Creative ZiiO ZiiO 10 16GB, ZiiO ZiiO 10 8GB, ZiiO 10, ZiiO User Manual

Contents

Introduction
Getting Started

 Your Device at a Glance
 Charging
 Assembling the Power Adapter
 Turning On/Off , Unlocking
 Setting to Sleep and Waking Up
 Connecting to a Computer

Navigating your Device

 Screen Gestures
 About the Screen Layers and Panels
 About the Application Screen
 Navigation Buttons
 Icons on the Status Bar
 Notification Panel
 Entering Text
 Context Menus

Customizing the Panels

 Changing the Wallpaper
 Adding an Item
 Moving an Item
 Customizing the Quick Launch Bar

Pure Android Audio
E-Books

 Using ZiiAcademy
 Importing E-Books From Your Computer
 Deleting an E-Book

Browsing the Internet

 Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network
 Using the Browser

Videos, Music, and Photos

 Transferring Files from Your Computer
 Viewing Videos, Photos, and Listening to Music
 Deleting Media Files

Exploring ZiiO’s Contents
Installing More Applications
Settings

 Accessing the Settings Screen
 Changing the Screen and Keyboard Language
 Setting the Screen Brightness, Timeout, and Orientation
 Customizing the Sounds
 Setting the Date and Time
 Turning On/Off the Bluetooth® Wireless Feature
 More About Your Device

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Safety and Regulatory Information
Licence and Copyright

Introduction

ZiiO is a portable entertainment center, an Internet access, a game station, an e-book
reader, and much more. This versatile touchscreen tablet runs the Android™ operating
system, enabling you to easily install more applications from thousands of cool choices on
the Web.

Getting Started

Y

our Device at a Glance

1

Power On/Off

Press to turn on.
Press and hold to turn off.
Wake Up / Sleep
Press to wake up or set to sleep.
Reset
If your ZiiO tablet stops responding, press and hold for approximately 10 seconds.

2 Earphone Jack

SD Card Slot

Insert an SD card to increase your tablet's memory.

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Charging

Before you turn on your device for the first time, charge it from a wall socket with the use of
the included power adapter. Initial charging may take up to 6 hours. The LED is turned on
while your device is charging. The LED turns off when the battery is full.

Note:
It is normal for your ZiiO tablet to become warm while charging.

Assembling the Power Adapter

If there are several plug heads available, select one that matches your wall socket. Mount
the plug head onto the power adapter base until it locks in place. Note that the plug head
must be inserted approximately at the same angle as shown in the figure below. After
locking, make sure that it is firmly secured.

If you need to remove the plug head from the power adapter base, pull the latch to release
the plug head, and gently remove it from the base.

3

Important:
If your device is on and you want to eject the SD card, press , tap Settings >

SD card & local storage > Unmount external SD card.

4

HDMI Port

Connects to a HDMI-supported TV or monitor.

5

USB Port

Connects your device to a computer.

6

LED

Turns on when charging.
Turns off when fully charged.

7 Power Adapter Jack

Connects to a power outlet for charging.

8 Camera
9

Volume

Press + or – to adjust the volume.

10

Function and Media Buttons
See Function and Media Buttons.

11 Stereo Speakers

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Power Adapter Information
Input Rating: 100 - 240 VAC 50/60Hz 400mA
Output Rating: 5 VDC, 2A

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Turning On/Off, Unlocking

To turn on, press the Power button. Notice that the screen is locked every time your ZiiO
tablet turns on, as denoted by the Lock icon .

To unlock, touch and drag the Lock icon towards the Unlock icon.

To turn off your device, press , and tap Shutdown > Power off > OK. Alternatively, you
can press and hold the Power button, and tap Power off > OK.

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Setting to Sleep and Waking Up

To let ZiiO sleep, press the Power button. The screen turns off as your device goes into
Sleep mode.

Note:
To conserve battery power, your device automatically goes into Sleep mode after a certain
preset period of inactivity. To set the time duration before your device automatically sleeps,
see Setting the Screen Brightness, Timeout, and Orientation.

To wake your device up, press the Power button. Note that the screen is locked every time
your device wakes up. To unlock, touch and drag the Lock icon towards the Unlock icon.

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Connecting to a Computer

1. Connect your device to the computer with the use of the included USB cable.

2. On the device, touch Mount on the popup box that appears.
Your device will appear as a removable disk drive on your computer. If a SD card is

inserted on the device, this will appear as another disk drive.

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Navigating your Device

Screen Gestures

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About the Screen Layers and Panels

Gesture What it does

Tap / Touch

 Select an item.
 Start an application.
 Enter characters using the on-screen keyboard.

Touch and hold

 "Lift" an item from the screen panels so that you can drag it

somewhere else.

 Shows the context menu for certain items.
 Shows the context menu when you touch and hold an empty space

on the panels.

Drag

 Slowly pan through a photo that is larger than the screen.
 Slowly scroll through a list.
 Pull down the Status bar to see the Notification panel. See

Notification Panel

.

Swipe

 Pan through a photo or Web page.
 Move from one panel to the next.
 Scroll through a list.

Double-tap  Zoom in on or zoom out from a photo or Web page.

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