Arbor Technology Gladius 10, User Manual

Page 1: ...I 2016 10 Gladius 10 10 1 Rugged Android Handheld Device with Octa core Processor User s Manual Version 1 2 ...

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Page 3: ... typos 1 2 Package Contents Updated Ordering Information 1 5 Specifications Fixed CPU spec from 2 0GHz to 1 7GHz Modified drop resistance specificattion 1 2 2016 10 1 5 Specifications Modified GPS specification 3 6 Using the Location Feature and 3 6 2 Location Mode Modified GPS realted descriptions ...

Page 4: ...cumstances will the manufacturer be liable for any direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from the use or inability to use the product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages About This Manual This user s manual provides the general information and installation instructions for the product The manual is meant for the experienced users and in...

Page 5: ... Highlights 2 1 2 Package Contents 2 1 3 Parts of the Device 3 1 4 Dimensions 4 1 5 Specifications 5 Chapter 2 Getting Started 7 2 1 Installing microSD and SIM Card 8 2 2 Charging the Battery 10 2 2 1 Charging with the Power Adapter 10 2 2 3 Checking the Battery Level 11 2 3 Installing Replacing the Battery 11 2 4 Optimizing Battery Life 13 2 5 Transferring Files Between Computer and The Device 14...

Page 6: ...ot 31 3 5 Using the Bluetooth Feature 31 3 5 1 Enabling Bluetooth and Pairing with Bluetooth Device 32 3 5 2 Configuring Bluetooth Features to Use 33 3 5 3 Disconnect from a Bluetooth Device 34 3 5 4 Making Your Bluetooth Device Discoverable 35 3 5 5 Additional Bluetooth Settings 35 3 6 Using the Location Feature 36 3 6 1 Enabling Disabling Location Service 36 3 6 2 Location Mode 36 3 7 Using the ...

Page 7: ...ot expressly approved by the guarantee of this device could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can ...

Page 8: ...r states of the EU are to enforce by 7 1 2006 ARBOR Technology Corp hereby states that the listed products do not contain unintentional additions of lead mercury hex chrome PBB or PBDB that exceed a maximum concentration value of 0 1 by weight or for cadmium exceed 0 01 by weight per homogenous material Homogenous material is defined as a substance or mixture of substances with uniform composition...

Page 9: ...gable equipment the socket outlet should be near the equipment and should be easily accessible 5 Keep this equipment away from humidity 6 Disconnect this equipment from the A C outlet before cleaning it Use a moist cloth Do not use liquid or sprayed detergent for cleaning 7 To fully disengage the power to the unit please disconnect the power from the AC outlet 8 Do not scratch or rub the screen wi...

Page 10: ...alified service personnel 16 If one of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by service personnel a The power cord or plug is damaged b Liquid has penetrated into the equipment c The equipment has been exposed to moisture d The equipment does not work well or you cannot get it to work according to the user s manual e The equipment has been dropped or damaged f The equipment has...

Page 11: ... the total amount of time your battery will last before it must be replaced Using the Equipment for the First Time Be sure to fully charge approx 4 hours the equipment when charging the equipment for the first time Long Term Storage Maintenance If you are putting away the battery for more than three months it is recommended that the battery should be stored separately and fully charged and get rec...

Page 12: ... discard the battery into water or fire or put them near a heat source such as a gas stove or an oven If you are putting away the battery for more than three months it is recommended that the battery should be stored separately and fully charged and get recharged every three months If you store an uncharged battery it could fall into a deep worn out state which would render it incapable of holding...

Page 13: ...e able to be cleaned using a product designed for cleaning that component if this is the case it will be mentioned in the cleaning Cloth A piece of cloth is the best tool to use when rubbing up a component Although paper towels or tissues can be used on most hardware as well we still recommend you to rub it with a piece of cloth Water or rubbing alcohol You may moisten a piece of cloth a bit with ...

Page 14: ...normal household waste This includes monitors and electrical accessories such as signal cables or power cords When you need to dispose of your display products please follow the guidance of your local authority or ask the shop where you purchased the product or if applicable follow any agreements made between yourself The mark on electrical and electronic products only applies to the current Europ...

Page 15: ...t or disaster Vendor assumes no liability for any damages lost profits lost savings or any other incidental or consequential damage resulting from the use misuse of or inability to use this product Vendor will not be liable for any claim made by any other related party Vendors disclaim all other warranties either expressed or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantabili...

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Page 17: ... 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction ...

Page 18: ...in 1D 2D barcode scanner and NFC reader Operating temperature 10 50ºC IP 65 certified 1 2 Package Contents Upon opening the package carefully inspect the contents If any of the items is missing or appears damaged contact your local dealer or distributor The package should contain the following items Gladius 10 Rugged Android Handheld Device Rechargeable Li ion Battery Pack Pre installed Universal ...

Page 19: ...e Device 16 3 6 5 7 8 15 15 14 4 9 10 11 12 13 2 1 1 Power key Press and hold to power on off the device Press to turn on off the display 9 HDMI jack with rubber cover 10 USB connector with rubber cover 11 Rear camera 2 Volume rocker 12 Camera flash 3 Front camera 13 Barcode scanner 4 Light sensor 14 Dual SIM microSD card slot inside 5 Barcode scanner trigger button 15 Speaker 6 Microphone 16 Batt...

Page 20: ... 4 Introduction 1 4 Dimensions 278 4 190 7 22 9 Unit mm ...

Page 21: ...0 megapixel AF camera with flash Sensor Accelerometer G sensor Gyroscope Barometer NFC ISO IEC 14443 TypeA TypeB ISO IEC 15693 WLAN Integrated IEEE 802 11 b g n Wi Fi certified Miracast Bluetooth Integrated Bluetooth 4 0 LE EDR class 2 with HID A2DP AVRCP BIP BPP FTP HFP HSP OPP SPP supported WWAN WWAN 3G HSPA 21 5 76 Mbps GPRS EDGE Navigation GPS AGPS E compass GPS must be used with A GPS provide...

Page 22: ...aintenance Battery Capacity 3 8V 9300mAh 35 34Whr Battery Life Up to 8 hours battery life with normal operations Continuous video playback for 8 hours Adapter Input Input AC100 240C 50 60 Hz Adapter Output DC power output 5V 2A Mechanical Environmental Operating Temp 10 C 50 C 14 F 122 F Storage Temp 20 C 75 C 4 F 167 F Operating Humidity 95 non condensing Dimensions W x H x D 278 4 x 190 7 x 22 9...

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Page 24: ... rear side facing up Loosen the six retaining screws on the back cover by using a coin or flathead screwdriver 2 Insert a small flathead screwdriver into the notch on the cover side and gently pry up the cover Then remove the cover Battery cover notch 3 Use the clear plastic pull tab on the battery to lift the battery out of the battery chamber ...

Page 25: ...ot 5 To install the SIM card s or the microSD card orient the card as indicated and fully insert the card into the slot until it locks into place 6 Restore the battery and then use a coin or flathead screwdriver to secure the back cover with the six screws After the SIM card is installed the device s 3G data and 2G voice phone are ready to use See 3 3 Using Cellular Network to know how to use them...

Page 26: ...e voltage output from computer USB is not enough to charge the device 2 2 1 Charging with the Power Adapter To charge the battery with the provided power adapter 1 Connect the USB end of the power adapter to the USB port on the device 2 Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet Warning Use only the power adapter that comes with your device Using a different power adapter may damage your de...

Page 27: ...you will see the charging percentage When the battery is fully charged unplug the USB cable from the device 2 3 Installing Replacing the Battery In case you need to install or replace the battery follow the steps below to access the battery chamber and replace the battery 1 Place the device on a flat surface with the rear side facing up Loosen the six retaining screws on the back cover by using a ...

Page 28: ...se the clear plastic pull tab on the battery to lift the battery out of the battery chamber Plastic pull tab 4 To install a new battery orient the new battery so that the contact pins are aligned correctly Contact pins 5 Replace the battery cover and secure the retaining screwsby using a coin or flathead screwdriver ...

Page 29: ...nter sleep mode Turn off the display if you are not using it Disable the power drawing featuers like Wi Fi Bluetooth or GPS function if you are not using it You may use the Power Control Widget to quickly turn on off these features Disable the App that heavily drains the battery if you are not using it To view the battery usage by individual App swipe down the Status Bar in the upper right corner ...

Page 30: ...t corner and then tap and hold the BATTERY tile 2 5 Transferring Files Between Computer and The Device You can transfer files such as pictures or audio files between your computer and your device usinge the provided USB cable 1 Connec the small end of the USB cable to the device and the other end to the compute 2 Upon the connection the device will prompt you to turn on USB storage Tap the Turn on...

Page 31: ... Started 3 When you re done transferring files between your computer and the device eject the device s SD card from your computer Then tap the Turn off USB Storage button and disconnec the device from your compuer ...

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Page 34: ...ase to select an item launch an application or open a menu Tap and hold Tap and hold an item or a blank area on the screen for a few seconds until a menu opens or an option appears Drag Tap and hold on an item such as an image or an icon then move it to the target position While dragging do not release until you have reached the target position Swipe Move your finger horizontally or vertically acr...

Page 35: ... power You can manually force the device to enter sleep mode or specify a period of inactivity before it automatically enters sleep mode While the device is in sleep mode it is still capable of receiving messages and calls and processing tasks like downloading To switch to sleep mode press and hold the Power key until the screen is turned off To wake up the device from sleep mode press and hold th...

Page 36: ...e screen looks like the example below Status Bar Notification Area Google Search widget Home screen Back button Current running App button Apps Dock Apps Launcher Barcode Scan Button Home button Power Control Widget The table below describes the elements on a typical Home screen Element Descriptions Notification Area The Notification Area is visible across the Home screens This area informs you of...

Page 37: ...reen Widget The miniature of an application that functions directly on the Home screen The default widget includes Google Search Widget To launch Google search function Power Control Widget To quickly turn on off power drawing features App Launcher Tap it to open the App Launcher where all applications installed on the Gladius 10 can be viewed and launched Apps Dock The dock is visible across the ...

Page 38: ...ge For some feature tiles you can tap to enable disable a feature tap and hold to quickly access its settings page Swipe down the Status Bar to access the Quick Settings panel 3 2 2 Extending Home Screen The Home screen is extended beyond the screen width to provide more space for adding application shortcuts and widgets To access the extended Home screen swipe on the Home screen to the left or ri...

Page 39: ...er on the Gladius 10 depending on your mobile network carrier you might be guided to activate the account and connect to your mobile network If you are asked for a PIN to unlock the SIM card when powering on the Gladius 10 contact your cellular network carrier for the default PIN When a new SIM card is detected by the Gladius 10 you will be prompted to configure its usage including voice call mess...

Page 40: ...rea network To learn more see 3 4 Using the Wi Fi Feature 3 3 1 Making Receiving Calls After you activate your SIM card s the Gladius 10 auto connects to your cellular network when it powers on You can start to use the phone service Using phone service e g making or answering a call is similar to the way you use a mobile phone To use the device for phone service it is suggested that you connect a ...

Page 41: ... function of the SIM card To enable or disable data roaming 1 Swipe down the Status bar and tap Settings WIRELESS NETWORKS SIM management Roaming Data roaming 2 On the target cellular network tick untick the check box to enable disable data roaming While data roaming is disabled you can still use Wi Fi connection to access the Internet data See 3 4 Using the Wi Fi Feature for more information 3 3 ...

Page 42: ... in the Status bar will change accordingly to indicate it connects to a 2G network 3 4 Using the Wi Fi Feature The Gladius 10 is capable of Wi Fi networking Wi Fi is a wireless networking technology that uses an access point also known as the hotspot to connect to an Internet service provider over the wireless local area network WLAN Some hotspots are open to connect while others request you to pr...

Page 43: ...available Wi Fi networks in range and displays the names of those found Secured networks are displayed with waves denoting signal strength plus a lock on them while the open networks don t To re scan for available Wi Fi networks tap the menu icon in the upper right corner to open the context menu and then tap Scan Tap a network to connect to it To connect to a secured network you re prompted to en...

Page 44: ...u want the Gladius 10 to remember it and auto connect to it as soon as it gets in range To add a Wi Fi network 1 Swipe down the Status bar and tap the WI FI tile to enable Wi Fi if it isn t enabled yet 2 In the Quick Settings panel tap and hold the WI FI tile to access the Wi Fi settings page 3 Tap the plus sign icon in the upper right corner to open the Add network dialog box 4 Enter the SSID nam...

Page 45: ...SSID and password WPS works in two methods Push or personal identification number PIN To connect to a Wi Fi network via WPS 1 Swipe down the Status bar and tap the WI FI tile to enable Wi Fi if it isn t enabled yet 2 In the Quick Settings panel tap and hold the WI FI tile to access the Wi Fi settings page 3 Use either of the following methods to make the connection To use Push button tap the WPS i...

Page 46: ...atus bar and tap the WI FI tile to enable Wi Fi if it isn t enabled yet 2 In the Quick Settings panel tap and hold the WI FI tile to access the Wi Fi settings page 3 On the Wi Fi settings screen tap and hold the name of the network to forget A context menu then opens 4 Tap Forget network Some Wi Fi networks may periodically change their passwords to enhance the network security When this occurs yo...

Page 47: ...s needed Network SSID Enter a name to identify the wireless network created by the Gladius 10 Security password To prevent your device from being accessed by unauthorized users it is strongly recommended that you set up a password to protect your network When Wi Fi hotspot is enabled a Wi Fi hotspot icon will appear in the Notification Area You can swipe down the icon to see the connection informa...

Page 48: ...h status Icon Description Bluetooth is on Connected to a Bluetooth device 3 5 1 Enabling Bluetooth and Pairing with Bluetooth Device To enable or disable the Bluetooth function 1 Swipe down the Status bar and tap the BLUETOOTH tile to enable Bluetooth if it isn t enabled yet 2 In the Quick Settings panel tap and hold the BLUETOOTH tile to access the Bluetooth settings page 3 If the Bluetooth devic...

Page 49: ...e same If you re prompted to enter a pin code try entering 0000 or 1234 the most common pin code or look up in the documentation that came with the other Bluetooh device to learn its pin code Then the devices proceed to pair with each other 3 5 2 Configuring Bluetooth Features to Use A Bluetooth profile defines the features supported by a Bluetooth device For two Bluetooth devices to share files w...

Page 50: ...e paired device Select deselect a feature to use it 4 Select or deselect a profile to use it 3 5 3 Disconnect from a Bluetooth Device To disconnect the Gladius 10 from a Bluetooth device 1 Swipe down the Status bar In the Quick Settings panel tap and hold the BLUETOOTH tile to access the Bluetooth settings page 2 In the PAIRED DEVICES list find the device to disconnect 3 Tap the icon at the right ...

Page 51: ...ss the Bluetooth page 3 Tapping the Bluetooth device name of your Gladius 10 repeatedly to switch between visibility options Not visible to other Bluetooth devices Only visible to paired devices or Visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices 4 You can further configure the time of the visibility To do so tap the menu button When a context menu opens tap Visibility timeout 5 Adjust the timeout your dev...

Page 52: ...on service you also turn it off for the Apps that use this service That means location based service will stop and not be available Important The GPS module of the Gladius 10 must be used in conjunction with A GPS a method using Wi Fi or cellular networks to ensure positioning performance Therefore to ensure the GPS operation properly you need to Insert a SIM card to the Gladius 10 to use mobile n...

Page 53: ... your location Select this mode if you need to extend the battery life Device only This mode determines your location using GPS only Without using Wi Fi and cellular networks to improve the startup process it takes longer to determine the location 3 7 Using the Camera Feature The device is equipped with two cameras a front facing camera and a back facing camera with LED flash Using the native came...

Page 54: ...Various camera modes and effects When taking a photo To zoom in and out place two fingers apart or together When you frame your subject on the screen the camera will Auto Focus on the center of the screen with a focus indicator To manually make a focus tap the target or area that you want to focus on To take a photo press the shutter icon When recording a video To enable disable the microphone tap...

Page 55: ...centimeters The NFC detection area is at the back side of the Gladius 10 When you tap other NFC devices tags or readers the NFC areas of both devices should be close to one another so that the connection can be established NFC detection area 3 8 1 Enabling Disabling NFC To enable or disable the NFC function 1 Swipe down the Status bar and tap Settings WIRELESS NETWORKS More to access the Wireless ...

Page 56: ...the modes as needed P2P Peer to Peer mode utilizes Android Beam feature to exchange App contents such as contacts photos music or web address as long as the App supports Android Beam function To use this mode to exchange data see 3 8 3 Exchanging Data with NFC Enabled Device for more information Tag Reader Writer Allows the Gladius 10 to read to NFC tags For example working as a tag reader the Gla...

Page 57: ...tent from the Gladius 10 to another NFC device 1 Make sure both devices are NFC enabled For your Gladius 10 enable NFC as described in 3 8 1 Enabling Disabling NFC if it isn t enabled yet 2 On the Gladius 10 access NFC settings page and make sure P2P mode check box is ticked 3 Open the content you want to exchange 4 Make sure the screen of both devices are unlocked then touch the devices together ...

Page 58: ...BarcodeSample apk from the Partner Zone of our website and save the file to your computer first 2 Connect the Gladius 10 to that computer using a USB cable The Gladius 10 will prompts you to choose a USB option Select USB storage to transfer files between your computer and the Gladius 10 3 Copy the APK file from your computer to the Gladius 10 s internal USB storage or SD card Then disconnect your...

Page 59: ...ext input field To scan a 2D barcode like QR code Launch the web browser 2 Point the scanner window at the barcode and press the Scan key The scanner will project an aiming beam Scan key Or you can use the Barcode Scan Wizard App The button turns red when reading the data and turns green when reading is done Barcode scan button ...

Page 60: ... Supported Barcode Formats Type Formats Linear UPC EAN JAN GS1 DataBar Code 39 Code 128 Code 32 Code 93 Codabar NW7 Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 MSI Telepen Trioptic China Post 2D Stacked PDF417 MicroPDF417 GS1 Composite 2D Matrix Aztec Code Data Matrix QR Code Micro QR Code MaxiCode Han Xin Code Postal Intelligent Mail Barcode Postal 4i Australian Post British Post Canadian Post J...