Winmate M101 Series, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... Computer M101 Series Contents Chapter 1 Read Me First 1 Safety Information 1 Handling and Maintenance 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started 3 Unpacking 3 Description Of Parts 4 First time Operation 6 Turning On Off 8 Chapter 3 Useful Information 9 HotTab Operation 9 Hot Swapping Batteries 16 Barcode Scanner Configuration Code Type Selection 17 Accessories 20 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 21 Troubleshooting Bas...

Page 2: ...tinued use of a damaged battery pack may result in heat generation ignition or battery rupture Do Not Use the Battery Pack With Any Other Products The battery pack is rechargeable and is only designed for this specific product If it is used with a product other than the specified product electrolyte leakage generation of heat ignition or rupture may result Do Not Use This Product With Battery Othe...

Page 3: ...en surface can be easily scratched Use with care Do not use paper towels to clean the display but use the included cleaning cloth Avoid touching it with a pen or pencil To maximize the life of the backlight in the display allow backlight to automatically turn off as a result of power management Avoid using a screen saver or other software that prevents the power management from working Cleaning Gu...

Page 4: ...tdoor environments This chapter tells you step by step how to get the Tablet Computer up and running You will find instructions for the following procedures Unpacking Description of Parts First Time Operations Turning On Off Unpacking Check and identify the supplied accessories Tablet Computer Standard Battery Power Adapter Power Cord and Plugs Capacitive Touch Stylus ...

Page 5: ...ght Tablet is OFF 3 Touch Screen Displays and act as one of the inputs for the Tablet Computer 4 Fn1 Button Programmable function key configured by HotTab Utility Default Web Browser 5 Menu Button HotTab Quick Access 6 Power Button Turns on off tablet Front LED Indicators Detail No Item Description 7 I O Cover Protects I O ports 8 Micro HDMI HDMI output to external display 9 LAN RS232 Adapter port...

Page 6: ... Button Programmable function key configured by HotTab Utility Default Camera 21 Volume Buttons Volume Control Raises volume Lowers volume 22 Battery Lock Latch Latch to lock the battery in place once battery is inserted Not spring loaded 23 Battery Release Slider Spring loaded slider that latches the battery in 24 Touch Pen Slot Pen holder slot to store touch pen 25 3G Module SIM card slot Servic...

Page 7: ...on of insertion towards right 5 Insert the 3G SIM card into the slot located near the right side of the service window 6 Reposition the removed 3G LTE module screw to secure the 3G LTE module 7 Reposition the removed service window screw to secure the service window Inserting Battery Pack To insert the included standard battery pack into the Tablet Computer 1 Disconnect any cords connected to the ...

Page 8: ...attery out using the opening on side of battery compartment Connecting to Power Supply 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 adapter included with your Tablet Computer Using other AC adapters may damage the Tablet Computer and the Battery P...

Page 9: ...ve indicator turns off o Connecting or disconnecting the AC adapter o Pressing the power switch o Touching the tablet buttons screen or external keyboard mouse Turning Off Perform the following procedure to shutdown the Tablet Computer 1 Make sure you have closed any programs that are open on the Desktop Start Screen apps don t need to be closed 2 Open the Charms Bar by swiping your finger from th...

Page 10: ...ay the HotTab control utility press the Menu Button located on the front panel OR launching the HotTab Utility application Menu Button on the Front Panel HotTab Utility Icon HotTab is designed to be a quick access uility therefore the main user interface will be on the right side of the screen without blocking the content on screen There are 4 main menu options Short cut Camera Device and Settings...

Page 11: ...ny empty slot 2 An on screen file browser will appear 3 Browse to find the desired application to have shortcut 4 Click Open to save the shortcut To remove an saved shortcut 1 Tab on the button of any saved slot to remove 2 Shortcut will be removed and once again show Empty to indicate slot is empty Tab on the button will hide the HotTab Utility Menu Camera This HotTab menu option allows users tak...

Page 12: ... when taking pictures LED Flash fires automatically in low light condition when taking pictures 4 Resolution Pictures will be saved at resolution of 640 x 480 Pictures will be saved at resolution of 1024 x 768 Pictures will be saved at resolution of 1600 x 1200 Pictures will be saved at resolution of 2592 x 1944 5 Exit Exits the Camera and hide HotTab Utility 6 Picture Video Mode Switch Switches b...

Page 13: ...S is disabled Orange Bluetooth is enabled White Bluetooth is disabled Orange Camera is enabled White Camera is disabled Orange Enables Front LED indicators White Disables Front LED indicators Orange Barcode Reader is enabled Reading will need to triggered manually thru Fn button White Barcode Reader is disabled Orange RFID Reader is enabled Reading will occur without trigger White RFID Reader is d...

Page 14: ... in the picture sample Battery Information This section provides user battery Information Main Battery The main battery Icon displays the battery level in percentages 0 to 100 Backup Battery The backup battery used for battery hot swapping displays its state in text with the following meanings Status Description High Backup battery is fully charged and can be used for hot swapping Medium Backup ba...

Page 15: ...hich has pre defined power options for you to select To switch to a different power management scheme tab on the Power Management Icon and four different schemes will be displayed on the HotTab Utility Pane Item Description Saving Screen brightness is at its lowest Uses the least battery power Office Low screen brightness Suitable when using typical applications such as word processing and managin...

Page 16: ... Press to indicate what type of press is being configured 3 You can switch what type of press you want to configure by tapping on the Short Press or Long Press icon at the bottom of the utility window 4 Pick from list of preset applications by tapping on the application icons OR customize which application to execute using the picker Using the Custom picker 1 Tap the icon to reveal browser window ...

Page 17: ...me 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 If the Backup battery level is at Low please charge the tablet with AC Power until the Backup battery level is at Medium or High and do not remove the main battery 3 If the Backup battery level is at Medium or...

Page 18: ...s on board to allow for configuration Note Throughout the barcode scanner configuration DO NOT try and trigger the barcode scanner by press the Function button on the device Doing so will prevent the barcode scanner from being correctly configured Perform the following to configure barcode scanner for different code types 1 Turn off all the running applications and restart the tablet 2 Once the ta...

Page 19: ...screen prompt will show up Select Scan engines and pick ED40 Make sure the Online setup option is checked and select OK as shown in the screen capture below 7 Another Device Selection on screen prompt will show up Select Communications Port COM15 and select OK as shown in the screen capture below ...

Page 20: ...apture below i e screen capture selects code type Code 11 11 Double click on Enable to enable the code type for barcode scanner or double click on Disable to disable the code type for barcode scanner 12 Go through the entire code type list and enable disable each barcode code type of interest 13 Once all the code types of interest are configured close the EasySet application to finish barcode scan...

Page 21: ...232 Cable female High Capacity Battery Capacity 7 4V 10600mAh 2S2P Li Polymer Battery Hand Strap Ergonomic hand strap can help you handle the Rugged Tablet PC much more easily and comfortably Charging Cart Charge max up to 32 pcs of tablet PC at the same time Lockable doors and casters design for security and safety Vehicle Charger Rapidly charges your M101 tablet PC in your car while you drive Le...

Page 22: ... is poor The tablet computer may be out of range Move the tablet computer closer to the access point or another wireless LAN device associated with it Check if your surroundings have interferences such as microwave ovens cordless phones Move the tablet computer away from objects causing interference I cannot connect to another wireless LAN device Make sure that wireless LAN feature is turned on Ma...

Page 23: ...g on the volume rocker If using an external audio device make sure that the cable is properly connected I cannot project the tablet computer display to another monitor Make sure the VGA driver is installed Make sure the output setting selected is correct Barcode scanner does not emit laser beam and does not seem to work Make sure the Barcode scanner device is enabled in HotTab utility Barcode Scan...

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