Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 User manual

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Table of Contents

MY CARRIER 4

DEVICE FUNCTIONS 5

SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE 7

Turning Your Device On and Off 10

Locking and Unlocking Screen 10

Initial Device Conﬁguration 10

S PEN 11

Using the S Pen 12

S Pen Input - Using Handwriting 13

CALLING FEATURES 14

Making a Call 14

Answering a Call 15

Rejecting a Call 15

Ending a Call 15

Wi-Fi Calling 15

T-Mobile Name ID 17

VOICEMAIL 18

Set Up Voicemail 18

Access Voicemail 18

Visual Voicemail 18

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CONTACTS 19

Creating a New Contact 19

Adding a Number to an Existing Contact 19

Deleting an Existing Contact 19

MESSAGING 20

Create and Send a Message 20

CONNECTIONS 21

Connecting to Bluetooth 21

Connecting to Wi-Fi 21

APPS & MORE 22

Samsung Smart Switch 22

Installing Apps 22

Setting Up Your Email Accounts 22

Smartphone Mobile HotSpot 23

USB Tethering 25

Internet 27

Multi Window 28

Camera 29

Lock Screen 30

Emergency Alerts 31

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LEGAL 32

APPROVED FIRMWARE VERSIONS 32

INFORMATION ABOUT

SAFEGUARDING HANDSETS 32

EMERGENCY DIALING 33

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 34

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My Carrier

This guide provides you with the information you need to get started.

For more information and additional support, please visit

www.t-mobile.com/support/ where you can:

• Register at my.t-mobile.com/ to check your minutes, pay your

bill, upgrade your phone, and change your rate plan.

• Review your device’s User Manual and troubleshooting FAQs.

• View the latest troubleshooting solutions in the Support

Forums or ask a question of your own.

Access account information from:

1. From the Home screen, tap Apps

g

T-Mobile

My Account.

2. If prompted, follow the on-screen information for what’s new

in the app.

3. Choose from an available category such as: Notiﬁcations,

Account Info, Device Support, and others.

NOTE: Devices and software are constantly evolving—the screen images and

icons you see here are for reference only.

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Device Functions

Recent*

Apps

Home Back*

Power/Lock

Headset Jack

Front

Camera

*Recent Apps and Back illuminate when navigating through the device.

Volume

Speaker

Camera

Flash

S Pen

Charging/USB port

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Setting Up Your Device

Step 1. Remove the Back Cover

• Locate the cover release indention and “pop” the cover off.

Step 2. Install the SIM Card

• Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot until it is secured

into place.

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Step 3. Install the optional microSD

™

card

• Slide the memory card into the card slot until it is secured

into place.

Step 4. Insert the Battery

• Insert the battery, making sure to align the gold contacts.

Press down gently to secure the battery.

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Step 5. Replace the Back Cover

• Position the battery cover over the battery compartment

and press down along the edges of the cover.

Step 6. Charging the Device

• Before turning on your device, charge it fully. Be sure to

use the charger that came with the device.

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Turning Your Device On and Off

¬ To turn ON, press and hold the Power/Lock key.

¬ To turn OFF, press and hold Power/Lock key and follow the

prompts.

Locking and Unlocking Screen

¬ To Lock, press the Power/Lock key.

¬ To Unlock, press the Power/Lock key then swipe your ﬁnger

across the screen.

Initial Device Configuration

1. The ﬁrst time you turn on your device, follow the prompts to

select a language and tap Next or tap Accessibility if you are

visually impaired or hard of hearing.

2. Follow the on-screen instruction to complete the set-up

process.

NOTE: If you do not set up your Google account during the set-up process,

you can always add it later from Settings, or from the Gmail app.

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S Pen

The S Pen™ enables fast, accurate, and precise input providing the

most natural writing experience. By using the S Pen button, you can

minimize having to switch between touch and pen input.

To remove the S Pen:

¬ Pull the end of the S Pen out of the device.

S Pen Button

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Using the S Pen

Effectively express yourself. Write/Draw directly into an email, or the

calendar, annotate Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF documents,

capture your ideas in S Note, write a note on the back of the picture.

Air command: Once removed from its slot, S Pen shows an

on-screen Air command button toolbar that allows you to quickly

activate frequently used applications or actions.

• Action memo:Quickly link short notes to applications like

Phone, Contacts, Messages and so on.

• Smart select: Instantly outline and crop anything on the

screen and freely edit or share with others via several

applications.

• Image clip: Draw a shape on the screen to copy it, and

then share it or save it in Scrapbook.

• Screen write: Capture a screen image and write or draw

on it.

Pen window

Action memo

Smart select

Image clip

Screen write

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S Pen Input - Using Handwriting

1. Remove the S Pen from its slot.

2. Launch an application that contains an input area, like

Messages, Calculator, or the Phone Keypad.

3. Hover the S Pen over an input area until Handwriting

Input appears, then quickly tap the icon to reveal a new

Handwriting Area. Use this area to enter your input (text or

numbers) and then have the device recognize that information.

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Calling Features

Making a Call

¬ From the Home screen, tap Phone.

*From the contact list, make a call by sliding your

finger across the contact name from left to right.

Dial number

Call history

Access

frequent

contacts

Access

contacts

list*

Dial number

Delete

Touch and

hold for

vibrate mode

Tap for

voicemail

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Answering a Call

¬ At the incoming call screen, touch and slide Answer in

any direction to answer the call.

Rejecting a Call

¬ At the incoming call screen, touch and slide Reject in

any direction to route the call to your voicemail system.

Ending a Call

¬ Within an active call, tap End Call.

Wi-Fi Calling

Wi-Fi Calling can improve your coverage and allows you to make

phone calls and send messages over a Wi-Fi network (when a Wi-Fi

network is available).

NOTE: This feature is active by default. If you are in an active Wi-Fi call and

go out of range of your Wi-Fi, the call will be dropped.

Unless your rate plan provides otherwise, Wi-Fi Calling minutes

count the same as T-Mobile cellular calling minutes on your bill.

IMPORTANT: You must have a 911 emergency address registered with your

account. Log into your account at www.t-mobile.com. Go to

your profile follow the menu options to register your address.

NOTE: Corporate accounts may require administrator assistance for 911

Address registration.

Touch and

hold for

vibrate mode

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To register Wi-Fi Calling:

1. Ensure that the Wi-Fi connected icon in the status bar.

2. If Missing 911 Address displays in the Status bar:

• Log into your account at: www.t-mobile.com.

• Go to your proﬁle, locate your customer information, and

follow the menu options to register your address.

3. From the Home screen, tap Apps

g

Settings

g

More networks.

4. Tap the Wi-Fi Calling slider to toggle off the feature, tap

it again to reactivate and re-register your device with the

network.

5. Conﬁrm Wi-Fi Calling Ready displays in the Status Bar.

To disable Wi-Fi Calling:

1. From the Home screen, tap Apps

g

Settings

g

More networks.

2. Tap the Wi-Fi Calling slider to toggle off the feature.

To change connection preferences:

1. From the Home screen, tap Apps

g

Settings

g

More networks

g

Wi-Fi Calling.

2. Tap Connection Preference and select your preference.

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T-Mobile Name ID

T-Mobile Name ID identiﬁes callers, displaying Name, City and State

even if the caller is not in your contacts list. It is an optional add-on

feature that can be purchased directly from your phone for an

additional monthly charge. A one time 10 day trial is included with

the phone.

1. From the Home screen, tap Apps

g

T-Mobile

Name ID.

2. Choose an on-screen option.

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Voicemail

Set Up Voicemail

1. From the Home screen, tap Phone and then touch and

hold until the device dials your voicemail.

2. Follow the prompts in the new user tutorial to set up your mail

box.

Access Voicemail

1. From the Home screen, tap Phone and then touch and

hold . After connection, you will hear your voice greeting.

2. When connected, follow the voice prompts from your voicemail

center.

NOTE: Your voice mailbox is not password protected until you create a

password by following the setup tutorial.

Visual Voicemail

Visual Voicemail allows users to view, listen and save all voicemails

in any order directly from the phone, without the need of calling the

voicemail system.

1. From the Home screen, tap Apps

g

Visual

Voice mail.

2. The inbox with all voicemail messages will be displayed.

3. If this is the ﬁrst time accessing Visual Voicemail, you may be

prompted to enter a new PIN code and tap Next to activate

Visual Voicemail.

4. Tap on a voicemail to listen to it.

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Contacts

Creating a New Contact

1. From the Home screen, tap Phone.

2. Enter a phone number using the on-screen dialpad.

3. Tap Add to contacts

g

Create contact or select the

Contact entry from the on-screen list.

4. Tap a destination type (Device, SIM card, Samsung

account, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, or Google)

(depending on where you want to save the new contact

information).

5. Enter the desired information into the appropriate ﬁelds.

6. Tap Save to store the new entry.

Adding a Number to an Existing Contact

1. From the Home screen, tap Contacts.

2. Tap a contact name from the list and tap Edit.

3. Tap within the phone number area and enter a new

phone number.

• If you make a mistake while dialing, tap to clear

the last digit. Touch and hold to clear the entire

sequence.

4. Tap Save to complete and store the new entry.

Deleting an Existing Contact

1. From the Home screen, tap Contacts.

2. Touch and hold a contact name from the list and select

g

OK.

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Messaging

Create and Send a Message

1. From the Home screen, tap Messages

g

Tap to

compose message.

2. Enter either the recipient’s phone number or email address.

3. If adding a recipient from Logs, Favorites, Contacts, or

Groups, tap the contact to place a check mark alongside the

entry and tap Done. The contact will be placed in the recipient

ﬁeld.

4. Tap the Enter message ﬁeld and use the on-screen keypad

to enter a message.

5. Add more recipients by tapping the recipient ﬁeld.

6. Tap Attach to insert various ﬁle types to your message

(such as images, videos, audio ﬁles, etc.)

7. Tap Add emoticons to choose an available emoticon.

8. Select the ﬁle and complete the

on-screen instructions to insert it to the current message.

9. Review your message and tap Send.

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