Asus E9541 manual

ASUS T ablet[...]

2 E9541 June 2014 Revised Edition V2[...]

3 Contents Con ventions used ........................................................................................................................9 Care and saf ety .......................................................................................................................... 10 Guidelines .............................................[...]

4 4 Stay in t ouch with Omlet Chat Omlet Chat ................................................................................................................................. 48 Registering to Omlet Chat .............................................................................................................................. 48 Using Omlet cha[...]

5 Sele ....................................................................................................................................................................... 69 Smar t remov e ...................................................................................................................................................... 70 [...]

6 What ’ s Nex t ................................................................................................................................ 89 Do It Later ................................................................................................................................... 90 Acc essing or creating to- do tasks ................[...]

7 Music ......................................................................................................................................... 109 Launching Music ............................................................................................................................................. 109 Playing songs ........................[...]

8 13 App essentials Switching apps ......................................................................................................................... 132 Locking apps ............................................................................................................................ 132 Downloading apps ..............................[...]

9 Conventions used T o highlight key information in this manual, some t ex t are presen ted as follows: IMPORT ANT! This message contains vital information that must be f ollowed to complete 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[...]

10 Care and safety Guidelines Road safety comes rst. W e strongly recommend not t o use your device when driving or operating any type of vehicle. This device should only be used in en vironments with ambient temperatur es between 0°C (32°F) and 35°C (95°F). T urn o your device in r estric ted areas where the use of mobile devic es is pro[...]

11 Proper disposal Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries accor ding to the instructions. Do not throw your devic e in municipal waste. This pr oduc t has been designed to enable proper r euse of parts and rec ycling. T he symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical,[...]

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CHAPTER 1 Get your Z en ready! 1 Get your Z en ready![...]

14 P ar ts and features 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 screen, dry all the time. W ater or other liquids can cause the touch screen to malfunction. T ouch screen Fr ont camera Po wer/lock button V olume keys Headphone jack Micro-USB connector Rear camera Memo[...]

15 Installing a memor y card Y our ASUS T ablet suppor ts a microSD™, microSDHC™, and microSD X C™ memor y card with up to 64 GB of capacity . NO TE: Some memor y cards may not be compatible with your ASUS T ablet. Ensure that you use only c ompatible memor y cards to pr event loss of data, damage to your devic e, or memor y card, or both. CA[...]

16 NO TE: After installing a formatted memory card, you can access its c ontents from F ile Manager > MicroSD . 2. Align a memory card with its metal contacts facing up and inser t it into the memory card slot. 3. Push the memory card all the way into the slot un til it is seated rmly in place.[...]

17 Removing memory 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devic e. T oejec tthememor ycard,go?[...]

18 2. Pr ess the memor y card to eject. 3. Pull out the memory card.[...]

19 Charging y our ASUS T ablet Y our ASUS T ablet comes par tially 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 device . IMPORT ANT! • UseonlythebundledACpo weradapterandmicro-USBcabletochargeyourASUS[...]

20 T o charge your ASUS T ablet: 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 ASUS T ablet. IMPORT ANT! • ChargeyourASUS T abletforeight(8)hoursbefor eusingitinbatterymodefortherst?[...]

21 4. When fully-charged, disconnect the USB cable from your ASUS T ablet rst befor e unplugging the AC power adapt er from the power outlet. NO TES: • Y oucanuseyourdevicewhilechargingbutitma ytakelongertofullychargethedevice. • Chargingyourdevic eviaUSBpor tofaco[...]

22 T urning your ASUS T ablet on or o T urning y our device on T o turn your device on, press and hold the pow er button until your device vibr ates and star ts up. T urning y our device o T o turn your device o : 1. If your screen is turned o , press the pow er button to turn it on. If your screen is locked, unlock the devic e screen. [...]

23 First time use When you turn your ASUS T ablet on for the rst time , Setup Wizard will guide y ou through the setup process. F ollow the on-screen instructions to select your language, select input methods, setup your mobile network and Wi-F i, sync accounts , and congure your location services. Use your Google or ASUS acc ount to setup yo[...]

24 Battery power c onser vation tips The battery charge is the lifeline of y our ASUS T ablet. Her e are some battery power conservation tips that helps preserve the power of your ASUS T ablet’ s 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 [...]

CHAPTER 2 2 There’ s no place lik e Home There ’ s no place lik e Home[...]

26 Zen Home features Home screen Get reminders of important events, app and system upda tes, weather f orecasts, and te x t messages from people who really matter t o you, right from y our Home screen. Swipe the Home screen t o the lef t or right to display the extended Home screen Swipe down this area t o display Syst em notications Swipe down [...]

27 Understanding icons These icons ar e shown on the status bar and will guide you of the current status of y our ASUS T ablet. This icon show s the signal strength of your Wi-F i connection. This icon show s the batter y status of your ASUS T ablet. This icon show s that a microSD card is inserted in your ASUS T ablet. This icon show s that you to[...]

28 Managing your home Stamp your own personality to y our Home screen. Select an attrac tive design as y our wallpaper , add shortcuts for quick acc ess to your fave 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. •[...]

29 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 empt y area on your Home scr een and select Apps . 2. F rom All Apps, tap and hold an app , then drag it to an empty area on y our Home screen. T o remove an app shortcut: F rom your Home screen, tap and [...]

30 W allpapers Let y our apps, icons, and other Z en elements sit on an attractively designed wallpaper . Y ou may add a translucent backgr ound tint to your wallpaper f or readability and clarity. Y ou can also selec t an animated wallpaper to make your scr een come alive. T ap to apply a backg round tint T ap to select the background tin t Move t[...]

31 Applying wallpaper and back ground tint T o apply wallpaper and background tint: 1. T ap and hold an empt y area on your Home scr een and select Wallpapers . 2. Select where you want your w allpaper : on your Home screen, L ock screen, or Home screen and L ock screen. If you do not want t o add a background tint to your w allpaper , skip to step[...]

32 Quick settings Enable functions with just one tap and personalize your ASUS T ablet using Quick settings . This unique Zen featur e also shows system notications that help y ou track recent upda tes and changes on your ASUS T ablet. Y ou can launch Quick settings anytime you need it, ev en if you are currently using an app on y our ASUS T abl[...]

33 Ac cess settings T ap to launch your ASUS T ablet ’ s Settings app. V iew ASUS Quick settings list T ap to view the current list of f eatures that you can enable or disable fr om the Quick settings notication panel. V iew system notications T ap to view the current updat es and changes made on your ASUS T ablet. Go back to the Quick sett[...]

34 Using the Quick settings Notication P anel The Quick settings Notication P anel provides a one-tap access to some of the wireless f eatures and settings of your ASUS T ablet. Each of these featur es are represen ted by a button. NO TE: A blue button indicates that the featur e is currently enabled while a gray butt on indicates a disabled [...]

35 Using S ystem notications Inside System notications , you can see the latest updates done and sy stem changes made on your ASUS T ablet. Most of these changes are data and system-relat ed. The Sy stem notications screen is intuitive and can be navigated thr ough the following way s: T ap this to delet e all of the listed notications.[...]

36 ASUS ke yboard settings Creat e SMS messages, emails, and log-in passwor ds using your ASUS T ablet ’ s 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 keyboar d settings . 4. Congure the settings ac cording to[...]

37 V oic e Search Make voice commands to y our ASUS T ablet then watch it listen and take action using the Voic e Search app. Using V oice Search, you can make v oice commands to accomplish the f ollowing: •  Searchf ordataandinformationonlineoronyourASUS T ablet •  LaunchappsinsideyourASUS?[...]

38 Cust omizing voice sear ch results from the T ablet search group If you want to set paramet ers for the voice sear ch results gathered from y our Google account and your ASUS T ablet ’ s data, you may do so using the following st eps: 1. On your ASUS T ablet ’ s home screen, tap > V oice Search . 2. T ap > Settings .[...]

39 3. T ap T ablet search . 4. Tick the bo x of the search groups y ou would like to include as source when using V oice Search .[...]

40 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 Android® syst em by swiping on your touch screen panel . Y our device ’ s lock screen can also be customized to regula te access to your mobile da ta and apps. Cust [...]

41 Connecting your ASUS Tablet to your computer Connect your ASUS T ablet to your comput er ’ s USB port to charge it or transfer les betw een devices. NO TES: • ChargingthroughaUSBportofacomputermaytakelongertimet ocomplete. • Ifyourcomputerdoesnotpro videenoughpowerfor?[...]

42 T o connect your ASUS T ablet to your computer: 1. Plug the micro USB connector int o your ASUS T ablet. 2. Plug the USB connector to the USB port of your computer . C onnec ting with your desktop PC[...]

CHAPTER 3 3 Organizing contacts Organizing cont ac ts[...]

44 Managing contacts Add, import, or export your contacts from your email accoun ts to your ASUS T ablet and vice -versa. Adding c ontacts T o add contacts: 1. T ap then tap Con tac ts . 2. T ap then select the account that you wan t to save your c ontact: a. E-mail account b . Device 3. F ollow the succeeding onscreen instructions to add and sa ve[...]

45 Impor ting contacts Impor t your contacts and their respective data from one c ontact source to your ASUS T ablet or e -mail account and vice-versa. T o impor t contacts: 1. T ap then tap Con tac ts . 2. T ap > Manage contacts > Impor t/export then tap Impor t from storage . 3. T ap the account that you want t o impor t your contacts: a. E[...]

46 Expor ting contacts Expor t your contacts to an y of the storage accounts in y our ASUS T ablet. 1. T ap then tap Con tac ts . 2. T ap > Manage contacts > Impor t/export then tap Expor t to storage . 3. T ap to select the contac ts from the f ollowing accounts: a. All contacts b . E-mail c. Device 4. F ollow the succeeding onscreen instruc[...]

CHAPTER 4 4 Stay in touch with Omlet Chat Stay in touch with Omlet Chat[...]

48 Omlet Chat Omlet Chat is an online messaging app that lets y ou chat with your friends on the spot, send multimedia messages, and stor e your data on any of y our Cloud accounts securely and privat ely . NO TE: Omlet Chat app may only be available in some countries . Registering to Omlet Chat There ar e two ways to r egister to Omlet Chat, via m[...]

49 Registering your e-mail or F acebook acc ount Use your e-mail or F acebook account t o sign in to Omlet Chat. T o register y our e -mail or F acebook account: 1. T ap then tap Omlet Chat app . 2. On the Sign in page, tap C onnect a dierent acc ount here to select an account fr om Email or F acebook , then follo w the succeeding onscreen instr[...]

50 Sending Omlet invites T o add contacts to Omlet Chat, you need to send an in vite to your friends to do wnload and use Omlet Chat. T o send Omlet invitation: 1. T ap Contacts on the Omlet Chat 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 mobil[...]

51 Using Omlet chat Send text and multimedia messages for a fun, creativ e, and interactive con versation. T o star t conversa tion, tap Contacts from the Omlet Chat menu then tap the contact name. Sending a chat message T o send a chat message, key in your message in W hat’ s up eld then tap . Sending a voice message T o send a voice message,[...]

52 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 vir tual stickers from Sticker Stor e. T o download the vir tual stickers, tap > then tap . Sending multimedia messages F rom the chat thread, tap then selec t from these icons t o send a specic mutlim[...]

CHAPTER 5 5 Ac cess your emails A cc ess your emails[...]

54 Email Add Ex change, Gmail, Y ahoo! Mail, Outlook.com, POP3/IMAP acc ounts so you can receiv e, create , and browse emails right from your devic e. Y ou can also sync your email con tac ts from these accoun ts to your ASUS T ablet. IMPORT ANT! Y ou must be connec ted to the Internet so you can add an email acc ount or send and receive emails fro[...]

55 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 add an email account. 3. T ap the mail provider you want t o setup. 4. F ollow the succeeding instructions to complete setting up y our new email account. NO TE: Y ou ma y also refer to steps 3 t o 5 in [...]

56 Gmail Using the Gmail app , you can create a new Gmail ac count or synchronize y our existing Gmail account so you can send, rec eive, and bro wse emails right from your device . Setting up a Gmail accoun t 1. T ap Go ogle then tap Gmail . 2. T ap Existing and key in your existing Gmail account and passw ord, then tap . NO TES: •  T ap?[...]

57 3. Use your Google acc ount to backup and restore y our settings and data. T ap [r ight arrow ic on] to sign in to your Gmail accoun t. IMPORT ANT! I f you hav e several email accounts aside fr om Gmail, use Email app to set up and access all y our email accounts .[...]

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CHAPTER 6 6 Capture moments C a pture moments[...]

60 Launching the Camera app Capture images and r ecord videos using your ASUS T ablet’ s Camer a app. Refer t o any of the steps below to open the Camera app . F rom the lock screen Drag down until the camera app is launched. F rom the home screen T ap Camera . F rom the All Apps scr een T ap then tap Camera . Using the v olume ke y While your AS[...]

61 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 ASUS T ablet’ s camera, y ou will encounter the follo wing tutorial screen after launching the Camera app . Refer to the f o[...]

62 Camera home screen T ap the icons to star t using your camera and explor e the image and video features of y our ASUS T ablet. Use advanced camera settings Switch between the front and rear camer as See the galler y Zoom in or zoom out Record videos T ake photos Use T urbo Burst* Adjust settings Apply image eects NO TE: *The T urbo Burst feat[...]

63 Image settings Adjust the appearanc e of your captured images by conguring 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 congur e the available options. Image Congure the image quality using these options .[...]

64 Shoot mode Set your shutter speed to T imer mode or change the Burst speed under this option. F ocus & Exposure Enable T ouch auto- exposure or F ac e detection under this option.[...]

65 V ideo settings Adjust the appearanc e of your recorded videos 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 video quality using these options [...]

66 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 ASUS T ablet. IMPORT ANT! Apply the settings rst before taking images. A vailable features may v ar y per model. T ime Rewind After selecting Time Rewind , y our shutter star ts taking bu[...]

67 HDR The High-dynamic -range (HDR) featur e allows you to take mor e detailed images for low-light 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 > HDR[...]

68 Night T ake well-lit photos even on night time or on low -light situations using the Night feature of y our ASUS T ablet. NO TE: Keep your hands steady while befor e and while the ASUS T ablet is capturing the image to preven t blurr y results. Capturing Night photos 1. F rom the Camera app ’ s home screen, tap . 2. T ap > Night . 3. T ap o[...]

69 Sele T ake advantage of your rear camera ’ s high megapixel specs without w orr ying about pressing the shutter button. Using face- detection, you can set your ASUS T ablet to detect up to four faces using the r ear camera then automatically capture y our sele or group sele. Capturing Sele photos 1. F rom the Camera app screen, tap[...]

70 Smar t remov e Eliminate un wanted details immediately after capturing the image using the Smar t remov e feature . Capturing Smart remov e photos 1. F rom the Camera app 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 photo y [...]

71 Beautication Have fun during and after taking photos of your family and friends using the Beautication featur e of your ASUS T ablet. When enabled, this featur e allows you to make liv e beauty enhancements on your subject ’ s face befor e you press the shutter button. Capturing Beautication photos 1. F rom the Camera app ’ s home s[...]

72 Depth of eld T ake macro shots with a soft background using the Depth of eld. This f eature suits close up photos of subjects for a more dened and dramatic r esult. NO TE: The Depth of eld feature may v ar y per model. Capturing photos with depth of elds 1. F rom the Camera app screen, tap . 2. T ap > Depth of eld . 3. T ap [...]

73 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 Zen featur e. IMPORT ANT! This feature is only a vailable with devices that also have P art y Link. Sharing photos T o share[...]

74 3. (optional) In the Party Link home screen, set the following items: 4. T ap Create a group or Join a gr oup to star t sharing photos captured from y our ASUS T ablet. IMPORT ANT! I f you crea ted a password-prot ec ted group , you need to shar e the password to intended r ecipients for them to r eceive your photos . T ap this to cr eate a new [...]

75 Receiving photos T o receive phot os from other Party 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 th[...]

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CHAPTER 7 7 Galler y Galler y[...]

78 Using the Gallery View images and pla y videos on your ASUS T ablet using the G aller y app . This app also allows y ou to edit, share , or delete image and video les stored in your ASUS T ablet. F rom Galler y , 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 . M[...]

79 V iewing les from other sour ce locations By default, your Galler y displays all the les on y our ASUS T ablet acc ording to their album folders . T o view les from other locations accessible via y our ASUS T ablet: 1. F rom the main screen, tap . 2. T ap any of the following sour ce locations to view their respective les . IMPORT AN[...]

80 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 share . A check mark appears on top of the image you select. 4. T ap then select from the [...]

81 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 ASUS T ablet. 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 it[...]

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CHAPTER 8 8 W ork hard, play harder W ork hard, play harder[...]

84 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 crea te notes organized per notebook b y directly writing or drawing on the touchscreen. While cr eating notes, you can also add multimedia les fr om other apps and share them via social networks [...]

85 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[...]

86 Crea ting a notebook T o create new les using Supernote , refer to the f ollowing 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[...]

87 3. In the pop -up screen, tap Share then select the type of le format y ou want 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 tant[...]

88 Adding an ac count to C alendar Aside from cr eating an event logged on your ASUS T ablet, you can also use C alendar to create even ts 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 w[...]

89 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 gr oups, or weather updat e settings to get aler ts and reminders of what’ s nex t. View y our What ’ s Next aler ts from the Lock screen, S ystems No[...]

90 Do It Later Get hold of even the most trivial things in your busy lif e. Even when y ou’ re t oo busy , reply to your 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[...]

91 Weather Get real-time weather upda tes straight from your ASUS T ablet using the weather app . Using W eather , you can also check other weather details fr om around the world. W eather app launcher[...]

92 W ea ther home screen Swipe down to see other weather information. T ap this to c ongure the W eather settings. T ap this to sear ch for weather information from other cities .[...]

93 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: • F romyourASUS T ablet ’ shomescreen,tapthedigitalclockdisplay . • T ap > Clock .[...]

94 W orld C lock T ap t o access the world clock settings of your ASUS T ablet. T ap this to set y our clock on night mode and access the settings of the world clock f eature. T ap this to view the list of cities marked on your world clock. T ap this to add a new city to mark on your world clock’ s map .[...]

95 Alarm clock T ap to access the alarm clock settings of y our ASUS T ablet. T ap this to ac cess the settings of the alarm clock feature . T ap this to delet e any of the previously set alarms. T ap this to set a new alarm time .[...]

96 Stopwatch T ap to use your ASUS T ablet as a stopwa tch. T ap this button t o star t running the stopwatch f eature.[...]

97 T imer Y ou may set multiple timer options for y our ASUS T ablet. T o do this , follow the steps below: Setting the timer 1. T ap t o access the timer featur e of your ASUS T ablet. 2. Use the numeric keypad to input your tar get time then tap star t to star t the timer . numeric keypad[...]

98 Adding or deleting timer settings Y ou may also add new timer settings or delete existing ones that y ou no longer need. T o do any of these options, ref er to the following st eps: 1. T ap t o access the timer featur e of your ASUS T ablet. 2. If you previously crea ted a timer setting, these would appear on y our Timer home screen. Y ou ma y d[...]

99 File Manager Using F ile Manager allows you to easily locat e and manage your data on the internal storage of y our ASUS T ablet and its connec ted external storage devices . Ac cessing the internal st orage T o access the internal storage: 1. T ap > F ile Manager . 2. T ap > Internal storage t o view the contents of your ASUS T ablet then[...]

100 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 ASUS T ablet. NO TE: For more details , refer to the Installing a memory card section in this user guide. 2. T ap > File Manager . 3. T ap > MicroSD to view the cont ents of your microSD card .[...]

101 Ac cessing Cloud St orage IMPORT ANT! Enable W i-Fi on y our ASUS T ablet to view les fr om Cloud Storage. T o access les saved on y our cloud storage accounts: 1. T ap > File Manager . 2. T ap then tap a cloud storage location under Cloud St orage .[...]

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CHAPTER 9 9 The Internet The Internet[...]

104 Browser Y our browser’ s clean and intuitive Zen interface makes it easier to sur f web conten ts 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. Launching Brow ser from the lock screen Drag down until the Browser app is launched . Lau[...]

CHAPTER 10 10 Fun and entertainment F un and enter tainment[...]

106 Using headset Have the fr eedom to do other things while you ’ re in a call or enjoy listening to y our favorite music, using a headset. C onnec ting audio jack Inser t the 2.5mm headset jack into the audio port of your device. W ARNING! • Donotinser totherobjectsintotheaudiojackpor t. • Donotinser t[...]

107 Audio Wizard AudioW izard allows y ou to customize the sound modes of your ASUS T ablet for a clear er 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 to activat e then tap Done to save and exit.[...]

108 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 accoun t to maximize the features of P lay Games. Using Pla y Games T o use Play Games: 1. T ap > P[...]

109 Music Acc ess your music collection right on your ASUS T ablet 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 ASUS T ablet ’ s internal storage system. Start [...]

110 Playing music fr om Cloud IMPORT ANT! Enable W i-Fi on y our ASUS T ablet to view les fr om Cloud music . Y our ASUS T ablet currently suppor ts music les saved in the f ollowing cloud storage accounts: •  ASUS W ebstorage •  Dropbo x •  OneDrive •  Drive Adding a cloud stor age accoun t T o play songs s[...]

111 Sound recorder Record audio les using your ASUS T ablet by enabling the Sound Recorder app . Launching Sound Recorder T o launch Sound Record, tap > Sound Recorder . Sound Recorder home scr een T ap this to start audio recording . T ap this to cust omize the Sound Recorder settings. T ap this to view the list of sa ved audio recording [...]

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CHAPTER 11 11 Maintain y our Zen Maintain your Z en[...]

114 Keeping your device up-to-date Keep your ASUS T ablet in the loop of Android system upda tes and upgraded apps and featur es. Updating y our system T o update your ASUS T ablet: 1. T ap then tap Settings . 2. On the Settings screen, slide down to displa y other items then tap About . 3. T ap System upda te then tap Check Update . NO TE: Y ou ca[...]

115 Backup & reset Back up data, Wi-F i passwor ds, and other settings to Google ser vers using your ASUS T ablet. T o do this: 1. T ap then tap Settings > Backup & reset . 2. F rom the Backup & reset window , you can: • Backup my da ta: This featur e backs up your data, Wif-F i passwords , and other settings to Google ser vers [...]

116 Securing your ASUS Tablet Use the security features of y our ASUS T ablet 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 ASUS T ablet oers you. T o select the screen unlock of your ASUS T ablet: 1. T ap then tap Settings [...]

117 Unlock screen options Choose from these options to lock y our ASUS T ablet. • Slide: Slide your nger to an y direction to unlock your ASUS T ablet.[...]

118 • F ace Unlock: Show y our face 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 patt ern, PIN, or password. • Someonewholookssimilartoyoucouldunlocky ourASUS T ablet. • Thedatausedtoidentifyy ourfaceis?[...]

119 5. After your fac e has been captured, tap C ontinue . 6. If F ace Unlock cannot rec ognize your face , you will be prompted t o selec t a secondary option to unlock your ASUS T ablet. Select Pattern if you w ant to unlock your ASUS T ablet by a pattern, or PIN to unlock it by keying in your PIN then f ollow the succeeding onscreen instructions[...]

120 • Pa ttern: Slide your nger on the dots and creat e a pattern. IMPORT ANT! Y ou can cr eate a pattern with a minimum of four dots . Ensure to remember the pattern that y ou created t o unlock your device.[...]

121 • PIN: Key in at least four numbers t o set a PIN. IMPORT ANT! Ensure to remember the PIN that you cr eated to unlock your device .[...]

122 • Passw ord: Key in at least four char ac ters to crea te a password . IMPORT ANT! Ensure to remember the passwor d that you created t o unlock your device.[...]

123 Conguring 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 Nex t Widget switch t o ON to show the said w[...]

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CHAPTER 12 12 Connect your Zen Connec t your Z en[...]

126 Wi-Fi The Wi-F i technology of y our ASUS T ablet gets y ou connected to the wireless world. Upda te your social media accounts , browse the Internet, or ex change data and messages wirelessly with your ASUS T ablet. Enabling W i-Fi T o enable Wi-Fi: 1. T ap on the Home screen then tap Settings app . 2. Slide the Wi-F i switch to the right to t[...]

127 Disabling W i-Fi T o disable Wi-Fi: 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 Wi-F i. NO TE: Y ou can also disable the W i-Fi fr om Quick S ettings screen. Refer t o sec tion Quick Settings on how to launch Quick Settings screen. Bluetooth ® Use the Bluetooth f eature of your ASU[...]

128 P airing your ASUS T ablet t o a Bluetooth® device Before using the Bluet ooth feature of y our ASUS T ablet in full scale , you have t o pair it rst with the Bluetooth device. The ASUS T ablet automa tically stores the pairing connection of the Bluetooth device. T o pair your ASUS T ablet to a Bluetooth device: 1. On the Settings screen, t[...]

129 PlayTo Play T o app lets you screencast y our ASUS T ablet t o a streaming-suppor ted display . Doing this allows an external display to become a dual monitor or sec ond screen to your ASUS T ablet. IMPORT ANT! Y our ex ternal display must have Miracast™ or DLNA® technology t o suppor t Play T o app . Launching Play T o There ar e two ways y[...]

130 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 W ebStor age, Drive, OneDrive , and Dropbox. ASUS W ebSt orage Register for or sig n in to ASUS W ebStorage and get up to 5GB of free cloud st orage account. Aut omatically upload newly captured photos f [...]

CHAPTER 13 13 App essentials App essentials[...]

132 Switching apps When you ’ve launched sev eral apps on your Zen, y ou can easily switch between your recen tly-launched apps. T ap to view your recently-launched apps . • T apanapptoviewit. • T oremoveanapp ,simplyswipeittotheleftorright. Locking apps Secure your apps fr om unauthorized[...]

133 Downloading apps Download tons of apps and games from P lay Store dir ec tly to your ASUS T ablet. Some of the apps and games are free , others you may need to pur chase using a credit 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 Gmai[...]

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CHAPTER 14 14 There’ s more to your Z en There ’ s more to y our Zen[...]

136 Power saver F ully maximize or extend the power of y our ASUS T ablet 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 ASUS T ablet with s[...]

137 3. Select any of these modes: • Ultra-sa ving mode: Disconnec ts the network connection when your ASUS T ablet is idle to fully maximize its battery life. • Optimized mode: Extends the battery life while your ASUS T ablet stays connected to your network. • Cust omized mode: Allows you t o set up the power settings for y our frequent activ[...]

138 ASUS Splendid ASUS Splendid allows y ou to easily adjust the display settings. T o use ASUS Splendid: 1. T ap > ASUS Splendid . 2. Adjust the screen c olor temperature and con trast through the T emperatur e and Enhancement tabs. 3. T ap Done to apply the changes. T ap to swit ch between tabs Move to turn on/ o the Vivid Mode Move to adju[...]

APPENDIX A Appendix[...]

140 Notices F ederal C ommunications C ommission Statement This device complies with FC C Rules P ar t 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • Thisdevic emaynotcauseharmfulinter ferenc e. • Thisdevic emustacceptanyinterferencer eceived,includingint er ferencethatma yca[...]

141 RF Exposure Informa tion (SAR) This device meets the gov ernment ’ s requirements f or exposure to radio wa ves. This device is desig ned and manufactured not to exc eed the emission limits for exposure to r adio frequency (RF) energy set by the F ederal Communications C ommission of the U.S. Gov ernment. The exposure standar d employs a unit[...]

142 Canada, Industry Canada (IC) Notices This Class B digital apparatus c omplies with Canadian ICES-003, RSS-210, and CAN ICES-3(B)/NMB -3(B). Operation is subject to the following tw o conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference , and (2) this device must accept an y inter ferenc e, including interference that may cause undesir ed oper[...]

143 Canada, a vis d’Industrie Canada (IC) Cet appareil numérique de classe B est c onforme aux normes canadiennes ICES-003, RSS-210 et C AN ICES- 3(B)/NMB-3(B). Son fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) c et appareil ne doit pas causer d’ inter fér ence et (2) cet appareil doit accept er toute interférence, notammen t [...]

144 EC Declara tion of Conf ormity This product is compliant with the r egulations of the R&T TE Direc tive 1999/5/EC. The Declara tion of Conf ormit y can be downloaded from http://support.asus.com. Pre vention of Hearing L oss T o prevent possible hearing damage , do not listen at high volume levels f or long periods. F or Fr ance, headphones[...]

145 CE M ark W arning CE marking for devices with wir eless LAN/ Bluetooth This equipment complies with the r equirements of Directive 1999/5/EC of the Eur opean Parliament 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 is 0.377 W/[...]

146 IC W arning Statemen t The device could aut omatically discontinue transmission in case of absence of inf ormation to transmit, or operational failure . Note that this is not intended to pr ohibit transmission of control or signaling inf ormation or the use of repetitive c odes where required b y the technology . The Country Code Selection feat[...]

147 India RoHS This product complies with the “India E-waste (Management and Handling) Rule 2011” and prohibits use of lead, mercury , hexavalent chr omium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybr ominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in concentra tions exceeding 0.1% by w eight in homogenous materials and 0.01% by weight in homogenous materials [...]

148 Manufacturer: ASUST eK C omputer Inc. Address: 4F , No.150, LI- TE RD ., PEIT OU, T AIPEI 112, T AIW AN Authorised repr ese ntativ e in Europe: ASUS Computer GmbH Address: HARK ORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RA TINGEN, GERMANY Model name: K013 (ME176C/ME176CX)[...]

149 C OPYRIGHT INFORMA TION 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 in any f orm or by any means, ex cept documentation kept by the purchaser f or backup purposes, without the express written permission[...]

150 EC Declaration of Conformity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Address, City: 4F, No. 150, LI-TE Rd., PEITOU, T AIPEI 112, TAIWAN Country: TAIWAN A uthorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the fo llowing app aratus: Product name : ASU[...]