Getting Started with the XSLATE R12 Tablet PC
Powering on and o
To power up your tablet, press the Power button and wait
for Windows to appear on screen.
To shut down your XSLATE R12 from Windows®, tap the
Windows icon in the lower left corner of the screen or
press the Keyboard button. Tap Power and 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.
Using sleep mode
Put your XSLATE 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 .
NoTe The power button blinks when the tablet is in sleep
mode.
To wake up the tablet from Sleep mode, press the Power
button again.
Locking and unlocking
To lock and unlock your XSLATE R12, press the Security
button on the left side of the Tablet PC.
Using the ngerprint reader
The XSLATE 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 dierence between traditional PCs and tablet
PCs is that you frequently use a digitizer pen instead of
a mouse and keyboard. The XSLATE 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 XSLATE 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
double-tap 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
detected more accurately on the touchscreen display. You
can do this calibration 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 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 XSLATE R12
The LED function buttons on the front of the Tablet PC provide many functions without using the pen. For some actions,
you press a function button. For other actions, you press and hold the function button. These actions are listed in this
table. You can also customize the buttons to perform actions that suit your needs.
Button 1
Button 2
Button 3
Checking battery power
To check the remaining battery power, tap the power indicator in the Windows notication area. This icon 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 battery also
indicate the battery’s 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.
Press Press and hold
Button 1 Tablet Center Windows
Button 2 xCapture Pro™ application Pictures directory
Button 3
Tablet PC settings or barcode
reader (if equipped with the
SlateMate™ option)
On-screen
keyboard
®
Journal
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Battery charge
indicator lights
Press to view
charge indicator
lights.
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Using the documentation camera
Your XSLATE 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 the
xCapture Pro™ application.
3. Press the Camera icon
to take the picture.
Using the web camera
Your XSLATE R12 also has a 2-megapixel web camera
that supports color images and streaming video. The web
camera is on the front of the tablet in the top center area.
To start the web camera, follow the instructions of the soft-
ware you are using.
Documentation
Camera
Web camera
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