Asus Padfone X mini Guide

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September 2014
First Edition
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Contents
Conventions used .......................................................................................................................................................................9
Care and safety........................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Guidelines ..........................................................................................................................................................................................10
Proper disposal.................................................................................................................................................................................11
1. Get your device ready!
Parts and features ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Your phone ........................................................................................................................................................................................14
Your tablet..........................................................................................................................................................................................15
Installing a micro-SIM card .................................................................................................................................................... 16
Installing a memory card........................................................................................................................................................ 21
Charging your device............................................................................................................................................................... 26
PadFone Charging Policy..............................................................................................................................................................26
Inserting/removing your phone into/from your tablet .............................................................................................. 29
Turning your device on or o ............................................................................................................................................... 30
Using your device...................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Phone mode......................................................................................................................................................................................33
DynamicDisplay mode ..................................................................................................................................................................33
2. There’s no place like Home
Home features............................................................................................................................................................................ 36
Phone mode......................................................................................................................................................................................36
Tablet mode.......................................................................................................................................................................................37
Using gestures............................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Managing your home.............................................................................................................................................................. 39
Managing notications........................................................................................................................................................... 43
Quick Settings ............................................................................................................................................................................ 43
Setting up the date and time......................................................................................................................................................45
Setting up your ringtone and alert sounds............................................................................................................................45
ASUS keyboard settings................................................................................................................................................................46
Voice Search ......................................................................................................................................................................................47

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Lock Screen........................................................................................................................................................................................50
DynamicDisplay......................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Power Management................................................................................................................................................................. 51
3. Call in style
Managing contacts................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Adding contacts...............................................................................................................................................................................54
Importing / exporting contacts..................................................................................................................................................54
AT&T service contacts ....................................................................................................................................................................54
Making and receiving calls .................................................................................................................................................... 55
Making a call......................................................................................................................................................................................55
Receiving a call.................................................................................................................................................................................56
Backup/restore call logs.......................................................................................................................................................... 57
Creating a call log backup............................................................................................................................................................57
Restoring call log backups ...........................................................................................................................................................57
Voicemail...................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
4. Send messages and more
Messaging.................................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Sending or replying to messages ..............................................................................................................................................60
Setting up your messaging options .........................................................................................................................................61
5. Access your emails
Email ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 64
Setting up an email account .......................................................................................................................................................64
Adding email accounts..................................................................................................................................................................65
Gmail ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 66
Setting up a Gmail account .........................................................................................................................................................66
6. Capture moments
Launching the PixelMaster Camera app........................................................................................................................... 68
From the lock screen......................................................................................................................................................................68
From the home screen...................................................................................................................................................................68
Using the volume key ....................................................................................................................................................................68

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Using PixelMaster Camera for the rst time.................................................................................................................... 68
Tutorial.................................................................................................................................................................................................68
Image Locations...............................................................................................................................................................................69
PixelMaster Camera home screen....................................................................................................................................... 69
Image settings ..................................................................................................................................................................................70
Video settings ...................................................................................................................................................................................72
Advanced camera features.................................................................................................................................................... 73
Time rewind.......................................................................................................................................................................................73
HDR.......................................................................................................................................................................................................74
Panorama ...........................................................................................................................................................................................74
Night ....................................................................................................................................................................................................75
Sele.....................................................................................................................................................................................................76
Beautication....................................................................................................................................................................................77
Miniature ............................................................................................................................................................................................77
Depth of eld ...................................................................................................................................................................................78
Smart remove ...................................................................................................................................................................................78
All smiles.............................................................................................................................................................................................79
GIF animation....................................................................................................................................................................................79
7. Gallery
Using the Gallery....................................................................................................................................................................... 82
Main screen........................................................................................................................................................................................82
Viewing les from other source locations ..............................................................................................................................83
Sharing les from the gallery ......................................................................................................................................................84
Deleting les from the gallery ....................................................................................................................................................84
Editing an image..............................................................................................................................................................................85
Zooming in/out the thumbnails or an image .......................................................................................................................85
8. Work hard, play harder
SuperNote.................................................................................................................................................................................... 88
Creating a notebook.......................................................................................................................................................................90
Sharing a notebook on the Cloud .............................................................................................................................................90
Sharing a note to the Cloud.........................................................................................................................................................90

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Calendar ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 91
Creating an event from your PadFone.....................................................................................................................................91
Adding an account to Calendar .................................................................................................................................................92
Creating an event from your account......................................................................................................................................92
What’s Next.................................................................................................................................................................................. 93
Do It Later .................................................................................................................................................................................... 94
Accessing or creating to-do tasks..............................................................................................................................................94
Weather ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 95
Weather home screen....................................................................................................................................................................96
Clock ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 97
Launching Clock ..............................................................................................................................................................................97
World Clock........................................................................................................................................................................................98
Alarm clock ........................................................................................................................................................................................99
Stopwatch ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 100
Timer .................................................................................................................................................................................................101
File Manager..............................................................................................................................................................................103
Accessing the internal storage ................................................................................................................................................103
Accessing the external storage device ................................................................................................................................. 104
Accessing the network storage ............................................................................................................................................... 105
9. The Internet
Browser .......................................................................................................................................................................................108
10. Fun and entertainment
Using headset...........................................................................................................................................................................110
Connecting audio jack................................................................................................................................................................ 110
Audio Wizard.............................................................................................................................................................................111
Using Audio Wizard...................................................................................................................................................................... 111
Play Games ................................................................................................................................................................................112
Using Play Games.........................................................................................................................................................................112
Music ..........................................................................................................................................................................................113
Launching Music...........................................................................................................................................................................113

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Playing songs .................................................................................................................................................................................113
Playing songs from your microSD card ................................................................................................................................ 113
Sound recorder ........................................................................................................................................................................114
Launching Sound Recorder ......................................................................................................................................................114
Sound Recorder home screen..................................................................................................................................................114
11. Maintain your PadFone
Storage........................................................................................................................................................................................116
Backup and reset.....................................................................................................................................................................116
Memory ......................................................................................................................................................................................117
Securing your PadFone.........................................................................................................................................................119
Unlocking your screen................................................................................................................................................................119
Setting your PadFone identity................................................................................................................................................. 127
12. Connect your PadFone
Wi-Fi ..........................................................................................................................................................................................130
Enabling Wi-Fi ................................................................................................................................................................................130
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network................................................................................................................................................130
Disabling Wi-Fi............................................................................................................................................................................... 131
Bluetooth® ..................................................................................................................................................................................131
Enabling Bluetooth®....................................................................................................................................................................131
Pairing your PadFone to a Bluetooth® device .................................................................................................................... 132
Unpairing your PadFone from the Bluetooth® device ....................................................................................................132
13. App essentials
Managing apps ........................................................................................................................................................................134
Adding app shortcuts to home ............................................................................................................................................... 134
Removing app shortcuts from home.................................................................................................................................... 134
Organizing your apps..................................................................................................................................................................135
Viewing recent apps....................................................................................................................................................................136
Launching apps .......................................................................................................................................................................136
Switching apps.........................................................................................................................................................................137
Locking apps.............................................................................................................................................................................137

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Downloading apps .................................................................................................................................................................138
14. There’s more to your PadFone
Power saver ...............................................................................................................................................................................140
Setting up Power Saver ..............................................................................................................................................................140
Customizing Power Saver.......................................................................................................................................................... 141
Splendid .....................................................................................................................................................................................142
TalkBack ......................................................................................................................................................................................143
AT&T DriveMode®....................................................................................................................................................................144
AT&T Services............................................................................................................................................................................145

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Conventions used
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Care and safety
Guidelines
Road safety comes rst. We strongly recommend not to use your device when driving or operating any
type of vehicle.
This device should only be used in environments with ambient temperatures between 5°C (41°F) and
35°C (95°F).
Turn o your device in restricted areas where the use of mobile devices is prohibited. Always obey rules
and regulations when in restricted areas, such as, in aircraft, movie theater, in hospitals or near medical
equipment, near gas or fuel, construction sites, blasting sites and other areas.
Use only AC adapters and cables approved by ASUS for use with this device. Refer to the rating label on
the bottom of your device and ensure that your power adapter complies with this rating.
Do not use damaged power cables, accessories, and other peripherals with your device.
Keep your device dry. Do not use or expose your device near liquids, rain, or moisture.
You can put your device through x-ray machines (such as those used in conveyor belts for airport
security), but do not expose the device to magnetic detectors and wands.
The device screen is made of glass. If the glass gets broken, stop using the device and do not touch the
broken glass parts. Immediately send device for repair to ASUS-qualied service personnel.
Do not listen at high volume levels for long periods to prevent possible hearing damage.
Disconnect the AC power before cleaning your device. Use only a clean cellulose sponge or chamois
cloth when cleaning your device screen.
Send device for repair to ASUS-qualied service personnel only.