Samsung Gear 1 Owners Manual

Understanding Your Device       17
Side View
The following illustration shows the side elements:  
Note: Do not use a screen protector. This causes sensor 
malfunctions.
1.
Camera lens is used to take photos and shoot videos.2.
Microphones (along sides) are used during phone calls 
and allow other callers to hear you clearly when you 
are speaking to them. There are two microphones on 
the device:
•Bottom microphone: used during handset mode.
Top microphone: used while an active call is in the...

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Charging Cradle Views
The Charging cradle provides both power and connectivity 
for a connected and mounted Galaxy Gear. 
Note: The Charging Cradle contains an embedded TecTile that 
is used in conjunction with your smartphone’s NFC 
technology to both acquire the Gear Manager 
application and aid in automatically pairing the two 
devices.1.
Charging Port (back of unit) allows you to connect a 
compatible power cable.
Caution! Please use only an approved charging accessory to 
charge your device....

Understanding Your Device       19
On-Screen Indicators
Reveal the Control Panel (Bluetooth connection status, 
Battery level, Volume and Brightness levels) by quickly 
tapping simultaneously twice on the screen using two 
fingers.
The following icons will show within the Notifications Bar 
when the Galaxy Gear is turned on:Once the device is connected, confirm the corresponding 
icon appears on the smartphone’s display.
 
Displays your current battery charge level. 
Icon shown is fully charged.
Control...

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Navigation and Gestures
Using the touch screen display you can navigate the features 
of your device, select menu items, and enter characters.
The following conventions are used in this manual to 
describe the navigation action in the procedures.
Waking the Device
  Shake the Galaxy Gear on your wrist or press 
 (
Power/Home).
Navigating Through the Screens
The following terms describe the most common hardware 
and on-screen actions.
Swipe or slide: Quickly drag your finger left or right across the...

Understanding Your Device       21
Pinch: “Pinch” the screen using your thumb and forefinger to 
zoom out when viewing a picture. (Move fingers inward to zoom 
out.)
Spread: “Spread” the screen using your thumb and forefinger to 
zoom in when viewing a picture. (Move fingers outward to zoom 
in.) 
Configuring your Device
For more information, refer to “Settings”  on page 45.
Adjusting the Brightness
  Double-tap the screen simultaneously once with two 
fingers, and then tap 
 or  under Brightness.
– or...

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Switching to silent mode
1.With the device on, press and hold   
(
Power/Home) until the Device options screen appears.
2.Select either 
 (Mute) or  (Vibrate).
– or –
  From the Home (Clock) screen, scroll to and then tap 
 (
Apps) Settings ➔ Sound ➔ Sound mode ➔ 
Sound, Vibrate or Mute.
Caution! Do not hold the devices speaker close to your ear. 
Excessive exposure to loud sounds can cause 
hearing damage. 

Understanding the Gear Manager       23
Section 3: Understanding the Gear Manager
The Gear Manager application manages the connection 
between your Galaxy Gear and a connected smartphone.
In works to synchronize and manage the favorite applications 
located on the Galaxy Gear, adjust settings, configure 
connections.
The appearance of on-screen items within Galaxy Gear are 
controlled via the Gear Manager application. 
  From within your smartphone’s Applications page, tap 
 (
Gear Manager).
Important!...

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Caution! If you try to reconnect a previously paired Galaxy 
Gear to your smartphone, you may be prompted to 
Restore your connection - 
DO NOT interrupt this 
process.
Apps and settings: provides access to on-screen configuration 
of your clock, allows you to modify your current favorite apps, 
adjust your settings, and also access other features/functions.
Launching Gear Manager
This application allows you to connect to a smartphone, 
customize your Galaxy Gear settings and applications.
  From...

Understanding the Gear Manager       25
Renaming the Connected Device
It is important to rename a currently connected Galaxy Gear 
so that the identity of the device can not be determined and 
its not left with its default name. 
It is also useful to identify individual Galaxy Gear devices if 
you have multiple units connected/paired to the same 
smartphone.
1.From within your smartphone’s Applications page, 
tap  (
Gear Manager) ➔ Paired Gear field.
2.Select 
Rename, tap the current Device name entry...

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Connecting to a Different Galaxy Gear
Although a single smartphone can be paired to multiple 
Galaxy Gear devices, only one device can be controlled via 
the application on the smartphone at any single time.
If you go from using one Galaxy Gear then begin the paring 
process with a secondary unit, the Gear Manager application 
will have to “sync up” the configuration and settings 
between the smartphone and the newly pairing Galaxy Gear.
This synchronization process requires that the new Galaxy 
Gear...