How to downgrade Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 back to original V4.1.

1 Android OS

m!ortant in"ormation# T$is !rocedure restores t$e Samsung Galaxy tablet% used wit$ t$e 1&'( )luke *ower +ecorder !roduct back to t$e 1((, original state as s$i!!ed "rom )luke manu"acturing. Any user in"ormation suc$ as non-)luke a!!lications% contacts% !ictures% games% documents% etc. added since it was !urc$ased . // 01 21/1T12. )luke data "rom t$e 1&'( *ower +ecorder is stored on t$e S2 card in t$e "ront o" t$e base unit and will be !reser3ed.

T$ese instructions were created to address t$e issue o" an Android u!grade "rom t$e "actory 3ersion o" 4.1.1 4ellybean to 4.2.x and beyond causing t$e )luke *ower View A!!lication to sto! working. " your *ower View a!!lication is working% you do not need to 5downgrade6. 0e"ore going t$roug$ t$e ste!s 3eri"y t$at you do not $a3e t$e original 3ersion# 7 7 7 7 8lick 5Settings6 9gear icon: to c$eck "irst to see i" t$e Tablet is O; "irst Scroll le"t menu to bottom 8lick 5About de3ice6 On t$e rig$t "ind Android 3ersion < 4.1.1 is correct <3eri"y t$at *ower View still runs on t$e tablet < 4.2.x and beyond means )luke *ower View may not work < "ollow remainder o" instructions

Ste!s to restore t$e Samsung tablet back to its original state# 1. *lug in t$e tablet into t$e wall c$arger to c$arge it com!letely 9you can let it c$arge w$ile !re!aring your *8: 2. 2ownload or co!y "rom media% t$e =i!!ed "iles 51&'( android tablet re!air "iles.=i!6 and 5Samsung->!dates.com-GT-*?11?-@A8-*?11?>18/;&-1?'4242A'A.=i!6 onto a *8 wit$ 2G0 storage "ree 9you can delete all "iles a"terwards:. >n=i! t$em into two directories.

T$is new set o" "iles will be used in di""erent ste!s to restore t$e original V4.4.1 o!erating system ?. +un SABS>CGD>S0D2ri3erD"orDBobileD*$ones !rogram be"ore !lugging tablet into *8 4. Ste!s 1-? do COT need to be re!eated i" you are restoring more t$an one tablet. '. 1nable >S0 debugging on your tablet# a. Go to 5Setttings6 and scroll down to "ind 52e3elo!er o!tions6 b. " you do not see it% click on 5About de3ice6 and click S1V1C times on 50uild number6 at rig$t c. 8lick 52e3elo!er o!tions6 and c$eck 5>S0 debugging6 d. Go back to t$e $ome !age

Start $ere i" you are restoring more tabletsE F. *lug t$e tablet into t$e *8 wit$ t$e >S0 cable < .indows will install or !rom!t "or action &. A"ter 3eri"ying t$e tablet >S0 connection >C*/>G it and !ower it o"" < not standby A. /aunc$ t$e Odin? 3?.(4 a!!lication in t$e directory o" t$e same name G. 1nsure t$at HAuto +ebootI is unc$ecked and H). +eset TimeI o!tion is c$ecked.

m!ortant items to note "or t$is and "ollowing instructions 2 area

*2A button

1(. .it$ t$e tablet O)) !ress t$e 3olume 2O.C 11. *ress t$e !ower button and $old 0OTH "or se3eral seconds until t$is screen a!!ears 12. 8lick 3olume >* to set t$e tablet in download mode

1?. 8onnect t$e tablet to t$e *8 wit$ >S0 cable 14. /ook "or it to a!!ear in Odin !rogram in t$e message area and as an 2#8OB near to! 1'. 8lick on t$e *2A button and select t$e "irmware "ile 5*?11?>18/;&D*?11?@A88/;&DHOB1.tar.md'6 in 5Samsung->!dates.com-GT-*?11?@A8-*?11?>18/;&-1?'4242A'A6 1F. 8lick 5STA+T6 note time !rogress and !rogress bar on t$e tablet 1&. A"ter a "ew minutes it will sto! and Odin will s$ow 5*ASS6 in t$e 2#8OB area 1A. S$ut O)) t$e tablet by !ressing and $olding t$e *ower button until it goes black% and >C*/>G >S0 cable.

1G. *ress *ower to start and you will see t$is screen 2(. *ress and $old !ower to s$ut down again

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21. *ress >* and *ower TOG1TH1+ and $old until you see t$e Galaxy screen% t$en release OC/J t$e *O.1+ button until you see t$is 22. Once in reco3ery mode% use t$e Volume >!K2own keys to scroll u! or down% and use t$e *ower button to select any o!tion. 2?. *er"orm t$e wi!e o!erations by scrolling down to wi!e dataK"actory reset o!tion and select yes to con"irm t$e !rocess. Cext% go to wi!e cac$e !artition and con"irm it. 24. Once done% go to t$e reboot system now o!tion to boot your Samsung Galaxy de3ice into t$e older 3ersion. 2'. Once t$e tablet is rebooted% !lug it back in t$e *8 >S0 cable 2F. O!en t$e 5tablet6 icon on your *8 and drag t$e 5)luke6 directory "rom t$e "ile set into t$e "ree s!ace on in t$e tablet directory 2&. 51nsure t$at Auto-u!dates are unc$ecked in Settings% About de3ice% So"tware u!date6 2A. )ollow t$e 3isual ste!s on t$e "ollowing !ages to com!lete re-installing t$e )luke *ower View a!!lication 2G. Ta! 5A!!s6% swi!e le"t once% ta! 5By )iles6 in t$e u!!er le"t ?(. Ta! 5sdcard(6 ?1. Scroll down% ta! 5)luke6 ?2. Ta! 5)lukeD...D4.a!k6 ??. Ta! 5Settings6 ?4. Ta! 5>nknown Sources6 ?'. Ta! 5O;6 By "iles A!! s

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4'. Swi!e le"t once mo3e !age 4F. Ta! M HO/2 t$e )luke *ower View 4&. 2rag it to t$e location s$own 4A. Ta! )luke *ower View to start t$e a!!lication

T$e restore o!eration is com!lete.