Hp iPAQ h5400 User Manual

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hp iPAQ Pocket PC h5400 series

Document Part Number: 281984-001

September 2002

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Contents

1 Getting Started

What is in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

Top Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7

Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8

Universal Cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9

Set Up Your hp iPAQ Pocket PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10

Establish a Partnership With a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12

For More Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–16

Troubleshooting and Support Information. . . . . . . . . . . 1–18

2 Getting Acquainted

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

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

Type with the On-Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Write with the Stylus and the Letter Recognizer. . . . 2–6

Write with the Stylus and the Transcriber . . . . . . . . . 2–8

Write with the Stylus and Block Recognizer. . . . . . . 2–8

Draw and Write on the Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9

Convert Writing to Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10

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Customize Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11

Set the Time for Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11

Set the Time for a Location You Are Visiting . . . . 2–13

Set the Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14

Change the Backlight Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–15

Manage Your iPAQ Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16

Back Up Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–17

Use the iPAQ File Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–28

Perform a Full Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–29

Perform a Normal Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–30

Align the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–31

Use the Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–31

Manage the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–32

Install the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–32

Automatically Monitor the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–33

Manually Monitor the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–35

Charge the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–35

Adjust the Standby Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–38

Change the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–39

Reactivate the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–39

Work with Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–40

Open Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–40

Minimize Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–41

Close Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–41

Install Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–43

Customize the Application Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–43

View Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–45

3 Using the Wireless LAN

Learn the Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1

Get Acquainted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Power ON the WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

Activate the iPAQ WLAN Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

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Work with Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

Create Profiles without Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

Create Profiles with Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7

Close the WLAN Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

View Existing Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

Select an Existing Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8

Edit an Existing Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9

Delete a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9

Monitor Signal Strength and Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10

View WLAN Signal Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10

View WLAN Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10

Locate and Link to Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11

Search for Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11

Link to an Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11

Use the Microsoft Connection Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12

Access the Connection Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12

Use Bonus Software for Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12

Recommended Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13

Channel Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13

4 Using Bluetooth

Get Acquainted with Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Understand Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3

Review Supported Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4

Work with Bluetooth Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5

Work with the Bluetooth Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7

Locate and Select a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8

Understand Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8

Create a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8

Activate a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9

Rename a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10

Delete a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10

Save Configuration Settings in a Profile . . . . . . . . . 4–10

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Set Accessibility Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11

Enter a Device Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11

Allow Others to Locate My Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12

Pair Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12

Unpair Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14

Allow Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14

Enable Bluetooth Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15

Set Shared Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–18

Select Business Card Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–19

Connect to Other Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–20

Identify the Communications Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–20

Establish an ActiveSync Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . 4–20

Establish a Serial Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–21

Use Dial-Up Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–22

Establish a Cell Phone Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–23

Work with Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–25

Create a File Transfer Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–25

Send Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–25

Create a Folder on a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–26

Receive a File from a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . 4–26

Delete a File from a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–26

Send Information via Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–27

Use Business Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–28

Send Business Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–29

Request Business Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–30

Exchange Business Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–30

Work with Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–31

Create a Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–31

Delete a Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–31

View Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–32

Open a Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–32

View Connection Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–32

Close a Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–33

View Connection Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–33

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5 Using the Fingerprint Reader

Learn to Enroll a Fingerprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1

Work with Fingerprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5

Enroll a Fingerprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6

Delete a Fingerprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9

Set Logon Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10

Set “No password” for Logon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11

Set “Simple 4 digit PIN” for Logon . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11

Set “Strong alphanumeric password” for Logon. . . 5–12

Set “PIN OR fingerprint” for Logon . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13

Set “PIN AND fingerprint” for Logon . . . . . . . . . . 5–14

Set “Password OR fingerprint” for Logon . . . . . . . 5–14

Set “Password AND Fingerprint” for Logon . . . . . 5–15

Set “Fingerprint-only” for Logon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–16

Logon Using PIN, Passwords, and Fingerprints . . . . . . 5–17

Logon with No Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–17

Logon Using a 4-digit PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–17

Logon Using a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–18

Logon Using a PIN or Fingerprint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–18

Logon Using a PIN and Fingerprint . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–18

Logon Using a Password or Fingerprint . . . . . . . . . 5–19

Logon Using a Password and Fingerprint . . . . . . . . 5–19

Logon Using a Fingerprint Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–20

Set Security Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–20

Set the Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–21

Set the Maximum Number of Attempts . . . . . . . . . 5–22

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6Connecting

Connect to a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1

Sync with Personal Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2

Use the Serial Infrared (IR) Connection . . . . . . . . . . 6–3

Change Synchronization Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4

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

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Connect to the Internet or Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8

Use a Modem Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8

Synchronize Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10

Enter an Internet Address (URL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11

Select from a Favorites List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–12

7 Communicating

Work with Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1

Create a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2

View a List of Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2

Edit Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3

Categorize Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3

Delete Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6

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

Set Up E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–8

Compose/Send E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–9

Add an Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–11

Receive E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–12

Open E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–13

Delete E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–14

Manage Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–16

Record Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–17

Make a Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–18

Listen to a Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–18

Take Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–19

Create a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–19

8Scheduling

Use the Today Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1

Create Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2

Change Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–3

Change Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–4

Use the Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–6

Look at the Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–6

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Change the Calendar View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–7

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

Schedule Appointments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–9

Create Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–9

Delete Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–10

Categorize Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–10

Request Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–12

Use Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–13

Create a Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–13

Create a Task Quickly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–14

Delete a Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–15

Sort Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–15

Change Appearance of Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–16

9 Using Software

Use Pocket Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–1

Create a New Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2

Open a Word Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–4

Change the Pocket Word Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–4

Use Pocket Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–6

Create a Workbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–7

Open an Excel File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–8

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

Use Microsoft Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–10

Activate the Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–11

Read an eBook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–11

Copy eBooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–12

Delete eBooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–13

Listen to an eBook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–14

Annotate your eBook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–14

Change the Microsoft Reader Options . . . . . . . . . . 9–15

Use the Windows Media Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–17

Copy Music to Your iPAQ Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . 9–19

Play Music on Your iPAQ Pocket PC. . . . . . . . . . . 9–20

Create Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–21

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Play a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–23

Play Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–23

Use Pocket Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–24

Use Pocket IE When Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–24

Use Pocket IE When Disconnected . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–24

Synchronize Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–25

10Using the Universal Remote

Learn the Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–2

Use the Configuration Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–2

Add a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–3

Change a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–8

Delete a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–8

Turn on a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–9

Add Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–10

Change an Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–14

Delete an Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–14

Set Up a Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–15

Add a Device to a Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–15

Delete a Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–16

Add a Favorite Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–16

Change a Favorite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–17

Set Up User Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–17

Change a User Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–18

Download Device Codes and Key Functions. . . . . . . . 10–18

Download Device Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–18

Download Key Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–20

Work with Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–20

Add Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–20

Edit Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–21

Learn Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–21

Copy Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–21

Move Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–21

Delete Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–22

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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

Canadian Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3

Avis Canadien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3

Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3

Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4

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

Wireless Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5

U.S. Regulatory Wireless Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5

Canadian Regulatory Wireless Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . A–5

European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6

Brazilian Regulatory Wireless Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . A–8

B Hardware Specifications

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

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

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–3

Contents

Index

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Getting Started

Congratulations on purchasing an HP iPAQ Pocket PC h5400 Series. This Reference Guide will help you set up your Pocket PC and familiarize you with how it works.

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Getting Started

What is in the Box?

If items are missing, contact Customer Support at the numbers provided in the Worldwide Telephone Numbers booklet.

The product ships with:

1 HP iPAQ Pocket PC

2 Slim Removable Battery

3 Protective Cover Pack

4 Universal Cradle

connection

5 Extra Stylus

6 AC Adapter

7 Charging Adapter (tethered to the AC Adapter)

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for either Universal Serial Bus (USB) or serial

Getting Started

(Continued)

8 Getting Started guide

9 HP iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD, which contains:

• Microsoft® Outlook® 2000

• Microsoft® ActiveSync® software

• Bonus software and applications

• HP documentation including the HP iPAQ Pocket PC Reference Guide and eBook in select languages on CD

The physical appearance of the Universal Cradle may vary slightly

depending on the actual model purchased.

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Getting Started

Front Panel

Front Panel Components

1 Speaker: Alarms, voice, music

2 Power Indicator:

amber flash = charging amber solid = charged

green flash = alarm, calendar, event

3 Stylus: Push to eject, push to lock

4 Power Button: Turn unit on and off

5 Color Display: High contrast color screen

Inbox Button: Access your Inbox for sending and receiving e-mail

iTask Button: Open, close, and switch between applications, run

utilities, and change settings

8 5-Way Navigation Button: Scroll through a list and push to select

(similar to using a joystick)

9 Fingerprint Reader: Biometric enhanced security

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Getting Started

Front Panel Components (Continued)

: Microphone: Record your voice or other sounds

;

Calendar Button: Schedule appointments, set reminders, or view your

calendar

Contacts Button: Display a list of your contacts from the category you

select

= Volum e: Up/Down/Mute Voice and Record

> Light Sensor: Automatically adjusts the backlight when selected

? Active Bluetooth Indicator: Flashes “blue” when Bluetooth is on

@ Wireless LAN Indicator:

green flash = wireless link amber flash = no wireless link

A Antenna: Transmits and receives signals

These buttons are programmable but at startup they are assigned by default.

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Getting Started

Top Panel

Top Panel Components

1 Antenna: Transmits and receives signals

2 Stylus: Push to eject, push to lock

3 Infrared/Universal Remote: Beams information to/from other

infrared-enabled devices

4 Secure Digital I/O (SDIO) Expansion Slot: Supports Secure Digital

(SD) storage and expansion cards

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Getting Started

Bottom Panel

Bottom Panel Components

1 3.5 mm Stereo/Microphone Headphone Jack: Connect your

headphone or headset or earpiece

2 Charging/Communications Port: Connect to universal cradle,

synchronization cable, or charging adapter

3 Reset Button: Resets your iPAQ Pocket PC

4 Expansion Pack Connector: Connect to an optional Expansion Pack

5 Microphone: Record your voice or other sounds

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Getting Started

Back Panel

Back Panel Components

1 Slim Removable Battery: Removable/rechargeable battery

2 Battery Latch: Slide up to remove the battery

3 Product Label: Needed for service and product-related questions

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Getting Started

Universal Cradle

Universal Cradle Components

1 Stabilizers: Stabilizes (1) the iPAQ Pocket PC when cradled without an

Expansion Pack

2 Release Button: Releases (2) the stabilizers from the locked position

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Getting Started

Register the hp iPAQ Pocket PC

You can receive the latest information on your iPAQ Pocket PC as well as special offers on iPAQ Pocket PC accessories and software by registering online at the following url:

http://www.hp.com/go/ipaqreg.

Set Up Your hp iPAQ Pocket PC

To begin using your HP iPAQ Pocket PC:

1. Locate the removable battery.

2. Insert the tabs 1 on the bottom of the battery into the slots on

the iPAQ Pocket PC.

3. Push the battery 2 upward and snap into place.

4. Remove the stylus (push down on it) from the slot on the top of the iPAQ Pocket PC.

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5. Locate the reset hole on the bottom panel of your Pocket PC. Insert the stylus into the hole and push inward on the stylus to perform a normal reset. Your iPAQ Pocket PC will automatically power on.

6. Follow the steps on the Welcome screen to:

❏ Align the screen

❏ Learn about the stylus

❏ Learn about the pop-up menus

❏ Select your time zone

7. Tap anywhere to open the Today screen.

You will see the To da y screen when you first turn on your iPAQ

✎

Pocket PC each day or after four hours of inactivity.

8. Personalize your iPAQ Pocket PC.

Getting Started

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Getting Started

Establish a Partnership With a PC

Using Microsoft ActiveSync, you can synchronize the information on your personal computer with the information on your iPAQ Pocket PC. Synchronization compares the data on your Pocket PC with your personal computer and updates both computers with the most recent information.

You can synchronize your Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, and Notes, which require Microsoft Outlook. Also, you can synchronize other items, such as, files and Web pages, without Microsoft Outlook. Your first synchronization process automatically begins when you finish using the ActiveSync Setup Wizard.

To install ActiveSync:

1. Insert the HP iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD into your computer.

2. Click Start Here.

3. Install Microsoft Outlook, if necessary.

4. Click Install ActiveSync (version on this CD required as minimum).

When prompted to download the file, select Run this program

✎

from its current location.

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Getting Started

5. Follow the instructions on the HP iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD until you reach the screen shown then

continue with Step 6 below.

6. Insert the AC Adapter plug into an electrical outlet. Connect the AC connector to the universal cradle.

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Getting Started

7. If you have not already done so, connect either the (a) serial

Connect either the serial or the USB connector. Do not connect

✎

both connectors at the same time.

Use the USB connection for faster performance. Microsoft

✎

Windows NT users must use the serial connection.

or the (b) USB connector (NOT BOTH) on the universal cradle to the port on the back or front of your personal computer.

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8. Slide the bottom of your iPAQ Pocket PC into the universal cradle until the connector is fully inserted.

ActiveSync will automatically detect the Pocket PC connection.

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Getting Started

9. Continue to follow the ActiveSync instructions to establish a partnership.

10. Learn more about your iPAQ Pocket PC.

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Getting Started

For More Product Information

For information on... See this source...

Programs on your HP iPAQ Pocket PC

The HP iPAQ Pocket PC

Reference Guide

Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Special Features Guide

Bluetooth Bluetooth Special Features Guide in the

Fingerprint Reader Chapter 5: HP iPAQ Pocket PC

iPAQ Backup Chapter 2: HP iPAQ Pocket PC

Universal Remote Control Chapter 10: HP iPAQ Pocket PC

iPAQ File Store Chapter 2: HP iPAQ Pocket PC

iTask Manager Chapter 2: HP iPAQ Pocket PC

The HP iPAQ Pocket PC Reference Guide on CD and eBook in select languages. For Help, tap then Help.

This information is presented in a printable format and eBook in select languages.

in the box and Chapter 3: HP iPAQ Pocket PC Reference Guide on CD

box and Chapter 4: HP iPAQ Pocket PC

Reference Guide on CD

Additional programs that can be installed on your HP iPAQ Pocket PC

Information about HP iPAQ Pocket PC options

Information about your HP iPAQ Pocket PC

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The HP iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD

The Accessories Information brochure included with your HP iPAQ Pocket PC or http://www.hp.com/products

/pocketpc/options

http://www.hp.com/products /pocketpc

For information on... See this source...

Getting Started

Up-to-date information on your Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 software

Programs that are already on your HP iPAQ Pocket PC

Connecting your HP iPAQ Pocket PC to a computer

Register your HP iPAQ Pocket PC to receive the latest information as well as special offers on iPAQ Pocket PC accessories and software

Warranty and service information

http://www.microsoft.com/mobile /pocketpc

The HP iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD and Help on your HP iPAQ Pocket PC. Tap Start, then Help.

This Getting Started guide, the HP iPAQ Pocket PC Reference Guide, or ActiveSync Help on the HP iPAQ

Pocket PC Companion CD.

http://www.hp.com/go/ipaqreg

Worldwide Limited Warranty Statement in the box.

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Getting Started

Troubleshooting and Support Information

For information on... See this source...

Connecting to and synchronizing with a computer

Troubleshooting information on ActiveSync connections

Exchanging files after synchronizing your HP iPAQ Pocket PC

Last-minute updates and detailed technical information

Support for your HP iPAQ Pocket PC

Safety Information Important Safety Information in the box.

Up-to-date information on Windows-powered devices

ActiveSync Help on your personal computer. To view Help, start ActiveSync, click Help, then click

Microsoft ActiveSync Help.

The ActiveSync troubleshooter on your computer. After installing the desktop software. Click Help, then

Troubleshooter.

Online ActiveSync on your computer. View the online help by opening Microsoft ActiveSync on your computer, then select Help, Microsoft

ActiveSync Help.

The Read Me files, located in the Microsoft ActiveSync folder on the

HP iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD.

http://www.hp.com/support /pocketpc

http://www.microsoft.com/pocketpc

This is a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC

✎

Rules. Refer to the documentation CD for Class B information.

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Getting Acquainted

To use your HP iPAQ Pocket PC h5400 Series most effectively, start by learning how to:

■ Enter information

■ Customize settings

■ Manage your iPAQ Pocket PC

■ Manage the battery

■ Work with applications

Enter Information

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

■ Tapping the keyboard

■ Writing with the stylus and using the Letter Recognizer,

Transcriber, or Block Recognizer to create text

■ Drawing and writing with the stylus

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