Dopod P100 User Manual
P100
User Manual
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Please Read Before Proceeding
Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, Windows Server, Windows Mobile,
ActiveSync, Excel, Internet Explorer, MSN, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word are
either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries.
THIS DEVICE IS NOT CHARGED WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOX.
DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK WHEN THE DEVICE IS CHARGING.
YOUR WARRANTY IS INVALIDATED IF YOU OPEN OR TAMPER WITH THE
DEVICE’S OUTER CASING.
LEAVING THE DEVICE IN THE VEHICLE MAY CAUSE THE DEVICE TO
MALFUNCTION OR DEFORM WHEN TEMPERATURE ARISES TO 60°C.
EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES
When in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere or where
flammable materials exist, the product should be turned off and the
user should obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas
could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.
Users are advised not to use the equipment at refueling points such
as service or gas stations, and are reminded of the need to observe
restrictions on the use of radio equipment in fuel depots, chemical
plants, or where blasting operations are in progress. Areas with a
potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always, clearly
marked. These include fueling areas, below deck on boats, fuel or
chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains
chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders.
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Important Safety Precautions
When using this product, the safety precautions below must be taken to offset
possible legal liabilities and damages.
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
This product is intended for use when supplied with power from
the battery.
approval given to this product.
SAFETY IN AIRCRAFTS
Due to the possible interference caused by this product to an aircraft's
navigation system and its communications network, using this product
on board an airplane is against the law in most countries.
ENVIRONMENT RESTRICTIONS
Do not use this product at gas or refueling stations. The use of this
product is also prohibited in fuel storehouses, chemical plants, and
locations containing explosives.
SAFETY FOR ENVIRONMENTS
Do not use this product in gas stations, fuel depots, chemical plants or
where blasting operations are in progress, or in potentially explosive
atmospheres such as fuelling areas, below deck on boats, fuel or
chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains
chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders. Please
be aware that sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire
resulting in bodily injury or even death.
ROAD SAFETY
Vehicle drivers in motion are not permitted to use telephony services
with handheld devices, except in the case of emergency. In some
countries, using hand-free devices as an alternative is allowed.
Other usage may be dangerous and will invalidate any
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INTERFERENCE WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONS
This product may cause medical equipment to malfunction. The use of
this device is forbidden in most hospitals and medical clinics.
NONIONIZING RADIATION
This product should be operated in the suggested normal condition
only to ensure the radiative performance and safety of the interference.
As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are advised
that for satisfactory operation of the equipment and for the safety
of personnel, it is recommended that no part of the human body be
allowed to come too close to the antenna during operation of the
equipment.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started 9
1.1 Getting to Know your Device and its Accessories ... 10
1.2 Battery Information ..................................................... 15
1.3 Starting Up ................................................................... 17
1.4 The Today Screen ........................................................ 19
1.5 Indicators ..................................................................... 20
1.6 Using the Start Menu ................................................... 23
Chapter 2
2.1 Introduction .................................................................. 26
2.2 Using the Standard On-Screen Keyboard ................. 26
2.3 Recording a Note ......................................................... 27
2.4 Searching Information ................................................ 28
2.5 Using Voice Commander ............................................ 29
Entering and Searching Information
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Chapter 3 Synchronizing Your Dopod P100 31
3.1 Using ActiveSync ........................................................ 32
3.2 Synchronizing Information ......................................... 33
3.3 Synchronizing via Infrared and Bluetooth ................ 36
3.4 Synchronizing Music, Video, and Pictures ............... 37
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Chapter 4 Managing Your Dopod P100 39
4.1 Personalizing Your Dopod P100 ................................ 40
4.2 Adding and Removing Programs ............................... 47
4.3 Managing Memory ....................................................... 49
4.4 Backing Up Files ......................................................... 50
4.5 Protecting Your Device ............................................... 52
4.6 Resetting Your Dopod P100 ....................................... 54
Chapter 5 Getting Connected 55
5.1 Using Comm Manager ................................................ 56
5.2 Using Wi-Fi Connection .............................................. 57
5.3 Connecting to the Internet .......................................... 58
5.4 Internet Explorer Mobile ............................................ 60
5.5 Using Bluetooth ........................................................... 63
5.6 Using Terminal Services Client .................................. 69
Chapter 6 Exchanging Messages
and Using Outlook 71
6.1 E-mail and Text Messages .......................................... 72
6.2 Pocket MSN .................................................................. 78
6.3 Calendar ....................................................................... 80
6.4 Contacts ....................................................................... 82
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6.5 Tasks ............................................................................. 84
6.6 Notes ............................................................................ 86
Chapter 7 Experiencing Multimedia 89
7.1 Using Pictures & Videos ............................................. 90
7.2 Using Windows Media Player ..................................... 95
Chapter 8 Using Other Applications 103
8.1 Word Mobile ............................................................... 104
8.2 Excel Mobile ............................................................... 106
8.3 Viewing Slide Shows with PowerPoint Mobile ....... 108
Appendix 111
A.1 Regulatory Notices .....................................................112
A.2 PC Requirement to Run ActiveSync 4.x .................. 120
A.3 Specifications ........................................................... 120
A.4 Index ........................................................................... 122
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Chapter 1
Getting Started
1.1 Getting to Know your Device
and its Accessories
1.2 Battery Information
1.3 Starting Up
1.4 The Today Screen
1.5 Indicators
1.6 Using the Start Menu
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1.1
Getting to Know your Device and
its Accessories
Front, top, and left-side view
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1 Comm Manager/Voice
Commander Key
2 Infrared Port Enables you to exchange file(s) or data with other
3 MMC card or SDIO
accessories Slot
4 Power Press to turn on and off your device.
5Touch Screen For making a selection with the stylus.
6 Calendar/Left Soft Key Press for quick Calendar access and perform the
7GPS Launch Button Press to start GPS system installed in your device.
8Today Screen Press anytime to go back to Today screen.
9 Contact/Right Soft Key Press for quick acess to your contacts and perform
10 Microphone Speak here when recording voice.
11 Navigation Pad Press this multi-directional control up, down, left, or
12 Speaker Listen to audio media here.
Press once to trigger Comm Manager and hold to
active voice commander.
devices without calbles/wires.
Insert either MMC card or SDIO accessories in this
slot.
command shown in the label above the button.
the command shown in the label above the button.
right to move through menus, program instructions;
carry out the selection by pressing the center button
as ENTER key.
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Back, right-side and bottom view
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13 Stylus and Stylus Slot
14 Port for Optional External GPS
Antenna
15 Battery Cover Remove to insert battery.
Sync Connector Use this connector for synchronizing data
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Soft Reset Press into the hole with the stylus to reset
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Earphone Jack Allows you to listen to audio media.
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If available, you may connect your device
to an external GPS antenna for improved
signal reception.
or recharging the battery.
your device.
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Accessories
The following accessories are provided with the device:
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19 AC adapter Recharge the device battery.
20 USB cable Connect your device to a PC and synchronize data.
21 Stereo-wired
headset
22 Car charger Use it to charge the battery to the device while traveling in a
23 Car holder Use it to mount the device in a car. Press the suction pedestal
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Use when listening to music or playback of media files.
car. Plug it to the sync connector of the device and to the car’s
cigarette lighter socket.
on the car’s windshield, and push the lever to securely attach
the holder. Then sit the device in the holder, and press both
sides of the holder inward to secure the grip. (Press the button
on the bottom right of the holder to release the grip).
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1.2 Battery Information
Your device contains a rechargeable Li-ion polymer battery. Your
device is designed to use only manufacturer-specified original batteries
and accessories. Battery performance depends on many factors,
including your wireless service provider’s network configuration, signal
strength, the temperature of the environment in which you operate your
device, the features and/or settings you select and use, items attached
to your device’s connecting ports, and your voice, data, and other
program usage patterns.
Battery life estimates (approximations):
• Standby time: Up to 200 hours
• WMV playback: 8 hours
• WMA playback: 12 hours
• Battery recharge time: Less than 4 hours
Warning! To reduce risk of fire or burns.
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Do not attempt to open, disassemble, or service the battery pack.
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Do not crush, puncture, short external contacts, or dispose of in fire
or water.
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Do not expose to temperatures above 60˚C (140˚F).
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Replace only with the battery pack designated for this product.
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Recycle or dispose of used battery as stipulated by local regulation.
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To check the battery power
• Ta p Start > Settings > System tab > Power.
Power Information
Charge the battery
New batteries are shipped partially charged. Before you can use your
device, you need to install and charge the battery. Some batteries
perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles. You can charge
the battery by:
• Connecting your device directly to an external power source.
• Plugging the device sync cable into the USB port on your PC.
Low battery
When the low-battery warning appears, do the following:
1. Immediately save your current data.
2. Connect your device to your car charger or plug in you power
adaptor to charge the battery.
3. Synchronize with your PC to charge the battery.
4. Turn off your device.
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1.3 Starting Up
Turn the device on and off
To turn on the device, press the POWER button. When you turn on
the device for the first time, you are asked to complete a calibration
process. For more information, see “Calibrate the device” in this
chapter.
To turn off the device, press POWER again.
Note Pressing POWER turns off your device temporarily and switches the
device to sleep mode.
Calibrate the Device
Calibrating the device screen involves tapping with the stylus the
center of a cross as it moves around the screen. This process ensures
that when you tap the screen with your stylus, the tapped item is
activated.
If your device does not accurately respond to screen taps, follow these
steps to re-calibrate it:
1. Ta p Start > Settings > System tab > Screen.
2. On the General tab, tap Align Screen, and follow the instructions
on the screen.
Install GPS Navigation Software
Please install the GPS Navigation software with the SD-card provided
in the standard package. After powering on the device, insert the
SD-card into the SD-card slot on the top of the Dopod P100; the GPS
navigation software will install automatically.
After the installation is completed, you can start using the GPS
navigation software by clicking Start > Program Files > GPS
Navigation software. You can also click the GPS launch button to
launch the GPS Navigation software. For more detailed information,
please refer to the Navigation Software Quick Start Guide in the
package.
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Manage screen settings
The device touch screen has three orientation modes: Portrait,
Landscape (right-handed), and Landscape (left-handed). Portrait
mode allows you to get a better view or a better operation of certain
programs on your device, while Landscape mode may be optimal for
viewing longer text files.
• To change the orientation, tap Start > Settings > System tab >
Screen, and select the orientation you want.
Or alternaltively, tap the Screen Rotation icon at the bottom right
of the Today Screen.
• To smooth the edges of screen fonts for many programs, on the
ClearType tab, select the Enable ClearType check box.
• To increase the readability or to see more content on the screen,
on the Text Size tab, adjust the text size by moving the slider.
To day Screen in Portrait Mode Today Screen in Landscape Mode
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1.4 The Today Screen
The Today screen displays important information, such as upcoming
appointments and status indicators. You can tap a section on the
screen to open the associated program.
• To access the Today screen, tap Start > Today .
• To customize the Today screen display, including the background
image, tap Start > Settings > Personal tab > Tod ay.
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Note You can access the Today screen from anywhere by tapping Start >
Tod ay.
1 Ta p to display the items listed in
the Start menu.
2 Ta p to view connectivity status.
3 Ta p to control device volume level.
4 Ta p to see time and next
appointment. Tap and hold to
change time format.
5 a. Tap to open the Power settings
b. Tap to trigger Comm Manager.
c. Tap to rotate your screen.
6 Ta p to open the Contacts screen.
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7 Ta p to open your calendar.
8 Ta p to lock your device.
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9 Ta p to sign-in Pocket MSN.
10 Your day at a glance with
reminders. Tap to open the related
program.
11 Tap to set owner information.
12 Ta p to change date and time.
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1.5 Indicators
Following are some of the status icons that you may see on your
device.
Sound on & adjusting sound volume
Sound off
Battery fully charged
Battery very low
Battery charging
Connection is active
Connection is not active
Synchronization in progress
Synchronization error
There are more indicators. Tap the icon to view all.
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi on
Wi-Fi off
Wi-Fi connecting
Wi-Fi connected
Indicates Wi-Fi is turned on. Click to launch Comm Manager.
Indicates Wi-Fi is turned off.
Ta p to change the display mode to Portrait or Landscape mode.
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Following are some of the icons for the programs that are already installed
on your device.
ActiveSync
Calculator
Calendar
Comm Manager
Contacts
Download Agent
Excel Mobile
File Explorer
Games
Help
Internet Explorer
Messaging
Synchronizes information between your
device and a PC.
Performs basic arithmetic and
calculations, such as addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Keeps track of your appointments and
creates meeting requests.
Lets you easily enable or disable
Wi-Fi connection, Bluetooth, and
synchronization with your PC.
Keeps track of your friends and
colleagues.
Provides information about the
download status and the downloaded
content from the Internet.
Creates new workbooks or lets you
view and edit Excel workbooks.
Enables you to organize and manage
files on your device.
The Games folder provides access to
all the games currently installed on your
device.
Enables you to see Help topics for a
program on your device.
Internet Explorer browses Web and
WAP sites, and downloads new
programs and files from the Internet.
Sends and receives e-mail and text
messages.
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Notes
Pictures & Videos
Pocket MSN
PowerPoint Mobile
Search
Tasks Keeps track of your tasks.
Windows Media Player
Word Mobile
Creates handwritten or typed notes,
drawings, and recordings.
Collects, organizes, and sorts picture
and video files in the My Pictures folder
of your device or on a storage card.
Sends and receives instant messages
with your MSN Messenger contacts.
Lets you view and edit PowerPoint
slides and presentations.
Enables you to search contacts, data,
and other information on your device.
Enables the multimedia function on
your device.
Creates new documents or lets you
view and edit Word documents.
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1.6 Using the Start Menu
The Start menu, located at the top left corner of the Today screen,
displays a list of programs. It lets you close a screen and switch from
one program to another. You can start a program by scrolling through
the programs list and then pressing ENTER button or by tapping a
program with the stylus.
1 Ta p to switch to a program.
Ta p to switch to a recently-used program.
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3 Ta p to see more programs.
4 Ta p to change device settings.
5 Ta p to see a Help topic for the current
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Chapter 2
Entering and Searching Information
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Using the Standard On-Screen Keyboard
2.3 Recording a Note
2.4 Searching Information
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2.1 Introduction
When you select a field that requires text or numbers, Input Panel
automatically becomes available. Input Panel provides access to the
various input methods available on your device. By default, Input Panel
appears on the menu bar. The icon indicates which input method is
currently selected. The Input Selector arrow opens a list of available
input methods.
To show or hide Input Panel
• Ta p the Input Panel icon on the menu bar.
2.2 Using the Standard On-Screen Keyboard
The on-screen keyboard is available when text entry is possible. You
can enter text by tapping keys on the keyboard that is displayed on the
screen.
To enter text using the on-screen keyboard
1. In a program, tap Keyboard on the menu bar.
2. Enter text by tapping keys on the on-screen keyboard.
To enlarge the on-screen keyboard
1. Ta p Start > Settings > Personal tab > Input.
2. In the Input method list, select Keyboard.
3. Ta p Large Keys.
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2.3 Recording a Note
You can create a stand-alone recording (voice note) or you can add a
recording to a note. For more information about creating, changing, or
saving Notes, see “Notes” in Chapter 6.
To create a voice note
1. Ta p Start > Programs > Notes.
2. Do one of the following:
• To create a stand-alone recording, record from the note list.
• To add a recording to a note, create or open a note.
3. If you do not see the Recording toolbar, tap Menu > View
Recording Toolbar.
4. Ta p
5. Hold your device’s microphone near your mouth or other source
6. Ta p
7. If you adding a recording to a note, tap OK to return to the note
8. If you are recording in an open note, an icon will appear in the
9. I f you are creating a stand-alone recording, the recording will
To change recording formats
1. Ta p Start > Settings > Personal tab > Input.
2. Ta p the Options tab, and in the Voice recording format list, tap
3. Ta p OK.
to begin recording.
of sound.
when fi nished recording.
list when fi nished.
note.
appear in the note list.
the format you want.
Note Yo u can also change recording formats from within Notes. In the note
list, tap Menu >
the page).
Options > Global Input Options link (at the bottom of
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2.4 Searching Information
You can search for files and other items stored on your device in the
My Documents folder or on a storage card. You can search by file
name or by words located in the item. For example, you can search i
e-mail messages, notes, appointments, contacts, and tasks, as well as
in online Help.
To search for a fi le or an item
1. Ta p Start > Programs > Search.
2. In Search for, enter the fi le name, word, or other information you
want to search for.
3. If you have looked for this item before, tap the Search for arrow
and select the item from the list.
4. In Type , select a data type to help narrow your search.
5. Ta p Search.
6. The My Documents folder and subfolders are searched.
7. In the Results list, tap the item you want to open.
Note The storage card symbol is displayed next to the names of files
saved on a storage card.
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2.5 Using Voice Commander
Introduction
[Voice Commander] is a voice command and control product that helps
user to control the device by voice. Users can use their voice to make
a phone call, look up contact person’s information or start a program.
This product works on Pocket PC Edition 2002/2005.
It contains the following features.
Hands free voice command & control.
Speaker-Independent speech recognition technology, no training is
required.
Ease of use conversational UI.
Provides “Voice tag” , user can personalize the setting to enhance the
usability.
Getting Started
You can find [Voice Commander] and [Voice Commander Setting] in
the [Start] > [Programs] > [Voice Commander] folder, their functions are
as below:
Voice Commander: The main program that does voice find contact and
start applications.
Voice Commander Setting: The configuration program that helps user
to customize commands.
You can launch [Voice Commander] in two different ways:
1. Ta p Start > Programs > Voice Commander > Voice
Commander.
2. Press Voice Commander Button.
Features
Voice Find Contact
Usage: “Show <Contact> [at Home/at Work/at Mobile]”
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Example 1: ”Find Eric Clapton”
Example 2: ”Find Eric Clapton at work”
Start Application
Usage: Start <Application>
Example: Start Calendar
Today’s / Tomorrow’s / This week’s appointments
Usage: Today’s appointment
Voice Play Music
Usage: Play Music
Example 1 : “ Play The moment “
Example 2 : “ Play SHE album “
Example 3 : “ Play Music “
What can I say
Usage: What can I say
Goodbye
Usage: Goodbye
Please tap Menu > Help in Voice Commander program for more
detailed information.
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