Velocity Micro T103 manual

Offi cial User Guide[...]

Thank you for purchasing a V elocity Micro CRUZ T ablet! W e appreciate your business and know you’ll love your brand new multimedia device. This guide is intended to help you with initial setup of your device and to familiarize you with the Android operating system. Stay Up To Date! For the latest updates, news, giveaways, downloads, and support[...]

Table of Contents I. Getting Started 4-7 II. Hand Gestures 8-9 III. Your Home Screen 10-1 1 IV. Adding Widgets To Your Home Screen 12 V. Connecting to Wi-Fi 13-14 VI. Email Setup 15 VII. Saving Battery Life 16 VIII. SD Cards 17 IX. Device Storage and ASTRO 18-19 X. Transferring Files 20-22 XI. File Formats 23 XII. Preloaded Apps 24-25 XIII. Buying [...]

4 Device Exterior: I. Getting Started A B C D E F G H I J K[...]

5 I. Getting Started (cont’d) A. Status Bar A white strip along the top of the screen displaying alerts, Wi-Fi strength, battery life, and the current time. B. Widget Area Y our Home-screen has a designated area for widgets, which are basically “applications” that have functionality and accessibility directly from your home-screen. There are [...]

6 G. Power Button The power button is located on end opposite the Quicklaunch Buttons. T apping this button while the device is running will send the CRUZ to sleep mode. H. DC-In This is the port through which your CRUZ AC Adapter charges the device I. Mini USB Port T ethering the device through USB port to a computer charges the device and allows [...]

7 I. Getting Started (cont’d) Starting the Device T o start your Cruz, press the on/off button located at the left side of the device. When you first turn on the Cruz, you will be greeted with a CRUZ logo, then an ANDROID logo, and then your Home screen. The display has a screen timeout by default set to 10 min. If the unit is left inactive for t[...]

8 II. Hand Gestures Tapping T ouch your finger to the screen and remove immediately to select an item on the screen. This is the equivalent of a mouse “click” on a computer . Long-Pressing Press and hold your finger on the screen for 2-3 seconds. Oftentimes this will open menu options or perform an app-specific function. Dragging Press and hold[...]

9 II. Hand Gestures (cont’d) Scrolling Sliding your finger up and down in a vertical, flicking moton scrolls through menus, websites, and lists. The faster you slide, the faster the scrolling motion will be. Swiping Sliding your finger left and right scrolls horizontally . Some eReader apps are designed to turn the page in the direction you “sw[...]

10 III. Your Home Screen Think of your home screen as your desktop. What goes on the home screen is up to you. Y ou can fill the space with any combination of shortcuts, widgets, and folders you like. Some pre- installed shortcut icons will appear at the bottom, and a Google Search Widget appears at the top. Y ou have five customizable home screens[...]

11 III. Your Home Screen (cont’d) The time, Wi-Fi signal, and battery icons are on the right hand side of the Status Bar . The battery icon will change as the energy is used up. It will turn orange to warn you that you should consider charging the unit. When the icon is red, it is nearly dead and requires immediate charge. While charging, the ico[...]

12 Widgets allow you to place a function of an app onto your Home Screen. For instance, you may add an Analog clock, calendar , picture frame, and other useful widgets. T o add a widget, long-press, or tap/hold your finger on any open space on your home screen, and select Widgets from the context menu that opens. From there, select any of the avail[...]

13 V. Connecting to Wi-Fi Introduction For the sake of this guide, the assumption is that you are connecting to your Cruz to your own home Wi-Fi Access P oint (AP) or a free unsecured Wi-Fi hotspot. From the Home S creen, select the shor tcut icon that reads Wi-Fi Set tings and ensure that both Wi-Fi and Network Notifi cation are enabled with gree[...]

14 V. Connecting to Wi-Fi (cont’d) Accessibility If a password is required, tap the password text fi eld for the popup k eyboard, and enter the security key Many public Wi-Fi hotspots are freely accessible, though not all are. S ome are secured, others are open. And still other s appear to have no security , but require either access codes or so[...]

15 VI. Email Setup Introduction The pre-installed Email app is a simple but ef fecti ve email client for both POP3 and IMAP email services. Confi guration is automatic for some email services. For those that are auto-confi gured, you only need to enter the email address and password, then clic k next. If this does not work, you’ll need to manua[...]

16 VII. Saving Battery Life V ery Low Bat tery Full Bat tery Char ging Batt ery 1 Streaming audio or video apps will use a lot of battery life 2 Disable Wireless Network Positioning. Y ou can turn it off from Settings > Location & Security > Use wireless networks. 3 Switch off Wi-Fi if you’re not close to a strong Wi-Fi signal for exten[...]

17 VIII. SD Cards There are two areas for storage on your CRUZ T ablet. The first is a full-sized SD card slot located on the top of your device. Y ou may purchase SD and SDHC cards in a wide range of capacities, varying from 1 GB – 32 GB. FRONT BACK T o properly load the SD card, place your CRUZ flat on a surface with the screen facing up. Then,[...]

18 IX. Device Storage and ASTRO Name Capacity Appears in ASTRO as Storage Uses SD Storage Supports up to 32 GB /sdcard The Android apps you install will write file folders and app content to this removable storage. Y ou may copy content to this location, but be careful of what you delete as it may impact the function of your apps. This slot on the [...]

19 IX. Device Storage and ASTRO (cont’d) A STRO is your fi le manager app. Use it to browse your storage location and manage fi les on the SD card as well as the internal storage. It also features an Application Manager to help install or uninstall your apps, and an SD card usage monitor as well. Learn more about how to use AS TRO at http://www[...]

20 X. Transferring Files Tether Via USB to Computer Step 1 T urn on your Cruz and connect a mini USB cable to the Cruz device and to your PC. Step 2 Slide the notification panel down and tap the alert that reads, “USB Connected Select to copy files to/from your computer ,” then tap “T urn on USB Storage.” Step 3 This should only be required[...]

21 X. Transferring Files (cont’d) Step 1 Unmount the SD card: Settings>SD Card and Device Storage>Unmount SD Card Step 2 Eject your SD card and insert it into your PC Step 3 T ransfer files as needed Step 4 Eject SD card from PC and reinsert into Cruz Transfer via SD card NOTE: Y ou may also use email or a 3rd party app that allows for file[...]

22 Step 1 T urn on your Cruz and connect a mini USB cable to the Cruz device and to your PC. Step 2 While you connect the device to your PC , you will see this image on your “status bar” at the top of your Cruz. This confirms that your Cruz is connected to your PC Step 3 Long-tap the status bar and drag to reveal more options. T ap “USB conne[...]

23 XI. File Formats The fi le formats that this device can suppor t are numerous, but not infi nite. The pre- installed apps should allow you to view man y Microsoft Of fi ce fi le formats, including W ord, Excel, and P owerPoint, as well as man y eR eader fi le types, and music and video fi le types. Most fi les should work, but not all fi[...]

24 XII. Preloaded Apps Icon Name Requires Wi-Fi Purpose Cloc k No Allows you to set alarms for easy reminders. AS TRO No This is your fi le management application. Use it to browse your storage locations, transfer fi les and even install/uninstall apps. Amazon ® Kindle Y es Y our primary eBook library portal. Wi-Fi is only required for downloadi[...]

25 XII. Preloaded Apps (cont’d) Icon Name Requires Wi-Fi Purpose Email Y es Set up most web based email accounts quic kly and easily with this default mail application. Stay in touc h through any Wi-Fi hotspot. FaceBook Mobile Y es Log into your FaceBook account and stay connected on the go! Gallery No Access photo or video fi les for play or di[...]

26 XIII. Buying eBooks STEP 1 Click on the Kindle icon located on the Home Screen or on your App panel. The app requires Wi-Fi connection, so make sure you are connected. STEP 2 Once the application loads, create or sign into your Amazon account. This is a free service. If you have forgotten your username or password, the Amazon website (www .amazo[...]

27 XIII. Buying eBooks (cont’d) STEP 4 When you find a book you want to download/purchase, click on the book cover . STEP 5 It will bring you to a product page with the book cover , the price, a “Buy Now” button, as well as a synopsis of the book lower on the page STEP 6 Clicking “Buy Now” will confirm that you want to add the book to you[...]

28 XIV. Reading 3rd Party eBooks Many eReader files are in the ePUB file format. The Cruz does not natively support this file format, so an additional application available on the Cruz Market must first be downloaded. Keep in mind that many ePUB files are also DRM- protected (Digital Rights Management), preventing illegal distribution of publicatio[...]

29 XV. Playing Media Album Artwork Playlists Shuffle Songs Repeat Artist Album Song T itle Playback Controls T imeline Pictures Y ou can view and show off your digital pictures on the Cruz’ s full color , high resolution display . After loading your media tap Gallery on your home screen or within the App Panel, then select All Pictures. T ap the [...]

30 XV. Playing Media (cont’d) Video Y ou can play videos stored on your Cruz’ s SD card via the gallery function as well. T o play , tap Gallery , then All Videos, then select the video you’ d lik e to play . Y our selection should begin automatically . Pause or advance your video via the toolbar along the bot tom of the screen. Set images as[...]

31 XVI. Flash and Youtube Flash Video Android 2.2 is considered a major upgrade on previous Android operating systems due a number of reasons. Among these are faster processing speeds, easier navig ation, less operational bugs, and the ability to suppor t Flash. The Cruz T ablet benefi ts from most of these upgrades, but it’ s processor CANNO T [...]

32 Android Applications are available via the Cruz Mark et or other third-par ty sources lik e the developer ’ s website. Man y Android apps are designed for use with phone devices rather than just eReader devices, but man y , many more are great for use on eR eader s! Y ou can also install an y number of eR eader Android apps, allowing you to ha[...]

33 XVII. Installing Apps (cont’d) The installation fi le for Android has a fi le extension of .APK. The steps below explain how to install these on your Cruz. Step 1 Download your app to your PC. Files are of ten distributed in ar - c hi ve format (ie: .ZIP , .RAR). If so, their contents fi r st must be ex - tracted so that the .APK fi le is [...]

34 Platform Windows Mac Operating System Microsoft® Windows® 2000. Me, XP , Vista, 7 or higher (32-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 V ideo Super VGA (800 X 600) or higher resolution video adapter a[...]

35 Where such specific license terms entitle you to the source code of such component, that source code is available upon request via vmsupport@velocitymicro at cost from V elocity Micro or visiting our website in http://cruzsupport.velocitymicro.com/ at least three years from the purchase date of this product. If you would like to have a copy of t[...]

36 Cruz Support is available at http://cruzsupport.velocitymicro.com. There are a large number of informative knowledgebase articles to answer your questions. Y ou can also download the latest manual for your product. Once registered at the site, you can register your product, submit tickets for support, and administer your tickets and personal pro[...]

37 XXI. Contact Info Contact Us Address: 7510 Whitepine Road Richmond, V A 23237 Phone: 800-296-4312 Fax: 804-897-4777 W ebsites: www .cruzreader .com www .velocitymicro.com Thank you for choosing[...]