Samsung Tab 4 User Guide

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Nearby Devices
This option allows you to share your media files with nearby 
DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) enabled devices.
Warning! If file sharing is enabled, other devices can access 
your data. Use this option with care.
1.From the Settings screen, touch Connections tab ➔ 
Nearby devices.
2.Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Nearby devices 
ON . The device name displays under Device 
name. 
3.In the Advanced section, set the following options:
 Shared contents: Select the content to share. Choices 
are: Videos, Photos, and Music.
 Allowed devices list: Indicate the devices accessible 
to your device.
 Denied devices list: Indicate the devices not 
accessible to your device.
 Download to: Set whether to download data to Device 
or SD card. Download from other devices: If a nearby device 
attempts to download data, this setting indicates the 
response. Options are: Always accept, Always ask, and 
Always reject.Screen Mirroring
To share your device’s screen with another device, enable 
Screen Mirroring.
1.From the Settings screen, touch Connections tab ➔ 
Screen Mirroring.
2.To u c h  t h e  OFF/ON button next to Share your device’s 
screen with another device to turn Screen Mirroring 
ON .
Available devices are listed.
3.To u c h  Scan to find more devices.
To u c h   Menu ➔
 Help to for more information. 
						

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Device
This section of the Settings screen contains settings for your 
device.
Sound
Vo l u me
Set the volume level for all types of sounds.
1.From the Settings screen, touch Device tab ➔ Sound 
➔ Volume.
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 a Home screen by pressing the Volume Key.
Notifications
Select a default sound for message, alarm, and other 
notifications.
1.From the Settings screen, touch Device tab ➔ Sound 
➔Notifications.
2.Touch sound to hear a sample and select it.
Feedback
Set touch screen sound and screen lock sounds.
  From the Settings screen, touch Device tab ➔ 
Sound.
The following options are available:
 Touch sounds: Play a sound when you touch the 
screen.
 Screen lock sound: Play a sound when your screen is 
locked or unlocked. 
						

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Samsung Applications
Set your applications’ notification sound settings.
1.From the Settings screen, touch Device tab ➔ 
Sound.
2.The following options are available:
: Touch an account to adjust its notification 
settings.
: Configure your event notifications.
Samsung Keyboard
Set Samsung keyboard sounds.
1.From the Settings screen, touch Device tab ➔ 
Sound.
2. Sound when tapped: Enable auditory feedback when 
you touch an onscreen key.
More Settings
Find the best sound and audio settings for you.
1.From the Settings screen, touch Device tab ➔ Sound 
➔ Adapt Sound.
2.Read the instructions and touch Start when you are 
ready to begin.
Display
Use the Display settings to configure the way your device’s 
screen operates.
  From the Settings screen, touch Device tab ➔ 
Display.
The following options are available:
: Touch and drag the slider to set the 
brightness.
 Screen timeout: Set the length of delay between the 
last key press or screen touch and the automatic 
screen timeout (dim and lock).
: Set the device to launch a screen saver 
when your device is connected to a desktop dock or 
charging. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Daydream 
ON . Touch Daydream for additional options.
 Show battery percentage: Set the device to display 
the remaining battery life on the Status Bar. 
						

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Multi Window
Set the device to use Multi window.
1.From the Settings screen, touch Device tab ➔ 
Multi window.
2.Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Multi window
 
ON .
3.Touch Open in multi window view to automatically 
view content in a multi window when you open files 
from My Files or Video, or attachments from email and 
messages.
For more information, refer to “Multi Window” on page 19.
Lock Screen
Screen Security
Choose settings for unlocking your screen. For more 
information about using the lock and unlock features, see 
“Securing Your Device” on page 8.
1.From the Settings screen, touch Device tab ➔ 
Lock screen.
2.To u c h  Screen lock for these settings:
: Swipe the screen to unlock it. This option 
provides no security.
: A screen unlock pattern is a touch gesture you 
create and use to unlock your device. 
: Select a PIN to use for unlocking the screen.
 Password: Create a password for unlocking the 
screen.
: Do not lock the screen.
Note: Additional options are available based on the Screen lock selected. 
						

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Swipe Options
The options are available when Swipe is selected:
Clock widget options: Set the size of the Clock widget 
that is displayed on your Home screens, and whether to 
show the date.
Shortcuts: Set shortcuts to appear at the bottom of the 
Lock screen. 
Personal message: Display a personal message.
Owner Information: Show owner information on the lock 
screen. 
–To u c h  Owner information and then touch Show owner 
info on lock screen to enable or disable the option.
–Touch the text field and enter the owner information to 
display.
Unlock effect: Set the effect you receive when unlocking 
the tablet. You can select None, Watercolor, or Ripple.
Help text: Show help information on the Lock screen.
Pattern Options
The options are available when Pattern is selected:
Clock widget options: Set the size of the Clock widget 
that is displayed on your Home screens, and whether to 
show the date.
Personal message: Display a personal message.
Owner Information: Show owner information on the lock 
screen. 
–To u c h  Owner information and then touch Show owner 
info on lock screen to enable or disable the option.
–Touch the text field and enter the owner information to 
display.
Make pattern visible: See the pattern as you draw it.
Lock automatically: Set how quickly to lock the screen 
after the screen automatically turns off.
Lock instantly with power key: Use this option to enable 
the Lock screen when the Power Key is pressed. If this 
option is not enabled, the screen dims or brightens when 
the Power Key is pressed. 
						

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PIN Options
The options are available when PIN is selected:
Clock widget options: Set the size of the Clock widget 
that is displayed on your Home screens, and whether to 
show the date.
Personal message: Display a personal message.
Owner Information: Show owner information on the lock 
screen. 
–To u c h  Owner information and then touch Show owner 
info on lock screen to enable or disable the option.
–Touch the text field and enter the owner information to 
display.
Lock automatically: Set how quickly to lock the screen 
after the screen automatically turns off.
Lock instantly with power key: Use this option to enable 
the Lock screen when the Power Key is pressed. If this 
option is not enabled, the screen dims or brightens when 
the Power Key is pressed.
Password Options
The options are available when Password is selected:
Clock widget options: Set the size of the Clock widget 
that is displayed on your Home screens, and whether to 
show the date.
Personal message: Display a personal message.
Owner Information: Show owner information on the lock 
screen. 
–To u c h  Owner information and then touch Show owner 
info on lock screen to enable or disable the option.
–Touch the text field and enter the owner information to 
display.
Lock automatically: Set how quickly to lock the screen 
after the screen automatically turns off.
Lock instantly with power key: Use this option to enable 
the Lock screen when the Power Key is pressed. If this 
option is not enabled, the screen dims or brightens when 
the Power Key is pressed. 
						

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Wallpaper
You can choose a picture to display on the Home screen, 
Lock screen, or on both the Home and Lock screens. Choose 
from preloaded wallpaper images or select a photo you have 
downloaded or taken with the Camera.
1.From the Settings screen, touch Device tab ➔ 
Wallpaper.
2.Touch Home Screen, Lock screen, or Home and 
lock screens. The Select wallpaper from screen 
displays the following options: Gallery, Live 
wallpapers (Home screen only), Photos (Home screen 
only), and Wallpapers
.
For more information, refer to “Wallpapers” on page 25.
Font
Set the font for screen displays and the size you want it to 
display.
1.From the Settings screen, touch Device tab ➔ Font.
2.Touch Font style and select a font or touch Download 
to browse and download a new font.
3.Touch Font size and select a font size.
Notification Panel
Customize the Notification Panel.
1.From the Settings screen, touch Device tab ➔ 
Notification panel.
2.To u c h  Brightness and volume to create a check mark 
if you want to be able to adjust the screen brightness 
and volume .
3.To u c h  t h e  OFF/ON button to turn Recommended apps
 
ON  to show recommended apps on the 
Notification Panel after certain actions. Touch 
Recommended apps for options:
 Earphones: Touch   to select which apps to display 
on the Notification Panel when you insert earphones. 
: Touch   to select which apps to display on 
the Notification Panel when you insert earphones. 
Touch Most used to display your most used apps on 
the Notification Panel.
4.To customize which quick setting buttons appear at the 
top of the Notification Panel, touch and drag buttons to 
reorder them. Touch   use the default layout.
For more information, refer to “Notification Panel” on 
page 21. 
						

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Accessibility
Accessibility services are special features to make using the 
device easier for those with certain physical disabilities. Use 
the Accessibility settings to activate these services.
Note: You can download accessibility applications from the Google Play and manage their use here.
1.From the Settings screen, touch Device tab ➔ 
Accessibility.
2.Configure the following settings:
Accessibility
 Auto rotate screen: Set the screen orientation to 
automatically change when you rotate the device. When 
not enabled, the screen orientation locks in the current 
orientation (landscape or portrait) and the orientation 
does not change when you rotate the device.
Tip: From any screen, touch the top of the screen and swipe 
downward, to display the Quick Settings screen. Touch 
Screen rotation to enable or disable the auto rotate 
feature. For more information, refer to “Notification 
Panel” on page 21. Screen timeout: Select the screen delay time the screen 
delays shutting off after inactivity for the selected period of 
time.
: This option only appears when 
certain Screen locks are enabled. For more information, 
refer to “Lock Screen” on page 99.
 Speak passwords: Speaks passwords to enter them.
 Single tap mode: Tap to stop/snooze alarms, calendar 
events, and timer alerts, and to accept/reject incoming 
calls.
 Show shortcut: Set this option to display an 
Accessibility shortcut on the Device options pop-up 
when you press and hold the power key.
 Manage accessibility: Save and update your 
accessibility settings or share them with another 
device. You can export your settings, import a 
previously saved file, or share your file with another 
device. 
						

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: Activate the TalkBack feature, which speaks 
feedback aloud to help blind and low-vision users.
Important! TalkBack can collect all of the text you enter, 
except passwords, including personal data and 
credit card numbers. It may also log your user 
interface interactions with the device.
Vision
: Set the font size.
 Magnification gestures: Use exaggerated gestures 
such as triple-tapping, double pinching, and dragging 
two fingers across the screen. Touch the OFF/ON 
button to turn the feature ON .
 Negative colors: Reverse the display of onscreen 
colors from White text on a Black background to Black 
text on a White background.
 Notification reminder: Play a beep when a 
notification for a call, message, and so on, has been 
missed. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn it ON . Accessibility shortcut: Quickly enable accessibility 
features in two quick steps. Touch the OFF/ON button 
to turn the feature ON .
 Text-to-speech options: Set your preferred TTS 
engine. Touch Speech rate to set the speed at which 
the text is spoken. Touch Listen to an example to 
play a short speech demonstration. For more 
information, refer to “Speech” on page 108.
Hearing
 Sound balance: Use the slider to set the Left and 
Right balance when using a stereo device.
 Mono audio: When Mono audio is enabled, you can 
listen through one earphone to mono audio sound.
 Turn off all sounds: Turn off all sounds including 
receiver voice.
 Google subtitles (CC): Use Google subtitles with 
multimedia files when available. Touch the OFF/ON 
button to turn the feature ON . Touch Google 
subtitles (CC) for options. 
						

							105 Samsung subtitles (CC): Use Samsung subtitles with 
multimedia files when available. Touch the OFF/ON 
button to turn the feature ON . Touch Samsung 
subtitles (CC) for options.
Dexterity
 Assistant menu: Improve the device accessibility for 
users with reduced dexterity. Touch the OFF/ON button 
to turn the feature ON . Follow the onscreen 
instructions.
 Press and hold delay: Select a time interval for this 
gesture.
Recognition
 Interaction control
: Enable or disable motions and screen 
timeout. You can also block areas of the screen from touch 
interaction. Touch the 
OFF/ON button to turn the feature 
ON . Follow the onscreen instructions.
Blocking Mode
Turn off notifications for selected features.
1.From the Settings screen, touch Device tab ➔ 
Blocking mode.
2.To u c h  t h e  OFF/ON button to turn Blocking mode 
ON .
3.To u c h  Turn off notifications to block all notifications.
4.To u c h  Turn off alarm to block all alarms.
5.The Set time option allows you to set Blocking mode 
for a specific time range or Always.
To u c h  t h e  Always field to disable it and configure the 
From and To time fields.
Note: When Blocking Mode is enabled,   displays in the Status Bar.