Sharp SL5000D User Manual

OPERATION MANUAL

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Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................	1
Useful functions and services of the SL-5000 ...................	2
About this manual..............................................................	3
Address Book ........................................................	4
Overview............................................................................	4
Creating a new Address Book entry ..................................	7
Modifying an Address Book entry......................................	8
Deleting an Address Book entry ........................................	9
Address Book Setup..........................................................	9
Calendar ...............................................................	11
Overview..........................................................................	11
Adding Events .................................................................	14
Modifying a Calendar event.............................................	18
Deleting a Calendar entry................................................	18
Calendar Setup................................................................	19
Todo List...............................................................	20
Overview..........................................................................	20
Creating a new Todo List entry........................................	21
Modifying a Todo List entry .............................................	22
Deleting a Todo entry ......................................................	23
Viewing Todo list entries..................................................	23
Text Editor ............................................................	24
Overview..........................................................................	24
Creating a new Text Editor entry .....................................	26
Modifying a Text Editor entry...........................................	27
Deleting a Text Editor entry .............................................	27
Media Player.........................................................	28

Overview..........................................................................	28
Modifying the Play List.....................................................	30
Playing files .....................................................................	31

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Image Viewer........................................................	33
Overview..........................................................................	33
Viewing images ...............................................................	34
Menus..............................................................................	35
Opera ....................................................................	37
Overview..........................................................................	37
EMail .....................................................................	41
Overview..........................................................................	41
E-mail accounts ...............................................................	43
Creating an e-mail message............................................	46
Sending an e-mail message ............................................	49
Receiving e-mail messages.............................................	50
Other functions ................................................................	52
System ..................................................................	53
File Manager....................................................................	53
Memory cards..................................................................	56
Adding/Removing software..............................................	59
Extras....................................................................	67
Clock................................................................................	67
Calculator ........................................................................	68
Games .............................................................................	70
System Info......................................................................	72
Settings.................................................................	73
Network ...........................................................................	73
PROXIM Configuration ....................................................	85
Wireless LAN Setting.......................................................	85
Terminal...........................................................................	86
Adjusting the date and time (Date/Time) .........................	88
City Time .........................................................................	90
Adjusting the touch panel (Recalibrate)...........................	92
Setting the appearance ...................................................	93
Managing power (Light & Power) ....................................	94
Adjusting the volume .......................................................	96

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Security............................................................................	96
Shutting down..................................................................	99
Appendix ............................................................	100
Troubleshooting ................................................	102

Introduction 1

Introduction

Congratulations and thank you for choosing the SL-5000 (Developer model).

We recommend that you first read the Start-up Guide (booklet, which mainly covers hardware operations) before using the SL-5000 unit. Then read the Basic Operation Manual (on the CD-ROM) and this Operation Manual (which mainly covers software operations).

Some of the accessories described in this manual may not be available at the time you purchase this product.

Copyright

According to copyright law, the reproduction, alteration and use of material protected by copyright (music, pictures, etc.) is only permitted for personal or private use. If the user is not in possession of more extensive copyright rights or has not received the explicit permission from the copyright owner to reproduce, alter or use a copy which has been made or modified in this way, this is considered to be a violation of copyright law and gives the copyright owner the right to claim damages. For this reason, avoid illegal use of material protected by copyright.

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Useful functions and services of the SL-5000

Your SL-5000 has the following features:

•A large colorful LCD screen

•A full QWERTY keyboard and software keyboards

•The ability to create and read Internet e-mail

•An HTML browser that can access a variety of information screens

•Powerful PIM functions (Address Book, Calendar, Text Editor, Todo List)

•Playback of MPEG1 movie files and MP3 music files

•Saving or transporting data in CF or SD card expansion slots

•Data exchange with a PC using PC link software

•The capacity to add applications by importing them from a PC

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About this manual

The SL-5000 can be operated by either pressing keys on the keyboard or tapping an item (buttons, etc.) on the screen using the stylus.

•This operation manual mainly describes the stylus operation. Button or key operations are included, if they make it easier to carry out the relative function.

Keys

This manual represents keys with the following:

HOME key

: Cancel key

: OK key

: Cursor key

SELECT key

Note: To select an item from the drop-down list, tap it.

The SELECT key is not available to select an item.

Screen Buttons and Menu Names

Screen buttons and menu names, such as “OK”, “File”, Edit”, etc., are indicated using quotation marks.

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Address Book

The Address Book application allows you to manage contact information on friends, colleagues, etc. covering the items shown below.

You can also add notes to help you remember contacts more easily.

Overview

The Address Book application has three major screens: Edit Address screen, Index screen, and Detail screen.

Edit Address screen

1.In the Applications folder of the Home screen, tap the “Address Book” application icon ().

The Index screen appears.

2.Tap .

The Edit Address screen appears.

You can create a new Address Book entry.

“Notes...” button

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<Address fields>

First Name	First name
Last Name	Last name
Work Ph	Phone number of the office
Work Fax	Fax number of the office
Work Mb	Mobile phone number for business
Email	E-mail address
Home Ph	Phone number of the home
Company	Company name
Work Address	Address of the office
Middle Name	Middle name
Job Title	Title
Department	Department in the office
Work City	City of the office
Work State	State of the office
Work Zip	Zip of the office
Work Country	Country of the office
Work Pager	Pager number for business
Work WebPage	URL of the office
Home Street	Street of the home
Home City	City of the home
Home Zip	Zip of the home
Home State	State of the home
Home Country	Country of the home
Home Fax	Fax number of the home
Home Mb	Mobile phone number for private use
Home WebPage	URL of the home
Spouse	Spouse’s name
Birthday	Birthday
Anniversary	Anniversary
Nickname	Nickname
Gender	Gender (Select from the drop-down list.)

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Index Screen

A list of existing names and contact details is displayed.

“Full Name” button				“Contact” button

Data area

	“Full Name” button	Tap to sort the entries by full name.
	“Contact” button	Tap to sort the entries by contact data.
		Displays the contents of the entry.
		Full Name column displays the First Name, Last
	Data area	Name and Middle Name.
		Contact column displays the first entry listed under
		the First Name and Last Name field. (See page 9.)
		Tap this field to open the Detail screen of the entry.

Note:

•If you have no entries in the First Name, Last Name or Middle Name field, an entry you enter in the Company field will be displayed in the Full Name column instead.

•By dragging the column boundary between the Full Name button and Contact button, you can adjust the column width.

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Detail Screen

1. On the Index screen, tap an entry to see the full address details.

Delete icon

Edit icon

2. Tap to edit, or tap to delete the address being viewed.

Creating a new Address Book entry

You can add a new address using the Edit Address screen.

1.On the Index screen, tap .

The Edit Address screen for a new entry appears.

2.Enter the contact data in the fields.

Pressing the tab key on the hardware keyboard moves the cursor to the lower entry field.

Pressing the shift-tab keys moves the cursor to the upper entry field.

Note: Tap the “Notes...” button to attach a note. (See page 8.)

3.Tap to save the new entry.

The Edit Address screen returns to the Index screen.

If you tap , the new entry is canceled.

Note: If only the Gender field is filled out, saving the entry can not be completed.

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Modifying an Address Book entry

1.On the Index screen, tap the entry you want to modify. The Detail screen of the entry appears.

2.Tap .

The Edit Address screen appears.

3.Tap each field and modify the entry.

Note: Tap the “Notes...” button to attach a note. (See below.)

4.Tap to save the modification.

The Edit Address screen turns to the Index screen.

If you tap , the modification is canceled.

To Attach a Note

You can enter a note to go with the address.

1.On the Edit Address screen, tap the “Notes...” button. The Enter Note screen appears.

2.Enter the note using one of the Input Methods.

3.Tap to save the note.

The Enter Note screen returns to the Edit Address screen.

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If you tap on the Enter Note screen, the attached note is canceled.

To save the entry with a note attached, tap on the Edit Address screen.

Deleting an Address Book entry

1.On the Index screen, tap the entry you want to delete. The Detail screen of the entry appears.

2.Tap .

The confirmation message appears before the entry is deleted.

3.Tap “Yes” to delete the entry. The entry will be deleted.

If you tap “No”, the deletion is canceled.

Address Book Setup

The Edit Address screen always shows the First Name and Last Name fields at the top. You can change the order of the following fields except for the Gender field.

1.On the Index or Detail screen, tap the “Settings” menu, then tap “Field Settings...”.

The Address Book Settings screen appears, and the fields following the Last Name field are listed in current order.

“Up” button “Down” button

2.Tap the field you want to move.

3.Tap the “Up” or “Down” button to move the selected field upwards or downwards to the desired position.

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4.Tap to save the setting.

The Address Book Settings screen returns to the previous screen.

Your setting will be displayed following the Last Name field on the Edit Address screen.

If you tap , the setting is canceled.

Note: The Gender field listed at the bottom of the Edit Address screen can not be moved.

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Calendar

The Calendar application is used to store events you are keeping track of and to set alarms. For this application to work properly, the built-in clock must be set to the correct time and date.

Overview

You can view one day, one week or one month at a time. Tap the “View” menu, then select “Day”, “Week” or “Month.”

There are also toolbar icons, (day), (week) and (month), for switching views.

By selecting “Today” from the View menu, you can display the Day screen for today.

Day screen

1.In the Applications folder of the Home screen, tap the “Calendar” application icon ().

Day icon

Week icon

New icon

Month icon

Previous button

Next button

Day of week buttons

Date button

Time indication

Event indication

New icon	Opens the New Event screen.
Day icon	Displays the Day screen.
Week icon	Displays the Week screen.
Month icon	Displays the Month screen.
Previous button	Moves to the previous date.

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	Date button	Opens/closes the Calendar screen to select
		the date.
	Day of week buttons	Switches the day of the week.
	Next button	Moves to the next date.
		Displays the time.			to open the
	Time indication	Tap or drag this field and tap
		New Event screen with the Start and End time
		entered.
	Event indication	Displays the registered events.
				: events with Alarm setting
				: repeating events

Week screen

Week spinbox
Year spinbox											Date indication
Time column											Day of week buttons
Event indication

	Year spinbox	Select the year.
		Tap	to move to the next year, and tap
		to move to the previous year.
	Week spinbox	Select the week.
		Tap	to move to the next week, and tap
		to move to the previous week.
	Date indication	Displays the start and end date of the selected
		week.
	Time column	Displays the time.
	Day of week buttons	Tap to open the Day screen of the selected
		day.
		Tap to display the detailed contents of the
		event.
	Event indication	Green bar: All day event
		Red bar:		event with Alarm setting
		Blue bar:		event with Start and End time
				setting

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Month screen

Month drop-down

Year spinbox

list button

To January button

To December button

Previous button

Next button

Date cell

	To January button	Moves to January of the selected year.
	Previous button	Moves to the previous month.
	Month drop-down list	Select the desired month.
	button
	Year spinbox	Select the desired year.
	Next button	Moves to the next month.
	To December button	Moves to December of the selected year.
		Tap to open the Day screen of the date.
		Colored events mean:
	Date cell	: All day event
		: event with Start and End time setting
		: repeating event

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Adding Events

1.On any screen in the Calendar application, tap . The New Event screen appears.

Start/End date buttons

Start/End time comboboxes

All day checkbox

Time zone drop-down

City Time button

list button

Alarm sound on/off

Alarm checkbox

drop-down list button

Repeat button

Notes field

2. Select/Enter the event contents.

•For Description and Location, you can either select from the list, or enter your own.

•For category, select “Business” or “Personal” from the drop-down list.

•You can change the time zone by tapping the City Time button. (See page 90, “To change to other cities”)

•You can set an Event Alarm. (See page 15, “To set an alarm”)

•You can make it a Repeating Event. (See page 15, “To repeat an event”)

•You can enter a note in the Notes field.

3.Tap to save the new event entry.

The New Event screen turns to the previous screen.

If you tap , the new event is canceled.

To set the Start and End date/time

1.On the New Event screen, tap the Start date or End date button. The Calendar screen appears.

2.Tap the desired date.

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3.Tap the Start time or End time combobox.

4.Select the desired time, or change it by using the keyboard.

You can mark an event as taking “All day” by tapping the All day checkbox.

To set an alarm

1.On the New Event screen, check the Alarm checkbox.

2.Set the minutes to how long before the event you want the alarm.

3.Tap the alarm sound on/off drop-down list button, and select “Silent” or “Loud.”

•The alarm will ring and the Alarm screen will appear at the set time, even if the SL-5000 is off. (Tap to close the Alarm screen.)

•The alarm will not ring when the sound is set to “Silent” or when the sound volume is set to “Mute” on the slip that appears by tapping the sound volume indicator on the taskbar. Only the Alarm screen appears.

Note:

•The alarm volume is fixed, and can not be adjusted on the slip that appears by tapping the Sound volume indicator on the taskbar.

•If you perform a software reset after registering an Alarm entry, launch the Calendar application to make the alarm setting effective.

To repeat an event

1.On the New Event screen, tap the Repeat button. The Repeating Event screen appears.

2.Tap the appropriate repetition button for the event, i.e. “Day”, “Week”, “Month” or “Year.”

If you do not want to repeat the event, tap the “None” button.

3.Set the necessary items. (See page 16 and 17 for details.)

4.Tap to save the repeat setting.

The Repeating Event screen returns to the New Event screen.

If you tap , the repeat setting is canceled.

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Daily Events

Repeating Event screen
(Day)
Every spinbox
End Date button	No End Date checkbox

1.Tap the Every spinbox to set how many days between each repeat.

2.If the event has an end date, uncheck the No End Date checkbox, then tap the End Date button, and choose an end date from the calendar that pops up.

Weekly Events

Repeating Event screen (Week)

Repeat On buttons

1.Tap the Every spinbox to set how many weeks between each repeat.

2.If the event has an end date, uncheck the No End Date checkbox, then tap the End Date button, and choose an end date from the calendar that pops up.

3.To choose which day(s) of the week the event should repeat, tap the relevant Repeat On button(s).

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Monthly Events

Repeating Event screen (Month)

Repeat By buttons

1.Tap the Every spinbox to set how many months between each repeat.

2.If the event has an end date, uncheck the No End Date checkbox, then tap the End Date button, and choose an end date from the calendar that pops up.

3.If the event repeats by day of week (i.e. every first Thursday), tap the Repeat By “Day” button. If the event repeats by date (i.e. every 6th), tap the Repeat By “Date” button.

Annual Events

Repeating Event screen (Year)

No End Date checkbox

1.Tap the Every spinbox to set how many years between each repeat.

2.If the event has an end date, uncheck the No End Date checkbox, then tap the End Date button, and choose an end date from the calendar that pops up.

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Modifying a Calendar event

1.On the Day screen, tap the event you want to modify. A pop-up menu appears.

2.Tap “Edit...” of the pop-up menu. The Edit Event screen appears.

3.Modify the event.

4.Tap to save the modification.

The Edit Event screen turns to the Day screen.

If you tap , the modification is canceled.

Note: If you modify one of the repeating event, the rest of the same repeating events will be modified in the same way automatically.

Deleting a Calendar entry

1.On the Day screen, tap the event you want to delete. A pop-up menu appears.

2.Tap “Delete” of the pop-up menu. The entry will be deleted.

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Note: Deleting one of the repeating events deletes the rest of the same repeating events at the same time.

Calendar Setup

You can change the time scale starting time on the Day screen and Week screen, and the Alarm setting.

1.On any screen, tap the “Settings” menu, then tap “Alarm and Start Time...”. The Preferences screen appears.

Start Time spinbox

Alarm Preset checkbox				Alarm Preset spinbox

2.Tap the Start Time spinbox to set the earliest time you want the Day Screen/ Weekly screen to show times.

3.Check the Alarm Preset checkbox to set the Alarm Preset time.

4.Tap the Alarm Preset spinbox to change the preset time.

If you set the preset time to “5 minutes”, for example, the alarm sounds five minutes before the event.

This setting will be the default alarm setting on the New Event screen.

5.Tap to save the setting.

The Preferences screen turns to the previous screen.

If you tap , the setting is canceled.

Note: The factory default does not support the “Remind Me” and “Play Every” functions.

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Todo List

The Todo List application allows you to manage tasks you should not forget and reminds you to complete them before the due date.

You can list them in the order of the checked status, the priority or description, and confirm them easily.

Overview

On the Todo List Index screen, you can view a list of Todo entries.

1.In the Applications folder of the Home screen, tap the “Todo List” application icon ().

Checked status button								Delete icon
								Description button
Completed checkbox								Data area
Priority button

Checked status button	Tap to sort the entries by checked status
	(completed or uncompleted).
Completed checkbox	When unchecked or checked, the task is not
	completed or completed.
Priority button	Tap to sort the entries by priority.
Description button	Tap to sort the entries by description (order by
	Unicode).
Data area	Displays the contents of the entry.
Delete icon	Deletes the entry.

Note: By dragging the column boundary between each button, you can adjust the column width.

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Creating a new Todo List entry

1.On the Index screen, tap . The New Task screen appears.

Priority drop-down list button

Category combobox

Completed checkbox

Due date checkbox

Date button

Displays the due date. Tap to open the Calendar screen.

Text field

2.Tap the Priority drop-down list button and select the priority.

3.Tap the Category combobox to set the task’s category. You can also enter a desired category name. From the next time onward, you can select this category name or enter another one.

4.If the task has a due date, check the Due date checkbox, and tap the Date button to set the due date from the pop-up Calendar screen.

5.Tap the text field and enter the task, etc.

6.Tap to save the new entry.

The New Task screen turns to the Index screen.

If you tap , the new entry is canceled.

Note: If the number of the registered categories increases, the Category combobox may not list all categories, so that you can not select the desired one. (See page 23.)

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Modifying a Todo List entry

1.On the Index screen, tap the Description field of the entry you want to modify. Or

Select the entry by pressing , then tap .

The Edit Task screen appears.

Completed checkbox

2.Modify the entry.

Check the Completed checkbox if the item is completed.

3.Tap to save the modification.

The Edit Task screen turns to the Index screen.

Note: The Task status and priority can also be changed on the Index screen. (See below.)

If you tap , the modification is canceled.

Checking a completed entry on the Index screen

When you have completed a Todo task, check the Completed checkbox on the Index screen. If you do not check the box, the Todo entry is recognized as uncompleted.

1. On the Index screen, tap the Completed checkbox of the completed entry.

To remove the check, tap the Completed checkbox again.

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Changing the priority on the Index screen

You can change the priority on the Index screen.

1.Tap the Priority field you want to change. The Priority drop-down list button appears.

2.Tap the Priority drop-down list button and select the priority.

Deleting a Todo entry

1.On the Index screen, select the entry you want to delete by tapping the Priority field or pressing , then tap .

The entry will be deleted.

Viewing Todo list entries

On the Index screen, you can view only the uncompleted entries, or only the entries of a specified category.

To view only the uncompleted entries

1.On the Index screen, tap the “View” menu, then tap “Completed tasks” to toggle whether or not to show the completed Todo entries.

To view only the entries of a specified category

1.On the Index screen, tap the “Category” menu. All category names appear.

2.Select the category you want to display.

Choose the “All” category to show entries in any category.

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Text Editor

The Text Editor application allows you to create a simple text file and open a file in a text format and edit it. The text files are displayed in the “Documents” folder of the Home screen.

Overview

The Text Editor application has two main screens: Text Editor Index screen and Edit screen.

Text Editor Index screen

1.In the Applications folder of the Home screen, tap the “Text Editor” application icon ( ).

The Text Edition Index screen appears.

The Text Editor Index screen displays a list of text files you can open.

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Edit screen

New icon

Edit menu

Open icon

File menu

Paste icon

Copy icon

Edit area

Cut icon

File menu

	New	Saves the file currently being edited then creates a new file to
		edit.
	Open	Saves the file currently being edited then opens text file list.
	Revert	Cancels editing and opens the text file list.
Edit menu
	Cut	Cuts selected text.
	Copy	Copies selected text.
	Paste	Pastes text within clipboard to cursor position.
New icon		Saves the file currently being edited then creates a new file for
		edit.
Open icon		Saves the file currently being edited then opens text file list.
Cut icon		Cuts selected text.
Copy icon		Copies selected text.
Paste icon		Pastes text within clipboard to cursor position.
Edit area		Edit area

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Creating a new Text Editor entry

1.Tap to create a new file.

Or tap the “File” menu and then tap “New.” The Edit screen will be displayed.

2.Enter text using one of the Input Methods.

3.Tap to save the new file.

To cancel saving the file, tap the “File” menu and then tap “Revert.”

The created file will be automatically named with the first character(s) entered before the first space.

Note:

•If the first characters include symbols such as “$” and , they will be skipped to complete the file name.

•If you tap the New icon (“File” Æ “New”) or Open icon (“File” Æ “Open”) while editing the current file, the file will be saved and the Index screen or the Edit screen will be displayed.

Changing the file name

Change the file name on the Details screen of the Documents file.

1.In the Documents folder of the Home screen, press and hold the stylus on the file for a few moments.

The Details screen of the file will be displayed.

2.Edit the file name in the Name field.

3.Tap to save the new file name.

Note:

•For detailed information on the Documents screen, refer to the separate manual, “SL-5000 Basic Operation Manual.”

•The symbols including “$” and “ ” can be used when changing the file name.