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Using your PadFone Station Install your PadFone into your PadFone Station to extend its battery life and turn it into a tablet device. IMPORTANT: • Before you start, ensure that you have read all the safety information and operating instructions in the Important Notices bundled with your PadFone to prevent injury or damage to your device. • Refer to your PadFone Station Quick Start Guide for instructions on inserting your PadFone into the PadFone Station. NOTES: • The image used is for r
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Entering the camera mode To enter into Camera mode, touch and drag the lock icon out of the circle to the camera icon. Tutorial Tutorial automatically starts the first time that you install your PadFone into your PadFone Station. It offers useful insights about the seamless possibilties of using the PadFone, PadFone Station, PadFone Station Dock, and PadFone Stylus Headset. To access it again, swipe your finger to the right and touch Tutorial from the Home Screen. 8
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Home Screen Display local weather information. Open All apps Touch to customize weather Open Google Text search screen widget settings, location, and frequency updates. Open Google Voice search Shortcuts Notification area & Settings Display recent apps Displays local date Return to Home Screen Displays your e-mail inbox. Return to the previous screen Touch to configure the email account for the first time, and touch to read e-mails in the e-mail inbox folder. 9
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Screen Views The screen view rotates automatically when you hold the tablet horizontally to vertically, and vice versa. To enable/ disable Auto-rotate screen, go to Settings > Display. Landscape view Portrait view Touch Panel Control Single-tapping • Single-tapping the touch panel allows you to select a desired item or launch an app. • Single-tapping in the File Manager allows you to open, select, copy, cut, delete, or edit the files. 0
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User Manual
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E789 First Edition March 0 Copyright © 0 ASUSTek Computers, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUS Telecom (“ASUS”). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the
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Table of Contents Package contents ..............................................................................5 Chapter 1: Using your PadFone Basics .................................................................................................6 Navigating your PadFone ...................................................................................7 Touching and typing ............................................................................................8 Making calls .............
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Managing notifications ...................................................................................... 9 Searching your PadFone or web ...................................................................... Taking pictures .................................................................................................. Watch Calendar .............................................................................................. MyCloud .........................................
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Package contents Item PadFone PadFone PadFone Station Station Dock PadFone • PadFone Station • PadFone Station Dock • Power plug* • USB charger • Micro-USB cable • Li-Ion battery • Headset • 40-pin USB cable • PadFone Stylus Headset** • Cleaning cloth** • PadFone Station sleeve** • Quick Start Guide • • • Important Notices • Warranty card • • NOTES: • ASUS PadFone, PadFone Station, and PadFone Station Dock are purchased separately. • Contact your retailer if any of the items is damaged or miss
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Using your PadFone Use your PadFone to enjoy the latest features and technologies of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system. Do work and play on your PadFone to fully appreciate the tons of interactive applications and features, and the seamless connectivity solutions in data sharing and communication that Android 4.0 has to offer. Basics IMPORTANT: • Before you start, ensure that you have read all the safety information and operating instructions in the Important Notices to pr
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Navigating your PadFone After you finish setting up your PadFone, the Home Screen appears. At the bottom of your Home Screen, you’ll find three navigation icons , , . These icons, which are always available on the system bar, allow you to instantly jump back to the Home Screen, return to a previous page, or launch a recent app. Icon Description Allows you to go back to the previous screen, until you are in the Home Screen. Opens your Home Screen. Opens a thumbnail list of your most recent a
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Touching and typing Use your fingers to launch apps, move icons, select menu items, press buttons, type on the onscreen keyboard, and perform other useful gestures on the PadFone touchscreen. To key in or type something, touch the part where you need to type and the onscreen keyboard will pop up. The following table describes more useful gestures. Gesture Description Place two fingers on the screen and spread them apart to zoom in Pinch and bring them together to zoom out. This gesture can b
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Making calls To make a call: . Touch on the Home Screen or touch to go to the All apps screen. . Touch the keys to key in the number you wish to call. . Touch to dial. 4. Touch to end the call. Setting up your contacts list To set up your contacts, you can do any of the following: • Touch then select Create a new contact. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to add a new contact. • Import your contacts from your SIM card into your PadFone. To import your contacts from your SIM ca
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Using the onscreen keyboard You can type text using the onscreen keyboard. In most apps, the onscreen keyboard appears automatically when needed. In other apps, you can touch where you need to type to open the onscreen keyboard. Touch to turn caps lock ON, Fixed Touch for back space ON, or OFF. When ON, the alphabet keys are shown in capital letters Touch to hide onscreen keyboard Touch and hold to select input method Touch to toggle between numeric pad with special characters and QWERTY ke
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Using Google voice typing Google voice typing uses Google’s speech-recognition technology, that converts spoken words into text input. You must be connected to the Internet when using this feature. As you speak, the converted text is underlined and you can continue speaking to keep it, or you can delete it. To use Google voice typing: 1. Touch text field where you want to type text. 2. Depending on the app you’re using, you can do either of the following: • If you see the microphone icon besi
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Connecting to the world Connecting to mobile networks After installing the SIM card, you are ready to use your PadFone to make/receive voice calls or transmit/receive data. Different countries or regions may have different mobile networks available and you may have to configure your PadFone to access these networks. To configure your Mobile networks setting: . Do any of the following to go to the Settings screen: • Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . • Swipe your fing
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Connecting to Wi-Fi networks Wi-Fi wireless networking technology allows you to exchange data wirelessly over a network.To use Wi-Fi, enable the Wi-Fi feature in your PadFone and connect to a wireless network. Some wireless networks are secured with a key or protected with digital certificates and requires additional steps to set up; others are open and you can easily connect to them. TIP: Turn OFF Wi-Fi when you’re not using it to help save battery power. To enable Wi-Fi and connect to a Wi-
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Using Bluetooth Enabling or disabling Bluetooth in your device Bluetooth is a wireless standard used for exchanging data over short distances. Bluetooth exists in many products, such as smartphones, computers, tablet devices, and headsets. Bluetooth is very useful when transferring data between two or more devices that are near each other. The first time you connect to a Bluetooth device, you must pair it with your PadFone. TIP: Turn OFF Bluetooth in your PadFone when you’re not using it to h
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Pairing your PadFone with a Bluetooth device Before you can connect to a device, you must first pair your PadFone to that device. Once paired, the devices stay paired unless you unpair them. To pair your PadFone to a device: . Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth switch to ON. . Touch Bluetooth to display all available Bluetooth devices within range. If the device you want to pair with is not in the list, ensure that its Bluetooth feature is turne
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Unpairing and configuring a Bluetooth device To unpair or configure a Bluetooth device: . Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth switch to ON. . Touch Bluetooth to display the Bluetooth settings. . Touch the Bluetooth Quick Settings icon beside the connected Bluetooth device you want to unpair or configure. 4. From the Bluetooth Quick Settings screen, you can do any of the following: • Touch Unpair to unpair the device. • Touch Rename to rename the B
