Samsung Galaxy Tab A User manual

TABLET

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating

your device and keep it for future reference.

Legal

WARNING! This product contains chemicals known to

the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or

other reproductive harm. For more information, please

call 1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864).

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.

Open Source Software

Some software components of this product 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

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of Liability

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CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY

KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT.

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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 PROFITS OR

BENEFITS.

Modication of Software

SAMSUNG IS NOT LIABLE FOR PERFORMANCE ISSUES

OR INCOMPATIBILITIES CAUSED BY YOUR EDITING

OF REGISTRY SETTINGS, OR YOUR MODIFICATION OF

OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE.

USING CUSTOM OPERATING SYSTEM 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 [061616]

Note: For additional assistance and information, please

refer to the comprehensive User Guide found in the

NOOK Library on your device as well as on www.NOOK.

com

and www.samsung.com. You can also contact

Customer Service at 1-800-THE-BOOK to speak with a

Customer Service Representative.

Samsung Electronics America (SEA),

Inc.

Address:

85 Challenger Road

Ridgeeld Park,

New Jersey 07660

Phone:

1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864)

Internet Address:

samsung.com

Samsung Galaxy, MultiWindow, SPen, SHealth, S

Voice, Samsung Pay, and Samsung Milk Music are all

trademarks of SamsungElectronics Co., Ltd.

Other marks are the property of their respective

owners.

Note: Screen images are simulated. Appearance of

device may vary.

Do you have questions about your Samsung

Mobile Device?

For 24 hour information and assistance, we offer a new

FAQ/ARS System (Automated Response System) at:

samsung.com/us/support

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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.

NOOK®, NOOK Books®, NOOK Catalogs™, NOOK

Magazine®, NOOK Newspaper®, NOOK Newsstand®,

NOOK Store®, ArticleView®, LendMe®, and the NOOK

logos are trademarks of Nook Digital, LLC or its

afliates. Your use of NOOK is subject to the Terms

of Service and Privacy Policy located in the Settings

section of your device and here: NOOK.com/legal.

Contains Reader®Mobile technology by Adobe Systems

Incorporated. Adobe®, Reader®, and Reader®Mobile are

either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe

Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other

countries.

Your NOOK includes the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate®

Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, with Geographic and

Biographic Information. Merriam-Webster and

Collegiate are trademarks of Merriam-Webster, Inc. and

Ascender is a trademark of Ascender Corporation which

is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Ofce

and certain other jurisdictions.

Georgia is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation which

is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Ofce

and certain other jurisdictions.

Other company and product names mentioned herein

may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Screen images used with permission of Nook Digital,

LLC.

Legal Information

Important legal information can be accessed in writing

on the mobile device or at samsung.com

READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE USING YOUR

MOBILE DEVICE.

Samsung Limited Warranty - This product is covered

under the applicable Samsung Limited Warranty

INCLUDING ITS DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE

and your right to opt out of arbitration within 30

calendar days of the rst consumer purchase. You

may opt out by either sending an email to optout@

sea.samsung.com with the subject line “Arbitration

Opt-Out” or by calling 1-800-SAMSUNG (726-7864).

For more detailed procedures, please refer to the

“Dispute Resolution Procedures and Arbitration and

Opt-Out” section of the Limited Warranty.

Full written terms and detailed information about the

warranty and obtaining service are available on the

device at: Settings > About device > Legalinformation

> Samsung legal oryou may access the online version

of the Health/Safety and Warranty guide for your device

at:

English

samsung.com/us/Legal/Tablet-HSGuide

Spanish

samsung.com/us/Legal/Tablet-HSGuide-SP

The online version of the End User License Agreement

(EULA) for your device can be found online at:

samsung.com/us/Legal/SamsungLegal-EULA4

Location of Legal Information on the device:

• NOOK Device Terms of Service

NOOK Settings > Legal > Device Terms

• NOOK Store Terms of Service

NOOK Settings > Legal > Store Terms

• NOOK Privacy Policy

NOOK Settings > Legal > Privacy Policy

Welcome ......................................1

Getting Started.............................. 3

Front View .....................................4

Back View......................................5

Assemble Your Device ..........................6

Set Up Your Device .............................9

Set Up Accounts on Your Device ................12

Know Your Device .......................... 14

Home Screen..................................15

Status Bar ................................... 20

Navigation ................................. 22

Table of Contents

Notification Panel ............................ 24

MultiWindow ................................ 26

Enter Text.................................... 28

NOOK by Barnes & Noble.................. 31

NOOK Features on the Home Screen ........... 32

NOOK Reader ................................ 36

NOOK Shop and the NOOK Store............... 42

NOOK Library ................................46

NOOK Proles................................ 49

NOOK Settings ............................... 57

NOOK Search .................................61

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Sideloading Files ............................. 62

Dictionaries..................................64

NOOK Legal Information ...................... 65

Applications ................................66

Apps List .....................................67

Google Apps ..................................71

NOOK Apps ...................................74

Additional Apps ...............................77

Calculator.................................... 78

Calendar..................................... 79

Camera and Video ............................ 82

Clock ........................................ 87

Contacts .....................................90

Email........................................ 96

Galaxy Apps.................................100

Gallery ......................................101

Memo ......................................104

My Files .................................... 106

Video Player .................................110

Settings .....................................112

How to Use Settings ..........................113

Airplane Mode ...............................114

Wi‑Fi ........................................115

Bluetooth....................................119

Data Usage ..................................122

More Connection Settings.................... 123

Sounds and Notications..................... 125

Display ..................................... 129

Applications Settings .........................132

Users........................................137

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Wallpaper.................................. 139

Lock Screen and Security..................... 140

Privacy ..................................... 145

Accessibility .................................147

Accounts ................................... 150

Backup and Reset ............................152

Language and Input ......................... 154

Battery ..................................... 159

Storage..................................... 160

Date and Time............................... 163

User Manual ................................ 164

About Device................................ 165

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