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User Manual
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E7189
First Edition
March 2012
Copyright © 2012 ASUSTek Computers, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Table of Contents
Package contents ..............................................................................5
Chapter 1: Using your PadFone
Basics .................................................................................................6
Navigating your PadFone ...................................................................................7
Touching and typing ............................................................................................8
Making calls ........................................................................................................9
Setting up your contacts list ................................................................................9
Using the onscreen keyboard ...........................................................................10
Using Google voice typing ................................................................................ 11
Connecting to the world .................................................................12
Connecting to mobile networks .........................................................................12
Connecting to Wi-Fi networks ...........................................................................13
Using Bluetooth ................................................................................................14
Chapter 2: Using your PadFone Station
Basics ...............................................................................................17
Unlocking your device .......................................................................................17
Entering the camera mode ...............................................................................18
Tutorial ............................................................................................................18
Home Screen ....................................................................................................19
Screen Views ....................................................................................................20
Touch Panel Control .........................................................................................20
Chapter 3: Using your PadFone Station Dock
Features ...........................................................................................23
Left side features ..............................................................................................23
Right side features ............................................................................................23
Top view features ..............................................................................................24
Chapter 4: Using apps and widgets
Using apps on the PadFone ...........................................................28
Launching apps ................................................................................................28
Messaging ........................................................................................................28
Surng the web .................................................................................................29
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Managing notications ......................................................................................29
Searching your PadFone or web ......................................................................32
Taking pictures ..................................................................................................32
Watch Calendar ..............................................................................................33
MyCloud ...........................................................................................................34
SuperNote ........................................................................................................35
Using apps on the PadFone Station ..............................................42
Managing Apps .................................................................................................42
Task Manager ...................................................................................................46
File Manager ...................................................................................................47
Play Store .........................................................................................................50
Settings ...........................................................................................................52
Music ............................................................................................................55
Gallery ............................................................................................................56
Camera ............................................................................................................60
Email ............................................................................................................62
Gmail ............................................................................................................64
MyLibrary .........................................................................................................66
Places and Maps ............................................................................................69
Polaris® Ofce ..................................................................................................70
MyNet ............................................................................................................74
MyCloud ...........................................................................................................78
App Locker ......................................................................................................88
SuperNote ........................................................................................................89
Watch Calendar ..............................................................................................94
Using PadFone widgets ..................................................................95
Adding widgets .................................................................................................95
Task Manager ...................................................................................................96
Using PadFone Station widgets ....................................................97
Adding widgets .................................................................................................97
ASUS Battery ....................................................................................................98
Chapter 5: Accessory
Using your PadFone Stylus Headset ............................................99
Charging your PadFone Stylus Headset ........................................................101
Turning your PadFone Styus Headset on or off ..............................................102
Pairing and connecting devices ......................................................................103
Making calls ....................................................................................................104
Answering calls ...............................................................................................104
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Package contents
Item PadFone PadFone
PadFone
PadFone Station
PadFone Station Dock
Power plug*
USB charger
Micro-USB cable
Li-Ion battery
Headset
40-pin USB cable
PadFone Stylus Headset**
Cleaning cloth**
PadFone Station sleeve**
Quick Start Guide
Important Notices
Warranty card
PadFone Station
Station
Dock
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NOTES:
ASUS PadFone, PadFone Station, and PadFone Station Dock are purchased separately.
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Contact your retailer if any of the items is damaged or missing.
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*The power plug varies with country or region.
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**Availability varies with country or region.
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Using your PadFone
Use your PadFone to enjoy the latest features and technologies of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
operating system. Do work and play on your PadFone to fully appreciate the tons of interactive
applications and features, and the seamless connectivity solutions in data sharing and communication
that Android 4.0 has to offer.
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Basics
IMPORTANT:
Before you start, ensure that you have read all the safety information and operating instructions in the
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Important Notices to prevent injury or damage to your device.
Refer to your PadFone Quick Start Guide for instructions on installing the SIM card, installing an SD
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card, installing the battery, and charging your device.
The rst time you turn on your PadFone, you’ll see the Welcome screen.
Touch the menu to choose your preferred language and touch Next Step. Follow the succeeding
instructions to set up your PadFone.
NOTE:
You can skip some of the steps and set them up later.
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Navigating your PadFone
After you nish setting up your PadFone, the Home Screen appears.
At the bottom of your Home Screen, you’ll nd three navigation icons , , . These icons,
which are always available on the system bar, allow you to instantly jump back to the Home Screen,
return to a previous page, or launch a recent app.
Icon Description
Allows you to go back to the previous screen, until you are in the Home
Screen.
Opens your Home Screen.
Opens a thumbnail list of your most recent apps. To launch an app,
touch the thumbnail image. If you wish to remove a thumbnail app,
swipe it to the left or right.
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Touching and typing
Use your ngers to launch apps, move icons, select menu items, press buttons, type on the onscreen
keyboard, and perform other useful gestures on the PadFone touchscreen.
To key in or type something, touch the part where you need to type and the onscreen keyboard will pop
up.
The following table describes more useful gestures.
Gesture Description
Place two ngers on the screen and spread them apart to zoom in
Pinch
and bring them together to zoom out. This gesture can be used in
selected apps, including Maps, Gallery, and Browser.
Drag
Touch and hold Touch and hold an item until an action occurs.
Swipe or slide Quickly move your nger across the screen in one sweeping motion.
Double-tap Quickly tap twice on the screen to zoom.
Touch and hold an icon or item then, without lifting your nger, move
your nger on the screen to move the icon or item.
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Making calls
To make a call:
1. Touch on the Home Screen or touch to go to the All apps screen.
2. Touch the keys to key in the number you wish to call.
3. Touch to dial.
4. Touch to end the call.
Setting up your contacts list
To set up your contacts, you can do any of the following:
Touch then select Create a new contact. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to
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add a new contact.
Import your contacts from your SIM card into your PadFone. To import your contacts from
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your SIM card:
1. Install the SIM card into your PadFone.
2. From the Home Screen, touch to launch the People app.
3. Touch Import/export contacts.
4. Touch Import from SIM card. When prompted, select to which account you want to add
the contacts.
5. To import the contacts one at a time, touch to select a contact you wish to import, then
touch OK. When prompted, touch OK to conrm.
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Using the onscreen keyboard
You can type text using the onscreen keyboard.
In most apps, the onscreen keyboard appears automatically when needed. In other apps, you can
touch where you need to type to open the onscreen keyboard.
Touch to turn caps lock ON, Fixed
ON, or OFF. When ON, the alphabet
keys are shown in capital letters
Touch to hide onscreen keyboard
Touch and hold to select input method
Touch to toggle between numeric pad with
special characters and QWERTY keyboard
Touch for back space
While typing on the onscreen keyboard, the keyboard displays suggestions that may match the text
that you need. Touch a suggestion to use it.
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Using Google voice typing
Google voice typing uses Google’s speech-recognition technology, that converts spoken words into text
input. You must be connected to the Internet when using this feature.
As you speak, the converted text is underlined and you can continue speaking to keep it, or you can
delete it.
To use Google voice typing:
1. Touch text eld where you want to type text.
2. Depending on the app you’re using, you can do either of the following:
If you see the microphone icon beside the text eld, touch it.
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If the onscreen keyboard is open, touch then when prompted to Select input
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method, touch Google voice typing.
3. When you see the microphone icon, speak clearly what you want to type. When you pause,
Google voice typing transcribes the text you spoke and displays it on the text eld.
TIPS:
Say “period”, “comma”, “question mark”, or “exclamation point” to type these punctuation marks.
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Touch the Backspace key to delete the underlined text.
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Connecting to the world
Connecting to mobile networks
After installing the SIM card, you are ready to use your PadFone to make/receive voice calls or
transmit/receive data. Different countries or regions may have different mobile networks available and
you may have to congure your PadFone to access these networks.
To congure your Mobile networks setting:
1. Do any of the following to go to the Settings screen:
Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings .
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Swipe your nger down from the top of the screen to go to ASUS Quick Settings then
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touch .
2. From the Settings screen, touch More....
3. Touch Mobile networks.
NOTE:
For more details about ASUS Quick Settings, refer to the section Managing notications in Chapter 4.
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IMPORTANT:
If your PadFone does not connect to a network, contact your mobile network carrier for assistance.
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Refer to your PadFone Quick Start Guide for instructions on how to install a SIM card.
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Connecting to Wi-Fi networks
Wi-Fi wireless networking technology allows you to exchange data wirelessly over a network.To use
Wi-Fi, enable the Wi-Fi feature in your PadFone and connect to a wireless network. Some wireless
networks are secured with a key or protected with digital certicates and requires additional steps to
set up; others are open and you can easily connect to them.
TIP:
Turn OFF Wi-Fi when you’re not using it to help save battery power.
To enable Wi-Fi and connect to a Wi-Fi network:
1. Do any of the following to go to the Settings screen:
Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings .
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Swipe your nger down from the top of the screen to go to ASUS Quick Settings then
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touch .
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to ON. When enabled, your PadFone scans for available Wi-Fi
networks.
3. Touch Wi-Fi to display list of available Wi-Fi networks nearby. Secured networks are
indicated with a lock icon.
4. Touch a network name to connect to it. If the network is secured or protected, you are
prompted to key in a Password or key in other credentials.
NOTE:
For more details about ASUS Quick Settings, refer to the section Managing notications in Chapter 4.
IMPORTANT:
If your PadFone nds a network that you have connected to previously, it automatically connects to it.
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Using Bluetooth
Enabling or disabling Bluetooth in your device
Bluetooth is a wireless standard used for exchanging data over short distances. Bluetooth exists in
many products, such as smartphones, computers, tablet devices, and headsets.
Bluetooth is very useful when transferring data between two or more devices that are near each other.
The rst time you connect to a Bluetooth device, you must pair it with your PadFone.
TIP:
Turn OFF Bluetooth in your PadFone when you’re not using it to help save battery power.
To enable or disable Bluetooth in your PadFone, you can do any of the following:
Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth
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switch to ON.
Swipe your nger down from the top of the screen to go to ASUS Quick Settings, touch
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, and touch Bluetooth .
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Pairing your PadFone with a Bluetooth device
Before you can connect to a device, you must rst pair your PadFone to that device. Once paired, the
devices stay paired unless you unpair them.
To pair your PadFone to a device:
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth
switch to ON.
2. Touch Bluetooth to display all available Bluetooth devices within range. If the device you
want to pair with is not in the list, ensure that its Bluetooth feature is turned ON and set as
Discoverable. See the technical documentation that came with the device to learn how to
turn its Bluetooth ON and how to set it to discoverable.
3. If your PadFone has nished scanning before your Bluetooth device is ready, touch Search
for devices.
4. In the list of available devices, touch the Bluetooth device you want to pair with. Follow the
succeeding screen instructions to complete the pairing. If necessary, refer to the technical
documentation that came with the device.
Connecting your PadFone to a Bluetooth device
After you have paired your PadFone to a Bluetooth device, you can easily reconnect to it again
manually, after it is back in range.
To connect:
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth
switch to ON.
2. In the list of PAIRED DEVICES, touch the name of the paired device.
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Unpairing and conguring a Bluetooth device
To unpair or congure a Bluetooth device:
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth
switch to ON.
2. Touch Bluetooth to display the Bluetooth settings.
3. Touch the Bluetooth Quick Settings icon beside the connected Bluetooth device you want to
unpair or congure.
4. From the Bluetooth Quick Settings screen, you can do any of the following:
Touch Unpair to unpair the device.
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Touch Rename to rename the Bluetooth device.
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Touch any of the listed proles to enable or disable prole.
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5. Touch when you’re nished.
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Using your PadFone Station
Install your PadFone into your PadFone Station to extend its battery life and turn it into a tablet device.
IMPORTANT:
Before you start, ensure that you have read all the safety information and operating instructions in the
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Important Notices bundled with your PadFone to prevent injury or damage to your device.
Refer to your PadFone Station Quick Start Guide for instructions on inserting your PadFone into the
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PadFone Station.
NOTES:
The image used is for reference only and may look different on your PadFone Station.
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The Home Screen may update and change with Android OS.
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Unlocking your device
To unlock your device, touch and drag the lock icon out of the circle to the open locked icon.
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Entering the camera mode
To enter into Camera mode, touch and drag the lock icon out of the circle to the camera icon.
Tutorial
Tutorial automatically starts the rst time that you install your PadFone into your PadFone Station. It
offers useful insights about the seamless possibilties of using the PadFone, PadFone Station, PadFone
Station Dock, and PadFone Stylus Headset.
To access it again, swipe your nger to the right and touch Tutorial from the Home Screen.
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Home Screen
Open Google Text search
Open Google Voice search
Display local weather information.
Touch to customize weather
widget settings, location, and
frequency updates.
Open All apps
screen
Display recent apps
Shortcuts
Return to Home Screen
Return to the previous screen
Notication area & Settings
Displays local date
Displays your e-mail inbox.
Touch to congure the email
account for the rst time, and
touch to read e-mails in the
e-mail inbox folder.
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Screen Views
The screen view rotates automatically when you hold the tablet horizontally to vertically, and vice versa.
To enable/ disable Auto-rotate screen, go to Settings > Display.
Landscape view Portrait view
Touch Panel Control
Single-tapping
Single-tapping the touch panel allows you to select a desired item or launch an app.
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Single-tapping in the File Manager allows you to open, select, copy, cut, delete, or edit the les.
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Touching and holding
Touch and hold an application to drag and drop it or its shortcut to another Home Screen page.
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Touch and hold the Recent Apps Key to capture screen images. To enable Screenshot, go to
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Settings > ASUS customized setting.
Touch and hold a le in the Gallery to enter selection mode.
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Zooming images
Spread apart or bring two ngers together to zoom in or out an image in Gallery, Maps, or Places.
Flipping though pages
Use one nger to ip back and forth between home screens, through different images in the Gallery or
pages in MyLibrary and SuperNote.
Inputting, inserting, selecting, and copying text
When the PadFone Station is not docked, the onscreen keyboard appears when tapping on any text
insertion bars or word processors. On Google Text Search on the upper left corner, type in the web
browser bar to search the web and your tablet, or to launch apps.
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After typing in Google Text Search, touch on the text you have just entered and you will see an
insertion point. To move the insertion point, drag or touch the space you would like to insert a letter or a
word.
Double-tap or hold the text to cut or copy the selected text. You can move the selection tab to expand
or reduce the range of the selected text.
Touch and hold the desired text on the web page and a tool bar appears on the top. You can copy,
share, select, nd, or search on the web.
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Using your PadFone Station Dock
Dock your PadFone Station installed with your PadFone into your PadFone Station Dock to increase its
battery life and turn it into a traditional notebook.
IMPORTANT:
Before you start, ensure that you have read all the safety information and operating instructions in the
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Important Notices bundled with your PadFone to prevent injury or damage to your device.
Refer to your PadFone Station Dock Quick Start Guide for instructions on using your PadFone and
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PadFone Station with the PadFone Station Dock.
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Features
Left side features
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Right side features
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Home
PgDp
PgUp
End
Enter
Backspace
Tab
Caps Lock
Shift
Shift
Ctrl
Ctrl
Alt
Fn
Fn
Top view features
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40-pin USB connector
Insert the power adapter into this port to supply power to your PadFone Station Dock and
charge the internal battery pack. To prevent damage to your PadFone Station Dock and battery
pack, always use the bundled power adapter.
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Battery charge indicator (dual-color)
With AC adapter:
Green: Battery power is between 95% and 100%.
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Orange: Battery power is less than 95%.
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Orange Blinking: Battery power is less than 10%.
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Orange Blinking Quickly: Battery power is less than 3%.
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Without AC adapter and with PadFone Station:
Orange Blinking Quickly: Battery power is less than 3%.
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IMPORTANT:
Ensure to connect the power charger when the indicator starts blinking.
USB Port (2.0)
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The USB (Universal Serial Bus) port is compatible with USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 devices such as
keyboards, pointing devices, ash disk drive and hard disk drives.
Memory card slot
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The PadStation Dock has a built-in high-speed memory card reader that can conveniently read
from and write to ash memory cards.
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Latch
Move the latch to the left to release the PadFone Station from the PadFone Station Dock.
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Keyboard
The keyboard provides comfortable key travel, which is the depth that the keys can be pressed
to reliably enter the characters, and palm rest for both hands.
NOTE: The keyboard varies with country or region.
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Touchpad and buttons
The touchpad with its buttons is a pointing device that provides the same functions as a
desktop mouse.
Special Keyboard Functions
Some special keys on your ASUS PadFone Station Dock’s keyboard have standalone functions and
some must be used with the function key.
NOTE:
The locations of the special keys vary with models but the functions remain the same.
Icon Description
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Returns to the previous page.
Toggles the internal wireless LAN ON or OFF.
Toggles the internal Bluetooth ON or OFF.
Toggles the touchpad ON or OFF.
Decreases the display brightness
Increases the display brightness
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Icon
Home
PgDp
PgUp
End
Fn
Home
PgDp
PgUp
End
Description
Toggles the ambient light sensor ON or OFF
Captures the desktop image.
Initiates the web browser.
Opens the Settings screen.
Returns to the previous track when playing music.
Starts playing music from your playlist. Resumes or pauses the current music playing.
Fast forward or skip to the next track during the music playing.
Mutes the speaker.
Decreases the speaker volume.
Increases the speaker volume.
Locks the PadFone Station and put it into sleep mode.
Press <Fn> and the arrow keys to scroll up and down or scroll to the start
and end in a document or web page.
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Using apps and widgets
You can seamlessly use applications between your PadFone and PadFone Station.
NOTES:
PadFone and PadFone Station are purchased separately.
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Some downloaded applications may work on your PadFone but may not work on your PadFone Station,
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and vice versa.
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Using apps on the PadFone
Launching apps
Touch to display all your apps. The main apps screen is where you can see all your apps. From
the main apps screen you can:
Touch an icon to launch an app.
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Swipe the screen to display more apps.
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Drag an app icon into the Home Screen.
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See apps compatible with the PadFone Station.
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Explore widgets.
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Get more apps from the Play Store.
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Messaging
Touch to compose and send a message.
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Surng the web
Touch to launch the browser and surf the web.
Managing notications
Notications alerts you about new messages, calendar events, media service connections, PC sync
information, alarms, and more.
Enable the ASUS Quick Setting app to see more and do more from your Notications area.
NOTES:
If ASUS Quick Setting is not enabled, go to the All Apps screen, touch then select ASUS
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customized setting and enable Use ASUS Quick Setting.
Depending on your sound settings, you will also hear a sound at the same time a notication icon is
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displayed on the top left of your screen - everytime a new notication arrives.
To see your notications, swipe your nger down from the top of the screen.
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ASUS Quick Setting
Touch to get into Settings screen
Touch to dismiss all
notications
Touch to toggle
performance mode
Touch to toggle
between
Outdoor mode and
Normal mode
See more ASUS Quick Settings options below:
Icon Description
Allows you to select your preferred mode
Performance mode: Maximizes the system’s performance.
Balanced mode (Default mode): Balances the system’s
performance and power usage.
Power-saving mode: Energy saving mode
Swipe sideways to
see more options
Touch to enable
Auto screen
brightness setting
Touch to respond
to a notication or
swipe sideways to
dismiss
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Icon Description
Touch to enable or disable the auto-rotate screen feature.
Touch to enable or disable the Wi-Fi connection.
Touch to enable or disable the Bluetooth connection.
Touch to enable or disable the sound.
Touch to enable or disable the auto-sync feature.
Touch to enable or disable the GPS function.
Touch to enable or disable the airplane mode.
Touch to enable or disable the scanning of available wireless
network.
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Searching your PadFone or web
Use the Google Search bar at the top of your Home Screen to help you nd anything that you need
from your PadFone or from the web. To start searching, you can do either of the following:
Touch on the search bar then key in your search item. As you key in your search
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item, Google lists suggestions that may match your search, touch a suggestion to search for
it immediately or touch the arrow beside it to add the term into the search eld.
Touch then when prompted to Speak now, speak clearly the item you’re searching.
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Taking pictures
Use the camera app, taking pictures and videos with your PadFone is fun and easy.
The camera app works with two cameras, one 0.3 megapixel camera at the front of your device and
one 8 megapixel camera at the rear.
The front camera allows you take pictures and videos, while the rear camera allows you to take high
resolution pictures and videos. The rear camera also allows you to take pictures in Panorama mode,
where you can pan across a subject to create a single picture.
You can view your pictures and videos in the Gallery app.
To start taking pictures or video, go to the All Apps screen and touch or .
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Watch Calendar
Watch Calendar allows you to add, edit, and delete an event or appointment and sync it through your
Gmail account.
Add new event
Tap to view events
Edit an event
Delete an event
Event information
To launch Watch Calendar:
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Watch Calendar .
2. To add an event or appointment, touch .
3. Key in the event name, date and time, location and description of the event. To attach a le,
touch + and select a le from the Gallery.
4. Touch Done.
5. To edit the selected event, touch . Touch to delete the selected event.
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MyCloud
MyCloud is a convenient app to access your cloud contents and synchronize them with your PadFone,
remotely control your computer, and access asus@vibe, ASUS one-stop digital entertainment site.
To launch MyCloud, touch to go to the All apps screen then touch MyCloud .
Touch to view other
MyCloud services
Touch to
access your
media les
Touch to
remotely control
your computer
Log in using your
existing account
Create a free account
IMPORTANT:
• To synchronize your les between your PadFone and computer, download the latest ASUS Pad PC
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Suite from http://eee.asus.com/eeepad
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To remotely control your computer using your PadFone, download and install Splashtop® Streamer on
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your computer or PadFone Station. Download Splashtop® Streamer from www.splashtop.com/streamer
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Touch to access
asus@vibe
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SuperNote
SuperNote is a convenient app used for writing and painting on your PadFone. You can take notes,
send instant messages, draw sketches, create e-cards with audio recordings or diaries with video, and
a lot more.
To launch SuperNote, touch to go to the All apps screen then touch SuperNote .
All your notebooks
Add new notebook
All your notebooks and paintbooks
Setting, Backup,
Restore and
Import Notebook
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Using SuperNote
To create a new notebook:
1. Touch .
2. Key in a name for the le and choose the page size: For Pad or
For Phone.
3. Select a page color and line style, then touch OK.
4. Touch the newly-created notebook to open and write on the page.
The following screen describes the SuperNote screen features.
Goes back to
SuperNote’s
main page
Return
Backspace
Space
New page
Delete page
Settings
Previous page
Page number
Next page
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Using the SuperNote Notebook
SuperNote Notebook is designed to allow you to scribble and doodle on your PadFone continuously
regardless of page lines. The app automatically adjusts the scribbled note to t into the page lines.
To use the Scribble or Keyboard feature:
1. Touch and select the Scribble mode or Keyboard mode to write or use the onscreen
keyboard to key in your notes.
To use the Keyboard mode, simply touch the keys on the onscreen keyboard to key in your
notes.
To use the Scribble mode, follow these steps:
In Scribble mode, touch to select a color and stroke weight to customize strokes.
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Touch to set a spot for the text cursor, then scribble on the tablet. The app automatically
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adjusts the scribbled note to t into the page lines.
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Touch and select Baseline for penmanship guidelines, if necessary.
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2. In Scribble or Keyboard mode, do any of the following:
Touch and select from the menus Take photo, Insert picture, Insert the text
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image, Insert audio, Insert video or Insert text le to make annotations, create time
stamps, insert photos, drawings from paintbook, picture from gallery, voice, video, or
other text and picture le.
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Insert a new page in the notebook or delete to discard unwanted pages.
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Touch and select Read only to enable Read Only mode to view and ip through the
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note pages and avoid entering unnecessary marks on the pages.
Touch to delete changes.
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Undo
Insert/ Delete page
Create a memo,
Read only,
Bookmark,
Share, Settings
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To use the Doodle feature:
1. Touch and select the Doodle mode to create some sketches or drawings.
Touch and select Doodle.
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Touch to select the stroke weight and color.
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Touch to move, scale, rotate, delete, or edit the selected area.
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SuperNote automatically saves and sorts the les by date in /sdcard/supernote.
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Using apps on the PadFone Station
Managing Apps
App shortcut
You can create shortcuts for your favorite apps on your PadFone Home Screen.
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen.
2. From the
and place the app on the Home Screen.
App info
You can view the detailed app information while you are creating a shortcut for the app. While holding
an app from the All apps screen to the Home Screen, the App info will appear on the top of the Home
Screen page. Drag the app to App info to display its detailed information.
All apps screen, touch and hold the icon of the app you wish to move then drag
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Removing App from Home Screen
You can remove app shortcuts from your PadFone Home Screen. The original app will remain in your
All apps screen. To remove an app in your Home screen:
1. Touch and hold an app on your Home Screen until
2. Drag the app to
X Remove
to remove it from the Home Screen.
X Remove
appears.
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App Folder
Create folders to organize your applications and shortcuts on your PadFone Station Home Screen.
1. On your PadFone Station’s Home Screen, touch and drag an app or shortcut onto another
app and a folder will appear.
2. Touch the new folder and tap Unnamed Folder to rename the folder.
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Recent Apps
Recent apps are displayed on the left panel of the Home Screen. You can nd detailed information and
manage your apps from the Recent Apps list.
1. Touch the Recent Apps icon at the lower left corner of the Home Screen.
2. Swipe up or down the list to view
remove from the list.
3. Touch and hold a recent app to display the menu. Select to remove app from list or display
app information.
Recent Apps. Swipe a recent app to the left or right to
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Task Manager
ASUS widget displays a list of currently running utilities and applications and their usages in
percentages on your PadFone.
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen.
2. Touch WIDGETS to display the widgets menu.
3. Touch and hold ASUS Task Manager to display the ASUS Task Manager box on the Home
Screen.
4. Touch and hold the widget to display the sizing brackets. Pull the sizing bracket upward or
downward to show the complete list of tasks.
5. Tap beside each running app to close the app. Touch Close All to close running apps
all at once.
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File Manager
File Manager allows you to easily locate and manage your data either on the internal storage device or
the connected external storage devices.
To access the internal storage device:
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen.
2. Go to
3. The Internal Storage (/sdcard/) and any connected external storage devices (/Removable/)
All Apps screen, touch File Manager, then go to My Storage.
are displayed on the left panel. Touch the source icon on the left panel to display the content
list, and touch to select an item.
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4. Touch the
Return folder icon to return to the root directory of My Storage.
To access the external storage device:
1. Touch the USB or SD card icon on the bottom right corner of your Home Screen to display
the notication box.
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2. Touch the folder icon to display its contents.
To copy, cut, delete, or share les:
Tick the le you wish to copy, cut, share, or delete and touch the action icon found at the tool bar on the
upper right corner of they File Manager screen.
You can also tick the le and drag/drop it to your desired destination folder.
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Play Store
Access lots of fun games and tools in the Play Store using your Google account. If you don’t have a
Google account, please create one.
To access the Play Store:
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen.
2. From the All
3. You need a Google account to access Google Play. If you don’t have an existing account,
tap New.
4. Type your Email and Password to Sign in if you already have an account.
apps screen, tap Play Store .
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5. After signing in, you can start downloading and adding apps to your device from the Play
Store.
IMPORTANT:
Download the latest Adobe Flash Player version 11.1.112.60 for ICS devices.
NOTES:
You cannot restore the deleted applications, but you can login with the same ID and download them again.
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Some applications are free and some might charge you through a credit card.
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Settings
Settings screen allows you to congure the settings of your PadFone Station, including Wireless &
networks, Device, Personal, and System settings. Touch the tabs on the left to switch screens and
do the congurations.
There are two ways to go to the Settings screen.
From the All apps screen:
Touch Settings to display the settings menu.
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From ASUS Quick Setting:
Touch the notication area on the bottom right corner to launch the ASUS Quick Settings panel.
Display local date and time
Internet
connection
status
Performance
setting
Outdoor Mode
Brightness Manual
Adjustment
Dock / Pad Battery Status
Settings Menu
Quick Setting Adjustment Panel.
Touch the individual icons to turn on/
off the function.
Auto Brightness
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ASUS Quick Setting Adjustment Panel
Touch any of the following icons to enable or disable its assigned function.
Performance mode
Power Saving
Balanced mode
Wi-Fi
Auto-rotate screen
Icon and baseline
light up when
enabled
Silent mode
Bluetooth
Auto-Sync
IMPORTANT:
Balanced mode [Default mode]: Balances the system’s performance and power usage.
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Performance mode: Maximizes the system’s performance but consumes more battery power.
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Power saving mode: Energy saving mode
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Notication Panels
Notication panels will appear under the Quick Setting panel for alerts or updates in apps, incoming
emails, and utillity status.
IMPORTANT:
Swipe a notication to the right or to the left to remove item from the list.
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Music
Touch Music on the Home Screen to play your music les. This application automatically collects and
displays all the audio les stored in your PadFone Station and connected external storage devices.
You can shufe and play all audio les randomly or ip to select an album for your listening pleasure.
Use the buttons on the top to conveniently sort or search your audio les.
Sort the audio les by Recent,
Albums, Artists, Songs, Playlists,
and Genres
NOTE:
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The audio and video codec supported by your PadFone Station:
Decoder
Audio Codec: AAC LC/LTP, HE-AACv1(AAC+), HE-AACv2(enhanced AAC+),
AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MP3, FLAC, MIDI, PCM/WAVE, Vorbis,
WAV a-law/mu-law, WAV linear PCM, WMA 10,
WMA Lossless, WMA Pro LBR
Video Codec: H.263, H.264, MPEG-4, VC-1/WMV, VP8
Encoder
Audio Codec: AAC LC/LTP, AMR-NB, AMR-WB
Video Codec: H.263, H.264, MPEG-4
Settings for Music
Search for a music le
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Gallery
Touch Gallery on the Home Screen to browse for images or video les. This app automatically collects
and displays all the images and video les stored in your PadFone.
From the Gallery, you can display images in a slideshow or touch to select for image or video les.
You can also use the menu buttons on the upper right corner of the Gallery screen to sort the les by
album, by location, by time, by people, or by tags.
Gallery settings
Videos and photos
Quick launch camera
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Sharing and deleting albums
Touch and hold an album in the Gallery until the Tool bar on top appears.
Using the Tool bar options, you can upload, delete, or share selected albums online.
Tool bar
Share the selected album
through ASUS Webstorage,
Bluetooth®, Picasa®, Google+®,
®
or Gmail
Album details
Delete or cancel the selected album
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Sharing, deleting, and editing images
Touch an image in the Gallery and use the tool bar on the upper right corner to share, delete, or edit a
selected image.
Tool bar
Album details
Share the selected album
through ASUS Webstorage,
Bluetooth®, Picasa®, Google+®,
®
or Gmail
CAUTION!
You cannot restore a deleted le.
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Delete or cancel the selected album
Check the image information, and
edit the selected image
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Gallery widget
The Photo Gallery widget allows immediate access to your favorite photos or albums right from the
Home Screen.
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen.
2. Touch Widgets to display the widgets menu.
3. Touch and hold Photo Gallery until the gallery widget box moves to the Home Screen and
displays the Choose images menu box.
4. Choose the album or image that you wish to place as a widget on the Home Screen.
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Camera
Touch Camera from the All apps screen to take pictures, record videos, or create panoramic images.
You can use the front camera or the back camera to take pictures or record videos.
The image and video les are saved to Gallery.
Camera mode
Zoom in
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Mode switch
Capture button
Camera switch
Flash
Albums
Zoom out
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Video mode
Effects
Video mode
White balance
Settings
Panoramic mode
Record button
Capture button
Panoramic image
Captured range
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Email allows you to add several e-mail accounts and conveniently browse and manage your e-mails.
To set up an email account:
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen.
2. Touch Email to launch the email app.
3. From the email app screen,key in your Email
address and Password, then touch Next.
4. Wait while your PadFone automatically checks
your incoming and outgoing mail server
settings.
5. Congure the Account options and touch
Next.
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6. Provide a name for the account and key in
the name you want displayed on the outgoing
messages. Touch Next to log into your mail
inbox.
To add email accounts:
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen, touch
Email and login using the account that you’ve
previously set up.
2. Touch Settings on the upper right corner to
display the preferences for this account.
3. Touch Add account on the upper right corner
to add another account.
NOTE:
You can include all your e-mail accounts in Email.
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Gmail
Gmail (Google mail) allows you to access your Gmail account, receive, and compose e-mails.
To set up a Gmail account:
1. Touch
NOTE:
Touch New if you do not own a Google Account.
2. Wait while your PadFone communicates
Gmail from the All apps screen.
Touch Existing and type your existing
Email and Password, then touch Sign in.
with Google servers to set up your
account.
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3. You can use your Google account to backup
and restore your settings and data. Touch Done
to sign in to your Gmail.
IMPORTANT:
If you have several e-mail accounts in addition to Gmail, use Email to set up and access all your e-mail
accounts at same time.
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MyLibrary
MyLibrary, an integrated interface for your e-book collections, allows you to place your purchased or
downloaded e-books into different bookshelves and genres.
Touch to go to the All apps screen, then touch MyLibrary.
NOTE:
Log into asus@vibe to download more e-books.
IMPORTANT:
MyLibrary supports e-books in ePub, PDF and TXT format.
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You may need Adobe Flash® player to open some e-books. Download Adobe Flash® player before using
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MyLibrary.
All your bookshelves
Search for an e-book
Sort by title, author,
date, or My Array
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Recent Read List
and other settings
Selection mode
Log into asus@vibe
Books on the
selected bookshelf
Latest read
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Reading your e-books
To read e-books:
1. Touch to select an e-book on the bookshelf.
2. Touch and hold the screen to show the tool bar on the top.
Use text-to-speech function for
Search key words
Marker
in this page
Chapter list
Zoom out/ Zoom in
Insert bookmark
Bookmark list and Day/ Night mode
Page scroll
NOTES:
Android initiates the download and installation of necessary resource if you would like to use the
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text-to-speech function.
Tap on the Bookmark list and select the marked page to show the bookmark icon on the upper right corner
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of the screen.
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3. Flip pages like a real book or move the page scroll at the bottom.
Making notes on your e-books
1. Touch and hold on a desired word or sentence until the tool menu and the dictionary
denition are displayed.
2. Once selected, you either highlight the selected word with a marker, add a note, use
text-to-speech function for the selected text, or simply copy the word.
3. Move the selection point to extend the selected region to a whole phrase or sentence if
needed.
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Places and Maps
Google Places
Google Places allows you to easily nd places such as nearby attractions, restaurants, coffee shops,
or gas stations. It also allows you to check in your current location at a specic time and share this
information with others.
Google Maps
Google Maps allows you to nd establishments, view maps, and get directions. Use the tool bar on the
top to get directions or create your own maps.
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Polaris® Ofce
Polaris® Ofce is a set of interrelated desktop applications that allows you to create, read, and edit
documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
To use Polaris® Ofce:
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen.
2. In the All apps screen, touch Polaris® Ofce.
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3. Touch My Folders on the upper left and select the le.
Adding new les
To add new les, touch then select New:
Touch Document to start the word processor to edit documents.
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Touch Sheet to start the spreadsheet to perform calculation and manage information.
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Touch Slide to start the application to create and share presentations.
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Touch Accounts to add a new account.
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NOTE:
Polaris® Ofce 3.0 supports le types as below:
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• Microsoft Word: .doc/ .docx
• Microsoft Excel: .xls/ .xlsx
• Microsoft Powerpoint: .ppt/ .pptx
• Adobe Acrobat: .pdf
• Text: .txt
• Images: .bmp/ .jpg/ .jpeg/ .png/ .gif/ .wbpm
• Zip Archivex: .zip
Polaris® Ofce 3.0 currently saves les into .doc/ .xls/ .ppt formats only.
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Accessing/clearing your recent les
To access and clear your recent les, do either of the following:
From the Polaris® Ofce screen, touch Recent Documents to conveniently access your
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recently-edited les.
From the Recent Documents screen, touch then select Clear recent documents to
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delete your recent les.
Adding Accounts
You are allowed to edit your les with Polaris® Ofce from other accounts, including Google docs and
Box.net.
1. Touch Add account.
2. Select a desired service to add.
3. Key in your e-mail account and password and touch OK to add the account.
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Conguring Settings
Touch and select Settings. You are allowed to congure the following: Create back-up le, Display
le extensions, Pivot lock, Custom zoom, Accounts, and Update.
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MyNet
MyNet allows you to store, save, and stream audio, video, and image les between your PadFone
Station and a DLNA device such as your computer, TV, or speakers.
NOTE:
DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) is the networking standard that allows network devices to seamlessly
communicate with each other.
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IMPORTANT:
MyNet works with Microsoft Media Player 11 or later version only.
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MyNet will not work if the devices are connected via 3G network.
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Your PadFone Station and the DLNA device such as computer, TV, or speakers must be connected to the
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same wireless network. Otherwise, MyNet will not function.
1. Ensure that your PadFone Station and your computer are connected to the same wireless
network.
2. Click and enable Allow remote control of my Player and Automatically allow devices
to play my media in Windows Media Player on your computer. Go to More streaming
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3. On the Server list, select the source device on the left panel to view the contents.
Source device
Search and
Settings
Current source
Content
4. You can do any of the following:
Select a le and touch Play to on the bottom right to start playing on the target device.
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Touch and hold a le to upload or download it to and from the connecting devices.
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You can also select a le from the Playlist. The Playlist offers a common space for the
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connected devices to share les. Tap the plus sign (+) to create new lists.
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5. To enable Digital Media Server, touch Settings on the upper right corner and tick Digital
Media Server Settings to allow the other connecting devices to access media les on your
PadFone Station. You can also select the location of the le you want to share.
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MyCloud
MyCloud is a convenient app to access your cloud contents and synchronize them with your PadFone
Station, remotely control your computer, and access asus@vibe, ASUS’ one-stop digital entertainment
site.
To launch MyCloud:
1. From the All apps screen, touch MyCloud.
2. Click Next to continue.
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3. MyCloud needs to work with ASUS Pad PC Suite to avail its full function. Download
and install ASUS Pad PC Suite from the ASUS support site at support.asus.com to your
computer. Click Next to continue.
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My Content
My Content allows you to access your data such as music, video, or audio les from ASUS
Webstorage.
To access MyContent:
1. Touch I have an account to sign in or touch Create an account to create your free account.
2. After signing in, you will see all your data stored in ASUS Webstorage. Locate your data
according to its category.
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My Desktop
My Desktop allows you to remotely control your computer from your PadFone Station.
You will need to download ASUS Pad PC Suite to your computer rst to enable My Desktop on your
PadFone Station.
Installing and setting up the ASUS PC Suite on your computer
1. Ensure that your computer is connected to the
Internet.
2. Double-click the le you downloaded from the
ASUS support site.
3. Click
4. Click
Desktop.
Restart Now to reboot your computer.
GO to congure the necessary settings for My
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5. Click Next to continue.
6. Read the license agreement and click
Accept to
continue.
7. Create a password and click
Next.
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8. Click Enjoy Now to continue.
9. Copy your computer’s IP address for later use on
your PadFone Station.
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Using My Desktop on your PadFone Station
1. Ensure that your PadFone Station and your computer are connected to the same wireless
network. Touch My Desktop.
2. Touch the screen to scan the available devices.
3. Touch the plus sign (+) on the upper right corner to add your computer’s information.
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4. Touch OK to continue.
5. Manually enter your computer’s IP address and other information, then touch Done.
NOTES:
The devices must be connected to the same wireless network while enabling My Desktop.
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My Desktop will not work if the devices are connected via 3G network.
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Setting up Internet Discovery for My Desktop
On your computer:
1. Download and activate Splashtop Streamer from the ASUS support site.
2. Go to Network in Splashtop Remote Streamer.
3. Key in your Google credentials in the Email and Password elds then click Sign in.
On your PadFone Station:
Go to Settings and enter your Google account in Internet discovery. Your device will automatically
detect your computer.
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asus@vibe
asus@vibe is a one-stop entertainment platform that serves as a value-added service for all ASUS
products. With asus@vibe, you can access or download a wealth of exciting and engaging digital
content such as music, videos, games, magazines, and e-books. You can also tune into your favorite
radio stations and stream live TV anytime and anywhere.
NOTES:
Log in with your ASUS Access account to enjoy the multimedia content in asus@vibe.
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The contents on asus@vibe may vary with country or region.
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1. From the All apps screen, touch asus@vibe.
2. Login by using your account.
3. Scroll and select your desired disc or radio station.
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App Locker
App Locker allows you to password-protect your apps.
To use App Locker:
1. From the All apps screen, touch on App Locker .
2. Set up your password.
3. Tick the apps you would like to lock.
4. Activate App Locker from Settings
on the upper right corner.
NOTES:
Locked apps will have lock icons on the Home Screen.
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You will be asked for your password everytime you access the locked apps.
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SuperNote
SuperNote is a convenient app used for writing and painting on your PadFone Station. You can take
notes, send instant messages, draw sketches, create e-cards with audio recordings or diaries with
video, and lots more.
All your notebooks and paintbooks
View books
Sort by page or last modied
Pages and contents
Delete, copy, move,
import or export pages
Setting,
backup,
restore
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Using SuperNote
To create a new notebook:
1. Touch + New Notebook on the left panel of the SuperNote main
page.
2. Key in a name for the le and choose the page size: For Pad or
For Phone.
3. Select a page color and line style, then touch OK.
4. Touch the return path on the upper left for an overall view of the books and note pages.
5. On the upper right, touch Share to share by bluetooth, e-mail, webstorage, short messages
social networks, or online gallery.
Read Only
Goes back to
SuperNote’s main
page
New page
Delete page
New page
Bookmarks
Share and Export
Settings
Page Scroll
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Space
Backspace
Return
Next page
Page number
Previous page
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Using the SuperNote Notebook
SuperNote Notebook is designed to allow you to scribble and doodle on your PadFone Station
continuously regardless of page lines. The app automatically adjusts the scribbled note to t into the
page lines.
1. Choose Scribble mode or Keyboard mode to enter your notes.
2. In Scribble mode, select Color and Stroke weight to customize strokes.
3. Touch to set a spot for the text cursor, then scribble on the tablet. The app automatically
adjusts the scribbled note to t into the page lines.
4. Touch the
Baseline function for penmanship guidelines, if necessary.
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5. Touch Insert to make annotations, create time stamps, insert photos, drawings from
paintbook, picture from gallery, voice, video, or other text and picture le.
6. Insert a new page in the notebook or delete to discard unwanted pages.
7. Touch Read Only to enable Read Only mode to view and ip through the note pages and
avoid entering unnecessary marks on the pages.
8. Touch Undo to delete changes. Touch Redo to keep the changes.
Insert/ Delete page
Redo/ Undo
Scroll lock
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9. You can do the following to use the Doodle feature:
Touch Brush to select the stroke type.
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Touch Stroke to select the stroke weight.
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Touch Color to select a color from the color pallete.
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Touch Select to move, scale, rotate, delete, or edit the selected area.
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SuperNote automatically saves and sorts the les by date in /sdcard/supernote.
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Watch Calendar
Watch Calendar allows you to add, edit and delete an event or appointment and sync it through your
Gmail account.
1. From the All apps screen, touch Watch
Calendar.
2. To add an event or appointment, touch New
Event.
3. Key in the event name, date and time, location
and description of the event. You can also
attach a le by touching + then selecting a le
from the Gallery.
4. Touch Done.
To edit an event, touch the event name and
touch Edit.
Touch
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Delete to delete the selected event.
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Using PadFone widgets
Adding widgets
Widgets are useful and fun applications that brings information and services conveniently to your Home
Screen at-a-glance. You can nd them in the Widgets tab in the All Apps screen, ready to be moved
into your Home Screen.
To see your widgets, touch on your Home Screen then touch the Widgets tab at the top of screen.
From the main Widgets screen, you can:
Drag a widget to another screen.
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Swipe left or right to move between screens and view more widgets.
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IMPORTANT:
You may be prompted to perform additional tasks (such as registration, activation) before you can use a
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selected widget.
If there is not enough room on the screen where you placed a widget, the widget won’t get added to that
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screen.
To remove a widget:
Touch and hold the widget until
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widget into
X Remove
X Remove
.
appears then without lifting your nger, drag the
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Task Manager
Task Manager is an easy and quick way to close running apps. It effectively cleans your cache and
frees more cache space for your PadFone.
To use Task Manager, swipe your screen to the right.
Shows number of running apps
Shows cache size status
Touch to close app
Touch to close all running apps
Additional options:
To resize Task Manager, touch and hold anywhere on the app until the resize border
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appears. Touch and drag the sizing handle to adjust to your preferred screen size. You can
do this to create additional room for more apps.
To remove Task Manager, touch and hold the app until
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lifting your nger, drag the app into
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X Remove
X Remove
appears, then without
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Using PadFone Station widgets
Adding widgets
Use widgets to conveniently access useful and fun applications on your PadFone Station’s Home
Screen. You can nd them in the Widgets tab in the All Apps screen, ready to be moved into your
Home Screen.
To see your widgets, touch to go to the All apps screen, then touch Widgets.
From the main Widgets screen, you can:
Drag a widget to another screen.
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Swipe left or right to move between screens and view more widgets.
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IMPORTANT:
You may be prompted to perform additional tasks (such as registration, activation) before you can use a
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selected widget.
If there is not enough room on the screen where you placed a widget, the widget won’t get added to that
•
screen.
To remove a widget:
Touch and hold the widget until
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widget into
X Remove
X Remove
.
appears then without lifting your nger, drag the
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ASUS Battery
This special widget shows the individual battery status of your PadFone, PadFone Station, and
PadFone Station Dock (optional) by percentange and color. The more battery power, the brighter the
color.
1. Touch to go to the All apps screen.
2. Touch Widgets to display the widgets menu.
3. Touch and hold ASUS Battery to display the ASUS Battery app.
4. The ASUS Quick Setting and the notications panel also display the battery status. The
battery status of the PadFone and PadFone Station Dock are shown separately. When
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battery is low, the battery icon turns from blue to red with an exclamation mark. There will
also be a warning sound to notify you when the battery is running low.
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Accessory
5
Using your PadFone Stylus Headset
Use your PadFone Stylus Headset to turn your PadFone Station into a virtual sketchpad and answer
incoming calls to your PadFone.
IMPORTANT:
Before you start, ensure that you have read all the safety information and operating instructions in the
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Important Notices bundled with your PadFone to prevent injury or damage to your device.
Refer to your PadFone Stylus Headset Quick Start Guide for instructions on using your PadFone/
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PadFone Station with the PadFone Stylus Headset.
Speaker
Multi-function button
Volume up (+)
Volume down (-)
Micro USB port
Microphone
NOTE:
Refer to the table on the next page for the descriptions of the LED colors.
Pen clip
LED (red/blue light)
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LED Color Description / Status
Solid blue Fully charged
Slow blue pulse Power on, paired and connected
Quick blue ash Incoming call or while taking a call
Solid red Charging mode
Red ash Power on and not in pairing mode
Quick red and blue ash Establishing the pairing mode
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