Sony FY18 User manual

Professional Tablets
User Manual - 2019
Document version 1.0
Overview
Thank you for purchasing these products. These tablets are designed for professional use. They have
professional functions such as Pro mode, Android Management, and IP control. Furthermore, by using optional
software, you can add additional convenient features. Before operating the tablet for the first time, please read
this manual thoroughly.

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Table of Contents
1. Tablet reference table ............................................................ 3
2. Connection information.......................................................... 3
3. About firmware & applications............................................... 4
4. About controls ........................................................................ 5
5. Standby modes ....................................................................... 5
6. Physical button & status bar activation .................................. 5
7. factory reset ........................................................................... 6
8. Landscape and Portrait Mode................................................. 7
9. Configure time and use timer ................................................. 7
10. Network configurations .......................................................... 9
11. Developer options ................................................................ 11
12. Configure LEDs on tablet....................................................... 13
13. Install an Android App Into tablet......................................... 14

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1. Tablet reference table
Generation
Model name
Platform version
latest firmware
FY18 & FY19
TEB-7DSQPM
TEB-10DSQPL
TEB-15DSKP
TEB-22DSK
Android Version 5
Android Version 5
Android Version 6
Android Version 6
July firmware
FY19
TEB-10SLB
Android Version 6
July firmware
2. Connection information
All the FY18 & FY19 tablets models are delivered with the following connections:
Terminals
Number
Description
RJ45 port
1 (+2 RJ45 for communication)
Ethernet connection can be
PoE for the Tablets 7 to 15 inch
USB port
1 (2 for 15 and 22inch)
Used for firmware update, app
installation content reading
I/O port
1
Not used
Mini HDMI port
1
Not used
Micro USB
1
For internal debug (in IP by
default) or firmware upgrade
by PC
Microphone
1
Not used
Audio out
2
2x 3W speakers
RFID/NFC input (with
accessories)
3
For tablets 10" and 15", two in
the sides and one in the
bottom.
TEB-7DSQPM Back & bottom design TEB-10DSQPL Back &bottom design TEB-10SLB Back &bottom design
TEB-15DSKP Back and bottom design TEB-22DSK Back and bottom design

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3. About firmware & applications
When installing a tablet, it is recommended to check and update the device in the latest version of
firmware. First, go to home>settings>about device, the name of the device and the version of firmware
is shown in the upper right side.
a) Update firmware using USB stick: go to home>settings>about device
b) Update firmware using USB drive
Download the update.zip (please contact Sony to get it) file and copy it to the root of a USB
stick (if you open your USB stick, you must find the update.zip file directly and if you open
the file, you must find files like boot.img, system etc.).
Place the USB stick in the USB port of the device. In settings>about device go to system
update and click on "Check now" even if the tablet Is saying "Your system Is up to date".
USB request:
200MB or more
USB format:
FAT32

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4. About controls
Control of the tablets can be done directly using the Android interface, touch screens and physical
buttons on the tablets. The rest of the controls can be managed remotely, for example via API for the
control of the LEDs and using Android (java) language for the rest of the usage. Controls are
dependent on Android platform access.
5. Standby modes
Standby mode on Tablets are disabled by default from the factory. A standby mode can only be started
manually via the buttons on the tablet. As the tablets are connected by PoE and based on Android,
there is no technical way to power it on remotely (only if power it cuts into the tablet).
a) Standby mode button
You can use the button on the button left side of the tablet, if you want to switch the tablet on again,
you will have to switch the small button to ON.
b) Remote screen saver mode
Remote standby is not possible on this Android device, to save power you can perform a screen off
command. The command to send a screen off instruction to the device and disable touch activity is
found here:
Https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/PowerManager.html
6. Physical button & status bar activation
All the tablets have physical buttons that can be used when moving around the tablet interface.
The physical buttons are:
•Back button
•Arrow up and down
•Volume (+) and (-)
This button can be disabled using the tablet settings > physical Button Manager.
Back
Button
Arrow up
and down
Volume (+)
and (-)

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7. factory reset
Soft reset of the tablet can be done from the Android interface.
1. Go to settings> Backup & reset
2. Select reset and remove data, the device will reset all the data and go back to default settings

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8. Landscape and Portrait Mode
All the tablets are capable of landscape and portrait mode. This can be adjusted in settings>display
where you can lock the orientation by selecting "stay in current orientation". The option by default is
"rotate the contents of the screen" which allow apps to pushing their configuration preference.
9. Configure time and use timer
This section explains how the tablet's clock works and how to configure time and use the In-built
professional timer.
Go to settings>date & time, the features available under this menu are:
•Automatic date & time: use automatically network provided time
•Automatic time zone: Use automatically network provided time zone
•NTP Server: Configure by IP or name you NTP server
•Set date: set manually date
•Set time: set manually time
•Select time zone: set manually your time zone
•Use 24h format: you can choose 12 or 24 hour clocks
If in your date & time menu, NTP clock synchronization is not available or if you want to schedule

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the NTP synchronization, y ou can use an external app such as clocksync.
Go into the tablet menu>apk installer and install the apk clocksync.apk
1. Open the application clocksync and go to settings
2. Configure NTP server and activate automatic NTP synchronization

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10. Network configurations
This section explains all the settings available in the network configuration of the tablets.
First go to Settings>Wireless & Network section. You will see WIFI option and if you click on more you
will see the ethernet configuration menu.
a) Network WIFI setup:
Set up internet and local network connections:
oEasy: In WIFI, go directly to WIFI option, activate it and select the SSID network you
want to connect. Take note that only the 2.4GHz can be detected by FY18 tablets.
Only the FY19 tablet can find 5GHz network
oEasy: For ethernet connection, only plug the cable, the tablet is by default in DHCP,
which means that the tablet will take an IP address if your network provides it.
oExpert: advanced way to setup the Wi-Fi or Wired LAN connection
▪In Wi-Fi part, a SSID can be selected and a static IP address can be defined
For this, just press the SSID you want to connect until you get the popup to
configure the password. You will then see the option "See password" and
"Advanced option". Press advanced options and you will be able to configure
proxy information and a static address to the device.

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▪In Wired LAN, it is possible to select DHCP mode to retrieve automatically an
IP address or to define a static IP address. Note that it is mandatory to define
a gateway and DNS address even if there isn't one in the network otherwise
the device will not be fully configured in the network part.
▪Proxy settings can be configured, a host name, port or an IP address can be
defined. Bypass proxy addresses can be configured. In Ethernet IP mode, you
select if you want to use DHCP or Static IP connection
b) Advanced settings:
oNetwork status: detailed network status of the device and test internet connection
oBuilt in Wi-Fi: enable or disable Wi-Fi card
oIPv6: enable or disable IPv6
oWPS (PIN): generated WPS PIN code to add device in a router
It is recommended to disable IPv6 network when it is not used to decrease network
communication linked with IPv6.

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11. Developer options
This section explains how to activate the developer options. Developer options and Android debugger
are used by some applications such as TEOS, to provide deeper controls of the tablets. Since the
December 2018 firmware release, this option Is activated by default. Please follow the procedure
below if you have an older version.
1. Go into the tablet >settings>About device
2. About device>Build (last option in the list)
•Click 5 times in build until it activates the developer mode
3. Go to Settings > developer mode, and set it to active. Activate USB debugging option

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4. Next connect the tablet with the micro usb port to the PC which will get the logs
•Get logs of tablet operation
•Change adb configuration from USB to TCP (IP)
1. Download adb here and extract the folder into your PC (procedure using Windows
7, 8, 10 machine)
2. Open a command prompt in your windows and go the the adb folder:
for example cd c:\users\username\desktop\adb
3. Now connect to the tablet using the command: adb.exe connect
On the tablet side, a message to allow debugging will appear, click on
“Always allow from this computer” and click on ok to validate the access with
the PC.
By validating this, the tablet will always allow a USB connection with the same
PC/Server. If another PC is used to validate the connection, the tablet will ask
for confirmation to confirm the remote debug connection

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Change adb USB to adb TCP (IP)
1. When adb is allowed in the tablet just put the command:
Adb shell setprop persist.adb.tcp.port 5555
Disconnect the USB cable. You can test it by giving the command: adb.exe connect
<IpaddressOfTheDevice>
Interface should show: connected to <IpAddressOfTablet>:5555
The tablet will show the same interface to authorize the access.
12. Configure LEDs on tablet
To control the LED on our 10" tablet within your application, we can provide you code sample and
details. With this information, a software engineer should be able to implement the LED control within
your application. Our TEOS platform and TEOS app are also able to control the LED.
If you need for demo purpose or other purpose, you can install the app HERE for the TEB-10SLB version
and HERE for the TEB-10DSQPL in order to control it directly from tablet LED interface.

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13. Install an Android App Into tablet
You can install you own Android apps into the tablets. Please check the app compatibility with us to
test in order to ensure the app is compatible with the tablet.
Apps can be instaledl using adb mode, or manually using the Android platform
1. [e-mail] Go to menu> Apkinstaller
2. Click install and select the app you want to Install

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