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User's Guide HP iPAQ rz1700 series First Edition (May 2004) Document Part Number: 366075-001 Contents 1 Getting to Know Your HP iPAQ Identifying Product Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­2 Front and Top Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­2 Back and Bottom Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­4 Using the Stylus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­5 Aligning the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­5 Adjusting Text Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­6 Changing the Screen from Portrait to Landscape Mode . . 1­6 Setting Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­6 Setting Time for Home and Locations You Visit . . . 1­6 Setting the Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­7 Setting an Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­7 Entering Owner Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­8 Resetting the HP iPAQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­9 Performing a Soft ("Normal") Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­9 Performing a Hard ("Full") Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­10 Caring for Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1­12 2 Synchronizing with Your Computer Using Microsoft ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synchronizing with Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Synchronization Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manually Copying or Moving Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Backing up and Restoring Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synchronizing Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sending and Receiving Email Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sending a Meeting Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . User's Guide 2­1 2­1 2­4 2­4 2­5 2­6 2­7 2­7 2­8 2­8 i Contents 3 Managing the Battery Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­1 Checking the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­3 Battery Saving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3­3 4 Using the Screen Using the HP Launch Screen (Select Models Only) . . . . Using the Today Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing the Today Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navigation Bar and Taskbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Popup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sounds and Notifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting Screen Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting Text Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finding Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4­1 4­2 4­3 4­4 4­5 4­5 4­6 4­7 4­7 4­7 4­8 5 Using Programs Installing a Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5­1 Minimizing a Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5­1 Closing a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5­1 Using HP Task Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5­2 Using Program Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5­4 Locking the Program Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5­6 Using HP Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5­6 Using HP Image Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5­11 Safekeeping Files in iPAQ File Store . . . . . . . . . . . 5­14 Backing Up Programs and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5­15 Programs Available on the HP iPAQ . . . . . . . . . . . 5­16 6 Entering Information Using the Input Panel to Enter Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6­1 User's Guide ii Contents Adjusting Word Suggestion Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the On-screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Letter Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Block Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Microsoft Transcriber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Writing and Drawing on the Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converting Writing to Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Word Recognition Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6­1 6­3 6­3 6­4 6­5 6­6 6­6 6­6 6­7 7 Expansion Cards Using an Expansion Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7­1 Inserting/Removing a Secure Digital (SD) Expansion Card . . 7­1 Viewing the Contents of a Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7­3 8 Connecting to the Internet Browsing the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8­1 Connecting to a Private Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8­2 Using the Favorites List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8­2 9 Troubleshooting Common Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expansion Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................. 9­1 9­4 9­6 9­6 A Regulatory Notices Federal Communications Commission Notice. . . . . . . . . A­1 Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked with the FCC Logo--United States only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A­2 Canadian Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A­3 Avis Canadien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A­3 User's Guide iii Contents Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A­3 Korean Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A­3 European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A­4 Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A­5 Equipment Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A­5 Airline Travel Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A­6 B Specifications System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B­1 Physical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B­2 Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B­2 User's Guide iv 1 Getting to Know Your HP iPAQ Congratulations on purchasing your HP iPAQ. Use this guide to learn about the device functionality. You can find detailed information in the Help files on your HP iPAQ. To access Help, from the Today screen, tap Start > Help, and select a topic. In addition, Microsoft Pocket PC Basics provides instructions on operating the HP iPAQ. To locate Pocket PC Basics, from the Today screen, tap Start > Help > Pocket PC Basics. User's Guide 1­1 Getting to Know Your HP iPAQ Identifying Product Components Front and Top Views Microphone Secure Digital I/O (SDIO) Expansion Slot Infrared Port Power Button HP Profiles* Stylus Notification/Charge Indicator QVGA Color Display Calendar Windows Media* Contacts HP Image Zone* 5-Way Navigation Button * To access this function, press and hold for two seconds. Today Screen Landscape/Portrait* Messaging Record* User's Guide 1­2 Getting to Know Your HP iPAQ Component Notification/Charge Indicator Description Amber or green indicator. Indicates battery charge status and message status. Amber flash = charging Amber solid = charged Green flash = one or more notification events have occurred LED off = not charging and no notification events Note: When notification event occurs during battery charging, the LED changes to green and remains green until the message has been cleared or times out. Record voice or sounds. Supports Secure Digital (SD) storage and expansion cards. Wireless connection for data transfer. Turn power on/off to device. Pull to remove, slide in to replace. Use to tap or write on the screen. Use to navigate through dropdown menus and programs. Press down to perform a task. In Windows Media Player: Play (center) Next track (right) Previous track (left) Volume up Volume down 3.5 in. high-contrast, color touchscreen. For information on the dual function of the program buttons, see Chapter 5, "Using Programs." Microphone Secure Digital I/O (SDIO) Expansion Slot Infrared Port Power Button Stylus 5-Way Navigation Button QVGA Color Display Program Buttons User's Guide 1­3 Getting to Know Your HP iPAQ Back and Bottom Views Headphone Jack Speaker Reset Button Universal Sync Connector Component Headphone Jack Speaker Reset Button Description 3.5 mm stereo audio jack for listening to audio media. Lets you listen to audio media. Press in with stylus to reset the device. See "Resetting the HP iPAQ" later in this chapter. Lets you synchronize with another computer/recharge the battery. Universal Sync Connector User's Guide 1­4 Getting to Know Your HP iPAQ Using the Stylus You can use the stylus three ways: Tap--Lightly touch the screen to select or open an item. Lift the stylus after you tap an item. Tapping is equivalent to clicking an item with the mouse on your computer. Drag--Place the point of the stylus on the screen and drag an item across the screen without lifting the stylus until you have completed the selection. Dragging is equivalent to dragging with the left mouse button pressed on your computer. Tap and hold--Hold the stylus pointer on an item for a short time until a menu displays. Tapping and holding is equivalent to right-clicking your computer mouse button. When you tap and hold, a circle of red dots appears around the stylus to indicate that the menu will soon pop up. Ä CAUTION: To prevent damage to the screen, never tap or write on the screen with any device other than the stylus that comes with the device, or an approved replacement. If you lose or break your stylus, you can order extras at www.hp.com/go/ipaqaccessories. Aligning the Screen The first time you turn on the HP iPAQ, you must align the screen. You need to realign the screen if: The device does not respond accurately to your taps. You perform a full reset of your device. To realign the screen: 1. From the Start menu, tap Settings > System tab > Screen. 2. Tap Align Screen and tap the crosshairs as they move on the screen. User's Guide 1­5 Getting to Know Your HP iPAQ Adjusting Text Size How much information you see on the screen depends on the text size. 1. From the Start menu, tap Settings > System tab > Screen > Text Size tab. 2. Drag the slider to the desired text size; then tap OK. Changing the Screen from Portrait to Landscape Mode To select ...