Arnova 7H G3 - Tablet ARCHOS - Free user manual and instructions

Product type	Touchscreen tablet
Brand	ARCHOS
Model	Arnova 7H G3
Screen	7 inches, capacitive touchscreen
Screen resolution	1024 x 600 pixels
Operating system	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Processor	1 GHz
RAM memory	512 MB
Internal storage	4 GB
Expandable storage	microSD card (up to 32 GB)
Wi-Fi connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Ports	1 micro-USB, 1 headphone jack 3.5 mm
Camera	Front VGA camera
Battery	Lithium-ion 3200 mAh
Battery life	Up to 6 hours in moderate use
Dimensions	190 x 118 x 12 mm
Weight	300 g
Power supply	Charging via micro-USB port, AC adapter included
Main functions	Web browsing, multimedia playback, games, Android apps, file management, Wi-Fi
Maintenance and cleaning	Clean with a soft, dry cloth, avoid moisture
Security	Screen lock by pattern, PIN code, or password
Spare parts and repairability	Non-removable battery, complex repair, contact support

Frequently Asked Questions - Arnova 7H G3 ARCHOS

How to charge the Arnova 7H G3?

Plug the provided USB cable into the tablet's micro-USB port and into a power outlet. The red light indicates charging, green when fully charged.

What to do if the tablet becomes unresponsive?

Press and hold the ON/OFF button for 10 seconds to force a shutdown. Then use the ON/OFF button to restart.

How to connect the tablet to a Wi-Fi network?

From the status bar, tap the time, then the status panel, then Wi-Fi. Enable Wi-Fi and select your network. Enter the security key if necessary.

How to transfer files between the computer and the tablet?

Connect the tablet to the computer via the USB cable. On the tablet, select 'Enable USB storage'. The tablet appears as a removable drive.

How to extend battery life?

Disable Wi-Fi if unused, reduce screen brightness, shorten the sleep delay, and disable automatic app synchronization.

How to install new applications?

Connect to a Wi-Fi network, open the AppsLib or Google Play Store app, search for an app and tap 'Install'.

How to take a screenshot?

On most Android tablets, press and hold the ON/OFF button and the volume down button simultaneously until you hear a click.

How to use a microSD card?

Insert the microSD card into the dedicated slot. The tablet automatically detects it. You can then store files on it via the file manager.

How to reset the tablet to factory settings?

Go to Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset. This erases all your data.

The tablet no longer turns on, what to do?

Make sure the battery is charged. Plug in the charger and wait a few minutes. If the light does not come on, try another cable or adapter. If nothing works, contact technical support.

USER MANUAL Arnova 7H G3 ARCHOS

Before using your ARNOVA for the first time, completely charge the battery!

Charging the battery

1. Charge your device by plugging your power cable into the ARNOVA USB port and into an electrical outlet.
2. The ARNOVA device will start charging.

The charging indicator is red while the battery is charging.

The charging indicator becomes green when the battery is charged.

Installation Wizard

The first time you start up your ARNOVA, the installation wizard will bring you through a few screens to help you set up the principal settings: language, country, time, etc.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE

1. Volume buttons
2. On/Off button: enables to turn on or turn off the device.
3. Camera
4. Charging indicator

5. Micro-USB port:

6. to charge the battery of your ARNOVA

7. to connect your ARNOVA to your computer using the included USB cable in order to transfer files

8. Headphone jack

9. Reset button
10. Microphone
11. Micro-SD card slot

Your device is frozen. You can turn it off. Press the ON/OFF button for 10 seconds.

CONNECTING TO THE WIFI NETWORK

For this procedure to work, you need to be in a WiFi zone that will allow you to connect to it. Every time the ARNOVA is in range of a network that you have already configured once, it will attempt to make a connection.

How to configure a WiFi network

From the status bar, at the bottom right hand of the screen, you can access the WiFi settings quickly.

1. Touch the time in the status bar. The status dashboard is displayed.
2. Touch the time in the status dashboard. The setting dashboard is displayed below.
3. Touch WiFi to open the WiFi settings.
4. If the WiFi is off, slide the WiFi switch to the On position. Once the WiFi is on, the ARNOVA will scan for available WiFi networks. Secured networks are indicated with a Lock icon. If the device finds a network that you connected to previously, it connects to it.
5. Touch the network you want to connect to.

6. Enter the required network information* and touch Connect. We recommend that you select Show password in order to be able to see the characters you are typing. Your ARNOVA will attempt to establish a connection to that WiFi access point.

7. For free access WiFi points, there is no need to enter any special information. For secured networks, you will need a key (a series of numbers and/or letters) of the type WEP, WPA, or WPA2. To obtain the exact connection parameters required, contact the Internet service provider.

Touch for text search

Your ARNOVA device is equipped with a capacitive touchscreen. Use your fingertip to navigate.

These are default AndroidTM applications. Tap on an icon to open the corresponding application. You can customize the Home screen by adding/ removing shortcuts and widgets, changing the wallpaper etc. See next page.

All apps button

Tap on this icon to reveal all the Android™ applications and widgets installed on your ARNOVA (games, various tools, etc.). You can copy them onto the Home screen. You can get more Android™ applications from AppsLib

The navigation bar displays the Back, Home and Recent Apps buttons.

Main Touchscreen buttons

The status bar displays notifications and system icons.

The Back button - to go back to your previous screen.

The Search button - to type terms to search your tablet and the web.

The Home button - to return to the main screen.

The All apps button - to find all your apps and widgets.

The Recent Apps button - to navigate among your apps. - to remove a thumbnail from the list, swipe it left or right.

CUSTOMIZING YOUR PRODUCT

The extended Home screen

Navigate between different home screen panels by swiping left and right.

Customizing the Home screen panels

• To change your wallpaper, hold your finger on the screen at an empty location, then choose from the list.

Arranging & working with apps

• To move a Home screen item, touch and hold your finger onto it until the positioning gridlines appear, then slide it to the desired location, and release your finger.
• To remove a Home screen item, touch and hold it, slide your finger towards the top of the screen and drop it over the Remove icon. Removing an item from the All apps screens will uninstall the item.

Zoom: In some apps (such as Browser, and Gallery) you can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart

Creating application folders: you can combine several application icons in a folder. Drop one app icon over another on a Home screen and the two icons will be combined.

Changing the Settings

Tap on Settings and choose a menu among these categories: Wireless & networks, Device, Personal, System.

Adding more applications with APPSLIB : with the ARNOVA connected to the WiFi, tap on the AppsLib icon. This online library has thousands of applications to download and use.

CUSTOMIZING YOUR PRODUCT

Add widgets

• Widgets are like windows into your apps. They're available from an All Apps tab for you to move onto your Home screens.

To see your widgets:

1. Touch the All Apps icon

your Home screen.

1. Touch Widgets at the top of the screen.

2. From the main Widgets screen, you can:

3. move between screens: Swipe left or right.

4. drag a widget to a Home screen. Touch and hold the widget's icon, slide your finger where you want to place it and lift your finger. You may be asked to make further choices before the widget activates. If there isn't room where you have dropped it, the widget won't be added to the Home screen.

Use the lock screen

To protect personal information, you can adjust your tablet's lock settings:

1. From the Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon.
2. Scroll down and touch Security.
3. Touch Screen lock.
4. Touch the type of lock you'd like to use. After you set a lock here, a lock screen is displayed whenever your screen wakes up, requesting the pattern, PIN or other specified key.

Extend the life of your battery

• If you aren't using WiFi, use the Settings app to turn it off.

• Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter Sleep timeout: Settings > Device > Display.

• If you don't need it, turn off automaticyncing for all apps: Settings > Personal > Accounts & sync. Note that this means you need to sync manually to collect messages, email, and other recent information, and won't receive notifications when updates occur.

TRANSFERRING MEDIA

1. Turn on your ARNOVA.
2. Connect the supplied USB cable to the ARNOVA and to a running computer.
3. The ARNOVA will ask you if you want to connect it. Tap on Turn on USB storage to connect it and press OK to confirm.

Within a few seconds the ARNOVA will appear as an icon on your computer.

1. You can transfer your media files to the ARNOVA either by copy/pasting them into the respective folders using Windows Explorer (or the Finder on a Mac), or by using Windows Media Player. Open Windows Media Player and then use the Sync tab to synchronize your music, videos, and photos onto your ARNOVA. See Windows Media Player's Help to learn more about this.
2. Once all your file transfers are finished, close Windows Explorer and any other program that may have read or written to the ARNOVA. Click on the 'safely remove' icon in the system tray, next to the clock. You can now unplug the USB cable.

REGISTER YOUR PRODUCT!

On the web at http://arnovatech.com/register

We recommend that you take a few minutes to register it (http://arnovatech.com/register). This will allow you to get access to ARNOVA technical support (http://arnovatech.com/support).

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NEED HELP?

On our Website: see the Frequently Asked Questions section on http://arnovatech.com/faq

Contact our Technical Support Team: visit http://arnovatech.com/support for e-mail support. Please register your product before contacting Technical Support (see Register your Product).

As we are often updating and improving our products, your device's software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this Quick Start Guide.

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National restrictions

This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below:

Country Restriction ReasonRemark

Bulgaria None General authorization required for

outdoor use and public service

France Outdoor use

limited to 10mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz

Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation. Full implementation planned 2012

Italy None If used outside of own premises, general

authorization is required.

Luxembourg None General authorization required for

network and service supply (not for spectrum)

Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the

geographical aera within a radius of 20km from the centre of Ny-Alesund

Russian Federation None Only for indoor applications

Note: Frequency 2454-2483.5MHZ are restricted to indoor use in France.

Consult the declaration of conformity on http://www.arnovatech.com/products/declaration_conformity.html

Open Source Software Offer

The software bundle with this product includes software files subject to certain open source license requirements. Such open source software files are subject solely to the terms of the relevant open source software license. Such open source software is provided on an "AS IS" basis to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

For the open source files contained herein, please access "Open source license" section located at: Settings\About tablet\Legal information on the device for the relevant copyright and licensing terms. You may obtain a copy of Apache License, Version 2.0 at http://www.apache.org/licenses/License-2.0. You may also obtain a copy of GNU General Public License, Version 2 at the Free Software Foundation, INC, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.

Until the date that is three years after our last shipment of this product, you may obtain a copy of the source code corresponding to the binaries for any GPL-Licensed file by contacting ARNOVA customer service at http://www.arnovatech.com and ARNOVA will send you a link to such source code or will provide instructions to get the source on a physical medium.

This offer is valid to anyone in receipt of this information.