Asus Transformer Pad TF303K manual

ASUS T ablet[...]

2 E9411 October 2014 First Edition[...]

3 Contents Con ventions used ................................................................................................................................. 7 Care and saf ety ....................................................................................................................................... 7 1 Get your Zen r eady! Parts and f[...]

4 4 Y our pr ecious moments Capture momen ts ....................................................................................................... 59 Launching the Camera app ............................................................................................................. 59 Using Camera f or the rst time...........................[...]

5 SuperNote ................................................................................................................... 88 Creating a not ebook .......................................................................................................................... 89 Sharing a notebook on the Cloud ........................................[...]

6 Clock .......................................................................................................................... 104 W orld Clock ......................................................................................................................................... 104 Alarm clock ................................................[...]

7 Con ventions used T o highlight key information in this manual, some t ext are presented as f ollows: IMPORT ANT! This message contains vital information that must be f ollowed t o complete a task. NO TE: This message contains additional inf or mation and tips that can help complet e tasks. CAUTION! This message contains important information tha[...]

8 Pr oper disposal Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according t o the instructions. Do not throw y our device in municipal waste . This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the pr oduct (elec trical, e[...]

9 Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! P ar ts and fea tures T ake a hold of your device and have it up and running in a jiy . IMPORT ANT! Keep the device, particular ly the touch scr een, dry all the time. W ater or other liquids can cause the touch screen to malfunction. 1 Get your Z en ready! 1 Get your Z en ready! T ouch screen Fr ont camera Audio[...]

10 Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! Installing a memor y card Y our ASUS T ablet suppor ts a microSD™, micr oSDHC™, and microSD XC™ memory card with up to 64 GB of capacity . NO TE: Some memor y cards ma y not be compatible with your ASUS T ablet. Ensure that you use only compatible memory cards to preven t loss of data, damage to your device ,[...]

11 Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! Removing memor y card CAUTION! • Beextracarefulwhenhandlingamemorycard.ASUSisnotresponsibleforan ydatalossordamage incurred to your memory card. • Ejectthememor ycardproperlytosaf elyremoveitfromdevice .T oejectth[...]

12 Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 3. Pull out the memory card.[...]

13 Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! Charging y our ASUS T ablet Y our ASUS T ablet comes partially charged but you must charge it fully befor e using it for the rst time. Read the follo wing important notices and cautions before charg ing your device . IMPORT ANT! • UseonlythebundledACpo weradapterandmicr o-USBcable[...]

14 Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! T o charge your ASUS T ablet: 1. Connect the micro USB cable to the A C power adapter . 2. Connect the micro USB cable to y our ASUS T ablet. 3. Plug the AC po wer adapter t o a grounded po wer outlet. IMPORT ANT! • ChargeyourASUS T abletforeight(8)hoursbeforeusingitinbatt e[...]

15 Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! T ur ning y our ASUS T ablet on or o T urning your device on T o turn your device on, press and hold the pow er button until your device vibrates and starts up. T urning your device o T o turn your device o : 1. If your screen is turned o , press the power button t o turn it on. If your screen is locked[...]

16 Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! Basics Explore the intuitiv e simplicity of ASUS Zen UI! ASUS Zen UI is a charming and intuitive in terface exclusively f or ASUS ASUS T ablets. It provides y ou with special apps, which are in tegrat ed in or with other apps, to t y our unique individual needs and make your lif e easier while letting you hav e [...]

17 Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! Star ting f or the rst time When you turn your ASUS T ablet on for the rst time, Setup Wizar d will guide you through the setup process . F ollow the onscreen instructions to select your language, select input methods, set up your mobile network and Wi-F i, sync accounts, and congur e your location service[...]

18 Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! Battery power conservation tips The battery charge is the lifeline of y our ASUS T ablet. Here ar e some battery power conservation tips that helps preserve the power of y our ASUS T ablet’ s battery . – When not in use, pr ess the power butt on to put the device in sleep mode . – Activate Smart Saving in Po [...]

19 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Using the optional ASUS Mobile dock If you purchased an optional ASUS Mobile dock, you can connect your ASUS T ablet to support additional featur es such as keyboard , touchpad, and USB 2.0 functions. P ar ts and features USB 2.0 port T ouchpad Release button Dock connector Latch hook Latch hook Hinge Ke[...]

20 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Dock ing your ASUS T ablet T o dock your ASUS T ablet: 1. Put the ASUS Mobile dock in a at and stable surface. 2. Align the ASUS T ablet with the ASUS M obile dock. NO TE: Use the triangle mark of the ASUS T ablet and the triangle mark on the ASUS Mobile dock's release button to alig n both devic[...]

21 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Using the special keys The special keys on y our ASUS Mobile dock have stand-alone functions and some must be used with the function key <Fn>. NO TE: The location of the special keys ma y vary with countr y or region. Home PgDp PgUp End Fn Returns to previous page. Home PgDp PgUp End Fn Activates s[...]

22 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Using the touchpad P er form these gestur es to activate and mov e the pointer on screen. F inger slide Slide your nger across the t ouchpad to mov e the pointer . Single tap to select an item. Double -tap to launch an item. T ap/Double tap Drag and drop Select an item then press and hold the left- cl[...]

23 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home T wo-nger scroll (up/down) Slide two ngers to scroll up or do wn. T wo-nger tap and hold Use two ngers to hold a selected item.[...]

24 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Undocking your ASUS T ablet T o undock your ASUS T ablet: 1. Put the entir e assembly in a at and stable sur face. 2. Pr ess the release button on the ASUS Mobile dock to r elease the ASUS T ablet. 3. Lift the ASUS T ablet to detach it from the ASUS Mobile dock. NO TE: The input voltage of the ASUS Mo[...]

25 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Zen Home f eatures Home screen Get reminders of important events, app and system upda tes, w eather forecasts, and te xt messages from people who really ma tter to you , r ight fr om your Home screen. 2 There ’ s no plac e lik e Home 2 There ’ s no plac e lik e Home T ap to open Google Search page T [...]

26 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Understanding notication icons These icons ar e shown on the status bar and will guide you of the curr ent status of your ASUS T ablet. W i-F i Shows the signal str ength of your Wi-F i connection. Battery life Shows the batt er y status of y our ASUS T ablet. MicroSD card Shows that a micr oSD card i[...]

27 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home P ersonalizing your Home scr een Stamp your own personality on your Home scr een. S elect an attractive design as your wallpaper , add shor tcuts f or quick access to your fav orite apps, and add widgets f or a quick review of impor tant inf o . Y ou can also add more pages so you can add and quickly acc[...]

28 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Grouping y our app shor tcuts in a f older Creat e folders to or ganize your app shortcuts on your Home screen. 1. On your Home screen, tap and dr ag an app onto another app and a f older will appear . 2. T ap the new folder and tap Unnamed Folder t o assign a name to this f older . Widgets Y ou can put [...]

29 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home W allpapers Let y our apps, icons , and other Zen elements sit on an a ttractively designed wallpaper . Y ou may add a translucent backgr ound tint to your wallpaper for r eadability and clarity. Y ou can also selec t an animated wallpaper to make y our screen come alive. Applying wallpaper and backgr ou[...]

30 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Applying an animated wallpaper T o apply an animated wallpaper: 1. T ap and hold an empt y area on y our Home screen and selec t W allpapers . 2. Select where you want your w allpaper: on your Home screen , or Home Screen and L ock screen . 3. Select an animated wallpaper , then tap Apply . NO TE: Y ou c[...]

31 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Setting up the date and time By default, the date and time display ed on your Home scr een automatically syncs with your mobile provider’ s settings. T o change the date and time settings: 1. Launch the Settings screen by doing an y of the following: • Launch Quick settings then tap . • T ap > S[...]

32 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Quick settings The Quick settings panel provides a one-tap access to some of the wireless f eatures and settings of your ASUS T ablet. Each of these features are r epresented by a button. T o launch the Quick settings panel, swipe down from the upper right corner of y our ASUS T ablet. NO TE: A blue butt[...]

33 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Adding or r emoving buttons T o add or remove existing butt ons from the ASUS Quick Settings notication panel: 1. Launch Quick settings then tap . 2. T ap the box beside the featur e to add or remo ve it from the ASUS Quick Setting Notication P anel. NO TE: A checked box indicat es that the featur [...]

34 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Lock Screen By default, the lock screen appears after turning on your device and while waking it up from sleep mode. F rom the lock screen, you can pr oceed to y our device ’ s Android® syst em by swiping on your touch screen panel . Y our device ’ s lock screen can also be customized to r egulate a[...]

35 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Cust omizing the quick access butt ons By default, your lock screen includes quick ac cess buttons f or these apps: Camera, Email , and Brow ser . Change this default settings and customize these buttons t o launch other apps on the lock screen using the f ollowing steps: 1. Launch Quick settings then ta[...]

36 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home NO TE: Speak clearly and use concise phrases when talking to your ASUS T ablet. It also helps to star t your commands with a v erb related to the ASUS T ablet feature you wan t to use. V oice Search Make voice commands to y our ASUS T ablet then watch it list en and take action using the V oice Search ap[...]

37 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Cust omizing voice sear ch results from the T ablet search g roup If you want to set paramet ers for the v oice search r esults gathered fr om your Google accoun t and your ASUS T ablet ’ s data, you may do so using the follo wing steps: 1. On your ASUS T ablet ’ s home screen, tap > V oice Search[...]

38 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home 3. T ap T ablet search . 4. Tick the bo x of the search gr oups you w ould like to include as source when using V oice Search .[...]

39 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch K e eping in touch 3 K e eping in touch 3 Managing contacts Organize y our contacts and easily stay in touch with them via emails or social networks. Gr oup your contacts as F avorites to quickly get in touch with them, or group them as VIP s to get notied about any upcoming ev ents or unread emails. Y ou can also [...]

40 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 3. When you ’ve completed y our info , tap Done . T o view your prole inf o , swipe down from the top right of your scr een to launch the Quick settings panel, then tap the button with y our name on it.[...]

41 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Adding c ontacts Add contacts to y our device, c orporate , Google, or other email accoun ts and ll in more important contact information such as contact numbers, email addr esses, special ev ents for VIP s, and more . 1. Launch the Contacts app then tap . 2. T ap OK to add to your device . T ap Add acc ount to add[...]

42 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Setting up your VIP s Group your c ontacts as VIPs to get notied about upcoming anniversaries , birthdays, and other impor tant ev ents. Y ou ’ll also get alerts about any unread emails. Y ou ’ll get all these notices as your What’ s Next aler ts and reminders. NO TE: F or more details , see What’ s Next . [...]

43 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Adding an ev ent to a VIP contact Y ou can add an event to a VIP contact such as anniversary, birthday , and other impor tant events . 1. Launch the Contacts app , tap the contact you want t o add an event detail to , then tap . 2. In the contact ’ s info screen, tap A dd another eld > Events . 3. Select the d[...]

44 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 4. When done, tap Add . All contacts that you added appears on F avorites scr een. N O TES: • T oviewyourF avoriteslist,launchthe Con tacts app then tap . • Y oucanalsosetafavoritecontactasa VIP .Formor edetails,refertothesection Setting[...]

45 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Impor ting contacts Impor t your contacts and their respective data fr om one contac t sourc e to your ASUS T ablet or an email account. 1. T ap Asus > Con tacts then tap > Manage contacts . 2. T ap Imp ort/export then tap I mport from storage . 3. T ap the account that you want t o import your contacts: a. Emai[...]

46 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Social network ing with your con tacts Integrating the social network acc ounts of your con tacts makes it easier for you to view their proles, new s, and social f eeds. Sta y updated with the activities of your contacts in real time . IMPORT ANT! Before you can integ rate social network acc ounts of your contacts,[...]

47 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Send messages and more Omlet Chat Omlet Chat is an open messaging and mobile sharing app that lets you cha t with friends on the spot. It also allows you to manage y our data by storing them secur ely to your privat e Cloud accounts . NO TES: • Omlet Chat app may only be available in some c ountries. • On[...]

48 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Using your Google™ acc ount T o register using your Google™ ac count: 1. T ap then tap Omlet Chat . 2. On the Sign Up screen, tap C onnec t a dieren t acc ount here then tap Google . 3. T ap OK to use the Google account that y ou registered with your devic e. 4. Key in your name then tap Get Started . 5. T ap O[...]

49 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Using your F acebook® account T o register using your F acebook account: 1. T ap then tap Omlet Chat . 2. On the Sign Up screen, tap C onnec t a dieren t acc ount here then tap F acebook . Omlet Chat app will take you to F acebook screen to log in to your F acebook account. 3. Log in to y our F acebook account the[...]

50 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Using Omlet chat Send text and multimedia messages for a fun, creativ e, and int eractive conv ersation. T o star t a conv ersation: 1. F rom the Omlet Chat scr een, tap to display Omlet Chat menu then tap C ontac ts . 2. T ap the contact that you wish to chat then tap . Sending a chat message T o send a chat message,[...]

51 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Using dra wer apps Omlet Chat featur es these value -added drawer apps , allowing you t o share multimedia messages for a mor e fun and personal touch. T o use these drawer apps , tap from the chat thread then select an app from the draw er app list to send a specic multimedia message. T ap to send your current add[...]

52 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Using Social Hotspot Social Hotspot is a quick and easy way to chat with y our friends in one chat room. With this f eature , you can start a group chat or simply join in a group cha t without giving out your identica tion or contact information. NO TES: • Y ouneedtoactivatetheGPSinyour[...]

53 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Joining a Social Hotspot T o join a Social Hotspot: 1. F rom the Omlet Chat scr een, tap Broadcasts here . Omlet Chat launches the Google Maps app to your scr een and shows the active social hotspots . NO TE: The social hotspots are marked by the icon. 2. Select a hotspot to join by doing any of the follo wing: •[...]

54 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch On the Social Hotspot screen, you can chat with y our friends, send stickers, or shar e photos with the group . NO TE: T o view shared photos, ref er to sec tion Viewing shared photos in Gallery app .[...]

55 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Viewing shar ed photos in Galler y app The photos that y ou and your friends hav e shared in the Omlet Chat app ’ s chat room are instantly saved t o your device . Y ou can view the shared photos using the Galler y app . T o view the shared photos: 1. Launch the Galler y app by doing any of the f ollowing: a. F rom [...]

56 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Viewing all shar ed photos T ap All shared photos to view all photos shar ed by you and y our Omlet Chat contacts. Viewing shar ed photos by chat room T ap Chat room to view photos shared b y chat room or social hotspot.[...]

57 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch Viewing shar ed photos by sharer T ap Sharer to view photos shared b y an Omlet Chat contact. Viewing y our Omlet contacts from Contacts app Aside from connecting with your Omlet c ontacts in Omlet Chat app, y ou can also view and chat with your Omlet contacts using the Contacts app . The integr ation of your Omlet c [...]

58 Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 3. Untick all contact groups ex cept Omlet Chat , then tap anywhere. Y our Contacts screen displays all Omlet con tacts. 4. T ap an Omlet contact to selec t and view the contact details or chat with that con tact directly. Syncing Omlet Chat t o Cloud If you have a Dr opbox®, Bo x®, or Baidu PCS Cloud account , the [...]

59 Chapter 4: Y our precious moments Y our precious moments 4 4 Y our precious moments Captur e moments Launching the Camera app Capture images and r ecord videos using y our ASUS T ablet’ s Camera app . Refer to any of the steps below to open the Camer a app . F rom the lock screen Drag down until the camera app is launched. Using the camera wid[...]

60 Chapter 4: Y our precious moments Using Camer a for the rst time After launching the Camera f or the rst time, two consecutiv e features appear to help y ou get star ted: T utorial and Image locations. T utorial If it is your rst time to use your ASUS T ablet ’ s camera, you will encount er the following tut orial screen after launchi[...]

61 Chapter 4: Y our precious moments Camera home scr een Y our ASUS T ablet ’ s camera is equipped with auto-scene detection and auto-image stabilizer featur es. It also featur es a video stabilization function that helps prevent shakiness while video recor ding. T ap the icons to star t using your camera and e xplore the image and video f eature[...]

62 Chapter 4: Y our precious moments Image settings Adjust the appearanc e of your captured images b y conguring your camera ’ s settings using the steps below . IMPORT ANT! Apply the settings rst before taking images. 1. On the camera ’ s home screen, tap > . 2. Scroll down and congur e the available options . Image Congure the [...]

63 Chapter 4: Y our precious moments Video settings Adjust the appearanc e of your rec orded videos by c onguring your camera ’ s settings using the steps below . IMPORT ANT! Apply the settings rst before taking images. 1. On the camera ’ s home screen, tap > . 2. Scroll down and congur e the available options . Image Congure the[...]

64 Chapter 4: Y our precious moments Advanc ed camera features Explore new way s of capturing images or videos and make captured extra special moments using the advanced camera f eatures of y our ASUS T ablet. IMPORT ANT! Apply the settings rst before taking images. Av ailable featur es may vary per model. Time Rewind After selecting Time Rewind[...]

65 Chapter 4: Y our precious moments P anorama Capture images fr om various angles using P anorama. I mages captured fr om a wide angle perspective are automatically stit ched together using this featur e. Capturing panoramic photos 1. F rom the Camer a app ’ s home screen, tap . 2. T ap > Panor ama . 3. T ap or the volume key then pan your AS[...]

66 Chapter 4: Y our precious moments Sele T ake advantage of your rear camera ’ s high megapixel specs without worrying about pressing the shutter button. Using fac e -detection, you can set your ASUS T ablet to detect up to four fac es using the rear camera then automa tically capture your sele or g roup sele . Capturing Sele photos [...]

67 Chapter 4: Y our precious moments Miniature Simulate the tilt-shift eect of DSLR lenses via the Miniature fea ture. U sing this featur e allows you to focus on specic ar eas of your subjec t, adding a bokeh e ect that can be used on both photos and video using your ASUS T ablet. Capturing Miniature photos 1. F rom the Camer a app screen[...]

68 Chapter 4: Y our precious moments Smar t remo ve Eliminate un wanted details immediat ely after capturing the image using the Smar t remov e featur e. Capturing Smar t remo ve photos 1. F rom the Camer a app screen, tap . 2. T ap > Smart remove . 3. T ap or the volume key to star t capturing photos that can be edited using Smart remove . 4. T[...]

69 Chapter 4: Y our precious moments GIF animation Creat e GIF (Graphics Inter change F ormat) images straight from your ASUS T ablet ’ s camera using the GIF animation featur e. Capturing GIF animation photos 1. F rom the Camer a app ’ s home screen, tap . 2. T ap > GIF . 3. T ap to star t capturing photos that can be transformed int o GIF [...]

70 Chapter 4: Y our precious moments Using the Gallery View images and pla y videos on your ASUS T ablet using the G allery app. This app also allows y ou to edit, share, or delete image and video les stor ed in your ASUS T ablet. F rom Gallery, y ou can display images in a slideshow or tap t o view the selected image or video le. T o launch [...]

71 Chapter 4: Y our precious moments Viewing the phot o location Enable the location access on y our ASUS T ablet, and get the location details on your phot os. Y our photos ’ location details include the area wher e the photos are taken, as w ell a map of the location via Google Map or Baidu (in China only). T o view the details of a photo: 1. T[...]

72 Chapter 4: Y our precious moments Sharing les from the Galler y 1. F rom the Gallery screen, tap the folder where the les you w ant to share ar e located. 2. After opening the folder , tap to activate le selection. 3. T ap the les you want to share . A check mar k appears on top of the image y ou select. 4. T ap then select from the [...]

73 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der W ork hard, play harder 5 5 W ork hard, play harder Bro w ser Y our browser’ s state -of-the -ar t Chromium-based engine lets you surf the Internet at a fast loading speed. Its clean and intuitive Zen in ter face po wered b y text-reow t echnology optimizes web contents t o better t the screen of y our[...]

74 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Sharing pages Share inter esting pages from your ASUS T ablet to others via an email account , cloud storage account, Bluet ooth, or other ASUS T ablet apps. 1. Launch the brow ser . 2. F rom a web page , tap > Share page . 3. T ap the account or app that you want t o use as medium in sharing the page. Read[...]

75 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Smar tly read online Y our ASUS T ablet automatically enables the Smart Reader M ode on pages that contain a lot of items that you ma y nd unneccessary or distracting such as banner ads, icons, or menu items .Y ou can remov e these items and read only the main c ontents of the page . NO TE: Smart R eader Mo[...]

76 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Clearing the brow ser cache Clear the brow ser cache to delete temporary Internet les, websites , and cook ies that are temporarily stor ed in your ASUS T ablet. This helps impro ve the loading performance of your brow ser . 1. Launch the brow ser . 2. T ap > Settings > Privacy & security > Cle[...]

77 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Adding email ac counts If you don ’t have an existing email acc ount, you can cr eate one so y ou can receiv e, r ead, and send emails right from your ASUS T ablet. 1. F rom the Home screen, tap Email t o launch the Email app . 2. T ap > Settings , then add an email account. 3. T ap the mail provider that[...]

78 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Calendar The Calendar app enables y ou to keep track of important events using your ASUS T ablet. Along with creating ev ents you may also set r eminders, or create a count down notice t o ensure you don ’t forget these important occasions. It also stores the ev ents, such as birthdays and anniversaries , th[...]

79 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Crea ting an event fr om your account After adding online accounts that y ou would like to sync with Calendar , you ma y now use your ASUS T ablet to creat e notications for those online ac counts by f ollowing these steps: 1. T ap Asus > Calendar . 2. T ap New Ev ent to star t creating a new ev ent. 3. [...]

80 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der What ’ s Nex t Do not miss out on impor tant even ts, having fun out in the sun, or getting messages and emails from your VIP contacts. Set up your calendar of ev ents, VIP groups , or weather update settings to get aler ts and reminders of What’ s Nex t. View y our What ’ s Next aler ts from the Lock sc[...]

81 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Ac cepting or declining in vites to ev ents Set up your email account in the Email app t o send or receiv e emails such as invit es to events . When you acc ept email invites , the events will be synced with the Calendar app . NO TE: F or more details , see Calendar . IMPORT ANT! Y our ASUS T ablet must be con[...]

82 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Getting event-r elated aler ts When you acc ept an invitation t o an event, y ou’ll get reminders of an y changes to the event such as postponement, cancellation, change in ev ent location, or shift in event schedule . These event- related alerts will be posted on the Lock scr een, System notica tions pan[...]

83 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Cancelled ev ent aler t Y ou’ll get a canc ellation alert via e -mail when the organizer or host cancels the event . Rescheduled event alert Y ou’ll get an alert if the event has been postponed, r escheduled, or mov ed to another location.[...]

84 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Getting the weather updat es Get real-time Ac cuW eather® updates, every hour or up to 12 hours, for y our cur ren t location or for other parts of the world. Y ou can make plans for up to sev en (7) days with the 7-day weather for ecast or dress appropriat ely based on AccuW eather RealF eel® temperature. Y[...]

85 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Displaying the 7-day weather f orecast When you get y our current location ’ s real-time AccuW eather® updates, y ou will also get the 7- day weather f orecast. Y ou can display the 7-day for ecast on the What ’ s Next widget on the Home screen. 1. F rom the Home screen, long pr ess on the W eather widget[...]

86 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Do It Later Get hold of even the most trivial things in your busy lif e. Ev en when you’ re too busy , reply to y our emails, read new s online, or add other important to- do tasks at your c onvenienc e. Mark your unread messages or emails or inter esting web pages as Reply Later or Read Later items. These m[...]

87 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Cat ching up on my online r eading now Y ou can retrieve pages that y ou ’ve pr eviously marked as read later tasks and cat ch up on your online reading at y our conv enience from the Do I t Later app . 1. F rom the Home screen, tap A sus > Do It Later . 2. Select the page or pages that you want to read n[...]

88 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der SuperNote T urn note -taking into a fun and creative activity that syncs with your mobile data using Supernote . This intuitive app allo ws you t o create not es organized per not ebook by directly writing or drawing on the touchscreen. While creating not es, you can also add multimedia les fr om other apps[...]

89 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Crea ting a notebook T o create new les using Supernote , ref er to the follo wing steps: 1. T ap > Supernote. 2. T ap Add a new not ebook . 3. Name the le and select Pa d or Phone as the page size. 4. Select a template and star t writing your notes . Sharing a notebook on the Cloud Y ou may share y o[...]

90 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der F ile M anager Using F ile M anager allows y ou to easily locate and manage your data on the internal st orage of your ASUS T ablet and its connec ted external storage devic es. Ac cessing the internal st orage T o access the internal storage: 1. T ap > File Manager . 2. T ap > Internal storage to view t[...]

91 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der The C loud Back up your data, sync les among di erent devic es, and share les secur ely and pr ivat ely via a Cloud account such as ASUS W ebStorage, Drive , OneDrive, and Dr opbox. ASUS W ebStorage Register for or sig n in to ASUS W ebStorage and get fr ee cloud storage . Automa tically upload newly [...]

92 Chapter 5: W ork hard, play har der Data T r ansfer T ransfer your da ta such as contacts, calendar entries, or SMS messages fr om your old mobile device to your ASUS T ablet via Bluetooth technology . T o use Data T ransfer: 1. P air your old mobile device with y our ASUS T ablet via Bluetooth. NO TE: For mor e details on pairing devices, see P[...]

93 Chapter 6: F un and entertainment F un and enter tainment 6 6 F un and enter ta inment Using a headset Have the fr eedom to do other things while you ’ re in a call or enjoy listening to your fa vorite music , using a headset. Connecting the audio jack Inser t the 3.5 mm headset jack into the audio port of your device. W ARNING! • Dono[...]

94 Chapter 6: F un and entertainment Play Games Get the latest games online and share them in y our social media accounts using the Pla y G ames app . Y ou can also join multiplayer games and check out leaderboards f or some competitive gaming fun. IMPORT ANT! Log in to your Google account t o maximize the fea tures of Play Games . Using Pla y Game[...]

95 Chapter 6: F un and entertainment Music Music app automatically searches f or music les from the internal and external storages on your ASUS T ablet. Y ou can organize these music les in a playlist or add them in a queue t o play them sequentially . Y ou can also stream music from cloud accounts such as ASUS W ebStorage, Dropbo x, OneDrive[...]

96 Chapter 6: F un and entertainment Streaming Cloud music Register or sign in to a cloud ac count and stream music fr om your cloud account to y our ASUS T ablet. IMPORT ANT! Ensure that Wi-Fi or mobile network is enabled on y our ASUS T ablet. For details , see Staying connected . Adding a cloud st orage accoun t T o add a cloud storage account: [...]

97 Chapter 6: F un and entertainment Crea ting a playlist Get your fav orite songs from di erent sour ces such as internal stor age, external storage , or cloud accounts and or ganize them in a playlist. 1. F rom the Music home screen, tap . 2. Under Playlist , tap My playlist , then tap . 3. Assign a name to y our playlist, then tap Save . Addi[...]

98 Chapter 7: Staying connected Staying c onnec ted 7 7 Staying c onnec ted Mobile network When there ’ s no available Wi-F i network that you can connect to , you can enable y our mobile network ’ s data access f or Internet connection. Enabling the mobile network 1. Do any of the follo wing to launch the Settings screen: • Launch Quick sett[...]

99 Chapter 7: Staying connected Connecting to a W i-F i net work 1. On the Settings screen, tap W i-Fi to display all detected Wi-F i networks. 2. T ap a net work name to c onnect to it. F or a secured network , you ma y be prompted to key in a password or other security credentials . NO TES: • Y ourASUS T abletautomaticallyreconne[...]

100 Chapter 7: Staying connected P airing your ASUS T ablet to a Bluetooth® devic e Before using the Bluet ooth featur e of your ASUS T ablet in full scale, you hav e to pair it rst with the Bluetooth device . The ASUS T ablet automatically stor es the pairing connection of the Bluetooth device. 1. On the Settings screen, tap Bluetooth to displ[...]

101 Chapter 7: Staying connected Play T o Play T o app lets you screencast your ASUS T ablet to a streaming-suppor ted displa y . Doing this allows an external display to bec ome a dual monitor or second scr een to your ASUS T ablet. IMPORT ANT! Y our external display must have Miracast™ or DLNA® technology to support Play T o app. Launching Pla[...]

102 Chapter 8: T ravel and Maps W eather Get real-time weather upda tes straight fr om your ASUS T ablet using the weather app. U sing W eather , you can also check other weather details from ar ound the world. Launching the W eather app F rom your Home scr een, launch the W eather app using either of the following options: • T ap > W eather .[...]

103 Chapter 8: T ravel and Maps W eather home screen Set up and get your current location ’ s weather updates as w ell as other par ts of the world . Y ou can display the weather upda tes or daily weather f orecast on the What ’ s Next widget or app, and on the Calendar app . NO TE: F or more details , see: • Getting the weather updates ?[...]

104 Chapter 8: T ravel and Maps Clock Customiz e the time zone settings of your ASUS T ablet, set alarms, and use your ASUS T ablet as a stop watch using the Clock app . Launching Clock Launch the Clock app using either of the following options: • T ap > Clock . • F rom your ASUS T ablet ’ s home screen, tap the digital clock display . W o[...]

105 Chapter 8: T ravel and Maps Alarm clock T ap to access the w orld clock settings of your ASUS T ablet. Stopwatc h T ap to use y our ASUS T ablet as a stopwa tch. T ap this to access the settings of the alarm clock feature . T ap this to delete any of the previously set alarms. T ap this to set a new alarm time. T ap this button to start running[...]

106 Chapter 8: T ravel and Maps Timer Y ou may set multiple timer options for y our ASUS T ablet. T o do this, follow the st eps below: Setting the timer 1. T ap to access the timer f eature of your ASUS T ablet. 2. Use the numeric keypad to input your tar get time then tap start to star t the timer . numeric keypad[...]

107 Chapter 9: ZenLink Z enLink 9 9 Z enLink Knowing Z enLink Stay connected with the ASUS-exclusive Z enLink for maximum pr oductivity. With these Z enLink apps, you can c onnect with other devices to share and rec eive les . Y our ZenLink comprises of the follo wing apps: Part y Link, Share Link, PC Link , and Remote Link NO TE: Some of these [...]

108 Chapter 9: ZenLink Receiving photos T o receive photos fr om other Part y Link-enabled devices: 1. Launch Camera then tap . 2. T ap > OK . 3. T ap Join a group > Scan to start searching for other P art y Link-enabled devices. 4. F rom the list, tap the gr oup you would like to join then tap Join . 5. (optional) If you the group is passw o[...]

109 Chapter 9: ZenLink Share Link Share and rec eive les , apps, or media cont ents with Android mobile devic es using Share Link app (for ASUS mobile devices) or SHAREit app (f or other mobile devices) via a Wi-F i hotspot. With this app , you can send or rec eive les that ar e larger than 100 MB and lets you shar e or receive multiple le[...]

110 Chapter 9: ZenLink 4. After your ASUS T ablet detects the other devices, tap the device that you want t o share y our les with.[...]

111 Chapter 9: ZenLink Receiving les T o receive les: 1. F rom your Home scr een, tap then tap Share Link . 2. T ap Receiv e le to rec eive the les from the sender . PC Link Use your comput er to access and c ontrol y our ASUS T ablet and its apps via the PC Link. I t allow s you to con trol your ASUS T ablet using your computer’ s ke[...]

112 Chapter 9: ZenLink Understanding the PC Link settings Click this icon to rota te the mirror ed ASUS T ablet screen on your c omputer screen. Click this icon to minimize or maximiz e the volume . Click this icon to capture a scr eenshot. Click this icon to wake y our ASUS T ablet or put it to sleep . Click this icon to check f or PC Link updates[...]

113 Chapter 9: ZenLink Remote Link T urn your ASUS T ablet into a wireless input devic e and a presentation t ool. Using this app , you can use your ASUS T ablet as a touchpad, touchscreen panel , laser pointer f or presentations , and Windo ws® Media Player c ontroller while c onnected to your computer via bluet ooth. NO TES: • Beforeusin[...]

114 Chapter 9: ZenLink Remote Link presenta tion contr oller T ap to control the pr esentation slides on your c omputer . Remote Link Window s® Media Play er contr oller T ap to control the Window s® Media player . T ap this button to go back to pr evious slide. T ap this button to go to next slide. T ap this button to go back to pr evious song/m[...]

115 Chapter 9: ZenLink Remote Link keyboard input T ap to use keyboard input. Y ou can also use the microphone icon f or voice input. Key in your message in this eld. T ap this button to send the message to y our computer . T ap this button to key in your message via v oice input.[...]

116 Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where Special Z en T ools Calculat or One -swipe and a tap is all it takes to launch y our Calculator . When you open the Quick settings panel, the Calculat or icon is there visibly on t op of the list. T ap it to get started with your computations. Z en E v er y where 10 10 Z en E v er y where T ap this to enable Calcula[...]

117 Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where Calculator scr een[...]

118 Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where Quick Memo Quick Memo is a note -taking tool that gives y ou the freedom to either scribble or type down impor tant notes y ou need to remember . After creating notes , you can share them via Share Link and social media sites or turn them into a task inside Do It Later . Creating a sticky note Y ou can turn Quick Me[...]

119 Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where Sound Recorder Record audio les using your ASUS T ablet by enabling the Sound Recorder app . Launching Sound Recorder T o launch Sound Recorder , tap > Sound Recorder . During recording , tap this to temporarily stop or pause the recording T ap to start audio recording T ap to customize the Sound Recorder sett[...]

120 Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where P ausing a recording During a paused recording , you can choose to resume, delet e, or sa ve the rec ording . Recording List F rom the Recor ding List, you can play , rename, share , or delete a sav ed audio recor ding le. T o view your recor ding list, tap from the Sound Recorder main screen. T ap to resume the [...]

121 Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where Audio W izard AudioW izard allow s you to cust omize the sound modes of your ASUS T ablet for a clearer audio output that ts actual usage scenarios. Using Audio W izard T o use AudioWizar d: 1. T ap ASUS > Audio W izard . 2. In the AudioWizar d window , tap the sound mode you want t o activate then tap Done to[...]

122 Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where Splendid ASUS Splendid allows y ou to easily adjust the display settings . It enriches the color of your screen with these two ASUS Splendid modes: V ivid Mode and Reading Mode . Vivid Mode Enable the Vivid Mode and customize the image settings such as color temper ature , hue, and saturation. 1. F rom your Home scr[...]

123 Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where Reading Mode T urn on the Reading Mode to automatically optimize the color of the screen f or a more comfortable reading experience . 1. F rom your Home scr een, do any of the following to launch the Reading Mode screen: • T ap Reading mode from the Quick settings panel. • T ap > Settings > D isplay > R[...]

124 Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where P ower Sav er F ully maximize or extend the power of your ASUS T ablet even when it is idle or while it stays connected to your network. Smar tly customize the po wer settings for your frequen t activities such as reading emails or wat ching videos. Setting up P ower Sa ver Maximize, optimize , or customize the powe[...]

125 Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where Cust omizing P ower Saver Set the brightness level for y our frequent activities such as reading emails or ebooks , watching videos, bro wsing websit es, and listening t o music. Y ou can also enable the power sa ving function for some apps or enable the auto-disconnection of your network when your ASUS T ablet is a[...]

126 Chapter 11: Maintain your Zen K eeping y our devic e up-to - dat e Keep your ASUS T ablet in the loop of Android system updates and upg raded apps and featur es. Updating your sy stem 1. T ap then tap Settings . 2. On the Settings screen, slide down to displa y other items then tap About . 3. T ap Sy stem update then tap Check Update . NO TE: Y[...]

127 Chapter 11: Maintain your Zen Securing your ASUS T ablet Use the security features of y our ASUS T ablet to prev ent unauthorized acc ess of information. Unlocking your screen When the screen is locked , you can open it with the security unlocking options that the ASUS T ablet oers y ou. 1. T ap then tap Settings > Lock Screen . 2. T ap S[...]

128 Chapter 11: Maintain your Zen F ace Unlock Show your fac e on the black window of the lock screen to unlock y our ASUS T ablet. IMPORT ANT! • F ace Unlock is less secure than a pattern, PIN, or passwor d. • SomeonewholookslikeyoucouldunlockyourASUS T ablet. • Thedatausedtoidentifyy our?[...]

129 Chapter 11: Maintain your Zen IMPORT ANT! Y ou can create a pa ttern with a minimum of four dots . Ensure to r emember the pattern that you crea ted to unlock your devic e. P attern Slide your nger on the dots and crea te a pattern. PIN Key in at least four numbers t o set a PIN. IMPORT ANT! Ensure to remember the PIN that you cr eated to un[...]

130 Chapter 11: Maintain your Zen IMPORT ANT! Ensure to remember the passwor d that you cr eated to unlock y our device. Conguring the other screen security fea tures Aside from the mode of scr een lock, you can also do the following on the Screen security window: • Quick Acc ess: Slide the Q uick A ccess switch t o ON to launch apps on [...]

131 Chapter 11: Maintain your Zen Setting your ASUS T ablet identity Know your ASUS T ablet ’ s identity such as ser ial number , IMEI (I nternational Mobile Equipment Identity) number , or model number . This is important, as when you may lose your ASUS T ablet, you can contact your mobile carrier and provide the inf or mation to blacklist the u[...]

132 Appendix Notices EC Declaration of Conf ormit y This product is compliant with the r egulations of the R&T TE Directive 1999/5/EC. The Declaration of Conf ormity can be downloaded from http://www .asus.com/support App endix App endix À pleine puissance, l’ écoute prolongée du baladeur peut endommager l’ oreille de l’utilisateur . F[...]

133 Appendix CE Mar k W arning CE mark ing f or devices with wireless LAN/ Bluet ooth This equipment complies with the r equirements of Dir ective 1999/5/EC of the European P arliament and Commission from 9 Mar ch, 1999 governing Radio and T elecommunications Equipment and mutual recognition of c onformity . The highest CE SAR value f or the device[...]

134 Appendix Coating notic e IMPORT ANT ! T o provide electrical insulation and maintain electrical safety , a coating is applied to insulate the device ex cept on the areas where the I/O ports are located. Green ASUS notice ASUS is devoted to cr eating environment-friendly pr oducts and pack aging to saf eguard consumers ’ health while minimizin[...]

135 Appendix C OPY RIGHT INFORMA TION No part of this manual, including the products and soft ware described in it, may be r eproduced, transmitted, transcribed , stored in a retrieval sy stem, or translated in to any language in an y form or by an y means, ex cept documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the e xpress writte[...]

136 Index Inde x A Advanced camer a featur es 64 All Smiles 68 - see also Adv anced c amera featur es 64 App shortcuts 27 - adding 27 - removing 27 Audio Wizard 121 B Backup and reset 126 Beautication 66 - see also Adv anced c amera featur es 64 Bluetooth 99 - enabling 99 - pairing 100 - unpairing 100 Brow ser 73 - adding a new tab 74 - bookmark[...]

137 Index - viewing les from social network or cloud storage 70 - viewing the photo location 71 - zooming in/out 72 GIF animation 69 - see also Adv anced c amera featur es 64 Gmail - setting up 77 H HDR 64 - see also Adv anced c amera featur es 64 Headset - connecting 93 Home screen 25 - extended 30 - notication icons 26 - personalizing 27 - [...]

138 Index - see also Adv anced c amera featur es 64 Social Hotspot - creating 52 - joining 53 - using 52 - viewing shared photos in Gallery app 55 Social network ing - syncing 46 Sound Recorder 119 Splendid 122 - Reading Mode 123 - Vivid Mode 122 Storage 126 SuperNote 88 - creating a notebook 89 - icons 88 - sharing a notebook on the cloud 89 - sha[...]

139 EC Declara tion of Conformity We, the unders igned, Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Address: 4F, No. 150, LI-TE Rd., PEIT OU, TAIPEI 112, TAI W AN Authorized representativ e in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT S TR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country : GERMANY declare th e follo wing app aratus: Product nam e : ASUS Tablet Model[...]