TAG GD3015, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual TAG GD3015 Semi Rugged Tablet PC ...

Page 2: ...e reproduced copied translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of TAG Global Systems LLC Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However TAG Global Systems LLC assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringements of the rights of third parties which may result from its use Acknowledgements All other prod...

Page 3: ...o the antenna shall not be less than 20cm 8inches during normal operation 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 radiate radio frequency energy If thi...

Page 4: ... do not use the AC adapter while it is inside a carrying case Use only the AC adapter power cord and batteries that are approved for use with this TAG GD3015 Use of another type of battery or AC adapter may cause risk of fire or explosion If you use an extension cable with the AC adapter ensure that the total ampere rating of the products plugged in to the extension cable does not exceed the amper...

Page 5: ...egulations Keep away from children Do not disassemble and do not dispose of in a fire Battery Charge Notice It is important to consider the environment temperature whenever you are charging the Lithium Ion battery pack The process is more efficient at normal room temperature or slightly cooler It is essential that you charge batteries within the stated range of 0 C to 40 C Charging batteries outsi...

Page 6: ...SIM 10 2 6 Installing an MSR optional 11 2 7 Installing a Scanner optional 12 Chapter 3 Making Connections 13 3 1 Connecting the Power 14 3 2 Connecting to a Monitor 14 3 3 Connecting USB Devices 15 3 4 Connecting Headphones 15 3 5 Connecting a Microphone 15 Chapter 4 Turning On 16 4 1 Controlling the TAG GD3015 17 4 1 1 Using the Touch Screen 17 4 1 2 Using the Tap Function 17 4 1 3 Calibrating t...

Page 7: ...dvanced Settings 30 6 1 Checking Battery Status 31 6 2 Maintenance 32 6 2 1 Maintaining the Battery 32 6 2 2 Maintaining the LCD Display 32 6 2 3 Cleaning the TAG GD3015 32 Appendix A Specifications 33 A 1 Specifications 34 A 2 Optional Accessories 35 A 2 1 External Battery 35 A 2 2 Tablet PC Docking 36 A 2 3 Adjustable Stand 38 A 2 4 Handstrap and Shoulder Strap 40 A 2 5 Vesa Mount 42 vii TAG GD3...

Page 8: ...Chapter 1 1Rugged and Ready to Go 1 CHAPTER ONE TAG GD3015 Edition 1 February 2013 ...

Page 9: ... the product Note Denotes information that must be observed Failure to do so may result in personal harm or damage to the product 1 2 Product Features Rugged design High performance Intel Atom processor Built in WLAN Bluetooth GPS WWAN functions IP54 sealing built to withstand a 4 ft drop 10 4 ƵŶůŝŐŚƚ ŽƉƚŝŽŶ y d d I O ports for expansion Long battery life 1 3 Package Contents Ensure all the follow...

Page 10: ...ttery Handstrap Shoulderstrap Vesa Mount 1 5 Optional Modules 1D 2D barcode scanner MSR 1 2 3 track card reader RFID 13 56M WWAN GPRS 3G 3 5G GPS module 2M 5M camera module 1 6 Exploring the TAG GD3015 1 6 1 Front View TAG GD3015 Edition 1 February 2013 ...

Page 11: ...S1 Brightness button Functions as a barcode switch key when a barcode scanner is connected otherwise can be assigned as a function key F4 When mode is enabled press to decrease brightness 6 S2 Brightness button Can be assigned as a function key F5 When mode is enabled press to increase brightness 7 Rubber bumper indents Lock the rubber bumpers 8 Touch sensitive display 9 Speakers 10 Function keys ...

Page 12: ...nectors 2 WWAN module 3 External battery contacts 4 Right compartment Contains connectors for MSR and RFID 5 mSATA door 6 External battery lock 1 6 3 Right View No Component 1 Microphone jack 2 Headphone jack 3 VGA port 4 Serial port 1 6 4 Left View No Component 1 Power button 2 USB ports 2 3 SD card slot 4 DC in jack ...

Page 13: ...6 TAG GD3015 Edition 1 February 2013 1 6 5 Bottom View No Component 1 Docking connector ...

Page 14: ...7 TAG GD3015 Edition 1 February 2013 Chapter 2 1Getting Started CHAPTER TWO ...

Page 15: ... bumpers are aligned and locked on the indents 2 2 Removing the Rubber Bumpers From the rear of the tablet PC remove the rubber bumpers 2 3 Inserting a Memory Card You can insert an SD card to store data which needs to be later transferred to another machine or to simply expand the storage capacity of the TAG GD3015 1 Open the SD card compartment cover 2 Insert the SD card with the metal contacts ...

Page 16: ...ruary 2013 3 Close the memory card compartment cover 2 4 Removing a Memory Card 1 Open the SD card compartment cover 2 Press the SD card inwards to eject it from the slot 3 Remove the card and close the SD card compartment cover ...

Page 17: ...bruary 2013 2 5 Installing a SIM 1 Make sure the system is turned off Unscrew the WWAN module door 2 Push and Open the SIM card cover 3 Put the SIM card into the slot with the metallic part facing down until it clicks into place ...

Page 18: ...cover 5 Screw the WWAN module door 2 6 Installing an MSR optional 1 Make sure the system is turned off 2 Unscrew the right compartment cover to remove 3 Attach the MSR connector to the connectors inside the compartment 4 Screw to secure the MSR module onto the tablet PC TAG GD3015 User Manual ...

Page 19: ...canner connector to the connector inside the compartment 5 Screw to secure the scanner module onto the tablet PC The 1D or 2D barcode scanner module comes with a 2M CCD camera 1 Make sure the system is turned off 2 Unscrew the left compartment cover 2 7 Installing a Scanner optional ...

Page 20: ...13 TAG GD3015 Edition 1 February 2013 Chapter 3 1Making Connections CHAPTER THREE ...

Page 21: ...urs when a second battery is installed Condition The operation time is based on the LCD backlight at 50 and the average utilization of the system under 10 3 2 Connecting to a Monitor You can connect the TAG GD3015 to an external monitor for enhanced viewing Connect one end of a VGA cable to the VGA port on the right side of the TAG GD3015 Connect the other end to the VGA port on the monitor TAG GD...

Page 22: ...ts on the left side of the TAG GD3015 3 4 Connecting Headphones You can connect a pair of headphones using the headphone jack on the right side of the TAG GD3015 3 5 Connecting a Microphone The TAG GD3015 features a built in microphone but you can still connect an external microphone if needed Connect the microphone to the microphone jack on the right side of the TAG GD3015 as shown ...

Page 23: ...16 Chapter 4 Turning On CHAPTER FOUR TAG GD3015 Edition 1 February 2013 ...

Page 24: ...n you tap on the screen with the a pen or stylus it emulates click functions of a regular mouse To emulate a left click single tap the screen once To emulate a right click tap and hold the screen To emulate a double click tap the screen twice 4 1 3 Calibrating the Touch Screen To calibrate the touch screen tap Start All Programs PenMount Windows Universal Driver Utility PenMount Control Panel to o...

Page 25: ...ints Standard Calibration Advanced Calibration select this option to use 4 9 16 or 25 points to calibrate the screen Check Plot calibration data to enable touch panel linearity comparison graph The blue lines show linearity before calibration and black lines show linearity after calibration 3 Touch the points as displayed onscreen using the pen ...

Page 26: ...Enter key S1 When mode is enabled press to decrease brightness setting When mode is disabled functions as the F4 key press to access your favorite program S2 When mode is enabled press to increase brightness setting When mode is disabled press to call up barcode function if available 4 1 5 Using the On Screen Keyboard Press to bring up the on screen keyboard Use your finger to tap and enter letter...

Page 27: ... to assign a program shortcut to The function button screen appears 2 Tap to locate the program on the hard drive 3 To remove a configured program tap 4 Tap OK to save all new settings Once you have assigned a function to one of the buttons you can change it at a later date by tapping on the Mode icon on the system tray Select Function Key Setting from the menu and follow the procedure described a...

Page 28: ...etting tŚĞŶ ŵŽĚĞ ŝƐ ĚŝƐĂďůĞĚ ϭ ĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ϰ ŬĞLJ ǁŚŝůĞ Ϯ ĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ϱ ŬĞLJ Ĩ Ă ďĂƌĐŽĚĞ ƐĐĂŶŶĞƌ ŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚ Ϯ ĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĂƌĐŽĚĞ ƐǁŝƚĐŚ ŬĞLJ 4 1 8 Adjusting Screen Brightness 1 Ensure mode is enabled Ϯ WƌĞƐƐ ϭ ƚŽ ĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞ ďƌŝŐŚƚŶĞƐƐ Žƌ Ϯ ƚŽ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ďƌŝŐŚƚŶĞƐƐ 4 1 9 Adjusting the Volume 1 Tap the Volume icon on the system tray 2 Move the slide to adjust volume ...

Page 29: ...22 TAG GD3015 Edition 1 February 2013 CHAPTER FIVE Chapter 5 Wireless Connections ...

Page 30: ...d receive signals to a WiFi network then synchronize files A wireless network can be added either when the network is detected or by manually entering settings information Before doing these steps determine if authentication information is needed 1 Right click the wireless connection icon in the notification area 2 Select one of the wireless connections and click Connect 3 You are prompted to ente...

Page 31: ...the notification area shows a connected status whenever a wireless connection is present 5 2 Bluetooth Connections The TAG GD3015 comes with built in Bluetooth functionality that allows you to connect and communicate with other Bluetooth enabled devices 5 2 1 Setting Up Bluetooth Follow these instructions to set up a Bluetooth connection 1 In notification area tap Bluetooth logo and select Add a D...

Page 32: ... February 2013 2 Select Bluetooth device and tap Next to add Bluetooth device 3 Select Next for both TAG GD3015 and the blue tooth device after passkey is confirmed 4 The Bluetooth device is successfully added into TAG GD3015 ...

Page 33: ...vent unauthorized access to your TAG GD3015 5 3 3G Module Connection optional GPRS function is optional with the TAG GD3015 It allows you to make 3G connection to the ŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ĞĞ Η ŶƐƚĂůůŝŶŐ Ă ϯ DŽĚƵůĞ ŽƉƚŝŽŶĂůͿ ŽŶ ƉĂŐĞ ϭϭ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ Before setting up GPRS obtain the access point AP from your SIM ĐĂƌĚ Ɛ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ Note ...

Page 34: ...A Wireless Ethernet Adapter 3 Check APN Name then enter the access point name of your network service provider ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ Ŷ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĂƐĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ W ŶĂŵĞ 4 Tap Connect 5 When connected signal strength is shown on the lower left corner of the Connection Manager window Note To avoid damage to the SIM card insert the SIM card before you turn the power on and remove the SIM card after you turn th...

Page 35: ...D3015 It allows you to view your GPS positions The following illustration demonstrates how the GPS viewer operates 1 In windows tap Start All Programs u blox u center u center to access GPS software u center 2 In u center tap Receiver Port COM4 3 Make sure Baudrate is select to 9600 Receiver Baudrate х ϵ ϲϬϬ ...

Page 36: ...29 TAG GD3015 Edition 1 February 2013 4 When satellites are detected their positions are shown on the map ...

Page 37: ...30 TAG GD3015 Edition 1 February 2013 Chapter 6 Advanced Settings CHAPTER SIX ...

Page 38: ...t run out of power at a critical moment Double tap on the Power icon on the system tray to view detailed information The battery screen appears Balanced Automatically balanced performance with energy consumption WŽǁĞƌ ƐĂǀĞƌ ĂǀĞƐ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ďLJ ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ d ϯϬϭϱ Ɛ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ 1 battery indicates the status of the internal battery 2 battery indicates the status of the external battery See džƚĞƌŶĂů ĂƚƚĞƌ...

Page 39: ...ries according to local regulations 6 2 2 Maintaining the LCD Display Do not scratch the surface of the screen with any hard objects Do not spray liquid directly on the screen or allow excess liquid to drip down inside the device Do not place anything such as food and drink on the screen at any time to prevent damage to the screen Clean the LCD display only with a soft cloth dampened with denature...

Page 40: ...33 Appendix A Specifications APPENDIX A TAG GD3015 Edition 1 February 2013 ...

Page 41: ... 1900mA 3S1P Hot Swap 2nd battery External battery 3S2P 11 1V 5000 mAh Power Adapter AC Adapter AC 100V 240V 50 60Hz 19V 3 42A 65W Auto Sensing Switching worldwide power supply I O Port USB 2 0 x 2 Serial port RS 232 x 1 VGA port x 1 Audio in jack x 1 Audio out Jack x 1 Internal mono microphone x 1 DC in x 1 Docking port SIM slot with WWAN option Audio Output 1 watt speaker x 2 Expansion Port SD m...

Page 42: ... X Static off System ON Battery 30 ON Off Battery charging Orange LED light 2 sec dark 2 sec ON Static off Battery charge full ON X off On Battery Low 30 ON X off Blinking Battery Low 10 Orange LED light 0 2 sec dark 0 8 sec A 2 Optional Accessories A 2 1 External Battery You can use an external battery to extend the power of your tablet PC Battery specification 5000mAh 11 1V TAG GD3015 Edition 1 ...

Page 43: ... in place D A 2 1 2 Removing the External Battery Repeat the above steps in reverse order to remove the battery A 2 2 Tablet PC Docking You can use the docking stand to dock the tablet PC when you are at your home or on your office desk When docked you can charge both the internal and external batteries or transfer data from your tablet PC to another PC Attach the TAG GD3015 to the docking stand a...

Page 44: ... the tablet PC Note A 2 2 1 Docking Connectors See below for the rear view of the docking and a description of all ports and connectors No Component Function 1 LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 cable to access LAN connection 2 Serial Port Connect a serial cable to connect to another PC 3 USB Ports Connect USB connectors to transfer data 4 DC IN Connect the AC adapter to charge the battery ...

Page 45: ... Model Number 50 0229 001R External I O Interfaces One LAN port One RS 232 Two USB 2 0 Host Connectors One DC in Power Adapter AC 100V 240V 50 60Hz 19V 3 42A 65W Physical Size 230 x 154 x 252 mm Environment Operating Temperature 10 C to 50 C Storage Temperature 20 C to 60 C Operating Humidity 10 95 Certification CE FCC A 2 3 Adjustable Stand You can use the adjustable stand to provide desk support...

Page 46: ...ruary 2013 A 2 3 1 Attaching the Adjustable Stand 1 Fasten four screws to attach the two stand brackets to your Tablet PC 2 Fasten the four screws to attach the stand to the brackets 3 Pull to adjust the stand to desirable angle ...

Page 47: ... use the supplied handstrap and shoulder strap separately or together to carry the TAG GD3015 when you are outside your home or office When using the handstrap and shoulder strap separately Attach the handstrap to the rear of your tablet PC using the four short screws Ensure the straps and the flap are securely attached The handstrap makes it easy to carry the device on one hand ...

Page 48: ...ach the shoulder strap to the rear of your tablet PC using two screws as shown When using the handstrap and shoulder strap together Attach the handstrap to the rear of your tablet PC using the four screws Then hook the shoulder strap as shown ...

Page 49: ...42 TAG GD3015 Edition 1 February 2013 A 2 5 Vesa Mount Vesa mount can be used with a variety of alternate mounting solutions such as wall mounts Install the vesa mount by screwing on the screws as shown ...

Page 50: ...All product specifications are subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permission of the publisher All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies TAG GLOBAL SYSTEMS LLC 2013 ...