Users Guide

Task Description
Option 2: Data+Carriage Return
Option 3: Data+Tab
Option 4: Toggle presentation mode on or off. These settings are
stored in the barcode scanner configuration settings. See Change
barcode scanner mode.
Camera control
Triggers the camera, if the camera is not running (Windows 7
only).
Click to open Dell Camera.
You can perform the following:
• To take a photo, short press the camera when the camera is
in photo mode. If the camera is in video mode, a short press
will switch the camera to photo mode.
• To start and stop video recording, long press the camera
when the camera is in video mode.
NOTE: You can select the aspect ratio setting to apply
for a photo. This setting becomes the default setting.
For more information about the camera function in Windows 10,
see Using Windows camera.
Flashlight Toggle Flashlight on/off.
Stealth Mode Toggle Stealth Mode on/off (cannot be assigned to virtual
buttons).
Lock Computer Lock computer.
Scratch Pad Allows you to write free flow text and share that as email or save
as pdf.
NOTE: This feature requires the Windows 10 operating
system. You must have Microsoft Outlook 2013 or later
desktop version to share the file as email.
5. To return to the Dashboard, click the right-pointing arrow at the upper left portion of the window.
6. To close the Dashboard, click at the top of the Ribbon or the in the upper right of the Dashboard.
Using Windows camera
Perform the following steps to use Windows camera:
1. Launch Dell Rugged Control Center on your tablet or laptop.
2.
Click .
3. To take a photo, click .
NOTE:
By default, the photo mode is selected. In case the camera is in video mode, click to switch to photo
mode.
4. To record a video, click .
Following are the options in video mode:
•
To pause or resume the video recording, click .
•
To stop the video recording, click .
NOTE:
By default, the captured photos and videos are saved along the following path: C:\Users\user_name
\Pictures.
14 Using the Dashboard in Dell Rugged Control Center