HP iPAQ h1900 User Manual

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hp iPAQ Pocket PC h1910

Document Part Number: 311757-001

November 2002

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1 Getting Acquainted

Enter Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Change Word Suggestion Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Type with the On-Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

Write with the Stylus and the Letter Recognizer. . . . 1–6

Draw and Write on the Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

Convert Writing to Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9

Customize Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10

Set the Time for Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11

Set the Time for a Location You Are Visiting . . . . 1–13

Set the Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14

Change the Backlight Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15

Manage Your iPAQ Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–16

Back Up Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–16

Perform a Normal Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–18

Perform a Full Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–19

Align the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–20

Manage the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–21

Install the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–22

Manually Monitor the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–25

Charge the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–25

Work with Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–27

Open Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–27

Minimize Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–28

Close Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–28

Install Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–30

Customize the Application Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–30

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2Connecting

Connect to a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Sync with Personal Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

Use the Serial Infrared (IR) Connection . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

Change Synchronization Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Move Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6

3 Communicating

Work with Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1

Create a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

View a List of Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Edit Contact Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

Categorize Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

Delete Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6

Use the Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7

Compose/Send E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

Add an Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10

Receive E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11

Open E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11

Delete E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12

Manage Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14

Record Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15

Make a Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16

Listen to a Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17

Take Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17

Create a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17

4Scheduling

Use the Today Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1

Create Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Change Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3

Change Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4

Use the Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6

Look at the Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6

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Change the Calendar View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7

Customize the Calendar Appearance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8

Schedule Appointments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9

Create Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9

Delete Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10

Categorize Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10

Request Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12

Use Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13

Create a Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13

Create a Task Quickly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14

Delete a Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15

Sort Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15

Change Appearance of Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–16

5 Using Software

Use Pocket Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1

Create a New Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2

Open a Word Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4

Change the Pocket Word Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4

Use Pocket Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6

Create a Workbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7

Open an Excel File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8

Change Excel Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9

Use the Windows Media Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10

Copy Music to Your iPAQ Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . 5–12

Play Music on Your iPAQ Pocket PC. . . . . . . . . . . 5–13

Create Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–14

Play a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–16

Play Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–16

Use Pocket Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–17

Use Pocket IE When Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–17

Use Pocket IE When Disconnected. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–18

Synchronize Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–19

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Contents

A Regulatory Notices

Federal Communications Commission Notice. . . . . . . . . A–1

Modifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2

Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked

with the FCC Logo—United States Only . . . . . . . . . A–2

Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3

Airline Travel Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4

B Hardware Specifications

System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–1

Physical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–2

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–2

Index

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Congratulations on purchasing an HP iPAQ Pocket PC h1910. This Reference Guide will help you set up your Pocket PC and familiarize you with how it works.

To use your HP iPAQ Pocket PC h1910 most effectively, start by learning how to:

■ Enter information

■ Customize settings

■ Manage your iPAQ Pocket PC

■ Manage the battery

■ Work with applications

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Enter Information

You can enter letters, symbols, and numbers on the iPAQ Pocket PC screen by:

■ Tapping the on-screen keyboard

■ Writing with the stylus and using the Letter Recognizer or

Block Recognizer to create text

■ Drawing and writing with the stylus

You can tap the keyboard or write with the Letter Recognizer or Block Recognizer in any application.You can use the stylus to draw and write on the screen in the Notes application and from any Notes tab in the Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks applications.

As you type or write, the iPAQ Pocket PC suggests words for

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you in a box above the Keyboard, Letter Recognizer, or Block Recognizer.

You can determine when the suggestions occur (for example, you can decide how many letters to enter before the Letter Recognizer makes suggestions) and how many words are suggested.

Change Word Suggestion Options

You can determine:

■ If words are suggested

■ The number of letters you must enter before a word is

suggested

■ The number of words that are suggested per entry

■ If you do not want any words suggested

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To change word suggestions:

1. From the Start menu, tap Settings.

2. Tap Input.

3. Tap the Word Completion tab.

4. Determine how many letters you want to type before a suggestion is made, then tap the down arrow associated with letters.

5. Determine how many words you want suggested, then tap the down arrow associated with words.

6. Tap OK.

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Type with the On-Screen Keyboard

You can enter typed text directly on the screen by tapping letters, numbers, and symbols on the keyboard.

To type with the keyboard:

1. From any application, tap the up arrow next to the Input Panel icon.

2. Tap Keyboard to display a keyboard on the screen.

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3. Tap a letter, symbol, or number to enter information.

To see the symbols, tap the 123 or Shift key.

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4. Tap OK.

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Write with the Stylus and the Letter Recognizer

You can write letters, numbers, and symbols on the screen using the stylus and the Letter Recognizer. You create words and sentences by writing in upper case (ABC), lower case (abc), and symbols (123) in specific areas.

To write with the stylus and letter recognizer:

1. From any application, tap the up arrow next to the Input Panel button.

2. Tap Letter Recognizer.

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3. Write a letter or symbol between the dashed line and baseline.

a. Write a letter between the hatch marks labeled ABC to

display in upper case.

b. Write a letter between the hatch marks labeled abc to

display in lower case.

c. Write a number or symbol between the hatch marks

labeled 123.

You should write characters between the dashed line and baseline

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for the character recognizer to work effectively. If you are writing a letter like “p,” write the top portion within the dashed line and baseline, and the tail portion below the baseline.

If you writing a letter like “b,” write the bottom portion within the dashed line and baseline, and the top portion above the dashed line.

4. What you write will be converted to text.

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Draw and Write on the Screen

Use the stylus as a pen to draw and write on the screen in the Notes application or from the Notes tab in Calendar, Contacts, or Tasks.

To draw and write on the screen:

1. From the Start menu, tap Notes.

2. Tap New.

Otherwise, tap the Notes tab in Calendar, Contacts, or Tasks,

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then tap the Pen icon.

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3. Draw and write on the screen.

4. Tap the Pen icon.

5. Tap OK.

Convert Writing to Text

Convert your writing to text when you write with the stylus in the Notes application or from the Notes tab in:

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■ Calendar

■ Contacts

■ Ta sk s

To convert writing to text:

1. From the Start menu, tap Notes.

Otherwise, tap the Notes tab in Calendar, Contacts, or Tasks.

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2. Begin a new note or tap an existing note to open it.

3. Tap Tools, then Recognize.

To convert a particular word or phrase, highlight it before you

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tap Recognize. If you select more than one word and one is not recognized, all the other words will be converted. The unrecognized word will remain written.

4. Tap OK.

Customize Settings

You can navigate through the iPAQ Pocket PC interface in three ways:

■ Ta p

■ Tap and hold

■ Press application buttons

Tap the screen with the pointed tip of your stylus to open applications and make selections. For example, tap the Start menu to see a list of applications available.

Tap and hold an area on the screen to see a pop-up menu. Press an application button on the front panel to quickly turn on

the screen and open your Calendar, Contacts, or Inbox.

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Set the Time for Home

The time on your iPAQ Pocket PC is synchronized with the time on your personal computer when they connect using ActiveSync. You will need to set the time again if:

■ The battery completely discharges.

■ You perform a full reset of your iPAQ Pocket PC. See

“Perform a Full Reset.”

From the Tod ay screen, tap the Clock icon to set the time.

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To set the time for home:

1. From the Start menu, tap Settings.

2. Tap System, then Clock.

By default, the time on the host computer is synchronized with

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the iPAQ Pocket PC each time the two devices connect using ActiveSync.

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3. Verify Home is selected or tap Home.

4. Tap the time-zone down arrow, then select your home time zone.

5. Tap the hour, minutes, or seconds, then use the up and down arrows to adjust the time.

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You can adjust the time by moving the hands of the clock with

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the stylus.

6. Tap AM or PM.

7. Tap OK.

8. Tap Ye s to save the clock settings.

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Set the Time for a Location You Are Visiting

Set the time for a location you are visiting.

From the Tod ay screen, tap the Clock icon to set the time.

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To set the time for a visiting location:

1. From the Start menu, tap Settings.

2. Tap System, then Clock.

3. Tap Visiting.

4. Tap the time-zone down arrow, then select the time-zone you are visiting.

5. Tap the hour, minutes, or seconds, then use the up and down arrows to adjust the time.

You can adjust the time by moving the hands of the clock with

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the stylus.

6. Tap AM or PM.

7. Tap OK.

8. Tap Ye s to save the clock settings.

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Set the Date

You must set the date again if:

■ The battery discharges completely

■ You perform a full reset of your iPAQ Pocket PC

You can set the date from the Tod ay screen. Tap the Clock icon

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to set the date.

To set the date:

1. From the Start menu, tap Settings.

2. Tap System, then Clock.

3. Tap the down arrow by the date.

4. Tap the left or right arrow to select a month and year.

5. Tap a day.

6. Tap OK.

7. Tap Ye s to save the date settings.

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Change the Backlight Settings

You can change the backlight settings to match your environment or to conserve battery power.

The backlight settings on your iPAQ Pocket PC are synchronized

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with the settings on your personal computer when they connect using ActiveSync.

To change the backlight settings:

1. From the Start menu, tap Settings.

2. Tap System, then Backlight.

3. Select the backlight settings.

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Changing the Backlight Settings

On ... Select when to use the...

Battery Power Backlight on battery power.

External Power Backlight on external power.

Brightness Appropriate level of brightness.

Slide the bar to the lowest level to conserve the most power.

Manage Your iPAQ Pocket PC

You can effectively manage your iPAQ Pocket PC by learning how to:

■ Back up and restore information

■ Perform full and normal resets

■ Align the screen

Back Up Information

You can back up information to the personal computer using ActiveSync.

Back Up/Restore Using ActiveSync

You should back up information to your computer regularly to help reduce the chance of losing information.

Close all applications on your iPAQ Pocket PC before restoring your information.

WARNING: Restoring your information replaces the current

information on your iPAQ Pocket PC with the information saved in your backup.

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To back up/restore using ActiveSync:

1. Make sure your iPAQ Pocket PC is connected to your computer.

2. From your computer, open Microsoft ActiveSync. From the Start menu, click Programs, then click Microsoft

ActiveSync.

3. From the Tools menu, click Backup/Restore.

4. Click the Backup or Restore tab, then select your options.

5. Click Backup Now or Restore Now.

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Perform a Normal Reset

A normal reset is sometimes referred to as a “soft reset.”

CAUTION: Perform a normal reset when you want to stop all

running applications. A normal reset will not erase any programs or saved data.

To perform a normal reset:

1. Locate the Reset button on the side panel of the iPAQ Pocket PC.

2. Lightly press the Reset button with a stylus for two seconds.

The iPAQ Pocket PC will restart in approximately five seconds

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and display the To da y screen.

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Perform a Full Reset

A full reset is sometimes referred to as a “hard reset.” You should perform a full reset when you want to clear all settings, programs, and data from memory.

To perform a full reset:

CAUTION: If you perform a full reset, you will return to your default

settings and lose all information.

1. Press and hold the Power button 1.

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2. Press the Reset button 2 on the side panel of the iPAQ Pocket PC with the stylus.

3. Hold all buttons until the displayed image begins to fade (approximately four seconds).

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4. Release the Power button and remove the stylus.

You can verify a full reset by pressing the Power button. If the

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iPAQ Pocket PC has been fully reset, it will not turn on.

5. Set up your iPAQ Pocket PC.

Align the Screen

When you turn on the screen of your iPAQ Pocket PC for the first time, you are guided through the alignment process. Realign your screen if:

■ The iPAQ Pocket PC does not respond accurately to your taps

■ You performed a restore following a data backup

■ You performed a hard reset of your iPAQ Pocket PC

To align the screen:

1. From the Start menu, tap Settings.

2. Tap System, then the Screen icon.

3. Tap the Align Screen button.

4. Tap the cross object at each location. Be precise when you tap the cross object.

5. Tap OK.

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Manage the Battery

To use your battery power effectively, you need to know how to:

■ Install the battery

■ Monitor the battery

■ Charge the battery

You should recycle and dispose of the lithium ion battery

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properly.

CAUTION: The iPAQ Pocket PC has a small backup battery, which

allows you to change the main battery without losing data. However, it is strongly recommended that you replace the main battery immediately with a fully charged battery.

The backup battery provides power to preserve stored data in

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memory. The Pocket PC, however, will not operate on backup battery.

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Install the Battery

1. Locate the removable/rechargeable battery.

2. Remove the battery cover by sliding the Battery Cover Release button up 1 and pulling the battery cover away from the unit 2.

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3. Slide in the battery (with the label side up) so that the connectors on the right side are fully seated on the pins 1. Then push the left side of the battery in place 2.

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4. Re-install the battery cover by matching the tabs on the battery cover to the latches on the iPAQ Pocket PC, then snap into place.

The iPAQ Pocket PC will not operate if the battery cover is not

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installed.

You will need to fully charge your iPAQ Pocket PC within the

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next 12 hours. The amber charge light is flashing (blinking) when your iPAQ Pocket PC is recharging the battery. The charge light turns solid amber when the battery is fully charged.

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