Important! Before You Start Using Your Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device (You'll thank us later.) Installing the Pocket PC Desktop Software on Your Windows® Operating System Synchronizing Your Sprint PCS VisionSM Smart Device PPC-6700 This guide will walk you through the necessary steps to complete, verify, and perform ActiveSync®. This guide will help you install the Pocket PC Desktop Software on your Windows operating system, and synchronize your Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device for the first time. Note: If you have previously loaded any Pocket PC software or device USB drivers, please remove the prior software and follow this guide to install the new Pocket PC Desktop software. If you need assistance, please call us at: 1-888-987-HELP (4357). Important ! ! Microsoft® Outlook® must be closed before loading the ActiveSync software. DO NOT plug in the USB cable before loading the software. 1 Step 1 Insert the Installation CD into your PC's CD-ROM drive. When you insert the PPC-6700's Installation CD: The Setup program should launch automatically. If auto-run is not enabled on the PC, you can manually launch the Setup program by doing the following: 1. 2. 3. Double-click My Computer on the Desktop. Select the appropriate CD drive for the PC. Double-click setup.exe to run the Setup program. When the Setup program launches, you will see the Welcome screen. 2 Step 2 Install Microsoft® ActiveSync®. On the Welcome screen, click Next to start installing Microsoft® ActiveSync® on your PC.This is required to synchronize your Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device with the PC. Click Next again to launch the ActiveSync Setup Wizard, which will guide you through the setup progress. Follow the step-by-step instructions to complete the installation. Click "Next" to start installing ActiveSync 3 Step 3 Restart Your Computer. After the software has been completely installed, restart your PC. When your PC boots up, verify that the ActiveSync icon appears in the Notification area of your Desktop (the lower right corner of your Desktop screen). Once you connect your device to your PC (see Steps 5 and 6 on the following pages), ActiveSync will automatically detect your device and prompt you to set up a partnership. When it is connected successfully, the ActiveSync icon turns GREEN. The status of ActiveSync icon: -- not connected. -- connected. The ActiveSync icon 4 Step 4 More features on the Installation CD. After installing ActiveSync, you can explore the following features on the Installation CD: Repair or install critical programs Click to repair or install Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft ActiveSync. Add new programs to my device Click to install additional programs from this disc or from the Internet. Please note that when you choose Download from Web, you must first have an Internet connection. Add music, pictures, or videos to my device Click to copy files from PC to your PPC-6700 quickly. Learn more Click to get more information online. About this disc Click to display the Disc Version information. 5 Step 5 Connect the USB Cradle to your PC. Your PPC-6700 comes with a USB cradle, which allows you to connect to an available USB port on your desktop PC to run ActiveSync, and to recharge your device with the supplied AC adapter. Connect the USB cradle to your PC Connect the USB cable to the cradle, and then insert the USB cable into an available USB port on your PC. Charge the battery using the USB cradle Insert the supplied AC adapter into the adapter port on the cradle, and then plug the other end into a standard power outlet. Note: You will be able to synchronize and recharge the device simultaneously using the USB cradle. 6 Step 6 Insert Your Device into the USB Cradle and Run ActiveSync®. With the USB cradle attached to PC, insert your PPC-6700 into the slot on the front of the cradle. Then, follow the prompts to select your partnership settings, synchronization method, and synchronization settings. Once setup is completed, click Finish. ActiveSync will launch to synchronize the selected information between your Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device and your desktop PC. If ActiveSync doesn't launch automatically, right-click on the ActiveSync icon in the Notification area (see page 4), and then select Open Microsoft ActiveSync. If ActiveSync does not automatically recognize your PPC-6700, select File, and then Get Connected to connect manually. 7 Helpful Hints If you are having difficulties with the software installation, please refer to the Website: www.sprintpcs.com. Never start an ActiveSync operation while your system is booting up. ALWAYS wait until you see the ActiveSync icon in the Notification area (see page 4) prior to starting an ActiveSync operation. For more information about avoiding problems and diagnosing common errors, please visit our Website: www.sprintpcs.com. If you need further assistance, please call us at: 1-888-987-HELP (4357). 8 System Requirements for ActiveSync 4.0 To connect your device to the PC, you must have Microsoft® ActiveSync® installed on your PC. ActiveSync 4.0 is included in the Installation CD and is compatible with the following operating systems and applications: Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 IA64 Edition Service Pack 1 Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 1 Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Service Packs 1 and 2 Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Service Packs 1 and 2 Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft® Outlook® 98, Microsoft® Outlook® 2000 and Microsoft® Outlook® XP, and Microsoft® Outlook® 2003 messaging and collaboration clients Microsoft® Office 97, excluding Outlook Microsoft® Office 2000 Microsoft® Office XP Microsoft® Office 2003 Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.01 or later (required) Microsoft® Systems Management Server 2.0 9 10