Asus AST21 Installation guide

BasicManual
AST21

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ThankyouforbuyingtheASUSMeMOPad™8AST21
(simplycalledthe"AST21"orthe"product"fromhereon).
Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadthe"Setting
Guide"and"BasicManual"(thismanual)toensure
correctuse.AfteryouhavefinishedreadingthisPDF
andtheprintedmanuals("取扱説明書"(BasicManual)
and"設定ガイド"(SettingGuide))(suppliedaccessories),
besuretostoretheminsafeplacessothatyoucan
retrievethemwheneverneeded.Ifyoulosetheprinted
manuals(suppliedaccessories),contactanaushopor
CustomerServiceCenter.
■ "SettingGuide"/"BasicManual"(this
Manual)
Handlesonlybasicoperationsformainfeatures.
Fordetailedexplanationsonvariousfunctions,referto
"BasicManualapplication"thatcanbeusedonyour
productor"取扱説明書詳細版"(FullInstructionManual)
(Japanese)availableontheauhomepage:
http://www.au.kddi.com/english/support/manual/
•Companynamesandproductnamesreferredtointhis
manualaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksof
therespectivecompanies.
Preface
Operatinginstructions

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■ "BasicManualapplication"
Youcanuse"BasicManualapplication"onthisproduct
tocheckthedetailedoperationoftheproduct.
aOnthehomescreen,[ ]→[Basic
Manual]
•Whenusingtheapplicationforthefirsttime,youneed
todownloadandinstallthelatestversionbyfollowing
on-screeninstruction.
Beforeyoustartusingtheproduct,besuretoreadthe
"Safetyprecautions"(P.9)toensurecorrectuse.
Beforeyouassumethattheproductismalfunctioning,
checkforpossibleremediesinthefollowingau
CustomerSupportsiteofauhomepage:
http://www.au.kddi.com/support/mobile/trouble/repair
•Whenyoucommunicateusingthisproduct,keepitat
least1.5cmawayfromyourbody,withnointervening
metallicobjects.
•Communicationisnotpossibleevenintheservice
areainplaceswherethesignaldoesnotreach(e.g.
tunnelsandbasements).Also,communicationis
Safetyprecautions
Whenusingtheproduct

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sometimesnotpossibleinpoorreceptionareas.
Communicationissometimesinterruptedifyoumove
intoapoorreceptionareaduringcommunications.
•Sincethisproductusesradiowaves,thepossibilityof
communicationinterceptsbythirdpartiescannotbe
eliminated.(ThoughLTE/CDMA/GSM/UMTSsystem
hashighlysecureconfidentialcommunication
features.)
•Thisproductiscompatiblewiththeinternational
roamingservice.Eachnetworkservicedescribedin
thismanualvariesdependingontheareaandservice
content.
•SincethisproductisaradiostationundertheRadio
Law,youmaybeaskedtotemporarilysubmitthe
productforinspectioninaccordancewiththeRadio
Law.
•TheIMEIinformationofyourdeviceisautomatically
senttoKDDICORPORATIONformaintenanceand
monitoringoperationalstatusofthisproduct.
•Takecarenottoinconveniencepeoplearoundyou
whenyouusetheproductinapublicplace.
•Beforeyoustartusingtheproductoverseas,check
therelevantlawsandregulationsofthecountry/
regionyouvisit.
•Whentheproductisusedbyachild,parentsor
guardiansshouldthoroughlyreadthe"SettingGuide"

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and"BasicManual"(thismanual)andteachthechild
howtouseit.
•AswithPCs,someappsyouinstallmaydisruptthe
stabilityoftheproduct'sperformance,orunexpectedly
transmitinformationviatheInternetcausingimproper
useofyourlocationinformationaswellaspersonal
informationsavedontheproduct.Youshould
thereforethoroughlyverifythesupplierandoperating
conditionsofanappbeforeusingit.
■ Useoftheproductisnotallowedinthe
followingplaces!
•Donotusethisproductwhiledrivingacarorridinga
motorbikeorbicycle.Itmaycauseatrafficaccident.
Useoftheproductwhiledrivingacarormotorbikeis
prohibitedbylaw.Useoftheproductwhileridinga
bicyclemaybepunishablebysomeregulations.
•Donotusethisproductwhileyouareaboardan
airplane.Useofelectricdevicestransmittingradio
wavesinanairplaneisprohibitedbylaw.Someairline
companies,however,allowtheirpassengerstouse
suchdevices.Fordetails,contacttheairlinecompany
youuse.
Etiquette

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■ Becarefulwhereyouusetheproduct!
•Topreventnotificationsounds,etc.frombothering
otherpeople,powerofforuseSilentmodeatmovie
theaters,theaters,museums,librariesandother
similarplaces.
•Donotusethisproductonastreetwhereyoumight
interrupttheflowofpedestrians.
•Itisextremelydangeroustowalkwhilelookingatthe
screenoftheproduct.Donotmakecallsoroperate
theproductwhilewalkingorbystoppingsuddenly.
•Obtainthepermissionofotherpeoplebeforeyoutake
theirphotoswiththecameraonthisproduct.
■ Beconsiderateofpeoplearoundyou!
•Somepeopleclosetoyouincrowdedplacessuchas
packedtrainsmaybeusingacardiacpacemaker.Turn
on[Airplanemode]orturntheproductoffinsuch
places.
•Abidebytherulesofhospitalsandothermedical
institutionswhereitisforbiddentouseorcarrythe
product.

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Beforeyoustartusingtheproduct,makesurethatyou
haveallthefollowingpackagedwiththeproduct.
■ Mainunit
•AST21
Listofpackageditems

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■ Accessories
•USBACadapterset
•SIMejectpin(sample)
•取扱説明書(BasicManual)(Japanese)
•設定ガイド(SettingGuide)(Japanese)
•保証書(Warrantycard)(Tabletmainunit/USBAC
adapterset)(Japanese)
Thefollowingitemsarenotincludedinthepackage:
memo
◎ TheUSBACadapterset(suppliedaccessory)isspecifically
designedforthisproduct.
◎ Illustrationsinthismanualareonlyforreference.Theymay
lookdifferentfromtheactualproduct.
•microSDcard
•Earphone

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Contents
Preface..................................................................................................... ii
Operatinginstructions ....................................................................... ii
Safetyprecautions..............................................................................1
Whenusingtheproduct ....................................................................1
Etiquette..................................................................................................3
Listofpackageditems ......................................................................5
Contents ........................................................................7
Safetyprecautions ....................................................9
Regardingnotationsusedinthisdocument .................................. 9
Exemptions .............................................................................................. 11
Safetyprecautions(observestrictly)........................................... 12
Handlingprecautions ........................................................................... 31
NotesonusingBluetooth
®
/WirelessLAN(Wi-Fi
®
)functions
.... 43
Notesonpacketcommunicationcharge ..................................... 48
Notesonapps......................................................................................... 49
Gettingready ............................................................50
Namesandfunctionsofparts .......................................................... 50
Installing/removingtheauMicroICCard(LTE) ....................... 52
Installing/removingamicroSDcard .............................................. 56
Charging.................................................................................................... 59
Turningthepoweron/off.................................................................... 62
Ifscreenturnsofforlockscreenappears.................................. 63
SwitchingtoEnglishdisplay ............................................................. 64
Basicoperations......................................................65
Usingthetouchpanel.......................................................................... 65
Usingsystembar .................................................................................. 68

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Usingthehomescreen .......................................................................68
Monitoringtheproduct'sstatus ......................................................71
UsingtheAllappsscreen ..................................................................75
Displayingmenus...................................................................................75
Turningoffcommunicationfunctions(Airplanemode) ...........76
SettingSilentmode ..............................................................................77
Characterinput ....................................................... 78
Switchingtheinputmethodofkeyboard......................................78
Inputtingcharacters.............................................................................79
au災害対策(auDisasterCountermeasure)app
.... 81
Using災害用伝言板(DisasterMessageBoard) ...........................81
Using緊急速報メール(EmergencyRapidMail).............................83
Using災害用音声お届けサービス(DisasterVoiceMessagingService)
.....85
Using災害情報/義援金サイト
(Disasterinformation/donationwebsite) .....................................87
Appendix .................................................................... 88
Introductionofrelatedaccessories ...............................................88
Troubleshooting......................................................................................89
Updatingsoftware.................................................................................91
After-salesservice................................................................................93
Availabledataformats.........................................................................99
Mainspecifications.............................................................................100
Listofapps............................................................................................103
Settingmenulist................................................................................. 111
SpecificAbsorptionRate(SAR)ofdatacommunicationterminal
...115
FCCNotice ............................................................................................117
FCCRFExposureInformation........................................................118
ECDeclarationofConformity ........................................................ 119
CEMarkWarning ................................................................................ 119
CERFExposureInformation ..........................................................120
ExportAdministrationRegulations ..............................................120
Intellectualpropertyrights .............................................................121
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