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Rugged Mobile Computing Solutions

Z710

USER MANUAL

Summary of Contents for Z710

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Page 2: ... accessories may not exactly match the graphics shown in this document The screenshots and other presentations shown in this document are for reference only They may differ from the actual screens and presentations generated by the actual product Your device is based on Google s open source Android 2 3 operating system with additions by Getac It does not include Google s closed source applications...

Page 3: ...Connecting to AC Power and Charging the Battery 1 8 Performing the Initial Startup 1 9 Using Options 1 10 Using a MicroSD Card 1 10 Using the Tether 1 11 Chapter 2 Basic Skills 2 1 Waking Up and Shutting Down 2 1 Waking Up 2 1 Shutting Down 2 1 Navigating on the Screen 2 2 Landscape or Portrait View 2 3 Home Screen 2 4 Extensions to the Home Screen 2 5 Items on the Home Screen 2 5 Customizing Your...

Page 4: ...sing WLAN Networks 3 3 Turning WLAN On or Off 3 3 Connecting to a WLAN Network 3 4 Managing WLAN Settings 3 5 Using the Bluetooth Function 3 6 Turning Bluetooth On or Off 3 6 Pairing with a Bluetooth Device 3 7 Connecting to a Paired Bluetooth Device 3 8 Managing Bluetooth Settings 3 8 Connecting to VPNs 3 9 Adding a VPN 3 9 Connecting to a VPN 3 9 Disconnecting from a VPN 3 10 Connecting to a Com...

Page 5: ...iguring Phone Call Settings 4 10 Chapter 5 Contacts and Calendar 5 1 Contacts 5 1 Importing Contacts from Your SIM Card 5 1 Adding a Contact 5 2 Using Contacts List and Details 5 3 Editing Contacts Details 5 4 Joining or Separating Contacts 5 5 Calendar 5 6 Working with Different Views 5 6 Viewing Event Details 5 9 Creating an Event 5 9 Editing or Delete an Event 5 10 Changing Calendar Settings 5 ...

Page 6: ...ting Videos 7 5 Gallery 7 8 Viewing Pictures and Videos 7 8 Music 7 11 Copying Music Files onto the SD Card 7 11 Playing Music 7 11 Add a Song to the Ringtone List 7 13 Working with Playlists 7 14 Chapter 8 More Applications 8 1 Barcode Demo and Configuration 8 1 Barcode Demo 8 1 Barcode Config 8 4 File Manager 8 5 Using Buttons 8 5 Opening a File 8 6 Using Context Menu 8 6 GPS ECompass 8 7 E Comp...

Page 7: ...gs 9 10 Language and Keyboard Settings 9 11 Voice Input and Output Settings 9 11 Accessibility Settings 9 12 Date and Time Settings 9 12 Getac Peripheral Settings 9 12 About Device 9 13 Chapter 10 Caring and Maintenance 10 1 Resetting Your Device 10 1 Caring for Your Device 10 1 Chapter 11 Regulatory Information 11 1 Regulations Statements 11 1 European Notice 11 1 FCC Regulations 11 2 Safety Prec...

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Page 9: ...ernal components of your device and guides you through the process of setting up your device for use Identifying Hardware Components Front Components Ref Component Description See Also Camera Lens Takes still pictures or records video clips The front lens supports 1 MP mega pixel P 7 1 ...

Page 10: ... changes color in a cyclic way Charge Notification Indicator Glows in amber to indicate that battery charging is in progress P 1 8 Glows in green to indicate that the battery is fully charged Flashes in amber to indicate that the current battery level is insufficient for starting up the device Wait till the flashing light turns into solid light before you try to start up the device Flashes in red ...

Page 11: ...tions and enter information Store it in the slot when not in use P 2 2 Flash Provides extra light when taking pictures P 7 3 Can also function as torch light when set accordingly Camera Lens Takes still pictures or records video clips The rear lens supports 5 MP mega pixel P 7 1 RFID Antenna Optional Inside is the RFID antenna that reads RFID Radio frequency identification tags P 8 11 ...

Page 12: ... 1 Power Button Starts up your device P 2 1 Turns off or restores the screen When pressed longer Opens a menu with options for Silent mode Airplane mode and Power off Volume Control Buttons decreases the sound volume increases the sound volume Trigger Button Provides the trigger function for the barcode reader application P 8 1 ...

Page 13: ...antenna for WWAN wireless wide area network 3G connectivity GPS Pass through Connector Optional Connects the external antenna for GPS signal reception Docking Connector Connects to the office or vehicle dock purchased separately Micro USB Host Connector Connects to a computer via USB cable purchased separately for data transfer P 3 10 USB Client Connector Connects to a USB device ...

Page 14: ...e Also Tether Holder For holding a tether such as the stylus tether There is one holder on the left side and another on the right side P 1 11 MicroSD Card Cover Inside is the microSD card slot P 1 10 SIM Card Cover Inside is the SIM card slot for select models only P 1 7 ...

Page 15: ...e screw from the SIM card cover and flip open the cover 2 With the SIM card s chip side facing the back of the device and the beveled corner pointing to the slot insert the card all the way into the slot NOTE To remove the SIM card slightly push in the card to release it and then pull the card out of the slot ...

Page 16: ...er end to a wall outlet 3 The charge indicator glows in amber when charging is in progress Do not disconnect your device from AC power until the battery is fully charged as indicated by the amber indicator turning into green This will take a couple of hours CAUTION For optimal performance of the lithium battery take note of the following Use the included AC adapter only There is no need to fully d...

Page 17: ...he charging performance Performing the Initial Startup When turning on your device for the very first time you will be guided through a setup process 1 Make sure that your device is either connected to AC power or the battery has power 2 Press the power button The device powers up and displays the initial screen 3 Select Models Only If a SIM card has been inserted and the mobile phone network oper...

Page 18: ...card into the slot with the connector pointing to the slot and its label facing the front of the device 3 Close the cover Removing an SD card You can safely remove the SD card from your device any time the device is shut down If you need to remove the card while the device is on unmount the card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the card To unmount 1 Go to the Home screen and tap in the navi...

Page 19: ...s provided for attaching the stylus to your device 1 Insert one of the tether s loop ends through the hole of the stylus as indicated by below Then insert the other end through the first loop as indicated by below and pull it tight 2 Insert the other loop end to the right side holder on the device as indicated by below Then insert the stylus end through the loop as indicated by below and pull it t...

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Page 21: ...rotect yourself Prolonged body contact can cause discomfort and potentially a burn Waking Up and Shutting Down Waking Up Your device sleeps after a period of inactivity 1 minute by default You can also manually put your device to sleep by briefly pressing the power button To wake up press the power button and at the lock screen drag the lock icon to the other side of the screen Shutting Down Press...

Page 22: ...the touchscreen Tap Touch the screen once with the stylus to open an item or select an object Tap and hold Tap and hold the stylus on an item to see a list of actions available for that item Drag Hold the stylus on an item and without lifting the stylus move across the screen until you reach the target position Swipe or slide Move the stylus across the screen without pausing when you first touch i...

Page 23: ...eading them apart to zoom in Landscape or Portrait View Your device supports a landscape view and a portrait view rotate 90 to the left as shown below The display orientation changes automatically when you rotate the device 90 to the left or back Landscape Portrait NOTE The orientation remains landscape when you rotate the device 90 to the right or 180 to an upside down manner ABC ABC ...

Page 24: ...icons widgets shortcuts and other features that you want The default Home screen already contains some shortcuts and widgets At the top of the screen the Status bar displays the time information about the status of your device and icons for notifications that you ve received To return to the Home screen at any time tap at the bottom of the screen ...

Page 25: ...ou can tap to open Items on the Home Screen There are three types of items you can add to the Home screen They are Shortcuts Add shortcuts to applications a bookmarked webpage a favorite contact a music playlist and many other items The shortcuts available depend on the applications you have installed Widgets Add any of a variety of miniature applications widgets to your Home screen including a cl...

Page 26: ...1 Open the Home screen where you want to add the item 2 Tap in the navigation bar and tap Add or Tap and hold an empty location on the Home screen 3 In the menu that opens tap the type of item to add 4 Tap the item to add Moving an Item on the Home Screen 1 Tap and hold the item you want to move until it is enlarged Don t lift the stylus 2 Drag the item to a new location on the screen Folder Widge...

Page 27: ...o the Trash Can icon Changing the Wallpaper 1 While on the Home screen tap in the navigation bar and tap Wallpaper or Tap and hold an empty area of the Home screen and in the menu that opens tap Wallpapers 2 Tap Pictures or Wallpapers Tap Pictures to use a picture that you have in your device You can crop the picture before setting it as wallpaper Tap Wallpaper to open a screen where you can sampl...

Page 28: ...e view you can slide the Launcher up or down to view more Tap an icon in the Launcher to open the application When you open an application the other applications you ve been using keep on running You can quickly switch among your applications to work with several at once To switch to a recently used application press and hold at the bottom of the screen to open a small window with icons of applica...

Page 29: ...ptions menus and context menus Options Menus Options menus contain tools that apply to the activities of the current screen or application not to any specific item on the screen You open an options menu by tapping in the navigation bar NOTE Not all screens have options menus ...

Page 30: ... Basic Skills Context Menus Context menus contain tools that apply to a specific item on the screen You open a context menu by tapping and holding an item on the screen NOTE Not all items have context menus ...

Page 31: ... the Home screen P 2 3 F1 Opens File Manager by default P 8 4 You can assign a different application to the button P 9 12 F2 Opens GPS ECompass by default P 8 7 You can assign a different application to the button P 9 12 F3 Opens Camera by default P 7 1 You can assign a different application to the button P 9 12 Search Opens the Search box P 2 15 Menu Opens a menu with items that affect the curren...

Page 32: ...with a summary that appears only briefly You can open the Notifications panel to view a list of all your notifications Use one of the two methods to open the panel Drag the Status bar down from the top of the screen While on the Home screen tap in the navigation bar and tap Notifications To respond to a notification tap it in the panel To clear all event based notifications tap Clear at the top ri...

Page 33: ...cts that you can access with Quick Contact are displayed differently in different applications but usually with a picture frame that looks like this Tap a Quick Contact icon to open a bubble with icons for all the ways you can communicate with the contact Tap an icon to start communicating with the contact in that application You can add a shortcut for a contact to your Home screen which you can t...

Page 34: ... small window where you can tap an accented vowel or other alternate letter If you ve used the Android Keyboard settings to make more than one language available you can slide left or right on the Space key to cycle to the previous or next language For settings information see Language and Keyboard Settings in Chapter 9 To enter numbers or symbols tap the Symbols key to switch to the numbers and s...

Page 35: ...r own way to select text you want to work with Searching Information NOTE If you re searching the web make sure your device is connected to the Internet You can search for information on your device and on the web using Google search 1 Access the Search box by one of the below ways Tap in the navigation bar In applications such as Contacts the application s own search box opens when you press the ...

Page 36: ... the icon at the right of the search box or tap the Go key on the onscreen keyboard to search 5 The search result displays in the appropriate application such as Contacts or the Browser Locking the Screen The lock screen displays whenever you turn on your device or wake up the screen By default you unlock the screen by dragging the lock icon to the other side of the screen You can configure screen...

Page 37: ...ile networks for voice and data transmission WLAN networks and Bluetooth devices such as headsets You can also connect your device to a computer to transfer files Entering Airplane Mode Some locations may require you to switch off all wireless radios You can do so by placing your device in Airplane mode To quickly enter Airplane mode press and hold the power button until a menu pops up Tap Airplan...

Page 38: ...r receive phone calls or use wireless data services See Installing the SIM Card in Chapter 1 for installation instructions Checking or Modifying Mobile Network Settings The icons in the Status bar indicate which kind of data network you re connected to and the voice and data network signal strength Initially your device is configured to use the fastest mobile network available for data But you can...

Page 39: ...Tap the widget on the Home screen default configuration to turn WLAN on or off Or perform these steps 1 While on the Home screen tap in the navigation bar 2 Tap Settings Wireless networks 3 Tap WLAN to change the WLAN radio status If your device finds a network that you connected to previously it connects to it NOTE When not using WLAN turn off the radio Leaving the radio on will consume more powe...

Page 40: ... device scans for available WLAN networks and displays the names in the WLAN settings screen If there is a need to re scan open the options menu by tapping in the navigation bar and tap Scan 5 On the list of discovered networks tap the one you want to connect to 6 If the network is secured you re prompted to enter a password or other credentials If the network is open you are prompted to confirm t...

Page 41: ...settings tap and hold the name of the network and tap Modify network If you don t want your device to connect to a remembered network anymore tap and hold the name of the network and tap Forget network Manually Adding a WLAN Network You can manually add WLAN settings for a network that does not broadcast its name SSID or is currently out of range In the WLAN settings screen tap Add WLAN network at...

Page 42: ...th Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information over a distance of about 10 meters 30 feet without requiring a physical connection Turning Bluetooth On or Off Tap the widget on the Home screen default configuration to turn Bluetooth on or off Or perform these steps 1 While on the Home screen tap in the navigation bar 2 Tap Settings Wireless networks 3 Tap Bluetooth to change the Bluetooth radio...

Page 43: ... Make sure that the other Bluetooth device is set as discoverable and within range 2 Make sure the Bluetooth radio is on See Turning Bluetooth On or Off previously 3 While on the Home screen tap in the navigation bar 4 Tap Settings Wireless networks Bluetooth settings Your device scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range 5 Some Bluetooth devices have multiple profi...

Page 44: ...on the Home screen tap in the navigation bar 2 Tap Settings Wireless networks Bluetooth settings 3 In the list of devices tap a paired but unconnected device in the list If the device you expected isn t displayed tap Scan for devices 4 When connected the Status bar displays the icon Managing Bluetooth Settings While in the Bluetooth settings screen you can change settings such as your device s Blu...

Page 45: ...he type of VPN to add 5 Configure each component of the VPN settings following the instructions from your network administrator 6 Tap in the navigation bar and tap Save The VPN is added to the list on the VPN settings screen Connecting to a VPN 1 While on the Home screen tap in the navigation bar 2 Tap Settings Wireless networks VPN settings The VPNs you ve added are listed on the VPN settings scr...

Page 46: ...nd tap the ongoing notification for the VPN connection Connecting to a Computer via USB You can connect your device to a computer with the USB cable to transfer files between your device and the computer Use the USB cable available to you as an option to connect the device to a USB port on your computer ...

Page 47: ...net either through WLAN or 3G 2 While on the Home screen tap in the navigation bar 3 Tap Settings Accounts sync Settings Add account 4 Enter your email address and password 5 Tap Next Your device attempts to communicate with your account service provider to validate your account If the process does not work you can enter the information manually Contact your IT administrator for account details 6 ...

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Page 49: ...t Models Only This chapter tells you how to use the Phone application Opening the Phone Application You can open the Phone application by several ways Tap the Phone icon at the right side of the Home screen Tap the Phone application icon in the Launcher Tap a phone number item in an application ...

Page 50: ...g a Call 1 Open the Phone application Or if you are currently using Phone or Contacts tap the Phone tab 2 Tap the keys on the phone keypad to enter phone number If you enter a wrong number tap to erase digits one by one To erase the entire number tap and hold 3 Tap the green phone icon on the screen to place the call ...

Page 51: ... a contact in the favorite contacts list that you have created you can tap the Favorites tab 2 Tap the contact to call 3 Tap the phone number to use to call the contact NOTE You can also quickly call a contact by using Quick Contact See Quick Contact in Chapter 2 for information For detailed information on Contacts see Contacts in Chapter 5 ...

Page 52: ...Call from the Call Log The Call log is a list of all the calls you ve made received or missed 1 Open the Phone application Tap the Call log tab 2 Tap the green phone icon at the right of the entry NOTE See Using Call Log later for detailed information on Call log ...

Page 53: ...ll the Incoming Call screen opens with the caller ID and any additional information about the caller that you have entered in Contacts Answering a Call To answer an incoming call drag the green phone icon to the right Declining a Call To decline an incoming call drag the red phone button to the left ...

Page 54: ...e volume control button on your device to increase or to decrease CAUTION Never raise the sound volume level too high when using earphones An excessive sound volume level could cause damage to your hearing Using Additional Functions When a call is in progress you can put a call on hold create a phone conference mute your microphone and more Use the icons on the screen for various operations ...

Page 55: ...Switches between current calls If you accept a new call when you re already on a call you can switch between the two callers Merge calls Merges the current calls into a conference call See Setting up a Conference Call later for more information Setting up a Conference Call NOTE You may need to consult your mobile phone network service for the availability and subscription of the conference call fu...

Page 56: ...s are listed with the most recent at the top Scroll to view earlier entries in the log Tap a Call log entry to open a screen where you can call the contact again send the contact a message add the number to your Contacts and learn more about the original call Tap and hold a Call log entry to open a menu where you can call the contact view contact information edit the number before you redial and m...

Page 57: ...ncy Call You can use your device to dial the international emergency number 112 This number can normally be used to make an emergency call in any country with or without a SIM card inserted as long as you are within a mobile phone network Some mobile phone network services may require that a SIM card be inserted and in some cases that the PIN be entered There may be other emergency numbers availab...

Page 58: ...Calls Select Models Only Configuring Phone Call Settings You can configure phone call settings such as call forwarding call waiting and other special features offered by your carrier See Call Settings in Chapter 9 for information ...

Page 59: ...ck Contact in Chapter 2 for information NOTE When you have added an account in your device you may synchronize contacts information if such service is available with your account on the web Importing Contacts from Your SIM Card You may have stored contacts on the SIM card if you re moving it from another phone You can add some or all of these contacts to the Contacts application 1 After opening Co...

Page 60: ...kind of information about your contact Scroll the page to view all categories 4 Tap a category s plus button to add more than one entry for that category for example to add both work and home numbers Tap the button to the left of the item of contact information to open a menu with preset labels such as Mobile and Work for a phone number or tap Custom in the menu to create your own label 5 Tap the ...

Page 61: ... Check Only contacts with phones to hide contacts that don t have phone numbers To search for a contact tap in the navigation bar As you start entering the name contacts with matching names appear below the search box To view the details of a contact tap the contact in the contact list From the details screen you can tap a communication method to start dialing texting or emailing the contact by us...

Page 62: ...e navigation bar and tap Edit contact while viewing a contact s details 3 Edit the contact information 4 Tap Done Changing a Contact s Default Phone Number 1 Select the contact entry in the contacts list 2 Tap and hold the phone number to use as the contact s default phone number 3 Tap Make default number in the menu that opens Tap to open Quick Contact Tap a contact method to start communicating ...

Page 63: ...tton to open the ringtone list Tap the one to play when the contact calls 4 Tap OK Joining or Separating Contacts When you add contacts in other ways such as by exchanging emails Contacts attempts to avoid duplication by joining any new contact information with existing contacts under a single entry You can also join contacts manually If contact information from different sources was joined in err...

Page 64: ...b NOTE For information on adding an account in your device see Adding an Account in Chapter 3 When you first set up Calendar to synchronize events on your device it includes events from the previous month through one year in the future Subsequently Calendar keeps a year s worth of future events synchronized between your device and the web plus any later events that you add to your calendar using C...

Page 65: ...or later months Tap a day to view the events of the day Week View Week view displays a chart of the events of one week Drag left or right to view earlier or later days Tap an event to view its details Tap and hold a time slot to create a new event at that time ...

Page 66: ...day in a table of one hour rows A red line indicates the current time Drag left or right to view earlier or later days Tap an event to view its details Tap and hold a time slot to create a new event at that time Agenda View Agenda view is a list of your events in chronological order ...

Page 67: ...ls Tap an event to view its details Creating an Event You can use Calendar on your device to create events that appear on your device and in your Calendar on the web 1 In any Calendar view tap in the navigation bar and tap New event You can also tap and hold a spot in Day Week or Month view In the menu that opens tap New event ...

Page 68: ...nt tap and hold the event and tap Edit event in the menu that opens Or if you are viewing the event details tap in the navigation bar and tap Edit event To delete an event tap and hold the event and tap Delete in the menu that opens Or if you are viewing the event details tap in the navigation bar and tap Delete Changing Calendar Settings You can set up how Calendar displays event and how it notif...

Page 69: ...pages and to search for information on the web when your device is connected to the Internet Surfing the Web 1 Tap the Browser icon on the Home screen or the Browser application icon in the Launcher The last webpage you were viewing is displayed If you have not used Browser recently your home page opens Browser also opens when you tap a web link for example in an email or text message ...

Page 70: ...r screen Webpages that aren t designed specifically for mobile devices typically open in overview mode the page is zoomed out so you can get the big picture To zoom in slide slightly on the screen to reveal the Zoom control and tap the plus icon to zoom in 4 To refresh the current page tap in the navigation bar and tap Refresh 5 To find text on a page tap in the navigation bar and tap More Find on...

Page 71: ...kmark 1 Open the webpage you want to bookmark 2 Tap the bookmark icon at the top of the screen Or tap in the navigation bar and tap Bookmarks Add 3 Edit the name and the address if necessary and tap OK Opening a Bookmark 1 Tap the bookmark icon at the top of the screen Or tap in the navigation bar and tap Bookmarks A window opens with a list of your bookmarks sorted by how often you visit them 2 T...

Page 72: ...ations Changing Browser Settings You can configure a number of Browser settings including several that you can use to manage your privacy To open the Browser settings screen tap in the navigation bar and tap More Settings ...

Page 73: ...unt has been set up you will see the Accounts screen After the initial setup Email opens to the last screen you were viewing or if you have not used Email recently it displays the contents of your Inbox if you have only one account or the Accounts screen if you have multiple accounts Opening the Account Screen The Accounts screen lists your Combined Inbox and each of your email accounts If you hav...

Page 74: ...unt To delete an existing account tap and hold the account In the menu that opens tap Remove account Reading and Responding to E mail Messages You can read messages in your Combined Inbox or in the Inbox or other folders for individual accounts 1 Open Email Tap the Combined Inbox an account s Inbox or another folder of messages or When you receive a new email you will see a new email notification ...

Page 75: ...n your device 2 Tap the message to read 3 While in a message screen you can Reply to or delete the message using the buttons at the bottom of the screen Reply to forward or delete the message or mark the message as unread using the options menu Star the message by tapping the star in its header Once you star a message a Starred folder is added to the Accounts screen NOTE You can delete star or mar...

Page 76: ...tching addresses are offered from your Contacts You can tap a suggested address or enter a new one Separate multiple addresses with commas 3 To address a copy or blind copy of the message tap in the navigation bar and tap Add Cc Bcc 4 Enter a subject for the message 5 Enter the text of the message 6 To send a photo with the message tap in the navigation bar and tap Attach 7 Tap Send Or if you re n...

Page 77: ...l folders To open the folders screen tap the folder icon while in the Accounts screen You can also open an account s folders while viewing its Inbox or other folder by tapping in the navigation bar and tapping Folders Tap the folder you want to open Changing Email Account Settings You can change a number of settings for an account including how often you check for email how you re notified of new ...

Page 78: ...in the Launcher to open the message list screen or When you receive a new message you will see a new message notification icon in the Status bar unless you have disabled the feature Tap the notification to open the message list screen 2 Tap a message thread to open it If you have disabled the auto retrieve feature of MMS you have to tap Download to view a MMS message 3 If the message contains a me...

Page 79: ...nd a picture a recorded voice an audio file a video or a picture slideshow 1 In the message list screen tap New message 2 Enter a mobile phone number in the To field As you type matching contacts appear You can tap a suggested contact or continue typing You can also enter the name of a contact 3 Tap the composition text box to start entering your message 4 If sending an MMS message Tap in the navi...

Page 80: ... or Send MMS Changing Messaging Settings You can change a number of Messaging settings For example you can have older messages deleted receive delivery reports for the messages you send and select the ringtone to sound when you receive new message notifications To change Messaging settings open Messaging tap in the navigation bar and tap Settings ...

Page 81: ...e Camera application to take pictures and shoot videos Taking Pictures 1 Tap the Camera shortcut on the Home screen or tap Camera in the Launcher You will be in Camera mode 2 If you want to adjust settings tap the appropriate status icon See Camera Mode Settings later for more information 3 Aim the camera lens at the subject ...

Page 82: ... the picture is taken 5 The picture you just took is displayed as a thumbnail at the corner You can tap the thumbnail to view the picture See Gallery in this chapter for more information The file is saved to the internal SD card of your device Status icons Drag to the other side to switch to Video mode Shutter icon Thumbnail of the previous picture ...

Page 83: ...icture Available choices depend on the camera lens in use Picture quality Sets the quality of the picture to Super fine Fine or Normal that is the trade off you prefer between picture quality and file size that Camera uses when compressing the photo into a file Color effect Sets the special effect for your shots to None Mono or Negative Restore to defaults Restores all Camera settings to their def...

Page 84: ... for shooting On Unconditionally turns on the flashlight when shooting Torch Keeps the flashlight on so that you can use it as a torch Off Disables the flashlight Zoom Available choices depend on the current resolution setting Select Camera Switches between the back and front camera lens Back Front Table Note means not available for the front camera All changes remain effective until you change th...

Page 85: ...ubject 4 To start shooting the video tap the Start Video icon on the screen The elapsed time shows at the corner 5 To stop tap the Stop Video icon 6 An image from your most recent video is displayed as a thumbnail at the corner You can tap the thumbnail to view the video See Gallery in this chapter for more information The file is saved to the internal SD card of your device Status icons Drag to t...

Page 86: ...es depend on the camera lens in use Antibanding Sets the frequency to match the local electrical system 50Hz or 60Hz for flicker free shooting under electric light Color effect Sets the special effect for your shots to None Mono or Negative Restore to defaults Restores all Camera settings to their default values White Balance Five choices from which you can select one that matches the current ligh...

Page 87: ... 7 Icons and Items Descriptions Select Camera Switches between the back and front camera lens Back Front Table Note means not available for the front camera All changes remain effective until you change them again ...

Page 88: ...our SD card the internal one of your device and or an external SD card Viewing Pictures and Videos 1 Tap the Gallery icon in the Launcher 2 Pictures and videos are grouped in albums Tap an album to open it and view its contents in thumbnail view You can peek into an album stack by touching it with two fingers and spreading them apart Open Camera ...

Page 89: ...een Actual size depends on the picture video quality 4 When you open a picture control icons appear on the screen briefly To recall them tap the screen Name of the album Return to the main Gallery screen Switch from grid to stack view Tap an arrow to scroll a screenful at a time Drag left or right to scroll rapidly ...

Page 90: ...o access other actions Tap More in the menu for more actions 5 When you open a video playback control icons appear on the screen briefly To recall them tap the screen The icons allow you to pause resume and skip backward or forward ...

Page 91: ...ard If the music files have accompanying artwork in JPEG format rename the art file albumart jpg and include it in the same folder as the music files If you have created any playlists create a subfolder for them in your music folder on the SD card and copy the playlists into it Playing Music 1 To open Music tap the Music shortcut on the Home screen or tap the Music icon in the Launcher Music searc...

Page 92: ...our library to listen to it or While viewing a list of tracks in an album tap in the navigation bar and tap Play all 4 The Playback screen opens and the song you selected or the first song in the album or other playlist starts to play ...

Page 93: ...fle mode tracks are played in random order Switches to the next repeat mode Don t repeat Repeat the playlist or Repeat the current track Add a Song to the Ringtone List You can use a song as your phone ringtone in place of one of the ringtones that come with the device Tap and hold the song in a library list and tap Use as phone ringtone Or on the Playback screen tap in the navigation bar and tap ...

Page 94: ...reen as the first song in a playlist by tapping in the navigation bar and tapping Add to playlist Or tap Save as playlist to save all the songs in an album that you re playing as a playlist Adding a Song to a Playlist 1 While viewing a list of tracks in the Library tap and hold a song to add it to a playlist 2 Tap Add to playlist 3 Tap the name of the playlist to add the song to The song is added ...

Page 95: ...from a Playlist While in a playlist tap and hold the song to remove from the playlist and tap Remove from playlist NOTE The song isn t deleted from the SD card or other playlists it s removed only from the playlist you re working with ...

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Page 97: ...ur device Barcode Demo and Configuration Barcode Demo Barcode Demo is a demo application that can read barcodes of the following types Code 39 Code 128 EAN JAN UPC GS1 Databar Interleaved 2 of 5 PDF417 QR Code Data Matrix OCR NOTE For enhanced applications and customization of the barcode reader contact your authorized Getac dealer ...

Page 98: ...on the Home screen or tap Barcode Demo in the Launcher 3 To scan one barcode at a time tap Action or press the Trigger button To scan continuously tap Start 4 Aim the green scan beam so that it is centered over the barcode Adjust the lens distance from the barcode shorter for a smaller barcode and farther for a larger one Trigger button ...

Page 99: ...a successful scan the system beeps and the scan beam turns off The decoded barcode data will be entered If you are in continuous scanning mode the scan beam turns back on again for the next barcode To stop scanning tap Stop NOTE The scan beam also turns off after timeout You can disable the beep sound that indicates a successful scan See Sound Settings in Chapter 9 ...

Page 100: ...l barcode symbologies 1 Tap the Barcode Config shortcut on the Home screen or tap Barcode Config in the Launcher 2 Tap the name of a symbology to configure You can enable or disable the individual symbology and configure the options as needed To restore default settings or enable all symbologies tap Module ...

Page 101: ...ger in the Launcher Using Buttons Buttons Descriptions Home Goes to the root directory Upper Goes one level up to the parent directory Multi Select Enables or disables multiple selection When enabled you can tap multiple files or folders for one batch operation A set of buttons appear on the top of the screen for you to use Paste Pastes what you have cut or copied to the current directory Add Fold...

Page 102: ...ay type Sets the view to icon or list view Home directory setting Specifies a folder as the home directory in File Manager Opening a File When you tap a filename File Manager tries to open or execute the file depending on the file type NOTE Not all files can be opened in this way Using Context Menu Tap and hold a file or folder name to open the context menu You can then cut copy rename or delete i...

Page 103: ...he Home screen default configuration to turn the GPS receiver on or off The icon flashes in the status bar to indicate that GPS positioning is in process The icon stops flashing when positioning is completed NOTE A message appears if positioning is not completed in 10 minutes When not using GPS turn off the GPS receiver Leaving it on will consume more power The application has three pages as descr...

Page 104: ...d the device and swing it in the way as shown on the screen Do this several times until the popup graphics disappear NOTE Follow these guidelines when using the compass Keep the device away from objects that generate magnetic fields such as cars large belt buckles computers cell phones etc If you must use the compass inside a car the device should be at least 20 cm 7 87 inches away from metal obje...

Page 105: ...ded Tap OK for the changes to take effect Tap Reset to restore default settings Satellite Position The Satellite Position page shows the positions of the overhead satellites and their signal strength It also indicates the on off status of the SBAS and logging functions SBAS satellite based augmentation system provides additional accuracy and reliability for the GPS devices Ground stations are nece...

Page 106: ... applications The default output format is NMEA You can use Settings to set the format to binary mode See Getac Peripheral Settings in Chapter 9 1 Tap in the navigation bar and tap Start Log Tap OK in the menu that appears The recording will continue until you stop it 2 To stop tap in the navigation bar and tap Stop Log Tap OK in the menu that appears The screen gives information of the name and l...

Page 107: ...customization of the RFID reader contact your authorized Getac dealer 1 Tap the RFID Tag Reader shortcut on the Home screen or tap RFID Tag Reader in the Launcher 2 Tap the tag type ISO 15693 ISO 14443A ISO 14443B or UltraLight you want to scan 3 To scan one tag at a time tap Scan To scan continuously tap Continuous 4 Bring the tag near the RFID antenna ...

Page 108: ... 5 If a tag of the matching type is found its UID is displayed in the data area 6 If you are in continuous scanning mode tap Stop to stop scanning 7 You can tap Clear to clear the data area Location of internal RFID antenna ...

Page 109: ...of low power you should charge for at least 30 minutes If you unplug the AC charger soon you may not have sufficient battery power for your operation To check the battery level go to the Home screen tap in the navigation bar and tap Settings About phone Status The battery status charging or discharging and level as a percentage of fully charged are displayed at the top of the screen You should sav...

Page 110: ...ly on the battery power for extended time periods Turn off radios that you aren t using Lower the screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout Lower the volume Avoid power consuming applications To check which applications consume the most battery power go to the Home screen tap in the navigation bar and tap Settings About phone Battery use ...

Page 111: ... the two methods Go to the Home screen tap in the navigation bar and tap Settings Open the Launcher and tap the Settings icon Wireless and Networks Settings Item Description Airplane mode Check to turns off all wireless radios WLAN Check to turn on WLAN radio WLAN settings To set whether to receive a notification when an open WLAN network becomes available To display the list of WLAN networks prev...

Page 112: ...you are traveling in an area where you do not have a mobile data plan and want to avoid charges for data use on local carriers mobile networks Data roaming Check to enable data roaming Uncheck this item to prevent your device from transmitting data over other carriers mobile networks when you leave an area that is covered by your carrier s networks Network Mode To select the mobile network mode to...

Page 113: ...t your carrier s voicemail service or another service if possible Voicemail settings To enter the phone number to use for listening to and managing your voicemail You can enter a comma to insert a pause into the number for example to add a password after the phone number Enable Notification Bar Check to enable the use of Notifications panel while in a call Call forwarding To configure how your cal...

Page 114: ... both calls and notifications you can set the notification ringtone volume independently Barcode reader Check to have your devices beep upon a successful barcode scan Phone ringtone To set the ringtone to sound when you receive a phone call Notification ringtone To set the ringtone to sound when you receive a notification Audible touch tones Check to hear tones when you use Phone to dial a number ...

Page 115: ...y Settings Item Description Use wireless networks To set whether to use information from WLAN and mobile networks for location aware applications Use GPS satellites To set whether to use the built in GPS Global Positioning System satellite receiver to pinpoint your location Set up screen lock To specify the unlock security Could be none a pattern a numeric PIN or a password Set up SIM card lock To...

Page 116: ...ficate from an SD card Set password To set or change the password at least 8 characters for your secure credential storage Clear storage To delete all secure certificates and related credentials and erase the secure storage s own password Applications Settings Item Description Unknown sources Check to permit installation of applications that you obtain from web sites email or other locations other...

Page 117: ...ound whether or not you are actively working in them Auto sync Check to permit applications to synchronize data on their own schedule Manage accounts The rest of this screen lists the account s you ve added to the device For information on adding an account see Adding an Account in Chapter 3 To change an account s sync settings tap the account to open a screen where you can select the items to syn...

Page 118: ...h as music and photos External SD card or USBDISK Total Available space Lists the amount of space on a microSD card or USB disk inserted in your device and the amount you have used Unmount SD card or Unmount USB storage Tap to safely remove the microSD card or USB disk from your device when the device power is on This item is available for use only when an external microSD card or USB disk is inse...

Page 119: ...g all the characters Tap to open the dictionary To add a word tap in the navigation bar and tap Add Another way of adding a word is tapping a completed word in the strip above the keyboard when you are typing in an application Android keyboard To set up options related to the onscreen keyboard If you want to switch the keyboard layout among the different languages written in Latin script you can d...

Page 120: ...he current time from the mobile network Use 24 hour format Check to display the time using 24 hour time format Select date format To set the format for displaying dates Getac Peripheral Settings Item Description Barcode reader See below Keyboard emulation Check to send out decoded barcode data as if the data is typed by a keyboard Docking See below Antenna To set if you want to use the external an...

Page 121: ...gn an application to the function button F1 F2 and F3 in the navigation bar Touchscreen auto calibration To calibrate the touchscreen When started do not touch the screen and wait till the calibration is completed Firmware upgrade To upgrade your device s firmware with the firmware files on an external SD card CAUTION For advanced users only About Device Item Description Status Displays a long lis...

Page 122: ...9 14 Managing Your Device Item Description The rest of the screen lists legal hardware and software information of your device ...

Page 123: ... you can force the device to power off by pressing and holding the power button for more than 10 seconds Then turn on again Caring for Your Device Taking good care of your device will ensure trouble free operation and reduce the risk of damage to your device Keep your device away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures Avoid exposing your device to direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet li...

Page 124: ...gned specifically for use on portable devices with LCD panels may be used to help protect the screen from minor scratches Never clean your device with it powered on Use a soft lint free cloth to wipe the screen and the exterior of your device Do not use paper towels to clean the screen Never attempt to disassemble repair or make any modifications to your device Disassembly modification or any atte...

Page 125: ...netic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC as amended by Directive 93 68 ECC issued by the Commission of the European Community Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Standards EN301489 1 Electronic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMC standard for radio equipment and services Par...

Page 126: ...These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiated radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation...

Page 127: ...other type of AC adapter will result in malfunction and or danger Use only the car charger supplied by the manufacturer Use of another type of car charger will result in malfunction and or danger This product is intended to be supplied by a LISTED Power Unit marked with LPS Limited Power Source and output rated 12 V dc 2 0 A Use a specified cradle approved by the manufacturer Use a specified batte...

Page 128: ...ied power level in all tested frequency bands Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level the actual SAR level of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value This is because the device is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the poser required to reach the network In general the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna t...

Page 129: ...Regulatory Information 11 5 positions the handset a minimum of 1 5 cm from the body Use of other enhancements may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines ...

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