Velocity CRUZ T301 User manual

T301
Official User Guide

Thank you for purchasing a Velocity Micro CRUZ T301! We appreciate your business
and know you’ll love your brand new multimedia device. Before beginning, please be
aware of some of Cruz’s most compelling features!
Amazon Kindle App
Your CRUZ T301 comes preloaded with the Amazon Kindle eBook
app. This powerful tool is your gateway to the 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 and
optimized operating system. That means faster processing and
a more seamless multimedia experience!
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Thanks for Choosing Velocity!

I. Getting Started 4-5
II. Your Home Screen 6-7
III. Connecting to Wi-Fi 8-9
IV. Email Set-Up 10
V. Saving Battery Life 11
VI. Device Storage and ASTRO 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

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Power on/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

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I. Getting Started (cont’d)
Capacitive Touch Screen
The CRUZ TABLET T301 uses what is referred to as a “Capacitive Touch Screen.” A
capacitive touchscreen emits an electrical current from each of the screen’s four corners.
Since the human body holds an electrical charge, the user’s finger disturbs the electrical
current when it touches the screen. The Cruz’s processor translates the X and Y coordinates
of the input.
The result is a highly responsive and intuitive touch screen surface, since it has nothing to do
with the pressure of your touch. As a direct result, the Cruz Tablet CANNOT be operated
using a traditional stylus. For best results, use your fingertips.
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.
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
and should charge fairly rapidly. Connect the charger 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
using Wi-Fi and maximum screen brightness.
Sleep Mode /Power Down
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
To turn off your Cruz completely, press and hold the power button until the “system options”
dialog appears and tap”Power Off” The “your device will shut down” dialog appears. Tap “OK”

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II. Your Home Screen
At the top of the Home Screen is your Status Bar. At the
left, you have a set of four Control Icons. If you are ever
in an application that uses full screen mode and there-
fore hides these icons, tap on the center of the screen to
make the Status Bar reappear momentarily. From left to
right, the icons are Home , Back , Search , and
Menu
To the right on the Status Bar you will fi nd the date and
time. 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 Notifi cation 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 notifi cations, swipe the Status Bar downward to
open the Notifi cation Panel. When tasks are completed,
you can open these fi les or clear these notifi cations. You
can close the Notifi cation Panel by swiping up again
from the panel’s control handle.
These buttons at the bottom of the screen give you quick
access to your Gallery (Left), App Panel (Center), and
Web Browser (Right). Your App Panel is where all of the
installed applications can be viewed at once.
Introduction
Think of your homescreen 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 pre-
installed shortcut icons will appear at the bottom, and a Google Search Widget appears at the
top.
When you power up your Cruz for the first time, you’ll see the main home-screen panel. This
panel is typically centered; you can access additional panels on either side of the main one by
swiping your finger left or right.

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II. Your Home Screen (cont’d)
Adding Widgets To Your Home Screen
Widgets are a feature of an application that you may install, allowing you to place a function
of that app onto your Home Screen. For instance, you may add an Analog clock, calendar,
picture frame, and other useful widgets to your Home Screen.
To add a widget, tap and hold (long press) 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. (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 decide you don’t want the widget on your homescreen anymore, tap
and hold the unwanted icon or widget. The Application Panel handle becomes a Trash
Can. Drag the item to the trash can and release it when it turns red.

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III. Connecting to Wi-Fi
Introduction
For the sake of this guide, the assumption 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 Notifi cation
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.
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 padlock.
Secure Unsecure
Tap the network you wish to connect to and
then click Connect.
For unprotected networks, the Wi-Fi icon
( ) should appear with full (or near full)
strength next to the date and time.

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III. Connecting to Wi-Fi (cont’d)
Accessibility
If a password is required, tap the password text fi eld for the popup keyboard, and enter the
security key
Many public Wi-Fi 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 auto-
connect to the most recently successful connection. When that SSID is no longer available,
it is listed in the Wi-Fi 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 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 too weak or not in range, understanding that other
radio devices like cordless phones may interfere with the signal quality.
6. Some Wi-Fi signals, though listed as unsecured, may still block connections using MAC
address filtering. This will need to be disabled in the Wi-Fi router, or the device’s MAC
address will need to be added to the router as an acceptable device connection.
7. Some Wi-Fi 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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IV. Email Setup
Introduction
The pre-installed Email app is a simple but effective email client for both POP3 and IMAP
email services. Confi guration is automatic for some email services. For those that are
auto-confi gured, you only need to enter the email address and password, then click next.
If this does not work, you’ll need to manually confi gure your account. Details are below.
Prior to beginning, you will need detailed email confi guration 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 fi elds for the Incoming Server portion of the manual setup. After complet-
ing the Incoming Server portion of the manual setup, the app will test your settings. If every-
thing 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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V. Saving Battery Life
Very Low Battery Full Battery Charging Battery
1 Streaming audio or video apps will use a lot of battery life
2Disable Wireless Network Positioning. You can turn it off from Settings > Location
& Security > Use wireless networks.
3Switch off Wi-Fi if you’re not close to a strong Wi-Fi signal for extended periods of
time. This puts strain on the device.
4Use a Quick Screen Timeout. You can alter this option from Settings > Sound &
display > Screen timeout.
5Reduce brightness to a comfortable level using a widget (Section IV) or at Set-
tings >Sound & display > Brightness.
6Use Web Widgets wisely. Widgets that access the Web consume more power
than widgets that do not.
7Reduce Automatic Updates. Adjust settings within your apps that use an auto-
update feature to do so rarely or only manually.
8You may consider a power management app that will regulate the settings
discussed above.
Tips on Extending Battery Life

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VI. Device Storage and ASTRO
Name Capacity Appears in ASTRO as Storage Uses
SD
Storage
Supports up to
32 GB /sdcard
The Android apps you install will
write file folders and app content
to this removable storage. You
may copy content to this location,
but be careful of what you delete
as it may impact the function of
your apps.
This slot on the top left corner is
for standard and SD and SDHC
flash memory cards (up to 32GB)
and is useful for storage, 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. 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 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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VI. Device Storage and ASTRO cont’d
ASTRO is your fi le manager app. Use it to browse your storage location and
manage fi les on the SD card. It also features an Application Manager to help
install or uninstall your apps, and an SD usage monitor as well. Learn more
about how to use ASTRO at http://www.metago.net/
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.
6Tap 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 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”
Backup In the “Installed Apps” tab, check desired apps and tap “Backup” button
Using ASTRO as a Task Killer

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VII. Transferring Files
Tether Via USB to Computer
Step 1 Turn on your Tablet 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 Mount.
Step 3 This should only be required once. After doing this, the alert should change to
“Turn off USB storage ...” This is normal when tethered.
Step 4
Your 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 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, You may use the Windows
application “Safely Remove Hardware” to unmount the Cruz USB drives. There
is no need to tap the alert on the alert panel that reads, “Turn off USB storage
- Select to turn off USB storage.”
Step 7 You may now disconnect your USB cable from your Cruz device. Cruz access
to the SD card returns.
NOTE: While still
tethered, you cannot
use your Cruz to gain
access to the SD card!

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VII. Transferring Files cont’d
Step 1 Unmount the SD card: Settings>SD and Device 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

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VIII. File Formats
The fi le formats that this device can support are numerous, but not infi nite. The pre-
installed apps should allow you to view many Microsoft Offi ce fi le formats, including
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as many eReader fi le types, and music and video
fi le types.
Most fi les should work, but not all fi les are encoded the same. For example, some
MPEG4 fi 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.
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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 many formats automatically, but
3rd party apps may be required to open other formats

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IX. Preloaded Apps
Icon Name Requires
Wi-Fi Purpose
Alarm Clock No Allows you to set alarms for easy reminders.
ASTRO No
This is your fi le management application. Use it to
browse your storage locations, transfer fi les and even
install/uninstall apps. See Section VII for more.
Amazon ® Kindle Yes
Your primary eBook library portal. See section
Section XI for details. Wi-Fi is only required for
downloading new content.
Browser Yes Default Internet browser. Surf the web, store tons of
bookmarks, 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
specifi cally 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 fi les
in hyperspace using this convenient back-up tool. You
can even stream your MP3 library!
Dr.eye No Full dictionary application.
eBuddy Yes
Instant messenger application. Supports your MSN,
Yahoo!, AIM, ICQ, Google Talk and FaceBook contacts
in one single buddylist.
Email Yes
Set up most web based email accounts quickly and
easily with this default mail application. Stay in touch
through any Wi-Fi hotspot.
What Apps Are Installed Out-of-the-box?

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IX. Preloaded Apps cont’d
Icon Name Requires
Wi-Fi Purpose
FaceBook
Mobile Yes Log into your FaceBook account and stay connected on the go!
Gallery No
Access photo or video fi les for play or display right on
the Cruz’s full color screen. Use your Cruz as a digital
picture frame or fully mobile media hub!
Music No
Jam to your favorite tunes! Insert headphones or
listen through the built-in speakers. This app can play
music while other apps are running.
Offi ce Suite No
Allows you to view Microsoft® Offi ce fi les, 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 all your followers with this useful
Twitter application!
UerWallpapers No
Offers multiple preinstalled wallpaper options that give
your Cruz a stylish fl air! Upload your own
images to make it truly personal!

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X. Buying eBooks
STEP 1
Click on the Kindle icon located
on the Home Screen or on your
App panel. The app requires Wi-Fi
connection, so make sure you are
connected.
STEP 2
Once the application loads, create
or sign into your Amazon account.
This is a free service. If you have
forgotten your username or
password, the Amazon website
(www.amazon.com) is helpful in
getting those back.
STEP 3
Once you are logged 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 their personal
account, browse an immense selection of literature, and purchase/download books in
an instant! There are even 100’s of free eBooks available for download.
How To Buy eBooks trom the Kindle Store

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X. Buying eBooks cont’d
STEP 4
When you find a book you want to
download/purchase, click on the
book cover.
STEP 5
It will bring you to a product page
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.