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Using your PadFone

Use your PadFone to enjoy the latest features and technologies of Android 4.. (Jelly Bean) 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.. 
has to offer.

Basics

IMPORTANT: 

Before you start, ensure that you have read all the safety information and operating instructions in the 

Important Notices

 to prevent injury or damage to your device. 

Refer to your 

PadFone Quick Start Guide

 for instructions on installing the SIM card and charging your 

device. 

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Summary of Contents for Padfone A86

Page 1: ... User Manual A86 Station P05 ...

Page 2: ...TICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICAT...

Page 3: ...onnecting to Wi Fi networks 12 Using Bluetooth 13 Using your PadFone Station Basics 16 Unlocking your device 16 Home Screen 17 Touching and typing Using gestures 18 Using the onscreen keyboard 19 Using Google voice typing 20 Using apps and widgets Using apps on the PadFone 21 Launching apps 21 Messaging 21 Surfing the web 22 Managing notifications 22 Searching your PadFone or web 25 Taking picture...

Page 4: ... 39 Music 41 Gallery 42 Camera 45 Email 46 Gmail 48 MyLibrary 50 Local and Maps 53 Polaris Office 54 App Backup 56 App Locker 58 ASUS Echo 59 ASUS Story 60 SuperNote 62 Parental Lock 64 Using PadFone widgets 65 Adding widgets 65 Task Manager 66 Using PadFone Station widgets 67 Adding widgets 67 ASUS Battery 68 ...

Page 5: ...in 1 set PadFone PadFone Station Power adapter PadFone USB cable Headset Quick Start Guide Important Notices Warranty card NOTES ASUS PadFone and PadFone Station are purchased separately Contact your retailer if any of the items is damaged or missing ...

Page 6: ...tions and features and the seamless connectivity solutions in data sharing and communication that Android 4 2 2 has to offer Basics IMPORTANT Before you start ensure that you have read all the safety information and operating instructions in the Important Notices to prevent injury or damage to your device Refer to your PadFone Quick Start Guide for instructions on installing the SIM card and charg...

Page 7: ...ur PadFone device you ll see the Setup Wizard Touch and follow the instructions to set up your PadFone device NOTE You can skip some of the steps and set them up later To access it again touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Setup Wizard ...

Page 8: ...PadFone horizontally to vertically and vice versa To enable disable Auto rotate screen go to Settings Display You can also touch from ASUS Quick Settings NOTE For more details about ASUS Quick Settings refer to the section Managing notifications in Chapter 4 Portrait view ...

Page 9: ...e on the system bar allow you to instantly return to a previous page jump back to the Home Screen 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 ...

Page 10: ...eeding screen instructions to add a new contact Import your contacts from your SIM card into your PadFone To import your contacts from 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 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 ti...

Page 11: ... 1 Do any of the following to go to the Settings screen Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings Swipe your finger down from the top of the screen to go to ASUS Quick Settings then 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 notifications in Chapter 4 IMPORTANT If your PadFone does n...

Page 12: ...he All apps screen then touch Settings Swipe your finger down from the top of the screen to go to ASUS Quick Settings then touch You can also touch Wi Fi from ASUS Quick Settings to directly enable disable Wi Fi 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 ...

Page 13: ...ween two or more devices that are near each other The first 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 switch to ON OFF Swip...

Page 14: ...th the device to learn how to turn its Bluetooth ON and how to set it to discoverable 3 If your PadFone has finished 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 w...

Page 15: ...ooth 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 configure 4 From the Bluetooth Quick Settings screen you can do any of the following Touch Unpair to unpair the device Touch Rename to rename the Bluetooth device 5 Touch when you re finished ...

Page 16: ... 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 PadFone Station NOTES The image used is for reference only and may look different on your PadFone Station The Home Screen may update and change with Android OS Basics Unlocking your device To unlock your device touch and d...

Page 17: ...n Touch to customize weather widget settings location and frequency updates Displays local date Displays your e mail inbox Touch to configure the email account for the first time and touch to read e mails in the e mail inbox folder Notification area Settings Touch to add or remove an app or widget to the bar Open Google Text search Alarm indicator ...

Page 18: ...e following table describes more useful gestures Gesture Description Pinch Place two fingers on the screen and spread them apart to zoom in and bring them together to zoom out This gesture can be used in selected apps including Maps Gallery and Browser Drag Touch and hold an icon or item then without lifting your finger move your finger on the screen to move the icon or item Touch and hold Touch a...

Page 19: ...he onscreen keyboard the keyboard displays suggestions that may match the text that you need Touch a suggestion to use it Touch and hold to show input methods and keyboard settings Touch to toggle between numeric pad with special characters and QWERTY keyboard Touch to turn caps lock ON Fixed ON or OFF When ON the alphabet keys are shown in capital letters Touch for back space Touch for tab Touch ...

Page 20: ... 1 Touch text field 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 field touch it If the onscreen keyboard is open touch 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 field TIPS Say ...

Page 21: ...PadFone Station and vice versa 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 Swipe the screen to display more apps Drag an app icon into the Home Screen See apps compatible with the PadFone Station Explore widgets Get more apps from the Play Store Messa...

Page 22: ...ee more and do more from your Notifications area NOTES If ASUS Quick Settings is not enabled go to the All Apps screen touch then select ASUS customized settings and enable Use ASUS Quick Settings Depending on your sound settings you will also hear a sound at the same time a notification icon is displayed on the top left of your screen everytime a new notification arrives To see your notifications...

Page 23: ...re options Touch to toggle between Outdoor mode and Normal mode Touch to enable Auto screen brightness setting Touch to respond to a notification or swipe sideways to dismiss ASUS Quick Settings Touch to get into Settings screen ...

Page 24: ...s for your reading enjoyment Touch to enable or disable the Instant Dictionary app Touch to enable or disable the Wi Fi Hotspot function Touch to enable or disable the Bluetooth connection Touch to enable or disable the GPS function Touch to enable or disable the sound vibrate or mute mode Touch to enable or disable the auto rotate screen feature Touch to enable or disable the Airplane mode Touch ...

Page 25: ...pted to Speak now speak clearly the item you re searching 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 2 0 megapixel camera at the front of your device and one 13 megapixel camera at the rear The front camera allows you take pictures and videos while the rear camera allows you to take high resolution pictu...

Page 26: ...een then touch ASUS Splendid 2 Adjust the screen color temperature and contrast through the Temperature and Enhancement taps 3 Touch Done to apply the changes Touch to switch between tabs Move to turn on off the Vivid Mode Move to adjust the color temperature Touch to set to factory defaults Touch to reset to the last changes you made ...

Page 27: ...d instant messages draw sketches create e cards with audio recordings or diaries with video and a lot more To launch SuperNote touch on the Home Screen All your notebooks Notebooks Bookmark Timestamp All Pages Add new notebook Settings Selection Search Show locked notebook Import Notebook Launch ASUS WebStorage ...

Page 28: ...pe to start writing on the page The following screen describes the SuperNote screen features on your PadFone Goes back to SuperNote s main page New page Search Settings Backspace Space Return Next page Previous page Page number Paste Recognize Baseline NOTE For more details using SuperNote on your PadFone tap Tutorial for Phone ...

Page 29: ...apps screen touch and hold the icon of the app you wish to move then drag 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 ...

Page 30: ...ortcuts 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 X Remove appears 2 Drag the app to X Remove to remove it from the Home Screen ...

Page 31: ... 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 ...

Page 32: ...your apps from the Recent Apps list 1 Touch the Recent Apps icon at the bottom of the Home Screen 2 Swipe to the left or to the right to view Recent Apps Swipe a recent app to the left or right to 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 ...

Page 33: ...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 ...

Page 34: ...ices To access the internal storage device 1 Touch to go to the All apps screen 2 Go to All Apps screen touch File Manager then go to My Storage 3 The Internal Storage sdcard and any connected external storage devices Removable 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 ...

Page 35: ...nal storage device 1 Swipe your finger down from the top of the screen to go to ASUS Quick Settings then touch Open under External storage inserted 4 Touch the Return folder icon to return to the root directory of My Storage ...

Page 36: ...y cut delete or share files Tick the file you wish to copy cut share or delete and touch the action icon found at the tool bar on the upper right corner of the File Manager screen You can also tick the file and drag drop it to your desired destination folder ...

Page 37: ...ve a Google account please create one To access the Play Store 1 Touch to go to the All apps screen 2 From the All apps screen tap Play Store 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 ...

Page 38: ...loading and adding apps to your device from the Play Store NOTES You cannot restore the deleted applications but you can login with the same ID and download them again Some applications are free and some might charge you through a credit card ...

Page 39: ...adFone Station including Wireless networks Device Personal Accounts and System settings Touch the tabs on the left to switch screens and do the configurations There are two ways to go to the Settings screen From the All apps screen Touch Settings to display the settings menu ...

Page 40: ...etting panel for alerts or updates in apps incoming emails and utillity status IMPORTANT Swipe a notification to the right or to the left to remove item from the list Display local date and time Auto Brightness Quick Setting Adjustment Panel Touch the individual icons to turn on off the function Brightness Manual Adjustment Wi Fi settings Launch AudioWizard Settings Menu Launch Miracast ...

Page 41: ...asure Use the buttons on the top to conveniently sort or search your audio files NOTE 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 Video Codec H 263 H 264 MPEG 4 VP8 Encoder Audio Codec AAC LC LTP AMR NB AMR WB Video Codec H 263 H 264 MPEG 4 S...

Page 42: ...the images and video files stored in your PadFone From the Gallery you can display images in a slideshow or touch to select for image or video files You can also use the menu buttons on the upper right corner of the Gallery screen to sort the files by album by location by time by people or by tags Quick launch camera Gallery settings ...

Page 43: ... 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 Share the selected album through ASUS Webstorage Bluetooth or Gmail Tool bar ...

Page 44: ...and use the tool bar on the upper right corner to share delete or edit a selected image Tool bar Check the image information and edit the selected image CAUTION You cannot restore a deleted file Share the selected album through Amazon Kindle ASUS Webstorage or Bluetooth ...

Page 45: ...ecord videos You can use the front camera or the back camera to take pictures or record videos The image and video files are saved to Gallery Camera button Camera video mode Video button Camera video mode FIlter effects Settings Camera switch Flash Gallery thumbnail ...

Page 46: ... incoming and outgoing mail server settings 5 Configure the Account options and touch Next 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 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 ...

Page 47: ...ail 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 ...

Page 48: ...ose e mails To set up a Gmail account NOTE Touch New if you do not own a Google Account 2 Wait while your PadFone communicates with Google servers to set up your account 1 Touch Gmail from the All apps screen Touch Existing and type your existing Email and Password then touch Sign in ...

Page 49: ...oogle account to backup and restore your settings and data Touch 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 ...

Page 50: ...o the All apps screen then touch MyLibrary IMPORTANT MyLibrary supports e books in ePub PDF and TXT format You may need Adobe Flash player to open some e books Download Adobe Flash player before using MyLibrary All your bookshelves Search for an e book Sort by title author date or My Array Books on the selected bookshelf Selection mode Recent Read List and other settings Latest read ...

Page 51: ...of necessary resource if you would like to use the text to speech function Tap on the Bookmark list and select the marked page to show the bookmark icon on the upper right corner of the screen Chapter list Use text to speech function for this page Insert bookmark Search key words Zoom out Zoom in Text to speech Bookmark list Highlight Note list Day Night mode and Search Marker Page scroll ...

Page 52: ...word or sentence until the tool menu and the dictionary definition 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 ...

Page 53: ...estaurants coffee shops or gas stations It also allows you to check in your current location at a specific time and share this information with others Maps Maps allows you to find establishments view maps and get directions Use the tool bar on the top to get directions or create your own maps ...

Page 54: ...nd presentations To use Polaris Office 1 Touch to go to the All apps screen 2 In the All apps screen touch Polaris Office 3 Touch any of the following Touch Browser to view the files folders in the local storage Touch Clouds to add a cloud service account Touch Form type to view all documents by type Touch Favorites to view your favorite files ...

Page 55: ...perform calculation and manage information Touch Slide ppt or Slide pptx to start the application to create and share presentations Touch Text to create text files Adding Accounts You are allowed to edit your files with Polaris Office from other accounts including Google Docs WSBoxNet and WSDropbox 1 Touch Clouds 2 Select a desired service to add 3 Key in your e mail account and password and touch...

Page 56: ...ur device firmware NOTE App Backup cannot restore an app that requires an account authentication If you have problems with such an app go to Settings Apps to clear the app data and log in again To use App Backup 1 From the All apps screen touch on App backup 2 Accept the End User License Agreement 3 You can now start using App Backup to back up or restore your installed apps and data ...

Page 57: ... the app and the app data 2 When done touch Backup on the upper right corner of the screen to start backup 1 Touch Restore List to display the Restore List page 2 Touch a backup file you would like to restore To backup an app To restore an app 3 Touch OK on the confirmation message to start restoring an app ...

Page 58: ... Home Screen You will be asked for your password everytime you access the locked 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 You can also deactivate App Locker or change the password from Settings on the upper right corner ...

Page 59: ...ce volume adjust screen settings switch on off Wi Fi Bluetooth and more Touch to show sample voice commands Settings Touch to record a voice command To use ASUS Echo 1 Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Echo 2 Touch to record a voice command ASUS Echo will perform an action accordingly ...

Page 60: ... to create and share photo stories To use ASUS Story 1 From the All apps screen touch on Story 2 Touch Create Story to create a photo story 4 Select photos you want to add to the story and touch Done 3 Key in the story name and touch OK ...

Page 61: ...uch on the upper left corner of the screen then touch to share a photo story 2 Touch on the upper right corner of the screen to edit a photo story Touch to add a photo Touch to add a map Touch to add text Touch to layout a page Touch to rearrange the photos Touch for a full screen view ...

Page 62: ... take notes send instant messages draw sketches create e cards with audio recordings or diaries with video and lots more All your notebooks Selection Settings Create a new notebook Search for notebooks Notebooks Bookmark Timestamp All Pages Sort Import Notebook show locked Notebook Launch ASUS WebStorage ...

Page 63: ... the page The following screen describes the SuperNote screen features on your PadFone Station New page Delete page Settings NOTE For more details using SuperNote on your PadFone Station tap Tutorial for Pad Goes back to SuperNote s main page Bookmarks Read only Share and Export Search Space Backspace Return Next page Page number Previous page Save ...

Page 64: ...e NOTE Before using Parental Lock ensure that you register on Device Tracker at devicetracker asus com To use Parental Lock 1 From the All apps screen touch on Parental Lock 2 Touch Next 2 Assign and confirm your PIN code 3 Enter the e mail account that you registered on Device Tracker 4 Touch Finish when done ...

Page 65: ...ts tab at the top of screen From the main Widgets screen you can Drag a widget to another screen Swipe left or right to move between screens and view more widgets IMPORTANT You may be prompted to perform additional tasks such as registration activation before you can use a 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 ...

Page 66: ... Touch Widgets to display the widgets menu 3 Touch and hold Task Manager to display the Task Manager app Additional options To resize Task Manager touch and hold anywhere on the app until the resize border 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 X Rem...

Page 67: ...ch Widgets From the main Widgets screen you can Drag a widget to another screen Swipe left or right to move between screens and view more widgets IMPORTANT You may be prompted to perform additional tasks such as registration activation before you can use a 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 widge...

Page 68: ...creen 2 Touch Widgets to display the widgets menu 3 Touch and hold ASUS Battery to display the ASUS Battery app 4 The notifications panel also display the battery status The battery status of the PadFone and PadFone Station are shown separately When 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 r...

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