Cruz L47 User manual

OfficialUserGuide
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TABLETCONTROL
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ThankyouforpurchasingaL47!
Weappreciateyourbusinessandknowyou’llloveyourbrandnewmultimediadevice.
Thisguideisintendedtohelpyouwithinitialsetupofyourdeviceandtofamiliarize
youwiththeAndroidoperatingsystem.
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StayUpToDate!
Forthelatestupdates,news,giveaways,downloads,andsupporttips,besureto
followCRUZonfacebookandtwitter!(Herearesomeemailaddressabouttablet)
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Registration
Beforewegetstarted,werecommendthatyouregisteryourCRUZL47.Thisallows
youtogetthemostoutofourCRUZtechnicalsupport.Toregisteryourproduct,
pleasevisit:www.ĂĂ.com/support

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TableofContents
I. GettingStarted4Ͳ7
II. HandGestures8Ͳ9
III. YourHomeScreen10Ͳ11
IV. AddingWidgetsToYourHomeScreen12
V. ConnectingtoWiͲFi13Ͳ14
VI. EmailSetup15
VII. SavingBatteryLife16
VIII. MicroSDCards17
IX. DeviceStorageandASTRO18Ͳ19
X. TransferringFiles20Ͳ22
XI. FileFormats23
XII. PreloadedApps24Ͳ25
XIII. BuyingeBooks26Ͳ27
XIV. Reading3rdPartyeBooks28
XV. PlayingMedia29Ͳ30
XVI. Camera31
XVII. Bluetooth32
XVIII. FlashandYoutube33
XIX. InstallingApps34Ͳ35
XX. SystemRequirements36
XXI. OpenSourceLicense37
XXII. CruzSupportandRegistration38
XXIII. ContactInfo39
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DeviceExterior:
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A.MiniUSBPort
TheMiniͲUSBportisusedtotetheryourCRUZL47toacomputerforfiletransferas
wellasbatteryrecharge.
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B.DCͲINPower
PortusedtochargeyourCRUZwiththeincludedDCpoweradapterbyconnectingit
toasurgeprotectororwalloutlet
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C.MicroSDCardSlot
MicroSDcardsprovideyourCRUZwithexpandablestorage(upto32GB).Storetons
ofphotos,videos,eBooks,music,andmore.
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D.HeadphoneJack
Connectearbudsthroughthisportforapersonalmediaexperience.
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E.Microphone
AnintegratedmicrophoneallowsforaudioͲvisualchattingandrecording.
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F.StatusBar
Thestatusbar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:WiͲFistrengthindicator,batteryͲlife,andthetime.Atthemoment,
yourWiͲFiiconmaydisplayaweakornonͲexistentsignal.Don’tworry!Wewillbe
fixingthatinthenextsection!
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G.WidgetsandApplications
YourHomeͲscreenisverymuchlikethe“desktop”onacomputer.Itisaplaceforapp
shortcutsandwidgets.Youhaveatotalof5customizablehomeͲscreensonyour
device.Toshiftscreens,eitherslideyourfingerleft/right,ortapthesmallgrey
bulletsinthebottomleftandrightofthehomeͲscreen.
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YourHomeͲscreenhasadesignatedareaforwidgetsabovetheappshortcuts.
“Widgets”areessentially“applications”thathavefunctionalityandaccessibility
directlyfromyourhomeͲscreen.ThereareseveralpreͲinstalledwidgetsonyour
CRUZL47,suchasacalendarandananalogclock,butyoucandownloadseveral
others.ToaddawidgettoyourhomeͲscreen,pressandholdonanemptyspaceon
thehomeͲscreen.FollowtheonͲscreeninstructionstoaddawidget.Youcantap,
hold,anddragtopositionthewidgetonyourscreeninthedesiredlocation.
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H.NavBar
TheNavBarisasemiͲtransparent3Ͳbuttonbaratthebottomofthehomescreen.
Fromlefttoright,thebuttonsare:“Gallery,”“AppPanel,”and“WebBrowser.”The
Gallerybuttonopenstheprimaryimageandvideoviewerapplication.TheAppPanel
buttondisplaysallinstalledApplications.TheWebBrowserbuttonbringsupanew
internetbrowserwindow.
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I.Camera
AnintegratedfrontͲfacingcameraturnsyourCRUZintoafullyͲfunctionalwebcam.
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J.PowerButton
ThepowerbuttonislocatedonthetopͲrighthandcornerofthedevice.While
running,thisbuttonisalsousedtosendtheCRUZinto“Sleep”mode,aswellas
wakingthedeviceup.
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K.VolumeButtons(+/Ͳ)
Thevolumebuttonsareonthetoprightcorner.Press+toincreasevolume,andͲto
lowerit.
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L.Reset
Theresetbuttonisinsettoavoidaccidentalactivation.Toresetthedevice,useathin,
slenderinstrumenttopressdownthebutton.Holduntilthedeviceresets.
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M.Speakers
YourCRUZL47hastwobuiltͲinspeakerseachlocatedononeendofthedevice.
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StartingtheDevice
TostartyourCruz,presstheon/offbuttonlocatedattheleftsideofthedevice.
WhenyoufirstturnontheCruz,youwillbegreetedwithaCRUZlogo,thenan
ANDROIDlogo,andthenyourHomescreen.
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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.Dragthepadlockto
therighttounlock.
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TheBatteryshouldhaveanominalchargeonitoutoftheboxandshouldcharge
fairlyrapidly.ConnectthechargertotheDCͲIN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usingWiͲFiand
maximumscreenbrightness.
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SleepMode
Tosavebattery,youshouldputyourCruzinsleepmodeby
turningofftheLCDdisplay.Todothis,tap(nothold)thepower
button.Tapagaintobringupthelockscreen.Instandbymode,
thebatterystilldischargesasthedevicecontinuestorun.Ifleft
instandbyindefinitely,thebatterywilldieandtheunitwillneed
toberechargedbeforenormaluse.
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PowerDown
ToturnoffyourCruzcompletely,pressandholdthepowerbuttonuntilthe“Device
options”dialogappearsandtap“Poweroff.”Youshouldthenseeadialogboxthat
reads:“Yourdevicewillshutdown.”Tap“OK”andyourdevicewillproceedtoshut
down.Whenpowereddown,thedevicewillnotdischargethebattery.
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II.HandGestures
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Tapping
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Touchyourfingertothescreenandremove
immediatelytoselectanitemonthescreen.Thisisthe
equivalentofamouse“click”onacomputer.
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LongͲPressing
Pressandholdyourfingeronthescreenfor2Ͳ3
seconds.Oftentimesthiswillopenmenuoptions
orperformanappͲspecificfunction.
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Dragging
Pressandholdyourfingeronthe
screen,thenslideinthedesired
direction.
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Scrolling
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Slidingyourfingerupanddowninavertical,
flickingmotonscrollsthroughmenus,websites,
andlists.
Thefasteryouslide,thefasterthescrolling
motionwillbe.
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Swiping
Slidingyourfingerleftandrightscrolls
horizontally.SomeeReaderappsaredesigned
toturnthepageinthedirectionyou“swipe.”
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Pinching
Positioningyourthumbandindexfingerroughly
1Ͳinchapartwhile“pinching”orϘspreading”
themtypicallyzoomsinorout,respectively.
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III.YourHomeScreen
Thinkofyourhomescreenasyourdesktop.Whatgoesonthehomescreenisupto
you.Youcanfillthespacewithanycombinationofshortcuts,widgets,andfolders
youlike.SomepreͲinstalledshortcuticonswillappearatthebottom,andaGoogle
SearchWidgetappearsatthetop.Youhavefivecustomizablehomescreensintotal.
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WhenyoupowerupyourCruzforthefirsttime,you’llseethemainhomeͲscreen
panel.Thispanelistypicallycentered;youcanaccessadditionalpanelsoneitherside
ofthemainonebyslidingyourfingerleftorright.Tappingthedotsinthebottomleft
andrightscreenwillalsoshifthomescreens.Onthestatusbar,you’llseefour
“controlbuttons”ontheleft:
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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continuetorunintheϘbackground”unless
terminated.
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Back
TheBackicontakesyoutothepreviousscreenyouviewed.This
operatesverymuchlikethe“back”buttononaninternetbrowser,
onlyitfunctionswithinallsortsofapplicationsratherthanjuston
theweb.Ifyoutapthisiconenoughtimes,itwillreturnyouto
thehomescreen.
Search
TheSearchiconallowsyoutorunqueriesonkeywordswithin
applications.Italsohelpsyoufindfilenamesandmediaonyour
Cruz’sstorage.IfontheHomeScreen,itlaunchesaGoogleSearch.


Menu
TheMenuicondoesseveraldifferentthingsandcanfunction
verydifferentfromapptoapp.Generallythisbuttonisutilizedfor
settings,options,orpreferences.
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III.YourHomeScreen(cont’d)

Thetime,WiͲFisignal,andbatteryiconsareontherighthandsideoftheStatusBar.
Thebatteryiconwillchangeastheenergyisusedup.Itwillturnorangetowarnyou
thatyoushouldconsiderchargingtheunit.Whentheiconisred,itisnearlydead
andrequiresimmediatecharge.Whilecharging,theiconwillchangetoananimating
greenbarwithathunderboltonit.TheWiͲFiiconwillonlyappearwhenthereisa
WiͲFisignalconnected.

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Inthecenter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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[ortap“Menu,”then“Notifications”].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.


AttheverybottomoftheHomeScreen,youhave3buttonsthatmakeupthemain
shortcuts.Ontheleftyouhaveashortcutbuttontoyourmedialibrary,akaphoto,
video,andmusicgallery.Inthemiddleisashortcuttotheapplicationpanel,which
showsyoualltheappsyoucurrentlyhaveinstalledonthedevice.Thebuttononthe
farrightisashortcuttoyourwebbrowser.Tappingthiswillbringupanewbrowser
window.Oneithersideofthesenavbuttonsaretinywhitedots.Tappingthesewill
cyclethroughyourvarioushomescreens.Eachhomescreencanhaveuniquewidgets
andapplicationshortcuts.Youhave5“homescreens”intotal.
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IV.AddingWidgetstotheHomeScreen
WidgetsallowyoutoplaceafunctionofanappontoyourHomeScreen.Forinstance,
youmayaddanAnalogclock,calendar,pictureframe,andotherusefulwidgets.To
addawidget,longͲpress,ortap/holdyourfingeronanyopenspaceonyourhome
screen,andselectWidgetsfromthecontextmenuthatopens.Fromthere,selectany
oftheavailablewidgets.

YoumaylongͲtapanddraganywidgettomoveittothedesiredlocationonyour
HomeScreen.Toremoveawidget,youmustlongͲtap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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:Widgetsthatrequirewebaccessareknowntodrainbatterylife.Ifyou
choosetoinstallawidgetthatdoesneedwebaccess,youmaywanttoconsider
switchingitoffwhennotinuseforthebestuserexperience

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V.ConnectingtoWiͲFi
Introduction
Forthesakeofthisguide,theassumptionisthatyouareconnectingtoyourCruzto
yourownhomeWiͲFiAccessPoint(AP)orafreeunsecuredWiͲFihotspot.Fromthe
HomeScreen,selecttheshortcuticonthatreadsWiͲFiSettingsandensurethatboth
WiͲFiandNetworkNotificationareenabledwithgreencheckmarks.Afteramoment,
yourWiͲFinetworkslistshouldpopulate.Ifyouneedtorescanforavailable
networks,tapMenu>thentapScan.
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
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V.ConnectingtoWiͲFi(cont’d)
Accessibility
Ifapasswordisrequired,tapthepasswordtextfieldforthepopupkeyboard,and
enterthesecuritykey

ManypublicWiͲFihotspotsarefreelyaccessible,thoughnotallare.Someare
secured,othersareopen.Andstillothersappeartohavenosecurity,butrequire
eitheraccesscodesorsomeotherformofaccessagreementacknowledgmentviaa
browser.Itispossibletoconnecttosuchasignal,appeartobeconnected,andstill
requirevalidation.

OncetheCruzhassuccessfullyconnectedtoanySSID,itissaved.Theunitwilltryto
autoͲconnecttothemostrecentlysuccessfulconnection.WhenthatSSIDisno
longeravailable,itislistedintheWiͲFinetworkslistas“Notinrange,remembered”
inthestatusline.

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>Scan
3.Ifscanningappearsineffective,turnoffWiͲFiandturnitbackonagain,thenscan
again.
4.IfyourWiͲFiseemstoturnoffwhenyourdevicesleeps,youmaydisablethis
underMenu>WiͲFiSleepPolicy.
5.Besurethatthesignalstrengthisnottooweakornotinrange,understandingthat
otherradiodeviceslikecordlessphonesmayinterferewiththesignalquality.
6.SomeWiͲFisignals,thoughlistedasunsecured,maystillblockconnectionsusing
MACaddressfiltering.ThiswillneedtobedisabledintheWiͲFirouter,orthe
device’sMACaddresswillneedtobeaddedtotherouterasanacceptabledevice
connection.
7.SomeWiͲFisignalsappeartobeunsecured,butonceconnected,openingtheweb
browserdoesnottakeyoutoyourhomepage,buttoasecuritypagewhereyou
mustentercredentialsoragreetotermsofusebeforegettingfullwebaccess.

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VI.EmailSetup
Introduction
ThepreͲinstalledEmailappisasimplebuteffectiveemailclientforbothPOP3and
IMAPemailservices.Configurationisautomaticforsomeemailservices.Forthose
thatareautoͲconfigured,youonlyneedtoentertheemailaddressandpassword,
thenclicknext.Ifthisdoesnotwork,you’llneedtomanuallyconfigureyouraccount.
Detailsarebelow.
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Priortobeginning,youwillneeddetailedemailconfigurationinformationwhichis
availablefromyourserviceprovider.Youmayhavetolocatetheserversettings
informationatyourEmailProvider’ssupportwebsite,oryoumayneedtocalltheir
supportline.UnfortunatelyVelocityMicrocannotprovideassistancewiththisstep.
Belowistheinformationyouwillneed:
ServerType

YoumustselectPOP3,IMAP,orExchangeaccordingtoyour
emailserviceprovider’sinstructions.TypicallythisisPOP3,but
manyarenowallowingforIMAP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portnumberforcommunicationwithyour
incomingmailserver.
Outgoingmail
server

Thisistheaddresswhichiswaitingforyouroutgoingmail.
Port

Youmustspecifyaportnumberforcommunicationwithyour
outgoingmailserver.
SecurityTypeYoumustspecifyif/whetherasecuritymethodisrequiredfor
communicationwithyourincomingmailserver.
Next,completethefieldsfortheIncomingServerportionofthemanualsetup.After
completingtheIncomingServerportionofthemanualsetup,theappwilltestyour
settings.Ifeverythingiscorrect,itwillproceedwiththeOutgoingServerportionof
themanualsetup.Oncethattestcompletes,givetheaccountaname,enteryour

displayname,andyou’redone!
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VII.SavingBatteryLife

TipsonExtendingBatteryLife
1Streamingaudioorvideoappswillusealotofbatterylife

2DisableWirelessNetworkPositioning.YoucanturnitofffromSettings>Location
&Security>Usewirelessnetworks.

3SwitchoffWiͲFiifyou’renotclosetoastrongWiͲFisignalforextendedperiodsof
time.Thisputsstrainon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Settings
>Sound&display>Brightness.
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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autoͲ
updatefeaturetodosorarelyoronlymanually.

8Youmayconsiderapowermanagementappthatwillregulatethesettings
discussedabove.
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VIII.MicroSDCards
TherearetwoareasforstorageonyourCRUZ.ThefirstisamicroSDcardslot
locatedonthetopofyourdevice.YoumaypurchasemicroSDcardsinawiderange
ofcapacities,varyingfrom1GBͲ2GB

ToproperlyloadthemicroSDcardplaceyour
CRUZflatasurfacewiththescreenfacing
up.Then,withtheBACKofthemicroSDcard
showing,slowlyandcarefullypushthecard
intothemicroSDcardslotlocatedontheside
ofthedevice.Gentlypushthecarduntilyou
feela“click”.Thecardshouldbeinstantly
recognizedbytheCRUZ.Howtomanagefiles
onthecardwillbecoverednext.



CAUTION:
IfyoutryinsertingthemicroSDcardintheincorrectdirection,boththemicroSD
cardandtheCRUZL47maybecomedamaged.Damagesofthisnaturecannotbe
coveredbythe1yearlimitedwarranty.
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IX.DeviceStorageandASTRO
ThereareTWOareasforstorageonthisdevice:
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NOTE:Toprotectyourmicro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cardtapUnmountSDcard.Thisbestpracticeisnotalways
followedbymostusers,andgenerallynodatalossoccurs.Whenthisdoeshappen,
theCruzmayattempttosavelostdatatoafoldercalledLOST.DIR.Thisfolder
generallyhasuselessdataandcanbeignored.

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IX.DeviceStorageandASTRO(cont’d)
UsingASTROasaTaskKiller
ASTROisyourfilemanagerapp.Useittobrowseyourstoragelocationand
managefilesonthemicroSDcardaswellastheinternalstorage.Italsofeatures
anApplicationManagertohelpinstalloruninstallyourapps,andanmicroSD
cardusagemonitoraswell.LearnmoreabouthowtouseASTROathttp://www.
metago.net/
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YoucanevenuseASTROtokillalltasks.Whenmultipleappsarerunningat
once,moreenergyisusedupandyourdevicerunsslower.Addingataskkilling
shortcutonyourhomescreenisveryusefultoavoidthis.Followthesesteps:
1openASTRO
2Tap“Preferences”(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avoidsystem
instability,avoidtamperingwiththe“Services”and“Processes”tabs
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CommonActionsUsingASTRO
Copy
File(s)
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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directoryandtapEdit/Paste
Move
File(s)

Longclickonfilename,select
“Edit/Move”then“Edit/Paste”innew
directory.Iftherearemultiplefiles,tap
“Multi”first.
Install
Apps
Inthe“BackedUpApps”tab,checkthe
desiredappandtap“Install”
UninstallAppsInthe“InstalledApps”tab,check
undesiredappsandtap
“Menu/Uninstall”
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X.TransferringFiles
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TetherViaUSBtoComputer
Step1TurnonyourCruzandconnectaminiUSBcabletotheCruzdeviceandto
yourPC.
Step2Slidethenotificationpaneldownandtapthealertthatreads,“USB
ConnectedSelecttocopyfilesto/fromyourcomputer,”thentap“TurnonUSB
Storage.”
Step3Thisshouldonlyberequiredonce.Afterdoingthis,thealertshouldchange
toϘTurnoffUSBstorage...”Thisisnormalwhentethered.
Step4YourmicroSDcardwillappearwithinWindowswithanewdriveletter
assigned.TheAutoplayfeatureofWindowsmayormaynotopenaskingyou
whatyouwanttodowiththemedia.ClickOpenFolderstoviewfiles.Ifnot,
navigatetotheproperdrivefromWindowsExplorerbyrightͲclickingthe“Start”
button.
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Whenyouaredonewithfilemanagementtasks,YoumayusetheWindows
application“SafelyRemoveHardware”tounmounttheCruzUSBdrives.You
malsotap“TurnoffUSBstorageͲSelecttoturnoffUSBstorage”ontheCruz
device.
Step7YoumaynowdisconnectyourUSBcablefromyourCruzdevice.Cruzaccess
tothemicroSDcardreturns.
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