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Velocity Cruz T103, Getting Started

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Headphone jack

Mini USB port

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Speakers

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Summary of Contents for Cruz T103

Page 1: ...User Guide Cruz Tablet Getting Started with ...

Page 2: ...ps XI Buying Books XII Installing ePUBS XIII Loading Playing Media XIV Installing Apps XV System Requirements XVI Open Source License XVII Registration and Contact Info NOTE If you are unable to find the topic you have a question about please visit www cruztablet com or call our Cruz Support Team at 800 296 4312 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Table of Contents...

Page 3: ... Card reader Headphone jack Mini USB port Power Volume up down Soft Touch Buttons Touch screen Speakers Dock Adapter Kensington Lock Figure 1 Device Exterior DC IN Power Reset Home Menu Back RETURN TO THE TABLE OF CONTENTS ...

Page 4: ...ressure of your touch As a direct result the CruzTablet CANNOT be operated using a traditional stylus For best results use your fingertips The result is a highly responsive and intuitive touch screen surface since it has nothing to do As a direct result the CruzTablet CANNOT be operated using a traditional stylus For best results use your fingertips III Get Started Before continuing understand that ...

Page 5: ...ly Con nect 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 Battery life will vary due to many condi tions especially when using Wi Fi and maximum screen brightness To start your Cruz simply press the on off button located at the left side of the device When you first turn on the CruzTablet you...

Page 6: ...hen the DC Adapter is connected and plugged into the wall socket regardless if there is a full charge or not To the left of that will appear a Wi Fi icon but only when connected The icon will show your Wi Fi signal strength as well To the far left of the Status Bar is the Notification Area Various icons will appear for different reasons notifying you of change of status or the completion of tasks b...

Page 7: ...e context menu that opens From there select any of the available widgets The image shown here includes third party apps not included on yourTablet Tapping holding on an open spot on the homescreen opens this window from which you choose Widgets After tapping Widgets this window expands and gives you all the widget options that your Cruz has installed or isn t currently using If you decide you don ...

Page 8: ... 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 The Wifi...

Page 9: ...l or near full strength next to the date and time Troubleshooting 1 If you change the password of your wireless network be sure to also change the remembered password 2 If the connection is not made automatically you may need to scan again by tapping Menu then Scan 3 If scanning appears ineffective turn off Wi Fi and turn it back on again then scan again 4 If your Wi Fi seems to turn off when your...

Page 10: ...g a widget Section IV or at Settings Sound display Brightness 6 Use Web Widgets Wisely Widgets that access the Web consume more power than widgets that do not 7 Reduce Automatic Updates Adjust settings within your apps that use an auto update feature to do so rarely or only manually 8 You may consider a power management app that will regulate the settings discussed above You may learn about your p...

Page 11: ...edded 1 GB The Android operating system uses this internal embedded storage You may not administer these files To protect your SD card s file and directory structure integrity it should be unmounted before removed To do this tap Menu Set tings SD card device storage and under SD card tap Unmount SD card This best practice is not always followed by most users and generally no data loss occurs When th...

Page 12: ...aste 5 Install In the Backed Up Apps tab check the applications you want to install and click Install Button 6 Uninstall In the Installed Apps tab check the applications you want to uninstall and click Menu Uninstall 7 Backup In the Installed Apps tab check the applications you want to backup top check box selects them all Click the Backup button You can also end running applications EndTask using...

Page 13: ...ard will appear within Windows with a new drive letter assigned The Auto play feature of Windows may open asking you what you want to do with the media Click Open Folders to view files STEP 5 You may now copy files to and from the device as needed You may create folders here to organize content or you may place content in existing folders for use by the application that created the folder STEP 6 Whe...

Page 14: ...for file management via Wi Fi VIII Transferring Files Cont d 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 intoTablet II Transfer via SD Card ...

Page 15: ...pes Most files should work but not all files are encoded the same For example some MPEG4 files will work but others may not depending on how they were encoded and compressed Natively supported file types include but are not limited to Audio MP3 WAV AAC WMA Video MPEG4 H 263 H 264 MOV AVI Images JPEG PNG BMP Reader Files PDF TXT HTML Office Documents DOC DOCX XLS XLSX PPT PPTX PPS NOTE The Android OS ...

Page 16: ...ternet browser Surf the web store tons of bookmarks and stay in the loop Calculator No Turns your Cruz into a fully functioning calculator with touch screen inputs Calendar No Stores important scheduled events organizes your appointments Stay up to date CruzMarket Yes Browse purchase and install applications specifically selected to work great on the Cruz Many are free For more information see XIV ...

Page 17: ... speakers This app can play music while other apps are running Office Suite No Allows you to view Microsoft Office files including Excel Spreadsheets Word documents and even PowerPoint presentations Settings No Access device settings for Wi Fi sound and display location and security applications SD card settings device storage privacy search language and keyboard and date and time Twidroyd Yes Tweet ...

Page 18: ... STEP 3 Once you are logged in you will be presented with a page that shows New Releases Top Downloads Free books and the option to search browse Pick one 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 per ...

Page 19: ...ring 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 ...

Page 20: ...read a DRM protected ePUB on your Cruz visit www cruztablet com or call one of our support technicians at 1 800 296 4312 Step 1 Install Word Player from the Cruz Market Apps Books Refer ence Word Player onto your Cruz Step 2 Transfer your ePUB files to your SD card at the following folder loca tion sdcard Books Step 3 Open Word Player and select Load ePUB from SDcard Navigate to the Books folder a...

Page 21: ... 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 Pictures You can view show off and even edit your digital pictures on the Cruz s full color high resolution display After loa...

Page 22: ...lly Pause or advance your video via the toolbar along the bottom of the screen NOTE Your media playback experience will be optimal with no other apps or widgets running in the background If you experience hesitation or stuttering with your video or audio playback first try terminating all running applications See the ASTRO section for help terminating applications Set images as your Home Screen ba...

Page 23: ...or use on tablets You can also install any number of eReader Android apps allowing you to have multiple eReader file formats all on one CruzTablet To the right you ll see the expandable App Panel that can be found at the bottom of the homescreen This is the portal through which all of your applications can be accessed CruzMarket Visit the CruzMarket for access to 100 s of apps Some of them are free...

Page 24: ...gs Applications and make sure the Unknown Sources option is checked so that you may install 3rd party apps Step 4 Open your File Manager app and navigate to your sdcard folder to locate your app Tap to install using Application Manager NOTE If your application fails to install this may be due to an incompat ibility with your Cruz Applications that are coded to use hardware features not included in...

Page 25: ...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 0 ...

Page 26: ...com at least three years from the purchase date of this product If you would like to have a copy of the GPL or certain other open source code in this component on a CD Velocity Micro will mail to you a CD with such code for 5 plus the cost of ship ping upon request This product s software firmware includes the following open source components GPL license 1 Xvid 2 libmad 3 libfaad2 LGPL license 1 F...

Page 27: ...ccess to important updates and information throughout the duration of ownership Registration takes just minutes via the Velocity Micro support hub We are happy to help with this process should you need assistance To register your Cruz please visit www cruztablet com Registration Address 7510 Whitepine Road Richmond VA 23237 Phone 800 296 4312 Fax 804 897 4777 Email vmsupport velocitymicro com Webs...

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