Huawei Mediapad T1 8 User Guide

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 Touch  to delete a blank home screen.  
 
  
Setting the ringtone 
1 .  On the home screen, touch Settings  > Sound.   
2 .  Select the desired ringtone type.  
3 .  Follow the onscreen instructions to select your favorite music or recording as the 
ringtone.  
Setting the font size  
1.  On the home screen, touch Settings  > Display .  
2 .  Touch  Font size .  
3 .  Select the desired font size.   

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Adjusting the screen brightness 
Your HUAWEI MediaPad incorporates a light sensor that can automatically adjust the 
screen brightness based on the ambient light. You can also manually adjust the display 
brightness.  
1 .  On the home screen, touch 
Settings  > Display  >  Brightness .  
2 .  Drag the slider left or right to adjust the screen brightness.  
 Lower the display brightness to to reduce your HUAWEI MediaPad's power consumption.  
    

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10 File sharing 
Sharing files using Wi -Fi Direct  
Wi-Fi Direct is a function to connect wireless devices using a Wi -Fi network. After wireless 
devices are connected, they can quickly share files among them.  
1 .  On the home screen, touch 
Settings  > Wi -Fi.  
2 .  Touch the key next to Wi -Fi or drag the key to 
  to turn on Wi -Fi.  
3 .  Touch  Wi-Fi Direct . On the receiving device, turn on Wi -Fi Direct. Your HUAWEI 
MediaPad then automatically searches for available devices.  
4 ....

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Copying files from a computer 
Use a USB cable to connect your HUAWEI MediaPad to a computer. Follow your HUAWEI 
MediaPad's onscreen instructions to select a connection method. You can then transfer 
files between your HUAWEI MediaPad and the computer.  
Connection Mode Function Operation 
Media 
device 
(MTP)   On the computer, view and 
manage the files stored on your 
HUAWEI MediaPad and the 
microSD card.  
 Using Windows Media Player 11 
or a later version in the 
computer, view and...

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11 Contacts 
Creating a contact 
1.  On the home screen, touch Contacts  to disp lay your contacts list.  
2 .  Touch 
.   
3 .  Enter the related information, such as the contact's name, phone number, and email 
address.  
4 .  Touch  Add another field  to add more information.   
5 .  Touch  Done.  
Synchronizing contacts 
You can synchronize the contacts stored in your Gmail and Exchange accounts to your 
HUAWEI MediaPad and vice versa.  
1 .  On the home screen, touch 
Settings.   
2 .  Under...

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Backing up contacts 
You can back up your contacts to a microSD card in case your contacts are accidentally 
deleted or lost. 
1 .  On the h ome screen, touch 
Contacts  to display your contacts list.  
2 .  Touch 
  >  More  >  Manage contacts .  
3 .  In the displayed dialog box, touch Export to storage . 
Sharing contacts 
You can share the contacts on your HUAWEI MediaPad with friends using multiple methods, 
suc h as email and Bluetooth.  
1 .  On the home screen, touch 
Contacts .  
2 .  In the...

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12 Calls 
Making an emergency call  
In the event of an emergency, you can make emergency calls without a SIM card. However, 
you must still be within the coverage area.  
1 .  On the home screen, touch 
Phone .  
2 .  Enter a local emergency number and touch 
. 
Adding an unknown number to your contacts 
1 .  On the home screen,  touch Phone .  
2 .  From the call log, touch 
  next to an unknown number.   
3 .  Touch  Create new contact  or  Save to existing contact  to add the number to your...

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13 Messaging 
Searching for a message  
If you are having trouble finding a specific message in a pile of messages, this function can 
come to your rescue.  
1 .  On the home screen, touch 
Messaging .  
2 .  Touch 
  >  Search .  
3 .  Enter a keyword in the search box.  
4 .  In the results list, select the desired message to open it.   
Customizing message settings 
To customize text and multimedia message settings, message notification tones, and more, 
from the message list, touch 
 >  Settings....

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14 Settings 
Setting the screen timeout period 
You can set a screen timeout perio d so your HUAWEI MediaPad automatically turn offs the 
screen to save power.  
1 .  On the home screen, touch 
Settings  > Display  >  Sleep .  
2 .  Choose a timeout period.  
Setting a screen lock 
1.  On the home screen, touch Settings  > Security  >  Screen lock.   
2 .  Select a locking method and follow the onscreen instructions.  
With a screen lock set, if your HUAWEI MediaPad is idle for a specified period of...

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Formatting a microSD card 
1.  On the home screen, touch Settings.   
2 .  Touch  Storage  >  Erase SD card .   
Restoring factory settings 
1.  On the home screen, touch Settings  > Backup & reset .  
2 .  Touch  Factory data reset  and follow the onscreen instructions to back up data or 
directly restore factory settings.  
Updating your HUAWEI MediaPad  
 
1.  On the home screen, touch  Cloud apps > 
System Update  to view system 
informati on.  
2 .  Touch  Online update  to download and install...