Targus PA870U User Manual

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Universal IR Keyboard

USER’S GUIDE

Making Your Mobile Life Easier.

Making Your Mobile Life Easier.

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Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. © 2003 Targus Corp.

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TARGUS UNIVERSAL

INFRARED KEYBOARD

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the Targus Universal
Infrared Keyboard. The IR keyboard is a convenient and ultra­portable keyboard and mouse for your PDA.

With the IR keyboard you can:

• Enter text directly into your PDA.

• Use the 8-way navigation button to simulate mouse movement.

• Define and use the function keys to quickly execute commands
and options.

• Take a keyboard and mouse with you whenever you travel with
your PDA.

In addition to this user’s guide, this package contains the Targus
Universal Infrared Keyboard and the driver software CD-ROM.

Installing the Driver

To install the driver software for the IR keyboard, you need:

• A computer with the Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP operating
system and a CD-ROM drive.

• A synchronizing program on your computer, such as
Microsoft® ActiveSync® 3.1 or higher or Palm™ Desktop
Software, for copying files to your PDA.

• At least 80K bytes of free memory on your PDA.

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1 Connect your PDA to your computer, if it’s not already

connected, and synchronize to back up your files.

2 Disable any previously installed keyboard software on your

PDA.

3 Insert the driver software CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-

ROM drive.

4 If setup does not begin automatically, click Start, then Run,

and enter D:\setup.exe (where D: is the path of the CD-ROM
drive) and then click OK.

5 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.

6 Synchronize to copy the driver to your PDA (Palm OS only).

Installing the Batteries

1 Remove the battery cover from the keyboard’s back holder by

pressing the battery cover tab and siding it off.

Battery cover

Opening the battery cover

2 Insert the supplied CR2032 lithium batteries under the clips

with the positive (+) sides facing upward.

3 Slide the battery cover back into position until it clicks firmly

into place.

NOTE: To extend the life of the batteries, close the keyboard to
power it off when it’s not in use.

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Securing a PDA to the Keyboard

After installing the driver and the batteries, you can attach the IR
keyboard to your PDA. To do this:

1 Open and unfold the IR keyboard and lock it in place by

sliding the lock button from unlocked to locked position.

2 Adjust the angle of the PDA holder using the support foot.

PDA holder

Opening the IR keyboard

3 Extend the support arm(s) that you want to use to steady your

PDA. You can place your PDA upright or landscape (on its
side) to best suit your needs.

NOTE: To view your PDA screen properly in the landscape
position, your PDA must have a third party screen flipping
software.

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Support arms

Selecting the support arm

4 Turn off your PDA (if it is on) and secure it between the

extended support arms.

Infrared
arm

Infrared
port

Attaching the PDA to the IR keyboard

5 Rotate the infrared arm and angle the tip so that the

keyboard’s IR port is directly over your PDA’s IR port. To

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locate your PDA’s IR port, refer to the documentation that
came with your PDA.

Rotating the infrared arm and angling the IR port

CAUTION: Never adjust the PDA holder or pick up the IR
keyboard using the infrared arm. Doing so may damage the
keyboard and void the warranty.

You can now turn on your PDA and enable the driver.

Enabling the Keyboard

After installing the driver and securing the IR keyboard to your
PDA, you can enable it through the main application screen. To
do this:

Pocket PC Palm OS

1Tap Start, then IR keybd.

The main application
screen appears.

1Tap Applications icon to

access the Applications
screen.

2 Tap on the box next to

Enabled so that a check
mark appears.

You are now ready to customize and use the IR keyboard.

2Tap the IR keybd icon.

3Tap On to enable the

keyboard.

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NOTE: Use the keyboard on a firm, flat surface for optimum
performance and stability.

Customizing the Keyboard Options

Once you enable the IR keyboard, you can view and customize
its options. To do this:

Pocket PC Palm OS

1Tap Start, IR keybd, then

File.

The File menu appears.

2 Select the option you want

to view or customize.

The available options are:

• About Shows the software version and

• Help (Pocket PC only) Lists the online Help topics

• Function Keys Defines the programmable

1Tap Applications icon then

the IR keybd icon.

2Tap IR keybd to view the

Options menu.

copyright

function keys

• Keyboard Specifies the keyboard repeat rate

• Mouse Specifies the mouse speed

About

The About screen in the IR keyboard application allows you to
view the software version and copyright information.

settings

settings

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Help (Pocket PC only)

The Help screen in the IR keyboard application displays the
online help topics. Find the topic you want to learn more about
and select the link to view more information.

Function Keys

The Function Keys screen in the IR keyboard application
provides ten user-definable function keys, consisting of keys
Alt-1 to Alt-0.

To define the function keys:

Pocket PC Palm OS

1 Tap the function key that

you want to assign.

2 Select a mode from the

drop-down menu. The
available modes are Run,
Paste and Special.

3 Enter any details in the box

provided, such as an
application or file name or
specific text, or select a
special feature from the
drop-down menu.

4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 to

1 Tap the down arrow next to

the function key that you
want to assign.

2 Select a program or

command from the drop­down menu.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to

define additional function
keys.

4 To save your settings, close

the window by tapping
Done on your PDA screen.

define additional function
keys.

5 To save your settings, close

the window by tapping
Done on your PDA screen.

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Keyboard

The Keyboard screen in the IR keyboard application allows you
to regulate the keystroke repeat function.

• Delay until repeat: allows you to set the length of time before
a letter, number or other character begins to repeat when you
press and hold a key. The settings range is 1 (short) to 10 (long)
for Pocket PCs and 1 (short) to 5 (long) for Palm OS.

• Keyboard repeat rate: allows you to set the speed at which a
letter, number or other character repeats when you press and
hold a key. The settings range is 1 (slow) to 10 (fast) for Pocket
PCs and 1 (slow) to 5 (fast) for Palm OS.

• Enable key click sound: (Palm OS only) which simulates
typewriter clicking sounds when you press keys on the IR
keyboard.

• Test Are a : allows you to test the delay and repeat rate by
holding down a letter or number key on the IR keyboard. The
character repeats according to the settings you have chosen.
Change and test these settings until you achieve the desired
outcome.

To save your settings and exit the screen, tap Done.

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Mouse

The Mouse screen in the IR keyboard application allows you to
regulate the rate at which the mouse (8-way navigation button)
moves the cursor across the screen.

• Cursor blink rate: (Palm OS only) allows you to adjust how
fast or slow the cursor blinks. The higher the number, the faster
the cursor will blink. Set the rate to 0 for a solid cursor. The
settings range is 0 to 50.

• Cursor size (pixels): (Palm OS only) allows you to adjust the
cursor size. The settings range is 3 (small) to 10 (large).

• Cursor Shape: (Palm OS only) allows you to change the
cursor’s shape. You can choose from the following shapes:
square, arrow or cross.

• Mouse Speed Slow: allows you to set the speed at which the
cursor normally moves. The settings range is 1 (slow) to 10
(fast).

• Mouse Speed Fast: allows you to set the higher speed at
which the cursor moves, after the speed delay, when you press
and hold down the mouse button. The settings range is 1 (slow)
to 10 (fast), but the corresponding speeds are faster than for
Mouse Speed Slow.

• Mouse Speed Delay: allows you to set the length of time
before the cursor changes from slow speed to fast speed when
you press and hold down the mouse button. The settings range
is 1 (short) to 10 (long).

To save your settings and exit the screen, tap Done.

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Using the Keyboard Mouse

With the IR keyboard’s 8-way navigation button, you can control
the cursor’s movement and tap items on your PDA’s screen—all
“stylus-free.”

Press the arrows on the navigation button to move the cursor
across the PDA’s screen. To “tap” an on-screen option, press the
check mark key on the IR keyboard. To “tap and hold” an
on-screen option, press and hold the check mark key on the IR
keyboard.

NOTE: The mouse turns itself off after two seconds of non­operation or when you press any key on the IR keyboard.

Typing Keyboard Shortcuts

The following table details the key sequences you can use to
access options and additional characters, and to issue commands
to your PDA from the IR keyboard.

To use these key sequences, hold down the Shift, Ctrl, Fn, or
Shift+Fn keys (as indicated) and then tap the second key listed in
the table for the desired result.

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2

3

Superscript

Superscript

Superscript

[°]

Pocket PC Palm OS

1!

2@ ½

3# ¾

1

2

3

Superscript

Superscript

Superscript

q Q Nordic A-ring

[°]

Normal Shift Ctrl Fn Shift + Fn Normal Shift Ctrl Fn Shift + Fn

1Esc Esc

21 !

32 @ ½

Keyboard Combinations

43 # ¾

54 $ ¼ ¢ 4$ ¼ ¢

65 % 5%

7 6 ^ Circumflex [^] 6 ^ Circumflex [^]

87 & 7&

98 * 8*

10 9 ( 9(

11 0 ) 0)

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12 - _ ÷ -_ ÷

13 = + ± =+ ±

14 Backspace Power Off Backspace Power Off

15 Tab Back tab Tab

16 q Q Quit app Nordic A-ring

17 w W • wW •

18 e E € eE €

19 r R £ ® rR £ ®

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Umlaut [¨]

Pocket PC Palm OS

; : Diaeresis/

Umlaut [¨]

Normal Shift Ctrl Fn Shift + Fn Normal Shift Ctrl Fn Shift + Fn

20 t T ™ tT ™

21 y Y ¥ yY ¥

22 u U µ uUPg Upµ

23 i I ¡ iI ¡

24 o O ø Ø oO ø Ø

25 p P ¶ pP ¶

26 [ { ‘ “ [{ ‘ “

27 ] } ‘ ” ]} ‘ ”

28 \ | \|

29 Caps Caps

30 a A Select All æ Æ a A Select All æ Æ

31 s S § sS §

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32 d D º dDPg Downº

33 f F ƒ fF ƒ

34 g G © gG ©

35 h H hH

36 j J jJ

37 k K kK

38 l L l L Backlight

39 ; : Diaeresis/

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Tilde [˜]

[´]

‘ “ Acute accent

[‘]

Shortcut

Stroke

Tilde [˜] ‘ ~ Grave accent

[´]

Pocket PC Palm OS

Normal Shift Ctrl Fn Shift + Fn Normal Shift Ctrl Fn Shift + Fn

40 ‘ “ Acute accent

41 Enter OK Enter OK

42 Left Shift Left Shift

43 z Z Undo z Z Undo

44 x X Cut xXCut

45 c C Copy ç Ç c C Copy ç Ç

46 v V Paste v V Paste

47 b B ß bB ß

48 n N New nN

49 m M mM

50 , < « ,< Note «

51 . > » . > Send »

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[‘]

52 / ? ¿ /? ¿

53 Right Shift Right Shift

54 ‘ ~ Grave accent

55 Ctrl Ctrl

56 Fn Fn

57 Alt Alt

58 Win Cmd

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Space

Middle

New

Right

Space

Text cursor

Cursor to

Mouse Left Select

left

prev. word

left

character

Graffiti

Text cursor up

prev. line

Cursor to

up

(Home)

down

Text cursor

next line

Cursor to

down

Select line

Down

Mouse

right

Text cursor

Cursor to

next word

Select

character

Right

Mouse

right

Pocket PC Palm OS

Normal Shift Ctrl Fn Shift + Fn Normal Shift Ctrl Fn Shift + Fn

59 Left Space Left Space

Space

60 Middle

Space

61 Right

62 Done Cancel

63 Today Apps

Text cursor

Cursor to

67 Mouse Left Select

left

prev. word

left

character

down

prev. line

up

Text cursor

next line

Cursor to

down

Select line

Down

66 Mouse

Text cursor up Mouse Up Select line

Cursor to

64 Del Insert Del Delete...

65 Mouse Up Select line

right

Text cursor

Cursor to

next word

Select

character

Right

68 Mouse

right

69 Click Click

70 Notes Inbox Date Apps

71 Word Contacts Phone Menu

72 Excel Calendar ToDo Cal c

73 Money Tasks Memo Find

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NOTES: The Shift, Ctrl and Ctrl+Shift key sequences are
controlled by the Pocket PC operating system. Results may
vary between applications.

Not all PDA models support the applications associated with
the four application keys or the backlight control.

Alt + any number key (0 - 9) launches user defined functions.

Adding Diacritical Marks

To add diacritical marks:

1 Locate the key combination for the mark you want to use.

2 Press and hold either the Fn key or the Shift+Fn keys.

3 Press the character listed in the table.

4 Release the keys and type the letter you want to accent. For

uppercase accents, press Shift and the letter you want to
accent.

For example, to type the umlaut ö in Köln, use the key
combination Fn and ; (semi colon) then “o.”

Depending on the type of diacritical mark you want to use, you
can accent the upper or lowercase letters A, E, I, O, U, Y and N.

Things to Remember

• Some Pocket PCs automatically turn off the backlight while
the keyboard is in use. To keep the backlight on, disable the
keyboard, tap the IR keybd icon, tap File, then Backlight and
select the backlight option.

• Due to current infrared technology, if the infrared connection is
lost while you are typing, the last key recognized will repeat
for up to four seconds.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does the Targus Universal Infrared Keyboard require
batteries?

Yes, the IR keyboard requires two CR2032 lithium batteries.

I can’t enable the keyboard for my Pocket PC — what should
I do?

You may need to update your beaming options in order to enable
the IR keyboard. To do this:

1Tap Start, Settings and select Connections.

2Tap Beam.

3 Tap the box next to Receive all incoming beams and select

discoverable mode so that the check mark disappears.

4 Enable the keyboard, see “Enabling the Keyboard” on page 7.

How do I stop miscellaneous characters from appearing on
my PDA screen after I stop typing?

There may be another infrared device, such as your computer or
another PDA, interfering with your IR keyboard connection.
Make sure that the keyboard’s IR port is directly above your
PDA’s IR port and turn off any other infrared devices.

What should I do when I type on the keyboard and nothing
happens?

• Check that your PDA is charged.

• Check that the keyboard’s IR port on the infrared arm is
directly over the IR port on your PDA.

• Verify that the keyboard driver is installed and enabled on your
PDA.

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• Replace the batteries in the IR keyboard.

• Remove the keyboard driver and then reinstall it. To do this:

Pocket PC Palm OS

1Tap Start, then select

Programs.

2Tap File Explore, then

select My Device.

3Tap Windows, Start Menu,

then tap and hold the IR
keyboard and select Delete
from the drop-down menu.

4Tap Yes to remove the

keyboard software, or No
to cancel the operation.

5 Install the driver software,

following the instructions

1Tap Applications icon to

access the Applications
screen.

2Tap the Menu icon, then

App to display the menu
list and select Delete.

3Tap IR Keyboard, then the

Delete... on-screen button.

4Tap Yes to remove the

keyboard driver, or No to
cancel the operation.

5Tap Done to exit the Delete

screen.
in “Installing the Driver”
on page 3.

6 Install the driver software,

following the instructions

in “Installing the Driver”

on page 3.

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Technical Support

For technical questions, please visit:

Internet: http://www.targus.com/support

Australia

Internet: www.targus.com.au

Email: [e-mail]

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. (08:30) to 5:30 p.m. (17:30)
Eastern time: 1-800-641-645

Europe

Belgium [phone]

Denmark [phone]

France [phone]

Germany [phone]

Italy [phone]

Netherlands [phone]

Spain [phone]

Sweden [phone]

Switzerland [phone]

United Kingdom [phone]

Eastern Europe & others [phone]

Product Registration

For more efficient customer service and to activate the product’s warranty,
Targus recommends that you register your Targus accessory shortly after
purchasing it.

To register your Targus accessory, go to:

http://www.targus.com/registration.asp

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You will need to provide your full name, email address, phone number, and
company information (if applicable).

Warranty

Targus warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and
workmanship for one year. If your Targus accessory is found to be
defective within that time, we will promptly repair or replace it. This
warranty does not cover accidental damage, wear and tear, or
consequential or incidental loss. Under no conditions is Targus liable for
loss of, or damage to a computer; nor loss of, or damage to, programs,
records, or data; nor any consequential or incidental damages, even if
Targus has been informed of their possibility. This warranty does not affect
your statutory rights.

Warranty Registration at:

http://www.targus.com/registration.asp

Regulatory Compliance

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.

FCC Statement

Tested to Comply

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

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• Move the computer away from the receiver

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.

Microsoft, Windows and ActiveSync are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Palm is a
trademark of Palm, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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