ViewSonic gTablet, User Manual

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Page 2: ... the date and time setting up your wireless network and configuring user profiles 4 Follow the prompts and enjoy your gTablet For additional detailed instructions on set up see section 2 Getting Started in this document ICONS Caution This icon warns against potential damage to the gTablet and to avoid improper operations Important Note This icon provides information notes definitions general knowl...

Page 3: ...s manual is subject to change without notice Product images in this manual are for your reference only Reproduction without the written consent from the manufacture is strictly prohibited For Customer Service please visit www viewsonic com gtablet ...

Page 4: ...OVER THE AIR UPDATES OTA 13 4 IMPORTANT BUTTONS 15 4 1 Task Bar Top Left 15 4 2 Task Bar Top Right 16 5 GET TO KNOW THE HOME SCREEN 16 5 1 Quick Launch Bar 17 6 GET TO KNOW THE DASHBOARD 18 6 1 Dashboard Portlets Main Window 19 6 2 Applications Task Bar Along Bottom 19 7 APPLICATIONS 20 7 1 News 21 7 2 Weather 23 7 3 Web 24 7 4 Clock 26 7 5 Contacts 29 7 6 Email 31 7 7 To Do List 32 7 8 Grocery 34...

Page 5: ... 25 Help 48 8 G TABLET MARKETPLACE 48 8 1 Downloading Applications 48 9 IMPORTING AND ACCESSING FILES 49 10 ONSCREEN VIRTUAL KEYBOARD 51 11 SYSTEM SETTINGS 53 11 1 Status 53 11 2 Wireless networks 53 11 3 Sound 55 11 4 Display 55 11 5 Family Accounts 56 11 6 Location date time 56 11 7 Storage 56 11 8 Security 57 11 9 Applications 58 11 10 Language keyboard 58 11 11 Accessibility 59 11 12 Battery U...

Page 6: ...t a micro SD Card 60 12 2 Connect to PC 61 12 3 Connect an Audio Device 61 12 4 Connect a USB Device 61 13 CARING FOR YOUR G TABLET 61 14 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 63 15 FCC COMPLIANCE 63 16 TROUBLESHOOTING 64 17 SPECIFICATIONS 65 www viewsonic com gtablet ...

Page 7: ...tive Screen 7 Charge Indicator 8 Light sensor Window 1 2 Left and Right Edge View Left Edge 1 Power button 2 Micro SD Port 3 USB USB2 0 Port 4 Mini USB Port 5 Speakers 6 Headphone Jack 7 Power Jack Right Edge 8 Speakers 1 3 Top Edge View 1 Volume button 1 4 Bottom Edge View 1 Microphone Port 2 Docking ...

Page 8: ...om 100V to 240V Follow the below steps to connect the adapter 1 Connect the piece with the plugs to the power cord 2 Plug the DC end of adapter into the power jack of the gTablet 3 Insert the AC end to the wall outlet 4 Check the connections above before turning on the gTablet Your gTablet and the accessories may differ from the pictures shown 1 ...

Page 9: ...icator light is on turn system on by pressing the power button shown in gTablet Key Map section Welcome Screen When the gTablet powers on the Welcome Screen below will appear There are 4 easy steps to follow for initial setup End User License Agreement 1 After the welcome screen finishes loading the End User License Agreement screen will appear Review this and tap the Accept button After tapping o...

Page 10: ...our Location Date and Time 1 When complete tap on Next 2 Setti ng Up Your Wireless Network Wi Fi and Networks 3 After setting up your Location Date and Time you will be prompted to set up your wireless network and the following screen will appear ...

Page 11: ...d connect to your network If it does not try this process again by tapping on Previous to go back If problem persists contact your internet service provider or visit www viewsonic com gtablet Setting Up User Profiles 4 After setting up your Wireless Network you will be prompted to set up your user profiles User profiles allow multiple people to use the device so that personal email accounts and to...

Page 12: ...on down for about 2 seconds A menu will appear Select Power Off This is important when traveling with the device or when the tablet is not in use for extended periods of time and to save battery Sleep The most common mode for frequent and daily use for the gTablet is to put the system into Sleep mode This save battery and requires a much shorter boot up time To put the tablet in sleep mode simply ...

Page 13: ... To access this application manually find the Updates icon on the Home screen by tapping on the Menu icon in the bottom right corner of the screen This brings up the Over the Air Updates application If there are updates available follow the instructions to download when you are ready Important Note Over the Air Updates may erase some applications which you have downloaded and you will need to rein...

Page 14: ...e End User License Agreement Wait for download to complete The progress will be shown on the indicator bar Once download is complete you will have the option to Apply Update or Postpone Applying Update will reboot the tablet ...

Page 15: ...the Dashboard depending on which screen you were last in 3 MENU Pressing the menu button brings up different options based on the application running at the time 4 BACK Pressing the back button will always take you back to the previous window displayed 4 1 Task Bar Top Left The House icon 1 will bring you back to either the Home screen or the Dashboard depending on where you were last This icon is...

Page 16: ...you can get additional information and settings for each of these functions 5 GET TO KNOW THE HOME SCREEN The gTablet s Home screen is a traditional Android user interface commonly used on Android cell phones To access the Home screen from any application tap on the Home button on the right side of the LCD screen 1 Please note that this button toggles between Home and the Dashboard depending on wh...

Page 17: ... your applications and features are listed Settings opens up the settings menu for the GTablet Dashboard takes you directly to the Dashboard Customization The Home screen has 5 screens that are customizable To access these additional screens swipe left and right with your finger These pages allow you to conveniently view your favorite applications by dragging and dropping them on the preferred scr...

Page 18: ...off the page drag and drop it to the location desired Trash can By long tapping an icon sitting on the Home screen the trash can will appear on the right side of the screen From here you can drag and drop the icon into the trash can This will remove the icon from the Home screen but still keeps it in your Applications Menu 6 GET TO KNOW THE DASHBOARD The gTablet s Dashboard screen is a user interf...

Page 19: ...re that you make additional selections For example with Photos You will need to select which photo album you want running in the window by going into the Photo application and under settings choosing a photo album using the drop down menu See the Photos section for more information Multiple Dashboard Screens The Dashboard has 3 different screens identifiable by the background color The screens are...

Page 20: ...an be accessed from both the Home screen and the Dashboard To access your applications from the Home screen tap on the Applications Menu button from the Quick Launch Bar to the right of the screen On the Dashboard the applications task bar is located along the bottom 2 This is where all of your applications will be easily accessed and are each represented with an icon Note that you can drag and dr...

Page 21: ...Top Stories screen Top Stories screen includes the title news agency who wrote it and a blurb for each story in the news You can use your finger to scroll up and down on the screen By tapping on any one of the news snippets it will bring up the entire article Across the top there are tabs including Top Stories US World Entertainment etc 1 These tabs are customizable under the settings button in th...

Page 22: ...ow of the Dashboard You are able to select which news categories appear in the large window as well as the 2 smaller windows To do this tap on the drop down menu beside each window make your selection 2 Be sure to drag and drop the News icon from the applications Task Bar into the portlet window this is from the Dashboard Then you are able to choose which news category is displayed in that portlet...

Page 23: ... customizable allowing you to select your location or multiple locations 1 and shows the forecast for today hourly and for the week 2 By tapping on settings gear icon 3 you will be able to input your location s and customize your Dashboard portlets with multiple weather locations Under settings you can input multiple locations or cities Tap on Add a new location 1 Then type in the ZIP code or a ci...

Page 24: ...st drag and drop the Weather icon into the portlet you wish to view the weather in 7 3 Web Tapping on the Web icon will bring up the internet If you set up your wireless internet connection during the setup process you will instantly go to your internet home page The default home page for the gTablet is www google com 3 1 1 2 ...

Page 25: ...fer to the section System Settings under Wireless networks By tapping on the Settings button gear icon 1 at the top right of the internet page the Web Settings screen will appear This screen allows you to set your default internet home page manage your content and security settings 1 1 ...

Page 26: ...Clock To set the time touch the clock face and Set Clock will appear Select your time zone and save The master time is set in the System Settings under Location date time To add additional clocks up to 4 tap on the clock symbol in the bottom left hand corner of the screen shown as 1 above 1 ...

Page 27: ... for example if a clock is used in the Dashboard portlets screen Alarms Under the Alarms tab you are able to manage your current alarms and set alarms up to 4 To set an alarm touch the face of the alarm clock Input the time including AM or PM 1 Make sure the ON button is green not the OFF in black Select your sound 2 Select how often to repeat the alarm 3 Tap on Save to save your alarm 4 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 28: ...o simply turn off an alarm tap on the ON button below the alarm clock and turn it to the OFF position If it is ON the button will be green Timers Tapping on the Timers tab from the Clock page will bring up a digital timer To set touch the timer and the Set Timer window will appear To set the timer use your finger to scroll the hours minutes and seconds up and down 1 Under Label you can name your t...

Page 29: ...a Contact Tapping on the Contacts icon will bring up your contact list To add contacts you can both manually input contacts and or import them in from your Google mail To add a new contact tap on the icon shown at right Simply fill out the necessary fields including Name Numbers Email Addresses and or a Photo When complete tap Save 1 ...

Page 30: ...ght You will be prompted to input your Google email address and your password Follow the steps on screen to select the contacts you wish to import To search for contacts you can use the search bar 1 or tap on the letter of the alphabet along the bottom of the contacts main page 2 Once you have contacts you can identify favorites by using the star function 3 3 1 2 ...

Page 31: ...ar icon 2 You will be prompted for your email address Password asked to select a family member set up during getting started under profiles and provide a name and description You will also select how frequently you download emails from 15 minutes to 1 hour For security you can select Only I can see my emails 1 If you have multiple email accounts set up for example a personal account and a family a...

Page 32: ...om the drop down menu Inbox Drafts Outbox Sent and Trash 2 To go back to the main email screen and view all accounts tap on Accounts 3 To refresh your screen tap on the Refresh button 4 7 7 To Do List Tapping on the To Do icon will bring up this application To Do Lists are based on profiles There is a Family To Do list set up automatically and one for each profile 1 1 2 4 3 ...

Page 33: ... item tap on the garbage can 3 To flag an item as important tap on the flag 4 Once you have completed an item check the box and the item will be sent to the Finished Items List behind the To Do list 5 To Set the due date tap on Set Due Date 6 Use your finger to scroll the month day and year up or down to set the due date Once you are done tap on Set Date 1 2 3 4 6 5 ...

Page 34: ...on and a trash can Use the envelope to email the list Use the trash can icon to delete the list To add an item to the list simply touch in between the lines on the lined paper The onscreen keyboard will appear To add a list tap on the icon just above the first list shown at right Tapping on the settings button gear icon brings up the Grocery List Settings allowing you to remove items from the Favo...

Page 35: ...name Browse lists many grocery items by Aisle and in alphabetical order so you can scroll through and select the items to add to your list 7 9 Calendar Tapping on the Calendar icon will bring up the application This application allows for multiple calendars including the Family calendar as well as calendars set up for each profile Note that all calendars are accessible to all users on the gTablet ...

Page 36: ...he Day Week or Month 3 To add an event tap on the button 4 Fill out the event title select the time frame set up a reminder and the repeat frequency Use the Settings button gear icon to select your event reminder tune and to add an External Calendar 5 To Add external calendar you can also tap on the button on the left bar of the main calendar screen 6 This brings up the Calendar Settings page ...

Page 37: ...y to import your music is by using the mini USB cable connected to your PC Please refer to section on Importing Files 1 Search Using the search function allows you to search on key words title names etc within the Music application 2 Artists Tapping on Artists will sort your music by artist name enabling you to find and select music To play a song simply tap on the artist then tap on the album you...

Page 38: ...ish to play 5 Playlists Playlists allows you to play songs you have selected all in a row You can import playlists in the same manner you import songs While playing a song the control panel will pop up displaying back forward play pause replay etc 7 11 Photos Tapping on the Photos icon brings up the application From the main page you can view All Photos in albums view photos on your SD Card and vi...

Page 39: ...t photo the photo will be displayed in full screen To view more photos tap on the photos piled on the left or the right You can also slide your finger left and right pushing the images to view the next image To rotate the image tap on rotate in the top right corner 1 To email a photo tap on the envelope 2 To delete a photo tap on the trash can 3 To view in slideshow mode which automatically shows ...

Page 40: ... the settings button in the top right corner from the main photo page 1 This brings up the Photos Settings screen In the top right corner you can select Picasa accounts or Home portlets To add a Picasa account tap on the sign and follow the prompts asking for your Picasa username 1 Portlets allows you to set which albums are displayed in each of the 3 Portlets on the Dashboard Tap 1 1 ...

Page 41: ...ng on the Settings icon will bring up the screen below Settings allows you to manage many aspects of your gTablet including your wireless audio display profiles date time security language etc For detailed information on each of the categories in Settings please refer to the System Settings section 7 13 Home Tapping on the Home icon from the Dashboard screen will take you to the traditional Androi...

Page 42: ...ng for access to applications and customization of the portlets 7 15 More Tapping on the More icon 1 from the Dashboard screen will bring up the expanded Applications Task Bar showing you all applications installed on your gTablet 7 16 Calculator Tapping on the Calculator icon will bring up a simple calculator 7 17 Camera Tapping on the Camera icon will bring up the camera application 1 ...

Page 43: ... of the screen containing a snap shot last photo taken 3 This will bring up the Photos application Note photos taken with your gTablet are saved to your Photos application Video Mode Tap on the video button to switch to the video application and record motion video 1 Tap on the button on the bottom right to start recording video 2 When recording the button will turn red To stop the video recording...

Page 44: ... files for your gTablet to operate Do not delete or modify anything you are not confident about ES File Explorer Tool Bar Buttons Home button Slash button 1 This button toggles between the home icon and the forward slash icon The default screen that appears is the forward slash screen which is the sdcard file folder open It has 2 important files DCIM and download The home screen in the ES File Exp...

Page 45: ...lication list List icon 6 tapping on the list icon shows the file explorer window in columns Tapping on it again displays the icons from left to right Important File Folders Home Icon sdcard File Folder 1 Files in the SD Card folder the default folder not sdcard 2 are files saved on the internal memory and include the folders such as DCIM and Download sdcard2 File Folder 2 Select the sdcard2 to vi...

Page 46: ...ping on the gMarket icon will bring up the handango Android applications marketplace online where you can download free and paid Android apps Please see the gTablet Marketplace section of this document on how to download an app from the marketplace 7 20 Search Tapping on the Search icon will bring up the Google search engine and the onscreen keyboard 7 21 Sound Recorder Tapping on the Sound Record...

Page 47: ...ication Under songs your recordings will be saved by the date and time of the recording 7 22 Updates Tapping on the Updates icon brings up the Over the Air automatic update application Here you can see what version your software is and manually run the update software Please refer to the Over the Air section for further details 7 23 Videos Tapping on the Videos icon from will bring up all videos s...

Page 48: ...nt 7 25 Help Tapping on the Help icon takes you to the Viewsonic website where you will find resources available to help you such as the users manual 8 G TABLET MARKETPLACE Tapping on the gMarket icon takes you to www handango com which is an online application store for Android software This store has thousands of Android applications available for free and to pay for 8 1 Downloading Applications...

Page 49: ...9 IMPORTING AND ACCESSING FILES There are three methods for transferring and accessing files with the gTablet a mini USB cable connected to your PC a USB flash memory stick and a micro SD card The preferred method and simplest method for importing files is the mini USB cable Mini USB Cable Preferred Method for Importing Files 1 Connect the gTablet to your PC using a mini USB cable 2 When the gTabl...

Page 50: ...have photos loaded simply open up the Photos application If you have music loaded on the SD card simply open up the Music application to access these files 5 These files will be available to the gTablet as long as the SD card remains inserted into the device 6 To remove the SD card you must unmount the card by going into settings under Storage and under SD card tap on Unmount SD card Follow the in...

Page 51: ...irtual and onscreen The following information will assist in understanding how to use the gTablet onscreen virtual keyboard Some applications open the keyboard automatically while others will require you to tap inside the field where you wish to type This will bring up the keyboard onscreen For capital letters touch the up arrow key on either side of the keyboard 1 Touching the up arrow key again ...

Page 52: ...rd instead of the numerical 3 While in the numerical symbol keyboard you can touch the up arrow button 1 and additional symbols 4 will appear To manually remove the onscreen keyboard touch the button at the top of all keyboards in the center 5 icon at right Numerical Symbol Keyboard Additional Symbols Keyboard 4 3 3 1 1 5 1 1 ...

Page 53: ...and the name of the wireless device you are connected to Display allows you to change your screen brightness Battery shows the percent of battery remaining Storage shows total space and available space in memory Selecting more in any of these boxes will take you directly to the category s specific settings page 11 2 Wireless networks Manage the wireless settings on your gTablet ...

Page 54: ... Bluetooth is turned on Wi Fi Settings Set up and manage wireless access points Advance settings access additional settings including MAC address information Scan for networks Add a Wi Fi network Bluetooth Set Up 1 Turn the gTablet and your remote device Bluetooth ON 1 2 Tap on Discoverable so that your Bluetooth device can see the gTablet 2 3 Under Bluetooth settings Scan for devices 3 4 After Sc...

Page 55: ...to select the sound played when notifications such as emails or reminders are received 11 4 Display Allows user to set display settings like brightness and screen timeout Auto rotate screen select to have screen switch orientation automatically when rotating tablet Auto brightness selecting automatically adjusts brightness of screen Brightness manually control the brightness of the LCD screen Scre...

Page 56: ...alendar To Do list Email etc Edit nickname Edit contact details Remove from family removes profile from family list 11 6 Location date time Select and manage your location date and time Select time zone Set date Select date format either dd mm yyyy or mm dd yyyy Set time Use 24 hour format 11 7 Storage Manage your storage options Tablet Storage Tablet system storage shows total and available syste...

Page 57: ...he micro SD card in ES File Explorer is the sdcard2 folder Warning Format tablet data storage and Format SD card erases all data from the external micro SD card 11 8 Security Set security features and restore software to factory settings Visible password selecting this box shows your password for a second as you type it It then replaces it with bullet points for privacy Factory data reset ERASES a...

Page 58: ...cations on the gTablet Download applications allows you to manage and remove downloaded applications Running services view currently running applications and select to stop the application from running System applications view and control applications pre loaded on the gTablet Development contains settings that are useful for developing Android applications Most users will NOT need to use this set...

Page 59: ...ting commonly typed mistakes show suggestions and auto complete 11 11 Accessibility Accessibility is an Android service established for disabled individuals needing additional accessibility such as a Text to Speech application 11 12 Battery Use Shows percent of battery life left time since start up time since last unplugged as well as Advanced battery use ...

Page 60: ...on can be useful in the case of customer support 12 CONNECTING TO YOUR G TABLET 12 1 Connect a micro SD Card The unit is designed with a micro SD Card slot which allows you to insert a micro SD card into the unit as shown right This enables you to both access media and files as well as save media and files to the gTablet You can open and play files directly from the micro SD card such as music or ...

Page 61: ... here The speaker will turn off automatically after connecting external headphones to the gTablet Excessively loud volume could damage your hearing Turn down the volume before connecting earphones and then raise the volume to comfortable level 12 4 Connect a USB Device The gTablet supports USB memory sticks up to 64 GB This can be used to transfer import music photos videos etc into the gTablet Se...

Page 62: ...omputers Caring for the Battery The gTablet battery is a Lithium Ion rechargeable battery Battery life can be increased while using the gTablet by managing your LCD screen brightness and your wireless WiFi connection To maximize your battery life review the following Check your LCD screen brightness setting by tapping on the Settings icon from the applications menu Then tap on Display and under Br...

Page 63: ...discomfort or injury from heat exposure 10 INPUT RATING Refer to the rating label on the gTablet and be sure that the Power Adapter complies with the rating Only use attachments or accessories specified by the manufacturer 11 Check the connections between the main unit and attachments before turning on the gTablet 12 DO NOT insert anything into the gTablet that may result in short circuit or damag...

Page 64: ...between this device and the receiver Connect this device into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help CAUTION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules All peripherals must be shielded and grounded Operation with n...

Page 65: ...nter for advice Q How do I recover the factory status A Tap on Settings Security Factory data reset to recover the system to the default status in Main Menu Note that all of your personal data will be lost emails contacts etc Data saved on the internal storage like photos and music files will not be lost Be sure to back up files that you wish to save Q How do I prolong increase battery life A 1 Ad...

Page 66: ...l Pitch mm 0 2175 H 0 2088 V Maximum colors millions 262 144 Response time ms 8 Other N A Touch Type Capacitive Multi Touch yes How many points 2 Wireless WiFi 802 11b g n Bluetooth Bluetooth 2 1 EDR WiFi module WM BN BM 01 Bluetooth module WM BN BM 01 CPU CPU Model Nvidia Tegra 2 Frequency 1GHz Core Model Dual ARM Cortex A9 2D 3D Graphics Processor Yes Video Decode Yes Up to HD 1080P Video Encode...

Page 67: ...WB AMR NB PCM WAV SBC Speaker 1W x 2 Microphone Built in Video HD Video Decode H 264 1080p Baseline Profile B Frame H 264 1080p High Profile and Main Profile w CABAC Weighted Prediction and Interlaced not Support WMV9 VC 1 1080p Advanced Profile Decode MPEG 4 1080p Simple Profile B Frame H 263 D1 Profile 0 DiVX 1080p DiVX 4 5 XviD 1080p XviD Home Theater MPEG 2 D1 MP ML On2 720p VP6 E Advanced VP6...

Page 68: ...put and Output DC Input Jack 1 7mm Headphone Jack 3 5mm stereo USB Jack Mini USB USB TYPE A SD Card Micro SD Dock HDMI Headphone USB Camera Primary 1 3M Mpix Video Conferencing 640 x 480 Battery and Power Battery Capacity 3650mAh Type Li ion Polymer Battery UL Rated voltage 7 4V Dimensions 128 131 5 3 mm Mass 2 Operating temperature 0 to 35 Storage temperature 20 to 45 Battery cycle times 300 Batt...

Page 69: ... Height mm inches 267 10 5 Width mm inches 173 6 81 Depth mm inches 14 3 7 Weight kg lbs 816kg 1 8lbs Regulatory UL FCC CE RoHS Design and specifications are subject to change without notice The symbol means that the item is optional For Customer Service please visit www viewsonic com gtablet ...