Conventions used
- Care and safety
1 Get your Zen ready!
- Parts and features
2 There’s no place like Home
3 Keeping in touch
- Managing contacts
4 Your precious moments
- Capture moments
  - Launching the Camera app
  - Advanced camera features
- Using the Gallery
5 Work hard, play harder
6 Staying connected
7 Zen Everywhere
- Special Zen Tools
8 Maintain your Zen
- Keeping your device up-to-date
E11266_ZT581KL_EM_page86.pdf

ASUS ZT581KL User Manual

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E11266

June 2016

First Edition

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Warranty Statement, up to the listed contract price of each product.

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DAMAGES; (2) LOSS OF, OR DAMAGE TO, YOUR RECORDS OR DATA; OR (3) SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES

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Contents

Conventions used ................................................................................................................................. 6

Care and safety ....................................................................................................................................... 6

1 Get your Zen ready!

Parts and features .........................................................................................................8

Installing a memory card .................................................................................................................... 9

Installing a micro SIM card ...............................................................................................................11

Charging your ASUS Tablet .............................................................................................................. 13

Turning your ASUS Tablet on or o ............................................................................................... 15

Basics ........................................................................................................................................................16

Starting for the rst time ..................................................................................................................17

Using the touchscreen.......................................................................................................................19

2 There’s no place like Home

Zen Home features .....................................................................................................22

Home screen .........................................................................................................................................22

Personalizing your Home screen ............................................................................... 24

App shortcuts and widgets..............................................................................................................24

Wallpapers .............................................................................................................................................25

Quick settings .......................................................................................................................................27

Setting up the date and time ..........................................................................................................28

Setting up your ringtone and alert sounds................................................................................28

System notications ...........................................................................................................................29

Weather and time .......................................................................................................30

Weather ...................................................................................................................................................30

Clock .........................................................................................................................................................32

World Clock ............................................................................................................................................32

Alarm clock ............................................................................................................................................33

Stopwatch ..............................................................................................................................................33

Timer ........................................................................................................................................................34

Lock Screen .................................................................................................................35

Customizing your lock screen ......................................................................................................... 35

Customizing the quick access buttons ........................................................................................36

3 Keeping in touch

Managing contacts .....................................................................................................40

Launching the Contacts app ...........................................................................................................40

Contacts Settings ................................................................................................................................40

Setting up your prole ......................................................................................................................40

Adding contacts ................................................................................................................................... 41

Setting up your VIPs ...........................................................................................................................43

Marking your favorite contacts ......................................................................................................46

Importing and exporting contacts ...............................................................................................47

Social networking with your contacts .........................................................................................48

Linking your contacts’ info ...............................................................................................................49

4 Your precious moments

Capture moments .......................................................................................................50

Launching the Camera app .............................................................................................................50

Advanced camera features ..............................................................................................................54

Using the Gallery ........................................................................................................60

Viewing les from your social network or cloud storage ...................................................... 60

Viewing the photo location .............................................................................................................61

Sharing les from the Gallery ..........................................................................................................62

Deleting les from the Gallery ........................................................................................................ 62

Editing images ...................................................................................................................................... 62

5 Work hard, play harder

Browser ........................................................................................................................63

Launching the Chrome app ............................................................................................................. 63

Adding a new tab ................................................................................................................................63

Bookmarking pages ...........................................................................................................................63

Clearing the browser cache .............................................................................................................64

Email ............................................................................................................................64

Setting up email accounts................................................................................................................64

Adding email accounts ......................................................................................................................65

Setting up a Gmail account .............................................................................................................65

Calendar ......................................................................................................................66

Creating events ....................................................................................................................................66

Adding accounts to Calendar .........................................................................................................66

Creating an event from your account ..........................................................................................67

Enabling alert reminders for events .............................................................................................67

Do It Later .................................................................................................................... 68

Adding to-do tasks .............................................................................................................................68

Prioritizing to-do tasks ......................................................................................................................68

Catching up on my online reading now .....................................................................................69

Deleting to-do tasks ...........................................................................................................................69

File Manager................................................................................................................70

Accessing the internal storage .......................................................................................................70

Accessing the external storage device ........................................................................................70

Accessing Cloud Storage ..................................................................................................................70

6 Staying connected

Wi-Fi .............................................................................................................................71

Enabling Wi-Fi .......................................................................................................................................71

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network .......................................................................................................71

Disabling Wi-Fi ...................................................................................................................................... 72

Bluetooth® ................................................................................................................... 72

Enabling Bluetooth® ........................................................................................................................... 72

Pairing your ASUS Tablet to a Bluetooth® device ..................................................................... 73

Unpairing your ASUS Tablet from the Bluetooth® device ..................................................... 73

Mobile Hotspot and Tethering ...................................................................................74

USB Tethering .......................................................................................................................................74

Mobile Hotspot ....................................................................................................................................75

Bluetooth Tethering ............................................................................................................................76

PlayTo ...........................................................................................................................77

Launching PlayTo.................................................................................................................................77

7 Zen Everywhere

Special Zen Tools .........................................................................................................78

Calculator ...............................................................................................................................................78

Quick Memo ..........................................................................................................................................79

Power Saver ...........................................................................................................................................80

8 Maintain your Zen

Keeping your device up-to-date ................................................................................81

Updating your system .......................................................................................................................81

Storage ....................................................................................................................................................81

Backup and reset .................................................................................................................................81

Securing your ASUS Tablet ...............................................................................................................82

Conventions used

To highlight key information in this manual, some text are presented as follows:

IMPORTANT! This message contains vital information that must be followed to complete a task.

NOTE: This message contains additional information and tips that can help complete tasks.

CAUTION! This message contains important information that must be followed to keep you safe while

performing tasks and prevent damage to your ASUS Tablet data and components.

Care and safety

Guidelines

Road safety comes rst. We strongly recommend not to use your device when

driving or operating any type of vehicle.

This device should only be used in environments with ambient temperatures

between 0°C (32°F) and 35°C (95°F).

Turn o your device in restricted areas where the use of mobile devices is prohibited.

Always obey rules and regulations when in restricted areas, such as, in aircraft, movie

theater, in hospitals or near medical equipment, near gas or fuel, construction sites,

blasting sites and other areas.

Use only AC adapters and cables approved by ASUS for use with this device. Refer to

the rating label on the bottom of your device and ensure that your power adapter

complies with this rating.

Do not use damaged power cables, accessories, and other peripherals with your

device.

Keep your device dry. Do not use or expose your device near liquids, rain, or

moisture.

You can put your device through x-ray machines (such as those used in conveyor

belts for airport security), but do not expose the device to magnetic detectors and

wands.

The device screen is made of glass. If the glass gets broken, stop using the device

and do not touch the broken glass parts. Immediately send device for repair to

ASUS-qualied service personnel.

Do not listen at high volume levels for long periods to prevent possible hearing

damage.

Disconnect the AC power before cleaning your device. Use only a clean cellulose

sponge or chamois cloth when cleaning your device screen.

Send device for repair to ASUS-qualied service personnel only.

Proper disposal

Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries

according to the instructions.

Do not throw your device in municipal waste. This product has been designed to

enable proper 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 battery in municipal waste. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled

bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal waste.

DO NOT throw the device in re. DO NOT short circuit the contacts. DO NOT

disassemble the device.

Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!

Get your Zen ready!

Parts and features

Take a hold of your device and have it up and running in a jiy.

IMPORTANT! Keep the device, particularly the touch screen, dry all the time. Water or other liquids can

cause the touch screen to malfunction.

1 Get your Zen ready!

NOTE: The bottom side may vary in appearance depending on model.

Speaker

Front camera

Ambient light sensor

SIM/microSD

card slot

Rear camera

Volume

Power button

Speaker/Headset port

Microphone USB Type-C port

Speaker Touchscreen panel

Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!

Installing a memory card

Your ASUS Tablet supports a microSD™, microSDHC™, and microSDXC™ memory card with up to

128 GB of capacity.

NOTE:

• SomememorycardsmaynotbecompatiblewithyourASUSTablet.Ensurethatyouuseonly

compatible memory cards to prevent loss of data, damage to your device, or memory card, or both.

• ThemicroSDcardissoldseparately.

CAUTION! Be extra careful when handling a memory card. ASUS is not responsible for any data loss or

damage incurred to your memory card.

To install a memory card:

1. With the tablet facing up, open the SIM/microSD card slot cover.

CAUTION!

• Becarefulnottodamagethecardslotcoverorinjureyourngernailswhenyouremovethecover.

• Donotforciblyremove,shear,ordistortthecardslotcover.

2. Insert the microSD card into the slot (as shown) with the gold contacts facing down.

3. Close the card slot cover.

Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!

Removing a memory card

CAUTION!

• Beextracarefulwhenhandlingamemorycard.ASUSisnotresponsibleforanydatalossordamage

incurred to your memory card.

• Ejectthememorycardproperlytosafelyremoveitfromdevice.Toejectthememorycard,goto

Home > > Settings > Storage > .

To remove a memory card:

1. With the tablet facing up, open the SIM/microSD card slot cover.

CAUTION!

• Becarefulnottodamagethecardslotcoverorinjureyourngernailswhenyouremovethecover.

• Donotforciblyremove,shear,ordistortthecardslotcover.

2. Press the memory card to eject, then pull it out.

3. Close the card slot cover.

Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!

Installing a micro SIM card

Your tablet already has a SIM card installed. Your micro SIM card slot supports LTE, WCDMA and

EDGE/GSM bands.

NOTE: To prevent connector damage, ensure to use a standard micro SIM card without a SIM

adapter or the use of a cutter.

CAUTION! Be extra careful when handling a micro SIM card. ASUS is not responsible for any data loss or

damage incurred to your micro SIM card.

To install a micro SIM card:

1. With the tablet facing up, open the SIM/microSD card slot cover.

CAUTION!

• Becarefulnottodamagethecardslotcoverorinjureyourngernailswhenyouremovethecover.

• Donotforciblyremove,shear,ordistortthecardslotcover.

2. Insert the micro SIM card into the slot (as shown) with the gold contacts facing down.

3. Close the card slot cover.

Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!

Removing a micro SIM card

CAUTION! Be extra careful when handling a micro SIM card. ASUS is not responsible for any data loss or

damage incurred to your micro SIM card.

To remove a micro SIM card:

th the tablet facing up, open the SIM/microSD card slot cover.. Wi

CAUTION!

notto Becareful

 Donotforciblyre

damagethebackcoverorinjureyourngernailswheny• ouremovethecover.

• move,shear,ordistortthebackcover.

2. Press the Micro SIM card to eject, then pull it out.

3. Close the card slot cover.

Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!

Charging your ASUS Tablet

Your ASUS Tablet comes partially charged but you must charge it fully before using it for the rst

time. Read the following important notices and cautions before charging your device.

IMPORTANT!

• UseonlythebundledACpoweradapterandcabletochargeyourASUSTablet.UsingadierentAC

power adapter and cable may damage your device.

• PeelotheprotectivelmontheACpoweradapterandcablebeforeusingitwithyourdevice.

• EnsuretoplugtheACpoweradaptertoacompatiblepoweroutlet.YoucanplugtheACpower

adapter to any compatible 100~240 V outlet.

• TheoutputvoltageoftheACpoweradapterforthisdeviceisDC5V,2A.

• WhenusingyourASUSTabletwhileplugged-intoapoweroutlet,thepoweroutletmustbenear

your device and easily accessible.

• DonotuseorexposeyourASUSTabletnearliquids,rain,ormoisture.

• DonotuseyourASUSTabletnearheatingequipmentorinplaceswherethereislikelihoodofhigh

temperature.

• KeepyourASUSTabletawayfromsharpobjects.

• DonotplaceobjectsontopofyourASUSTablet.

CAUTION!

• Whilecharging,yourASUSTabletcanbecomewarm.Thisisnormal,however,ifyourdevicebecomes

unusually hot, disconnect the cable from your device and send the device, including the AC power

adapter and cable to an ASUS-qualied service personnel.

• TopreventanydamagetoyourASUSTablet,ACadapter,orcable.Ensurethatthecable,ACadapter,

and your device are connected properly before charging.

Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!

To charge your ASUS Tablet:

1. Connect the USB Type-C cable to the power adapter.

2. Plug the power adapter into a grounded power outlet.

3. Plug the USB Type-C connector into your ASUS Tablet.

IMPORTANT!

• ChargeyourASUSTabletforeight(8)hoursbeforeusingitinbatterymodeforthersttime.

• Thestatusofbatterychargeisindicatedbythefollowingicons:

Low Not Charging Charging Full



4. When fully-charged, disconnect the USB cable from your ASUS Tablet rst before unplugging

the AC power adapter from the power outlet.

NOTE:

• Youcanuseyourdevicewhilechargingbutitmaytakelongertofullychargethedevice.

• ChargingyourdeviceviaUSBportofacomputermaytakelongertofullychargethedevice.

• IfyourcomputerdoesnotprovideenoughpowerforchargingviaUSBport,chargeyourASUSTablet

using the AC power adapter plugged to a power outlet instead.

Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!

Turning your ASUS Tablet on or o

Power on your device

To turn your tablet on, press and hold the Power button.

Power o your device

To turn your tablet o, press and hold the Power button. Then tap Power o > OK.

Suspend your device

To put your device in sleep mode:

a. Press the Power button to suspend your device.

b. You can also double-tap the blank screen from your device’s home page to suspend the device.

Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!

Basics

Explore the intuitive simplicity of ASUS ZenUI!

ASUS ZenUI is a charming and intuitive interface exclusively for ASUS Tablets. It provides you with

special apps, which are integrated in or with other apps, to t your unique individual needs and

make your life easier while letting you have fun with your ASUS Tablet.

Camera

ASUS PixelMaster technology camera captures those precious moments in vivid and

high-quality photos and videos.

Do It Later

Get hold and act on your important emails, interesting websites, or other important

tasks when it is more convenient for you to do so.

NOTE: Availability of ASUS ZenUI apps vary per region and ASUS Tablet model. Tap from your

Home screen to check the apps available on your ASUS Tablet.

Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!

Starting for the rst time

When you turn your ASUS Tablet on for the rst time, Setup Wizard will guide you through the

setup process. Follow the onscreen instructions to select your language, select input methods, set

up your mobile network, Wi-Fi, sync accounts, and congure your location services.

Your wireless device can determine its (and your) physical, geographical location (Location

Information) and can associate Location Information with other data. Additionally, certain

applications, services and programs are capable of accessing, collecting, storing and using

Location Information and disclosing Location Information to others. You should use caution when

determining whether or not Location Information should be made available to others and you

should review any applicable third party privacy policies before providing access. To limit potential

unauthorized access to your Location Information, Verizon Wireless phones are preset to E911

only, which will only allow emergency response personnel to locate you if you dial 9-1-1 from

your phone. Other wireless devices (such as Broadband Data Cards or devices without a keypad or

user interface) may or may not have such limitations and location settings available. By enabling

location settings you are permitting third party access to Location Information through software,

widgets or peripheral components you choose to download, add or attach to your wireless device

or through web access, messaging capabilities or other means and you are authorizing Verizon

Wireless to collect, use and disclose your Location Information as appropriate to provide you with

any location services that you enabled.

Use your Google account to set up your device. If you do not have a Google account yet, go ahead

and create one.

Google Account

Using a Google Account allows you to fully utilize these Android OS features:

• Organizeandseeallyourinformationfromanywhere.

• Automaticallybackupallyourdata.

• LeverageGoogleservicesconvenientlyfromanywhere.

Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!

Power management tips

The battery charge is the lifeline of your ASUS Tablet. Here are some battery power conservation

tips that helps preserve the power of your ASUS Tablet’s battery.

– Close all running apps that are not in use.

– When not in use, press the power button to put the device in sleep mode.

– Activate Smart Saving in Power Saver app.

– Set audio to Smart Mode.

– Decrease brightness of display.

– Keep the speaker volume to a low level.

– Disable Wi-Fi feature.

– Disable Bluetooth feature.

– Disable PlayTo feature.

– Disable GPS.

– Disable the screen auto-rotate feature.

– Disable all auto-sync features on your device.

Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!

Using the touchscreen

Use these gestures on the touchscreen to launch apps, access some settings, and navigate your

ASUS Tablet.

Launching apps or selecting items

Do any of the following:

• Tolaunchanapp,simplytaponit.

• ToselectanitemsuchasinFileManagerapp,simplytaponit.

Moving or deleting items

Do any of the following:

• Tomoveanapporwidget,tapandholdthendragittothelocationwhereyouwantittobe.

• TodeleteanapporwidgetfromtheHomescreen,tapandholdthendragitto Remove.

Moving through pages or screens

Do any of the following:

• Swipeyourngertotheleftortotherighttoswitchbetweenscreensortoipthrougha

Gallery of images.

• Scrollyourngerupordowntogothroughwebpagesorlistofitems.

Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!

Zooming in

Spread apart your two ngers on the touch panel to zoom in an image in Gallery or Maps, or zoom

in a web page.

Zooming out

Bring together your two ngers on the touch panel to zoom out an image in Gallery or Maps, or

zoom out of a web page.

Chapter 1: Get your Zen ready!

ZenMotion

When your touch screen panel is o, with these easy and intuitive gestures, you can launch apps on

your ASUS Tablet in a snap by simply writing down an alphabet.

Gesture App

cCamera (rear)

sCamera (front)

VContacts

WWeather

ZChrome

eEmail

ZenMotion - need to check the actual model

Chapter 2: There’s no place like Home

NOTE: Screenshots are for reference only. Actual apps shown on-screen may vary per model.

Zen Home features

Home screen

Get reminders of important events, app and system updates, weather forecasts right from your

Home screen.

2 There’s no place like Home

There’s no place like Home

Swipe down this area to display System notications and

Quick settings

Tap to update Weather settings

Tap to display Time settings

Tap to open Google Search page

Tap to open Voice Search

Tap to open an app

Tap to open All Apps screen

Swipe the Home screen to the left or right to display the extended Home screen.

NOTE: To add more pages to your Home screen, see the Extended Home screen section.

Chapter 2: There’s no place like Home

Understanding notication icons

These icons are shown on the status bar and will guide you of the current status of your ASUS

Tablet.

Network signal bar

Shows the signal strength of your mobile network.

Wi-Fi

Shows the signal strength of your Wi-Fi connection.

Battery life

Shows the battery status of your ASUS Tablet.

MicroSD card

Shows that a microSD card is inserted in your ASUS Tablet.

Screenshot

Shows that you took screenshots of your ASUS Tablet.

Airplane mode

Shows that your ASUS Tablet is on Airplane mode.

Mobile Hotspot

Shows that mobile hotspot of your ASUS Tablet is enabled.

Smart Saving mode

Shows that Smart Saving mode is enabled.

NOTE: For more details, see the Power Saver section.

Mute mode

Shows that Mute mode is enabled.

Download status

Shows the download status of an app or le.

4G LTE

Shows your ASUS Tablet is connected to 4G LTE network.

Bluetooth

Shows that your Bluetooth is enabled.

Bluelight lter mode

Shows that Bluelight Filter mode is enabled.

NOTE: For more details, see the Bluelight Filter mode section.

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Personalizing your Home screen

Stamp your own personality on your Home screen. Select an attractive design as your wallpaper,

add shortcuts for quick access to your favorite apps, and add widgets for a quick review of

important info. You can also add more pages so you can add and quickly access or view more apps

or widgets on your Home screen.

App shortcuts and widgets

App shortcuts and widgets make it easier to quickly access your favorite items from your Home

screen. You can add or remove your apps and widgets anytime you like, and you can also group

your apps into one folder.

Adding app shortcuts and widgets

1. Tap and hold an empty area on your Home screen and select Apps & Widgets.

2. From the All Apps list, tap and hold an app or a widget, then drag it to an empty area on your

Home screen.

Removing app shortcuts and widgets

From your Home screen, tap and hold an app, then drag it to Remove on top of your screen.

The app that you’ve removed from your Home screen will remain in the All Apps screen.

Vibrate mode

Shows that Vibrate mode is enabled.

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Wallpapers

Let your apps, icons, and other Zen elements sit on an attractively designed wallpaper. You may add

a translucent background tint to your wallpaper for readability and clarity. You can also select an

animated wallpaper to make your screen come alive.

Tap to apply a background tint

Tap to adjust the transparency of the status bar

Tap to select wallpaper

Tap to select an image from your saved photos or images

Grouping your app shortcuts in a folder

Create folders to organize your app shortcuts on your Home screen.

1. On your Home screen, tap and drag an app onto another app and a folder will appear.

2. Tap open the new folder and tap the folder name to rename this folder if desired.

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Applying wallpaper and background tint

To apply wallpaper and background tint:

1. Tap and hold an empty area on your Home screen and select Wallpapers.

2. Tick Background tint, then adjust the transparency level. If you do not want to add a

background tint to your wallpaper, skip to step 4.

3. Tap then select a color.

4. Select a wallpaper, then tap Apply.

NOTE: You can also set up your wallpaper settings from > Settings > Display.

Extending your Home screen

You can add more pages to extend your Home screen and put more app shortcuts and widgets on

it.

1. Tap and hold an empty area on your Home screen and select Home edit > Edit pages.

2. Tap to add a new page. If you wish to delete an extended Home screen, tap and hole the

page and drag to .

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Quick settings

The Quick settings panel provides a one-tap access to some of the wireless features and settings of

your ASUS Tablet. Each of these features are represented by a button.

To launch the Quick settings panel, swipe down with two ngers from the top of your ASUS Tablet.

NOTE: A blue button indicates that the feature is currently enabled while a gray button indicates a

disabled feature. The green buttons refer to individual utilities that you can quickly access via the Quick

Settings Notication Panel.

Tap these buttons to enable or disable their functions

Slide left or right to adjust the screen’s brightness

Tap to open Settings

Tap these buttons to quick-launch these utilities

Tap on this area to switch to Quick settings panel

Tap to edit Quick settings

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Setting up the date and time

By default, the date and time displayed on your Home screen automatically syncs when you are

connected to the Internet.

To change the date and time settings:

1. Launch the Settings screen by doing any of the following:

•Launch Quick settings then tap .

•Tap > Settings.

2. Select Date & time.

3. Click the slider to turn o Automatic date & time.

4. Select the time zone and manually set the date and time.

5. You can opt to use the 24-hour format if desired.

6. Select the date format that you want to display.

NOTE: See also the Clock section.

Setting up your ringtone and alert sounds

Set up the sound for your notications such as emails and event alerts. You can also choose to

enable or disable the touch sounds or screen lock sound.

To set up the sound settings:

1. Launch the Settings screen by doing any of the following:

•Launch Quick settings then tap .

•Tap > Settings.

2. Select Sound & notication.

3. Set up your preferred sound settings.

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Adding or removing buttons

To add or remove existing buttons from the ASUS Quick settings notication panel:

1. Launch Quick settings then tap .

2. Tap the box beside the feature to add or remove it from the ASUS Quick settings notication

panel.

NOTE: A checked box indicates that the feature's button is accessible via the ASUS Quick settings

notication panel while an unchecked box means the opposite.

3. Tap to go back and view the current ASUS Quick settings notication panel.

System notications

From System notications, you can see the latest updates done and system changes made on your

ASUS Tablet. Most of these changes are data and system-related.

To launch the System notications panel, swipe down with one nger from the top of your ASUS

Tablet.

Tap this to delete all of the listed notications

Swipe the notication to the left or right to remove it from the list

Tap on the notication to view its details

Tap to open Settings

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Weather and time

Weather

Get real-time weather updates straight from your ASUS Tablet using the weather app. Using

Weather, you can also check other weather details from around the world.

Launching the Weather app

From your Home screen, launch the Weather app using either of the following options:

•Tap > Weather.

•From your ASUS Tablet’s home screen, tap the weather icon.

Weather home screen

Set up and get your current location’s weather updates as well as other parts of the world.

Tap to search for a city’s weather info

Tap to get the area’s current weather info, refresh the

weather info, edit the location list, or congure the

weather settings

Swipe up to see other weather information; swipe to the

left or right to see the weather information of other cities

in your location list

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Getting the weather updates

Get real-time AccuWeather® updates, every hour or up to 12 hours, for your current location or

for other parts of the world. You can make plans for up to seven (7) days with the 7-day weather

forecast or dress appropriately based on AccuWeather RealFeel® temperature. You can also get the

real-time UV index or air pollution index, letting you take the necessary protective measures against

harmful ultra-violet rays or air pollutants.

1. Before getting the weather updates, ensure the following:

•Wi-Fi or mobile network is turned on when you are indoors and GPS is turned on when

you are outdoors.

•Turn on the location access from > Settings > Location access.

2. Launch the Weather app in any of these two ways:

•Tap > Weather.

•From your ASUS Tablet’s home screen, tap the weather icon.

3. Tap

4. In the search box, enter the city or area whose weather updates you want search for.

5. Wait for a while your ASUS Tablet gets the weather information. The city or area’s weather data

will be added to your location list.

> Edit locations then tap .

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Clock

Customize the time zone settings of your ASUS Tablet, set alarms, and use your ASUS Tablet as a

stop watch using the Clock app.

Launching Clock

Launch the Clock app using either of the following options:

•Tap > Clock.

•From your ASUS Tablet’s home screen, tap the digital clock display.

World Clock

Tap to access the world clock settings of your ASUS Tablet.

Tap this to add a new city to mark on your world clock’s map

Tap this to access the Clock app settings

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Alarm clock

Tap to access the alarm clock settings of your ASUS Tablet.

Stopwatch

Tap to use your ASUS Tablet as a stopwatch.

Tap this to set a new alarm time

Tap this to access the settings of the alarm clock feature

Tap this button to start running the stopwatch feature

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Timer

You may set multiple timer options for your ASUS Tablet. To do this, follow the steps below.

Setting the timer

1. Tap to access the timer feature of your ASUS Tablet.

2. Use the numeric keypad to input your target time then tap start to start the timer.

Numeric keypad

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Lock Screen

By default, the lock screen appears after turning on your device and while waking it up from

suspend mode. From the lock screen, you can proceed to your device’s Android system by swiping

on your touch screen panel.

Your device’s lock screen can also be customized to regulate access to your mobile data and apps.

Customizing your lock screen

If you want to change your lock screen settings from the default Swipe option, refer to the

following steps:

1. Launch Quick settings then tap .

2. Select Lock screen.

3. In the next screen, tap Screen lock.

4. Tap the screen lock option you would like to use.

NOTE: For more details, see the Securing your ASUS Tablet section.

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Customizing the quick access buttons

By default, your lock screen includes quick access buttons for these apps: Email, and Camera.

Change this default settings and customize these buttons to launch other apps on the lock screen

using the following steps:

1. Launch Quick settings then tap .

2. Select Lock screen.

3. Tap Quick access.

4. Under the Quick access screen, select which button you would like to customize.

5. Tap the app you would like to preset on the quick access button you chose to congure.

NOTE: Scroll up or down to view the current list of apps you can preset.

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NOTE: Speak clearly and use concise phrases when talking to your ASUS Tablet. It also helps to start

your commands with a verb related to the ASUS Tablet feature you want to use.

Voice Search

Make voice commands to your ASUS Tablet then watch it listen and take action using the Voice

Search app. Using Voice Search, you can make voice commands to accomplish the following:

•  SearchfordataandinformationonlineoronyourASUSTablet

•  LaunchappsinsideyourASUSTablet

•  Getdirectionsgoingtoalocation

IMPORTANT! Your ASUS Tablet must be connected to the Internet to be able to use this feature.

Launching Voice Search

1. Launch the Voice Search app by doing any of the following:

•Tap on the Google search bar.

•Tap > Voice Search.

2. Start saying your voice command.

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Customizing voice search results from the Tablet search group

If you want to set parameters for the voice search results gathered from your Google account and

your ASUS Tablet’s data, you may do so using the following steps:

1. On your ASUS Tablet’s home screen, tap > Voice Search.

2. Once your voice search results are shown, tap > Settings.

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3. Tap Tablet search.

4. Tick the box of the search groups you would like to include as source when using Voice Search.

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Keeping in touch

3 Keeping in touch

Managing contacts

Organize your contacts and easily stay in touch with them emails, or social networks. Group your

contacts as Favorites to quickly get in touch with them, or group them as VIPs to get notied about

any upcoming events.

You can also sync your contacts with your email or social network accounts, link contacts’ info for

easy access in one place, or lter the contacts you want to keep in touch with.

Launching the Contacts app

From your Home screen, tap > Contacts

Contacts Settings

Select how you would want to display your contacts from the Contacts settings. Such display

options include displaying only those contacts with phones, sorting list by rst/last name, or

viewing contact names as rst/last names rst. You can also choose which of these tabs to display

on your Contacts screen: Favorites, Groups, VIP.

To set up your Contacts settings, tap > Settings from the Contacts app.

Setting up your prole

Make your ASUS Tablet truly your own and set up your prole info.

1. Launch the Contacts app then tap and hold ME.

NOTE: ME appears when you’ve set up your Google account on your ASUS Tablet.

2. Select Edit contact and ll in your info such as mobile or home number. To add other info, tap

Add another eld.

3. When you’ve completed your info, tap Done.

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Adding contacts

Add contacts to your device, corporate, Google, or other email accounts and ll in more important

contact information such as contact numbers, email addresses, special events for VIPs, and more.

1. Launch the Contacts app then tap .

2. Select Device.

NOTE: If you don't have an email account, tap Add account then create one.

3. Fill in the neccessary information such as mobile or home number, email address, or group

where you want to put the contact in.

4. After lling in the information and you want to add more contact numbers or email addresses,

tap New.

5. If you want to add other contact information, tap Add another eld.

6. When you’ve completed the info, tap Done.

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Adding an extension number to a contact number

You can add an extension number to a contact’s number.

1. From the Add contact screen, ll in the necessary elds.

2. On the Phone eld, key in the main line then tap or , and add the extension number.

3. Tap Done to save the number.

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Customizing your contact’s prole

Edit your contact’s info, add a photo, set a ringtone, or take a photo as a cover for your contact’s

prole.

1. Launch the Contacts app then select the contact whose info or prole you want to edit or

customize.

2. Make the changes from the contact’s prole page.

Setting up your VIPs

Group your contacts as VIPs to get notied about upcoming anniversaries, birthdays, and other

important events. You’ll also get alerts about any emails from your VIPs.

Set up your VIP from the Contacts app home screen

To set up your VIP from the Contacts app home screen:

1. Launch the Contacts app, tap and hold the contact you want to set up as a VIP, then select Add

to VIP group.

Tap to add your contact’s photo from Gallery or by

capturing a photo

Tap to edit your contact’s info

Tap to add your contact’s prole cover from Gallery or by

capturing a photo

You can display a Facebook prole cover as the theme cover

for a Facebook contact

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Set up your VIP from the Groups screen

To set up your VIP from the Groups screen:

1. Launch the Contacts app.

2. Tap > VIP.

3. In the VIP screen, tap .

4. Select the contact or contacts you want to group as VIPs, then tap Add. The contact or contacts

are added to your VIP list.

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Set up your VIP from the VIP screen

To set up your VIP from the VIP screen:

1. Launch the Contacts app.

2. Tap .

3. In the VIP screen, tap .

4. Select the contact or contacts you want to group as VIPs, then tap Add. The contact or contacts

are added to your VIP list.

Adding an event to a VIP contact

You can add an event to a VIP contact such as anniversary, birthday, and other important events.

1. Launch the Contacts app, tap the contact you want to add an event detail to, then tap .

2. In the contact’s info screen, tap Add another eld > Events.

3. Select the date for the event, then tap Set.

4. Ensure that you select VIP under the Group eld. When nished, tap Done.

5. The contact’s special event will appear in your calendar of events. If you want to get an event

alert, set the reminder time in the Calendar app.

NOTE: Set the reminder time for events in Calendar to get event reminders.

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4. When done, tap Add. All contacts that you added appears on Favorites screen.

NOTE: You can also set a favorite contact as a VIP. For more details, refer to the section Setting up your

VIPs.

Marking your favorite contacts

Set your frequently-accessed contacts as your favorites to be able to locate them quickly from the

Contacts app.

1. Launch the Contacts app by doing any of the following:

a. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts app.

b. From the All Apps screen, tap Contacts app.

2. From the Contacts app screen, tap then tap .

3. Tick the boxes of the contacts that you wish to add to Favorites.

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Importing and exporting contacts

Import and export your contacts and their respective data from/to one contact source from/to your

ASUS Tablet or email account.

1. Tap > Contacts then tap > Manage contacts.

2. Tap Import/export then select from the following options:

a. Import from storage

b. Export from storage

3. Select from the following accounts to save the contact:

a. Email account/s

b. Device

4. Tick to select the contacts that you wish to import.

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Social networking with your contacts

Integrating the social network accounts of your contacts makes it easier for you to view their

proles, news, and social feeds. Stay updated with the activities of your contacts in real time.

IMPORTANT! Before you can integrate social network accounts of your contacts, you need to log in to

your social network account and sync its settings.

Syncing your social network account

Sync your social network account to add the social network accounts of your contacts to your ASUS

Tablet.

1. Do any of the following to launch the Settings app:

•Launch Quick settings then tap .

•Tap > Settings.

2. From the Settings screen, tap your social network account under Accounts section.

3. Tick Contacts to sync the social network accounts of your contacts.

4. Launch the Contacts app to view your contacts list.

5. To view only your contacts with social network accounts, tap Contacts to display then untick

the other contact sources, leaving the social network name checked.

6. When done, tap or anywhere on the screen.

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Linking your contacts’ info

When you add social network or email accounts, data from these accounts automatically sync

with the Contacts app. In some instances, some contact info may appear in several places or under

dierent name variations or nicknames in the Contacts app. You can manually link and unify all

these info and put them under one place or prole.

1. From the Contacts app, tap and hold the contact whose info you want to link, then select Link

contact.

2. From the contact’s prole page, tap .

3. Select all the contact proles that you think should be linked to one prole, then tap Link. You

can now view and retrieve all your contact’s info under one prole.

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Your precious moments 4

4 Your precious moments

NOTE: Screenshots are for reference only. Actual apps shown on-screen may vary per model.

Capture moments

Launching the Camera app

Capture images and record videos using your ASUS Tablet’s Camera app. Refer to any of the steps

below to open the Camera app.

From the lock screen

Drag down until the camera app is launched.

From the home screen

Tap .

Using the volume key

While your ASUS Tablet is on sleep mode, double-click the volume key to wake it up and

immediately launch the Camera app.

NOTE: Before using the volume key to launch the Camera app, enable this function from Settings >

Lock screen, then slide Instant camera to ON.

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Camera home screen

Your ASUS Tablet’s camera is equipped with auto-scene detection and auto-image stabilizer

features. It also features a video stabilization function that helps prevent shakiness while video

recording.

Tap the icons to start using your camera and explore the image and video features of your ASUS

Tablet.

Use advanced camera settings

Switch between the front

and rear cameras

See the gallery

Record videos

Take photos

Adjust

settings

Photo Locations

To enable the location tagging feature, refer to the following steps:

1. Turn on the location access from > Settings > Location.

2. Ensure that you have shared your location to Google Map.

3. On the camera’s home screen, tap > and activate Location services before you take

the photo.

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Camera settings

Adjust the appearance of your captured images by conguring your camera’s settings using the

steps below.

IMPORTANT! Apply the settings rst before taking images.

1. On the camera’s home screen, tap > .

2. Scroll down and congure the available options.

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Video settings

Adjust the appearance of your recorded videos by conguring your camera’s settings using the

steps below.

IMPORTANT! Apply the settings rst before taking images.

1. On the camera’s home screen, tap > .

2. Scroll down and congure the available options.

Others settings

Adjust advanced settings to customize your camera.

IMPORTANT! Apply the settings rst before taking images.

1. On the camera’s home screen, tap > .

2. Scroll down and congure the available options.

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Advanced camera features

Explore new ways of capturing images or videos and make captured moments extra special using

the advanced camera features of your ASUS Tablet.

IMPORTANT! Apply the settings rst before taking images. Available features may vary per model.

HDR

The High-dynamic-range (HDR) feature allows you to take more detailed images for low-light

and highly contrasting scenes. HDR is recommended for use when taking images on brightly lit

locations, helping balance out the colors produced on your image.

Capturing HDR photos

1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap > HDR.

2. Tap to start capturing HDR photos.

Beautication

Have fun during and after taking photos of your family and friends using the Beautication feature

of your ASUS Tablet. When enabled, this feature allows you to make live beauty enhancements on

your subject’s face before you press the shutter button.

Capturing Beautication photos

1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap > Beautication.

2. Tap to adjust the Beautication settings to apply to the photo.

3. Tap to start capturing the photo.

NOTE: Drag towards the center of the screen to set a countdown timer.

Applying Beautication to photos

1. Tap the thumbnail to select the photo.

2. Tap the photo and tap to select your preferred Beautication feature, then tap to

save the photo.

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Low light

Using PixelMaster, your camera’s light sensitivity is increased by up to 400% to enhance noise

reduction and boost color contrast by up to 200%. Use this mode to transform any subject into a

great photo or video—with or without ample natural lighting.

Capturing Low light photos

1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap > Low light.

NOTE: An owl icon will automatically appear in dim light conditions for you to tap and enable

the Low light mode.

2. Tap to start capturing photos.

Capturing Low light videos

1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap > Low light.

2. Tap to start recording a video.

Night

Take well-lit photos even on night time or on low-light situations using the Night feature of your

ASUS Tablet.

NOTE: Keep your hands steady before and while the ASUS Tablet is capturing the image to prevent

blurry results.

Capturing Night photos

1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap > Night.

2. Tap to start capturing Night photos.

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Depth of eld

Take macro shots with a soft background using the Depth of Field. This feature suits close up photos

of subjects for a more dened and dramatic result.

Capturing Depth of Field photos

1. From the Camera app screen, tap > Depth of Field.

2. Tap to start capturing photos.

3. Tap or to increase or decrease the background blur.

4. Tap to save the photo.

Eect

Take photos using dierent eects such as Pixelize, Cartoon, Vintage, LOMO or other eects.

NOTE: Eect should be selected before taking the photo.

Capturing Eect photos

1. From the Camera app screen, tap > Eect

2. Tap and select an eect to apply to the photo.

3. Tap to start capturing photos.

Applying eects to photos

1. Tap the thumbnail to select the photo.

2. Tap the photo and tap to select your preferred Eect, then tap to save the photo.

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Sele

Take advantage of your rear camera’s high megapixel specs without worrying about pressing the

shutter button. Using face-detection, you can set your ASUS Tablet to detect up to four faces using

the rear camera then automatically capture your sele or group sele.

Capturing Sele photos

1. From the Camera app screen, tap > Sele.

2. Tap to choose how many people should be included in the photo.

3. Use the rear camera to detect faces and wait for your ASUS Tablet to start beeping, counting

down until it captures the photo.

4. Tap to save the photo.

GIF animation

Create GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) images straight from your ASUS Tablet’s camera using the

GIF animation feature.

Capturing GIF animation photos

1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap > GIF Animation.

2. Long press to start capturing burst photo for GIF animation.

3. Make your preferred adjustments to the GIF animation settings.

4. Tap when nished.

Panorama

Capture images from various angles using Panorama. Images captured from a wide angle

perspective are automatically stitched together using this feature.

Capturing panoramic photos

1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap > Panorama.

2. Tap then pan your ASUS Tablet horizontally (to the left or right) or vertically (upward or

downward) to capture the scenery.

NOTE: While panning your ASUS Tablet, a timeline of thumbnails appears on the lower part of your

screen as it captures the scenery.

3. Tap when nished.

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Miniature

Simulate the tilt-shift eect of DSLR lenses via the Miniature feature. Using this feature allows you

to focus on specic areas of your subject, adding a bokeh eect that can be used on both photos

and video using your ASUS Tablet.

Capturing Miniature photos

1. From the Camera app screen, tap > Miniature.

2. Tap or to select your focus area, then use your two ngers to adjust the focus area’s

size and position.

3. Tap or to increase or decrease the background blur. Tap or to increase or

decrease saturation.

4. Tap to capture Miniature photos.

Time rewind

After selecting Time Rewind, your shutter starts taking burst shots a few seconds before and

after you actually press the shutter button. As a result, you get a timeline of images where you can

choose the best image to save on your Gallery.

NOTE: The Time Rewind feature can only be used on the rear camera.

Capturing Time Rewind photos

1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap > Time Rewind.

2. Tap to start capturing photos.

3. The Time Rewind viewer appears onscreen on top of the captured photo. Rotate the button on

the viewer to browse through the photos you just took.

NOTE: Tap Best to view the best photo suggestion from the timeline.

4. Tap when nished.

Smart remove

Eliminate unwanted details immediately after capturing the image using the Smart remove feature.

Capturing Smart remove photos

1. From the Camera app screen, tap > Smart remove.

2. Tap to start capturing photos that can be edited using Smart remove.

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3. On the captured photo, tap the outline around the detected moving object to delete it.

4. Tap to save the photo.

All smiles

Capture the perfect smile or the wackiest facial expression from a range of photos using the All

Smiles feature. This feature lets you take ve consecutive photos after pressing the shutter button,

automatically detecting faces on the image for comparison.

Capturing All smiles photos

1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap > All smiles.

2. Tap to start capturing photos that can be edited using All Smiles.

3. Touch the subject’s face, then select the subject’s best facial expression.

4. Swipe down from the top, then tap to save the photo.

Slow motion

The slow motion video feature allows you to record videos for slow-motion playback.

Recording slow motion videos

1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap > Slow motion.

2. Tap to start taking Slow motion videos.

Time lapse

The time lapse video feature of your ASUS Tablet allows you to capture stills for automatic time

lapse playback. In eect, events seem to move in a fast-forward manner though they actually

occured and were recorded between long intervals.

Recording Time lapse videos

1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap > Time lapse.

2. Tap then select the time lapse interval.

3. Tap to start taking Time lapse videos.

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Using the Gallery

View images and play videos on your ASUS Tablet using the Gallery app.

This app also allows you to edit, share, or delete image and video les stored in your ASUS Tablet.

From Gallery, you can display images in a slideshow or tap to view the selected image or video le.

From your Home screen, launch the Weather app using either of the following options:

•Tap > Gallery.

•From your ASUS Tablet’s home screen, tap .

Viewing les from your social network or cloud storage

By default, your Gallery displays all the media les on your ASUS Tablet according to their album

folders.

To view the media les from other locations accessible via your ASUS Tablet:

1. From the main screen, tap .

2. Tap any of the following source locations to view their respective media les.

NOTE:

• YoucandownloadphotostoyourASUSTabletfromyourcloudaccountandusethemasyour

wallpaper or a contact's cover image.

• Fordetailsonaddingcoverimagestoyourcontacts,seetheCustomizing your contact’s prole

section.

• Fordetailsonusingphotosorimagesasyourwallpaper,see the Wallpapers section.

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Viewing the photo location

Enable the location access on your ASUS Tablet, and get the location details on your photos. Your

photos’ location details include the area where the photos are taken, as well a map of the location

via Google Map.

To view the details of a photo:

1. Launch the Gallery app, and select the photo whose details you want to view.

2. Tap the photo then tap .

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Sharing les from the Gallery

1. From the Gallery screen, tap the folder where the les you want to share are located.

2. After opening the folder, tap to activate le selection.

3. Tap the les you want to share. A check mark appears on top of the image you select.

4. Tap then select from the list where you want to share the images.

Deleting les from the Gallery

1. From the Gallery screen, tap the folder where the les you want to delete are located.

2. After opening the folder, tap to activate le selection.

3. Tap the les you want to delete. A check mark appears on top of the image you select.

4. Tap .

Editing images

The Gallery also features its own image editing tools that you can use to enhance images saved on

your ASUS Tablet.

1. From the Gallery screen, tap the folder where the les are located.

2. After opening the folder, tap the image you want to edit.

3. Once the image is opened, tap it again to show its functions.

4. Tap to open the image editing toolbar.

5. Tap any of the icons on the editing toolbar to apply changes to the image.

Zooming in/out the thumbnails or images

From the Gallery screen or your selected image, spread apart your ngers on the touchscreen panel

to zoom in. To zoom out, bring your ngers together on the touchscreen panel.

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5 Work hard, play harder

Browser

Your browser’s state-of-the-art Chromium-based engine lets you surf the Internet at a fast loading

speed.

IMPORTANT! Before doing any Internet surng or Internet-related activities, ensure that your ASUS

Tablet is connected to a Wi-Fi network. For more details, see the Staying connected section.

Launching the Chrome app

From your Home screen, tap .

Adding a new tab

Hide the current website and open a new window to continue surng or browsing another website.

1. From the current page, tap > New tab or tap beside the current tab.

2. Enter the URL address in the URL eld and continue enjoying browsing the Internet from your

ASUS Tablet.

3. If you want to do add another tab, follow step 1 again.

NOTE:

• Openingmanywebsitesinyourbrowserslowsdownitsloadingperformance.

• IfInternetconnectionslowsdown,tryclearingthecache.Fordetails,refertosectionClearing the

browser cache.

Bookmarking pages

Bookmark your favorite pages or websites so you can go back and browse them again.

To bookmark a page:

From the page, tap > bookmarks. The next time you open your browser, you can quickly tap on

your bookmarked page.

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Clearing the browser cache

Clear the browser cache to delete temporary Internet les, websites, and cookies that are

temporarily stored in your ASUS Tablet. This helps improve the loading performance of your

browser.

1. Launch the browser.

2. Tap > Settings > Privacy > Clear browsing data.

3. Click OK on the conrmation message.

Add Outlook, Yahoo! Mail, AOL, Verizon.net, Exchange, or other (POP3/IMAP) accounts so you can

receive, create, and browse emails right from your device. You can also sync your email contacts

from these accounts to your ASUS Tablet.

IMPORTANT! Your ASUS Tablet must be connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile network so you can add an

email account or send and receive emails from added accounts. For more details, see the Staying

connected section.

Setting up email accounts

Set up your existing personal or work email account so you can receive, read, and send emails from

your ASUS Tablet.

1. From the Home screen, tap Email to launch the Email app.

2. Tap the mail provider you want to set up.

3. Key in your email address and password and tap Next.

NOTE: Wait while your device automatically checks your incoming and outgoing mail server settings.

4. Congure the Account settings such as inbox checking frequency, sync days, or notication

for incoming emails. When done, tap Next.

5. Key in an account name that you want to be displayed in the outgoing messages, then tap

Next to log into your inbox.

NOTE: If you want to set up your work account on your ASUS Tablet, ask for the email settings from your

network administrator.

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Adding email accounts

If you don’t have an existing email account, you can create one so you can receive, read, and send

emails right from your ASUS Tablet.

1. From the Home screen, tap Email to launch the Email app.

2. Tap > Settings, then add an email account.

3. Tap the mail provider that you want to add.

4. Follow the succeeding instructions to complete setting up your new email account.

NOTE: You may also refer to steps 3 to 5 in the Setting up email accounts section to complete this setup

process.

Setting up a Gmail account

Set up your Gmail account to get into Google-related services and apps as well as receive, send, and

browse emails right from your ASUS Tablet.

1. Tap Google then tap Gmail.

2. Tap Existing and key in your existing Gmail account and password, then tap .

NOTE:

• TapNew if you do not own a Google account.

• Whensigningin,youhavetowaitwhileyourdevicecommunicateswithGoogleserverstosetup

your account.

3. Use your Google account to backup and restore your settings and data. Tap to sign in to

your Gmail account.

IMPORTANT! If you have several email accounts aside from Gmail, use Email app to set up and access all

your email accounts.

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Calendar

The Calendar app enables you to keep track of important events using your ASUS Tablet. Along

with creating events you may also set reminders, or create a countdown notice to ensure you don’t

forget these important occasions. It also stores the events, such as birthdays and anniversaries, that

you’ve set up for your VIP contacts.

Creating events

To create an event:

1. Tap > Calendar.

2. Tap to start creating a new event.

3. In the New event screen, input all the necessary details of your event.

4. Turn Countdown to ON. You’ll get a countdown notice on the System notications panel as to

the days left until this event takes place.

NOTE: For details on the System notications panel, see the System notications section.

5 On the Reminders eld, select the time that you want to get an alert or reminder about the

event.

6. Once nished, tap Done to save and exit.

Adding accounts to Calendar

Aside from creating an event logged on your ASUS Tablet, you can also use Calendar to create

events that get automatically synced with your online accounts. But rst, these accounts must be

added to Calendar using the following steps:

1. Tap > Calendar.

2. Tap > Accounts > .

3. Tap the account you want to add.

4. Follow the succeeding onscreen instructions to complete adding the new account to Calendar.

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Creating an event from your account

After adding online accounts that you would like to sync with Calendar, you may now use your

ASUS Tablet to create notications for those online accounts by following these steps:

1. Tap > Calendar.

2. Tap New Event to start creating a new event.

3. In the New event screen, tap My Calendar to view all the accounts currently synced with the

Calendar.

4. Tap the account where you would like to create a new event.

5. In the New event screen, input all the necessary details of your event then tap Done.

NOTE: Your online account must already be added to Calendar before you can proceed with the

following steps. For more details, see the Adding accounts to Calendar section.

Enabling alert reminders for events

Turn on the alert function from the Calendar app to get alert reminders and notications for special

events such as birthdays, anniversaries, meetings, and other important events that matter you.

1. Tap > Calendar.

2. Tap > Accounts.

3. Tap the accounts from which you want to receive alert reminders from.

NOTE: For details on setting up event alerts about your VIPs, see the Adding an event to a VIP contact

section.

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Do It Later

Get hold of even the most trivial things in your busy life. Even when you’re too busy, reply to your

emails, read news online, or add other important to-do tasks at your convenience.

Mark your unread messages or emails and interesting web pages as Reply Later or Read Later

items. These marked items will be added to your Do It Later tasks, and you can act on these tasks at

a convenient time.

NOTE:

• Popularthird-partyappsthatsupportDoItLaterincludeGoogleMaps,GoogleChrome,GooglePlay,

YouTube, and iMDb.

• NotallappscanshareandaddtaskstoDoItLater.

Adding to-do tasks

Create important to-do tasks to organize your work or social activities in your professional or social

life.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Do It Later.

2. Tap then ll in the necessary information.

3. If you want to set the importance level, select High in the Importance eld.

4. When you’re done, tap OK.

Prioritizing to-do tasks

Set the importance level of your to-do tasks so you can prioritize and act on them accordingly.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Do It Later.

2. Tap the task that you want to set as a top priority.

3. Under the Importance eld in the task screen, select High.

4. When you’re done, tap OK.

NOTE: High-priority to-do tasks are marked as on your Do It Later list. This allows you to quickly

determine which to-do tasks need immediate actions.

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Catching up on my online reading now

You can retrieve pages that you’ve previously marked as read later tasks and catch up on your

online reading at your convenience from the Do It Later app.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Do It Later.

2. Select the page or pages that you want to read now, then tap Read now.

NOTE: For details on setting pages as read later tasks, see the Reading the pages later section.

Deleting to-do tasks

You can delete any completed, overdue, or unnecessary to-do tasks from the Do It Later app.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Do It Later.

2. Tap the task you want to remove from the list, then tap Delete.

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File Manager

Using File Manager allows you to easily locate and manage your data on the internal storage of

your ASUS Tablet and its connected external storage devices.

Accessing the internal storage

To access the internal storage:

1. Tap > File Manager.

2. Tap > Internal storage to view the contents of your ASUS Tablet then tap an item to

select.

Accessing the external storage device

To access the external storage device:

1. Insert the microSD card into your ASUS Tablet.

2. Tap > File Manager.

3. Tap > MicroSD to view the contents of your microSD card.

Accessing Cloud Storage

IMPORTANT! Ensure that Wi-Fi or mobile network is enabled on your ASUS Tablet. For details, see the

Staying connected section.

To access les saved on your cloud storage accounts:

1. Tap > File Manager.

2. Tap > then tap a cloud storage location under Cloud Storage.

Chapter 6: Staying connected

Staying connected 6

Wi-Fi

The Wi-Fi technology of your ASUS Tablet gets you connected to the wireless world. Update your

social media accounts, browse the Internet, or exchange data and messages wirelessly from your

ASUS Tablet.

Enabling Wi-Fi

1. Launch the Settings screen by doing any of the following:

•Launch Quick settings then tap .

•Tap > Settings.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the right to turn on the Wi-Fi.

NOTE: You can also enable the Wi-Fi from Quick Settings screen. Refer to section Quick settings on how

to launch Quick Settings screen.

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network

1. On the Settings screen, tap Wi-Fi to display all detected Wi-Fi networks.

2. Tap a network name to connect to it. For a secured network, you may be prompted to key in a

password or other security credentials.

NOTE:

• YourASUSTabletautomaticallyreconnectstothenetworkthatyouconnectedwithpreviously.

• Turn o the Wi-Fi feature when you’re not using it to help save battery power.

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Disabling Wi-Fi

To disable Wi-Fi:

1. Launch the Settings screen by doing any of the following:

•Launch Quick settings then tap .

•Tap > Settings.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the left to turn o the Wi-Fi.

NOTE: You can also disable the Wi-Fi from Quick Settings screen. See the Quick settings section on how

to launch Quick Settings screen.

Bluetooth®

Use the Bluetooth feature of your ASUS Tablet to send or receive les and stream multimedia les

with other smart devices over short distances. With Bluetooth, you can share your media les with

your friends’ smart devices, send data for print with a Bluetooth printer, or play music les with a

Bluetooth speaker.

Enabling Bluetooth®

1. Do any of the following to launch the Settings screen:

•Launch Quick settings then tap .

•Tap > Settings.

2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the right to turn on the Bluetooth.

NOTE: You can also enable the Bluetooth from Quick Settings screen. See the Quick settings section on

how to launch Quick Settings screen.

Chapter 6: Staying connected

Pairing your ASUS Tablet to a Bluetooth® device

Before using the Bluetooth feature of your ASUS Tablet in full scale, you have to pair it rst with the

Bluetooth device. The ASUS Tablet automatically stores the pairing connection of the Bluetooth

device.

1. On the Settings screen, tap Bluetooth to display all available devices.

IMPORTANT!

• Ifthedevicethatyouwanttopairisnotinthelist,ensuretoenableitsBluetoothfeatureandis

discoverable.

• SeetheuserguidethatcamewithyourdevicetolearnhowtoenableitsBluetoothandsetitto

discoverable.

2. Tap your ASUS Tablet to make it visible to other Bluetooth devices.

3. Tap SEARCH FOR DEVICES to scan for more Bluetooth devices.

4. In the list of available devices, tap the Bluetooth device that you want to pair with.

5. Ensure that the same passkey show on both devices, then tap Pair.

NOTE: Turn o the Bluetooth feature when you're not using it to help save battery power.

Unpairing your ASUS Tablet from the Bluetooth® device

1. On the Settings screen, tap Bluetooth to display all available and paired devices.

2. In the list of paired devices, tap of Bluetooth device that you want to unpair, then tap

Unpair.

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Mobile Hotspot and Tethering

When Wi-Fi service is not available, you can use your ASUS Tablet as a modem or turn it into a

mobile hotspot to get Internet access on your laptop, tablet, and other mobile devices.

IMPORTANT! Most mobile service providers may require a data plan for you to be able to use the

tethering function. Contact your mobile service provider about availing of this data plan.

NOTE:

• InternetaccessviatetheringmaybeslowerthanthestandardWi-Fiormobileconnection.

• OnlyalimitednumberofmobiledevicescantethertoyourASUSTabletforInternetaccess.

• Turn o the tethering feature when you're not using it to help save battery power.

USB Tethering

Enable USB tethering on your ASUS Tablet and share its Internet connection with other devices.

1. Connect your ASUS Tablet to another device with a USB cable.

2. Do any of the following to launch the Settings screen:

•Launch Quick settings then tap .

•Tap > Settings.

2. Tap Mobile Hotspot and Tethering, and then tap USB tethering to enable tethering.

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Mobile Hotspot

Turn your ASUS Tablet into a mobile hotspot to link with other devices.

1. Do any of the following to launch the Settings screen:

•Launch Quick settings then tap .

•Tap > Settings.

2. Tap Mobile Hotspot and Tethering > Mobile Hotspot.

3. Assign a unique SSID or network name and a strong password for your mobile hotspot. When

done, tap Save.

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Bluetooth Tethering

Enable Bluetooth tethering on your ASUS Tablet to share its Internet connection with other devices.

1. Enable Bluetooth on your ASUS Tablet and the other device.

2. Pair both devices.

NOTE: For details, see the Pairing your ASUS Tablet to a Bluetooth® device section.

3. From the Settings screen, tap Mobile Hotspot and Tethering, then silde Bluetooth tethering

to ON.

4. From the Mobile Hotspot and Tethering screen, tap Mobile Hotspot to turn on the mobile

hotspot on your ASUS Tablet.

5. Connect other devices to your ASUS Tablet’s hotspot connection the same way you connect to

a Wi-Fi network.

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PlayTo

PlayTo app lets you screencast your ASUS Tablet to a streaming-supported display. Doing this allows

an external display to become a dual monitor or second screen to your ASUS Tablet.

IMPORTANT! Your external display must have Miracast™ or DLNA® technology to support PlayTo app.

Launching PlayTo

There are two ways you can use to start using PlayTo from your ASUS Tablet.

From Quick settings

1. Setup the streaming-supported display you want to use with your ASUS Tablet.

2. Launch Quick settings on your ASUS Tablet then tap PlayTo.

3. Refer to the SSID shown on your streaming-supported display and select the same SSID on

your ASUS Tablet to start pairing.

Once the connection is made, your streaming-supported display shows the same content currently

shown on your ASUS Tablet.

From Settings

1. Tap > Settings.

2. Under Wireless & networks, tap More then tap PlayTo.

3. Refer to the SSID shown on your streaming-supported display and select the same SSID on

your ASUS Tablet to start pairing.

Once the connection is made, your streaming-supported display shows the same content currently

shown on your ASUS Tablet.

Chapter 7: Zen Everywhere

Special Zen Tools

Calculator

One-swipe and a tap is all it takes to launch your Calculator. When you open the Quick settings

panel, the Calculator icon is there visibly on top of the list. Tap it to get started with your

computations.

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Tap this to enable Calculator

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Quick Memo

Quick Memo is a note-taking tool that gives you the freedom to either scribble or type down

important notes you need to remember. After creating notes, you can turn them into a task inside

Do It Later.

Creating a sticky note

You can turn Quick Memo notes into a sticky note so you can view them anywhere on your ASUS

Tablet. To create a sticky note, just tap on the pin icon on the upper right corner of Quick Memo

after creating your note.

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Power Saver

Fully maximize or extend the power of your ASUS Tablet even when it is idle or while it stays

connected to your network. Smartly customize the power settings for your frequent activities such

as reading emails or watching videos.

Setting up Power Saver

Optimize the power of your ASUS Tablet according to your needs with some smart power saving

options.

1. Tap > Settings > Power management > Power Saver.

2. Select any of these battery modes:

•Performance

•Normal

•Power saving

•Super saving

•Customized

3. For advanced settings, tap Smart switch for more options.

Customizing Power Saver

Set the brightness level for your frequent activities such as reading emails or ebooks, watching

videos, browsing websites, and listening to music. You can also enable the power saving function

for some apps or enable the auto-disconnection of your network when your ASUS Tablet is asleep.

1. From Power Saver, tick Customized, then tap .

2. Tick an activity, then make adjustments.

Chapter 8: Maintain your Zen

Keeping your device up-to-date

Keep your ASUS Tablet in the loop of Android system updates and upgraded apps and features.

Updating your system

1. Tap > Settings > About Tablet.

2. Tap System update then tap Check for system update.

NOTE: You can preview the last time your ASUS Tablet’s system was updated in the Last system update

section.

Storage

You can store data, apps, or les on your ASUS Tablet (internal storage), on an external storage,

or on an online storage. You need an internet connection to transfer or download your les on

an online storage. Use the bundled USB cable to copy les to or from the computer to your ASUS

Tablet.

Backup and reset

Back up data, Wi-Fi passwords, and other settings to Google servers using your ASUS Tablet.

1. Tap then tap Settings > Backup and reset.

2. From the Backup & reset window, you can:

•Back up my data: This feature backs up your data, Wi-Fi passwords, and other settings to

Google servers when enabled.

•Backup account: Allows you to specify the account you wish to be associated when you

save your backup.

•Automatic restore: This features facilitates restoration of backed up settings and data

when you reinstall an app.

•Network settings reset: Erases Wi-Fi, mobile data and Bluetooth settings on tablet.

•Factory data reset: Erases all data on tablet.

•System settings reset: Return your device to the way it originally behaved if you have

changed any of the system settings..

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Securing your ASUS Tablet

Use the security features of your ASUS Tablet to prevent unauthorized access of information.

Unlocking your screen

When the screen is locked, you can open it with the security unlocking options that the ASUS Tablet

oers you.

1. Tap then tap Settings > Lock Screen.

2. Tap Screen lock then select an option to unlock your ASUS Tablet.

NOTE:

• Refertosection Unlock screen options for more information.

• Todeactivatetheunlockscreenoptionthatyouset,tapNone on Choose screen lock screen.

Unlock screen options

Choose from these options to lock your ASUS Tablet.

Swipe

Swipe up to unlock your ASUS Tablet.

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Key in at least four numbers to set a PIN.

IMPORTANT! Ensure to remember the PIN that you created to unlock your device

Pattern

Slide your nger on the dots and create a pattern.

IMPORTANT! You can create a pattern with a minimum of four dots. Ensure to remember the pattern

that you created to unlock your device.

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Password

Key in at least four characters to create a password.

IMPORTANT! Ensure to remember the password that you created to unlock your device.

Conguring the other lock screen features

Aside from the mode of screen lock, you can also do the following from the Lock screen settings:

• Quick Access: Tap this to edit quick access on the lock screen.

• Instant camera: Slide the Instant camera switch to ON to launch the Camera app even if your

ASUS Tablet is in idle mode by pressing the volume button twice.

• Owner info: Tap this to edit and key in the information that you want to appear even when

your screen is locked.

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Setting your ASUS Tablet identity

Know your ASUS Tablet’s identity such as serial number, IMEI (International Mobile Equipment

Identity) number, or model number.

This is important, as when you lose your ASUS Tablet, you can contact your mobile carrier and

provide the information to blacklist the unauthorized use of your ASUS Tablet.

To display your ASUS Tablet’s identity:

1. Tap All Apps then tap Settings.

2. On the Settings screen, slide down to display other items then tap About. The About screen

displays the status, legal information, model number, operating system version, hardware, and

software information of your ASUS Tablet.

3. To see the serial number and IMEI of your ASUS Tablet, tap Status.

Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Address: 4F, No.150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN

Authorised representative

in USA:

ASUS Computer International

Address: 800 Corporate Way, Fremont CA, 94539

Model name: P008

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