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DASH User Guide Ve r s i o n : 1 .
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DASH User Guide Introduction 1. Please read these safety instructions carefully. 2. Please keep this User’s Manual for later reference. 3. Please disconnect this equipment from connecter before cleaning. Don’t use liquid or prayed detergent for cleaning. User moisture sheet or cloth for cleaning. 4. Make sure the equipments are connected to the power source with the correct voltage, frequency, and ampere. 5. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted. 6.
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DASH User Guide 9. Caution on use of battery: User the battery recommended by the manufacturer or the same type of battery installed by the manufacturer. If incorrect battery is used, it may cause explosion or fire hazard. Recycle or discard used batteries according the manufacturer’s instruction or your local authority. 10. The computers use nonvolatile memory that requires a battery to retain system information when power is removed. The 3V lithium battery is on the system board.
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DASH User Guide FCC Compliance Statement 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.
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DASH User Guide FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: 1. This Transmitter has been demonstrated co-location compliance requirements with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and RF ID. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 2. This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
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DASH User Guide (IEC 61000-4-2: 2008; IEC 61000-4-3: 2006 + A1:2007; IEC 61000-4-4: 2004; IEC 61000-4-5: 2005; IEC 61000-4-6: 2003 + A1: 2004 +A2: 2006; IEC 61000-4-8: 1993 +A1: 2000; IEC 61000-4-11: 2004)  EN 60950-1: 2001 Safety of information technology equipment  EN 300 328 V1.7.1: 2006  EN 301 489-17 V2.1.1: 2009 and EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1: 2008  EN 62311: 2008 This device is a 2.
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DASH User Guide Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................... 2 Chapter 1 General Information ........................... 13 1.1. Introduction ........................................................................................13 1.2. Specification.......................................................................................13 1.2.1. Main System ................................................................................................13 1.2.2.
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DASH User Guide 1.4. Dimensions.........................................................................................19 Chapter 2 System Setup ..................................... 22 2.1. Exploring Your DASH ........................................................................22 2.1.1. .................................................................. The front side of the DASH ...........................................................................................................................
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DASH User Guide 2.2.4. ..........................................................................Starting Your System ...............................................................................................................................33 2.2.5. .....................................................Connecting the keyboard and mouse ...............................................................................................................................34 2.3. Installing the Drivers............
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DASH User Guide 3.3. Using the External Audio System.....................................................43 3.4. Installing the Battery..........................................................................43 Chapter 4 The BIOS Setup Program .................. 45 4.1. Main Screen Setup Utility..................................................................46 4.2. Advanced BIOS Features ..................................................................48 4.3. Security Chip Configuration ...............
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DASH User Guide ...............................................................................................................................59 5.3.2 .................................................................................. Volume Control ...............................................................................................................................60 5.3.3 ................................................................................ Webcam Launch ...............................
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DASH User Guide Chapter 1 General Information 1.1. Introduction DASH semi-rugged tablet PC is Intel® Oak Trail Atom Z670 1.5GHz processor core architecture based Semi-rugged Tablet PC with a bright 10.1-inch LED backlight LCD display. The powerful CPU brings the most dynamic applications to life without sacrifices to any industrial reliability. Delivering a variety of connectivity features, built-in USBs, Microphone and Headphone port. It is ideal for an all-around system performance.
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DASH User Guide   Intel® Atom Z6701.5GHz  Processor packing : Micro-FCBGA  Cores : Single Core  On-die L2 Cache : 512KB  FSB Speed : 400MHz Chipset:   BIOS :     Panel size : 10.1-inch LED Backlight LCD  Brightness : 200nits  Resolution : 1366 RGB(W) x 768(H) WXGA Touch Panel : 14 5-wire Resistive Touch Panel Sunlight Readable :   1 x 1.
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DASH User Guide     Internal Speaker : 2 x High Quality Speakers (2W)  Internal Microphone : 1 x in front Bezel Communication :  1 x Wireless IEEE 802.11 b/g/n  1 x Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR RFID (NFC) :  Frequency : 13.56MHz ±7KHz  Reading Range : within 40 ~50mm depending on type of tags  HF RFID Reader :  ISO/IEC 14443A/B, 15693  Mifare 1K/4K, Ultralight  NFC-IP1 Protocol Webcam :  Front Bezel: 1.3 Mega-pixel Camera audio input (Digital Microphone) functions.
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DASH User Guide  Power LED Status: 1 x Green/Orange/Red Colors  Storage LED Status: 1 x Blue Color  Wi-Fi LED Status: 1 x Blue Color 1.2.3. In Front Control    Switch :  1 x Power Button  1 x Lock Button  1 x RF Button Button :  Navigation Buttons : 5+ Way navigation button with integrated enter button  Program Function Buttons : 5 x Function keys (Programmable) Sensor :  1 x Light Sensor 1.2.4. Power Management   Power Adapter :  AC to DC, 19VDC@3.
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DASH User Guide   Storage Temperature :    4-ft drop to Plywood (MIL-STD-810G Method 516.6 Procedure IV) Vibration :   5-90% without condensation (MIL-STD-810G Method 507.5) Drop :   -20°C to +60°C (MIL-STD-810G Method 501.5 and 502.5) Humidity :   0°C to +40°C (MIL-STD-810G Method 501.5 and 502.5) Operating : SSD (MIL-STD-810G Method 514.6 Category 4 Fig 514.
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DASH User Guide 1.2.7. Operation OS  Windows 7 Embedded and Windows 7 Pro. Embedded 1.2.8. Certifications  EMI :   CE (EN55022/EN55024), FCC (PART 15B) Safety :   CE RF : CE (EN 300 328 / EN 301 489)  FCC (PART15C)  SAR :  FCC SAR (OET 65)  CE SAR (EN62311)  WCDMA/HSDPA 900/2100MHz 1.2.9. Optional: External Accessories  External Battery Kits :  External Battery Pack :  Hot-swappable Lithium Polymer battery pack - doubles duration of mobile operation, 4000mAh 1.2.10.
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DASH User Guide 1.3. Packing List Main Packing List QTY Main system 1 Utilities CD 1 Quick Setup Guide 1 Power Adapter 1 Power Code 1 Corner Rubber Screw 4 Corner Rubber 4 Shoulder Strap 1 Hand Strap 1 Stylus 1 Hook Screw 6 Desiccant 1 1.4. Dimensions The following sections provide information for the DASH dimensions.
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DASH User Guide Chapter 2 System Setup 2.1. Exploring Your DASH Before starting to set up the DASH, take familiar with the locations and purposes of controls, drives, connectors and ports, which are illustrated in the figures below. When placed upright on the desktop, the front panel of the DASH appears as shown in Figure 2.1. 2.1.1. The front side of the DASH The front side of the DASH is equipped the I/O as described below.
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DASH User Guide 1. Camera/1.3 Mega-pixel 3. LED Power/Storage/Wi-Fi 5. Barcode Button 7. RFID 9. Program Function Buttons   2. Digital Microphone 4. Light Sensor 6. Navigation Buttons 8. User Interface Button 10. Barcode Button Camera/1.3 Mega-pixel The built-in camera can be used as a communication device for allowing you to capture images, record videos, and have video chats. It is 1.3M pixels and transmitting instant image through network for conference.
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DASH User Guide    Lights green when the system is powered on and battery is fully charged.  Lights blinking green when the system is in S3 Suspend.  Lights orange indicates that the battery is in charging.  Lights off when the battery is discharged or power off.  Lights blinking red when the battery power is low under 10%.  Storage Access When LED in blue light indicates that the system is accessing the Storage Drive.
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DASH User Guide If your system does not define User Interface function, this button can be programmable to execute specific application. When you program your application, please write this directory as listed below into your source code, then the system will aware and execute this application. F5_EXE="C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe" F5_PARA="" F5_PATH=""  Programmable Function Buttons If your system does not define this button’s function, this button can be programmable to execute specific application.
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DASH User Guide 2.1.2. The rear side of the DASH The rear side of the DASH is equipped the I/O as described below. 1. Camera/2 Mega-pixel 3. External Battery Connector 4. 5. Speaker 6. Protective Rubber   26 Camera/2 Mega-pixel The built-in camera can be used as a communication device for allowing you to capture images, record videos, and have video chats. It is 2.0 M pixels and transmitting instant image through network for conference.
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DASH User Guide   Speaker Integrated left and right mini stereo speakers for sound and audio output for your multimedia presentations or listening pleasure. Protective Rubber To prevent system harm from vibration or shock, the system has been designed with installing four protective rubber at the four corner. 2.1.3. The right side of the DASH The right side of the DASH is equipped the I/O as described below. 1. Microphone port 2. Headphone port 3. USB port 4.
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DASH User Guide  Microphone port Allows you to connect an external microphone for monophonic sound recording directly into your Tablet PC.  Headphone Port Lets you plug in a stereo headphone, powered speakers, or earphone set for personal listening.  USB Ports (x2) The Universal Serial Bus (USB) port allows you to connect USB 2.0-compliant devices (for example, printers, scanners and so on) to your Tablet PC. 2.1.4. 28 The left side of the DASH 1. Power Button 2. Lock Button 3.
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DASH User Guide  Power Button Switches the computer power on and off, or resumes whenever it is in Suspend mode.  Lock Button To prevent the screen or function keys have been touched by random, you can press the Lock button to halt the system temporarily; the screen will appear Lock message. To make the system back to work, press the Lock button again to disable the halt function, the screen will appear Unlock message.
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DASH User Guide Lets you connect the AC power adapter in supplying continuous power to your Tablet PC and recharging the battery. 2.1.5. The bottom side of the DASH 1. Docking Connector  Docking Connector Lets you connect the system to docking stand to dock the tablet PC when you are at home or office desk. 2.2. Preparing for Installation Your DASH is designed and pre-configured for easy setup and use.
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DASH User Guide 1. Place the DASH to rear side and install the rubber bumpers to the 4 corners of the system. 2. Screws the rubber bumpers to fix them securely into the system. 2.2.2. Removing the Rubber Bumpers To remove the rubber bumpers, please place the system to rear side and unscrew the rubber bumpers of the tablet PC. 2.2.3. Plugging to the DC supply The AC adapter provides external power source to your system and charges the internal battery pack at the same time.
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DASH User Guide 1. Plug the AC adapter connector to the DC-Jack socket on the left side of the system. 2. Plug the power cord to the AC adapter. 3. Plug the other end of the power cord to a live wall outlet, at the same time, the Power LED at face panel lights up green. -- For the power supply of this equipment, an approved power cord has to be used.
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DASH User Guide any external power supplies (i.e. AC adapter). 2.2.4. Starting Your System The Power/Resume button is found on the left side of the Tablet PC. Press the Power/Resume button to start your system and check that if the Power LED turns on. After a few seconds, the system’s display will turn on and your system will begin to execute the Power On Self Test or POST to check if all system components are running properly. Any error found during the test will be displayed on the screen.
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DASH User Guide 2.2.5. Connecting the keyboard and mouse Before setting up the system, please make sure the following items are available.  Keyboard  Mouse (for system software installation) A keyboard is an input device; a mouse is a pointing device. Please connect these two devices as graphics shown below to interact with your system.
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DASH User Guide 2.3. Installing the Drivers If you already have an operating system installed into your Tablet PC, it is best to install the needed device drivers for using the built-in devices of your computer. Before installing the drivers, check with your dealer first if they have already installed all the drivers along with the operating system.
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DASH User Guide 2. Click the Browse button and double click the directory as. "E:\Win7/Chipset\Setup.exe". 3. When computer appears User Account Control window, click "Yes" for accessing the computer. 4. Click "Next" continuously to install this driver when screen displays this command. 5. Click "Yes" to accept the License Agreement. 6. Click "Next" to continue the following step. 7. Click "Next" to complete it. 8. Tick the option "Yes, I want to restart this computer now.
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DASH User Guide Installing the Audio Device Driver Your system uses the Realtek Audio codec. Installing Audio device driver for Windows 7 x86 1. Click the Start button, then point to Run. The Run dialog box appears. 2. Click the Browse button and specify the directory as. "E:\Win7/Audio\Setup.exe" where the audio driver is located. 3. When system appears User Account Control window, click "Yes" for accessing the computer. 4. Click "Next" to continue the following steps. 5.
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DASH User Guide 6. Un-tick item “Support Mutli-Monitor System”, and press "Next" to continue the following step. 7. Click "Next" twice. 8. Click “Yes” to do 4 point calibration. 9. Follow the screen guide to do 4 point calibration. Installing the LAN Device Driver Please follow the procedures below for installing the ASIX LAN driver: Installing LAN driver for Windows 7 x86 1. Click the Start button, then point to Run. The Run dialog box appears. 2. Click the Browse button and specify the directory as. "E:\
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DASH User Guide 5. Choose item "Install this driver software anyway" continuously. 6. Click "Finish" to complete it. Installing Hotkey utility for Windows 7 x86 1. Click the Start button, then point to Run. The Run dialog box appears. 2. Click the Browse button and specify the directory as. "E:\Win7\Hotkey\Utility\Setup.exe" 3. When computer appears User Account Control window, click "Yes" for accessing the computer. 4. Click "Next" to continue the following steps. 5.
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DASH User Guide Installing the Bluetooth Driver and Utility Please follow the procedures below for installing the AzureWave Bluetooth driver: Installing Bluetooth driver for Windows 7 x86 1. Click the Start button, then point to Run. The Run dialog box appears. 2. Click the Browse button and specify the directory as "E:\Win7\Bluetooth\Setup.exe". 3. When screen appears the User Account Control window, click "Yes" for processing the further step. 4. Click "Next" to continue the following steps. 5.
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DASH User Guide 5. Click "Next" again to continue the following steps. 6. Click "Finish" to complete it. Installing Camera Utility for Windows 7 x86 1. Click the Start button, then point to Run. The Run dialog box appears. 2. Click the Browse button and specify the directory as "E:\Win7\Camera Utility\AzureWave\setup.exe" and "E:\Win7\Camera Utility\Bison\setup.exe"\ 3. When computer appears User Account Control window, click "Yes" for accessing the computer. 4.
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DASH User Guide 3.2. Using the USB Ports USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a hardware interface that enables you to connect multiple devices (such as printers, mice, keyboards, storage devices, joysticks, digital cameras, and video conference cameras, etc.) to your tablet pc and up to 127 devices can be attached. Besides, USB’s hot swap capability allows everything to be plugged in and unplugged without turning the system off.
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DASH User Guide 3.3. Using the External Audio System At the right side of your Tablet PC, you will find the built-in audio ports for connecting Microphone jacks, earphone or powered speaker. To connect to an audio jack: 1. Locate the audio ports (Microphone and Headphone) that you want to use to the target device. 2. Plug the jack into the port on the right side of the system. 3.4. Installing the Battery DASH provides optional external battery to extend the power of your system.
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DASH User Guide 3. Remove the cover of the external battery connector (as marked  below) and place it on the lower position (as marked  below). 4. Snap the battery pack into the external battery connector and hook into the hook wall securely.
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DASH User Guide to remove the battery. Chapter 4 The BIOS Setup Program This system comes with a chip from Phoenix BIOS that contains the ROM Setup information for your system. (This chip serves as an interface between the processor and the rest of the system components.) This section explains the information contained in the Setup program and tells you how to modify the settings according to your system configuration. The Setup utility program allows updates to the main board configuration settings.
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DASH User Guide Please check the following table for the function description of each direction key. Function Key (s)  / +/ Function Description Moves cursor left to select Screens Moves cursor up or down to select items To change option for the selected items To bring up the selected screen To display the General Help screen To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 4.1.
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DASH User Guide The Standard CMOS Setup screen is displayed above. Each feature may have one or more option settings. Use the arrow keys to highlight the feature you want to change and then use “”or “” to select the value you want for that feature. NOTE: The system BIOS automatically detects AMIBIOS, Processor, memory size, thus no changes are necessary. NOTE: The system BIOS automatically detects Phoenix, Processor, memory size, thus no changes are necessary.
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DASH User Guide         System Time To set the time, highlight the Time field and then press +/- keys to set the current time. Follow the hour, minute, and second format. BIOS Version The system will automatically displays the information of BIOS version. Processor Type The system will automatically displays the information of Processor Type. Processor Speed The system will automatically displays the information of Processor Speed.
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DASH User Guide     Quick Boot Lets you activate or close the Quick boot function by selecting Enabled or Disabled option. UEFI Boot Lets you activate or close the UEFI boot function by selecting Enabled or Disabled option. Legacy Boot Lets you activate or close the Legacy boot function by selecting Enabled or Disabled option. Boot Priority Lets you set the boot priority from UEFI boot or HDD boot.
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DASH User Guide 4.3. Security Chip Configuration     50 Supervisor Password is: This option displays the status of Supervisor Password. If the password is entered, it will display “Set” information, or it will display “Cleared” information when there is no password setting. User Password is This option displays the status of User Password. If the password is entered, it will display “Set” information, or it will display “Cleared” information when there is no password setting.
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DASH User Guide   Min password length Lets you set the minimum number of characters for password. The value is from 1 to 20. Flash Controller Lock Lets you lock or unlock flash controllers by selecting “Enabled” or “Disabled” option. 4.4. Boot Management Setup This page allows you to set the search drive sequence where the system will try to boot up first.
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DASH User Guide in the list. To exit from this menu, press . 4.5. Exit Control    52 Exit Saving Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save configuration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Exit Discarding Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard changes and exit setup?”. Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes.
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DASH User Guide “Load optimal defaults?” Select [OK] to load the default values for all the setup configurations.    Load Optimized Defaults When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Load optimal defaults?” Select [OK] to load the default values for all the setup configurations. Discard Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Discard changes?” Select [OK] to discard all changes.
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DASH User Guide Chapter 5 User Interface for DASH 5.1. Introduction This user interface provides specific mobile utility to let you easily setup some helpful functions and aware the system status directly. This utility also let you adjust some function to fit the requirements, such as brightness and volume adjustment, webcam launch, screen orientation and monitor switching.
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DASH User Guide button on the To close the User Interface function, please press the top right corner on this User Interface for disabling this utility from the screen. If there is no action took for this utility in 5 seconds, the UI screen will close automatically.
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DASH User Guide 5.2.2 Hibernate this System If you want to hibernate this system, please click button for entering into S4 mode. 5.2.3 System Status Information This utility shows you the battery capacity status, RF status with its signal strength and system information, and provides the control panel for the function setting.
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DASH User Guide For battery capacity status: The DASH is equipped with one internal battery and one optional battery. The battery capacity status shown below advises you, that only one internal battery is embedded with the system with fully charged, and there is no optional battery installed in the system. If the system installs both the 1st internal battery and 2nd optional battery, the graphics shown below indicates the charging status.
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DASH User Guide If 1st battery capacity is down to 15%, the system will display the following warning message for 5 seconds For System Information: The system information shown on the left advises you the utility version, BIOS and EC version and you can use them for customer service. 5.3. Using the Application Your DASH has numbers of applications on the control panel for executing specific command. It provides you to adjust brightness, volume, launch webcam, make screen orientation and switch monitor.
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DASH User Guide 5.3.1 Brightness Control For brightness adjustment, press the Brightness command. When you press it, the brightness control panel is appeared as follows:  You can click  Also, you can slide the scale bar brightness.  Since the system supports the light sensor, if you tick the brightness Auto adjustment or to reduce or increase the brightness. to set the , the screen brightness will automatically adjust according to the operating environment.
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DASH User Guide 5.3.2 Volume Control For Volume adjustment, press the Volume command. When you press it, the Volume control panel is appeared as follows: 60  You can click or volume incrementally. to reduce or increase the audio  Also, you can slide the scale bar volume.  You can tick the Mute to set the audio to make the system voiceless.
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DASH User Guide 5.3.3 Webcam Launch For Webcam Launch, press the Webcam command to appear the Webcam utility for your application. 5.3.4 Monitor Switch For Monitor switch, press the Monitor Switch to pop-up the selection bar for choosing the display mode within following four options.
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DASH User Guide 62  You can click Computer only only. to display the DASH screen  You can click Duplicate to display the same contents both on the DASH screen and external display device. The resolution on these two display modes are same, it is not available to adjust the resolution on the external display mode.  You can click Extend to display the different contents on the DASH screen and external display device. You only can adjust the resolution on the external display device.
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DASH User Guide Chapter 6 Maintenance Your DASH needs occasional cleaning to prolong their life. Please read this section carefully to ensure proper care of DASH. When it is necessary to clean it, use a soft, lint-free cloth, slightly dampened with a mild detergent solution or use the contents of any commercially available computer cleaning kit. Never use petroleum-based solvents, or harsh detergents to clean the system. Also never spray any liquids directly on the computer case or screen.
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DASH User Guide  Dispose of used batteries according to local regulations. 6.2. Maintaining the LCD Display     Do not scratch the surface of the screen with any hard objects. Do not spray liquid directly on the screen or allow excess liquid to drip down inside the device. Do not place anything, such as food and drink, on the screen at any time to prevent damage to the screen. Clean the LCD display only with a soft cloth dampened with denatured alcohol or a proprietary LCD screen cleaner. 6.3.