Tesco Hudl manual

H udlUserGuide[...]

C ont en ts  Unlocking Security  Sleeping S witching o ff  Sound  D ocking a micro-SD car d  F ir st use  H ow does the touchscr een w ork?  E ntering te xt or n umbers  T yping with S w ype Corr ecting te xt  E ntering te xt b y speaking  Z oom  P anning  P ortrait or landsca[...]

 Br owsing the I nternet  Y ouT ube and social netw orking  E mail  T he T esco App  Using the camer a  Clock application  M usic , phot os and video  T r ansf erring files using W indow s Explor er  Playing M usic  V ie wing y our photo s and videos  Backing up y our data  D [...]

Intr oduction Congr atulations on the purchase o f y our Hudl . H udl is fully port able , and pow ered b y an internal r echarge able battery . T he supplied char ger can fully char ge it in 3 hours. It includes built in wi-fi to c onnect to y our wireless netw ork and bluet ooth to connect t o suitable headphones, spe aker s and other acc essori[...]

W hatcanIdowithHudl ? I f y ou hav e acc ess to the Int ernet via a W i-F i connection y ou can use it to stay in touch thr ough email and social netw orking, y ou can sear ch the Int ernet or bro wse f or videos on Y outube . Y ou can load y our choice o f music, digital photos, mo vies or e-books int o the built-in memor y which ca[...]

U npacking Car efully unpack the unit. If it is damaged , please r eturn it t o your ne ares t T esco stor e f or r eplacement. R emember to take y our purchase r eceipt with y ou. R etain the Quick Start Guide and Saf ety and legal inf ormation sheet. I f y ou pass the unit on to a thir d party mak e sure y ou pass on these items. W e sugges t you[...]

C ontr olsandC onnections  HDMI outlet. C onnect to an HDMI TV to view mo vies and photos with a suitable cable (not s upplied).  F ront camer a.  H eadphone sock et. The spe aker s ar e s witched o ff when headphones are connect ed .  Sleep /P o w er button.  V olume contr ol .  Micr o-SD card slo t. Dock a micr o-SD car d[...]

P ortable/M ainsoper at ion W hen fully charged , Hudl will oper ate fr om an internal batt er y , or can be po w ered and char ged fr om the mains by the s upplied A C adapter . Batt er yle v elindication T he battery lev el indicator is sho wn in the status ar ea in the top , right corner o f the scr een. T he battery lev el is shown in [...]

C onnectingpo w er  Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the A C adapter / charger .  Connect the cable t o the micro-USB port on the H udl .  Check that the mains v olt age marked on the r ating plate o f the A C adapter / charger is the same as the v oltage in y our area.  Plug the A C adaptor int o an A C outlet and s witch the[...]

F ir s tchar ge E nsur e that you ha v e enough time a vailable ( appro ximately  hour s ) to fully char ge the battery when y ou connect the char ger f or the firs t time. Batt er ycar e T o ensur e maximum lif e from the batt ery in your H udl , f ollow these guidelines: — Dischar ge the battery comple tely twice a y ear . — I f it [...]

S witchingon  P r ess the Sleep/P ow er button brie fly to s witch H udl on aer sleeping.  P r ess and hold the Sleep/P ow er button to s witch H udl on when pow er ed off . The displa y will light and s ho w the l ock icon on-s creen . U nlocking — T ouch the lock icon and slide the cir cle across t o the unlock icon. H udl will un[...]

Sleeping W hen set to sleep , Hudl will w ake up again quickly when needed . Sleep mode is recommended when H udl is in regular use . — P r ess the Sleep/P ow er button brie fly to put the tablet into sleep mode . H udl will s l eep. S witchingo ff I f the pow er is swit ched off c ompletely , Hudl will sa v e battery po wer , but will take[...]

Sound H udl includes ster eo sound from speak er s on the back panel . V olume contr ol — Set the v olume by adjusting the v olume contr ol on the right side, belo w the Sleep/P ow er button. P r ess the top of the c ontrol t o incr ease the v olume, pr ess the bott om to r educe the v olume. H eadphone list ening — Connect he adphones to the h[...]

D ockingamicr oSDcar d Y ou can dock a micr o-SD card t o add up to   additional memory stor age to Hudl .  Be f ore docking the car d , s witch the pow er o ff as described in the pr e vious section.  Insert the micr o-SD car d into the port. The micro-SD card is polari s ed s o must only be ins erted as sho wn in th[...]

F ir s tuse W hen you fir st po w er up Hudl , the Installation wizar d will run. This will help y ou st ep through the initial settings y ou need to choose to ge t set up . T he settings sequence is sho wn here .  Language Choos e your preferre d l angua ge for the displa y .  Select W i-F i H udl will li s t all avail abl e W i-F i netw[...]

F ir s tuse c ont inued  T his t ablet belongs t o … Ent er your name a s the o wner of H u dl .  Google services R ead the privacy policy and o ther terms be fore procee ding .  Setup c omplete The ins talla tion wizard ha s complete d s u ccess fully .  A dd a T esco acc ount I f you ha ve a T es co a ccount , you can[...]

H o wdoest het ouchscr eenw ork ? T he touchscr een is a dual purpose inter activ e display and input de vice. N o k eyboar d or mouse is r equired to open app s or write te x t.   Changing scr eens or mo ving items Y ou can slide y our finger acro ss the screen t o change scr eens or mo ve it ems.[...]

E nt eringte x tornumber s W hen you need t o enter te xt or n umbers a qw erty k eypad will appe ar on screen. T yping — Y ou can touch type on the k e ypad . Upper and lo wer case — T ouch the Shi ke y on the ke yboar d to type a single capital letter . — T ouch and hold the Shi ke y to turn on capslock, this allo ws y ou to [...]

T ypingwithS w ype It’ s also possible to type using S w ype on Hudl . W hen entering te xt ther e is no need to li y our finger fr om the screen, jus t glide slowly fr om letter t o letter . Y ou may find using S w ype is quicker than touch-typing. Glide y our finger acro ss the letter s w  e  d  i  n  g H udl will d e[...]

E nt eringte x tb yspe aking Y ou can also enter t e xt b y speaking. W henev er the icon is display ed y ou can use y our v oice t o enter te xt ins tead o f using the ke yboar d . T he icon will usually be displa yed when a qw erty k eyboar d is av ailable f or te xt entry and also in some applications. F or e xample , the icon will appe[...]

Z oom W hen using certain apps, f or e. g. Chr ome f or interne t bro wsing or Gallery f or viewing y our phot ogr aphs, you can enlar ge or shrink the cont ents o f the screen using a single ges ture , this is useful if y ou’ d like t o view details within the cont ent. Z oom in Place tw o fingers on the scr een and spr ead them apart to z oom [...]

P anning Onc e you ha v e z oomed in y ou can mo v e / pan ar ound the content using a single finger slide . P anning Place a single finger on the scr een and slide it in the dir ection you w ant to pan. The cont ent will mo ve in tha t direction .[...]

P ortr aitorlandscapevie wing A t any time y ou can use the t ablet in either portr ait or landscape f ormat. P ortr ait /Landscape R otate the scr een to s witch betw een portr ait and landscape view . The accelerometer will dete ct whi ch w a y you are holding the s creen and ro tate the content on the s creen accordingly . D ocuments an[...]

Quickac c esss t atusandse ttings Slide a finger do wn near the right-hand corner o f the screen t o open the status and settings pane . T ouch any o f the icons f or more s tatus inf ormation or to change an y of the settings sho wn. F urther A ctions T o Open[...]

1 Status indicator s f or W i-F i, battery le v el and time. 2 H ome page apps. 3 T ouch to vie w activ e applications. 4 T ouch to go to the H ome page. 5 T ouch to go back a page . Note Ic ons 3, 4 , 5, may shrink or f ade , depending on the app . T o bring them back, touch their location. 6 T ouch to launch the T esco app . W ith this app you ca[...]

H omepage Google N o w Google V oic e Se arch Te s c o Google Sear ch, combined with inf ormation and updates tailor ed to y ou, these cards ar e based on y our habits, location and pr ef erenc es (requir es y ou to ha v e a signed in Google A cc ount enabled on the t ablet ). Sear ch the interne t and the t ablet using spok en natur al language[...]

H omepageapp s H udl comes with a selection of use ful apps pr e-installed . These can be ac cessed b y touching the All App s icon. T he Quick A ccess Ar ea, on the H ome page , f eatur es six apps that w e think y ou may find useful and enjo yable . T ouch the Camer a app to take a pho to . See page 46 t o learn more about taking phot os w[...]

H omepagew allpaper A wallpaper is the pictur e display ed in the back ground o f y our home page. Y ou can change the wallpaper t o an image of y our choice , one o f y our o wn photogr aphs or one o f the preloaded wallpaper s. T o change the wallpaper  T ouch and hold the screen in an ar ea wher e ther e are no app ic ons. The Choos e w[...]

Apps H udl is preloaded with a selection o f apps, the supplied app s may vary , but include: — An interne t bro wser — An email app — A phot o view ers — A music and video pla y ers — A map app — A na vigation rout e finder T ouch the All Apps ic on, located on the H ome page , to view y our app and widget libr ar y . The A ll A pps s[...]

Launchinganapp T o launch an app  T ouch the app icon on the scr een. The app will launch .  Apps normally ha v e inter activ e on scr een instructions that will help y ou under stand how t o use the app . M o vinghomepageapps I f you w ant to change the position o f an app on the H ome P age  T ouch and hold the app .  D[...]

Ge ttingmor eapps Each per son will hav e diff er ent requir ements and uses f or their H udl . T o per sonalise y our Hudl with the apps y ou want y ou can visit the Google Play st ore online and br ow se f or more app s. Note Y ou can only visit the Google Play s tor e if y ou hav e an activ e W i-F i connection. T ouch the Google Play app[...]

A ddingorr emo vingH omep ageapps Y ou may w ant to add y our regularly used app s fr om the All Apps scr een to y our H ome page f or quick acc ess. T o add an app to y our Home page  N avigat e to the All Apps scr een.  T ouch and hold the app icon y ou want t o add to y our Home page . The app will be ad d ed t o your Home p[...]

W idge ts H udl is bundled with many useful widge ts including quick links t o apps that y ou may use r egularly . T o bro wse the widge ts that are a vailable  T ouch the All Apps ic on, located on the H ome page , to view y our App and W idget libr ary .  T ouch the WIDGETS tab in the top le c orner . The W id gets page will be di spla y[...]

W idge ts A dding a widget t o your H ome page I f y ou find one or more widgets that y ou like , y ou can add them to y our home page. 1 N avigate t o widget y ou want t o add . 2 T ouch and hold the widget. Y ou will be tak en to the H ome page where you can choos e the wid gets ne w position . The wid get is no w in pla ce and functioning on th[...]

Br o w singtheIn t erne t T he apps installed on H udl include Google Chrome f or bro wsing the I nternet. Note Y ou will requir e to be c onnected to W i-F i to br ow se the internet. Curr ent t ab N ew tab Bookmark this page Google v oice sear ch Op tions Sear ch and address bo x[...]

Br o w singtheIn t erne t Sear ching f or a subject o f inter est 1 N avigate t o the Home page . 2 T ouch the Google Chr ome app icon. Googl e Chrome will launch . 3 T ouch the Sear ch bar . A k e yboard will be displayed . 4 T ype in y our sear ch query on the ke yboard . 5 T ouch Go on the k eyboar d to start the sear ch. The s earch re su[...]

Br o w singtheIn t erne t St epping back through y our br ow sing history — T o step back thr ough pages y ou hav e rec ently visited , touch Back in the toolbar at the bott om of the scr een. The bro ws er will st ep ba ck through your re cent bro wsing his tory one pa ge at a time. M anaging multiple web pages /tabs T he bro wser includes[...]

Y ouT ubeandsocialne tw orking Y ouT ube H udl is bundled with a Y ou T ube app . T his allow s y ou to se arch f or video cont ent and also to upload cont ent you film. Social netw orking Y ou can br ow se to y our fa v ourite social ne tworking w ebsites b y launching Google Chr ome , navigating to the sit e of y our choice and cr eatin[...]

E mail T o use email y ou will need to set up y our email acc ount on Hudl . Onc e your email ac count is set up y ou can send and r eceiv e email to the contacts y ou choose . Y ou can set up and use one or mor e email acc ounts fr om Hudl . Y ou will alwa ys need to ha v e a W i-F i connection to set up or use email .[...]

E mail I alr eady hav e an email account M ost user s will hav e an e xisting email ac count when setting up an I nternet c onnection at home. I f this is not the case y ou may also ha v e cre ated a Google identity f or the Google Play s tore which comes with a ‘ gmail . com ’ email addr ess. Either o f the abo v e email addresses will be s ui[...]

Se ttingupanemailac coun t  F rom the H ome P age.  T ouch the Email app ic on.  I f an email account has no t been set up y et, the A ccount se tup screen will appe ar .  E nter y our email address as r equest ed . E nsure that all char acter s are ent ered corr ectly and that y ou are no t using capital letter s.  P res[...]

E mail I f y our login or server se ttings are f ound to be incorr ect 1 Check and r e-enter the details y ou ha v e used when pr ompted . I f you receive the s ame mess age a s econd time, there is no point to continue s etting up the account a s your l ogin d et ail s may not be right . 2 M ake a not e of the inf ormation report ed as incorrect, [...]

Sendingandr eceivingemail Onc e you ha v e set up y our email account y ou ar e r eady to r eceiv e or send email .  N avigat e to the Home P age .  T ouch the Email app ic on. If your email account s are live you will no w s ee the email Inbo x summary o f mess a ges you have received . R eading a message — T ouch the message y ou[...]

E mail Setting up y our email app  T ouch the email settings icon t o access email settings.  F ollo w the scr een promp ts to open gener al email settings or email se ttings f or a specific email acc ount.  Each setting includes a brie f e xplanation o f what y ou can change . M anual send and rec eiv e Y our email app will aut omaticall[...]

T heT e sc oapp H udl includes a special app to giv e y ou fas t access to the T esco servic es y ou use regularly .  T ouch the T esc o app icon. The app will launch .  Br ow se up or down the page to vie w the T esco services ac cessible thr ough the app . Ord er groceries , find recipe inspiration , mana ge your C l ubcard , shop wi[...]

U singthecamer a Dual camer as H udl has two camer as, one on the back panel and one f orward-f acing positioned abo v e the screen. Bo th cameras can be used f or t aking phot os. T he screen mount ed camera can also be used f or video phone calls and messaging ( suitable applications will be r equired). Starting the camer a application  [...]

Selectingt hecamer amode T ouch the Mode ic on to display mode op tions.  P anor ama In P anorama mode the shutter button is blue .  V ideo In V i d eo mode the shutter button is red .  Still pho to In S till mod e the shutter button is blue. T aking still pho tos Y ou will alwa ys get a bett er photo if y ou set up the camer a ca[...]

C hangingcamer ase ttings T ouch the Camer a settings icon .  Camer a Selector T ouch the camer a selector icon t o switch fr om the back camer a to the scr een camer a. The s creen vie w will s witch be twe en camera s .  Exp osure T ouch the Expos ure icon t o change the e xposur e settings.  Settings T ouch the Settings icon t o c[...]

U singthecamer a T aking a panor ama phot o A P anor ama photo will cap ture a v ery wide angle, allo wing y ou to swing the camer a slowly as the phot o is composed . Open the camer a application.  T ouch the P anorama mode ic on.  Set the camer a view at the le o f the image y ou want to cap ture .  W hen you ar e r eady to tak [...]

U singthecamer a M aking a video  Open the camer a application.  Set t o V ideo mode . The s hutter button will change to re d .  Z oom to fit the pictur e by s tre tching or pinching with y our fingers on the scr een.  H old ste ady and lev el . Making s ure y our finger s are cle ar of the lens on the back co v er , touch the[...]

C lockapplicat ion Y ou can use the clock app to displa y the time in large f ormat on the scr een. T he clock app includes — A lar ge format displa y of the time . — A timer to c ount down fr om a time y ou progr am. — A st opwat ch that can time multiple e v ents. — An alarm clock that can be pr ogr ammed with multiple w ake-up times. [...]

C locka pp lica ti on Cl ock applicat ion during sleep Th e c lo ck a pp li ca ti o n wi ll c on tin ue t o ru n whi l st H ud l slee ps . Wh en y ou r Hud l i s ba tt er y po w er ed, th e di s pl a y wil l swi t c h off and con ser v e batt er y lif e. If the char g er i s c on nect ed, th e di sp la y w il l s ta y li t s o y ou can c ontinu[...]

C lockapplicat ion Using the timer  T ouch the T imer icon on the clock display .  E nter the time y ou want with the numeric k ey s that are display ed .  T ouch S TA RT to s t art the timer . The timer will s tart to countdo wn . When the time ha s elaps ed , the al arm will beep t o al er t you . Using the S top watch  T ouch the [...]

Exit the alarm scr een Alarm 1 time Alarm 2 time N ew alarm time A ctiv ate alarm Expand alarm se ttings 1 4 2 5 3 6 1 5 2 3 4 6 C lockapplicat ion Using the alarms  Launch the clock application.  T ouch the alarm icon on the clock display . The A larm s pane will open . A larm s that are currently s et will be displayed . In the e xample [...]

C lockapplicat ion A dding an alarm setting  T ouch the Ne w alarm icon to add ano ther alarm setting. A number pad will be di splayed .  E nter the alarm time using the number pad .  T ouch OK when y ou’ re r eady . The e xpand ed alarm s ettings will be displa yed .  T ouch Label to type in a name f or this alarm.  T ouch REPE[...]

C lockapplicat ion W hen an alarm sounds T he time will be display ed and the alarm sounding icon will flash. — T ouch the alarm icon and dr ag to the A larm o ff icon or Snoo z e icon. I f you choos e ‘ A l arm o ff ’ the al arm will res et until the ne xt al arm time. I f you choos e the S noo ze op tion , the al arm will s ound a gai[...]

Musicpho to sandvideo Y ou can play c ompatible music files, br owse digital phot os and watch video files on y our Hudl . Y ou can choose t o buy music or mo vie files from an online st ore , y ou can tr ansf er compatible files fr om y our comput er or you can dock a micr o-SD car d pr e-loaded with files.[...]

T r ans f erringfilesusingW indo w sE xplor er F or users fami liar with c omput er file transf er , Windo ws Exp lo r er can be u se d t o tr an sf er m edi a fil e s or f ol der s t o or f r om y our H ud l. Wi nd o ws Ex pl or er i s al so u s ed t o tran sf er other files suc h as documen ts , spr eadshee t s and ebooks .  S [...]

T r ans f erringfilesusingW indo w sE xplor er Uploading files / f olders  Br ow se to the f olders or files y ou want to cop y fr om your c omputer and dr ag them onto a f older to upload them. In the e xample , music albums ar e being dr agged onto the M usic f older on Hudl . T he proc ess is the same for o ther types o f file[...]

T r ans f erringfilesusingW indo w sE xplor er M anaging f olders and files fr om y our computer  Y ou can cr eate ne w folder s on H udl to or ganise your documents, spr eadshee ts etc., just as y ou would on y our comput er . Once you have created the f ol d ers you nee d you can cop y your fil es to them .  Y ou can also del[...]

Pla yingMusic Onc e you ha v e do wnloaded some music files fr om the st ore or uploaded some fr om y our computer , the y will be a vailable to pla y .  N avigat e to the All applications scr een.  T ouch the ‘Play M usic’ ic on.  On fir st use y ou will be in vited to se t up a Google Play ac count. W hen y ou ha v e complet ed [...]

V ie wingy ourpho t osandvideo s Y ou can use the Gallery app to wat ch photos and videos filmed with the camer a or copied from y our comput er .  T ouch the ‘ Galler y’ icon. T he Galler y scr een will open. The scr een will show y ou albums av ailable including phot os and videos taken b y the built-in camer a, those in the i[...]

V ie wingy ourpho t osandvideo s Phot o toolbar — T ouch a full-scr een phot o or video to re v eal a toolbar at the t op of the scr een and a hot-link phot o edit icon at bott om le. Sharing phot os and videos — T ouch the share ic on in the toolbar to shar e this phot o or video with friends. F rom the share pane you can c hoos[...]

Backingupy ourdat a D ata loss Y our data may be v aluable to y ou. Alwa ys k eep a backup cop y o f critical dat a such as phot os, videos and documents. Y ou can back up y our data using an online cloud- based service or b y periodically cop ying critical files to y our computer .[...]

D e vic ese ttingsOv ervie w T he settings scr eens enable you t o set up and per sonalise Hudl to y our own r equirements. Opening the Se ttings screen  T ouch the All Applications icon.  T ouch the Settings icon. The S ettings s creen will open . More s ettings are avail able b y dragging the ind ex up or d ow n .  T ouch the[...]

D e vic ese ttingsW ir elessandne tw ork s W ireless & N etw orks > W i-F i T ouch this option to see if y our Hudl is connect ed to a wir eless netw ork and also to see any o ther wir eless netw orks that will connect when y ou ar e within r ange o f them. — T ouch the ON/ OFF butt on on the W i- F i t ab to s witch wir [...]

D e vic ese ttingsW ir elessandne tw ork s W ireless & N etw orks > Blue tooth Bluet ooth comm unication can be used to connect wir eless Bluetoo th accessories, such as spe aker s, or to c ommunicate with ano ther Bluetooth de vice f or media tr ansf er et c. T he rec ommended setting is OFF unless y ou want to pair t o Bl[...]

D e vic ese ttingsD e vic e De vic e > S ound T o uc h th is o p ti on t o s e t up s ou nd v ol um es a nd t o enable / disable sys t em sounds . De vic e > D ispl a y — T ouch this opti on t o change the displa y se ttings . On th is sc r ee n y o u can s e t th e br i gh tn e ss , ch ange th e bac k gr ound w al lpaper , s e [...]

D e vic ese ttingsD e vic e De vice > Ap ps — T o uc h th is o p ti on t o v ie w a br eak do wn o f th e Appli c a tions instal led , and the memor y spac e that the y occ up y . T o uc h on e o f th e app s t o s ee m or e inf or ma t i on abo u t th e app and a lso an y s e tt in gs t ha t ma y be changed . De vic e > Users ?[...]

D e vic ese ttingsP ersonal P ersonal > L ocation A ccess — T ouch this option to enable or disable notification o f y our location to Google . L ocation details are used in na vigation apps or t o impro v e sear ch r esults and other services that depend on location. P ersonal > Security T his section of settings enables y ou [...]

D e vic ese ttingsP ersonal P ersonal > Backup & R eset — T ouch this t ab to change op tions f or backup and r estor e of y our application dat a, also to er ase all per sonal dat a. P ersonal > Backup & R eset > Backup & R est ore I f y ou check the Back up my data option, y our application data, W i-F i passw o[...]

D e vic ese ttingsA c c ounts A cc ounts > Email — T ouch this t ab to change se ttings f or the email acc ounts you use . A ccounts > Google — T ouch this t ab to change se ttings f or the Google acc ounts y ou use. A ccounts > + A dd A ccount — T ouch this t ab to cr eat e a new acc ount. The ne xt pane will enable you [...]

D e vic ese ttingsS y s t em S ystem > D ate & T ime — T ouch this t ab to se t the time or to choose manual time se tting and set the clock. S ystem > A ccessibility — T ouch this t ab to per sonalise acc essibility settings t o make H udl easier to use . S ystem > A bout T ablet — T ouch to open a scr een which will[...]

C onnectingac ce ssories HDMI display port. Y ou can c onnect a T V or display monit or to the HDMI port. Y ou will need a cable (not s upplied), terminated with a micr o-HDMI connector at one end and a connect or suitable f or your TV at the other .  Connect the micr o-HDMI cable to the port on the top o f H udl .  Connect the o ther end [...]

T r oubleshoo ting Unable t o bro wse the Int ernet or send/ receiv e email  Go to Se ttings > W ir eless & netw orks.  Check that W i-F i is switched on in the W i-F i t ab .  Check that ther e is a wir eless network connect ed ( wireless ne twork s will be listed in the inf ormation pane ). I f your network is no t in the lis t , [...]

T r oubleshoo ting Unable t o play some music, phot o or movie files M usic files of inc ompatible formats will no t be visible when y ou bro wse t o play music, phot os or videos. — Check that the files y ou hav e tr ansf err ed are compatible with H udl . There is a lis t o f compa tibl e formats in the specificati ons s ection . Unable t o[...]

Specificat ions Char ger supply r ating Char ger output r ating Scr een siz e, r esolution Camer a r esolution Scr een camer a resolution Int ernal memor y W i-fi compatibility Bluet ooth v ersion D ata/ char ger connection M emor y car d Ex ternal display W eight M usic V ideo Ph oto  v~ / Hz[...]

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