OLPC XO, Getting Started Manual

Page 1: ...Started Manual English Arabic Version Prepared by One Laptop Per Child Cambridge Massachusetts Muthanna Department of Education Al Yakthah Institute Provincial Reconstruction Team Muthanna United stat...

Page 2: ...This Manual is Dedicated to the Children of Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Team Muthanna August 2008 2008...

Page 3: ...Tam tam jam 22 C8D Record 23 4 D The journal 24 8F Measure 25 5 H Newsreader 26 Draw 27 58 Pippy 28 Distance 29 J K L Turtle art 30 Write 31 8 H H Etoys 32 Read an e book 33 5 Calculator 34 J8 Downloa...

Page 4: ...ntennae ears 83 8B H 2 8 External headphones and microphone jacks 84 2 USB memory ports 85 Y Power jack 86 K UT T Y Rechargeable battery 87 SD memory card slot 88 W T 8 2 The keyboard touchpad 89 Esca...

Page 5: ...32 Topic 105 8 3H Brightness controls 106 D 5T C F HS Programmable slide 107 8 View keys 108 e 5 Search key 109 Y5 The battery 110 Y5 HS Battery latch 111 2 T T Model no serial no 112 Y5 Inserting the...

Page 6: ...5 getting started 45 Place the laptop with the XO icon face up and with the handle facing away 2 F 2 f3 iB2T C F 2 e8 Lift the ears to release the latches K88 D K8BHS CB K K8 85 D K8 H f...

Page 7: ...up from the keyboard along the seam cJ C U 32 T Yk f Push the power button to turn on the laptop F 2 C8 U 8 4F S8 D 6 3 To turn off the laptop hold down the power button for 10 seconds 8 4F S8 D 6 3 C...

Page 8: ...lets you collaborate directly with other XOs Y8 8 25 5 2 K F y 2 4 f 5 H z You make your connection from the Neighborhood view Your current connection status is shown on the Home view The XO was desi...

Page 9: ...ew Go to the Neighborhood view to connect to an access point The Neighborhood view is accessed by pressing the round key with eight dots found in the upper left corner of the keyboard 2 2 YF B 6 CB K...

Page 10: ...ied by its channel number 1 6 or 11 You can also search for an access point by name in the search bar at the top of the page 5U 2 2 F D C T T 2 4 5U T K 4 2 2 YF T K DISSE 2 4 YF z 1 6 11 H Y 2 2 2 YF...

Page 11: ...5 H 6 8T TU L 2 2 4 C 8 2 K 6 H 4 m K 2 8 If the access point requires a key you will be prompted Note that different types of access points require different types of keys be sure to select the corre...

Page 12: ...on you will find details about your connection status 4 2F 2 2 K 6 CB K zY C8 4D If you don t specify a network the XO will attempt to join a simple mesh network enabling you to collaborate with other...

Page 13: ...cess point is displayed when you hover over it 2 2 4 2 2 YF You connect by clicking in the center of the circle The center of the circle will blink while the laptop is trying to connect 4 6 F 4 6 C 6...

Page 14: ...13 You will be prompted if the access point requires a key yTY 2 2 YF B T z 4 2 For more information about connecting please see the Support page in our wiki 6 K 2T K 4 S T 4 B B...

Page 15: ...have the freedom to reshape reinvent and reapply their software hardware and content There is even a button located on the keyboard that allows children to view the programming behind many applicatio...

Page 16: ...simple Web application that allows children to access and search the Internet and share bookmarks among their friends See the Browse page in the wiki for more information 8 H 5U 68 85Y 2 e 5 2 4 J 8 8...

Page 17: ...enough to be used by even the youngest ages TamTam Mini is a fun powerful way to perform music and play instruments See the TamTam page in the wiki for more information K C5 K H i8 Y8 85Y 2 8T T8 H F...

Page 18: ...activity provides a simple environment for discussion whether it is between two individuals or an entire classroom See the Chat page in the wiki for more information F T Y8 85 L 4 4 8 L K 2B2 H f8 B K...

Page 19: ...can consist of any multimedia object such as images sounds and text The memory game allows children to play existing games as well as create new ones themselves See the Memorize page in the wiki for m...

Page 20: ...who are ready to venture into more sophisticated sound design SynthLab is a mini lab for acoustic and electronic circuit construction See the TamTam page in the wiki for more information 8 8 2 2 H 8 T...

Page 21: ...sic Children can create modify and organize notes on virtual tracks which allow for virtually limitless variations in musical styles See the TamTam page in the wiki for more information F8 2 L8 T 8 8T...

Page 22: ...a fun powerful way to perform music play multiple instruments and collaborate musically with other children See the TamTam page in the wiki for more information HH T S 8F8 2 F85Y T f 2T 2 B 4 8F8 2 H...

Page 23: ...for children to take pictures view slide shows and record video and audio all content that can be shared via the mesh network See the Record page in the wiki for more information K 2 2 K Y 5 F Y H K C...

Page 24: ...is or her laptop The Journal can be used by children to organize work or revisit a past project and by teachers and parents to assess a child s progress See the Journal page in the wiki for more infor...

Page 25: ...d learn by connecting and observing physical phenomena and real world events With it children can measure and log data and create graphs See the Measure page in the wiki for more information 2 J T U H...

Page 26: ...25 NewsReader The NewsReader activity provides an interface for viewing news RSS feeds See the News Reader page in the wiki for more information 5 H 4 8 5 H 5 H 2T K 4 S T...

Page 27: ...and use the dedicated toolbar to play and experiment with shapes Text support image import functionality and an interactive placement system give children limitless ways to explore their creativity S...

Page 28: ...n introduction to programming in Python the dynamic programming language underlying much of the software on the laptop See the Pippy page in the wiki for more information 85 5 C D 5 4F T F 58 4 D 5 K...

Page 29: ...it takes for sound to travel between them Along with the measure and record activities there are many ways to use the laptop to explore the physical environment See the Distance page in the wiki for m...

Page 30: ...tle to draw colorful and complex artwork Simple programming elements easily snap together allowing children to bring their art to life See the Turtle Art page in the wiki for more information 4F 2T K...

Page 31: ...ssay as well as more advanced features like image insertion table creation and layout operations It also features collaborative real time editing so a group of children can work together to edit text...

Page 32: ...hildren can also share desktops with other Etoys users in real time encouraging immersive mentoring and play Etoys has a worldwide community of users and developers who are working to create content c...

Page 33: ...top like a book to read The screen folds over the keyboard and the screen rotates enabling you to read a book while holding the handle Read your favorite book on the laptop while sitting outdoors in t...

Page 34: ...tforward interface It is designed to be intuitive and readable enough for even the youngest children to use while also supporting more complicated mathematics See the Calculate page in the wiki for mo...

Page 35: ...s around the world developing content for the XO For more information visit http wiki laptop org go Activities F y8 2 T F85Y U ox y 2 F85Y 2 2 C8 2 y8 T 4 8 H W 5 2 B 8 8 CB2B F85Y C U J 8T 2 2 B H F8...

Page 36: ...Journal entry the new activity should both launch and install on your taskbar 4 4B 8 y8 C8 CB K 1 z 2 T 8 4 2 f 2 4 3 F S T ox C8 T C8 W 2T5 2T5 H 4 z 2 T K 4 D 8 5 4 D C 4 K C8 8 L 2 T y8 4 4D 8 45...

Page 37: ...36 Inviting B Step 1 Launch an activity H 2Y 8 4 Before you issue an invitation you should launch an activity Chat in this example by clicking on the taskbar icon 2 4 C5 8 45 yD J 4 2 i 2F T F...

Page 38: ...37 Step 2 Leaving Chat You ll have go to either the Group view or the Neighborhood view to issue invitations 2 4 2F D 2 D 4 F z8T yD...

Page 39: ...38 Step 3 Find a friend D In this example we use the Group view 2 D 4 Step 4 Invite a friend D B...

Page 40: ...39 Hovering over a friend s icon will bring up the invitation menu Note that it says Invite to Chat Activity since Chat is your currently selected activity 4 2F T 2 4 2 4 2 2F H 8 2 H z 8 U 4...

Page 41: ...40 Step 5 Invite another friend 1 D B Most activities let you invite more than one friend to participate J 4 4 K 2 4 z U yTk...

Page 42: ...skbars found on the Frame In the figure see the second Chat icon in your colors since you are the one who sent the invitation 2 T K 2 2 T z 4 C U 2B2 2 8 4 2F 2 C K 4 z 2 Your friends accept the invit...

Page 43: ...42 Step 7 Multiple invitations 1 B You can have more than one invitation pending FT 2 K T C f8Y You need not accept an invitation 2 25 H...

Page 44: ...43 Step 8 Working together 2...

Page 45: ...pted the shared activity is joined Note that the icons representing everyone in the Chat appear on the Frame T5 4 2 4 H 8 Y 4 C T 2F H BH C U You invite collaborators from either the Group view or the...

Page 46: ...and documents being shared by others show up as icons and network access points are represented by circles 5U K F y8 2 ox 8 2 U z K f 8 J 4 C 2 YF 5 2F C T U 2 Step 1 Launch an activity Before you sha...

Page 47: ...46 Step 2 Select the Activity Tab The sharing menu is on the Activity Tab 8 T H...

Page 48: ...47 Step 3 Share with Neighborhood E Select share with neighborhood on the pull down menu D f H F T...

Page 49: ...48 Step 4 Sharing Once share with neighborhood is selected you are sharing 4 D f 4 4 2...

Page 50: ...49 Step 5 The mesh view 1 Your Browse session will appear to everyone on the mesh view 5 T f8 DT 2 C Others can join your Browse session clicking on the browse icon in the mesh view 5 2F T F C H K H...

Page 51: ...y sharing bookmarks Whenever anyone bookmarks a page in the shared session everyone sees the bookmark in their browser tray Note that you create a bookmark by clicking on the star in the Browse menu s...

Page 52: ...51 Step 7 Following a shared bookmarks 1 2 2F The shared bookmarks are clickable hence everyone can surf the web together F T T U K 2 5U f8Y z...

Page 53: ...52 Sharing pictures 2 Sharing books 2 G...

Page 54: ...53 The read activity lets you share books on the mesh 5U T U y z 8 8...

Page 55: ...54 Sharing equations 2 2 The calculate activity lets you share variables and equations 8 H U z 4 5 8...

Page 56: ...55 Sharing fun 2 H1 Most games have multiplayer modes that are played together over the mesh 5U 5 y T K e8 K85 J 4 8 H yTk...

Page 57: ...56 Sharing music 2 2 TamTam Jam lets you play music with other laptops sharing a common drum beat F y8 2 f F8 2 z 8 B 2 U C5Y m You share from the Neighborhood view D K U...

Page 58: ...m 8 2 f U S C 8 F C Y 4F 2 H K8 T T 8 The Journal is also used to access external media USB sticks etc delete files and access the backup system for those of you connected to a School Server 8T 4 48...

Page 59: ...to get a detailed view Finally you can resume an activity by clicking on the small gray icon at the far right of the entry 4 z 8 z 8 C C8D 4 D J 2 8k z 5 C 4 2 z 4 B 8 U TY K e 5 T F f8Y m C8 T 2 T C...

Page 60: ...on the USB icon shows the content of the device as Journal entries Journal entries can be dragged onto the USB device and objects on the USB device can be dragged into the Journal 4 B C 4 D 2 28 2F T...

Page 61: ...ge devices 28 S S B Hovering over the USB icon brings up an option to unmount the device 28 C 8 28 2F T 2 4 You access the Journal using the Search key or from the Journal icon on the Home view 85 T 4...

Page 62: ...61 ebook mode 3 The XO laptop transforms into an ebook F 2 ox 2 Begin by positioning the screen vertically at a right angle to the base 2 U f32 4 4 F 8 S K...

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Page 65: ...64 Rotate the display until the screen is facing away from the keyboard U 8 2 LT B 2...

Page 66: ...maximize battery life turn the backlight off by pressing the lower brightness key 4 5 times before entering ebook mode To restore the backlight press the raise brightness key 4 5 times Y5 K 4 U 4 C K...

Page 67: ...or launching activities and accessing the Journal Mouse over the circles in the figure above for more detailed information about the Home view 4 D 2 4 8 45 C 85 T 8T 2T K 4 S T 4 You access the Home v...

Page 68: ...iew shows the child their friends and their activities such as chat or a shared project Every child is represented by a different color 8 i 4 C Y 2 D U U 4 C 2T C C C LT You access the Group view usin...

Page 69: ...cting to the Internet and collaborating with others Mouse over the circles in the figure above for more detailed information about the Neighborhood view U 8 J 6 T 4 D K H f 2 8T 2T K 4 S T C U 4 You a...

Page 70: ...ication that a child is currently working within such as Write or Draw Mouse over the circles in the figure above for more detailed information about the Activity view 85Y 8 8 8 i8T C Y C C 4 S T C U...

Page 71: ...lt in functionality for still and video photography voice recording and game playing Mouse over the circles in the figure above for more detailed information about XO features F 2 ox y T 2 C8D 2 48 fY...

Page 72: ...both a built in microphone and an external microphone jack which supports both AC and DC sources As a privacy measure there is an LED above the microphone that lights up whenever it is in use B 2 5 T...

Page 73: ...y functions in a full color mode similar to other laptop displays and in an ultra low power ultra high resolution black and white mode that is readable in direct sunlight H 4 z H 2 y8 2 U 2 2T 2T L b...

Page 74: ...o speakers and an amplifier provide a way for children to play music videos and anything they have recorded themselves There s also a jack for external headphones or speakers iT8D 2 2 48 fYF 4 U F8 2...

Page 75: ...s of four direction cursor control keys These keys act as game controllers that can be used when the screen is folded down into e book mode creating a self contained game player 8 F K K8 2 4B2 zT 2 4...

Page 76: ...75 Scre en rotation U A button on the XO laptop s display frame changes the orientation of the screen so it can be viewed right side up from any direction F 2 4B2 ox U 88 D f8 B K 3 K z...

Page 77: ...uchpad The center portion is capacitive it used to move the cursor as you move your finger The entire surface is also resistive in the future activities can be used with a stylus F y8 2 ox W T 2 S 2 S...

Page 78: ...aptop has a built in color camera to allow for still photography and video recording As a privacy measure there is an LED above the camera that lights up whenever the camera is on F y8 2 ox 2 48 C8D 2...

Page 79: ...ook mode creating a self contained game player The buttons are labelled with a circle a square a check and an these buttons are often used by actvities e g the circle button can be used as the shutter...

Page 80: ...79 Pow er button indicators Y 8U From left to right the battery level indicator the power indicator and the power button 8 K8 8 K Y5 K 2 Y Y...

Page 81: ...ever you are asked to click you should tap the left hand button once In the future the right hand button o will be used to bring up hover menus instantly We ve tried to eliminate the need to double cl...

Page 82: ...perior connective capabilities the XO laptop can work with a wide range of external devices Mouse over the circles in the figure above for more detailed information about XO features 8 C8 2 4 4F 8 y8...

Page 83: ...ireless antennae ears are rotated up they are vastly superior to those of conventional laptops when down they keep dirt out of the connectors and act as a latching mechanism T H 2 4 2 e8 48TF F y8 2 K...

Page 84: ...83 Exte rnal headphones and microphone jacks 2 8B H Along with built in speakers and microphone the XO laptop features jacks for external headphones and an external microphone H 8B f 48B C U C F y8 2...

Page 85: ...emory ports 2 The XO laptop features three external USB ports to support a variety of plug in peripherals one seen here and two others under the other ear T 2 F y8 2 S8 K 2 T 4 i F T 4 28T 8B J H F K...

Page 86: ...ith a power cord that can be plugged into any 110 to 240 volt AC outlet for charging The power jack also accepts DC power from a solar panel for charging the XO laptop s battery F y8 2 2 ox Y K zT 110...

Page 87: ...T Y Since many children in the developing world live off the grid in places with poor or non existent power infrastructure the XO laptop is designed to be extremely power efficient 2U8 8 4T5 H 5U 8 Y...

Page 88: ...underneath the display that accepts SD memory cards for photos video and other content Rotate the display so that the left hand edge is over the keyboard the slot will be accessible from below K H 2...

Page 89: ...explanation of the other laptop buttons and controls Note that we localize the keyboard for each country to the primary languages of that country so your keyboard may not be an exact match the one in...

Page 90: ...Escape key The escape key is labeled with a white symbol on a black circle The escape key is most commonly used in combination with the control key to quit activities Ctrl Esc J x 2 T m8 8 3H 4 H f 8...

Page 91: ...pointing right and left The tab key in addition to its standard use is used in combination with control and shift to cycle through open activities Ctrl Tab cycles forward through running activities K...

Page 92: ...1 Control key The control key is used in combination with other keys to issue commands e g Ctrl c is used to copy to the clipboard Ctrl v is used to paste from the clipboard H 4 H H H 3H C H J C T T C...

Page 93: ...ift key 2 8 The shift key is used in combination with other keys as a modifier most commonly to shift between lowercase and uppercase in Latin based alphabets 2 T H H H 3H C 8 S 8 ST 28 H 8 4 8 8 J 4D...

Page 94: ...93 Fn key 8b2 The function key is used in combination with other keys as a modifier e g Fn erase is delete Fn up arrow is page up 2 T H 8 3H 8b2 4 J 8b2 T 8b2 yTF 2T...

Page 95: ...94 Grab keys LY The grab keys are reserved for a future feature 8T5F S8 b2 LY 8...

Page 96: ...is used in combination with other keys to issue commands e g Alt enter toggles full screen mode Alt space toggles the tray visibility works in Browse but not in Record H 4 H H 8 3H 4 J T C C 2 4 U 8 8...

Page 97: ...96 Spacebar W85 The space key when used in conjunction with the function key Fn invokes the system view source function in enabled activities W85 8b2 T 2 C 4 8b 4 8...

Page 98: ...or generate an accented character The details of this functionality varies from keyboard layout to keyboard layout for example on the US keyboard AltGr J generates a euro sign typing the character a...

Page 99: ...98 Arrow keys 8 c D H The arrow keys are used for navigation combined with the function key Fn they are used for page up page down home and end J 4 c D H 8 8b2 f H 4 2 8 T 85 F...

Page 100: ...n scripts It toggles between scripts so for example one can switch between typing in English and Hindi with a single keystroke On Latin only keyboards the language key has been replaced by a and key 8...

Page 101: ...100 Enter key The enter key in addition to its standard use is used in combination with modifier keys e g Alt enter toggles full screen mode C T H i 3H 88 8 3H C J T C...

Page 102: ...101 Erase key The erase key deletes the character behind the cursor backspace Fn erase deletes the key under the cursor delete 8U LT T C 8b2 8U...

Page 103: ...y H The frame key toggles the presence of the Frame on the screen The Frame is the black border around the screen that holds the activity taskbar clipboard buddy list etc U T H 2B 6 H H 2 8 4F U 2 2 4...

Page 104: ...103 Bulletin board key U 2 The bulletin board key is reserved for a future feature C5F S8 S C U 2...

Page 105: ...104 Volume controls 2 8 The volume keys lower and raise the audio level f 8 c C 2 2...

Page 106: ...Brightness controls 3H 8 The brightness keys lower and raise the brightness of the screen backlight To turn the backlight off completely may take 4 5 button presses 8 T U 3 5 f 8 c C C C U T 5 K 6 m...

Page 107: ...106 Programmable slider D 5T C F HS The slider keys are reserved for a future feature 8T5F S8 2 8 K 2...

Page 108: ...107 View keys 8 The four view keys from left to right take you to the Neighborhood view the Group view the Home view and the Activity view 8 K8 8 8 K 2 D D 85 8...

Page 109: ...108 Search key e 5 The search key takes you directly to the Journal 4 D 5 e 5...

Page 110: ...rged via a crank pedal or pull cord or recharged by a directly connected solar panel Mouse over the circles in the figure above for more detailed information about the XO battery F y8 2 ox 5 6 y zT 4...

Page 111: ...rds the outside edge of the laptop The right hand latch is spring loaded it must be held open during battery insertion and removal The left hand latch should be slid into the lock position after batte...

Page 112: ...111 Model No and Serial No T T 2 The model number and serial number are on the sticker in the battery compartment Safety certifications are also found there Y5 2 F T F T C T 2 W 2B2 U J z 2 F...

Page 113: ...ompartment by putting the rounded edge into the compartment first on the side nearest the handle The latches should be pulled outward as the battery is inserted as final step push the latches inward H...

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