Lenovo A5500 User manual

Lenovo A5500

User Guide V1.0

Please read the

safety precautions and important notes

in the supplied manual before use.

Chapter 01

Lenovo A5500 Overview

1-1 Appearance

1-2 Buttons

1-3 Activating/Deactivating the Display

1-4 Screen Lock/Unlock

1-5 Navigation Tips

1-6 Home Screen

1-7 Status Bar

1-8 Recent Apps

1-9 Applications Management

1-10 Entering Text

1-1 Appearance

Images are for reference purposes only, and may differ from your Lenovo

A5500.

1-2 Buttons

On/Off Button

To turn on your tablet, press and hold this button for about 3 seconds,

then release it.

If your tablet is turned on, press this button to deactivate the display. If

the display is deactivated, press this button to activate the display.

To turn off your tablet, press and hold this button for about 1 second,

then select OK in the Power off pop-up window to shut down your

tablet.

NOTE: When connecting to a computer with a USB cable, make sure that the

battery power is sufficient for normal operation; otherwise, charge with the AC

power adapter before USB connection.

Volume Controls

Press the Volume Up or Volume Down button to adjust the volume.

1-3 Activating/Deactivating the Display

Activating the Display

With the display deactivated, press the On/Off button on the tablet to

activate the display. The tablet's display will then illuminate, indicating that it

has been activated.

Deactivating the Display

If you do not need to use your tablet temporarily, you can press the On/Off

button to deactivate the display. Your tablet will then enter standby mode to

save power.

1-4 Screen Lock/Unlock

Screen Lock

Auto-Lock

You can set screen timeout by tapping Settings >DEVICE >Display

>Sleep. If there is no operation within the preset standby time, the display

will automatically deactivate, and your tablet will be locked automatically.

Manual Lock

If you do not need to use your tablet temporarily, you can press the On/Off

button for about 1 second to deactivate the display. Your tablet will then be

locked, and will enter standby mode.

Screen Unlock

When in standby mode, press the On/Off button on your tablet to activate

the display. Then, tap and hold the lock icon, and drag the slider over the

unlock icon, as shown in the illustration below.

Screen Lock Pattern Setting

You can set the screen lock pattern by tapping Settings >PERSONAL

>Security > Screen lock > Pattern. After this function has been enabled,

you will be required to trace a personalized unlock pattern to unlock the

screen before you can use your tablet.

1-5 Navigation Tips

Back : Return to the previous screen.

Home : Return to the Home screen.

Recent Apps : Display recently used apps.

Advanced Menu : Display shortcuts such as Add, Theme, Wallpaper,

Preview, Preferences and Settings.

1 - Back 2 - Home

3 - Recent Apps 4 - Advanced Menu

1-6 Home Screen

This desktop enables you to quickly view and open all your applications.

In the Home screen, you can add widgets and change your wallpaper.

To add a shortcut to the Home screen, tap and hold the icon of the other

screen until it is added to the Home screen.

To change your wallpaper, tap >Wallpaper to choose a wallpaper

from Local wallpaper.

To delete something on the Home screen, tap and hold the selected item

for about 2 seconds until appears on the top of the screen, then

drag the item to the area to remove it.

Switching Home Screens

Your tablet has multiple desktops.

Move through screens by sliding your finger across the display. Icons can be

moved from one panel to another.

1-7 Status Bar

System messages, if any, will be displayed in the status bar.

Information about WLAN connections and reception, power levels, charging

status, and other notifications are displayed in the status bar.

Drop down the status bar to display the notification panel, which contains the

Airplane mode switch, WLAN setting shortcut, Location, Data Connection and

Usage, Auto-rotate screen switch, Brightness adjustment, Cast screen and

Settings shortcut etc..

1-8 Recent Apps

Your tablet remembers apps you have used recently.

Tap to display a list of your recently used apps. Tap an app from the

list to open it.

1-9 Applications Management

Slide your finger on the Home screen to open the applications list.

Tap Settings >DEVICE > Apps to manage all your apps.

Uninstall

1. Tap the app you want to uninstall under the DOWNLOADED tab.

2. Tap Uninstall at the top.

3. Tap OK.

Stop a running app

1. Tap RUNNING tab.

2. Tap the running app you want to stop.

3. Tap Stop.

1-10 Entering Text

You can easily enter text from the virtual keyboard directly on the touch

screen, such as when adding contact information in the Contacts application,

or typing and editing SMS messages. You can input English letters and numeric

symbols directly on the touch screen.

Virtual keyboard

Tap on the bottom bar to hide the virtual keyboard. Tap the text input

box to display the virtual keyboard.

Switch Input Method

Tap / to toggle letters and numbers.

Tap to enter a capital letter. Or tap and hold until it

changes into to turn caps lock on. Tap it again to unlock.

In number input mode, tap to input symbols and special

characters. Tap to go back to number input mode.

Input Options

Tap Settings > PERSONAL >Language & input to open the

KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS menu. You can select Android

Keyboard or Google voice typing in this menu.

Chapter 02: Connecting to the Internet

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