Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Owners Manual

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Applications
You can download and install applications from Google Play 
or create applications using the Android SDK and install them 
on your device. Use Applications settings to manage 
applications.
Warning! Because this device can be configured with system 
software not provided by or supported by Google or 
any other company, end-users operate these devices 
at their own risk.
Memor y Usage
See how memory is being used by Downloaded or Running 
applications.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Applications.
2.Touch 
Downloaded or Running to display memory 
usage for that category of applications.
The graph at the bottom of the Downloaded tab shows 
used and free device memory. The graph at the bottom 
of the Running tab shows used and free RAM.
Downloaded
Displays apps you have downloaded onto your device.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Applications.
2.To u c h  
Downloaded to view a list of all the downloaded 
applications on your device.
3.To switch the order of the lists displayed in the 
Downloaded tabs, touch Touch   
Menu ➔ Sort by 
size
 or Sort by name.
4.Touch an application to view and update information 
about the application, including memory usage, default 
settings, and permissions.
The following options are displayed:
 Force stop: Stops an app that is misbehaving. Restart your 
device if stopping an app, process, or service causes your 
device to stop working correctly.
 Uninstall: Deletes the application from the tablet.
For more information, refer to “Uninstalling an App”  on 
page 140. 
						

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 Clear data: Clears application data from memory.
: If the app stores data in a temporary area of the 
devices memory, and the amount of information stored is 
displayed, touch this button to clearing the temporary storage.
 Clear defaults: If you have configured an app to launch 
certain file types by default, clear that setting.
: Lists the kinds of information about your device 
and data to which the app has access.
Running Ser vices
View and control services running on your device.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Applications.
2.Touch the 
Running tab.
All the applications that are currently running on the 
device display.
3.Touch 
Show cached processes to display all the cached 
processes that are running. Touch 
Show services in use 
to switch back.4.Touch one of the applications to view application 
information.
The following options display:
: Stops the application from running on the device. This is 
usually done prior to uninstalling the application.
Warning! Not all services can be stopped. Stopping services 
may have undesirable consequences on the 
application or Android System.
: Report failure and other application information.
Note: Options vary by application.
Personal
This section of the Settings screen lets you manage the 
personal settings for your device.
Accounts and Sync
Set up and manage accounts, including your Google and 
email accounts. 
						

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Adding an Account
1.From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Accounts and sync.
2.Touch 
 Add account.
3.Touch one of the account types.
4.Use the keyboard and follow the prompts to enter your 
credentials and set up the account.
Tip: For more information about the types of accounts that you 
can add, see “Accounts” on page 56.
Removing an Account
Important! Removing an account also deletes all of its 
messages, contacts, and other data from the 
device.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Accounts and sync.
2.Touch an account to display its settings.
3.Touch 
 Remove account, then touch Remove account 
at the prompt to remove the account and delete all its 
messages, contacts, and other data.
Synchronizing Account
Select the items you want to synchronize on your account 
such as Books, Calendar, Contacts, and more.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Accounts and sync.
2.To u c h  
Sync all to synchronize all your accounts. Touch 
Cancel sync to stop the synchronization.
3.On the 
Auto-sync field, touch the OFF / ON icon   
to turn Auto-sync on or off, which controls whether 
changes you make to information on your device or on 
the web are automatically synced with each other.
Data and Synchronization
To sync account information manually:
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Accounts and sync.
2.Touch an account to display its settings. 
						

							1893.Touch 
Sync Now to synchronize all data for the selected 
account.
– or –
Under 
Data and synchronization, touch the account 
data to synchronize, such as, Calendar, Contacts, 
Email, and so on.
Location Ser vices
You value your privacy. So, by default, your device only 
acquires your location when you allow it. To use 
Location-Based Services, you must first enable location 
services on your device.
Use Wireless Networks
Before you use applications such as Google Maps and find 
your location or search for places of interest, you must 
enable the Use wireless networks option or enable the GPS 
satellites.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Location services.
2.Touch 
Use wireless networks to enable location 
information using the wireless network.
Use GPS Satellites
1.From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Location services.
2.To u c h  
Use GPS satellites to enable the GPS satellite.
Location and Google Search
1.From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Location services.
2.To u c h  
Location and Google search to use your location 
data for improved Google Search results and other 
Google services.
Security
Screen Lock
Choose settings for unlocking your screen. For more 
information about using the lock and unlock features, see 
“Securing Your Device” on page 15.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Security.
2.To u c h  
Screen lock for these settings:
: No pattern, PIN, or password is required.
: Swipe the screen to unlock it. 
						

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 Pattern: A screen unlock pattern is a touch gesture you create 
and use to unlock your device. Follow the prompts to create or 
change your screen unlock pattern.
: Select a PIN to use for unlocking the screen.
: Create a password for unlocking the screen.
Note: Additional options are available only if you set Screen 
lock
 to display the lock screen (any setting other than Swipe or None).
Lock Automatically
Use this option to set how quickly to lock the screen after the 
screen automatically turns off.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Security.
2.Touch 
Lock automatically and touch an option.
Options are: Immediately; 5, 15, or 30 seconds; 1, 2, 5, 
10, or 30 minutes.
Vibrate On Screen Tap
1.From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Security.
2.To u c h  
Vibrate on screen tap.
When enabled, a check mark   appears in the check 
box.
Owner Infor mation
Use this option to enable or disable whether to show owner 
information on the lock screen.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Security.
2.To u c h  
Owner information and then touch Show owner 
info on lock screen
 to enable or disable the option.
3.Touch the text field and use the keyboard to enter the 
text to display on the lock screen. 
						

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Encr yption
To require a numeric PIN or password to decrypt your tablet 
each time you power it on or encrypt the data on your SD 
card each time it is connected:
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Security.
2.Touch 
Encrypt device. For more information, read the 
displayed help screen.
3.Touch 
Encrypt SD card to enable the encryption on SD 
card data that requires a password be entered each 
time the microSD card is connected.
Tip: Make sure your battery is charged more than 80 percent. 
Encryption takes an hour or more.
Find My Mobile
To allow your device to be locked and tracked, and for your 
data to be deleted remotely. You must sign up for both a 
Samsung account and Google account to use Remote 
controls.
Sign In To Your Samsung Account
1.From a Home screen, touch   Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Security.
2.To u c h  
Remote controls.
If you are not signed on to your Google account, a 
message displays Register Google account first. For 
more information, refer to “Setting Up Your Gmail 
Account”  on page 66.
The Samsung account screen displays.
3.To u c h  
Create new account to create a Samsung 
account.
– or –
To u c h  
Sign in, if you already have a Samsung account, 
enter your Email address and your Samsung account 
password, and touch 
Sign in.
For more information about Samsung accounts, see 
“Signing In to your Samsung Account” on page 204. 
						

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Enable or Disable Remote Controls
Once you have signed in to your Samsung Account, you can 
enable or disable Remote controls.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Security ➔ Remote controls.
2.Enter your Samsung account password in the pop-up 
Enter password field.
When enabled, a check mark   appears in the check 
box.
SamsungDive Web Page
To launch the SamsungDive web page:
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Security ➔ SamsungDive web page.
2.Touch the Help tab to display more information about 
Remote Controls.
Passwords
When enabled, password characters display briefly as you 
touch them while entering passwords.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Security.2.To u c h  
Make passwords visible to enable or disable brief 
displays of password characters.
When enabled, a check mark   appears in the check 
box.
Device Administration
To add or remove device administrators:
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Security.
2.To u c h  
Device administrators.
Enable or disable installation of non-Google Play 
applications.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Security.
2.To u c h  
Unknown sources.
An informational pop-up displays.
3.Read the message and touch 
OK to allow installation of 
non-Google Play applications.
When enabled, a check mark   appears in the check 
box. 
						

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Warning! Enabling this option causes your tablet and personal 
data to be more vulnerable to attack by applications 
from unknown sources.
Credential Storage
Trusted Credentials
If a certificate authority (CA) certificate gets compromised or 
for some other reason you do not trust it, you can disable or 
remove it.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Security.
2.Touch 
Trusted credentials.
The trusted credentials screen has two tabs:
 System: Displays CA certificates that are permanently installed 
in the ROM of your device.
: Displays any CA certificates that you installed, for 
example, in the process of installing a client certificate.
3.Touch a CA certificate to examine its details.
A scrolling screen displays the details.
4.Scroll to the bottom of the details screen and touch 
Disable to disable a System certificate or Remove to 
remove a User certificate.
Caution! When you disable a system CA certificate, the Disable 
button changes to Enable, so you can enable the 
certificate again, if necessary. When you remove a 
user-installed CA certificate, it is permanently 
deleted and must be re-installed, if needed.
5.To u c h  
OK to return to the certificate list.
When enabled, a check mark   appears in the check 
box. 
						

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Install from Device Storage
Install encrypted certificates from an installed memory card.
Note: You must have installed a memory card containing encrypted certificates to use this feature.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Security.
2.Touch 
Install from device storage, then choose a 
certificate and follow the prompts to install.
Clear Credentials
Clear stored credentials.
Note: This setting only appears if you have installed encrypted 
certificates.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Security.
2.Touch 
Clear credentials to remove all certificates.
Language and Input
Language
Set the language used by your device.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Language and input ➔ Language.
2.Touch a language / locale from the list.
Keyboards and Input Methods
Set the keyboard used by your device.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔  Settings 
➔
Language and input.
2.To u c h  
Default and select a keyboard.
The options are: Samsung keypad and Swype.
3.To u c h  
Configure input methods.
4.To u c h  
Google voice typing to automatically use Google 
voice typing.
5.Touch   next to Google voice typing, then touch 
Select input languages.
Select Automatic to use the local language or select a 
language from the list. 
						

							1956.Touch 
Block offensive words to enable or disable 
blocking of recognized offensive words from the results 
of your voice-input Google searches.
When enabled, a check mark   appears in the check 
box.
Configuring the Samsung Keypad
To configure the Samsung keypad:
  Touch   next to Samsung keypad to display the 
following options:
 Input language: Used to set a default text entry language. 
Touch this field, scroll through the options, and touch the 
desired input language. When activated, a check appears in 
the box.
: Enable or disable XT9 predictive text. When enabled the 
system suggests words matching your text entries, and, 
optionally, completes common words automatically.
When XT9 is enabled, touch the XT9 advanced settings field to 
set the following options:
–Word completion: Enable or disable automatic word 
completion for words matching your text entries.
–Word completion point: Choose the number of letters for the 
system to use to predict words for automatic completion.
–Spell correction: Enable or disable automatic spell checking 
and correction.
–Next word prediction: When enabled, the system predicts the 
next word based on common usage patterns.
–Auto-substitution: When enabled, the system automatically 
replaces words you enter with words from the XT9 auto-
substitution list.
–Regional correction: When enabled, the system automatically 
changes the spelling of words based on norms for your locale.
–Recapture: When enabled, the system re-displays matching 
words when you make corrections to a word inserted by the 
system.
–XT9 my words: Add words to your XT9 predictive text 
dictionary.
–XT9 auto-substitution: Manage the list of words the system 
uses for auto-substitution (Auto-substitution setting must be 
enabled).