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Cruz T301

Offi cial User Guide

Summary of Contents for CRUZ T301

Page 1: ...Cruz T301 Of cial User Guide...

Page 2: ...Date For the latest updates news giveaways downloads and support tips be sure to follow CRUZ on facebook and twitter Go to www cruzreader com for details Also be sure to check out our Blog at www cru...

Page 3: ...g Battery Life 16 VIII SD Cards 17 IX Device Storage and ASTRO 18 19 X Transferring Files 20 22 XI File Formats 23 XII Preloaded Apps 24 25 XIII Buying eBooks 26 27 XIV Reading 3rd Party eBooks 28 XV...

Page 4: ...4 Device Exterior I Getting Started...

Page 5: ...ar is an integral part of the Android interface On the left side of the status bar you ll find the following icons left to right Home Back Search Menu On the right side Wi Fi strength indicator batter...

Page 6: ...lled Applications The Web Browser button brings up a new internet browser window I Volume Buttons The volume buttons are on the top right corner Press to increase volume and to lower it J Left Speaker...

Page 7: ...to the DC IN jack on your Cruz for 3 hours for a full charge lasting approx 10 hours The unit also charges when tethered to PC via USB Battery life will vary due to many conditions especially when us...

Page 8: ...on the screen This is the equivalent of a mouse click on a computer Long Pressing Press and hold your finger on the screen for 2 3 seconds Oftentimes this will open menu options or perform an app spec...

Page 9: ...e faster you slide the faster the scrolling motion will be Swiping Sliding your finger left and right scrolls horizontally Some eReader apps are designed to turn the page in the direction you swipe Pi...

Page 10: ...on the left Home The Home icon brings you back to the main Home Screen no matter what app you are running Keep in mind hitting the Home button does not stop an app from running The application will c...

Page 11: ...information about these notifications swipe the Status Bar downward to open the Notification Panel or tap Menu then Notifications When tasks are completed you can open these files or clear these notif...

Page 12: ...t you must long tap the widget a trash can will appear at the bottom of the Home Screen Drag the widget into the trash can When it turns red release the widget into the trash Tapping holding on an ope...

Page 13: ...networks list 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 s...

Page 14: ...reless 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 W...

Page 15: ...AP 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 fro...

Page 16: ...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...

Page 17: ...with the screen facing up Then with the BACK of the SD card showing slowly and carefully push the card into the SD SDHC slot located at the top of the device Gen tly push the card until you feel a cl...

Page 18: ...orage or for transferring files to and from your Cruz and your computer Built in Storage 2 4 GB The Android operating system uses this internal embedded storage There are TWO areas for storage on this...

Page 19: ...Prefs icon on toolbar 3 Tap Home Screen Icons 4 Check 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 av...

Page 20: ...t you want to do with 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...

Page 21: ...vice 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 Cruz Transfer via SD card NOTE You may...

Page 22: ...options Tap USB connect Step 4 Tap the button Turn on USB storage in the bottom right of the screen to make Internal storage shown in your PC Step 5 You may now copy files to and from the device as n...

Page 23: ...t not all les are encoded the same For example some MPEG4 les 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...

Page 24: ...screen inputs Calendar No Stores important scheduled events organizes your appointments Stay up to date CruzMarket Yes Browse purchase and install applications speci cally selected to work great on th...

Page 25: ...is app can play music while other apps are running Of ce Suite No Allows you to view Microsoft Of ce les including Excel Spreadsheets Word documents and even PowerPoint presentations Settings No Acces...

Page 26: ...n 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 opportunit...

Page 27: ...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 do...

Page 28: ...Install 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...

Page 29: ...me screen or by opening the App Panel You ll be given the option of selecting by Artist Song Album or custom Playlist Tap to se lect Your selection will begin to play through the Cruz s built in speak...

Page 30: ...our 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 experienc...

Page 31: ...faster processing speeds easier navigation less operational bugs and the ability to support Flash The CruzT301 bene ts from most of these upgrades but it s processor CANNOT natively support Flash when...

Page 32: ...to have multiple eReader le formats all on one Cruz Where Do I Get Apps From XVII Installing Apps CruzMarket To the right you ll see the expandable App Panel that can be found at the bottom of the hom...

Page 33: ...p 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 you...

Page 34: ...gher 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 ada...

Page 35: ...hase 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 cos...

Page 36: ...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 s...

Page 37: ...37 XXI Contact Info Contact Us Address 7510 Whitepine Road Richmond VA 23237 Phone 800 296 4312 Fax 804 897 4777 Websites www cruzreader com www velocitymicro com Thank you for choosing...

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