Alpha-400 V1.0 Software User Guide Version: 1.0.1

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1 BELCO Alpha-400 V1.0 Software User Guide Version: 1.0.1

2 Table of Contents Introduction System Highlights Hardware Summary Software Usage Guide (1) Web Browsing (2) Using Box (3) Using Instant Messenger (4) Word Processing (5) Spreadsheet (6) Dictionary Guide (7) Using PDF Reader (8) E-book Guide (9) Xip Flash Player (10) Multi-media Player (11) Image Gallery (12) Calculator (13) Paint Brush (14) Calendar (15) File Manager (16) Network dial-up (17) Control panel

3 Introduction Alpha-400 is a low cost broadband access terminal for today s world of communications convergence and digital multimedia entertainment. It provides multimedia entertainment, High-speed Broadband Internet Access, and Work on the go! Equipped with various functions, such as Electronic-Book, MP3 Player, Game Player, enlarged PDA, and common business software such as Web browsing, word processing, spreadsheets and more. This unique design FULL-FLASH desktop, is perfect for the light business traveler, student, and every kid wanting to enjoy the experience of exploring the world of broadband multi-media! The best way to learn to use your new product is to Play and Experiment, and refer to the online help and web links provided! Product Features: 7-INCH High resolution TFT-LCD Digital Screen True Color Image Display Broadband Internet Access Linux Operating System--High Security & Virus Free Various Xiptech Application Packages Companion while relaxing or having fun! Internet Surfing, Info Searching and News Reading On-line Communicating with friends, family and colleagues Movie and Music Download and Play Flash Movies and Games Various Simulation Games Fun Pictures and Photos Sharing Office Helper on the go, with lot of software tools: Really Efficient! Office Software Package: (calendar, word processing, spreadsheet, dictionary) Management Daily work Planner PDF Viewer - 2 -

4 System Highlights Alpha-400 employs Embedded Linux as the operating system. With its excellent functionality, adaptability and robustness, Embedded Linux Operating System provides a stable working and software running environment - 3 -

5 Hardware Summary Processor Display Terminal Sound Card USB Port Input Communication Device MIPS 400 MHz 32-BIT CPU 7-INCH 800x480 COLOR TFT LCD AC97Voice Card Multiple Extended USB Ports Standard Keyboard and Mouse 10/100MB Ethernet port, Wireless LAN Adapter(optional) speaker LCD Displayer Keyboard LED Indicator USB 接口 Ethernet RJ45 Power Supply Switch - 4 -

6 Software Usage Guide Turn on the Alpha-400 by switching the On/Off switch. (1) Web Browsing Usage Mozilla Firefox is a free and open-source browser, which promises a better web experience. User can open a few windows without limit. Enjoy browsing, on-line video, viewing pictures and documents etc. on the web. 1 Double click the Web-browsing icon to turn on the web Browser, see browser window below in diagram 1. Tool Bar Menu Bar Address Bar Minimize Close diagram 1 2.Input the website address to the Address bar, for instant http// to open Google webpage, as shown in diagram 2-5 -

7 Diagram 2 3.User can open more than one WebPages. But only the current webpage will be shown in the screen. Select file in menu bar new tab to open new screen. Use mouse to click on various icons to switch among the WebPages,as shown in diagram 3 Diagram 3 Select file in menu bar close tab to turn off the WebPages. Select file Close window option to close Web Browsing window. 4.Select menu bar File Save page as option to choose your favorite webpage and save the way you choose. As in diagram 4.Input the saved file name, select save icon. Click button to save. Diagram 4 5.User can print the chosen webpage. Select menu bar print option to show printing set up. Click print to print the webpage

8 6.As web browsers save personal information, you can clear this info by : Select menu bar tool clear private data option, pop up screen as in diagram 5,select clear data Click button to clear personal information. Diagram 5 7.Web Browsing bookmark management is similar to common browsers, but it is more powerful. Select bookmarks -> organize bookmarks will turn o the bookmark manager. User can add the current webpage as a bookmark and manage all the bookmarks etc. User can experience the functions by experimenting. 8.User can play flash files through the web Browser. When browsing the web, it can display the flash move on the webpage. Turn on the on-line flash file by clicking the flash file, as shown in Diagram 6. Diagram 6 9.User can select Help from the menu bar : help->help contents option to get the help information of the web browser as shown in Diagram

9 Diagram 7 For more information on Web Browsing, please visit

10 (2) Using Box Box is a customer s send/receive mail manager. It is simple and easy to operate and similar to similar to most popular programs. It is very easy to operate this Box. We recommend you get someone experienced to set this up for you. Setting are server provider dependant, and usually available from your service provider or their website. 1 Double Click the Box on the Desktop as shown in Diagram 1. Close Diagram 1 Confirm Exit The screen will only pop out when first opens the Box. Click on the screen to enter Box as shown in diagram 2. click to exit Box. Diagram 2 Click to enter account setting screen as shown in Diagram

11 Fill in the personal account setting according to the screen options below. There are multiple tabs, please select the appropriate one accordingly. (REMEMBER THE SETTING VARY DEPENDING ON YOUR SERVER) Diagram 3 2 Basic Tab : Use the account DJlhp@163.com as example for settings (this is just for demonstration, you must input your actual information): Notes: (User needs to set mail box, to allow Mail Box to manage the address) Protocol: POP3 (According to user setting mail box, can be IMAP 4 also ) Server for receiving: pop.163.com (input your incoming server and SMTP server information.) Diagram 4 2 Receive Tab: Select Filter message on receiving (user can select when necessary) Default inbox - inbox (Default receiving mail box is usually inbox, you can change it) Select Get all checks for new messages on this account"

12 Diagram 5 3 Send Tab: Select SMTP Authentication (SMTP AUTH) (this option is usually selected) Authentication method: Automatic User ID: djlhq Password: ****** Diagram 6 4 Compose Tab: Direct input: djlhq@163.com User can select to use cc, Bcc, Reply-To based on user needs

13 5 SSL Tab : For POP3 select Don t use SSL SMTP select Don t use SSL Diagram 7 Advanced option page (Diagram 9): Select Specify SMTP Port:25 (163 mailbox use SMTP protocolport25,user can fill in different port no according to the mailbox type) Select Specify POP Port:110 (the port of the 163 mailbox pop protocol is 110,user can fill in different port no according to the mailbox type) Select Put sent message in, then click mail, here use sent folder Select Put draft message in, then click mail, here use draft folder Select Put queued message in, then click button to select the location to save the sent button to select the location to save the draft button to select the location to save the

14 queue mail, here use queue folder. Select Put deleted message in, the click deleted mail, here use trash folder. button to select the location to save the Diagram 9 Now djhk@163.com mailbox setting is completed,click the button. 3 Edit account information, as diagram 10: Diagram 10 After steps 1 and 2 are complete, all accounts will be displayed. Click on Edit accounts screen,you can add any mail account by clicking button, Edit any existing account by clicking,delete any existing account by clicking button,you can line up the accounts by clicking and button, you can select any default account by clicking

15 4 click the button in Diagram 10 to enter Box main page as in Diagram 11. Diagram Click or button to accept the mails of the as in diagram Diagram 12 Click the button in screen 12 to cancel the operation of receive mail For more support, please visit Box.sraoss.jp/ or contact your service provider

16 (3) Using Instant Messenger Instant Messaging is a new trend of communication tools; it allows multi-party communication while users are online. 1 AIM Pidgin setting 1 Open Pidin 2 Click Account Add/Edit screen will pop out as in screen 1. Diagram 1 3 Click Add button, the Add Account screen will pop out as in Diagram 2, proceed with the following setting: Protocol: AIM ( or other suitable protocol that you use such as MSN, Yahoo etc..) Screen name:your AIM user name Password:for security reason, it is advised to leave it blank and fill in your password whenever you register. But if you want automatic register, please enter your password. Local alias: Please leave it blank Remember password:if you want Pidgin to save the password, select this option (once selected, the system will not prompt you for password when launching) Diagram 2 4 Click Save to store Congratulation you can use Pidgin to connect to the AIM service

17 1 Open Pidgin 2 Click Accounts->Add/Edit, and repeat the steps. For more information on your specific user settings please refer to online help at

18 (4) Word Processing Xipword is based on Abiword open source word processing software. It can process all types of documents in the market For full instructions on learning how to use a word processor go where you can find tutorials and instruction manuals. 1 Open application and the screen will appear as follows. Menu Bar Tool Bar Minimize Close Status Bar Page NO. Diagram 1 2. Xip Word can support and open documents with formats such as.doc, abw,.awt,.dot,.rtf,.txt,.zabw,.htm,.html,.xht. User can save documents in any of the above formats. For more information on Xip Word, you can visit:

19 (5) Spreadsheet user instructions Xip Table is spreadsheet software, its style and function is similar to excel. For more information about Xip Table, please visit 1 Click the Xip Table icon on the desktop, it will open Xip Table as shown in diagram 1. Menu Bar Tool Bar Minimiz Close Diagram 1 2 Xip Table is very strong in spreadsheet and data processing functions, and can open most common format spreadsheets, and save most common formats. For more information about Xip Table, please visit

20 (6) Dictionary Guide Dictionary is free desktop dictionary software, it does not include the dictionary, and user needs to download its own dictionary. Its major functions include: download dictionary and find out the meaning of the words or phrases. 1 Double click Dictionary icon to open the dictionary as shown in Diagram 1 : Tool Bar Minimize Close Diagram 1 2 Enter the word or phrase in, the window will display the information of the chosen word or phrase. 3 Click on the tool bar button to search the previous word of phrase. 4 Click, button on diagram 1 to find out the last or next word listed on table on the left. 5 Click tool bar button to select Manage Dictionary option, click button to add dictionary as shown in diagram 2: When more than one dictionary is added, it will show all the results from all the dictionaries. In this case, user can select suitable dictionary as they want, click dictionaries for selection. will display all the

21 (7) Using PDF Reader PDF Viewer is a PDF document reader, and it can also manage the printing of PDF documents. 1 Double click the PDF Viewer icon, it will open the program, click File Open option, select a document and press open button, the screen will display as shown in diagram 1. Menu bar Tool bar minimize close Diagram 1 Select menu Help->about option to acquire help information in the PDF viewer. Click the website address in the pop up screen. enter to the official site of the PDF Viewer to get more help and support

22 (8) E-book Guide FB Reader is a electronic book reading tool, it supports e-book with the fb2 formats HTML CHM plucker Palmdoc ztxt TCR RTF OEB OpenReader Non-DRM ed mobipocket, Plain text and etc, It has a powerful simple layout, open FB Reader and the main page will introduce FB Reader in detail, following introduction for a brief user guide of FB Reader. 1 Double click the FB Reader icon on the desktop, a screen will pop up as shown in diagram minimize close Content display status system clock 2 Click button in diagram 1,Open the option screen in FB Reader as in diagram 2. This option is to set the display of the document to be opened. User can select according to their choice. Diagram 2 See above for Content setting to set the font, color, font size side margin and scroll bar of the e-book to be opened

23 1 Click 2 Click 3 Click 4 Click the 5 Click the 6 Click the 7 Click the 8 Click the 9 Click the button, it will show the corresponding information of the open e-book. button, it will search the document of the current e-book. button, it will list the table of content of the e-book. button, it can rotate the open e-book at the angle set by user. button to return to the initial position when opening the e-book. button to go backwards. button to go forwards. button to open a list of previous open e-book. button, to list the tree structure of the library list User can experience the FB Reader by just using the software and experimenting

24 (9) Xip Flash Player Xip Flash Player is a flash player and main function is to playback animation for Alpha-400 equipped Xip Flash player with normal, low quality and half size playback mode. 1 Double click the Xip Flash icon to open the Xip Flash player as shown in Diagram 1. Menu bar minimize close Diagram 1 2 Select file->open option, a screen will pop out, user can select the flash file to play, click the button,it will play back the flash file as in diagram 2. Diagram 2 3 Select menu Control->low quality option to display with low quality mode as in diagram

25 Diagram 3 4 Select menu Control->half size option to choose the half size playback mode to play the flash as in diagram 4. Diagram 4 5 Select menu file->close option to stop the playback the current flash file. For more information on Xip Flash Player, please visit

26 (10) Multi-media Player Media Player is a multi-media player, which can playback mp3, avi and wma files 1 Double click the Media Player on the desktop to open the screen as shown in diagram 1. minimize close Open file Full Screen Play Playback list Pause Fast forward Status Volume control Reverse Diagram 1 2 With Media Player, there no need to have multiple players. Media Player supports.mp3.wma.wav.wmv.asf.avi.mpg.mpeg.mp2.mp4.mov video format playback. 3 Enjoy high quality multi-media Media Player operating procedures: Step 1:Double click the Media Player icon to open the screen as in diagram 2 Diagram 2 Step 2: Click open file to pop up the screen as in diagram

27 Diagram 3 Step 3: Select a video file, click the Add button, the video file will add to the lower box, if user can not find the file in the folder, click Movie & Music Files button to select All Files as in diagram 4. Diagram 4 Step 4 : click the Open button,to return to the Media Player main page. Click Play button to playback the video as in diagram 5. Diagram 5 Step 5: During playback, user can adjust the volume. Click the play list button or press F11 key to pop up the list. Choose the media file in the list to play as shown in diagram

28 Diagram 6 Step 6: User can click play button to pause, or user can drag the status bar or press fast forward (reverse) button to select the part you want to plan. For full screen playback, click on the full screen button, as shown in diagram 7. Diagram 7 Step 7: For exit our full screen playback, click the title bar, then click F11 or click ESC key to exit full screen playback. For more information about Media player please visit:

29 (11) Image Gallery Image Gallery is a picture-viewing tool that is very simple to use, it supports picture-browsing functions, inclusive of thumbnails, enlarge, reduce and etc 1 Double click the Image Gallery icon on the desktop to open the program, it will open tga2.tga picture, the screen as shown in diagram 1. Toolbar Minimize Close listed file pic lis Diagram 1 2 Open the folder that contains the pictures, click the picture in the folder will start viewing the pictures. Click toolbar Click toolbar icon to view the previous picture icon to view the next picture 3 As require, click the toolbar,,, icon for enlarge, reduce, fill the screen or display 1 to 1 functions. 4 Click toolbar button or press right click on the mouse to select delete. Click the button in the pop up screen to confirm delete. Click shown in diagram 2. button to cancel delete, as

30 Diagram 2 5 Click toolbar button or right click the mouse to select Rename option on the picture. Enter the new name in the pop up screen, Click the button to confirm,click the button to cancel as shown in diagram 3. Diagram 3 6 Click toolbar button or right click the mouse to select Full Screen, to exit full screen, right click the mouse to select. 7 Image Gallery supports other editor to edit the picture. Right click the mouse to select Edit in Paint,Edit in Rotate jpeg clockwise,edit in Rotate jpeg counterclockwise. On the editing tool to open picture,user can proceed editing. 8 Right clicks the mouse, select Edit->Set as Wallpaper option, the picture will be used as the background of the desktop. 9 To open picture in the mage Gallery,right click the mouse to select Start slideshow,the pictures will be display in slideshow mode. Right click the mouse to select Pause slideshow, click continue slideshow to resume, Select stop slideshow to stop the slideshow For more information about the Image Gallery, please visit Gallery.sourceforge.net

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32 (12) Calculator User can use the calculator function as a standard handheld calculator. It can do arithmetic such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as well as some scientific calculation such as square and etc Double click the Calculator icon on the desktop to open the screen as shown in diagram 1 Display Minimize Close Diagram 1 For more information about the Calculator, please visit:

33 (13) Paint Brush Paint Brush is Drawing Board software, user can use this to create simple or pretty drawing, drawing can be black and white or in color. User can also save their drawing in.jpg and.png file to be viewed as a picture. The drawing can also be used as a background or pasted into other documents. User can use Drawing to view or edit a picture. Double click the Paint Brush icon on the desktop, click Load new image button, select the file to open as shown in diagram 1: minimize close Tool Box Diagram 1 For more information about Paint Brush, please visit:

34 (14) Calendar Calendar is a daily planner and management software. The functions inclusive of: event management, new event, store event, open event, edit event, delete event, move event, alarm and etc 1 Double click the Calendar icon in the desktop to open the screen as in Diagram 1. Menu Bar Tool Bar Minimize Close Diagram 1 2 Select file new option to pop up a dialog box. Enter the corresponding events in the dialog box and click to create new event as in diagram 2 Diagram 2 3 On the event right click the mouse to select save option, enter the file name in the pop up dialog box, select save content, click the file as shown in diagram 3: button to save

35 Diagram 3 4 On right click the mouse to select edit for editing the event. 5 On, right click the mouse to select delete,click in the pop up dialog box to delete as shown in diagram 4 Diagram 4 6 Select menu Tools->Calendars option, a pop up dialog box as shown in diagram 5. Diagram 5 Click button for new event type. Enter the corresponding content in the pop up screen, click button to save new create event type as shown in diagram

36 Diagram 6 7 Event type, such as My Calendar,click icon in diagram 6, make change in the pop up dialog box and then click button to save as in diagram 7. Diagram 7 8 delete event type, such as delete My calendar type, in diagram 6 click icon in, click button in the pop up dialog ox to delete. Click button to cancel delete as in diagram 8 Diagram 8 9 Under the event time display area, click view menu and the select,,, button in the toolbox, you can choose the time display. 1 click,to show today s event arrangement as shown in diagram

37 Diagram 9 2 Click to display one week schedule as shown in diagram 10 Diagram 10 3 Click to display one month schedule as shown in diagram 11. Diagram 11 4 click to display all the daily schedule as shown in diagram

38 Diagram 12 User should try to use the Calendar to manage their event and schedule

39 (15) File Manager File Manager is a very quick file management tool, its main function is to store and manage the files under Alpha-400. It has the popular Tabbed browsing function and very user friendly. It also provides two viewing methods: icon viewing and tabular listing. It can also show the file size of the current file. Below is the simple guide to use the File manager: 1 Double click the File Manager icon in the desktop to open the file manager as shown in diagram 1. Diagram 1 There are left and right areas. The left area is the system folder listings, and the right side is the folder views, that user can edit, move or rename. 2. Click icon in front of icon will automatically list out the files and folder saved under this current folder. Diagram 2 On the left side of the diagram 2, there are which includes and

40 two folders 3 On the left side of the screen in diagram 2, click icon in front of folder, it will display the other folder saved under this as shown in diagram 2 Diagram 3 User can see consists of Download, My Favorite, My files, My Games, My Music, My Photo and my video folder. The left zone on the screen shows the folders and files under folder. 4 Click icon in front of will list out the contents of the USB, if there is no USB equipment inserted, it will display as shown in diagram 4. Diagram 4 Above briefly introduce Filing structure of the File Manager, below is an operation guide. 1 After opening a folder, user can right click the mouse on the right zone, it will list the folders for use to select, here we select Create new->folder option, will display as in diagram

41 Diagram 5 Enter the file name to the new file name in the dialog box, such as rita and click ok button; it will create a folder name rita under the current folder. Diagram 6 2 Click to minimize the File Manager, click to close the File Manager For more information and support on Pcman File Manager, please visit

42 (16) Network dial-up (Optional depending on optional hardware) 1 ADSL dial up setting 1 Double click the Network Dial-up icon in the desktop to open the dial up setting screen as shown in diagram 1 Diagram 1 2 Click the diagram 2. button in diagram 1, enter Advanced setting screen as shown in Diagram 2 Fill in the necessary data in the screen and click ok to go back to the previous screen. If everything is set up, click button to start the dial up connection. During the connection process, user can click button to stop the connection. 2 Wireless Dial-up facility 3 CDMA dial-up facility Double click the Mobile Line icon on the desktop to open the wireless dial-up screen as shown in diagram

43 Diagram 3 User should enter the correct information to the options in diagram3 4 Click button on screen 3 to go into Advanced setting screen as shown in diagram Diagram 4 User should fill in the correct information, then click ok to go back to the previous screen. Then click button to connect, during the process you can click button to cancel the connection. 4 GPRS Facility Double click the Mobile link icon on the desktop to open the wireless dial-up screen as shown in diagram 5. On the Device type, click GPRS

44 Diagram 5 User should enter the correct information to the options in diagram 5 8 Click button on screen 5 to go into Advanced setting screen as shown in diagram Diagram 6 User should fill in the correct information, then click ok to go back to the previous screen. Then click button to connect, during the process can click button to cancel the connection

45 (17) Control panel Control Panel allows user to set up the system time, date, network and volume setting of the Alpha-400 First click Control Panel icon on the desktop as shown in diagram 1 Diagram 1 1 Double click Date/Time icon to open the date and time setting screen as shown in diagram 2 Diagram 2 Enter the data and time information, such as 09/10/2007 for date and time is 14:47. 2 Double click Network setup to open the network setting screen as shown in diagram 3 (1) and (2)

46 Diagram 3 (1) Diagram 3 (2) If you set up your network in standard procedure, you can use dhcp (automatic IP) or static IP to connect. Below discuss on the DHCP server option facility. Select DHCP Server option,click button to set up the corresponding

47 Diagram 4(1) Diagram 4(2) After the above steps, the DHCP can start now. User should confirm the DHCP Server has started by checking the DHCP option is already select, if there is tick on it that means the DHCP starts operating. You can assign IP to the same network. 3 Double click icon to open the user information set up screen as in diagram

48 Diagram 5 User can enter their own information as their liking. Here we use user Rita as an example to set up the information as shown in diagram 6. Diagram 6 4 Double click Sound Setup icon to open the sound set up facility screen in diagram 7. Diagram 7 For Software support please refer to the relevant online links provided with each application