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  Quick Start Guide

Ruggedised Notebook Computer 

Summary of Contents for ShieldPRO

Page 1: ...Quick Start Guide Ruggedised Notebook Computer ...

Page 2: ...age 2 of 20 NEC ShieldPRO Ruggedised Notebook Quick Start Guide NEC Australia All rights reserved by NEC Australia Pty Ltd No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of NEC Australia Document 0318 00003 Version 2 0 31 03 2008 ...

Page 3: ...or disconnect the power cord at the back of the computer please ensure that power plug is disconnected from the wall outlet When using in Tablet Mode DO NOT turn it counter clockwise or turn the LCD display panel clockwise by more than 180º Although ShieldPRO notebooks are ruggedised and can take treatment that would permanently damage normal notebook computers they are not indestructible Please b...

Page 4: ...ake sure that all of the parts have been included 1 ShieldPRO Computer 2 Windows Instruction Booklet 3 Windows XP CD 4 Recovery CD s 2 5 ShieldPRO Drivers CD 6 ShieldPRO Documentation CD 7 Warranty Form 8 Quick Start Guide 9 Touch Panel pen stylus 10 AC Adaptor 11 AC power cable 12 Battery Note that the ShieldPRO User Manual is provided on the ShieldPRO Drivers CD ...

Page 5: ...This is the battery compartment 3 Place the battery within the compartment so that the battery terminals correctly align between the battery and the main unit 4 Close the battery compartment using a Phillips head screwdriver or a small coin Charging the Battery Ensure that you fully charge your new ShieldPRO unit before powering it on for the first time This will help to ensure the longevity of th...

Page 6: ...uct Key The key is displayed on the Windows Authentication label on the bottom of your ShieldPRO computer Dialogue Boxes at Windows Start up Entering Windows for the first time if a system integrator or IT administrator has not pre configured Windows you will be presented with o A dialogue box Special Notice about using this product Display of this dialogue box is normal Ticking the check box and ...

Page 7: ... press F2 once only To browse for available networks double click the wireless icon in the Windows task tray and then click Refresh Network List Time Zone The default factory setting for the Time Zone is GMT 09 00 Osaka Sapporo Tokyo To change the Time Zone setting to your location 1 Double click the time date in the Windows task tray 2 Select the Time Zone tab 3 Select your time zone from the dro...

Page 8: ...ck Start Guide Page 8 of 20 Tablet Buttons ShieldPRO has an array of tablet buttons located on the bottom left corner of the LCD screen To utilise the Tablet button features 1 Press and hold the Tb button 2 Press the secondary button 1 5 above 1 2 3 4 5 Tb ...

Page 9: ...e 9 of 20 Symbol Function Tb Tablet Button 1 Ctrl Alt Del 2 Rotates the screen view 3 Enter 4 Increases brightness of the LCD screen 5 Decreases brightness of the LCD screen Tb 1 Esc Tb 2 Tab Tb 3 Starts the screen keyboard Tb 4 function not mapped Tb 5 function not mapped ...

Page 10: ...NEC ShieldPRO FC N21S Ruggedised Notebook Computer Quick Start Guide Page 10 of 20 Indicators ShieldPRO has an array of indicators located on the bottom left corner of the unit 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 11: ...eldPRO unit or the remaining battery level as follows o Green Power ON o Green Blinking Suspend Standby o Yellow Low Battery o Yellow Blinking Very Low Battery o Unlit Power OFF 2 Battery Charge o Unlit Full charge completed Discharging o Orange Charging o Orange Blinking Error 3 Disk Access o Green Blinking HDD activity 4 Caps Lock o Green Caps Lock ON o Unlit Caps Lock OFF 5 Num Lock o Green Num...

Page 12: ... press the desired key The functions of keys F2 F10 are explained below Key Function Fn F2 Enable Disable Wireless LAN Fn F3 Toggle external monitor Fn F4 LCD backlight OFF hit any key to turn back on again Fn F5 Toggle full screen reduced screen size when in low resolution mode 800x600 pixels Fn F6 Toggle beep ON OFF Fn F7 F8 Adjust LCD backlight brightness Fn F7 Raise Fn F8 Lower Fn F9 F10 Adjus...

Page 13: ...r Lock Button follow these steps 1 Power ON or reboot ShieldPRO 2 When the NEC logo appears press F2 several times to make sure This will open up the ShieldPRO BIOS 3 Use the right arrow key to navigate to the Power Tab 4 Check that Power Switch Lock is highlighted 5 Press ENTER use the down key to select Enabled and press ENTER again 6 Press F10 select YES and press ENTER to Save configuration ch...

Page 14: ...NEC ShieldPRO FC N21S Ruggedised Notebook Computer Quick Start Guide Page 14 of 20 Connections Left Side Hardened USB Connector rated to 10 000 connect disconnect cycles 2 x USB Connectors SD Card Slot ...

Page 15: ...NEC ShieldPRO FC N21S Ruggedised Notebook Computer Quick Start Guide Page 15 of 20 Connections Right Side LAN 1000BASE T 100BASE TX 10BASE T Modem PCMCIA Type II ...

Page 16: ...NEC ShieldPRO FC N21S Ruggedised Notebook Computer Quick Start Guide Page 16 of 20 Connections Rear Serial Connection External VGA monitor Antitheft Lock Headphone Microphone Power ...

Page 17: ...battery charge lamp is blinking remove the battery pack from ShieldPRO and install it again 5 Charge the battery fully until the battery charge lamp turns from orange to unlit 6 Turn on the power If the NEC logo screen appears press F2 to display the BIOS Setup Menu 7 Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet and remove the AC adapter from ShieldPRO 8 Use the left right arrow keys to select the Pow...

Page 18: ...ort for your ShieldPRO computer is provided by NEC Australia If you are having problems with you computer read through the User Manual as this contains a chapter on Troubleshooting and also BIOS configuration of the computer Further support may be found on the ShieldPRO website at www nec com au shieldpro ...

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