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CONNECT 9 Android Tablet Guide Book 

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Table of Contents 

 

1. Get Started

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2. Play & Explore

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3. Tune Performance

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4. Enter & Edit Text

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5. Connect to Networks

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6. Connect to Keyboards, Mice & Other Devices

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7. Connect to a Computer

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8. Manage Accounts

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9.Change Backup & Reset Options

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10.Secure Your Tablet

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11. Work With Certificates

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Summary of Contents for Connect 9

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Page 2: ... of Google Inc Visual Land and the Visual Land logo are trademarks of Visual Land Inc All other marks and trademarks are properties of their respective owners The content of this guide including images illustrations may differ in some details from the product or its software All information in this document is subject to change without notice For online Help and support visit www visual land com ...

Page 3: ...lay Explore Page 4 3 Tune Performance Page 14 4 Enter Edit Text Page 18 5 Connect to Networks Page 21 6 Connect to Keyboards Mice Other Devices Page 29 7 Connect to a Computer Page 31 8 Manage Accounts Page 34 9 Change Backup Reset Options Page 37 10 Secure Your Tablet Page 39 11 Work With Certificates Page 43 ...

Page 4: ... release it Charge the battery The battery may not be fully charged at first It s a good idea to fully charge it as soon as you can The Connect 9 can be charged 2 ways With the power adapter connect the power adapter to the Connect 9 and to a power outlet With a USB connect the included USB cable to the Connect 9 and to a computer that is powered on Note charging via USB is slower than via power a...

Page 5: ...he top of the screen Tap Status Bar for Notifications Notifications alert you to the arrival of new messages calendar events and alarms as well as ongoing events such as video downloads When a notification arrives its icon appears at the bottom of the screen Icons for pending notifications appear on the left and system icons showing things like Wi Fi signal or battery strength on the right To open...

Page 6: ...CONNECT 9 Android Tablet Guide Book 2013 Visual Land Inc P a g e 5 Certain notifications can be expanded to show more information such as email previews or calendar events To ...

Page 7: ...ons allow you to Snooze remind you later or send email to other guests When you re finished with a notification just swipe it away to the left or right If you want to dismiss all notifications touch the Dismiss icon at the top of the notification shade drawer Getting Around At the bottom of every Connect 9 screen no matter what you re doing you ll always find these three navigation buttons Back Op...

Page 8: ...or right After a short time without getting used these buttons may shrink to dots or fade away depending on the current app To bring them back touch their location Touch Type Use your fingers to manipulate icons buttons menus the on screen keyboard and other items on the touch screen You can also change the screen s orientation To select or activate something touch it To type something such as a n...

Page 9: ... the screen without pausing when you first touch so you don t drag something instead For example you can slide a Home screen left or right to view the other Home screens Double tap Tap quickly twice on a webpage map or other screen to zoom For example double tap a picture in browser to zoom in and double tap again to zoom out Pinch in some apps such as Maps browser and Gallery you can zoom in and ...

Page 10: ...tings among many others TIP To get to Settings quickly no matter what screen you re on swipe up your Notifications from the top of any screen and touch the small settings icon near the top To change your tablet s notification sounds volumes and more go to Settings Device Sound To change your tablet s brightness font size and more go to Settings Device Display Lock Screen Depending how you use your...

Page 11: ...anging from a simple swipe to typing a lengthy password to unlock it You can set locks of different strengths using your tablet s lock settings To do so go to Settings Personal Security Screen lock and touch the type of lock you d like to use IMPORTANT If you set a pattern or password unlock you MUST remember it If you forget it there is no way of unlocking your tablet without restoring it to the ...

Page 12: ...nu and swipe from up until you see the one you want If there is proper space for the widget it ll be placed on the home screen Use apps To see all your apps touch All Apps at the bottom on any home screen The main All Apps screen opens This is where you can see all your apps You can move app icons to any of your Home screens From All Apps you can Move Between Screens swipe up or down Launch an App...

Page 13: ...t lets you control the app s settings Organize Your Home screens To move an app or widget icon to a different location on a Home screen Touch hold the icon Slide your finger to the new position To move between Home screens slide toward the edge of the screen To bump another icon out of the way slide slowly into it Lift your finger The icon drops into its new position Change sound settings Your tab...

Page 14: ...ing Default notification announces the arrival of notifications unless you specify a different sound in an individual app Touch sounds give audible feedback when you touch active icons or buttons on the screen Screen lock sound is triggered when you unlock the screen Change the wallpaper Touch and hold on an empty part of any home screen Select Wallpapers and a selection of thumbnails will appear ...

Page 15: ...resources consume battery power To control battery settings go to Settings Device Battery Extend the life of your battery If you aren t using Wi Fi use the Settings app to turn it off Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter sleep timeout Settings Device Display If you know you won t be near a mobile or Wi Fi network for a while switch to Airplane mode press and hold the Power button or go to...

Page 16: ...arning if you stop some apps or services your device may not work correctly Battery status charging discharging and level as a percentage of fully charged are displayed at the top of the screen The discharge graph shows battery level over time since you last charged the device and how long you ve been running on battery power Use the Settings Apps Screen The Apps screen allows you to adjust severa...

Page 17: ...rocesses or Show running services to switch back and forth All Displays all apps that came with Android and all apps you downloaded on Google Play or other sources To view details about an app or other item listed under any tab touch its name The information and controls available vary among different types of apps but commonly include Force stop button stops an app that is misbehaving stop ping a...

Page 18: ...Delete an app s settings and other data without removing the app itself Clear cache if the app stores data in a temporary area of the tablet s memory lists how much information is stored and includes a button for clearing it Launch by default If you have configured an app to launch certain file types by default you can clear that setting here Permissions Lists the kinds of information about your t...

Page 19: ... g e 18 4 Enter Edit Text Use the keyboard You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard some apps open it automatically in others you open it by touching where you want to type To make the keyboard go away touch the modified back button below it Basic editing ...

Page 20: ...lection The tab disappears after a few moments to get out of your way To make it reappear touch the text again Delete text Touch to delete selected text or the characters before the cursor Type capital letters Touch the shift key once to switch to capital letters for one letter Or touch hold shift key while you type When you release the key the lowercase letters reappear Turn caps lock on double t...

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Page 22: ...them Others implement security features that require other steps to set up such as digital certificates or other ways to ensure that only authorized users can connect To extend the life of your battery between charges turn off Wi Fi when you re not using it You can also set your device to disconnect automatically from Wi Fi networks when it s sleeping To work with Wi Fi settings go to Settings Wir...

Page 23: ...f necessary or if your Wi Fi router supports Wi Fi Protected setup touch the WPs icon on your tablet and then touch the same button on your router To modify a network s settings touch hold the network name Add a Wi Fi network You can add a Wi Fi network so your device will remember it along with any security credentials and connect to it automatically when it s in range You must also add a Wi Fi n...

Page 24: ...can make the tablet forget about the details of a Wi Fi network that you added for example if you don t want the tablet to connect to it automatically or if it s a network that you no longer use Turn on Wi Fi if it s not already on In the Wi Fi settings screen touch the name of the network Touch Forget in the dialog that opens Configure proxy settings for a Wi Fi network Some network administrator...

Page 25: ...ch none under Proxy settings then touch Manual in the menu that opens Enter the proxy settings supplied by your network administrator Touch Save The proxy settings apply only to the Wi Fi network you modified To change the proxy settings for other Wi Fi networks modify them individually Set Wi Fi Notifications Disconnect Policy Other Advanced Options To work with advanced Wi Fi settings Turn on Wi...

Page 26: ...option to change this default behavior either to stay connected to Wi Fi only when the device is connected to a charger when battery life isn t a problem or never to stay connected to Wi Fi during sleep This screen also displays the following information MAC address The Media Access Control MAC address of your device when connected to a Wi Fi network IP address The internet Protocol IP address ass...

Page 27: ...ols and other institutions to let people access local network resources when not on campus or when connected to a wireless network To configure VPN access you must first obtain the details from your network administrator Depending on your organization s solution you may need to obtain a VPN app from your administrator The VPN settings screen allows you to add VPN networks and adjust their settings...

Page 28: ...entials Touch Connect When you re connected to a VPN a Status icon and notification are displayed continuously To disconnect touch the notification for the VPN connection Edit a VPN From the VPN screen touch hold the name of the VPN profile In the dialog that opens touch Edit profile Edit the VPN settings you want Touch Save Delete a VPN From the VPN screen touch hold the name of the VPN profile T...

Page 29: ... networks More Follow the links for detailed instructions Airplane Mode Check to turn off all data transmission from the device VPN Touch to adjust settings that allow you to connect to websites and other resources within a secured local network from outside that network see Connect to virtual private networks on page 59 ...

Page 30: ...provided adapter to connect the keyboard or other device to your tablet s USB port To connect more than one USB device at a time use a powered usb hub to reduce the drain on your tablet s battery Keyboards In addition to entering text you can use your keyboard to navigate your tablet s features Use the arrow keys to select items on screen Pressing Return when an item is selected is equivalent to t...

Page 31: ...is equivalent to touching touching holding and dragging with your finger Only one mouse button is supported If your mouse has a trackball or scroll wheel you can use it to scroll both vertically and horizontally Other Input Devices You can connect joysticks gamepads and other input devices to your tablet if they work without special drivers or adapters on your PC they will likely work with your ta...

Page 32: ...ol which is supported by most recent versions of Windows When you connect your tablet to the usb port on your computer its usb storage is mounted as a drive and appears on your computer screen You can now copy files back and forth as you would using any other external device When you re finished simply disconnect the tablet by unplugging the usb cable To change your tablet s USB connection options...

Page 33: ...cintosh It s available from www android com filetransfer along with instructions on how to install it After you install Android File Transfer follow these steps 1 If you are using Android File Transfer for the first time double click it to open it After you start Android File Transfer once it opens automatically whenever you connect your device to your computer 2 Connect your device to your comput...

Page 34: ... much as if it were a Finder window opening and closing folders creating new folders and dragging files to or from it and other Finder windows Disconnect the USB cable when you re finished To change your tablet s USB connection options go to Settings Device Storage Menu USB computer connection ...

Page 35: ... you can add in the Accounts section of settings as described here Others you add using an app that works with those kinds of accounts For example you can add IMAP and POP3 email accounts with the email app To reach the settings described here start from Settings Accounts Add an Account To add some accounts you may need to obtain details from system administrator about the service to which the acc...

Page 36: ... to Depending on the kind of account you may be asked to configure what kinds of data you want to sync name the account and other details When you re finished the account is added in one of two places Google Accounts show up under Settings Accounts Google Other accounts show up under Accounts on the main settings screen Remove an Account You can remove any account and all information associated wi...

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Page 38: ...a If you check this option a wide variety of your personal data is backed up automatically including your Wi Fi passwords Browser bookmarks a list of the apps you ve installed the words you ve added to the dic tionary used by the onscreen keyboard and most of your customized settings some third party apps may also take advantage of this feature so you can restore your data if you reinstall an app ...

Page 39: ...ce Factory data reset Touch this option then reset tablet to erase all your personal data from internal storage including information about your Google Account any other accounts your system and app settings any downloaded applications and your music photos videos and other files After resetting your tablet you ll need to re enter the same information requested when you first set up your tablet If...

Page 40: ... tablet s display goes to sleep If your tablet s playing music when the screen locks you can continue listening or pause the selection without unlocking To adjust your lock settings 1 Go to Settings Personal Security Screen lock 2 Touch the type of lock you want and follow the onscreen instructions If you have previously set a lock you must enter the pattern PIN or password to unlock the lock sett...

Page 41: ...four or more letters or numbers This is the most secure option as long as you create a strong password Password tips For best security specify a password that is at least 8 characters long contains a mixture of numbers letters and special symbols and doesn t contain any recognizable words or phrases To change when your phone goes to sleep go to Settings Device Display Sleep To see your passwords w...

Page 42: ...t is to perform a factory data reset which erases all your data Encryption provides additional protection in case your tablet is stolen and may be required or recommended in some organizations Consult your system administrator before turning it on in many cases the PIN or password you set for encryption is controlled by the system administrator Before turning on encryption prepare as follows Set a...

Page 43: ...out encrypting your tablet touch the back button Warning if you interrupt the encryption process you will lose data Touch Encrypt tablet Enter your lock screen PIN or password and touch Continue Touch Encrypt Tablet again The encryption process starts and displays its progress encryption can take an hour or more during which time your tablet may restart several times When encryption is complete yo...

Page 44: ...ed credential storage Android supports DER encoded X 509 certificates saved in files with a crt or cer file extension If your certificate file has a der or other extension you must change it to crt or cer or you won t be able to install it Android also supports X 509 certificates saved in PKCS 12 key store files with a p12 or pfx extension If your key store has some other extension you much change...

Page 45: ... enter the key store password and touch OK Enter a name for the certificate and touch OK Typically a CA certificate included with a client certificate is installed at the same time You can also install separate CA certificates using the same steps if you have not already set a pattern PIN or password for your device you re prompted to set one up The type of lock that s acceptable may be predetermi...

Page 46: ...other reason your organization doesn t want to trust it you can disable or remove it To do so follow these steps 1 Touch Settings Personal Security Credential storage Trusted credentials The trusted credentials screen has two tabs System displays certificate authority CA certificates that are permanently installed in the RoM of your tablet User displays any CA certificates that you have installed ...

Page 47: ... for system certificates or remove for user certificates When you disable a system CA certificate the button at the bottom of its details screen changes to Enable so you can enable the certificate again if necessary When you remove a user installed CA certificate it is gone permanently and must be re installed if you want it back In the confirmation dialog that appears click OK ...

Page 48: ...te that a touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your finger or a non metallic no sharp stylus Using excessive force or hard or sharp objects when pressing on the touch screen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty Do not set the volume at its highest levels when using headphones Prolonged exposure to loud noise could damage your hearing FCC Compliance Thi...

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