Acer Aspire C500, User Manual

Page 1: ...Acer c500 Series Pocket PC Travel Companion User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ocopy recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated Acer c500 Series Pocket PC Travel Companion Model number __________________________________ Serial number ___________________________________ Date of purchase ________________________________ Place of purchase ________________________________ Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks of Acer Incorporated ...

Page 3: ...ed Slots and openings are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register or in a built in installation unless proper ...

Page 4: ...ore the product to normal condition Battery This product uses a Lithium Ion battery Do not use it in a humid wet and or corrosive environment Do not put store or leave your product in or near a heat source in a high temperature location in strong direct sunlight in a microwave oven or in a pressurized container and do not expose it to temperatures over 60 C 140 F Failure to follow these guidelines...

Page 5: ...hese areas instruct you to do so Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF transmissions Pacemakers Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum separation of 15 3 centimeters 6 inches be maintained between wireless devices and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker These recommendations are consistent with the ind...

Page 6: ... car at your own risk Potentially explosive environments Switch off your device when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions Potentially explosive atmospheres include areas where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death Switch off the d...

Page 7: ... immediately and inform your company s health and safety department The following section provides tips for more comfortable computer use Finding your comfort zone Find your comfort zone by adjusting the viewing angle using a footrest or raising your sitting height to achieve maximum comfort Observe the following tips refrain from staying too long in one fixed posture avoid slouching forward and o...

Page 8: ...splay to an awkward viewing angle Avoid looking at bright light sources such as open windows for extended periods of time Developing good work habits Develop the following work habits to make your computer use more relaxing and productive Take short breaks regularly and often Perform some stretching exercises Breathe fresh air as often as possible Exercise regularly and maintain a healthy body Not...

Page 9: ...nual will address the following topics A tour of the Acer c500 Series system Setup and maintenance procedures Taking advantage of your Acer c500 Series expansion features Synchronizing data between your Acer c500 Series and your computer Connecting your Acer c500 Series to a computer a network or the Internet Personalizing your Acer c500 Series with your own preference settings This User Manual in...

Page 10: ...on on your Acer c500 Series using Microsoft ActiveSync Get connected to the Internet with Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile Create an on the go backup file Expand your Acer c500 Series capabilities using the built in SD MMC slot Exchange information between devices that have Bluetooth WLAN optional capabilities Find your destination with the built in GPS navigation system Customize your Acer c500...

Page 11: ...ompanion CD Up to date information regarding your Acer c500 Series http www acer com Service Enquiries http global acer com support index htm For information on Refer to Acer c500 Series End User License Agreement Stylus International Travelers Warranty Mini USB sync cable USB to mini USB Standard battery pack AC adaptor Pouch Car charger External GPS antenna by model Car cradle GPS map SD card by...

Page 12: ...he following general maintenance procedures will help ensure this 1 Take care not to scratch the screen of your Acer c500 Series Keep the screen clean When working with your Acer c500 Series use the supplied stylus or plastic tipped pens intended for use with touch sensitive screens Never use an actual pen or pencil or other sharp object on the screen surface 2 Your Acer c500 Series is not waterpr...

Page 13: ...ar to rebooting a computer All records and entries are retained after a soft reset To perform a soft reset Using the tip of your stylus lightly press the Reset button inside the hole on the upper right hand side of your Acer c500 Series Performing a hard reset A hard reset will erase all records and entries stored in your Acer c500 Series Never perform a hard reset unless a soft reset does not cor...

Page 14: ...nd other settings including date and time are restored to their factory default settings All data records and entries except for those stored in ROM will be erased Correct SD card usage Do not remove the SD card or turn off the device while using applications Do not turn off the device or remove the SD card during route calculation It is strongly recommended that you close the navigation applicati...

Page 15: ...r 2 Connectivity 2 Expansion 2 Battery 2 Design and ergonomics 3 Acer c500 Series tour 4 Front view 4 Rear view 5 Left view 6 Right view 7 Top view 8 Bottom view 8 Preparing to use your Acer c500 Series 9 Charging your Acer c500 Series 9 Insert the Battery 9 Charging using the AC adapter 12 Setting up your Acer c500 Series 13 Installing the Microsoft ActiveSync software 14 Connecting the computer ...

Page 16: ...aution 33 Operation conditions 34 Notice Canadian users 34 Remarque à l intention des utilisateurs canadiens 34 Canada Low power license exempt radio communication devices RSS 210 34 Declaration of Conformity for EU countries 34 LCD pixel statement 34 Radio device regulatory notice 35 General 35 European Union EU 35 List of applicable countries 35 Federal Communications Comission Declaration of Co...

Page 17: ...o install the Microsoft ActiveSync software and use your new Acer c500 Series with a computer at work or at home be sure the system s meet the following minimum system and program requirements Intel Pentium processor minimum 233 MHz 64 MB RAM 120 MB disk space CD ROM drive USB port SVGA or compatible graphics card supporting 256 colors Microsoft Windows XP or 2000 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 01 ...

Page 18: ... WLAN by model SiRF Star III Low Power and High Sensitivity Chip Expansion SD MMC slot SDIO compatible Battery High density rechargeable 1200 mAh Li Ion battery changeable Battery life 1 Normal usage with backlight on default brightness WLAN Bluetooth and GPS off 10 hours 2 MP3 usage with speaker 19 hours 3 Navigation software usage with backlight on and WLAN Bluetooth off 5 hours 4 Normal usage w...

Page 19: ...ry with the backup battery within 30 minutes Design and ergonomics Thin light and stylish design User friendly navigation features 5 way directional pad for one hand operation Quick buttons for easy launch of commonly used applications Start button for one tap access to all available applications Specifications Dimensions Height 108 mm Width 58 mm Depth 16 8 mm Weight 122 g including battery and s...

Page 20: ...for Calendar Activates the Calendar program 3 Microphone Inputs audio to your Acer c500 Series 4 Quick button for Today Displays the Today screen 5 Directional pad Enables 5 direction scrolling in various menus and applications Press the center of the pad to simulate the function of the Enter key 6 Quick button for Contacts Activates the Contacts program 7 Quick button for Messaging Activates the ...

Page 21: ... Acer c500 Series is turned off pressing any Quick button turns it on and opens the program assigned to that button Rear view 1 2 No Component Description 1 Speaker Outputs audio from your Acer c500 Series 2 Battery cover Houses the Acer c500 Series battery pack ...

Page 22: ...sible on the hold switch when in hold state 2 Power button Press to turn your Acer c500 Series on if it is off and return to the last screen that was displayed or off if it is on 3 Power Charging Alarm indicator Power LED indicator Status description Flashing green Charging Steady green Charging complete Flashing red Alarm indicator email receiving 4 External GPS antenna connector Connects to exte...

Page 23: ...s on To turn off the backlight press the power button and hold it down for two seconds Release the button when the backlight turns off 1 2 No Label Description 1 Soft Reset Using the tip of your stylus lightly press the reset button inside the hole on the right side of your Acer c500 Series 2 SD MMC slot Accepts a Secure Digital or MultiMedia Card allowing you to add more memory install add on app...

Page 24: ...s holder and hold it as you would hold a pen or pencil 2 Earphone jack Connects to audio line out devices earphones 1 2 No Label Description 1 mini USB connector Connects your Acer c500 Series to a portable or desktop computer and DC power supply to an AC wall outlet to charge the battery USB client DC power in 2 Battery cover clips Unlatch the battery cover to remove the battery pack ...

Page 25: ... you need to charge your Acer c500 Series for 4 hours After that you can charge it for a few minutes each day to recharge the battery to full capacity Normally you can use your Acer c500 Series for 8 straight hours of operation backlight inactive before you need to recharge the battery Insert the Battery Insert the battery pack into the battery bay then place the battery cover on top of this makin...

Page 26: ...ed Charging your Acer c500 Series 10 EN EN Note positions Be careful with sharp edge of 8 flanges Angle the battery into the battery bay as shown in the diagram Once the battery is correctly located press it down flat ...

Page 27: ...ries 11 EN EN Angle the battery cover as shown in the diagram and make sure that the two battery cover clips are correctly placed before proceeding to the next step Press down on the battery cover and make sure that all 8 flanges clip into place ...

Page 28: ...ny AC current outlet and charge the device for at least 4 hours Power LED status during charging Charging LED indicator flashes green Charging complete LED indicator steady green If the battery level becomes low in the course of normal use a status icon appears on the Acer c500 Series screen indicating low or very low battery status Perform an ActiveSync operation to back up your data then recharg...

Page 29: ...tch found on the left side of your Acer c500 Series by moving it up to the unlocked position See Left view on page 6 for the location of the hold switch 2 Turn on your Acer c500 Series by pressing the power button on the left side See Left view on page 6 for the location of the power button 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your Acer c500 Series To begin using the GPS function please re...

Page 30: ...98 or Outlook 2000 installed you are encouraged to upgrade to Outlook 2002 It is recommended that users install Outlook 2002 from this CD before installing ActiveSync Do not copy the ActiveSync files to your computer s hard disk You must use the Acer c500 Series Companion CD to place the files in their proper locations and to decompress the files To install the Microsoft ActiveSync software 1 Exit...

Page 31: ...500 Series enables you to synchronize the information on your Acer c500 Series with the data in your computer using ActiveSync technology To connect the computer 1 Plug the mini USB sync cable into the mini USB connector on the bottom of your Acer c500 Series 2 Plug the USB client connector into an available USB port on your computer ...

Page 32: ...ter completing the setup procedures you can now perform the first ActiveSync operation with the help of the New Partnership setup wizard This wizard will help you Set up a partnership so you can synchronize information between your Acer c500 Series and your computer Customize your synchronization settings ...

Page 33: ...n instructions The first synchronization process will automatically begin when you finish using the wizard After your first synchronization take a look at Calendar Contacts and Tasks on your Acer c500 Series You ll notice that information you ve stored in Microsoft Outlook on your computer has been copied to your Acer c500 Series and you don t have to type a word Disconnect your Acer c500 Series f...

Page 34: ... applications embedded Please press Help Content for online help You can find information about the following Microsoft applications Outlook Mobile Organize personal information calendar contacts tasks notes and messaging WordTM Mobile Word processing application compatible with Microsoft Word ExcelTM Mobile Spreadsheet application compatible with Microsoft Excel PowerPointTM Mobile View presentat...

Page 35: ...s your computer a network or the Internet If you need more information on Bluetooth or Wireless LAN optional Bluetooth Help Turn Bluetooth on by tapping Turn Bluetooth on Bluetooth Manager or Bluetooth Settings Help for Bluetooth help Or you can tap Help Contents Setting Up Connections for more Bluetooth information Wireless LAN Help by model Turn Wireless LAN on by tapping Turn WLAN on WLAN Utili...

Page 36: ...s The expansion features of your Acer c500 Series allow you to use any of the following storage devices SD Card Secure Digita Card MMC card Please do not press any button including the power button during a backup or restore operation There are two tabs from left to right in the program window corresponding to the two functions of Backup and Restore Backup Restore To launch Backup Restore 1 Insert...

Page 37: ... of the screen 3 Select a storage device from the Backup to pull down menu 4 Define the backup scope default PIM only from the Option pull down menu 5 Check the password box and enter a password if you want to secure the backup file 6 Tap to proceed with the backup process During the backup process a progress screen will appear displaying backup status 7 When the backup process is completed a mess...

Page 38: ... select the file you wish to restore and please note that non abk files are not shown Select file then tap The window will shift to display the backup file information including File name filename of the selected abk file Backup date date when the selected abk file was created Backup option file size Main memory free size free space in your Acer c500 Series main storage memory This should be bigge...

Page 39: ... increase the size of available free space in a storage device you can delete files that you no longer need 1 Tap the Restore tab 2 Tap a menu item to select a storage device 3 From the list tap a filename until a delete pop up menu is displayed 4 Tap Delete to remove the file ...

Page 40: ...GPS signal reception If you encounter this problem in your vehicle you need to purchase an external GPS antenna For more information contact your local Acer dealer NOTE It is strongly recommended that users remove their valuables when leaving the car including this navigation device Car pedestal installation reminders Install the car pedestal on a surface of your vehicle That is smooth flat and fr...

Page 41: ...ver away from you to create a vacuum between the suction cup and the mounting surface B NOTE Images may differ from actual car pedestal or external GPS antenna depending on model and package Make sure that the suction bond is strong enough before proceeding to the next step Feed the car charger cable down the back of the car cradle External GPS antenna Car charger depends on model ...

Page 42: ...pegs on the car pedestal s holder plate to the holes on the back of the car cradle A then move the car cradle until both parts are engaged B 4 Insert the Navigation software SD card into the device NOTE To remove the SD card push it in a little and let it pop out 5 Dock the device on the car cradle ...

Page 43: ...up first 6 Adjust the car pedestal for the best viewing angle NOTE Please operate the car pedestal with both hands one hand holds the car pedestal and the other holds the car cradle when adjusting Be careful with the connecting point between the car pedestal and the car cradle as otherwise they could become separated while adjusting Upper tab ...

Page 44: ...le of elevation or mounted either vertically portrait or horizontally landscape as in the following image NOTE Use both hands when adjusting the position See note in step 6 for more information 8 After setting up the device on the car pedestal connect the car charger NOTE For cable allocation see Feed the car charger cable down the back of the car cradle on page 25 ...

Page 45: ... the c500 series NOTE For information on using the GNS TMC receiver refer to the Navigation software quick guide and user manual NOTE If the car engine is turned off you may be required to switch the vehicle ignition back into the Accessories position Consult your vehicle owner s manual NOTE You can start using the device once it is mounted in your vehicle and connected to the car charger However ...

Page 46: ...r vehicle 30 EN EN NOTE If you wish to use the sun shade cover optional combine 1 and 2 first then dock 3 onto 2 See image below b a Combine the sunshade cover a and car cradle b Combined sunshade cover and car cradle shown here Dock the device Docked device shown here ...

Page 47: ...3 GPS Set up the Acer c500 Series Pocket PC Travel Companion in your vehicle 31 EN EN Connect cable s Connect the car pedestal ...

Page 48: ...software depending on model to begin using the Navigation function please refer to the Navigation quick guide and the Navigation user manual on the Navigation software CD or online help in the Navigation software While pushing the back of the car cradle gently bend the sides of the sunshade outwards Pull the tab indicated in the diagram inwards and let the car cradle detach from the flanges Separa...

Page 49: ... the device 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 device and receiver Connect the device into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Not...

Page 50: ...llowing two conditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device b Operation in 2 4 GHz band To prevent radio interference to the licensed service this device is intended to be operated indoors and installation outdoors is subject to licensing Declaration of Conformity for EU count...

Page 51: ...ty with the following harmonized standard Article 3 1 a Health and Safety EN60950 1 2001 EN50371 2002 Article 3 1 b EMC EN301 489 1 V1 4 1 2002 EN301 489 17 V1 2 1 2002 Article 3 2 Spectrum Usages EN300 328 V1 5 1 2004 List of applicable countries EU member states as of May 2004 are Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg the Netherlands Austria Portugal Finland Sweden...

Page 52: ... cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The following local manufacturer importer is responsible for this declaration Product name PDA Model number c500 Machine type c500 SKU number c5xxx x 0 9 a z or A Z Name of responsible party Acer America Corporation Address of responsible party 2641 Orchard ...

Page 53: ...nits of the same product will continue comply with the requirements EMC Directive 89 336 EEC amended by 92 31 EEC and 93 68 EEC as attested by conformity with the following harmonized standards EN55022 1998 A1 2000 A2 2003 AS NZS CISPR22 2002 Class B EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN61000 3 2 2000 Class D EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC as attested by conformity with the fol...

Page 54: ...tall 9 connectivity 2 display 2 expansion 2 G Guides viii M Maintenance x P Package contents ix Performance 1 R Resetting xi S Setup installing Microsoft ActiveSync software 14 initial synchronisation 16 system tour 4 bottom view 8 front view 4 5 left view 6 right view 7 top view 8 T third party applications IA Album LE 23 travel companion features ergonomics 3 ...