Users Guide

Stealth Mode

Configure Stealth Mode settings to determine which system functions are disabled when you activate Stealth Mode. Stealth Mode allows

you to turn off the display, the LED lights, internal speakers, the fan, and all wireless radios with a single key combination.

NOTE: This mode is aimed at using the Rugged device in covert operations. When the stealth mode is activated, the

device remains functional but will not emit any light or sound.

Turn Stealth Mode on or off

Before activating Stealth Mode, you must have configured the settings described in Modify Stealth Mode settings, and programmed one

of the programmable buttons on your rugged device to handle Stealth Mode.

To enable or disable Stealth Mode, touch or click the relevant programmable button to toggle Stealth Mode on and off.

Modify Stealth Mode settings

Before activating the Stealth Mode, you must have programmed one of the programmable buttons on your rugged device to handle

Stealth Mode.

To configure the settings that you want to use for Stealth Mode:

1. Launch Dell Rugged Control Center on your tablet or laptop.

2. Click at the top of the Ribbon.

The Dell Rugged Control Center Dashboard is displayed.

3. At the top of the Dashboard, click the Settings tab, and then click the Stealth Mode tab on the left side of the Dashboard.

The Stealth Mode window displays.

4. Select the features that you want to disable when in Stealth Mode:

• Speaker level

• Fans off

• System LEDs

• LCD Brightness level—off or custom level

• WWAN off

• WiFi off

• Bluetooth off

• GPS off

• WiGig off

5. To close the Dashboard, click at the top of the Ribbon or the in the upper right of the Dashboard.

Barcode scanner

NOTE:

You must have a barcode scanner installed on your rugged device in order to access the configuration settings

described in this section.

Change barcode scanner mode

NOTE:

Not all rugged devices support programmable buttons. Configure one of the programmable buttons on your

rugged device to handle the barcode scanner before using it to change modes. See your rugged device user’s guide for

more information.

To toggle between Presentation Mode and Trigger Mode, touch or click the programmable button you have assigned to handle this

feature. While in

Presentation Mode, the scanner activates and scans when a barcode is brought within scanning distance of the

scanning window. While in Trigger Mode, you manually activate the scanner and start a scan by pressing a hardware or on-screen

button.

Customizing settings in Dell Rugged Control Center