ViewSonic Viewpad 7 Instruction Manual

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You can swipe the screen up or down to view more applications, and tap the desired icon 
to access the application.
Tap 
 to go back to Home screen.
Setting Wallpaper
You can customize the wallpaper of your Home screen with a default wallpaper or with 
pictures taken with your ViewPad. Live Wallpapers are animated or interactive wallpapers.
Set wallpaper from Live Wallpaper gallery
1. From the Home screen, press Menu   ,  and then tap Wallpaper. The  Select 
wallpaper from is displayed on the screen.
2. Tap  Live wallpapers.
3.  All  default  live  wallpapers  are  displayed.  Swipe  your  finger  up  or  down  to  browse, 
and tap to preview the wallpaper on screen.
4. Tap  Set wallpaper to set the previewed wallpaper as wallpaper.
Set wallpaper from Gallery
1. From the Home screen, press Menu   ,  and then tap Wallpaper. The  Select 
wallpaper from is displayed on the screen.
2. Tap  Gallery.
3.  You will see thumbnail images of all pictures. Tap to select the picture you want to 
use as wallpaper.
4.  Drag your finger to select the crop area.
5. Tap  Save to set the cropped photo as wallpaper.    
						

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Set wallpaper from Wallpaper gallery
1. From the Home screen, press Menu   ,  and then tap Wallpaper. The  Select 
wallpaper from is displayed on the screen.
2. Tap  Wallpapers.
3.   All  default  wallpapers  are  displayed.  Swipe  your  finger  left  or  right  to  browse  and 
preview the wallpaper on screen.
4. Tap  Set wallpaper to set the previewed wallpaper as wallpaper.
2.2 Entering Text
On-Screen Keyboard
The  on-screen  keyboard  appears  when  an  application  requires  text  input,  such  as  writing 
emails and URL addresses.
Uppercase keyboard
Lowercase keyboard  
						

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Numbers and Symbols
You can tap the keys to enter the characters, tap  or  to enter characters with upper or 
lower case letter, and tap 
 to display the numeric and symbol keyboard.
Setting Input Method
1.  Tap and hold a text field until a pop-up window appears.
2. Tap Input method > the desired input method.
2.3 Transferring Contents
You can transfer your own contents stored in your computer to the device.\
 Before 
transferring, please check that your computer is using Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 
Vista, or Mac OS X. You will also need a USB port on the computer.
Making Connection
To connect your device to your computer, please follow the steps. 1. Power on your computer.
2.  Plug the small end of the USB cable into 
the device’s mini-USB port.
3.  Plug the other end to your computer.
When your device is connected to computer, 
USB Mass Storage will appear. Press Turn on 
USB storage to go into USB drive mode.   
						

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Transferring Your Data
After going into the USB drive mode, you will see 2 disks on your computer, one is for the 
internal memory of your device and the other is for the Micro SD memory card inserted in 
the device. You can select the disk in which you’d like your documents stored.
You  can  add  files  into  the  device,  and  also  can  copy,  move  and  delete  files  already  in  the 
device. The ViewPad 7e supports the following media formats:
Photo: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG
Music: MP3, WAV
Audio: (H263/MPEG-4).3GP, WMV, Flash,(H264/MPEG-4).MP4
NOTE Your device is only compatible with Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Mac 
OS X.
  If you want to continue using your device, you need to release it from USB drive 
mode by un-mounting the device from your computer.  
						

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Chapter 3: Using Email
You can use your device to send and receive email messages via your internet email 
accounts just as you do with a computer.
3.1 Setting up an Internet Email Account
1. On the Home screen, tap  > Email.
2.  Enter your email address  and password in its respective entry box.
3. Tap Next.
4.  Enter your email account name and password.
5. Tap  Done.
3.2 Composing and Sending an Email
1. On the Home screen, tap  > Email.
2.  Enter your email account and password to login in.
3. Press  Menu 
 and then tap Compose.
4.  Enter the recipient’s email address, subject and your email content.
5. Tap  Send.
You can add your attachment to your email by pressing Menu  
 and then tapping Add 
attachment to select the desired files.   
						

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3.3 Receiving an Email
Emails  are  automatically  received  in  your  Inbox  when  the  device  connects  to  a  wireless 
network.1. On the Home screen, tap 
 > Email.
2.  Enter your email account and password to log in.
3.  Tap a message to view its content.
You can view email attachment by tapping  Open or download it by tapping Save.  
						

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Chapter 4: Using Internet
4.1 Setting up Wi-Fi
This device only uses Wi-Fi connection. You need to connect to a wireless network before 
surfing the internet or using the related applications that require internet connection.
To turn Wi-Fi on or off
1. From the Home screen, tap  > Settings >Wireless & networks.
2. Tap  Wi-Fi check box to turn Wi-Fi function on or off.
To connect to a Wi-Fi network
1. Turn Wi-Fi on.
2. Tap  Wi-Fi settings > Network notification  to start detecting networks.
3.  The  available  networks  are  listed.  Tap  a  network  to  connect  to  or  tap  Add  Wi-fi 
network to manually add a connection.
4.  If  you  select  an  unsecured  network,  the  connection  is  automatically  established. 
Otherwise, proceed to the next step.
5.  When  connecting  to  a  secured  network,  you  will  be  prompted  for  the  password. 
Enter the password, then tap Connect.
When Wi-Fi is connected, the connection icon is displayed on the status \
bar.
To add Wi-Fi network
1. From the Home screen, tap  > Settings > Wireless & networks.
2. Tap  Wi-Fi settings .
3. In Wi-Fi networks, tap Add Wi-Fi network . A new window is displayed.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions and  enter the necessary information, then tap 
Save to save the settings.   
						

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4.2 Accessing the Web
Your device allows you to access any internet web.1. On the Home screen, tap 
 or  > Browser.
2.  Tap the text field, and the keyboard pops up.
 
3. Enter the URL, and then tap Go to enter the website.
4.  Scroll the page up or down to view more information.
If you want the current page as your home page while browsing the web, please press 
Menu 
 , and then tap More > Settings > Set home page.  
						

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Chapter 5: Using Bluetooth
Bluetooth modes
On: Bluetooth is turned on. Your ViewPad detects other Bluetooth devices, but your 
device is not visible to others.
Discoverable: Bluetooth is turned on and your device is visible to other Bluetooth
devices.
Off: Bluetooth is turned off.
To turn Bluetooth on or off
1.  From the Home screen, tap  > Settings > Wireless & networks.
2. Tap  Bluetooth  check box to activate the Bluetooth function.
3.  To  make  your  ViewPad  visible  to  others,  tap  Bluetooth  settings > Discoverable 
check box to make this device visible to other devices.
5.1 Connecting to Bluetooth Devices
A connection to a Bluetooth device is called 
a partnership. You need to pair and create a 
partnership with a Bluetooth device to exchange 
information.
1  From the Home screen, tap 
 > 
Settings >Wireless & networks.
2. Ta p   Bluetooth  settings to view the 
menu options.
3.  To search for a new device, tap  Scan for 
devices.
4.  Tap a device to connect.
5.  To start pairing, enter the  Passcode, 
then tap OK.
6.  The paired bluetooth device name is 
displayed.
7. Tap  Done.
NOTE:   The passcode to be entered must be the same passcode entered on the other 
Bluetooth device.
  Once a partnership has been created, connecting to that device again will no longer 
require entering the passcode.   
						

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Chapter 6: Searching on Device
Your  device  allows  you  to  take  advantage  of  powerful  search  capabilities  for  searching 
documents and apps on your device, as well as searching the web. 
6.1 Searching Contents on Device
1. On the Home screen, tap  > Search.
2.  Enter the key words or phrase in the text field.
3. Tap  Go to start searching.
6.2 Searching the Web
1. On the Home screen, tap  > Search.
2.  Enter the URL address in the text field.
3. Tap  Go to start searching.