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Rugged Mobile Computing Solution

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  • Page 1 ZX70 USER MANUAL Rugged Mobile Computing Solution...
  • Page 2 They may differ from the actual screens and presentations generated by the actual product. Your device is based on Google’s Android 5.1.1 operating system, with additions by Getac. For the latest version of the manual, please visit the Getac website at www.getac.com.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started ..............1 Identifying Hardware Components .......... 1 Front Components ..............1 Back Components ..............3 Top Components ..............4 Bottom Components ............. 5 Left-Side Components ............6 Getting Your Device Ready for Use .......... 7 Installing the SIM Card (Select Models Only) .......
  • Page 4 Google Applications Overview ..........21 Camera ..................23 Taking Pictures ..............23 Shooting Videos ..............24 Chapter 5 Getac Applications ............25 Barcode Utility (Select Models Only) ........25 File Manager ................27 Button Descriptions ............. 27 Opening a File ..............28 GPS-ECompass ................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces you to the external components of your device and guides you through the process of setting up your device for use. Identifying Hardware Components Front Components Component Description  Camera lens Takes still pictures or records video clips. The front lens supports 2 MP.
  • Page 6 Component Description  Indicators Power Lights blue when the device is turned on. Blinks blue when the device is in Sleep mode. Blinks blue when the RF radio of any RF feature RF (Radio (WLAN/Bluetooth/WWAN) is on. Frequency) Lights amber when the battery is being charged. Battery Charge Lights green when battery charging is completed.

  • Page 7: Back Components

    Back Components Component Description  Flash Provides extra light when taking pictures.  Camera lens Takes still pictures or records video clips. The rear lens supports 8 MP with auto focus.  Reserved  RFID antenna Inside is the RFID antenna that reads RFID (Radio- (optional) frequency identification) tags.

  • Page 8: Top Components

    Top Components Component Description  Scans and reads barcodes. Barcode reader lens (optional)  Power button Starts up your device. Turns off or restores the screen. When pressed longer: Opens a menu with Power off option.  Minus button Decreases the sound volume (default setting). The type of sound adjusted depends on the current operation.

  • Page 9: Bottom Components

    Bottom Components Component Description  WWAN pass- Connects the external antenna for WWAN (wireless through connector wide area network) connectivity. (optional)  GPS pass-through Connects the external antenna for GPS signal connector reception. (optional)  Docking Connects to the office or vehicle dock (purchased connector separately).

  • Page 10: Left-Side Components

    Left-Side Components Component Description  Tether holder For holding a tether. There is one holder on the left side and another on the right side.  MicroSD card slot Accepts a microSD card for removable storage. (inside the cover)  SIM card slot Accepts a SIM card for the WWAN function.

  • Page 11: Getting Your Device Ready For Use

    Getting Your Device Ready for Use Installing the SIM Card (Select Models Only) 1. Loosen the screw and flip open the cover. 2. With the SIM card’s chip side facing the back of the device and the beveled corner pointing to the slot, insert the card all the way into the slot. NOTE: To remove the SIM card, slightly push in the card to release it and then pull the card out of the slot.

  • Page 12: Connecting To Ac Power And Charging The Battery

    CAUTION: When closing the cover, you must firmly press all  over the cover to ensure its sealing capability. And keep the screw tightened to protect against external impacts. To ensure IP67 protection performance,  always have the cover closed with the screw tightened unless you need to open it for inserting or removing a card.

  • Page 13: Performing The Initial Startup

    3. The charge indicator glows in amber when charging is in progress. Do not disconnect your device from AC power until the battery is fully charged, as indicated by the amber indicator turning into green. This will take a couple of hours. CAUTION: For optimal performance of the lithium battery, take note of the following: Use the included AC adapter only.

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 Basic Skills

    Chapter 2 Basic Skills This chapter familiarizes you with the basic operations of your device. CAUTION: The device can get uncomfortably warm when you use it in high temperatures. In such a circumstance, please take safety measures (such as wearing gloves) to protect yourself. Prolonged body contact can cause discomfort and potentially a burn.

  • Page 15: Touch Mode

    Drag  Hold your finger on an item and, without lifting the finger, move across the screen until you reach the target position. Swipe or slide  Move your finger across the screen, without pausing when you first touch it (so you don’t “drag” instead). For example, you slide the screen up or down to scroll a list.

  • Page 16: Home Screen

    Home Screen The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on your device. You can have it display application icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other features that you want. The default Home screen already contains some application icons and widgets. At the right side of every Home screen is the Favorites tray.

  • Page 17: Using Applications

    3. Touch and hold an item to add. Drag it to the where you want to place it and then release it. Removing an Item from the Home Screen Touch and hold the item you want to remove. Drag it to the X icon at the corner of the screen.

  • Page 18: Navigation Bar

    Navigation Bar The navigation bar at the bottom of the screen provides buttons for navigation purposes and frequently-used tasks. Button Name Description Back Goes back to the previous screen. Home Opens the Home screen. Recent Opens a screen containing thumbnails of applications you’ve used recently.

  • Page 19: Entering Information

    Entering Information You enter text, numbers, and symbols using the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the keyboard automatically. In others, you touch an input field where you want to enter text to open the keyboard. To enter text, touch the keys on the keyboard to type. To enter numbers or symbols, touch the Symbols key to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard.

  • Page 20: Chapter 3 Getting Connected

    Chapter 3 Getting Connected This chapter tells you how you can get your device connected through a variety of ways. Wireless Connections Using WWAN (Select Models Only) NOTE: Your model only supports data transmission. Voice transmission is not supported Select models support UMTS/HSPA+/CDMA/GSM/GPRS/EDGE mobile telephony communications protocol.

  • Page 21: Using The Bluetooth Function

    If the network is open, you are prompted to confirm that you want to connect to that network by touching Connect Using the Bluetooth Function NOTE: Getac does not guarantee the product’s compatibilities with the Bluetooth headsets/devices from all manufacturers. Turning On/Off the Bluetooth Radio Go to Quick Settings and touch the Bluetooth icon.

  • Page 22: External Connections

    3. Go to Quick Settings and touch the down arrow of the Bluetooth item. - Or - Go to Settings. Touch Bluetooth. 4. Your device scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range. 5. On the list of discovered devices, touch the ID of the device you want to pair with.
  • Page 23 3. Close the cover and tighten the screw. CAUTION: When closing the cover, you must firmly press all  over the cover to ensure its sealing capability. And keep the screw tightened to protect against external impacts. To ensure IP67 protection performance, ...

  • Page 24: Connecting To A Computer Via Usb

    Connecting to a Computer via USB You can connect your device to a computer with the USB cable, to transfer files between your device and the computer. Use the USB cable (available to you as an option) to connect the device to a USB port on your computer.

  • Page 25: Android Preinstalled Applications

    Google. Google Applications Overview For instructions on using the Google applications, check Google official website for online help. NOTE: The table below does not include Getac applications. See the next chapter for information on Getac applications. Apps Descriptions Calculator Use Calculator to solve arithmetic problems.
  • Page 26 Apps Descriptions Downloads The Downloads app lets you to manage most downloads. Drive Use Drive to store your files securely in the cloud and also to access them. Gmail Gmail works with Google’s web-based email service. Google Use Google to easily and quickly find what you need on the web and on your device.

  • Page 27: Camera

    Camera Use the Camera application to take pictures and shoot videos. In addition, you can have GPS information embedded into the picture/video file. Taking Pictures 1. Open the Camera application. Touch if you are not in Camera mode. 2. Touch to select the front or rear camera lens.

  • Page 28: Shooting Videos

    Shooting Videos 1. Open the Camera application. Touch to switch to Video mode. 2. Touch to select the front or rear camera lens. 3. To zoom in or out, drag toward 4. If you want to adjust settings, touch Flash mode Return (rear camera only) White balance...

  • Page 29: Chapter 5 Getac Applications

    Chapter 5 Getac Applications This chapter describes the applications added by Getac for special features of your device. Barcode Utility (Select Models Only) Barcode Utility is a demo application that can read barcodes of common 1D and 2D symbologies. NOTE: For enhanced applications and customization of the barcode reader, contact your authorized Getac dealer.
  • Page 30 3. Aim the green scan beam so that it is centered over the barcode. Adjust the lens’ distance from the barcode, shorter for a smaller barcode and farther for a larger one. Trigger button NOTE: Improper ambient light and scanning angle can affect the scanning results.

  • Page 31: File Manager

    File Manager File Manager allows you to organize your data in the internal SD card and any connected external storage (such as a microSD card or USB disk). To exit, touch  Exit. Button Descriptions Left side buttons: Buttons Descriptions Home Goes to the root directory.

  • Page 32: Opening A File

    Upper-right buttons: Buttons Descriptions Opens the Search box. Search Adds a folder in the current directory. Add Folder Menu Settings Check to show all files/directories. Show all files/directories Show image Check to have images shown as thumbnail(s) thumbnails. Display type Sets the view to icon or list view.

  • Page 33: Gps-Ecompass

    SBAS (satellite-based augmentation system) provides additional accuracy and reliability for the GPS devices. Ground stations are necessary to achieve the purpose. The SBAS feature works where such stations exist. You can enable the SBAS feature. (See “Getac Settings Getac Settings” in Chapter 7.)

  • Page 34: Electronic Compass

    Electronic Compass The Electronic Compass page shows directions of movement including orientation, pitch angle, roll angle, and azimuth angle. The Accuracy reading is for your reference. When the application determines that calibration is needed, it will pop up the “Calibration” graphics asking you to calibrate the compass.

  • Page 35: Location Information

    Location Information The Location Information page shows the geographic information of the current location once GPS positioning is completed. Settings Touch and touch Setting. Items Descriptions Location Service Check GPS satellites to turn on GPS receiver. Satellites Log See the next subsection for information. Rotation Type Set to Needle Compass for a pivoting needle on a fixed dial or Wheel Compass for a fixed needle on a rotating...

  • Page 36: Gps Logging

    GPS Logging You can record a GPS log file for the use of other applications. The output format is NMEA. 1. Touch and touch Setting. 2. Touch Start to write Log in /storage/sdcard0/GpsLog. 3. In the selection menu that pops up, touch .. to accept the default folder for storing the file.

  • Page 37: Rfid Reader Utility (Select Models Only)

    RFID Reader Utility is a demo application that reads UID numbers from RFID tags. NOTE: For enhanced applications and customization of the RFID reader, contact your authorized Getac dealer. 1. Open the RFID Reader Utility application. 2. Touch the tag type you want to scan.

  • Page 38: Gu1000 Uhf Rfid Reader (Select Models Only)

    5. If a tag of the matching type is found, its UID is displayed in the data area. 6. If you are in continuous scanning mode, touch Stop to stop scanning. 7. You can touch Clear to clear the data area. GU1000 UHF RFID Reader (Select Models Only) GU1000 is a utility that reads ultra high frequency RFID tags.

  • Page 39: Managing Your Device

    Chapter 6 Managing Your Device This chapter tells you how to manage power and configure your device. Managing Power The operating time of a fully charged battery depends on how you are using the device. Some functions, such as using multimedia or operating an SD card, may consume the battery power considerably.

  • Page 40: Power-Saving Tips

    Power-Saving Tips You can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off features that you don’t need. You can also monitor how applications and system resources consume battery power. Turn off radios that you aren’t using.  Lower the screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout. ...

  • Page 41: Settings

    Settings NOTE: Incorrect settings may cause your system to malfunction. Make sure that  you fully understand the function of a certain item before any adjustment. Some setting items are available only for specific models or applications  you have in your device. The Settings application contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your device.

  • Page 42: Device Settings

    To add, change, or delete users. Dock To set if you want to use the external antenna of the dock (when connected). You can also enable the auto switch function. To specify which audio output to use when docked. Getac settings See below.

  • Page 43: Personal Settings

    Getac Settings Item Description Physical buttons To assign a function or application to a hardware button on your device. To select the LTE module firmware that matches your mobile network operator. If your operator is not listed in the menu, select Generic.

  • Page 44: System Settings

    To add printing services to your device and to manage service settings. Developer To set up options for developers. options About tablet To upgrade the entire system using Getac OTA (Over- The-Air) manager. To view legal, hardware, and software information of your device.

  • Page 45: Care And Maintenance

    Chapter 7 Care and Maintenance This chapter provides guidelines on taking care of your device. Resetting Your Device To restart the device, press and hold the power button until a menu pops up. Touch Power off and then Reboot. In case the device stops responding to your operation, you can force the device to power off by pressing and holding the power button for more than 10 seconds.
  • Page 46 The screen surface can easily be scratched. Avoid touching it with sharp  objects. Non-adhesive generic screen protectors designed specifically for use on portable devices with LCD panels may be used to help protect the screen from minor scratches. Never clean your device with it powered on. Use a soft, lint-free cloth to ...

  • Page 47: Chapter 8 Regulatory Information

    Chapter 8 Regulatory Information NOTE: Marking labels located on the exterior of your device indicate the regulations that your model complies with. Please check the marking labels on your device and refer to the corresponding statements in this chapter. Some notices apply to specific models only. Regulations Statements USA Class B Regulations Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference...

  • Page 48: European Union Ce Marking And Compliance Notices

    Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to  which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 49 Italian Questo prodotto è conforme alla Direttiva Europea 2014/53/EU. Norwegian Dette produktet er i henhold til bestemmelsene i det europeiske direktivet 2014/53/EU. Portuguese Este produto cumpre com as normas da Diretiva Européia 2014/53/EU. Spanish Este producto cumple con las normas del Directivo Europeo 2014/53/EU. Swedish Denna produkt har tillverkats i enlighet med EG-direktiv 2014/53/EU.

  • Page 50: Safety Precautions

    RF Exposure Information (SAR) This device has been tested and meets applicable limits for Radio Frequency (RF) exposure. Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) refers to the rate at which the body absorbs RF energy. SAR limits are 1.6 Watts per kilogram (over a volume containing a mass of 1 gram of tissue) in countries that follow the United States FCC limit and 2.0 W/kg (averaged over 10 grams of tissue) in countries that follow the Council of the European Union limit.

  • Page 51: About The Ac Adapter

    About the AC Adapter Do not use the AC adapter in a high moisture environment. Never touch  the AC adapter when your hands or feet are wet. Allow adequate ventilation around the AC adapter when using it to  operate the device or charge the battery.

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