Motion Computing R12 - Windows 8.1 User Manual
Getting Started with the Motion® R12 Tablet PC
Power on and off
Shut down your R12 from Windows®. Swipe from the right
side of the screen to open the Charms menu, tap
Settings, tap Power, then tap Shut down. If Windows doesn’t
respond, force the tablet PC to shut down by pressing the
power button for about ve seconds.
Sleep
Place your R12 in Sleep mode when you go away for a short
period of time to conserve battery power. When you
return, the Tablet PC quickly resumes activity and your desktop is the same as you left it.
To put the Tablet PC in Sleep mode, press and release the
power button . To wake up the tablet from Sleep mode,
press the power button again.
NoTe The power button blinks when the tablet is in Sleep
mode.
Locking and unlocking
To lock and unlock your R12, press the Security
button on the left side of the Tablet PC.
Using the ngerprint reader
The R12 is equipped with a ngerprint reader so that you can
log on to your Tablet PC by scanning your ngerprint instead
of entering a password. This provides an added level of security and is a fast and convenient way to log on to your tablet.
Using the pen
An important difference between traditional PCs and Tablet
PCs is that you frequently use a digitizer pen instead of a
mouse and keyboard. The R12 pen has a pressure-sensitive
tip and a function button. Pressing the function button is
equivalent to right-clicking a mouse.
function button
(right-click)
pen tip
Using touch
Your R12 is equipped with touch, which means you can use
your ngers to select items and open les, zoom in and out,
scroll through browser windows and documents, and more.
Touch works like a mouse. Tap to select an item and doubletap to open it.
Tip To open a right-click menu using touch, press your
nger on the display until a square appears, then lift
your nger and the shortcut menu appears.
Calibrate the pen and your nger so that they can be detect-
ed more accurately on the touchscreen display. You should
do so when you rst start using your Tablet PC and whenever
the pointer doesn’t align with your pen or nger. To start the
application, tap the Motion Tablet Center tile, then tap
Tablet, and then tap Pen and Touch.
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Using the LED function buttons on the front of the R12
The LED function buttons on the front of the Tablet PC enable you to perform many functions without having to use the pen.
Press a function button to perform certain actions. To perform a different set of actions, press and hold the function button.
These actions are listed in the table below. You can also customize the buttons to perform actions that suit your needs.
Press Press and hold
Button 1 Motion Tablet Center Windows® Journal™
Button 2 Motion SnapWorks Pictures directory
Button 1
Button 2
Button 3
Button 3
Tablet PC Settings or Barcode reader
(if equipped with SlateMate™)
On-screen keyboard
Checking battery power
You can check the remaining battery power by:
• From the Windows® 8.1 Start Screen, swipe from the right
side of the screen to display the Charms menu and the
battery power indicator appears on the screen.
• From the Windows Notication area, tap the
power indicator, which changes appearance depending
on whether the Tablet PC is plugged in or running
on battery.
– If the Tablet PC is plugged in, tap the plug icon.
– If it is on battery power, tap the battery icon.
The ve lights on the back of the Tablet PC’s battery also
indicate the battery’s current level of charge—from one
green light (20% charged) to ve green lights (fully
charged). Press the button to the right of the lights to
view the remaining charge level.
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Battery charge
indicator lights
Model R001
Press to view charge
indicator lights
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Using the documentation camera
Your R12 is equipped with an integrated 8-megapixel auto-
focus camera. You can use the camera to take pictures and
save them on the Tablet PC. The camera lens is on the back of
the unit and includes a light to illuminate the subject.
To take a photograph:
1. Hold the camera steady and point the lens at the object.
2. Press the LED function button 2 once to activate Motion
SnapWorks.
3. Press the camera icon to take the picture.
Using the web camera
Your R12 also has a 2-megapixel web camera that
supports color images and streaming video. The web
camera is located on the front of the Tablet PC in the
top center area.
To start the web camera:
Follow the instructions of the software you’re using.
Documentation
Camera
Web camera
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