NEC MobilePro 770 User's Guide

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Introducing
Windows CE

Windows CE Operating System

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Windows CE Services

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Software Applications

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Online Help

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Introducing Windows CE 3-1

WINDOWS CE OPERATING SYSTEM

Windows C E is the s mallest member of the Windows op er­ating syst em family using the W indows 95 interface. W hat
exactly does sma lles t mean? It mea ns mobility and p ort­ability provided through a reduced code base. This c ode
bas e is c omplet ely 3 2 - bit; it is multithrea ded, multitasking
and r uns on diff erent p rocessors such as the NEC V
MIPS processor.

Your MobilePro does not have a hard dis k drive. The oper ­ating syst em and preloaded applications are deployed on a
Read- O nly Memory (R O M) module; f iles that you wor k on
are stored in Random Access Memory ( RAM) on a RAM
module.

The power of Windows CE is enhanced throu gh its desi gn
to eas ily link with your desktop c omputer to synchronize
your data. For mor e informat ion abou t setting up your M o­bilePro for s ync hronization, see the section in Cha pter 1,
“C onnecting to You r PC.”

Using Windows CE

Windows C E is similar to Windows 9 5. However, s ome ac ­tions are executed differently, as indicated in t he f ollowing
sections.

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Tapping

Your NEC MobilePro comes with a stylus, a pen-like de­vice that allows you to touch, tap, or doub le tap objects on
the MobilePro touch s c reen. The touch, tap, and dou ble tap
act just like a point, click, and dou ble click of a mouse.

To s imulate t he clic k of the ri ght mouse bu tton, hold down
the

Alt

Fina lly, never use a metal object in place of t he s tylus.
Metal objects may scratch the surface of the touch screen.

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key while you tap or drag the object with the stylus.

Selecting Objects

You ca n select objects in Windows CE by tapping the ob­ject(s) wit h the stylus. To select multip le contiguous items,
hold down the
items. To select multiple non-contiguous items, hold down
the

key while tapping each item.

Ctrl

To move the blinking cu rsor while editing text in a p rogr am,
simp l y ta p th e screen a t t h e desired (new) locat i o n .

Dragging and Dropping

Dragging and dropp ing works just like Wi ndows 95. To
dra g an object, t ap t he ob ject with t he stylus and hold the
stylu s against the screen. Continue to hold as you slide the
object acros s t he screen. Lift the s tylus fro m the screen
when the object is in the desired location.

key while tapping the first and last

Shift

To cop y an object, s imp ly hold down the
dra g the object, as indic ated in the p revious section.

Windows CE Desktop

Windows C E gives you the newest featu res off ered by Mi ­cros of t for your NEC MobilePr o and is ver y similar to
Windows 9 5.

Windows C E inc l u des a desktop with built-in p oc ket app li­cat i ons, a ta skba r for quick navigation, online networking
functions, and mor e. Your Windows C E desktop pr ovides
the following icons.

key as you

Ctrl

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My Handheld PC — Opens W indows CE Explorer to

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display all t he data on your MobilePro, whether stored
in RAM or on a stor age card in the PC card or Com­pac t Flash card s lots. My Ha ndheld P C is much like t he
My Computer icon on the Windows 95 desktop.

My Documents — Pr ovides shortcuts to documents

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most recently worked on, as well as, access to Pocket
Power Point and Poc ket Access.

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Recycle Bin — Gives you a trash container in whic h to
put unwanted files.

Inter net Explorer — P rovides web acces s once you are

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connected to t he Internet via the MobilePro’s bu ilt-in
modem and an inter net servic e p rovider.

Inbox — Allows you to send a nd receive email mes-

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sages on your N EC MobilePr o. Refer to Chap ter 5,
“S et ting Up a Remote Connection,” for details abou t
configuring your Mobile Pro to s end and receive email.

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Ca lendar — Lets you schedule a p pointments , meetings,
and ot her events and provides a var iety of wa ys to dis ­play the stored infor ma tion.

Contacts — Maintains a list of names, b oth bus ines s

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and personal, for eas y acces s while at home or on the
road.

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Ta sks — Provides a porta ble “T o do” list for keeping
tr ack of all of your tasks.

Microsoft Pocket Word — Allows you to create and

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edit documents on your M obilePr o.

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Microsoft Pocket Excel — Allows you to view or draft
spreadsheets.

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Microsoft Pocket PowerPoint — Lets you quickly and
easily deliver a professi onal online pr es ent ation.

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Microsoft Pocket Access — Allows you to access and

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synchr onize informa tion fr om other data b ases.

Pocket Applications

While Windows C E app lic ations do not have a ll the fea­tures you ma y ex pect t o see in app lic ations on other W in­dows sys tems, t hese applications provide many powerful
features adapted for the mobile environment.

Your MobilePro, with its larger keyboard, highly visible
display, and longer batt ery life, allows you to obtain full
adva ntage of the CE- bas ed applic ations .

You can write complete, well-formatted reports, take de­tailed notes, and work on spreadsheet data as you tra vel.

Micr osoft provides a complete suite of a pplications ready
for you to use.

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Microsoft Pocket Wor d — Provides many featu res of
Microsoft Word inc luding document format ting and
spell-chec king. Cop y doc u ments fr om your deskt op for
editing or draf t documents on your M obilePr o f or later
completion on your deskt op.

Microsoft Pocket Excel — Provides spr eadsheet and

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dat a base fu nc tions f or bu dgeting and other data ta sks.

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Microsoft Pocket Power Point — Provides a n easy,
portable solution for desktop presentations.

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Microsoft Pocket Access — P rovides a dat a base pro­gra m for the mobile professional allowing you to updat e
and query data while you are on the roa d.

For mor e informat ion about each of the pocket a pplica­tions, just click t he qu es tion mar k available on the t ask­bar of eac h app lic ation.

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You ca n also u se many other ap plications wit h W indows
CE f or faxing and data transf er. A number of these a re on
your Bonus C D . See the s ection lat er in this c hapt er,
“S of tware Applications ,” for more informa tion.

Connecting the VGA Cable

The VGA cable lets you connect the Mob ilePro directly to a
MultiSync monit or that has VGA outp ut. Use an ex ternal
monitor t o enhance your MobilePro display.

Connect the cable as follows.

Go to S tart, Settings, Control Pa nel.

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Double t ap t he M obilePr o Settings icon and select the

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VGA Ou t tab.
Tap to place a check mark in the box “Display the same

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image with LCD,” and tap OK.
Back u p your dat a, if possi ble, a nd/or synchroniz e with

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your desktop or noteb ook comput er.
Use the soft reset button to reset the MobilePro and im-

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plement the new setting. For instructions about resetting
the MobilePro, refer to the section, “Resetting the Mo­bilePr o,” in Chapt er 4.

Power off the MobilePro.

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Loca te the VGA p ort c over on the left side of the

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MobilePro and open it.

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Align and a ttach the connector on the MobileP ro VGA

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cab l e to the VGA p ort on the left s ide of the MobilePro.

Connecting the V GA cable

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A

– VGA port B – VGA cable

Connect the other end of the VGA cable to the monitor
cab l e connector.

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Make sure you properl y align the cable connectors
and ports. Incorrect connection can damage the
MobilePr o H/PC and the monitor.

Power on the MobileP ro a nd the exter nal monitor .

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When the setting, “Display the same image with
LCD,” is selected, the MobilePro uses more power
than normal. To conserve power, be sure to dese­lect this setting when not using an ex ternal m onitor.

Screen Resolution

Your NEC MobilePro 770 provides a display panel with a
640x240 screen resolution. When you connect the VGA
cable to an external monitor, and select “Display the same
image with LCD,” in the MobilePro settings applet, the ex­ternal monitor’s image is also set to 640x240. However,
some app lic ations like Pocket PowerPoint , allow you to in­crease the screen resolution on the external monitor to
800x600.

Follow these steps to i n creas e the s creen res o l ution on an
exter nal monitor when using Pocket PowerP oint.

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Double t ap t he M obilePr o Settings icon and select the

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VGA Ou t tab.
Tap to select “800x600,” and tap OK.

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Connect the VGA cable a s described in the p receding

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section, “Connecting the VGA Cable. ”
Launch Microsof t Pocket PowerPoint a nd open the file

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that you want to displa y.
Tap Tools, tap Set Up Show, us e the drop down box to

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set the entry to “Ext ernal VGA,” and clos e the window.
Tap View and tap View S how to display the

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PowerPoint presentation in 800x600 resolution.

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Printing Features

Windows C E provides print i ng c apability using Hewlett­Pa c kard ( H P) P CL Level 3 and compatible printing devices
that support serial or infrared connection. Using the seri al
cab le or infr ar ed t ransfer you can print a va riety of high­quality documents directly f rom MobileP ro including:

Pocket Word and Pocket Excel files

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Contacts and Tas k lists
A view of your schedule or agenda in C alendar

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Inbox messages

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Follow thes e s teps to pr int documents using your M o­bilePr o.

Open the desired Pocket app lic ation.

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Ta p File a nd tap Print.

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The print dialog box appears.

Select the appropriate printer setting, “PCL_Laser” or

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“PCL_Inkjet.”
Select the appropriate port setting, IrDA, COM1

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57600, COM1 @ 9600, LPT1, or Network.
Select ot her pr inting attributes as required.

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Tap OK.

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Note:

tion and use of a wider range of high speed printer
driv ers.

See the Bonus Software CD f or installa-

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(MC-RC3) connected t o the serial port of your NEC
MobilePro, you can print to a high speed parallel
printer. For information about MobilePro accesso­ries, access the web site

For additional details ab out using the IR port f or print-

ing and tra nsferring data, refer to t he s ec tion in
Chapter 4, “Using the IR Port.”

Network Capabilities

Your MobilePro ca n take full advantage of the networking
cap abilit y offered t hrough Windows CE and the P C ca rd
port. The operating system supports Ethernet LAN and se­ria l line int erfac e p rotocol ( SLIP) us ed with Cellular Digit al
Pa c ket data (C D PD) so you can have cable- or wireless­based network c ommunications using a n Ether net LAN PC
card.

With the optional printer cable

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WINDOWS CE SERVICES

The Windows CE operating system and your MobilePro
provide a power f ul, p ortable ext ens ion to your desktop PC.
This PC- c ompanion ca pability comes through the Windows
CE Services software.

Windows C E Ser vic es provides the communicat i on link
between your MobilePro and desktop PC. It uses an Ac­tiveSync ™ technology that p rovides sync hronization b e­tween files you are u sing on your MobilePro and/or des ktop
PC. Thus, you can keep up-to-da te copies of email and
documents.

You ca n also b ackup and restore data and files and install
new app lic ations using W indows CE Servic es . For addi­tiona l inf ormat ion abou t Microsof t Windows CE S ervices,
refer to appendix D in this user guide.

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Find the features and functions of Windows CE Services
on your desktop PC under the Mobile Devices icon.

Backing Up and Restoring Data

To prevent da ta loss you should perfor m frequent b ackups
of your NEC MobilePro data. You can backup data in two
convenient ways:

Use Windows CE S ervices t o backup a ll data to your

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desktop or noteb ook c omp uter .
Use the HPC dbExplorer backup a pplication (inc luded

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with the NEC MobilePro Bonus CD) to back up all
Ca lendar, Task, and C ontac t (PIM) data bas es.

Using Windows CE Servic es to Back Up Your Data

The Windows CE S ervices b ackup featur e creates a c om­plete dup lic ate of all data s tored on your NEC MobilePro.
If you routinely connect to your desktop or noteb ook c om­put er, t his is the b es t method of data b ackup. The bac ku p
file is saved on the hard disk of your desktop or notebook
computer.

When you res tore data from a ba c kup file creat ed b y W in­dows CE Services , all data on your N EC MobilePr o is re­plac ed b y the data in the backup f ile. All dat a on your
MobilePro is overwrit ten including files you created, set­tings that you changed or progr ams that you installed since
the last backup.

To access the Windows CE Services Backup feature double
tap the Mobile Devices icon on you r desktop or notebook
computer. Tap Tools, then tap Backup/Restore. Follow the
on-screen instruct ions to complete t he b ackup pr oc es s. F or
more informa tion about W i ndows CE Services B ackup, s ee
the online Help file.

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Using HPC dbExplorer to Back Up Your Data

HPC dbExplorer provides a convenient wa y for you to back
up you r Mob ilePro data while traveling or away from your
desktop or noteb ook c omp uter . Back up data to a PC card
or CompactFlash card for secure storage.

To back up data using HPC dbExplorer, simply double tap
the HP C dbExplor er icon on your Mob ilePro desktop. Ta p
Tools , then Backup, select the desired b ackup opt ion and
follow the on-sc reen instruct ions to complet e t he b ackup
proc es s. For mor e informat ion abou t HP C dbExplorer, see
the online Help file.

Restoring Data

Use either W i ndows CE Servic es or HPC db Explorer to re­store your backu p files. Refer t o the online help files in
Windows C E Ser vic es or HPC dbExplorer f or more infor­mation abou t res toring your data.

SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

A var i ety of sof tware ap plications are p rovided on the Bo­nus CD that ships with your NEC MobilePro 770. These
applications let you take fu ll advantage of you r Mob ilePro
capabilities .

The sof tware ap plications on t he Bonu s CD inc l ude the
following and are s ubject to change wit hout not ic e.

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Puma I ntellisync® for Ac t and Organizer – A power f ul
soft war e t hat allows you to synchronize da ta with these
informa tion mana gers.

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BSQUARE® bFAX® Express – A mobile co mmuni ca ­tion sof tware that allows you to send faxes f rom your
NEC MobilePro.

ImageExp ert™ 3 0 Day Tr ial– A truly mobile imaging

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solut i on that allows you to view, annotate, or share
your digital images throu gh ema il and Ir D A.

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Connect For c e™ – An inter net setu p wiza rd that sim-

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plifies and fac ilitates your remote connect ion setup .
JETCE T™ PowerP oint Companion – A ver sat ile p rint

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driver that allows you to convert sou rce files f rom your
pocket applications into impr es sive PowerPoint p res­entations.

JETCET™ Print – A collection of printer dr ivers for a

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wider r ange of high sp eed printers.
HPC dbExplorer – A management t ool that allows you

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to copy, backup , res tore, and t ra ns fer files f rom your
NEC MobilePro.

Using the Bonus CD

Use the Bonus CD to ins tall t he s of twar e applic ations de­scr i bed in the pr eviou s sect ion. Your NEC MobilePro does
not inclu de a CD- ROM reader. The Bonus CD is designed
for use on your desktop or notebook compu ter. When in­stalling the sof tware ap plications from the Bonus CD, you
must f irst connect your M obilePr o to your desktop or note­book computer, insta ll the application to t he desk­top/notebook and then install t he applic ation f rom your
desktop/notebook c omputer to the NE C MobilePro.

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ditional applications, you must f irst install W indows
CE Services on your desktop or not ebook c omputer.

Before using the bonus CD to instal l ad-

Follow these steps t o insta ll applic ations f rom the Bonus

CD to your des ktop/ notebook, then to your NE C Mo­bilePr o.

Insert the Bonus CD to the CD-ROM reader in your

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desktop or noteb ook c omp uter .

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If auto insert is enabled on your des ktop, the CD

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automatic ally plays and the introduction screen ap­pears.

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If a u to inser t is not enabled, go to Start, Run, br owse
for t he CD-R O M drive, and run the set u p file.

Move your c urs or over the app lic ation lis t at the left

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side of the sc reen to select an application for insta lla­tion.

Click the s elect ed a pplication title to initiate the instal-

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lati on program.
Follow the on-s c reen instructions to accept the license

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agr eement (appears only on fir st ins tallation) and to in­stall the sof tware ap plication to you r desktop or note­book compu ter.

When the inst allation to you r deskt op/noteb ook c om­put er is complete, the syst em pr ompts you to install the
application to your NEC MobilePro.

Follow the on-sc reen instruct ions to install t he applica-

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tion to the MobilePro.

Once installed to your NEC MobileP ro, the software appli­cat ion is st ored in RAM. Refer to each applic ation’ s online
help for det ails about how to use the ap plication.

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charged to maintain all applications stored i n RA M .
If your main bat tery pack loses its charge, appli ca-

tions stored in RAM may be lost. Once lost, you
must reinstall the desir ed software applic ations.

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Be sure to keep your main batt ery pack

ONLINE HELP

Your NEC MobilePro and W i ndows CE provide a var iety
of online help res ources . In a ddition, W i ndows CE Services
on your des ktop P C provides its own online help file.

Find your online help r es ources as f ollows.

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MobilePro Online Help — D ou b l e tap t he MobilePro
Online Help icon on your Mob ilePro desktop.

Windows C E Main H elp — Go to Start, Help on t he
Windows CE taskbar.

Application-s pecific Help — Just ta p the quest ion mark
in the upper right-hand corner of the taskbar in each of
the Pocket app lications.

Windows C E Ser vic es Help — On your desktop P C,
double click the Mobile Devices icon, click Help, and
select the Windows CE Services H elp Topics.

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