Asus E8672 manual

USER MANUAL E8672 ASUS Tablet[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 2 E8672 First Edition December 2013 COP YRIGHT INFORMA TION No part of this manual, including the products and soft ware described in it, may be repr oduced, transmitted, transcribed , stored in a retrieval system, or transla ted into any language in any f orm or by any means, e xcept documentation kept by the pur chaser for b[...]

TF502T 3 Contents About this manual ........................................................................................................... 6 Conv entions used in this manual .............................................................................. 7 T ypography ..............................................................................[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 4 Chapter 3: W orking with Android™ Starting up for the rst time ......................................................................................38 Android™ lock screen ................................................................................................... 39 Unlocking your device .....................[...]

TF502T 5 Chapter 4: Pre-installed Apps F eatured pre-installed apps ....................................................................................... 60 Play Music.........................................................................................................................60 Camera ..................................................[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 6 About this manual This manual provides inf ormation about the hardware and software f eatures of your ASUS T ablet, organized through the f ollowing chapters: Chapter 1: Hardwar e Setup This chapter details the hardw are components of your ASUS T ablet. Chapter 2: Using y our ASUS T ablet This chapter show s you how to use t[...]

TF502T 7 C onv entions used in this manual T o highlight key information in this manual, some texts are pr esented as follow s: IMPORT ANT! This message contains vital information that must be follo wed to complete a task. NO TE: This message contains additional information and tips that can help complete tasks. W ARNING! This message con tains imp[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 8 Safety Precautions Charging y our device Ensure to fully charge y our ASUS T ablet before using it in battery mode for extended periods. Remember that the power adapt er charges the your ASUS T ablet as long as it is plugged into an AC power sour ce. Be awar e that it takes much longer to charge your ASUS T ablet when it is [...]

TF502T 9 Package contents NO TES: • If any of the items is damaged or missing, c ontact your retailer . • The bundled pow er adapter varies with country or region. Po wer adapter ASUS T ablet USB Dock cable ASUS Tablet USB Dongle User manual W arranty card Cleaning cloth[...]

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TF502T 11 Chapter 1: Hardw are S etup Chapter 1: Hardware Setup[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 12 Ambient light sensor The ambient light sensor detects the amount of light in y our environment. It allows the system to automa tically adjust the brightness of the display depending on the ambient light condition. Fr ont camera This built-in fron t camera allows you to take pictures or r ecord videos using your ASUS T ablet[...]

TF502T 13 T ouch screen panel The touch screen panel allo ws you to operat e your ASUS T ablet using touch gestures . Dock por t Use the dock port to charge the battery pack or supply power to your ASUS T ablet. If you purchased an optional ASUS mobile dock, you can connect it to the Dock por t to support keyboard, touchpad, and USB 2.0 port functi[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 14 Rear view Speaker/Headset port This port allows you to connect your ASUS T ablet to amplied speakers or a headset. IMPORT ANT! This por t does not suppor t an external microphone. V olume button The volume button allo ws you to incr ease or decrease the volume level of your ASUS T ablet. Built-in NFC (Near Field C ommuni[...]

TF502T 15 Microphone The built-in microphone can be used f or video confer encing, voice narrations, or simple audio r ecordings. Rear camera This built-in rear camer a allows you to take high-denition pictures or high-denition videos using your ASUS T ablet . Camera LED ash Use the ash to take photos or r ecord videos when lighting con[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 16 Manual reset hole If the system becomes unresponsiv e, push inside the manual reset hole using a straightened paper clip to f orce-restar t your ASUS T ablet. IMPORT ANT! • F orcing the system to r estar t may result to data loss . We str ongly recommend that y ou back up your data regularly . • Use only when the system[...]

TF502T 17 Chapter 2: Using your ASUS T ablet Chapter 2: Using y our ASUS T ablet[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 18 Setting up your ASUS Tablet Charging y our ASUS T ablet Charge your ASUS T ablet for eight (8) hours bef ore using it in battery mode for the rst time . Connect the USB Dock cable to the power adapter . Plug the 36-pin connector into your ASUS T ablet. Plug the power adapt er into a grounded pow er outlet. T o charge you[...]

TF502T 19 NO TES: • Y our ASUS T ablet can be charged via the USB port on a computer only when it is in sleep mode (screen o ) or turned o . • Charging through a USB port of a computer may take a longer time to c omplete. • If your computer does not pro vide enough power for charg ing your ASUS T ablet, charge your ASUS T ablet via the [...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 20 T urning your ASUS T ablet on T o turn your ASUS T ablet on, pr ess the power button f or about two (2) seconds.[...]

TF502T 21 Gestures for the ASUS Tablet Using the touch screen panel , the following gestur es can be done to navigate, interact with, and launch the exclusiv e features included with y our ASUS T ablet . T o move an app , tap and hold the app and drag it to a new location. • T o delete an app from the main screen, tap and hold the app and drag it[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 22 T ap/touch T ap an app to launch it. • In the File Manager app , tap to select and open a le. • Zoom out Bring together your two ngers on the touch panel t o zoom out an image in Galler y , Maps or Places.[...]

TF502T 23 Zoom in Spread apart your two ngers on the touch panel to zoom in an image in Gallery, Maps or Places. Swipe Swipe your nger to the left or to the right on the t ouch panel display to switch between screens or to ip thr ough the pages of an e -book or a galler y of images.[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 24 Connecting an HDMI display T o connect an HDMI- compliant display: Connect the micro HDMI connector to the micro HDMI port of your ASUS T ablet. Plug the HDMI cable to the HDMI port of an HDMI- compliant display .[...]

TF502T 25 home pgdn pgup end enter backspace tab es c caps lock shift shift ctrl ctrl alt alt fn fn delete scr lk insert num lk prt sc sysrq pause break f12 f11 f10 f9 f8 f7 f6 f5 f4 f3 f2 f1 Using the ASUS mobile dock Getting to know your ASUS mobile dock T op view Hinge This hinge supports your ASUS T ablet while it is c onnected to the ASUS mobi[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 26 T ouchpad The touchpad allow s the use of multi-gestures to navigate onscreen, providing an intuitiv e user experience. It also simulates the functions of a regular mouse. NO TE: For mor e details, refer to section Using the touchpad in this manual . Latch hooks The latch hooks allow y ou to securely attach y our ASUS T abl[...]

TF502T 27 Left view USB Dock por t This 36-pin USB Dock port allows you to supply pow er to your ASUS mobile dock and charge the internal battery pack. Y ou can also charge your ASUS T ablet and ASUS mobile dock assembly using this por t. Battery charge indicator This two- color LED pro vides a visual indication of the battery ’ s charge status. [...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 28 Right view USB 2.0 Port The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is compatible with USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 devices such as keyboards , pointing devices, ash disk drives , external HDDs, speakers, camer as, and printers.[...]

TF502T 29 backs pac e t ab en ter caps lock f2 es c del ete sc r lk insert num lk prt sc sysrq pause break f12 f10 f8 f7 f1 f6 f5 f4 f3 f9 shift shift ctrl ctrl alt alt fn pgd n pgup h ome end fn Docking your ASUS T ablet T o dock your ASUS T ablet: Put the ASUS mobile dock on a at and stable surface. Align the ASUS T ablet with the ASUS mobile [...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 30 backspace t ab enter caps lock f2 es c delet e scr lk insert num lk prt sc sysrq pause break f12 f10 f8 f7 f1 f6 f5 f4 f3 f9 shift shift ctrl ctrl alt alt fn pgdn pgup home end fn Charging y our ASUS T ablet on the ASUS mobile dock T o charge your ASUS T ablet on the ASUS mobile dock : Connect the USB Dock cable to the powe[...]

TF502T 31 IMPORT ANT! • Use only the ASUS T ablet ’ s bundled pow er adapter and USB Dock cable to charge your ASUS T ablet assembly or when charging the ASUS mobile dock only . Using a dierent po wer adapter may damage these devices . • Ensure that you plug the po wer adapter to the correct power outlet with the correct input rating. T he[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 32 F unction key s The function key s on your ASUS mobile dock ca n trigger the f ollowing co mmands: f1 Puts the ASUS T ablet into Sleep mode. f4 T urns Airplane mode on or o . NO TE: W hen enabled, the Airplane mode disables all wireless connectivity. f5 Decreases the display brightness. f6 Increases the display brightnes[...]

TF502T 33 fn home pgdn pgup end Fn Pr ess <Fn> and the arro w keys to scroll up and down or scr oll to the start and end of a document or web page . Activates the properties menu, which is equivalent to or of the current app display ed on your screen.[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 34 Using the T ouchpad Single tap to select an item. Double tap to launch an item. Finger slide Slide your nger across the t ouchpad to move the poin ter . T ap/Double tap Drag and drop Select an item then press and hold the left-click button. Using your other nger , slide down the t ouchpad to drag and drop the item t o[...]

TF502T 35 T w o-nger scroll (up/down) Slide two ngers to scroll up or down. Slide two ngers to scroll left or right. T w o-nger scroll (lef t/right) T w o-nger tap and hold Use two ngers to hold a selected item.[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 36 Undocking your ASUS T ablet backspace t ab enter caps lock f2 es c delet e sc r lk insert num lk prt sc sysrq pause break f12 f10 f8 f7 f1 f6 f5 f4 f3 f9 shift shift ctrl ctrl alt alt fn pgdn pgup home end fn T o undock your ASUS T ablet: Put the entir e assembly on a at and stable sur face. Move the latch do wn to relea[...]

TF502T 37 Chapter 3: Working with Android™ Chapter 3: W ork ing with Android™[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 38 Starting up for the rst time When you turn on your ASUS T ablet for the rst time , a series of steps appear to guide you in conguring the basic settings of your Andr oid™ operating system. T o star t your ASUS T ablet for the rst time: 1. T urn your ASUS T ablet on. 2. Choose a language, then tap . 3. Select a[...]

TF502T 39 Android™ lock screen Unlocking your devic e T ap and drag to . Time, date , and weather panel Wallpaper and widget panel Lock icon Google Now launcher[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 40 Adding a widget on the lock scr een Swipe the time, dat e, and widget panel to the right to view the wallpaper and widget panel, then tap and select a widget. Adding a w allpaper on the lock screen Swipe the time, dat e, and widget panel to the right to view the wallpaper and widget panel, then tap and select a wallpaper fr[...]

TF502T 41 Entering Google Now T ap on the system bar then drag it to Google icon. Google Now Google Now is your ASUS Tablet's personal assistant, giving you instant updates on weather conditions, nearby restaurants, ight schedules, scheduled appointments, and other related information based from your web history, synced calendars and remind[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 42 Home Screen Notication bar Open All Apps screen Shortcuts Shortcuts T ap to update location and w eather settings Return to Home Screen Display recent apps Return to the previous screen System bar Open Google Voic e search Read e-mails in Email app Displays local date Open Google T ext search System bar lock[...]

TF502T 43 Screen view s The built-in gra vity-sensor and gyroscope of your ASUS T ablet enable automatic screen rotations depending on ho w you hold it. Y ou can quick ly switch between a landscape or portrait view by steering your ASUS T ablet to the left or to the right. Landscape view P or trait view[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 44 Locking the screen orienta tion By default, your ASUS T ablet screen automatically changes its orientation from portrait mode to landscape mode or vice -versa, depending on the way y ou hold your device . Y ou can disable the auto-rotate screen function by following these st eps: 1. T ap on the Home Screen to open All Apps [...]

TF502T 45 Using Bluet ooth Enabling or disabling Bluetooth in your de vice Bluetooth is a wireless standar d used for exchang ing data over short distances. Bluetooth exists in many pr oducts, such as smar tphones, computers , tablet devices, and headsets . Bluetooth is very useful when transferring data between two or more devices tha t are near e[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 46 Connecting your ASUS T ablet to a Bluetooth device After you hav e paired your ASUS T ablet to a Bluetooth device, y ou can easily reconnect to it manually , after it is back in range. T o connect to a Bluetooth device: Unpairing and conguring a Bluetooth devic e T o unpair or congure a Bluetooth device: 1. T ap to go[...]

TF502T 47 Managing Apps Crea ting app shor tcuts Get easy access to some of your fa vorite applications by cr eating app shor tcuts on your Home Screen. T o create app shortcuts: 1. T ap to go to the All Apps screen. 2. F rom the All Apps screen, tap and hold the app ’ s icon then drag it to the Home Screen. Removing an app from the H ome Screen [...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 48 V iewing app info Y ou can view the detailed app information while creating a shortcut for the app . While holding an app on the All A pps screen, the display switches t o Home Screen and the App info appears on the top of the Home Scr een display . Drag the app to App info to displa y its detailed information.[...]

TF502T 49 Crea ting app folder Y ou can create folders t o organize shortcuts on your Home Screen. T o create an app folder: 1. On the Home Screen, tap and drag an app or shortcut onto another app until a black circle appears. NO TES: • The created f older is shown in a black circle. • Y ou can add multiple apps in your folder . 2. T ap the fol[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 50 V iewing apps under the Recen ts screen The Recents screen allo ws you to view a list of app shortcuts based from your recently launched apps . Using the Recents screen, y ou can easily go back to or switch between the apps you r ecently launched. T o access the Recents screen: 1. T ap on the system bar . 2. A list shows up[...]

TF502T 51 1. T ap and hold a recent app to display its menu. 2. T o remove the app from the list, select Remov e from list. T o view its information, select App info . NO TE: Y ou can also r emove a rec ent app from the list by swiping it up or down. T o view a recent app ’ s menu:[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 52 T ask M anager ASUS T ask Manager displays a list of currently running utilities and applications, including their usages in percentages , on your ASUS T ablet. Y ou can also open and close the running apps individually or close all apps and utilities at once using the One -click Clean func tion. T o manage T ask Manager: 1[...]

TF502T 53 File Manager F ile Manager allows you to easily locate and manage y our data either on the internal storage or the connected external storage devic es. Ac cessing the int ernal storage T o access the internal storage: 1. T ap to go to the All Apps scr een. 2. T ap File Manager > Internal Stor age on the left panel to view the contents [...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 54 Cust omizing your con tents F rom F ile Manager , you can copy , cut , share and delete the conten ts of your device and the installed external storage device . When you customiz e a le or folder , tick the bo x beside the le or folder and the action bar appears on the upper right corner of the screen. NO TES: • The[...]

TF502T 55 Settings Settings screen allows y ou to congure the system settings of y our ASUS T ablet. With this syst em app, y ou can congure your ASUS T ablet ’ s wireless connectivity, hardware , personal, accoun t and system settings. There ar e two ways to launch the Settings screen. 1. F rom the All Apps screen, tap Settings to display [...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 56 Notication panel Notication panel alerts you of app updates, incoming emails , and utility status. T o launch notication panel, swipe down the top-left side of the notication bar . NO TE: Swipe the notication to the left or to the right to remov e the item from the list.[...]

TF502T 57 Turning your ASUS Tablet off Y ou can shut down your ASUS T ablet by doing any of the follo wing: Pr ess the power button f or about two (2) seconds and when prompted, tap Po wer O then tap OK . If your ASUS T ablet is unresponsive, press and hold the po wer button for about ve (5) seconds until y our ASUS T ablet turns o . IMPOR[...]

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TF502T 59 Chapter 4: Pre-installed A pps Chapter 4: Pre-installed A pps[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 60 Featured pre-installed apps Play Music Play Music app , an integrat ed inter face for y our music collection, allows you to play your sa ved music les stored int ernally or from an installed external storage device. Y ou can shue and play all music les randomly or ip to select an album for your listening pleasur[...]

TF502T 61 T ap to capture pictures T ap to preview r ecent pictures/videos T ap to change camera modes T aking pic tures F rom the camera screen, tap to take pictures. T ap to congure other settings Camer a The camera app allows you t o take pictures, r ecord videos , and capture panor amic images using your ASUS T ablet. T o launch the Camera a[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 62 T ap to stop rec ording T ap to preview r ecent pictures/videos Recording videos F rom the camera screen, tap > then tap to r ecord videos. Capturing panoramas F rom the camera screen, tap > then tap to captur e panoramas. T ap to preview r ecent pictures/videos T ap to stop rec ording[...]

TF502T 63 Conguring the camer a settings T o congure the camera settings: F rom the camera screen, tap . Conguring the camer a settings Adjust the camera settings of y our ASUS T ablet t o take or record high-denition pictures and videos. T ap to switch camera T ap to set exposure T ap to select a ash setting T ap to set a white bala[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 64 Galler y View images and play videos on y our ASUS T ablet using the G allery app. This app also allows you t o edit, share, or delete image and video les st ored in your ASUS T ablet. From Gallery, y ou can display images in a slideshow or tap to view the selected image or video le. T o launch Galler y, tap Gallery o[...]

TF502T 65 Sharing and deleting albums T o share the album, tap and hold an album until a tool bar appears on top of the screen. Y ou can upload or share the selected albums online or delete them from your ASUS T ablet. T ap to share the selected album through sharing apps. T ap this icon to delete the selected album. T ool bar[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 66 Sharing , editing and deleting images T o share, edit or delete the image, tap t o open the image then tap on the image to launch the tool bar on top of the scr een. Sharing images T o share the image: 1. F rom Galler y screen, open the album containing the image that y ou want to share. 2. T ap to selec t then tap and sele[...]

TF502T 67 T o share multiple images: 1. F rom Galler y screen, open the album containing the images that y ou want to share. 2. T ap and hold one image then tap the other images. 3. T ap then select from the list of sharing apps.[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 68 T ap to save edits Editing tools T o delete multiple images: 1. F rom the Galler y screen, open the album containing the images that y ou want to delete. 2. T ap and hold one image then tap the other images. 3. T ap File Manager Settings Play Store Gallery Polaris Office My Library Lite Camera Play Music Maps Email Gmail Su[...]

TF502T 69 3. Congure the A ccoun t settings and tap Next . Email The Email app allows y ou to add POP3, IMAP , and Exchange accoun ts so you can receiv e, create , and browse e-mails right from your ASUS T ablet. IMPORT ANT! Y ou must be connected to the Internet so you can add an e-mail account or send and rec eive e-mails from added accounts. [...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 70 4. Key in an account name that you want to be displa yed in the outgoing messages, then tap Next to log into y our inbox. Adding e-mail accounts T o add e -mail accounts: 1. T ap Email on the Home Screen to launch the Email app . 2. Log-in using your ac count. 3. T ap > Settings , then tap ADD AC C OUNT to add an e -mail[...]

TF502T 71 NO TES: • T ap Ne w if you do not own a Google account. • When signing in, you ha ve to wait while your ASUS T ablet communicates with Google ser vers to setup y our account. 3. Use your Google accoun t to backup and restore y our settings and data. T ap to sig n in to your Gmail account. IMPORT ANT! I f you have sev eral e-mail accou[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 72 Play St ore Access lots of fun games and apps in the P lay Store using y our Google account. IMPORT ANT! Y ou can only access Play S tore by signing in to y our Google account. Ac cessing Play S tore T o access Play Stor e: 1. On the Home Screen, tap Play Store . 2. If you already hav e an existing Google account, tap Exist[...]

TF502T 73 Maps Google Maps allows you to view and nd places , establishments and get directions. It also allows you to check y our current location and share the information with others. Using Google Maps T o use Google M aps: 1. T ap to display the All apps scr een, then tap Maps . 2. Use the search bar on top of the scr een to customize your s[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 74 App Lock er App Locker is a security app that allows y ou to restrict and control acc ess to selected apps and les. Using App L ocker T o use App Locker: 1. On the Home Screen, tap then tap App Locker . 2. T ap Star t , set up your password then tap OK .[...]

TF502T 75 App Lock er screen T ap to congure the A pp Locker settings Move the slider to the right to enable the App Locker and activate the app list T ap the apps that you want t o lock or tap the locked app to unlock it. NO TES: • The apps that you locked appear as locked icons on the Home Scr een. • App Locker prompts y ou to key in your [...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 76 File P rotection screen Using F ile Protection T o use File P rotection: 1. T ap File Protection then tap to open F ile Manager app. 2. T ap to selec t the les that you want t o protect, then tap . The les that you want t o protect appear on the File P rotection screen. T ool bar T ap to add les to protect Protecte[...]

TF502T 77 W idgets Widgets ar e mini apps that allow you to con veniently access useful and fun applications on your ASUS T ablet ’ s Home Screen. T o view widgets, tap on the Home Screen then tap WIDGETS . Displaying a widget on the Home Screen F rom the Widgets screen, swipe y our nger to the left or to the right to select a widget. T ap and[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 78 ASUS Battery ASUS Battery is a special widget designed to show the battery status of your ASUS T ablet and its connec ted accessories by per centage and color . T o view ASUS Batter y widget, tap on the Home Screen then tap WIDGETS . Displaying the ASUS Battery widget on the Home Screen F rom the Widgets screen, swipe y our[...]

TF502T 79 Appendices App endices[...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 80 F ederal C ommunications C ommission Stat ement This device complies with FC C Rules P ar t 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful int er ference . • This device must acc ept any interference rec eived, including interference that may cause undesired opera tion. Thi[...]

TF502T 81 RF Exposure Informa tion (SAR) This device meets the gov ernment ’ s requirements for e xposure to radio wav es. This device is designed and manufactured not to e xceed the emission limits for exposure to radio fr equency (RF) energy set by the F ederal Communications Commission of the U .S. Government. The exposure standar d employs a [...]

ASUS T ablet E-Manual 82 P ow er Safety Requirement Pr oducts with elec trical current ratings up to 6A and weighing mor e than 3Kg must use approv ed power cords g reater than or equal to: H05VV-F , 3G, 0.75mm 2 or H05VV-F , 2G, 0.75mm 2 . ASUS Recycling/T akeback Ser vices ASUS recycling and takeback programs c ome from our commitment to the high[...]

TF502T 83 Proper disposal Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an inc orrect type. Dispose of used batteries acc ording to the instructions. DO NOT thr ow the battery in municipal waste. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the ba tter y should not be placed in municipal waste . DO NOT thr ow the ASUS T ablet in municipal[...]

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