Getting Started with User Guide | CruzReader and Cruz Reader SE
Table of Contents I. Get Acquainted .................................................................................................... 2 II. Resistive Screen ................................................................................................. 3 III. Get Started ........................................................................................................ 4 IV. Your Home Screen .......................................................................................... 5-6 V.
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II. Resistive Screen What does it mean? The Cruz Reader has a “resistive touch screen,” meaning there are two electronic layers inside the screen separated by a narrow gap. When your finger presses on an area of the screen, these two layers are joined, sending the info to the Cruz processor and translating it as input.
III. Get Started Before continuing, understand that the display has a screen timeout by default set to 15 seconds. 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 an arc with green padlock buttons on either side. This is your Lock Screen. It appears to secure the touch screen from accidental touches.
IV. Your Home Screen Think of this 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 preinstalled 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.
IV. 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 to your Home Screen. To add a widget, simply 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.
V. Connecting to Wi-Fi 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 Notification 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.
V. Connecting to Wi-Fi (Cont’d) Tap the network you wish to connect to and then click Connect. For unprotected networks, this method should suffice. The Wi-Fi icon ( ) should now appear with full (or near full) strength next to the date and time. Accessibility If a password is required, tap the password text field for the popup keyboard. Many public Wi-Fi hotspots are freely accessible, though not all are. Some are secured, others are open.
VI. Email Setup The pre-installed 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 auto-configured, you only need to enter the email address and password, then click next. Otheriwise, you will need to Prior to beginning, you will need detailed email configuration information which is available from your service provider.
VII. Saving Battery Life You may learn about your power consumption in Settings > About phone > Battery > Battery or use an app designed to to analyze usage patterns. Very Low Battery Full Battery Charging Battery Tips on Extending the Life of Your Battery: 1. Understand that 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 > Use wireless networks. 3.
VIII. Device Storage and ASTRO The device has three areas for storage. There are two SD card slots, one internal micro SD and one external SD/SDHC. There is also an embedded internal storage.
VIII. Device Storage and ASTRO(Cont’d) You can also end running applications (End Task) using ASTRO. Follow these steps to place a shortcut on your Home Screen. Open ASTRO > Preferences (Prefs icon on toolbar) > Home Screen Icons > check the box for Processes Now tap Home and tap on your new shortcut to open the app. Stick to the Apps tab and leave the Services and Processes tabs alone to avoid system instability. Common Actions Using ASTRO 1) Copy a File - long click on the file name, select Edit / Copy.
IX. Transferring Files I. Tether via USB to your PC NOTE: While tethered, you cannot use your Cruz to access the internal or external SD cards). 13 STEP 1: Turn on your Reader and connect your supplied mini USB cable to the Cruz device and to your PC (mini USB cable not included with the Cruz Reader SE model) 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.
IX. Transferring Files (Cont’d) II. Transfer via external SD Card STEP 1: Insert external SD card and open ASTRO. STEP 2: Navigate with the up arrow to the root of the device and tap the sdcard1 directory icon to access your card. STEP 3: Select the “Multi” button on the menu bar, then tap each file you want to move to your Cruz device. You know the file is selected when the file name is highlighted.
X. File Formats The file formats that this device can handle are too numerable to list. The pre-installed apps should allow you to view many Microsoft Office file formats, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as many eReader file types, and music and video file types. Most files should work, but not all files are encoded the same.
XI. Preloaded Apps Each Cruz comes preloaded with many useful applications that can be found by tapping the app panel at the bottom of your home screen. We have compiled below a full list of these preloaded apps, complete with a short description of their purpose/function. Icon Name Requires Wi-Fi Alarm Clock No Allows you to set up to three alarms for easy reminders. ASTRO No This is your file management application.
XI. Preloaded Apps Icon Name Requires Wi-Fi FaceBook Mobile Yes Log into your FaceBook account and stay connected on the go! No Access photo or video files 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.
XII. Buying Books Your Cruz offers the remarkable opportunity of carrying all your favorite books in the palm of your hand. Each Cruz comes pre-loaded with Borders eBook reader 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 over 100 free eBooks available for download.
XII. Buying Books (cont’d) 19 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 ynopsis of the book lower on the page STEP 6 Clicking “Buy Now” will bring up a payment and billing info window. Insert your billing information and click “buy now” at the bottom of the page. The book will be fully downloaded into your library and no longer will require Wi-Fi.
XIII. Installing ePUBs Many eReader files are in the ePUB file format. The Cruz Reader does not natively support this file format, so an additional application available on the Cruz Market must first be downloaded. Keep in mind that many ePUB files are also DRM- protected (Digital Rights Management), preventing illegal distribution of publications. In order to read DRM-protected ePUBs, you will need to download a specialized application that manages the DRM requirements.
XIV. Loading/Playing Media Not only does your Cruz Reader hold tons of eBooks, browse the web, and keep you connected with social networks, it also functions as a great portable media player too. Just load up your SD card with your music collection, favorite pictures, or digital videos and take all of your favorites on the road with you. Here’s how to get started: Music After loading your music onto your Cruz, simply tap the music icon (found by default on your home screen or by opening the App Panel).
XIV. Loading/Playing Media (Cont’d) Set images as your Home Screen background! Share via social network or email! Delete an image from your memory Video You can play videos stored on your Cruz’s SD card via the gallery function as well. To play, tap Gallery, then All Videos, then select the video you’d like to play. Your selection should begin automatically. Pause or advance your video via the toolbar along the bottom of the screen.
XV. Installing Apps Android Applications are available via the Cruz Market or other third-party sources like the developer’s website. Many Android apps are designed for use with phone devices rather than just tablet devices, but many, many more are great for use on tablets! You can also install any number of eReader Android apps, allowing you to have multiple eReader file formats, all on one Cruz Reader. CruzMarket Visit the CruzMarket for access to 100’s of apps.
XV. Installing Apps (Cont’d) The installation file for Android has a file extension of .APK. The steps below explain how to install these on your Cruz. Step 1 Download your app to your PC. Files are often distributed in archive format (ie: .ZIP, .RAR). If so, their contents first must be extracted so that the .APK file is all that remains. Note: If the file you download looks like “appname.apk” you can skip to Step 2. Step 2 Unmount the SD card prior to removal.
XVI. Factory Restore Restoring your Cruz to factory settings will wipe clean all applications, files, and settings from your Cruz’ memory. Proceed only if you understand this. There are two steps to restoration of the Reader, the first is the install and second is the touch screen calibration. Please read these instructions for the install portion of the process. After these steps, see Section XVI on Recalibration to complete the restoration process (pg 25).
XVII. Touch Calibration IMPORTANT: It may take a number of attempts to complete calibration. DO NOT give up. If asked to start again, then keep going until you have success. Interrupting the process by powering off the unit can LOCK UP THE TOUCH SCREEN making it impossible to unlock again from the lock screen after restarting the unit. If this occurs, you will need to restore the unit to factory condition. See section XV for help with this process.
XVIII. System Requirements Platform 27 Windows Mac Operating System Microsoft® Windows® 2000. Me, XP, Vista, 7 or higher (32-bit or64-bit) MAC OS X v10.4, 10.5 or higher preferred Processor Intel Pentium II or AMD K6-2 300MHz or higher PowerPC G3 300MHz or higher Including Intel-based Macs RAM 128 MB 256 MB Video Super VGA (800 X 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor Super VGA (800 X 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor USB USB 2.0 USB 2.
XIX. Open Source License Where such specific license terms entitle you to the source code of such component, that source code is available upon request via vmsupport@velocitymicro at cost from Velocity Micro or visiting our website in http://cruzsupport.velocitymicro. com/ at least three years from the purchase date of this product.
XX. Cruz Support Cruz Support is available at http://cruzsupport.velocitymicro.com. There are a large number of imformative knowledgebase articles to answer your questions. You can also download the latest manual for your product. Once registered at the site, you can register your product, submit tickets for support, and administer your tickets and personal profile. How Do I Get Support? Registering for support is easy and free. 1.
XXI. Registration and Contact Info Registration In order to utilize the benefits Velocity Micro’s award winning customer care , you must first register your Cruz soon after purchase. Not only does registering allow us to more accurately provide a premium level of technical support and customer care, it also gives you access to important updates and information throughout the duration of ownership. Registration takes just minutes via the Velocity Micro support hub.
