MobileDemand xTablet T1400 User manual

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Read Me First Getting Started Troubleshooting Useful Information
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Read Me First Getting Started Troubleshooting Appendix Useful Information
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xTablet T1400 User Guide
Getting Started
Contents
Chapter 1: Getting Started 1
Unpacking 1
Description Of Parts 2
First-time Operation 5
Hot Swapping Batteries 6
Connecting to Power Supply 6
Turning On / Off 8
Chapter 2: Useful Information 10
CTRL-Alt-Delete Operation 10
Boot Menu 10
How to Enter BIOS 10
Battery Status LED's 11
HotTab Operation 11
Camera 13
HotTab Devices 15
HotTab Setting Menu 16
Auto Screen Rotate- Windows 10 Enable - Disable 18
Auto Screen Rotate- Windows 8.1 Enable - Disable 19
Auto Screen Rotate- Windows 7 Enable - Disable 20
Tech Tip - Windows 8.1 Password required on wake 24
Tech Tip - Windows 10 Password required on wake 25
High Resolution Screen Scaling 26
High Resolution Screen Scaling Win 10 27
High Resolution Screen Scaling Win 8.1 & WIn7 28
Changing screen resolution in Win 10 29
Changing screen resolution in Win 8.1 & Win 7 31
Setting up the Barcode Scanner 33
Setting up the RFID Reader 38
How to use the LTE Skylight Connection Mgr Software 44
How to install LTE SIM 48
Mechanical Drawings 54
Accessories 56
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 57
Troubleshooting (Basic) 57
Chapter 4: Safety Informaiton 60
Precaution on Battery Pack 60

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Read Me First Getting Started Troubleshooting Appendix Useful Information
General Product Safety 61
Handling and Maintenance 62
General Guideline 62
Cleaning Guideline 62
Touchscreen Guideline 62
Regulatory Safety Statements 63
Copyright 64
Contact information 64

xTablet T1400 Users Guide
Getting Started
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Congratulations on purchasing the xTablet T1400. The rugged design allows you to use it in
harsh outdoor environments.
This chapter tells you step by step how to get the 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:
 xTablet T1400 with Screen Protector  Standard, Long-Life, or Extra Long Life
Battery
 Power Adapter

Power Cord
 Capacitive Stylus and Tether  Briefcase Handle
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Description of Parts
Front: Right:
N
o
Item Description
1Front Camera 2 Megapixel Webcam
2LED Indicators: Show the current status
of the xTablet T1400
RF Green -
WiFi/BT/3G/GPS ON
No light - WiFi/
BT/3G/GPS are OFF
HDD Green - Hard drive
Activity
No light - Hard drive
Idling
Battery Orange – Charging in
progress
Green – Battery in use
Blinking Red – Battery
removed while tablet
ON
Solid Red - Low
Battery (<10%)
Not lit – Battery is fully
charged when AC
adapter is plugged in
Power Blue – Tablet is ON
No light – Tablet is
OFF
3Touch Screen Display and multi-touch
act as one of the inputs
4Fn1 Button Programmable function
key configured by
HotTab Utility. Default:
Web Browser
5Menu Button HotTab Quick Access
6Power Button Turns on/off tablet
No Item Description
7 I/O Cover Protects I/O ports
8 Micro HDMI HDMI output to
external HDMI display
9 LAN/RS232 Adapter port for a
LAN or RS232
connection with cable
10 USB 3.0 High speed USB port
connects to USB
devices, such as a
USB flash drive,
mouse, keyboard,
printer, etc.
11 Mic In/Line
Out
Headset or
headphone can be
connected
12 Power Jack DC-IN power input
jack
13 Micro SD
Card Reader
Memory card reader
port for Micro SD
Card
Side I/O:
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Front Buttons:
Front LED Indicators:
Docking Contacts:
Expansion Port:
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Rear Buttons Battery Lock:

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No Item Description
14 Kensington
Lock detail
Kensington Lock access.
15 Optional
Barcode
Barcode Imager for
reading 1D/2D barcodes.
16 Optional RFID RFID reader for reading of
13.56MHz RFID tags.
17 Rear Camera 5MP autofocus camera.
Captures images and
videos.
18 Camera Flash LED flash to for the
camera.
19 Expansion
Contacts
Connectivity to custom
modules (USB2.0 and
RS232 signals).
20 Fn2 Button Programmable function
key configured by HotTab
Utility. Default: camera
21 Volume
Buttons
Volume Control.
(+) increase volume,
(-) decrease volume.
22 Battery Lock Lock the battery in place
once battery is inserted.
Not spring-loaded.
23 Battery Latch Spring-loaded slider that
latches the battery in.
24 Stylus Holder Stylus holder with tether
slot.
25 LTE Module &
SIM card slot
Service window to insert
Micro SIM card. Also
provide access to LTE
Module.
26 Speakers Audio and audible alerts.
No Item Description
27 Docking
Contacts
Docking contacts for
office and vehicle
docks to provide
power and external
GPS antenna
Bottom:
Rear:
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First-time Operation
Inserting Battery Pack
To insert the included standard battery pack into the xTablet
T1400:
1. Disconnect any cords connected to the xTablet T1400.
2. Turn the xTablet T1400 over, back facing up.
3. Rotate the D-Rings so they are out of the way for the
battery to be removed.
4. Locate the Battery Lock and push it to the “Unlocked”
position.
5. Insert the battery on the connector-pins side first, and then
lower the battery into the battery compartment until you
hear the latch click.
6. Make sure the edges of the battery are flat against the
housing once fully inserted. Then move the D-rings back
into place
Removing the Battery Pack
1. Disconnect any cords connected to the computer.
2. Turn the xTablet T1400 over, back facing up.
3. Rotate the D-Rings so they are out of the way for the battery to be removed.
4. Locate the Battery Lock and push it to the “Unlocked” position.
5. Locate the Battery Latch that is spring-loaded. Pull back and hold.
6. Lift the battery out using the opening on side of battery compartment. Note if the hand
strap is attached you will need to rotate the D-rings out to remove the pack easily.
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Hot Swapping Batteries
The xTablet T1400 supports hot-swapping of batteries, meaning the tablet doesn’t need to be
powered off in order to replace the main battery. The xTablet T1400 has a backup battery inside
the tablet’s main battery compartment that is charged by the main battery. The backup battery
cannot be removed except in service, and needs to have adequate power for hot swapping of
main battery to be done without issue. When the backup battery is fully charged, it can sustain up
to 5 minutes of runtime, so battery swapping needs to complete in under 5 minutes.
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.
a. If you need to swap in this situation then shut down the tablet and then swap with a
fully charged battery which will then begin charging your backup battery.
Note: If you have used the xTablet T1400 for several hours and then put it to sleep for
several days, the main battery will be slowly depleted and may lose power all together.
If that happens, your unsaved work will be lost and date/time will need to be set when
power is restored.
3. If the Backup battery level is at “Medium” or “High”, continue to remove the main battery.
4. Insert a new fully charged removable battery into the battery compartment following the
instructions on page 9 of this manual.
5. Go to HotTab utility to check if Main battery level can be correctly read. If not, check if the
new battery is inserted properly.
6. If the Main battery level can be read, resume use the xTablet T1400.
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Connecting to Power Supply
The xTablet T1400 operates either on external AC power or internal battery power. It is
recommended to use AC power (for at least 6 hours) when you start up the xTablet T1400 for the
first time in order to fully charge the battery.
Caution
Use only the AC adapter included with your xTablet T1400. Using
other AC adapters may damage the xTablet T1400 and the
Battery.
Perform the following to connect the xTablet T1400 to AC Power:
1. On the side of the xTablet T1400, lift the I/O protective cover by pulling on the latch
2. Plug the DC cord of the AC adapter into the Power Jack of the xTablet T1400.
3. Plug the AC power cord into the AC adapter.
4. Finally, Plug the AC power cord into the electrical outlet.
When the AC Adapter is connected, the battery pack will start charging. The battery LED
indicator on the xTablet T1400 will show the different charging states. Please refer to the Battery
LED section of this document.
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Turning On / Off
Turning On
Press and hold the power switch for 5 seconds until the blue LED power indicator lights up.
Note:
 Do not press the power switch repeatedly.
 Do not perform the following operations until the hard drive 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
Turning Off Your Device
It is important to properly shut down your xTablet T1600 to avoid the loss of unsaved
data. To shut down your xTablet T1600, do the following:
On Windows 10
1. On the Start screen, tap the Windows
Logo in the bottom left corner of the
screen.
2. Tap Power > Shut down.
On Windows 8
1. On the Start screen, swipe in from the right
edge of the screen, then tap Settings.
2. Tap Power > Shut down.
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On Windows 7
Click Start ( ) > Shut down.
Wait for your xTablet T1600 to turn off power
completely before removing the power source
(if necessary).
Note:
 The computer will forcibly be turned off if the power switch is pressed and held for six
seconds or longer.
 Leaving the tablet in sleep for several days on low batteries could cause the T1400 to drain
all power in the main pack and backup battery which will turn off the tablet, losing unsaved
work and date/time settings.
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Chapter 3: Useful Information
CTRL-ALT-DELETE Operation
To produce a Ctrl-Alt-Delete press and hold both Volume Keys down at the same time.
Boot Menu
To boot from a USB stick for example, you have two options.
1. When powering on the tablet Press F7 using a regular keyboard.
2. When powering on the tablet Press the Fn1 key on the front of the tablet
How to Enter the BIOS
To enter the BIOS, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the tablet
2. Start pressing the Fn1 key repeatedly right away
3. Chose BIOS Menu from the Boot Options
4. Once in the BIOS use these keys to navigate the BIOS menu
a. Fn2 = ESCAPE
b. Home button and volume + = Right Arrow
c. Home button and volume - = Left Arrow
d. Volume + = Up Arrow
e. Volume - = Down Arrow
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Battery Status LED’s
Based on your battery level and if your tablet is in normal operation, sleeping or powered off
and charging, your LED lights will show like this.
Battery 100% Battery 11-99% Battery 0-10%
Tablet Plugged In, turned
OFF Green Orange Red
Tablet Plugged In, sleep Blinking Green Blinking Green Blinking Red
Tablet Plugged In, Running Green Orange Red
Tablet Unplugged, Turned
OFF none none none
Tablet Unplugged, sleep Blinking Green Blinking Green Blinking Red
Tablet Unplugged, Running none none Blinking Red
HotTab Operation
HotTab provides quick access to the tablet’s functions and features, such as turning on/off WiFi,
Bluetooth, GPS, programming function keys, and changing power management.
As Windows starts up, HotTab starts and runs in the background. To display the HotTab control
utility, press the (Menu) Button located on the front panel, OR launch the HotTab Utility
application.
(Menu) Button on the Front
Panel:
HotTab Utility Icon:
HotTab is designed to be a quick access utility, 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.
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Hot Tab Utility Interface
Shortcuts
The HotTab menu option allows users to configure short cuts to quickly access programs with a
few taps. The Shortcuts menu offers 8 empty slots. Shortcuts can be mapped to any executable
files (.exe) installed on the tablet.
Short Cut Menu: To store a new shortcut:
1. Tap on button of any 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. Tap on the button of any saved slot to remove
2. Shortcut will be removed, and once again show
“Empty” to indicate slot is empty.
Tap on the button will hide the HotTab Utility Menu.
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Camera
To activate the Camera App, the default is the front Fn1 Button. To change, use the setting
menu. This Hot-
Tab menu option
allows users take
a picture or record
a video. Before
use, make sure
the Camera is
turned on under
Devices menu
option. The
Camera user
interface will take
up the entire
screen as shown
below:
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Description of Camera User Interface Buttons:
You can get to these settings by selecting this icon from the HotTab menu.
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No Item Description
1 Camera Switch Switch between front and rear cameras.
2 Settings Available Settings:
 Picture Save: modify/inspect saved
location for pictures.
 Video Save Folder: modify/inspect saved
location for video recordings.
 Picture Quality: Picture compression
quality.
3 Flash Control
Disables LED Flash when taking picture.
LED will always flash.
LED will automatically flash in low light.
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 hides the HotTab Utility.
6 Picture/Video
Mode Switch Switches between picture taking and video
recording.
7 Shutter/Record
(automatically
switch base on
mode)
Camera Shutter Button. Tap to take picture.
Video Record Button. Tap to Start, and press
again to stop recording.
8 Open Saved
Location Opens the location where pictures and videos are
saved in a window.

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Device
This Hot-Tab menu option enables/disables xTablet T1400’s hardware functions:
Item Status Color Description
Orange Wi-Fi is enabled.
White Wi-Fi is disabled.
Orange WWAN (3G/4G) is enabled.
White WWAN (3G/4G) is disabled.
Orange GPS is enabled.
White GPS 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
be triggered manually thru Fn button.
White Barcode Reader is disabled.
Orange RFID Reader is enabled. Reading will occur
without trigger.
White RFID Reader is disabled.
Orange When clicked, the RFID Settings Dialog box will
come up
White No RFID settings dialog will not come up.
Orange Expansion Port 5V Power is enabled.

White Expansion Port 5V Power is disabled.
Orange External GPS antenna is used for GPS.
White Built-in GPS antenna is used for GPS.
Setting
This Hot-Tab menu option provides users information such as PC Information, Battery status,
and also device settings such as power management, and function key mappings.
PC and Battery
Information:
This section provides user PC and 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 battery level is intermediate,
but can be used for hot swapping
Low Backup battery level is low, and hot
swapping is not recommended.
Battery Charge Time:
The Battery Information also displays estimated
time needed to fully charge the main battery when
AC adapter is plugged in.
Battery Current Capacity:
This value displays the Battery Gauge Capacity
Value in Milli-Amp-Hours. As the battery ages, this
number will decrease.
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