A7 Handheld Rugged Tablet PC User Manual Version: 1.
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Safety Precautions Warning! Always completely disconnect the power cord from your chassis whenever you work with the hardware. Do not connect the electronic device with power socket while the device’s power is on. Sensitive electronic components can be damaged by sudden power surges. Only experienced electronics personnel should open the Pac’s chassis mechanical housing. Caution! Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touch the CPU card.
UL Safety Announcement UL Classification: Class I mark: with respect to electronic shock; Fire and hazardous material only in accordance with the regulation of UL-60950 and CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 601.1. Power Supply Announcement The Handheld Rugged Tablet PC Power Supplies are supported by Power Adapter and Battery Pack, the power rating announcement and manufacturer information list as below. Power Adapter Manufacture: EDAC Power Electronics Co Ltd Model: EA1050C-120 Input Rated: 100-240Vac, 1.8A, 50-60Hz.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
RF exposure information (SAR) This Rugged Tablet PC meets the government's requirements for exposure to radio waves. This Rugged Tablet PC is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Government. The exposure standard for wireless Rugged Tablet PC employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg.
Contents CHAPTER 1 SPECIFICATION ...................................................................... 11 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 SYSTEM SPECIFICATION .................................................................................................................. 12 HOW TO USE THE TABLET PC............................................................................................................. 13 LED INDICATOR ..............................................................................................
Chapter 1 Specification User’s Manual 10
CHAPTER 1 Specification This User Manual cover the use of an A7 with Microsoft Windows 7 OS, but other operating systems can also be used. Please contact your supplier for further information. The A7 is a compact high performance, low weight rugged Tablet PC designed for outdoor fieldwork purpose. The A7 can survive in severe environmental conditions including vibration, shock, moisture and temperature variations.
This Chapter introduces the 7” Handheld Tablet PC A7 specification. 1.1 System Specification System Processor Intel® Atom™ N2600 1.6 GHz Dual Core BIOS AMI System BIOS Chipset Intel NM10 Memory 4GB DDR3 1066 SO‐DIMM RAM LAN Controller Broadcom BCM57780 Chipset, 10/100/1000 Mbps Storage Msata 128GB SSD Audio Audio out for headset, Micro‐in for microphone jack,1.
Power Management Power Input 12 V DC @ 6.66A Power Consumption 9W Battery Li‐Polymer 7.4V 2S1P, 2600mAh Adapter 100‐240V, 50‐60Hz, 12VDC 1.2How to Use the Tablet PC This section describes how to control this Tablet PC.
5 Up/Down/ Left/ Right/OK Button User’s Manual Cotrol the up, down, left, right and Enter function.
1.3 LED Indicator LED Term Power mode Indicator Status Description Green: System Turn On.
1.4 Using the Battery Packs This section describes the details of using the battery packs. Using the Battery Packs Before you use your Handheld tablet PC on the road, you will have to charge the battery packs, the battery packs begins to charge as soon as the Handheld tablet PC is connected with the external power source. Please fully charge the batteries before using them in the first time. The new battery packs must 100% charged before the Handheld tablet PC is disconnected with the external power source.
Step 1 Insert the battery pack into the battery slot. Step 2 Press down the compression lock into the tablet pc.
To remove the Battery Step 1 Press the latch up to loose the battery pack on the tablet PC Step 2 Press up the compression lock from the tablet pc. Step 3 Take the battery pack from the battery slot.
1.5 The Battery Light Signal Instruction 1. The two battery packs charging procedure. When the tablet pc is connected with the power source, the battery packs are starting to charge. A. Battery Charging Mechanism: 1. The battery packs are both at low power level a. If first battery’s power level is higher the second battery than 10%, the PC will charge the second battery first. b. If both batteries’ power level differences are lower than 10%, the PC will charge two batteries at the same time. 2.
B. Battery Discharging Mechanism: 1. If the battery on the right is full charged (>3%), the PC will select the right one as the power source. 2. If the battery on the left is full charged (>3%), the PC will select the left one as the power source. 3. If the both batteries are full charged, long push the F3 hot tab to switch the battery power source. 4. When the battery’s power level is under 3%, the PC will automatically switch the power source to the other battery. 5.
Chapter 2 Software Operation User’s Manual 21
CHAPTER 2 Software Operation This Chapter will guide you how to operate the Tablet PC, including start / stop the PC, and how to use menu function including basic hardware function adjustment and the Hot Tab hotkey utility software that is very easy & helpful for operating the computer. 2.1 Turning On and Off the Tablet PC 2.1.1 Turn on the Tablet PC 1. Place your tablet PC on a flat and stable surface or hold the tablet PC on your hand. 2.
2.2 How to use the software utility Hot-Tab Hotkey Function PUSH Menu Function Description Function Adjustment 1st Time Show Current Brightness Click “Left/ Down” button to increase brightness (Or Drag by Touch) Click ”OK” to confirm and eliminate UI. 2nd Time Show current Volume 3rd Time Show current Battery Usage and Two BTR status 90 % 4th Time Show current on/off of Wireless mode Click ”Right/Up” to decrease brightness(Or Drag by Touch) Click ”OK” to confirm and eliminate UI.
2.3 Hot TAB Software Utility Functions 1. F1 Hot TAB functions will show four functions A. The first is virtual mouse B. Screen rotation C.
D. Handwriting(Optional) E. F2 to F3 functional Hot key You can use “Browse” and choose the execution program file. 2.
3. System Information When you press menu 3rd time, you can see the system information. 4.
2.4 How to use the Wireless Network We apply IEEE 802.11 b/g/n WiFi + Bluetooth 4.0 HS Standard（Class I）Half mini card for default function of the A7. The WLAN features include: Support Peer‐to‐Peer (Ad‐Hoc) and Access Point (Infrastructure) modes. Enhanced wireless security:64/128‐bits WEP, WPA, WPA2. Wireless connection up to 150Mbps 1. Press the Menu button on your Tablet PC to open the Hottab menu. Click the “Wi‐Fi” to switch the wireless radio on/off. 2.
taskbar. (An orange light in the icon indicates connections are available.) 3. You can also do some detail setting from the device manager.
2.5 How to use the Bluetooth Depending on your application, the Bluetooth module can give you capability for short‐range wireless communications between devices without requiring a cable connection. The transmission can go through walls, pockets and briefcases as long as two devices are within range around 10 meters. Following the easy step to connect to the Bluetooth communication. 1. Press the Menu button on your Tablet PC to open the Hottab menu. Click the “Bluetooth” to switch the BT radio on/off. 2.
3. Choose the bluetooth device you want to connect, and left click to choose “Connect”. Then the device will be connected to the module.
4. When under connecting, you can choose “Send” to send a data to the pair device. connection.
2.6 How to use the WWAN Feature ※Please insert SIM card before power on. The A7 can apply a built‐in Mini PCIe 3G module to perform the 3G function. Depending on your application, the 3G module can datacard and host PC software combination deliver multiband HSPA/UMTS , EDGE/GPRS , WCDMA/GSM connectivity in a single hardware configuration. 1. Press the Menu button on your Tablet PC to open the Hottab menu. Click the “3G” to switch the 3G radio on/off. 2.
2.7 How to use the GPS Feature We apply an on board GPS module for default function of the A7. 1. Press the Menu button on your Tablet PC to open the Hottab menu. Click the “GPS” to switch the GPS radio on/off. 2. the u‐center icon to start the GPS function settings.
3. Setting the Receiver Port to COM3 4. Setting the Receiver Baudrate to 9600 5. GPS Module will start Cold Start.
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2.8 How to use the Camera Feature The A7 applies a internal 5M Pixels Camera with microphone module for default function . 1. Press the Menu button on your Tablet PC to open the Hottab menu. Click the “Camera” to switch the Camera power on/off. 2. Start the Camera program. You will be in Camera mode.
3. Setting the image pre‐view resolution. 4. When you set the pre‐view resolution to 640*480,the final picture resolution is also 640*480..
2.9 How to adjust the LCD brightness 1. 2. Press the Menu button on your Tablet PC to open the Hottab menu. Allows you to use the left and right arrow keys to adjust the LCD brightness. 3. The “Auto Brightness” choice box allows you configure how the light sensor works.
2.10 How to adjust the speaker volume. 1. Press the Menu button twice on your Tablet PC to open the Hottab menu. 2. Allows you to use the left and right arrow keys to adjust the speaker volume. User’s Manual 39 .
2.11 Show the battery information.. 1. Press the Menu button third times on your Tablet PC to open the Hottab menu. 2.12 Show the system information. 1.
