HP IPAQ RW6818, IPAQ RW6828 User Manual
HP iPAQ
Remove the battery cover and place the SIM card inside the holder
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Install the battery and replace battery cover
2
Charge the battery
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NOTE: Solid green LED indicates a full
charge, which may take about 1.5 hours.
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3
Insert the Getting Started CD
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Follow the on-screen instructions on your personal computer
5
Set up your HP iPAQ
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Follow the on-screen instructions until setup is complete.
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HP iPAQ Products are Powered by Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 5.0 software for
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HP iPAQ Product Information Guide
First Edition (February 2006)
NOTE Use of dial-up and wireless Internet, e-mail, corporate networks, and other
wireless communications, such as Bluetooth-enabled devices, might require
separately purchased additional hardware and other compatible equipment, in
addition to a standard Wi-Fi infrastructure and a separately purchased service
contract. Check with your service provider for availability and coverage in your
area. Not all Web content may be available. Some Web content may require
installation of additional software.
When you see a
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in this document, it refers to the above note.
Contents
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Box Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Getting Started CD Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Finding More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Bottom Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Front Panel Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Back Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Left and Right Side Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting Up Your HP iPAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Step 1: Remove the battery cover and slide in
the SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Step 2: Install the battery and replace the battery cover. . . 10
Step 3: Charge the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Step 4: Insert the Getting Started CD into the
CD drive of your personal computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Step 5: Follow the on-screen instructions on
your personal computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Microsoft ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Step 6: Set up your HP iPAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Protecting Your HP iPAQ with a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Finding the Serial Number and Model Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting Your HP iPAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Performing a Soft Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Performing a Clean Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Today Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Status Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Wireless Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Checking the Battery Charge Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Battery Saving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Troubleshooting Help for Synchronization Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Subscribing to a Mobile Phone Service Provider . . . . . . . . . . 19
Turning on Your Phone Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Making a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Answering a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Making an Emergency Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Making a Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Making a Call using Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Viewing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Locking and Unlocking Your HP iPAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Entering Text using Block Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Entering Text Using the On-screen Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Entering Text using Letter Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Writing with Transcriber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Exchanging E-Mail and Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Different Ways to Access E-mail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Synchronizing with a Server via GSM/GPRS/EDGE . . . . . . . 24
Setting up an E-mail Account on an Exchange Server . . . . . . . 24
Setting up a POP3, HTTP, or IMAP4 E-mail Account. . . . . . . . 25
Composing and Sending Outlook E-mail Messages . . . . . . . . 26
Replying to or Forwarding an Outlook E-mail Message . . . . . 26
Sorting the Message List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting Up Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Turning Wi-Fi On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Searching for Wi-Fi Networks to Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Configuring Network Security Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Turning Bluetooth On or Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Connecting to a Bluetooth Headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Accessing Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Viewing Today's Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Viewing Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Scheduling an Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sending a Meeting Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Accessing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Creating a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Creating a Task. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Locating a Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mobile Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
PocketMusic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Voice Command Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Microsoft Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Windows Media Player 10 Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Clearing the Now Playing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Updating a Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Internet Explorer Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Word Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Excel Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
PowerPoint Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using Modem Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Digital Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Digital Imaging Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
HP Photosmart Camera Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Taking a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Tips for Taking High-Quality Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Viewing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Taking a Video Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Protecting the HP iPAQ Screen from Cracking or Damage . . . . . . 38
Obtaining Services for a Cracked or Damaged Screen . . . . . . . . 39
Additional Guidelines for Using Your HP iPAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Contents v
Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I... Find information here...
Install Microsoft ActiveSync and
create an ActiveSync partnership?
Troubleshoot ActiveSync? Troubleshooting Help for Synchronization Issues,
Locate the serial and model
number for my HP iPAQ?
Set up an E-mail Account? Setting up E-mail account--topics on pages 30 and 31
Use the phone features? Using the Phone, page 23
Take a photo? Taking a Photo, page 46
Perform a soft or clean reset? Resetting Your HP iPAQ, page 14
Use wireless connections?
NOTE Not all models contain
wireless technology
Use built-in Bluetooth technology
Conserve battery power? Battery Saving Tips, page 18
Protect my HP iPAQ from screen
damage and cracking?
Synchronization, page 19
page 21
Finding the Serial Number and Model Number, page 14
Wi-Fi, page 33
Bluetooth, page 35
Protecting the HP iPAQ Screen from Cracking or
Damage, page 49
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Box Contents
This illustration depicts the items that come in the box with your HP iPAQ.
Use this illustration to become more familiar with your new device.
NOTE Box contents vary by model.
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1
4
2
7
6
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10
5
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Box Contents
Removable flip cover(s)
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HP iPAQ
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Stylus
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1,530mAh li-pol removable/rechargeable battery
4
Getting Started CD with special software
5
HP iPAQ documentation
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Belt holster
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Wired stereo headphones
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AC Adapter
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Mini-USB synchronization cable
:
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Getting Started CD Contents
The
Getting Started
• Microsoft ActiveSync 4.1or later
• Microsoft Outlook 2002
•
Additional Product Information
•
Important Safety Information
• Additional software for your HP iPAQ and personal computer
All software and documents are designed to be installed on your personal
computer to enable you to use your HP iPAQ to its full potential.
NOTE All current Microsoft operating systems are supported by
ActiveSync 4.1, except Windows 98SE and Windows ME.
CD includes:
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Finding More Information
For information on . . . See this source . . .
Using your HP iPAQ
Connecting to and synchronizing
with a computer
Troubleshooting on
ActiveSync connections
Programs that are on your HP iPAQ
Additional programs that can be
installed on your HP iPAQ
Safety precautions
Web sites optimized for your
HP iPAQ
Accessory products
Additional Product Information
Started
CD.
ActiveSync Help on your computer. To view
start
ActiveSync,
ActiveSync Help
ActiveSync Troubleshooting on your computer. From
ActiveSync,
Help
>
Troubleshooting
Getting Started
HP iPAQ. From the
Getting Started
windowsmobile
Important Safety Information
Started
CD.
www.hp.com/go/ipaqmobile
then click
.
click
Help > Microsoft ActiveSync
CD and
Start
CD or
.
www.hp.com/accessories/ipaq
on the
Getting
Help
Help,
.
Help > Microsoft
.
Help
located on the
menu, tap
www.microsoft.com/
on the
Getting
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Components
IMPORTANT Not all models or features are available in all regions.
Top Components
Component Function
Mini-SD Storage Slot Insert a Mini-SD (Secure Digital) storage card for data storage.
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Power Button Turn the unit on and off.
2
Stylus Use to input information:
3
• Slide up to remove the stylus.
• Slide down to replace the stylus.
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Bottom Components
Component Function
Strap Loop Add a strap to carry your HP iPAQ.
1
Soft Reset Button Push the stylus into this hole to perform a soft reset
2
Charging/Communications Port Connects to mini-USB synchronization cable.
3
Headphone Connector Plug the headphones into this connector for a
4
Microphone Speak into the microphone for phone conversations
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of the HP iPAQ if it locks up or needs resetting.
private phone conversation or to listen to music.
or to record notes.
Front Panel Components
HINT Be sure to lift the flip cover on your HP iPAQ before you start
tapping the screen.
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Component Function
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi LED
1
Indicator
Speaker or Receiver Listen to phone calls, sounds, and notifications from here.
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LED Indicator
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Microphone Speak into the microphone to record voice notes.
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Speakers Use the speakers to listen to music or as a speakerphone
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Right Softkey Press to launch Messaging (from the Today screen).
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End Call Button Press to end a phone call. Press and hold to lock your
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5-Way Navigation Button
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Answer/Send Button Press to answer or send a call, access the phone keypad,
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Left Softkey Press to launch Contacts (from the Today screen).
:
• Flashing Blue—Bluetooth or Wi-Fi is on.
• LED off—Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are off.
• Flashing Green—your HP iPAQ is in a mobile phone
coverage area.
• Flashing Amber—an event notification on your
HP iPAQ.
• Solid Amber—the device is charging.
• Solid Green—the device is fully charged.
• LED off—the device is not connected to an external
power supply.
to converse when driving or otherwise occupied. To turn
on speakerphone during a phone call, press and hold the
Answer/Send button until the speakerphone dialog box
comes on and the speakerphone icon appears in the
Navigation bar.
HP iPAQ.
• Select an item by quickly pressing down on the button
and releasing.
• Activate a drop-down context menu by pressing down
on the button and holding for at least half a second.
• Scroll up/down/left/right by pressing down on the
button and moving the button in the direction you
want to scroll. Release the button to stop the
scrolling action.
• Use as a Camera Shutter button when the camera is
turned on.
or activate the speakerphone function. Press and hold to
display the
Start
menu.
IMPORTANT From the Today screen, Contacts and Messaging are the
default softkeys. When you are in a program, softkeys that are associated
with the program appear at the bottom of the screen. All softkeys perform
actions, bring up menus, or launch programs when you tap the screen.
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Back Panel Components
Component Function
HP Digital Camera Lens With the camera turned on, frame the subject in the camera
1
Mirror Lens Use the mirror lens to center your own image for a
2
Camera LED Light Tap the LED icon on the camera screen to toggle the camera
3
Battery Cover Remove to install or remove the battery and/or SIM card.
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lens and view the photo object on your HP iPAQ screen
before capturing the photo.
self-photograph.
LED light on or off for taking close-up photos (within .61
meters or two feet) in dim lighting.
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