in the lower left corner of the screen 2 1 Selecting a Text Input Method 1 Touch Settings 2 Touch Language input to select a text input method 2 2 Android Keyboard No Description 1 Switch between upper and lower cases 2 Switch to the number symbol input mode ...

Page 28: ...e character to the left of the cursor Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor 2 3 Huawei Input Method The Huawei input method is an optional application that may not be preinstalled on your HUAWEI MediaPad To use the Huawei input method you can download and install it ...

Page 29: ...ld to delete all the characters to the left of the cursor 2 4 Editing Text 1 Touch a text box to display beside the cursor 2 Move to the position where you want to edit the text 3 Touch and hold the text then and will be displayed at the two ends of the text 4 Drag and to select the text you want to edit 5 Touch SELECT ALL CUT or COPY to perform the corresponding operation or touch the backspace k...

Page 30: ...t allows users to access the Internet through wireless access points Wi Fi connectivity depends on wireless access points and your surroundings To use Wi Fi on your HUAWEI MediaPad you must access a wireless access point or hotspot 3 1 1 Turning On or Off the WLAN Touch Settings Go to Wi Fi and touch ON or OFF 3 1 2 Configuring WLAN Settings 1 Touch Settings 2 Go to Wi Fi and touch ON 3 Touch Adva...

Page 31: ...ble wireless local area networks WLANs 2 Choose a WLAN by touching it If an open WLAN is selected you can connect to the WLAN directly If an encrypted WLAN is selected a password is required You can touch Scan or Add network in the upper right corner to scan for or add additional WLANs that are in range ...

Page 32: ...en devices using Bluetooth When using Bluetooth keep the HUAWEI MediaPad within 10 meters of the other Bluetooth devices to which you want to connect Bluetooth connectivity is affected by the surroundings Obstacles like walls or other electronic equipment may interfere with your Bluetooth connection 3 2 1 Turning On or Off the Bluetooth 1 Touch Settings 2 Go to Bluetooth and touch ON or OFF 3 2 2 ...

Page 33: ...EI MediaPad turn on the Bluetooth function The HUAWEI MediaPad will start scanning for Bluetooth devices that are in range 2 Choose the device you want to pair with from the list of detected Bluetooth devices by touching it 3 2 4 Disconnecting from or Unpairing with Another Bluetooth Device To disconnect the HUAWEI MediaPad from another Bluetooth device touch on the right of the device and select ...

Page 34: ...our HUAWEI MediaPad can transmit and receive data over other operators mobile networks when your own operator s network does not provide coverage To turn Data roaming on or off 1 Touch Settings 2 Touch More Mobile networks 3 Touch Data roaming 3 4 Sharing Your HUAWEI MediaPad s Data Connection You can share your tablet s data connection with a PC using the USB tethering or Portable Wi Fi hotspot f...

Page 35: ...pot to configure portable Wi Fi hotspots 3 5 Turning Airplane Mode On or Off Using a mobile device or accessory with wireless radios while on board an aircraft may interfere with the aircraft s electronic systems and is illegal in many countries Always obey applicable laws and turn airplane mode on When airplane mode is on your HUAWEI MediaPad will disable mobile network services and turn off Blue...

Page 36: ...orner of the Browser screen Your Browser also supports multi webpage browsing To open more webpages touch on the Browser screen 4 1 Browsing a Webpage 1 Open Browser 2 Enter a web address or touch and speak a web address 3 After opening the website flick up or down to browse the webpage ...

Page 37: ...Go back 3 Go forward 4 Stop loading a webpage 5 Bookmark the current webpage 6 Display the search box 7 Access the bookmark screen 8 View more menu options 4 2 Bookmarks When browsing a webpage touch to add the web address as a bookmark ...

Page 38: ...31 You can also touch to open the bookmark screen Then touch and hold a bookmark to view more options ...

Page 39: ...an image touch and hold the image on a webpage and then touch Save image in the displayed menu to download a file touch and hold the link to a file on a webpage and then touch Save link in the displayed menu To protect your HUAWEI MediaPad and personal data set your tablet to download applications only from trusted sources Touch Settings Security and then clear the Unknown sources check box ...

Page 40: ...lly configure server settings If you touch Manual setup to manually set up your email account contact your email service provider for specific settings 3 Set up your account as prompted 5 2 2 Deleting an Email Account 1 Touch Email 2 Touch Settings 3 Select the account to be deleted and touch Remove account OK 5 3 Sending and Receiving Emails 5 3 1 Editing and Sending an Email 1 Touch Email then t...

Page 41: ...l 1 Touch Email and select the email account you want to use 2 Touch in the upper right corner of the screen to refresh the inbox and then select the email you want to read 5 3 3 Other Operations When reading an email you can touch the icons listed in the following table to reply to or forward the email Touch To Reply to the email sender Reply to the email sender and other recipients Forward the e...

Page 42: ... the country or region code area code and phone number Touch to delete a character or touch and hold the key to delete all characters entered 3 Touch 6 2 Answering Rejecting or Ending a Call When a call comes in the Incoming call screen is displayed Drag the circle to on the right to answer the call Drag the circle to on the left to reject the call Touch to end the call To silence an incoming call...

Page 43: ...e options menu and then select an operation you want to perform 6 3 1 Opening the Call Log On the Home or Apps screen touch Phone to display the dialer Touch in the upper left corner of the dialer to display the Call log screen Your most recent calls are displayed on the top Flick up and down across the screen to view all entries ...

Page 44: ... touch Clear call log in the upper right corner to clear the call log To delete an entry in the call log touch and hold the entry and select Remove from call log from the displayed options menu 6 4 Making a Call to a Contact 1 On the Home or Apps screen touch People All 2 Scroll to the contact you want to call and touch the contact 3 Touch the phone number on the contact s details displayed on the...

Page 45: ... message to that address The Messaging function will automatically convert the message to an email format 7 2 1 Creating and Sending a Text Message 1 On the Messaging screen touch in the upper right corner 2 In To enter the recipient s number When you enter a number the matching contacts will be displayed You can select a contact or continue entering the number 3 In the content text box compose a ...

Page 46: ...you received When a new message comes in a notification and an icon for new messages will be displayed in the notification panel Touch the new message notification to open the message screen where you can reply to the message 7 2 4 Viewing Message Details On the message viewing screen touch and hold the content of a message and touch View details from the displayed shortcut menu to view details ab...

Page 47: ...you want to communicate 8 1 Accessing Contacts Touch People 8 2 Creating a Contact 1 Touch Contacts 2 Touch All 3 Enter the contact s information 4 Touch Done to save the contact 8 3 Importing Contacts 1 Touch Contacts 2 Touch in the upper right corner 3 Touch Manage contacts 4 Select Import from storage Your HUAWEI MediaPad will then import all contacts from the SIM card 8 4 Editing Detailed Cont...

Page 48: ...orner of the screen 3 Edit contact information and touch Done 8 5 Deleting a Contact 1 Touch Contacts 2 Touch the contact to be deleted and touch in the upper right corner of the screen 3 Touch Delete then OK 8 6 Combining Contacts 1 Select a contact and touch 2 Touch Join 3 Touch the contact to be combined ...

Page 49: ...the recording Touch to stop recording 9 2 Camera and Camcorder On the Apps screen touch Camera or Camcorder to launch the camera or the camcorder and take pictures or record videos Be sure to clean the protective lens cover with a microfiber cloth before you shoot pictures and videos The lens cover with smudges from fingers can cause blurry pictures with a halo effect ...

Page 50: ...Description 1 View pictures or videos you have taken 2 Switch between the front and rear cameras 3 Take a photo 4 Zoom in or zoom out 5 Configure camera settings 6 Enable the photo capture mode 7 Enable the video capture mode 8 Take a panoramic photo ...

Page 51: ...44 On the camera settings screen more options are available No Description 1 Return to the previous screen 2 Set the white balance mode 3 Configure additional camera settings ...

Page 52: ...w Finder Screen for Video Capture No Description 1 View pictures or videos you have taken 2 Switch between the front and rear cameras 3 Start video recording 4 Zoom in or zoom out 5 Configure video camera settings ...

Page 53: ...ngs screen more options are available No Description 1 Set the white balance mode 2 Return to the previous screen 3 Set the interval for delayed video recording 4 Configure additional video camera settings 5 Set the video quality ...

Page 54: ...ideo to play it 9 4 Gallery Gallery displays pictures and videos stored on your HUAWEI MediaPad and microSD card and sorts them into folders Use Gallery to manage your pictures and videos 9 4 1 Opening Gallery Touch Gallery On the Gallery screen touch Albums in the upper left corner of the screen for more sorting modes ...

Page 55: ... 4 2 Viewing Pictures 1 Touch a folder in Gallery to display all pictures in the folder 2 Touch a picture to display it in full screen mode Flick left or right across the screen to display the previous or next picture You can pinch your fingers apart or together on the screen to zoom in or zoom out on a picture or rotate your HUAWEI MediaPad to change a picture s orientation using the tilt sensor ...

Page 56: ...een you can create and manage your events such as meetings and appointments To access the calendar touch Calendar on the Apps screen No Description 1 Change the display mode 2 Display today s information 3 Create an event 4 Display more calendar settings ...

Page 57: ...50 10 2 Alarms 1 Touch Clock to display the Clock screen 2 Touch to display the Alarm screen 3 Select an alarm to enable it 4 Touch Done Touch an alarm to set it To add more alarms touch Add alarm ...

Page 58: ...h Lock SIM card and then enter the default SIM card PIN using the on screen keyboard 4 Touch OK 11 2 Changing the SIM Card PIN 1 Touch Settings 2 Touch Security Set up SIM RUIM card lock 3 Touch Change SIM PIN and then enter the current SIM card PIN using the on screen keyboard 4 Enter the new SIM card PIN and then touch OK ...

Page 59: ...aPad s screen unlock method How Can I Stop the Song Currently Playing in the Background When music is playing in the background an icon is displayed on the notification bar To stop playing the music touch to open the music playback screen and touch to stop the playback How Can I Create an Application Shortcut on the Home Screen On the Apps screen touch and hold an application until the thumbnail o...

Page 60: ...want to uninstall and touch Uninstall Applications pre installed on the system cannot be uninstalled How Can I Exit a Running Application After opening an application you can touch to run the application in the background To exit an application running in the background touch Settings Apps Running Select the application you want to exit and exit the application What Can I Do if My HUAWEI MediaPad ...

Page 61: ...ce If you are worried about viruses when you receive messages or emails from a stranger you can delete them without opening them If you use your device to browse the Internet avoid websites that might pose a security risk to avoid theft of your personal information If you use services such as Wi Fi tether or Bluetooth set passwords for these services to prevent unauthorized access When these servi...

Page 62: ...nostic information to third party application providers Third party vendors use this information to improve their products and services If you have concerns about the security of your personal information and data please contact mobile huawei com ...

Page 63: ...are trademarks or registered trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is a trademark of SRS Labs Inc TruMedia technology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs Inc SRS TruMedia is a feature rich audio solution suite tuned specifically for mobile devices which provides a cinema like surround sound experience complete with deep rich bass and more intelligible vocals HDMI the HDMI Logo and High ...

Page 64: ... any liability Third Party Software Statement Huawei Technologies Co Ltd does not own the intellectual property of the third party software and applications that are delivered with this product Therefore Huawei Technologies Co Ltd will not provide any warranty of any kind for these third party software and applications Neither will Huawei Technologies Co Ltd provide support to customers who use th...

Page 65: ...l not be liable for any of such situation DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED AS IS EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAWS NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE MADE IN RELATION TO THE ACCURACY RELIABILITY OR CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL LIMITATIONS ...

Page 66: ...xport or import laws and regulations and be responsible to obtain all necessary governmental permits and licenses in order to export re export or import the product mentioned in this manual including the software and technical data therein Issue 01 2012 04 18 Part Number 903190 ...

Page 67: ...ne for recently updated hotline and email address in your country or region Please visit www huaweidevice com for recently updated software for your device for Android Android is a trademark of Google Inc Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions ...

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