Compaq iPAQ H3700 Series, Getting Started Manual

Page 1: ...b COMPAQ IPAQ POCKET PC H3700 SERIES GETTING STARTED GUIDE GS 5x3 book Page i Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 2: ... US and other countries Microsoft MS ActiveSync Win dows Windows NT and the Win dows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions con tained herein The information in this document is provided as...

Page 3: ...3 Use the Today Screen 33 Use the Calendar 37 Use Tasks 39 Using Software 42 Use Microsoft Reader 42 Regulatory Notices 44 Federal Communications Commission Notice 44 Canadian Notice 45 Avis Canadien 45 European Union Notice 45 Battery Warning 46 Airline Travel Notice 46 Power Cords 46 Hardware Specifications 48 System Specifications 48 Physical Specifications 49 Operating Environment 50 GS 5x3 bo...

Page 4: ...iv Routine Care and Battery Guidelines 51 Routine Care 51 Battery Guidelines 51 GS 5x3 book Page iv Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 5: ...Pocket PC connected to the cradle or the AC adapter while you are at your desk The best policy is to keep the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC connected to your com puter when working at your desk and carry your AC adapter with you when traveling Your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC is shipped with a charge on the bat tery You may want to ensure that it is fully charged before synchroniz ing CAUTION Because most of th...

Page 6: ...re on the Companion CD ROM Add on software and applications for some models detailed eBook guide which you can copy to your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC comprehensive printable reference guide a cradle an AC adapter If items are missing contact Cus tomer Support at the numbers pro vided in the Worldwide Telephone Numbers booklet GS 5x3 book Page 2 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 7: ...selected item 7 Programmable Application Buttons 1 4 left to right navigate to applications default button 1 is Calendar button 2 is Contacts button 3 is Inbox button 4 is iPAQ Task 8 Record Button 9 Microphone Stereo Headphone Jack q Infrared Port exchange information with other Windows powered devices w Stylus Release Button eject the stylus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 GS 5x3 book Page 3 Wednesday Septe...

Page 8: ...the stylus 4 Stylus tap draw or write 1 2 3 4 Bottom Panel 1 Communications Port connect to cradle USB or serial cable 2 Reset Button reset with stylus 3 On Off Switch clear all information 4 DC Jack connect to external power 5 iPAQ Expansion Pack Connector connect to an optional Expansion Pack 1 2 3 4 5 GS 5x3 book Page 4 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 9: ...Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC see page 6 3 Set up synchronization see page 6 Turn on the battery Before you set up your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC turn on the bat tery CAUTION For synchronization to work properly install Microsoft ActiveSync 3 5 before you first connect your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC to your com puter Your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC is shipped with a charge on the bat tery You may want to ensure that i...

Page 10: ...etween your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC and your computer or your server Please note that you should set up synchronization when you first connect your Com paq iPAQ Pocket PC to your com puter CAUTION For synchronization to work properly install Microsoft ActiveSync 3 5 before your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC is connected to your computer for the first time During installation create partnerships which allow ...

Page 11: ...stallation will resume 7 Select the information to synchronize with your Com paq iPAQ Pocket PC The information you select will automatically synchronize when your installation is complete 8 Leave your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC in the cradle until the light stops blinking and the battery is charged The setup of your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC is now complete 9 Go to the Companion CD ROM to install extra so...

Page 12: ...ket PC connected to the cradle or the AC adapter while you are at your desk The best policy is to keep the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC connected to your computer when working at your desk and carry your AC adapter with you when traveling CAUTION Because most of the applications and data you install on your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC are held in memory you will need to reinstall them if the battery completely...

Page 13: ... 2 Plug the AC adapter into an outlet 3 Insert the DC adapter plug into the bottom of your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC Change the backlight settings 1 From the Start menu tap Settings 2 Tap System 3 Tap Backlight GS 5x3 book Page 9 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 14: ...ure the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC is connected to the AC adapter and the cra dle Plug the AC adapter into an outlet Insert the DC adapter plug into the cradle I cannot keep my battery charged Always keep the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC connected to a cradle or AC adapter when you are not using it In the backlight settings slide the bar to the lowest level to conserve the most power I do not see the charge l...

Page 15: ...AQ Pocket PC 1 Insert the stylus into the unit reset switch at the bottom of your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC 2 Press the switch for 1 second I forgot my password Perform a hard reset of your Com paq iPAQ Pocket PC CAUTION Because most of the applications and data you install on your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC are held in memory you will need to reinstall them if you perform a hard reset 1 With the stylus sl...

Page 16: ...n area on the screen to see a pop up menu Press an application button on the front panel to quickly turn on the screen and open your Calendar or your Contacts or make a recording Realign the screen When you turn on the screen of your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC for the first time you are guided through the alignment process Realign your screen if the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC does not respond accurately to ...

Page 17: ...ations Most applications on your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC are only two taps away from any screen Open any application on your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC from the Start menu Hint Open any application by assigning it to an application but ton 1 Tap Start or the Microsoft logo at the upper left of the screen on the menu bar to open the Start menu Otherwise tap the application title on the menu bar to open th...

Page 18: ... applications From the application you would like to minimize tap the x Close applications Applications should close automat ically as you open new applica tions However if your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC is running slowly manually close applications 1 From the Start menu tap Settings 2 Tap System 3 Tap Memory GS 5x3 book Page 14 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 19: ...een of your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC for the first time you are guided through setting the time Set the time again if the battery completely dis charges you perform a hard reset of your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC Hint From the Today screen tap the clock icon to set the time 1 From the Start menu tap Settings 2 Tap System 3 Tap Clock 4 Tap Home GS 5x3 book Page 15 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 20: ...he time Otherwise move the hands of the clock with the stylus to adjust the time 8 Tap AM or PM to change the time to AM or PM 9 Tap OK 10Tap Yes to save your clock settings Set the time for a location you are visiting Set the time for a location you are visiting Hint From the Today screen tap the clock icon to set the time 1 From the Start menu tap Settings GS 5x3 book Page 16 Wednesday September...

Page 21: ...he location and time zone 6 Tap the hour minutes or seconds to select the time you want to adjust 7 Tap the up or down arrow to adjust the time Otherwise move the hands of the clock with the stylus to adjust the time 8 Tap AM or PM to change the time to AM or PM GS 5x3 book Page 17 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 22: ...he first time set the date Set the date again if the battery discharges com pletely you perform a hard reset of your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC Hint From the Today screen tap the clock icon to set the date 1 From the Start menu tap Settings 2 Tap System 3 Tap Clock 4 Tap the date down arrow to see a calendar GS 5x3 book Page 18 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 23: ... date settings Customize the application buttons By pressing an application button on the front panel quickly open your Calendar or your Contacts or make a recording Customize the front panel buttons to open other applications 1 From the Start menu tap Settings 2 Tap Buttons 3 Tap the button you want to change 1 2 3 4 5 GS 5x3 book Page 19 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 24: ... create text writing with the stylus and using the Transcriber to create text writing with the stylus and using the Block Recognizer to create text drawing and writing with the stylus Tap the Keyboard write with the stylus and the Letter Recognizer write with the stylus and the Tran scriber and write with the stylus and the Block Recognizer in any application Use the stylus and draw and write on t...

Page 25: ...ons and how many words are suggested Change word suggestion options Change if words are suggested the number of letters you must enter before a word is sug gested the number of words that are suggested per entry 1 From the Start menu tap Settings 2 Tap Input 3 Tap Word Completion 4 Tap the down arrow to change the number of letters needed for suggestion GS 5x3 book Page 21 Wednesday September 5 20...

Page 26: ...est Words if you do not want any suggestions 7 Tap OK to save your changes Type with the on screen Keyboard Enter typed text directly on the screen by tapping letters num bers and symbols on the Key board Hint To see the symbols tap the 123 or Shift key GS 5x3 book Page 22 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 27: ...the stylus and the Letter Recognizer Create words and sentences by writing in upper case ABC lower case abc and symbols 123 in spe cific areas 1 From any application tap the up arrow next to the Input Panel button 2 Tap Letter Recognizer to see a writing area 3 Write a letter or symbol between the dashed line and baseline for the Letter Rec ognizer to work effectively Write a letter between the ha...

Page 28: ... 3 Write anywhere on the screen 4 What you write on the screen will be converted to text Write with the stylus and Block Recognizer Write letters numbers and sym bols using the stylus and the Block Recognizer Create words and sen tences by writing letters and num bers in specific areas 1 From any application tap the up arrow next to the Input Panel button 2 Tap Block Recognizer to see a writing ar...

Page 29: ... as a pen to draw and write on the screen in the Notes application or from the Notes tab in Calendar Contacts Tasks 1 From the Start menu tap Notes 2 Tap New Otherwise tap the Notes tab in Calendar Contacts or Tasks and tap the Pen icon 3 Draw and write on the screen GS 5x3 book Page 25 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 30: ...r Contacts Tasks 1 From the Start menu tap Notes Otherwise tap the Notes tab in Calendar Contacts or Tasks 2 Tap a note to open it 3 Highlight the word s you want to convert to text 4 Tap Tools to see a pop up menu 5 Tap Recognize to convert writing to text If you select more than one word to convert to text and one is not recognized all the other GS 5x3 book Page 26 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 2...

Page 31: ...OK Tips I want to address an e mail message but I cannot find the symbol 1 Tap the up arrow next to the Input Panel button 2 Tap Keyboard to display a keyboard on the screen 3 Tap the Shift key 4 Tap the key where appro priate in an e mail address GS 5x3 book Page 27 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 32: ...ight the word s you wrote 2 Tap Tools 3 Tap Alternates to see a list of words 4 Tap an alternate You may want to write the word again if the alternates are not correct 5 Tap OK The application does not recognize my writing 1 Write your letters close together 2 Leave plenty of space between words 3 Zoom in to improve character recognition 4 Use the lined page 5 Write legibly and try to stay between...

Page 33: ...nter Information 2 Type or write over the word s Otherwise tap and hold the highlighted text to see a pop up menu with cut copy paste and clear options GS 5x3 book Page 29 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 34: ...nnecting your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC Work with Contacts Enter and view information about friends family members or busi ness associates in the Contacts application Work with your contact information and do any of the following create a contact view and edit a contact Hint Press the Contact application button to navigate quickly to Con tacts Create a contact Hint Create a contact from the Today scre...

Page 35: ...r example tap the Name down arrow to enter the contact s title first middle and last name and suffix Tap anywhere outside the box to stop entering details 5 Tap OK to save the contact information and return to the list of contacts View and edit a contact 1 From the Start menu tap Contacts to display a list of your contacts from the last category selected GS 5x3 book Page 31 Wednesday September 5 2...

Page 36: ...3 Tap a category name to see a list of contacts placed in that category 4 Tap a contact s name 5 Tap Edit to see the contact information 6 Edit the contact information and tap OK to save the con tact information and return to the list of contacts GS 5x3 book Page 32 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 37: ...ointments unread and unsent messages tasks that need to be completed From the Today screen open the New menu to create new appointments contacts e mail Excel workbooks notes tasks Word documents Create new information from the Today screen From the Today screen create new information including appointments contacts e mail Excel workbook information notes tasks Word documents For more information o...

Page 38: ...information upcoming appointments unread and unsent messages tasks that need to be completed For more information on changing these items see the appropriate instructions for each task in this guide For example to create a new appointment see Schedule an appointment and set a reminder 1 From the Start menu tap Today 2 Tap the information you want to change GS 5x3 book Page 34 Wednesday September 5...

Page 39: ...Today to return to the Today screen Customize the appearance of the Today screen From the Today Settings screen add a picture as the back ground select the information you see set the order of the information decide when to see the Today screen 1 From the Start menu tap Settings 2 Tap Today 3 Add a picture GS 5x3 book Page 35 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 40: ... Items to select or reorder the information on the Today screen Tap to select an item Tap Move Up or Move Down to reorder the item you cannot move Date Tap to select an item Tap Options to select display options for that item you cannot select options for Date Owner Info or Inbox GS 5x3 book Page 36 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 41: ...hedule appointments set reminders View your calendar by agenda day week month year Hint Keep the amount of informa tion in your appointments small to conserve memory Hint Press the Calendar applica tion button to navigate quickly to Calendar Look at your Calendar By default the Calendar first appears in the Agenda view which provides the most detail about your appointment GS 5x3 book Page 37 Wedne...

Page 42: ...ry Hint Schedule an appointment and set a reminder from the Today screen 1 From the Start menu tap Calendar 2 Tap New to schedule an appointment 3 Enter the subject Tap the down arrow to select a predefined subject If you do not enter a subject you see No subject in the field 4 Tap any item to enter addi tional information GS 5x3 book Page 38 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 43: ...appointment Hint Tap and hold an appointment and choose Delete Appointment from the pop up menu to delete an appointment 1 From the Start menu tap Calendar 2 Tap an appointment to view it 3 Tap Tools 4 Tap Delete Appointment 5 Tap Yes to delete the appoint ment permanently Use Tasks Use Tasks to create new tasks delete a task Create a task and set a reminder Hint Create a task and set a reminder f...

Page 44: ...e tap the Sensitivity field and tap Private to make the task private 5 Tap Due to add a due date for the task 6 Tap Reminder and select Remind me 7 Tap the date to select when you want to be reminded 8 Tap OK to set the reminder and create the task Delete a task Hint Tap and hold a task and choose Delete Task from the pop up menu to delete a task 1 From the Start menu tap Tasks GS 5x3 book Page 40...

Page 45: ...41 Use Tasks 2 Tap the task you want to delete 3 Tap Tools 4 Tap Delete Task 5 Tap Yes to permanently delete the task GS 5x3 book Page 41 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 46: ...SN or Passport account to acti vate your reader Activate Microsoft Reader Activate Microsoft Reader to copy protected eBooks 1 Connect your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC to your computer 2 Open Internet Explorer on your computer 3 Go to http das microsoft com ac tivate Read an eBook Read your eBook from start to fin ish or select specific topics If you close your eBook and later want to open it your ebook...

Page 47: ...and forward in the book Hint To jump to a topic tap a link Links can occur throughout the text or table of contents To return from a link tap the title of the eBook and tap Return GS 5x3 book Page 43 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 48: ...cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be deter mined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following mea sures Reorient or relocate the receiv ing antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to whi...

Page 49: ... P O Box 692000 Mail Stop 510101 Houston Texas 77269 2000 Or call 281 514 3333 To identify this product refer to the Part Series or Model number found on the product Canadian Notice This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Avis Canadien Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exi gences du Règlement sur le ma...

Page 50: ...ce the risk of fire or burns do not disassemble crush puncture short external contacts or dis pose of in fire or water Replacement should only be done by a Compaq authorized service provider using the Com paq spare part for this com puter Airline Travel Notice Use of electronic equipment aboard commercial aircraft is at the discretion of the airline Power Cords If you were not provided with a powe...

Page 51: ...y items placed upon it or against it Particular attention should be paid to the plug electri cal outlet and the point where the cord exits from the product WARNING To reduce the risk of personal injury electric shock fire or damage to the equipment Do not disable the power cord grounding plug The grounding plug is an important safety fea ture Plug the equipment into a grounded earthed electrical o...

Page 52: ...y 32 MB SDRAM or greater Display Color TFT 240 x 320 pixels 4K color support 24 dot pitch Backlight 5 level brightness adjustment light sensor for automatic adjustment of brightness level Audio Speaker 3 5 mm stereo headphone jack Infrared IrDA data transfer up to 115 2 Kb per second GS 5x3 book Page 48 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 53: ...de alarm notification flashing green LED tone pop up message Charge light flashing solid amber LED Battery Lithium Polymer Feature Compaq iPAQ H3700 Series Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC H3700 US Metric Height 5 1 in 130 mm Width 3 3 in 84 mm Depth 63 in 16 mm Weight 6 4 oz 181 g GS 5x3 book Page 49 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 54: ...erating 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C Nonoperating 4 to 140 F 29 to 60 C Relative Humidity Operating 29 to 90 29 to 90 Nonoperating 29 to 90 29 to 90 Maximum altitude Operating 15 000 ft 4 572 m Nonoperating 40 000 ft 12 192 m GS 5x3 book Page 50 Wednesday September 5 2001 1 28 PM ...

Page 55: ...ocket PC by wiping the screen and the exterior with a soft damp cloth moistened only with water Avoid exposing your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC to direct sun light or strong ultraviolet light for extended periods of time Also avoid scratching the sur face of the screen and banging it against hard objects Only use the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC stylus to prevent scratching the screen Battery Guidelines Becaus...

Page 56: ...et PC by taking advantage of the Compaq battery recycling program You will be pro vided with a postage paid battery pack mailer pre addressed to a reclamation facility where the met als are recycled CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shock or damage to the internal components do not spray liquid directly on the screen or allow excess liquid to drip inside your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC Using soa...