Dukane AirSlate AS1B User manual

AirSlate
Product AS1B
Bi-color Status LED
1. Lights red momentarily when tablet is turned
“on.” No light when battery is dead.
2. Remains red or turns red when batteries are low.
3. Blinks green when tablet is linked via Bluetooth
to the PC and pen is in storage slot or away from
the tablet.
4. Lights green when pen is in proximity to tablet.
5. Lights “off” when pen contacts active area.
Disconnect Button To Use when
Changing PC’s
If there is diffi culty detecting one or more slates,
disconnect
the slate from the PC by holding in
disconnect the slate from the PC by holding in disconnect
the silver button for 5 full seconds.
Off/On Switch
USB Bluetooth
Dongle for
Computer
Wireless Pen
with One AAA
Battery
Contents
1. Battery Installation
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2. Installation for Windows XP, Service Pack 2
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3. Operation with software, (Inking and annotation).
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4. Using Multiple Slates (up to 4) with same PC
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5. Adjusting the Slate
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6. Handwriting Recognition (PenSoft)
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7. Troubleshooting Tips
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8. Installation for Windows 2000 XP, Service Pack 1
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9. Bluetooth Adapter
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9. Bluetooth Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Bluetooth Adapter
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Fast Start User’s Guide
10. Appendix A, How to identify Windows version and service pack.
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Dukane AirSlate (AS1B)
Bluetooth Tablet
Bluetooth Wireless USB Dongle
(1) AAA Battery - Alkaline
(4) AA Batteries - Rechargeable
(1) USB Cable
(1) USB Extension Cable
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Electronic Pen and (2) extra pen tips
(2) Application Software CDs
Fast Start Installation Guide
Pen Tip Extraction Clip
Battery Charger (for AA)
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Items Included:

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Please read all instructions carefully before attempting to connect your Bluetooth Tablet.
TIP: Do Not connect 2 USB Bluetooth Dongles to 1 computer. This will result in a confl ict
and neither will work.
Section 1 – Battery Installation for Slate & Pen
1. Charge the AA batteries 24 hours prior to using or start with 2 fresh AA Alkaline batteries.
2. Batteries must be charged in pairs (up to 4 at a time).
3. Insert the two AA batteries into the underside battery compartment of the slate. The compartment is
accessed by moving the tab towards the center of the tablet. A “+” is located on the plastic inside the
compartment to show battery orientation.
4. Turn on the power switch. With the tablet facing up, the on/off switch is located in the upper right
hand corner. The red indicator lamp should light for a few seconds and then go “off”.
5. Place one AAA battery into the pen. The pen can
only
only
be used with a AAA alkaline type battery. The
“+” terminal of the battery is toward the tip of the pen.
Section 2 – Software Installation For Windows XP, Service Pack 2 Only:
(If other Windows Program Go to page 13 for Windows 2000 or Windows
XP Service Pack 1).
(To identify which Service Pack is installed, see Appendix A).
1. Install the Bluetooth USB dongle into an available USB port on the computer.
2. Insert the “Bluetooth Tablet” CD and click on the “Bluetooth Adapter Driver”. Follow the installation
procedure. Restart the PC if requested.
3. Next click on the “Bluetooth/USB Tablet Manager.” Follow the installation procedure.
4. After installing software, the Bluetooth icon in the tray by the clock should be white on blue background.
5. Install the “Free Notes & Offi ce Ink” software by clicking on the titles.
6.
Activating the Bluetooth connection.
Activating the Bluetooth connection.
6.1 Turn “On” the slate. Put pen in holder or keep it away from the slate.
6.2 Press and hold the “Disconnect/Unpairing button” for 5 seconds.
6.3 Go to the PC Start/Settings/Control Panel. Click on “Bluetooth Devices”
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Fast Start User Guide

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6.4 On the “Bluetooth Devices/Options” check all the boxes in “Discovery” and “Connections”
then click “OK.”
6.5 Go to the “Devices” tab. Click on “Add”.
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6.6 The “Add Bluetooth Device Wizard” window appears. Check box “ My device is set up and ready to
be found.” Then Click on “Next.”
6.7 Windows will now search for the Bluetooth device (the slate). The dialog window shown below
will be displayed when the Bluetooth device is found. Be sure the Slate is “on” and the Bluetooth
dongle is in the USB slot of the PC. Click on the “New Device” in the window, to highlight it and
then “Next.”

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6.8 Then select “Don’t use a passkey,” then click Next.
6.9 Figure 6 shows the complete Bluetooth Installation. Click Finish.
6.10 Windows will then display a dialogue of New hardware found, your new hardware is ready to use.
6.11 Remove the CD and insert the “Power Presenter RE2” CD and install the program.

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Section 3 – Operation of Slate
1. Turn Slate On using switch on top right side. This is
not
the button near the white slate area. The
not the button near the white slate area. The not
indicator LED should show a momentary red and then go out or switch to green slowly blinking at
3 second cycle rate.
2. After a few seconds, the slate should be found by the PC. This will cause the status
INDICTOR
LED
to blink green at the 3 sec. cycle rate. Be sure the pen is away from the slate or it is in the pen holder.
3. Take the pen and bring it to slate. When the Pen is above slate surface by about 0.5inch the green LED
is continuously on. When it touches the slate the green LED goes out.
4. Pen will now act as a cursor (mouse) control. Move cursor as desired and press pen to click on
applications.
5. Open inking software programs as desired. They are described in the following paragraphs.
Offi ce Ink Overview
Offi ce Ink is a tool that provides users annotation (inking) in applications that support image insertion,
such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Photoshop, CorelDraw, and others. It is able to embed
your handwriting and drawing into the document.
Offi ce Ink Pallet

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Free Notes Overview
Free Notes is a handwriting and drawing tool that gives users added fi le and background options. Free
Notes offers two modes, Letter Mode and Desktop Mode to meet your needs. In the Letter Mode you
can work with pen tools and select a background paper. In the Desktop Mode the PC desktop becomes
the background. The images will be saved as Fns/JPG.
Power Presenter RE2
Power Presenter RE2 software can be loaded from a separate CD. This program has inking along
with backgrounds and can annotate directly on PowerPoint slides. Images are stored as JPG fi les
in the desired folder. A short recorded sequence of annotation is also possible with recording and
playback controlled by “circle” and “triangle” buttons on the command bar.
Free Notes Palette
Power Presenter RE2
Tool Bar

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Power Presenter RE2 (continued)

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Easiteach
Load the Easiteach CD. This program contains the basic window and toolbars to annotate (ink) over any
application. The toolbar for inking and color selection are shown. A detailed operation guide is available
in the FILE/HELP menu. The “Starter Pack” of lessons and games is located in the “File/Open/Starter
Pack”.