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Installing and connecting your Keyboard to a Windows Mobile Pocket PC
Before installation:
1) There are two methods you can use to install the drivers on your Pocket PC. These are:
Option A) Via the OTA (Over the Air) Website. This is the preferred method and
requires an active data connection on your Pocket PC.
OR
Option B) Via your PC using the PC installation package. To download the latest PC
driver installation package please visit www.freedominput.com
(for more information see below)
2) When turning the keyboard on please select the following:
Pocket PC - HID Mode (switch to the right)
3) Once the Drivers are installed you will need to perform a soft reset on your Pocket PC.
This is normally done by pressing the stylus into a recessed reset button. This will not
affect any data on your Pocket PC.
4) Do NOT pair the keyboard to the Pocket PC. Doing so will stop the keyboard from
working.
5) A “Pocket PC” is a device running “Windows Mobile” and has a “Touch Screen”. If
you have a Windows Mobile device without a Touch screen then you have a
“Smartphone” (please see the Smartphone installation instructions on page 17).
Installing the Drivers – Via the OTA website (Option A)
To install the drivers on your Pocket PC via the OTA (over the air) website please follow the
instructions below.
1) Open the internet browser on your Pocket PC and go to www.otadrivers.com
2) When asked which keyboard you have, select Freedom Universal Keyboard² (and
not Freedom Universal Keyboard).
3) The webpage will now detect which device you have and provide you with the link to
the correct drivers for your device. If the website is unable to detect which device you
have, please select the correct drivers for your device from the links it provides.
4) Make sure that the “Open file after download” check box is ticked and then click “Yes”.
5) Once the file has finished downloading you will see the install screen. If you are given a
message either saying that this is from an unknown publisher or asking if you want to
continue the installation click “Yes”.
6) When given the option as to where you would like to install the drivers select “Device”.
Installing to a memory card may stop the drivers from being able to function correctly. Click
Install.
7) Once the Drivers are installed you will get a message saying that they were successfully
installed on your device. Click on OK.
8) Now perform a “soft reset” on your pocket PC (normally you will have a recessed reset
button that you press the tip of your stylus into). This will not affect any data on your
Pocket PC.
9) Once your Pocket PC restarts your drivers will be installed. They can be located by:
Pressing the Start Menu
Click on Settings
Click on the System Tab
You will see an Icon for Freedom Keyboard