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Circumstances may arise where because of a default on ASUS’ part or other liability, you are entitled to recover damages from ASUS. In each such instance, regardless of the basis on which you are entitled to claim damages from ASUS, ASUS is liable for no more than damages for bodily injury (including death) and damage to real property and tangible personal property;...
Parts and features ......................9 Installing a memory card ........................10 Installing a micro SIM card (on selected models) ..............14 Charging your ASUS Tablet ......................17 Turning your ASUS Tablet on or of ....................19 Basics ................................20 Starting for the irst time ........................21 Using the touchscreen........................23 ZenMotion .............................25...
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Managing contacts .....................56 Launching the Contacts app ......................56 Contacts Settings ..........................56 Setting up your proile ........................56 Adding contacts ...........................57 Setting up your VIPs ...........................59 Marking your favorite contacts ......................62 Importing contacts ..........................63 Exporting contacts ..........................63 Managing your block list ........................64 Social networking with your contacts ..................64 Backup/restore call logs (on selected models) .................65 Send messages and more ..................67...
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Enabling Wi-Fi ............................ 125 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network ....................125 Disabling Wi-Fi ........................... 126 Bluetooth® .........................126 Enabling Bluetooth® ........................126 Pairing your ASUS Tablet to a Bluetooth® device ..............127 Unpairing your ASUS Tablet from the Bluetooth® device ..........127...
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Audio Wizard ............................150 Splendid ............................... 151 Power Saver ............................154 Maintain your Zen Keeping your device up-to-date ................157 Updating your system ........................157 Storage ..............................157 Backup and reset ..........................157 Securing your ASUS Tablet ......................158 Appendix Notices ........................162...
Use only AC adapters and cables approved by ASUS for use with this device. Refer to the rating label on the bottom of your device and ensure that your power adapter complies with this rating.
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Proper disposal Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. Do not throw your device in municipal waste. This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical, electronic equipment and mercury- containing button cell battery) should not be placed in municipal waste.
Get your Zen ready! Get your Zen ready! Parts and features Take a hold of your device and have it up and running in a jify. Audio speaker Front camera Speaker/Headset port Rear camera Volume button Power button Groove Touch screen panel Microphone Micro USB 2.0 port IMPORTANT! Keep the device, particularly the touch screen, dry all the time.
CAUTION! Be extra careful when handling a memory card. ASUS is not responsible for any data loss or damage incurred to your memory card.
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Push the memory card all the way into the slot until it is seated irmly in place. Put back the card slot cover. NOTE: After installing a formatted memory card, you can access its contents from ASUS > File Manager > Internal storage > sdcard.
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Removing a memory card CAUTION! • Be extra careful when handling a memory card. ASUS is not responsible for any data loss or damage incurred to your memory card. • Eject the memory card properly to safely remove it from device. To eject the memory card, go to Home > All Apps > Settings > Storage > Unmount external storage. To remove a memory card: Orient your device as shown, then locate the groove and open the card slot.
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Put back the back cover. Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!
NOTE: adapter or the use of a cutter. CAUTION! Be extra careful when handling a micro SIM card. ASUS is not responsible for any data loss or damage incurred to your micro SIM card. To install a micro SIM card: Orient your device as shown, then locate the groove and open the card slot.
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Align and insert a micro SIM card into the micro SIM card slot. Push the micro SIM card all the way into the slot until it is seated irmly in place. Put back the back cover. Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!
Removing a micro SIM card (on selected models) CAUTION! Be extra careful when handling a micro SIM card. ASUS is not responsible for any data loss or micro SIM damage incurred to your card. To remove a micro SIM card: Orient your device as shown, then locate the groove and open the slot.
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Put back the back cover. Charging your ASUS Tablet Your ASUS Tablet comes partially charged but you must charge it fully before using it for the irst time. Read the following important notices and cautions before charging your device. IMPORTANT! • Use only the bundled AC power adapter and micro-USB cable to charge your ASUS Tablet. Using a...
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• Charge your ASUS Tablet for eight (8) hours before using it in battery mode for the irst time. • The status of battery charge is indicated by the following icons: Not Charging Charging Full When fully-charged, disconnect the USB cable from your ASUS Tablet irst before unplugging the AC power adapter from the power outlet. NOTES: • You can use your device while charging but it may take longer to fully charge the device. • Charging your device via USB port of a computer may take longer to fully charge the device. • If your computer does not provide enough power for charging via USB port, charge your ASUS Tablet using the AC power adapter plugged to a power outlet instead.
Turning your ASUS Tablet on or of Turning your device on To turn your device on, press and hold the power button until your device vibrates and starts up. Turning your device of To turn your device of: If your screen is turned of, press the power button to turn it on. If your screen is locked, unlock the device screen.
Explore the intuitive simplicity of ASUS Zen UI! ASUS Zen UI is a charming and intuitive interface exclusively for ASUS Tablets. It provides you with special apps, which are integrated in or with other apps, to it your unique individual needs and make your life easier while letting you have fun with your ASUS Tablet.
Follow the onscreen instructions to select your language, select input methods, set up your mobile network, Wi-Fi, sync accounts, and conigure your location services. Use your Google or ASUS account to set up your device, if you do not have a Google or ASUS account yet, go ahead and create one.
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Battery power conservation tips The battery charge is the lifeline of your ASUS Tablet. Here are some battery power conservation tips that helps preserve the power of your ASUS Tablet’s battery. – Close all running apps that are not in use.
Using the touchscreen Use these gestures on the touchscreen to launch apps, access some settings, and navigate your ASUS Tablet. Launching apps or selecting items Do any of the following: • To launch an app, simply tap on it. • To select an item such as in File Manager app, simply tap on it. Moving or deleting items Do any of the following: •...
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Moving through pages or screens Do any of the following: • Swipe your inger to the left or to the right to switch between screens or to lip through a Gallery of images. • Scroll your inger up or down to go through web pages or list of items. Zooming in Spread apart your two ingers on the touch panel to zoom in an image in Gallery or Maps, or zoom in a web page. Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!
ZenMotion When your touch screen panel is of, with these easy and intuitive gestures, you can launch apps on your ASUS Tablet in a snap by simply writing down an alphabet. 3G / LTE Gesture...
There’s no place like Home There’s no place like Home NOTE: Actual apps shown onscreen may vary per model. The following screenshot is for reference only. Zen Home features Home screen Get reminders of important events, app and system updates, weather forecasts, and text messages from people who really matter to you, right from your Home screen.
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Understanding notiication icons These icons are shown on the status bar and will guide you of the current status of your ASUS Tablet. Mobile network (on selected models) Shows the signal strength of your mobile network. Messages Shows that you have an unread message.
Personalizing your Home screen Stamp your own personality on your Home screen. Select an attractive design as your wallpaper, add shortcuts for quick access to your favorite apps, and add widgets for a quick review of important info. You can also add more pages so you can add and quickly access or view more apps or widgets on your Home screen.
Grouping your app shortcuts in a folder Create folders to organize your app shortcuts on your Home screen. On your Home screen, tap and drag an app onto another app and a folder will appear. Tap the new folder and tap Unnamed Folder to assign a name to this folder. Widgets You can put widgets, which are small dynamic apps, on your Home screen.
Wallpapers Let your apps, icons, and other Zen elements sit on an attractively designed wallpaper. You may add a translucent background tint to your wallpaper for readability and clarity. You can also select an animated wallpaper to make your screen come alive. Move the slider to adjust the transparency of the wallpaper Tap to apply a background tint Tap to select the background tint...
Easy Mode Navigate your ASUS Tablet better with Easy Mode, an intuitive interface with large icons, buttons, and font size for better readability and easier user experience . You can also quickly do your core tasks such as making calls, sending messages, and more in Easy Mode.
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Adding shortcuts In Easy Mode, you can add up to twelve (12) app shortcuts on the Home screen. 1. Swipe to the right of the Home screen, then tap 2. From the All apps screen, select the app that you want to add to the list. Removing shortcuts Do the following: 1.
Setting up the date and time By default, the date and time displayed on your Home screen automatically syncs when you are connected to the internet. To change the date and time settings: Launch the Settings screen by doing any of the following: •...
ASUS Tablet. Each of these features are represented by a button. To launch the Quick settings panel, swipe down with two ingers from the top of your ASUS Tablet. NOTE: A blue button indicates that the feature is currently enabled while a gray button indicates a disabled feature.
To add or remove existing buttons from the ASUS Quick settings notiication panel: Launch Quick settings then tap Tap the box beside the feature to add or remove it from the ASUS Quick settings notiication panel. NOTE: A checked box indicates that the feature's button is accessible via the ASUS Quick settings notiication panel while an unchecked box means the opposite.
Scroll down the Settings screen and select Lock screen. 3. In the next screen, tap Screen lock. 4. Tap the screen lock option you would like to use. NOTE: For more details, see Securing your ASUS Tablet. Chapter 2: There’s no place like Home...
Customizing the quick access buttons By default, your lock screen includes quick access buttons for these apps: Messaging, and Camera. Change this default settings and customize these buttons to launch other apps on the lock screen using the following steps: Launch Quick settings then tap Scroll down the Settings screen and select Lock screen.
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Once the mic icon turns red, start saying your voice command. NOTE: Speak clearly and use concise phrases when talking to your ASUS Tablet. It also helps to start your commands with a verb related to the ASUS Tablet feature you want to use.
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Customizing voice search results from the Tablet search group If you want to set parameters for the voice search results gathered from your Google account and your ASUS Tablet’s data, you may do so using the following steps: On your ASUS Tablet’s home screen, tap >...
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3. Tap Tablet search. Tick the box of the search groups you would like to include as source when using Voice Search. Chapter 2: There’s no place like Home...
Call in style (on selected models) Dual SIM feature The dual SIM feature of your ASUS Tablet lets you manage the settings of the installed micro SIM cards. With this feature, you can enable/disable the micro SIM cards, assign SIM names, or set one as a preferred network.
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Assign a micro SIM card as your preferred SIM for voice calls and data services. SIM card for voice calls When you make a call, your ASUS Tablet automatically uses the preferred micro SIM card to connect the call. To assign a micro SIM card for voice calls, tap Voice call then tap the SIM that you want to use.
Making calls Your ASUS Tablet ofers you many ways to make a call. Call your friends from your contacts list, smart dial to quickly place a call, or enter a speed-dial number to call your frequently-called contact. NOTE: Organize your contacts in the Contacts app. For details, see Managing contacts.
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Prompting for conirmation of an extension number You can insert a conirmation prompt for the extension number after dialing the main number. From the Phone app, enter the main number. Tap and hold # to insert a conirmation prompt, which is denoted by a semi-colon (;). Select from call buttons SIM1 or SIM2 to make the call.
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Speed dialing your contacts Assign Speed Dial keys to quickly call your frequently-called contacts with just one tap on a single digit from the Phone app. NOTE: By default, the digit 1 is reserved for your voicemails. You can retrieve your voicemails by tapping the digit 1, if you've subscribed to this service with your mobile service provider.
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Home dialing When you’re on a trip abroad, enabling and coniguring the Home dialing settings make it easier for you to quickly call home. NOTE: Using a roaming service will incur additional charges. Inquire from your mobile service provider before using the roaming service. Launch the Settings screen by doing any of the following: •...
Receiving calls The touch screen of your ASUS Tablet lights up when there is an incoming call. The display of the incoming call also varies, depending on the status of your ASUS Tablet. Answering calls There are two ways to answer a call depending on the status of your ASUS Tablet: •...
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Blocking calls You can add a number or call from your call log to your block list. From the Phone app, tap to display your call logs. Select the number that you want to block, tap > Add to block list, then tap OK. Saving calls to Contacts You can add a call from your call logs to your contacts list.
Other call options During an active call, tap and tap any of the possible call options for when a call is in progress. Microphone Turns the microphone for the active call on or of. When the microphone is of or in mute mode, you can hear the caller but the caller can’t hear you.
Managing multiple calls Your ASUS Tablet provides you the convenience of making or taking two calls. You can also set up a conference call that suits for business meetings, party lines, and other group calls. Answering another call While you are talking on your ASUS Tablet, you can hear a beeping sound, indicating of another incoming call.
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Setting up a conference call Your ASUS Tablet, together with its GSM capability, can set up a conference call of up to ive (5) people. During a call, you can add more contacts and merge all calls into one conference call.
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Managing a conference call During the conference call, you can separate the contact from the conference group for private conversation, or disconnect a contact from the conference call. From the Conference call screen, tap Manage conference call to open a list of contacts in the conference call.
Recording calls Your ASUS Tablet allows you to record a conversation for future reference or information. Call a contact or dial a number. to record the call. IMPORTANT! Before recording a call, ensure that you ask for permission from the other party or parties.
Launch the Contacts app then tap Set up my proile or ME. NOTE: ME appears when you’ve set up your Google account on your ASUS Tablet. Fill in your info such as mobile or home number. To add other info, tap Add another ield.
Tap to view your proile info Adding contacts Add contacts to your device, corporate, Google, or other email accounts and ill in more important contact information such as contact numbers, email addresses, special events for VIPs, and more. Launch the Contacts app then tap Select Device.
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Adding an extension number to a contact number You can add an extension number to a contact’s number. From the Add contact screen, ill in the necessary ields. On the Phone ield, key in the main line then tap or , and add the extension number. NOTES: • Use , as a separator of the main line and the extension number when you want to skip the voice prompt.
Customizing your contact’s proile Edit your contact’s info, add a photo, set a ringtone, or take a photo as a cover for your contact’s proile. Launch the Contacts app then select the contact whose info or proile you want to edit or customize.
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Set up your VIP from the Groups screen To set up your VIP from the Groups screen: Launch the Contacts app. > VIP. In the VIP screen, tap Select the contact or contacts you want to group as VIPs, then tap Add. The contact or contacts are added to your VIP list.
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Set up your VIP from the VIP screen To set up your VIP from the VIP screen: Launch the Contacts app. In the VIP screen, tap Select the contact or contacts you want to group as VIPs, then tap Add. The contact or contacts are added to your VIP list.
Set your frequently-accessed contacts as your favorites to be able to locate them quickly from the Contacts app. Launch the Contacts app by doing any of the following: a. From the Home screen, tap ASUS > Contacts app. b. From the All Apps screen, tap Contacts app. From the Contacts app screen, tap then tap Tick the boxes of the contacts that you wish to add to Favorites.
Importing contacts Import your contacts and their respective data from one contact source to your ASUS Tablet, or email account, or a micro SIM card. Tap Asus > Contacts then tap > Manage contacts. Tap Import/export then select from the following importing options: a.
Create your list of blocked contacts or numbers to avoid receiving any unwanted calls or messages. Your blocked calls and messages will be saved to the Block List archive. Tap Asus > Contacts then tap > Manage contacts > Blocked list.
Backup call log. Tap Backup call log to device to save the call log backup in your ASUS Tablet. To email the call log backup, tap Backup call log to device and send out.
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Set up the ringtone for your SIM 1 or SIM 2 card. Phone ringtone Tick when you want your ASUS Tablet to vibrate when it rings. Vibrate when ringing Use this feature if you want to send calls to another number on...
Messaging lets you send, promptly reply, or reply at a later time to important messages from your contacts in any of your SIM cards installed on your ASUS Tablet. You can also email your message threads or conversations to others to keep them in the loop.
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In the message screen, tap . Tap Reply later. The message is added to your Do It Later tasks. To retrieve and reply to the email, tap Asus > Do It Later from the Home screen. NOTE: For details on replying to reply-later messages, see Replying now (on selected models).
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Linking your contacts’ info When you add social network or email accounts, data from these accounts automatically sync with the Contacts app. In some instances, some contact info may appear in several places or under diferent name variations or nicknames in the Contacts app. You can manually link and unify all these info and put them under one place or proile.
Omlet Chat Omlet Chat is an open messaging and mobile sharing app that lets you chat with friends on the spot. It also allows you to manage your data by storing them securely to your private Cloud accounts. NOTES: • Omlet Chat app may only be available in some countries. • On its irst use, you have to visit Play Store to update Omlet Chat. You must have a Google account to update Omlet Chat.
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Using your Google™ account To register using your Google™ account: then tap Omlet Chat. On the Sign Up screen, tap Connect a diferent account here then tap Google. Tap OK to use the Google account that you registered with your device. Key in your name then tap Get Started.
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Using your Facebook® account To register using your Facebook account: then tap Omlet Chat. On the Sign Up screen, tap Connect a diferent account here then tap Facebook. Omlet Chat app will take you to Facebook screen to log in to your Facebook account. Log in to your Facebook account then tap OK.
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Using Omlet chat Send text and multimedia messages for a fun, creative, and interactive conversation. To start a conversation: From the Omlet Chat screen, tap to display Omlet Chat menu then tap Contacts. Tap the contact that you wish to chat then tap Sending a chat message To send a chat message, key in your message in What’s up ield then tap Sending a voice message...
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Using drawer apps Omlet Chat features these value-added drawer apps, allowing you to share multimedia messages for a more fun and personal touch. To use these drawer apps, tap from the chat thread then select an app from the drawer app list to send a speciic multimedia message.
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To view the shared photos: Launch the Gallery app by doing any of the following: a. From the Home screen, tap ASUS > Gallery app. b. From the All Apps screen, tap Gallery app. From the Gallery main screen, tap then select from the following options: a.
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Viewing all shared photos Tap All shared photos to view all photos shared by you and your Omlet Chat contacts. Viewing shared photos by chat room Tap Chat room to view photos shared by chat room or social hotspot. Chapter 3: Keeping in touch...
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To view Omlet Contacts from Contacts app: Launch the Contacts app by doing any of the following: a. From the Home screen, tap ASUS > Contacts app. b. From the All Apps screen, tap Contacts app. Chapter 3: Keeping in touch...
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Tap Contacts to display dropdown list to view the contact groups. Untick all contact groups except Omlet Chat, then tap anywhere. Your Contacts screen displays all Omlet contacts. Tap an Omlet contact to select and view the contact details or chat with that contact directly. Chapter 3: Keeping in touch...
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Syncing Omlet Chat to Cloud If you have a Dropbox®, Box®, or Baidu PCS Cloud account, the Omlet Chat app instantly uploads your private conversations and chat logs securely. Before Omlet Chat app uploads your data, you have to sync your Cloud account to Omlet Chat app irst.
NOTE: The following screenshot is for reference only. Capture moments Launching the Camera app Capture images and record videos using your ASUS Tablet’s Camera app. Refer to any of the steps below to open the Camera app. From the lock screen Drag down until the camera app is launched.
Tutorial and Image locations. Tutorial If it is your irst time to use your ASUS Tablet’s camera, you will encounter the following tutorial screen after launching the Camera app. Refer to the following steps to proceed from this screen.
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Your ASUS Tablet’s camera is equipped with auto-scene detection and auto-image stabilizer features. It also features a video stabilization function that helps prevent shakiness while video recording. Tap the icons to start using your camera and explore the image and video features of your ASUS Tablet. Adjust...
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Image settings Adjust the appearance of your captured images by coniguring your camera’s settings using the steps below. IMPORTANT! Apply the settings irst before taking images. On the camera’s home screen, tap > Scroll down and conigure the available options. Image Conigure the image quality using these options.
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Video settings Adjust the appearance of your recorded videos by coniguring your camera’s settings using the steps below. IMPORTANT! Apply the settings irst before taking images. On the camera’s home screen, tap > Scroll down and conigure the available options. Image Conigure the video quality using these options.
Have fun during and after taking photos of your family and friends using the Beautiication feature of your ASUS Tablet. When enabled, this feature allows you to make live beauty enhancements on your subject’s face before you press the shutter button.
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Take well-lit photos even on night time or on low-light situations using the Night feature of your ASUS Tablet. NOTE: Keep your hands steady before and while the ASUS Tablet is capturing the image to prevent blurry results. Capturing Night photos 1.
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> Selie. 2. Tap to choose how many people should be included in the photo. 3. Use the rear camera to detect faces and wait for your ASUS Tablet to start beeping, counting down until it captures the photo. 4. Tap to save the photo.
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2. Tap then pan your ASUS Tablet to the left or right to capture the scenery. NOTE: While panning your ASUS Tablet, a timeline of thumbnails appears on the lower part of your screen as it captures the scenery. 3. Tap when inished.
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Time Rewind After selecting Time Rewind, your shutter starts taking burst shots two seconds before you actually press the shutter button. As a result, you get a timeline of images where you can choose the best image to save on your Gallery. NOTE: The Time Rewind feature can only be used on the rear camera.
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Time lapse The time lapse video feature of your ASUS Tablet allows you to capture stills for automatic time lapse playback. In efect, events seem to move in a fast-forward manner though they actually occured and were recorded between long intervals.
View images and play videos on your ASUS Tablet using the Gallery app. This app also allows you to edit, share, or delete image and video iles stored in your ASUS Tablet. From Gallery, you can display images in a slideshow or tap to view the selected image or video ile.
Viewing the photo location Enable the location access on your ASUS Tablet, and get the location details on your photos. Your photos’ location details include the area where the photos are taken, as well a map of the location via Google Map or Baidu (in China only).
Editing images The Gallery also features its own image editing tools that you can use to enhance images saved on your ASUS Tablet. From the Gallery screen, tap the folder where the iles are located. After opening the folder, tap the image you want to edit.
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• This feature is only enabled after setting events on the Calendar. For more details on how to set events, see Calendar. • Only photos taken with your ASUS Tablet's camera on the same date and time as a Calendar event can use this feature.
Using MiniMovie Turn photos into a creative slideshow using the MiniMovie feature of the Gallery. MiniMovie contains a theme of slideshow presentations which you can immediately apply to selected photos. To create a MiniMovie from a photo folder: 1. Launch Gallery then tap to select the location of your photo folder.
5. After selecting a theme, tap to save the slideshow. You can access your saved slideshows from ASUS > File Manager > Movies > MiniMovie. 6. You can then share the slideshow to social network sites or instant messaging apps such as Facebook, Google Plus, or Omlet Chat.
Your browser’s state-of-the-art Chromium-based engine lets you surf the Internet at a fast loading speed. Its clean and intuitive Zen interface powered by text-relow technology optimizes web contents to better it the screen of your ASUS Tablet. With its magazine view mode via its Smart Reader feature, you can pleasurably read your favorite web contents online or oline without any distracting items such as banner ads.
Sharing pages Share interesting pages from your ASUS Tablet to others via an email account, cloud storage account, Bluetooth, or other ASUS Tablet apps. Launch the browser. From a web page, tap > Share page. Tap the account or app that you want to use as medium in sharing the page.
Smartly read online Your ASUS Tablet automatically enables the Smart Reader Mode on pages that contain a lot of items that you may ind unneccessary or distracting such as banner ads, icons, or menu items.You can remove these items and read only the main contents of the page.
Key in an account name that you want to be displayed in the outgoing messages, then tap Next to log into your inbox. NOTE: If you want to set up your work account on your ASUS Tablet, ask for the email settings from your network administrator.
Setting up a Gmail account Set up your Gmail account to get into Google-related services and apps as well as receive, send, and browse emails right from your ASUS Tablet. Tap Google then tap Gmail. Tap Existing and key in your existing Gmail account and password, then tap NOTES: • Tap New if you do not own a Google account.
Once inished, tap Done to save and exit. Adding accounts to Calendar Aside from creating an event logged on your ASUS Tablet, you can also use Calendar to create events that get automatically synced with your online accounts. But irst, these accounts must be added to Calendar using the following steps: Tap Asus >...
Creating an event from your account After adding online accounts that you would like to sync with Calendar, you may now use your ASUS Tablet to create notiications for those online accounts by following these steps: Tap Asus > Calendar.
What’s Next Do not miss out on important events, having fun out in the sun, or getting messages/emails/calls (on selected models) from your VIP contacts. Set up your calendar of events, VIP groups, or weather update settings to get alerts and reminders of What’s Next. View your What’s Next alerts from the Lock screen, System notiications panel, and What’s Next widget or app.
Calendar app. NOTE: For more details, see Email and Calendar. IMPORTANT! Your ASUS Tablet must be connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile network to get emailed invites or event-related alerts. For more details, see Staying connected.
Getting event-related alerts When you accept an invitation to an event, you’ll get reminders of any changes to the event such as postponement, cancellation, change in event location, or shift in event schedule. These event- related alerts will be posted on the Lock screen, System notiications panel, and What’s Next widget or app.
In the search box, enter the city or area whose weather updates you want search for. Wait for a while your ASUS Tablet gets the weather information. The city or area’s weather data will be added to your location list. Tap the city’s or area’s weather data that you want to display on the What’s Next widget on the Home screen.
Create important to-do tasks to organize your work or social activities in your professional or social life. From the Home screen, tap Asus > Do It Later. then ill in the necessary information. If you want to set the importance level, select High in the Importance ield.
When you’ve previously set an important call as a call later task, you can retrieve it and call back when you’ve got the time to do so from the Do It Later app. From the Home screen, tap Asus > Do It Later. Select the call that you want to call back, then tap Call now.
SuperNote Turn note-taking into a fun and creative activity using Supernote. This intuitive app allows you to create notes organized per notebook by directly writing or drawing on the touchscreen. While creating notes, you can also add multimedia iles from other apps and share them via social networks or your Cloud storage account.
1. On the Supernote home screen, tap-and-hold the notebook you would like to share. 2. In the pop-up screen, tap Enable cloud sync. 3. Input your ASUS WebStorage account’s User name and Password details to proceed with syncing your notebook to the Cloud.
Accessing the internal storage To access the internal storage: > File Manager. > Internal storage to view the contents of your ASUS Tablet then tap an item to select. Accessing the external storage device To access the external storage device: Insert the microSD card into your ASUS Tablet.
Cloud account such as ASUS WebStorage, Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox. ASUS WebStorage Register for or sign in to ASUS WebStorage and get free cloud storage. Automatically upload newly captured photos for instant sharing, sync iles among diferent devices, or share iles via your ASUS WebStorage account.
Data Transfer Transfer your data such as contacts, calendar entries from your old mobile device to your ASUS Tablet via Bluetooth technology. To use Data Transfer: Pair your old mobile device with your ASUS Tablet via Bluetooth. NOTE: For more details on pairing devices, see Pairing your ASUS Tablet to a Bluetooth®...
Find answers from FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) or directly interact with other Zen UI users to ind and share solutions about ZenUI apps. To access ZenUI Help: 1. Tap > ASUS Support. 2. Tap ZenUI tips, then select the app that you want to ind answers for. Chapter 5: Work hard, play harder...
Fun and entertainment Fun and entertainment Using a headset Have the freedom to do other things while you’re in a call or enjoy listening to your favorite music using a headset. Connecting the audio jack Insert the 3.5 mm headset jack into the audio port of your device. WARNING! • Do not insert other objects into the audio jack port.
Play Games Get the latest games online and share them in your social media accounts using the Play Games app. You can also join multiplayer games and check out leaderboards for some competitive gaming fun. IMPORTANT! Log in to your Google account to maximize the features of Play Games. Using Play Games To use Play Games: Tap Google >...
Music app automatically searches for music iles from the internal and external storages on your ASUS Tablet. You can organize these music iles in a playlist or add them in a queue to play them sequentially. You can also stream music from cloud accounts such as ASUS WebStorage, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Drive.
Feedback & Help Streaming Cloud music Register or sign in to a cloud account and stream music from your cloud account to your ASUS Tablet. IMPORTANT! Ensure that Wi-Fi or mobile network is enabled on your ASUS Tablet. For details, see Staying connected.
Streaming music from the cloud To stream music from your cloud account. 1. From the Music home screen, tap 2. Under Cloud Music, tap the cloud account where you want to stream music from. 3. Select the song, then tap to play it. Creating a playlist Get your favorite songs from diferent sources such as internal storage, external storage, or cloud accounts and organize them in a playlist.
To use PlayTo: 1. From a currently-playing song, tap > PlayTo. 2. Tap the device that you want to stream music to. Music from your ASUS Tablet will play or stream on the other device. 3. To stop PlayTo, tap >...
Staying connected Staying connected Wi-Fi The Wi-Fi technology of your ASUS Tablet gets you connected to the wireless world. Update your social media accounts, browse the Internet, or exchange data and messages wirelessly from your ASUS Tablet. Enabling Wi-Fi Launch the Settings screen by doing any of the following: •...
Quick Settings screen. Bluetooth® Use the Bluetooth feature of your ASUS Tablet to send or receive iles and stream multimedia iles with other smart devices over short distances. With Bluetooth, you can share your media iles with your friends’ smart devices, send data for print with a Bluetooh printer, or play music iles with a Bluetooth speaker.
Pairing your ASUS Tablet to a Bluetooth® device Before using the Bluetooth feature of your ASUS Tablet in full scale, you have to pair it irst with the Bluetooth device. The ASUS Tablet automatically stores the pairing connection of the Bluetooth device.
Tethering When Wi-Fi service is not available, you can use your ASUS Tablet as a modem or turn it into a Wi-Fi hotspot to get Internet access on your laptop, tablet, and other mobile devices. IMPORTANT! Most mobile service providers may require a data plan for you to be able to use the tethering function.
Connect other devices to your ASUS Tablet’s hotspot connection the same way you connect to a Wi-Fi network. Bluetooth Tethering Enable Bluetooth on your ASUS Tablet and use it to link with other devices using Share Link, or link to a printer. Enable Bluetooth on your ASUS Tablet and the other device.
PlayTo PlayTo app lets you screencast your ASUS Tablet to a streaming-supported display. Doing this allows an external display to become a dual monitor or second screen to your ASUS Tablet. IMPORTANT! Your external display must have Miracast™ or DLNA® technology to support PlayTo app.
Travel and Maps Travel and Maps Weather Get real-time weather updates straight from your ASUS Tablet using the weather app. Using Weather, you can also check other weather details from around the world. Launching the Weather app From your Home screen, launch the Weather app using either of the following options: •...
Weather home screen Set up and get your current location’s weather updates as well as other parts of the world. You can display the weather updates or daily weather forecast on the What’s Next widget or app, and on the Calendar app.
Clock Customize the time zone settings of your ASUS Tablet, set alarms, and use your ASUS Tablet as a stop watch using the Clock app. Launching Clock Launch the Clock app using either of the following options: • > Clock.
Alarm clock to access the world clock settings of your ASUS Tablet. Tap this to delete any of the previously set alarms. Tap this to set a new alarm time. Tap this to access the settings of the alarm clock feature.
Timer You may set multiple timer options for your ASUS Tablet. To do this, follow the steps below. Setting the timer to access the timer feature of your ASUS Tablet. Numeric keypad Use the numeric keypad to input your target time then tap start to start the timer.
Your ZenLink comprises of the following apps: Share Link, PC Link, and Remote Link NOTE: Some of these ZenLink apps may not be available in your ASUS Tablet. Chapter 9: ZenLink...
2. Tap Send ile then select from the options that appear on your screen. 3. Tap the iles that you want to send then tap Done. 4. After your ASUS Tablet detects the other devices, tap the device that you want to share your iles with.
Tap Receive ile to receive the iles from the sender. PC Link Use your computer to access and control your ASUS Tablet and its apps via the PC Link. It allows you to control your ASUS Tablet using your computer’s keyboard and mouse.
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Understanding the PC Link settings Click this icon to rotate the mirrored ASUS Tablet screen on your computer screen. Click this icon to increase or decrease the volume. Click this icon to capture a screenshot. Click this icon to wake your ASUS Tablet or put it to sleep.
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Remote Link Turn your ASUS Tablet into a wireless input device and a presentation tool. Using this app, you can use your ASUS Tablet as a touchpad, touchscreen panel, laser pointer for presentations, and Windows® Media Player controller while connected to your computer via bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
Remote Link presentation controller to control the presentation slides on your computer. Tap and hold this button to activate the laser pointer Tap this button to go to next slide Tap this button to go back to previous slide Remote Link Windows® Media Player controller to control the Windows®...
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Remote Link keyboard input to use keyboard input. You can also use the microphone icon for voice input. Tap this button to key in your message via voice input Tap this button to send the message to your computer Key in your message in this ield Chapter 9: ZenLink...
Zen Everywhere Zen Everywhere Special Zen Tools Calculator One-swipe and a tap is all it takes to launch your Calculator. When you open the Quick settings panel, the Calculator icon is there visibly on top of the list. Tap it to get started with your computations.
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Creating a sticky note You can turn Quick Memo notes into a sticky note so you can view them anywhere on your ASUS Tablet. To create a sticky note, just tap on the pin icon on the upper right corner of Quick Memo after creating your note.
Sound Recorder Record audio iles using your ASUS Tablet by enabling the Sound Recorder app. Launching Sound Recorder To launch Sound Recorder, tap > Sound Recorder. Tap to customize the Sound Recorder settings Tap to start audio recording During recording, tap this to temporarily stop or pause...
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Pausing a recording During a paused recording, you can choose to resume, delete, or save the recording. Tap to delete the recording Tap to resume the recording Tap to save the recording Recording List From the Recording List, you can play, rename, share, or deleted a saved audio recording ile. View your recording list at the bottom of the sound Recorder main screen.
Audio Wizard Audio Wizard allows you to customize the sound modes of your ASUS Tablet for a clearer audio output that its actual usage scenarios. Using Audio Wizard To use AudioWizard: 1. Tap ASUS > Audio Wizard. 2. In the AudioWizard window, tap the sound mode you want to activate.
Splendid ASUS Splendid allows you to easily adjust the display settings. It enriches the color of your screen with its preset screen color modes. Using Splendid To use Splendid: 1. From your Home screen tap ASUS > Splendid. 2. Select any of these screen color modes: Balance, Bluelight Filter, Vivid, and Customized.
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Tap for Image and text reading mode Tap for Text only reading mode Vivid mode This mode provides a ine-tuned color preset that enriches the screen color of your ASUS Tablet. Tap to reset to factory defaults Move to adjust the color temperature...
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Customized mode This mode allows you to adjust the screen display based on your preferred color temperature, hue, and saturation. Move to adjust the color temperature Move to adjust hue Tap to reset to factory defaults Move to adjust saturation Chapter 10: Zen Everywhere...
Power Saver Fully maximize or extend the power of your ASUS Tablet even when it is idle or while it stays connected to your network. Smartly customize the power settings for your frequent activities such as reading emails or watching videos.
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Set the brightness level for your frequent activities such as reading emails or ebooks, watching videos, browsing websites, and listening to music. You can also enable the power saving function for some apps or enable the auto-disconnection of your network when your ASUS Tablet is asleep. From Power Saver, tick Customized mode, then tap Tick an activity, then set the brightness level in percentage.
You can store data, apps, or iles on your ASUS Tablet (internal storage), on an external storage, or on an online storage. You need an internet connection to transfer or download your iles on an online storage. Use the bundled USB cable to copy iles to or from the computer to your ASUS Tablet.
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Use the security features of your ASUS Tablet to prevent unauthorized access of information. Unlocking your screen When the screen is locked, you can open it with the security unlocking options that the ASUS Tablet ofers you. then tap Settings > Lock Screen.
Key in at least four numbers to set a PIN. IMPORTANT! Ensure to remember the PIN that you created to unlock your device Pattern Slide your inger on the dots and create a pattern. IMPORTANT! You can create a pattern with a minimum of four dots. Ensure to remember the pattern that you created to unlock your device.
• Instant camera: Slide the Instant camera switch to ON to launch the Camera app even if your ASUS Tablet is in idle mode by pressing the volume button twice. • Owner info: Tap this to edit and key in the information that you want to appear even when your screen is locked.
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ASUS Tablet. 3. To see the serial number, SIM contact number (on selected models) and IMEI of your ASUS Tablet, tap Status. Chapter 11: Maintain your Zen...
Appendix Appendix Notices For Model P01Z Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • T his device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules.
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Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. The IC ID for this device is 3568A-P01Z. Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Information The radiated output power of the Wireless Device is below the Industry Canada (IC) radio frequency exposure limits.
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Son fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) cet appareil ne doit pas causer d’interférence et (2) cet appareil doit accepter toute interférence, notamment les interférences qui peuvent afecter son fonctionnement. L’identiiant IC de cet appareil est 3568A-P01Z. Informations concernant l’exposition aux fréquences radio (RF) La puissance de sortie émise par cet appareil sans il est inférieure à...
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ASUS will only be responsible for or indemnify you for loss, damages or claims based in contract, tort or infringement under this Warranty Statement. This limit also applies to ASUS’ suppliers and its reseller. It is the maximum for which ASUS, its suppliers, and your reseller are collectively responsible.
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The reduction of the number of the manual pages complies with the reduction of carbon emission. For the detailed user manual and related information, refer to the user manual included in the ASUS Fonepad or visit the ASUS Support Site at http://support.asus.com/.
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(electrical, electronic equipment and mercury-containing button cell battery) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. DO NOT throw the ASUS Tablet in ire. DO NOT short circuit the contacts. DO NOT disassemble the ASUS Tablet. Appendix...
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For Model P01Y Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • T his device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules.
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RF Exposure Information (SAR) This device meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. This device is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Government. The exposure standard employs a unit of measurement known as the Speciic Absorption Rate, or SAR.
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États-Unis et au Canada. EC Declaration of Conformity This product is compliant with the regulations of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. The Declaration of Conformity can be downloaded from http://support.asus.com. Appendix...
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ASUS will only be responsible for or indemnify you for loss, damages or claims based in contract, tort or infringement under this Warranty Statement. This limit also applies to ASUS’ suppliers and its reseller. It is the maximum for which ASUS, its suppliers, and your reseller are collectively responsible.
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For France, headphones/earphones for this device are compliant with the sound pressure level requirement laid down in the applicable EN 50332-1:2013 and/or EN 50332-2:2013 standard required by French Article L.5232-1. CE Mark Warning 2200 CE marking for devices with wireless LAN/Bluetooth This equipment complies with the requirements of Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and Commission from 9 March, 1999 governing Radio and Telecommunications Equipment and recognition of conformity.
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The reduction of the number of the manual pages complies with the reduction of carbon emission. For the detailed user manual and related information, refer to the user manual included in the ASUS Fonepad or visit the ASUS Support Site at http://support.asus.com/.