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IV. Your 

Home Screen

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hink of this as your 

desktop.

 What goes 

on the home screen is up to you. You can 
fi ll the space with any combination of short-
cuts, widgets, and folders you like. Some 
preinstalled shortcut icons will appear at the 
bottom, and a Google Search Widget 
appears at the top.

When you power up your Cruz for the fi rst time, you’ll see the main home-screen panel. This panel is typically 
centered; you can access additional panels on either side of the main one by swiping your fi nger left or right.

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Along the righthand side of your device, you will see three 
icons. When holding the device horizontally, from top to 
bottom, the icons are 

Home 

, Menu 

, and Back 

On the right side of the screen, you will fi nd the time. 
To the left of the date, you will see a Battery Life icon 
This icon changes to a Battery Charging icon when the DC 
Adapter is connected and plugged into the wall socket, 
regardless if there is a full charge or not.  To the left of that 
will appear a Wi-Fi icon 

, but only when connected. The 

icon will show your Wi-Fi signal strength as well.

To the far left of the Status Bar is the Notifi cation Area. 
Various icons will appear for different reasons, notifying 
you of change of status or the completion of tasks being 
performed. For instance, the image to the right indicates 
that the Cruz Tablet is tethered to your computer. For more 
information about these notifi cations, swipe the Status 
Bar downward to open the Notifi cation Panel. When tasks 
are completed, you can open these fi les or clear these no-
tifi cations. You can close the Notifi cation Panel by swiping 
up again from the panel’s control handle.

The button at the bottom of the screen accesses your App 
Panel. Tap or swipe the button upward to view and access 
your installed apps. This is where you look to fi nd your 
newly installed apps. Tap again or swipe down to close 
this panel and view your Home Screen again.

Summary of Contents for Cruz T104

Page 1: ...User Guide Cruz Tablet Getting Started with...

Page 2: ...s XI Buying Books XII Installing ePUBS XIII Loading Playing Media XIV Installing Apps XV System Requirements XVI Open Source License XVII Registration and Contact Info NOTE If you are unable to find t...

Page 3: ...Card reader Headphone jack Mini USB port Power Volume up down Soft Touch Buttons Touch screen Speakers Dock Adapter Kensington Lock Figure 1 Device Exterior DC IN Power Reset Home Menu Back RETURN TO...

Page 4: ...ressure of your touch As a direct result the CruzTablet CANNOT be operated using a traditional stylus For best results use your ngertips The result is a highly responsive and intuitive touch screen su...

Page 5: ...ly Con nect the charger to the DC IN jack on your Cruz for 3 hours for a full charge lasting approximately 10 hours The unit also charges when tethered to PC via USB Battery life will vary due to many...

Page 6: ...n the DC Adapter is connected and plugged into the wall socket regardless if there is a full charge or not To the left of that will appear a Wi Fi icon but only when connected The icon will show your...

Page 7: ...context menu that opens From there select any of the available widgets The image shown here includes third party apps not included on yourTablet Tapping holding on an open spot on the homescreen open...

Page 8: ...that you are connecting to your Cruz to your own home Wi Fi Access Point AP or a free unsecured Wi Fi hotspot From the Home Screen select the shortcut icon that reads Wi Fi Settings and ensure that b...

Page 9: ...or near full strength next to the date and time Troubleshooting 1 If you change the password of your wireless network be sure to also change the remembered password 2 If the connection is not made au...

Page 10: ...a widget Section IV or at Settings Sound display Brightness 6 Use Web Widgets Wisely Widgets that access the Web consume more power than widgets that do not 7 Reduce Automatic Updates Adjust settings...

Page 11: ...edded 1 GB The Android operating system uses this internal embedded storage You may not administer these les To protect your SD card s le and directory structure integrity it should be unmounted befor...

Page 12: ...e 5 Install In the Backed Up Apps tab check the applications you want to install and click Install Button 6 Uninstall In the Installed Apps tab check the applications you want to uninstall and click M...

Page 13: ...ard will appear within Windows with a new drive letter assigned The Auto play feature of Windows may open asking you what you want to do with the media Click Open Folders to view les STEP 5 You may no...

Page 14: ...for file management via Wi Fi VIII Transferring Files Cont d STEP 1 Unmount the SD card Settings SD and Device Storage Unmount SD Card STEP 2 Eject your SD card and insert it into your PC STEP 3 Trans...

Page 15: ...s Most les should work but not all les are encoded the same For example some MPEG4 les will work but others may not depending on how they were encoded and compressed Natively supported file types incl...

Page 16: ...rnet browser Surf the web store tons of bookmarks and stay in the loop Calculator No Turns your Cruz into a fully functioning calculator with touch screen inputs Calendar No Stores important scheduled...

Page 17: ...speakers This app can play music while other apps are running Of ce Suite No Allows you to view Microsoft Of ce les including Excel Spreadsheets Word documents and even PowerPoint presentations Settin...

Page 18: ...STEP 3 Once you are logged in you will be presented with a page that shows New Releases Top Downloads Free books and the option to search browse Pick one Your Cruz offers the remarkable opportunity o...

Page 19: ...ing you to a product page with the book cover the price a Buy Now button as well as a ynopsis of the book lower on the page STEP 6 Clicking Buy Now will bring up a payment and billing info window Inse...

Page 20: ...ead a DRM protected ePUB on your Cruz visit www cruztablet com or call one of our support technicians at 1 800 296 4312 Step 1 Install Word Player from the Cruz Market Apps Books Refer ence Word Playe...

Page 21: ...the web and keep you connected with social networks it also functions as a great portable media player too Just load up your SD card with your music collection favorite pictures or digital videos and...

Page 22: ...ly Pause or advance your video via the toolbar along the bottom of the screen NOTE Your media playback experience will be optimal with no other apps or widgets running in the background If you experie...

Page 23: ...or use on tablets You can also install any number of eReader Android apps allowing you to have multiple eReader le formats all on one CruzTablet To the right you ll see the expandable App Panel that c...

Page 24: ...Applications and make sure the Unknown Sources option is checked so that you may install 3rd party apps Step 4 Open your File Manager app and navigate to your sdcard folder to locate your app Tap to...

Page 25: ...2 bit or64 bit MAC OS X v10 4 10 5 or higher preferred Processor Intel Pentium II or AMD K6 2 300MHz or higher PowerPC G3 300MHz or higher Including Intel based Macs RAM 128 MB 256 MB Video Super VGA...

Page 26: ...om at least three years from the purchase date of this product If you would like to have a copy of the GPL or certain other open source code in this component on a CD Velocity Micro will mail to you a...

Page 27: ...cess to important updates and information throughout the duration of ownership Registration takes just minutes via the Velocity Micro support hub We are happy to help with this process should you need...

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