Mitac Digital Technology MIO558 User Manual

Getting Started

This chapter introduces you to the external components of your Pocket PC and guides you through the process of setting up your Pocket PC for use.

1.1 Hardware Features

The illustrations below introduce you to the various buttons, connectors, ports and features of your Pocket PC.

Front Components

Ref Component Description

Touch Screen

Program Buttons

Displays the output of your Pocket PC. Tap the screen with the stylus to select menu commands or enter information.

Each of the four buttons provides a quick way to run a specific program. By default, they are Contacts, Calendar and Tasks buttons. The bu t tons are customizable.

Notes,

Power Button

Navigation

Button

Speaker

Notification

Indicator Charge Indicator

Back Components

Turns your Pocket PC on or off by pressing briefly. Moves up, down, left or ri ght by pushing the butt on toward

the corresponding direction. Selects by pressing.

Sends out music or audible reminders and alerts. Flashes in red to inform you of scheduled appointments,

alarms and reminders. Glows in amber to indicate that battery charging is in

progress and in green when the battery is fully charged.

Ref Component Description

Stylus

Battery

Reset Button

Tap on the touch screen to make selections and enter information. Pull the stylus out of its slot to use and store it in the slot when not in use.

Supplies power to your Pocket PC when external po wer is not available.

Restarts your Pocket PC.

Left-Side Components

Ref Component Description

Scroll Button

Record Button

SD/MMC Slot

Power Connector

Scrolls up and down. Records voice notes by pressing and holding. Accepts an optional SD (Secure Digital) or MMC

(MultiMediaCard) card for removable storage. Connects to the AC adapter if you are not using the cradle.

Top Components

Ref Component Description

Headphone

Connector CompactFlash

Card Slot Stylus

IR Port

Microphone

Connects to a pair of stereo headphones.

Accepts a CompactFlash card.

Tap on the touch screen to make selections and enter information. Pull the stylus out of its slot to use and store it in the slot when not in use.

Beams files to other mobile devices. Receives sound and voice to record voice notes.

Bottom Components

Ref Component Description

ActiveSync Connector

Mini-USB Connector

Connects to your desktop compute for synchronizing data.

Connects to a USB device through a converter.

1.2 Setting Up Your Pocket PC for Use

Performing Initial Startup

Initial startup includes installing the battery, setting the backup battery switch and completing the Welcome Wizard.

1. The backup battery switch should be set to the

ON (right) position for normal operation. Pull out the stylus and use it to sl ide the batte ry switch to the ON (right) position.

2. Insert the battery into the battery com partment.

The battery lock should click into place.

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Always leave the backup battery switch in the ON position unless you need to perform a hard reset. A hard reset will cause the memory of your Pocket PC to be cleared.

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If you keep the backup battery switch in the OFF position, you can still use the Pocket PC. However, once you remove the battery or reset your Pocket PC, the Pocket PC will restore the factory default factory state and all data stored in RAM (including the files and programs you added) will be lost.

3. Replace the battery door and slide the battery lock to the lock position.

4. The red notification indicator on your Pocket PC will flash for

approximately 30 seconds. Then your Pocket PC will automatically turn on and display the Welcome screen.

5. To begin the Welcome Wizard, tap the scre en with the stylus and f ollow the

onscreen instructions to complete the We lcome Wizard. The wizard presents a brief orientation to Microsoft® Windows® for Pocket PC, helps you align the touch screen and prompts you to select your city and time zone.

Connecting to AC Power and Charging the Battery

Fully charge the battery before starting to use your Pocket PC for the first time.

1. Plug the converter to the AC adapter.

2. Connect to AC power. You can connect either with or without the cradle.

With the cradle

Charge Indicator

Converter

Slide your Pocket PC into the

Converter

cradle. Connect the appropriate end of

the AC adapter to the power connector on the cradle cable. Plug the other end of the AC

adapter into a wall outlet.

Without the cradle

Connect the appropriate end of the AC adapter to the power connector on the bottom of your Pocket PC and the other end into a wall outlet.

3. The charge indicator glows amber when charging is in progress. Do not

disconnect your Pocket PC from AC power until the battery is fully charged, as indicated by the amber indicator turning into green. This will take a couple of hours.

Whenever possible, keep your Pocket PC connected to the AC adapter and a power source. Doing so keeps the battery charged.

CAUTION: You must maintain a continuous power supply to your Pocket PC to retain your data, including any files, programs or settings that you added to your Pocket PC. If the battery completely runs out of power, you lose your data.

1.3 Turning Your Pocket PC On and Off

After the initial startup, your Pocket PC enters a suspend state when you turn it off and resumes when you turn it on.

Turning Off to Suspend

You suspend your Pocket PC by brie fly press ing the power b utton on the sid e of your Pocket PC.

By default, your Pocket PC will also automatically suspend after 30 seconds of inactivity when operating on battery power. (To change the se settings, t ap

Settings

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System

tab )

Power

icon.)

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Turning On to Resume

You resume your Pocket PC by briefly pressing the power button. You can also press one of the program buttons to resume.

1.4 Installing Microsoft ActiveSync

A key component of your Pocket PC is the Microsoft ActiveSync program. With Microsoft ActiveSync, you can synchronize the information on your desktop computer with the inform ation on your Pocket PC and update both with the most recent information.

ActiveSync is already installed on your Pocket PC. You need to install ActiveSync on your desktop computer. Follow the procedure below:

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Before installation, make sure that you have Microsoft Outlook installed on your desktop computer. If you do not have Outlook or your version of Outlook is earlier than the version provided on the Companion CD, install Outlook from the Companion CD.

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Do not connect your Pocket PC to your desktop computer before ActiveSync is installed.

1. Turn on your desktop computer.

2. Insert the Companion CD into the CD-ROM drive of your desktop

computer.

3. Click the arrow on the first screen to enter the main screen and click

Here

4. In the “Start Here” screen, click

5. In the “Install ActiveSync 3.7” screen, click

6. In the “File Download” screen, click

Install ActiveSync 3.7

Install

Run this program from its current location

on the left column.

to start installation.

Start

7. Follow the onscreen instructions to install ActiveSync.

8. When prompted, connect your Pocket PC to your desktop computer. Slide

your Pocket PC into the cradle. Connect the cradle cable to a USB port on your desktop computer.

Desktop compute

9. When the “Add New Hardware Wizard” asks for the driver, click

Browse

and specify the CD-ROM drive containing the Companion CD.

10. Follow the onscreen instructions to establish a partnership and synchronize

your Pocket PC with your desktop computer.

After your first synchronization, the data you have stored on your desktop computer such as Calendar, Contacts and Tasks is copied to your Pocket PC. You are now ready to take it along with you when you go.

For more information on ActiveSync, see section 6.2.

1.5 Expanding Your Pocket PC

Using a SD/MMC Card

Your Pocket PC has a SD/MMC slot where you can insert an optional Secure Digital or MultiMediaCard memory card (also called storage card). With the removable memory, you can store or backup your data and exchange data with other devices.

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Make sure that no foreign objects enter the slot.

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Keep a SD or MMC card in a well-protected box to avoid dust and humidity when you are not using it.

To use a SD/MMC card, insert it into the slot, with the connector pointing to the slot and its label facing the front of the Pocket PC. Follow the instructions supplied with the card for more information.

To remove a card, first make sure that no application is accessing the card, then slightly push the top edg e of the card to release it and pull it out of the slot.

Using a CompactFlash Card

Your Pocket PC has a CompactFlash card slot where you can insert a Com pactFla sh c ard providing func tion s su ch as memory, storage, modem and network.

Troubleshooting and

Maintenance

This chapter gives solutions to common Pocket PC problems you may encounter. It also provides guidelines on taking care of your Pocket PC.

NOTE: If you encounter a problem you cannot solve, contact your dealer for assistance.

2.1 Resetting Your Pocket PC

CAUTION: Resetting will cause unsaved data to be lost.

Resetting your Pocket PC is similar to restarting your desktop computer. It restarts the operating system, but you will lose any unsaved data.

Occasionally, you may need to reset your Pocket PC; for example, you should reset:

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After you restore data from your desktop computer.

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When your Pocket PC stops responding; in other words, it appear s to be “f roz en” or “locked up.”

Follow this procedure to reset y our Pocket P C:

1. Remove the SD/MMC card or

CompactFlash card (if installe d).

2. Use the stylus to press the reset button on

the back of your Pocket PC.

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