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USER MANUAL E8712 ASUS Tablet.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 2 E8712 First Edition October 2013 COP YRIGHT INFORMA TION No part of this manual, including the products and soft ware described in it, may be repr oduced, transmitted, transcri.
K00E 3 Contents About this manual ........................................................................................................... 6 Conv entions used in this manual ..........................................................................
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 4 Locking the screen orientation ................................................................................37 Using the call featur es ........................................................................................
K00E 5 Maps ......................................................................................................................... 72 MyLibrary ........................................................................................................
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 6 About this manual This manual provides inf ormation about the hardware and software f eatures of your ASUS T ablet, organized through the f ollowing chapters: Chapter 1: Hardwar e Setup This chapter details the hardw are components of your ASUS T ablet.
K00E 7 C onv entions used in this manual T o highlight key information in this manual, some texts are pr esented as follow s: IMPORT ANT! This message contains vital information that must be follo wed to complete a task. NO TE: This message contains additional information and tips that can help complete tasks.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 8 Safety Precautions Charging y our batteries Ensure to fully charge y our battery pack before using your ASUS T ablet in battery mode for extended periods. Remember that the pow er adapter charges the battery pack as long as it is plugged into an AC pow er source.
K00E 9 Package contents NO TES: • If any of the items is damaged or missing, c ontact your retailer . • The bundled power adapt er varies with country or region.
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K00E 11 Chapter 1: Hardw are S etup Chapter 1: Hardware Setup.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 12 Audio speak ers The built-in audio speakers allow y ou to hear audios straight from y our ASUS T ablet. Audio features ar e software controlled. T ouch screen panel The touch screen panel allo ws you to operat e your ASUS T ablet using the stylus or touch gestures.
K00E 13 Fr ont camera This built-in fron t camera allows you to take pictures or r ecord videos using your ASUS T ablet. Pro ximity sensor The pro ximity sensor detects the distance between you and your ASUS T ablet.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 14 Rear view MicroSD card slot The ASUS T ablet comes with a built-in memor y card reader slot tha t supports microSD, micr oSDHC and microSD XC car d formats.
K00E 15 V olume button The volume button allo ws you to incr ease or decrease the volume level of your ASUS T ablet. In addition, you can also do any of the f ollowing using the volume button: q Pr ess and hold the volume down button to activate V ibrate Mode.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 16 Speaker/Headset port This port allows you to connect your ASUS T ablet to amplied speakers or a headset. IMPORT ANT! This por t does not suppor t an external microphone. Micro SIM card slot The ASUS T ablet comes with a built-in micro SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card slot that supports GSM and WCDM A network bands.
K00E 17 Chapter 2: Using your ASUS T ablet Chapter 2: Using y our ASUS T ablet.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 18 Setting up your ASUS Tablet Installing a micro SIM card Before y ou can make calls, send text messages, or connect to a mobile broadband network using your ASUS T ablet, you need to install a micro SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card.
K00E 19 3. Align and insert the micro SIM card tray back to the slot ..
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 20 Charging y our ASUS T ablet Charge your ASUS T ablet for eight (8) hours bef ore using it in battery mode for the rst time . Connect the micro USB cable to the pow er adapter . Plug the micro USB connector into y our ASUS T ablet.
K00E 21 NO TES: • Y our ASUS T ablet can be charged via the USB port on the computer only when it is in sleep mode (screen o ) or turned o . • Charging through y our computer’ s USB port may take a longer time to complete.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 22 T urning your ASUS T ablet on T o turn your ASUS T ablet on, pr ess the power button f or about two (2) seconds..
K00E 23 Gestures for the ASUS Tablet Using the touch screen panel , the following gestur es can be done to navigate, interact with, and launch the exclusiv e features included with y our ASUS T ablet . q T o move an app , tap and hold the app and drag it to a new location.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 24 T ap/touch q T ap an app to launch it. q In the File Manager app , tap to select and open a le..
K00E 25 Zoom out Bring together your two ngers on the touch panel t o zoom out an image in Galler y , Maps or Places..
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 26 Zoom in Spread apart your two ngers on the touch panel to zoom in an image in Gallery, Maps or Places..
K00E 27 Swipe Swipe your nger to the left or to the right on the t ouch panel display to switch between screens or to ip thr ough the pages of an e -book or a galler y of images.
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K00E 29 Chapter 3: Working with Android™ Chapter 3: W ork ing with Android™.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 30 Starting up for the rst time When you turn on your ASUS T ablet for the rst time , a series of steps appear to guide you in conguring the basic settings of your Andr oid™ operating system. T o star t your ASUS T ablet for the rst time: 1.
K00E 31 Android™ lock screen Lock icon Google Now launcher Time, date , and weather panel.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 32 Unlocking your devic e T ap and drag to . Adding a w allpaper on the lock screen Swipe the lock screen fr om left to right to view the wallpaper and widget panel, then tap and select a wallpaper from Galler y or Wallpapers .
K00E 33 Adding a widget on the lock scr een Swipe the lock screen fr om left to right to view the wallpaper and widget panel, then tap and select a widget.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 34 Google Now Google Now is your ASUS Tablet's personal assistant, giving you instant updates on weather conditions, nearby restaurants, ight schedules, scheduled appointments, and other related information based from your web history, synced calendars and reminders.
K00E 35 Home Screen Open All Apps screen T ap to set up the location, date, and time alarm Read e-mails in Email app Notication area and Settings Shortcuts Display recent apps Return to the pr evio.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 36 Screen views The built-in gra vity-sensor of your ASUS T ablet enables automatic screen rotations depending on how you hold it. Y ou can quickly switch between a landscape or portrait view by steering your ASUS T ablet to the left or to the right.
K00E 37 Locking the screen orienta tion By default, your ASUS T ablet screen automatically changes its orientation from portrait mode to landscape mode or vice -versa, depending on the way y ou hold your device . Y ou can disable the auto-rotate screen function by following these st eps: 1.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 38 Using the call features Making calls T o make a call: 1. T ap Phone on the Home Screen. 2. T ap the keys to key in the number you wish to call.
K00E 39 Connecting to the world C onnec ting to mobile networks After installing the SIM card, y ou are ready to use y our ASUS T ablet to make/ receiv e calls or transmit/receive data. Di erent countries or r egions may hav e dieren t mobile networks available and you may ha ve to congure y our ASUS T ablet to access these networks.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 40 Using Bluet ooth Enabling or disabling Bluetooth in your de vice Bluetooth is a wireless standar d used for exchang ing data over short distances. Bluetooth exists in many pr oducts, such as smar tphones, computers , tablet devices, and headsets .
K00E 41 Pairing y our ASUS T ablet with a Bluetooth device Before y ou can connect to a Bluetooth device, y ou must rst pair your ASUS T ablet to that device . The devices stay pair ed, unless you remo ve the paired connection between them. T o pair your ASUS T ablet to a device: 1.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 42 Unpairing and conguring a Bluetooth devic e T o unpair or congure a Bluetooth device: 1. T ap to go to the All Apps scr een then tap Settings . Slide the Bluetooth switch to ON . 2. T ap Bluetooth then tap beside the connected Bluetooth device that you want to unpair or congur e.
K00E 43 Managing Apps Crea ting app shor tcuts Get easy access to some of your fa vorite applications by cr eating app shor tcuts on your Home Screen. T o create app shortcuts: 1. T ap to go to the All Apps scr een. 2. From the All Apps scr een, tap and hold the app ’ s icon then drag it to the Home Screen.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 44 V iewing app info Y ou can view the detailed app information while creating a shortcut for the app . While holding an app on the All A pps screen, the display switches t o Home Screen and the App info appears on the top of the Home Scr een display .
K00E 45 Crea ting app folder Y ou can create folders t o organize shortcuts on your Home Screen. T o create an app folder: 1. On the Home Screen, tap and drag an app or shor tcut onto another app until a transparent squar e appears. NO TES: • The created f older is shown in a transparent squar e.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 46 V iewing apps under the Recen ts screen The Recents screen allo ws you to view a list of app shortcuts based from your recently launched apps . Using the Recents screen, y ou can easily go back to or switch between the apps you r ecently launched.
K00E 47 T o view a recent app ’ s menu: 1. T ap and hold a recent app to display its menu. 2. T o remove the app from the list, select Remov e from list . T o view its information, select App info . NO TE: Y ou can also r emove a recen t app from the list by swiping it to the left or right.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 48 T ask M anager ASUS T ask Manager displays a list of currently running utilities and applications, including their usages in percentages , on your ASUS T ablet. Y ou can also open and close the running apps individually or close all apps and utilities at once using the Close All function.
K00E 49 3. Swipe the list up and down to view all launched apps. 4. T ap beside the running app to close it. T ap Close All to close all running apps at once.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 50 File Manager F ile Manager allows you to easily locate and manage y our data either on the internal storage or the connected external storage devic es. Ac cessing the int ernal storage T o access the internal storage: 1. T ap to go to the All Apps screen.
K00E 51 Cust omizing your con tents F rom F ile Manager , you can copy , cut , share and delete the conten ts of your device and the installed external storage device . When you customiz e a le or folder , tick the bo x beside the le or folder and the action bar appears on the upper right corner of the screen.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 52 Settings Settings screen allows y ou to congure the system settings of y our ASUS T ablet. With this syst em app, y ou can congure your ASUS T ablet ’ s wireless connectivity, hardware , personal, accoun t and system settings.
K00E 53 ASUS Quick Setting Adjustment panel T ap any of the following icons to enable or disable the function. Notication panel Wi-F i Hotspot Bluetooth Auto-rotate Wi-F i Mobile Data Instant Dicti.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 54 Turning your ASUS Tablet off Y ou can shut down your ASUS T ablet by doing any of the follo wing: q Pr ess the power button f or about two (2) seconds and when prompted, tap Po wer O then tap OK .
K00E 55 Chapter 4: Pre-installed A pps Chapter 4: Pre-installed A pps.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 56 Featured pre-installed apps Settings for Play Music Search for a music le T ap to view music les by genres , artists, albums, and songs Play Music Play Music app , an in.
K00E 57 Y our ASUS T ablet supports the following audio and video codecs: Decoder Audio c odec AAC L C/L TP , HE-AACv1( AAC+), HE- AAC v2(enhanced AAC+), AMR-NB , AMR-WB , MP3, FLAC, MIDI, PCM/W A VE, V orbis, W A V a-law/ mu-law , W A V linear P CM, WMA 10, WM A Lossless , WMA P ro LBR Video codec H.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 58 T ap to congure camer a settings T ap to switch camera T ap to select eects Slide to zoom in/zoom out T ap to preview r ecent pictures/videos T ap to capture pictures T ap to select modes T aking pic tures F rom the camera screen, tap to take pictures .
K00E 59 T ap to stop rec ording Slide to zoom in/zoom out T ap to preview r ecent pictures/videos Recording videos F rom the camera screen, tap to start recording videos . While recor ding is in progress , you can also use the zooming slider to zoom in or zoom out the video .
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 60 Conguring the camer a settings and eects The Camera app also allo ws you to adjust the settings of your camer a and apply eects to your pictures and videos. Conguring the camer a settings T o congure the camera settings: F rom the camera screen, tap .
K00E 61 Conguring the camer a eects T o congure the camera eects: F rom the camera screen, tap . IMPORT ANT! S elect an eect rst before taking pictures or recording videos .
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 62 Gallery settings T ap to quick-launch Camer a app Galler y main screen Galler y View images and play videos on y our ASUS T ablet using the G allery app. This app also allows you t o edit, share, or delete image and video les st ored in your ASUS T ablet.
K00E 63 Sharing and deleting albums T o share an album, tap and hold an album until a tool bar appears on top of the screen. Y ou can upload or share the selected albums online or delete them from your ASUS T ablet.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 64 Sharing , editing and deleting images T o share, edit or delete an image, tap t o open an image then tap on the image to launch the tool bar on top of the screen. Sharing images T o share an image: 1. F rom Galler y screen, open an album containing the image that y ou want to share.
K00E 65 T o share multiple images: 1. F rom Galler y screen, open an album containing the images that y ou want to share. 2. T ap and hold one image then tap the other images.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 66 Undo Redo Returns to previous screen Save Editing tools Editing an image T o edit an image: 1. F rom Galler y screen, open an album containing the image that y ou want to edit. 2. T ap an image to open then tap . 3. T ap the editing tools to star t editing.
K00E 67 Deleting images T o delete an image: 1. F rom the Galler y screen, open an album containing the image that y ou want to delete. 2. T ap an image to open then tap . 3. T ap OK . T o delete multiple images: 1. F rom the Galler y screen, open an album containing the images that y ou want to delete.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 68 4. Congure the A ccoun t settings and tap Next . Email The Email app allows y ou to add POP3, IMAP , and Exchange accoun ts so you can receiv e, create , and browse e-mails right from your ASUS T ablet.
K00E 69 5. Key in an account name that y ou want to be displayed in the outgoing messages , then tap Next to log into y our inbox. Adding e-mail accounts T o add e -mail accounts: 1. T ap to display the All apps scr een. 2. T ap Email then login using your acc ount.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 70 NO TES: • T ap Ne w if you do not own a Google account. • When signing in, you ha ve to wait while your ASUS T ablet c ommunicates with Google ser vers to set up your acc ount. 4. Use your Google accoun t to backup and restore your settings and data.
K00E 71 Play St ore Access lots of fun games and apps in the P lay Store using y our Google account. IMPORT ANT! Y ou can only access Play S tore by signing in to y our Google account. Ac cessing Play S tore T o access Play Stor e: 1. On the Home Screen, tap Play Store .
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 72 GPS T ap to view more inf ormation T ap this icon to show other settings Search bar P or trait view Maps Google Maps allows you to view and nd places , establishments and get directions. It also allows you to check y our current location and share the information with others.
K00E 73 MyLibrary main screen Search an e-book T ap to select and move or delete e-books More settings Y our books on the selected bookshelf Last read e-book MyLibrary MyLibrar y , an integr ated inte.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 74 Reading your e-books When you r ead an e -book, swipe your nger to the left to proceed to the next page or swipe your nger from left to right to go back t o the previous page.
K00E 75 Flipping a page T o move to the next page, swipe from right t o left. T o go back to the previous page, swipe from left to right..
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 76 Placing a bookmark The bookmark allows you to mark the pages of a book so that y ou can easily return to the last page you r ead. T o place a book mark: 1. T ap anywhere on the screen to show the tool bar . 2. T ap to mark the page.
K00E 77 Annotating on the page Annotating in your e-books allows you to see the denition of a w ord, copy a word or a phrase , share via e-mail, or listen through text-to-speech function. Annotating a w ord Annotating a phrase T o annotate a page: 1.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 78 SuperNote main screen All your notebooks T ap to view by type T ap to add a new notebook T ap to import, search, or show locked notebooks SuperNote SuperNote is an easy-to-use app that lets you take notes , doodle, capture and insert photos, and record sounds and videos f or a more interactive experience .
K00E 79 Creating a ne w notebook T o create a new notebook: 1. T ap Add a new Notebook . 2. Name the le and select Pad or Phone for page size. 3. Select a template.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 80 SuperNot e Notebook in ter face Return to previous screen T ool bar Save the page Add a page Settings NO TE: The mode settings and notebook tool bar changes when you tap mode , mode, or mode .
K00E 81 Cust omizing your notebook SuperNote allows y ou to be creative with y our notebooks. F rom the tool bar , you can select several tools that lets you cust omize your notebooks . NO TE: The settings of the tool bar may vary depending on the mode that you selected.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 82 T ap to enable Edit mode Renaming your notebook T o rename your notebook: 1. In the SuperNote main screen, tap and hold the notebook le then tap Rename . 2. Key in the the lename then tap OK . SuperNote Read-only mode T o enable the read-only mode, tap then tap Read only .
K00E 83 Hiding your notebook T o hide your notebook: 1. In the SuperNote main screen, tap and hold the notebook le then tap Lock to hide . 2. Key in your passwor d then tap OK . NO TES : • Y ou will be prompted to key in a new password when y ou hide your notebook for the rst time.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 84 AudioW izar d AudioW izard allows you t o customize the sound modes of your ASUS T ablet for a clearer audio output that ts the actual usage scenarios. T o launch Audio Wizard , tap on the Home Screen then tap AudioWizard .
K00E 85 App Lock er App Locker is a security app that prev ents selected apps and les from being opened. Using App L ocker T o use App Locker: 1. On the Home Screen, tap then tap App Locker . 2. T ap Star t , set up your password then tap OK . 3. T ap OK to proceed to the App Locker scr een.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 86 App Lock er screen T ap this t o congure the set tings of App Locker . Move the slider to the right to enable the App Locker and activate the app list. T ap the apps that you want t o lock or tap the locked app to unlock it.
K00E 87 File P rotection screen Protected les list Using F ile Protection T o use File P rotection: 1. T ap File Protection then tap t o open File Manager app . 2. T ap to selec t the les that you want t o protect, then tap . The les that you want t o protect appear on the File P rotection screen.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 88 Removes the widget from the Home Screen Removing a widget from the Home Scr een F rom the Home Screen, tap and hold the widget until X Remo ve appears. W ithout lifting your nger , drag the widget t o X Remove to r emove the widget from y our Home Screen.
K00E 89 ASUS Battery ASUS Battery is a special widget designed to show the battery status of your ASUS T ablet and its connec ted accessories by per centage and color .
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K00E 91 Appendices App endices.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 92 F ederal C ommunications C ommission Stat ement This device complies with FC C Rules P ar t 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful int er ference . • This device must acc ept any interference rec eived, including interference that may cause undesired opera tion.
K00E 93 RF Exposure Informa tion (SAR) This device meets the gov ernment ’ s requirements for e xposure to radio wav es. This device is designed and manufactured not to e xceed the emission limits for exposure to radio fr equency (RF) energy set by the F ederal Communications Commission of the U .
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 94 Canada, a vis d’Industrie Canada (IC) Cet appareil numérique de classe B est conf orme aux normes canadiennes ICES-003, RSS-210, et CAN ICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B).
K00E 95 Pre vention of H earing Loss T o prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen a t high volume levels for long periods. À pleine puissance , l’écoute prolongée du baladeur peut endommager l’oreille de l’ utilisateur . The Country Code Selection feature is disabled f or products marketed in the US/ Canada.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 96 RF Exposure informa tion (SAR) - CE This device meets the EU requir ements (1999/519/EC) on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromag netic elds by way of health protection. The limits are part of extensive recommendations f or the protection of the general public.
K00E 97 Exposure P osition Frequency Band 10g-SAR ( W/kg) Highest 10g-SAR ( W/kg) Head GSM900 0.135 0.328 GSM1800 0.115 WCDMA I 0.108 WCDMA VIII 0.140 WLAN 2.4GHz Band 0.328 Body (Separation 0cm) GSM900 1.390 1.400 GSM1800 1.170 WCDMA I 1.400 WCDMA VIII 1.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 98 Proper disposal Risk of explosion if battery is replaced b y an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries acc ording to the instructions. DO NOT thr ow the battery in municipal waste. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the ba tter y should not be placed in municipal waste .
K00E 99 Manufacturer: ASUST eK C omputer Inc. Address: 4F , No.150, LI- TE RD ., PEIT OU , T AIPEI 112, T AIW AN Authorised repr esentative in Europe: ASUS Computer GmbH Address: HARK ORT STR.
ASUS T ablet E-Manual 100 EC Declaration of Conformity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Address, City: 4F, No. 150, LI-TE Rd., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN Country: TAIWAN A uthorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR.
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