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1.1.1
QNX Menu Button
Touch the QNX pop-up menu button to view the menu of
available applications. To invoke an application, simply
touch the name of the application.
1.1.2
RF Link Icon
The RF Link task displays the status of the radio link.
Selecting the icon on the task bar invokes the Link Status
application, showing the user the strength of the radio sig-
nal from the base station (see section 1.5.4 "Link Status".
This icon indicates whether the RF link is up or down.
1.1.3
Virtual Keyboard Icon
Touching the Virtual Keyboard icon invokes the software
keyboard which allows the user to interact with the sys-
tem. The soft keyboard is the main method of entering
URLs, responding to emails, etc. when no external
devices are attached.
1.2
LEDS
The tablet contains two LEDs (one amber and one green).
The amber LED is on the left side of the tablet, just above
the two user-defined buttons. It is a charge indicator. If the
LED is on, the battery is fully charged. If the LED is blink-
ing, the battery is being charged. If the LED is off, the sys-
tem is running off the batteries.
The green LED is on the right side of the tablet, just below
the power button. It is a status indicator. If the LED is on,
the tablet has been powered up. If the LED is blinking, the
batteries inside the tablet are low on power. If the LED is
off, the tablet has been powered off.
1.3
BUTTONS
The tablet has seven buttons:
• One power button
• Two user definable buttons
• Four buttons that form the scroll pad
The power button is in the upper right hand corner of the
tablet. To turn the system on, simply press the power but-
ton. The system will remain powered on until the button is
pressed again.
The two user-defined buttons are on the left side of the
tablet. These two buttons can be configured by the user to
perform a variety of operations. The initial settings of
these buttons may vary, so the user should verify the initial
settings of the buttons before they are used (see section
2.2 "Buttons Configuration Options"). Pushing both user-
defined buttons at the same time invokes the touch screen
calibration application. See section 1.5.1 "Touch Screen
Calibration" for details on this application. If the applica-
tion configured for a particular button is running when the
button is pressed, the application is aborted. This includes
pressing both buttons to abort the touch screen calibration
application.
Scroll pad buttons are also user-defined. At their default
settings, the buttons are used to scroll around in web
pages. Pressing one of these buttons scrolls the screen in
that direction. The user can reconfigure these buttons but
it is not recommended. These buttons have a built in
repeat function, therefore, if they are reconfigured, the
function may be initiated multiple times with each press of
the button. Refer to section 2.2 "Buttons Configuration
Options" for details on configuring the user-defined and
scroll pad buttons.
1.4
RESET BUTTON
The tablet also contains a recessed reset button, located
on the left edge. This button is used to perform a hard
reset to the system which puts the system into a known
reset state. This should only be used if all other attempts
to remedy any problems have been exhausted.
1.5
APPLICATIONS
Applications range from a web browser and email reader
to MediaPlayer and touch screen calibrator. Each applica-
tion has its own function.
Table 1 summarizes the available applications and their
access mechanisms. The subsections that follow provide
descriptions of each of the applications.
