Hudl Tablet User manual

HudlUserGuide

 Unboxing

In the box

 Controls and Connections

 Charging

 First use

 Unlocking

Security, Sleeping

Switching oﬀ

 Child safety

 How does the touchscreen

work?

 Entering text or numbers

 Gesture typing

Correcting text

 Voice typing

 Zoom

 Panning

 Quick settings

 Home screen

 Home screen apps

 Home screen wallpaper

 Apps

 Launching an app

Moving home page apps

 Getting more apps

 Adding or removing Home

screen apps

Welcometothe

completeguideto

yourHudlfullof

everythingyouneed

toknowaboutyour

Hudl

Ifyoudon’tmanage

toﬁndwhatyou’re

lookingforinthis

guidethenvisit

wwwtescocom/hudl

formoreinformation

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 Widgets

 Transferring ﬁles using Windows

Explorer

31 Browsing the Internet

 YouTube and social networking

 Email

 Tesco World

40 Music, photos and video

41 Playing music

 Using the camera

 Viewing your photos and videos

 Clock application

 Backing up your data

 Sound

 Docking a micro-SD card

 Settings > Overview

 Settings > Wireless and networks

 Settings > Device

 Settings > Personal

 Settings > Accounts

 Settings > System

 Connecting accessories

 Help with common issues

 Speciﬁcations

 For further reference…

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Unboxing

Carefully unpack the unit. If it is damaged,

please return it to your nearest Tesco store for

replacement. Remember to take your purchase

receipt with you.

Retain the Quick Start Guide and Safety and legal

information sheet. If you pass the unit on to a third

party make sure you pass on these items.

We suggest you retain the packaging. If you

dispose of it, do so having regard to recycling

regulations in your area.

Inthebox

The carton should contain:

— Hudl

— AC adaptor/charger

— Micro-USB cable

— Quick Start Guide

— Safety and legal information leaﬂet

If any items are missing or damaged, contact your

nearest Tesco store for a replacement. Have your

receipt ready when you call. Retain the packaging.

If you dispose of it, do so having regard to recycling

regulations in your area.

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ControlsandConnections

 HDMI outlet. Connect to an HDMI

TV to view movies and photos with a

suitable cable (not supplied).

 Front camera.

 Headphone socket. The speakers are

switched oﬀ when headphones are

connected.

 Sleep/Power button.

 Volume control.

 Micro-SD card slot. Dock a micro-SD

card into the slot to expand the

memory for your media.

 USB/charging connector.

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Charging

 Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the

AC adapter/charger.

 Connect the cable to the micro-USB port on

the Hudl.

 Check that the mains voltage marked on the

rating plate of the AC adapter/charger is the

same as the voltage in your area.

 Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet and

switch the mains power on.

Hudl will start to charge.

You can use Hudl while the charger is

connected.

Note Hudl will charge very slowly when

plugged into your computer.

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Firstuse

When you ﬁrst turn on your Hudl, you will be guided

through the set up process. This will help get you

started and ensure the soware on your Hudl is up

to date.

The setup process explained.

 Turn on your Hudl by holding down the smaller

of the two buttons on the side of your Hudl

until the star appears.

Be aware you may need to hold down the

power button for a few seconds.

 Select a Wi-Fi network

Hudl will list all available Wi-Fi networks.

 Choose your network and enter your Wi-Fi

password.

If you see ‘Authenticating...’ below your network your

password is incorrect. Tap on your network and try

again. Note that your password is case sensitive.

If you see ‘Connected’ below your network tap on the

3 dots in the top right and tap scan. This will refresh

your network list and take you to the next stage of

the set up process.

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 Set up complete

 Help overlays

We recommend reading the help overlays

presented aer set up, in particular if you

are planning on letting children use Hudl.

For more tips and tricks on using your Hudl check

out the Getting Started app by tapping on the

‘Let’s go’ button on your homescreen.

Firstuse

 Google account

Sign in to your Google account or create one.

 Google & location

Choose to enable apps to use your location.

 Add a Tesco account

Sign in to your Tesco account or create one.

 Hudl updates

At this point your Hudl will be updated to

ensure it has all the latest soware. Note this

may take a few minutes.

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Unlocking

— Touch the lock icon and

slide the circle across to

the unlock icon.

Hudl will unlock and the

display will show the last

screen you used.

Security

You can set a security setting to protect Hudl from

unauthorised access. Choose from face recognition,

a password, a , or a pattern. Once you have

familiarised yourself with the operation of Hudl,

refer to Personal > Security > Screen Security in

the security settings section of these guides on for

moredetailsaboutsettingupsecurity

Sleeping

When set to sleep, Hudl will start up again quickly when

needed.

— Press the Sleep/Power button brieﬂy to put the

tablet into sleep mode.

Switchingoﬀ

If the power is switched oﬀ completely, Hudl will save

battery power, but will take longer to start up.

 Press and hold the Sleep/Power button to switch oﬀ.

 Choose Power off to switch oﬀ and save power.

 Choose Aeroplane mode to keep running, but switch

oﬀ wireless network and bluetooth communication.

 Choose Silent mode to keep running, but with the

sound muted,

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4 Be sure

Set up a separate proﬁle for your children, then secure your

own with a password or PIN.

5 Filter content

Make sure you set content ﬁlters for apps like Google Play

and YouTube.

6 Search safe

Set Google’s SafeSearch to a low maturity rating.

Childsafety

If you plan on sharing your Hudl with a child, we

recommend you take a few precautions to ensure

they stay safe while using the web and acessing

apps unsupervised.

1 Try an app

Consider using one of the many parental control

apps that are available on Google Play.

2 Be aware

Familiarise yourself with the maturity ratings used

for movies, television, apps and games.

3 Play safe

Set a password for buying content and making in

app purchases from Google Play.

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Howdoesthetouchscreenwork?

The touchscreen is a dual purpose interactive

display and input device. No keyboard or mouse

is required to open apps or write text.

 

Changing screens or moving items

You can slide your ﬁnger across the screen to

change screens or move items.

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Enteringtextornumbers

When you need to enter text or numbers a

keyboard will appear on screen.

Typing

— You can touch type on the keyboard.

Upper and lower case

— Touch the Shi key on the keyboard to type a

single capital letter.

— Touch and hold the Shi key to turn on capslock,

this allows you to type all capital letters.

Switching between the text and numeric keypads

There are three keypads: qwerty, numeric/punctuation

and additional punctuation.

— From the text keyboard, touch the ?123 key to switch

to the numeric/punctuation keyboard.

— From the numeric/punctuation keyboard, touch the

~/{ key to switch to the additional punctuation

keyboard or…

… touch the ABC key to return to the qwerty keyboard.

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Gesturetyping

It’s also possible to type by gliding your ﬁnger over

keyboard.

When entering text there is no need to li your ﬁnger from

the screen, just glide slowly from letter to letter.

Glide your ﬁnger across the letters w  e  d  d i  n  g

Hudl will detect you are typing wedding and will enter the

word for you, adding in the double d.

Correctingtext

Occasionally, you may want to correct the text

entered in a text entry box.

Correcting a letter

 Touch the text you are entering.

A pointer will appear as shown

in this Internet search example.

 Slide the pointer to the place

you want to correct.

 Correct the text.

Correcting a word

 Touch and hold the word you

want to correct. The word will

be highlighted.

 Correct the word.

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Voicetyping

You can also enter text by speaking.

Whenever the icon is displayed you can use your

voice to enter text instead of using the keyboard.

The icon will usually be displayed when a qwerty

keyboard is available for text entry and also in some

applications. For example, the icon will appear

when searching the Internet using Google Chrome.

 Touch the icon to activate speech entry.

 Speak slowly and clearly.

When you pause, your speech will be analysed

and the translation will be added to the text

box with an underline.

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Zoom

When using certain apps, for e.g. Chrome for

internet browsing or Gallery for viewing your

photographs, you can enlarge or shrink the contents

of the screen using a single gesture, this is useful if

you’d like to view details within the content.

Zoom in

Place two ﬁngers on the screen and

spread them apart to zoom in.

Zoom out

Place two ﬁngers on the screen and

pinch them together to zoom out.

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Panning

Once you have zoomed in you can move/pan

around the content using a single ﬁnger slide.

Panning

Place a single ﬁnger on the screen and

slide it in the direction you want to pan.

The content will move in that direction.

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Quicksettings

Swipe down near the right-hand corner of

the screen to open the status and settings

pane.

Touch any of the icons for more status

information or to change any of the

settings shown.

Further

Actions

To Open

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Homescreen

Quick Access Area

Status Area

Quick Access Area

Google Search

Google

Voice Search

All Apps

Go HomeGo BackEnter Tesco World Show Active Apps

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Homescreen

Google

Search

Google

Voice Search

Te s c o

Search the internet and your Hudl quickly

by typing in what you are looking for here.

Search the internet and your Hudl using

spoken natural language instead of a

traditional text based search.

Order groceries, ﬁnd recipe inspiration,

manage your Clubcard, shop with Tesco

Direct or F&F Clothing, check out the

oﬀers and services from Tesco Bank,

browse blinkbox movies and music, and

ﬁnd your local Tesco all in one app.

Go back a page.

Go to the Home page.

View and switch between active apps.

Shows the status for bluetooth, Wi-Fi,

set alarms, battery charge and the time.

Six apps or folders of apps that appear

on each of the ﬁve Home pages, which

apps are displayed in this area may be

customised to apps of your choosing.

See Page 30 for further instructions.

Opens the App and Widget Library.

Back

Home

Active Apps

Status Area

Quick

Access Area

All Apps

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Homescreenapps

Hudl comes with a selection of useful apps

pre-installed. These can be accessed by touching

the All Apps icon.

The Quick Access Area, on the Home page,

features six apps that we think you may ﬁnd useful

and enjoyable.

Touch the Camera app to take a photo.

See page 46 to learn more about taking

photos with the camera app.

Touch the Gallery app to view your

photos. See page 62 for more details of

viewing photos in the photo gallery.

Touch the Email app to send and receive

email. See page 39 to ﬁnd out how to

set up an email account and use Hudl to

keep in touch via email.

Touch to see your app and widget library.

See page 29 to understand more about

customising your Home page and

installing, removing and managing apps.

Touch to launch YouTube and browse for

your favourite videos online.

Touch Google Chrome to search and

browse the Internet.

Touch Google Play to visit the store.

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