USER GUIDE HomeSurf Tablet 8 User guides are available for download at www.binatonetelecom.com in these languages: EN FR DE NL IT ES PT Warning Before operating this set, please read these instructions carefully Use only the power adaptor supplied with your product.
WELCOME 1 WELCOME Thank you for purchasing our product! You can use the HomeSurf Tablet to: • Surf the web via wireless connection • Send and receive emails • Listen to music via loud speaker, audio amplifier or earphone • View pictures, videos and slideshows • Search and view YouTube videos • Read and download eBooks • Set alarm clock • Calculator • Download, Install and play games • Download, Install and Use Android Applications This product is guaranteed for 12 months* from the date of purchase shown
WHAT'S IN THE BOX? 3 WHAT'S IN THE BOX? The product pack includes: • • • • • • • 4 HomeSurf Tablet with stylus pen and docking station Docking station (for charging and audio amplifying) Power adapter (for charging) USB cable (for data transfer only) Earphone User’s Guide Quick Start Guide Binatone Helpline: 0845 345 9677 (UK), 1300 768 112 (Australia), +91 7503011385 (India), +491805938802 (Europe)
OVERVIEW OF THE PRODUCT 4 OVERVIEW OF THE PRODUCT 4.1 Front 1 Charge and power icon 2 Microphone 3 Speakers 4 5 Turns Blue when the power is on. Turns Red when charging while the power is off. Turns Purple when charging while the power is on. Off when fully charged. b • • • • • Press to return to previous screen. Press to hide the onscreen keyboard. Press to exit a dialog box, options menu or notifications panel. Press to cancel an operation.
OVERVIEW OF THE PRODUCT 6 7 8 H + - • Press to return to the home screen. • Press and hold for 1 second to switch between tasks. Press to increase volume. Press to reduce volume. Note , , , and touch of the finger. BO H + - are capacitive sensing keys that can be activated with a light The key LEDs light up when you power on the HomeSurf Tablet. 4.
OVERVIEW OF THE PRODUCT 4.3.1 Using the stylus pen The stylus pen is tucked away inside a holder on the top left of your HomeSurf Tablet. To remove the stylus, simply pull out the pen. Whenever you want to replace the stylus back into the holder, make sure that the clip is facing up and the pen is inserted with the tip first. Then, gently push the stylus into the holder. Familiarize yourself with the stylus actions until you can navigate the various screens on your HomeSurf Tablet. 4.3.
OVERVIEW OF THE PRODUCT Tap and hold • Tap an item on the screen and hold in • Open the available options place for 2-3 seconds. for an item, for example, tap and hold a contact or a link on a web page. (Think of this as using the right-click button on a mouse). Drag • Move items on the screen or • Apply light pressure against an item on the screen then, without raising your shift the view on the screen. finger or the stylus, move it across the screen until you have reached the target position.
OVERVIEW OF THE PRODUCT Wireless connection is on Alarm clock is set New email Downloading in progress Speaker is muted Song is playing USB connection is on 4.3.5 Notifications panel When the status bar displays a STATUS icon, tap and hold the status bar and slide downward to open the notifications panel. Tap Clear to clear notifications. O and tap Notifications to open the Notifications panel.
Table of contents 1 WELCOME........................................................................................ 3 2 IMPORTANT ..................................................................................... 3 3 WHAT'S IN THE BOX?..................................................................... 4 4 OVERVIEW OF THE PRODUCT ...................................................... 5 4.1 4.2 4.3 5 Front ..........................................................................................
11 Using the Web Browser ................................................................ 35 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12 Open Browser .................................................................................35 Setting your home page ..................................................................35 Open a web page ............................................................................36 Refresh a web page ....................................................
14 Viewing Photos and Creating your own slideshows ................. 56 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 Open Gallery ...................................................................................56 View pictures and videos.................................................................56 View pictures in full screen..............................................................56 Rotate picture .....................................................
21 ES File Explorer............................................................................. 73 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 21.10 21.11 21.12 Open ES File Explorer.....................................................................74 Open file as .....................................................................................74 Select all files in a directory.............................................................74 Create a new folder .......................................
GETTING STARTED 5 5.1 GETTING STARTED Attaching your Homesurf Tablet to the docking station The supplied docking station is also charging station and audio amplifier for your Homesurf Tablet. Simply place your Homesurf Tablet on the docking station as shown in the illustration. 5.2 Charging your HomeSurf Tablet Your HomeSurf Tablet comes with an integrated rechargeable battery. New batteries are not charged when shipped. Before you start using your HomeSurf Tablet, you need to charge the battery.
GETTING STARTED 2 Plug the other end into a power outlet. The charge LED turns red to indicate charging. OR Notes • The Red charging LED will light up when the battery is charging. • Once the battery is fully charged, the charging LED will turn OFF. • If your HomeSurf Tablet is totally out of battery, it may take a while before you can power up your HomeSurf Tablet. • Battery performance depends on your usage patterns.
GETTING STARTED 5.3 Inserting a memory card Your HomeSurf Tablet supports micro SD cards. You can operate music, pictures, files and applications on the HomeSurf Tablet through a memory card. When no MicroSD card inserted, your HomeSurf Tablet will read the internal memory. 1. Insert the memory card into the card slot in the direction as indicated above until it clicks into place. 5.4 Removing a memory card When the HomeSurf Tablet is off 1. Push in the memory card.
GETTING STARTED 5.6 Switching off your HomeSurf Tablet 5.7 Home Screen Press and hold P and release when the screen shuts down. To return to the home screen at anytime, press Tip You can also press 5.8 H. b continuously until you return to the home screen. Extended Home Screen The extended home screen lets you add more shortcuts and widgets on your HomeSurf Tablet so that you can access the widgets and applications conveniently from the home screen.
GETTING STARTED 5.9 Program Launcher Program Launcher Tap Program Launcher to enter the applications window of your HomeSurf Tablet. 5.10 Set Time Zone 1 Press O. 2 Tap Settings. 3 Tap to select Date & time. 4 Slide your finger vertically across the screen to find your location. 5 Tap to select your time zone. TIP To sort the time zones in alphabetical order, press 18 O and tap Sort alphabetically.
GETTING STARTED 5.10.1 Set Date and Time 1 From the HOME screen, press O. 2 Tap Settings. 3 Tap to select Date & time. 4 Tap Set Date. Tap + or - on each date field to change the Month, Day and Year. 5 Tap Set to confirm the date setting. 6 Tap to select Set time. Tap + or - on each time field to change the Hours and Minutes. 7 Tap AM/PM to select AM (morning) or PM (afternoon). Tip This option is available only when 24-hour format is off.
GETTING STARTED 8 Tap Set to confirm the time setting. 9 Press b to exit and return to the Home Screen. 5.10.2 Set Time Format 1 Press O. 2 Tap Settings. 3 Tap to select Date & time. 4 Tap Use 24-hour format to activate or deactivate 24-hour format. Tip Use 24-hour format is activated when ✓appears next to the option. 12-hour format is activated when ✓disappears. 5.10.3 Set Date Format 1 Press O. 2 Tap Settings. 3 Tap to select Date & time. 4 Tap Select date format.
GETTING STARTED 5 Tap to select the date format that you want to use. 5.11 Screen Rotation The HomeSurf Tablet has a tilt or orientation sensor, which detects if you are holding it in Portrait or Landscape mode. The screen is adjusted accordingly. Note The Home Screen and certain applications do not support automatic screen rotation. Tip Automatic screen rotation is enabled by default.
GETTING STARTED 5.11.1 Enable/Disable automatic screen orientation 1 Press O. 2 Tap Settings > Sound & display. 3 Tap Orientation to disable automatic screen rotation. Tip Automatic screen rotation is disabled when ✓disappears. To enable automatic screen rotation again, tap to select Orientation.
Applications on your HomeSurf Tablet 6 Applications on your HomeSurf Tablet The following applications are included with your HomeSurf Tablet. Tap Program Launcher and then tap any application icon to launch the application. Aldiko Download and read eBooks. page 64 Browser Browse any website over a Wi-Fi network. page 35 Calculator Perform simple and advanced calculations.
USB Connection 7 USB Connection 7.1 Connecting Homesurf Tablet to a PC 1 Plug one end of the USB cable to the USB port on your Homesurf Tablet and plug the other end to your PC. USB connected is displayed on your Homesurf Tablet and Notifications panel. 2 Press appears on the O and then tap Notifications to open the notifications panel. 3 In the notifications panel, tap USB connected and then tap Mount.
USB Connection 7.2 Disconnecting Homesurf Tablet from a PC 1 On your Homesurf Tablet, press notifications panel. O and then tap Notifications to open the 2 In the notifications panel, tap Turn off USB Storage and then tap Turn Off. 3 Disconnect the USB cable from both your Homesurf Tablet and PC.
Personalizing your HomeSurf Tablet 8 8.1 Personalizing your HomeSurf Tablet Display 8.1.1 Change Wallpaper 1 From the home screen, press O and then tap Wallpaper. 2 Tap to select Pictures (pictures in your memory card) or Wallpaper gallery (preset wallpapers on your HomeSurf Tablet). Tip If you select Wallpaper gallery, simply slide horizontally across the pictures to browse them. Tap to select a wallpaper and then tap Set wallpaper.
Personalizing your HomeSurf Tablet You will see that the background image is now changed to the picture you have selected. 3 If you select Pictures, tap to select your desired picture. 4 A crop box will appear at the center of the picture. To resize the picture, tap and hold the edge of the crop box, and drag inward or outward. To move the crop box to another area on the picture, tap and hold inside the crop box, then drag it to the desired position. 5 Tap Save to set the picture as wallpaper.
Personalizing your HomeSurf Tablet 8.1.2 Adjust Screen Brightness 1 From the home screen, press Brightness. O and then tap Settings > Sound & display > 2 Slide across the brightness control bar to reduce or increase screen brightness and tap OK to confirm. 8.1.3 Set screen timeout You can adjust the delay before the screen dims into power saving mode automatically. 1 From the home screen, press timeout.
Personalizing your HomeSurf Tablet 8.1.6 Remove items from your home screen 1 Tap and hold the item until it wiggles. The Program Launcher will change into a recycle bin. 2 Drag it into Program Launcher. The Recycle Bin turns red and the item is removed. 8.1.7 Add Widgets to your home screen 1 From the home screen, press O. 2 Tap Add > Widgets. 3 You will be given a list of Widgets to add to your home screen.
Personalizing your HomeSurf Tablet 4 Tap to select the widget that you wish to add to the home screen. You will see that the widget is now on your home screen. 8.1.8 Add Folders to your home screen 1 From the home screen, press O. 2 Tap Add > Folders. 3 Tap New folder or select a folder. A new folder is now added to your home screen. 8.1.9 Add items to the folders on your home screen 1 Tap and hold the item until it wiggles. 2 Drag the item to the folder in which you wish to place the item. 8.
Using the onscreen keyboard 9 Using the onscreen keyboard Your HomeSurf Tablet features a Qwerty keyboard by which the keys arrangement are exactly the same as that of a standard English computer keyboard. The onscreen keyboard lets you enter text, such as passwords, filenames, email messages, etc. It appears automatically when you launch certain applications or when you tap on a text or number field. To hide the onscreen keyboard, press 9.1 b.
Using the onscreen keyboard 9.4 Edit text Tap and hold on the word you have typed to activate the following edit text options: Select all Select text Cut all Copy all Input Method 9.5 Calibrate the touch screen 1 Press and hold O for about 10 seconds to start touch screen calibration. 2 Use the stylus pen to press the center of the cross "+" as accurately as possible in the four corners of the screen, and finally at the center of the screen.
Making a Wireless Connection 10 Making a Wireless Connection Before you can surf the Internet, send and receive emails, download content and applications etc., you must join a Wi-Fi network that is connected to the Internet. For Wi-Fi networks that are not secured with a PIN code, you can easily connect to them and access the Internet freely. However, for Wi-Fi networks that are secured with password, you need to have the password to access the Internet. 10.
Making a Wireless Connection Tip If you are not sure about the network security option, try the Share option and see if your connection to the network is successful. If this doesn’t work, try the Open option. Make sure that you have entered the correct password. (To cross check your password, tap Show password checkbox as indicated below) 6 Tap on the password field to launch the onscreen keyboard. Enter the password and tap Connect. 7 Your Homesurf Tablet will start to establish a link to the network.
Using the Web Browser Note The connection speed is dependent on the capability of the Wi-Fi network. Once you have joined a Wi-Fi network manually, your HomeSurf Tablet will automatically connect to it whenever the network is in range. If more than one previously used network is in range, your HomeSurf Tablet will join the one last used. 11 Using the Web Browser YOU MUST JOIN A WI-FI NETWORK THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET BEFORE YOU CAN SURF THE WEB VIA THE BROWSER APPLICATION.
Using the Web Browser 5 Tap OK to confirm. 11.3 Open a web page 1 In the Browser window, press O and tap Go. 2 Enter the web address in the URL field using the onscreen keyboard and tap Go. Note As you enter the address, matching web page addresses will appear on the screen. Tap an address to go directly to that web page or continue to enter the web page address. 11.4 Refresh a web page 1 On the web page, press 36 O.
Using the Web Browser 2 Tap Refresh. 11.5 Zoom in and out of a webpage 1 Launch the zoom control by sliding across the screen in one direction. 2 Tap the zoom control icon to zoom in and zoom out. 11.6 Open a new browser window You can open multiple browser windows and switch between different web pages. 1 In the Browser window, press O and tap New Window. A new browser window opens and enters the home page.
Using the Web Browser 11.6.1 Switch between browser windows 1 In the Browser window, press O and tap Windows. 2 Tap to select the browser window you wish to display. 11.7 Finding text within a webpage 1 When viewing a webpage, press O and then tap More > Find on page. 2 Tap on the input field to launch the onscreen keyboard. 3 Enter the text using the onscreen keyboard and tap Done. The matching texts are highlighted on the screen. 4 Tap < or > to go to the previous or next matching text. 11.
Using the Web Browser 2 Tap to select Send email or Copy. If you select Send email, the Email application will launch automatically. 3 Enter the recipient and subject using the onscreen keyboard and tap Next. 4 Enter the message and then tap Send to send the email, Save as draft or Discard. (For more information on composing and sending email messages, see Compose and send email messages on page 47.
Using the Web Browser 11.10 Manage bookmarks You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your HomeSurf Tablet. 11.10.1Bookmark a web page 1 In the Browser window, go to the web page you want to bookmark. 2 Press O and then tap Bookmarks. The bookmark option opens. 3 Tap Add bookmark and enter the bookmark name. 4 Edit the location if needed. 5 Tap OK. 11.10.2Open a bookmark 1 In the Browser window, press O and then tap Bookmarks. The bookmark option opens. 2 Tap to select the bookmark to open it.
Using the Web Browser 11.11 Customize Browser Options You can customize the Browser to suit your browsing preferences by setting the display, privacy, and security options. In the Browser window, press and then tap More > Settings to modify the following browser settings according to your preference.
Reading and Managing emails 11.12 Exit Browser Application Do one of the following: • Press • Press b until you return to the home screen. H. 12 Reading and Managing emails YOU MUST JOIN A WI-FI NETWORK THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET BEFORE YOU CAN SURF THE WEB VIA THE BROWSER APPLICATION. SEE PAGE 33 ON HOW TO JOIN A WI-FI NETWORK. The Email application lets you send and receive emails and it works with most popular email systems such as Google mail, Yahoo mail as well as POP3 and IMAP accounts.
Reading and Managing emails 4 Enter your Password and tap Manual setup. 5 Tap to select POP3 account or IMAP account. Note If the account type you want to set up is not in the HomeSurf Tablet database, you will be asked to use Manual Setup. For example, you need to enter the following to set up a Gmail account: POP3 server = pop.gmail.com Port = 995 Security = SSL (if available) SMTP server = smtp.gmail.
Reading and Managing emails Example of an incoming server setting: Example of an outgoing server setting: 6 Tap OK or Next.
Reading and Managing emails The email application will start to verify your incoming and outgoing server settings. 7 Enter the Account name (optional) and Your name (optional) to be displayed on outgoing messages, and then tap Done. The email application will start to load your messages. It might take a few minutes for the messages to load completely. Notes When you have set up an email account, the account will open by default when you open Email.
Reading and Managing emails 12.4.2 Edit Your name 1 Tap Program Launcher > Email. 2 Press O and tap Account settings > Your name. 3 Enter your name and tap OK. 12.4.3 Set default email account 1 Tap Program Launcher > Email. 2 Press O and tap Account settings > Default account. ✓ appears next to the option. Your emails will be sent from this account by default. 12.4.4 Set email check frequency 1 Tap Program Launcher > Email. 2 Press O and tap Account settings > Email check frequency.
Reading and Managing emails 3 Modify the settings and tap Next to check and activate your new settings. 12.4.8 Modify outgoing server settings 1 Tap Program Launcher > Email. 2 Press O and tap Account settings > Outgoing settings. 3 Modify the settings and tap Next to check and activate your new settings. 12.5 Compose and send email messages You can send an email message to anyone who has an email address. You can send the message to one person or to a group of people. 1 Tap Program Launcher > Email.
Reading and Managing emails 3 Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field and tap Next. Tip If you are sending the email to several recipients, separate the email addresses with a comma. You can add as many message recipients as you want. If you want to send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email to other recipients, press and then tap Add Cc/Bcc:. O 4 Enter the subject in the Subject field and tap Next. 5 Compose your message and tap Done.
Reading and Managing emails The available mailboxes will be displayed. 2 Tap to select a mailbox. The messages will be displayed. 3 Tap to select the message you want to view. 12.7 Open an attached file You can open and view some types of files and images attached to messages you receive. Tap the attachment. It downloads to HomeSurf Tablet and then opens. If the format of an attached file is not supported by HomeSurf Tablet, you can see the name of the file but you can’t open it. 12.
Reading and Managing emails 3 Tap to select the email you want to delete. 4 Tap Delete to delete the email. Note The email delete function is dependent on your mail server settings. For example, you may not be allowed to delete email from your Homesurf Tablet Trash box. 12.11 Forward an email message 1 Tap Program Launcher > Email. 2 Tap to select the mailbox. 3 Tap to select the email you want to forward. 4 Press O and tap Forward to forward the email.
Listening to Music 2 Press O and tap Accounts. 3 In Your Accounts window, tap and hold on the email account that you wish to delete. 4 Tap Remove account to delete the account. 12.14 Exit Email Application Do one of the following: • Press • Press b until you return to the home screen. H. 13 Listening to Music The Music application lets you play digital audio files stored in the internal memory or memory card.
Listening to Music 13.3 Music Library Your music is organized into different categories such as Albums, Artists, Songs and Playlists. Tap to select a category and tap a song in the category to start playback. 13.4 Playback controls Tap to select songs from the list. Tap to turn shuffle on and off. (Shuffle is off when button is gray.) Tap to cycle through the repeat modes: Repeat all songs, Repeat current song, Don’t repeat. Tap to pause or to resume playing the song. Tap to rewind.
Listening to Music Tap Note Press to forward. - or + to adjust the playback volume If you do not see the playback controls, tap on the screen to show the playback controls. Tips To go back to the music library during music playback, press O and tap Library. To go back to the playback window from the music library, tap the screen. 13.5 Search for a song 1 From the main music library, press icon at the bottom of O and tap Search. 2 Tap on the input field to launch the onscreen keyboard.
Listening to Music 3 Tap to select New. 4 Enter playlist name and tap Save. 13.8.1 Add song to current playlist 1 In the playback window, press O. 2 Tap Add to playlist. 3 Tap Current playlist. 13.8.2 Play the songs in a playlist 1 From the main music library, tap Playlists. 2 Tap to select a playlist. The screen displays a list of songs in the playlist.
Listening to Music 3 Tap to select a song to playback or press the playlist. O and tap Shuffle all to shuffle all songs in 13.8.3 Add songs to a playlist 1 From the main music library, tap to select a category from which you wish to add songs to the playlist. Tip Select Songs category to show all the available songs. 2 Tap to select the song you wish to add to the playlist. 3 In the playback window, press O, and then tap Add to playlist. 4 Tap to select the playlist that you wish to add the song to.
Viewing Photos and Creating your own slideshows 14 Viewing Photos and Creating your own slideshows The Gallery application lets you view photos, images and playback videos. IMPORTANT You must copy your photos, images and video files to the memory card and insert into the HomeSurf Tablet before you launch the gallery application. Make sure that your files are in the supported formats before copying them. The Homesurf Tablet can play video files in MP4 format (.mp4) and images in JPEG format (.jpg).
Viewing Photos and Creating your own slideshows 2 Tap on the picture in full screen to launch the navigation and zoom controls. 3 Tap < or > to view the previous or next picture in the album. 4 Tap + to zoom in or - to zoom out. 14.4 Rotate picture 1 When viewing a picture, press O and then tap Rotate.
Viewing Photos and Creating your own slideshows 2 Tap to select Rotate left or Rotate right. 14.5 View pictures as slideshow 1 In the main Gallery window, tap to open the album where the pictures you want to view as a slideshow are in. 2 Tap to select a picture. 3 Press O and tap Slideshow. 14.5.1 Set slideshow interval 1 In the main Gallery window, press O and tap Settings. 1 Tap Slideshow interval and tap to select 2 seconds, 3 seconds or 4 seconds. 14.5.
Viewing Photos and Creating your own slideshows 2 Tap Display size and tap Large or Small. Note For best video playback performance, convert your video to a resolution of 720 x 480 pixels, in H.264 or X.264 format. You may download freeware (for example, the freeware “Any Video Converter”) to convert your videos before copying them into your Homesurf Tablet. 14.7 Modify sort order of pictures and videos You can select the sort order of your pictures and videos.
Viewing Photos and Creating your own slideshows • To move the cropper to another area on the picture, tap and hold inside the cropper, then drag it to the desired position. 3)Tap Save to apply the changes to the picture. Note The cropped picture is saved in the storage card as a copy. The original picture remains unchanged. 14.11 Send pictures using Email application 1 In the main Gallery window, tap to open the album that contains the pictures you want to send via email. 2 Tap to select a picture.
Viewing Photos and Creating your own slideshows 14.12 Watch videos 1 In the main Gallery window, tap a video album and then tap the video you want to watch. The video will start to playback. Note For best video playback performance, convert your video to a resolution of 720 x 480 pixels, in H.264 or X.264 format. You may download freeware (for example, the freeware “Any Video Converter”) to convert your videos before copying them into your Homesurf Tablet. 14.
Viewing Photos and Creating your own slideshows 3 Press O and tap More > Set as. An image position box will appear at the center of the picture. 4 To resize the picture, tap and hold the edge of the box, and drag inward or outward. To move the box to another area on the picture, tap and hold inside the box, then drag it to the desired position. 5 Tap Save to confirm. The picture will be set as the wallpaper of your HomeSurf Tablet. 6 Press b to exit.
Downloading and Reading eBooks 14.16 Exit Gallery Do one of the following: • Press • Press b until you return to the home screen. H. 15 Downloading and Reading eBooks Aldiko is an e-book reader application for Android devices. It comes pre-loaded with Sun Tzu’s Art of War and H. G. Well’s The Invisible Man. However, you can also browse and load any books available on Feedbooks right from the application. The site contains thousands of public domain and creative commons works.
Downloading and Reading eBooks 15.2 Download Free eBooks using Aldiko 1 In the main screen, tap Download Books. 2 Tap Free Public Domain Books or Free Original Books. The application displays the thumbnails of the covers. 3 Tap the desired title.
Downloading and Reading eBooks 4 Tap Download. Your HomeSurf Tablet begins to download the book in the background. Once the download is complete, you will get a notification, and the book will appears on the bookshelf. 15.3 Book Navigation There are several ways to navigate through your book: Fling • Fling your finger to the left anywhere on the screen to turn to the next page. • Fling to the right to turn back to the previous page Tap • Tap on the right half of the screen to turn to the next page.
Downloading and Reading eBooks When reading an eBook, you can press O to open a menu with a number of options: Content displays the chapters in the book. Bookmarks allows you to create and use bookmarks in the book. Show Progress displays the section you are in, a thumbnail of the cover and a bar displaying the overall progress and the progress within the chapter.
Downloading and Reading eBooks Day/Night toggles between a day time theme and a night theme. 15.4 Importing EPUB files into Aldiko bookshelf You can import EPUB files into your Aldiko bookshelf. 1 Copy your EPUB files into your memory card (in the eBooks/import/ folder). 2 Select the Import option on the application’s home screen and it will automatically scan and import your books. 15.
Performing Calculations 15.6 Exit Aldiko Do one of the following: • Press • Press b until you return to the home screen. H. 16 Performing Calculations You can use the Calculator to perform simply and advanced arithmetical calculations. 16.1 Open Calculator Tap Program Launcher > Calculator. 16.2 Perform Calculations Tap on the numbers and mathematical operators to perform simple calculations.
Performing Calculations O and tap Advanced panel to access advanced operators such as sin, cos, tan, Press log etc. To clear calculation histories, tap =. 16.3 Exit Calculator Do one of the following: • Press • Press b until you return to the home screen. H.
Using the tDigitalClock 17 Using the tDigitalClock 17.1 Open tDigitalClock 1 Tap Program Launcher > tDigital Clock. 17.2 Set Alarm Clock 1 Tap Program Launcher > tDigitalClock. 2 Press O and tap Alarm. 3 Tap the Off button in Turn on alarm option to activate the alarm clock. 4 Tap Time and tap + or - to set the hour and minute of the alarm time and tap OK. 5 Tap Alarm tone and select the alarm ringtone from the Ringtone list or Audio file list and tap OK.
Installing Android applications 17.3 Deactivate Alarm Clock 1 Tap Program Launcher > tDigitalClock. 2 Press O and tap Alarm. 3 Tap the On button in Turn on alarm option to deactivate the alarm clock. 17.4 Change Font Setting 1 Tap Program Launcher > tDigitalClock. 2 Press O and tap Font setting. 3 Select your preferred font color for the clock and date and tap Preview to preview your setting (press to return to font setting window) or tap OK to confirm. b 17.
Installing non-Android applications 4 Browse the .apk files through ES File Explorer and install them. 19 Installing non-Android applications To install applications from other sources, you need go to the Settings menu to enable downloading from Unknown sources. 1 From the home screen, press O and then tap Settings > Applications. 2 Tap Unknown sources to enable or disable the downloading of unknown applications. When enabled, 72 ✓ appears next to the option.
Removing applications from HomeSurf Tablet Note All downloaded applications are saved to the storage card. Before you download an application from the web, make sure that you have installed a storage card on your HomeSurf Tablet. See Inserting a memory card on page 16 on how to install a storage card. Warning! Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources. To protect your HomeSurf Tablet and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources.
ES File Explorer 21.1 Open ES File Explorer Tap Program Launcher > ES File Explorer. Tap to browse the files and folders in your HomeSurf Tablet or SD card. Tap to go to the root directory. Tap to search for files or folders. Tap to go to the previous directory or folder. For more information on the short cut keys, tap More > Help Center, and tap help. for 21.2 Open file as 1 Tap and hold the file you wish to open. A pop-up menu appears. 2 Tap Open As and select Text, Audio, Image or Video. 21.
ES File Explorer Note You can only create new folders in the SD card directory. 21.5 Rename a file 1 Tap and hold the file you wish to rename. A pop-up menu appears. 2 Tap Rename. 3 Enter the new file name and tap OK. 21.6 Copy a file to another location 1 Tap and hold the file you wish to copy. A pop-up menu appears. 2 Tap Copy to copy the file. 3 Go to another folder or directory that you wish to place a copy of the file. 4 Press O and tap Operations > Paste to paste the file into the new location.
ES File Explorer 21.9.1 View file details 1 Tap and hold the file you wish to view details. A pop-up menu appears. 2 Tap Properties. 3 Tap OK to close the information box. 21.10 Change Orientation 1 In ES File Explorer window, press O and tap More. 2 Tap to select Flip orientation. 21.11 Modify View Settings in ES File Explorer 1 In ES File Explorer window, press O and tap Settings.
ES Task Manager 22 ES Task Manager This Android program helps you free memory, kill task, close all the running applications, and speed up your HomeSurf Tablet. 22.1 Open ES Task Manager 1 Tap Program Launcher > ES Task Manager. A list of current Task will be displayed. 2 To clear a selected task, tap on the task and then tap Kill Selected button. 3 Tap Refresh to display all current tasks again. 4 Tap Kill All to clear all current tasks. 22.
Main settings of your HomeSurf Tablet 23 Main settings of your HomeSurf Tablet O From the home screen, press and then tap Settings. You can then modify the different settings on your HomeSurf Tablet. Wireless controls Configure your HomeSurf Tablet wireless connections, such as Wi-Fi Sound & display Set the HomeSurf Tablet and notification ring tones, or set the screen brightness and screen timeout. Security & location Set My Location and screen unlock.
HELP/TROUBLESHOOTING 24 HELP/TROUBLESHOOTING My HomeSurf Tablet does not turn on. • Make sure that the power adapter is securely connected • Make sure that you are using the power adapter that was included with your HomeSurf Tablet. • Make sure that the HomeSurf Tablet is turned on. See Switching on your HomeSurf Tablet on page 16 on how to turn on your HomeSurf Tablet. My HomeSurf Tablet does not recognize the memory card. • Make sure that you have inserted a certified memory card.
IF YOU NEED HELP... My email could not be delivered due to connection to the server on port 25 timed out You may need to change the port setting on an outgoing mail server for one of your email accounts. 25 IF YOU NEED HELP... The Binatone Helpline is available from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, Mondays to Fridays, please call 0845 345 9677 for UK +491805938802 for Europe Australia customer service number 1300 768 112 or email to service@shriro.com.
CLEANING THE DEVICE 26.1 Replacing batteries CAUTION RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. If you think the battery needs replacing, please call the Binatone Helpline: 0845 345 9677 for UK, +491805938802 for Europe, 1300 768 112 for Australia, +91 7503011385 for India.
GUARANTEE AND SERVICE 29 GUARANTEE AND SERVICE This product is guaranteed for 12 months* from the date of purchase shown on your sales receipt. The Guarantee does not cover damage by misuse or negligence, or by excessive voltages — for example, lightning. *The warranty period will vary depending on the country of your purchase. Please keep your sales (till) receipt — this is your guarantee. You should also keep the original packaging material.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS requirements, please follow operation instruction as documented in this manual. This equipment complies with FCC / IC RSS-210 radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. FCC and Industry Canada This device complies with Industry Canada and FCC Rules.
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