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KR500-G
KR550-G
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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL KR500-G KR550-G CUSTOM S.p.A. World Headquarters...
  • Page 3 CUSTOM S.p.A. GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION DEVICE Via Berettine 2/B CUSTOM S.p.A. declines all responsibility for • Keep your device and all accessories out of 43010 Fontevivo (PARMA) - Italy accidents or damage to persons or property the reach of children. Tel.
  • Page 4 • Standard warranty period for all CUSTOM CLEANING able, these features help you to place your call without taking your attention of   the road. S.p.A. batteries is one year, regardless if the • Do not use detergents containing strong acids battery was purchased separately or included •...
  • Page 5 • Should use the ear furthest from the pace- local authority, or ask the shop where you pur- maker to minimize the potential for interfer- chased the product, or if applicable, follow any ence. agreements made between yourself. The mark •...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 DESCRIPTION ....... . 9 1.1 Box contents ........9 1.2 Device components .

  • Page 9: Description

    1 DESCRIPTION 1.1 Box contents Remove the device from its carton being careful not to damage the packing material so that it may be reused if the device is to be transported in the future. Make sure that all the components illustrated below are present and that there are no signs of damage.

  • Page 10: Device Components

    1.2 Device components 1. Barcode Scanner 5. Battery 2. Barcode Trigger Key 6. Speaker 3. Power Key 7. Covered contact for pistol grip 4. NFC 8. Camera...

  • Page 11: Installation

    2 INSTALLATION 2.1 Installing MicroSD and/or SIM card To install the MicroSD card and/or SIM card: • Press the two keys next to the battery. • Remove the battery...
  • Page 12 • Remove the plastic cover. • As the diagram shown, insert SIM Card and MicroSD.

  • Page 13: Charging The Battery

    2.2 Charging the battery Be sure to charge the battery to full when you are charging it for the irst time. ATTENTION: Do not charge the device via computer USB connection due to that the voltage output from computer USB is not enough to charge the device. Please use only approved charging devices. Charging the battery To charge the battery proceed as follow: •...

  • Page 14: Installing / Replacing The Battery

    2.3 Installing / replacing the battery In case you need to install or replace the battery, follow the steps below to access the battery chamber and replace the battery. • Press the two keys next to the battery. • Remove the battery. •...

  • Page 15: Optimizing Battery Life

    2.4 Optimizing battery life To optimize the operating time of the battery, it is recommended that you do the following: • Decrease the LCD display brightness. • Set a shorter timeout of inactivity to allow the screen enter sleep mode. Turn of the display if you are not using it.

  • Page 17: Using

    3 USING 3.1 Touch screen The KR500-G/KR550-G comes with a projected capacitive multi-touch screen. Users are able to manipulate icons, graphic keys, menus, the on screen keyboard or any on screen items with touch control. This chapter will walk you through the basic operations.
  • Page 18 Text Input The device has a physical keyboard and also on screen keyboard to receive user’s text input. To open the on screen keyboard, simply tap a text input ield and the keyboard  appears.
  • Page 19 Sleep mode When the device suspends to sleep mode, it enters a low power state and the display is of to save the battery power. You can manually force the device to enter  sleep mode or specify a period of inactivity before it automatically enters sleep mode. While the device is in sleep mode, it is still capable of receiving messages and calls and processing tasks like downloading.

  • Page 20: Home Screen

    3.2 Home screen The Home screen provides you with an instant access to device status, notiica- tions, application shortcuts, folders and widgets. Simply tap an item and you can launch the associated application. You can also add desired items to the Home screen, extend the Home screen or personalize the wallpaper to tailor it to your personal needs.
  • Page 21 The table below describes the elements on a typical Home screen: ELEMENT DESCRIPTION NOTIFICATION AREA The Notiication area is visible across the Home screens. This area informs you of new messages, events, alarms, and activities in progress. Applications you install on your device may show their own icons or messages in the area. You can access the “Notiication” panel to see more infor- mation by swiping down the Notiication area.
  • Page 22 HOME KEY Tap to return to Home scree. RECENT APP KEY Tap to view show your recent Apps and touch an App to reopen it. To remove an App from the list, swipe it left or right.
  • Page 23 Quick settings panel Swiping down the Status bar will bring up a 2Quick settings” panel where you can quickly access some most commonly used settings and features. To enable/dis- able a feature or switch between available options , simply tap the intended tile. It appears dimmed when disabled and brightened when enabled.
  • Page 24 Extending Home screen The Home screen is extended beyond the screen width to provide more space for adding application shortcuts and widgets. To access the extended Home screen, swipe on the Home screen to the up and down. To add application icons or widgets to the extended Home screen: •...

  • Page 25: Cellular Network

    If there is no SIM card, the KR500-G/KR550-G isn’t capable of 3G voice and data services; however it is still able to connect to a Wi-Fi network to log into a wireless local area network (see paragraph...
  • Page 26 Making / receiving calls After you activate your SIM card(s), the KR500-G/KR550-G auto-connects to your cellular network when it powers on. You can start to use the phone service. Using phone service (e.g. making or answering a call) is similar to the way you use a mobile phone.
  • Page 27 Data roaming When the KR500-G/KR550-G moves to where your cellular network is not available, data roaming connects the KR500-G/KR550-G to other service providers. This is often useful abroad if you want to keep receiving data across networks. However, the mobile rates can substantially increase as the costs for accessing the Internet are particularly high.

  • Page 28: Wi-Fi

    3.4 Wi-Fi The KR500-G/KR550-G is capable of Wi-Fi networking. Wi-Fi is a wireless network- ing technology that uses an access point, also known as the “hotspot”, to connect to an Internet service provider over the wireless local area network (WLAN). Some hotspots are open to connect while others request you to present a key to authen- ticate your connection. The KR500-G/KR550-G needs to be conigured including ...
  • Page 29 In the “Quick settings” panel, tap and hold the WI-FI tile to access the Wi-Fi settings page. The KR500-G/KR550-G then proceeds to scan for available Wi-Fi networks in range and displays the names of those found. Secured networks are displayed with waves denoting signal strength plus a lock on while the open networks don’t.
  • Page 30 Tap a network to connect to it. To connect to a secured network, you’re prompted to enter a password or other credentials (ask your network administrator for details). If the KR500-G/KR550-G detects a network previously connected to, the KR500-G/KR550-G auto- connects to it.
  • Page 31 When a Wi-Fi network doesn’t broadcast its name (SSID). • When a Wi-Fi network is out of range and you want the KR500-G/KR550-G to remember it and auto-connect to it as soon as it gets in range. To add a Wi-Fi network: •...
  • Page 32 • Tap SAVE. The KR500-G/KR550-G then proceeds to connects to the Wi-Fi network. Any credentials entered are saved so the KR500-G/KR550-G automatically connects it the next time the KR500-G/KR550-G gets it within the range.
  • Page 33 Making your device a Wi-Fi hotspot When the KR500-G/KR550-G is connected to a 3G network, you can share the connection with your laptop or other devices by making your KR500-G/KR550-G a Wi-Fi hotspot. To do so: • Swipe down the Status bar and tap Settings > Network & Internet > Hotsport &...

  • Page 34: Bluetooth

    Bluetooth-capable to synchronize data with other Bluetooth-capable devices such as PCs, laptops, hands-free, headsets, printers, PDAs and cell phones. Before the KR500-G/KR550-G can connect a Bluetooth device, it needs to pair with that device. Such “pairing” involves the authentication between them to justify their accesses to each other.
  • Page 35 If the Bluetooth device you want to pair with is not displayed in the AVAILABLE DEVICES list, tap PAIR NEW DEVICE. The KR500-G/KR550-G proceeds to scan for any Bluetooth device in range. Then it displays the names of the device(s) found.
  • Page 36 • Tap the device you want to pair with. When the Bluetooth pairing request dialog box appears, tap PAIR. The KR500-G/KR550-G will then send a connection request to the device you want to pair with: On the device to pair with, a dialog box appears requesting to enter or verify the pairing code.
  • Page 37 A “Bluetooth proile” deines the features supported by a Bluetooth device. For two  Bluetooth devices to share iles with each other, they need to both support the right  proile. Some Bluetooth devices have multiple proiles. A proile can provide the  ability to transmit phone conversations, to play music in stereo, or to transfer iles  or other data. The operating system allows you to conigure the proiles you want  to use on the KR500-G/KR550-G . • Swipe down the Status bar and tap the BLUETOOTH tile to enable Bluetooth if it isn’t enabled yet. • In the “Quick Settings” panel, tap and hold the BLUETOOTH tile to access the Bluetooth settings page.
  • Page 38 Disconnect from a Bluetooth device To disconnect the KR500-G/KR550-G from a Bluetooth device: • Swipe down the Status bar. In the “Quick Settings” panel, tap and hold the BLUETOOTH tile to access the Bluetooth settings page. In the PAIRED DEVICES list, ind the device to disconnect. • • Tap the icon at the right of the device.
  • Page 39 Making your Bluetooth device discoverable To allow other Bluetooth-enabled device to ind the KR500-G/KR550-G, you have to make sure the KR500-G/KR550-G is visible to other devices in addition to ena- bling Bluetooth feature. After you turn on the Bluetooth the KR500-G/KR550-G will be visible. Additional Bluetooth settings From the Bluetooth settings page, tap the menu icon on to get the following options: •...

  • Page 40: Location

    3.6 Location The KR500-G/KR550-G features positioning function to identify your location. It allows location-based Apps to collect and use your location information to provide location-related service. For example, a third-party App might want to pinpoint a vehicle’s location so as to provide a more eicient route for the driver upon traic  congestion. For a location-based App, you can individually conigure whether it is  allowed to access to location services when the service is on.
  • Page 41 Location Mode In addition to GPS satellite method, the KR500-G/KR550-G also supports Assisted GPS (A-GPS), a method using Wi-Fi and cellular networks to speed up startup positioning performance. According to the position mode, the battery drain and position accuracy varies.

  • Page 42: Camera

    3.7 Camera The device is equipped with one camera: a back- facing camera with LED lash. To access the camera application, on the Home screen tap the camera icon,the camera application then opens. When taking a photo To zoom in and out, place two ingers apart or together. • • When you frame your subject on the screen, the camera will Auto Focus on the center of the screen with a focus indicator.
  • Page 43 When recording a video • To enable/disable the microphone, tap the Settings icon and then video icon. • To start the recording, tap the Recorder icon and the timer starts. • To stop the recording, tap the Recorder icon again.

  • Page 44: Nfc Feature

    4 centimeters. The NFC detection area is at the back side of the KR500-G/KR550-G. When you tap other NFC devices, tags, or readers, the NFC areas of both devices should be close to one another so that the connection can be established.
  • Page 45 Make sure the screen of both devices are unlocked, then touch the devices together, back to back. • On the KR500-G/KR550-G, you will hear a sound and be prompted a mes- sage “Touch to beam”. Touch the screen of the KR500-G/KR550-G to begin the beaming process.

  • Page 46: Barcode Scanner

    ATTENTION: The barcode scanner uses laser lights to scan barcodes. DO NOT stare into the laser beams or point the laser beam at anyone’s eyes when the barcode scanner. Installing APK File As of the time of time of release, the KR500-G/KR550-G may not have the barcode scanner software installed. If this is the case, you must install the APK ile on your  KR500-G/KR550-G irst in order to activate the scanner function. Download the APK ile (SignedBarcodeSample.apk) from the Partner Zone of ...
  • Page 47 On the KR500-G/KR550-G use the File Manager App to navigate to the APK ile. • Tap the APK ile and then follow the prompts to install the application. •...
  • Page 48 Scanning the Barcode Generally a third-party barcode application will be used to process the data read by the scanner. This user manual will not cover these applications. The following steps serve as an example only to show the basic operation of the barcode scanner. •...
  • Page 49 Supported Barcode formats 2D Model TYPE FORMATS LINEAR Code 39, Code 128, Code 93, MSI 2D STACKED PDF417 2D MATRIX Aztec Code, Data Matrix, QR Code, Codablock –F, Micro PDF417, Micro QR Code, Han Xin Code, Royal Main Mailmark 2D, NTIT Code, PPN Code, Switzerland QR Code...

  • Page 51: Specification

    4 SPECIFICATION 4.1 Hardware speciications GENERAL IP-65 certiied Durability 1.5 M (5ft.) drop-resistance octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 8* Cortex A53, 1.8 GHz 1.5 GHz Android™ 9 Memory 2 GB Storage 16 GB Integrated microphone Audio Integrated speaker PERIPHERALS Front: N/A Camera Rear: 8.0 megapixel AF camera with LED Accelerometer (G-sensor) Sensor...
  • Page 52 1D/2D barcode reader with physical trigger Barcode scanner keys LCD DISPLAY Size / type 4” TFT LCD Resolution 800 x 480 TOUCH SCREEN 5-point Projected Capacitive Touch screen Type Glass coating w/ anti-relection coating POWER SUPPLY Lithium-ion battery Power system Lithium-ion rechargeable battery Battery type Replaceable Battery capacity 5200 mAh...

  • Page 53: Device Dimensions

    4.2 Device dimensions All the dimensions show in igures are in millimetres. Length 202.4 mm Height 41.6 mm Width 77.8 mm Weight 422 g (0.93lb) (with battery)
  • Page 56 CUSTOM S.p.A. World Headquarters Via Berettine, 2/B - 43010 Fontevivo, Parma ITALY Tel. +39 0521 680111 - Fax +39 0521 610701 info@custom.biz - www.custom.biz All rights reserved www.custom.biz...

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