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Tadpole COMET12 User Manual (122 pages)
Brand:
Tadpole
| Category:
Laptop
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
14
Preface
17
Conventions in this User Guide
18
Notes
18
Symbols
18
Warnings and Cautions
18
Keyboard Conventions
19
Procedures
19
Screen Messages
19
Variables
19
Table of Figures
20
Supplemental Documentation
22
Chapter 1 - Overview
23
Comet
24
COMET Components
25
Figure 1-1: COMET Components
25
COMET Features
26
Customer Service and Support
27
Chapter 2 - Getting Started
29
Overview
30
First Steps
31
Figure 2-1: Installing the Battery
31
Figure 2-2: Opening the COMET Display
32
Identifying Components and Features
33
System with the Display Open
33
Figure 2-3: COMET Components
33
Front Panel
34
Right Side
34
Figure 2-4: COMET Front Panel
34
Figure 2-5: COMET Right Side
34
Back Panel
35
Figure 2-6: COMET Back Panel
35
Left Side
36
Figure 2-7: COMET Left Side
36
Bottom of the COMET
37
Figure 2-8: Bottom of COMET
37
Powering up
38
Figure 2-9: COMET Power Switch
38
Chapter 3 - Using COMET
39
Overview
40
Setting up
41
Opening the Display Cover
42
Figure 3-1: Opening the Display Cover
42
Closing the Display Cover
43
Providing Power
44
Figure 3-2: AC Adapter Connector
44
Using Batteries
46
Figure 3-3: Installing the Battery
46
Figure 3-4: Removing the Battery
47
Figure 3-5: Cover for the Expansion Battery Connector Bay
48
Figure 3-6: Expansion Battery Connector Exposed
48
Figure 3-7: Expansion Battery Lock in the Open Position
49
Figure 3-8: Expansion Battery Aligned in Place
50
Figure 3-9: Expansion Battery Locked in Place
51
Operating COMET
52
Starting COMET
53
Shutting COMET down
54
Moving COMET
55
Using COMET Features
56
Using Smart Cards
57
Figure 3-10: Smart Card Slot
57
Figure 3-11: Inserting a Smart Card
58
Figure 3-12: Removing a Smart Card
59
Using the USB Ports
60
Figure 3-13: Right Side USB Ports
61
Figure 3-14: Back Panel USB Port
61
Using the Ethernet Port
62
Figure 3-15: RJ-45 Ethernet Port
62
Using the Wireless LAN
63
Integrated Keyboard
64
Figure 3-16: Integrated Keyboard Layout
64
Special Keys
66
Modifier Keys
68
Cursor Control and Editing Keys
69
Function Keys
71
Common Keyboard Combinations
72
Sun Ray Server-Specific Hot Keys
73
The Touch Pad
74
Figure 3-17: the Touch Pad
74
Using the Touch Pad
75
Using an External Display
77
Figure 3-18: External Monitor Port
77
Using an External Keyboard or Pointing Device
78
Figure 3-19: USB Ports
78
Status Indicator Leds
79
Status Indicator Leds on the Display/Cover
80
Figure 3-20: Leds on Lower Portion of the Display
80
Status Indicator Leds above the Keyboard
81
Figure 3-21: Leds on the Top of the Keyboard
81
Chapter 4 - Configuring COMET
83
Overview
84
Accessing the Main Menu
85
Figure 4-1: on Screen Display
85
Servers
86
Connecting to a Remote Server
86
Figure 4-2: Enter Server IP Prompt
86
Connecting to a Firmware Server
87
Figure 4-3: Changes Saved Screen
87
Tcp/Ip
88
Figure 4-4: TCP/IP DHCP Submenu
88
Dhcp
89
Static
90
Wireless
91
Figure 4-5: Wireless Setup Submenu
92
Figure 4-6: Enter SSID (Network Name) Prompt
93
Figure 4-7: Enter WEP (Encryption) Prompt
93
Figure 4-8: Enter WEP Key (Hex) Prompt
94
Security
95
Figure 4-9: the Security Menu
95
Figure 4-10: the Change Password Screen
96
Status
97
Figure 4-11: the Status Menu Screen
97
Version
98
Figure 4-12: the Version Screen
98
Power
99
Figure 4-13: the Power Status Screen
99
Radio
100
Figure 4-14: the Radio Status Screen
100
Advanced
101
Video
101
Figure 4-15: the Advanced Submenu
101
Wireless Tunables
102
Figure 4-16: the Advanced Menu
102
Factory Reset
103
Figure 4-17: the Factory Reset Submenu Option
103
Exit
104
Figure 4-18: the Exit Option
104
Chapter 5 - Maintaining COMET
105
Overview
106
Cautions
107
Cleaning COMET
108
Packing and Shipping
109
Storage
110
Unpacking from Storage
111
Battery Use and Maintenance
112
Chapter 6 - COMET Specifications
115
Index
119
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