HowayGIS T21 Series User manual

T21 Series GIS Handheld
Quick Start Guide
V1.0

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Table of Content
RND1. Introduction ............................................................................................................ 3
1.1. Features.................................................................................................................. 3
1.2. Keyboard ................................................................................................................ 3
1.3. LED Functions ......................................................................................................... 5
2. Getting Acquainted .................................................................................................... 6
2.1. Installing the TF card/SIM card/Battery ................................................................. 6
2.2. Charging.................................................................................................................. 7
2.3. Turning the collector on/off ................................................................................... 7
2.4. Synchronization Function....................................................................................... 7
2.5. Installing Applications .......................................................................................... 10
2.5.1. Installing Applications via ActiveSync or WMDC .............................................. 10
2.5.2. Directly Installing Applications ......................................................................... 11
2.6. GNSS status .......................................................................................................... 11
2.7. Camera ................................................................................................................. 12
2.8. U Disk Function..................................................................................................... 12
2.9. Headset Jack ......................................................................................................... 13
2.10. User Serial Port ................................................................................................. 13
2.11. Wireless Connection (Bluetooth/GPRS/WIFI) .................................................. 14
2.11.1. Standard Bluetooth....................................................................................... 14
2.11.2. Long Range Bluetooth (Optional) ................................................................. 14
2.11.3. Wi-Fi.............................................................................................................. 16
2.11.4. GPRS/3G Data connection ............................................................................ 16
3. Useful Functions....................................................................................................... 16
3.1. Screen response ................................................................................................... 16
3.2. Adjusting the backlight......................................................................................... 16
3.3. Removing programs ............................................................................................. 16
3.4. Auto power off* ................................................................................................... 17
3.5. Clean Boot ............................................................................................................ 17
3.6. PWConfig.............................................................................................................. 17
4. Accessories ............................................................................................................... 17

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4.1. Standard Accessories............................................................................................ 17
4.2. Optional Accessories ............................................................................................ 18
5. Environmental Specifications................................................................................... 18
6. Warranty Terms ....................................................................................................... 18
7. Contact information ................................................................................................. 19
8. Appendix – Product Safety Warnings....................................................................... 19

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1.Introduction
1.1. Features
The following section describes the general features of the T21 Handheld Controller.
Figure 1-1: General Diagram
1.2. Keyboard

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Some keys have two different silk screen colors. One is yellow, the other is white. “Fn” key is used
to switch the key’s function between the two colors. Yellow silk screen indicates the default
function. When the indicator in the center of the four arrow keys lighted, the function indicated
by white color is available.
Table 1-1. Keyboard Function
Key Sample image Silk screen
Color Function
Function keys
F1-F4
Yellow User definable keys to execute
chosen commands or access
chosen screens.
Alpha keys
a~z, A~Z …
Yellow To type letters. Yellow
characters.
Numeric keys
0~9 …
Yellow To type numbers. Yellow
characters.
Punctuation and
special characters
…
…
White
To type punctuation and special
characters.
Caps Lock
Yellow Switches between upper case
and lower case letters, and lock
the case status.
Backspace
Yellow Clears all entry at the beginning
of user input. Clears the last
character during user input.
Yellow symbol.
Del
White Deletes character at the cursor.
Esc
Yellow Leaves the current screen
without storing any changes.
Arrow keys
Yellow
Move the focus on the screen.
Volume adjust
White Increase or decrease the
volume
Backlight adjust
White
Increase or decrease the screen
brightness
Next Tab key
Yellow To advance the cursor to the
next tab stop.

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Previous Tab key
Yellow To advance the cursor to the
previous tab stop.
Home
Yellow Switches to the Windows CE7
Start Menu.
Camera Yellow Access the camera.
Alt
Yellow To change (alternate) the
function of other pressed keys.
Shift
Yellow Combine with an alpha key to
switch between upper case and
lower case letters.
Fn
White First press: switches the
functions to the white
characters indicated
Press again: switches the
functions aback to the yellow
characters indicated
Space Yellow Enters a blank.
Ctrl Yellow Combine with another key to
perform a special operation
Enter
Yellow Select the highlighted line and
leads to the next logical menu/
dialog.
Power key
Yellow If the T21X controller is already
off: Turns the field controller on
when held for 3~5s.
If the T21X controller is already
on: Turns to power off menu
when held for 3~5s.
1.3. LED Functions
Table 1-2, Charging LED Functions
Table 1-3, Key function indicator
Operation Power off Charging Fully of charged
LED Status Off Red light on Off
LED Status Off On
Function of the key Yellow silk screen indicated White silk screen indicated

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2. Getting Acquainted
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.
Figure 2-1: Opening the Back Cover
b) Insert the SIM card and TF card according to the instructions in the battery cabin.
Figure 2-2: Inserting the SIM Card
c) Insert the battery according the instructions on the battery label( Figure 2-3).
Figure 2-3: Inserting the Battery

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d) Close the back cover and turn the back cover screw to the lock position.
2.2. Charging
Open the cover at the bottom of the device, and charge with the DC adapter. Charging current
can reach 1.5A.
2.3. Turning the collector on/off
a) Make sure the battery has enough power, or connect the T21 to a DC adaptor.
b) Press power button for three (3) to five (5) seconds to turn on (until the boot screen
appears).
c) Press the power button for three (3) to five (5) seconds, and confirm to power off.
NOTE: If there are abnormal situations, such as the T21 does not operate normally, use the tip of
the stylus to press the reset key to restart the T21.
2.4. Synchronization Function
a) Make sure Windows Media Device Center (WMDC) has been already installed in PC,
formerly ActiveSync for Win-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 T21 to a PC with USB cable.
d) PC will search an appropriate driver for T21 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) Click Browse to check the files in the T21, and then transfer data between your PC and the
T21.
g) If WMDC doesn’t connect, follow the steps below to check its driver first.
i) Check whether a suitable driver of T21 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
h) 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.