MODEL

– ZEUS

USER MANUAL

Thank you for choosing this Octavo tablet. This manual has been designed to guide you through the functions and features of your tablet. Please read this manual before using your tablet and retain for future reference.

Read me first



All functions and features described in the manual are based on the default settings on your tablet.



The contents and images in this manual may differ from the actual tablet and are subject to change without notice.



Some files and/or applications may not be compatible with your tablet.



Paper Plus Group is not liable for performance issues or incompatibilities caused by modifications to the tablet and/or its firmware.



Paper Plus Group is not liable for any performance issues caused by third party applications.

Trademarks



Octavo and the Octavo logo are registered trademarks of Paper Plus Group.



Other company and product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks of their respective companies

Contents

At a Glance ................................................................................................... 1

Box Contents ................................................................................. 1

Device Layout ................................................................................ 2

Charging the Battery ...................................................................... 4

Memory Card ................................................................................. 4

Getting Started .............................................................................................. 4

Turning the Tablet On or Off .......................................................... 4

Using the Touch Screen ................................................................ 4

Locking and Unlocking the Tablet .................................................. 5

Home Screen ................................................................................. 5

Widgets ......................................................................................... 6

Applications ................................................................................... 6

Web Services ................................................................................................ 7

Browsing the Web ......................................................................... 7

Maps ............................................................................................. 8

Email ............................................................................................. 9

Entertainment .............................................................................................. 10

Camera ........................................................................................ 10

Movie Player ................................................................................ 11

Gallery ......................................................................................... 11

Music Player ................................................................................ 13

Connectivity ................................................................................................ 14

Mass Storage Device ................................................................... 14

Wi-Fi ............................................................................................ 14

HDMI Switch ................................................................................ 14

Location Services ........................................................................ 15

Tools ........................................................................................................... 15

Alarm ........................................................................................... 15

Calculator .................................................................................... 15

Downloads ................................................................................... 16

File Browser ................................................................................. 16

Settings Menu ............................................................................................. 16

Wi-Fi ........................................................................................... 16

Airplane Mode ............................................................................. 16

Sound .......................................................................................... 17

Display ......................................................................................... 17

Storage ........................................................................................ 17

Battery ......................................................................................... 17

Applications ................................................................................. 17

Accounts & Sync .......................................................................... 17

Location Services ........................................................................ 17

Security ....................................................................................... 18

Language & Input ........................................................................ 18

Back up & Reset .......................................................................... 18

Date & Time ................................................................................. 18

Accessibility ................................................................................. 18

Developer Options ....................................................................... 18

About Tablet ................................................................................ 18

Troubleshooting .......................................................................................... 19

Technical Specifications .............................................................................. 21

Safety Information ....................................................................................... 22

At a Glance

Box Contents

Octavo tablet

DC 5V to USB cable

USB power adaptor

Micro USB cable

USB OTG Cable (connect User Manual & Warranty Card compatible USB devices to your tablet)

1

Device Layout

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Label

1

Description

Power button

Volume up

Volume down

Function

Hold (long press) to turn ON the tablet

Hold (long press) and select shut down to turn

OFF the tablet

Short press to turn ON and OFF the device screen (when you turn the screen off this puts the tablet to sleep mode)

Press to increase the system volume

Press to decrease the system volume

Micro SD card slot

Insert micro SD memory card here

Front camera

Menu button

To take pictures/videos in front of the screen

Press to display the submenu of some interface applications

Home button

Escape button

Reset

Headphone port

Mini HDMI port

Micro USB port

DC power port

Infra-red port

Speaker

Back camera

Touch to return to the home screen

Press to return the previous screen

Pinhole to reset the tablet

For headphones with 3.5mm connectors

For external display

For USB connections

To charge the tablet

For transmitting infra-red signals

To play sounds from the tablet

To take pictures/videos behind the tablet

3

Charging the Battery

Before using your tablet for the first time, please fully charge the battery using the charger included. You cannot charge the tablet using the micro USB cable. To maintain the efficiency and prolong the life of the battery it is ideal to discharge and fully charge the battery where possible.

Memory Card

Your Octavo tablet accepts micro SD or micro SDHC memory cards to the maximum capacity of 32MB.

To insert the memory card: push the card with the metal contacts facing towards the screen of the tablet into the card slot until it locks into place.

To remove the memory card: ensure the tablet is not accessing the memory card and go to settings -> storage -> unmount SD card -> OK. Push the memory card gently until it ejects, then remove by pulling the card out.

Getting Started

4

Turning the Tablet On or Off

To power up the tablet, press and hold the power key for 3 seconds. To power off the tablet press and hold the power button until an option is displayed on the screen. Select OK to power off.

Using the Touch Screen

Tap

– touch once to select

Double-tap

– touch twice simultaneously

Touch & hold

– touch and hold an icon on the screen by not lifting your finger until an action occurs

Drag

– touch & hold an item, without lifting your finger move your finger to the target position

Swipe

– put your finger on the screen and move it in a direction

Expand or reduce

– place 2 fingers on the screen and move them apart to expand, towards each other to reduce.

Locking and Unlocking the Tablet

When your tablet is idle for a period of time, the screen will turn off and lock to prevent unintentional actions. To lock the screen manually, short press the power key. To unlock, turn the screen on by short pressing the power key and dragging the circle with the lock image to the unlock image. You can change the screen lock feature to include a passcode pattern to prevent others using your tablet, see page

18.

Home Screen

The home screen has 3 panels, the centre panel is the default screen when the tablet is turned on and the other 2 panels can be accessed by swiping your finger left or right on the screen. On the bottom of the screen the system bar is displayed, this shows you tablet information and action options.

System Bar

return to previous screen Wi-Fi signal strength

return to home screen battery power level and charging status

5

open list of recent applications USB connected

downloading or installing updates airplane mode activated

clock

To move an item on the home screen

– tap and hold the item and drag it to the location you wish to position it.

To remove an item from the home screen

– tap and hold the item and drag it to the top of the screen marked “remove”.

Widgets

These are small applications that show information on your home screen. To view and add widgets, open the applications list and select widgets tab on top of the screen. Tap and hold the widget until the home screen appears then drag widget to the desired position to place it on the home screen.

6

Applications

Some applications have been pre-loaded onto your tablet; you can also download extra applications from the internet to use. A full list of your applications can be accessed through the icon on the top right of the screen. To add an application short cut to the home screen tap and hold the icon in the application list until the home screen appears behind the icon then drag it to the desired position.

To download an application tap on Play Store on the home screen, search and select the application to download it to the tablet.

Web Services

Browsing the Web

From the home screen or application list, tap on Browser. Tap on the URL and type in the web address you’d like to visit using the onscreen keyboard then press enter.

close tab

new tab

refresh

back

forward

bookmark current page

URL

menu search/type in URL

view bookmarks, history and saved pages

7

8

Maps

From the application list, tap on Maps. You can search for a location by tapping on the icon and typing in the address/keyword. You can zoom in and out of the map by placing 2 fingers on the screen and moving them apart to zoom in, closer together to zoom out.

view your current location

search for places near-by

menu

directions to a destination

change view mode

search

Email

From the home screen or application list, tap on Email. Enter your email address and password and follow the onscreen instructions. Use these options below to read, compose and send emails.

new email

search emails

send and receive

menu

save a draft copy for future editing

delete

move to different folder

send email

9

Entertainment

Camera

From the home screen or application list, tap on Camera. To take a photo, focus on the subject and press the round icon on the touch screen. To take a video, tap on video mode and press the round icon to record, to stop recording press the round icon again. To take a panorama photo, start from the left of the area, press the round icon and move slowly to the right, when the photo is complete the camera will automatically stop or you can stop the photo by pressing the round icon again.

change camera

settings

photo

video

panorama photo

zoom in (+), zoom out (-)

10

Movie Player

From the home screen or application list, tap on Movie Player. Select the video you wish to play and control the playback with the onscreen icons.

progress bar

new file fast forward

previous video

rewind

play

next video

menu

Gallery

From the home screen, tap on Gallery where you can view images and play videos saved on the tablet.

11

To view an image

Select the folder the image is in, and then the image you wish to view. To view more images you can scroll through the folders by swiping your finger left or right on the screen. To zoom in or out, place 2 fingers on the screen and move them apart or together.

To edit an image

Tap on the icon when the selected image is open. Select edit and use the icons below to change the image as you wish.

lighting colour

effects

To share an image

crop, rotate, fix

Tap on the icon when the selected image is open. Choose the application you’d like to share this image with and follow the on screen instructions.

To view a video

Follow the same procedure as viewing an image, videos will be marked with an icon of white circle containing a triangle. Select the video you wish to play and press the play icon to start the video. Use the icons on the screen to control the playback, tap the screen or press the menu button to make the controls appear/disappear.

back to folder rewind

12

previous video

next video

fast forward

options

Music Player

On the home screen or application list, tap on Music. Music on the tablet and memory card will be arranged by categories. Use the icons on the screen to control playback.

now playing song list

shuffle

repeat (all songs or 1 song)

play

previous song

pause

next song

progress bar

13

Connectivity

Mass Storage Device

Connect your device to a computer using the micro USB cable. When connected select turn on USB storage on the screen, the computer will detect the tablet as a storage device and you will be able to transfer files from the computer to the tablet.

Wi-Fi

On the home screen, tap on Settings. Tap on Wi-Fi on the menu and slide the setting to ON position. Your tablet will search for available Wi-Fi networks automatically. Tap on the network you wish to connect to and enter password if necessary. Tap on Connect to connect to the network.

HDMI Switch

Connect the HDMI cable to the external monitor you wish to use and from the application list, tap on HDMI Switch. Select the output mode you wish to use, the tablet display will then appear on the external monitor, select OK to proceed if you are happy with the image.

If you have enabled dual screen (Settings -> HDMI) the display will remain on your tablet, if this is disabled you can use the tablet as a pointer device. When you are finished, open the HDMI Switch application and select PANEL to return the display to the tablet screen.

14

Location Services

To locate your approximate position on the map application you need to activate the location services on your tablet. To do this tap on Settings on the home screen. Tap on Location Services on the menu, and tap on Google’s location service to enable or disable the service.

Tools

Alarm

From the home screen or from the application list tap on Clock. An alarm menu will appear and tap on Add Alarm to create a new alarm. Tap on each option to create the details of the alarm and select OK to set the alarm. You can turn an alarm on or off by going to the alarm menu and tap on the square boxes to the left of the alarm to activate and deactivate them.

When the alarm is triggered you can stop the alarm by tapping Dismiss or if you wish to silence the alarm for the snooze period tap on Snooze.

Calculator

From the application list tap on Calculator. Use the icons on the screen to perform calculations.

15

Downloads

To manage files you have downloaded from the web or email, go to the application list and tap on Downloads. This will show you a log of files you have downloaded.

To open a file simply tap on the file details.

File Browser

To access all files saved on the tablet, go to the application list and tap on File

Browser. Here you can view and edit files saved in different locations by tapping on those icons. To edit multiple files tap on them so a green tick appears to the right of the file, then press edit to select the action you require.

Settings Menu

To access setting options on the tablet tap Settings on the home screen then select the options you wish to adjust.

Wi-Fi

Activate to connect to the web and other network devices (see page 14 for instructions).

Airplane Mode (accessible through More in the settings menu)

Activate to disable network functions on your tablet.

16

HDMI

Enable or disable dual screen mode for when the tablet is plugged into a second display via HDMI (see page 14 for instructions on setting up an external monitor).

Sound

Change volumes, notification sounds, touch sounds and screen lock sound.

Display

Change brightness of the screen, wallpaper, auto rotate or lock screen orientation, length of time before tablet goes to sleep mode and tablet font size.

Storage

Displays space used/available on tablet and micro SD card (if present) and how much space each category of files are taking up. Use this to keep track of your available memory, you can also unmount a micro SD card or format it.

Battery

Displays the power status of the battery.

Applications

View and manage applications on the tablet and SD card. You can also force a process to stop in the Run menu.

Accounts & Sync

Manage or add accounts and synchronisation of those accounts.

Location Services

Enable or disable the network providing your approximate location to use for maps, search and other services.

17

Security

Set up and manage screen lock, owner information, start-up code, passwords and installation of unknown sourced applications. To set up a pattern, PIN or password protected screen lock go to settings -> security -> screen lock, choose the option you wish to use and follow the on screen instructions.

Language & Input

Manage the display language, spelling correction, input methods and pointer speed.

Back up & Reset

Set up and manage backups of your data and settings to the Google server. You can also restore and reset the tablet to factory settings (Note: this will also erase all your data on the tablet).

Date & Time

Manage how date and time are displayed on the tablet. You can also select if you wish the tablet to use network provided time and date or to manually adjust them.

Accessibility

Set up and manage voice talk back, text size, screen auto rotation, speak passwords, touch & hold delay and web scripts (applications use this to make their content more accessible).

Developer Options

Manage settings for application development.

About Tablet

View information about your tablet, including model number, firmware version and build number.

18

Troubleshooting

Tablet won’t turn on

Please charge your tablet using the wall charger to ensure the battery has power.

If the tablet still will not turn on reset the tablet by inserting a pin or paper clip into the reset pinhole.

No sound coming out of speakers/headphones



Check and increase volume if necessary.



Check that the headphones are properly connected and functional if used.



Check if the file you are trying to play is damaged.

Incorrect language displayed

Please make sure you have selected the correct language. Set language in

Settings -> Language & input

Files cannot be downloaded/transferred



Ensure the internet or USB connection is functioning properly.



Check and ensure there is sufficient memory to save the files you are trying to download/trasfer.

Audio or video files will not play

Some audio and video file formats may not be compatible with your tablet. If an audio file is protected, ensure you have the appropriate licence to play the file.

Cannot open a webpage

Please check you are connected to Wi-Fi with good signal strength.

19

Playing files on a USB OTG device uses up the battery very quickly

The current rating of the USB device you are playing files off should be lower than

500mA. If this is not the case it is best to connect the device to an external power source during use.

I downloaded an application that does not work properly

Some applications cannot support screens larger than a mobile phone. Try updating the application or find a compatible alternative.

My battery is not lasting very long

The operating time of the tablet on a full battery depends very much on the specific tasks the tablet has to perform. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, videos, downloading and games all consume a great deal of battery and will also drain it quicker than some other functions.

To maximize the battery life of your tablet, try these tips below:



Fully discharge and recharge the battery. Short constant battery charging is not recommended.



Adjust the screen brightness down



Switch the tablet to sleep mode when not in use by pressing the power button



Disable wireless connection when not in use



Remove USB devices when not in use

If the unit is genuinely faulty the unit itself and all accessories included in the box must be returned to the retailer along with your proof of purchase. Please refer to the warranty card for conditions.

20

Technical Specifications

System

Processor Cortex-A9 1GHz

RAM memory 1GB

Internal flash memory 8GB

Micro SD card expansion slot

1

– 16GB

Working temperatures -10 to 45°C

Operating system

Program installation

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

Display

Screen type

Input

Output

Audio

Playback

Screen resolution

USB connection

Display

Headphone Jack

Supported formats

S/N

Distortion

Android 4.0 ICS

Supports APK file format

802.11b/g/n

7” capacitive touch screen

1024x600

Micro USB port, USB 2.0

Mini HDMI port

3.5mm stereo

MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, WAV, AVI,

3GP, MP4, MKV, MOV, TS, FLV

≥85dB

≤0.6%

Frequency Response 20HZ-20KHZ +/-3dB

Bit rate MP3 48kbps~320kbps

WMA 48kbps~320kbps

21

Images

Video

Playback

Supported

Systems

Power

Camera

Supported formats

Maximum resolution

Battery

Adaptor

0.3 megapixel camera at front

2.0 megapixel camera at back

JPG, BMP, JPEG, GIF

AVI 1920x1080

TS 1920x1080

MKV 1920x1080

Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7

3.7V 3200mAH

DC-5V/2A

22

Safety Information



Do not use the tablet in extremely hot, cold, dusty or damp environments.



Warning! During formatting or uploading/downloading, do not disconnect the tablet from the PC. Disconnection during updating or data transfer may damage files and/or the tablet.



Warning! Static discharge to the cable during connection to the computer may corrupt files or the storage area of the tablet.



Warning! Do not drop the tablet. Do not drop any objects on to the tablet. The tablet contains breakable components. If the tablet is impact damaged, your warranty will be void.



Warning! Do not allow the tablet to get wet. If the tablet is moisture damaged, your warranty will be void.



Warning! Do not use any harsh solvents, chemical cleaners or similar to clean the tablet, use a soft cloth only.



Warning! Do not leave the tablet in direct sunlight for a prolonged period of time.



Warning! Do not leave the power adaptor connected to the mains supply when not in use, the adaptor may overheat.



Warning! Dismantling the tablet will void the warranty. Please check the trouble shooting section of this manual if experiencing problems.



Please respect the copyright laws in your region.

All warranty information, product features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

23