Velocity CRUZ T301 User Manual Download

Page: 3 / 30

I. Getting Started

4-5

II. Your Home Screen

6-7

III. Connecting to Wi-Fi

8-9

IV. Email Set-Up

V. Saving Battery Life

VI. Device Storage and ASTRO

12-13

VII. Transferring Files / Loading Media

14-15

VIII. File Formats

IX. Preloaded Apps

17-18

X. Buying eBooks

19-20

XI. Reading 3rd Party eBooks

XII. Playing Media

22-23

XIII. Flash and Youtube

XIV. Installing Apps

25-26

XV. System Requirements

XVI. Open Source License

XVII. Cruz Support and Registration

XVIII. Contact

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents for CRUZ T301

Page 1: ...T301 Ofﬁcial User Guide ...

Page 2: ...largest collection of the most popular eBook titles All you need is a Wi Fi hotspot to get started and you re set to devour literature to your heart s content Android 2 2 Each CRUZ T301 is armed with the powerful and intuitive Android 2 2 operating system This open source OS is ideal for enthusiasts and novices alike Unlike previous Cruz models which ran on Android 2 0 2 2 is a more streamlined an...

Page 3: ...12 13 VII Transferring Files Loading Media 14 15 VIII File Formats 16 IX Preloaded Apps 17 18 X Buying eBooks 19 20 XI Reading 3rd Party eBooks 21 XII Playing Media 22 23 XIII Flash and Youtube 24 XIV Installing Apps 25 26 XV System Requirements 27 XVI Open Source License 28 XVII Cruz Support and Registration 29 XVIII Contact 30 Table of Contents ...

Page 4: ...off Reset Mini USB port SD card reader Volume up down Status Bar Touch screen Speakers DC IN Power Headphone jack Charging LED Device Exterior I Getting Started Buttons to Gallery App Panel and Browser Widget Area ...

Page 5: ...then your Home screen The display has a screen timeout by default set to 10 min If the unit is left inactive for that period of time the screen will go dark as if turned off However it is simply in standby mode Tap the power button and a screen will appear with a green padlock button on the lower lefthand corner This is your LOCK SCREEN The Battery should have a nominal charge on it out of the box...

Page 6: ...the completion of tasks being performed For instance once a download is started a download icon will appear For more information about these notiﬁcations swipe the Status Bar downward to open the Notiﬁcation Panel When tasks are completed you can open these ﬁles or clear these notiﬁcations You can close the Notiﬁcation Panel by swiping up again from the panel s control handle These buttons at the ...

Page 7: ...from the context menu that opens From there select any of the available widgets The image shown here includes third party apps not included on your Tablet 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 NOTE If you de...

Page 8: ... should populate If you need to rescan for available networks tap Menu then tap Scan NOTE The Wi Fi settings icon is an image of a dial It should be located in the bottom right of your screen upon powering on the Cruz Connecting Detected networks will appear with a SSID to the left ie AQFQ7 a status line beneath the SSID a signal strength icon to the right Those that are secure will feature a padl...

Page 9: ...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 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 device sleeps you may disable this under Menu Wi Fi Sleep Policy 5 Be sure that the signal strength is not ...

Page 10: ...MAP service If you need to connect to an Exchange server contact your business systems Network Administrator for assistance Username or Email Adress This must be either your email alias the part in front of the character or your full email address Password The password is case sensitive Incoming mail server This is the address at which your incoming mail is waiting for you Port You must specify a ...

Page 11: ... the device 4 Use a Quick Screen Timeout You can alter this option from Settings Sound display Screen timeout 5 Reduce brightness to a comfortable level using a widget Section IV or at Set tings 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...

Page 12: ...erring files to and from your Cruz and your computer Built in Storage 2 4 GB The Android operating system uses this internal embedded storage You may not edit or change these files There are TWO areas for storage on this device NOTE To protect your SD card s file and directory structure integrity it should be unmounted before removed To do this tap Menu Settings SD card device storage and under SD...

Page 13: ... the box for Processes 5 Tap Home and tap on your new shortcut to open the app 6 Tap the apps you want to stop and then tap Kill Application To avoid system instability avoid tampering with the Services and Processes tabs Common Actions Using ASTRO Copy File s Long click on the file name select Edit Copy If there are multiple files first tap Multi button then Edit Copy Then navigate to the new dir...

Page 14: ...th the media Click Open Folders to view files If not navigate to the proper drive from Windows Explorer by right clicking the Start button Step 5 You may now copy files to and from the device as needed You may create fold ers here to organize content or you may place content in existing folders for use by the application that created the folder Step 6 When you are done with file management tasks Y...

Page 15: ...evice 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 Transfer via SD card NOTE You may also use email or a 3rd party app that al lows for file management via Wi Fi ...

Page 16: ...les 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 It should be treated with a case by case approach 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 Supported Formats NOTE Android OS handles...

Page 17: ...ator 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 CruzSync Yes After you sign up for a free account you can store ﬁles in hyperspace using this convenient back up tool You can even str...

Page 18: ...is 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 updates to a...

Page 19: ...d in Tap the Menu button on the status bar Then select Kindle Store to launch the online Kindle store You will be presented with numerous genre options 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 the Kindle for Android application This application is a library portal allowing users to sign into th...

Page 20: ...ge with the book cover the price a Buy Now button as well as a synopsis of the book lower on the page STEP 6 Clicking Buy Now will confirm that you want to add the book to your library To begin the download tap the Menu button on the status bar then select Sync from main Kindle screen Then select Archived Items from the Menu button to load the book ...

Page 21: ...nstall Word Player from the Cruz Market Apps Books Reference Word Player onto your Cruz Step 2 Transfer your ePUB files to your SD card at the following folder location sdcard Books Step 3 Open Word Player and select Load ePUB from SDcard Navigate to the Books folder and select your book to begin reading Step 1 Transfer the prc or mobi files to your SD card at the following folder location sdcard ...

Page 22: ...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 See Sec tion VII for more info on how to do this 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 loading your media see Secti...

Page 23: ...r video via the toolbar along the bottom of the screen Set images as your Home Screen background Share via social network or email Delete an image from your memory 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 ...

Page 24: ...rowser The good news is that there are several downloadable browser applications that get around this limitation We recommend Skyﬁre YouTube Videos YouTube com utilizes a Flash player to display videos That means that your CruzT301 will NOT be able to accessYoutube com through its preinstalled browser With the aforementioned Skyﬁre application you may gain access toYouTube There are also third par...

Page 25: ... to have multiple eReader ﬁle formats all on one Cruz Where Do I Get Apps From XIV Installing Apps CruzMarket 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 Visit the CruzMarket for access to 100 s of apps Some of them are free downloads NOTE Google does not permit access t...

Page 26: ...pk ﬁle to it Step 3 Open the Application Manager Settings Applications and make sure the Unknown Sources option is checked so that you may in stall 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 incompatibility with your Cruz Applications ...

Page 27: ...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 XV System Requirements ...

Page 28: ...chase 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 shipping upon request This product s software firmware includes the following open source components GPL license 1 Xvid 2 libmad 3 libfaad2 LGPL license 1 FFMPEG Full open source agreement is av...

Page 29: ...mylogin asp Note Those customers who have purchased a Cruz product directly from Velocity Micro may skip this step 2 Then register your purchased Cruz products http cruzsupport velocitymicro com ics support productRegister asp 3 When complete go to My Products http cruzsupport velocitymicro com ics support myProducts asp and submit a ticket for the product you are seeking support for 4 If you need...

Page 30: ...30 XVIII Contact Info Contact Us Address 7510 Whitepine Road Richmond VA 23237 Phone 800 296 4312 Fax 804 897 4777 Websites www cruztablet com www velocitymicro com Thank you for choosing ...

Search results

Summary of Contents for CRUZ T301

Reviews:

Related manuals for CRUZ T301

Brands by name

Popular brands

Velocity CRUZ T301, User Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for CRUZ T301

Reviews:

Related manuals for CRUZ T301

Brands by name

Popular brands