Polaroid 4" Internet Tablet PMID 4300, PMID4300 User manual

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User Manual
4” Internet Tablet
Wi-Fi & Touch Screen
PMID4300
In the box
USB Cable
User ManualTablet
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1. [Power/Standby] button
2. [Return/Home] button
3. [Menu] button
4.
Speaker (on back)
5. Microphone
6. Reset hole
7. Mini USB port
8. microSD card slot
9. Headphone jack
Location of controls
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Charging the battery:
Connect the Tablet to a computer using the included USB cable.
Approximate play times
(actual play times may vary depending on display and power settings)
• Music: up to 10 hours (Wi-Fi / backlight off)
• Video: 3 - 4 hours (Wi-Fi turned off)
• eBook: 4 - 5 hours (Wi-Fi turned off)
• Web browsing: 3 - 4 hours
• Standby time: 40 - 50 hours
*To fully Charge the Tablet: 7 - 8 hours
Battery Tips:
* Power off the Tablet or set it to standby mode (the display is off) to
shorten charging time.
* To optimize battery time and performance, adjust the "Brightness"
and "Screen timeout" options in the Settings app and shut Wi-Fi
when not in use.
PC
Tablet (BOTTOM view)
Basic operation
Note: For quicker charge times you can purchase an AC wall
charger. If you would like to purchase one, please call
Polaroid Tablet Support at 1-877-768-8483.
Powering on or off:
Powering on:
Press and hold the button until the display turns on.
Lock / Unlock :
Quick press the button to lock or unlock the Tablet (the display will
shut but the device will still be powered on - this will extend battery time).
Lock screen
Lock icon
Slide to unlock
and enter
the Home screen
[Power/Standby] button
Note: To conserve battery time, Wi-Fi is disabled when the Tablet is
locked, when the Tablet is unlocked, Wi-Fi automatically turns back on.
It is possible to manage and transfer media files to the Tablet by connecting
it to your computer as shown below.
Connecting to a PC or Mac:
1) Connect the included USB cable to the "Mini USB port" of the Tablet
and USB port of the computer.
PC
Connect the USB cable
to the USB port on PC
USB
Mini USB port
Minimum system requirements:
• Windows: 2000, XP, Vista, 7
• Mac OS X: 10.5 or later
(with USB connection)
Transferring and managing files
2) The "USB connected" screen appears on the tablet, select "Turn on
USB storage"
USB connected screen
Note: If the "USB connected" screen does not appear when
connecting the USB cable to the computer, try pressing
the button on the Home screen and select
"Notifications" > "USB connected".
3) The "Autoplay" windows appear on your computer's display - select
"Open folder to view Files" to manage files on the Tablet and Micro SD
card (if inserted).
“Removable Disk”
access the Micro SD
card (if inserted)
“INTERNAL”
access the internal
memory
Tips: Transfer and store media files such as music, pictures and
video on to a Micro SD card and avoid placing these types
of files in the internal memory of the Tablet - this will conserve
the internal memory.
4) Copy media files to the Micro SD card (if inserted).
“Removable Disk” (Micro SD card)
Media files on your computer
Tips: Organize your media (pictures, videos and music) by creating
folders such as “Pictures”, Videos” and “Music” on the Micro
SD card as shown below.
Powering off:
Press and hold the button until the “Power off” window appears,
then select “OK” to shutdown.
You can also use (Power widget) on the Home screen or
“Power” on the Apps screen to easily power off.
Power widget
(Home screen)
Power o
OK Cancel
Your device will shut down.
button
Power off window
Settings screen
[Power/Standby] button:
Quick press to lock/unlock the Tablet (standby);
Press and hold to turn on/off
[Return/Home] button:
Quick press to go back to the previous screen;
Press and hold to go to the home screen
[Menu] button:
Press to access the menus of apps or screens of the Tablet
Controls:
To set the time:
1. Select on the apps screen and select “Date and time”.
2. Choose “Select time zone” and enter the correct time zone.
3. The correct time should appear on the top information bar.
Date and Time:
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To browse the web, use e-mail or apps, you must first
connect the Tablet to the internet. Follow the instructions
below to set up Wi-Fi on the Tablet.
1. Select “Wi-Fi” on the Apps screen
and select ”Turn on Wi-Fi”.
2. Select “Wi-Fi settings”.
3. Make sure that “Network
notification”is checked.
4. Select a network, and if required
enter the correct password.
5. When the Tablet is connected to a
network, the Wi-Fi icon will appear
on the top info bar and “Connected”
will appear under the selected
network.
Apps screen
SoundHound
Calculator
Twitter
Downloads
TuneIn Radio
Email
Browser
Weatherbug
AOL
Clock
Gallery
Facebook
Engadget
Slacker
Kobo
App Manager
Power
Moviefone
Kayak
NYTimes
Music
Wi-Fi
Settings
Adobe Reader
Wi-Fi icon
To conserve battery life, turn off Wi-Fi when not connected
to a network.
When the Tablet is locked (the display is off) Wi-Fi shuts down
to conserve battery, this may affect apps that require Wi-Fi such
as, Slacker and Kobo.
Connecting to Wi-Fi
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The Home screens are a great place to customize the Tablet by adding
widgets, shortcuts or custom wallpaper.
There are five Home screens in total that may be accessed by tapping on
the bottom left or right of the display as shown below.
Multimedia screen:
When the Tablet is powered on, the Multimedia screen appears, where
music, pictures and video may be easily accessed.
Multimedia
(Home screen)
Tap right or left
(To change Home screens)
Home screens
Bookmarks widget:
Tap on the bottom left of the display until the Bookmarks widget appears
where all the websites that are saved as bookmarks can be easily accessed.
To add or delete bookmarks, see "Web browsing>Adding and deleting
bookmarks".
Bookmarks widget
(Home screen)
Appstore
Appstore
Google
Wikipedia
NY Times
Picasa
Search widget:
Tap on the bottom left of the display until the Search widget appears
to easily access the Google search engine.
Power widgets:
Tap on the bottom right of the display until the Power widgets appear -
to easily power off, turn Wi-Fi on/off, or adjust the brightness of the display.
Search widget
(Home screen)
Power widgets
(Home screen)
5) On the Tablet, select "Turn off USB storage" to disconnect from the
computer.
Use the Tablet to store and play music, pictures and video files.
Music:
Access music files stored on the Tablet.
Music screen
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Artists Albums Songs Playlists
Royal Bangs
1 album
The Rolling Stones
1 album
Jump Back - The Best Of The Rolling Stones, ‘71
1 song
Jump Back - The Best Of The Rolling Stones, ‘71 - ’93
Play
Add to playlist
Delete
Search
Press & hold
a song title,
and these
options will
appear
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