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Summary of Contents for Cruz R101

Page 1: ...Getting Started with User Guide CruzReader and Cruz Reader SE with ...

Page 2: ...d ASTRO VIII Transferring Files IX File Formats X Preloaded Apps XI Buying Books XII Installing ePUBS XIII Loading Playing Media XIV Installing Apps XV Factory Restore XVI Touch Calibration XVII System Requirements XVIII Open Source License XIX Cruz Support XX Registration and Contact Info 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ...

Page 3: ...URN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS Power on off Reset Mini USB port SD card reader Volume up down Status Bar Touch screen Speakers DC IN Power Headphone jack I Get Acquainted Figure 1 Device Exterior 2 Charging LED ...

Page 4: ...t does it mean NOTE If you choose to use a tool like a stylus be careful it does not have a metal tip which could scratch the touch screen Resistive screens work best when using a sharp precise touch like that of a ﬁngernail or pen top and do require a little more pressure than the capacitive screens found on many smart phones Because they do not detect the heat of your ﬁnger like capacitive scree...

Page 5: ...adlock buttons on either side 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 20 to 30 minutes for a full charge lasting approximately 10 hours The charging indicator LED to the right of the DC adapter plug will glow red when charging green when complete and off when not needed Battery life will v...

Page 6: ...me To the left of the date you will see a Battery Life icon This icon changes to a Battery Charging icon when 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 In the center of the Status Bar is the Notiﬁcation Area Variou...

Page 7: ...ontext menu that opens From there select any of the available widgets The image shown here includes third party apps not included on your Read er 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 t...

Page 8: ...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 The W...

Page 9: ...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 d...

Page 10: ...ect to an Exchange server contact your business systems Network Administrator for assistance Username or Email Address 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 port number for communication ...

Page 11: ...ngs 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 power consumption in Settings Abou...

Page 12: ...roid operating system uses this inter nal embedded storage You may not adminis ter these ﬁles To protect your External SD card s ﬁle and directory structure integ rity it should be unmounted before removed To do this tap Menu Settings SD card device storage and under External SD card tap Unmount SD card This best practice is not always followed by most users and generally no data loss occurs When ...

Page 13: ...pps 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 ASTRO Follow these steps to plac...

Page 14: ... with a new drive letter assigned If your external SD card is also inserted it also will appear with its own drive letter The Autoplay 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 ...

Page 15: ... access your card STEP 3 Select the Multi button on the menu bar then tap each ﬁle you want to move to your Cruz device You know the ﬁle is selected when the ﬁle name is highlighted STEP 4 Select the Copy button on the menu bar then tap the Up button on the menu bar to move up one level then tap the sdcard directory icon to access your internal SD card and select the Paste button on the menu bar I...

Page 16: ...t 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 OGG Video MPEG4 H 263 H 264 Images JPEG GIF PNG BMP Reader Files PDF TXT HTML Office Documents DOC DOCX XLS XLSX PPT PPTX PPS NOTE The Android OS handles many file formats automatica...

Page 17: ...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 for more CruzSync Yes After you sign up for a free a...

Page 18: ...p 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 storage search language and keyboard and date and time Twidroyd Yes Tweet updates to all your followers with this useful Tw...

Page 19: ...ou 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 sonal account browse an immense ...

Page 20: ...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 RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 19 ...

Page 21: ...rotected ePUB on your Cruz visit www cruzreader com or call one of our support technicians at 1 800 296 4312 Step 1 Install FBReader from the Cruz Market Apps Books Reference FBReader onto your Cruz Step 2 Transfer your ePUB files to your internal micro SD card at the following folder location sdcard Books Step 3 Open FBReader and open your Library Menu Library Tap on the author of your choice and...

Page 22: ...ith 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 loading your media see Section IX ta...

Page 23: ...a 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 background Share via social network ...

Page 24: ...tall any number of eReader Android apps allowing you to have multiple eReader ﬁle formats all on one Cruz Reader 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 downloads NOTE Google does not p...

Page 25: ... to it Step 3 Open the Application Manager Settings 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 sdcard1 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 ...

Page 26: ...rom the PC and insert it into the external SD slot of the Cruz Reader To be sure that you have sufficient power to complete the update attach your DC charger and confirm the unit is charging Step 4 Hold the power button until the Power Off dialogue appears then tap Power Off If the device will not power off remove back cover disconnect battery for 5 seconds then reconnect and replace cover Step 5 ...

Page 27: ...g implement to use as a stylus A closed retractable ball point pen works well Be as precise as possible and be careful not to accidentally touch any other part of the screen during the calibration process STEP 1 Select Home Menu Settings Language Keyboard Touch Calibration STEP 2 Follow the instructions in yellow You will be told to touch at crosses 1 2 3 4 If not successful the Can t get valid ca...

Page 28: ...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 RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 27 ...

Page 29: ... 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 FFMPEG Full open source agreement ...

Page 30: ...upport mylogin asp Note Those customers who have purchased a Cruz product directly from Velocity Mi cro 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 my Products asp and submit a ticket for the product you are seeking support for 4 If...

Page 31: ...ss 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 cruzreader com Registration Contact Us Address 7510 Whitepine Road Richmond VA 23237 Phone 800 296 4312 Fax 804 897 4777 Email vmsupport velocitymicro ...

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