Polaroid PMID701C User Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Polaroid Manuals
  4. Tablet
  5. PMID701C
  6. User manual
Polaroid PMID701C User Manual

Polaroid PMID701C User Manual

7” internet tablet wi-fi & touch screen
Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

7" Internet Tablet
Wi-Fi & Touch Screen
PMID701C
User Manual

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the PMID701C and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for Polaroid PMID701C

Summary of Contents for Polaroid PMID701C

  • Page 1 7” Internet Tablet Wi-Fi & Touch Screen PMID701C User Manual...

  • Page 2: Usb Cable

    In the box 7” Internet Tablet Wi-Fi & Touch Screen PTAB7200 User Manual Tablet User Manual USB Cable AC Adapter...

  • Page 3: Location Of Controls

    Location of controls Deep in Space Deep in Space Eighteen Live Eighteen Live Music Gallery Clock 1. TV out 6. [Power/Standby] button 11. Speaker (on back) 2. Mini USB port 7. [Home] button 3. microSD slot 8. [Menu] button 4. Headphone jack 9.

  • Page 4: Button Functions

    Button functions [Power/Standby] button: Quick press to lock/unlock the Tablet (standby); Press and hold to turn on/off [Home] button: Press to go to the home screen [Menu] button: Press to access the menus of apps or screens of the Tablet [Return] button: Press to return to the previous screen...

  • Page 5: Basic Operation

    Basic operation Charging the battery: Connect the Tablet to a wall outlet using the included AC adapter. Wall outlet AC adapter USB plug Note : The tablet can only be charged using the included AC adapter. It cannot be charged by connecting it to a computer using a USB cable.
  • Page 6 Inserting a Micro SD card (not included): Insert a Micro SD card before transferring media files. The Tablet supports Micro SD cards (up to 32GB). Since the internal memory is limited, it is important to purchase a Micro SD card to expand the memory to save audio, video and picture files.

  • Page 7: Turning On Or Off

    Turning on or off: Powering on: Press and hold the button until the lock screen appears, and slide the ”Lock icon” to the right. • To activate or deactivate silent mode, slide the ”Speaker icon” to the left. • To lock or unlock the Tablet, briefly press the button (Lock the device to conserve battery life).

  • Page 8: Powering Off

    Standby: Briefly press the button for standby mode (the display will shut but the device will still be powered on - this will extend battery time). Powering off: Press and hold the button until the “Power off” window appears, and select “OK” to shutdown. You can also use (Power widget) on the Home screen or “Shut...
  • Page 9 Connecting to Wi-Fi To browse web sites, use e-mail and download apps, you must first connect the Tablet to the internet. Follow the instructions below to set up Wi-Fi on the Tablet. 1. Select “Wi-Fi” on the Apps screen and select ”Turn on Wi-Fi”. 2.

  • Page 10: Home Screens

    Home screens The Home screens are a great place to customize the Tablet by adding widgets, shortcuts or custom wallpaper. There are five Home screens in total that may be accessed by tapping on the bottom left or right of the display as shown below. Multimedia screen: When the Tablet is powered on, the Multimedia screen appears, where music, pictures, video and clock may be easily accessed.

  • Page 11: Bookmarks Widget

    Bookmarks widget: Tap on the bottom left of the display until the Bookmarks widget appears where all the websites that are saved as bookmarks can be easily accessed. To add or delete bookmarks, see "Web browsing>Adding and deleting bookmarks". Appstore Appstore Google Wikipedia...
  • Page 12 Search widget: Tap on the bottom left of the display until the Search widget appears to easily access the Google search engine. Power widgets: Tap on the bottom right of the display until the Power widgets appear - to easily power off, turn Wi-Fi on/off, or adjust the brightness of the display. Power widgets (Home screen)

  • Page 13: Home Screen Menu

    Home screen menu: While on the Home screen, press the button to access the Home screen menu. 12:00 Deep in Space Eighteen Live Deep in Space Eighteen Live Music Gallery Clock Wallpaper Manage apps Search Noti cations Setting Wallpaper Manage apps Search Noti cations Setting...
  • Page 14 Notifications: Displays the status of items being downloaded as well as other activities of the Tablet. Once an item has been completely downloaded it is possible to open the file. September 21, 2011 Clear Ongoing Turn on/off USB port USB connected Select to copy les to/from your computer.
  • Page 15 Adding widgets or apps to the Home screen: To customize the Home screen by adding your favorite apps or widgets, button to show the “Add to Home screen” window. press the Deep in Space Deep in Space Eighteen Live Eighteen Live Music Gallery Clock...
  • Page 16 Shortcut list (Add apps to the Home screen) Wallpaper list (Change wallpaper on the Home screen) Widget list (Add widgets to the Home screen) Removing widgets or apps from the Home screen Press and hold the widget or app icon you want to remove from the Home screen until the Trash icon appears...

  • Page 17: Apps Screen

    Apps screen Press the icon on the bottom of the Home screen to access the Apps screen where all the apps are displayed (to return to the Home screen press the icon). Home screen When the page is full scroll up or down to access more apps. Music Clock Calculator...

  • Page 18: Setting Up Email

    Setting up e-mail Select “Email” on the Home or Apps screen and follow the instructions to set up your email account on the Tablet. (You must connect to Wi-Fi before accessing or setting up email accounts).

  • Page 19: Web Browsing

    Web browsing Select “Browser” on the Home or Apps screen (You must connect to Wi-Fi before accessing the web). Viewing web pages: the Zoom buttons which appear at the bottom right of the page (when scrolling up or down) to zoom in or out. 12:00 12:00 Zoom buttons...
  • Page 20 Adding and deleting bookmarks: 1. Press the “Bookmarks button”. 2. Select “Add bookmark” to add the current website. Bookmarks button Bookmarks (access saved bookmarks) MENU Windows New window Bookmarks Refresh Forward More 3. While using the web browser, press the button and select “Bookmarks”...

  • Page 21: Add Bookmark

    4. To delete a bookmark, press and hold the bookmark you wish to delete, and select “Delete bookmark” on the screen that appears. Bookmarks 12:00 Bookmarks Most visited History Add bookmark Fire Fox Health Care Google Images Note: When you add or delete a website to or from “Bookmarks”, it will also be adjusted on the "Bookmarks"...

  • Page 22: Downloading Apps

    Downloading apps To access a large library of free/paid apps and games, we recommend downloading the Amazon Appstore - follow the instructions below to download it directly to the Apps screen of the Tablet: It is recommended to insert a Micro SD card (not included) before downloading apps.
  • Page 23 Note: It is also possible to download the appstore by going to www.amazon.com, and selecting “Appstore for Android”. Select 2. Select “Download now”...
  • Page 24 Downloads app Music Clock Calculator Email Settings Gallery Downloads Browser Wi-Fi Facebook Twitter Weatherbug NYTimes SoundHound TuneIn Radio Kobo Kayak Engadget Slacker Power Moviefone App Manager Adobe Reader Apps screen 3. Select the Downloads app on the Apps screen.

  • Page 25: Downloads Screen

    12:00 Micro SD Card Today Amazon_Appstore-release.apk amazndsl-a.akamalhd.net 10:14 AM Complete 1.31 MB Downloads screen 4. Select “Amazon_Appstore-release.apk” .
  • Page 26 5. Select “Install” to install the Appstore on the Tablet.
  • Page 27 Music Clock Calculator Email Settings Gallery Downloads Browser Wi-Fi Facebook Twitter Weatherbug NYTimes SoundHound TuneIn Radio Kobo Kayak Engadget Slacker Power Appstore App Manager Adobe Reader 6. The Appstore appears on the Apps screen.

  • Page 28: Downloading And Installing Apps

    Downloading and installing apps: After downloading the Amazon Appstore, it is possible to download and install apps directly to the Tablet - these apps will appear on the Apps screen. Select "Appstore" on the Apps screen and create an Amazon account (setting up the account is free).
  • Page 29 Note: Apps compatibility / games: There are many apps available on the Amazon Appstore, but unfortunately not all will be compatible with the Tablet. This is because some of the apps are designed for mobile phones and require functions or specifications that are not supported by the Tablet.
  • Page 30 To purchase and wirelessly download music to the Tablet, install the Amazon MP3 app. 1. Open the Appstore and select “Amazon MP3”.
  • Page 31 Note: It is recommended to insert a Micro SD card before downloading music or apps to the Tablet. 2. Select “Free”.
  • Page 32 3. Select “Install” to download the app installer.
  • Page 33 Polaroid and the manufacturer of this tablet are not affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Amazon, Amazon appstore, and the Amazon MP3 app - we simply recommend their app store over the other available options because of the wide selection of available apps, user experience, and customer service.
  • Page 34 eBooks Kobo app: Access over 2 million books (over 1million free eBooks) with the included Kobo app.

  • Page 35: Managing Apps

    Managing apps App Manager: Use the App Manager to optimize the performance of the Tablet by freeing up internal memory, uninstalling and terminating running apps. Download Running On TF Card Download: Displays all the downloaded apps (these apps may be uninstalled or moved to the Micro SD card).
  • Page 36 Moving apps to the Micro SD card: As the applications you've installed occupy the internal memory of the Tablet, it is necessary to free the internal memory by using the “Move to TF Card” option. 1) Insert a Micro SD card into the Tablet. 2) Open the App Manager and select “On TF Card”...
  • Page 37 Quit an app that is not functioning or responding properly. Force stop Uninstall an app or use this option to reinstall an app that Uninstall is not functioning properly. Use this option for apps that are not functioning properly (data Clear data related to the app such as username/password may be deleted).
  • Page 38 ApkInstaller: Most apps are downloaded from an app store directly to the Tablet and do not require the ApkInstaller. ApkInstaller screen...
  • Page 39 In the event that you’d like to manually install an apk file directly to the Tablet, copy the apk file to the internal memory or Micro SD card, and use the ApkInstaller to find and install the app. 1. Open “ApkInstaller.” 2.
  • Page 40 To install apk files that are copied directly to the internal memory of the Tablet or inserted Micro SD card, use the ApkInstaller app as shown below. ApplicationDelete Folder Install Remove Cancel...
  • Page 41 Downloads: Use the Downloads app to nd les that have been downloaded to the Tablet. 12:00 Micro SD Card Today Amazon_Appstore-release.apk amazndsl-a.akamalhd.net 10:14 AM Complete 1.31 MB...

  • Page 42: Settings App

    Settings Settings app: Customize and select options to increase battery performance, Wi-Fi options, manage apps and more. Settings screen...

  • Page 43: Transferring And Managing Files

    Transferring and managing files It is possible to manage and transfer media files to the Tablet by connecting it to your computer as shown below. Before transferring media files to the Tablet, we strongly recommend inserting a Micro SD card - this will conserve internal memory and allow you to download more apps to the Tablet.
  • Page 44 2) The "USB connected" screen appears, select "Turn on USB storage," then select “OK.” USB connected screen Note: If the "USB connected" screen does not appear when connecting the USB cable to the computer, try pressing button on the Home screen and select "Notifications"...
  • Page 45 3) The "Autoplay" windows appear on your computer's display - select "Open folder to view Files" to manage files on the Tablet and Micro SD card (if inserted). PMID701C “PMID701C” access the internal memory Conserve Internal Memory! Avoid transferring media files in “INTERNAL”...
  • Page 46 Tips: Transfer and store media files such as music, pictures and video on to a Micro SD card and avoid placing these types of files in the internal memory of the Tablet - this will conserve the internal memory, and allow you to download more apps. Conserve Internal Memory! Transfer media files to “Removable Disk”...
  • Page 47 4) Copy media files to the Micro SD card (if inserted). Media files on your computer PMID701C “Removable Disk” (Micro SD card)
  • Page 48 Tips: Organize your media (pictures, videos and music) by creating folders such as “Pictures”, Videos” and “Music” on the Micro SD card as shown below. 5) Select "Turn off USB storage" on the Tablet to disconnect it from the computer.
  • Page 49 Resetting In the event that the Tablet freezes or does not function properly, try correcting the problem by pressing the RESET button located on the back panel (shown below). Use a paper clip or the tip of a stylus to press the RESET button. Data stored on the Tablet will not be affected by using the RESET button.
  • Page 50 Note: If the problem persists it may be necessary to restore the Tablet to the factory default settings: 1) Select "Settings" from the Apps screen. 2) Select "Reset to factory default settings". 3) Select "Factory data reset" (this will erase data stored on the device so make sure to back up your data prior to using this option).

  • Page 51: Music Screen

    Multimedia Use the Tablet to store and play music, pictures and video files. Since the internal memory is limited, store the media files on a Micro SD card. Music: Access music files stored on the Tablet. 12:00 Artists Albums Songs Playlists Royal Bangs 1 album...

  • Page 52: Music Playback Screen

    12:00 The Rolling Stones Jump Back - The Best of The Rolling Stones, ‘71 - ’93 Miss You 4:48 4:48 Music playback screen...

  • Page 53: Music Playback Options

    Music playback options: Press the button to access: • Library: View the music library • Party shuffle: Play songs randomly • Add to playlist: Create, add a song, or edit playlists • Delete: Delete a selected song • Sound effects: Equalizer options 12:00 The Rolling Stones Jump Back - The Best of The Rolling Stones, ‘71 - ’93...
  • Page 54 Gallery: Access pictures and videos stored on the Tablet. Gallery Images (59) Drop Box (1) 2008 camera ...otos (2) Gallery screen...

  • Page 55: Viewing Pictures

    Viewing pictures: Use the Zoom buttons which appear at the bottom right of the display to zoom in or out of pictures. Slideshow Menu Slideshow: Tap the display to show the options below. Slideshow Menu Slideshow Menu (Press for more options)
  • Page 56 Share pictures to Email, Facebook or Twitter: To utilize this feature you must have a Facebook or Twitter account and be logged in, for Email, an account must be set up for this option to appear. Select “Menu” and then select “Share” to choose either Email, Facebook, or Twitter to share pictures.

  • Page 57: Watching Videos

    1. Open the Amazon App Store and search for “Netflix.” 2. Select “Netflix.” 3. Select “Free.” 4. Select “Install.” Polaroid and the manufacturer of this tablet are not affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Netflix - we simply recommend their app over the other available options.
  • Page 58 Games Sometimes, while playing games, the g-sensor on the Tablet does not function correctly. This results in games not being controllable. To correct this problem, follow these steps: 1. Open “Settings.” 2. Select “Display.” 3. Select “Accelerometer Coordinate System.” 4. The default setting is “Default Coordinate System.” This setting should work for most games.

  • Page 59: Browsing Files

    Browsing files File Manager: To view, open, copy or delete files on the internal memory of the Tablet, inserted Micro SD card or USB stick, select "File Manager" on the Apps screen. 02:11 /mnt/sdcard slacker 7 items -drw gameloft 1 items -drw download 1 items...
  • Page 60 4 items -drw LOST.DIR 0 items -drw DCIM 1 items -drw • Press to open • Press & hold for options Note: If you would like to purchase an optional USB stick adapter, please call Polaroid Support at 1 (877) 768-8483...

  • Page 61: Options Window

    Options window 02:11 Folder operations /mnt/sdcard Delete Folder slacker 7 items -drw Rename Folder gameloft 1 items -drw Copy Folder download 1 items -drw Move (Cut) Folder QQReader 5 items -drw Zip Folder Kobo 4 items -drw Paste into folder LOST.DIR Extract here 0 items...
  • Page 62 Go back to the previous folder Go to internal memory Go to microSD card Go to USB Go to pictures Go to movies Settings Folder actions 02:11 Folder operations /mnt/sdcard Delete Folder slacker 7 items -drw Rename Folder gameloft 1 items -drw Copy Folder download...
  • Page 63 Attach the optional YPbPr video cable to the Tablet’s TV out port, and to the TV’s component video input. TV out Note: If you would like to purchase an optional “Video Out” cable, please call Polaroid Support at 1 (877) 768-8483...

  • Page 64: Online Help

    Online help Select “Online Help” on the Apps screen to access: • New apps and updates for current apps • Firmware updates • Technical support • Product registration...

  • Page 65: Legal Information

    Please check with local authorities or the retailer where you purchased this product to determine a location where you can appropriately dispose of the product. You may also go to HYPERLINK "http://www.polaroid.com" www.polaroid.com and reference About / Electronic Recycling to learn more about the specific laws in your area and to locate a collection facility near your home.

  • Page 66: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty This product as supplied and distributed new by AIT, Inc. (“AIT”) to the original consumer purchaser is warranted by AIT against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from your date of purchase (“Warranty”). In the unlikely event that this product is defective, or does not perform properly, you may within one year from your original date of purchase return it to the authorized service center for repair or exchange.

Table of Contents