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TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK START GUIDE 6 OVERVIEW 6 CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL 7 PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL 7 PACKAGE CONTENTS 7 BASIC OPERATION 6.1 – Buttons & Connections 6.2 – Power On / Off 6.3 – Using The Touch Screen 6.4 – Unlock The Screen 6.5 – Camera Shortcut 8 8 9 9 9 9 CHARGE THE BATTERY 10 HOME SCREEN 11 DISPLAY ORIENTATION 12 SETTINGS MENU 13 NETWORK CONNECTIVITY 14 APPLICATIONS 12.1 – The Applications Menu 12.2 – Applications & Widgets 12.3 – Pre-Installed Applications 12.
TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) WEB BROWSER 19 VIDEO PLAYBACK 20 7DIGITAL MUSIC SERVICE 21 BUILT-IN CAMERA 22 MEMORY EXPANSION WITH MICRO SD CARD 23 CONNECT TO A COMPUTER 24 SYSTEM RESET 25 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION 26 WARRANTY GUIDELINES 27 5
QUICK START GUIDE Please follow this quick start checklist to guide you through using your Storage Options Scroll Basic Plus: 1. Check the package contents. See section “Package Contents” (page 7) for more details. 2. Charge the battery. See section “Charge The Battery” (page 10) for more details. 3. Remove the protective film. Peel the protective film off the tablet’s screen. 4. Familiarise yourself with the physical buttons and connections, powering on, and touch screen control.
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL At various points in this manual you will see highlighted text. Please refer here for an explanation: NOTE TIP Important notes are highlighted in blue. Tips on best practice are highlighted in green. CAUTION Important cautions and warnings are highlighted in red. PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL This manual is intended to give you a quick overview of the Scroll Basic Plus hardware and very basic functionality of the AndroidTM 4.0 operating system.
BASIC OPERATION The Scroll Basic Plus has five physical buttons. Most other control is performed via the touch screen. 6.
6.2 – POWER ON / OFF Press and hold the button until the tablet switches on. It will boot into the AndroidTM 4.0 operating system. This will take approximately one minute. To turn the tablet off, press and hold the button for approximately 3 seconds. A “Power Off” menu will appear on screen. Choose “OK” to complete shutdown or “Cancel” to resume use. 6.3 – USING THE TOUCH SCREEN Scroll features a capacitive touch screen. To use it, simply touch any area on the screen – no pressure is required.
CHARGE THE BATTERY It is recommended to fully charge Scroll Basic Plus overnight before first use. This will help prolong the useful life of the built-in battery. To charge the battery: Insert the mains charger plug into the 5V DC socket (located to the left of the USB socket) on Scroll Basic Plus. Connect the mains adapter to a UK 3-pin electrical socket. CAUTION Do not use any mains adapter other than the one supplied.
HOME SCREEN The Home screen will look similar to the picture below. It is actually five screens, each of which can have a different layout of icons. To switch between screens, simply slide your finger left or right across the display. The status bar and navigation buttons are always visible, no matter which Home screen you are currently viewing. The Desktop can contain shortcuts to your most-used applications and widgets. Touch the Search icon to quickly search the World Wide Web using Google.
DISPLAY ORIENTATION Scroll Basic Plus features a built-in G-Sensor which monitors the tablet’s current orientation and automatically adjusts the display to match. To re-orientate the display: NOTE Simply turn Scroll Basic Plus to portrait or landscape position, and the display will rotate to match. Some applications will lock screen orientation. Normal rotation functionality will resume once the application is closed.
SETTINGS MENU The Settings menu allows you to adjust Scroll Basic Plus’s system configuration. To change settings: 1. Touch the Settings menu icon on the Applications menu. The Settings menu will open. 2. Glide your finger up or down the left side of the screen to scroll through the list of available categories. 3. Touch a category title to view further options on the right side of the screen.
NETWORK CONNECTIVITY The vast majority of applications support some kind of networking / Internet functionality. Scroll Basic Plus features standard wireless B / G / N capabilities, meaning it can connect to any router which is compatible with the 802.11b/g/n standard. Check your router’s documentation to confirm compatibility. NOTE You will need your router’s wireless SSID and password to continue with these instructions. To enable wireless networking and connect to your router: 1.
APPLICATIONS Scroll Basic Plus supports a wide variety of applications. A small selection is pre-installed on the tablet and available from the applications menu, but many more can be downloaded from various websites. 12.1 – THE APPLICATIONS MENU To open the Applications menu, touch the icon at the top right of the Home screen. Use the selection menu to choose between viewing installed applications and widgets.
12.2 – APPLICATIONS & WIDGETS Applications: Applications provide expanded functionality to Scroll Basic Plus. A selection of applications is pre-loaded onto your Scroll Basic Plus tablet, and more can be downloaded from various websites. Applications usually take over the full screen when in use. You can use the physical “Home” and “Return” buttons to quit a full-screen application.
12.5 – PRE-LOADED APPLICATIONS Scroll Extreme has several applications which are pre-loaded onto the internal memory. You will need to install them before you can use them. To install the preloaded applications: 1. From the applications menu, touch the “Scroll Apps” icon. “Easy Installer” will load and a list of preloaded apps will appear on screen. 2. Touch to place a tick in the check box next to each application you wish to install. 3.
12.7 – ADD A SHORTCUT TO THE DESKTOP You can add shortcuts onto the desktop for quick access to your favourite applications. Shortcuts can be placed anywhere on the desktop grid, so you can organise them in whichever manner you like. To place a shortcut on the desktop: 1. Open the Applications menu by touching the icon at the top right of the Home screen. 2. Touch and hold your favourite application’s icon. 3. The Applications menu will close and you will be returned to the desktop on the Home screen.
WEB BROWSER Scroll Basic Plus has a built-in browser which can be used to browse the World Wide Web, in the same way you would use a browser on a desktop computer or laptop. To use the browser: 1. Touch the “Browser” icon on the Applications menu. The browser will open. 2. By default, the browser will automatically load Google. NOTE Make sure you are connected to your wireless network before opening the browser. Use tabs to load multiple websites and switch between them.
VIDEO PLAYBACK Scroll Basic Plus is a powerful portable media player. The “Gallery” application can play video and display photos that are stored on either internal memory or a Micro SD card. To use the Gallery: 1. Touch the “Gallery” icon on the Applications menu. The Gallery application will open. 2. The Gallery will automatically find your media and arrange it in a thumbnails view. If you have multiple folders, it will show them first.
7DIGITAL MUSIC SERVICE 7digital is a digital music content delivery and management application. With over 17 million tracks available in MP3 format from all major labels, 7digital has something for everyone. The 7digital application is pre-loaded on Scroll Excel. See section “12.5 – Pre-Loaded Applications” (page 17) for instructions on how to install. To use 7digital: 1. On the Applications menu, touch the 7digital application to launch it. 2.
BUILT-IN CAMERA The Camera application lets you take photographs and record video clips using the built-in camera. Launch the “Camera” application from the Applications menu by touching the Camera icon: Use the Viewport to align the scene you would like to capture. Touch Touch the Capture button to record. to change white balance, exposure and other settings.
MEMORY EXPANSION WITH MICRO SD CARD Scroll Basic Plus features built-in flash memory, which can be expanded using a Micro SD card (not included). You may use any Micro SD or Micro SDHC card, up to 32GB capacity. The best way to use a Micro SD card is to treat it as media storage; transfer media files (videos, music and photos) from your computer to your Micro SD card in the usual manner, then insert it into Scroll Basic Plus as shown. To insert and use a Micro SD card: 1.
CONNECT TO A COMPUTER Scroll Basic Plus can be connected to a computer running Microsoft Windows for file transfer via USB cable. To connect to a computer: 1. Using the supplied USB cable, plug the mini USB connector into Scroll’s USB socket, and plug the full-size USB plug into an available USB socket on your computer. 2. Windows may present you with a “New Hardware Wizard”. Please click the “Cancel” option to close this. 3. On Scroll Basic Plus, touch the status bar at the bottom of the screen. 4.
SYSTEM RESET A system reset allows you to return the tablet back to factory default settings. CAUTION Resetting to factory defaults will erase all data from the tablet’s internal storage. You must do a back up of any important data before performing this procedure. To reset your tablet to factory defaults: 1. Touch the “Settings” 2. Scroll down to the “ menu icon on the Applications menu. The Settings menu will open. Backup & reset” menu item, and touch to select it. 3. Select “Factory data reset”.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION Scroll Basic Plus Hardware Unit Size (mm): 124 (W) x 202 (H) x 11 (D) Unit Weight: 375 g CPU: 1GHz CPU InfoTM®Imapx210, ARM11 Processor RAM: 512 MB DDR2 Built-in Storage: 4 GB Storage Expansion: Micro SD card, up to 32 GB Display: 7” capacitive Resolution: 800 x 480 Battery Type: Rechargeable Lithium-Polymer Battery Capacity: 3000 mAh USB Ports: 1x USB, 1x USB Host Speaker: 8 Ω / 1W Wireless Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n Software Operating System: AndroidTM 4.
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