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 buttonis 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 itemsand 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.
TipTo 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.
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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Tablet Center
The Tablet Center provides a central location for
accessing and conguring the most commonly used
Windows® 10 settings.
To open the Tablet Center:
• Press function button 1 in the upper-left on the front
of your tablet. (See the graphic of the LED buttons on
page 3 for the location.)
OR
• From the Windows 10 Start screen, tap
the Tablet Center tile.
Tablet Center tile
This table lists some of the tasks you can do with the
Tablet Center.
CategoryTask
TabletAdjust pen and touch settings
Congure Tablet PC settings
Congure wireless settings
PowerTurn devices on or o
Change what the power button does when
pressed: sleep, hibernate, or shut down
Access advanced power management settings
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Setting up wireless
The XSLATE R12 includes built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology. Your Tablet PC might also be equipped with
mobile broadband. To set up available wireless networks, follow the steps in these procedures.
Procedure: Setting up Wi-Fi technology
1. Enable Wi-Fi as follows:
a. Tap the Notications icon and tap All settings.
b. In the All settings menu, tap Network Internet.
c. Slide the Wi-Fi On/O slider to On.
2. Select a wireless network from the list of available
networks.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Procedure: Setting up Bluetooth technology
1. Enable Bluetooth as follows:
a. Tap Notications icon
b. In the All settings menu, tap Devices.
c. Under Devices, tap Bluetooth.
d. Slide the Bluetooth On/O slider to On and the
Tablet PC begins to search for Bluetooth devices.
2. To add a Bluetooth device:
a. Ensure that the Bluetooth device is discoverable
according to the manufacturer’s instructions. (When
a Bluetooth device is discoverable, it is visible to
other Bluetooth devices within range.)
b. Select the Bluetooth device from the list of devices.
c. Follow the on-screen instructions.
and tap All settings.
Procedure: Setting up Mobile Broadband with GPS
(optional)
If you purchased your XSLATE R12 with the optional
mobile broadband module, you can connect to high-speed
cellular networks worldwide. With the mobile broadband
module and a data plan from one of several cellular network providers, you have full Internet access.
Note Before you can connect to a mobile broadband
network, you must have an active account with a
cellular network provider and obtain a SIM card for
mobile broadband access.
1. With the Tablet PC powered o, insert the SIM card and
power the tablet on.
2. Enable mobile broadband as follows:
a. Tap the Notications icon
b. In the All settings menu, tap Network Internet and
then tap Cellular.
c. Tap the Cellular icon showing your service provider.
d. Tap the Connect button to make a connection.
and tap All settings.
NoteIf you purchased your XSLATE R12 with the optional
mobile broadband with GPS module or the optional
discrete GPS module, then the XSLATE R12 has
GPS capabilities. You can use GPS with your
preferred mapping application to nd your current
and destination locations. Please refer to the User’s
Guide for additional information.
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Entering text with the input panel or on-screen keyboard
You can choose from two dierent methods to enter text with the XSLATE R12. You can use an on-screen touch keyboard or the handwriting panel.
To open the on-screen keyboard, you can either:
• Tap the Keyboard icon in the Windows notication
area.
OR
• Tap in a text eld, such as the URL eld in a web
browser.
The default on-screen keyboard appears at the bottom of
the screen. You can move it to a dierent location.
To open the handwriting panel:
1. In the on-screen keyboard, press and hold the Keyboard
icon in the lower right corner of the keyboard.
2. In the panel of icons that pops up, tap the Handwriting
Panel icon
.
The handwriting panel appears at the bottom of the
screen.
Use the digitizer pen to begin writing in the handwriting
panel. The software converts your handwriting to text.
Tip The more you write, the more accurately Windows® 10
detects your handwriting style.
In addition to the default on-screen keyboard, Windows®10
provides other keyboard layouts for entering text. You can
use an expanded keyboard, which provides additional keys,
or a keyboard that includes a numbers keypad.
Expanded keyboard
To close the on-screen keyboard or handwriting panel, tap
the Close icon in the upper right corner. To minimize the
on-screen keyboard or handwriting panel, tap the minimize
icon in the upper right corner.
Handwriting Panel
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Tips
Make the most of your XSLATE R12 by following these
tips.
Pen and Touch tips
• You can change from right- to left-hand use. From the
Tablet Center, tap Tablet PC Settings, tap the Other
tab, and tap Left-handed.
• You can open items with one tap (instead of two) and
select an item by pointing to it.
From the Control Panel, tap Folder Options. Tap Single-
click to open an item (point to select).
Battery tips
• Use AC power when available. When the XSLATE R12
is plugged in, the battery charges while in use.
• Put your Tablet PC in sleep mode when you’re not using
it.
• Stop unnecessary background applications and pro-
cesses.
• When not in use, disable wireless adapters using the
Tablet Center Power category.
• Set the brightness of the display to automatically dim after
a specic number of minutes of inactivity by selecting the
Tablet Center Power category. Tap Power, tap Advanced,
and tap Choose when to turn o the display.
• When using mobile broadband, reduce how often the
XSLATE R12 updates email and other Internet applica-
tions to once every half hour or longer.
• Disable mobile broadband where you know a signal is
unavailable.
• Condition your battery once a month. To condition it, run
the Tablet PC on battery power until the battery’s charge
level drops below 20%.
• For long-term storage, ensure that the charge level is
between 20–40% before removing it from the Tablet PC.
• Use only the XSLATE R12 digitizer pen or your nger on
the
display. The Tablet PC doesn’t respond to any other
type of pen or stylus.
• When attaching the pen tether, slip one end of the tether
through the hole at the end of the pen and pull the pen
through the loop until it is tight. Then slip the other end
of the tether through the attach point and pull the pen
through the loop until it is tight.
• Store the pen in the pen holder when not in use. To
store the pen, insert it into the pen holder and press until
you hear a click. To remove the pen, press it until it pops
out. If the tether is attached, press the pen before pull-
ing it out to ensure that you don’t pull it out by the tether.
• Clean ngerprints and smudges from the display surface
by wiping it with the display cloth provided. If needed,
use a cleaning solution recommended by Zebra to clean
the display. Spray the solution on the cloth and wipe the
display. See the recommended list of tested solutions on
our website.
• The serial number of the XSLATE R12 is in the battery
bay.
Learn more
To get more detailed information about your Tablet PC,
go to www.zebra.com. You can download the XSLATE R12
User Guide for Windows 10 at www.zebra.com\xr12-info .
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Features Fonctions Funktionen
1 Function buttons
2 Ambient light sensor
3 Microphones
4 Web camera
5 Web camera activity light
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6 Touchscreen display
7 Windows Home button
8 Microphone
9 Documentation camera