Compliance Information Please read before proceeding • Use only the batteries and power adapter provided by the manufacturer. The use of unauthorized accessories may void your warranty. • Do not store your device in temperatures higher than 50°C (122°F). • The operating temperature for this device is from 0°C (32°F) to 35°C (95°F). FCC Notice The following statement applies to all products that have received FCC approval.
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Canada Statement This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
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Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 VSD231 Smart Display Features 2 Set Up Your VSD231 Smart Display 2.1 Connection ................. 4 2.2 Get Your Smart Display Ready for Use ......4 2.3 Power on Your Device ............5 2.4 Power Off Your Device ............6 3 About Your VSD231 Smart Display 3.1 Touch Screen ..............
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5.1.3 Connect to another Wi-Fi network ....... 26 5.2 Synchronizing Your Google Data ........27 5.3 Video Chat ................ 27 6 Customizing Your VSD231 Smart Display 6.1 Display Settings ..............29 6.2 Sound Settings ..............30 6.2.1 Sound setting ............30 6.2.2 System settings ...........
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Table of Contents 7.5 Protect Your Device Data with Face Unlock ....... 41 7.6 Power Saving Feature ............42 7.7 Power Management Information ........42 8 Troubleshooting 8.1 Touch Screen Problems ........... 43 8.2 Messaging Problems ............43 8.3 Other Problems ..............44 9 Appendix Specification ................
VSD231 Smart Display Features VSD231 is a Smart Display with 23-inch quad-core display running on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Comes with 1920x1080p HD multi-touch resolution, allow you to work with HDMI via MHL, full-sized USB connectivity as well. 1 VSD231 Smart Display Features This section introduces you to the features of your Smart Display.
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VSD231 Smart Display Features No. Components Descriptions Input Signal Switch / - Touch to switch input signal (Android / HDMI IN / OSD Menu Select D-Sub). - Select function in OSD menu. Arrow Button Use the arrow buttons (Up / Right and Down / Left) (Up / Right) to move through OSD menus.
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VSD231 Smart Display Features Back View 11 12 No. Components Descriptions Micro USB Port Connect to windows computer for data transferring. (Need MTP driver) SD Card Slot Input SD card to extend storage capacity. (Up to 32 USB Ports 2.0 Used for keyboard, mouse, flash disk ( supports FAT32 format only) or printer connections.
Set Up Your VSD231 Smart Display 2 Set Up Your VSD231 Smart Display 2.1 Connection Micro USB External Computer SD card Keyboard Printer HDMI IN HDMI OUT USB B-Type LAN Earphone Audio in Power D-Sub Mouse USB Storage (MHL) (output)
Set Up Your VSD231 Smart Display Connect the Power Cord Connect the included power cord to the power jack. Connect the other end of the power cord to a suitable power outlet. 2.3 Power on Your Device Touch the power button gently to power on your device...
Set Up Your VSD231 Smart Display 2.4 Power Off Your Device Touch and hold the power button for about 3 seconds. When the power off menu appears, touch OK.
About Your VSD231 Smart Display 3 About Your VSD231 Smart Display 3.1 Touch Screen The main way to control the device is using your finger to touch the sensitive surface of the screen directly. You can manipulate icons, buttons, menu...
About Your VSD231 Smart Display 3.2 Applications, Widgets and Shortcuts The soft buttons or icons offer a variety of functions and shortcuts. On the Home screen, it is your starting point to access all the features on your device. It displays application icons, widgets, shortcuts and so on.
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About Your VSD231 Smart Display Items Descriptions Google Use the Google Search application to search Google Search the web faster and easier from Google. Navigation Flick and drag the screen horizontally until Area the desired Home screen is displayed. Back Return to the previous screen or option.
About Your VSD231 Smart Display Items Descriptions Use voice input as an alternative to text Voice Input entry via keyboard. You can add an application shortcut to the Home screen and move it freely by touching Shortcuts and holding the specified icon. This icon allows you to open a shortcut item quickly.
About Your VSD231 Smart Display 3.5 Status Bar The upper right corner of the screen displays current time, and specified icon (status bar). Items Descriptions Time Displays the current time. Specified Icon Show you the enabled icon. Show you the current state of your device just like Owner, Status Menu Brightness, Settings, and WIFI Settings.
About Your VSD231 Smart Display 3.6 Customizing Your Home Screen 3.6.1 Add an Item (Shortcut) • Touch the Home button to go back the central Home screen. • Drag on the screen horizontally to select a Home screen where you want to add the item.
About Your VSD231 Smart Display • Some wallpaper allows you to change the wallpaper color, ex. Magic Smoke. If “Settings…” displays during the changing wallpaper. Touch it , and on the top of screen will display “Tap to change”, touch the screen to configure the wallpaper color.
About Your VSD231 Smart Display Use the shortcut to open an application Touch the Home button on the system bar. If the desired application shortcut displays on the Home screen, touch the shortcut to launch the application. 3.7.3 Recent Applications...
Follow the on screen instruction to create your contact. NOTE • VSD231 supports you fully customized tablet with multiple users. Each person has their own Home screen, background, widgets, apps, games and so on. Multiple users can use one table to talk simultaneously without having to log in and out.
Using Your VSD231 Smart Display 4.1.3 E-mail or send a message to a contact On the contacts list, find a desired contact. Touch the contact entry to view the contact details, and then touch to send e-mail using the e-mail accounts you have set up on your device, or touch it to send a message.
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Using Your VSD231 Smart Display Join contacts Since your device can synchronize with a variety of accounts, when synchronizing contacts from these accounts with your device, you may have multiple contacts for the same person. Joining contacts allows you to view all the contact’s numbers, addresses, and so on, in one single contact entry.
Using Your VSD231 Smart Display In People, touch the Menu button on the device or the Menu button on the screen. Settings Descriptions Accounts Contacts stored on your device can be synchronized NOTE: If you want to with a computer using Mobile Sync; contacts stored...
Using Your VSD231 Smart Display 4.3 Google Search You can use the Google Search widget to find websites and information on Google, applications installed on your device, contacts stored in your Contacts list and sourced from Gmail log in. For Android 4.3...
Using Your VSD231 Smart Display Search by voice Touch the microphone that appears beside the search box. Say the name or keyword of the item you want to search. The browser with matching web links opens. 4.4 Managing Your Device Settings 4.4.1 Check storage spaces...
Using Your VSD231 Smart Display 4.4.2 Remove the SD card safely Touch the Home button │ Apps button │ Settings │ Storage. Touch Unmount SD card under the SD Card section. Press and hold the Power button until the Power off menu appears.
• The touch screen function will work with computers running Windows 7 or later versions without the need for additional drivers. • When in display mode, the VSD231 Smart Display will temporarily display “No Signal” and then switch back to Android OS when PC enters sleep mode.
Connect the Stereo mini 3.5 mm plug Audio cable to the device. Connect the VGA connector of the VGA cable to the VGA port located on the back of your VSD231. 1) Press the SELECT key to choose the input source on the OSD window.
Using Your VSD231 Smart Display 4.6 Screen Mirroring Screen Mirroring is a peer-to-peer wireless screencast technology that allows your device to connect with each other wirelessly. VSD231 can act as the sending device to deliver audio and video wirelessly. How to begin Touch the Home button │...
5.1 Connecting to the Internet To browse the web and access web-based utilities such as instant messaging, you can connect VSD231 to a LAN network via RJ45 cable on LAN connector or set up a Wi-Fi connection. 5.1.1 Wi-Fi connection Touch the Home button │...
Internet 5.1.2 Check the current Wi-Fi network connection From the status area of the system bar: When your device is connected to a wireless network, the Wi-Fi icon in the status area of the system bar indicates the signal strength (number of bands that light up). If Settings│ Wi-Fi│...
• While data is syncing, the sync icon appears on the option of the data being synced. 5.3 Video Chat Equipping with a front webcam and a microphone, VSD231 allows communication with other users on the Internet. VSD231 supports various video chat apps from Google Play.
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Internet How to begin Authenticate your Google account You can do this by opening up Hangouts and then signing in to your Google Account. Before using video chat, you must first sign in to your Google Account. Invite the person Open Hangouts application.
Customizing Your VSD231 Smart Display 6 Customizing Your VSD231 Smart Display You can customize your device using the options available in the Settings application. 6.1 Display Settings Change the display settings: Touch the Home button │ Apps button │ Settings │ Display.
Customizing Your VSD231 Smart Display 6.2 Sound Settings Change the sound and ringtone settings: Touch the Home button │ Apps button │ Settings │ Sound. Select the list to locate and touch a desired option. To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check box; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the check box.
Customizing Your VSD231 Smart Display 6.2.2 System settings Items Descriptions Touch Sounds Select this item check box to enable the touch sounds. By default, it is set to enable. Screen lock sound Plays a tone when the screen is locked and unlocked. By default, it is set to enable.
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Customizing Your VSD231 Smart Display Items Descriptions Automatic date & Use network-provide date and time automatically. time Automatic time zone Use network-provide time zone automatically. Set date 1. Touch Set date item to adjust the day, month, and year; you can also touch the day, month, or year to flick to the desired value.
Customizing Your VSD231 Smart Display 6.4 Language & Input Settings Set the language of the display text: Touch the Home button │ Apps button │ Settings │Language & input │ Language. By default, the Language is set to English. Select a language of your choice from the list that appears.
Customizing Your VSD231 Smart Display Touch the Menu/Exit button on side of your VSD231 to launch OSD configuration screen. The OSD configuration screen can be used to configure the Contrast/Brightness, Input Select, Audio Adjust, Color Adjust, Information, Manual Image Adjust, Setup Menu and Memory Recall.
Customizing Your VSD231 Smart Display Memory Recall: Select the Memory Recall function to return the OSD configurations back to factory settings. NOTE • OSD language supports English, Deutsch (German), Francais (French), Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. • ViewMode provides for “Standard, Game, Movie, Web, Text, and Mono” mode settings for optimum image quality.
Customizing Your VSD231 Smart Display 6.5.4 OSD and Hot keys setting OSD Lock: Press and hold [ ] and the up arrow [▲] for 10 seconds. If any buttons are pressed the message OSD Locked will display for 3 seconds.
Protecting Your VSD231 Smart Display 7 Protecting Your VSD231 Smart Display 7.1 Protect Your Device Data with a Screen Unlock Pattern You can protect your device data against unauthorized access by locking the touch screen with a screen unlock pattern. Once the unlock pattern is enabled and the screen is locked, you need to draw the correct unlock pattern to unlock the screen.
Protecting Your VSD231 Smart Display 7.1.1 Create a screen unlock pattern Touch the Home button │ Apps button │ Settings │ Security. Touch Screen Lock section → Pattern. Read the instructions on the screen and study the animated example of how to draw a pattern. Then, touch Next when you are ready to draw your own pattern.
Protecting Your VSD231 Smart Display 7.2 Disable the screen unlock security Touch the Home button │ Apps button │ Settings │ Security. Select None to disable screen unlock security. 7.3 Protect Your Device Data with a PIN Touch the Home button │ Apps button │ Settings │ Security.
Protecting Your VSD231 Smart Display 7.4 Protect Your Device Data with a Password Touch the Home button │ Apps button │ Settings │ Security. Touch Screen Lock section → Password. On the Choose your password screen appears, enter a password in the text box.
Take heed and select Continue. You will then see your face by courtesy of VSD231’s front camera. Move a little away from the front camera so your face fits in the Show Your Face screen.
Protecting Your VSD231 Smart Display 7.6 Power Saving Feature In order to save energy, this device supports power saving mode (sleeping mode). The device will enter power saving mode when you idle without processing. Then, the screen will go off. You can set the duration of screen to remain on before entering sleeping mode, touch the Home button │...
Multiple settings from “duplicate these Mode does not Displays incorrectly displays” to “show desktop work properly when set to “duplicate these only on 2.” (VSD231) the USB cable is displays.” connected to the USB B-type connector. 8.2 Messaging Problems Problems...
- Ensure that the DC connector is fully inserted into the correct socket on the rear of the VSD231 located under the cover - Check the power socket with another device (i.e. table lamp) - If there is still no power then contact ViewSonic support or...
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Exclusion of damages: ViewSonic’s liability is limited to the cost of repair or replacement of the product. ViewSonic shall not be liable for: 1. Damage to other property caused by any defects in the product, damages based...