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Introduction
Getting Started
Your Device at a Glance
Charging
Assembling the Power Adapter
Turning On/Off , Unlocking
Setting to Sleep and Waking Up
Inserting and Removing a microSD Card
Connecting to a Computer
Navigating your Device
Screen Gestures
About the Home Screen
About the Launcher Screen
Navigation Buttons
Icons on the Status Bar
Notification Panel
Entering Text
Context Menus
Customizing the Home Screen
Changing the Wallpaper
Adding an Item to the Customizable Area
Moving an Item on the Home Screen
Removing an Item from the Home screen
Pure Android Audio
E-Books
Using ZiiAcademy
Importing E-Books From Your Computer
Deleting an E-Book
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  • Page 1 Contents Contents Introduction Getting Started Your Device at a Glance Charging Assembling the Power Adapter Turning On/Off , Unlocking Setting to Sleep and Waking Up Inserting and Removing a microSD Card Connecting to a Computer Navigating your Device Screen Gestures About the Home Screen About the Launcher Screen Navigation Buttons...

  • Page 2: Getting Started

    Licence and Copyright Introduction ZiiO is a portable entertainment center, an Internet access, a game station, an e-book reader, and much more. This versatile touchscreen device runs the Android™ operating system, enabling you to easily install more applications from thousands of cool choices on the Web.

  • Page 3: Your Device At A Glance

    Contents Your Device at a Glance Power On/Off Sleep / Wake Up Press and hold to turn on/off. Press wake up /sleep. 2 Earphone Jack Microphone When recording audio, keep this close to the source. HDMI Port Micro-USB Port Connects your device to a computer. file:///D|/Madcap%20Flare/Ruby%20HTML%20Help/Outp...eda/MyWebHelp/Content/Resources/HTMs/Contents.htm (3 of 21)10/20/2010 12:35:53 PM...

  • Page 4: Assembling The Power Adapter

    Contents Mini-USB Port MicroSD Card Slot Inserting and Removing a microSD card. Turns on when charging. Turns off when fully charged. Stereo Speakers Camera Volume Press + or – to adjust the volume. Function Buttons Function Buttons. Power Adapter Jack Connects to a power outlet for charging.

  • Page 5: Turning On/Off, Unlocking

    Contents If you need to remove the plug head from the power adapter base, pull the latch to release the plug head, and gently remove it from the base. Back to top Turning On/Off, Unlocking To turn on, press and hold the Power button until the screen lights up. Notice that the screen is locked every time your player turns on (as denoted by the Lock icon To unlock, touch and drag the Lock icon upwards.

  • Page 6: Setting To Sleep And Waking Up

    Power button, and tapPower off > OK. Back to top Setting to Sleep and Waking Up To let ZiiO sleep, press the Power button. The screen goes black as your device goes into Sleep mode. Note: To conserve battery power, your device automatically goes into Sleep mode after a certain preset period of inactivity.

  • Page 7: Connecting To A Computer

    Contents Ejecting a Memory Card Note: If your device is on, before you eject the microSD card, press , touch Settings > SD card & local storage > Unmount external SD card. Back to top Connecting to a Computer 1. Connect to your computer with the use of the included USB cable. 2.

  • Page 8: Navigating Your Device

    Contents Navigating your Device Screen Gestures Gesture What it does Select an item Touch Launch an application Enter characters using the onscreen keyboard. "Lift" an item from the Home Screen so that you can drag it somewhere Touch and hold else.
  • Page 9 See also Customizing the Home Screen. Back to top About the Launcher Screen The Launcher screen contains all the applications installed on your ZiiO. To show or hide the Launcher, tap file:///D|/Madcap%20Flare/Ruby%20HTML%20Help/Outp...eda/MyWebHelp/Content/Resources/HTMs/Contents.htm (9 of 21)10/20/2010 12:35:53 PM...

  • Page 10: Function Buttons

    Contents To start an application from the Launcher, tap the application's icon. Function Buttons Home Press to return to the Home Screen at any time. Press and hold to display recently opened applications. Menu Press to display the available menu for the current screen. Press and hold to show the on-screen keyboard.

  • Page 11: Icons On The Status Bar

    Contents Back Press to return to the previous screen. Search Press to search for items on your device or the Web. Back to top Icons on the Status Bar Icon Meaning Alarm On Battery Status Wi-Fi On Bluetooth On New e-mail message New instant message Connected via USB Cable Music is Playing...

  • Page 12: Notification Panel

    Contents microSD Card is Full Connected to VPN Disconnected from VPN An Open Wi-Fi Network is Available Back to top Notification Panel The Notification panel contains a list of your current notifications. To view the notification panel, press and tap Notifications. Alternatively, you can tap and hold the Status bar, and then drag it down to show the Notification panel Back to top...

  • Page 13: Customizing The Home Screen

    Contents Note that not all items have context menus. Back to top Customizing the Home Screen Changing the Wallpaper 1. Press to make sure you are on the Home Screen. 2. Press 3. Tap Wallpaper and select the wallpaper location. 4.

  • Page 14: Removing An Item From The Home Screen

    X-Fi enhancements. To connect to an available Bluetooth device within range, tap , and select a device. Note that the Bluetooth feature on both your ZiiO and the other device should be turned file:///D|/Madcap%20Flare/Ruby%20HTML%20Help/Outp...eda/MyWebHelp/Content/Resources/HTMs/Contents.htm (14 of 21)10/20/2010 12:35:53 PM...

  • Page 15: Using Ziiacademy

    E-Books Using ZiiAcademy ZiiAcademy is an e-book solution that comes with ZiiO. It enables you to read, download, and manage your e-books all at the same time. On the Home Screen, tap ZiiAcademy to start the application. Notice that the book covers are initially displayed on the screen.

  • Page 16: Browsing The Internet

    4. Tap Notifications > Turn off USB storage > Turn off. 5. On your computer, click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Notifications area, and then proceed to safely disconnect the ZiiO disk drive. 6. Disconnect ZiiO from the USB port.

  • Page 17: Using The Browser

    Refer to the Connecting to a Computer instructions 2. Select media files from your computer, and copy the files to the ZiiO's internal memory or microSD card. You can organize your media files in any folder that you prefer. 3. When you are done, click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on your computer to disconnect ZiiO properly.

  • Page 18: Installing More Applications

    Installers are usually in APK (.apk) format. To install 1. Download or copy the APK (.apk) file into your ZiiO’s microSD memory card or internal memory. 2. With the use of ZiiExplorer, navigate to the folder where you copied the file.

  • Page 19: Accessing The Settings Screen

    Back to top Settings Accessing the Settings Screen You can enable/disable features and personalize your ZiiO from the Settings screen, which contains several menu items that are mostly typical of Android. 1. Press to make sure you are on the Home Screen.
  • Page 20 Contents 1. Press , followed by 2. Tap Settings > Sound & display. 3. Under the Display settings section, select the options and settings that you prefer. Back to top Customizing the Sounds 1. Press , followed by 2. Tap Settings > Sound & display. 3.

  • Page 21: License And Copyright

    Bluetooth word mark and logo are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc, and any use of such marks by Creative Technology Ltd is under license. Android and the Android Robot is a trademark of Google Inc. apt-X is a trademark of APT Licensing Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are hereby recognized as such.

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