Asus ZenFone 5 User Manual
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2 E9149 First Edition June 2014 Model name: ASUS_T00P
3 Contents Conventions used ........................................................................\ ................................................9 Care and safety ........................................................................\ .................................................. 10 Guidelines ........................................................................\ ..................................................................................... 10 Proper disposal ........................................................................\ ........................................................................... 11 1 Get your Zen ready! Parts and features ........................................................................\ ...................................................................... 14 Installing a micro-SIM card ........................................................................\ ..................................................... 15 Installing a memory card ........................................................................\ ........................................................ 19 Charging your phone ........................................................................\ ............................................................... 23 Turning your phone on or off ........................................................................\ ................................................ 26 2 There’s no place like Home Zen Home features ........................................................................\ ............................................ 30 Home screen ........................................................................\ ................................................................................ 30 Managing your home ........................................................................\ ............................................................... 32 Quick settings ........................................................................\ .............................................................................. 36 ASUS keyboard settings ........................................................................\ .......................................................... 40 Voice Search ........................................................................\ ................................................................................. 41 Lock Screen ........................................................................\ .................................................................................. 44 Connecting your phone to your computer ........................................................................\ ...... 45 Connecting with your notebook ........................................................................\ .......................................... 45 Connecting with your desktop PC ........................................................................\ ....................................... 46 3 Call in style Managing contacts ........................................................................\ ............................................ 48 Adding contacts ........................................................................\ ......................................................................... 48 Importing contacts ........................................................................\ .................................................................... 49 Exporting contacts ........................................................................\ .................................................................... 50
4Making and receiving calls ........................................................................\ ............................... 51 Make a call ........................................................................\ .................................................................................... 51 Receive a call ........................................................................\ ................................................................................ 52 Backup/restore call logs ........................................................................\ .................................... 53 Creating a call log backup ........................................................................\ ...................................................... 53 Restoring call log backups ........................................................................\ ...................................................... 53 Voicemail ........................................................................\ ............................................................ 54 4 Send messages and more Messaging ........................................................................\ .......................................................... 56 Sending or replying to messages ........................................................................\ ......................................... 56 Setting up your messaging options ........................................................................\ .................................... 57 Omlet Chat ........................................................................\ ......................................................... 58 Registering to Omlet ........................................................................\ ................................................................. 58 5 Access your emails Email ........................................................................\ ................................................................... 64 Setting up an email account ........................................................................\ .................................................. 64 Adding email accounts ........................................................................\ ............................................................ 65 Gmail ........................................................................\ .................................................................. 66 Setting up a Gmail account ........................................................................\ .................................................... 66 6 Capture moments Launching the Camera app ........................................................................\ ............................... 68 From the lock screen ........................................................................\ ................................................................. 68 Using the camera widget ........................................................................\ ........................................................ 68 From the home screen ........................................................................\ ............................................................. 68 Using the volume key ........................................................................\ ............................................................... 68 Using Camera for the first time ........................................................................\ ......................... 69 Tutorial ........................................................................\ ........................................................................................... 69
5 Image Locations ........................................................................\ ......................................................................... 70 Camera home screen ........................................................................\ ......................................... 71 Image settings ........................................................................\ ............................................................................. 72 Video settings ........................................................................\ .............................................................................. 74 Advanced camera features ........................................................................\ ............................... 75 Time Rewind ........................................................................\ ................................................................................ 75 HDR ........................................................................\ ................................................................................................. 76 Panorama ........................................................................\ ...................................................................................... 76 Night ........................................................................\ ............................................................................................... 77 Low light ........................................................................\ ........................................................................................ 78 Selfie ........................................................................\ ............................................................................................... 79 Miniature ........................................................................\ ....................................................................................... 80 Depth of field ........................................................................\ .............................................................................. 80 Smart remove ........................................................................\ .............................................................................. 81 All Smiles ........................................................................\ ....................................................................................... 81 Beautification ........................................................................\ .............................................................................. 82 GIF animation ........................................................................\ .............................................................................. 82 Time lapse ........................................................................\ ..................................................................................... 83 Party Link ........................................................................\ ........................................................... 84 Sharing photos ........................................................................\ ........................................................................... 84 7 Gallery Using the Gallery ........................................................................\ ............................................... 88 Main screen ........................................................................\ .................................................................................. 88 Viewing files from other source locations ........................................................................\ ......................... 89 Sharing files from the gallery ........................................................................\ ................................................. 90 Deleting files from the gallery ........................................................................\ ............................................... 90 Editing an image ........................................................................\ ........................................................................ 91 Zooming in/out the thumbnails or an image ........................................................................\ .................. 91
6 8 Work hard, play harder Supernote ........................................................................\ .......................................................... 94 Creating a notebook ........................................................................\ ................................................................. 96 Sharing a notebook on the Cloud ........................................................................\ ........................................ 96 Sharing a note to the Cloud ........................................................................\ ................................................... 96 Calendar ........................................................................\ ............................................................. 97 Creating an event from your phone ........................................................................\ .................................... 97 Adding an account to Calendar ........................................................................\ ............................................ 98 Creating an event from your account ........................................................................\ ................................. 98 What’s Next ........................................................................\ ........................................................ 99 Do It Later ........................................................................\ ......................................................... 100 Accessing or creating to-do tasks ........................................................................\ ..................................... 100 Weather ........................................................................\ ............................................................ 101 Weather home screen ........................................................................\ ........................................................... 102 Clock ........................................................................\ ................................................................. 103 Launching Clock ........................................................................\ ...................................................................... 103 World Clock ........................................................................\ ............................................................................... 104 Alarm clock ........................................................................\ ................................................................................ 105 Stopwatch ........................................................................\ .................................................................................. 106 Timer ........................................................................\ ............................................................................................ 107 File Manager ........................................................................\ .................................................... 109 Accessing the internal storage ........................................................................\ ........................................... 109 Accessing the external storage device ........................................................................\ ............................ 110 Accessing Cloud Storage ........................................................................\ ...................................................... 111 9 The Internet Browser ........................................................................\ ............................................................. 114 10 Fun and entertainment Using headset ........................................................................\ .................................................. 116
7 Connecting audio jack ........................................................................\ .......................................................... 116 Audio Wizard ........................................................................\ .................................................... 117 Using Audio Wizard ........................................................................\ ................................................................ 117 Play Games ........................................................................\ ....................................................... 118 Using Play Games ........................................................................\ .................................................................... 118 Music ........................................................................\ ................................................................. 119 Launching Music ........................................................................\ ..................................................................... 119 Playing songs ........................................................................\ ............................................................................ 119 Playing songs from your SD card ........................................................................\ ...................................... 119 Playing Cloud music ........................................................................\ ............................................................... 120 FM Radio ........................................................................\ ........................................................... 121 FM Radio home screen ........................................................................\ .......................................................... 121 Sound recorder ........................................................................\ ................................................ 122 Launching Sound Recorder ........................................................................\ ................................................. 122 Sound Recorder home screen ........................................................................\ ............................................ 122 11 Maintain your Zen Keeping your device up-to-date ........................................................................\ .................... 124 Updating your system ........................................................................\ ........................................................... 124 Storage ........................................................................\ ............................................................. 124 Backup and reset ........................................................................\ ............................................. 125 Securing your phone ........................................................................\ ....................................... 126 Unlocking your screen ........................................................................\ .......................................................... 126 Setting your phone identity ........................................................................\ ................................................ 134 12 Connect your Zen Wi-Fi ........................................................................\ .................................................................. 136 Enabling Wi-Fi ........................................................................\ ........................................................................... 136 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network ........................................................................\ .......................................... 136 Disabling Wi-Fi ........................................................................\ ......................................................................... 137
8Bluetooth ® ........................................................................\ ...............................................................................................................................\ ........................... 137 Enabling Bluetooth® ........................................................................\ ..............................................................137 Pairing your phone to a Bluetooth® device ........................................................................\ ................... 138 Unpairing your phone from the Bluetooth® device ........................................................................\ ... 138 Miracast™ ........................................................................\ ......................................................... 139 Share Link ........................................................................\ ......................................................... 140 The Cloud ........................................................................\ ......................................................... 142 ASUS WebStorage ........................................................................\ ................................................................... 142 13 App essentials Switching apps ........................................................................\ ................................................. 144 Locking apps ........................................................................\ .................................................... 144 Downloading apps ........................................................................\ .......................................... 145 14 There’s more to your Zen Power saver ........................................................................\ ...................................................... 148 Setting up Power Saver ........................................................................\ ......................................................... 148 Customizing Power Saver ........................................................................\ .................................................... 149 Glove mode ........................................................................\ ...................................................... 150 ASUS Splendid ........................................................................\ ................................................. 151 Appendix CE RF Exposure Compliance ........................................................................\ ...........................154 CE Mark Warning ........................................................................\ ............................................. 154 CE marking for devices with wireless LAN/ Bluetooth ......................................................... 154 Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) ........................................................................\ ....................... 155 Prevention of Hearing Loss ........................................................................\ ............................. 156 Safety information ........................................................................\ .......................................... 157 ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services ........................................................................\ ............... 163 Proper disposal ........................................................................\ ................................................ 163
9 Conventions used To highlight key information in this manual, some text are presented as follows: IMPORTANT! This message contains vital information that must be followed to complete a task. NOTE: This message contains additional information and tips that can help complete tasks. CAUTION! This message contains important information that must be followed to keep you safe while performing tasks and prevent damage to your phone data and components.
10 Care and safety Guidelines Road safety comes first. We strongly recommend not to use your device when driving or operating any type of vehicle. This device should only be used in environments with ambient temperatures between 5°C (41°F) and 35°C (95°F). Turn off your device in restricted areas where the use of mobile devices is prohibited. Always obey rules and regulations when in restricted areas, such as, in aircraft, movie theater, in hospitals or near medical equipment, near gas or fuel, construction sites, blasting sites and other areas. Use only AC adapters and cables approved by ASUS for use with this device. Refer to the rating label on the bottom of your device and ensure that your power adapter complies with this rating. Do not use damaged power cables, accessories, and other peripherals with your device. Keep your device dry. Do not use or expose your device near liquids, rain, or moisture. You can put your device through x-ray machines (such as those used in conveyor belts for airport security), but do not expose the device to magnetic detectors and wands. The device screen is made of glass. If the glass gets broken, stop using the device and do not touch the broken glass parts. Immediately send device for repair to ASUS-qualified service personnel. Do not listen at high volume levels for long periods to prevent possible hearing damage. Disconnect the AC power before cleaning your device. Use only a clean cellulose sponge or chamois cloth when cleaning your device screen. Send device for repair to ASUS-qualified service personnel only.