Dell Axim X5 Pocket Pc Users Guide
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ Axim™ X5 User’s Guide Model HC01U
Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see Glossary on page 163. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2003 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Axim, and DellNet are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation; Intel is a registered trademark and XScale and StrataFlash are trademarks of Intel Corporation; Microsoft, Windows, and ActiveSync are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation; EMC is a trademark of EMC Corporation; Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and is used by Dell Computer Corporation under license. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Computer Corporation disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. Model HC01U May 2003 P/N K1971 Rev. A00
Contents3 Contents Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1About Your Device Front, Side, and Back Views. . . . . . . . . . . 12 Front and Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Using the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Installing and Removing the Main Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Installing and Removing the Backup Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Charging the Main Battery . . . . . . . . . . 18 Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Using the Cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Using the Sync Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Using Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 CompactFlash Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Secure Digital Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . 24 Performing a Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Soft Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Hard Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4Contents 2Using Microsoft® Pocket PC Device Buttons and the Stylus . . . . . . . . . . 28 Today Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Program Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Switcher Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Navigation Bar and Command Bar . . . . . . . . 33 Pop-Up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Finding and Organizing Information . . . . . . . 36 Backing Up Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 3Entering Information Entering Text Using the Input Panel . . . . . . . 40 Typing With the Soft Keyboard . . . . . . . . . 42 Letter Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Block Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Transcriber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Editing Typed Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Writing on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Editing Written Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Drawing on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Creating a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Editing a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Contents5 Recording a Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Using My Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 4Adjusting Settings Personal Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 System Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Connections Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 5Using Microsoft® ActiveSync® About ActiveSync. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Installing and Using ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . 59 6Scheduling and Communicating About Microsoft® Pocket Outlook. . . . . . . . 62 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Using the Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . 64 Creating Meeting Requests . . . . . . . . . . 64 Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Using the Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . 67 Ta s k s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6Contents Inbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Synchronizing E-Mail Messages . . . . . . . . 70 Connecting Directly to an E-Mail Server . . . . 71 Using the Message List . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Composing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Managing E-Mail Messages and Folders . . . . 75 Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 7Adding and Removing Programs Adding Programs Using Microsoft® ActiveSync®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Downloading Programs From the Internet . . . . 79 Adding a Program to the Start Menu . . . . . . . 80 Using File Explorer on the Device . . . . . . . 80 Using ActiveSync on the Computer . . . . . . . 80 Removing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 8Using Companion Programs Microsoft Pocket Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Pocket Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Tips for Working in Pocket Excel . . . . . . . 88 MSN Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Working With Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Chatting With Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Contents7 Windows® Media Player for Pocket PC . . . . . 91 Microsoft Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Using the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Reading a Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Using Reader Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Removing a Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 9Using Microsoft® Pocket Internet Explorer Mobile Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Conserving Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Mobile Favorites Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Favorite Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Using AvantGo Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Browsing Mobile Favorites and the Web . . . . . 101 10Getting Connected Using Infrared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Creating a Modem Connection . . . . . . . . . . 107 Creating an Ethernet Connection . . . . . . . . 108 Creating a VPN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Ending a Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Connecting Directly to an E-Mail Server . . . . . 111 Getting Help on Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . 111
8Contents 11Appendix Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Regulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 FCC Notices (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . 119 IC Notice (Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . 121 CE Notice (European Union) . . . . . . . . . 122 CE Mark Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 EN 55022 Compliance (Czech Republic Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 MIC Notice (Republic of Korea Only) . . . . . 124 NOM Information (Mexico Only) . . . . . . . 127 Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Limited Warranties and Return Policy . . . . . 149 Limited Warranty for Dell-Branded Hardware Products (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . 149 Total Satisfaction Return Policy (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Limited Warranty Terms for Dell-Branded Hardware Products (Canada Only) . . . . . . 154 Total Satisfaction Return Policy (Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Dell Software and Peripherals (Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 1-Year End-User Manufacturer Guarantee (Latin America and the Caribbean Only) . . . 160 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
www.dell.com | support.dell.com Finding Information9 Finding Information What Are You Looking For? Find It Here: How to set up my device and information on the connectors and buttons on my deviceGetting Started placemat and the Dell™ User’s Guide Information on using my device. Dell User’s Guide and Pocket PC Help. To view Help, tap the Start button and tap Help. Additional programs that can be installed on my deviceDell Companion CD Information on using programs on my devicePocket PC Help and, if available, tap Help within a specific program Connecting to and synchronizing with a computerDell User’s Guide and Microsoft ® ActiveSync® Help on your computer. To view Help, click Help and click Microsoft ActiveSync Help. Last-minute updates and detailed technical informationThe readme files, located in the ActiveSync folder on the computer and on the Dell Companion CD. Up-to-date information on your Pocket PCwww.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc My service tag Label located in the main battery slot (remove the main battery)
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