Asus E8355, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Copyright 2013 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Circumstances may arise where because of a default on ASUS part or other liability you are e...

Page 3: ...nt view 12 Rear view 13 Chapter 2 Using your ASUSTablet Setting up your ASUS Tablet 16 Charging your ASUS Tablet 16 Turning your ASUS Tablet on 18 Gestures for the ASUS Tablet 19 Chapter 3 Working with Android Starting up for the first time 24 Android lock screen 25 Unlocking your device 25 Adding a wallpaper on the lock screen 26 Adding a widget on the lock screen 26 Entering Google Now 27 Home S...

Page 4: ...Viewing apps under the Recents screen 36 Task Manager 38 File Manager 39 Accessing the internal storage 39 Accessing the external storage device 39 Settings 41 ASUS Quick Setting 41 Turning your ASUS Tablet off 43 Putting your ASUS Tablet to sleep 43 Chapter 4 Pre installed Apps Featured pre installed apps 46 Play Music 46 Camera 47 Gallery 51 Email 57 Gmail 59 Play Store 60 Maps 61 MyLibrary 62 S...

Page 5: ... Canada IC Notices 79 Canada avis d Industrie Canada IC 80 IC Warning Statement 80 EC Declaration of Conformity 81 Prevention of Hearing Loss 81 CE Mark Warning 82 RF Exposure information SAR CE 83 Power Safety Requirement 83 ASUS Recycling Takeback Services 83 Coating notice 83 Green ASUS notice 84 Regional notice for Singapore 84 Proper disposal 85 ...

Page 6: ...components of your ASUS Tablet Chapter 2 Using your ASUSTablet This chapter shows you how to use the different parts of your ASUS Tablet Chapter 3 Working with Android This chapter provides an overview of using Android in your ASUS Tablet Chapter 4 Pre installed apps This chapter features the pre installed applications included with your ASUS Tablet Appendices This section includes notices and saf...

Page 7: ...ask NOTE This message contains additional information and tips that can help complete tasks WARNING This message contains important information that must be followed to keep you safe while performing tasks and prevent damage to your ASUS Tablet s data and components Typography Bold This indicates a menu or an item that must be selected Italic This indicates sections that you can refer to in this m...

Page 8: ...ded periods of time Using your ASUSTablet This ASUS Tablet should only be used in enviroments with ambient temperatures between 0 C 32 F and 35 C 95 F Long time exposure to extremely high or low temperature may quickly deplete and shorten the battery life To ensure the battery s optimal performance ensure that it is exposed within the recommended environment temperature Airplane Precautions Contac...

Page 9: ...y of the items is damaged or missing contact your retailer The bundled power adapter varies with country or region Power adapter ASUS Tablet Micro USB cable ASUS Tablet Technical documentations and warranty card OTG On the Go USB cable ...

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Page 12: ...his built in front camera allows you to take pictures or record videos using your ASUS Tablet Touch screen panel The touch screen panel allows you to operate your ASUS Tablet using touch gestures Getting to know your ASUS Tablet Front view ...

Page 13: ... to connect your ASUS Tablet to amplified speakers or a headset IMPORTANT This port does not support an external microphone Audio speakers The built in audio speakers allow you to hear audios straight from your ASUS Tablet Audio features are software controlled Rear camera This built in rear camera allows you to take high definition pictures or record high definition videos using your ASUS Tablet ...

Page 14: ... for about eight 8 seconds to force it to shut down IMPORTANT When your ASUS Tablet is inactive for one 1 minute it will automatically go to standby mode Forcing the system to restart may result to data loss We strongly recommend that you back up your data regularly Micro USB 2 0 port Use the micro USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 port to charge the battery pack or supply power to your ASUS Tablet Thi...

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Page 16: ...let Charge your ASUS Tablet for eight 8 hours before using it in battery mode for the first time Connect the micro USB cable to the power adapter Plug the micro USB connector into your ASUS Tablet Plug the power adapter into a grounded power outlet To charge your ASUS Tablet ...

Page 17: ...g symbol appears after six 6 seconds IMPORTANT Use only the bundled power adapter and micro USB cable to charge your ASUS Tablet Using a different power adapter may damage your ASUS Tablet Peel the protective film off from the power adapter and micro USB cable before charging the ASUS Tablet to prevent risk or injury Ensure that you plug the power adapter to the correct power outlet with the corre...

Page 18: ...ASUS Tablet E Manual 18 Turning your ASUSTablet on To turn your ASUS Tablet on press the power button for about two 2 seconds ...

Page 19: ...r ASUS Tablet To move an app tap and hold the app and drag it to a new location To delete an app from the main screen tap and hold the app and drag it up to the top side of the screen To capture a screen image tap and hold NOTE To enable this setting go to Settings ASUS Customized Setting then tick Capture screenshots by holding the Recent Apps Key Drag Tap and hold Long press ...

Page 20: ...let E Manual 20 Tap touch Tap an app to launch it In the File Manager app tap to select and open a file Zoom out Bring together your two fingers on the touch panel to zoom out an image in Gallery Maps or Places ...

Page 21: ...ingers on the touch panel to zoom in an image in Gallery Maps or Places Swipe Swipe your finger to the left or to the right on the touch panel display to switch between screens or to flip through the pages of an e book or a gallery of images ...

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Page 24: ...elect an input method or keyboard format then tap 4 From the list of available Wi Fi networks tap a network name then tap To skip connecting to a network tap NOTE Some Wi Fi networks may prompt you to key in a passcode 5 Select the type of data synchronization then tap 6 Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the following items q Google Account q Google location and services 7 Set the loca...

Page 25: ...K00F 25 Android lock screen Unlocking your device Tap and drag to Time date and weather panel Wallpaper and widget panel Lock icon Google Now launcher ...

Page 26: ...nd widget panel to the right to view the wallpaper and widget panel then tap and select a widget Adding a wallpaper on the lock screen Swipe the time date and widget panel to the right to view the wallpaper and widget panel then tap and select a wallpaper from Gallery or Wallpapers ...

Page 27: ...ogle icon Google Now Google Now is your ASUS Tablet s personal assistant giving you instant updates on weather conditions nearby restaurants flight schedules scheduled appointments and other related information based from your web history synced calendars and reminders ...

Page 28: ... Apps screen Shortcuts Shortcuts Tap to set up the location date and time alarm Return to Home Screen Display recent apps Return to the previous screen System bar Open Google Voice search Open Google Text search Read e mails in Email app Shortcut to Android and ASUS utilities ...

Page 29: ...ity sensor of your ASUS Tablet enables automatic screen rotations depending on how you hold it You can quickly switch between a landscape or portrait view by steering your ASUS Tablet to the left or to the right Landscape view Portrait view ...

Page 30: ... to exchange data wirelessly over a network To use Wi Fi enable the Wi Fi feature in your ASUS Tablet 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 NOTE Turn Wi Fi off when you are not using it to help save battery power To enable Wi Fi...

Page 31: ...s screen then tap Settings Slide the Bluetooth switch to ON q Slide down the Notification area to display ASUS Quick Settings panel then tap Pairing your ASUSTablet with a Bluetooth device Before you can connect to a Bluetooth device you must first pair your ASUS Tablet to that device The devices stay paired unless you remove the paired connection between them To pair your ASUS Tablet to a device ...

Page 32: ...de the Bluetooth switch to ON 2 Tap Bluetooth then tap beside the connected Bluetooth device that you want to unpair or configure 3 From Paired Bluetooth device screen you can do any of the following q Tap Unpair to unpair the device q Tap Rename to rename the Bluetooth device q Tap any of the listed profiles to enable or disable a profile 4 Tap on the system bar to go back to previous screen 3 If...

Page 33: ...e All Apps screen 2 From the All Apps screen tap and hold the app s icon then drag it to the Home Screen Removing an app from the Home Screen Free up space for new app shortcuts by removing existing app shortcuts on your Home Screen To remove app shortcuts 1 Tap and hold an app until the X Remove appears on top of the screen 2 Drag the app to X Remove to remove it from the Home Screen ...

Page 34: ...ailed app information while creating a shortcut for the app While holding an app on the All Apps screen the display switches to Home Screen and the App info appears on the top of the Home Screen display Drag the app to App info to display its detailed information ...

Page 35: ...en To create an app folder 1 On the Home Screen tap and drag an app or shortcut onto another app until a transparent square appears NOTES The created folder is shown in a transparent square You can add multiple apps in your folder 2 Tap the folder and tap Unnamed Folder to rename the folder ...

Page 36: ... of app shortcuts based from your recently launched apps Using the Recents screen you can easily go back to or switch between the apps you recently launched To access the Recents screen 1 Tap on the system bar 2 A list shows up to display all of your recently launched apps Tap on the app you want to launch ...

Page 37: ...ent app to display its menu 2 To remove the app from the list select Remove from list To view its information select App info NOTE You can also remove a recent app from the list by swiping it up or down To view a recent app s menu ...

Page 38: ...pps individually or close all apps and utilities at once using the Close All function To manage Task Manager 1 Tap to go to the All Apps screen then tap WIDGETS to display the Widgets menu 2 Tap and hold ASUSTask Manager to display the ASUS Task Manager box on the Home Screen 3 Swipe the list up and down to view all launched apps 4 Tap beside the running app to close it Tap Close All to close all ...

Page 39: ...tents of your ASUS Tablet then tap an item to select If a microSD card is inserted tap MicroSD to view the contents of your microSD card Accessing the external storage device To access the external storage device 1 Swipe down the notification bar on top of the screen to display the notification box 2 Tap to display the contents of your microSD card To unmount the microSD card from your ASUS Tablet...

Page 40: ...ernal storage device When you customize a file or folder tick the box beside the file or folder and the action bar appears on the upper right corner of the screen NOTES The action will only appear if you customize a file or files inside the folder You can also tick the file or folder then drag and drop it to your desired destination folder Action bar ...

Page 41: ...wo ways to launch the Settings screen 1 From the All Apps screen tap Settings to display the menu 2 Swipe down the notification bar on top of the screen to display ASUS Quick Settings panel then tap ASUS Quick Setting Displays local date and time Wi Fi settings Settings menu Display settings Brightness manual adjustment Quick Setting Adjustment panel Audio Wizard Wireless display settings Clear no...

Page 42: ...tion panel Notification panel appears under the Quick Setting panel for alerts or updates of apps incoming e mails and utility status NOTE Swipe the notification to the left or to the right to remove the item from the list GPS Wi Fi Instant Dictionary Auto rotate Bluetooth Smart Saving Silent mode Auto sync Airplane Mode Reading mode ...

Page 43: ...mpted tap Power Off then tap OK If your ASUS Tablet is unresponsive press and hold the power button for about eight 8 seconds until your ASUS Tablet turns off IMPORTANT Forcing the system to shut down may result to data loss Ensure that you back up your data regularly Putting your ASUSTablet to sleep To put your ASUS Tablet to sleep press the power button once ...

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Page 46: ...asure To launch Play Music tap on the Home Screen then tap Play Music Settings for Play Music Search for a music file Your ASUS Tablet supports the following audio and video codecs Decoder Audio codec AAC LC LTP HE AACv1 AAC HE AACv2 enhanced AAC AMR NB AMR WB MP3 FLAC MIDI PCM WAVE Vorbis WAV a law mu law WAV linear PCM WMA 10 WMA Lossless WMA Pro LBR Video codec H 263 H 264 MPEG 4 VC 1 WMV VP8 E...

Page 47: ...witch camera Tap to select modes Tap to select effects Tap to configure camera settings Slide to zoom in zoom out Camera The camera app allows you to take pictures and record videos using your ASUS Tablet To launch the Camera app tap Camera on the Home Screen NOTE The taken pictures and recorded videos can be viewed using the Gallery app ...

Page 48: ...ording Tap to preview recent pictures videos Slide to zoom in zoom out Recording videos From the camera screen tap to start recording videos While recording is in progress you can also use the zooming slider to zoom in or zoom out the video ...

Page 49: ... shoot modes and focus settings to take high definition pictures Tap this icon adjust the white balance exposure value video quality and focus settings to record high definition videos Tap this icon to enable screen guidelines add location information on your pictures and videos configure other camera settings and restore default settings of your ASUS Tablet s camera Below are the settings of your...

Page 50: ...ablet E Manual 50 Configuring the camera effects To configure the camera effects From the camera screen tap IMPORTANT Select an effect first before taking pictures or recording videos Tap to select an effect ...

Page 51: ...ges in a slideshow or tap to view the selected image or video file To launch Gallery tap Gallery on the Home Screen Gallery main screen Gallery settings Tap to quick launch Camera app Scroll from left to right or vice versa to view recent photos and videos Swipe the arrow to the right to open photos and videos by album time location and people Swipe the arrow to the right to open photos and videos...

Page 52: ...album tap and hold an album until a tool bar appears on top of the screen You can upload or share the selected albums online or delete them from your ASUS Tablet Tap to share the selected album through sharing apps Tap this icon to delete the selected album Tool bar ...

Page 53: ... image tap to open an image then tap on the image to launch the tool bar on top of the screen Sharing images To share an image 1 From Gallery screen open an album containing the image that you want to share 2 Tap to select then tap and select from the list of sharing apps ...

Page 54: ... Manual 54 To share multiple images 1 From Gallery screen open an album containing the images that you want to share 2 Tap and hold one image then tap the other images 3 Tap then select from the list of sharing apps ...

Page 55: ...mage To edit an image 1 From Gallery screen open an album containing the image that you want to edit 2 Tap an image to open then tap 3 Tap the editing tools to start editing Tap to go back to previous screen Editing tools ...

Page 56: ...en open an album containing the image that you want to delete 2 Tap an image to open then tap 3 Tap OK To delete multiple images 1 From the Gallery screen open an album containing the images that you want to delete 2 Tap and hold one image then tap the other images 3 Tap then tap OK ...

Page 57: ... must be connected to the Internet so you can add an e mail account or send and receive e mails from added accounts Setting up an e mail account To set up an e mail account 1 Tap Email on the Home Screen to launch the Email app 2 From the Email app screen key in your e mail address and password then tap Next NOTE Wait while your ASUS Tablet automatically checks your incoming and outgoing mail serv...

Page 58: ...want to be displayed in the outgoing messages then tap Next to log into your inbox Adding e mail accounts To add e mail accounts 1 Tap Email on the Home Screen to launch the Email app 2 Log in using your account 3 Tap Settings then tap to add an e mail account ...

Page 59: ... use Email app to set up and access all your e mail accounts Gmail Using the Gmail app you can create a new Gmail account or synchronize your existing Gmail account so you can send receive and browse e mails right from your ASUS Tablet Enabling this app allows you to access other Google apps that may require a Google account such as Play Store Setting up a Gmail account To set up a Gmail account 1...

Page 60: ...Play Store 1 On the Home Screen tap Play Store 2 If you already have an existing Google account tap Existing and key in your e mail account and password If you do not have an account tap New and follow the on screen instructions to create an account 3 After signing in you can start downloading apps from Play Store and install them in your ASUS Tablet NOTE Some apps are free and some might charge y...

Page 61: ...also allows you to check your current location and share the information with others Using Google Maps To use Google Maps 1 Tap to display the All apps screen then tap Maps 2 Use the search bar on top of the screen to customize your search GPS Search bar Tap or slide upward to view more information ...

Page 62: ... All apps screen then tap MyLibrary IMPORTANT You may need to install Adobe Flash Player to open some e books Download Adobe Flash Player before using MyLibrary NOTE MyLibrary supports e books in ePub PDF and TXT formats MyLibrary main screen Your bookshelves Tap to sort e books by title author date or My Array Tap to search an e book Tap to select and move or delete e books More settings Your boo...

Page 63: ...r swipe your finger from left to right to go back to the previous page Flipping a page To move to the next page swipe from right to left To go back to the previous page swipe from left to right Chapter list Search keywords Marker Text to speech function Zoom out Zoom in Insert bookmark Other settings Page scroll ...

Page 64: ...of a book so that you can easily return to the last page you read To place a bookmark 1 Tap anywhere on the screen to show the tool bar 2 Tap to mark the page You can mark as many pages as you like 3 To view the bookmarked pages tap Bookmark list then tap the page that you want to open ...

Page 65: ...e Annotating in your e books allows you to see the definition of a word copy a word or a phrase share via e mail or listen through text to speech function Annotating a word Annotating a phrase Action bar Action bar Dictionary note ...

Page 66: ... dictionary note does not appear 2 From the action bar choose from the following options a Tap Highlight to mark a word or phrase b Tap Note to record a word or phrase c Tap Text to Speech to listen to the selected word or phrase d Tap Copy to copy the selected word or phrase and paste it to a text app e Tap Translation to see the translation of the selected phrase f Tap Share to share a phrase th...

Page 67: ...s via your ASUS WebStorage account To launch SuperNote tap SuperNote on the Home Screen SuperNote main screen Tap to view by type Tap to add a new notebook Tap to select and lock delete or export notebooks as PDF or SuperNote formats Tap to import or show locked notebooks All your notebooks Tap to open advanced settings Tap to upload your notebooks to your ASUS WebStorage account Tap to sort noteb...

Page 68: ... page size 3 Select a template The new note page appears instantly SuperNote Notebook interface NOTE The mode settings and notebook tool bar changes when you tap Write mode Type mode or Draw mode Tap to return to previous screen Save the page Add a page Bookmark a page Settings Tool bar Mode settings Previous Next page Page number Page size ...

Page 69: ... that you selected To customize your notebook 1 In the SuperNote main screen tap the notebook that you want to customize 2 Tap any of the icons on the toolbar to start editing your notebook NOTES For Write mode tap Baseline for penmanship guidelines when necessary For Write and Type modes tap Color to select text or stroke color and weight SuperNote Read only mode To enable the read only mode tap ...

Page 70: ...in screen tap and hold the notebook file then tap Lock to hide 2 Key in your password then tap OK NOTES You will be prompted to key in a new password when you hide your notebook for the first time To view the hidden notebooks on the main screen tap then tap Show locked notebook 1 In the SuperNote main screen tap and hold the notebook file then tap Delete 2 Tap Delete to confirm deletion of the not...

Page 71: ... fits the actual usage scenarios To launch Audio Wizard tap on the Home Screen then tap AudioWizard Using AudioWizard To use AudioWizard 1 In the AudioWizard window tap the sound mode that you want to activate 2 Tap OK to save the selected sound mode and exit the AudioWizard window Preset modes Tap to confirm mode selection ...

Page 72: ...r is a security app that prevents selected apps and files from being opened Using App Locker To use App Locker 1 On the Home Screen tap then tap App Locker 2 Tap Start set up your password then tap OK 3 Tap OK to proceed to the App Locker screen ...

Page 73: ... the right to enable the App Locker and activate the app list Tap the apps that you want to lock or tap the locked app to unlock it NOTES The apps that you locked appear as locked icons on the Home Screen App Locker prompts you to key in your password every time you launch a locked app ...

Page 74: ...tection To use File Protection 1 Tap File Protection then tap to open File Manager app 2 Tap to select the files that you want to protect then tap The files that you want to protect appear on the File Protection screen Tool bar File type tabs Protected files list ...

Page 75: ...d the selected widget then drag it to the Home Screen IMPORTANT You may be prompted to perform additional tasks such as registration or activation before you can use a selected widget If there is not enough space on the screen to place the widget the widget will not be added to the screen Removing a widget from the Home Screen From the Home Screen tap and hold the widget until X Remove appears Wit...

Page 76: ... Home Screen then tap WIDGETS Displaying the ASUS Battery widget on the Home Screen From the Widgets screen swipe your finger to the left or to the right to look for ASUS Battery widget Tap and hold the widget then drag it to the Home Screen NOTE You can also view your ASUS Tablet s battery status in ASUS Quick Setting and notification area For more details refer to sections ASUS Quick Setting and...

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Page 78: ...es harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by doing one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to whi...

Page 79: ... fccid after searching on FCC ID MSQK00F Canada Industry Canada IC Notices This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 RSS 210 and CAN ICES 3 B NMB 3 B 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 th...

Page 80: ...respondant à l appareil dans la liste d équipement radio REL Radio Equipment List d Industrie Canada rendez vous sur http www ic gc ca app sitt reltel srch nwRdSrch do lang eng Pour des informations supplémentaires concernant l exposition aux RF au Canada rendez vous sur http www ic gc ca eic site smt gst nsf eng sf08792 html ICWarning Statement The device could automatically discontinue transmiss...

Page 81: ... French Article L 5232 1 À pleine puissance l écoute prolongée du baladeur peut endommager l oreille de l utilisateur The Country Code Selection feature is disabled for products marketed in the US Canada For product available in the USA Canada markets only channel 1 11 can be operated Selection of other channels is not possible EC Declaration of Conformity This product is compliant with the regula...

Page 82: ...of the EEC directives 2004 108 EC Electromagnetic compatibility and 2006 95 EC Low voltage directive The highest CE SAR value for the device is 0 362 W Kg This equipment may be operated in AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT IS LI LT LU LV MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR DFS controls related to radar detection shall not be accessible to the user ...

Page 83: ...uidelines and the European Standard EN 62311 and EN 62209 2 SAR is measured with the device directly contacted to the body while transmitting at the highest certified output power level in all frequency bands of the mobile device Power Safety Requirement Products with electrical current ratings up to 6A and weighing more than 3Kg must use approved power cords greater than or equal to H05VV F 3G 0 ...

Page 84: ...the impact on the environment 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 Tablet or visit the ASUS Support Site at http support asus com Regional notice for Singapore This ASUS product complies with IDA Standards ...

Page 85: ... 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 Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products DO NOT throw the ASUS Tablet in fire DO NOT short circuit the contacts DO NOT disassemble the ASUS Tablet Manufacturer ASUSTeK...

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