User Manual
E7189 First Edition October 2012 Copyright © 2012 ASUSTek Computers, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUS Telecom (“ASUS”).
Table of Contents Package contents...............................................................................5 Chapter 1: Using your PadFone 2 Basics..................................................................................................6 Navigating your PadFone 2.................................................................................7 Making calls.........................................................................................................8 Setting up your contacts list.
Using apps on the PadFone 2 Station............................................29 Managing Apps..................................................................................................29 Task Manager....................................................................................................33 File Manager . ..................................................................................................34 Play Store...........................................................................
Package contents Item PadFone 2 PadFone 2 Station Power adapter PadFone 2 signal cable Headset Quick Start Guide Important Notices Warranty card PadFone 2 • PadFone 2 Station • • • • • • • • • 2-in-1 set • • • • • • • • NOTES: • • ASUS PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station are purchased separately. Contact your retailer if any of the items is damaged or missing.
Using your PadFone 2 1 Use your PadFone 2 to enjoy the latest features and technologies of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system. Do work and play on your PadFone 2 to fully appreciate the tons of interactive applications and features, and the seamless connectivity solutions in data sharing and communication that Android 4.0 has to offer.
Navigating your PadFone 2 After you finish setting up your PadFone 2, the Home Screen appears. At the bottom of your Home Screen, you’ll find three navigation icons , , . These icons, which are always available on the system bar, allow you to instantly jump back to the Home Screen, return to a previous page, or launch a recent app. Icon Description Allows you to go back to the previous screen, until you are in the Home Screen. Opens your Home Screen. Opens a thumbnail list of your most recent apps.
Making calls To make a call: 1. Touch on the Home Screen or touch to go to the All apps screen. 2. Touch the keys to key in the number you wish to call. 3. Touch to dial. 4. Touch to end the call. Setting up your contacts list To set up your contacts, you can do any of the following: • Touch then select Create a new contact. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to add a new contact. • Import your contacts from your SIM card into your PadFone 2. To import your contacts from your SIM card: 1.
Connecting to the world Connecting to mobile networks After installing the SIM card, you are ready to use your PadFone 2 to make/receive voice calls or transmit/receive data. Different countries or regions may have different mobile networks available and you may have to configure your PadFone 2 to access these networks. To configure your Mobile networks setting: 1.
Connecting to Wi-Fi networks Wi-Fi wireless networking technology allows you to exchange data wirelessly over a network.To use Wi-Fi, enable the Wi-Fi feature in your PadFone 2 and connect to a wireless network. Some wireless networks are secured with a key or protected with digital certificates and requires additional steps to set up; others are open and you can easily connect to them. TIP: Turn OFF Wi-Fi when you’re not using it to help save battery power.
Using Bluetooth Enabling or disabling Bluetooth in your device Bluetooth is a wireless standard used for exchanging data over short distances. Bluetooth exists in many products, such as smartphones, computers, tablet devices, and headsets. Bluetooth is very useful when transferring data between two or more devices that are near each other. The first time you connect to a Bluetooth device, you must pair it with your PadFone 2.
Pairing your PadFone 2 with a Bluetooth device Before you can connect to a device, you must first pair your PadFone 2 to that device. Once paired, the devices stay paired unless you unpair them. To pair your PadFone 2 to a device: 1. Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth switch to ON. 2. Touch Bluetooth to display all available Bluetooth devices within range.
Unpairing and configuring a Bluetooth device To unpair or configure a Bluetooth device: 1. Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth switch to ON. 2. Touch Bluetooth to display the Bluetooth settings. 3. Touch the Bluetooth Quick Settings icon beside the connected Bluetooth device you want to unpair or configure. 4. From the Bluetooth Quick Settings screen, you can do any of the following: • Touch Unpair to unpair the device.
Using your PadFone 2 Station 2 Install your PadFone 2 into your PadFone 2 Station to extend its battery life and turn it into a tablet device. IMPORTANT: • • Before you start, ensure that you have read all the safety information and operating instructions in the Important Notices bundled with your PadFone 2 to prevent injury or damage to your device. Refer to your PadFone 2 Station Quick Start Guide for instructions on inserting your PadFone 2 into the PadFone 2 Station.
Tutorial Tutorial automatically starts the first time that you install your PadFone into your PadFone 2 Station. It offers useful insights about the seamless possibilties of using the PadFone and PadFone 2 Station. To access it again, swipe your finger to the right and touch Tutorial from the Home Screen.
Home Screen Open Google Text search Open Google Voice search Display recent apps Return to Home Screen Shortcuts Return to the previous screen 16 Display local weather information. Touch to customize weather widget settings, location, and frequency updates. Notification area & Settings Displays local date Displays your e-mail inbox. Touch to configure the email account for the first time, and touch to read e-mails in the e-mail inbox folder.
Screen Views The screen view rotates automatically when you hold the tablet horizontally to vertically, and vice versa. To enable/ disable Auto-rotate screen, go to Settings > Display.
3 Touching and typing Using gestures Use your fingers to launch apps, move icons, select menu items, press buttons, type on the onscreen keyboard, and perform other useful gestures on your Padfone 2 device’s touchscreen. To key in or type something, touch the part where you need to type and the onscreen keyboard will pop up. The following table describes more useful gestures. Gesture Pinch Place two fingers on the screen and spread them apart to zoom in and bring them together to zoom out.
Using the onscreen keyboard You can type text using the onscreen keyboard. In most apps, the onscreen keyboard appears automatically when needed. In other apps, you can touch where you need to type to open the onscreen keyboard. Touch to turn caps lock ON, Fixed ON, or OFF.
Using Google voice typing Google voice typing uses Google’s speech-recognition technology, that converts spoken words into text input. You must be connected to the Internet when using this feature. As you speak, the converted text is underlined and you can continue speaking to keep it, or you can delete it. To use Google voice typing: 1. Touch text field where you want to type text. 2.
Using apps and widgets You can seamlessly use applications between your PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station. 4 NOTES: • • PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station are purchased separately. Some downloaded applications may work on your PadFone 2 but may not work on your PadFone 2 Station, and vice versa. Using apps on the PadFone 2 Launching apps Touch to display all your apps. The main apps screen is where you can see all your apps. From the main apps screen you can: • Touch an icon to launch an app.
Surfing the web Touch to launch the browser and surf the web. Managing notifications Notifications alerts you about new messages, calendar events, media service connections, PC sync information, alarms, and more. Enable the ASUS Quick Setting app to see more and do more from your Notifications area. NOTES: • • If ASUS Quick Setting is not enabled, go to the All Apps screen, touch customized setting and enable Use ASUS Quick Setting.
ASUS Quick Setting Touch to get into Settings screen Swipe sideways to see more options Touch to toggle between Outdoor mode and Normal mode Touch to enable Auto screen brightness setting Touch to respond to a notification or swipe sideways to dismiss 23
Description Touch to enable or disable the Wi-Fi connection. Touch to enable or disable Mobile Data function. Touch to enable or disable Smart Saving function. Touch to enable or disable Instant Dictionary app. Touch to enable or disable Wi-Fi Hotspot function. Touch to enable or disable the Bluetooth connection. Touch to enable or disable the GPS function. Touch to enable or disable the vibrate feature. Touch to enable or disable the auto-rotate screen feature.
Searching your PadFone 2 or web Use the Google Search bar at the top of your Home Screen to help you find anything that you need from your PadFone 2 or from the web. To start searching, you can do either of the following: • Touch on the search bar then key in your search item. As you key in your search item, Google lists suggestions that may match your search, touch a suggestion to search for it immediately or touch the arrow beside it to add the term into the search field.
Watch Calendar Watch Calendar allows you to add, edit, and delete an event or appointment and sync it through your Gmail account. Add new event Tap to view events Edit an event Delete an event Event information To launch Watch Calendar: 1. Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Watch Calendar 2. To add an event or appointment, touch . . 3. Key in the event name, date and time, location and description of the event. To attach a file, touch + and select a file from the Gallery. 4. Touch Done.
SuperNote SuperNote is a convenient app used for writing and painting on your PadFone 2. You can take notes, send instant messages, draw sketches, create e-cards with audio recordings or diaries with video, and a lot more. To launch SuperNote, touch to go to the All apps screen then touch SuperNote .
Using SuperNote To create a new notebook: 1. Touch New Notebook. 2. Key in a name for the file and choose the notebook type to start writing on the page. The following screen describes the SuperNote screen features on your PadFone 2. New page Goes back to SuperNote’s main page Return Backspace Space NOTE: • 28 Delete page Settings Insert, Select, Paste, Redo Previous page Page number Next page For more details using SuperNote on your PadFone 2, tap Tutorial for Phone.
Using apps on the PadFone 2 Station Managing Apps App shortcut You can create shortcuts for your favorite apps on your PadFone 2 Home Screen. 1. Touch to go to the All apps screen. 2. From the All apps screen, touch and hold the icon of the app you wish to move then drag and place the app on the Home Screen. App info You can view the detailed app information while you are creating a shortcut for the app.
Removing App from Home Screen You can remove app shortcuts from your PadFone 2 Home Screen. The original app will remain in your All apps screen. To remove an app in your Home screen: 1. Touch and hold an app on your Home Screen until X Remove appears. 2. Drag the app to X Remove to remove it from the Home Screen.
App Folder Create folders to organize your applications and shortcuts on your PadFone 2 Station Home Screen. 1. On your PadFone 2 Station’s Home Screen, touch and drag an app or shortcut onto another app and a folder will appear. 2. Touch the new folder and tap Unnamed Folder to rename the folder.
Recent Apps Recent apps are displayed on the left panel of the Home Screen. You can find detailed information and manage your apps from the Recent Apps list. 1. Touch the Recent Apps icon at the lower left corner of the Home Screen. 2. Swipe up or down the list to view Recent Apps. Swipe a recent app to the left or right to remove from the list. 3. Touch and hold a recent app to display the menu. Select to remove app from list or display app information.
Task Manager ASUS widget displays a list of currently running utilities and applications and their usages in percentages on your PadFone 2 Station. 1. Touch to go to the All apps screen. 2. Touch WIDGETS to display the widgets menu. 3. Touch and hold ASUS Task Manager to display the ASUS Task Manager box on the Home Screen. 4. Touch and hold the widget to display the sizing brackets. Pull the sizing bracket upward or downward to show the complete list of tasks. 5.
File Manager File Manager allows you to easily locate and manage your data either on the internal storage device or the connected external storage devices. To access the internal storage device: 1. Touch to go to the All apps screen. 2. Go to All Apps screen, touch File Manager, then go to My Storage. 3. The Internal Storage (/sdcard/) and any connected external storage devices (/Removable/) are displayed on the left panel.
4. Touch the Return folder icon to return to the root directory of My Storage. To access the external storage device: 1. Touch the USB or SD card icon on the bottom right corner of your Home Screen to display the notification box.
2. Touch the folder icon to display its contents. To copy, cut, delete, or share files: Tick the file you wish to copy, cut, share, or delete and touch the action icon found at the tool bar on the upper right corner of the File Manager screen. You can also tick the file and drag/drop it to your desired destination folder.
Play Store Access lots of fun games and tools in the Play Store using your Google account. If you don’t have a Google account, please create one. To access the Play Store: 1. Touch to go to the All apps screen. 2. From the All apps screen, tap Play Store . 3. You need a Google account to access Google Play. If you don’t have an existing account, tap New. 4. Type your Email and Password to Sign in if you already have an account.
5. After signing in, you can start downloading and adding apps to your device from the Play Store. IMPORTANT: Download the latest Adobe Flash Player version 11.1.112.60 for ICS devices. NOTES: • • 38 You cannot restore the deleted applications, but you can login with the same ID and download them again. Some applications are free and some might charge you through a credit card.
Settings Settings screen allows you to configure the settings of your PadFone 2 Station, including Wireless & networks, Device, Personal, and System settings. Touch the tabs on the left to switch screens and do the configurations. There are two ways to go to the Settings screen. From the All apps screen: Touch Settings to display the settings menu.
From ASUS Quick Setting: Touch the notification area on the bottom right corner to launch the ASUS Quick Settings panel. Display local date and time Phone / Pad Battery Status Settings Menu Quick Setting Adjustment Panel. Touch the individual icons to turn on/ off the function.
ASUS Quick Setting Adjustment Panel Touch any of the following icons to enable or disable its assigned function. Power Saving Performance mode Wi-Fi Silent mode Auto-rotate screen Balanced mode Bluetooth Auto-Sync Icon and baseline light up when enabled IMPORTANT: • Balanced mode [Default mode]: Balances the system’s performance and power usage. • Power saving mode: Energy saving mode • Performance mode: Maximizes the system’s performance but consumes more battery power.
Music Touch Music on the Home Screen to play your music files. This application automatically collects and displays all the audio files stored in your PadFone 2 Station and connected external storage devices. You can shuffle and play all audio files randomly or flip to select an album for your listening pleasure. Use the buttons on the top to conveniently sort or search your audio files.
Gallery Touch Gallery on the Home Screen to browse for images or video files. This app automatically collects and displays all the images and video files stored in your PadFone 2. From the Gallery, you can display images in a slideshow or touch to select for image or video files. You can also use the menu buttons on the upper right corner of the Gallery screen to sort the files by album, by location, by time, by people, or by tags.
Sharing and deleting albums Touch and hold an album in the Gallery until the Tool bar on top appears. Using the Tool bar options, you can upload, delete, or share selected albums online.
Sharing, deleting, and editing images Touch an image in the Gallery and use the tool bar on the upper right corner to share, delete, or edit a selected image. Tool bar Album details Share the selected album through ASUS Webstorage, Bluetooth®, Picasa®, Google+®, or Gmail® Delete or cancel the selected album Check the image information, and edit the selected image CAUTION! You cannot restore a deleted file.
Gallery widget The Photo Gallery widget allows immediate access to your favorite photos or albums right from the Home Screen. 1. Touch to go to the All apps screen. 2. Touch Widgets to display the widgets menu. 3. Touch and hold Photo Gallery until the gallery widget box moves to the Home Screen and displays the Choose images menu box. 4. Choose the album or image that you wish to place as a widget on the Home Screen.
Camera Touch or from the Home screen or All apps screen to take pictures, record videos, or create panoramic images. You can use the front camera or the back camera to take pictures or record videos.
Video mode Effects Video mode Record button White balance Settings Panoramic mode Capture button Captured range Panoramic image 48
Email Email allows you to add several e-mail accounts and conveniently browse and manage your e-mails. To set up an email account: 1. Touch 2. Touch Email to go to the All apps screen. to launch the email app. 3. From the email app screen,key in your Email address and Password, then touch Next. 4. Wait while your PadFone 2 automatically checks your incoming and outgoing mail server settings. 5. Configure the Account options and touch Next.
6. Provide a name for the account and key in the name you want displayed on the outgoing messages. Touch Next to log into your mail inbox. To add email accounts: 1. Touch Email to go to the All apps screen, touch and login using the account that you’ve previously set up. 2. Touch Settings on the upper right corner to display the preferences for this account. 3. Touch Add account on the upper right corner to add another account. NOTE: You can include all your e-mail accounts in Email.
Gmail Gmail (Google mail) allows you to access your Gmail account, receive, and compose e-mails. To set up a Gmail account: 1. Touch Gmail from the All apps screen. Touch Existing and type your existing Email and Password, then touch Sign in. NOTE: Touch New if you do not own a Google Account. 2. Wait while your PadFone 2 communicates with Google servers to set up your account.
3. You can use your Google account to backup and restore your settings and data. Touch Done to sign in to your Gmail. IMPORTANT: If you have several e-mail accounts in addition to Gmail, use Email to set up and access all your e-mail accounts at same time.
MyLibrary MyLibrary, an integrated interface for your e-book collections, allows you to place your purchased or downloaded e-books into different bookshelves and genres. Touch to go to the All apps screen, then touch MyLibrary. NOTE: Log into asus@vibe to download more e-books. IMPORTANT: • • MyLibrary supports e-books in ePub, PDF and TXT format. You may need Adobe Flash® player to open some e-books. Download Adobe Flash® player before using MyLibrary.
Reading your e-books To read e-books: 1. Touch to select an e-book on the bookshelf. 2. Touch and hold the screen to show the tool bar on the top. Use text-to-speech function for this page Marker Search key words Chapter list Zoom out/ Zoom in Insert bookmark Bookmark list and Day/ Night mode Page scroll NOTES: • • 54 Android initiates the download and installation of necessary resource if you would like to use the text-to-speech function.
3. Flip pages like a real book or move the page scroll at the bottom. Making notes on your e-books 1. Touch and hold on a desired word or sentence until the tool menu and the dictionary definition are displayed. 2. Once selected, you either highlight the selected word with a marker, add a note, use text-to-speech function for the selected text, or simply copy the word. 3. Move the selection point to extend the selected region to a whole phrase or sentence if needed.
Places and Maps Google Places Google Places allows you to easily find places such as nearby attractions, restaurants, coffee shops, or gas stations. It also allows you to check in your current location at a specific time and share this information with others. Google Maps Google Maps allows you to find establishments, view maps, and get directions. Use the tool bar on the top to get directions or create your own maps.
Polaris® Office Polaris® Office is a set of interrelated desktop applications that allows you to create, read, and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. To use Polaris® Office: 1. Touch to go to the All apps screen. 2. In the All apps screen, touch Polaris® Office. 3. Touch any of the following: • Touch Browser to view the files/folders in the local storage. • Touch Clouds to add a cloud service account. • Touch Form type to view all documents by type.
Adding new files To add new files, touch • then select New: Touch Document (.doc) or Document (.docx) to start the word processor to edit documents. • Touch Sheet (.xls) or Sheet (.xlsx) to start the spreadsheet to perform calculation and manage information. • Touch Slide (.ppt) or Slide (.pptx) to start the application to create and share presentations. • Touch Text to create text files.
MyNet MyNet allows you to store, save, and stream audio, video, and image files between your PadFone 2 Station and a DLNA device such as your computer, TV, or speakers. NOTE: DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) is the networking standard that allows network devices to seamlessly communicate with each other. • IMPORTANT: • MyNet works with Microsoft Media Player 11 or later version only.
3. On the Server list, select the source device on the left panel to view the contents. Source device Search and Settings Current source Content 4. You can do any of the following: • Select a file and touch Play to on the bottom right to start playing on the target device.
• Touch and hold a file to upload or download it to and from the connecting devices. • You can also select a file from the Playlist. The Playlist offers a common space for the connected devices to share files. Tap the plus sign (+) to create new lists.
5. To enable Digital Media Server, touch Settings on the upper right corner and tick Digital Media Server Settings to allow the other connecting devices to access media files on your PadFone Station. You can also select the location of the file you want to share.
App Locker App Locker allows you to password-protect your apps. To use App Locker: 1. From the All apps screen, touch on App Locker . 2. Set up your password. 3. Tick the apps you would like to lock. 4. Activate App Locker from Settings on the upper right corner. NOTES: • • Locked apps will have lock icons on the Home Screen. You will be asked for your password everytime you access the locked apps.
SuperNote SuperNote is a convenient app used for writing and painting on your PadFone 2 Station. You can take notes, send instant messages, draw sketches, create e-cards with audio recordings or diaries with video, and lots more.
Using SuperNote To create a new notebook: 1. Touch New Notebook. 2. Key in a name for the file and choose the notebook type to start writing on the page. The following screen describes the SuperNote screen features on your PadFone 2 Station: Bookmarks Read only Delete page New page Search Share and Export Settings Goes back to SuperNote’s main page Space Backspace Return Next page Page number Previous page NOTE: • For more details using SuperNote on your PadFone 2 Station, tap Tutorial for Pad.
Watch Calendar Watch Calendar allows you to add, edit and delete an event or appointment and sync it through your Gmail account. 1. From the All apps screen, touch Watch Calendar. 2. To add an event or appointment, touch New Event. 3. Key in the event name, date and time, location and description of the event. You can also attach a file by touching + then selecting a file from the Gallery. 4. Touch Done. To edit an event, touch the event name and touch Edit. Touch Delete to delete the selected event.
Using PadFone 2 widgets Adding widgets Widgets are useful and fun applications that brings information and services conveniently to your Home Screen at-a-glance. You can find them in the Widgets tab in the All Apps screen, ready to be moved into your Home Screen. To see your widgets, touch on your Home Screen then touch the Widgets tab at the top of screen. From the main Widgets screen, you can: • Drag a widget to another screen. • Swipe left or right to move between screens and view more widgets.
Task Manager Task Manager is an easy and quick way to close running apps. It effectively cleans your cache and frees more cache space for your PadFone. To use Task Manager, swipe your screen to the right. Shows number of running apps Shows cache size status Touch to close app Touch to close all running apps Additional options: • To resize Task Manager, touch and hold anywhere on the app until the resize border appears. Touch and drag the sizing handle to adjust to your preferred screen size.
Using PadFone 2 Station widgets Adding widgets Use widgets to conveniently access useful and fun applications on your PadFone 2 Station’s Home Screen. You can find them in the Widgets tab in the All Apps screen, ready to be moved into your Home Screen. To see your widgets, touch to go to the All apps screen, then touch Widgets. From the main Widgets screen, you can: • Drag a widget to another screen. • Swipe left or right to move between screens and view more widgets.
ASUS Battery This special widget shows the individual battery status of your PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station by percentage and color. The more battery power, the brighter the color. 1. Touch to go to the All apps screen. 2. Touch Widgets to display the widgets menu. 3. Touch and hold ASUS Battery to display the ASUS Battery app. 4. The ASUS Quick Setting and the notifications panel also display the battery status. The battery status of the PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station are shown separately.