Targus PA760U, User Manual

Page 1: ...ANGELES TORONTO HONG KONG SYDNEY Targus ThumbPad Portable Keyboard for Palm m125 USER S GUIDE Making Your Mobile Life Easier Making Your Mobile Life Easier Visit our Web site at www targus com Features and specifications are subject to change without notice 2002 Targus Corp 400 0060 001B ...

Page 2: ...ad keyboard you can Enter text directly into your mobile computer Use the function Fn keys to quickly execute commands and options Use the cursor and space keys to play games on your mobile computer Take a keyboard with you whenever you travel with your mobile computer In addition to this user s guide this package contains the Targus ThumbPad Portable Keyboard and the keyboard driver software CD T...

Page 3: ...alled keyboard software Your mobile computer has at least 24K bytes of free memory Windows Operating Systems To install the driver for the ThumbPad keyboard on a computer with the Windows 95 98 Me 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 operating system do the following 1 Insert the keyboard driver software CD into your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Click Start Run then enter D ThumbPad prc where D is the path of your...

Page 4: ...are When installation is complete the Install Tool window appears Sample Install Tool window 3 Click Done 4 To exit the Install Tool program click OK 5 Connect your mobile computer to your desktop or notebook computer and synchronize to copy the keyboard driver to your mobile computer ...

Page 5: ...l active programs including those in the Startup folder and disable any virus scanning software 2 Insert the keyboard driver software CD into your computer s CD ROM drive The ThumbPad keyboard application folder is added to your desktop NOTE You may find it more convenient to drag the ThumbPad prc file into the folder where you store your mobile computer applications such as the Add on folder 3 Do...

Page 6: ...ization the ThumbPad keyboard icon appears in the Applications screen on your mobile computer To complete installation reset your mobile computer Connecting the Keyboard to Your Mobile Computer After installing the keyboard driver you can connect the ThumbPad keyboard to your mobile computer To do this 1 Turn off your mobile computer if it s turned on 2 Hold your mobile computer in one hand and th...

Page 7: ...olding your mobile computer and the ThumbPad keyboard 3 Align your mobile computer with the keyboard connector located at the top of the ThumbPad keyboard Aligning your mobile computer with the keyboard connector Keyboard connector ...

Page 8: ...ing and disconnecting your mobile computer to avoid possible damage to your device or the ThumbPad keyboard Disconnecting the ThumbPad Keyboard To disconnect the keyboard from your mobile computer 1 Turn off your mobile computer if it s turned on 2 Gently pull your mobile computer away from the ThumbPad keyboard and slide it out of the keyboard connector CAUTION Avoid pressing any keys on the Thum...

Page 9: ...r Shift key as indicated and then tap the second key listed in the table for the desired result US UK Version Keyboard Combinations Key Sequence Result 1 Shift any key Enters uppercase character 2 Caps Toggles between all upper or lowercase characters 3 Fn any key Activates blue symbol on a key 4 Fn Caps Constant use of all blue symbols 5 Shift Highlights line of text above cursor 6 Shift Highligh...

Page 10: ...nd function 19 Shift Enter Moves cursor to next column in Address book 20 Ctrl Enter Moves cursor to previous column in Address book 21 Ctrl Q then release and type A E I O U or Y Acute accent Á É Í Ó Ú Ý 22 Ctrl W then release and type A E I O or U Grave accent À È Ì Ò Ù 23 Ctrl E then release and type A E I O or U Circumflex Â Ê Î Ô Û 24 Ctrl R then release and type A N or O Tilde Ã Ñ Õ 25 Ctrl ...

Page 11: ...alling the keyboard driver on your mobile computer you can customize its options through the ThumbPad keyboard application To do this 1 Turn on your mobile computer 2 Tap the Applications icon The Applications screen appears Sample Applications screen 3 Tap the ThumbPad icon ...

Page 12: ...s the ThumbPad keyboard to work properly To suspend keyboard functions tap the drop down arrow and select Disable To use the keyboard again tap the drop down arrow and select Enable Game Mode which allows you to turn Game Mode on off and set the action of the cursor and space keys when Game Mode is active See Activating Game Mode and Customizing Game Settings on page 14 ...

Page 13: ... hold a key Use your stylus to move the marker arrow toward Long to increase or away from Long to decrease the length of the delay Keyboard repeat rate which allows you to set the speed at which a letter number or other character repeats when you press and hold a key Use your stylus to move the marker arrow toward Fast to increase or away from Fast to decrease the repeat rate Test Keyboard here wh...

Page 14: ... games on your mobile computer You can also customize the action of cursor and space keys from the Game Setting screen NOTES Key commands vary between games Check the instructions that came with your game to determine which command will provide you with the action you want to preform The keyboard driver must be enabled in order to use Game Mode To turn Game Mode on off 1 From the Applications scre...

Page 15: ...e Mode To customize Game Settings 1 From the Game Setting screen choose the key you want to assign then tap on the drop down arrow 2 Select the action you want performed when the key is pressed in Game Mode For example if the game you are playing defines the Date button on your mobile computer as jump you can customize any cursor or space key to simulate the Date button ...

Page 16: ...o the cursor and space keys on the ThumbPad keyboard To restore normal operation turn off Game Mode Troubleshooting What should I do when I type on the keyboard and nothing happens Check that your mobile computer is charged Make sure that your mobile computer is firmly connected to the ThumbPad keyboard Verify that the keyboard driver is installed on your mobile computer Remove the keyboard driver...

Page 17: ...e keyboard uses a only a small amount of power which it draws directly from your mobile computer What should I do when I type on the keyboard and the HotSync application begins Make sure that the keyboard is firmly attached to your mobile computer then close HotSync by tapping Cancel this may take a few seconds and resume typing Technical Support In the unlikely event that you encounter a problem ...

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Page 19: ...in 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 y...

Page 20: ...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 Move the computer away from the receiver Co...

Page 21: ...ANGELES TORONTO HONG KONG SYDNEY Targus ThumbPad Portable Keyboard for Palm m125 USER S GUIDE Making Your Mobile Life Easier Making Your Mobile Life Easier Visit our Web site at www targus com Features and specifications are subject to change without notice 2002 Targus Corp 400 0060 001B ...