Hewlett-Packard TC4200 User Manual
Hardware and Software
Guide
HP Compaq Tablet PC Series
Document Part Number: 367426-002
September 2005
This guide explains how to identify and use tablet PC hardware
features, including connectors for external devices, and provides
settings and procedures for managing tablet PC power and
security. It also includes power and environmental specifications,
which may be helpful when traveling with the tablet PC, as well
as instructions for obtaining system information and using setup
utilities to help detect, solve, and prevent problems.
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Hardware and Software Guide
HP Compaq Tablet PC Series
Second Edition September 2005
First Edition March 2005
Document Part Number: 367426-002
Contents
1 Component ID
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Pointing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Pen-Activated Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Display Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Front Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Rear Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Right-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Left-Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12
Bottom Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14
Wireless Antennae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–16
Magnets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–17
Pen Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–18
Additional Hardware Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–19
2Power
Power Control and Light Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Initiating Standby, Hibernation or Shutdown. . . . . . 2–6
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Contents
Default Power Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Turning the Tablet PC or Display On or Off . . . . . . 2–8
Initiating or Restoring from Hibernation . . . . . . . . . 2–9
Initiating or Resuming from Standby . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Using Emergency Shutdown Procedures . . . . . . . . 2–11
Power Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
Accessing the Power Options Window . . . . . . . . . 2–12
Displaying the Power Meter Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
Setting or Changing a Power Scheme. . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
Using a Security Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14
Processor Performance Controls
(Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–15
Battery Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–17
Identifying Battery Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–18
Inserting or Removing a Primary Battery Pack . . . 2–19
Charging Battery Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–21
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–24
Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–26
Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–30
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–32
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–33
3 Pointing Devices and Keyboard
Pointing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Using the TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Using the Pointing Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Setting Mouse Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Hotkey Quick Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Using Hotkey Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Using Hotkeys with External Keyboards . . . . . . . . 3–10
Quick Launch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Identifying Quick Launch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Quick Launch Buttons Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
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Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–21
Using the Embedded Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . 3–21
Using an External Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–23
4 Pen and Command Controls
Pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Entering Information with the Pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Calibrating the Pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Setting Pen Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Changing the Pen Tip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Command Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
Identifying Command Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
Command Controls Quick Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Using Command Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10
Setting Command Control Preferences. . . . . . . . . . 4–12
On-Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15
5 Multimedia
Audio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Using the Audio-In (Microphone) Jack . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Using the Audio-Out (Headphone) Jack. . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Adjusting the Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Video Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
Using the S-Video-Out Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Connecting a Monitor, Projector or Television . . . . 5–7
Multimedia Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Observing the Copyright Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
Enabling AutoPlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Changing DVD Region Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
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6 Drives
Drive Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
IDE Drive Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Primary Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
External Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
Optional External Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Optional External MultiBay and External
MultiBay II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
7 PC Cards
What Is a PC Card? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3
8 Digital Memory Cards
What Is a Digital Memory Card?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–3
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9 Memory Modules
What Is a Memory Module? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–1
Expansion Memory Module Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2
Primary Memory Module Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–6
Hibernation File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–16
10 USB Devices
What Is USB?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–1
USB Device Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–2
Operating System and Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–3
USB Legacy Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–3
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11 Modem and Networking
Internal Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–1
Modem Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–1
Modem Country Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–4
Preinstalled Communication Software . . . . . . . . . . 11–7
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–8
12 Q Menu Software
Q Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–1
Identifying Q Menu Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–1
Displaying and Closing the Q Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . 12–2
Selecting an Item from the Q Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–2
Obtaining Information About
System-Defined Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–3
Setting Q Menu Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–3
Using a System-Defined Item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–9
Tablet PC Button Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–15
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13 Wireless (Select Models Only)
Wireless Local Area Network Device
(Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–3
Connecting Your Wireless Tablet PC to a
Corporate WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–4
Connecting Your Wireless Tablet PC to a
Public WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–4
Setting Up a WLAN in Your Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–5
Using a WLAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–6
Using Wireless Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–7
Installing Wireless Software (Optional) . . . . . . . . . 13–8
Troubleshooting Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–9
Bluetooth Wireless Device (Select Models Only) . . . 13–10
Device Power States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–12
Turning On the Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–14
Turning Off and Disabling the Devices . . . . . . . . 13–15
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Infrared Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–16
Setting Up an Infrared Transmission . . . . . . . . . . 13–17
Using Standby with Infrared. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–17
Mobile Printing (Select Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . 13–18
14 Security
Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–1
Security Preferences in Computer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . 14–4
Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–4
HP and Windows Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–5
HP and Windows Password Guidelines . . . . . . . . . 14–6
HP Administrator Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–8
Setting HP Administrator Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . 14–9
Entering HP Administrator Passwords . . . . . . . . . 14–10
Power-On Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–10
Setting Power-On Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–11
Entering Power-On Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–12
Requiring a Power-On Password at Restart . . . . . 14–12
DriveLock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–13
Setting DriveLock Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–14
Entering DriveLock Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–15
Requiring a Drivelock Password at Restart . . . . . 14–15
Changing DriveLock Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–16
Removing DriveLock Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–17
Device Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–18
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–19
Setting System Information Options . . . . . . . . . . 14–20
Antivirus Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–21
Firewall Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–22
Critical Security Updates for Windows XP . . . . . . . . 14–24
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HP ProtectTools Security Manager
(Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–25
Embedded Security for ProtectTools . . . . . . . . . . 14–25
Credential Manager for ProtectTools . . . . . . . . . . 14–26
BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools. . . . . . . . . . 14–27
Smart Card Security for ProtectTools. . . . . . . . . . 14–28
Optional Security Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–29
15 Computer Setup
Computer Setup Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–2
Computer Setup Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–3
File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–4
Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–5
Tools Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–6
Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–7
16 Software Update and Recoveries
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–1
Obtaining the Support Software Disc . . . . . . . . . . . 16–2
Accessing Tablet PC Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–2
Internet Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–3
Downloading System ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–3
Downloading Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–5
System Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–6
Safeguarding Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–6
Altiris Local Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–7
Setting System Restore Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–8
Repairing or Reinstalling Applications. . . . . . . . . . 16–9
Reinstalling Applications from Your
Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–9
Repairing the Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–10
Reinstalling the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–11
Reinstalling Device Drivers and Other
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–12
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Multilingual User Interface (MUI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–13
Enabling and Switching MUI Languages. . . . . . . 16–13
Restoring the MUI Capabilities After
Reinstalling the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–14
Updating Bluetooth Software Through the
Flash Upgrade Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–15
17 Tablet PC Care
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17–2
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17–2
Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17–3
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17–3
TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17–4
External Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17–4
18 Travel and Shipping
Preparation for Travel and Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18–1
Tips for Traveling with Your Tablet PC . . . . . . . . . . . 18–2
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A Specifications
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1
Rated Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
B MultiBoot
Default Boot Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–1
Bootable Devices in Computer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–3
MultiBoot Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–4
MultiBoot Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–5
Setting a New Default Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . B–5
Setting a MultiBoot Express Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . B–6
Entering MultiBoot Express Preferences . . . . . . . . . B–7
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C Client Management
Configuration and Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–2
Software Management and Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–3
HP Client Manager Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–3
Altiris PC Transplant Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–5
System Software Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–5
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Top Components
Lights
1
Component ID
Component Description
Volume mute light On: System sound is turned off.
1
Caps lock light On: Caps lock is on.
2
IDE (Integrated Drive
3
Electronics) drive light
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On: A drive in the hard drive bay is
being accessed.
(Continued)
Component Description
Battery light Amber: A battery pack is charging.
4
Green: A battery pack is close to full
charge capacity.
Blinking amber: A battery pack that is
the only available power source has
reached a low-battery condition. When
the battery reaches a critical
low-battery condition, the battery light
begins blinking more quickly.
Off: If the tablet PC is connected to an
external power source, the light is
turned off when all batteries in the
tablet PC are fully charged. If the tablet
PC is not connected to an external
power source, the light is turned off
until the battery reaches a low-battery
condition, when the light begins
blinking amber.
power light Green: The tablet PC is on.
5
Blinking green: The tablet PC is in
standby mode.
Wireless light* On: One or more optional internal
6
wireless devices, such as a WLAN
device and/or Bluetooth® device, are
turned on.
Component ID
Num lock light On: Num lock is on or the embedded
7
*For information about establishing a wireless link, refer to Chapter 13,
“Wireless (Select Models Only).”
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numeric keypad is enabled.
Pointing Devices
Component Description
Pointing stick Moves the pointer.
1
Component ID
Left pointing stick button Functions like the left button on an
2
TouchPad* Moves the pointer. Can be set to
3
Left TouchPad button* Functions like the left button on an
4
Right TouchPad button* Functions like the right button on an
5
TouchPad scroll zone* Scrolls upward or downward.
6
Right pointing stick button Functions like the right button on an
7
*This table describes default settings. For information about changing the
functions of TouchPad features, refer to the
section in Chapter 3, “Pointing Devices and Keyboard.”
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external mouse.
perform other mouse functions, such
as scrolling, selecting, and
double-clicking.
external mouse.
external mouse.
external mouse.
“Setting Mouse Properties”
Buttons
Component Description
Presentation mode button Turns on Presentation mode.
1
Component ID
Volume mute button Mutes or restores volume.
2
Volume down button Decreases tablet PC sound.
3
Volume up button Increases tablet PC sound.
4
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Keys
Component Description
Function keys (6) Perform system and application tasks.
1
When combined with the fn key, the
function keys f3, f4, and f8 through f11
perform additional tasks as hotkeys.
Component ID
fn key Executes frequently used system
2
Windows logo key Displays the Microsoft® Windows®
3
Windows applications key Displays a shortcut menu for items
4
Keypad keys (15) Can be used like the keys on an
5
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functions when pressed in combination
with a function key or the esc
menu.
Start
beneath the pointer.
external numeric keypad.
key.
Pen-Activated Buttons
Component Description
Component ID
Tablet PC Input Panel
1
Launch button*
Rotate button* Switches the image between
2
Q button* When Windows is running, opens or
3
*This table describes default settings. For information about changing the
functions of the Tablet PC Input Panel Launch button, Rotate button, and
Q button, refer to Chapter 4, “Pen and Command Controls.”
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When Windows is running, opens the
Microsoft Tablet PC Input Panel
application, which includes a
handwriting pad and an on-screen
keyboard.
landscape and portrait orientation.
closes the Q
Menu.
Display Components
Component Description
Component ID
Pen holder Secures the pen to the tablet PC.
1
Pen eject button Ejects the pen from the pen holder.
2
Rotating hinge Swivels the display and converts the
3
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tablet PC from notebook mode into
tablet PC mode.
a
(Continued)
Component ID
Component Description
Jog dial* Functions like enter and the up and
4
down arrow keys on a standard
keyboard.
■ Press inward to enter a command.
■ Rotate upward to scroll upward.
■ Rotate downward to scroll
downward.
Windows Security button* When pressed while:
5
■ Windows is open, enters the
ctrl+alt+delete command.
†
■ The Setup utility is open, enters
the reset command.
*This table describes default settings. For information about changing the
functions of the Windows security button and jog dial, refer to Chapter 4,
“Pen and Command Controls.”
†
To protect your work and the system, the ctrl+alt+delete command cannot
be entered using the ctrl, alt, and del
keys on the on-screen keyboard.
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Front Components
Component Description
Infrared port Provides wireless communication
1
Bluetooth module
2
(select
models only)
between the tablet PC and an optional
IrDA-compliant device.
Sends and receives Bluetooth device
signals.
Component ID
Exposure to Radio Frequency
Å
Radiation. The radiated output
power of this device is below the
FCC radio frequency exposure
limits. Nevertheless, the device
should be used in such a manner
that the potential for human
contact during normal operation
is minimized. To avoid the
possibility of exceeding the FCC
radio frequency exposure limits,
human proximity to the antennae
should be not less than 20 cm
inches) during normal
(8
operation, including when the
tablet PC display is closed.
Display release button Opens the tablet PC.
3
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Rear Components
Component Description
USB port Connects USB 1.1- and 2.0-compliant
1
RJ-11 (modem) jack Connects a modem cable.
2
devices to the tablet PC using a
standard USB cable.
Component ID
RJ-45 (network) jack Connects a network cable.
3
Power connector Connects an AC adapter, an optional
4
External monitor port Connects an optional VGA external
5
S-Video-out jack Is a 7-pin, dual-purpose jack.
6
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adapter, or an optional power cable.
monitor or projector.
It connects an optional S-Video device,
such as a television, VCR, camcorder,
overhead projector, or video capture
card, with an optional, standard (4-pin)
S-Video cable.
The extra 3 pins also enable an
optional S-Video-to-composite adapter
to be used with the tablet PC.
Right-Side Components
Component Description
Audio-out (headphone) jack Connects optional headphones or
1
Audio-in (microphone) jack Connects an optional monaural (single
2
USB port Connects USB 1.1- and 2.0-compliant
3
powered stereo speakers. Also
connects the audio function of an
audio/video device, such as a
television or VCR.
sound channel) or stereo (dual sound
channel) microphone.
devices to the tablet PC using a
standard USB cable, or connects
optional external MultiBay or
an
external MultiBay II to the
This USB port is a powered port that
can be used without external power.
Component ID
tablet PC.
PC Card eject button Ejects PC Cards from the
4
PC Card slot Supports optional Type I, Type II,
5
Digital Media Slot Accepts SD (Secure Digital) Memory
6
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Card slot.
PC
32-bit (CardBus), or 16-bit PC Cards.
Cards or MultiMediaCards.
Left-Side Components
Component Description
Security cable slot Attaches an optional security cable to
1
the tablet PC.
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Component ID
Security solutions are
designed to act as deterrents.
These deterrants may not
prevent a product from being
mishandled or stolen.
Vent Enables airflow to cool internal
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components.
To prevent overheating, do
Ä
not
obstruct vents. Using the
tablet PC on a soft surface,
such as a pillow, blanket, rug,
or thick clothing, may block
airflow.
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Component Description
Component ID
Wireless button
3
4
5
6
models only)*
(select
USB port Connects a USB 1.1- or 2.0-compliant
Info Center button Enables you to view a list of commonly
Power switch* When the tablet PC is
Turns the wireless functionality of the
WLAN or Bluetooth device on or off,
but does not establish a connection.
To establish a wireless
✎
connection, a wireless network
must already be set up. For
information about establishing a
wireless connection, refer to
Chapter 13, “Wireless (Select
Models Only).”
device to the tablet PC using a
standard USB cable.
used software solutions.
■ Off, slide toward the front of the
tablet PC and release to turn on
the tablet PC.
■ In standby, slide toward the front
of the tablet PC and release to exit
standby.
■ In hibernation, slide toward the
front of the tablet PC and release
to exit hibernation.
If the tablet PC has stopped
responding and Microsoft® Windows®
shutdown procedures cannot be used,
slide toward the front of the tablet PC
and hold for 4
tablet PC.
seconds to turn off the
Speaker Produces tablet PC sound.
7
*This table describes default settings. For information about changing the
functions of the power features, refer to the
Chapter 2, “Power.” For information about changing the functions of the
wireless features, refer to Chapter 13, “Wireless (Select Models Only).”
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“Power Options” section in
Bottom Components
Component Description
Component ID
Docking connector Connects the tablet PC to an optional
1
Expansion memory module
2
compartment
Vents (3) Enable airflow to cool internal
3
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docking device.
Contains one expansion memory
module slot.
components.
To prevent overheating, do
Ä
not obstruct vents. Using the
tablet PC on a soft surface,
such as a pillow, blanket, rug,
or thick clothing, may block
airflow.
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Component Description
Primary battery bay Holds the primary battery pack.
4
Primary battery release latch Releases the primary battery pack
5
Hard drive bay Holds the primary hard drive.
6
Travel battery connector Connects an optional travel battery.
7
from the battery bay.
Component ID
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Wireless Antennae
Component Description
Component ID
Antennae (2)
models only)*
(select
*The antennae are not visible from the outside of the tablet PC. For optimal
transmission, keep
obstructions.
the areas immediately around the antennae free from
Send and receive wireless device signals.
Exposure to Radio Frequency
Å
Radiation.
power
FCC
limits.
be used in such a manner that
potential for human contact during
normal operation is minimized. To
avoid the possibility of exceeding the
FCC radio frequency exposure limits,
human proximity to the antennae
should be not less than 20
inches) during normal operation,
(8
including when the tablet PC display is
closed.
The radiated output
of this device is below the
radio frequency exposure
Nevertheless, the device should
the
cm
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Magnets
Component Description
Component ID
Magnets (3) Top left: Engages the display latch.
Top right: Switches the panel orientation
from landscape to portrait mode.
Bottom: Initiates standby if the display is
closed while the tablet PC is turned on.
Keep diskettes and other magnetic
Ä
media away from magnetic fields,
which can erase your data.
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Pen Components
Component Description
Component ID
Pen ti p Interacts with the tablet PC whenever
1
Pen button Functions like the right button on an
2
Pen tether eyelet Used with the tether eyelet on the
3
Pen eraser Enables you to erase handwriting on
4
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the tip is touching the screen or within
1.27 cm (0.5 inch) of the screen.
When tapped on or held over a
pen-activated button, activates the
button.
external mouse.
tablet PC, enables you to tether
pen to the tablet PC.
the
the tablet PC.
Component ID
Additional Hardware Components
Component Description
AC adapter Converts AC power to DC power.
1
Power cord* Connects an AC adapter to an
2
Battery pack* Powers the tablet PC when the tablet
3
Modem cable* Connects the RJ-11 (modem) jack to
4
Country-specific modem
5
adapter (included by region
as required)*
*Power cords, modem cables, and modem adapters vary in appearance by
region and country. Battery packs vary by model.
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outlet.
AC
PC is not connected to external power.
an RJ-11 telephone jack or to a
country-specific modem adapter.
Adapts the modem cable to a
non-RJ-11 telephone jack.
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