OfficialUserGuide TABLETCONTROL ThankyouforpurchasingaL47! Weappreciateyourbusinessandknowyou’llloveyourbrandnewmultimediadevice. Thisguideisintendedtohelpyouwithinitialsetupofyourdeviceandtofamiliarize youwiththeAndroidoperatingsystem. StayUpToDate! Forthelatestupdates,news,giveaways,downloads,andsupporttips,besureto followCRUZonfacebookandtwitter!(Herearesomeemailaddressabouttablet) Registration Beforewegetstarted,werecommendthatyouregisteryourCRUZL47.Thisallows youtogetthemostoutofourCRUZtechnicalsupport.Toregisteryourproduct, pleasevisit:www.ĂĂ.com/support TableofContents I. GettingStarted4Ͳ7 II. HandGestures8Ͳ9 III. YourHomeScreen10Ͳ11 IV. AddingWidgetsToYourHomeScreen12 V. ConnectingtoWiͲFi13Ͳ14 VI. EmailSetup15 VII. SavingBatteryLife16 VIII. MicroSDCards17 IX. DeviceStorageandASTRO18Ͳ19 X. TransferringFiles20Ͳ22 XI. FileFormats23 XII. PreloadedApps24Ͳ25 XIII. BuyingeBooks26Ͳ27 XIV. Reading3rdPartyeBooks28 XV. PlayingMedia29Ͳ30 XVI. Camera31 XVII. Bluetooth32 XVIII. FlashandYoutube33 XIX. InstallingApps34Ͳ35 XX. SystemRequirements36 XXI. OpenSourceLicense37 XXII. CruzSupportandRegistration38 XXIII. ContactInfo39 DeviceExterior: A.MiniUSBPort TheMiniͲUSBportisusedtotetheryourCRUZL47toacomputerforfiletransferas wellasbatteryrecharge. B.DCͲINPower PortusedtochargeyourCRUZwiththeincludedDCpoweradapterbyconnectingit toasurgeprotectororwalloutlet C.MicroSDCardSlot MicroSDcardsprovideyourCRUZwithexpandablestorage(upto32GB).Storetons ofphotos,videos,eBooks,music,andmore. D.HeadphoneJack Connectearbudsthroughthisportforapersonalmediaexperience. E.Microphone AnintegratedmicrophoneallowsforaudioͲvisualchattingandrecording. F.StatusBar ThestatusbarisanintegralpartoftheAndroidinterface.Ontheleftsideofthe statusbar,you’llfindthefollowingicons,lefttoright:Home,Back,Search,Menu.On therightside:WiͲFistrengthindicator,batteryͲlife,andthetime.Atthemoment, yourWiͲFiiconmaydisplayaweakornonͲexistentsignal.Don’tworry!Wewillbe fixingthatinthenextsection! G.WidgetsandApplications YourHomeͲscreenisverymuchlikethe“desktop”onacomputer.Itisaplaceforapp shortcutsandwidgets.Youhaveatotalof5customizablehomeͲscreensonyour device.Toshiftscreens,eitherslideyourfingerleft/right,ortapthesmallgrey bulletsinthebottomleftandrightofthehomeͲscreen. YourHomeͲscreenhasadesignatedareaforwidgetsabovetheappshortcuts. “Widgets”areessentially“applications”thathavefunctionalityandaccessibility directlyfromyourhomeͲscreen.ThereareseveralpreͲinstalledwidgetsonyour CRUZL47,suchasacalendarandananalogclock,butyoucandownloadseveral others.ToaddawidgettoyourhomeͲscreen,pressandholdonanemptyspaceon thehomeͲscreen.FollowtheonͲscreeninstructionstoaddawidget.Youcantap, hold,anddragtopositionthewidgetonyourscreeninthedesiredlocation. H.NavBar TheNavBarisasemiͲtransparent3Ͳbuttonbaratthebottomofthehomescreen. Fromlefttoright,thebuttonsare:“Gallery,”“AppPanel,”and“WebBrowser.”The Gallerybuttonopenstheprimaryimageandvideoviewerapplication.TheAppPanel buttondisplaysallinstalledApplications.TheWebBrowserbuttonbringsupanew internetbrowserwindow. I.Camera AnintegratedfrontͲfacingcameraturnsyourCRUZintoafullyͲfunctionalwebcam. J.PowerButton ThepowerbuttonislocatedonthetopͲrighthandcornerofthedevice.While running,thisbuttonisalsousedtosendtheCRUZinto“Sleep”mode,aswellas wakingthedeviceup. K.VolumeButtons(+/Ͳ) Thevolumebuttonsareonthetoprightcorner.Press+toincreasevolume,andͲto lowerit. L.Reset Theresetbuttonisinsettoavoidaccidentalactivation.Toresetthedevice,useathin, slenderinstrumenttopressdownthebutton.Holduntilthedeviceresets. M.Speakers YourCRUZL47hastwobuiltͲinspeakerseachlocatedononeendofthedevice. StartingtheDevice TostartyourCruz,presstheon/offbuttonlocatedattheleftsideofthedevice. WhenyoufirstturnontheCruz,youwillbegreetedwithaCRUZlogo,thenan ANDROIDlogo,andthenyourHomescreen. Thedisplayhasascreentimeoutbydefaultsetto10min.Iftheunitisleftinactive forthatperiodoftime,thescreenwillgodarkasifturnedoff.However,itissimplyin standbymode.Tapthepowerbuttonandascreenwillappearwithagreenpadlock buttononthelowerlefthandcorner.ThisisyourLOCKSCREEN.Dragthepadlockto therighttounlock. TheBatteryshouldhaveanominalchargeonitoutoftheboxandshouldcharge fairlyrapidly.ConnectthechargertotheDCͲINjackonyourCruzfor3hoursforafull chargelastingapprox.10hours.TheunitalsochargeswhentetheredtoPCviaUSB. Batterylifewillvaryduetomanyconditions,especiallywhenusingWiͲFiand maximumscreenbrightness. SleepMode Tosavebattery,youshouldputyourCruzinsleepmodeby turningofftheLCDdisplay.Todothis,tap(nothold)thepower button.Tapagaintobringupthelockscreen.Instandbymode, thebatterystilldischargesasthedevicecontinuestorun.Ifleft instandbyindefinitely,thebatterywilldieandtheunitwillneed toberechargedbeforenormaluse. PowerDown ToturnoffyourCruzcompletely,pressandholdthepowerbuttonuntilthe“Device options”dialogappearsandtap“Poweroff.”Youshouldthenseeadialogboxthat reads:“Yourdevicewillshutdown.”Tap“OK”andyourdevicewillproceedtoshut down.Whenpowereddown,thedevicewillnotdischargethebattery. II.HandGestures Tapping Touchyourfingertothescreenandremove immediatelytoselectanitemonthescreen.Thisisthe equivalentofamouse“click”onacomputer. LongͲPressing Pressandholdyourfingeronthescreenfor2Ͳ3 seconds.Oftentimesthiswillopenmenuoptions orperformanappͲspecificfunction. Dragging Pressandholdyourfingeronthe screen,thenslideinthedesired direction. Scrolling Slidingyourfingerupanddowninavertical, flickingmotonscrollsthroughmenus,websites, andlists. Thefasteryouslide,thefasterthescrolling motionwillbe. Swiping Slidingyourfingerleftandrightscrolls horizontally.SomeeReaderappsaredesigned toturnthepageinthedirectionyou“swipe.” Pinching Positioningyourthumbandindexfingerroughly 1Ͳinchapartwhile“pinching”or Ϙspreading” themtypicallyzoomsinorout,respectively. III.YourHomeScreen Thinkofyourhomescreenasyourdesktop.Whatgoesonthehomescreenisupto you.Youcanfillthespacewithanycombinationofshortcuts,widgets,andfolders youlike.SomepreͲinstalledshortcuticonswillappearatthebottom,andaGoogle SearchWidgetappearsatthetop.Youhavefivecustomizablehomescreensintotal. WhenyoupowerupyourCruzforthefirsttime,you’llseethemainhomeͲscreen panel.Thispanelistypicallycentered;youcanaccessadditionalpanelsoneitherside ofthemainonebyslidingyourfingerleftorright.Tappingthedotsinthebottomleft andrightscreenwillalsoshifthomescreens.Onthestatusbar,you’llseefour “controlbuttons”ontheleft: Home TheHomeiconbringsyoubacktothemainHomeScreenno matterwhatappyouarerunning.Keepinmindhittingthe “Home”buttondoesnotstopanappfromrunning.The applicationwillcontinuetorunintheϘbackground”unless terminated. Back TheBackicontakesyoutothepreviousscreenyouviewed.This operatesverymuchlikethe“back”buttononaninternetbrowser, onlyitfunctionswithinallsortsofapplicationsratherthanjuston theweb.Ifyoutapthisiconenoughtimes,itwillreturnyouto thehomescreen. Search TheSearchiconallowsyoutorunqueriesonkeywordswithin applications.Italsohelpsyoufindfilenamesandmediaonyour Cruz’sstorage.IfontheHomeScreen,itlaunchesaGoogleSearch. Menu TheMenuicondoesseveraldifferentthingsandcanfunction verydifferentfromapptoapp.Generallythisbuttonisutilizedfor settings,options,orpreferences. III.YourHomeScreen(cont’d) Thetime,WiͲFisignal,andbatteryiconsareontherighthandsideoftheStatusBar. Thebatteryiconwillchangeastheenergyisusedup.Itwillturnorangetowarnyou thatyoushouldconsiderchargingtheunit.Whentheiconisred,itisnearlydead andrequiresimmediatecharge.Whilecharging,theiconwillchangetoananimating greenbarwithathunderboltonit.TheWiͲFiiconwillonlyappearwhenthereisa WiͲFisignalconnected. InthecenteroftheStatusBaristheNotificationArea.Variousiconswillappearfor differentreasons,notifyingyouofchangeofstatusorthecompletionoftasksbeing performed.Forinstance,onceadownloadisstarted,adownloadiconwillappear. Formoreinformationaboutthesenotifications,swipetheStatusBardownwardto opentheNotificationPanel[ortap“Menu,”then“Notifications”].Whentasksare completed,youcanopenthesefilesorclearthesenotifications.Youcanclosethe NotificationPanelbyswipingupagainfromthepanel’scontrolhandle. AttheverybottomoftheHomeScreen,youhave3buttonsthatmakeupthemain shortcuts.Ontheleftyouhaveashortcutbuttontoyourmedialibrary,akaphoto, video,andmusicgallery.Inthemiddleisashortcuttotheapplicationpanel,which showsyoualltheappsyoucurrentlyhaveinstalledonthedevice.Thebuttononthe farrightisashortcuttoyourwebbrowser.Tappingthiswillbringupanewbrowser window.Oneithersideofthesenavbuttonsaretinywhitedots.Tappingthesewill cyclethroughyourvarioushomescreens.Eachhomescreencanhaveuniquewidgets andapplicationshortcuts.Youhave5“homescreens”intotal. IV.AddingWidgetstotheHomeScreen WidgetsallowyoutoplaceafunctionofanappontoyourHomeScreen.Forinstance, youmayaddanAnalogclock,calendar,pictureframe,andotherusefulwidgets.To addawidget,longͲpress,ortap/holdyourfingeronanyopenspaceonyourhome screen,andselectWidgetsfromthecontextmenuthatopens.Fromthere,selectany oftheavailablewidgets. YoumaylongͲtapanddraganywidgettomoveittothedesiredlocationonyour HomeScreen.Toremoveawidget,youmustlongͲtapthewidget,atrashcanwill appearatthebottomoftheHomeScreen.Dragthewidgetintothetrashcan.When itturnsred,releasethewidgetintothetrash. Tapping/holdingonanopenspoton Aftertapping“Widgets,”thiswindow thehomescreenopensthiswindow, expandsandgivesyouallthewidget fromwhichyouchoose“Widgets.” optionsthatyourCruzhasinstalledor isn’tcurrentlyusing. NOTE:Widgetsthatrequirewebaccessareknowntodrainbatterylife.Ifyou choosetoinstallawidgetthatdoesneedwebaccess,youmaywanttoconsider switchingitoffwhennotinuseforthebestuserexperience