Samsung Galaxy Tab A User manual

TABLET

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating

your device and keep it for future reference.

Legal Information

READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE USING YOUR

MOBILE DEVICE.

Arbitration Agreement - This Product is subject

to a binding arbitration agreement between you

and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

(“Samsung”). You can opt out of the agreement

within 30 calendar days of the rst consumer

purchase by emailing [email protected] or

calling 1-800-SAMSUNG(726-7864) and providing

the applicable information. For complete terms

and conditions that bind you and Samsung, refer to

the “Arbitration Agreement” section of the Terms &

Conditions, included with the Product.

Find Legal Information Online

The full Arbitration Agreement, Standard Limited

Warranty, End User License Agreement (EULA),

and Health & Safety Information for your device are

available online:

Arbitration Agreement, Standard Limited Warranty,

and Health & Safety Information:

Phone:

• English: samsung.com/us/Legal/Phone-HSGuide

• Spanish: samsung.com/us/Legal/Phone-HSGuide-SP

Tablet:

• English: samsung.com/us/Legal/Tablet-HSGuide

• Spanish: samsung.com/us/Legal/Tablet-HSGuide-SP

WIF_T580_EN_UM_TN_QF1_081717_FINAL



End User License Agreement:

• English: samsung.com/us/Legal/SamsungLegal-EULA4

• Spanish: samsung.com/us/Legal/SamsungLegal-

EULA4/#SPANISH

Find Legal Information on the Mobile Device

The full Arbitration Agreement, Standard Limited

Warranty, End User License Agreement (EULA) and

Health & Safety Information are also available on the

device, in the Samsung legal section of Settings. The

location depends on the device, and is usually in the

“About device” or “About phone” section, for example:

• Settings > About phone or About device or

Abouttablet > Legal information > Samsung legal

• Or, use the Search feature to search for “Legal”.

Intellectual Property

All Intellectual Property, as dened below, owned by

or which is otherwise the property of Samsung or its

respective suppliers relating to the SAMSUNG mobile

device, including but not limited to, accessories, parts,

or software relating thereto (the “mobile device”), is

proprietary to Samsung and protected under federal

laws, state laws, and international treaty provisions.

Intellectual Property includes, but is not limited to,

inventions (patentable or unpatentable), patents, trade

secrets, copyrights, software, computer programs, and

related documentation and other works of authorship.

You may not infringe or otherwise violate the rights

secured by the Intellectual Property. Moreover, you

agree that you will not (and will not attempt to)

modify, prepare derivative works of, reverse engineer,

decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to create

source code from the software. No title to or ownership

in the Intellectual Property is transferred to you. All

applicable rights of the Intellectual Property shall

remain with SAMSUNG and its suppliers.

Legal Information ii

Open Source Software

Some software components of this product, including

but not limited to ‘PowerTOP’ and ‘e2fsprogs’,

incorporate source code covered under GNU General

Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public

License (LGPL), OpenSSL License, BSD License and

other open source licenses. To obtain the source code

covered under the open source licenses, please visit:

opensource.samsung.com

Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion

of Liability

The information below explains that a user accepts

this Product as sold, including the hardware and

software components as created and packaged for

sale. If the user changes these parameters through

a unique modication, Samsung will not be held

responsible for damages or issues that result from

these end-user changes.

Except as set forth in the Standard Limited Warranty

that accompanies the Product, the purchaser takes

the product “as is”, and Samsung makes no express

or implied warranty of any kind whatsoever with

respect to the product, including but not limited

tothe:

• merchantability of the product or its tness for

any particular purpose or use;

• design, condition or quality of the product;

• performance of the product;

• workmanship of the product or the components

contained therein; or

• compliance of the product with the requirements

of any law, rule, specication or contract

pertaining thereto.

Legal Information iii

Nothing contained in the User Manual shall be

construed to create an express or implied warranty

of any kind whatsoever with respect to the Product.

In addition, Samsung shall not be liable for any

damages of any kind resulting from the purchase or

use of the product or arising from the breach of the

express warranty, including incidental, special or

consequential damages, or loss of anticipated prots

or benets.

Modication of Software

Samsung is not liable for performance issues or

incompatibilities caused by your editing of registry

settings, or your modication of Operating System

(OS) software.

Using custom OS software may cause your device and

applications to work improperly. Your carrier may not

permit users to download certain software, such as

custom OS.

Samsung Knox

Samsung Knox is Samsung’s security platform and is

a mark for a Samsung device tested for security with

enterprise use in mind. Additional licensing fee may be

required. For more information about Knox, please refer

to: samsung.com/us/knox

Restricting Children’s Access to

YourMobile Device

Your mobile device is not a toy. Do not allow children

under the age of 3 to play with it because they could

hurt themselves or others or damage the device. If

parents choose to allow children 3 or older to use the

device, they should make sure that there is adequate

supervision of children while using the device to guard

against damage to the device and use of services that

may increase wireless or other charges.

Legal Information iv

WARNING:

CHOKING HAZARD

- Small parts.

Not for children under 3 years.

Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, and MultiWindow are all

trademarks of SamsungElectronics Co., Ltd.

Other marks are the property of their

respectiveowners.

Parental control settings should be enabled to ensure

that children do not have access to services or content

not approved by the parent. Routinely check this device

to ensure it is working properly and is safe for children

to use.

Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

Address:

85 Challenger Road

Ridgeeld Park,

New Jersey 07660

Phone: 1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864)

Internet: samsung.com

Some multimedia (audio/video) les contain Digital

Rights Management (DRM) technology to verify you

have the right to use the les. Preloaded apps on your

device may not be compatible with DRM-protected

les.

Screen images are simulated. Appearance of device

may vary.

The actual available capacity of the internal memory is

less than the specied capacity because the operating

system and default applications occupy part of the

memory. The available capacity may change when you

upgrade the device.

Please check with your service provider to verify

qualifying services/features.

Legal Information v

Getting Started...............................1

Front View .....................................2

Back View......................................3

Assemble Your Device ..........................4

Set Up Your Device .............................7

Set Up Accounts on Your Device .................9

Know Your Device ...........................11

Home Screen..................................12

Customize the Home Screen....................13

Status Bar ....................................17

Navigation ...................................19

Table of Contents

Notification Panel .............................21

Multi Window ................................ 23

Enter Text.................................... 25

Applications ................................28

Apps List .................................... 29

Google Apps ................................. 33

Additional Apps .............................. 36

Calculator.................................... 38

Calendar..................................... 39

Camera and Video ............................ 42

Clock ........................................ 47

Contacts .....................................50

Email........................................ 57

Galaxy Apps...................................61

Gallery ...................................... 62

Internet ......................................67

Memo ........................................71

My Files ..................................... 73

Settings .....................................75

How to Use Settings ...........................76

Connections ..................................77

Sound .......................................88

Notifications ................................. 92

Display ...................................... 93

Wallpaper.................................... 96

Advanced Features ........................... 97

Device Maintenance .......................... 99

Applications Settings ........................104

Lock Screen and Security..................... 106

Cloud and Accounts...........................112

GoogleSettings ..............................118

Accessibility .................................119

General Management.........................122

Software Update ............................ 130

About Tablet .................................131

Table of Contents vii

Getting Started

Learn about your mobile device

hardware, assemblyprocedures,

and how to get started usingyour

new device.

Front View

1. Front camera: Take self‑portraits and record videos

of yourself.

2. Power key: Press and hold to turn the device on

or off, or to restart it. Press to lock or wake up the

screen.

3. Volume key: Adjust the volume of your device’s

sounds and audio playback.

4. Back: Return to the previous screen or close a dialog

box, menu, or keyboard.

5. Home key: Return to the Home screen.

6. Recent apps: Tap to display recent apps, or touch and

hold for Multiwindow™.

7. Proximity sensor: Detect the presence of objects

near the device.

Getting Started 2 Front View

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