Asus Padfone Infinity Station, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATION...

Page 3: ...oth 11 Using your PadFone Infinity Station Basics 14 Unlocking your device 14 Entering the camera mode 14 Tutorial 15 Home Screen 16 Screen Views 17 Touching and typing Using gestures 18 Using the onscreen keyboard 19 Using Google voice typing 20 Using apps and widgets Using apps on the PadFone Infinity 21 Launching apps 21 Messaging 21 Surfing the web 22 Managing notifications 22 Searching your P...

Page 4: ...Music 42 Gallery 43 Camera 47 Email 48 Gmail 50 MyLibrary 52 Local and Maps 55 Polaris Office 56 App Backup 58 App Locker 60 ASUS Echo 61 ASUS Story 62 ASUS Studio 64 ASUS To Do 66 SuperNote 67 Watch Calendar 69 Using PadFone Infinity widgets 70 Adding widgets 70 Task Manager 71 Using PadFone Infinity Station widgets 72 Adding widgets 72 ASUS Battery 73 ...

Page 5: ...e Infinity PadFone Infinity Station Power adapter PadFone Infinity signal cable Headset Quick Start Guide Important Notices Warranty card NOTES ASUS PadFone Infinity and PadFone Infinity Station are purchased separately Contact your retailer if any of the items is damaged or missing ...

Page 6: ...sure that you have read all the safety information and operating instructions in the Important Notices to prevent injury or damage to your device Refer to your PadFone Infinity Quick Start Guide for instructions on installing the SIM card and charging your device The first time you turn on your PadFone Infinity you ll see the Welcome screen Touch the menu to choose your preferred language and touc...

Page 7: ... 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 apps To launch an app touch the thumbnail image If you wish to remove a thumbnail app swipe it to the left or...

Page 8: ...een instructions to add a new contact Import your contacts from your SIM card into your PadFone Infinity To import your contacts from your SIM card 1 Install the SIM card into your PadFone Infinity 2 From the Home Screen touch to launch the People app 3 Touch Import contacts 4 Touch Import from SIM card When prompted select to which account you want to add the contacts 5 To import the contacts one...

Page 9: ...1 Do any of the following to go to the Settings screen Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings Swipe your finger down from the top of the screen to go to ASUS Quick Settings then touch 2 From the Settings screen touch More 3 Touch Mobile networks NOTE For more details about ASUS Quick Settings refer to the section Managing notifications in Chapter 4 IMPORTANT If your PadFone Infinit...

Page 10: ... the Settings screen Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings Swipe your finger down from the top of the screen to go to ASUS Quick Settings then touch 2 Slide the Wi Fi switch to ON When enabled your PadFone Infinity scans for available Wi Fi networks 3 Touch Wi Fi to display list of available Wi Fi networks nearby Secured networks are indicated with a lock icon 4 Touch a network na...

Page 11: ...vices that are near each other The first time you connect to a Bluetooth device you must pair it with your PadFone Infinity TIP Turn OFF Bluetooth in your PadFone Infinity when you re not using it to help save battery power To enable or disable Bluetooth in your PadFone Infinity you can do any of the following Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings Slide the Bluetooth switch to ON ...

Page 12: ...th the device to learn how to turn its Bluetooth ON and how to set it to discoverable 3 If your PadFone Infinity has finished scanning before your Bluetooth device is ready touch Search for devices 4 In the list of available devices touch the Bluetooth device you want to pair with Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the pairing If necessary refer to the technical documentation th...

Page 13: ...ooth switch to ON 2 Touch Bluetooth to display the Bluetooth settings 3 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 Bluetooth device 5 Touch when you re finished ...

Page 14: ...mage to your device Refer to your PadFone Infinity Station Quick Start Guide for instructions on inserting your PadFone Infinity into the PadFone Infinity Station NOTES The image used is for reference only and may look different on your PadFone Infinity Station The Home Screen may update and change with Android OS Basics Unlocking your device To unlock your device touch and drag the lock icon out ...

Page 15: ...t you install your PadFone Infinity into your PadFone Infinity Station It offers useful insights about the seamless possibilities of using the PadFone Infinity and PadFone Infinity Station To access it again touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Tutorial ...

Page 16: ...ther information Touch to customize weather widget settings location and frequency updates Displays local date Displays your e mail inbox Touch to configure the email account for the first time and touch to read e mails in the e mail inbox folder Notification area Settings Displays your favourite apps or widgets Touch to add or remove an app or widget to the bar ...

Page 17: ...creen 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 ...

Page 18: ...cribes more useful gestures Gesture Description Pinch Place two fingers on the screen and spread them apart to zoom in and bring them together to zoom out This gesture can be used in selected apps including Maps Gallery and Browser Drag Touch and hold an icon or item then without lifting your finger move your finger on the screen to move the icon or item Touch and hold Touch and hold an item until...

Page 19: ...ard Touch and hold to select input method Touch to hide onscreen keyboard Touch to toggle between numeric pad with special characters and QWERTY keyboard Touch to turn caps lock ON Fixed ON or OFF When ON the alphabet keys are shown in capital letters Touch for back space While typing on the onscreen keyboard the keyboard displays suggestions that may match the text that you need Touch a suggestio...

Page 20: ...nding on the app you re using you can do either of the following If you see the microphone icon beside the text field touch it If the onscreen keyboard is open touch and hold then when prompted to Choose input method touch Set up input methods and select Google voice typing 3 When you see the microphone icon speak clearly what you want to type When you pause Google voice typing transcribes the tex...

Page 21: ... on your PadFone Infinity Station and vice versa Using apps on the PadFone Infinity Launching apps Touch to display all your apps The main apps screen is where you can see all your apps From the main apps screen you can Touch an icon to launch an app Swipe the screen to display more apps Drag an app icon into the Home Screen See apps compatible with the PadFone Infinity Station Explore widgets Get...

Page 22: ...ee more and do more from your Notifications area NOTES If ASUS Quick Settings is not enabled go to the All Apps screen touch then select ASUS customized settings and enable Use ASUS Quick Settings Depending on your sound settings you will also hear a sound at the same time a notification icon is displayed on the top left of your screen everytime a new notification arrives To see your notifications...

Page 23: ...re options Touch to toggle between Outdoor mode and Normal mode Touch to enable Auto screen brightness setting Touch to respond to a notification or swipe sideways to dismiss ASUS Quick Settings Touch to get into Settings screen ...

Page 24: ...function Touch to enable or disable Instant Dictionary app Touch to enable or disable Wi Fi Hotspot function Touch to enable or disable the Bluetooth connection Touch to enable or disable the GPS function Touch to enable or disable the vibrate feature Touch to turn the volume s mute mode on off Touch to enable or disable the auto rotate screen feature ...

Page 25: ...prompted to Speak now speak clearly the item you re searching Taking pictures Use the camera app taking pictures and videos with your PadFone Infinity is fun and easy The camera app works with two cameras one 1 2 megapixel camera at the front of your device and one 13 megapixel camera at the rear The front camera allows you take pictures and videos while the rear camera allows you to take high res...

Page 26: ...een then touch ASUS Splendid 2 Adjust the screen color temperature and contrast through the Temperature and Enhancement taps 3 Touch Done to apply the changes Touch to switch between tabs Move to turn on off the Vivid Mode Move to adjust the color temperature Touch to set to factory defaults Touch to reset to the last changes you made ...

Page 27: ...l apps screen then touch Watch Calendar 2 To add an event or appointment touch 3 Key in the event name date and time location and description of the event To attach a file touch and select a file from the Gallery 4 Touch Done 5 To edit the selected event touch Touch to delete the selected event Add new event Edit an event Delete an event Event information Tap to view events ...

Page 28: ...otes send instant messages draw sketches create e cards with audio recordings or diaries with video and a lot more To launch SuperNote touch to go to the All apps screen then touch SuperNote All your notebooks Notebooks Bookmark Timestamp All Pages Add new notebook Settings Launch ASUS WebStorage Search Selection ...

Page 29: ...ting on the page The following screen describes the SuperNote screen features on your PadFone Infinity Goes back to SuperNote s main page New page Delete page Settings Space Backspace Return Next page Previous page Page number Paste Recognize Baseline NOTE For more details using SuperNote on your PadFone Infinity tap Tutorial for Phone ...

Page 30: ... the All apps screen touch and hold the icon of the app you wish to move then drag and place the app on the Home Screen App info You can view the detailed app information while you are creating a shortcut for the app While holding an app from the All apps screen to the Home Screen the App info will appear on the top of the Home Screen page Drag the app to App info to display its detailed informati...

Page 31: ...uts from your PadFone Infinity Home Screen The original app will remain in your All apps screen To remove an app in your Home Screen 1 Touch and hold an app on your Home Screen until X Remove appears 2 Drag the app to X Remove to remove it from the Home Screen ...

Page 32: ...ions and shortcuts on your PadFone Infinity Station Home Screen 1 On your PadFone Infinity Station s Home Screen touch and drag an app or shortcut onto another app and a folder will appear 2 Touch the new folder and tap Unnamed Folder to rename the folder ...

Page 33: ...age your apps from the Recent Apps list 1 Touch the Recent Apps icon at the bottom of the Home Screen 2 Swipe up or down the list to view Recent Apps Swipe a recent app to the left or right to remove from the list 3 Touch and hold a recent app to display the menu Select to remove app from list or display app information ...

Page 34: ... All apps screen 2 Touch WIDGETS to display the widgets menu 3 Touch and hold ASUS Task Manager to display the ASUS Task Manager box on the Home Screen 4 Touch and hold the widget to display the sizing brackets Pull the sizing bracket upward or downward to show the complete list of tasks 5 Tap beside each running app to close the app Touch Close All to close running apps all at once ...

Page 35: ...ices To access the internal storage device 1 Touch to go to the All apps screen 2 Go to All Apps screen touch File Manager then go to My Storage 3 The Internal Storage sdcard and any connected external storage devices Removable are displayed on the left panel Touch the source icon on the left panel to display the content list and touch to select an item ...

Page 36: ...the external storage device 1 Touch the USB or SD card icon on the bottom right corner of your Home Screen to display the notification box 4 Touch the Return folder icon to return to the root directory of My Storage ...

Page 37: ...y cut delete or share files Tick the file you wish to copy cut share or delete and touch the action icon found at the tool bar on the upper right corner of the File Manager screen You can also tick the file and drag drop it to your desired destination folder ...

Page 38: ...ve a Google account please create one To access the Play Store 1 Touch to go to the All apps screen 2 From the All apps screen tap Play Store 3 You need a Google account to access Google Play If you don t have an existing account tap New 4 Type your Email and Password to Sign in if you already have an account ...

Page 39: ...loading and adding apps to your device from the Play Store NOTES You cannot restore the deleted applications but you can login with the same ID and download them again Some applications are free and some might charge you through a credit card ...

Page 40: ...ne Infinity Station including Wireless networks Device Personal Accounts and System settings Touch the tabs on the left to switch screens and do the configurations There are two ways to go to the Settings screen From the All apps screen Touch Settings to display the settings menu ...

Page 41: ... Quick Setting panel for alerts or updates in apps incoming emails and utillity status IMPORTANT Swipe a notification to the right or to the left to remove item from the list Display local date and time Auto Brightness Quick Setting Adjustment Panel Touch the individual icons to turn on off the function Brightness Manual Adjustment Wi Fi settings Launch AudioWizard Settings Menu ...

Page 42: ...re Use the buttons on the top to conveniently sort or search your audio files NOTE The audio and video codec supported by your PadFone Infinity Station 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 Video Codec H 263 H 264 MPEG 4 VP8 Encoder Audio Codec AAC LC LTP AMR NB AMR WB Video Codec H 263 H 264 MP...

Page 43: ... video files stored in your PadFone Infinity From the Gallery you can display images in a slideshow or touch to select for image or video files You can also use the menu buttons on the upper right corner of the Gallery screen to sort the files by album by location by time by people or by tags Videos and photos Quick launch camera Gallery settings ...

Page 44: ...lbum in the Gallery until the Tool bar on top appears Using the Tool bar options you can upload delete or share selected albums online Share the selected album through ASUS Webstorage Bluetooth or Gmail Delete the selected album Tool bar Album details ...

Page 45: ... on the upper right corner to share delete or edit a selected image Tool bar Check the image information and edit the selected image CAUTION You cannot restore a deleted file Share the selected album through Amazon Kindle ASUS Webstorage or Bluetooth Delete the selected album Album details ...

Page 46: ...from the Home Screen 1 Touch to go to the All apps screen 2 Touch Widgets to display the widgets menu 3 Touch and hold Photo Gallery until the gallery widget box moves to the Home Screen and displays the Choose images menu box 4 Choose the album or image that you wish to place as a widget on the Home Screen ...

Page 47: ...es or record videos The image and video files are saved to Gallery Camera mode Albums Capture button Record button Flash Camera switch Video mode Mode switch Zoom in out Modes Effects Resolutions Brightness Settings Albums Capture button Record button Flash Camera switch Mode switch Zoom in out Modes Effects Resolutions Brightness Settings ...

Page 48: ...mail account 4 Wait while your PadFone Infinity automatically checks your incoming and outgoing mail server settings 5 Configure the Account options and touch Next 1 Touch to go to the All apps screen 2 Touch Email to launch the email app 3 From the email app screen key in your Email address and Password then touch Next ...

Page 49: ... To add email accounts 1 Touch to go to the All apps screen touch Email and login using the account that you ve previously set up 2 Touch Settings on the upper right corner to display the preferences for this account 3 Touch Add account on the upper right corner to add another account NOTE You can include all your e mail accounts in Email ...

Page 50: ...e mails To set up a Gmail account NOTE Touch New if you do not own a Google Account 2 Wait while your PadFone Infinity communicates with Google servers to set up your account 1 Touch Gmail from the All apps screen Touch Existing and type your existing Email and Password then touch Sign in ...

Page 51: ...oogle account to backup and restore your settings and data Touch to sign in to your Gmail IMPORTANT If you have several e mail accounts in addition to Gmail use Email to set up and access all your e mail accounts at same time ...

Page 52: ...o the All apps screen then touch MyLibrary IMPORTANT MyLibrary supports e books in ePub PDF and TXT format You may need Adobe Flash player to open some e books Download Adobe Flash player before using MyLibrary All your bookshelves Search for an e book Sort by title author date or My Array Books on the selected bookshelf Latest read Selection mode Recent Read List and other settings ...

Page 53: ...of necessary resource if you would like to use the text to speech function Tap on the Bookmark list and select the marked page to show the bookmark icon on the upper right corner of the screen Chapter list Use text to speech function for this page Insert bookmark Search key words Zoom out Zoom in Text to speech Bookmark list Highlight Note list Day Night mode and Search Marker Page scroll ...

Page 54: ...word or sentence until the tool menu and the dictionary definition are displayed 2 Once selected you either highlight the selected word with a marker add a note use text to speech function for the selected text or simply copy the word 3 Move the selection point to extend the selected region to a whole phrase or sentence if needed ...

Page 55: ...estaurants coffee shops or gas stations It also allows you to check in your current location at a specific time and share this information with others Maps Maps allows you to find establishments view maps and get directions Use the tool bar on the top to get directions or create your own maps ...

Page 56: ...nd presentations To use Polaris Office 1 Touch to go to the All apps screen 2 In the All apps screen touch Polaris Office 3 Touch any of the following Touch Browser to view the files folders in the local storage Touch Clouds to add a cloud service account Touch Form type to view all documents by type Touch Favorites to view your favorite files ...

Page 57: ...perform calculation and manage information Touch Slide ppt or Slide pptx to start the application to create and share presentations Touch Text to create text files Adding Accounts You are allowed to edit your files with Polaris Office from other accounts including Google Docs WSBoxNet and WSDropbox 1 Touch Clouds 2 Select a desired service to add 3 Key in your e mail account and password and touch...

Page 58: ...ng your device firmware NOTE App Backup cannot restore an app that requires an account authentication If you have problems with such an app go to Settings Apps to clear the app data and log in again To use App Backup 1 From the All apps screen touch on App backup 2 Accept the End User License Agreement 3 Read through the Welcome message and touch Start to start using App Backup ...

Page 59: ... the app and the app data 2 When done touch Backup on the upper right corner of the screen to start backup 1 Touch Restore List to display the Restore List page 2 Touch a backup file you would like to restore To backup an app To restore an app 3 Touch OK on the confirmation message to start restoring an app ...

Page 60: ...will be asked for your password everytime you access the locked apps To use App Locker 1 From the All apps screen touch on App Locker 2 Set up your password 4 Tick the apps you would like to lock 5 You can also deactivate App Locker or change the password from Settings on the upper right corner 3 Touch OK to activate App Locker ...

Page 61: ... volume adjust screen settings switch on off Wi Fi Bluetooth and more Touch to show sample voice commands Settings Touch to record a voice command To use ASUS Echo 1 Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch ASUS Echo 2 Touch to record a voice command ASUS Echo will perform an action accordingly ...

Page 62: ...o create and share photo stories To use ASUS Story 1 From the All apps screen touch on ASUS Story 2 Touch Create Story to create a photo story 4 Select photos you want to add to the story and touch Done 3 Key in the story name and touch OK ...

Page 63: ...page 3 Touch on the upper left corner of the screen then touch to share a photo story 2 Touch on the upper right corner of the screen to edit a photo story Touch to add a photo Touch to add a map Touch to add text Touch to layout a page Touch to rearrange the photos Edit menu ...

Page 64: ...se ASUS Studio 1 From the All apps screen touch on ASUS Studio All photos All albums Sort photos by time location and people Settings 2 Touch a folder name and touch to play all photos in the folder in a slideshow or delete multipule photos all at once Back Sort by name new to old old to new Slideshow selection ...

Page 65: ...an be automatically combined into one album allowing you to filp through pages like that in a traditional photo album 3 Touch a photo from a folder to edit tag delete or share it Back Share Settings Edit Delete Tag Mark as favourite ...

Page 66: ...ouch on ASUS To Do 2 Touch to create a folder 3 Select a folder and touch to creat a to do item Key in a summary date and time and other details 4 To edit a to do item touch Touch to delete the selected to do item All to do folders Calendar Add a new folder Add a new to do item Search Settings Delete Edit Create a to do item for an cloud or email account To do list ...

Page 67: ...u can take notes send instant messages draw sketches create e cards with audio recordings or diaries with video and lots more All your notebooks Selection Settings Create a new notebook Search for notebooks Notebooks Bookmark Timestamp All Pages Sort Import Notebook show locked Notebook Launch ASUS WebStorage ...

Page 68: ... The following screen describes the SuperNote screen features on your PadFone Infinity Station New page Delete page Settings NOTE For more details using SuperNote on your PadFone Infinity Station tap Tutorial for Pad Goes back to SuperNote s main page Bookmarks Read only Share and Export Search Space Backspace Return Next page Page number Previous page Save ...

Page 69: ...ch Calendar 2 To add an event or appointment touch New Event 3 Key in the event name date and time location and description of the event You can also attach a file by touching then selecting a file from the Gallery 4 Touch Done on the upper right cover of the screen To edit an event touch the event name and touch on the right panel Touch to delete the selected event ...

Page 70: ...idgets tab at the top of screen From the main Widgets screen you can Drag a widget to another screen Swipe left or right to move between screens and view more widgets IMPORTANT You may be prompted to perform additional tasks such as registration activation before you can use a selected widget If there is not enough room on the screen where you placed a widget the widget won t get added to that scr...

Page 71: ...one Infinity To use Task Manager swipe your screen to the right Additional options To resize Task Manager touch and hold anywhere on the app until the resize border appears Touch and drag the sizing handle to adjust to your preferred screen size You can do this to create additional room for more apps To remove Task Manager touch and hold the app until X Remove appears then without lifting your fin...

Page 72: ... then touch Widgets From the main Widgets screen you can Drag a widget to another screen Swipe left or right to move between screens and view more widgets IMPORTANT You may be prompted to perform additional tasks such as registration activation before you can use a selected widget If there is not enough room on the screen where you placed a widget the widget won t get added to that screen To remov...

Page 73: ...creen 2 Touch Widgets to display the widgets menu 3 Touch and hold ASUS Battery to display the ASUS Battery app 4 The notifications panel also display the battery status The battery status of the PadFone Infinity and PadFone Infinity Station are shown separately When battery is low the battery icon turns from blue to red with an exclamation mark There will also be a warning sound to notify you whe...

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