Navigating SHIELD

To navigate through the menus and apps you can use either the SHIELD game controls or the touch screen settings

SHIELD Game Controls

Most things that can be done on the touch screen can also be accomplished using the SHIELD controls.

	NVIDIA Button.  Turns SHIELD device ON, displays power menu to turn device OFF, put SHIELD to sleep, or go to Airplane mode.
	Home Button. Opens the Android Home screen.  Double Press to view icons of Recent Apps.  Long Press to open Google Now.
	Start Button.
	Volume Button. Press to control volume.  Press and hold to mute.
	Back. Jumps to the previous screen or activity.
	A Button. Activates the selected item in most apps.
	B Button. Back or cancel in most apps.
	X Button
	Y Button. Opens menu in most apps.
	Left Stick
	Right Stick. Controls the mouse pointer on your screen.  Push the Right Stick to click.  You can also use the Right Trigger or A button.
	D-Pad
	Left Bumper. Navigate to each section in SHIELD Hub .
	Left Trigger
	Right Bumper Navigate to each section in SHIELD Hub .
	Right Trigger

Touch Screen

There are four basic touch commands used on Android devices:

• Tap / Touch (a finger version of a mouse click)

• Touch - Hold

• Drag: Used in combination with Touch - Hold and Drag

• Pinch: Most Android commands are single-finger with the exception of Pinch which requires two fingers.

Advanced Functions

Boot Up: Press the NVIDIA button when the device is powered off to boot the device.

Boot Menu: Hold down and , then press .

Safe Mode: Hold down volume key, and then press .

Power Menu: Hold down .

Power Off: Long hold (6 seconds) to power off device.

Hard Reset: Extra long hold (13 seconds) to hard reset the device.

Screenshot: Press together with volume key and hold to take a screenshot.

Home: Press to open Android home.

Recent Apps: Double-press to list recent apps.

• to launch the selected app.

• to open exit recent apps.

Google Now: Long hold to switch to Google Now.