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IMPORTANT!
For all technical support issues, or if
anything is missing as listed under
Package Contents in this user guide, please
contact ViewSonic before returning the
product. See the Customer Support table in
this guide for contact information.
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ViewSonic
Convertible Tablet PC V1250
User Guide
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Microsoft Windows XP
Tablet PC Edition
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Contents Getting Started Package Contents .................................................................. 2 Optional Accessories .............................................................. 2 Optional Warranties/Insurance ............................................... 2 Precautions ............................................................................ 3 Knowing Your V1250 V1250 Tour ............................................................................. 4 Front View ...........
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Battery Pack ........................................................................... 20 The Lithium-Ion Battery ....................................................... 20 Charging the Battery and Charging Time ............................ 20 Checking the Battery Level ................................................. 21 Prolonging the Battery’s Life and Usage Cycles ................. 21 Battery Warning .................................................................. 22 Removing the Battery
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Appendix Specifications .........................................................................54 Customer Support .................................................................. 55 Cleaning and Maintenance ..................................................... 56 DISCLAIMER ......................................................................56 Limited Warranty .................................................................... 57 Safety Guidelines ........................................
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Copyright © ViewSonic Corporation, 2003. All rights reserved. ViewSonic and the three birds logo are registered trademarks of ViewSonic Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, the Microsoft Internet Explorer logo graphic, Outlook, DirectX, DirectSound, Microsoft Word, MSN, Excel, and the Windows logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA).
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Getting Started Congratulations on your purchase of a ViewSonic Convertible Tablet PC TM V1250. The V1250 is a fully functional PC with built-in LAN, and Wi-Fi wireless connectivity. With your V1250 you will be able to organize and access important business and personal information. In addition, you will be able to send and receive e-mail and access the Internet. This user guide will help you set up your V1250 and introduce you to its many features. Important! Save the original box and all
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Precautions For best viewing conditions view the Do not operate your V1250 outside in a screen from a distance of 15" to 18". wet, damp or extremely cold environment. NEVER REMOVE THE REAR COVER. Your V1250 contains high Do not place heavy objects on the voltage parts. You may suffer serious screen, video cable, or power cord. injury if you touch these parts. If smoke, abnormal noise, or strange Avoid exposing the screen to direct odor is present, immediately switch the sunlig
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Knowing Your V1250 V1250 Tour This section shows the following views of visible ports and buttons: Front View Back View Left View Bottom View Front View Open latch LCD Display Microphone Security Key Wireless (Ctrl-Alt-Del) On/Off Charging status Rotate HD access Wireless ON/OFF Sleep Power Journal Auto-brightness sensor ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 4
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Back View DC IN VGA port Modem Ethernet USB USB Mic IN Audio OUT ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 5
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Left View Stylus slot PC card slot SD Secure Disk, or MS Memory Stick slot, or MMC Multi Media Card IEEE 1394 Firewire Power ON latch ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 6
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Bottom View Battery Pack Compartment Screw Memory Expansion Slot ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 7 Docking Station Port Connection Battery Pack Latch Hard Drive Expansion Slot
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Converting to a Tablet To convert the V1250 to a tablet, do the following. 1. Push in and slide the latch to the left while gently opening the display screen. Open the display to a vertical position as shown below. 2. Turn the display screen clockwise around in a half circle until you see the back of the display. ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 8
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3. Press and slide the latch to the right. 4. Align the two white marks shown below as you close the display flat against the keyboard and the tablet clicks into place. 5. Now you have a Tablet PC. For more information on using the Tablet PC, see the V1250 User Guide. ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 9
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Performance Features High Performance Processor ® The V1250 is equipped with a Mobile Intel Pentium M Processor. Intel 855 GM with 400 MHz Processor Side Bus. Meets Intel Centrino convertible tablet platform criteria with 12.1 LCD and EM type digitizer. Convert to PC Innovative and patented convertible notebook-to-tablet PC design. Input Supports inking and pen input for easy note-taking, form-filling, and e-book application. BIOS-level signature verification (written password) for security
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Bright LCD Touch-screen Display The system is equipped with 12.1 inch TFT XVGA touch-screen display panel for clear text and brilliant colors. Built-in light sensor for auto-adjustment of LCD brightness to save battery life. Wireless LAN, Fast Ethernet and Modem Connectivity For network access capability, the V1250 provides a built-in Wi-Fi LAN adapter, a Fast Ethernet adapter, and a 56K modem. Internal Antenna The built-in wireless LAN antenna is used to transmit and receive data from a Wi
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Software Included ® Windows XP Tablet PC Edition which includes: ® Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Outlook Express Microsoft Windows Media Player Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft eBook Reader ® ® Citrix ICA Client Colligo Software – Eval Franklin Planner – Eval Alias Wavefront – Eval Panda AntiVirus – Eval Power One Finance Calculator Zinio Reader – Eval Indicators – LED Status Indicators The LED Status Indicators on the top of the V1250 display the operating status
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Using the Keyboard For more information, see the Special Keys – Function Table below. Function Hotkey Beep Help Fn+F1 No Sleep Fn+F2 Yes Display Toggle Fn+F3 No Display On/Off Fn+F4 No Speaker On/Off Fn+F5 No Num Lock Fn+F11 No Scroll Lock Fn+F12 No Brightness Up Fn+Right Cursor No Brightness Down Fn+Left Cursor No Volume Up Fn+Up Cursor No Volume Down Fn+Down Cursor No ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 13
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Using the Touch Pad The Touch pad shown below acts like a mouse with special control keys. Switch between applications Escape Scroll up/down, & push to Enter Open Internet Right click - context menu ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250 14
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Storage Hard Disk Drive Your V1250 offers a user-removable Hard Disk Drive. To replace, do the following: 1 Using a medium-size screwdriver, remove the screw holding the HD Bay cover. 2 Carefully remove the cover to expose the Hard Drive then slow pull it out using the plastic tab provided. 3 Remove the two screws holding the Hard Drive holder. 4 Install the Hard Drive holder to the new hard drive and replace the screws. 5 Replace the HD Bay cover and re-install the screw. Optical Disk Drive
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Display Your V1250 uses a high performance 12.1-inch active matrix TFT panel that will display millions of colors at 1024 x 768 resolution. Caution: Do not place heavy objects on the LCD panel. Doing so may damage the display. Extending the Life of the TFT Display Device Observe the following guidelines to maximize the life of the display. 1 Set the Brightness to the lowest comfortable setting. 2 When working at your desk, connect your V1250 to an external monitor and disable the internal dis
