Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Owners Manual

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Bluetooth
Use Bluetooth settings to manage Bluetooth connections, set 
your device’s name, and control your device’s visibility.
Tur ning Bluetooth On or Off
To turn your device’s Bluetooth service On or Off:
  From any Home screen, touch the time, then touch 
Bluetooth from the Quick Settings menu.
For more information, refer to “Quick Settings”  on 
page 28.
– or –
From a Home screen, touch   
Apps 
➔
Settings. On the Bluetooth tab, touch the
OFF / ON icon   to turn Bluetooth on or off.
For more information about using Bluetooth to exchange 
information with other Bluetooth devices, see “Bluetooth” on 
page 137.
Additional Bluetooth Settings
When Bluetooth is on, additional settings are available.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
 Bluetooth.
2.To u c h  
Scan for devices to scan for nearby discoverable 
devices. After searching, touch a device to pair with it. 
For more information, refer to “Pairing with a Bluetooth 
Device”  on page 138.
3.To u c h   
Menu and select a Bluetooth setting to 
configure:
: Your device’s default name displays on screen. 
Touch to change the device name. Available when Bluetooth is 
turned On.
 Visible time-out: Use this setting to control when to 
automatically turn off the Discoverable option: 2 minutes, 5 
minutes, 1 hour, or Never timeout.
 Show received files: Show the list of files received by using 
Bluetooth. 
						

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Data Usage
From this screen you can view the Wi-Fi or Ethernet data 
usage.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔ Data usage.
2.Touch the 
Data usage cycle drop-down menu and 
select a date.
The data usage displays as a visual (chart) and also 
displays a list of each application with a breakdown of 
data usage by application.
Note: Data is measured by your device. Your service provider 
may account for data usage differently.
More Settings
This tab displays additional wireless and network 
information.
  From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
 More ....
Options display for Airplane mode, Kies via Wi-Fi, VPN, 
and Wi-Fi Direct.
Airplane Mode
Airplane mode allows you to use many of your tablet’s 
features, such as Camera, Games, and more, when you are 
in an airplane or in any other area where accessing data is 
prohibited.
Important! When your tablet is in Airplane Mode, it cannot access online information or applications.
  Press and hold the Power button then touch Airplane 
mode
.
– or –
From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
 More ... ➔ Airplane mode, touch the check box, and 
then touch 
OK to turn on Airplane mode.
A check mark   appears in the check box when 
Airplane mode is On.
Kies via Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi configuration and usage by Kies Air.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔ 
More ... ➔ Kies via Wi-Fi.
2.Select the source of the Wi-Fi connection for Kies air. 
						

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VPN
The VPN settings menu allows you to set up and manage 
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
Important! Before you can use a VPN you must establish and 
configure one.
Adding a VPN
Before you add a VPN you must determine which VPN 
protocol to use: PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol), 
L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol), L2TP/IPSec PSK (Pre-
shared key based L2TP/IPSec), or L2TP/IPSec CRT 
(Certificate based L2TP/IPSec).
Note: You must also set a screen unlock PIN or password 
before you can use credential storage. For more 
information, refer to “Screen Lock”  on page 189.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
 More ... ➔ VPN.
2.Touch 
Add VPN network.
3.In the form that appears, fill in the information provided 
by your network administrator.4.To u c h  
Save to save your VPN settings.
Connecting To a VPN
1.From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
 More ... ➔ VPN.
2.Touch the VPN to which you want to connect. 
3.In the pop-up that opens, enter any requested 
credentials.
4.To u c h  
Connect.
Edit a VPN
1.From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
 More ... ➔ VPN.
2.Touch and hold the VPN that you want to edit.
3.In the pop-up that opens, touch 
Edit network. 
4.Make the desired VPN setting changes. 
5.To u c h  
Save. 
Delete a VPN
1.From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
 More ... ➔ VPN.
2.Touch and hold the VPN that you want to delete.
3.In the pop-up that opens, touch 
Delete network. 
						

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Wi-Fi Direct Settings
You can configure your device to connect directly with other 
Wi-Fi capable devices. This is an easy way to transfer data 
between devices. These devices must be enabled for Wi-Fi 
Direct communication. This connection is direct and not via a 
hot spot or WAP.
Note: Activating this feature will disconnect your current Wi-Fi 
network connection.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔ 
More ... ➔ Wi-Fi Direct.
2.Touch the 
OFF / ON icon   to turn Wi-Fi Direct 
on.
Your device begins to search for other devices enabled 
with Wi-Fi direct connections.
3.Touch the Wi-Fi Direct tab to display Available devices.
4.When scanning is complete, touch a device name to 
begin the connection process to another Wi-Fi Direct 
compatible device.
Note: The target device must also have Wi-Fi Direct service active and running before it is detected by your device.
The direct connection establishes, the status field 
displays “Connected”, and your connected device is 
displayed in the Wi-Fi Direct devices listing.
For more information, refer to “Wi-Fi Direct”  on page 136.
Device
This section of the Settings screen contains settings for your 
device.
Sound
General
Set the volume level for all types of sounds.
Note: You can only set volume when Silent Mode is disabled.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Sound ➔ Volume. 
						

							Settings       180 2.Touch and drag the sliders to set the volume for:
, video, games, and other media: Sounds made by 
music apps, video apps, and more.
 Notifications: Sounds for alerts to new messages and other 
events.
 System: Application sounds and other sounds made by your 
device.
Tip: You can also set System volume from the Home screen by pressing the Volume Key.
3.Touch 
OK to save your settings.
Set the intensity of vibration for notifications and screen 
touch feedback.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Sound.
2.Touch 
Vibration intensity.
3.Touch and drag the 
Notification or Vibrate on screen tap 
slider to set the vibration intensity.
4.Touch 
OK to save your settings.
Notifications
Select a default ringtone for message, alarm, and other 
notifications.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Sound ➔ Default notifications.
2.Touch a ringtone to hear a sample and select it.
3.To u c h  
OK to save the setting.
Set your tablet to make sounds and vibrate:
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Sound ➔ Sound and vibration.
2.Touch the check box to turn on Sound and vibration 
mode.
A check mark   appears in the check box when 
Sound and vibration mode is On.
System
You can activate or deactivate both touch and screen lock 
sounds.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Sound. 
						

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Touch sounds or Screen lock sound (both default 
to On).
When enabled, a check mark   appears in the check 
box.
3.Touch 
Vibrate on screen tap to enable or disable 
vibration when you touch or tap the screen.
When enabled, a check mark   appears in the check 
box. When Vibrate on screen tap is enabled, the device 
vibrates to indicate screen touches and other 
interactions.
Display
Screen Display
Home Screen and Lock Screen Wallpaper
You can choose a picture to display on the Home Screen or 
Lock screen. Choose from preloaded wallpaper images or 
select a photo you have downloaded or taken with the 
Camera.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Display.2.To u c h  
Home screen wallpaper or Lock screen wallpaper.
The Select wallpaper from screen displays the 
following options: 
Gallery, Live wallpapers, and 
Wallpapers.
For more information, refer to “Wallpapers”  on 
page 37.
To show help text on the lock screen:
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Display.
2.To u c h  
Help text.
When enabled, a check mark   appears in the check 
box.
General
Brightness
Set the default screen brightness.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Display ➔ Brightness.
2.Touch and drag the slider to set the brightness or touch 
Automatic brightness.
3.To u c h  
OK to save the setting. 
						

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Screen Mode
Set the screen mode.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Display ➔ Screen mode.
2.Touch 
Dynamic, Standard, or Movie then touch OK.
Auto-Rotate Screen
When this option is checked, the screen orientation changes 
when you rotate the device. When this option is not checked, 
the screen orientation locks in the current orientation 
(landscape or portrait) and the orientation does not change 
when you rotate the device.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔Display.
2.
To u c h  Auto-rotate screen to enable or disable the 
auto-rotate feature
.
Tip: Touch the Time in the System Bar to display the Quick 
Settings pop-up. Touch Screen rotation to enable or 
disable the auto-rotate feature. For more information, 
refer to “Quick Settings”  on page 28.
Quick Launch
The Quick Launch feature allows you to set multifunctional 
softkey to open applications.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Display.
2.To u c h  
Quick launch.
3.To u c h  
None, Screen capture, Applications, Search, or 
Camera.
If you choose Screen capture, touch the softkey to 
capture an image of the current screen and edit the 
image. Touch and hold to capture and add an image of 
the current screen to the clipboard.
The screen image is saved in the /Root/sdcard/
Pictures/Screenshots folder. For more information, 
refer to “My Files”  on page 160. 
						

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Screen Timeout
Set the length of delay between the last key press or screen 
touch and the automatic screen timeout (dim and lock).
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Display.
2.Touch 
Screen timeout and select the screen delay time.
The screen delays shutting off after inactivity for the 
selected period of time.
Font Style and Size
Set the font for screen displays and the size you want it to 
display.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Display.
2.Touch 
Font style then touch a font or touch Get fonts 
online
 to browse and download a new font.
3.Touch 
Font size and select a font size.
Auto Adjust Screen Power
When enabled, your device automatically analyzes the 
screen and adjusts the brightness to conserve battery power.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Display.
2.To u c h  
Auto adjust screen power to enable or disable the 
mode.
When enabled, a check mark   appears in the check 
box.
Power Saving
When enabled, your device automatically analyzes the 
screen and adjusts the brightness to conserve battery power.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Power saving.
2.To u c h  
Custom power saving to enable or disable the 
mode.
When enabled, a check mark   appears in the check 
box. 
						

							Settings       184 3.Touch 
Custom power saving settings to refine your 
power saving settings.
Touch Power saving starts at to set when power saving starts. 
Options are: 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, or 50% battery power.
Check the appropriate box to turn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, or 
Sync.
Touch Brightness to adjust screen brightness. Touch the 
second 
Brightness option to set the brightness to 10, 30, 50, 
70, or 100 percent.
Touch Screen timeout to set the length of delay between the 
last key press or screen touch and the automatic screen 
timeout (dim and lock).
Touch  OK to save your settings.
4.Touch Learn about power saving to display more 
information about saving power.
Storage
From this menu you can view the device memory or mount, 
unmount, or format an SD card.
Device Memor y
  From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Storage.
The Device memory displays as Total space, Apps, 
Pictures, videos, Audio, Downloads, Miscellaneous 
files, and Available space.
SD Card
Once a memory card has been installed in your device, 
the SD card memory displays as Total space and 
Available space.
Mounting an SD Card
1.Install an SD card. For more information, refer to 
“Installing a Memory Card”  on page 14.
2.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Storage.
3.To u c h  
Mount SD card. 
						

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Unmounting an SD Card
1.From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Storage.
2.Touch 
Unmount SD card.
3.At the prompt, select 
OK to safely unmount the memory 
card.
4.Remove the SD card from the slot. For more 
information, refer to “Removing a Memory Card”  on 
page 14.
Note: Unmounting an SD card will stop some applications 
from functioning. Applications may not be available until 
you mount the SD card again.
Formatting an SD Card
When formatting an SD card you will want to backup your 
music and photo files that are stored on the card because 
formatting the SD card deletes all the stored data.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Storage.
2.Touch 
Format SD card and then touch Format SD card 
again on the warning screen.3.To u c h  
Delete all.
Batter y
See how much battery power is used for device activities.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Battery.
The battery level displays in percentage. The amount 
of time the battery was used also displays. Battery 
usage displays in percentages per application.
2.To u c h  
Screen or Android System to view how the 
display and the Android system are affecting battery 
use.
Note: Other applications may be running that affect battery 
use.