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Contents Basics Welcome! ........................7 Get your ASUS Phone ready! ......................8 Starting for the first time ........................16 Using the touchscreen........................18 There’s no place like Home Zen Home features .....................21 Home screen ......................21 Quick settings ............................23 System notifications ...........................24 Personalizing your Home screen ................25 App &...
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Connecting to a Wi-Fi network ................75 Disabling Wi-Fi ......................75 Bluetooth ® ......................................... 75 Enabling Bluetooth® ....................75 Pairing your ASUS Phone to a Bluetooth® device ..............76 Unpairing your ASUS Phone from the Bluetooth® device ............76 Tethering ........................77 Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot ........................77 Bluetooth Tethering ..........................77 Travel and Maps Weather ........................78...
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Auto-start Manager ..........................87 Mobile Manager ...........................88 Bluelight Filter ............................89 Sound Recorder ...........................90 Audio Wizard ............................92 Maintain your Zen Keeping your device up-to-date ................93 Updating your system ........................93 Storage ........................93 Backup and reset ....................93 Securing your ASUS Phone ......................94 Appendix Notices .........................98 Index...
Explore the intuitive simplicity of ASUS Zen UI 2.0! ASUS Zen UI 2.0 is a charming and intuitive interface exclusively for ASUS Phones. It provides you with special apps, which are integrated in or with other apps, to fit your unique individual needs and make your life easier while letting you have fun with your ASUS Phone.
Get your ASUS Phone ready! Parts and features Take a hold of your device and have it running in a jiffy. Camera flash Audio jack Power key Rear camera Volume key Microphone Power key Sensor Front camera Receiver Touch screen...
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Your ASUS Phone comes with one Micro SIM card slot and one Nano SIM card slot that allow you to setup and use two mobile network services without having to carry two mobile devices at the same time.
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CAUTION! SIM card may not properly fit into and may not be detected by your ASUS Phone. irreversible damage. CAUTION: 1. Turn off your device. 2. Locate the groove on the bottom-right corner. CAUTION! Be careful when you pry open the cover.
Your ASUS Phone supports a MicroSD™ and MicroSDHC™ memory card with up to 64 GB capacity. NOTE: Some memory cards may not be compatible with your ASUS Phone. Ensure that you use only compatible memory cards to prevent loss of data, damage to your device or memory card, or both.
Removing a memory card CAUTION! incurred to your memory card. > Settings > Storage&USB, then under Portable storage, click beside SD card. 1. Turn off your device. 2. Locate the groove on the bottom-right corner. CAUTION! Be careful when you pry open the cover. 3.
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Charging your ASUS Phone Your ASUS Phone comes partially charged but you must charge it fully before using it for the first time. Read the following important notices and cautions before charging your device. IMPORTANT! different AC power adapter and cable may damage your device.
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ASUS Phone. 1A, 5W. 4. When fully-charged, disconnect the USB cable from your ASUS Phone first before unplugging the AC power adapter from the power outlet. NOTES: Phone using the AC power adapter plugged to a power outlet instead.
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Turning your ASUS Phone on or off Turning your device on To turn your device on, press and hold the power button until your device vibrates and starts up. Turning your device off 1. If your screen is turned off, press the power button to turn it on. If your screen is locked, unlock the device screen.
Wi-Fi, sync accounts, and configure your location services. Use your Google or ASUS account to set up your device, if you do not have a Google or ASUS account yet, go ahead and create one.
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Battery power conservation tips The battery charge is the lifeline of your ASUS Phone. Here are some battery power conservation tips that helps preserve the power of your ASUS Phone battery. – Close all running apps that are not in use.
Using the touchscreen Use these gestures on the touchscreen to launch apps, access some settings, and navigate your ASUS Phone. Launching apps or selecting items Moving or deleting items Remove. Chapter 1: Basics...
Moving through pages or screens of images. Zooming in Spread apart your two fingers on the touch panel to zoom in an image in Gallery or Maps, or zoom in a web page. Chapter 1: Basics...
Zooming out Bring together your two fingers on the touch panel to zoom out an image in Gallery or Maps, or zoom out of a web page. NOTE: designed specifically to fit your mobile screen.
There’s no place like Home There’s no place like Home Zen Home features Home screen Get reminders of important events, app and system updates, weather forecasts, and text messages from people who really matter to you, right from your Home screen. Swipe down this area once to display System notifications Swipe down this area twice to display Quick settings Tap to display Time settings...
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Understanding notification icons These icons are shown on the status bar and will guide you of the current status of your ASUS Phone. Mobile network Shows the signal strength of your mobile network. Micro SIM card 1 Shows that a Micro SIM card is inserted in Micro SIM card slot 1.
The Quick settings panel provides a one-tap access to some of the wireless features and settings of your ASUS Phone. Each of these features are represented by a button. To launch the Quick settings panel, swipe down twice from the top of your screen.
Adding or removing buttons 1. Launch Quick settings then tap 2. Tap the box beside the feature to add or remove it from the ASUS Quick Setting Notification Panel. NOTE: A checked box indicates that the feature's button is accessible via the ASUS Quick Settings Notification Panel while an unchecked box means the opposite.
Personalizing your Home screen Stamp your own personality on your Home screen. Select an attractive design as your wallpaper, add shortcuts for quick access to your favorite apps, and add widgets for a quick review of important info. You can also add more pages so you can add and quickly access or view more apps or widgets on your Home screen.
Grouping your app shortcuts in a folder Create folders to organize your app shortcuts on your Home screen. 1. On your Home screen, tap and drag an app onto another app and a folder will appear with an automatically assigned name. 2.
2. Tap a feature to edit your Home screen. Easy Mode Navigate your ASUS Phone better with Easy Mode, an intuitive interface with large icons, buttons, and font size for better readability and easier user experience. You can also quickly do your core tasks such as making calls, sending messages, and more in Easy Mode.
Adding shortcuts In Easy Mode, you can add up to thirty-six (36) app shortcuts on the Home screen. 1. Swipe to the right of the Home screen, then tap 2. From the All apps screen, select the app that you want to add to the list. Removing shortcuts 1.
Adding contacts In Easy Mode, you can add your frequently contacts on the Home screen. 1. Swipe to the left of the Home screen, then tap 2. From the Contacts screen, select the contact that you want to add to the list. Removing contacts 1.
Set up the sound for your phone ringtone, notifications such as text messages, emails, and event alerts. You can also choose to enable or disable the dial pad touch tones, touch sounds, screen lock sound, or you can choose to have your ASUS Phone vibrate when you tap on it. Launch Quick settings then tap >...
2. Scroll down the Settings screen and select Lock screen. 3. In the next screen, tap Screen lock. 4. Tap the screen lock option you would like to use. NOTE: For more details, see Securing your ASUS Phone. Chapter 2: There’s no place like Home...
Customizing the quick access buttons Camera. Change this default settings and customize these buttons to launch other apps on the lock 1. Launch Quick settings then tap 2. Scroll down the Settings screen and select Lock screen. 3. Under Display, tap Quick access. 4.
Phone is connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile network. For more details, see Staying connected. Launching Chrome Chrome. > Chrome. Sharing pages Share interesting pages from your ASUS Phone to others via an email account, cloud storage account, Bluetooth, or other ASUS Phone apps. 1. Launch the browser.
Clearing the browser cache Clear the browsing data that are temporarily stored in your ASUS Phone to improve the loading performance of your Chrome browser. The browsing data includes browsing history, cache, 1. Launch the browser.
4. Enter your email address. To create a new Google account, tap Or create a new account. 5. Follow the next steps to sign in to your Google account. NOTE: If you want to set up your work account on your ASUS Phone, ask for the email settings from your network administrator.
Google Calendar Bring your schedule to life and keep track of all your important events or reminders. Events that you create or edit will automatically sync with all Google Calendar versions that you’ve logged into. Creating events 1. From the Home screen, tap Google > Calendar. 2.
Creating reminders 1. From the Home screen, Google > Calendar. 2. Tap then tap Reminder. 3. Enter your reminder name and tap DONE. 3. Set the date and time for the reminder. You may set the reminder as an all-day or recurring reminder.
Tap to display the files under the category Displays the usage of the internal and external storage IMPORTANT! Before accessing files saved on the network and cloud storage, ensure that Wi-Fi or mobile network is enabled on your ASUS Phone. For details, see Staying connected.
ZenFone Care Find answers from FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) or directly interact with other Zen UI users to find and share solutions about ZenUI 2.0 apps. 1. Tap > ZenFone Care 2. Tap ZenUI FAQs, then select the app that you want to find answers for. Chapter 3: Work hard, play harder...
Keeping in touch Call in style Dual SIM feature The dual SIM feature of your ASUS Phone lets you manage the settings of the installed Micro SIM SIM names, or set one as a preferred network. Renaming your SIM cards them easily.
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Assign a SIM card as your preferred SIM for voice calls and data services. SIM card for voice calls When you make a call, your ASUS Phone automatically uses the preferred SIM card to connect the call. To assign a SIM card for voice calls, tap Voice call then tap the SIM that you want to use.
Making calls Your ASUS Phone offers you many ways to make a call. Call your friends from your contacts list, smart dial to quickly place a call, or enter a speed-dial number to call your frequently-called contact. NOTE: Organize your contacts in the Contacts app. For details, see Managing contacts.
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Auto-dialing an extension number You can insert a short or long pause after dialing the main number, then the extension number is dialed automatically. 1. From the Phone app, enter the main number. 2. Tap and hold * to insert a pause, which is denoted by a comma (,). NOTE: If you want a longer pause, tap and hold * again.
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Creating a speed dial entry Create speed dial entries from digits 2 to 9 for your frequently-called contacts. Tap and hold any digits from 2 to 9, then tap OK on the Speed Dial confirmation screen. > Speed dial to launch the Speed Dial screen. 2.
Home dialing When you’re on a trip abroad, enabling and configuring the Home dialing settings make it easier for you to quickly call home. NOTE: Using a roaming service will incur additional charges. Inquire from your mobile service provider before using the roaming service. Launch Quick settings then tap >...
Receiving calls The touch screen of your ASUS Phone lights up when there is an incoming call. The display of the incoming call also varies, depending on the status of your ASUS Phone. Answering calls Answer or to reject a call, tap Dismiss.
Other call options During an active call, tap and tap any of the possible call options for when a call is in progress. Microphone Turns the microphone for the active call on or off. When the microphone is off or in mute mode, you can hear the caller but the caller can’t hear you.
Managing multiple calls Your ASUS Phone provides you the convenience of making or taking two calls. You can also set up a conference call that suits for business meetings, party lines, and other group calls. Answering another call While you are talking on your ASUS Phone, you can hear a beeping sound, indicating of another incoming call.
Setting up a conference call Your ASUS Phone, together with its GSM capability, can set up a conference call of up to five (5) people. During a call, you can add more contacts and merge all calls into one conference call.
Managing a conference call During the conference call, you can separate the contact from the conference group for private conversation, or disconnect a contact from the conference call. 1. From the Conference call screen, tap Manage conference call to open a list of contacts in the conference call.
Recording calls Your ASUS Phone allows you to record a conversation for future reference or information. 1. Call a contact or dial a number. 2. Tap to record the call. IMPORTANT! Before recording a call, ensure that you ask for permission from the other party or parties.
1. Launch the Contacts app then tap Set up my profile or ME. NOTE: ME appears when you’ve set up your Google account on your ASUS Phone. 2. Fill in your info such as mobile or home number. To add other info, tap Add another field.
Adding contacts Add contacts to your device, corporate, Google, or other email accounts and fill in more important contact information such as contact numbers, email addresses, special events for VIPs, and more. 1. Launch the Contacts app then tap 2. Select Device. NOTES: Add account then create one.
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Customizing your contact’s profile Edit your contact’s info, add a photo, set a ringtone, or take a photo as a cover for your contact’s profile. 1. Launch the Contacts app then select the contact whose info or profile you want to edit or customize.
Home screen, then tap Calling your favorite contacts. Importing contacts Import your contacts and their respective data from one contact source to your ASUS Phone, email account, or a Micro SIM card. 1. Tap ASUS > Contacts then tap > Manage contacts.
Exporting contacts Export your contacts to any of the storage accounts in your ASUS Phone. 1. Tap ASUS > Contacts then tap > Manage contacts. 2. Tap Import/export b. Export to storage a. All contacts c. Device 4. Tick the contacts that you want to export.
IMPORTANT! Before you can integrate social network accounts of your contacts, you need to log in to your social network account and sync its settings. Syncing your social network account Sync your social network account to add the social network accounts of your contacts to your ASUS Phone. Launch Quick settings then tap >...
Set up the ringtone for your SIM 1 or SIM 2 card. Vibrate when ringing Tick when you want your ASUS Phone to vibrate when it rings. Call forwarding Use this feature if you want to send calls to another number on Always forward, When busy, When unanswered, and When unreachable.
Send messages and more Google Messenger as well as send group texts, photos, or audio messages. You can add emojis or stickers to your messages, share your location, archive your messages, and easily block SMS senders. You can also take photos or record videos and easily share these files. Sending messages 1.
Blocking messages Block spam messages such as sales ad messages, or messages from unwanted senders. 1. From the Home screen, tap , then tap . 2. From your list of message threads, select the sender that you don’t want to receive any message from.
Fun and entertainment Fun and entertainment Using a headset Have the freedom to do other things while you’re in a call or enjoy listening to your favorite music, using a headset. Connecting the audio jack Insert the 3.5mm headset jack into the audio port of your device. WARNING! NOTES:...
Sign in to your Google or Gmail account to be able to use Google Play Music. Once you've signed in to your acccount, all music files on your ASUS Phone, including the uploaded or purchased ones from Google Play, are added to your library.
FM Radio Listen to your favorite local radio stations using your ASUS Phone. 1. Connect the bundled headset with your ASUS Phone. 2. Tap > FM Radio. Scan Stations, Settings, Sleep, and All Channels Tap to toggle between headphone mode and speaker mode Tap to turn off...
After launching the Camera for the first time, two consecutive features appear to help you get Tutorial If it is your first time to use your ASUS Phone’s camera, you will encounter the following tutorial screen after launching the Camera app. Refer to the following steps to proceed from this screen.
Your ASUS Phone’s camera is equipped with auto-scene detection and auto-image stabilizer features. It also features a video stabilization function that helps prevent shakiness while video recording. Tap the icons to start using your camera and explore the image and video features of your ASUS Phone. Adjust settings Enable or disable the flash function...
Image settings Adjust the appearance of your captured images by configuring your camera’s settings using the steps below. IMPORTANT! Apply the settings first before taking images. 1. On the camera’s home screen, tap > 2. Scroll down and configure the available options. Image Configure the image quality using these options.
Video settings Adjust the appearance of your recorded videos by configuring your camera’s settings using the steps below. IMPORTANT! Apply the settings first before taking images. 1. On the camera’s home screen, tap > 2. Scroll down and configure the available options. Image Configure the video quality using these options.
Have fun during and after taking photos of your family and friends using the Beautification feature of your ASUS Phone. When enabled, this feature allows you to make live beauty enhancements on your subject’s face before you press the shutter button.
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> Selfie. 3. Tap to choose how many people should be included in the photo. 4. Use the rear camera to detect faces and wait for your ASUS Phone to start beeping, counting down until it captures the photo. 5. Tap to save the photo.
finished. Time lapse The time lapse video feature of your ASUS Phone allows you to capture stills for automatic time lapse playback. In effect, events seem to move in a fast-forward manner though they actually occured and were recorded between long intervals.
View images and play videos on your ASUS Phone using the Gallery app. This app also allows you to edit, share, or delete image and video files stored in your ASUS Phone. From Gallery, you can display images in a slideshow or tap to view the selected image or video file.
Viewing the photo location Enable the location access on your ASUS Phone, and get the location details on your photos. Your photos’ location details include the area where the photos are taken, as well a map of the location via Google Map or Baidu (in China only).
Editing images The Gallery also features its own image editing tools that you can use to enhance images saved on your ASUS Phone. 1. From the Gallery screen, tap the folder where the files are located. 2. After opening the folder, tap the image you want to edit.
NOTES: your data plan. provider. Wi-Fi The Wi-Fi technology of your ASUS Phone gets you connected to the wireless world. Update your social media accounts, browse the Internet, or exchange data and messages wirelessly from your ASUS Phone. Enabling Wi-Fi Launch Quick settings then tap >...
Bluetooth ® Use the Bluetooth feature of your ASUS Phone to send or receive files and stream multimedia files with other smart devices over short distances. With Bluetooth, you can share your media files with your friends’ smart devices, send data for print with a Bluetooh printer, or play music files with a Bluetooth speaker.
Pairing your ASUS Phone to a Bluetooth® device Before using the Bluetooth feature of your ASUS Phone in full scale, you have to pair it first with the Bluetooth device. The ASUS Phone automatically stores the pairing connection of the Bluetooth device.
Tethering When Wi-Fi service is not available, you can use your ASUS Phone as a modem or turn it into a Wi-Fi hotspot to get Internet access on your laptop, tablet, and other mobile devices. IMPORTANT! Most mobile service providers may require a data plan for you to be able to use the tethering function.
Travel and Maps Travel and Maps Weather Get real-time weather updates straight from your ASUS Phone using the weather app. Using Weather, you can also check other weather details from around the world. Launching the Weather app > Weather. From your ASUS Phone’s home screen, tap the weather icon.
Weather home screen Set up and get your current location’s weather updates as well as other parts of the world. You can display the weather updates or daily weather forecast on the Calendar app. Tap to search for a city’s weather info Tap to get the area’s current weather info, refresh the weather info, edit the location list, or configure the weather settings...
Clock Customize the time zone settings of your ASUS Phone, set alarms, and use your ASUS Phone as a stop watch using the Clock app. Launching Clock > Clock. From your ASUS Phone’s home screen, tap the digital clock display.
Alarm clock to access the alarm clock settings of your ASUS Phone. Tap this to delete any of the previously set alarms. Tap this to access the settings of the alarm clock feature. Tap this to set a new alarm time.
Timer Setting the timer 1. Tap to access the timer feature of your ASUS Phone. Tap this to access the settings of the timer feature. Tap this to edit the preset timer. Tap this to delete the preset timer. Tap to set the ringtone for the timer.
Special Zen Tools Flashlight You can turn your ASUS Phone to an instant flashlight by launching your Quick settings panel from any screen or any open app. From the Quick settings panel, simply tap on the Flashlight icon to activate its function.
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Flashlight menu options Tap this to enable or disable the flashlight mode. Tap this to enable or disable the SOS mode. Tap any of these icons to toggle between the flashlight’s speed while blinking. Tap this to turn on or turn off the light. Tap this to use your phone screen as the flashlight.
Power & Boost Power & Boost function is to optimize device performance after the device is being used for a period of time. This function will close unused processes that are running in the background in order to retrieve more system memory and extend the battery life. From your Home screen, tap >...
Calculator One-swipe and a tap is all it takes to launch your Calculator. When you open the Quick settings panel, the Calculator icon is there visibly on top of the list. Tap it to get started with your computations. Tap this to enable the calculator Calculator screen Chapter 9: Zen Everywhere...
Auto-start Manager You can enable or disable the Auto-Start function of apps to free up more system memory and extend the battery life. From your Home screen, tap > Auto-start Manager. From the Quick settings panel, tap on the Auto-start Manager icon. Tap this to launch Auto-start Manager Auto-start Manager screen Tap this to free up the memory and boost...
Mobile Manager ASUS Mobile Manager provides an integrated interface for several apps that are designed to optimize device performance, manage the phone power, storage usage and system notifications. To launch the ASUS Mobile Manager app, tap from your Home screen then tap Mobile Manager.
Bluelight Filter Bluelight Filter provides a mild paper-like display that reduces eye strain for a comfortable reading experience on your ASUS Phone. From the Quick settings panel, tap on the Bluelight Filter icon. Tap to enable bluelight filter Chapter 9: Zen Everywhere...
Sound Recorder Record audio files using your ASUS Phone by enabling the Sound Recorder app. Launching Sound Recorder To launch Sound Recorder, tap > Sound Recorder. Tap to customize the Sound Recorder settings Tap to view the list of saved audio recording files...
Pausing a recording During a paused recording, you can choose to resume, delete, or save the recording. Tap to delete the recording Tap to resume the recording Tap to save the recording Recording List From the Recording List, you can play, rename, share, or delete a saved audio recording file. To view your recording list, tap from the Sound Recorder main screen.
Audio Wizard AudioWizard allows you to customize the sound modes of your ASUS Phone for a clearer audio output that fits actual usage scenarios. Using Audio Wizard 1. From your Home screen, tap > Audio Wizard. 2. In the AudioWizard window, tap the sound mode you want to activate.
You can store data, apps, or files on your ASUS Phone (internal storage), on an external storage, or on an online storage. You need an internet connection to transfer or download your files on an online storage. Use the bundled USB cable to copy files to or from the computer to your ASUS Phone.
Use the security features of your ASUS Phone to prevent unauthorized calls or access of information. Unlocking your screen When the screen is locked, you can open it with the security unlocking options that the ASUS Phone offers you. 1. Tap then tap Settings >...
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Key in at least four numbers to set a PIN. IMPORTANT! Ensure to remember the PIN that you created to unlock your device. Pattern Slide your finger on the dots and create a pattern. IMPORTANT! You can create a pattern with a minimum of four dots. Ensure to remember the pattern that you created to unlock your device.
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Instant Camera: Slide the Instant camera switch to ON to launch the Camera app even if your ASUS Phone is in idle mode by pressing the volume button twice. Owner info: Tap this to edit and key in the information that you want to appear even when your screen is locked.
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Know your ASUS Phone’s identity such as serial number, IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number, or model number. This is important, as when you may lose your ASUS Phone, you can contact your mobile carrier and provide the information to blacklist the unauthorized use of your ASUS Phone.
Appendix Appendix Notices EC Declaration of Conformity Conformity can be downloaded from Prevention of Hearing Loss To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods. À pleine puissance, l’écoute prolongée du baladeur peut endommager l’oreille de l’utilisateur.
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Products with electrical current ratings up to 6A and weighing more than 3Kg must use approved or H05VV-F, 2G, 0.75mm ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standards for protecting our environment. We believe in providing solutions for you to be able to responsibly recycle our products, batteries, other components as well as the packaging materials.
- see Extension number 42 - adding 25 - see Home Dialing 45 - removing 25, 26 - see Multiple calls 48 ASUS Phone 8 - see Smart Dialing 43 - chargiing 13 - see Speed Dialing 43 - microSD card...
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- see also Messaging later 60 - see also Widgets 25 Dual SIM feature - see Micro SIM cards 40 Lock screen 31 - customizing 31 Easy Mode 27 - customizing the quick access buttons 32 - adding shortcuts 28, 29 - see also Securing your Zen device 94 - enabling 27, 29 Low light...
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Smart remove - see also Advanced camera features 68 Social networking - syncing 57 Sound Recorder 89, 90 Speed Dialing - creating a speed dial entry 44 - deleting a speed dial entry 44 Storage 93 System - updating 93 System notifications 24 Tethering 77 Time lapse...