NEC MobilePro 780 Portable Computer Users Guide

							  
Introducing Windows CE  3-7 
!Microsoft Voice Recorder — Provides an easy way to 
quickly capture thoughts, reminders, ideas, and phone 
numbers. 
!Microsoft Pocket Word — Provides many features of 
Microsoft Word including document formatting and 
spell-checking. Copy documents from your desktop for 
editing or draft documents on your MobilePro for later 
completion on your desktop. 
!ActiveSync — Lets you initiate synchronization with 
your host PC. 
!PC Link — Allows you to initiate a connection with 
your host PC. 
!Remote Networking — Allows you to configure re-
mote access accounts for connecting to your ISP, your 
local area network, and more. 
!Terminal — Lets you view and download files from a 
bulletin board or to send and receive email. 
!World Clock — Allows you to set the time, date, and 
alarm for your home city and a city that you are visit-
ing. 
!Solitaire — Provides entertainment while on the road. 
For more information about each of the applications, just 
click the question mark or select the help button when us-
ing each application. 
You can also use many other applications with Windows 
CE for faxing and data transfer. A number of these are on 
your Bonus Software CD. See the section later in this 
chapter, “Software Applications,” for more information.  
						

							  
3-8  Introducing Windows CE 
Printing Features 
Windows CE provides printing capability using Hewlett-
Packard (HP) PCL Level 3 and compatible printing de-
vices that support serial or infrared connection. Using the 
serial cable or infrared transfer you can print a variety of 
high-quality documents directly from MobilePro includ-
ing: 
!Pocket Word and Pocket Excel files 
!Contacts and Task lists 
!A view of your schedule or agenda in Calendar 
!Inbox messages 
Follow these steps to print documents using your Mo-
bilePro. 
1. Open the desired Pocket application. 
2. Tap File and tap Print. 
  The print dialog box appears. 
3. Select the appropriate printer setting, “PCL_Laser” or 
“PCL_Inkjet.” 
4. Select the appropriate port setting, IrDA, COM1 @ 
57600, COM1 @ 9600, IrDA, LPT1, or Network. 
5. Select other printing attributes as required. 
6. Tap OK. 
Note: See the Bonus Software CD for installa-
tion and use of a wider range of high-speed printer 
drivers. 
  
						

							  
Introducing Windows CE  3-9 
Note: W ith the optional printer cable  
(MC-RC3) connected to the serial port of your NEC 
MobilePro, you can print to a supported, high-speed 
parallel printer. For information about MobilePro 
accessories, access the NECC web site at  
www.nec-computers.com
. 
For additional details about using the IR port for print-
ing and transferring data, refer to the section in 
Chapter 4, “Using the IR Port.” 
Network Capabilities 
Your MobilePro takes full advantage of the networking 
capability offered through Windows CE and the PC card 
port. The operating system supports Ethernet LAN and se-
rial line interface protocol (SLIP) used with Cellular Digi-
tal Packet data (CDPD) so you can have cable- or wireless-
based network communications using an Ethernet LAN PC 
card. In addition, you can use CompactFlash type II 
Ethernet cards on your NEC MobilePro. 
Creating a Network (Ethernet) Connection 
To create a network (Ethernet) connection, you must in-
stall and configure an Ethernet card. The drivers for the 
card may already exist on your device. NEC also has in-
cluded drivers for the Proxim RangeLAN2. 
1. Insert the Ethernet card into your device and connect it 
to your network cable. You must have an NE2000-
compatible Ethernet card, one of the wireless Ethernet 
cards described above, or have installed drivers sup-
plied with the card. 
You may see a message warning about battery power. 
If you have an A/C adapter, plug it into your device.  
						

							  
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2. In the Settings dialog box, enter the information for 
your server. Most networks use DHCP, so you should 
not have to change these settings. See your network 
administrator if you need assistance. 
If the Settings dialog box does not appear, go to Start, 
Settings, Control Panel, and double tap Network. Se-
lect your Ethernet driver, select Properties, and con-
figure the appropriate settings. 
3. Tap OK, twice, select the Identification tab, and enter 
your name, password, and domain. Click OK, then 
close the Control Panel. 
4. Remove and reinsert the Ethernet card when 
prompted. 
Once you have configured your Ethernet connection, use 
Internet Explorer on your MobilePro to surf the net or to 
send and receive email. For details about configuring 
email, see Chapter 5, Setting Up a Remote Connection. 
MICROSOFT ACTIVESYNC 
The Windows CE operating system and your MobilePro 
provide a powerful, portable extension to your host PC. 
This PC-companion capability comes through the Micro-
soft ActiveSync software. 
Microsoft ActiveSync provides the communication link 
between your MobilePro and host PC. The ActiveSync 
technology provides synchronization between files on your 
MobilePro and host PC keeping up-to-date copies of email 
and documents in both locations. 
You can also backup and restore data and files and install 
new applications using Microsoft ActiveSync. For addi-
tional information about Microsoft ActiveSync, double 
click the ActiveSync desktop icon on your host PC that 
appears after installing ActiveSync.  
						

							  
Introducing Windows CE  3-11 
Backing Up and Restoring Data 
To prevent data loss, frequently back up your NEC Mo-
bilePro data. You can backup all data to your host PC in 
two convenient ways. 
!Use Microsoft ActiveSync on your host PC. 
!Use the bUseful Backup Plus application on your Mo-
bilePro desktop. 
Using Microsoft ActiveSync 
The Microsoft ActiveSync backup and restore feature cre-
ates a complete duplicate of all data stored on your NEC 
MobilePro. If you routinely connect to your host PC, this 
is the best method of data backup. The backup file is saved 
on the hard disk of your host PC. 
When you restore data from a backup file created by Mi-
crosoft ActiveSync, all data on your NEC MobilePro is re-
placed by the data in the backup file. All data on your 
MobilePro is overwritten including files you created, set-
tings that you changed or programs that you installed since 
the last backup. 
To access the Microsoft ActiveSync backup feature, dou-
ble click the ActiveSync icon on your host PC. Click 
Tools, then click Backup/Restore. Follow the on-screen 
instructions to complete the backup process. For more in-
formation about Microsoft ActiveSync backup and restore, 
see the online Help file. 
Using bSQUARE
® bUseful™ Backup Plus 
bUseful Backup Plus provides a convenient way for you to 
back up or restore your MobilePro data while traveling or 
away from your host PC. Back up data to a PC card or 
CompactFlash card for secure storage. 
Follow these steps to use bUseful Backup Plus to backup 
or restore files.  
						

							  
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1. Double tap the bUseful Backup Plus icon on your Mo-
bilePro desktop. 
2. Select the backup or restore option when the backup 
wizard appears and click Next. 
3. Select the type of backup or restore that you want and 
click Finish. 
4. Click Browse and enter the name of the file(s) that you 
wish to backup or restore. 
5. Click OK, twice, to initiate the backup or restore. 
For more information about bUseful Backup Plus, see the 
online Help file. 
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 
A variety of software applications are provided on the Bo-
nus Software CD that ships with your NEC MobilePro 
780. These applications let you take full advantage of your 
MobilePro capabilities. 
Using the Bonus Software CD 
Use the Bonus Software CD to install your choice of the 
included software applications. Your NEC MobilePro does 
not include a CD-ROM drive. The Bonus Software CD is 
designed for use on your host PC. Before installing the 
software applications from the Bonus Software CD, first 
connect your MobilePro to your host PC. When you install 
an application to the host PC, the installation process 
automatically installs the application to your NEC Mo-
bilePro. 
 Note: Before using the Bonus Software CD to 
install additional applications, you must first install 
Microsoft ActiveSync on your host PC.  
						

							  
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1. Insert the Bonus Software CD to the CD-ROM drive 
in your host PC. 
!If auto insert is enabled on your host PC, the CD 
automatically plays and the introduction screen 
appears. 
!If auto insert is not enabled, tap Start, Run, browse 
for the CD-ROM drive, and run the setup file. 
2. Move your cursor over the application list at the left 
side of the screen to select an application for installa-
tion. 
3. Click the selected application title to initiate the instal-
lation program. 
4. Read the license agreement, that only appears the first 
time that you launch the Bonus Software CD, and 
click OK. 
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the 
software applications. 
 Note: W hen installing some applications from 
the NEC Bonus Software CD using a W indows NT 
host PC, the installation process may proceed 
slowly. The progress bar that appears on the screen 
during installation may seem to stop for a period of 
30 to 90 seconds. Be patient! This is normal and the 
installation process will complete successfully. 
Once installed on your NEC MobilePro, the software ap-
plication is stored in RAM. Refer to each applications 
online help for details about how to use the application.  
						

							  
3-14  Introducing Windows CE 
 Note: Be sure to keep your main battery pack 
charged to maintain all applications stored in RAM. If 
your main battery pack loses its charge, applications 
stored in RAM may be lost. Once lost, you must re-
install the desired software applications. 
ONLINE HELP 
Your NEC MobilePro and Windows CE provide a variety 
of online help resources. In addition, Microsoft Active-
Sync on your host PC provides its own online help file. 
Follow these instructions to find your online help re-
sources. 
!NEC Where to Get Help— Double tap the NEC 
Where to Get Help icon on your MobilePro desktop. 
!MobilePro Accessories — Tap Start, Help, and double 
tap the MobilePro Accessories link. 
!Windows CE Main Help — Tap Start, then Help on 
the Windows CE taskbar. 
!Application-specific Help — Just tap the question 
mark in the upper right-hand corner of the taskbar in 
each of the Pocket applications. 
!Microsoft ActiveSync Help — On your host PC, dou-
ble click the ActiveSync desktop icon, click Help, and 
select the Microsoft ActiveSync Help Topics.  
						

							  
Introducing Windows CE  3-1 
 
Introducing 
Windows CE 
!Windows CE Operating System 
!Microsoft ActiveSync 
!Software Applications 
!Online Help 
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3-2  Introducing Windows CE 
WINDOWS CE OPERATING SYSTEM 
Windows CE is the smallest member of the Windows op-
erating system family using the Windows 95 interface. 
What exactly does smallest mean? It means mobility and 
portability provided through a reduced code base. This 
code base is completely 32-bit; it is multithreaded, multi-
tasking and runs on different processors such as the NEC 
V
R4121 MIPS processor. 
Your MobilePro does not have a hard disk drive. The op-
erating system and preloaded applications are deployed on 
a Read-Only Memory (ROM) module; files that you work 
on are stored in Random Access Memory (RAM) on a 
RAM module. 
The power of Windows CE is enhanced through its design 
to easily link with your desktop computer to synchronize 
your data. For more information about setting up your 
MobilePro for synchronization, see the section in Chapter 
1, “Connecting to Your PC.” 
Using Windows CE 
Windows CE is similar to Windows 95. However, some 
actions are executed differently, as indicated in the follow-
ing sections. 
Tapping 
Your NEC MobilePro comes with a stylus, a pen-like de-
vice that allows you to touch, tap, or double tap objects on 
the MobilePro touch screen. The touch, tap, and double tap 
act just like a point, click, and double click of a mouse. 
To simulate the click of the right mouse button, hold down 
the 
Alt key while you tap or drag the object with the stylus. 
Finally, never use a metal object in place of the stylus. 
Metal objects may scratch the surface of the touch screen.