Nec VERSA LITEPAD TABLET PC user Manual

NEC V ersa LitePad Tablet PC

Release Notes

Congratulations on purchasing an NEC Versa LitePad™ Tablet PC! The NEC Versa
LitePad Tablet PC provides a high-performance, very thin, super light-weight portable
solution for your computing needs.

Before u s ing your tabl et P C , pl ease read th e following imp or tant information. This
information includes:

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Adjust ing screen br ightness for easier viewing and power conservation.

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Identifying low battery power.

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Installing dri vers for an opti onal NEC Cable P or tBar accesso ry.

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Installing Microsoft® Office XP Pack for Tablet P C.

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Selecting the recommended wireless LAN utility.

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Checking important FCC regulatory information.

Screen Brightness Adjustment

The bri ghtness of your tablet PC screen can cons u me a lot of power. To conserve
power wh en you run th e tabl et PC on battery power, adju s t the screen br ightness t o
dim when you opera te with battery power.

Note Reducing the screen brightness gives you longer battery life.

You can adjust brightness settings for running your tablet PC on AC power and
battery power. To adjust screen br i ghtn ess:

1. Double tap the Tablet and Pen Settings icon in the Windows

2. In the Tablet and P en S ettings win d ow, s elect the Display tab.

3. Under Screen br ightness, select the t ype of power for th e br ig h tness

adjustment from the pull-down list. Select “When plugged in” or “Powered
by batteries.”

4. Under Brightness, move the slider to adjust the brightness.

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system tray.

5. Tap OK.

Note When you are connected to AC power, set the screen for its brightest

setting. To conserve battery power, set the screen brightness to dim when you
disconnect the tablet PC from AC powe r.

Low Battery Status

The power LED lights yellow (blinks in Standby mode) when battery power is low
(10% power left). When battery power is very low (3% or less power left), the power
LED lights amber (blinks in Standby mode).

Information in your NEC Versa LitePad Tablet PC U ser’s Guide indicates the power
LED lights yellow (blinks in Standby mode) when there is 8% or less battery power
left. Please note that your system comes configured for the power LED to light yellow
(or blink yellow) wh en there is 10 % ba ttery power l eft .

NEC Cable PortBar

The NE C Cabl e P ortBar is an opt ional access ory that duplicates some of the ports on
your NE C V er s a Li tePad Tablet P C. With a single cable connect ion to your ta bl et PC,
you can u s e the NEC Cable PortBar to connect your peri pherals whenever you work at
your desk or to quickl y di s connect the tablet PC and ta ke it wherever you need to go.

To use th e op tional NEC Ca bl e P ortBar, ins tall the PortBar drivers. The PortBar
drivers are on the NE C Versa LitePad Tablet PC App lication and Driver CD tha t ships
with the tablet PC. S ee “Application and Driver CD” in the NEC Versa LitePad Tablet
PC User’s Guide for information about using the Application and Driver CD and
inst alling the drivers.

Microsoft Office XP Pack for Tablet PC (Tablet Pack)

Micr oso ft O f fice XP Pack for Tablet PC (T ablet Pack) lets you take full advanta ge of
using your tablet PC with Microso ft Office XP pr ograms. For your convenience, NEC
Solutions America (NECSAM) loaded Office XP for Tablet PC (Tablet Pack) on the
NEC V ersa LitePad Tablet P C. If you install Office XP or an O ffice XP program,
inst all the Tablet P ack to enhance u s ing Office XP pr og r ams with your ta bl et PC.

To install the Tablet Pack, double tap the NEC Additional Applications icon on the
Wind ows XP d es k top. Select the OfficeXPAddon folder. Double tap OPS ETUP to
inst all the Tablet P ack.

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