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2 E9341 First Edition May 2014 Model name: ASUS_T00N (ASUS Phone), ASUS_T00NP (PadF one Station) Cop yright © 2014 ASUST eK C OMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and sof tware described in it, may be repr oduced, transmitted, tr anscribed, stored in a retrieval system, or transla ted into any language i[...]
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3 Contents Con ventions used ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Care and saf ety ......................................................................................................................................[...]
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4 3 Call in style Managing contacts ................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Adding contacts ...................................................................................................................................[...]
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5 T utorial.................................................................................................................................................................................................67 Image Locations ...............................................................................................................................[...]
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6 Creating a notebook .......................................................................................................................................... ............................. 96 Sharing a notebook on the Cloud ............................................................................................................................[...]
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7 Music .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 119 Launching Music .......................................................................................................................................[...]
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8 13 App essentials Managing apps ........................................................................................................................................................................ 144 Adding app shortcuts to home ..................................................................................................................[...]
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9 Conventions used T o highlight key information in this manual , some text are presented as f ollows: IMPORT ANT! This message contains vital information that must be f ollowed to complet e a task. NO TE: This message contains additional information and tips that can help c omplete tasks. CAUTION! This message contains important information that m[...]
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10 Care and safety Guidelines Road safety comes rst. W e strongly rec ommend not to use your device when driving or operating an y type of vehicle. This device should only be used in en vironments with ambient temperatur es between 5°C (41°F) and 35°C (95°F). T urn o your device in r estric ted areas where the use of mobile devic es is pr[...]
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11 Proper disposal Do not throw your devic e in municipal waste. This pr oduct has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and rec ycling. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical, electronic equipment and mercury- containing button cell batt er y) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local r [...]
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1 Get your de vice ready![...]
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14 T ouchscreen display Earpiece receiver Fr ont camera Pow er key Pro ximity & Ambient light sensor Volume key Audio jack Microphone Micro USB port Microphone Camera ash Camera Speaker NO TES: • Removetherearc overtodisplaythemicr oSIMandmicroSDcardslots. • ThemicroSIMcar dslotsup[...]
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15 Y our tablet LED indicator Camera lens T ouchscreen display Speaker Light sensor Phone bay Pow er key Volume key Micro USB port Speaker[...]
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16 Installing a micro-SIM card A micro-subscriber identity module (micro-SIM) card stores information, such as y our mobile phone number , contacts, messages, and other da ta that gives you ac cess to a mobile network. CAUTION! • Thisdeviceisdesignedf orusewithamobilecarrier-approvedmicr o -SIMcardonly . [...]
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17 3. Align and insert the micro-SIM card into the micro-SIM card slot with the gold-plated contacts facing downwar d. 4. Push the micr o -SIM card all the way in to the slot until it is seated rmly in place . 5. Replace the rear co ver . 6. Pr ess down the rear cov er on all sides to secure it in place.[...]
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18 Removing a micro-SIM card CAUTION! Be extra car eful when handling a micro-SIM card. ASUS is not responsible for an y loss or damage incurred to your micr o-SIM card. T o remo ve a micro-SIM card: 1. T urn o your phone . 2. Pry the cover loose and pull the r ear cover o . CAUTION! Be car eful not to injure your ngernails when you remo v[...]
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19 4. Replace the rear co ver . 5. Pr ess down the rear cov er on all sides to secure it in place.[...]
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20 Installing a memory card Y our device supports a microSD™ and microSDHC™ memory card with up to 64GB of capacity . NO TE: Some memor y cards may not be compatible with your devic e. Ensure that you use only 100%- c ompatible memory cards to prevent loss of data, damage t o your device, memory card, or both. CAUTION! • Beextracaref[...]
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21 2. Align and insert the memor y card into the memor y card slot. 3. Push the memory card all the way into the slot until it is seated rmly in place . NO TE: Y ou can access the memor y card's cont ents from File Manager > MicroSD in the Apps tr ay . 4. Replace the rear co ver . 5. Pr ess down the rear cov er on all sides to secure it [...]
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22 Removing the memory card CAUTION ! • Beextracarefulwhenhandlingamemorycard.ASUSisnotresponsibleforan ydatalossordamageincurredto your memory card. • Beforer emovingamemor ycard,ensur ethatyousafelyunmountitfr omyourphone. T odoth[...]
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23 4. Replace the rear co ver . 5. Pr ess down the rear cov er on all sides to secure it in place.[...]
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24 Charging your device Y our device comes partially charged but you must charge it fully bef ore using it for the rst time . Read the following important notices and cautions befor e charging your devic e. IMPORT ANT! • UseonlythebundledACpo weradapterandmicro-USBcabletochargeyourdevic e.Usinga?[...]
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25 T o charge y our device: 1. Connect the micro USB cable to the A C power adapter . 2. Plug the AC po wer adapter to a gr ounded power outlet. 3. Connect the micro USB cable to y our device. IMPORT ANT! • Chargeyourdevicef oreight(8)hoursbefore using it in battery mode for the rst time. • Thestatusofb[...]
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26 Inserting/removing your phone into/from your tablet CAUTION! Do not add a pr otective lm or cover to y our phone as it may be dicult to insert/remove the phone to/from the tablet. NO TE: Always keep the tablet's phone ba y clean to prevent dust or dirt from scratching or damag ing your phone. T o insert your phone into y our tablet: 1[...]
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27 Turning your device on or off T urning your device on T o turn your device on, press and hold the po wer button until your devic e vibrates and starts up. NO TE: Y our tablet automatically turns on once you insert your phone that is already active. W ARNING! If you f orgot your personal screen unlock patt ern or no data connection is available, [...]
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28 First time use When you turn your devic e on for the rst time, Setup W izard will guide you through the setup pr ocess. F ollow the on-screen instructions to select your language, select input methods, setup your mobile network and Wi- F i, sync accounts, and c ongure your location services. Use your Google or ASUS acc ount to setup your d[...]
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29 Battery power c onser vation tips The battery charge is the lifeline of y our device. Here ar e some batter y power conservation tips that helps preserve the power of your devic e batter y . – When not in use, press the po wer button to put the device in sleep mode . – Activate Smart saving in Pow er Saver app . – Set audio to Po wer savin[...]
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30 Using your device Phone mode Use your phone to enjo y the latest featur es and technologies of Android 4.4.2 oper ating system. Do work and play on your phone t o fully appreciate the tons of int eractive applications and features , and the seamless connectivity solutions in data sharing and communication that Android 4.4.2 has to o er . IMPO[...]
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2 There ’ s no place lik e Home[...]
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32 Home features Phone mode At the bottom of the home scr een, you’ll nd thr ee navigation icons , , . These icons , which are always a vailable on the system bar , allow you to instantly r eturn to a previous page, jump back to the home screen, or launch a rec ent app. Icon Description Allows y ou to go back to the previous screen, until y ou[...]
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33 T ablet mode Open voice search Return to the previous screen Return to Home Screen Display recent apps Shortcuts Display local weather information. T ap to customize weather widget settings , location, and frequency updates. Display local date Notication area & Settings Open Google text search Open Apps tray[...]
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34 Using gestures Use your ngers to launch apps , move icons , select menu items, press buttons , type on the onscreen keyboard, and per form other useful gestures on your devic e’ s touchscreen. T o key in or type something, tap the part where you need to type and the onscreen keyboard will pop up . The follo wing table describes more useful [...]
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35 Managing your home Stamp your own personality to y our Home screen. Select an attractive design as your wallpaper , add shor tcuts for quick acc ess to your fav e apps, and add widgets for a quick review of important info . Y ou can also add more pages so you can add and quickly access or r eview more apps or widgets on your Home screen. • [...]
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36 App shortcuts Add shortcuts to quickly access your often-used apps right from your Home scr een. T o add an app shor tcut: 1. T ap and hold an empty area on your Home screen and select Apps . 2. F rom All Apps , tap and hold an app , then drag it to an empty area on your H ome screen . T o remov e an app shor tcut: F rom your Home screen , tap a[...]
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37 W allpapers Let y our apps, icons, and other elements sit on an a ttractively designed wallpaper . Y ou may add a translucent background tint t o your wallpaper for r eadability and clarit y . Y ou can also select an animated wallpaper to make your screen c ome alive. T ap to apply a background tint T ap to selec t the background tint Move the s[...]
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38 Applying wallpaper and back ground tint T o apply wallpaper and background tint: 1. T ap and hold an empty area on your Home screen and select W allpapers . 2. Select where you want your w allpaper: on your Home screen , Lock screen , or Home and lock screen . If you do not want t o add a background tint to y our wallpaper , skip to step 5. 3. T[...]
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39 Managing notications Notications alerts you about new messages, calendar events , media ser vice connections, PC sync information, alarms , and more. • T oseeyournotications,swipey ourngerdownfromthetopofthescreen. • Swipeanoticationtotherightortotheleft?[...]
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40 Using the Quick settings Notication P anel The Quick settings Notication P anel provides a one-tap access to some of the apps, wir eless features and settings of your P adF one . Each of these features ar e represented b y a button. NO TE: A blue button indicates that the featur e is currently enabled while a gray butt on indicates a disab[...]
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41 ASUS ke yboard settings Creat e SMS messages, emails, and log-in passwor ds using the touch keyboard. T o access the ASUS keyboard settings: 1. Launch Quick settings then tap . 2. Scroll down the Settings screen and select Language & input. 3. T ap beside ASUS Keyboard. 4. Congure the settings ac cording to y our personal preferenc es.[...]
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42 V oice Search Make voice commands to y our PadF one then watch it listen and take action using the Voic e Search app. U sing V oice Search, you can make v oice commands to accomplish the f ollowing: • Searchfordataandinf ormationonlineoronyourP adF one • LaunchappsinsideyourP adF one •?[...]
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43 Cust omizing voice sear ch results from the Phone search gr oup If you want to set paramet ers for the voice sear ch results gathered fr om your Google account and your P adFone ’ s data, y ou may do so using the following steps: 1. On your P adF one’ s home screen, tap > V oice Search . 2. T ap > Settings .[...]
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44 3. T ap Phone search . 4. Tick the bo x of the search groups y ou would like to include as source when using Voic e Search.[...]
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45 Lock Screen By default, the lock screen appears after turning on your device and while waking it up from sleep mode . Fr om the lock screen, you can pr oceed to your device ’ s Andr oid® system by swiping on your touch scr een panel. Y our device ’ s lock screen can also be customized t o regulate access t o your mobile data and apps. Cust [...]
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46 Dynamic Display Manage how apps react when you insert or remove your phone fr om your tablet. T o congur e the Dynamic Display settings: 1. Swipe your nger do wn from the top of the screen and tap . 2. T ap ASUS customized settings > PadF one Settings > Dynamic Display list . 3. Select an app from the list to keep it running when you[...]
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3 C all in st yle[...]
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48 Managing contacts Add, import, or export your contacts from your SIM or email accoun ts to your P adF one and vice -versa. Adding c ontacts T o add con tac ts: 1. T ap Contacts app from the All apps scr een then tap Create a new c ontact . 2. On the Add c ontact screen, tap OK to save y our contact to your phone, or tap A dd account t o save you[...]
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49 Making and receiving calls Making a call Y our phone and tablet oers y ou many ways t o make a call. Call your friends fr om saved contacts list, dial a phone number directly , or even dial a number without keying in a passcode on the lock scr een. NO TES: • UseaBluetoothheadsetwhenmakingorreceivingcallsonyo[...]
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50 Receiving a call The touch scr een of your phone or tablet lights up when there is an incoming call . The display of the incoming call also varies, depending on the status of y our device. Answ ering a call There ar e two ways to answ er a call depending on the status of your device: • Ifyourdeviceisactive,tap Answ er [...]
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51 Backup/restore call logs Have y our call logs stored in your P adF one to track the calls that y ou’v e received , made, or missed. Y ou can also send the saved call logs t o your online storage accoun t or e -mail it via the installed e -mail apps in your P adFone . Crea ting a call log backup T o back up call logs: 1. F rom the Home screen, [...]
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52 Voicemail Get voicemail messages on your phone or on y our tablet. T o get y our voicemail messages: T ap Settings > Call Settings > V oicemail . Pr ess and hold 1 on the keypad to access your v oicemail.[...]
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4 Send messages a nd more[...]
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54 Messaging Messaging lets you send, pr omptly reply , or reply at a la ter time to impor tant messages from y our contacts in the SIM card installed on your devic e. Y ou can also email y our message threads or conv ersations to others to keep them in the loop . Sending or replying to messages T o start a message thread: 1. F rom the Home screen,[...]
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55 Setting up your messaging options Y ou can forward a message thread or con versation to others , and set an aler t so you can reply to an important message at a con venient time. T o forward an SMS conv ersation: 1. F rom the Home screen , tap . 2. T ap to select a sender image, then tap > F or ward SMS con versa tion . 3. T ap Selec t All or[...]
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56 Omlet Omlet is an online messaging app that lets you cha t with your friends on the spot, send multimedia messages, and store y our data on any of your Cloud ac counts securely and privately . NO TE: Omlet app may only be available in some countries. Registering to Omlet There ar e two ways to r egister to Omlet, via mobile phone number and e-ma[...]
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57 Registering your e-mail or F acebook acc ount Use your e-mail or F acebook account t o sign in to Omlet. T o register y our e -mail or F acebook account: 1. T ap then tap Omlet app. 2. On the Sign in page, tap C onnect a dierent acc ount here to select an account fr om Email or F acebook , then follo w the succeeding onscreen instructions. ?[...]
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58 Sending Omlet invites T o add contacts to Omlet, you need to send an in vite to your friends to do wnload and use Omlet. T o send Omlet invitation: 1. T ap Contacts on the Omlet menu. 2. F rom the Add contacts screen, tap In vite a friend then select from following options: • Invite an Email or Phone number . Key in the mobile phone number [...]
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59 Using Omlet Send text and multimedia messages for a fun, creativ e, and interactive con versation. T o star t conv ersation, tap Contacts from the Omlet menu then tap the con tac t name. Sending a chat message T o send a chat message, key in y our message in What’ s up eld then tap . Sending a voice message T o send a voice message , tap an[...]
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60 Sending a vir tual sticker T o send a vir tual sticker , tap then select from the available virtual stickers. NO TE : Y ou can download more virtual stickers from Sticker Store . T o download the vir tual stickers, tap > then tap . Sending multimedia messages F rom the chat thread , tap then select from these icons to send a specic mutlime[...]
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5 A cc ess your emails[...]
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62 Email Add Ex change, Gmail, Y ahoo! Mail, Outlook .com, or other POP3/IMAP accoun ts so you can receiv e, create , and brow se emails right from your device . Y ou can also sync your email contacts from these ac counts to your P adFone . IMPORT ANT! Y ou must be connected to the Internet so you can add an email account or send and r eceive email[...]
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63 Adding email ac counts T o add other email accounts: 1. F rom the Home screen, tap Email to launch the Email app . 2. T ap > Settings , then tap to add an email ac count. 3. T ap the mail provider you wan t to setup. 4. F ollow the succeeding instructions to complete setting up y our new email account. NO TE : Y ou may also refer t o steps 3 [...]
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64 Gmail Using the Gmail app , you can creat e a new Gmail account or synchronize y our existing Gmail account so y ou can send, rec eive, and bro wse emails right from your devic e. Setting up a Gmail accoun t 1. T ap Google then tap G mail . 2. T ap Existing and key in your existing Gmail account and passw ord, then tap . NO TES: • T ap?[...]
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6 C a pture moments[...]
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66 Launching the Camera app Capture images and r ecord videos using your P adF one ’ s Camera app . Refer to any of the st eps below to open the Camera app . F rom the lock screen Drag down until the camer a app is launched. Using the camer a widget F rom the lock screen, swipe to the left to launch the Camer a widget that automatically opens the[...]
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67 Using Camera for the rst time After launching the Camera f or the rst time, two consecutive f eatures appear to help y ou get star ted: T utorial and Image locations. T utorial If it is your rst time to use your P adF one ’ s camera, you will encounter the f ollowing tutorial screen after launching the Camera app . Refer to the f ollo[...]
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68 Image Locations After going through the T utorial screen, the Image Locations screen appears t o help you create aut omatic location tags for y our images and videos. Refer to the f ollowing steps to pr oceed from this screen: 1. On the Image Locations screen, tap No thanks t o proceed to the camera scr een or Ye s to set up location tagging for[...]
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69 Camera home screen T ap the icons to start using your camera and explore the image and video fea tures of your P adF one. Use advanced camera settings Change ash settings Switch between the front and rear camer as Camera lter Settings See the galler y Zoom in or zoom out Record videos T ake photos Use T urbo Burst[...]
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70 Image settings Adjust the appearanc e of your captured images by conguring y our 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 congur e the available options. Image Congure the image quality using these options .[...]
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71 Shoot mode Set your shutter speed to Timer mode or change the Burst speed under this option. F ocus & exposure Enable T ouch auto- exposure or F ace detection under this option.[...]
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72 V ideo settings Adjust the appearanc e of your recor ded videos by conguring 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 congur e the available options. Image Congure the video quality using these options [...]
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73 Advanced camera features Explore new way s of capturing images or videos and make captured extra special moments using the advanced camera f eatures of your P adF one. IMPORT ANT! Apply the settings rst before taking images. T ime rewind After selecting Time rewind , your shutter starts tak ing burst shots two seconds before y ou actually pre[...]
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74 HDR The High-dynamic -range (HDR) featur e allows you to take mor e detailed images for low-ligh t and highly contrasting scenes . HDR is recommended f or use when tak ing images on brightly lit locations, helping balance out the colors produced on y our image. Capturing HDR photos 1. F rom the Camera app ’ s home screen, tap . 2. T ap > HD[...]
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75 Night T ake well-lit photos even on night time or on lo w-light situations using the Night featur e of your P adFone . NO TE : Keep your hands steady while befor e and while the PadF one is capturing the image to prev ent blurr y results. Capturing Night photos 1. F rom the Camera app ’ s home screen, tap . 2. T ap > Night . 3. T ap or the [...]
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76 Sele T ake advantage of your rear camer a’ s high megapixel specs without worrying about pressing the shutter button. Using face- detection, you can set your phone or tablet to detect up to f our faces using the rear camera then automatically capture y our sele or group sele. Capturing Sele photos 1. F rom the Camera app ’ s home[...]
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77 Miniature Simulate the tilt-shift eect of DSLR lenses via the Miniature fea ture. Using this f eature allows y ou to focus on specic areas of your subject, adding a bokeh e ec t that can be used on both photos and video using your phone or tablet. Capturing Miniature phot os 1. F rom the Camera app ’ s home screen, tap . 2. T ap > [...]
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78 Smar t remov e Eliminate un wanted details immediately after capturing the image using the Smart remove featur e. Capturing Smart remov e photos 1. F rom the Camera app ’ s home screen, tap . 2. T ap > Smart remove . 3. T ap or the volume key to start capturing photos that can be edited using Smart remove. 4. The follo wing screen shows the[...]
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79 Beautication Have fun during and after taking photos of your family and friends using the Beautication featur e of your phone or tablet. When enabled, this f eature allows y ou to make live beauty enhancements on y our subjec t ’ s face befor e you press the shutter butt on. Capturing Beautication photos 1. F rom the Camera app ’ s [...]
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80 Party Link Enable P ar ty Link and share photos in real-time either by cr eating a group or joining an existing gr oup. Send and receiv e freshly captured images among friends, ev en without internet connection, using this feature . IMPORT ANT! This featur e is only available with devices that also hav e Party Link . Sharing photos T o share pho[...]
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81 3. (optional) In the Party Link home screen, set the following items: T ap this to create a new group name f or your PadF one. T ap this if you want to password-pr otect access to your group . 4. T ap Create a gr oup or Join a group to start shar ing photos captured fr om your P adFone . IMPORT ANT! If you created a passwor d-protected group , y[...]
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82 Receiving photos T o receiv e photos from other P ar ty Link- enabled devices: 1. Launch Camera then tap . 2. T ap > OK . 3. T ap Join a group > Scan to star t searching for other P art y Link-enabled devices. 4. F rom the list, tap the group y ou would like to join then tap Join . 5. (optional) If you the group is passw ord-protected, ask[...]
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83 ASUS Story Creat e and share photo stories with ASUS Story . T o use ASUS Story: 1. T ap Stor y from the All apps screen. 2. T ap Create Stor y to creat e a photo stor y . 4. Select photos you want to add to the st or y and tap Done . 3. Key in the story name and tap OK .[...]
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84 T o edit and share a story: 1. T ap a stor y name from the ASUS Story main page. 2. T ap on the upper right corner of the screen to edit a phot o stor y . T ouch to add a photo T ouch to add a map T ouch to add text T ouch to lay out a page T ouch to rearrange the phot os T ouch for a full scr een view[...]
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85 3. T ap on the upper left corner of the screen then tap to share a photo st or y .[...]
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7 Galler y[...]
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88 Using the Gallery View images and pla y videos on your P adFone using the Gallery app. This app also allows y ou to edit, share , or delete image and video les stored in your P adF one. F rom Gallery , you can display images in a slidesho w or tap to view the selected image or video le. T o launch Galler y , tap > Galler y . Main screen[...]
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89 V iewing les from other sour ce locations By default, your Galler y displays all the les on y our PadF one accor ding to their album folders . T o view les from other locations acc essible via your P adFone: 1. F rom the main screen, tap . 2. T ap any of the follo wing source locations to view their r espec tive les. IMPORT ANT! Inte[...]
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90 Sharing les from the gallery T o share les from the gallery : 1. F rom the Galler y screen, tap the folder wher e the les you want to share ar e located. 2. After opening the folder , tap to activate le selection. 3. T ap the les you want to shar e. A check mark appears in the center of the image y ou selec t. 4. T ap then select [...]
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91 Editing an image The Galler y also featur es its own image editing tools that you can use to enhanc e images saved on your P adFone . T o edit an image: 1. F rom the Galler y screen, tap the folder wher e the les are located. 2. After opening the folder , tap the image you want to edit. 3. Once the image is opened, tap it again to sho w its f[...]
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8 W ork hard , play harder[...]
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94 Supernote T urn note-tak ing into a fun and creativ e ac tivity that syncs with your mobile data using Supernote. This intuitive app allo ws you to cr eate notes organized per not ebook by directly writing or drawing on the touchscreen. While creating notes, y ou can also add multimedia les from other apps and share them via social networks o[...]
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95 Understanding icons Depending on your selected input mode, these icons appear as y ou take down your notes on SuperNote . Select this t ype mode when you want to use the onscr een keyboard to enter y our notes. Select this write mode when you want to scribble or write your notes . Select this draw mode when you want to cr eate drawings or doodle[...]
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96 Crea ting a notebook T o create new les using Supernote , refer t o the following steps: 1. T ap > SuperNote . 2. T ap Add a new notebook . 3. Name the le and select Pad or Phone as the page siz e. 4. Select a template and star t writing your notes. Sharing a notebook on the Cloud Y ou may share y our notebook on the Cloud using the fol[...]
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97 3. In the pop -up screen, tap Share then select the type of le format you w ant to share it as. 4. In the next screen, selec t the Cloud storage acc ount where you would like t o share your note . 5. F ollow the succeeding instructions to complete sharing y our selec ted note . Calendar The Calendar app enables y ou to keep track of impor tan[...]
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98 Adding an ac count t o Calendar Aside from cr eating an event logged on your P adF one, y ou can also use Calendar to create ev ents that get automatically synced with y our online accounts. But rst, these ac counts must be added to Calendar using the following st eps: 1. Launch Calendar . 2. T ap > Ac counts . 3. T ap the account you wan [...]
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99 What’s Next Do not miss out on impor tant events , having fun out in the sun, or getting messages/emails/calls from your favorite people . Set up your calendar of events , F avorites and VIP groups, or weather upda te settings to get aler ts and reminders of what’ s next. V iew your What’ s Next aler ts from the Lock screen, S ystems Noti?[...]
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100 Do It Later Get hold of even the most trivial things in your busy lif e. Even when y ou’ re too busy , reply to y our emails, SMS messages, calls, or r ead news online at your con venience . Mark your unread messages or emails, in teresting web pages , and missed calls as Reply Later , Read Later , or Call Later it ems. These marked items wil[...]
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101 Ac cessing or crea ting to- do tasks When you ’ve pr eviously set a message or email as Reply Later , or a call as Call Later , or a w eb page as Read Late r , you can go back to these important message/email/call/web page on the Do It Later app . T o access your t o -do tasks: 1. F rom the home screen, tap , then tap Do It Later from All App[...]
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102 Weather Get real-time weather upda tes straight from your P adF one using the weather app . Using Weather , you can also check other weather details fr om around the world. W eather app launcher[...]
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103 W eather home screen Swipe down to see other weather information. T ap this to congure the W eather settings. T ap this to search for weather information from other cities .[...]
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104 Clock Customiz e the time zone settings of your P adF one, set alarms, and use your P adF one as a stop wat ch using the Clock app . Launching Clock Launch the Clock app using either of the following options: • F romyourP adF one’ shomescreen,tapthedigitalclockdisplay . • T ap > Clock .[...]
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105 W orld Clock T ap to access the world clock settings of your P adF one. T ap this to access the settings of the world clock featur e. T ap this to set your clock on night mode. T ap this to view the list of cities marked on your world clock. T ap this to add a new cit y to mark on your world clock’ s map.[...]
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106 Alarm clock T ap to access the w orld clock settings of your P adFone . 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.[...]
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107 Stopwatch T ap to use your P adF one as a stopwat ch. T ap this button to star t running the stopwatch f eature.[...]
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108 T imer Y ou may set multiple timer options f or your P adFone . T o do this, follo w the steps below: Setting the timer 1. T ap to access the timer f eature of your P adF one. Numeric keypad 2. Use the numeric keypad to input your tar get time then tap Star t to start the timer .[...]
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109 T ap this to delete the previously set timer . T ap this to create a new timer setting. Adding or deleting timer settings Y ou may also add new timer settings or delete existing ones tha t you no longer need. T o do an y of these options, ref er to the follo wing steps: 1. T ap to access the timer f eature of your P adF one. 2. If you previousl[...]
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110 File Manager Using F ile Manager allows you to easily loca te and manage your data on the internal stor age of your P adFone and its connected external storage devices. Ac cessing the int ernal storage T o access the internal stor age: 1. T ap > File Manager . 2. T ap > Internal stor age to view the contents of y our PadF one then tap an [...]
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111 Ac cessing the e x ternal storage de vice T o access the external storage device: 1. Inser t the microSD card into y our PadF one . NO TE : For mor e details, refer t o the Installing a memor y card section in this user guide. 2. T ap > File Manager . 3. T ap > MicroSD to view the cont ents of your microSD card .[...]
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112 Ac cessing Cloud stor age IMPORT ANT! Enable Wi-F i on your P adFone to view les fr om Cloud storage. T o access les sav ed on your cloud storage acc ounts: 1. T ap > File Manager . 2. T ap then tap a cloud storage location under Cloud st orage .[...]
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114 Browser Y our brow ser ’ s clean and intuitive inter face makes it easier to surf web contents at a fast page loading speed via its Chrome-based browser engine . I t also lets you share or email w eb contents, as w ell as send it as a read later task. Go to page that you wan t to share, then tap . • T apshareapage,tap S[...]
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116 Using headset Have the fr eedom to do other things while you ’ re in a call or enjoy listening t o your favorite music , using a headset. C onnec ting audio jack Inser t the 2.5mm headset jack into the audio por t of your device . W ARNING! • Donotinser totherobjectsintotheaudiojackpor t. • Donotinse[...]
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117 Audio Wizard AudioW izard allows y ou to customize the sound modes of your P adF one for a clear er audio output that ts actual usage scenarios. Using Audio W izard T o use AudioW izard: 1. T ap ASUS > AudioW izard . 2. In the AudioWizar d window , tap the sound mode you want t o ac tivate then tap Done to sa ve and exit.[...]
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118 Play Games Get the latest games online and share them in y our social media accounts using the Play Games app . Y ou can also join multiplayer games and check out leaderboar ds for some competitive gaming fun. IMPORT ANT! Log in to your Google acc ount to maximize the featur es of Play Games. Using Pla y Games T o use Play Games: 1. T ap > P[...]
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119 Music Acc ess your music collection right on your P adFone using the Music app . Music allows y ou to play music les stored int ernally or from an external storage device. Launching Music T o launch Music, tap > Music . Playing songs By default, Music plays all the songs sav ed in your P adF one’ s internal st orage system. Start playin[...]
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120 Playing Cloud music IMPORT ANT! Enable Wi-F i on your P adFone to view les fr om Cloud music. Y our P adF one currently suppor ts music les saved in the f ollowing cloud storage accoun ts: • ASUS W ebstorage • Dropbo x • OneDrive • Drive Adding a cloud stor age accoun t T o play songs sav ed from any[...]
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121 FM Radio Listen to your fa vorite local radio stations using y our PadF one. T o use this featur e: 1. Connect the bundled headset with your P adF one. 2. T ap > FM Radio . FM Radio home screen T ap this to change the band frequency of your F M radio, or switch between headset or loudspeaker mode. T ap any of these buttons to set the current[...]
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122 Sound recorder Record audio les using your P adF one by enabling the Sound Recorder app . Launching Sound Recorder T o launch Sound Recorder , tap > Sound Recorder . Sound Recorder home scr een T ap this to star t audio recording . T ap this to customize the Sound Recorder settings. T ap this to view the list of saved audio r ecording [...]
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124 Keeping your device up-to-date Keep your P adF one in the loop of Android system upda tes and upgraded apps and featur es. Updating y our system T o update your P adF one: 1. T ap then tap Settings . 2. On the Settings screen, slide down to displa y other items then tap About . 3. T ap Syst em update then tap Check Update . NO TE : Y ou can pre[...]
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125 Backup and reset Back up data, Wi-F i passwor ds, and other settings to Google servers using your P adFone . T o do this: 1. T ap then tap Settings > Backup & reset . 2. F rom the Backup & reset window , you can: • Backup my data : This feature backs up y our data, Wif-F i passwords , and other settings to Google ser vers when e[...]
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126 Securing your PadFone Use the security features of y our PadF one to prevent unauthorized calls or acc ess of information. Unlocking your screen When the screen is locked , you can open it with the security unlock ing options that the PadF one oers you. T o select the screen unlock of your P adF one: 1. T ap then tap Settings > Lock scree[...]
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127 Unlock screen options Choose from these options to lock y our PadF one . • Slide : Slide your nger to an y direction to unlock your P adF one.[...]
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128 • F ace Unlock : Show y our face on the black window of the lock screen to unlock y our PadF one. IMPORT ANT! • F aceUnlockislesssecurethanapa ttern,PIN,orpassword. • Someonewholookssimilartoyoucouldunlocky ourPadF one. • Thedatausedtoidentifyy our[...]
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129 5. Af ter your face has been captur ed, tap C ontinue . 6. I f F ace Unlock cannot rec ognize your face , you will be prompted t o selec t a secondary option to unlock your P adF one. Select Patt ern if you want to unlock your P adF one by a pattern, or PIN to unlock it by keying in your PIN then f ollow the succeeding onscr een instruc tions. [...]
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130 • Pa ttern : Slide your nger on the dots and creat e a pattern. IMPORT ANT! Y ou can create a pattern with a minimum of f our dots. Ensure to r emember the pattern that you created t o unlock your device.[...]
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131 • PIN : Key in at least four numbers t o set a PIN. IMPORT ANT! Ensure to remember the PIN that y ou created to unlock y our device.[...]
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132 • Passw ord : Key in at least four char acters to create a passwor d. IMPORT ANT! Ensure to remember the passw ord that you crea ted to unlock your device .[...]
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133 Conguring the other scr een security features Aside from the mode of scr een lock , you can also do the follo wing on the Screen security window : • Quick Acc ess : Slide the Quick Access switch t o ON to launch apps on the lock screen. • What’ s Next widget : Slide the What ’ s Next Widget switch to ON t o show the said[...]
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134 Setting your P adF one identity Know your P adF one’ s identit y such as serial number , IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number , or model number . This is important, as when you may lose your P adF one, y ou can contact your mobile carrier and provide the information to blacklist the unauthorized use of your P adF one. T o dis[...]
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136 Wi-Fi The W i-Fi technology of y our PadF one gets you connected to the wireless world. Updat e your social media accounts , browse the Internet, or ex change data and messages wirelessly with your P adF one. Enabling W i-F i T o enable Wi-F i: 1. T ap on the Home screen then tap Settings app . 2. Slide the Wi-F i switch to the right t o turn o[...]
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137 Disabling W i-Fi T o disable Wi-F i: 1. T ap on the Home screen then tap Settings app . 2. Slide the Wi-F i switch to the left to turn o the W i-Fi. NO TE : Y ou can also disable the Wi-F i from Quick Settings screen. Refer to section Quick Settings on how to launch Quick Settings screen. Bluetooth ® Use the Bluetooth f eature of your P adF[...]
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138 P airing your P adF one to a Bluetooth® device Before using the Bluet ooth feature of y our PadF one in full scale , you have to pair it rst with the Bluet ooth device. The PadF one automatically stores the pairing connection of the Bluetooth device. T o pair your P adF one to a Bluetooth device: 1. On the Settings screen, tap Bluetooth to [...]
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139 Share Link Share and rec eive les, apps, or media c ontents 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 connection. With this app , you can send or receiv e les that are larger than 100 MB and lets you shar e or receive multiple les a t the same tim[...]
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140 3. T ap the les that you want to send then tap Done . 4. After your P adF one detects the other devices, tap the device that y ou want to share y our les with. Receiving les T o receiv e les: 1. F rom your Home screen, tap then tap Share Link . 2. T ap Receive le t o receive the les fr om the sender .[...]
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141 The Cloud Back up your data, sync les among di erent devices, and shar e les securely and privately via a Cloud account such as ASUS WebStor age, Drive, OneDriv e, and Dropbo x. ASUS W ebStorage Register for or sig n in to ASUS W ebStorage and get up to 5GB of fr ee cloud storage account. A utomatically upload newly captured photos f o[...]
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144 Managing apps Adding app shortcuts to home Y ou can creat e shor tcuts for your fa vorite apps on the home screen. 1. T ap to go to the All apps scr een. 2. T ap and hold the icon of the app you wish to mov e then drag and place the app on the home screen. App info Y ou can view the detailed app information while y ou are creating a shortcut fo[...]
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145 Organizing y our apps Creat e folders to organize y our applications and shor tcuts on the home screen. 1. On the home screen, tap and drag an app or shortcut onto another app and a folder will appear . 2. T ap the new folder and tap Unnamed F older to rename the f older .[...]
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146 V iewing rec ent apps Recent apps are displa yed on the left panel of the home screen. Y ou can nd detailed inf ormation and manage your apps from the Recen t Apps list. 1. T ap the Recent Apps icon a t the bottom of the home screen. 2. Swipe to the left or to the right to view Rec ent Apps. Swipe a r ecent app up or down to r emove from the[...]
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147 Switching apps When you ’ve launched sev eral apps on your P adF one, you can easily switch between y our recently-launched apps. T ap to view your r ecently-launched apps. • T apanapptoviewit. • T oremoveanapp ,simplyswipeittotheleftorright. Locking apps Secure your apps fr om unautho[...]
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148 Downloading apps Download tons of apps and games from P lay Store dir ec tly to your P adF one. Some of the apps and games are free, others y ou may need to purchase using a cr edit card or other payment f orm. T o download apps: 1. T ap Play Store fr om your Home screen. 2. F ollow the onscreen instructions to sign in to y our existing Gmail a[...]
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150 Power saver F ully maximize or extend the power of y our PadF one ev en when it is idle or while it stays connected to your network. Smar tly customize the power settings f or your frequent activities such as reading emails or wat ching videos. Setting up Po wer Sav er Maximize, optimize , or customize the pow er of your P adFone with some smar[...]
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151 3. Select any of these modes: • Ultra-saving mode: Disc onnec ts the network connection when your P adFone is idle t o fully maximize its battery life. • Optimized mode: Extends the batter y life while your P adF one stays c onnected to your network. • Cust omized mode: Allows you t o set up the power settings for y our frequent activitie[...]
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152 Splendid Splendid allows y ou to easily adjust the display settings. T o use Splendid: 1. T ap > Splendid . 2. Adjust the screen c olor temperature and c ontrast through the T empera ture and Enhancement tabs . 3. T ap Done to apply the changes. T ap to switch between tabs Move to turn on/ o the Vivid Mode Move to adjust the color tempera[...]
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153 TalkBack T alkBack provides spoken feedback t o help you navigate y our device, describing what you t ouch and activate. T o turn T alkBack o or on: 1. Go to Settings > Acc essibility > T alkBack . 2. Slide the T alkBack switch to ON or OFF . 3. T ap OK to turn on T alkBack . 4. When asked if you wan t to enable Explore by T ouch , tou[...]
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