HowayGIS T18 Series User manual

T18 Series GIS Handheld
Quick Start Guide
V1.0

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Table of Content
1. Appearance.................................................................................................................... 3
1.1. General diagram ..................................................................................................... 3
1.2. Keyboard ................................................................................................................ 3
1.3. LED.......................................................................................................................... 4
2. Operating Instructions ............................................................................................... 4
2.1. Installing the TF card/SIM card/Battery ................................................................. 4
2.2. Charging.................................................................................................................. 5
2.3. Turning the collector on/off ................................................................................... 5
2.4. Synchronization Function....................................................................................... 6
2.5. Installing Applications ............................................................................................ 9
2.5.1. Installing Applications via ActiveSync or WMDC ................................................ 9
2.5.2. Directly Installing Applications ......................................................................... 10
2.6. GNSS status .......................................................................................................... 10
2.7. Camera ................................................................................................................. 11
2.8. USB Mass Storage................................................................................................. 11
2.9. User Serial Port..................................................................................................... 12
2.10. Wireless Connection (Bluetooth/GPRS/WIFI) .................................................. 12
2.10.1. Standard Bluetooth....................................................................................... 12
2.10.2. Long Range Bluetooth(Optional) .................................................................. 13
2.10.3. Wi-Fi.............................................................................................................. 14
2.10.4. GPRS/3G Data connection ............................................................................ 14
3. Useful Functions....................................................................................................... 14
3.1. Screen response ................................................................................................... 14
3.2. Adjusting the backlight......................................................................................... 15
3.3. Removing programs ............................................................................................. 15
3.4. Auto power off* ................................................................................................... 15
3.5. Clean Boot ............................................................................................................ 15
3.6. PWConfig.............................................................................................................. 15
4. Accessories ............................................................................................................... 16
4.1. Standard Accessories............................................................................................ 16

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4.2. Optional Accessories ............................................................................................ 17
5. Environmental Specifications................................................................................... 17
6. Warranty Terms ....................................................................................................... 17
7. Contact information ................................................................................................. 18
8. Appendix– Product Safety Warnings ....................................................................... 18

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1.Appearance
1.1. General diagram
1.2. Keyboard
The yellow section are the system defaults, and the functions of the 4 hotkeys are below:
F1: Start menu.
F2: Off.
F3: Camera.
F4: System main interface.

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The other keyboard operation:
1.3. LED
Operation Power off Screen off Charging Full of charge Using
Light Status Off Blue light on Red light on Off Off
2. Operating Instructions
2.1. Installing the TF card/SIM card/Battery
a) Turn the back cover screw to the open position according to the instructions on a label in
the box and take off the back cover.
b) Insert the SIM card and TF card according to the instructions in the battery cabin.
System Default
System defaults to the digital input method
,
.
Press↑（shift）
Lowercase letters
Switch between / and -
*
#
Press↑(shift) again, it will be digital input method
Press Caps
Capital letters
Switch between / and -
*
#
Press the Caps button again for lowercase letters

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c) Insert the battery according the instructions on the battery label.
d) Close the back cover and turn the back cover screw to the lock position.
2.2. Charging
a) DC adapter: Open the DC IN cover on the right side, and charge with a specialized DC
adapter. Charging current can reach 2A.
b) USB cable: A USB cable can also be used to charge the device, and current is limited to
500mA.
2.3. Turning the collector on/off
a) Make sure the battery has enough power, or connect the T18toa DC adaptor.
b) Press power button for 3~5 seconds to turn on (until the boot screen appears).
c) Press the power button for 3~5 seconds, and confirm to power off.
NOTE: If there are abnormal situations, such as the T18 cannot operate normally, use the tip of

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the stylus to press the reset key to restart the T18.
2.4. Synchronization Function
a) Make sure Windows Media Device Center (WMDC) has been already installed in PC,
formerly activesync for Windows XP. If not, please download from this link below and install
it.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=3182
b) Choose ‘Enable advanced network functionality’ by clicking Setting->Connections->USB to
PC.
c) Connect T18 to a PC with USB cable.
d) PC will search an appropriate driver for T18 and install automatically. A similar device will be
shown in Device Manager
e) The icon will appear in the tool bar of PC then ActiveSync/WMDC will launch as follows,

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f) If WMDC doesn’t connect, follow the steps below to check its driver first.
i) Check whether a suitable driver of T18 has been installed or not by PC Device
Manger. If not, unrecognized device will be present in ‘Device Manager’
ii) Click on the ‘unrecognized device’，choose ‘update driver software’，then click ‘Let
me pick from a list of device drivers……’ on the Dialog box.
iii) Choose ‘Network adapter’ as the figures shows,

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iv) Choose ‘Remote NDIS Compatible Device’ , click Next as below,
v) The driver will be installed successfully. A RNDIS device like below figure will be
shown in PC Device Manger
g) If the above RNDIS device has been already shown in Device Manager, WMDC doesn’t
launch successfully yet, especially for Win10 operating system. Please run a utility called
“HWSyncTools.exe” provided by vendor.
HWSyncTools_NoL
ogo.exe

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h) If WMDC connection is instability, please turn off firewall of PC. If you don’t want to turn off
the firewall, please set the firewall configuration according to the document “T18 RNDIS
Firewall Settings”. This document can be get from your vendor.
2.5. Installing Applications
2.5.1. Installing Applications via ActiveSync or WMDC
a) Make sure T18 is connected with your PC via ActiveSync or WMDC.
b) Click the installation file on your PC to start the installation of an application.
c) Select an installation directory in the T18（‘Flash Storage’ is suggested）, Click ‘install’.

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NOTE: We suggest installing the application in ‘Flash Storage’, and saving your data to a TF card.
2.5.2. Directly Installing Applications
If the installation file is compatible on mobile devices, copy the file into the T18 and click to
directly start the installation.
2.6. GNSS status
a) Go to \My Device\GNSSViewer and run GNSSViewer.exe or go to Start menu and find the
shortcut of ‘GNSSViewer’
b) T18 supports COM3 as a GNSS port and its Baud Rate is 9600.
c) Click ‘OK ’

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2.7. Camera
a) Select ‘Start->Picture & Video’, select ‘Camera’ or the ‘camera’ key icon to take photos.
b) Press the camera key(F3) to take photos.
c) Click screen and select ‘OK’ to exit.
2.8. USB Mass Storage
a) Insert a TF card to TF card slot of the device
b) Choose ‘Disk Driver’ from ‘Start->Settings->System->USB to PC’

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c) Plug a USB cable to connect the device and PC
d) PC will search an appropriate driver and automatically install it. Then there is a new device
called “USB mass storage device” in PC Device Manager
e) A new drive shows in PC Disk Volume
2.9. User Serial Port
The user serial port is COM2. Transfer data between T18 and other devices using a DB9 serial
Cable.
NOTE: This user serial port is at the bottom of T18.
2.10. Wireless Connection (Bluetooth/GPRS/WIFI)
2.10.1. Standard Bluetooth
a) Select ‘Start->Settings->Connections->Wireless Management’, click the icon to activate the
Bluetooth device.
b) Select ‘Start-> Settings-> Bluetooth’, click ‘Add new device…’. Follow the tips shown on the
screen to finish the operation of pairing the other BT Device.
NOTE: The standard Bluetooth virtual ports are COM7 and COM9.

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2.10.2. Long Range Bluetooth(Optional)
a) Select ‘Start->Settings->System->’, click ‘BT Manage’
b) Chose the module of ‘DirectConn’, and press ‘Power On’.
c) Click ’Search BT’ to start searching for BT devices.
d) After all BT devices have been found, select a device.
e) Click ‘Connect’ to pair with a BT device of your choice. Your screen will display “Connect the
BT device successfully” after BT pairs successfully.
f) Click ‘Console’ to check the status of Bluetooth, as shown below.
g) Click ‘Setup’ to setup this Bluetooth, as shown below.

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h) The default baud rate is 38400.
i) The ‘PIN’ code refers to the pairing PIN code of the BT device which T18 wants to pair with.
j) If you check ‘Auto Conn’, T18 will automatically connect to the last pairing BT device when
powered up.
NOTE: Long Range Bluetooth port is COM2 which is the same as user serial port. If Long Range
Bluetooth has been used, user serial port is disabled.
2.10.3. Wi-Fi
a) Select ‘Start->Settings->Connections->Wi-Fi’.
b) Click ‘Search for Networks’, select a network listed. Follow the installation guide to input a
password and confirm connection to Wi-Fi.
2.10.4. GPRS/3G Data connection
a) Make sure there’s a SIM card in the T18.
b) Select ‘Start->Settings->Connections->Connections’.
c) Click ‘Add a new modem connection’.
d) Input connection name, select ‘Cellular Line (GPRS)’, click ‘Next’.
e) Input ‘Access point name’, click ‘Next’.
f) Click ‘Finish’ and add new connection successfully.
g) Click ‘Manage existing connections’.
h) Click and hold on “new connection” and select ‘Connect’.
i) If there is the identifier on the signal icon in the top right corner, this indicates a successful
connection.
3. Useful Functions
3.1. Screen response
Select ‘
Start-> Settings->System->Screen ‘ , click the ‘ A lign Screen‘ icon and follow the guide to

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align the screen.
3.2. Adjusting the backlight
Select ‘
St ar t-> Settings->System->Backlight' to adjust backlight according to the guide.
3.3. Removing programs
Select ‘
St ar t-> Settings->System->Remove Programs ‘ , select the programs you wish to remove in
the list and click ‘
OK ‘ to remove.
3.4. Auto power off*
(*NOTE: The device does not support the Auto power off function, instead use Go-to-sleep
mode.)
Select ‘Start-> Settings-> System-> Power-> Advanced’, set the power off time in different
conditions. Backlight will be off according to selected settings.
3.5. Clean Boot
Select ’Start-> Settings-> System-> Clean Boot’, to restore factory default settings according to the
guide.
NOTE: The password is ‘1234’. Restoring factory settings will clear the system configuration,
please be cautious.
3.6. PW Config
Select ‘Start-> Settings-> System->pwconfig’.
NOTE: While on “Sleep” mode, the device will go to hibernate.

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4. Accessories
4.1. Standard Accessories
Item Name Description Quantity
1 DC Adapter 220V/DC5V/2A 1
2 USB cable USB to B-TYPE USB cable 1
3 Serial cable DB9 serial cable 1
4 Li-ion Battery 3.7V/6500mAh 1
5 Strap Black, 180*12mm 1
6 Stylus Black, 127mm 1
7 Screen protection film 57*76mm, 3H & Screen Microfiber Cloth 2
8 User guide Digital version 1

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4.2. Optional Accessories
5. Environmental Specifications
a) Operating temperature: -20℃~~60℃
b) Storage temperature: -30℃~~70℃
c) Drop: 1.5m drop tested on all surfaces
d) Casing: Dustproof and resistant to heavy wind driven rain per IP65 standard
e) Humidity: 5% ~ 95% (non-condensing)
6. Warranty Terms
HowayGIST18 Series are guaranteed against defective material and workmanship under normal
use and application consistent with this Guide. The equipment is guaranteed for the period
indicated, on the warranty card accompanying the product, starting from the date that the
product is sold to the original purchaser by HowayGIS’ Authorized Dealers.
During the warranty period, HowayGIS will, at its option, repair or replace this product at no
additional charge. Repair parts and replacement products will be furnished on an exchange basis
and will be either reconditioned or new. This limited warranty does not include service to repair
damage to the product resulting from an accident, disaster, misuses, abuse or modification of the
product.
Warranty service may be obtained from an authorized HowayGIS warranty service dealer. If this
product is delivered by mail, purchaser agrees to insure the product or assume the risk of loss or
damage in transit, to prepay shipping charges to the warranty service location and to use the
original shipping container or equivalent. A letter should accompany the package furnishing a
description of the problem and/ or defect.
The purchaser’s sole remedy shall be replacement as provided above. In no event shall HowayGIS
Item Name Description Quantity
1 TF card Memory Capacity: 8G 1
2 External battery
charger
5V/2A 1
3 Mounting bracket and
Pole (Claw) Clamp HW-02 1
4 External GNSS antenna TNC Connector 1
5 External antenna cable Fischer to TNC cable 1
6 Centering rod Centering rod 1

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be liable for any damages or other claim including any claim for lost profits, lost savings or other
incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, the product.
NOTE: Please use the original factory parts.
7. Contact information
HowayGIS Infotech Co, Shanghai, China
Address: Room 230, Focus Building, Lane No.1985,Chunshen Road, Minhang District, Shanghai
201102 China
Telephone: ~86-21-56383139
Email: [e-mail]
8. Appendix– Product Safety Warnings
Safety and compliance information
• Use responsibly –Read all instructions and safety information before use to avoid injury.
Battery safety
• Charge battery only in temperature ranging from 32 to 140 (0 to 50 )℉℉℃℃
• CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same
or equivalent type of battery recommended by the manufacturer.
• The maximum operating ambient temperature of the switching power supply declared by
the manufacturer is 50 .℃
• Dispose of used batteries according to battery manufacturer’s instructions.
Wi-Fi safety
• Turn Wi-Fi off in areas where Wi-Fi use is prohibited or when it may cause interference or
danger, such as in airplanes while flying.
Care and maintenance
T18 is an electronic product and should be treated with care.to reduce the risk of fire, electronic
shock, or product damage take the following advice:
• Do not expose this device to rain, moisture, or any type of liquid that corrodes electronic
circuits. If your device gets wet, immediately turn the power off. Allow the device to dry
completely before using it again.
• Clean the display with a soft cloth, and be careful not to wipe the display with anything
abrasive.
• Do not expose your device to extreme heat (60 ) or cold (℃-20 ). For example, do not leave℃
it in the trunk of your car in high heat conditions.
• Do not attempt to open the device other than as instructed in this manual.
• Rough handling can break internal circuitry.
• Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or strong detergents to clean the device.
• Use only the recommended accessories.

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CAUTION!
CONNECTIONTOA USBINTERFACEMUST BE LIMITEDTO
USB2.0VERSIONOR HIGH E R
CONNECTIONTO “POWERUSE” MODEISPROHIBITED.