T500 User Guide
E11148 March 2016 First Edition Care and safety Guidelines Road safety comes first. 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 off your device in restricted areas where the use of mobile devices is prohibited.
Proper disposal Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. 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 this product in municipal waste. This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling.
Contents 1 Basics Welcome!................................................................................................................................................... 7 Get your ASUS Phone ready!.............................................................................................................. 8 Starting for the first time...................................................................................................................17 Using the touchscreen..............................
The Cloud.....................................................................................................................40 ASUS WebStorage................................................................................................................................40 ASUS Support..............................................................................................................41 4 Keeping in touch Call in style..............................................................................
Wi-Fi..............................................................................................................................73 Enabling Wi-Fi........................................................................................................................................73 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network........................................................................................................74 Disabling Wi-Fi..........................................................................
1 Basics Basics 1 Welcome! Explore the intuitive simplicity of ASUS Zen UI 2.0! ASUS Zen UI 2.0 is a charming and intuitive interface exclusively for ASUS ASUS Phones. It provides you with special apps, which are integrated in or with other apps, to fit your unique individual needs and make your life easier while letting you have fun with your ASUS Phone. ASUS Support Find answers from FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) or provide your feedbacks in the user forum.
Get your ASUS Phone ready! Parts and features Take a hold of your device and have it running in a jiffy. Audio jack Camera flash Rear camera Sensor Receiver Front camera Volume key Touch screen display Power key Touch keys Groove Microphone Micro USB port Speaker NOTES: • Remove the rear cover to display the dual micro SIM and microSD card slots. • The micro SIM card slots support LTE, WCDMA and GSM/EDGE network bands. • The microSD card slot supports microSD and microSDHC card formats.
Installing a micro-SIM card A micro-subscriber identity module (micro-SIM) card stores information, such as your mobile phone number, contacts, messages and other data that gives you access to a mobile network. Your ASUS Phone comes with two micro-SIM card slots that allows you to setup and use two mobile network services without having to carry two mobile devices at the same time. CAUTION! • This device is designed for use with a mobile carrier-approved micro-SIM card only.
5. Insert the micro SIM card into one of the slots, then put rear cover back in place. CAUTION! • Do not use sharp tools or solvent on your device to avoid scratches on it. • Use only a standard micro SIM card on your ASUS Phone. A nano to micro SIM adapter or a trimmed SIM card may not properly fit into and may not be detected by your ASUS Phone. • DO NOT install an empty nano to micro SIM adapter into the micro SIM card slot to avoid irreversible damage.
5. Remove the micro-SIM card from the micro-SIM card slot. 6. Put the rear cover back in place. Micro SIM card 2 Micro SIM card 1 Installing a memory card Your ASUS Phone supports a microSD™ and microSDHC™ memory card with up to 32 GB capacity. NOTE: Some memory cards may not be compatible with your ASUS Phone. Ensure that you use only compatible memory cards to prevent loss of data, damage to your device or memory card, or both. CAUTION! • Be extra careful when handling a memory card.
4. Remove the battery. 5. Insert the microSD card into microSD card slot. 6. Put the rear cover back in place. CAUTION! Do not use sharp tools or solvent on your device to protect it from scratches. 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.
4. Remove the battery. 5. Remove the microSD card from the microSD card slot. 6. Put the rear cover back in place. CAUTION! Do not use sharp tools or solvent on your device to protect it from scratches.
Charging your ASUS Phone Your ASUS Phone comes partially charged but you must charge it fully before using it for the first time. Read the following important notices and cautions before charging your device. IMPORTANT! • Use only the bundled AC power adapter and micro-USB cable to charge your ASUS Phone. Using a different AC power adapter and cable may damage your device. • Peel off the protective film on the AC power adapter and micro-USB cable before using it with your device.
IMPORTANT! • When using your ASUS Phone while it is plugged to a power outlet, the grounded power outlet must be near to the unit and easily accessible. • When charging your ASUS Phone through your computer, ensure that you plug the micro USB cable to your computer’s USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 port. • Avoid charging your ASUS Phone in an environment with ambient temperature of above 35oC (95oF). • Charge your ASUS Phone for eight (8) hours before using it in battery mode for the first time.
Turning your ASUS Phone on or off Turning your device on To turn your device on, press and hold the power button until your device vibrates and starts up. Turning your device off To turn your device off: 1. If your screen is turned off, press the power button to turn it on. If your screen is locked, unlock the device screen. 2. Press and hold the power button, then when prompted, tap Power off then tap OK.
Starting for the first time When you turn your ASUS Phone on for the first 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 and Wi-Fi, sync accounts, and configure your location services. Use your Google or ASUS account to set up your device, if you do not have a Google or ASUS account yet, go ahead and create one.
Battery power conservation tips The battery charge is the lifeline of your ASUS Phone. Here are some battery power conservation tips that helps preserve the power of your ASUS Phone battery. 18 – 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 Power Saving mode. – Decrease brightness of display. – Keep the speaker volume to a low level. – Disable Wi-Fi feature. – Disable Bluetooth feature.
Using the touchscreen Use these gestures on the touchscreen to launch apps, access some settings, and navigate your ASUS Phone. 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.
Moving through pages or screens Do any of the following: • Swipe your finger to the left or to the right to switch between screens or to flip through a Gallery of images. • Scroll your finger up or down to go through web pages or list of items. Zooming in Spread apart your two fingers 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 fingers on the touch panel to zoom out an image in Gallery or Maps, or zoom out of a web page. NOTE: You may not be able to zoom in/out of some web pages as these pages may have been designed specifically to fit your mobile screen.
2 There’s no place like Home There’s no place like Home 2 Zen Home features Home screen Get reminders of important events, app and system updates, weather forecasts, and text messages from people who really matter to you, right from your Home screen.
Understanding notification icons These icons are shown on the status bar and will guide you of the current status of your ASUS Phone. Mobile network Shows the signal strength of your mobile network. 1 Micro SIM card 1 Shows that a micro SIM card is inserted in micro SIM card slot 1. 2 Micro SIM card 2 Shows that a micro SIM card is inserted in micro SIM card slot 2. NOTE: If the SIM card icon is displayed in green, it indicates that it is set as the preferred network.
Quick settings The Quick settings panel provides a one-tap access to some of the wireless features and settings of your ASUS Phone. Each of these features are represented by a button. To launch the Quick settings panel, swipe down from the top of your screen and tap . 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 Notification Panel.
System notifications From System notifications, you can see the latest updates done and system changes made on your ASUS Phone. Most of these changes are data and system-related. To launch the System notifications panel, swipe down from the top of your screen.
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.
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 with an automatically assigned name. 2. If you want to change the folder name, tap the folder and tap the folder name to assign a new name to this folder. Wallpapers Let your apps, icons, and other Zen elements sit on an attractively designed wallpaper.
Applying an animated wallpaper To apply an animated wallpaper: 1. Tap and hold an empty area on your Home screen and select Wallpapers. 2. Select an animated wallpaper, then tap Set wallpaper. NOTE: You can also set up your wallpaper settings from > Settings > Display. Extended Home screen 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 Edit pages. 2.
3 Work hard, play harder Work hard, play harder 3 Browser Your browser’s state-of-the-art Chromium-based engine lets you surf the Internet at a fast loading speed. Its clean and intuitive Zen interface powered by text-reflow technology optimizes web contents to better fit the screen of your ASUS Phone. With its magazine view mode via its Smart Reader feature, you can pleasurably read your favorite web contents online or offline without any distracting items such as banner ads.
2. From a web page, tap > Share link. 3. Tap the account or app that you want to use as medium in sharing the page. Reading the pages later When there’s an interesting piece of information online yet you don’t currently have the time to read it, you can mark it as a read later task. You can retrieve and read this page at a convenient time from the Do It Later app. 1. To mark as a read later task, from the page, tap > Read later. 2. To retrieve the page, tap ASUS > Do It Later from the Home screen.
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 > Save to bookmarks. The next time you open your browser, you can quickly tap on your bookmarked page. Smartly read online Your ASUS Phone automatically enables the Smart Reader Mode on pages that contain a lot of items that you may find unneccessary or distracting such as banner ads, icons, or menu items.
Clearing the browser cache Clear the browser cache to delete temporary Internet files, websites, and cookies that are temporarily stored in your ASUS Phone. This helps improve the loading performance of your browser. 1. Launch the browser. > Settings > Privacy & security > Clear cache. 2. Tap 3. Tap OK on the confirmation message. Email Add Exchange, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Outlook.com, POP3/IMAP accounts so you can receive, create, and browse emails right from your device.
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 Phone. 1. From the Home screen, tap Email to launch the Email app. 2. Tap the mail provider that you want to add. 3. 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.
Emailing invites to events You can email invites to an event right from your ASUS Phone as well as set an alert notice for the event. 1. From the Home screen, tap Email. 2. Tap > Meeting invitation. 3. In the Event name field, enter the name of the event. 4. In the Location field, enter the street, town/city/province, country, and zip/postal code of the venue for the event. 5. Turn Countdown to ON.
Calendar The Calendar app enables you to keep track of important events using your ASUS Phone. 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. From the Home screen, tap 2. Tap > Calendar. to start creating a new event. 3.
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, SMS messages, calls, read news online, or add other important to-do tasks at your convenience. Mark your unread messages or emails, interesting web pages, and missed calls as Reply Later, Read Later, or Call 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.
Calling back now When you’ve previously set an important call as a call later task, you can retrieve it and call back when you’ve got the time to do so from the Do It Later app. 1. From the Home screen, tap ASUS > Do It Later. 2. Select the call that you want to call back, then tap Call now. 3. When you’re done, tap to mark the task as completed.
Replying now When you’ve previously set an SMS message as a reply later task, you can retrieve it and reply to the message when it’s convenient from the Do It Later app. 1. From the Home screen, tap ASUS > Do It Later. 2. Select the SMS message that you want to send a reply to, then tap Reply now. 3. When you’re done, tap to mark the task as completed. NOTE: For details on setting pages as reply later tasks, see Messaging later.
File Manager Using File Manager allows you to easily locate and manage your data on the internal storage of your ASUS Phone and its connected external storage devices. To launch File Manager, tap ASUS > File Manager.
The Cloud Back up your data, sync files among different devices, and share files securely and privately via a Cloud account such as ASUS WebStorage, Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox. ASUS WebStorage Register for or sign in to ASUS WebStorage and get free cloud storage. Automatically upload newly captured photos for instant sharing, sync files among different devices, or share files via your ASUS WebStorage account.
ASUS Support Find answers from FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) or directly interact with other Zen UI users to find and share solutions about ZenUI 2.0 apps. To access ASUS Support: 1. Tap > ASUS Support. 2. Tap ZenUI FAQs, then select the app that you want to find answers for.
4 Keeping in touch Keeping in touch 4 Call in style Dual SIM feature The dual SIM feature of your ASUS Phone lets you manage the settings of the installed micro SIM cards. With this feature, you can assign SIM names, or set one as a preferred network. Renaming your micro SIM cards Change the names of your micro SIM cards on your ASUS Phone so that you can identify them easily. To change the names of your micro SIM cards, tap SIM1 or SIM2 > Alias name then key in the names for your micro SIM cards.
Assigning a preferred micro SIM card Assign a micro SIM card as your preferred SIM for voice calls and data services. SIM card for voice calls When you make a call, your ASUS Phone automatically uses the preferred micro SIM card to connect the call. To assign a micro SIM card for voice calls, tap Voice then tap the SIM that you want to use. IMPORTANT! You can only use this feature if you make a call from your contacts list.
Making calls Your ASUS Phone offers you many ways to make a call. Call your friends from your contacts list, smart dial to quickly place a call, or enter a speed-dial number to call your frequently-called contact. NOTE: Organize your contacts in the Contacts app. For details, see Managing contacts. Launching the Phone app From your Home screen, do any of the following to launch the Phone app: • Tap . • Tap > Phone. Dialing a phone number Use the Phone app to directly dial a phone number. 1.
Auto-dialing an extension number You can insert a short or long pause after dialing the main number, then the extension number is dialed automatically. 1. From the Phone app, enter the main number. 2. Tap and hold * to insert a pause, which is denoted by a comma (,). NOTE: If you want a longer pause, tap and hold * again. 3. Enter the extension number. 4. Select from call buttons SIM1 or SIM2 to place the call. 5. Tap to end the call.
Creating a speed dial entry Create speed dial entries from digits 2 to 9 for your frequently-called contacts. 1. From the Phone app, tap and hold any digits from 2 to 9, then tap OK on the Speed Dial confirmation screen. 2. Enter a number or select a contact from your contacts list. This speed dial entry will be saved on the Speed dial setting screen. Deleting a speed dial entry To delete a speed dial entry: 1. From the Phone app, tap and hold any digits from 2 to 9 to launch the Speed dial setting screen.
Calling from Contacts app Use the Contacts app to make a call from your contacts list. 1. Launch the Contacts app. 2. Tap the contact name then tap the number that you wish to dial. 3. If there are two SIM cards installed, tap the SIM card from which you want to make the call. 4. Tap to end the call. Calling your favorite contacts When you add a contact to your Favorites list, you can quickly call the contact from the Contacts app. 1. Launch the Contacts app. 2.
Other call options During an active call, tap and tap any of the possible call options for when a call is in progress. Microphone Turns the microphone for the active call on or off. When the microphone is off or in mute mode, you can hear the caller but the caller can’t hear you. Speakerphone Turns the speakerphone on or off. Call on hold Puts an active call on hold.
Managing multiple calls Your ASUS Phone provides you the convenience of making or taking two calls. You can also set up a conference call that suits for business meetings, party lines, and other group calls. Answering another call While you are talking on your ASUS Phone, you can hear a beeping sound, indicating of another incoming call. Tap Answer on the touch screen to receive an incoming call while on an active call.
Setting up a conference call Your ASUS Phone, together with its GSM capability, can set up a conference call of up to five (5) people. During a call, you can add more contacts and merge all calls into one conference call. 1. Call a contact or dial a number. Wait for the other line to answer your call. 2. When your call is answered, tap include in your conference call. 3. Tap then tap a contact or dial a number that you wish to to put the two calls in a conference call. 4.
Managing a conference call During the conference call, you can separate the contact from the conference group for private conversation, or disconnect a contact from the conference call. 1. From the Conference call screen, tap Manage conference call to open a list of contacts in the conference call. 2. To remove a contact from the conference call, tap conference call, tap 3. Tap 51 . to go back to the Conference call screen. Chapter 4: Keeping in touch .
Recording calls Your ASUS Phone allows you to record a conversation for future reference or information. 1. Call a contact or dial a number. 2. Tap to record the call. IMPORTANT! Before recording a call, ensure that you ask for permission from the other party or parties. 3. To stop recording, tap . This icon appears on the system notification bar. 4. Swipe down the upper left corner of the screen, then tap Call recording saved notification to view the recorded conversation.
Managing contacts Organize your contacts and easily stay in touch with them via calls, SMS messages, emails, or social networks. Group your contacts as Favorites to quickly get in touch with them, or group them as VIPs to get notified about any upcoming events, missed calls, or unread messages. You can also sync your contacts with your email or social network accounts, link contacts’ info for easy access in one place, or filter the contacts you want to keep in touch with.
Adding contacts Add contacts to your device, corporate, Google, or other email accounts and fill 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 Phone. NOTES: • You can also save the contact to your SIM card or an email account. • If you don't have an email account, tap Add account then create one. 3.
Setting up your VIPs Group your contacts as VIPs to get notified about upcoming anniversaries, birthdays, and other important events. You’ll also get alerts about any unread messages or emails, or any missed calls from your VIPs. Setting up your VIP from the contact’s info screen To set up your VIP from the contact’s info screen: NOTE: Only the contacts saved in your phone can be set in the VIP group. 1. Launch the Contacts app then tap the contact you want to set up as a VIP. 2.
Send messages and more Messaging Messaging lets you send, promptly reply, or reply at a later time to important messages from your contacts in any of your SIM cards installed on your ASUS Phone. You can also email your message threads or conversations to others to keep them in the loop. Launching the Messaging app From your Home screen, do any of the following to launch the Messaging app: • Tap • Tap . > Messaging. Sending messages 1. Launch the Messaging app then tap . 2.
5 Fun and entertainment Fun and entertainment 5 Using a headset Have the freedom to do other things while you’re in a call or enjoy listening to your favorite music, using a headset. Connecting the audio jack Insert the 3.5mm headset jack into the audio port of your device. WARNING! • Do not insert other objects into the audio jack port. • Do not insert a cable with electric power output into the audio jack port. • Listening at a high volume for long periods can damage your hearing.
Music Music app automatically searches for music files from the internal and external storages on your ASUS Phone. You can organize these music files in a playlist or add them in a queue to play them sequentially. You can also stream music from cloud accounts such as ASUS WebStorage, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Drive. IMPORTANT! Before streaming music from a cloud account, ensure that your ASUS Phone is connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile network. For more details, see Staying connected.
Other playback options During playback, you can tap Add to playlist Edit info Edit lyrics Share Set as ringtone Add to queue / Clear queue Equalizer Sleep timer Settings Feedback & Help and do any of these other options below. Tap to add the song to an existing playlist or create a new one to add the song to it. Tap to add some details about the song. Tap to edit the lyrics of the song. Tap to share the song via some apps or cloud accounts. Tap to use the song as the ringtone.
Streaming music from the cloud To stream music from your cloud account. 1. From the Music home screen, tap . 2. Under Cloud Music, tap the cloud account where you want to stream music from. 3. Select the song, then tap to play it. Creating a playlist Get your favorite songs from different sources such as internal storage, external storage, or cloud accounts and organize them in a playlist. 1. From the Music home screen, tap . 2. Under Playlist, tap My playlist, then tap . 3.
Radio Listen to your favorite local radio stations using your ASUS Phone. 1. Connect the bundled headset with your ASUS Phone. 2. Tap > Radio. Tap to turn on/off the speaker Tap to turn on/off the headphone Tap to turn off the FM Radio Tap to increase the band frequency by 0.1MHz Tap to decrease the band frequency by 0.
6 Your precious moments Your precious moments 6 Capture moments Launching the Camera app Capture images and record videos using your ASUS Phone’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 Camera for the first time After launching the Camera for the first time, two consecutive features appear to help you get started: Tutorial and Image locations.
Camera home screen Your ASUS Phone’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 Phone.
Image settings Adjust the appearance of your captured images by configuring your camera’s settings using the steps below. IMPORTANT! Apply the settings first before taking images. 1. On the camera’s home screen, tap > . 2. Scroll down and configure the available options. Video settings Adjust the appearance of your recorded videos by configuring your camera’s settings using the steps below. IMPORTANT! Apply the settings first before taking images. 1. On the camera’s home screen, tap > . 2.
Advanced camera features Explore new ways of capturing images or videos and make captured extra special moments using the advanced camera features of your ASUS Phone. IMPORTANT! Apply the settings first 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.
Refocus Take macro shots with a soft background using the Refocus. This feature suits close up photos of subjects for a more defined and dramatic result. Capturing photos with Refocus 1. From the Camera app screen, tap 2. Tap > Refocus. to start capturing macro photos. 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 2.
Using the Gallery View images and play videos on your ASUS Phone using the Gallery app. This app also allows you to edit, share, or delete image and video files stored in your ASUS Phone. From Gallery, you can display images in a slideshow or tap to view the selected image or video file. To launch Gallery, tap ASUS > Gallery. Viewing files from your social network or cloud storage By default, your Gallery displays all the media files on your ASUS Phone according to their album folders.
Viewing the photo location Enable the location access on your ASUS Phone, 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 or Baidu (in China only). To view the details of a photo: 1. Turn on the location access from > Settings > Location. 2. Ensure that you have shared your location to Google Map or Baidu. 3. Launch the Gallery app, and select the photo whose photo details you want to view.
Sharing files from the Gallery 1. From the Gallery screen, tap the folder where the files you want to share are located. 2. After opening the folder, tap to activate file selection. 3. Tap the files 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 files from the Gallery 1. From the Gallery screen, tap the folder where the files you want to delete are located. 2.
Posting photos to your Calendar event wall Enabling this feature in your Gallery allows you to view photos straight from your Calendar events. This way, you can immediately group captured photos according to their specific event name. 1. After taking photos from your ASUS Phone, launch Gallery. 2. Tap 3. Tap > Events wall. on the upper right corner of the folder containing the photos taken during an event. 4. Select the Calendar event you would like to integrate with the photo folder. 5.
Using MiniMovie Turn photos into a creative slideshow using the MiniMovie feature of the Gallery. MiniMovie contains a theme of slideshow presentations which you can immediately apply to selected photos. To create a MiniMovie from a selection of photos: 1. Launch Gallery then tap 2. Tap to select the location of your photos. to activate file selection. 3. After selecting your photos, tap MiniMovie. 4. Select the MiniMovie theme you would like to use for your photo slideshow.
PhotoCollage Use the PhotoCollage app to create a collage from your collection of photos. To launch the PhotoCollage app, tap from your Home screen then tap PhotoCollage.
7 Staying connected 7 Staying connected Mobile network When there’s no available Wi-Fi network that you can connect to, you can enable your mobile network’s data access for Internet connection. Enabling the mobile network 1. Do any of the following to launch the Settings screen: •• Launch Quick settings then tap •• Tap . > Settings. 2. Slide Mobile data to ON, and configure the other mobile network settings, if necessary.
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. NOTES: • Your ASUS Phone automatically reconnects to the network that you connected with previously. • Turn off the Wi-Fi feature when you're not using it to help save battery power. Disabling Wi-Fi To disable Wi-Fi: 1.
Pairing your ASUS Phone to a Bluetooth® device Before using the Bluetooth feature of your ASUS Phone in full scale, you have to pair it first with the Bluetooth device. The ASUS Phone 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.
Tethering When Wi-Fi service is not available, you can use your ASUS Phone as a modem or turn it into a Wi-Fi 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. NOTES: • Internet access via tethering may be slower than the standard Wi-Fi or mobile connection.
Bluetooth Tethering Enable Bluetooth on your ASUS Phone and use it as a modem for Internet access on your Bluetooth-enabled mobile devices such as a laptop or a tablet. 1. Enable Bluetooth on your ASUS Phone and the other device. 2. Pair both devices. NOTE: For details, see Pairing your ASUS Phone to a Bluetooth® device. 3. From the Settings screen, tap More... > Tethering & hotspot, then tick Bluetooth tethering. You can now surf the Internet or do Internet-related activities on your ASUS Phone.
8 Travel and Maps Travel and Maps 8 Weather Get real-time weather updates straight from your ASUS Phone 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 Phone’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. You can display the weather updates or daily weather forecast on the Calendar app. NOTE: For more details, see Getting the weather updates Tap to search for a city’s weather info 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.
Clock Customize the time zone settings of your ASUS Phone, set alarms, and use your ASUS Phone 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 Phone’s home screen, tap the digital clock display. World Clock Tap to access the world clock settings of your ASUS Phone. Tap this to add a new city to mark on your world clock’s map. Tap this to set your clock on night mode.
Alarm clock Tap to access the alarm clock settings of your ASUS Phone. Tap this to delete any of the previously set alarms. Tap this to set a new alarm time. Tap this to access the settings of the alarm clock feature. Stopwatch Tap to use your ASUS Phone as a stopwatch. Tap this button to start running the stopwatch feature.
Timer You may set multiple timer options for your ASUS Phone. To do this, follow the steps below: Setting the timer 1. Tap to access the timer feature of your ASUS Phone. Add a timer Delete a timer Change the timer’s ringtone Change the target time 2. Tap to change the target time, 3. Tap Start to start the timer. 82 Chapter 8: Travel and Maps to change the timer’s ringtone, to delete a timer.
9 ZenLink 9 ZenLink Share Link Share and receive files, apps, or media contents with Android mobile devices using Share Link app (for ASUS mobile devices) or SHAREit app (for other mobile devices) via a Wi-Fi hotspot. With this app, you can send or receive files that are larger than 100 MB and lets you share or receive multiple files at the same time. Share Link app sends and receives files faster than using Bluetooth. Sharing files 1. From your Home screen, tap > Share Link. 2.
3. Tap the files that you want to send then tap Done. 4. After your ASUS Phone detects the other devices, tap the device that you want to share your files with. Receiving files To receive files: 1. From your Home screen, tap then tap Share Link. 2. Tap Receive file/s to receive the files from the sender.
10 Zen Everywhere 10 Zen Everywhere Special Zen Tools Flashlight You can turn your ASUS Phone to an instant flashlight by launching your Quick settings panel from any screen or any open app. From the Quick settings panel, simply tap on the Flashlight icon to activate its function. Tap this to enable the flashlight.
Flashlight menu options Tap this to enable or disable the flashlight mode. Tap this to enable or disable the SOS mode. Tap any of these icons to toggle between the flashlight’s speed while blinking. Tap this to turn on or turn off the light. Tap this to use your phone screen as the flashlight. Tap this to use the rear camera flash as the flashlight. Tap this to spread the color to full screen. Move this to adjust the screen brightness. Tap this to change your screen color.
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.
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 share them via Share Link and social media sites or 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 wherever, on your ASUS Phone. To create a sticky note, just tap on the pin icon on the upper right corner of Quick memo after creating your note.
Sound Recorder Record audio files using your ASUS Phone by enabling the Sound Recorder app. Launching Sound Recorder To launch Sound Recorder, tap > Sound Recorder.
Pausing a recording During a paused recording, you can choose to resume, delete, or save the recording. Tap to delete the recording Tap to resume the recording Tap to save the recording Recording List From the Recording List, you can play, rename, share, or delete a saved audio recording file. To view your recording list, tap from the Sound Recorder main screen.
Power Saving Mode Extend the power of your ASUS Phone when the battery level is below 15%. To enable the Power Saving Mode: 1. Launch the Settings screen by doing any of the following: •• Swipe down from the top of your screen then tap •• Tap > Settings. 2. Tap Power Saving Mode, then tick Power Saving Activate. 91 Chapter 10: Zen Everywhere .
11 Maintain your Zen Maintain your Zen 11 Keeping your device up-to-date Keep your ASUS Phone in the loop of Android system updates and upgraded apps and features. Updating your system 1. Tap then tap Settings. 2. On the Settings screen, slide down to display other items then tap About phone. 3. Tap System updates then tap Check Update. Storage You can store data, apps, or files on your ASUS Phone (internal storage), on an external storage, or on an online storage.
Setting your ASUS Phone identity Know your ASUS Phone’s identity such as serial number, IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number, or model number. This is important, as when you may lose your ASUS Phone, you can contact your mobile carrier and provide the information to blacklist the unauthorized use of your ASUS Phone. To display your ASUS Phone’s identity: 1. Tap All Apps then tap Settings. 2. On the Settings screen, slide down to display other items then tap About phone.
Appendix Appendix Notices EC Declaration of Conformity This product is compliant with the regulations of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. The Declaration of Conformity can be downloaded from http://www.asus.com/support Prevention of Hearing Loss To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods. À pleine puissance, l’écoute prolongée du baladeur peut endommager l’oreille de l’utilisateur.
For body-worn operation, this device has been tested and meets the ICNIRP guidelines and the European Standard EN 62209-2, for use with dedicated accessories. SAR is measured with this device at a separation of 1.5 cm to the body, while transmitting at the highest certified output power level in all frequency bands of this device. Use of other accessories which contain metals may not ensure compliance with ICNIRP exposure guidelines.
Index Index A Advanced camera features 65 All Smiles 66 - see also Advanced camera features 65 App shortcuts 26 - adding 26 - removing 26, 27 ASUS Phone 8 - chargiing 14 - microSD card - installing 11 - removing 12 - micro-SIM card - installing 9 - removing 10 - Parts and features 8 - turning on/off 16 B Backup and reset 92 Beautification - see also Advanced camera features 65 Bluetooth 74 - enabling 74 - pairing 75 - see also Bluetooth Tethering 77 - unpairing 75 Bluetooth Tethering
E L Email 32 - adding 33 - emailing later 34 - see also Emailing now 37 - event invites 34 - see also Gmail 33 - setting up 32 Extension number 44 - auto dialing 45 - confirmation prompt 44 - dialing 44 Low light - see also Advanced camera features 65 F Favorites - calling 47 - marking up 55 - see also Contacts 53 File Manager 39 - accessing the internal storage 39 First-time startup 17 Flashlight 85 G Gallery 67 -deleting files 69 - editing images 69 - MicroFilm 71 - posting pho
- sharing files 83 Smart Dialing 45 Smart remove 66 - see also Advanced camera features 65 Sound Recorder 89 Speed Dialing - creating a speed dial entry 46 - deleting a speed dial entry 46 Storage 92 System - updating 92 System notifications 25 T Tethering 76 - Bluetooth Tethering 77 - Wi-Fi Hotspot 76 Time lapse - see also Advanced camera features 65 Time Rewind 66 - see also Advanced camera features 65 Touchscreen 19 - launching apps or selecting items 19 - moving or deleting items 19
