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Applications 

8.1 

Calendar 

Use 

Calendar

 to create and manage events, such as meetings and appointments. To open 

Calendar

, touch 

Calendar

 on the Apps screen.   

 

 

Touch...  

To... 

Display your calendar in day view. 

Display your calendar in week view. 

Display your calendar in month view. 

Display the search box. 

Display today's calendar view. 

Summary of Contents for SpringBoard

Page 1: ...tery 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 11 1 10 Locking and Unlocking the Screen 14 1 10 1 Locking the Screen 14 1 10 2 Setting the Screen Timeout Period 14 1 10 3 Unlocking the Screen 15 Contents ...

Page 2: ...TP 20 1 13 2 Hi Suite 22 1 13 3 MTP 22 1 13 4 Turning off MTP 23 1 14 Connecting Your Tablet to a TV 24 2 Text Input 26 2 1 Selecting a Text Input Method 26 2 2 Andriod Keyboard 27 2 3 Swype Keyboard 28 2 4 Editing Text 29 3 Wireless Networks 30 3 1 Wi Fi 30 3 1 1 Turning Wi Fi On or Off 30 3 1 2 Configuring Wi Fi Settings 30 3 1 3 Connecting to a Wi Fi Network 31 ...

Page 3: ...4 3 3 1 Accessing Mobile Network Settings 34 3 3 2 Turning Data Roaming On or Off 34 3 4 Sharing Your SpringBoard s Data Connection 34 3 4 1 Sharing a Data Connection via USB 35 3 4 2 Sharing a Data Connection as a Portable Wi Fi Hotspot 35 3 5 Turning Airplane Mode On or Off 35 4 Browser 36 4 1 Browsing a Webpage 37 4 2 Bookmarks 38 4 3 Downloading Files 39 5 Email 40 5 1 Opening an Email 40 5 2 ...

Page 4: ...ading an Email 41 5 3 3 Other Operations 41 6 Contacts 42 6 1 Accessing Contacts 42 6 2 Creating a Contact 42 6 3 Importing Contacts 42 6 4 Editing Detailed Contact Information 43 6 5 Deleting a Contact 43 6 6 Combining Contacts 43 7 Multimedia 44 7 1 Sound Recorder 44 7 2 Camera and Camcorder 44 7 2 1 Camera Screen 45 7 2 2 Camcorder Screen 46 7 3 Music 47 ...

Page 5: ...9 7 4 2 Viewing Pictures 49 8 Applications 51 8 1 Calendar 51 8 2 Alarms 52 9 Security Settings 53 9 1 Turning On the SIM Card PIN 53 9 2 Changing the SIM Card PIN 53 10 FAQs 54 11 Personal Information and Data Security 56 12 Legal Notice 58 ...

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Page 7: ... 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 SpringBoard 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 port ...

Page 8: ...vided with your SpringBoard to connect a keyboard mouse or USB flash drive to your SpringBoard 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 9: ...nd hold the Power button until your SpringBoard vibrates to switch on your SpringBoard The first time you switch on the tablet complete the setup by following the on screen instructions To switch off your SpringBoard press and hold the Power button until the screen displays a dialog box and then touch OK in the dialog box When the SpringBoard is switched on or malfunctions press and hold the Power...

Page 10: ...u 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 ful...

Page 11: ...ss 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 SpringBoard supports the following actions A...

Page 12: ...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 13: ...he text search box Enter text in the box to search for matching content 2 Touch to open the voice search box Speak to search as prompted 3 Touch to see recently used applications and running applications 4 Touch to return to the Home screen 5 Touch to return to the previous screen ...

Page 14: ...panel touch the digital clock 7 Displays widgets and application shortcuts 8 Touch to access the Apps screen 9 Touch to open the customization 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 15: ...9 1 9 2 Home Screen Extensions Flick left or right across the Home screen to switch between Home screen extensions ...

Page 16: ...10 You can also touch and hold a blank area of the Home screen or its extensions to display screen thumbnails Then touch the thumbnail of the screen you want to view ...

Page 17: ... suit 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 Widgets or App shortcuts 4 Touch 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: ...12 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: ...ch and hold an icon to be removed until the trash can appears on the screen 2 Without lifting your finger drag the icon to the trash can 3 When both the icon and the trash can are focused release the icon by lifting your finger ...

Page 20: ...Unlocking the Screen 1 10 1 Locking the Screen When your SpringBoard is turned on press the Power button to lock the screen If your SpringBoard 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 SpringBoard automatically turns off and locks the screen touch Settings Screen Timeout ...

Page 21: ...k icon to any point of the circle that is around the icon 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 Location security Configure lock screen Pattern 3 Set the screen unlock pattern as prompted ...

Page 22: ...st of recently used applications and running applications View all applications installed on the tablet Open the customization screen 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 ...

Page 23: ...List In the settings list you can view and change the settings for the SpringBoard 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: ... screen touch then Settings to directly go to the settings screen Date and time settings Touch Settings Date time Screen settings Touch Settings Screen Language settings Touch Settings Language input Select language ...

Page 25: ...rd The first time you connect the tablet to your PC an installation wizard will run automatically Follow the wizard to install the Hi Suite If the installation wizard does not run automatically when you connect your SpringBoard to the PC your SpringBoard will appear as an additional drive on your PC Double click the corresponding drive to launch the installation wizard ...

Page 26: ...20 1 13 1 Turning on MTP 1 Connect your SpringBoard to a PC using the USB cable that comes with the SpringBoard 2 On the Home screen touch then MTP initiator connected ...

Page 27: ...21 3 In the displayed screen touch Enable to access the tablet storage from your computer To enable MTP automatically when connected your tablet to a PC Touch Settings Storage and select Auto open ...

Page 28: ...nt you can install or uninstall applications on your tablet For more details please refer to the Hi Suite help Hi Suite is designed to work on Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista and Windows 7 It is recommended that you use one of these systems 1 13 3 MTP SpringBoard supports MTP funtion You can also use MTP function to transfer files between SpringBoard and PC After connecting SpringBoard and PC you wil...

Page 29: ...click the androidfiletransfer dmg and make sure the MTP is turned on After Double clicking the Android icon appeared you can browse files on the SpringBoard and after double clicking the Applications icon appeared you can browse files on your PC Then you can drag and drop files between your tablet and PC easily 1 13 4 Turning off MTP 1 On the Home screen touch then MTP initiator connected ...

Page 30: ...perience A High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI cable must be used to connect your SpringBoard to a TV As the HDMI cable is an optional accessory it may not be included in the packing box When purchasing an HDMI cable check its connector types to ensure compatibility Type of the connector connecting to your SpringBoard s HDMI port Type D Type of the connector connecting to your TV s HDMI port...

Page 31: ...DMI function turn HDMI on To turn HDMI on touch Settings Screen and select HDMI 1 Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI ports of your SpringBoard 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 32: ...rd Then touch letters and symbols on the keyboard 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 Current input method to select a text input method ...

Page 33: ...en uppercase and lowercase letters 2 Switch to the number symbol input mode 3 Move to next item 4 Enter a space 5 Start a new line 6 Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor ...

Page 34: ...escription 1 Select an input language 2 Switch between uppercase and lowercase letters 3 View the Swype Help 4 Open the symbol keyboard 5 Open the number keyboard 6 Enter a space 7 Turn on voice input 8 Switch to the small keyboard 9 Start a new line 10 Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor ...

Page 35: ...it text will appear at the cursor 2 Move the cursor to the position where you want to edit text 3 Drag the cursor to select the text you want to edit 4 Touch Copy Cut or Select all to edit the text or touch the Delete key on the keyboard to delete the selected text ...

Page 36: ... Wi Fi Wi Fi is a wireless networking technology that 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 SpringBoard you must access a wireless access point or hotspot 3 1 1 Turning Wi Fi On or Off Touch Settings Wireless networks Wi Fi to turn Wi Fi on or off 3 1 2 Configuring Wi Fi Set...

Page 37: ...o a Wi Fi Network 1 Turn Wi Fi on and touch Wi Fi settings 2 Touch Scan All available Wi Fi networks nearby will be displayed in the Wi Fi networks list 3 Select a Wi Fi network from the list to connect to If you select an open unsecured network you can connect to it directly If you select a secured network you must enter the access password before you can connect to it ...

Page 38: ...ard supports wireless connections between devices using Bluetooth When using Bluetooth keep the SpringBoard 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 Bluetooth On or Off Touch Settings Wireless networ...

Page 39: ...g to Another Bluetooth Device When pairing the SpringBoard with another Bluetooth device ensure that Bluetooth is turned on and the device is discoverable 1 Turn on Bluetooth on your SpringBoard 2 On the Bluetooth settings screen select Discoverable to ensure that the SpringBoard can be discovered by other Bluetooth devices 3 Touch Find nearby devices Scan for devices 4 Touch the Bluetooth device ...

Page 40: ...ovider to obtain access point details 3 3 1 Accessing Mobile Network Settings 1 Touch Settings 2 Touch Wireless networks Mobile networks 3 3 2 Turning Data Roaming On or Off When Data roaming is on your SpringBoard 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 Wir...

Page 41: ...your data connection If you select Portable Wi Fi hotspot to share a data connection you can touch Configure Wi Fi hotspot 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 tur...

Page 42: ...Browser Touch Browser To access more Browser settings touch in the upper right corner of the Browser screen Your Browser also supports multi webpage browsing To open more webpages touch on the Browser screen ...

Page 43: ...r a web address or touch and speak a web address 3 After opening the website flick up or down to browse the webpage Touch To 1 Open a new webpage 2 Go back 3 Go forward 4 Stop loading a webpage 5 Bookmark the current webpage 6 Display the search box ...

Page 44: ...he bookmark screen 8 View more menu options 4 2 Bookmarks When browsing a webpage touch to add the web address as a bookmark You can also touch to open the bookmark screen Then touch and hold a bookmark to view more options ...

Page 45: ... 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 SpringBoard and personal data set your tablet to download applications only from trusted sources Touch Settings Applications and then clear the Unknown sources check box ...

Page 46: ...y 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 Account settings 3 Select the account to be deleted and touch Remove account 5 3 Sending and Receiving Emails 5 3 1 Editing and Sending an Email 1 Touch Email the...

Page 47: ...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 48: ...ntact 1 Touch Contacts 2 Touch Create a new contact If you already have some contacts saved in Contacts touch New 3 Enter contact information 4 Touch Done If you are accessing Contacts for the first time you can touch Sign in to an account to log in to your email account and synchronize contact information from your email account 6 3 Importing Contacts 1 Open Contacts 2 Touch in the upper right co...

Page 49: ...he contact for whom detailed contact information is to be edited and touch in the upper right corner of the screen 3 Edit contact information and touch Done 6 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 contact 6 6 Combining Contacts 1 Select a contact and touch 2 Touch Join 3 Touch the contact to be combi...

Page 50: ...he recording Touch to stop recording 7 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 ca use blurry pictures with a halo effect ...

Page 51: ...nd out 2 Set the white balance 3 Set the color effect 4 Take a picture 5 Configure the camera settings 6 Switch between the front and rear cameras 7 Switch between the camera drag to the right and camcorder drag to the left modes 8 Review photos ...

Page 52: ...et the white balance 3 Set the color effect 4 Record a video 5 Set the video quality 6 Set the time lapse interval 7 Switch between the front and rear cameras 8 Switch between the camera drag to the right and camcorder drag to the left modes 9 Review videos ...

Page 53: ...music library In the music library your music will be sorted by Artists Albums Songs Playlists and Genres Touch To 1 Open the drop down menu to select a sorting mode 2 Display the currently playing song 3 Display the music search box 4 View more menu options ...

Page 54: ...ists 3 View all songs in the album 4 Turn Shuffle on or off 5 Turn Repeat on or off 6 Use playback controls 7 4 Gallery Gallery displays pictures and videos stored on your SpringBoard and microSD card and sorts them into folders Use Gallery to manage your pictures and videos ...

Page 55: ...ngBoard or microSD card the SpringBoard may take several minutes to detect and organize the pictures the first time you open Gallery 7 4 2 Viewing Pictures 1 On the Gallery screen touch a folder to view the pictures in that folder 2 Touch a picture to view it in full screen mode Flick left or right across the screen to view the previous or next picture ...

Page 56: ... a picture or rotate the tablet sideways to switch the screen orientation for viewing pictures Touch To 1 View more menu options 2 Delete the currently displayed picture 3 Share the picture via Bluetooth email and so on 4 Play a slideshow ...

Page 57: ...vents such as meetings and appointments To open Calendar touch Calendar on the Apps screen Touch To 1 Display your calendar in day view 2 Display your calendar in week view 3 Display your calendar in month view 4 Display the search box 5 Display today s calendar view ...

Page 58: ... a new event 7 View more calendar settings 8 2 Alarms 1 Touch Clock to display the Clock screen 2 Touch to display the Alarm screen 3 Select an alarm to enable it Touch an alarm to set it To add more alarms touch Add alarm ...

Page 59: ...Set up SIM card lock 3 Touch Lock SIM card and then enter the default SIM card PIN using the on screen keyboard 4 Touch OK 9 2 Changing the SIM Card PIN 1 Touch Settings 2 Touch Location security Set up SIM 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 60: ...he notification bar Touch to open the music playback screen and then touch to stop playing the song How Can I Create an Application Shortcut on the Home Screen On the Apps screen touch and hold an application icon until the Home screen thumbnails are displayed Then drag the icon to where you want to place it and release your finger How Can I Set a Ringtone for an Alarm 1 Touch Clock to display the...

Page 61: ...stall How Can I Exit a Running Application After starting an application if you touch the application will run in the background To exit the applications running in the background touch Running What Can I Do When the SpringBoard Runs Slowly Access the settings menu of the browser and clear the browser s cache Touch Settings Applications Manage applications Then uninstall unused applications or cle...

Page 62: ...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 63: ...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 64: ...re 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 solutions 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 65: ...ut 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 ...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...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 2011 10 31 Part Number 903172 ...

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