Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Owners Manual

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: Touch this option to view the following:
–Play speed: Touch and drag the slider to decrease or increase 
play speed.
–Subtitles: View subtitles for the video, if available.
–Auto play next: Enable or disable auto play of the next video.
–Color tone: Set the color tone to Normal, Warm, or Cold.
–Outdoor visibility: Turn outdoor visibility On or Off.
: Provides details about the video, such as Name, Size, 
Resolution, Duration, Format, and Date modified.
For more information, refer to “Playing Videos”  on page 130.
Galler y
Your device’s 7.0-inch 1024x600 WSVGA TFT (PLS) LCD screen 
provides a high-resolution 
display of photos and videos.
Use Gallery to view, capture, and manage photos and videos.
Selecting Photos and Videos to View
1.From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Gallery.
All albums display.2.To u c h  
Albums to display other ways to group your 
photos and videos. Options are:
: Based on the folder in which they are stored.
: Based on where taken.
: Based on the time taken.
: Based on tags applied.
3.To u c h   Camera to launch the Camera app.
4.To u c h   
Menu to display the following options:
 Select album / Select group: Touch one or more albums or 
groups that you want to share, stream to another device, or 
delete.
 Make available offline: In addition to playing the videos that 
you add to your online library, you can play videos stored on 
your device’s internal storage. Then you can view videos when 
you have no Internet connection. To do this, make some of your 
online videos available offline.
Note: Making videos available offline is very similar to making 
music available offline. For more information, refer to 
“Making Online Music Available Offline”  on page 110. 
						

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Viewing Groups of Photos and Videos
1.From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Gallery.
2.Touch a category and then a group to view it.
Thumbnails for each photo and video in the group 
display.
3.Touch  
Slideshow to view a slideshow of the 
available pictures and videos.
4.Touch  
Menu for these options:
 Select item: Touch one or more items that you want to share, 
stream to another device, or delete. 
 Group by: Further group this group by Location, Time, or Tags, 
depending on the way you chose the group.
Viewing Photos and Videos
1.From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Gallery.
2.Touch a category and then a group to view it, and then 
touch a photo or video thumbnail.
3.Touch the screen to show or hide Gallery options.
4.Touch the screen with two fingers or double-tap on the 
screen to zoom all the way in or out. For more 
information, refer to “Pinch”  on page 27.5.Sweep across the screen to display the next or 
previous photo or video. (Videos are indicated by the 
 
Play button.) The current photo or video is 
outlined in the thumbnails at the bottom of the screen. 
Touch a thumbnail to view the photo or video it 
represents.
6.To u c h   
Select device to use AllShare to stream 
photos or videos to another device. For more 
information, refer to “AllShare”  on page 147.
7.To u c h   
Share to use AllShare, Wi-Fi Direct, Picasa 
(photos), Photo editor (photos), Google+, Bluetooth, 
Social Hub, YouTube (videos), Email, or Gmail to share 
the photo or video.
8.To u c h   
Delete to delete the photo or video being 
displayed. Touch 
Confirm to delete the photo or video or 
Cancel to exit.
9.To u c h   
Slideshow to view a slideshow of photos 
and video thumbnails in the category. Touch the screen 
to stop the slideshow and view the photo or video 
being displayed. 
						

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Menu to display the following options for 
photos:
: Copy the current photo to the clipboard.
: Allows you to crop the image. Touch and drag the crop 
box or the sides or corners of the crop box to create the crop 
area, then touch 
Done. Touch X to stop without cropping the 
photo.
: Allows you to rotate the photo counterclockwise 90 
degrees.
: Allows you to rotate the photo clockwise 90 
degrees.
 Set picture as: Assign the photo as a Contact photo, Lock 
Screen, or Wallpaper.
: Print the current photo to a Samsung printer.
: Use Photo editor or Photo studio to edit photos.
: Display the Motion settings. For more information, 
refer to 
“Motion”  on page 201.
: This option displays if a Location exists for the 
photo. A Location is added to the photo if 
GPS tag is set On in 
the Camera settings. Touch this option to open the Map app 
and display the Location where the photo was taken. For more 
information, refer to 
“Camera Settings”  on page 118.
Caution! Be aware that your location may be present on a photo when posting your photos on the internet.
: Enter an new file name.
: Provides details about the photo such as Title, Time, 
Location, Width, Height, File Size, and so on. Touch the 
Close 
to close the pop-up.
Note: Photos are stored in the /Root/DCIM/Camera folder as 
jpg files. For more information, refer to “My Files”  on 
page 160. 
						

							129There is only two options for videos that are not 
playing:
: Enter an new file name.
: Provides details about the video such as Title, Time, 
Duration, File Size, and so on. Touch the 
Close to close the 
pop-up.
For menu options while a video is playing and other 
video options, see “Video Player” on page 124.
Note: Videos are stored in the /Root/DCIM/Camera folder as 
mp4 files. For more information, refer to “My Files”  on 
page 160.
11.Press 
 Back to return to the category screen.
Setting a Picture As
You can use the photos you take as a contact’s photo or as 
wallpaper for the Home or Lock screen:
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Gallery.
2.Touch a category and then a group to view it, and then 
touch a photo to select it.3.To u c h   
Menu ➔ Set picture as.
4.To u c h  
Contact photo and then touch a contact entry.
– or –
To u c h  
Home and lock screens, Home screen wallpaper, 
or 
Lock screen wallpaper.
The 
Crop picture screen displays.
5.Touch and drag the crop box or the sides or corners of 
the crop box to create the crop area, then touch 
Done 
to save the cropped photo as the contact’s icon or 
wallpaper. Touch 
Cancel to stop without cropping the 
photo.
Tip: To remove a contact photo, see “Updating Contacts” on page 58.
Tip: To change wallpaper, see “Wallpapers” on page 37. 
						

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Playing Videos
1.From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Gallery.
2.Touch a category and then a group to view it, and then 
touch a video thumbnail to play the video.
Note: Videos are marked with a   Play button.
3.Touch  
Pause to pause the video.
4.Touch  
Resume to resume playing the video.
5.Touch and drag the   white dot on the progress 
bar to fast forward or rewind the video. Touch the left 
end of the progress bar to restart the video. Touch the 
right end of the progress bar to end the video playback.
– or –
Touch 
 Rewind to restart the video or 
Fast Forward to end the video.
Sharing Photos and Videos
Share photos and videos with your friends.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Gallery.
2.Touch a category and then a group to display 
thumbnails.
3.To u c h   
Menu ➔ Select item.
4.Touch one or more photos and videos to highlight them 
for sharing.
5.To u c h
  Share.
6.To u c h  
Deselect all in the Selected drop-down to 
unhighlight photos and videos.
7.To u c h  
AllShare, Wi-Fi Direct, Picasa (photos only), 
Google+, Bluetooth, Social Hub, YouTube (videos only), 
Email, or Gmail then follow the prompts. 
						

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Photo Editor
The Photo editor application provides basic editing functions 
for photos that you take on your device. Along with basic 
image tuning like brightness, contrast, and color, it also 
provides a wide variety of effects used for editing the photo.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps 
➔
Photo editor.
2.Touch 
Select picture to edit a photo in your Gallery.
– or –
Touch 
Take picture to take a photo with the camera.
3.Touch the photo to load it into the Photo editor.
4.Use the following Photo editor controls to edit your 
photo:
Selection: Touch the selection icon and then 
touch 
Magnetic, Lasso, Brush, Round, or 
Square to set how to mark an area for cropping, 
rotating, and so on. Touch   to select a 
single area,   to add to a selected area, or 
 to remove part of a selected area.
Selection Size: Set the size of the Grab selection 
area. Drag the slider from small to large.
Inverse: Select the entire picture except for the 
selected area.
Undo: Remove the last change.
Redo: Restore a removed change.
Rotate: Rotate a photo to the left or to the right 
or create a mirror image of the photo.
Resize: Touch and then drag the corners of the 
photo to resize it.
Crop: Touch to crop (cut-out) an area of a photo.
Color: Set the Auto adjustment, Exposure, 
Saturation, Contrast, Brightness, and Hue of a 
photo. You can also make it 
Grey-scale or add 
a Te m p e r a t u r e effect.
Effects: Add various effects to your photo, such 
as Blur, Motion, Distortion, Filter, or Frames.
To o l s: Copy and Paste to another image or to 
the original image. You can use the Spot 
healing option. 
						

							Photos and Video       132 5.When all updates to the photo have been made, touch 
Save. Use the keyboard to name the edited photo 
and touch 
OK to save it.
6.While editing a photo, touch   
Menu to display the 
following options:
 Select picture: Open a new photo for editing.
 Take picture: Open the Camera and take a new photo.
: Send photos to another device or another person. 
Options are: AllShare, Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, Google+, 
Picasa, Social Hub, or Wi-Fi Direct.
: Use this photo as a Contact photo, a Home and lock 
screens
, Home screen wallpaper, or Lock screen wallpaper 
image.
Media Hub
Samsung Media Hub is your one stop for the hottest movie 
and TV content. With hundreds of titles available at your 
fingertips, entertaining on the go has never been easier. You 
can rent or purchase your favorite content and conveniently 
watch anywhere. Featuring the stunning viewing quality 
Samsung is known for, Samsung Media Hub is your gateway 
to mobile video like you have never experienced it before.
Note: Media Hub service requires a Samsung account and depends on service availability.
1.From the Home screen, touch 
 Media Hub.
– or –
From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  
Media Hub.
2.Read the End-User License Agreement (EULA), touch 
I agree to the Terms and Conditions, and then touch 
Accept to continue or Decline to exit.
The Media Hub screen displays.
3.To rent or buy media, you must have a Samsung 
account. Touch   
Menu ➔ My Profile to sign in to 
your Samsung account or to create an account. Follow 
the prompts to complete log-in.
4.Browse content using these options:
: Recently-added titles for rent or purchase.
: Movies you can rent or purchase.
 TV Shows: TV shows you can rent or purchase.
: Content you have previously purchased or rented. 
						

							1335.When you find media you want to view, use these 
options:
: View a short clip from the movie or show.
: Purchase the media for unlimited viewing on your device. 
Follow the prompts to enter payment details.
: Purchase a time-limited download of the media. Follow 
the prompts to enter payment details.
6.For additional information about Media Hub, touch 
Menu ➔ Help.
Media Hub Notices
Any media item (Media Content) may be rented or purchased after 
you create an account in Media Hub.
Media Content that is downloaded may be viewed concurrently on 
up to five (5) devices with Media Hub that are also registered to 
the same account.
You may choose to remove a device from your account no more 
than once every 90 days.
You may remove Media Content from a device as many times as 
you like. You will have the ability to re-download the Media 
Content at a later point in time subject to content re-download 
availability and studio permissions.
You MUST be in network coverage to license Media Content you 
have acquired through the Service.
You can use 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi connectivity in order to download 
Media Content.
Unlike purchased Media Content, rented Media Content will be 
viewable on only 1 device in your account.
Media Content is downloaded and saved onto the SD card.
Your Media Content may pause/stop or not download in networks 
where there is a weak signal.
You may begin watching downloaded Media Content as soon as 
a) license acquisition has occurred and b) sufficient amount of the 
Media Content has been buffered.
You must finish watching rented Media Content within 24 
consecutive hours of start of playback.
–Stopping, pausing, or restarting rented Media Content does not 
extend the available viewing time.  
						

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–In no event will rented Media Content be available for a period 
of more than thirty (30) days (or shorter on a title-by-title basis) 
after the Media Content has been rented (e.g., if you begin 
viewing rented Media Content on the 29th day after the rental 
transaction, but do not finish viewing the entire title, that rented 
Media Content may not be available for the entire twenty-four 
(24) consecutive hour period if such period would extend the 
viewable time beyond the thirty (30) day rental window).
You cannot play any media content downloaded from Media Hub 
through any output on your mobile device, including All Share. 
						

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Section 9: Connections
Your device includes features to connect to the internet and 
to other devices by using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or a USB cable.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that provides 
access to local area networks. Use your device’s Wi-Fi 
feature to:
Access the internet for browsing or to send and receive email.
Access your corporate network.
Use hotspots provided by hotels or airports while traveling.
Wi-Fi communication requires access to an existing Wireless 
Access Point (WAP). WAPs can be Open (unsecured, as with 
most hotspots) or Secured (requiring you to provide login 
credentials). Your device supports the 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 
protocol.
Configuring Wi-Fi Settings
For more information about configuring your device’s Wi-Fi 
settings, see “Wi-Fi” on page 174.
Finding Wi-Fi Networks
You can have your device automatically notify you of 
available networks. For more information, refer to “Advanced 
Settings”  on page 175.
Turning Wi-Fi On or Off
Turn your device’s Wi-Fi service on or off. When you turn 
Wi-Fi service on, your device automatically searches for 
available, in-range WAPs (Wireless Access Points).
Tur ning Wi-Fi On
1.From any screen, touch the Time in the Status Bar.
The Status Details displays.
2.To u c h  
Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi On.
Tur ning Wi-Fi Off
1.From any screen, touch the Time in the Status Bar.
The Status Details displays.
2.To u c h  
Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi Off.