Using Dashboard
You can perform the following operations easily by using the "Dashboard".
- Changing the settings of brightness, volume, wireless network, microphone mute and auto rotation.
- Checking the battery status.
- Mounting/unmounting microSD memory card.
- Launching applications.
2 types of tile can be added to the "Dashboard".
Running Dashboard
NOTE
- Depending on the application, the application (playing music or movie, etc.) may stop while "Dashboard" is running.
- Press
(USER button) more than 1 second, or touch
- [
Dashboard].
- Make the operation.
[Brightness]
Adjust the brightness of LCD.
Touch and drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease brightness.
When you select [Auto], LCD brightness changes depending on the ambient brightness.
Do not cover the light sensor (A).
[Speaker]
Adjust the sound volume.
Touch and drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease volume respectively.
To mute the sound, add a checkmark to [Silent].
[Battery]
Check the remaining battery charge for the battery.
[Airplane], [Wi-Fi], [WWAN]*1, [Bluetooth], [GPS], [Mic]*1, [Auto-Rotate]
Enable/disable these devices or functions.
[SD card]*1
Mount/Unmount microSD memory in the microSD memory card slot.
*1 : Need to add by performing "Customizing Dashboard" (see below).
NOTE
- When the following devices are disabled by "
Device Management", the tile of those devices are not displayed.
Wi-Fi
Wireless WAN
Bluetooth
GPS
External storage ([SD card] is not displayed)
Application type tiles
Launch applications ("Pen Caliblation" etc.).
- Touch
or press
(Back button) to exit the "Dashboard".
Customizing Dashboard
You can add/remove tiles to/from Dashboard.
- Press
(USER button) more than 1 second, or touch
- [
Dashboard].
- Make the operation.
- Adding tiles
- Touch
- [
Add].
- Touch [Toggles] or [Application].
- When touched [Toggles] in step 2, touch a tile to select from tile list.
When touched [Application] in step 2, touch a application to select from application list.
NOTE
- Tiles can be displayed up to 15 tiles.
- Tiles cannot be sorted.
- The tile which is already exists in the Dashboard cannot be added.
- Removing tiles
- Touch and hold a tile to remove.
- At the confirmation message, touch [Yes].
NOTE
- The [Battery] tile cannot be removed.
- Selecting skin
- Touch
- [
Skin].
- Touch [White] or [Gray] to select and [OK].
- Importing settings
- Touch
- [
Import].
- Touch a settings file to select.
- Exporting settings
- Touch
- [
Export].
- Enter a file name (up to 10 characters) and touch [OK].
NOTE
- The setting file will be exported to the following folder.
The location of settings file cannot be changed.
/sdcard/com.panasonic.avc.toughbook.android.dashboard
- Touch
or press
(Back button) to exit the "Dashboard".