H45 Quickpad IR, User Manual

Connecting

the

IR

Receiver:

The

infrared

receiver

can

be connected

in

a

"Pass

Through"

mode

or

wireless

mode.

That

is,

your

PC

or

Mac

keyboard

cable

will

pass

through

the

IR

receiver

then

continue

on

into

the

back

of

your

computer.

Your

QuickPad

will

also

work

just

as

a

wireless

keyboard

through

the

IR

receiver.

The

IR receiver

is

a

passive

device,

allowing

you

to

work

on

your

computer

without

any

interference,

It stands

ready

to

receive

files

from

the

QuickPad

when

they

are

sent.

Please

see

pictures

below:

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With

Passthrough

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2

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Without

Passthrough

“> Your

desktop

computer

must

be

off

to

perform

these

steps.

a)

Remove

the

keyboard

cable

from

your

computer's keyboard

port.

b) Plug

your

keyboard

cable

into

the

IR receiver.

c)

Using

the

supplied

cable,

and

adapter,

if

needed,

connect

the

IR

receiver

to

the

keyboard

port

of

your

computer.

d)

Mac

users

can

connect

the

IR receiver

between

the

mouse

and

the

keyboard.

e)

After

you

have

connected

the

IR

receiver,

you

can

safely

turn

on

your

desktop

comput-

2

er.

The

power

LED

on

the

Infrared

receiver

should

be

ON.

Beginning

and

Naming

a

new

file:

Once

you

open

a

folder

you

may

begin

a

new

file

by

pressing

the

"N"

key.

A

prompt

will

appear

asking

you

to

name

your

new

file.

A

file

name

can

consist

of

any

printable

charac-

ters,

including

spaces.

Once

you

have

typed

in the

name

of the

new

file,

press

"Enter"

to

begin

typing

the

contents

for

that

file.

Begin typing

your

document,

when

you

have

typed

to

the

end

of the

first

line,

the

text

will

automatically

"

wrap"

to

the

line

below.

Press

"Esc”

to

return

to

your

folder.

(QuickPad

stores

your

files

in

alphabetical

order).

Naming

the

folder:

To

name

the

folder,

open

a

folder

F1-F10

then

press

Ctrl-F.

A

prompt

will

appear

asking

you

to

name

the

folder.

Type

in

the

name

of

your

folder

-

up

to

ten

characters,

then

press

"Enter".

Note-

The

name

that

you

give

to

the

folder

will

become

that

folder's

password

once

the

password

system

has

been

enabled.

Saving

Data:

All

data

is

automatically

saved.

There

are

no

"save"

steps

to

go

through.

When

you

have

finished

typing,

press

"Esc"

to

display

that

folder

or

simply

press

"Power

off”.

Editing

a

File

To

edit

a

previously

written

file

open

up

the folder

that

contains

that

file

using

the

up and

down

arrows

on

QuickPad's keyboard,

point

the

arrow

marker

(>)

to

the

file

you

want

to

edit.

Press

"Enter"

and

the

file

opens.

Now

you

can

enter

text.

Pressing

the

up,

down,

left and

right

arrows

repositions

the

cursor.

The

PAGE

UP and

PAGE

DOWN

keys

move

the

cursor

three

lines

up

or

down,

allowing

you

to

"scroll"

through

your

document.

The

HOME

and

END

key

returns

you

to

the

beginning

or

to

the

end

of document.

Text

entry

is

always

in the

"insert"

mode,

which

means

that

the

new

text

you

type

will

not

overwrite

any

existing

text.

You

can,

however,

remove

text.

Pressing

the DELETE

key

removes

the

character

at

the

position

of the

cursor,

and the BACKSPACE

key

removes

the

character

to

the

left of the

cursor.

To

create

paragraphs

in

your

document,

press

ENTER

twice

at

the

end of

a

line

and

you

may

use

the Tab

key.

NOTE:

QuickPad

does

not

show

spaces

entered

at

the

beginning

of

a

line.

This

maximizes

uti-

lization

of the

40-character-wide

screen.

Any

text

you

want

to

print

out

must

be

“uploaded”

to

your

PC's

word

processor,

where

you

can

select

the

fonts

and

format

you

like.

Sending,

Printing

and

Deleting

Files:

Sending

a

File

To

send

a

file the Infrared

receiver

must

be

connected

to

the

keyboard

port

of

your

com-

puter.

(see

section

on

IR

receive

connections). Open

any

writing application

on

your

PC

or

Mac

and

position

your

word

processor's

cursor

where

you

want

to

begin entering

the

QuickPad

Word

Processor

file.

Open

a

folder

F1-F10

on

the

QuickPad

and

locate

the file

you

want

sent.

Place

the

>

in

front

of

your

file

name,

point

the

QuickPad

at

the

IR

receiver

and

press

the

"Send

File"

key.

(Your

file

may

be

sent

while

in

the edit

mode

as

well).

The

distance

when

sending

files

between

the

IR and

QuickPad

should

be within

the

range

of 10

inches

up

to

25 feet.

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