Velocity Cruz T103 User's Guide Page 1

Offi cial User Guide

10III. Your Home ScreenThink of your home screen as your desktop. What goes on the home screen is up to you. You can fill the space with any combinati

11III. 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

12Widgets 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

13V. Connecting to Wi-FiIntroductionFor the sake of this guide, the assumption is that you are connecting to your Cruz to your own home Wi-Fi Access P

14V. Connecting to Wi-Fi (cont’d)AccessibilityIf a password is required, tap the password text fi eld for the popup keyboard, and enter the security ke

15VI. Email SetupIntroductionThe pre-installed Email app is a simple but effective email client for both POP3 and IMAPemail services. Confi guration is

16VII. Saving Battery LifeVery Low Battery Full Battery Charging Battery1 Streaming audio or video apps will use a lot of battery life2Disable Wireles

17VIII. SD CardsThere are two areas for storage on your CRUZ Tablet. The first is a full-sized SD card slot located on the top of your device. You m

18IX. Device Storage and ASTROName Capacity Appears in ASTRO as Storage UsesSD StorageSupports up to 32 GB/sdcardThe Android apps you install will w

19IX. 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

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20X. Transferring FilesTether Via USB to ComputerStep 1Turn on your Cruz and connect a mini USB cable to the Cruz device and to your PC. Step 2Slide t

21X. Transferring Files (cont’d)Step 1Unmount the SD card: Settings>SD Card and Device Storage>Unmount SD CardStep 2 Eject your SD card and inse

22Step 1Turn on your Cruz and connect a mini USB cable to the Cruz device and to your PC. Step 2While you connect the device to your PC , you will see

23XI. File FormatsThe fi le formats that this device can support are numerous, but not infi nite. The pre-installed apps should allow you to view many

24XII. Preloaded AppsIcon NameRequires Wi-FiPurposeClock No Allows you to set alarms for easy reminders.ASTRO NoThis is your fi le management applicati

25XII. Preloaded Apps (cont’d)Icon NameRequires Wi-FiPurposeEmail YesSet up most web based email accounts quickly and easily with this default mail ap

26XIII. Buying eBooksSTEP 1Click on the Kindle icon located on the Home Screen or on your App panel. The app requires Wi-Fi connection, so make sure

27XIII. Buying eBooks (cont’d)STEP 4When you find a book you want to download/purchase, click on the book cover.STEP 5It will bring you to a product p

28XIV. Reading 3rd Party eBooksMany eReader files are in the ePUB file format. The Cruz does not natively support this file format, so an additional

29XV. Playing MediaAlbum ArtworkPlaylists Shuffle Songs RepeatArtistAlbumSong TitlePlayback ControlsTimelinePicturesYou can view and show off your dig

Table of ContentsI. Getting Started4-7II. Hand Gestures8-9III. Your Home Screen10-11IV. Adding Widgets To Your Home Screen12V. Connecting to Wi-Fi13-1

30XV. Playing Media (cont’d)VideoYou can play videos stored on your Cruz’s SD card via the gallery function as well. To play, tap Gallery, then All Vi

31XVI. Flash and YoutubeFlash VideoAndroid 2.2 is considered a major upgrade on previous Android operating systems due a number of reasons. Among the

32Android Applications are available via the Cruz Market or other third-party sources like the developer’s website.Many Android apps are designed for

33XVII. Installing Apps (cont’d)The installation fi le for Android has a fi le extension of .APK. The steps below explain how to install these on your C

34PlatformWindowsMacOperating SystemMicrosoft® Windows® 2000. Me, XP, Vista, 7 or higher (32-bit or64-bit) MAC OS X v10.4, 10.5 or higher preferredPr

35Where such specific license terms entitle you to the source code of such component, that source code is available upon request via vmsupport@velocit

36Cruz Support is available at http://cruzsupport.velocitymicro.com. There are a large number of informative knowledgebase articles to answer your que

37XXI. Contact InfoContact UsAddress:7510 Whitepine RoadRichmond, VA 23237Phone: 800-296-4312Fax: 804-897-4777Websites: www.cruzreader.comwww.velocity

4Device Exterior:I. Getting StartedABCDEFG H I J K

5I. Getting Started (cont’d)A. Status BarA white strip along the top of the screen displaying alerts, Wi-Fi strength, battery life, and the current ti

6G. Power ButtonThe power button is located on end opposite the Quicklaunch Buttons. Tapping this button while the device is running will send the CR

7I. Getting Started (cont’d)Starting the DeviceTo start your Cruz, press the on/off button located at the left side of the device. When you first turn

8II. Hand GesturesTappingTouch your finger to the screen and remove immediately to select an item on the screen. This is the equivalent of a mouse “c

9II. Hand Gestures (cont’d)ScrollingSliding your finger up and down in a vertical, flicking moton scrolls through menus, websites, and lists. The fas