Users Guide

Customizing settings in Dell Rugged Control
Center
Use Dell Rugged Control Center’s settings customization features to configure settings for the application itself, to manage your barcode
scanner, and to enable or disable Stealth Mode and Night Mode.
Topics:
• Application settings
• Keyboard backlight
• Night Mode
• Stealth Mode
• Barcode scanner
• Windows settings
• GPS
• Antenna switch
Application settings
You can use Dell Rugged Control Center to manage your Ribbon preferences as well as to enable and disable the software launch at
system startup.
Set Ribbon and startup preferences
Use the Application Settings window to determine how Dell Rugged Control Center is displayed, and whether or not is automatically
launched when you turn on your rugged device.
1. Click at the top of the Ribbon.
The Dell Rugged Control Center Dashboard is displayed.
2. At the top of the Dashboard, select Settings > Application Settings.
The Application Settings window is displayed.
3. Select Left or Right in the Ribbon Preferences section to anchor the Ribbon at the right or left side of your screen.
4. Select Yes or No in the Launch at Startup section to launch Dell Rugged Control Center automatically when you turn on your rugged
device.
5. Select Visible or Minimized in the RIBBON VISIBILITY AT STARTUP section to set the ribbon preferences at startup.
The administrator can define a key sequence to switch the visibility of the ribbon.
NOTE:
The hidden option is disabled and is available only to the administrator.
6. Select Standard or Large in the Icon Size section to set the icon sizes in the application.
7. Select Yes or No in the Telemetry Capture section to set the telemetry preference at launch.
8. To close the Dashboard select at the top of the Ribbon or the in the upper right of the Dashboard.
Keyboard backlight
Set keyboard backlight settings including backlight timeout when on battery power and keyboard intensity from this window of the
Dashboard.
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