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- Page 1 Cruz T301 Offi cial User Guide...
- Page 2 CONTROL Thanks for Choosing Velocity! Thank you for purchasing a Velocity Micro CRUZ T301! We appreciate your business and know you’ll love your brand new multimedia device. This guide is intended to help you with initial setup of your device and to familiarize you with the Android operating system.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents I. Getting Started II. Hand Gestures 10-11 III. Your Home Screen IV. Adding Widgets To Your Home Screen 13-14 V. Connecting to Wi-Fi VI. Email Setup VII. Saving Battery Life VIII. SD Cards 18-19 IX. Device Storage and ASTRO 20-22 X. -
Page 4: Getting Started
I. Getting Started Device Exterior:... - Page 5 Hold until the device resets. C. Mini USB Port The Mini-USB port is used to tether your CRUZ T301 to a computer for file transfer as well as battery recharge. D. Full-sized SD Card Slot SD cards provide your CRUZ with expandable storage (up to 32 GB).
- Page 6 The volume buttons are on the top right corner. Press + to increase volume, and - to lower it. J. Left Speaker Your CRUZ T301 has two built-in speakers each located on one end of the device. L. Charging LED This light will glow whenever the CRUZ is charging.
- Page 7 I. Getting Started (cont’d) 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.
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Page 8: Hand Gestures
II. Hand Gestures Tapping Touch your finger to the screen and remove immediately to select an item on the screen. This is the equivalent of a mouse “click” on a computer. Long-Pressing Press and hold your finger on the screen for 2-3 seconds. - Page 9 II. Hand Gestures (cont’d) Scrolling Sliding your finger up and down in a vertical, flicking moton scrolls through menus, websites, and lists. The faster you slide, the faster the scrolling motion will be. Swiping Sliding your finger left and right scrolls horizontally.
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Page 10: Your Home Screen
III. Your Home Screen Think of your home screen 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. - Page 11 III. Your Home Screen (cont’d) The time, Wi-Fi signal, and battery icons are on the right hand side of the Status Bar. The battery icon will change as the energy is used up. It will turn orange to warn you that you should consider charging the unit.
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Page 12: Adding Widgets To Your Home Screen
IV. Adding Widgets to the Home Screen Widgets allow you to place a function of an app onto your Home Screen. For instance, you may add an Analog clock, calendar, picture frame, and other useful widgets. To add a widget, long-press, or tap/hold your finger on any open space on your home screen, and select Widgets from the context menu that opens. -
Page 13: Connecting To Wi-Fi
V. 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... - Page 14 V. 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.
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Page 15: Email Setup
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: You must select POP3, IMAP, or Exchange according to your email service provider’s instructions. -
Page 16: Saving Battery Life
VII. Saving Battery Life Very Low Battery Full Battery Charging Battery Tips on Extending Battery Life Streaming audio or video apps will use a lot of battery life Disable Wireless Network Positioning. You can turn it off from Settings > Location &... -
Page 17: Sd Cards
VIII. SD Cards There are two areas for storage on your CRUZ T301. The first is a full-sized SD card slot located on the top of your device. You may purchase SD and SDHC cards in a wide range of capacities, varying from 1 GB –... -
Page 18: Device Storage And Astro
IX. Device Storage and ASTRO There are TWO areas for storage on this device: Name Capacity Appears in ASTRO as Storage Uses 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 Supports up to... - Page 19 IX. 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 as well as the internal storage. It also features an Application Manager to help install or uninstall your apps, and an SD card usage monitor as well.
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Page 20: Transferring Files
X. Transferring Files NOTE: While still tethered, you cannot use your Cruz to gain access to the SD card! Tether Via USB to Computer Turn on your Cruz and connect a mini USB cable to the Cruz device and to Step 1 your PC. - Page 21 X. Transferring Files (cont’d) Transfer via SD card 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 Cruz NOTE: You may also use email or a 3rd party app that...
- Page 22 X. Transferring Files (cont’d) How to Copy to “FLASH” storage Turn on your Cruz and connect a mini USB cable Step 1 to the Cruz device and to your PC. While you connect the device to your PC , you will see this image on your “status bar”...
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Page 23: File Formats
XI. 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... -
Page 24: Preloaded Apps
XII. Preloaded Apps What Apps Are Installed Out-of-the-box? Requires Icon Name Purpose Wi-Fi Alarm Clock Allows you to set alarms for easy reminders. This is your fi le management application. Use it to ASTRO browse your storage locations, transfer fi les and even install/uninstall apps. - Page 25 XII. Preloaded Apps (cont’d) Requires Icon Name Purpose Wi-Fi FaceBook Log into your FaceBook account and stay Mobile connected on the go! Access photo or video fi les for play or display right on Gallery the Cruz’s full color screen. Use your Cruz as a digital picture frame or fully mobile media hub! Jam to your favorite tunes! Insert headphones or Music...
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Page 26: Buying Ebooks
XIII. Buying eBooks How To Buy eBooks trom the Kindle Store 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 Kindle 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. - Page 27 XIII. Buying eBooks (cont’d) When you find a book you want to download/purchase, click on the STEP 4 book cover. It will bring you to a product page with the book cover, the price, a “Buy Now” button, as well as a STEP 5 synopsis of the book lower on the page...
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Page 28: Reading 3Rd Party Ebooks
XIV. Reading 3rd Party eBooks Many eReader files are in the ePUB file format. The Cruz 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. -
Page 29: Playing Media
XV. Playing Media Not only does your Cruz 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. - Page 30 XV. 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.
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Page 31: Flash And Youtube
Among these are faster processing speeds, easier navigation, less operational bugs, and the ability to support Flash. The Cruz T301 benefi ts from most of these upgrades, but it’s processor CANNOT natively support Flash when using the preinstalled browser. -
Page 32: Installing Apps
XVII. Installing Apps Where Do I Get Apps From? 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 fi... - Page 33 XVII. Installing Apps (cont’d) How Do I Install An App? The installation fi le for Android has a fi le extension of .APK. The steps below explain how to install these on your Cruz. Download your app to your PC. Files are often distributed in ar- Step 1 chive format (ie: .ZIP , .RAR).
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Page 34: System Requirements
XVIII. System Requirements Platform Windows Operating MAC OS X v10.4, 10.5 Microsoft® Windows® 2000. Me, XP, or higher preferred Vista, 7 or higher (32-bit or64-bit) System Intel Pentium II or AMD K6-2 PowerPC G3 300MHz or higher Processor 300MHz or higher Including Intel-based Macs 128 MB 256 MB... -
Page 35: Open Source License
If you would like to have a copy of the GPL or certain other open source code in this component on a CD, Velocity Micro will mail to you a CD with such code for $5 plus the cost of shipping, upon request. -
Page 36: Cruz Support And Registration
1. If you have not already done so, create a Support account for yourself at our website: http://cruzsupport.velocitymicro.com/ics/support/mylogin.asp. Note: Those customers who have purchased a Cruz product directly from Velocity Micro may skip this step. 2. Then register your purchased Cruz products: http://cruzsupport.velocitymicro.com/ics/support/productRegister.asp... -
Page 37: Contact Info
XXI. Contact Info Contact Us Address: 7510 Whitepine Road Richmond, VA 23237 Phone: 800-296-4312 Fax: 804-897-4777 Websites: www.cruzreader.com www.velocitymicro.com Thank you for choosing...
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