General Dynamics Itronix IX300GC82WLBT, IX300AC555WLBT, IX300AC750WLBT Users manual

ergonomics, patented RF technology, and a rugged, durable architecture to provide you with a Tablet PC

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Getting Started

Congratulations on your purchase of the Itronix GoBook Tablet PC! Your new GoBook Tablet PC features the most innovative advances in portable computing technology. It combines state-of-the-art

that is compact, powerful, and easy to use virtually anywhere.

Designed for a wide range of business productivity applications, the GoBook Tablet PC is an ideal choice for mobile workers who are on the go throughout the day. It offers flexibility, durability and dependability along with ruggedness and portability to make it quick and easy to transport to any work location, indoors, outdoors, or in your vehicle.

This online document, GoBook Tablet PC Help, contains all the information you need to set up and use your new GoBook Tablet PC. It describes all the features of the GoBook Tablet PC in an easy-to-read yet thorough manner. For information on printing, navigating or using GoBook Tablet PC Help see

to Use This Help System. To optimize readability we recommend you view this document in landscape

orientation.

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Unpacking Your System

After opening the package, carefully inspect the contents. Contact your dealer if any items are missing or appear damaged. The shipping carton should contain the following:

STANDARD

The following items are normally optional, but some vendors may include them in the standard package.

Soft Handle

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8.4” SVGA TFT Active Matrix Color Display

Seven (7) Hot keys

56K V.92 Fax/Modem

10/100 Mbit Ethernet LAN

Li-Ion Battery

Two (2) USB 2.0 Ports

RJ11 Jack

RJ45 Jack

Two PC Card Slots: a Type II PC Card Slot, and a Compact Flash Slot

External Speaker and Microphone Jacks

Internal Speaker and Microphone

Stand Holder Connector

Second Battery Connector

Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC edition

3-year limited warranty

OPTIONS

Some items may not be available in some countries, or some vendors may choose not to carry all the items.

Vehicle Adapter

Carry Case

Vehicle Dock

Desk Mount

External USB Floppy Disk Drive

External USB DVD/CD-RW Drive

Shoulder Strap

This Help System describes the key elements of your computer. Be sure to read it thoroughly before you

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DRAM memory modules

WLAN radio

Bluetooth radio

Wireless WAN radios and antennas

Extra Battery

Tip and Ring Cable

RJ-11 Cable

USB to Serial Cable

USB 2.0 Port Replicator

CAUTION When purchasing any of the accessories listed above, purchase only those accessories that are approved for use with your computer. The above accessories are proprietary items. Your system vendor can obtain these approved accessories. If you use items that are not approved for use with this computer, you may cause your computer to malfunction, or to emit or receive electromagnetic radiation in excess of local regulations. For non-proprietary accessories such as PC Cards or printers, ensure that the accessory functions properly in your computer before making the purchase. Your system vendor may be able to recommend reliable brands and models.

Where to Look For Information

About Your GoBook Tablet PC

begin using your GoBook Tablet PC and refer to whenever needed. It includes a table of contents, search function, index and glossary to make finding the information you need quick and easy. See How

to Use this Help System for information about navigating, printing or otherwise using this document.

About Windows

For more extensive information and help about Windows go to Help and Support, found on the Start Menu. We also recommend that you go to Start, All Programs, Accessories to open Tour Windows XP an online orientation of Windows XP.

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The first time you use your computer, we recommend that you carefully read the section on

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Features

High Capacity Hard Disk Drive

Your Tablet PC has a high capacity hard disk drive, enabling you to install your favorite programs and store large multimedia files.

Full Array of Ports and Connectors

Your computer includes standard ports for connecting to peripherals such as USB devices and monitors. USB ports allow you to add many types of peripherals.

SVGA Display

Your Tablet PC has an SVGA TFT active matrix display with integrated graphics capabilities.

Built-in Microphone and Speaker

The internal speaker and microphone enable you to run a variety of multimedia applications.

Hot Keys

Hot keys or function keys allow you to suspend your computer, navigate, and give you easy control of your display.

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Precautions

You can use your computer under a wide range of environmental conditions. However, to ensure long use and continued high performance, consider the following factors when setting up your computer:

Follow all warnings and instructions noted in this documentation and in the Windows Help and Support, found on the Start Menu.

Power Management to familiarize yourself with some basic battery information and to ensure

Using your computer for the first time involves:

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optimum performance

There is danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Unplug the computer from the power outlet before cleaning. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. Do not use aerosols, solvents, or strong detergents

Slots and openings in the computer case are for ventilation purposes. Do not block or cover these openings or the system could overheat

On the bottom of the GoBook Tablet PC, there is a label with information on the power requirements of this system. These requirements must be followed. If you are unsure of your local power supply, consult your dealer or local Power Company

Do not step on or place anything on the power cord

If you use the computer with an extension cord, ensure that the total ampere ratings of all the devices sharing the extension do not exceed the rating of the extension cord or the rating of the wall outlet

Unless instructed, never push foreign objects into the computer through any of the slots or openings. Dangerous voltages are present, which could cause electric shock, fire, or damage sensitive components

For best results, use a power strip with a built-in surge protector. Do not use inferior extension cords as this may result in damage to your computer

Do not operate the GoBook Tablet PC at temperatures above 140°F (60°C) or below -4°F (-20C).

Do not store the GoBook Tablet PC at temperatures above 167°F (75°C) or below -67°F (-55°C).

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The First Time...

For added security, consider purchasing a Kensington lock to put into the Kensington lock hole on

Using a computer for extended periods of time with a poor workstation setup and incorrect work

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Installing the Main Battery

Connecting the AC Adapter

Turning on/off the GoBook Tablet PC

Calibrating the Digitizer Touch Panel

Tips for New Owners

Read the Troubleshooting section for common questions and answers about the GoBook Tablet PC.

Take the Windows tutorials. Select Get Going with Tablet PC from the Start Menu.

Take responsibility for backup Back up files often. Users who need to manage large amounts of data may wish to use backup devices such as a ZIP drive.

Don't leave passwords anywhere on your notebook or carrying case

Be careful when placing your notebook on an airport security conveyor belt. In most airports, security conveyor belts are safe for computers. If you are not sure, ask the security staff. You should keep a close eye on your computer.

Tape your business card to the notebook and accessories In the workplace, notebooks and accessories may often look exactly alike, leading to equipment mix-ups. Prevent such mix-ups by placing your name on your equipment.

Develop ergonomic work habits The science of ergonomics studies the relationship between health and a suitable work environment. For more information on ergonomics, contact your nearest computer bookstore, or local library. The Internet also has information on this and other related subjects.

Consider using a lock the left side of your computer (see Top Connectors). Use the Kensington lock to secure the

computer to a desk or table.

NOTE habits can cause health problems.

More Basics

The next section, Getting Familiar with Your Computer, contains basic information you need to efficiently use your GoBook Tablet PC.

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Startup Problems

If your computer does not operate properly, try these solutions:

Connect the AC adapter to charge the battery if it is not charged. NOTE The Power Status LED should be solid blue and the Power LED on the AC adapter should

be lit if the AC adapter is connected and functioning properly. Additionally, one of the power icons should appear in the task tray.

If the AC adapter is connected, make sure the electrical outlet you are using works.

Check to make sure the battery is installed and charging properly.

If the battery doesn’t begin charging, remove the battery, connect the AC adapter, and turn on the computer by pressing the power button . Reinstall the battery. The Battery Status LED is orange while the battery is charging.

The Troubleshooting section lists additional solutions you can try:

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Getting Familiar with Your Tablet PC

The Itronix GoBook Tablet PC is a ruggedized , weather-sealed Tablet PC system built for the demanding environment of the mobile worker. Designed for use by mobile workers, this computer is a superior work tool for collecting, managing, and communicating information in the field.

The following pages describe the external and internal features of your GoBook Tablet PC.

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Individual Parts

The following diagrams and descriptions provide an overview of your GoBook Tablet PC. This

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document uses the landscape view as the default orientation of your GoBook Tablet PC.

Hover your cursor over the pictures to see feature descriptions or link to more information.

Front View

Bottom Edge View

Top Edge View

Back View

Hover the cursor over each hot key on the picture to see a description.

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Right Side View

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Hot Keys

The GoBook Tablet PC has seven function or hot keys to speed common functions.

Hot Key

Description

combinations

below.

cursor down one line.

content.

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1. Function Key

2. Line Up Key

3. Line Down Key

4. Enter Key

5. Escape Key

6. Security Key

7. Rotate Key

Function Key (Fn) Press this key in

combination with another key to perform more functions. Press it and hold while pressing another hot key to perform the key

Line Up Key Press this key to move the

cursor up one line.

Line Down Key Press this key to move the

Enter Key Press this key just like you

would press Enter on a desktop computer. For example, implement an action, navigate deeper or move forward through

Escape Key Press this to go back or

escape to the previous context or window.

Security Key Press this key like you

would press Ctrl+Alt+Del on a desktop computer.

Rotate Key Use this key to switch

between portrait and landscape orientation on the display.

NOTE Some applications may not display as well in portrait orientation. For example, you may need to

scroll right to view all the

contents on the page.

Fn + Line Up

Page up

Security

Display brightness down

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Fn + Hot Key Combinations

Fn + Line Down Page down Fn + Enter Speaker volume down Fn + Escape Speaker volume up

Fn + Rotate Display brightness up

Description

Power Button

Additionally, the GoBook Tablet PC has a power button located at the top left corner above the display. Press this button to suspend or turn the unit on or off.

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LED Status Indicators

The GoBook Tablet PC has four LED status indicators located left of the display when the unit is in landscape orientation. The LEDs light up when a particular function of the computer is active. LED numbers are from top to bottom when the Tablet PC is in landscape orientation.

From the Start Menu, select Control Panel.

3. Battery Status LED

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4. Power Status LED

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Green Fully Charged Orange Charging Blinking Red Battery capacity is less than 10% Solid Blue Unit is turned on

Blinking Blue Suspend to RAM

Display and Pen Basics

Your GoBook Tablet PC has an SVGA TFT active matrix color display with integrated graphics capabilities. The display is a transmissive color display that provides excellent readability indoors or outdoors. If you have trouble reading your display you can adjust the screen brightness using hot keys. Press FN+Rotate to increase brightness and press FN+Security to decrease brightness.

Use the digitizer pen /stylus provided with your GoBook Tablet PC like you would use a mouse on a desktop PC. The following common mouse functions can all be performed with your pen:

Single-click: Tap once with the pen

Double-click: Tap twice with the pen.

Right-click: Tap while holding down the button on the pen.

Mouse-rollover: Hover your pen above the display. For example, when you roll your mouse over an

icon you see a popup description of the icon. Hover your pen over the icon to see this description.

In addition to these mouse functions you can use the digitizer pen to draw or write in some Tablet PC applications.

CAUTION Use only the digitizer pen included with the unit. Never use sharp, hard, or abrasive implements on the digitizer touch panel such as ball point pens, pencils, or keys. They could damage the screen.

To calibrate the digitizer touch panel

2. If you are in Classic View continue to step 3. If you are in Category View select Printers and

also read data from

DVDs

and

CDs

, including audio or video disks. Your Tablet PC

identifies the drive

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Other Hardware and continue to step 3.

3. Select Tablet and Pen Settings. Then tap the Settings tab.

4. Under the Calibration field choose the orientation you want to calibrate, either Landscape or Portrait.

5. Tap on the Calibrate button.

6. After you have completed calibration by touching the cross-hairs with your digitizer pen, select OK to have the new settings take effect.

See Maintenance and Storage for information on how to clean the display.

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Disk Drives

Your Tablet PC comes with several components for reading and writing (recording) information.

The Hard Disk Drive

The hard disk provides high-capacity storage and fast access. The operating system and most programs are stored here. Your GoBook Tablet PC identifies the hard disk drive as drive C.

Optional External Drives

The GoBook Tablet PC has PC Card slots in addition to three USB external drive options. You do not have to power down the Tablet PC to connect any of these drives because they are "hot pluggable".

USB Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)

The floppy disk drive provides a convenient way of storing and transferring small files. The disk drive uses standard 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB disks.

USB DVD / CD-RW

The DVD / CD-RW drive is a read/write drive. It can be used to write data to a recordable CD. It can

with the letter following the hard drive letter. If your hard drive is D, then the DVD/CD-RW drive will

menu.

This screen shows the amount of system memory.

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be E.

Precautions for Handling DVDs and CDs

Keep these precautions in mind when handling DVDs and CDs.

Always hold the disk by the edges; avoid touching the surface of the disk.

Use a clean, dry, cloth to remove dust, smudges, or fingerprints. Wipe from the center outward.

Do not write on the surface of the disk.

Extremes in temperature may damage disks. Store disks in a cool dry place.

Do not use benzene, thinners, or cleaners with detergent. Only use cleaning kits designed for DVDs or CDs.

Do not bend or drop the disks.

Do not place objects on top of disks.

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Memory

Adding memory allows the computer to operate faster, handle more tasks simultaneously, and work more smoothly with large files. Users who increase memory demands - by adding additional programs, for example - may notice a slowdown in operating speed, and wish to increase memory. The Tablet PC includes a memory card slot for adding additional memory.

Calculate memory size by adding the size of the memory module to the existing built-in memory. For example: 128 MB (module) + 128 MB (built-in memory) = 256 MB Total.

If you add memory to your GoBook Tablet PC it will automatically detect the change in RAM capacity when it restarts. You can verify RAM capacity has changed in the Setup Utility or in Windows:

1. Setup: Double-tap the green Setup box when it appears during boot-up. Then select CMOS Setup

2. Windows: Right click on my computer and select properties. The bottom of the system Properties

You can use these slots to

Press the eject button again to release the PC Card.

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General tab lists the memory detected by Windows.

For information on adding memory to your GoBook Tablet PC, contact your supervisor or your organization’s help desk.

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PC Card Slots

The GoBook Tablet PC has two PC card slots: a Compact Flash Slot located on the right side of the computer and a Type II PC Card Slot located on the top side of the computer. interface between your GoBook Tablet PC and a variety of communications devices, such as network adapters, SCSI adapters, fax/modems. They can also provide additional data storage capacity.

Installing a PC Card

1. The top side of a PC Card is usually identified with a label. Insert the card into the slot with the top up and the edge with pinhole contacts going in first. You will feel some resistance as the card slides into the back of the slot.

2. PC Cards require drivers, or a program that allows the operating system to use a specific device. Many drivers are included with Windows, but if not, you will be prompted to install the driver included with your card.

NOTE Please read the instructions included with individual PC Cards. Some cards may be inserted with power on, while others require that the computer be turned off.

Removing a PC Card

1. If a PC Card is in use, you must shut down the PC Card before removing it.

2. Select the PC Card icon on the right side of the Windows tray taskbar, then select Stop.

3. When the Windows message appears, telling you that it is safe to remove the card, select OK.

4. Press the eject button on the PC Card slot to release the eject button (it is spring loaded and remains hidden until it is pressed).

Compact Flash Cards

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The GoBook Tablet PC has a user accessible Compact Flash card slot. Files stored on Compact Flash cards can be created, deleted, moved and amended in exactly the same manner as files stored in memory.

Your GoBook Tablet PC can use Type 1 Compact Flash cards for secure data storage. If you store any user-installed application programs and associated data on Compact Flash, these programs and this data will not be lost after a hard reset.

Open the Compact Flash port cover on the right side of the computer. Orientate the Compact Flash card with the label side uppermost and carefully insert it into the socket. Your GoBook Tablet PC should automatically detect most Compact Flash cards.

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Making Connections

Your GoBook Tablet PC is equipped with a full array of ports and connectors, including standard input/output (I/O) ports for quickly and easily adding peripheral devices such as USB devices. Refer to documentation included with individual devices for details on connecting these devices to your computer. Along with the standard ports found on most computers, your computer also includes modem and LAN ports for advanced communications technology.

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Right Side Connectors

1 LAN RJ-45 Jack

With an Ethernet LAN you can make LAN connections without installing PC cards. Connection speed

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is 10/100 Mbps.

2 USB 2.0 ports

The Universal Serial Bus ( USB ) is the latest standard for attaching keyboards, mice, scanners, printers and other devices to a computer. USB devices can be chained together on a single cable.

3 Audio-Out Jack

Connect external speakers or a stereo headset to this jack to listen to multimedia.

4 Audio-In Jack

Connect a microphone to this jack to record audio.

5 Compact Flash Slot

Use this slot to insert a compact flash card.

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Bottom Edge Connectors

1 Extension Slot

Use this Multi-IO extension slot with the Desk Mount or the Vehicle Dock.

2 DC-in Jack

Connect the DC power cable from the AC adapter to this jack or use with the vehicle adapter.

Do not

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Top Connectors

1 Fax/modem RJ-11 Jack

The fax/modem can transmit data using the 56 Kbps V.90 or V.92 protocol, and send and receive faxes at 14.4 Kbps. In some countries, local regulations may not permit the use of the fax/modem designed for this system. In this case, you may use a PCMCIA modem.

CAUTION Plug your modem into an analog telephone jack only. Most homes use analog lines. use digital lines, such as PBX and ISDN systems found in many offices. Digital lines may damage your modem. If you are unsure as to the type of port you have to plug into, simple detection and protection devices are available at your local computer store.

2 Type II PC Card Slot

Supports 32 bit Card Bus 2.1 interface as well as Zoom Video when in landscape orientation. You can use this slot with PC Card Radios.

3 Security Slot

Your computer has a Security Slot that can be used with a standard laptop locking device, such as a Kensington Lock. You can connect the GoBook Tablet PC to a large object with the lock to prevent theft of your Tablet PC. See the documentation that comes with your lock for more information.

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Back Connectors

1 Digitizer Pen

Use this digitizer pen to navigate and input on the digitizer touch panel.

2 Second Battery Connector

Attach a second, external battery to this connector to extend battery life.

3 Security Slot

4 Master Reset Key

to press the power button to restart the computer.

5 RF Power On/Off Button

This button turns on/off the integrated WLAN and Bluetooth radios.

The Itronix GoBook Tablet PC has superior wireless capabilities that simultaneously support Bluetooth ,

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Wireless Communication

Wireless LAN ( WLAN ) and Wireless WAN .

It includes three antennas for wireless communication; two internal antennas and one PC-Card Radio antenna .

Use only the supplied or an approved antenna(s). Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or attachments could impair call quality, damage the phone, or result in violation of FCC regulations.

Your GoBook Tablet PC has an On/Off button on the back for the integrated WLAN and Bluetooth radios.

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Bluetooth Radio (optional)

The GoBook Tablet PC includes an integrated Bluetooth option. Its typical range is 10 meters. NOTE It is not recommended you use the Bluetooth radio and WLAN radio at the same time since this

will degrade the WLAN radio's performance.

Read About Bluetooth

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