Intel Web Tablet Product Manual

welcome

Welcome to the Intel® Web Tablet. The tablet is designed to
give you and your entire family simple, portable, and personal
access to the Internet from any room in your home!

The tablet provides quick access to the Internet and email.
Each of the five home buttons along the top of the tablet can
be set up to provide a separate, customized web experience
for one of your family members.

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CONTENTS

WELCOME TO THE TABLET

Use it Everywhere in Your Home.................................2

Enjoy a Customized Web Experience .......................... 3

WHAT IS THE INTEL® WEB TABLET?

How Does the Tablet Work?........................................4

Privacy, Security, and Parental Control........................ 6

The Tablet as Part of an AnyPoint™ Wireless

Home Network.........................................................7

IDENTIFYING PARTS OF THE TABLET 8
OPERATING YOUR TABLET

Turning the Tablet On and Off ...................................10

Using the Button Bar................................................. 10

Knowing Who Is Using the Tablet..............................11

Checking the Wireless Signal Strength ......................11

Checking the Battery Charge..................................... 11

Typing with the Tablet ............................................... 11

Printing from the Tablet............................................. 12

Turning the Screen Saver On and Off........................ 12

Using the Tablet as an Electronic Picture Frame........ 12

GOING PLACES ON THE WEB

Using Your Home Page.............................................13

Going Places and Searching on the Web..................13

Using Email with the Tablet........................................ 13

Using the Tablet’s Info Center ...................................13

THE TABLET AND YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION

Always Connected vs. Dial-up Connection................ 14

Hanging Up the Phone Line.......................................14

Keeping Home Page Conten t Fres h....... ..... ..... .... .....15

Getting Automatic Software Updates......................... 15

TAKING CARE OF YOUR TABLET

Handling the Tablet ...................................................16

Cleaning and Maintaining the Touch Screen..............16

Cleaning and Maintaining the Hand Grips..................16

Caring for the Tablet’s Battery...................................16

Ordering Accessories and Replacement Parts........... 16

GETTING HELP

Online Help and Quick Tour.......................................17

Contacting Customer Support...................................17

Troubleshooting Usage Probl em s............................ ..17

INSTALLATION – SPECIAL CASES 19

Installi ng the Tablet and the AnyPoint™ Network

Drivers for the First Time......................................... 20

Installing the Tablet into an Existing AnyPoint™

Wireless Home Network.......................................... 23

Installing Additional Tablets........................................25

Removing and Reinstalling the Tablet PC Software....26

Troubleshooti ng Insta lla tio n Prob le ms.... ..... ...............28

PC AND KEYBOARD RE QUIREMENTS

PC Requirements......................................................29

Keyboard Requirements............................................ 29

Canada Compliance Statem en t

(Industry Canada).................................................... 29

INFORMATIONS SUR LA TABLETTE 31
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| WELCOME TO THE TABLET

WELCOME TO THE TABLET

Congratulations on your purchase of the Intel® Web Tablet. We
believe this new device will revolutionize the way you use the
web at home. This product guide will help you learn about the
tablet, so read on and take a test drive.

Use it Every wher e in Your Home

The Intel Web Tablet is easy for everyone to use. Take the tablet
onto the veranda to surf the web while you sip iced tea on a
summer afternoon. Use the tablet in the TV room to browse
while you watch TV. Catch up on the latest news while you eat
breakfast at your kitchen table. Listen to a web radio station
while you relax in your room. The possibilities are endless, so
take the tablet with you wherever you may wander around
your home.

Top 10 Ways to Use The Intel Web Tablet

1 Set up a home page that you can go to anytime by pressing

your personal home button.

2 Look up local listings, then get more information on your

favorite show or sports team while you’re watching
television.

3 Surf the web on the tablet while someone else is surfing on

the PC.

4 Find a recipe, shop for groceries, and get tips on preparing a

special meal.
5 Research travel destinations and make travel arrangements.
6 Shop online for the perfect gift or that special something

you’ve been wanting.
7 Help your child research a school homework assignment by

searching the web and printing out the results.
8 Set up your favorite photos as the tablet’s screen saver, then

show them to family and friends.
9 Keep in touch by reading and sending email from the

comfort of your bedroom.
10 Enjoy listening to music on the web.

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Enjoy a Customized Web Experience

The home buttons at the top of the tablet let you access personal
home pages for up to five family members. We encourage you
to select a home page that’s just right for you and to use your
web-based email from the tablet. Your home button lets you
access your personal favorites and browsing history as well.
Set up all five home buttons to create five different web
experiences.

Find Out Wh at’s New on the Tablet

Read the Insider News to discover all that’s new on the tablet.
You can have the newsletter sent to your email address or read it
anytime in the tablet’s Info Center.

Order Accessories

You can further enhance your Internet experience by visiting

www .shop- intel.com

to purchase a charging cradle or additional
tablets for your home, or to order a replacement battery
or stylus.

We want you to love your tablet. We hope it becomes an
important part of your morning ritual before you head off
to work and a way to relax and unwind in the evening.
The tablet provides a convenient, simple way for
everyone in your home to access the Internet.

For the tablet to meet your ever-changing needs, we have
designed it so that you will automatically receive new
features as they become available.

To ensure that we are providing you with the tablet
experience you want,

we want to hear from you!

Send us

email at

[e-mail]

. Your product ideas
and suggestions will help us continue to enrich the tablet
experience. We take these ideas into consideration as we
plan new tablet features.

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| WHAT IS THE INTEL® WEB TABLET?

WHAT IS THE INTEL® WEB TABLET?

The Intel® Web Tablet is a portable,
wireless home electronic device that
lets you select a personal home page,
browse the web, and access email from
anywhere in your home.

The tablet connects to the Internet
through a PC and Internet connection
you already use. Using Intel
AnyPoint™ wireless home networking
technology, the tablet allows you the
freedom to surf the web from any room
in your home!

How Does the Tablet Work?

You install tablet software and an
AnyPoint Wireless Home Network
USB Adapter on an existing PC in
your home. Using HomeRF* wireless
networking technology, the tablet
communicates with the PC and shares
the PC’s Internet connection. This
means the PC must be turned on for
your tablet to work.

For information about setting up the
PC to communicate with your tablet,
see the Installation Poster or the
“Installation Instructions” chapter of
this guide.

Internet

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Tablet Software on the PC

As part of the tablet installation process, you install tablet
software on the PC and set up how the tablet will share the PC’s
Internet connection. Whenever the tablet software is running on
the PC, you’ll see a small tablet icon in the icon tray in the lower
right corner of the Windows* desktop.

Using Your Tablet w ith the PC

The tablet software on the PC allows the tablet and the PC to
access the Internet at the same time, using just one Internet
connection. That means you can use the tablet to check your
stock portfolio while someone else is browsing their favorite
web sites on the PC!

After initial setup, use the Tablet Connection Wizard on the PC
if you need to make changes to the way your tablet connects to
the Internet. For example, run the wizard if you change your
Internet service provider (ISP) or the type of Internet service
you use. Use the wizard to change how often the PC connects to
the Internet to get fresh tablet content. You can access the Tablet
Connection Wizard from the Windows Start Menu on the PC or
by clicking the tablet icon in the icon tray at the bottom of the
Windows desktop.

Usin g Multiple Tabl e t s in Your Home

The tablet software on the PC supports up to five unique tablet
users at a time, allowing you to use more than one tablet
simultaneously in your home.

The PC is turned on and
the AnyPoint Wireless
Home Network Adapter
is connected to it. The
PC has an existing
Internet connection.

Note:

You can use the
PC to access the Internet
or run other software
while someone else uses
the tablet!

You turn on the tablet
and view your home
page for the latest news.
The PC automatically
connects to the Internet
and the tablet shares that
connection.

You use the tablet to
browse for information
about interesting topics
and events and then
decide to do some
shopping on the web.

Someone else turns on a
second tablet. The
wireless adapter picks up
the second tablet’s signal
and begins communicating
with it. The two tablets
and the PC all share the
same Internet connection.

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Privacy, Security, and Parental Control

The Wireless Network Code

The Intel Web Tablet communicates with the PC using Intel
AnyPoint wireless home networking technology. The network
code that you create during tablet installation helps to deter
anyone from “listening in” on the wireless connection while you
browse. Only devices that use the same network code and are
within a certain proximity to each other can communicate over
the same wireless connection. You can change your network
code at any time using the Wireless Control Panel on the PC and
the network code setting on the tablet.

The network code that you create when you install the tablet
software onto the PC allows multiple tablet installations to exist
independently in a given area. The network code uses 24-bit
encoding that provides 16 million possible combinations.
Similar to the security code on a cordless phone, the network
code on the tablet greatly minimizes the likelihood of
interference from eavesdropping and other nearby tablets.

Secure Transactions

Many web sites use a special type of secure communication that
prevents unauthorized access to the information that is sent to or
from those sites. The tablet supports these types of secure
Internet transactions.

You’ll know you’re at a secure web site when a lock icon
appears in the button bar at the bottom of the tablet screen.

Internet Connection Security

The security of the connection between the PC and your ISP is
governed by your ISP. Read the information provided by your
ISP to learn about their security policies.

Proxy Settin gs for S ecu rity an d Pa r en ta l Con tro l

If the PC has a firewall set up through a proxy server, or if the
Internet browser on the PC uses a proxy server to connect to the
Internet or to enable parental control software, you can set up
the tablet to use the same proxy settings as your browser. Use
the Tablet Connection Wizard to enter proxy settings for the
tablet.

For more information about tablet proxy settings, click

Help

on

the Proxy Settings dialog box of the Tablet Connection Wizard.

For the latest information about tablet privacy, security, and
parental controls, go to

www .intel.com/home/web tablet/support

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The Tablet as Part of an AnyPoint™ Wireless
Home Network

By purchasing the Intel Web Tablet, you’ve taken the first step
toward creating a wireless PC home network. The AnyPoint
Wireless Home Network USB Adapter that your tablet uses, in
conjunction with AnyPoint Wireless Home Network software
(sold separately), can be used to transform the tablet’s PC into a
home network server.

To create your own AnyPoint Wireless Home Network, you
must have one HomeRF AnyPoint Wireless Home Network
Adapter for each PC you want on your home network. In
addition, you must install the AnyPoint Wireless Home
Network software onto each PC.

Importan t:

If you already have an AnyPoint Wireless Home
Network, use its server PC as the tablet’s PC. Follow the
instructions in this manual for installing the tablet into an
existing AnyPoint Wireless Home Network.

To learn more about creating an AnyPoint Wireless Home
Network, go to

www .intel.com/anypoint

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For information on tablet compatibility with other home
networking solutions, including the AnyPoint Phoneline Home
Network, check the Technical Issues available at the tablet’s
Info Center and at

www .intel.com/home/webtablet/suppo rt

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| IDENTIFYI NG PARTS OF THE TAB LET

• AC Power Jack

• Headphone Jack

Access Panel

Stylus Tether Anchor

Touch Screen

Home Buttons

Print Button

Back/Forward Button

Scroll Wheel

Speakers

Charging Cradle

Power Jack

PS/2 Keyboard Jack

Stylus

Antenna

Flip Stand

Battery

AC Power Adapter

Reset Button

IDENTIFYIN G PARTS OF THE TABLET

Front View

Back View

Optional Charging Cradle
(sold separately)

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The tablet has

home buttons

for up to five family members.
Use your personal home button to turn on the tablet and go
directly to your personal home page. You can make any
web page your home page. If the tablet is already on, your
home button returns you to your home page.

Use the

print button

to print the displayed page.

Use the

back/forward button

to view web pages that you

visited recently.
Use the

scroll wheel

to move the current web page up and

down for viewing.
Use the

touch scre en

to interact with web pages by

touching the screen with the stylus or your finger.
Use the tablet

speakers

to listen to audio on the web.

Open the

access panel

to use the

AC power jack

or

headphone jack

.

Raising the

antenna

may improve your tablet’s ability to

send and receive signals in your home.
Use the

stylus

to interact with the touch screen.

Use the

stylus tether anchor

if you want to keep the stylus
with the tablet by attaching the stylus tether.

Use the

flip stand

to keep the tablet upright when using the

tablet on a table.
Use a screwdriver to remove the rechargeable

battery

if you

need to replace it.
Use the stylus to press the

reset button

if you need to reset

the tablet.

The

AC power adapter

provides electrical power for
charging the tablet and for using a hardware keyboard with
the optional charging cradle. It allows you to use the tablet
while it is plugged into an electrical outlet instead of using
the tablet battery. To plug the AC power adapter into the
tablet, open the access panel (7) and plug the adapter into
the AC power jack.

The optional

charging cradle

(sold separately) is an
accessory that acts as a stand and as a power source for your
tablet. It allows you to use a hardware keyboard with the
tablet.

Use the cradle

power jack

to plug the AC power adapter
into the charging cradle, so the tablet’s battery can charge
while the tablet is resting in the cradle.

Use the cradle

keyboard jack

to plug in a standard PS/2

keyboard for use while the tablet is in the cradle.

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OPERATING YOUR TABLET

Turning the Tablet On and Off

Turn the tablet on by pressing your home button. Each of the
five home buttons at the top of the tablet turns the tablet on and
takes a family member to their home page in a single button
press. (If you have not yet set up your own home button, press
one that no one else is using and set the home page you want.)

The tablet turns itself off after a period of inactivity. If you want
to turn the tablet off immediately, touch

controls

on the bottom

of the screen and then touch

turn tablet OFF

. You can also turn
the tablet off by pressing the purple home button and the print
button at the same time.

Using the Button Bar

The button bar appears at the bottom of the tablet screen. Use
the button bar to access tablet functions, open tablet panels, and
go places on the web. When a web page is loading, an indicator
shows the progress of the page as it loads.

Note:

The tablet’s browser controls may be updated over time.
Look up the latest information on how to use the button bar and
other tablet features in the online User Guide, available in the
tablet’s Info Center.

What You Can Do from the Button Bar and Tablet Panels

web•search

Open the web•search panel to go to a specific web
address (URL) or check your current location.
Type a phrase and touch

search the w eb

to search
for information. Come here to access your
browsing history, web-based email, or the tablet’s
Info Center, and anytime you want to change your
home page or email sign-in page.

favorites

Go to your list of favorites.

add

Open the favorites panel to add the current web
site to your list of favorite web sites.

stop and
reload

Stop the current web page from loading and reload
(refresh) the current web page.

controls

Open the control panel to control physical
functions of the tablet (such as screen brightness,
speaker volume, touch screen accuracy), check the
tablet’s signal strength and battery charge, turn the
screen saver on or off, and turn the tablet off.

?

Use the ? button to get help on using the tablet and
link to the Info Center for more information.

horizontal
scro ll a r ro w s

Move a web page right or left on the screen.
(Scroll arrows appear only when needed.)

on-screen
keyboard

When you want to type, touch a text box to bring
up the on-screen keyboard.

Look at the… to…

progress
indicator

View the loading progress of the current web
page.

lock icon

See whether the current web site is a secure site.

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Knowing Who Is Using the Tablet

You can tell at a glance which family member is using the tablet
by checking for their home button color. Each member’s home
button color is shown along the top edge of the button bar and in
the loading progress indicator.

Checking the Wireless Signal Strength

The signal strength indicator on the control panel lets you know
the strength of the signal that the tablet is receiving from the
PC’s wireless adapter. If the signal strength becomes too weak
(for example, you may be too far away from the wireless
adapter), the tablet cannot communicate with the PC. As the
signal gets weaker, browsing performance may slow or stop
entirely. Moving closer to the wireless adapter and raising the
antenna may improve reception.

Checking the B attery C ha rge

The battery power indicator, also on the control panel, lets you
know how much power is available in your tablet’s rechargeable
battery. When the battery charge level becomes low, a warning
message appears indicating that you should recharge the battery.

To recharge the battery, open the tablet’s access panel and
connect the AC adapter to the AC power jack. If you purchased
an optional charging cradle, connect the AC adapter to the
charging cradle and then set the tablet into the cradle. It takes
approximately six hours to fully recharge the battery.

You can continue to use the tablet while it is charging.

Typing with the Tablet

The on-screen keyboard is available whenever you need it.
When you want to type information in a text box, touch the text
box with the stylus or your finger to bring up the on-screen
keyboard.

If the keyboard doesn’t appear when you touch a text box, touch

controls

on the button bar, then touch the

show keyboar d

button.

The on-screen keyboard is similar to a standard PC keyboard.
Letters and numbers are in the same location; however, web
shortcut keys and commonly used web symbols have been
added. Special characters and symbols are available when you
touch the

symbols

key.

To type an upper-case letter, touch the

shift

key and then the

letter you want, or touch

caps lock

to keep the upper-case

keyboard displayed while you type several letters.

If you purchased an optional charging cradle, you can use a
more conventional method of typing by plugging a standard

0.5-amp (or less) PS/2* keyboard into the cradle keyboard jack.
Place the tablet into the charging cradle and begin typing. You
must connect the charging cradle to AC power when you use an
attached keyboard. When the PS/2 keyboard is connected, the
on-screen keyboard does not appear automatically.

Note:

If your hardware keyboard has special/shortcut keys (such
as Internet shortcut keys and function keys), they will not work
with the tablet.

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Printing from the Tablet

You can print a web page from your tablet by pressing the print
button on your tablet. The tablet sends the page that is currently
on the tablet screen to the PC’s default Windows printer. No
additional setup is required.

Turning the Screen Saver On and Off

If you turn the screen saver feature on and then turn the tablet
off while it is connected to AC power, the tablet displays a
screen saver image.

To turn the screen saver feature on or off, touch

controls

on the

button bar, then touch the

screen saver

on/off button.

Using the Tablet as a n E lectronic Picture Frame

You can turn your tablet into an electronic picture frame when
the tablet is not in use but connected to AC power. Display the
tablet on your kitchen counter or in the family room with your
favorite photos on the screen. See a new picture every few
seconds.

Requirem ents

To be displayed, pictures must use JPEG or GIF format and be
200 KB or less in size (or contain less than 1 million pixels).
Larger files and other file types will not display.

Making Your Pictures Available to the Tablet

To make your pictures available for display, copy them to your
tablet’s PC in the

screensaverpictures

subfolder of the Web

Tablet folder.

If you did not change the location when you installed the tablet
software, copy your files to the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Intel\W eb Tablet\screensaverpictures

Displaying Y o ur Pictur es on the Tablet

Your pictures will replace the screen saver image normally
displayed when you have the tablet’s screen saver feature turned
on and the tablet is off but charging.

To make sure the tablet’s screen saver is turned on, press your
home button, touch the

controls

button on the button bar, then

touch the

screen saver

button until it shows on.

Now, whenever the tablet is turned off and connected to AC
power to recharge its battery, your pictures will be shown on the
tablet.

T urning Of f the Picture Fra me Fea tur e

Remove all pictures from the

screensaverpictures

folder. Then
the default screen saver image will be used instead of your
pictures.

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GOING PLACES ON THE WEB

Using Your Home Page

Each of the home buttons at the top of the tablet lets you set up a
personal home page. There are five home buttons, so you can set
up a different home page for up to five family members. Just
press your home button anytime to go to your home page. The
information you see on your home page is updated periodically
throughout the day to keep it current and accurate.

Initially your home page is the tablet’s Info Center, but you can
change to any home page you like, at any time. Touch

web•search

on the button bar, then the

change

button for

my

home page

.

Going Places and Searching on the Web

The tablet puts the web right at your fingertips, with lots of ways
to get around.

Use your favorites list to keep track of your favorite web sites so
that you can easily return to them.

• To add the current page as a favorite, touch

add

on the

button bar.

• To view your favorites list, touch

favorites

on the button

bar, then touch an entry in your list to go there.

Touch

web•search

on the button bar for the navigation tools

available on the web

•

search panel.

• To go to a specific web address, type the address (URL),
then touch the

go to web s ite

button or the

enter

key on the

keyboard.

• To search for information, type a search word or phrase,
then touch the

search the web

button.

• To return to web pages you have visited, touch

my history

,

then touch an entry in the history list to go there.

Using Email with th e Tablet

The tablet provides easy access to an existing web-based email
account for each home button, from the

my email page

button

on the web

•

search panel. Web-based email is accessible through
a web browser like Netscape* or Internet Explorer*. If you
already have web-based email, you can set up the tablet to easily
access your account by touching

web•search

on the button bar,

then the

change

button for

my email page

.

If you are using Microsoft* Outlook*, Eudora*, or Netscape
mail, you probably aren’t using web-based email but POP3 mail
instead. In this case, you will need to sign up for web-based
email to access email from the tablet. Check with your email
provider to see if you can access their POP3 mail through a web­based account. Some providers offer this service for free.

Using the Tablet’s Info Center

The tablet’s Info Center provides a wealth of information for
tablet users, including an online User Guide and Quick Tour, the
latest Insider News newsletter, Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQs), and easy access to ordering tablet accessories.

You can go to the Info Center anytime by touching the

info

center

button on the web•search panel. You can also get there

by touching the

?

(help) button on the button bar, then the Info

Center link on the help page.

Note:

The tablet’s browser controls may be updated over time.

Look up the latest information in the online User Guide.

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| THE TABLET AND YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION

THE TABLET AND YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION

Always Connected vs. Dial-up Connection

The tablet uses the PC to connect to the Internet. With today’s
technology, people have a number of options for accessing the
Internet. These include:

• Always connected (cable and most DSL)

• Dial-up connection (phone line and satellite)

Always Connected

With a persistent connection, the tablet use does not interfere
with your family’s use of the phone line. The PC is always
connected to the Internet. Data transfer rates are considerably
faster than those of traditional analog phone line connections.
This is the ideal connection type for the tablet.

Note:

Some DSL providers dial up to the Internet instead of
staying connected. In these situations, configure your tablet to
use a dial-up connection.

Dial-up Connection

With a dial-up connection, the PC must dial the number to your
ISP (Internet Service Provider) to access the Internet. If you
have a dedicated phone line for the PC, accessing an open phone
line is not an issue. However, if the PC shares a phone line with
the rest of your household, you cannot use the tablet and the
phone at the same time.

Hanging U p the P hone Line

Important! Please read this if you access the Internet
using the same phone line as your telephone or fax

machine.

If the tablet initiates a dial-up Internet connection, you can hang
up the phone line from the tablet. Otherwise, hang up the phone
line from the PC.

Hanging Up the Phone from the T ablet

1 Touch the

controls

button on the button bar to open the con-

trol panel.

2 Touch the

turn tablet OFF

button.

3 At the PC, a warning message appears indicating that the

dial-up connection is about to be ended.

4 Wait a few seconds and the PC will automatically

disconnect, or click

Disconnect Now

on the PC to hang up

the phone line.

Hanging Up the Phone from the PC

1 At the PC, check the icon tray in the lower-right

corner of the screen for your ISP’s connection icon.

2 Right-click the icon, and select

Disconnect

.

Note:

This procedure works for most dial-up networking (DUN)
software and America Online* (AOL). If this procedure does
not work on your PC, check your ISP documentation for
information about disconnecting a dial-up session.

In case of an emergenc y

, physically disconnect the phone
line from the PC by unplugging the phone line from the
wall or from the back of the PC.

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Keeping Home Pa ge Content Fresh

When you press your home button to turn the tablet on, the
tablet displays a stored copy of your home page. This gives you
something interesting to read while you wait for your Internet
Service Provider (ISP) to establish a connection to the Internet.
Once that connection is made, you can refresh your home page
or go anywhere on the web.

The tablet uses your Internet connection periodically throughout
the day to get fresh copies of your family’s home pages. This
ensures that the information you see on your stored home page
is current when you turn on the tablet.

The tablet is initially set up to get fresh home page content three
times each day. When you set up the PC during tablet
installation, you can specify when and how often you want the
tablet to get fresh content, up to four times each day. You can
update these settings anytime by running the Tablet Connection
Wizard on the PC.

Note:

If the PC uses your phone line to connect to the Internet
and your dial-up connection is a toll call (metered or long
distance), you may want to change the frequency with which the
tablet refreshes its content.

Getting Automatic Software U pdates

The tablet is designed to check for tablet software updates
automatically, so that you always have the latest features
available to your tablet.

Software updates are usually performed overnight to reduce
possible inconvenience.

The PC must be on for the tablet to get the updates.

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TAKING CARE OF YOUR TABLET

Handling the Tablet

Do not d rop the tablet.

The tablet’s touch screen contains a
glass element that may break when dropped or subjected to
a strong impact. Avoid placing the tablet where it may
accidentally fall to the floor (like on the edge of a counter).
When you use the tablet’s flip stand, make sure that it is
fully extended and locked.

Keep the tablet away from w ater.

The tablet is not
waterproof. Like any electrical device, keep the tablet
away from water and moisture to avoid possible injury to
yourself and permanent damage to the tablet.

Avoid exposing the tablet to temperature extremes and
direct sunlight for long periods of time.

Extreme
temperatures and long-term exposure to the sun can cause
the tablet’s touch screen to become dark and eventually
stop working.

Cleaning and Maintaining the Touch Screen

Avoid scratching your tablet’s touch screen.

Use the provided
stylus or other plastic-tipped pens intended for use with a touch­sensitive screen, or use your finger. Never use an actual pen or
pencil or other sharp object on the surface of the tablet.

Keep the touch screen clean.

Use a soft cloth to clean the
screen. If necessary, dampen the cloth with a diluted window­cleaning solution to clean the touch screen. Never spray the
tablet directly with any liquid or foam cleaners.

Cleaning and M aintaining th e Hand Grips

The soft material used for the hand grips on the sides of your
tablet is designed to enhance durability and feel. Because of its
soft nature, it may show scratches and blemishes. To restore the

hand grips, use De-Solve-It* or a similar cleaner on a soft cloth
and gently rub out blemishes. Never spray the tablet directly
with any liquid or foam cleaners.

Caring for the T ablet’s Battery

The tablet comes with a rechargeable lithium ion battery. When
fully charged, your tablet’s battery provides several hours of
constant use. When not in use, your tablet’s battery stays
charged for over six days. For tips on maximizing the length of
each charge, see the online User Guide, available in the tablet’s
Info Center.

When you're not using the tablet, keep it plugged into AC power
so that the battery will be fully charged the next time you use it.
You cannot overcharge the tablet’s battery by leaving the tablet
plugged in.

It takes approximately six hours to completely charge a fully
depleted battery. You do not need to fully charge the batteries
for your tablet to work. You also do not need to fully deplete the
battery to gain the maximum effectiveness of the tablet’s
battery.

While the battery is designed for years of average use, it may
eventually need to be replaced. Do not dispose of the battery in
your trash. Please recycle the battery in accordance with your
local recycling guidelines.

Ordering Ac c es s ories and Replacement Parts

You can order charging cradles, additional tablets, and
replacement parts, such as an additional stylus or battery, online
through the tablet’s Info Center

or at

www.shop-intel.com

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GETTING HELP

Online Help and Quick Tour

If you have questions regarding your tablet, use the tablet’s
online

Info Center.

At the Info Center, you’ll find a variety of

information, including:

• A Quick Tour of the tablet.

• An online User Guide containing topics on how to use the

tablet and perform tablet tasks.

• Answers to our customers’ most frequently asked questions

and information about technical issues.

Type a search word or phrase in the help box at the top of Info
Center pages to get help on a specific topic.

To access the Info Center from the tablet, touch

web•search

on

the button bar, then the

info center

button. Or touch the ? (help)

button, then the Info Center link.

If you can’t get to the Info Center on the tablet, go to the PC,
click the tablet icon in the icon tray at the bottom of the
Windows* desktop, and then select Help. Or use your PC
Internet browser to go to:

www .intel.com/home/web tablet/support

To learn more about a specific tablet panel, touch the ? (help)
button on the panel. This help provides information about the
features that are available on that panel, with a link to the Info
Center for more information.

Contacting Customer Support

Our customer support team wants to hear from you.

Tou ch the

Contact Us

link at the bottom of tablet Info Center
pages to send your ideas and suggestions or to submit a problem
report. You can also contact our customer support group at:

www .intel.com/home/webtablet/support

or call us toll free at 1 [phone].

Troubleshooti ng Usage Problems

Low or Bad Wireless Signal

Distance from the PC’s wireless adapter and interference from
household appliances (cordless phones, microwave ovens,
remote controls) are the most common reasons for low or bad
signals. To achieve a stronger signal, try the following:

• Move the tablet closer to the PC.

• Raise the tablet’s antenna.

• Change the location of the PC’s wireless adapter – move it

to a high point, like a shelf.

• Rotate the PC’s wireless adapter to different positions.

• Move the location of the appliance that is causing the

interference or turn the appliance off.

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Low Battery

A low battery warning message indicates that the charge in your
tablet’s battery is running low.

To recharge the battery, open the tablet access panel and
connect the AC adapter to the AC power jack. If you purchased
an optional charging cradle, connect the AC adapter to the
charging cradle and then set the tablet into the cradle.

It takes approximately six hours to fully recharge the battery.
You can continue to use the tablet while it is recharging.

Keyboa rd or Touch Scr ee n No t Resp onding A cc urately to Touch

If you touch the screen at one spot, but the tablet responds as if
you touched somewhere nearby (for example, you touch a key
on the keyboard and get no response or a different letter than
you expected, or you touch a web-page link but the tablet acts as
if you touched a nearby link), you may need to adjust the screen
accuracy. To adjust your touch screen, touch the

controls

button

to open the control panel, and then touch the area labeled

touch

here to adjust screen accuracy

.

Note:

If you cannot open the control panel from the button bar,
press the forward button and the print button at the same time to
begin adjusting the touch screen accuracy.

Blank or Partially-Loaded Web Pages

If a web page does not display properly, touch the

reload

button

on the button bar.

Tablet Can’t Connect to th e PC

If the tablet can’t connect to the PC, you may be too far away
from the PC’s wireless adapter, or there may be something
wrong at the PC. Make sure that the PC’s wireless adapter is
securely plugged in and that the PC is turned on and logged on.

Make sure that the tablet software is running on the PC. Click
the tablet tray icon at the bottom of the Windows desktop, and
then select Status.

Additional Troubleshooting

For additional tablet troubleshooting information, go to the
tablet’s online information system, available in the Info Center.

Tou ch

web•search

on the button bar, then the

info center

button. Or touch

?

(help) on the button bar, then the Info Center
link. Use the links on the left side of the Info Center home page
or type a keyword into the help box at the top of the page.

If you can’t get to the Info Center on the tablet, go to the PC,
click the tablet icon in the icon tray at the bottom of the
Windows desktop, and then select Help. Or use your PC Internet
browser to go to:

www .intel.com/home/webtab let/support