Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ZenPad Z580C Asus
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2 E9832 June 2015 First Edition C OPY RIGHT INFORMA TION No part of this manual, including the products and soft ware described in it, may be r eproduced, tr ansmitted, transcribed , stored in a retri.
3 Cont ents Con ventions used ................................................................................................................................. 7 Care and saf et y .......................................................................
4 4 Y our precious moments Capture momen ts ....................................................................................................... 59 Launching the Camera app ...........................................................................
5 File Manager................................................................................................................ 92 Acc essing the internal storage .........................................................................................
6 9 ZenLink Knowing ZenLink ...................................................................................................... 115 Share Link .........................................................................................................
7 Con ventions used T o highlight key information in this manual, some t ex t are present ed as follows: IMPORT ANT! This message contains vital information that must be f ollowed to complete a task. NO TE: This message contains additional inf or mation and tips that can help complet e tasks.
Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 8 Pr oper disposal Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according t o the instruc tions. Do not throw y our device in municipal waste . This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling.
Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 9 1 Get your Z en ready! P ar ts and fea tures T ake a hold of your device and have it up and running in a jiy . IMPORT ANT! Keep the device, particularly the touch screen, dr y all the time. W ater or other liquids can cause the touch screen to malfunction.
Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 10 Installing a memor y card Y our ASUS T ablet supports a microSD™, microSDHC™, and microSD XC™ memory card with up to 128 GB of capacity .
Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 11 NO TE: After installing a formatted memory card, y ou can access its cont ents from ASUS > F ile Manager > SD Memory Card . 2. Align and insert a memor y card into the memory card slot. 3. Push the memory card all the way into the slot un til it is seated rmly in place .
Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 12 Removing memor y card CAUTION! • Beextracarefulwhenhandlingamemorycard.ASUSisnotresponsibleforan ydatalossordamage incurred to your memory card. • Ejectthememor ycardproperlytosaf elyremoveitfromdevice .
Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 13 3. Put back the memory card slot cov er . Charging y our ASUS T ablet Y our ASUS T ablet comes partially charged but you must charge it fully bef ore using it f or the rst time. Read the follo wing impor tant notices and cautions before char ging your devic e.
Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 14 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 t o a grounded po wer outlet.
Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 15 T urning your ASUS T ablet on or o T ur ning your devic e on T o turn your device on, press and hold the po wer button until y our device vibrates and star ts up . T ur ning your devic e o T o turn your device o : 1.
Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 16 Basics Explore the intuitiv e simplicity of ASUS Zen UI 2.0! ASUS Zen UI 2.0 is a charming and intuitive in terface exclusively f or ASUS T ablets.
Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 17 Star ting for the rst time When you turn your ASUS T ablet on for the rst time , Setup Wizard will guide you thr ough the setup process . F ollow the onscreen instructions to select your language, select input methods, set up your Wi-F i, sync accounts, and congur e your location ser vices.
Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 18 Battery power conservation tips The battery charge is the lifeline of y our ASUS T ablet. Here ar e some batter y power conservation tips that helps preserve the power of y our ASUS T ablet ’ s batter y . – Close all running apps that are not in use .
Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 19 Using the touchscr een Use these gestures on the touchscr een to launch apps, access some settings, and na vigate your ASUS T ablet. Launching apps or selecting items Do any of the follo wing: • T olaunchanapp,simplytaponit.
Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 20 Moving through pages or scr eens Do any of the follo wing: • Swipeyourngert otheleftortotherighttoswitchbetweenscreensort oipthrougha Galler y of images.
Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready! 21 Zooming out Bring together your two ngers on the touch panel t o zoom out an image in Galler y or Maps, or zoom out of a web page .
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23 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home NO TE: Actual apps shown onscreen ma y vary per model. The follo wing screenshot is for r eference only . Zen Home f eatures Home screen Get reminders of i.
24 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Understanding notication icons These icons ar e shown on the status bar and will guide you of the curr ent status of your ASUS T ablet. Messages Shows that y ou have an unr ead message. W i-Fi Shows the signal str ength of your Wi-F i connection.
25 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home P ersonalizing your Home scr een Stamp your own personality on your Home scr een. S elect an attractive design as your wallpaper , add shor tcuts f or quick access to y our favorite apps, and add widgets f or a quick review of impor tant inf o.
26 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Grouping y our app shor tcuts in a f older Creat e folders to or ganize your app shortcuts on your Home screen. 1. On your Home screen, tap and dr ag an app onto another app and a f older will appear . 2. T ap the new folder and tap Unnamed F older to assign a name to this f older .
27 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home W allpapers Let y our apps, ic ons, and other Z en elements sit on an attractively designed w allpaper . Y ou may add a translucent backgr ound tint to your wallpaper for r eadabilit y and clarity . Y ou can also select an animated wallpaper to make y our screen come alive.
28 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Applying an animated wallpaper T o apply an animated wallpaper: 1. T ap and hold an empty area on your Home screen and select W allpapers . 2. Select where you want your w allpaper: on your Home screen , or Home Screen and L ock screen .
29 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Adding shortcuts In Easy Mode, you can add up to twelv e (12) app shor tcuts on the Home screen. 1. Swipe to the right of the Home screen, then tap . 2. F rom the All apps scr een, select the app that you want to add to the list .
30 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Setting up the date and time By default, the date and time display ed on your Home screen automatically syncs when you ar e connected to the internet. T o change the date and time settings: 1. Launch the Settings screen by doing an y of the following: • Launch Quick settings then tap .
31 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Quick settings The Quick settings panel provides a one-tap access to some of the wireless f eatures and settings of your ASUS T ablet. Each of these features ar e represented by a button. T o launch the Quick settings panel, swipe down with two ngers from the t op of your ASUS T ablet.
32 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Adding or r emoving buttons T o add or remove e xisting buttons from the ASUS Quick settings notication panel: 1. Launch Quick settings then tap . 2. T ap the box beside the featur e to add or remove it from the ASUS Quick settings notication panel.
33 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Lock Screen By default, the lock screen appears after turning on your device and while waking it up from sleep mode. F rom the lock screen, you can pr oceed to your device ’ s Android sy stem by swiping on your touch screen panel .
34 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Cust omizing the quick access butt ons By default, your lock screen includes quick ac cess buttons f or these apps: Messaging, and C amera. Change this default settings and customize these buttons t o launch other apps on the lock screen using the following st eps: 1.
35 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home NO TE: Speak clearly and use concise phrases when talking to your ASUS T ablet. It also helps to star t your commands with a v erb related to the ASUS T ablet feature you w ant to use.
36 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home Cust omizing voice sear ch results from the T ablet search group If you want to set paramet ers for the v oice search r esults gathered fr om your Google account and your ASUS T ablet ’ s data, you may do so using the f ollowing steps: 1.
37 Chapter 2: There ’ s no place like Home 3. T ap T ablet search . 4. Tick the bo x of the search gr oups you would like to include as source when using V oice Search .
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Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 39 K e eping in touch 3 K e eping in touch 3 Managing contacts Organize y our contacts and easily stay in touch with them via emails, or social netw orks. Group your contacts as F avorites t o quick ly get in touch with them, or group them as VIPs t o get notied about any upcoming ev ents.
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 40 T ap to view your pr ole info 3. When you ’ve completed y our info , tap Done . T o view your prole inf o, swipe down fr om the top right of your scr een to launch the Quick settings panel, then tap the button with y our prole picture on it.
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 41 Adding an extension number to a c ontact number Y ou can add an extension number to a contact’ s number . 1. F rom the A dd contact screen, ll in the necessary elds. 2. On the Phone eld, key in the main line then tap or , and add the ex tension number .
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 42 Cust omizing your con tact ’ s prole Edit your con tact ’ s info , add a photo, or take a photo as a co ver f or your contact’ s prole. 1. Launch the Contacts app then select the contact whose info or prole you w ant to edit or customize .
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 43 Set up your VIP from the Gr oups screen T o set up your VIP from the Groups screen: 1. Launch the Contacts app . 2. T ap > VIP . 3. In the VIP screen, tap . 4. Select the contact or contac ts you wan t to group as VIPs, then tap Add .
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 44 Set up your VIP from the VIP screen T o set up your VIP from the VIP screen: 1. Launch the Contacts app . 2. T ap . 3. In the VIP screen, tap . 4. Select the contact or contac ts you wan t to group as VIPs, then tap Add .
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 45 4. When done, tap Add . All contacts that you added appears on F avorites scr een. Mark ing your fav or ite con tac ts Set your frequently-ac cessed contacts as your favorites to be able t o locate them quickly from the Contacts app .
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 46 Impor ting contacts Impor t your contacts and their respective data fr om one contact source to y our ASUS T ablet, or email account. 1. T ap Asus > Con tac ts then tap > Manage contacts . 2. T ap Impor t/export then select I mport from storage .
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 47 Social network ing with your contacts Integrating the social network acc ounts of your con tacts makes it easier for you to view their proles, new s, and social f eeds. Sta y updated with the activities of your contacts in real time .
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 48 Omlet Chat Omlet Chat is an open messaging and mobile sharing app that lets you cha t with friends on the spot. It also allows you to manage y our data by storing them secur ely to your privat e Cloud accounts . NO TES: • Omlet Chat app may only be available in some c ountries.
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 49 Using your Google™ acc ount T o register using y our Google™ account: 1. T ap then tap Omlet Chat . 2. On the Sign Up screen, tap C onnec t a dieren t accoun t here then tap Google . 3. T ap OK to use the Google account that y ou registered with y our device.
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 50 Using your F acebook® account T o register using y our F acebook account: 1. T ap then tap Omlet Chat . 2. On the Sign Up screen, tap C onnec t a dieren t accoun t here then tap F acebook . Omlet Chat app will take you to F acebook screen to log in to your F acebook account.
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 51 Using Omlet chat Send text and multimedia messages for a fun, creativ e, and interactive conv ersation. T o star t a conv ersation: 1. F rom the Omlet Chat scr een, tap to display Omlet Chat menu then tap C ontacts . 2. T ap the contact that you wish to chat then tap .
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 52 Using dra wer apps Omlet Chat featur es these value -added drawer apps, allo wing you to share multimedia messages for a mor e fun and personal touch. T o use these drawer apps , tap from the chat thr ead then select an app from the drawer app list to send a specic multimedia message.
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 53 Viewing shar ed photos in Galler y app The photos that y ou and your friends hav e shared in the Omlet Chat app ’ s chat room are instantly saved t o your device . Y ou can view the shared photos using the Gallery app.
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 54 Viewing all shar ed photos T ap All shared photos to view all photos shar ed by you and your Omlet Chat contacts. Viewing shar ed photos by chat room T ap Chat room to view photos shar ed by chat room or social hotspot .
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 55 Viewing shar ed photos by sharer T ap Sharer to view photos shared b y an Omlet Chat contact. Viewing y our Omlet contacts from Contacts app Aside from connecting with your Omlet c ontacts in Omlet Chat app, y ou can also view and chat with your Omlet contacts using the Contacts app .
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 56 3. Untick all contact groups ex cept Omlet Chat , then tap anywhere. Y our Contacts screen displays all Omlet contacts. 4. T ap an Omlet contact to selec t and view the contact details or chat with that contact directly .
Chapter 3: Keeping in touch 57 Syncing Omlet Chat t o Cloud If you have a Dr opbox®, Box®, or Baidu PCS Cloud account, the Omlet Cha t app instantly uploads your private c onv ersations and chat logs securely . Before Omlet Cha t app uploads your data, y ou have to sync y our Cloud account to Omlet Chat app rst.
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Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 59 Y our precious moments 4 4 Y our precious moments NO TE: The follo wing screenshot is for r eference only . Captur e moments Launching the Camera app Capture images and r ecord videos using y our ASUS T ablet’ s Camera app.
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 60 Using Camer a for the rst time After launching the Camera f or the rst time, two consecutiv e features appear to help y ou get star ted: T utorial and Image locations.
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 61 Use advanced camera settings Switch between the fron t and rear cameras See the galler y Record videos T ake photos Adjust settings Camera home scr een Y our ASUS T ablet’ s camera is equipped with auto -scene detection and auto-image stabilizer featur es.
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 62 Shoot mode Set your shutter speed to T imer mode, enable T ouch shutter or change the Burst speed under this option. F ocus & Exposure Enable T ouch auto- exposur e or F ace detection , or set Metering mode and Focus mode under this option.
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 63 F ocus & Exposure Enable T ouch auto- exposur e under this option. Video settings Adjust the appearanc e of your rec orded videos by c onguring your camera ’ s settings using the steps below . IMPORT ANT! Apply the settings rst before taking images.
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 64 Advanc ed camera featur es Explore new way s of captur ing 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.
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 65 Lo w light Using Pix elMaster , your camera ’ s light sensitivity is increased by up to 400% to enhance noise reduction and boost color contrast b y up to 200%. Use this mode to tr ansform any subject into a great phot o or video—with or without ample natural lighting.
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 66 Eect T ake photos using dierent e ec ts such as Pix elize, Cartoon, Vintage , LOMO or other e ec ts. NO TE: Eect should be selected before taking the photo . Capturing Eect photos 1. F rom the Camer a app screen, tap > Eec t 2.
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 67 GIF animation Creat e GIF (Graphics Inter change F ormat) images straight from your ASUS T ablet ’ s camera using the GIF animation featur e. Capturing GIF animation photos 1. F rom the Camer a app ’ s home screen, tap > GIF Animation .
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 68 Time Rewind After selecting Time Rewind , y our shutter star ts taking burst shots t wo seconds bef ore you actually press the shutter button. A s a result, you get a timeline of images where you can choose the best image to sav e on your Galler y .
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 69 All Smiles Capture the perfect smile or the wack iest facial expression fr om a range of photos using the All Smiles featur e. This feature lets you take v e consecutive photos after pressing the shutter button, automatically detecting faces on the image for c ompar ison.
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 70 Using the Gallery View images and pla y videos on your ASUS T ablet using the Galler y app. This app also allows y ou to edit, share, or delete image and video les st ored in your ASUS T ablet. F rom Gallery, y ou can display images in a slideshow or tap to view the selected image or video le.
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 71 Viewing the phot o location Enable the location access on y our ASUS T ablet, and get the location details on your photos. Y our photos ’ location details include the area wher e the photos are taken, as well a map of the location via Google Map or Baidu (in China only).
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 72 Sharing les from the Galler y 1. F rom the Gallery screen, tap the folder where the les you w ant to share ar e located. 2. After opening the folder , tap to activate le selection. 3. T ap the les you want to share .
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 73 P osting photos to your Calendar ev ent wall Enabling this featur e in your Gallery allows you to view photos straigh t from your C alendar events . This way , you can immediately group captur ed photos according to their specic even t name.
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 74 Using MiniMovie T urn photos into a creativ e slideshow using the M iniMovie fea ture of the Galler y . MiniMovie contains a theme of slideshow pr esentations which you can immediately apply to selected photos. T o create a MiniMovie from a photo f older : 1.
Chapter 4: Y our precious moments 75 T o create a MiniMovie from a selection of photos: 1. Launch Galler y then tap to select the location of your photos . 2. T ap to activate le selection. 3. After selecting your photos, tap MiniMovie . 4. Selec t the MiniMovie theme you would like to use f or your photo slideshow .
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Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 77 W ork hard, play harder 5 5 W ork hard, play harder Bro w ser Y our browser’ s state -of-the -ar t Chromium-based engine lets you surf the I nternet at a fast loading speed.
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 78 Sharing pages Share inter esting pages from your ASUS T ablet to others via an email account, cloud storage account, Bluet ooth, or other ASUS T ablet apps. 1. Launch the brow ser . 2. F rom a web page , tap > Share page .
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 79 Smar tly read online Y our ASUS T ablet automatically enables the Smart Reader Mode on pages that contain a lot of items that you ma y nd unnecessar y or distracting such as banner ads, icons, or menu items . Y ou can remov e these items and read only the main c ontents of the page .
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 80 Clearing the brow ser cache Clear the brow ser cache to delete temporary Internet les, websites , and cook ies that are temporarily stor ed in your ASUS T ablet. This helps improve the loading performance of your brow ser .
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 81 Adding email ac counts If you don ’t have an existing email acc ount, you can create one so y ou can receiv e, r ead, and send emails right from your ASUS T ablet. 1. F rom the Home screen, tap Email t o launch the Email app.
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 82 Calendar The Calendar app enables y ou to keep track of important events using your ASUS T ablet. Along with creating ev ents you may also set r eminders, or create a coun tdown notice t o ensure you don ’t forget these important occasions.
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 83 Crea ting an event fr om your account After adding online accounts that y ou would like to sync with Calendar , you may now use your ASUS T ablet to create notications for those online ac counts by following these steps: 1.
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 84 What ’ s Nex t Do not miss out on impor tant events , having fun out in the sun, or getting emails from your VIP contacts. Set up your calendar of even ts, VIP groups , or weather updat e settings to get alerts and reminders of What’ s Nex t.
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 85 Ac cepting or declining in vites to ev ents Set up your email account in the Email app t o send or receive emails such as invit es to events . W hen you accept email in vites, the events will be synced with the C alendar app.
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Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 87 Rescheduled event alert Y ou’ll get an alert if the event has been postponed, r escheduled, or moved to another location. Getting the weather updat es Get real-time Ac cuW eather® updates, every hour or up to 12 hours, for y our current location or for other parts of the world.
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 88 Do It Later Get hold of even the most trivial things in your busy lif e. Ev en when you’ re too busy , reply to your emails, read new s online, or add other important to- do tasks at your con venience.
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 89 Cat ching up on my online r eading now Y ou can retrieve pages that y ou’ve pr eviously mar ked as read lat er tasks and catch up on your online reading at y our conv enience from the Do I t Later app . 1. F rom the Home screen, tap A sus > Do It Later .
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 90 SuperNote T urn note -taking into a fun and creative activity using Supernote. This intuitive app allo ws you to create not es organized per not ebook by directly writing or drawing on the touchscreen.
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 91 Crea ting a notebook T o create new les using Supernote , refer to the follo wing steps: 1. T ap ASUS > SuperNote , then tap . 2. 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 following steps: 1.
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 92 F ile M anager Using F ile M anager allows y ou to easily locate and manage your data on the internal stor age of your ASUS T ablet and its connected external storage devices. Ac cessing the internal st orage T o access the internal stor age: 1.
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 93 The C loud Back up your data, sync les among di erent devices, and share les secur ely and pr ivately via a Cloud account such as ASUS W ebStorage, Drive , OneDr ive , and Dropbox. ASUS W ebStorage Register for or sig n in to ASUS W ebStorage and get free cloud storage .
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 94 Data T r ansfer T ransfer y our data such as contacts, calendar entries from y our old mobile device to your ASUS T ablet via Bluetooth technology . T o use Data T ransfer: 1. P air your old mobile device with y our ASUS T ablet via Bluetooth.
Chapter 5: W ork hard, play harder 95 ASUS Suppor t F ind answers from F A Qs (Fr equently Asked Questions) or directly interact with other Zen UI users t o nd and share solutions about ZenUI 2.0 apps . T o access ZenUI Help: 1. T ap > ASUS Suppor t .
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Chapter 6: F un and entertainment 97 F un and enter tainment 6 6 F un a nd enter ta inment Using a headset Have the fr eedom to do other things while you’ re in a call or enjoy listening to your fa vorite music using a headset. Connecting the audio jack Inser t the 3.
Chapter 6: F un and entertainment 98 Play Games Get the latest games online and share them in y our social media accounts using the Pla y G ames app . Y ou can also join multiplayer games and check out leaderboards f or some competitive gaming fun. IMPORT ANT! Log in to your Google accoun t to maximize the f eatures of Pla y Games.
Chapter 6: F un and entertainment 99 Music Music app automatically searches f or music les from the internal and external storages on your ASUS T ablet. Y ou can organize these music les in a pla ylist or add them in a queue to play them sequentially .
Chapter 6: F un and entertainment 100 Other playback options During playback, you can tap and do an y of these other options below . Add to pla ylist T ap to add the song to an existing playlist or crea te a new one to add the song to it. Play T o T ap to scan and play the song to other devices nearby .
Chapter 6: F un and entertainment 101 Streaming music fr om the cloud T o stream music from y our cloud account. 1. F rom the Music home screen, tap . 2. Under Cloud Music , tap the cloud account wher e you want to stream music fr om. 3. Select the song, then tap to play it.
Chapter 6: F un and entertainment 102 Play T o other devices Use the Play T o function to stream music from your ASUS T ablet to other Miracast or DLNA-enabled devices nearby . T o use Play T o: 1. F rom a currently -playing song , tap > Play T o .
Chapter 7: Staying connected 103 Staying c onne c ted 7 7 Staying c onne c ted W i-F i The Wi-F i technology of your ASUS T ablet gets you connected to the wireless world. Upda te your social media accounts , brow se the Internet, or exchange data and messages wir elessly from your ASUS T ablet.
Chapter 7: Staying connected 104 Disabling Wi-F i T o disable Wi-F i: 1. Launch the Settings screen by doing an y of the following: • Launch Quick settings then tap . • T ap > Settings . 2. Slide the Wi-F i switch to the left to turn o the W i-Fi.
Chapter 7: Staying connected 105 P airing your ASUS T ablet to a Bluet ooth® device Before using the Bluet ooth featur e of your ASUS T ablet in full scale, you ha ve to pair it rst with the Bluetooth device . The ASUS T ablet automatically stor es the pair ing connection of the Bluetooth device.
Chapter 7: Staying connected 106 T ethering Y ou can use your ASUS T ablet to link with other devices using Share Link, or link to a printer . NO TES: T ur n o the tethering fea ture when you'r e not using it to help sav e battery power . Wi-F i Hotspot T urn your ASUS T ablet into a Wi-F i Hotspot to link with other devices.
Chapter 7: Staying connected 107 Bluetooth T ethering Enable Bluetooth on your ASUS T ablet and use it to link with other devices using Share Link, or link to a printer . 1. Enable Bluetooth on your ASUS T ablet and the other device. 2. P air both devices.
Chapter 7: Staying connected 108 Play T o Play T o app lets you screencast your ASUS T ablet to a streaming-supported display . Doing this allows an external display to become a dual monitor or sec ond screen to y our ASUS T ablet. IMPORT ANT! Y our ex ternal display must hav e Miracast™ or DLNA® technology to support Play T o app.
Chapter 8: T ravel and Maps 109 W eather Get real-time weather upda tes straight fr om your ASUS T ablet using the weather app . Using W eather , you can also check other weather details fr om around the world .
Chapter 8: T ravel and Maps 110 W eather home screen Set up and get your current location ’ s weather updates as w ell as other par ts of the world. Y ou can display the weather upda tes or daily weather f orecast on the What ’ s Next widget or app, and on the Calendar app .
Chapter 8: T ravel and Maps 111 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: • T ap > Clock .
Chapter 8: T ravel and Maps 112 Alarm clock T ap to acc ess the world clock settings of your ASUS T ablet. Stopwatc h T ap to use your ASUS T ablet as a stopwatch. T ap this button to start running the stopwatch f eature. T ap this to access the settings of the alarm clock f eature.
Chapter 8: T ravel and Maps 113 Timer Y ou may set multiple timer options for y our ASUS T ablet. T o do this, f ollow the steps below . Setting the timer 1. T ap to ac cess the timer featur e of your ASUS T ablet. 2. Use the numeric keypad to input your tar get time then tap start to star t the timer .
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Chapter 9: ZenLink 115 Z enLink 9 9 Z enLink Knowing Z enLink Stay connected with the ASUS-exclusive Z enLink for maximum productivity. With these Z enLink apps, you can c onnect with other devices to share and rec eive les.
Chapter 9: ZenLink 116 3. T ap the les that you want to send then tap Done . 4. After your ASUS T ablet detects the other devices, tap the device that you w ant to share y our les with. Receiving les T o receive les: 1. F rom your Home scr een, tap then tap Share Link .
Chapter 9: ZenLink 117 T ap this to view more PC Link settings T ap this to minimize PC Link screen T ap this to maximize PC Link screen T ap this to close PC Link 4. On the PC Link screen, click OK . When connected, you can ac cess and contr ol your device using the keyboard f or typing and mouse for hand gestures .
Chapter 9: ZenLink 118 Remote Link T urn your ASUS T ablet into a wireless input device and a presenta tion tool. Using this app , you can use your ASUS T ablet as a touchpad, touchscreen panel , laser pointer for presentations , and Windo ws® Media Player c ontroller while connected to your computer via bluet ooth or Wi-F i.
Chapter 9: ZenLink 119 Remote Link presenta tion contr oller T ap to control the pr esentation slides on your computer . T ap and hold this button to activate the laser pointer T ap this button to go .
Chapter 9: ZenLink 120 Remote Link keyboard input T ap to use keyboard input. Y ou can also use the microphone icon for voic e input. Key in your message in this eld T ap this button to send the me.
Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where 121 Special Zen T ools Calculat or One -swipe and a tap is all it takes to launch your C alculator . When you open the Quick settings panel, the Calculat or icon is there visibly on t op of the list. T ap it to get star ted with your computations.
Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where 122 Calculator scr een.
Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where 123 Quick Memo Quick Memo is a note -taking tool that gives you the fr eedom to either scribble or t ype down impor tant notes y ou need to remember . After creating notes , you can share them via Shar e Link and social media sites or turn them into a task inside Do It Later .
Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where 124 Sound Recorder Record audio les using your ASUS T ablet by enabling the Sound Recorder app . Launching Sound Recorder T o launch Sound Recorder , tap > S ound Recorder .
Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where 125 P ausing a recording During a paused recording , you can choose to resume, delet e, or save the rec ording . T ap to resume the r ecording T ap to save the r ecording .
Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where 126 Audio W izard Audio Wizar d allows you t o customize the sound modes of your ASUS T ablet for a clearer audio output that ts actual usage scenarios. Using Audio W izard T o use AudioWizar d: 1. T ap ASUS > Audio W izard .
Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where 127 Splendid ASUS Splendid allows y ou to easily adjust the display settings . It enriches the color of your screen with its preset screen c olor modes. Using Splendid T o use Splendid: 1. F rom your Home scr een tap ASUS > Splendid .
Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where 128 Reading mode This mode pro vides a mild paper-like display that r educes eye str ain for a comf or table reading experience on your ASUS T ablet.
Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where 129 Customiz ed mode This mode allows y ou to adjust the screen display based on your pr eferred c olor temperatur e, hue , and saturation. T ap to reset to factory defaults Move to adjust hue Move to adjust satura tion NO TE: Y ou can also quick ly set the Splendid screen mode from the Quick settings panel .
Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where 130 P ower Sav er F ully maximize or extend the power of your ASUS T ablet even when it is idle or while it stays connected to your network. Smar tly customize the po wer settings for y our frequent activities such as reading emails or wat ching videos.
Chapter 10: Zen Ev ery where 131 Cust omizing P ower Saver Set the brightness level for y our frequent activities such as reading emails or ebooks, watching videos, bro wsing websites, and listening t o music.
Chapter 11: Maintain your Zen 132.
Chapter 11: Maintain your Zen 133 K eeping y our devic e up-to - date Keep your ASUS T ablet in the loop of Android system updat es and upgraded apps and f eatures . Updating your sy stem 1. T ap then tap Settings . 2. On the Settings screen, slide down to displa y other items then tap About .
Chapter 11: Maintain your Zen 134 Securing your ASUS T ablet Use the security features of y our ASUS T ablet to prevent unauthorized acc ess of information. Unlocking your screen When the screen is locked , you can open it with the security unlocking options that the ASUS T ablet oers y ou.
Chapter 11: Maintain your Zen 135 PIN Key in at least four numbers t o set a PIN. IMPORT ANT! Ensure to remember the PIN that y ou created t o unlock your device P attern Slide your nger on the dots and crea te a pattern. IMPORT ANT! Y ou can create a pattern with a minimum of four dots .
Chapter 11: Maintain your Zen 136 Passw ord Key in at least four characters to cr eate a password. IMPORT ANT! Ensure to remember the passwor d that you created to unlock y our device.
Chapter 11: Maintain your Zen 137 Setting your ASUS T ablet identity Know your ASUS T ablet ’ s identity such as serial number , IMEI (I nternational Mobile Equipment Identity) number , or model number .
Appendix 138 App endix App endix Notices F ederal Communications C ommission Statement This device complies with FC C Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulint er ference.
Appendix 139 RF Exposure Information (SAR) This device meets the gov er nment’ s requirements for e xposure to radio w aves . T his device is designed and manufactured not to ex ceed the emission limits for exposure to radio fr equenc y (RF) energy set by the F ederal Communications C ommission of the U.
Appendix 140 EC Declaration of Conf ormit y This product is compliant with the r egulations of the R&T TE Directive 1999/5/EC. The Declaration of Conf ormity can be downloaded from http://www .
Appendix 141 À pleine puissance, l’ écoute prolongée du baladeur peut endommager l’ oreille de l’utilisateur . F or France , headphones/ear phones for this devic e are compliant with the sound pr essure level requiremen t laid down in the applicable EN 50332-1:2000 and/or EN50332-2:2003 standard required b y F rench Ar ticle L.
Appendix 142 RF Exposure inf or mation (SAR) - CE This device meets the EU r equirements (1999/5/EC) on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic elds by wa y of health protection. The limits are part of extensive recommendations f or the protection of the general public.
Appendix 143 India RoHS This product complies with the “India E-waste (Management and Handling) Rule 2011” and prohibits use of lead, mercury , hexavalent chromium, polybr ominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybr ominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in conc entrations ex ceeding 0.
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