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  • Page 2 Internet blogging and chatting; and multimedia functions, such as movies, music, and pictures. A user can create various contents from the web and enjoy them on Mintpad. It is an exclusive portable network device that has strong memo function, and it can take pictures and upload them to the web directly.
  • Page 3 Life Various contents created from the web can be downloaded. Schedule Multi-fun, Mint Life contests can be enjoyed with other Mintpad users. Personal name/business card & schedule making is possible using the memo function. Multimedia wi-fi Blog wi-fi Chatting...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1. Getting started Chapter 3. Using Mintpass Chapter 4. Misc. Information 06 Components 19 Wireless connection 42 Photo Album 59 Funware upgrade, Window Browser 07 Locating each components 20 Memo 53 Schedule 60 Troubleshooting 08 Retracting battery and SD card...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    06 Components Chapter 1. 07 Locating each components Getting started 08 Retracting battery and SD card 09 Connection and product registration 10 Using Sapphire...

  • Page 6: Components

    Components Battery pack TTA USB cable Mintpad Stylus Pen Quick Start Guide It can be inserted into Mintpad *Earphones are not included in the basic components.
  • Page 7 Locating compoents Strap hole Earphones jack LED Display Use it to add a strap. Use it to connect earphones. Used it for displaying battery, Wi-Fi, and other status. Power button Speaker Microphone Use it to power on/off. Use it for audio. Use it for voice recording.
  • Page 8 Battery Micro SD card Inserting battery The side with ( ) sign is the front side. Push the battery cover to the direction shown ( ) to separate. Place the battery front side up and then push it all the way. The side with Micro SD logo is the front.

  • Page 9: Connection And Product Registration

    Go to the Mintpass homepage and follow through the membership sign up process. Find out the serial number (15-digit) on the side of the Mintpad package or from inside the device after taking out the battery. Connect Mintpad to a PC with Internet connection. It will launch the website automatically.
  • Page 10 Introducing Sapphire What is Sapphire? Mitpass’s Sapphire is a web-base portable device managing platform that omits product installation after purchasing the product. Connecting it with the PC makes automatic log-in to the webpage, where every function can be done inside. As it is a device management program, at the same time, it is a service program that connects the device to services.

  • Page 11: Using Sapphire

    How to use Sapphire Reduce the Sapphire file icons. Display files that are in my PC. Display files that are in my Mintpad. Increase the Sapphire file icons. Transfering files using Sapphire Once logged in to the Mintpass web page’s Multimedia section, there are music, videos, “Back”...

  • Page 12: Power On/Off

    13 Power on/off Chapter 2. 14 Using the menu (Basic operations) Basic operations 15 Using Quick menu and Status Bar 16 LED action 17 Lock switch, Reset (Separating the battery)

  • Page 13: Power Saving Mode

    Power On/Off Turning on the power Press and hold the power button until the *About power saving mode start screen appears. This device has power saving mode installed Turning off the power for reduce the battery consumption. Press and hold the power button until the Depending on the time setting, when there screen is turned off.

  • Page 14: Basic Operations

    Previous (back) Move up the menu Move down the menu The above actions are the basic operational instruction for Mintpad. Although most of the actions will comply sliding on the screen with the above instruction, they do not apply to all of the applications, so actions may differ depending on the situations.
  • Page 15 Using Quick-Menu Status Bar Current position display Quick-Menu area Quick scrolling through the menu Short-press the Smart Button Quick-Menu Click on the left side of the menu and Using the Status Bar the Quick-Menu will appear. Shortly press the “Smart Button” to display the Status Bar on the bottom of For the Quick-Menu, up/down scroll is possible the screen.
  • Page 16 LED Display Product status according to LED color The LED display on the top-left side of Mintpad shows the device’s status. A user can recognize the status by the color and the Battery Wi-Fi On Wi-Fi Off blinking type of LED.
  • Page 17 Hold switch Resetting Using the hold switch Reset button If the hold switch on the bottom of the device is pushed to the Should you encounter certain problems where the device is not direction of arrow, the hold function is enabled. responding, please take out the battery and then put the battery in.

  • Page 18: Internet

    19 Wireless connection 39 Internet 20 Memo 41 Camera Chapter 3. 22 Bookstore 42 Photo album Using Mintpad 27 Text viewer 43 Schedule 31 Typing tool 45 Namecard 32 Blog 47 Voice recording 36 Life contest 48 Music 37 Chatting...
  • Page 19 Making wireless network connection on the selected wireless network. Some of the Mintpad’s functions can only be used with Wi-Fi connection. Password need to be entered for making a connection to the network with Once wirelessly connected, the list of Wi-Fi connection and USB connection will appear.
  • Page 20 Taking Memo Memo taking and saving Click on the Memo option tab to select font size and color. Save To save the Memo, simply click on the (memo-by-memo view) “save” tab or shake the device. Calendar Memo Option Cancel memo Click on the tab and option window will appear;...
  • Page 21 New Memo From thumbnails list, double-clicking on the memo that you want to see will convert to memo-by-memo view. You can make a back up file for your memo by going on to the Mintpass homepage’s memo category...
  • Page 22 By subscribing to the published books, it can be transferred to Mintpad. Moreover, what you created and published can help the other Mintpad users. Have fun sharing your personal knowledge! *All the books published from Mint bookstore have its own copyrights.
  • Page 23 5. For other contents you would like to subscribe, repeat the same process. 6. Check if the subscribed contents are in Sapphire by going to the Mintpass’s homepage bookstore>download. 7. Transfer the contents to Mintpad by clicking on the Transfer button or simply drag the file to the Mintpad icon.
  • Page 24 Publishing the contents Load the image for the book cover (size 83X83) Enter the book’s title. Compose a brief introduction about the book. (max 500 chracters) Load the category’s thumbnails image. Enter the category’s titile. Enter the category’s sub-title. Step 01. Step 02.
  • Page 25 Publishing the contents You can load max 10 images. Select from the <step 02>’s categories. Enter the book’s title. Enter the book’s contents. Maximum of 200 characters are allowed per page; and you can upload max 10 pages. You can edit each category. Finishing the contents making.
  • Page 26 It shows the books that are published. being prepared for publishing. Go to the Mintpass homepage’s Bookstore>publish list, you can manage the books that you have published. You can edit or delete the books, and you can temporarily stop publishing the books. You can also find out how many member are subscribing to your book.
  • Page 27 1. Run the Windows Explorer or My Computer. Find and double-click on the drive menu, and choose the “Text viewer” item to launch a list of text files saved in Mintpad. Select a file and that is assigned to Mintpad.
  • Page 28 Text Viewer How to use text viewer Current page/ Page auto skip Using the option tab on text viewer, users can change its settings. he entire page on/off button The option tab can be hidden to avoid blocking the text viewer contents. Tab option Close text viewer To move through the pages, users can slide up or down on the screen to...
  • Page 29 “auto” setting is on, the within the tab. G-sensor from Mintpad detects the position in which the device is held and set the page view accordingly. The auto skip time setting can be set from 0 second (off) to 45 second;...

  • Page 30: Managing Bookmarks

    Text Viewer Bookmark the current page. Delete a bookmark from the bookmark list. BookMark tap Bookmarks (The first line from the page will be displayed) Page skip Managing bookmarks Page skip options can be set from the third tab. You can use << >> (10% Clicking on the fourth tab, which is the bookmark tab, will bring you to bookmark list speed) and <...
  • Page 31 Using the Typing tool Using the typing tool. Clicking or holding this button It converts what you typed will convert the input mode to SHIFT key (small letters) to capital letters. numerical/Korean/English/ Use the typing tool when using the Internet, name card, and etc. symbols/setting.
  • Page 32 If you wish to visit mint blogs, you will need to subscribe to the blogs on the web. To use blog function from Mintpad, blog account needs to be set up from the web 1. Visit a blog from Mintpass homepage’s blog page.
  • Page 33 Blog How to view the blogs Photo (picture, memo) The blog that you subscribed from the web can be viewed through Mintpad. 1. Subscribed blogs list can be found by entering into Blog>Subscribed Subscription To visit the blog blog(s) from Mintpad.
  • Page 34 Click on “New postings” to view the latest blog entries posted on a real time basis. Search any Mint bloggers on the “Blog searching” option from Mintpad’s blog second menu. Also, 10 Mint power bloggers’ blogs can be visited from the “Mint power blogger”...
  • Page 35 Blog Enter the title for a new posting. Blog posting using Mintpad Using the memo function and the pictures from Mintpad, you can perform a blog posting from the device. *The following order is an example. (Orders can be rearranged) 1.
  • Page 36 민트블로그 What is Life Contest? Mint Life is the space in which every Mintpad users can actively participate. An exciting question is announced every morning and the prizewinner is selected. Then the winner receives various prizes, and the results will be posted on the net as well as on the Mintpads.
  • Page 37 What is Chatting Active room with users in it. Sending and receiving memo is possible with other Mintpad users who are in close proximity. Even in the absence of Wi-Fi connection, memo chatting can be enabled using the Ad-Hoc technology.
  • Page 38 민트라이프 민트블로그 Chatting You will be prompted if you receive a message while writing a message. To check the message, click on the button. The ongoing message will be saved to be completed later. To write new memo To exit chatting room Real-time memo exchange To write a message shares the same procedures as memo writing, and shaking the device or clicking on the “send”...
  • Page 39 Wherever there is Wi-Fi connection, you can surf the Move back/forward Zoom in/out Favorites Close Internet with Mintpad. Web searching, web surfing, or news viewing is possible, just as you would with PC. *Wi-Fi connection is required to use the Internet. Refresh Homepage Full screen *Certain websites may not be accessible.
  • Page 40 민트라이프 민트블로그 Internet Set the homepage Add the current webpage (start page) here. to the favorites. Set the Internet screen ratio here. Delete webpage(s) from the favorites list. It will load the selected website. Menu button Favorites Clicking on the “Menu” button will load the screen where Click on the button to manage the favorites list.
  • Page 41 For the Fluorescent lamp 2 mode from the “White Balance” option, it should be used in the The recorded videos files can be transferred to the PC from Mintpass homepage’s country where different type of Fluorescent lamp frequency is used.
  • Page 42 Delete Transferring the picture using Sapphire You can transfer the picture files using the Sapphire from Mintpass homepage’s Sapphire > Pictures tab by simple “drag-and-drop” process. You can transfer the individual files by clicking on the button.
  • Page 43 Schedule To view calendar Click this to select today’s date If you execute the schedule menu, the calendar will appear. It will show all the schedules from today. To see other month, scroll on the calendar up to go to the next month and down to go to the previous month.
  • Page 44 Schedule Schedule viewing Touch on the time to edit. Edit schedule Add a new schedule Click on this button to Delete schedule set the priority higher. Save schedule Only the area inside the dotted line will show on schedule list. Memo option A schedule with higher priority will be expressed in red.
  • Page 45 Name cards Adding a name card When you execute this option, you can add a new memo. Managing personal network with name cards *After you have made a name card, slide the screen to the left to write a memo. Manage your personal network by using the camera to make name cards.
  • Page 46 명함 Viewing the name card To view the name card, double-click on the name card or click and drag it to the This will delete the current group. left. You can edit or delete the name card. To see other name cards, scroll the (All the name cards will be screen up or down.
  • Page 47 You can also check them from the “recordings” folder from the music menu. Recording process bar. *Voice recording files will be saved in WMA file format. Recorded time/remaining time. Saved recording files can be transferred to PC via Mintpass homepage.
  • Page 48 Selecting songs Go back to current music play screen. When you open the music menu from Mintpad, a list screen will be opened as shown on the left. The “All songs” button will bring all the songs stored in View all the music files stored in Mintpad Mintpad;...
  • Page 49 User EQ Setting Music files can be transferred using the Sapphire from the Previous song Mintpass hompage’s Sapphire > Music tab. For further detail on how to transfer the music file, please refer to the manual’s page ten. FF/RW scan and Pause Ranking a song with stars.
  • Page 50 (It will only appear when a memory card in inserted) *Same process can be used to play videos saved in external memory card. Watch video clips recorded from Mintpad. *Please refer to the manual page 52 for more details on how to use Internet...
  • Page 51 Click on this area Videos files can be transferred using the Sapphire from to control volume. the Mintpass hompage’s Mulitimedia > Videos tab. Previous file *Supported file extension: avi, wmv, mp4 *Supported file formats: mpeg4, wmv7~9 You can scan *Resolution and frame rate: 320X240(QVGA), 1.5Mbps, 30fps...
  • Page 52 Go to Videos > Video Streaming; Real-time Internet streaming TV Open the “Enter address” option and type in the address from which you will download can be played on Mintpad. Internet TV. The addresses will be saved for later use.
  • Page 53 Internet streaming TV Add (save) an address *How to add an address Edit a saved address. Delete a saved address. Viewing the saved streaming TV addresses. Adding an address involves two steps. Enter the name of broadcasting by using the typing tool and then click on OK.
  • Page 54 Run “Download address file” to view text files stored in Mintpad’s Videos folder. Double click or slide left on the screen to run a text file. The addresses in text file are displayed in a list.
  • Page 55 This numerical value must match the number of streaming in the list. You can get the URL address from txt files stored in Mintpad to play streaming videos. Ex) NUM:22 Follow through the instruction on the right and compose txt file.
  • Page 56 Setting Menu templates Sound Effects Setting Menu theme types can be selected. Different sound effects can be set. Menu Auto Arrange Sound Effects Volume Setting Menu items can be sorted based on usage. Effects volumes can be set. Reset All Menu Time Setting Menu settings can be initialized.
  • Page 57 Alarm Tones Displaying the device’s version and memory usage. Alarm tones can be set. Snooze Initialization Snooze duration can be set. Resetting all setting. Company Introduction Smart Button Introducing Mintpass. Push and hold functions can be set. Mintpass Copyrights Copyrights announcement.

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    59 Funware upgrade, Window Browser Chapter 4. 60 Troubleshooting Misc. Information 61 Precautions 63 Specification 64 Copyrights, Authentication, Registered Trademarks, Disclamer 65 Warranty Information...
  • Page 59 How to upgrade the Funware 2. Find the drive where Mintpad is connected. When Mintpad is hooked up to the PC, it automatically logs on to the Mintpass 3. Depending on the types of contents, copy each of the music, pictures, and videos.
  • Page 60 · The memory size may increase/decrease depending on the PC OS environment. · Please check if the USB cable is properly connected. · Please check if mintpad is already fully charged. *After you have tried all of the above and there still remain problem(s),...

  • Page 61: Precautions

    Please avoid situation where dew forming from sudden temperature and contact the mintpass customer support center. change is possible. Moisture formed inside the machine may cause If no action is taken when wet, it may cause fire, electric shock, and problems.
  • Page 62 Safety precautions Screen precautions Do not damage the USB cord To avoid damaging the screen, Please do not tie the USB cable too tight. please read carefully. Please do not forcefully pull the cable nor damage the cable with sharp items. Sharp objects should be restricted Normal operation may be difficult, if the screen panel is damaged.

  • Page 63: Specification

    JPG(Progressive Jpeg excluded), BMP, PNG (max size 2048 x 2048) Do not use in crowded areas *The statements above are subject to change without notification. The sizes and specs are Mintpad standard. Depending upon environments the result may vary. It may inadvertently affect the persons wearing the heart pacemaker.
  • Page 64 Mintpass Ltd. owns patents, copyright, trademark, and other intellectual properties damages caused by accidents or inappropriate handling of the product by related to this manual. Without prior permission or consent by Mintpass Ltd., it is users. The information provided in this user manual is based on the product’s unlawful to use or duplicate this manual for anything other than intended purpose.

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