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Quick Start Guide
Sahara NetSlate a230T Tablet PC 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Left Side USB 2.0 USB 2.0 Headphone Jack Audio In Jack Stylus Pen Holder
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Top Side Power Switch Bluetooth Switch WiFi Switch DC In (Power In)
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Front Battery LED Hard Drive Activity LED Speaker SAS Button Screen Rotation Button Volume Up Button Volume Down Button Programmable Button Wireless Mode Toggle (with 3G) Programmable Button (no 3G) Programmable Buttons Microphone Array
Congratulations on your purchase of a Sahara NetSlate™ a230T Tablet PC. This guide was designed to help you get up and running with your new touch screen Tablet PC as quickly and easily as possible. For more information on setting up and using your Sahara NetSlate, please consult the digital User’s Guide located on your Windows desktop, or visit our website at www.tabletkiosk.com. What’s in the Box Your Sahara NetSlate should come securely packaged in its shipping container along with the items listed below. Contact your dealer immediately if you find that anything is missing or damaged. Note, however, that contents may be changed without notice. 1.
AC Adapter and Power Cord
2. Microfiber Cleaning Cloth 3.
Neoprene Slip Case
4. Simple Stand 5.
This Quick Start Guide (a high-res PDF of the User’s Guide is included on the desktop)
6. Applicable Operating System Getting Started Guide1 7.
System Restore Disc2
8. Standard Lithium-Ion Battery Pack 9.
Stylus Pen
Setting Up Your Sahara NetSlate Please read the following steps to help you begin using your new Sahara NetSlate Tablet PC. Refer to the chapter Getting Started in the User’s Guide for more detailed information. Step 1: Insert the Battery Pack Turn the tablet over and place it, screen down on a solid, clean, flat surface to prevent damaging the touch screen. The included slip case works well for this. Align the battery pack into the battery compartment and then slide it into the computer until it clicks securely into place. Slide the battery-locking tab (the tab closest to the top of the tablet) in the opposite direction of the unlocking arrow engraved on the tab itself. Once the locking tab clicks into position, the battery should be securely seated.
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Please be sure to check that the Getting Started Guide matches the Operating System (OS) preloaded on your Sahara NetSlate. There will not be a Getting Started Guide included if you ordered your Tablet PC with openSUSE Linux.
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Please be sure to check that the System Restore Disc matches the Operating System (OS) installed on your Sahara NetSlate. There will not be a System Restore Disc included if you ordered your Tablet PC without an OS option. Some units may include a restore image on the internal hard drive in addition to, or in lieu of, a restore disc.
Step 2: Connect the Sahara NetSlate to an External Power Source Locate the AC adapter and the power cord. Plug the power cord securely into the AC adapter. Plug the AC adapter’s connection cable into the “DC In” port on the top of the Sahara NetSlate. Once the adapter plug is securely in place, plug the power cord into an external power socket. IMPORTANT: You should allow the battery to charge fully before disconnecting the Sahara NetSlate and running it on battery power for the first time. NOTE: When you first connect the Sahara NetSlate into an external power source, the battery charge indicator will begin to glow amber. When the battery is fully charged the indicator will turn green. See the chapter Battery Usage and Care in the User’s Guide for tips on maximizing battery life.
Step 3: Connect Applicable Peripherals If you would like to use any external peripherals with your Sahara NetSlate (i.e. USB mouse, USB keyboard, etc.), you should connect them now. IMPORTANT: When you power on the Sahara NetSlate for the first time, you will need to have an external USB keyboard connected in order to complete the Windows XP Professional and Windows 7 Professional welcome screens. A mouse is not necessary as the touch screen should be functional.
Step 4: Power on the Sahara NetSlate Locate the three power switches on the top on the tablet. The switch is the computer’s main power toggle. Slide it toward the icon and hold it there until it emits a blue glow (about 1-2 seconds) and then release it. The system will now boot up. Step 5: Complete the Operating System Installation When your system powers on for the first time, you will be prompted to enter your product key to complete set-up (Windows 7 only). The key can be found on the C.O.A. sticker located on the back of the system. Windows (all versions) will then have a few questions for you to answer in order to localize and finish your installation. Refer to your operating system’s manual for information on any of the questions you are unsure how to answer. When done, you will be taken to the Windows desktop (Windows 7 will continue optimizing and updating your system and may restart). Step 6: Navigating with the Touch Screen Unlike a standard laptop or desktop PC, common navigational activities on a Tablet PC are completed using the stylus pen, or even your fingers. Navigating with a touch screen is different from navigating with a mouse. The pen will interact with the computer whenever you touch it to the screen. Hold the stylus pen as if you were writing with a standard pen. Instead of sliding the pen around the screen, just tap on what you want to interact with. Sliding the pen while lightly touching the tip to the screen will move the on-screen pointer around as if you were using a mouse and holding down the left mouse button. In other words, you would be performing what is known as a drag operation. Also, remember that since the screen is sensitive to the touch, resting your hand on the screen while using the pen might make the pointer react unpredictably. TIP: When trying to select or activate something on the screen with the stylus pen, pay attention to the position of the pointer icon instead of the tip of the pen.
Tapping lightly on the screen will perform a standard left mouse button click. Holding the tip of the pen against the screen without moving it for about a second or so will perform a standard right mouse button click.
Calibrating the Touch Screen If you find that the pointer isn’t properly following the touch of your stylus pen, you might need to calibrate the touch screen. 1.
Launch the PenMount Control Panel by tapping and holding on the system tray and choosing “Control Panel” from the pop-up menu.
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2. From the “Device” tab, tap on the “PenMount 6000 USB” icon and then tap “Configure”. Alternatively, just double-tap on the “PenMount 6000 USB” icon. 3.
Tap on the “Calibrate” tab and then tap on either the “Standard Calibration” or the “Advanced Calibration” button. Most of the time, a Standard Calibration should be sufficient to perform an accurate calibration. NOTE: If you find the “Standard Calibration” to be too imprecise, the “Advanced Calibration” mode offers 9, 16 or 25 points for calibrating. We suggest starting at 9 points. For both modes, it is highly recommended that you use the stylus, rather than your finger, to produce to most accurate results.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions by tapping and holding on each red square that appears until you are told to lift to proceed. To quit this routine without saving the data, hit on your keyboard if you have one connected. 5.
When the calibration is complete, you can test the screen accuracy by either tapping around the screen, or using the “Draw” test in the “Tools” tab in the main window of the PenMount Control Panel.
If you check the Plot Calibration Data option in the “Advanced Calibration” mode, a linearity comparison graph will be displayed after the “Advanced Calibration” is complete. The black lines reflect the ideal linearity assumed by the PenMount control panel, while the blue lines represent the approximate linearity calculated by the calibration. Connecting to a Wireless Network 1.
Turn on the WiFi transmitter using the toggle switch on the top of your tablet. Make sure the switch lights up blue. If the light is amber, your Sahara NetSlate is in WWAN mode. Press the wireless mode button on the front of the tablet again to place it into WiFi mode.
Slide the toggle switch away from its icon to turn on the wireless transmitter.
NOTE: If the switch lights up both Blue and Amber it is in dual mode and both wireless transmitters are active. You may wish to press it again until it only lights blue to use just the WiFi transmitter to save battery life. When only Amber, the optional 3G transmitter is active.
2. In the Windows 7 System Tray, tap on the “Wireless Networks” icon. In the Windows XP START Menu, tap on “Programs > Intel PROSet Wireless > Intel PROSet Wireless”. 3.
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From the list that appears, tap to select the network you wish to connect to and then tap the “Connect” button. If no wireless networks appear after a few moments, tap on the refresh button located on the right side of the dialog box. If the wireless network you are attempting to connect to is security-enabled, you will see a dialog box requesting a network key or password. The key/password (your network administrator should be able to supply this to you) must be entered correctly or you will not be able to successfully connect to the network.
If you entered the network key correctly, you should now be connected to the wireless network. If it appears you are connected to the network, but have limited or no actual connectivity, it is most likely due to an improperly entered network key. Disconnect from the network by tapping the “Disconnect” button and try to connect again. If you continue to have trouble connecting, contact your network administrator for assistance. NOTE: If your network access point or router uses WiFi Protected Set-up, the WPS Wizard will appear on the screen. Choose your access point from the drop-down list, enter your PIN when prompted. Unless you need to configure your access point/router for the first time, just tap on the “No” button when asked. If you entered your PIN properly, you should see the same pop-up window informing you that you are connected. Check with your Network Administrator or the instructions that came with your access point/router for locating the PIN.
Connecting to a WWAN with the optional 3G/3.5G Module In order to connect to a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN), you will need to have a Broadband Access account already set-up with your cellular carrier of choice. The WWAN card that comes in the Sahara NetSlate is compatible with carriers that use UMTS/HSPA or quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE data networks. NOTE: For more information regarding the capabilities and specifications of the 3G/3.5G Data module, please visit our website at www.tabletkiosk.com.
Your wireless provider should supply you with a SIM card and the software necessary to access their cellular network. Please refer to their instructions for the proper procedures for installing their software and configuring your WWAN access account. To insert the SIM card into your Sahara NetSlate a230T: 1.
Power off the system and place it face down on a flat surface that will not damage the screen so that you can access the back of the system.
2. Locate the Wireless Networking Compartment near the right side of the system and just above the stylus garage (see the chapter “Touring Your Sahara NetSlate” in the on-screen User’s Guide for the location). Remove the two screws that secure the access cover (use a #0 Philips screw driver). 3.
Lift the cover from the edge where the screw holes are located to remove it and set it aside. The wireless networking adapter, Bluetooth adapter and WWAN data module are inside. The SIM card holder is located toward the top left of the compartment, closest to the docking connector and is metallic silver.
4. Unlock the cover by placing your fingernail or another small flat object into the wide oval shaped opening near the top of the SIM holder and slide it down toward the bottom of the compartment until you feel it “click”. Carefully, lift the cover open toward you. It should swivel like a door. 5.
Slip the SIM card face up onto the slot so the clipped corner of the card matches the clipped corner of the slot and then close it and slide it back up until you feel it “click” to lock it into place.
6. You can now replace the cover and secure it with the screws. Bluetooth Automatic Device Registration When you first turn on your Sahara NetSlate, either the Bluetooth Automatic Registration Wizard (Windows XP) or the Bluetooth Assistant (Windows 7) will launch. These allow you to quickly set-up Bluetooth enabled input devices such as a keyboard or mouse. If you decide to register a device, the “Add New Connection Wizard” will launch. Follow the instructions that follow to complete the process. XP NOTE: Once a device has been registered, you usually won’t need to register it again. You will still need to pair it. When you see this window at start-up, just place your Bluetooth device into pairing mode and it should connect automatically. If you do not wish to automatically connect a Bluetooth device at start-up, you can check the “Don’t show this window next time” box and tap the “Cancel” button. W7 NOTE: If the Assistant doesn’t launch automatically, you can find it in the START menu under “All Programs > Bluetooth” along with a few other Bluetooth utilities.
Restoring Your System Using the System Restore Disc What you will need before you begin: 1. A Windows® 7 Professional, or Windows® XP Professional System Restore DVD for the Sahara NetSlate a230T. 2. External USB DVD drive with its own power supply (not USB Bus powered) 3.
USB keyboard, USB mouse and a USB hub
To Restore Your System: IMPORTANT: This process is destructive to the data stored on your hard drive. All existing data will be lost. It is vital you back-up any files on your hard drive to an external storage device or disk that you wish to keep before you proceed.
Step 1: Set up the required hardware: Plug the USB mouse and keyboard into the USB hub and plug the hub into one of the available USB ports on the tablet. Plug the USB cable from the DVD drive into the remaining USB port of the tablet. Make sure that the Sahara NetSlate a230T System Restore DVD is in the USB DVD drive and that the drive is powered on. To Restore Using the Windows 7 Restore Disc: Step 2: Booting the Sahara NetSlate to the Recovery Application
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Power up your Sahara NetSlate a230T Tablet PC. If your drive has an existing partition (overwriting existing OS): When prompted press any key to boot to the recovery DVD.
If your drive doesn’t have an existing partition (new drive, no OS): It will automatically load the recovery application. 3. Select the “Tools” Button and then the “Reset Partition” Button to continue. 4. Enter the partition size you wish to create for your OS. In general, you should use the number from the “Free Space” box as this will provide you with the largest system partition possible. 5. Select the File System desired: FAT32 or NTFS (recommended). Click “Next” to continue. 6. Select “OK” to proceed with partition creation. 7. Select “OK” if you understand that this process will PERMANENTLY DELETE ALL OF THE EXISTING DATA ON THE DRIVE. 8. Select “OK” once the drive has been partitioned and then “Cancel” to return to the main menu. 9. Select the “Restore Now!” Button. 10. Select “OK” to prepare the partition you created above, and then select “OK” again to restore the operating system. 11. Select “Quit” once the restore process completes to reboot your Sahara NetSlate. Immediately eject the DVD or unplug the USB DVD drive from your Sahara NetSlate so the system will reboot from the restored hard drive. To Restore Using the Windows XP Professional or Tablet PC Edition Restore Discs: Step 2: Partitioning the Hard Drive (required for a new Hard Drive only) If you are simply attempting to restore your Sahara NetSlate using the hard drive that came with your system, you can skip this step and proceed to Step 3. You will need to use the software that came with your new hard drive—or another third party program of your choosing that is designed to partition hard drives—in order to create a primary system partition to house the restored OS. NOTE: At a minimum, any bootable disc containing Microsoft’s “FDISK.EXE” utility should be sufficient. If you attempt to start the restore utility before successfully partitioning the drive, the Windows installer will crash with a B.S.O.D. displaying a “STOP: 0x07” error.
Step 3: Booting the Sahara NetSlate to the Recovery Application 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Power up your Sahara NetSlate a230T Tablet PC. It will start from the DVD and automatically load the recovery application. Select “OK” to proceed with partition creation. Select “OK” if you understand that this process will PERMANENTLY DELETE ALL OF THE EXISTING DATA ON THE DRIVE. Select “Quit” once the restore process completes to reboot your Sahara NetSlate. Immediately eject the DVD or unplug the USB DVD drive from your Sahara NetSlate so the system will reboot from the restored hard drive.
What To Do After Successfully Restoring Your System: After restoring your OS, copy back any of your data that you backed up before attempting the restore procedure. You will also need to reinstall any applications you had installed yourself after receiving your Sahara NetSlate. Before you begin either of these tasks, we suggest going to “Windows Update” and installing any updates it finds that are labeled “Critical” or “Important”.
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