Getting Started with User Guide | Cruz Tablet
Table of Contents I. Get Acquainted .................................................................................................... 2 II. Capacitive Screen .............................................................................................. 3 III. Get Started .....................................................................................................3-4 IV. Your Home Screen ......................................................................................... 5-6 V.
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II. Capacitive Screen What does it mean? The term “capacitance” literally means “the ability to hold electrical charge.” A capacitive touch screen emits an electrical current from each of the screen’s four corners. Since the human body holds an electrical charge, the user’s finger disturbs the electrical current when it touches the screen. The Cruz’s processor translates the X and Y coordinates of the input.
III. Get Started (Cont’d) This is your Lock Screen. It appears to secure the touch screen from accidental touches. Simply slide one of the locks toward the center of the screen to unlock the device and your Home Screen will reappear. The Battery should have a nominal charge on it out of the box and should charge fairly rapidly. Connect the charger to the DC-IN jack on your Cruz for 3 hours for a full charge lasting approximately 10 hours. The unit also charges when tethered to PC via USB.
IV. Your Home Screen Think of this as your desktop. What goes on the home screen is up to you. You can fill the space with any combination of shortcuts, widgets, and folders you like. Some preinstalled shortcut icons will appear at the bottom, and a Google Search Widget appears at the top. When you power up your Cruz for the first time, you’ll see the main home-screen panel. This panel is typically centered; you can access additional panels on either side of the main one by swiping your finger left or right.
IV. Your Home Screen (Cont’d) Adding Widgets to Your Home Screen: Widgets are a feature of an application that you may install, allowing you to place a function of that app onto your Home Screen. For instance, you may add an Analog clock to your Home Screen. To add a widget, simply tap and hold (long press) your finger on any open space on your home screen, and select Widgets from the context menu that opens. From there, select any of the available widgets.
V. Connecting to Wi-Fi For the sake of this guide, the assumption is that you are connecting to your Cruz to your own home Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) or a free unsecured Wi-Fi hotspot. From the Home Screen, select the shortcut icon that reads Wi-Fi Settings and ensure that both Wi-Fi and Network Notification are enabled with green check marks. After a moment, your Wi-Fi networks list should populate. If you need to rescan for available networks, tap Menu> then tap Scan.
V. Connecting to Wi-Fi (Cont’d) Tap the network you wish to connect to and then click Connect. For unprotected networks, this method should suffice. The Wi-Fi icon ( ) should now appear with full (or near full) strength next to the date and time. Accessibility If a password is required, tap the password text field for the popup keyboard. Many public Wi-Fi hotspots are freely accessible, though not all are. Some are secured, others are open.
VI. Saving Battery Life You may learn about your power consumption in Settings > About device > Battery > Battery or use an app designed to to analyze usage patterns. Very Low Battery Full Battery Charging Battery Tips on Extending the Life of Your Battery: 9 1. Understand that streaming audio or video apps will use a lot of battery life 2. Disable Wireless Network Positioning You can turn it off from Settings > Location & Security > Use wireless networks. 3.
VII. Device Storage and ASTRO The device has two areas for storage. Name SD Storage Internal Device Storage (embedded) Appears in ASTRO as Capacity 4GB and 8GB Bundled. Supports up to 32 GB 1 GB /sdcard Storage Uses The Android apps you install will write file folders and app content to this removable storage. You may copy content to this location, but be careful of what you delete as it may impact the function of your apps.
VII. Device Storage and ASTRO (Cont’d) You can also end running applications (End Task) using ASTRO. Follow these steps to place a shortcut on your Home Screen. Open ASTRO > Preferences (Prefs icon on toolbar) > Home Screen Icons > check the box for Processes Now tap Home and tap on your new shortcut to open the app. Stick to the Apps tab and leave the Services and Processes tabs alone to avoid system instability. Common Actions Using ASTRO 1) Copy a File - long click on the file name, select Edit / Copy.
VIII. Transferring Files I. Tether via USB to your PC NOTE: While tethered, you cannot use your Cruz to access the SD card). STEP 1: Turn on your Tablet and connect your supplied mini USB cable to the Cruz device and to your PC. STEP 2: Slide the notification panel down and tap the alert that reads, “USB Connected Select to copy files to/from your computer”, then tap Mount. STEP 3: This should only be required once. After doing this, the alert should change to “Turn off USB storage ... “.
VIII. Transferring Files (Cont’d) II. Transfer via SD Card STEP 1: Unmount the SD card: Settings>SD and Device Storage>Unmount SD Card STEP 2: Eject your SD card and insert it into your PC STEP 3: Transfer files as needed STEP 4: Eject SD card from PC and reinsert into Tablet NOTE: You may also use email or a 3rd party app that allows for file management via Wi-Fi.
IX. File Formats The file formats that this device can handle are too numerable to list. The pre-installed apps should allow you to view many Microsoft Office file formats, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as many eReader file types, and music and video file types. Most files should work, but not all files are encoded the same.
X. Preloaded Apps Each Cruz comes preloaded with many useful applications that can be found by tapping the app panel at the bottom of your home screen. We have compiled below a full list of these preloaded apps, complete with a short description of their purpose/function. Icon 15 Name Requires Wi-Fi Alarm Clock No Allows you to set alarms for easy reminders. ASTRO No This is your file management application. Use it to browse your storage locations, transfer files and even install/uninstall apps.
X. Preloaded Apps Icon Name Requires Wi-Fi FaceBook Mobile Yes Log into your FaceBook account and stay connected on the go! No Access photo or video files for play or display right on the Cruz’s full color screen. Use your Cruz as a digital picture frame or fully mobile media hub! Music No Jam to your favorite tunes! Insert headphones or listen through the built-in speakers. This app can play music while other apps are running.
XI. Buying Books Your Cruz offers the remarkable opportunity of carrying all your favorite books in the palm of your hand. Each Cruz comes pre-loaded with Borders eBook reader application. This application is a library portal allowing users to sign into their personal account, browse an immense selection of literature, and purchase/download books in an instant! There are over 100 free eBooks available for download.
XI. Buying Books (cont’d) STEP 4 When you find a book you want to download/purchase, click on the book cover. STEP 5 It will bring you to a product page with the book cover, the price, a “Buy Now” button, as well as a ynopsis of the book lower on the page STEP 6 Clicking “Buy Now” will bring up a payment and billing info window. Insert your billing information and click “buy now” at the bottom of the page. The book will be fully downloaded into your library and no longer will require Wi-Fi.
XII. Installing ePUBs Many eReader files are in the ePUB file format. The Cruz Tablet does not natively support this file format, so an additional application available on the Cruz Market must first be downloaded. Keep in mind that many ePUB files are also DRM- protected (Digital Rights Management), preventing illegal distribution of publications. In order to read DRM-protected ePUBs, you will need to download a specialized application that manages the DRM requirements.
XIII. Loading/Playing Media Not only does your Cruz Tablet hold tons of eBooks, browse the web, and keep you connected with social networks, it also functions as a great portable media player too. Just load up your SD card with your music collection, favorite pictures, or digital videos and take all of your favorites on the road with you. Here’s how to get started: Music After loading your music onto your Cruz, simply tap the music icon (found by default on your home screen or by opening the App Panel).
XIII. Loading/Playing Media (Cont’d) Set images as your Home Screen background! Share via social network or email! Delete an image from your memory Video You can play videos stored on your Cruz’s SD card via the gallery function as well. To play, tap Gallery, then All Videos, then select the video you’d like to play. Your selection should begin automatically. Pause or advance your video via the toolbar along the bottom of the screen.
XIV. Installing Apps Android Applications are available via the Cruz Market or other third-party sources like the developer’s website. Many Android apps are designed for use with phone devices rather than just tablet devices, but many, many more are great for use on tablets! You can also install any number of eReader Android apps, allowing you to have multiple eReader file formats, all on one Cruz Tablet. CruzMarket Visit the CruzMarket for access to 100’s of apps.
t’d) XIV. Installing Apps (Cont’d) The installation file for Android has a file extension of .APK. The steps below explain how to install these on your Cruz. Step 1 Download your app to your PC. Files are often distributed in archive format (ie: .ZIP, .RAR). If so, their contents first must be extracted so that the .APK file is all that remains. Note: If the file you download looks like “appname.apk” you can skip to Step 2. Step 2 Unmount the SD card prior to removal.
XV. System Requirements Platform Windows Mac Operating System Microsoft® Windows® 2000. Me, XP, Vista, 7 or higher (32-bit or64-bit) MAC OS X v10.4, 10.5 or higher preferred Processor Intel Pentium II or AMD K6-2 300MHz or higher PowerPC G3 300MHz or higher Including Intel-based Macs RAM 128 MB 256 MB Video Super VGA (800 X 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor Super VGA (800 X 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor USB USB 2.0 USB 2.
XVI. Open Source License Where such specific license terms entitle you to the source code of such component, that source code is available upon request via vmsupport@velocitymicro at cost from Velocity Micro or visiting our website in http://cruzsupport.velocitymicro. com/ at least three years from the purchase date of this product.
XVI. Registration and Contact Info Registration In order to utilize the benefits Velocity Micro’s award winning customer care , you must first register your Cruz soon after purchase. Not only does registering allow us to more accurately provide a premium level of technical support and customer care, it also gives you access to important updates and information throughout the duration of ownership. Registration takes just minutes via the Velocity Micro support hub.
