Latitude 5285 Tablet: Using your tablet
Resumen: This article is a guide to the common usage of those parts unique to the Dell Latitude 5285 Tablet.
Síntomas
The following article is a guide to the common usages of the Dell Latitude 5285 Tablet.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Tablet LEDs
- Shutting down the Tablet
- Deploying the kickstand
- The Dell Active Stylus
- The Dell Latitude 5285 Travel Keyboard
Introduction
Some standard practices need to change when using certain systems. This article will take you through where the Dell Latitude 5285 tablet is different from your standard 2-in-1 or notebook system.
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Tablet LEDs
The Power/Charge Status LED
The LED is found on the top edge of the system beside the Power Button.
(Figure.1 Power/Charge LED)
| Power Source | System Power State | Battery Charge Level | LED behaviour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charging/Adapter | On (S0) | 0-100% | Solid White |
| Battery | On (S0) | < = 10% | Solid Amber |
| Battery | On (S0) | > 10% | Off |
| Charging/Adapter | Off or Hibernate (S4/S5) | < Fully Charged | Solid White |
| Charging/Adapter | Off or Hibernate (S4/S5) | Fully Charged | Off |
| Battery | Off or Hibernate (S4/S5) | 0-100% | Off |
- S0 (ON) — System is turned on
- S4 (Hibernate) — The system consumes the least power, compared to all other sleep states. The system is almost at an OFF state, except for a trickle of power. The context data is written to the hard drive.
- S5 (OFF) — The system is powered off.
| Blinking Pattern |
Possible Problem | Problem Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber | White | ||
| 2 | 1 | CPU | CPU failure |
| 2 | 2 | BIOS ROM failure | System board failure (included BIOS corruption or ROM error) |
| 2 | 3 | Memory | No memory/ RAM detected |
| 2 | 4 | Memory | Memory/ RAM failure |
| 2 | 5 | Memory | Invalid memory installed |
| 2 | 6 | Chipset | System board/ Chipset error |
| 2 | 7 | LCD | LCD failure |
| 3 | 1 | RTC power failure | CMOS battery failure |
| 3 | 2 | PCI/ Video | PCI or Video card/ chip failure |
| 3 | 3 | BIOS recovery 1 | Recovery image not found |
| 3 | 4 | BIOS recovery 2 | Recovery image found but invalid |
The Camera Status LED
The LED is found to the left of the camera lens on the front of the system.
(Figure.2 Camera LED)
When the camera is on - the LED is on and white.
When the camera is off - the LED is off.
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Shutting the Tablet Down
There are two ways to shut down your Tablet PC.
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Normal Shutdown Process
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Press and hold the Power Button down until the message Slide to shut down your PC on the screen.
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Slide down the screen to shut down your tablet.
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Forced Shutdown Process
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Press and hold the Power Button down for 10 seconds.
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The system will shut down without going to the Slide to shut down your PC message appearing.
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Deploying the kickstand
Deploying the Kickstand
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Push Down on tablet onto a flat surface.
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The two pins on the bottom edge of the tablet will push in and release the kickstand from the back of the tablet.
The Kickstand Viewing Angles
The kickstand can be set to two different angles for viewing and usage.
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The first is 35 degrees.
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The second is 145 degrees.
The Dell Active Stylus
The following link takes you to an article that deals with the Tablet Active Stylus:
Note: The Active stylus is not shipped with the Dell Latitude 5285 tablet and must be purchased separately.
The Dell Latitude 5285 Travel Keyboard
The following link takes you to an article that deals with the Dell Latitude 5285 Travel Keyboard:
Note: The Dell Latitude 5285 Travel Keyboard is not shipped with the Dell Latitude 5285 tablet and must be purchased separately.