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User Guide
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© 2011. All Rights Reserved. Acer ICONIA TAB User Guide Model: A200 First issue: 11/2011 Acer ICONIA TAB Model number: __________________________________ Serial number: ___________________________________ Date of purchase: ________________________________ Place of purchase: ________________________________ 2
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Table of contents Getting to know your tablet Features and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Product registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Setting up Unpacking your tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Getting to know your tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Usin
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Shooting a video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Reading an eBook or pdf LumiRead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Advanced settings Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Getting to know your tablet Features and functions Your new tablet offers leading, easy-to-access multimedia and entertainment features. You can: • Connect to the Internet. • Access your email while on the move. • Keep in touch with your friends via your Contacts and social networking applications. Product registration When using your product for the first time, it is recommended that you immediately register it. This will give you access to useful benefits, such as: • Faster service from our
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Setting up Unpacking your tablet Your new tablet comes packed in a protective box. Carefully unpack the box and remove the contents. If any of the following items is missing or damaged, contact your dealer immediately: • Acer ICONIA TAB A200 • Quick Guide • USB cable • AC adapter • Warranty card Getting to know your tablet Front view 1 2 No. Item Description 1 Touchscreen 10.1-inch, 1280 x 800 pixel capacitive touchscreen. 2 Front-facing camera A 2-megapixel camera for video chats and self- p
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Left and right views 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 No. Item Description 1 Power button Long press to turn the tablet on, press briefly to turn the screen on/off or enter sleep mode; press and hold to turn the tablet off. 2 3.5 mm headphone jack Connects to stereo headphones. 3 Micro USB port (Slave) Connects to a computer via a USB cable. 4 USB port (Host) Connects USB devices to your tablet. 5 Card slot cover Insert a microSD card into the slot under this cover. See “Inserting a microSD card (optional)” on
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Back view 1 1 No. Item Description 1 Speakers Emits stereo audio 8
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Using your tablet Charging your tablet For first-time use, you need to charge your tablet for four hours. After that you can recharge the battery as needed. Important: You must use the provided power adapter to charge your tablet. It will not charge over a USB connection. Assembling the power adapter Slide the plug fitting into the power adapter body until it clicks into place. Connecting power Connect the DC-in jack to your tablet and plug the AC adapter into any AC outlet. Note: It is nor
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Turning on for the first time To turn on your tablet, press and hold the power button for two seconds. You will then be asked some questions before you can use your tablet. To start, tap to select your language and country, then tap Start. Follow the rest of the instructions as they are displayed. 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
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Locking your tablet If you will not use your tablet for a while, briefly press the power button to lock access. This saves power and ensures your tablet does not unintentionally use any services. Your tablet will lock automatically if it is not used after a while. To change the delay, tap Apps > Settings > Screen > Timeout. Waking your tablet If the screen is off and the tablet does not react to any taps on the screen, then it has been locked and is in sleep mode. To wake your tablet, press
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Note: If you forget an unlock pattern, please refer to “Unlock pattern“ on page 56. Using the touchscreen Your tablet uses a touchscreen for selecting items and entering information. Use your finger to tap the screen. Tap: Touch the screen once to open items and select options. Drag: Hold your finger on the screen and drag across the screen to select text and images. Tap and hold: Tap and hold an item to see a list of actions available for that item. On the pop-up menu that appears, tap the
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Simply enter the text you want to find. Tap the arrow or Enter key to search the Internet, or tap one of the suggestions, applications or files shown in the list. Voice search If voice search is available, tap the microphone and speak your search request. See “Voice Search” on page 28. Navigation To navigate through menus and options, three (or more) icons are shown in the bottom-left corner. Back Home Recent Back Tap this icon to go to the previous page, or to go up one level in a menu. Thi
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Acer Ring - quick launch Acer Ring allows you to quickly and easily access your favorite applications and bookmarks. It incorporates a number of useful tools in an easy-to-use interface. Tap the Ring icon at the bottom of the screen to display Acer Ring. The left side of Acer Ring controls the volume and the right side shows Browser bookmarks. Four shortcuts around the centre of the ring start your favorite applications. Note: Open Apps > Settings > Ring to change these shortcuts. Screenshot
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The application menu The application menu displays applications available on your tablet. Applications are displayed in alphabetical order. If more applications are available, an outline of the second page will be shown on the side of the screen. Swipe the outline towards the center of the screen to switch pages. Otherwise swipe to the left to see the next application category. Note: All images are for reference only. The applications installed on your tablet can be different from the applic
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The application menu displays applications installed on your tablet. Two categories are available: All and My apps. All displays all applications that are installed on your tablet; My apps displays applications that you have installed from the Android Market. Note: All images are for reference only. The applications installed on your tablet can be different from the applications shown in illustrations. Applications are displayed in alphabetical order. If more applications are available, an
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Tap the status icons to view more status information and a summary of events. Tap the status area again to view more controls. While viewing a notification, tap the summary to see more information, if available. Some event summaries include controls, such as media controls if music is playing. Status and notification icons Connection icons Note: Network connection icons are blue if you have an active Google account. Icon Description Icon Description Connected to a
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Notification icons Icon Description Icon Description Alarm is set Speaker is silenced New Gmail message Tablet microphone is off New Google Talk message GPS is on Upcoming event Receiving location data from GPS Song is playing More status notifications SD card or USB storage is full Syncing data Tablet is connected to PC via Sync is on USB Application update available Problem with sign-in or sync System update available Uploading data Virtual private network (VPN) Downloading data status Person
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Tap Widgets to see small applications that you can add to a Home screen. Widgets are small applications that display constantly-updated information or quick shortcuts to applications or special functions. Tap Applications to open a list of shortcuts to applications and settings you can drag to a Home screen. Tap Wallpapers to change the current wallpaper. You can choose from a set of pre-formatted wallpapers, images stored in the Gallery, or Live wallpapers featuring animated or interactiv
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The onscreen keyboard When you tap a text box to enter text, an onscreen keyboard will appear. Simply tap on keys to enter text. Tap the ?123 button to see numbers and special characters, and then tap the More key to see more options. Tap and hold a key to select alternative characters (if available), such as letters with accents. The layout of the keyboard varies slightly, depending on the application and information that is required. Changing Android keyboard settings To use a different ke
