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Turn on/off the GPS Ext. Antenna 

 

CAUTION - The vehicle dock of ALGIZ 8X Tablet PC supports external GPS antenna through standard SMA 
connector. To work with external GPS antenna, please make sure the tablet PC is well installed to vehicle dock, 
and the vehicle dock has connected with external GPS antenna. 

When working with vehicle dock connecting to external antenna, user can switch GPS antenna from the 
internal one to the external one from Hottab menu. To enable/disable the External GPS Antenna, perform the 
following procedure: 

1.

 

Open the Hottab utility by press the        (Menu) Button located on the front panel, or 
launching the Hottab Utility application. 

2.

 

Tap on the Device icon. 

3.

 

Check the status color of the External GPS icon:

 

 

Item 

Status Color 

Description 

 

Orange 

GPS Ext. Antenna is enabled, and using external 
antenna if available 

White 

GPS Ext. Antenna is disabled, and using built-in 
antenna 

 

4.

 

If the External GPS antenna is disabled (white), tap on the External GPS icon to enable it 
(orange). 
 
 
 

Turn on/off the WWAN Ext. Antenna 

 

CAUTION - The vehicle dock of ALGIZ 8X Tablet PC supports external WWAN antenna through standard SMA 
connector. To work with external WWAN antenna, please make sure the tablet PC is well installed to vehicle dock, 
and the vehicle dock has connected with external WWAN antenna. 

When working with vehicle dock connecting to external antenna, user can switch WWAN antenna from the 
internal one to the external one from Hottab menu. To enable/disable the External WWAN Antenna, perform 
the following procedure: 

1.

 

Open the Hottab utility by press the       (Menu) Button located on the front panel, or launching 
the Hottab Utility application. 

2.

 

Tap on the Device icon. 

3.

 

Check the status color of the External WWAN icon: 

Item 

Status Color 

Description 

 

Orange 

External WWAN Antenna is enabled, and using 
external antenna if available 

White 

External WWAN Antenna is disabled, and using 
built-in antenna 

 

4.

 

If the external WWAN Antenna is disabled (white), tap on the External WWAN icon to enable it 
(orange). 

 

Summary of Contents for Algiz 8X

Page 1: ...ALGIZ 8X MANUAL...

Page 2: ...First time Operation 10 1 6 Powering On Off 11 2 Quick Access through Hottab 12 2 1 Hottab Introduction 12 2 2 Device ON OFF 13 3 Frequently Used Settings 25 3 1 Replacing Hot Swappable Battery 25 3 2...

Page 3: ...that are described in this manual are for illustration purposes only Handheld Inc makes no representation or warranty that such application will be suitable for the specified use without further test...

Page 4: ...Safety Announcement UL Classification Class I mark with respect to electronic shock Fire and hazardous material only in accordance with the regulation of UL 60950 and CAN CSA C22 2 No 601 1 Power Sup...

Page 5: ...Touch Projected Capacitive Touch Support Normal Mode Rain Mode Gloves Mode I O Connectors Right Side 2x USB 3 0 1xMicro HDMI 4 different types of inter changeable I O Port Dummy Deafault LAN COM 2D Ba...

Page 6: ...Ver 1 0 6 1 2 Unpacking Check and identify the supplied accessories Tablet Computer Standard Battery Power Adapter Power Cord and Plugs...

Page 7: ...ct and touch screen lock to prevent input 6 Menu Button Hottab Quick Access 7 Home Button Windows Start Menu 8 F1 Button Programmable function key configured by Hottab Utility 8 F2 Button Programmable...

Page 8: ...Provide optional connectivity to custom modules for special application 16 Main Battery Slot For Main Battery pack 17 MicroSD Micro SIM Card Port Memory card SIM card reader port 18 Power Jack DC IN...

Page 9: ...ecovery Menu F2 ESC Menu F1 Enter Buttons Keystroke Power Power ON OFF Touch Lock Touch mode select and touch screen lock to prevent input Menu Hottab Quick Access Home Normal start menu Quick Access...

Page 10: ...ly The Tablet Computer operates either on external AC power or internal battery power It is recommended to use AC power when you start up the Tablet Computer for the first time CAUTION Use only the AC...

Page 11: ...ressing the power button o Touching the tablet buttons screen or external keyboard mouse _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________...

Page 12: ...Front Panel Hottab Utility Icon The main user interface is located on the right side of the screen There are 3 main menu options Device ON OFF Settings and Touch Lock Operations and functions on each...

Page 13: ...he Wi Fi feature is disabled white tap on the Wi Fi icon to enable it orange 5 Click the wireless network connection status icon in the Windows notification area A list of available wireless networks...

Page 14: ...card Note 3G LTE feature is optional Before using the data connection program please perform the following procedures to insert the Micro SIM card to your Tablet Computer 1 Power off the Tablet Compu...

Page 15: ...connection status icon in the Windows notification area The more bars encompassed the better the signal is NOTE For the Windows 10 operating system you also can check the Access Connections gauge the...

Page 16: ...nts to connect and follow onscreen prompt to continue the pair procedure and use the Bluetooth device Using Camera Features This Hottab menu option allows users take a picture or record a video Before...

Page 17: ...res Rear Video Resolution Picture compression quality File Location Opens the location where pictures and videos are saved 3 Switch Camera Switches the front or rear camera device 4 Flash Control Enab...

Page 18: ...If the External GPS antenna is disabled white tap on the External GPS icon to enable it orange Turn on off the WWAN Ext Antenna CAUTION The vehicle dock of ALGIZ 8X Tablet PC supports external WWAN an...

Page 19: ...een modes via the HotTab utility perform the following procedure 1 Open the Hottab utility by press the Menu Button located on the front panel OR launching the Hottab Utility application 2 Tap on the...

Page 20: ...ions as well as Unit Serial Number shown in the picture sample Battery Information This section provides user battery Information Main Battery The main battery Icon displays the battery level in perce...

Page 21: ...o change 4 type of press is being configured 5 You can switch what type of press you want to configure by tapping on t the bottom of the utility window 6 Pick from list of preset applications by tappi...

Page 22: ...e adjusted from Hottab menu To adjust the brightness perform the following procedure 1 Open the Hottab utility by press the Menu Button located on the front panel or launching the Hottab Utility appli...

Page 23: ...t sensor Windows 10 has the ability to automatically adjust the screen brightness depending on the ambient light levels This feature can be more annoying than helpful either leaving your screen too da...

Page 24: ...ide bar will appear on screen transparently Tap on the right side of the bar to increase the volume and Tap on the left side of the bar to decrease the volume Open the Hottab utility by press the Menu...

Page 25: ...e to allow for battery hot swapping Perform the following to hot swap the batteries 1 While the tablet is powered on go to Hottab utility to check on the power level of the Backup battery 2 do not rem...

Page 26: ...overy procedure 1 Plug in the AC adapter to ALGIZ 8X tablet computer Make sure the ALGIZ 8X tablet computer stays plugged in to power source during the recovery process 2 Power on the tablet computer...

Page 27: ...5 GND 15 ANT_SEL_DET 6 DOCK_USB_N 16 GND_GPS 7 DOCK_PWR 17 GND_GPS 8 GND 18 ANT_WWAN 9 DOCK_PWR 19 DETECT 10 DOCK_PWR GND_GPS 3 4 Expansion Port Pin Definition ALGIZ 8X tablet computer supports one op...

Page 28: ...32 of Expansion Port optional COM 3 GPS COM 11 RS232 at Docking optional COM 12 RS232 at Docking optional For some special applications user might re install OS and lose the COM port settings To make...

Page 29: ...nced button 3 Tap on the dropdown list and choose the correct COM Port Number refer to the COM Port Definition Table and click OK 4 Double check Device Manager to make sure the COM Port number has bee...

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