Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Galaxy Tab E SM-T560 Samsung
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2 T able of C on ten ts Read me first Getting star ted 6 P ack age contents 7 Device lay out 9 Charging the ba tter y 11 Using a memor y card 13 T urning the device on and off 13 Locking and unlock in.
T able of Cont ents 3 Settings 67 About Settings 67 C ONNEC TIONS 69 DEVICE 71 PERSONAL 73 SYSTEM Appendix 78 T roubleshooting 83 Removing the battery Useful apps and f eatures 47 S Planner 48 Email 5.
4 Read me first Please read this manual bef ore using the device to ensur e safe and pr oper use. • Descriptions are based on the device ’ s default settings. • Some content ma y differ from your devic e depending on the region, ser vice pro vider , or device ’ s soft war e.
Read me first 5 Instruc tional icons W arning : situations that could cause injury to yourself or others Caution : situations that c ould cause damage to your device or other equipment Note : notes , .
6 Getting star ted P ack age c ont ents Check the product box f or the following items: • Device • Quick star t guide • The items supplied with the devic e and any a vailable accessories ma y var y depending on the region or service provider .
Getting star ted 7 Devic e lay out T ouch screen Recent apps button Home button Back button Headset jack V olume button P ower button F ront camera Multipurpose jack Speaker GPS antenna Microphone Mem.
Getting star ted 8 • Do not cov er the antenna ar ea with your hands or other objects. This ma y cause connectivity problems or drain the battery . • Using a Samsung-appro ved scr een protector is rec ommended. Unapprov ed screen protectors may cause the sensors t o malfunc tion.
Getting star ted 9 Char ging the ba tter y Use the charger t o charge the battery before using it f or the first time. A computer can be also used to charge the ba tter y by connecting them via the USB cable. Use only Samsung-appro ved chargers , batteries, and cables.
Getting star ted 10 2 Plug the USB pow er adaptor into an electr ic socket. • The device can be used while it is char ging , but it may take longer to fully char ge the battery . • If the device receiv es an unstable power supply while charging , the touch screen may not function.
Getting star ted 11 U sing a memor y card Installing a memor y card Y our devic e accepts memory cards with maximum capacities of 128 GB. Depending on the memor y card manufacturer and type, some memory cards may not be compatible with y our device . • Some memor y cards may not be fully compa tible with the device .
Getting star ted 12 Removing the memor y card Befor e removing the memory card, first unmount it f or safe remo val. On the Home scr een, tap → Settings → Stor age → Unmount SD card . 1 Open the cov er of the memor y card slot. 2 Push the memory card until it disengages from the devic e, and then pull it out.
Getting star ted 13 T urning the devic e on and off Pr ess and hold the Po wer button f or a few seconds to turn on the device . When you turn on y our device f or the first time or after per forming a data reset, f ollow the on- screen instructions to set up your devic e.
14 Basics U sing the touch scr een • Do not allow the touch scr een to come int o contact with other electr ical devices . Electrostatic discharges can cause the touch scr een to malfunc tion. • T o av oid damaging the touch screen, do not tap it with an ything sharp or apply ex cessive pr essure to it with your fingertips.
Basics 15 T apping and holding T ap and hold an item or the screen f or more than 2 seconds to ac cess available options . Dragging T o mov e an item, tap and hold it and drag it to the target position. Double -tapping Double -tap on a webpage or image to zoom in.
Basics 16 F licking Flick left or right on the Home screen or the A pps screen to see another panel . Flick up or down to scr oll through a webpage or a list of items , such as contacts. Spreading and pinching Spread two fingers apart on a webpage, map , or image to zoom in a part.
Basics 17 Home screen la y out Home screen The Home screen is the starting point for acc essing all of the device’ s featur es. I t display s widgets, shortcuts to apps, and mor e. Widgets are small apps that launch specific app functions to provide inf or mation and con venient access on y our Home screen.
Basics 18 Home screen options On the Home screen, tap and hold an empty area, or pinch y our fingers together to ac cess the available options ..
Basics 19 Apps scr een The Apps scr een displays ic ons for all apps , including newly installed apps. On the Home screen, tap to open the Apps scr een. T o view other panels , scroll left or right, or select a screen indicator at the bottom of the scr een.
Basics 20 Indicator ic ons Indicator icons appear on the status bar at the t op of the screen. The icons listed in the table below are most c ommon. The status bar ma y not appear at the top of the scr een in some apps. T o display the status bar , drag down from the t op of the screen.
Basics 21 Notifications and quick setting panels Using the notifica tions panel When you r eceive new notifications, such as messages , indicator icons appear on the status bar . T o see more inf ormation about the icons, open the notifica tions panel and view the details.
Basics 22 Rearranging quick setting butt ons T o rearr ange quick setting buttons on the notifications panel, tap → , tap and hold an item, and then drag the item t o another location. Using the quick setting panel Y ou can ac tivate or deactivate some f eatures on the notifications panel.
Basics 23 Opening apps On the Home screen or the Apps scr een, selec t an app icon to open it. T o open the list of rec ently-used apps, tap and select an app icon to open. Closing an app T ap and drag an app icon to the t op or bottom to close it. T o close all running apps, tap Close all .
Basics 24 Pla y Stor e Use this app to pur chase and download apps. T ap Play St ore on the Apps screen. Installing apps Brow se apps by categor y or tap to search f or a key wor d. Selec t an app to view inf or mation about it. T o download free apps , tap INST ALL .
Basics 25 Ent ering te x t Keyboar d lay out A keyboard appears automa tically when you ent er text to send messages, cr eate memos , and more . T ext entr y is not suppor ted in some languages. T o enter te xt, you must change the input language to one of the suppor ted languages .
Basics 26 • : Switch t o the floating keyboard . Y ou can mov e the keyboard to another loca tion by dragging the tab . Switch to the standar d keyboard. C opying and pasting 1 T ap and hold over t ex t. 2 Drag or to select the desired text, or tap Selec t all to select all text.
Basics 27 My F iles Use this app to ac cess various files stor ed in the device. T ap My F iles on the Apps screen. Alt er natively , tap on the Home screen. Acc ess additional options. Search for files or f olders. Change the view mode. View the do wnload history.
Basics 28 P ow er saving f eature Ultra po wer sa ving mode Use this mode to extend the device ’ s batter y power . In ultra power sa ving mode, the device per forms the follo wing: • Restric ts the available apps t o essential and selected apps only .
29 Net w ork c onnec tivit y Wi - Fi Connect the device to a W i-Fi network to use the Internet or shar e media files with other devices. Ref er to Wi-F i for additional options. T urn off Wi-F i to sav e the batter y when not in use. 1 On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Wi - Fi , and then tap the Wi - Fi switch to activate it.
30 Motions & usabilit y f eatur es Multi window About Multi windo w Use this f eature t o run two apps on the screen at the same time . Y ou can use this fea ture to view emails or use the Internet while you play a video simultaneously . Only apps on the Multi window tray can run.
Motions & usability features 31 3 T ap and hold an app icon and drag it fr om the tray t o the screen. Then, drag another app icon to a new location on the scr een. Adjusting the windo w size Drag the circle between the app windo ws up or down to adjust the size of the window s.
Motions & usability features 32 Using Multi windo w options When you use Multi windo w apps, select the app window and a blue frame will appear around it. T ap the circle between the app windows t o access the f ollowing options: • : Switch loca tions between Multi window apps.
33 P ersonalising Managing the Home and Apps scr eens Managing the Home screen Adding it ems T ap and hold an app from the Apps scr een, and then drag it to the Home screen. T o add widgets , open the Home screen, tap and hold an empty area, tap W idgets , tap and hold a widget, and then drag it to the Home scr een.
P ersonalising 34 Managing panels On the Home screen, tap and hold an empty area to add , move, or r emove a panel. T o add a panel, scr oll lef t to the last panel, and then tap . T o mov e a panel, tap and hold a panel preview , and then drag it to a new loca tion.
P ersonalising 35 Setting wallpaper and ringtones Setting wallpaper Set an image or photo stored in the devic e as wallpaper for the Home screen or the locked screen. 1 On the Home screen, tap and hold an empty area, and then tap W allpapers . Alternativ ely , on the Apps screen, tap Settings → Display → W allpaper .
P ersonalising 36 Changing the scr een lock method Y ou can change the way that you lock the scr een to prevent others fr om accessing your personal information. On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Lock scr een → Screen lock , and then select a screen lock method.
P ersonalising 37 Multiple users Set up additional user accounts f or other users to use the device with personalised settings, such as email accounts , wallpaper prefer ences, and more .
P ersonalising 38 Swit ching users Selec t the accoun t to switch t o at the top of the locked screen, and then unlock the devic e. A user account Managing users When using the owner ac count, y ou can delete accoun ts or change the account settings .
P ersonalising 39 Setting up acc ounts A dding acc ounts Some apps used on your device r equire a r egister ed account . Creat e accounts t o hav e the best experience with your devic e. On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Ac counts → Add ac count and select an account ser vice .
40 C on tac ts A dding contacts Moving con tac ts from other devices Y ou can move contacts from other devices t o your device. Ref er to T ransferring data from your pr evious device f or more inf ormation. Crea ting contacts manually 1 On the Apps screen, tap Con tacts → Con tacts .
Contacts 41 Searching f or contacts On the Apps screen, tap Con tacts → Con tacts . Use one of the f ollowing search methods: • Scroll up or down the con tacts list. • T ap the search field at the t op of the contacts list and enter search crit eria.
42 C amera Basic shooting T aking photos or rec ording videos 1 T ap Camer a on the Apps screen. 2 T ap the image on the preview scr een where the camera should f ocus. 3 T ap to take a photo or tap to r ecord a video . • Spread two fingers apart on the screen to zoom in, and pinch to z oom out.
Camera 43 Camer a etiquette • Do not take photos or rec ord videos of other people without their permission. • Do not take photos or rec ord videos where legally pr ohibited. • Do not take photos or rec ord videos in places wher e you may violate other people ’ s privac y .
Camera 44 Best photo Use this mode to take a series of photos and sa ve the best one. The devic e recommends the best photo and identifies it with . On the Apps screen, tap Camer a → → Best photo . C ontinuous shot Use this mode to take a series of photos of mo ving subjects.
Camera 45 T o use more options , tap . • F ocus mode : Selec t a f ocus mode. Aut o focus is camera-controlled. Macro is for v er y close objects. • ISO : Selec t an ISO value . This con trols camera light sensitivity . I t is measured in film- camera equivalents .
46 G aller y V iewing c ontent on the de vice On the Apps screen, tap Galler y and select an image or a video. Video files sho w the icon on the preview thumbnail . T o hide or show the menu bar and the pr eview thumbnails, tap the screen. Acc ess additional options.
47 U seful apps and f eatur es S Planner Crea ting events or tasks 1 T ap S Planner on the Apps screen. 2 T ap . Alternativ ely , selec t a date with no events or tasks in it and tap the da te again. If the date already has sa ved even ts or tasks in it, tap the date and tap .
Useful apps and f eatures 48 Syncing e vents and tasks with y our accoun ts T ap S Planner on the Apps screen. T o sync even ts and tasks with your acc ounts, tap → Sync . T o add acc ounts to sync with, tap → Calendars → Add ac count . Then, select an account to sync with and sign in.
Useful apps and f eatures 49 Sending emails T ap Email on the Apps screen. T ap at the top of the scr een to compose an email . Add a C C or BCC. Add y ourself as a recipient. Add r ecipients. Add r ecipients from the contacts list. Enter the email text.
Useful apps and f eatures 50 Reading emails T ap Email on the Apps screen. Selec t an email accoun t to use , and new emails are retriev ed. T o manually retriev e new emails, tap . T ap an email to read . Open attachments. Reply to the email. Compose an email .
Useful apps and f eatures 51 V ideo Pla ying videos T ap V ideo on the Apps screen. Selec t a video to pla y . Move the con trol panel to the left. Move f or wards or backwards by dragging the bar . Rotate the screen 's orientation. Skip to the previous video .
Useful apps and f eatures 52 Clock Alarm On the Apps screen, tap Clock → Alarm . Setting alarms T ap in the alarms list, set an alarm time, select the days on which the alarm will repeat, set other various alarm options, and then tap S ave . T o ac tivate or deactivate alarms, tap nex t to the alarm in the alarms list.
Useful apps and f eatures 53 W orld clock On the Apps screen, tap Clock → W orld clock . Crea ting clocks T ap and enter a city name or selec t a city from the cities list. Alternativ ely , select a cit y from the globe, and then tap . T o apply summer time , tap and hold a clock, and then tap .
Useful apps and f eatures 54 Calcula tor Use this app f or simple or complex calculations . T ap Calculat or on the Apps screen. Y ou can see the calculation histor y at the upper par t of the screen. T o clear the history , tap . Memo Use this app to cr eate memos and organise them by cat egor y .
Useful apps and f eatures 55 Hancom O ffice V iewer Use this app to view documents in v arious formats , including spreadsheets and presenta tions. T ap Hancom Office Vie wer on the Apps screen. T ap Recent Documents , Open , All Documents , or Cloud , and then select a file to open.
Useful apps and f eatures 56 Maps F ind your location on the map , search for locations , and view location information for v arious places. Play Music Discov er , listen to , and share music on your devic e. Play Mo vies & T V W atch videos stor ed on your device and do wnload various content to wat ch from Play St ore .
Useful apps and f eatures 57 Hangouts Chat with your friends individually or in gr oups and use images, emoticons, and video calls while you ar e chatting . Google Search quickly for items on the Internet or your devic e. V oice Search Search quickly for items by sa ying a keyword or phrase .
58 C onnec ting with other devic es Bluetooth About Bluetooth Bluetooth crea tes a direct wireless c onnection bet ween two devices o ver shor t distances. Use Bluetooth to ex change data or media files with other devices. • Samsung is not responsible f or the loss, int erception, or misuse of da ta sent or receiv ed via Bluetooth.
Connecting with other devices 59 P airing with other Bluetooth devices 1 On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Bluetooth , tap the Bluetooth switch to activate it, and then tap Scan . The detected devices ar e listed. T o set the device as visible t o other devices, tap the devic e name.
Connecting with other devices 60 Receiving an image When another device sends y ou an image, ac cept the Bluetooth authorisation r equest. Y ou can view receiv ed images in Galler y . Unpairing Bluetooth devic es 1 On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Bluetooth .
Connecting with other devices 61 Sending and receiving da ta Y ou can share data, such as contacts or media files, with other devices . The following actions are an example of sending an image t o another device. Sending an image 1 On the Apps screen, tap Galler y .
Connecting with other devices 62 Mobile printing Connect the device to a printer via Wi-F i or Wi-F i Direct, and print images or documents. Some printers may not be compa tible with the device. A dding printer plug-ins Add print er plug-ins for printers y ou want to connect the device to .
63 Devic e & data manager T r ansf erring data fr om your pr evious device Y ou can transfer data fr om a previous device t o your new device via Samsung Smart Switch. The f ollowing versions of Samsung Smart Switch are a vailable. • Mobile version: T ransfer data between mobile devices .
Device & data manager 64 3 Connect your pr evious device to the comput er using the USB cable. 4 On the computer , follo w the on-screen instructions to back up data from the devic e. Then, disconnect your pr evious device from the c omputer . 5 Connect your new device t o the computer using the USB cable .
Device & data manager 65 Updating the devic e The device can be updat ed to the latest soft war e. Updating o ver the air The device can be dir ec tly updated to the lat est soft war e by the firmwar e over-the -air (FO T A) ser vice. On the Apps screen, tap Settings → About device → Sof tware upda te → Update .
Device & data manager 66 Back ing up and rest oring data Keep your personal inf or mation, app data, and settings saf e on your device. Y ou can back up your sensitiv e information t o a backup account and acc ess it later . Using a Google acc ount 1 T ap Settings on the Apps screen.
67 Settings About Settings Use this app to c onfigure the device , set app options, and add accounts . T ap Settings on the Apps screen. C ONNEC TIONS Wi - Fi Activate the Wi-F i feature t o connect to a Wi-F i network and access the Internet or other network devices.
Settings 68 Bluetooth Activate the Bluet ooth featur e to exchange inf or mation ov er shor t distances. On the Settings screen, tap Bluetooth , and then tap the Bluetooth switch to activate it. T o use more options , tap . • V isibilit y timeout : Set duration that the device is visible .
Settings 69 Prin ting Configur e settings for print er plug-ins installed on the device. Y ou can search for av ailable printers or add one manually to print files . On the Settings screen, tap Printing . More networks Cust omise settings to contr ol net works.
Settings 70 Display Change the display settings . On the Settings screen, tap Display . • W allpaper : Change the wallpaper settings for the Home scr een and the locked screen. • Notification panel : Cust omise the items that appear on the notifications panel .
Settings 71 • Shor tcuts : Set the device to show and edit app shortcuts on the locked screen. This f eature ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice provider . • Owner information : Enter y our information that is sho wn with the clock .
Settings 72 A cc essibilit y Use this f eature t o improv e accessibility to the device. On the Settings screen, tap Ac cessibility . • Aut o rotat e screen : Set the content t o rotat e automatically when the device is turned .
Settings 73 SY STEM Language and input Change the settings for t ext input. Some options may not be available depending on the selected language. On the Settings screen, tap Language and input . Language Selec t a display language f or all menus and apps.
Settings 74 Google voic e typing T o change the voic e input settings, tap . • Choose input languages : Selec t languages f or text input. • Block offensiv e words : Set the device to prev ent the device from rec ognising offensive wor ds in voice inputs .
Settings 75 Date and time Ac cess and alter the f ollowing settings to control ho w the device displays the time and date . On the Settings screen, tap Date and time . If the batter y remains fully discharged or r emoved from the devic e, the time and dat e is reset.
Settings 76 Stor age View memory information for y our device and memor y card, or f ormat a memor y card. On the Settings screen, tap Stor age . F ormatting a memor y card permanently deletes all data fr om it.
Settings 77 • Go to websit e : Ac cess the F ind My M obile website ( findm ymobile.samsung .com ). Y ou can track and contr ol your lost or stolen device fr om the F ind M y Mobile website . • Make passwor ds visible : Set the device to display passw ords as they are enter ed.
78 Appendix T r oubleshooting Befor e contacting a Samsung Ser vice Centre , please attempt the follo wing solutions. Some situations may not apply t o your device .
Appendix 79 The t ouch screen r esponds slowly or improperly • If you attach a prot ective cov er or optional accessories to the t ouch screen, the touch screen ma y not function properly .
Appendix 80 The ba tter y icon is empty Y our batter y is low . Charge the batt er y . The ba tter y does not charge pr operly (F or S amsung-appro ved chargers) • Ensure that the char ger is connec ted properly . • Visit a Samsung Ser vice C entre and have the ba tter y replac ed.
Appendix 81 Photo quality is poorer than the pr eview • The quality of your photos ma y var y , depending on the sur roundings and the photograph y techniques you use . • If you take photos in dark areas , at night, or indoors, image noise may oc cur or images may be out of f ocus.
Appendix 82 A connection is not established when you c onnec t the devic e to a comput er • Ensure that the USB cable y ou are using is compatible with your devic e. • Ensure that y ou have the proper driv er installed and updated on y our computer .
Appendix 83 Removing the ba tter y • T o remo ve the batter y , you must visit an authorised service centre with the pr ovided instructions. • F or your safety , you must not a ttempt to remov e the batter y .
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