NEC MobilePro P300 Users Guide
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Getting Started Guide 19 Navigation Bar Screen To switch to the Navigation Bar screen, tap or tap Start at the top of the Today screen. The Navigation Bar is displayed on the Today screen. From the Navigation Bar, you can select any one of the listed activities by tapping on your selection with the stylus. You can also use the navigation buttons on the front of the MobilePro or the scroll dial on the side of the MobilePro to scroll up or down, then open the highlighted program by pressing the dial. Typical Navigation Bar Screen The Start bar at the top of the screen displays the time and one or more status icons. The bar also displays the icon which you can tap to return to the Today screen. To select a program from the Navigation Bar (for example, Contacts), tap or tap Contacts. You can also tap the Contacts button on the front of the MobilePro. Note the Contacts command bar at the bottom of the screen. The Contacts command bar has a New button for creating a new contact, a View button for changing the way the contacts are displayed (by name, by company), a Tools button for beaming contacts and changing various settings, and an input panel button. Tapping the input panel button displays a keyboard which you can use to create or edit a contact.
20 Getting Started Guide You can also input information by writing data on the screen. Tap the triangle in the lower right corner of the screen, and tap Block Recognizer , Letter Recognizer, or Transcriber. For information on using each input device, tap ? (Help) to open a help screen. Close the open activity window by tapping X in the upper right corner of the screen. If you changed anything, tap the appropriate program command to save the changes. Many of the programs available on your MobilePro are selected and used in a manner similar to that described for Contacts. The following table lists some of the programs that might be on your MobilePro. To see what you actually have on your MobilePro, tap Start to open the Navigation Bar screen to see a list. To see additional programs, tap Programs . Also look on the Companion CD and SD card for more programs that you might want to install. Programs Icon Program Description ActiveSync Synchronize information between your MobilePro and computer. Calendar Keep track of your appointments and create meeting requests. Contacts Keep track of your colleagues and friends. MobilePro Synchronization SystemUse as a single-source mobile solution to stay connected while away from the office. Inbox Send and receive e-mail messages. Internet ExplorerView W eb pages downloaded from your computer or connect to the Internet to browse the W eb. Notes Create handwritten or typed notes, drawings, and recordings. Tasks Keep track of your tasks. Windows Media Play audio or video files.
Getting Started Guide 21 Programs Icon Program Description Programs Tap Programs to see a list of the various programs available to you. Settings Tap Settings to see the various areas that you can access for changing/reviewing settings. Find Use Find to find data in your MobilePro. Help Tap Help to see the Help Contents. For further information on accessing and using the programs, tap Help at the Navigation Bar. You can also find detailed information in the NEC MobilePro P300 Reference Guide. The guide is included on your Companion CD as an Adobe ® Acrobat® Portable Document Format (pdf) file. To read the pdf file, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader®. If you don’t have the Reader, you can install it from the Companion CD or you can download it from the Adobe Web site (http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html). My Menu Screen You can open the My Menu screen at any time by pressing or tapping the My Menu button on the front of the MobilePro. My Menu consists of several screens. On each screen are icons representing a task, program, or setting. All are shortcuts, giving you faster access to many of the functions available from the Navigation Bar. Use the My Menu screen and its icons as shortcuts, similar to using shortcuts on your computer. At the top of each My Menu screen is the My Menu bar. Tapping the flag icon or My Menu takes you back to the Navigation Bar. Tapping the X exits the screen. At the bottom of each screen is the command bar. Tap Settings to see a list of items for customizing your MobilePro. Tap the up/down arrows icon to check battery charge, system functions, and to open various programs. Tap the downward-pointing triangle to open a pop-up selection menu, and tap a setting to switch to it. Tap the right and left triangles to advance to the next screen or to go to the prior screen. Tap the upward- pointing triangles to scroll up or down.
22 Getting Started Guide Installing ActiveSync A key component of your MobilePro is the Microsoft ActiveSync program. With Microsoft ActiveSync, you can synchronize the information on your computer with the information on your MobilePro and update both with the most recent information. For example: „ Keep Microsoft Pocket Outlook® data up-to-date by synchronizing your MobilePro with Microsoft Outlook data on your computer. „ Synchronize Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel files between your MobilePro and computer. Your files are automatically converted to the correct format. Note By default, ActiveSync does not automatically synchronize all types of information. Use ActiveSync options to turn synchronization on and off for specific information types. With ActiveSync, you can also: „ Back up and restore your MobilePro data. „ Copy (rather than synchronize) files between your MobilePro and computer. „ Control when synchronization occurs by selecting a synchronization mode. For example, you can synchronize continually while connected to your computer or only when you choose the synchronize command. „ Select which information types are synchronized and control how much data is synchronized. For example, you can choose how many weeks of past appointments you want synchronized. Your MobilePro comes with ActiveSync already installed. However, to synchronize information with your computer, you must also install ActiveSync on your computer. Install ActiveSync on your computer from the Companion CD as follows.
Getting Started Guide 23 Note Before starting the ActiveSync installation, ensure that you have Microsoft Outlook installed on your computer. If you don’t have Outlook, you can install Outlook 2002 from the Companion CD. If you have Outlook 98 or Outlook 2000 installed, you are encouraged to update to Outlook 2002. You should install Outlook 2002 before starting the ActiveSync installation. 1. Connect your computer, monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Note Do not connect your MobilePro and cradle to the computer until ActiveSync is installed. 2. Power on your computer and monitor. 3. Insert the Companion CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. The CD autoruns and displays the Getting Started with Your Pocket PC screen. 4. At the Getting Started with Your Pocket PC screen, click Start Here. 5. At the Start Here screen, „ Please read the Overview before installing ActiveSync 3.5. If you have not installed Outlook, install it now. Click Install Outlook 2002 and follow the prompts. Return to the Start Here menu when done. „ Click Download Connection Wizard and read the overview to see if you require the wizard. Follow the prompts to install the wizard on your computer. Return to the Start Here menu when done. 6. At the Start Here screen, click Install ActiveSync 3.5 . 7. At the Install ActiveSync 3.5 screen, click Install. 8. At the File Download screen, click Run this program from its current location . 9. Follow the prompts to install ActiveSync on your computer. When prompted, connect your MobilePro to your computer. „ Install the MobilePro in the cradle. „ Connect the AC adapter to the cradle and power.
24 Getting Started Guide „ Connect the USB PC synchronization cable to the cradle and to the USB port on your computer. Synchronizing Setup A – MobileProD – USB Port B – Cradl eE – USB PC Cable C – AC AdapterF – Computer 10. At the Add New Hardware Wizard screen, click Next and follow the prompts. „ When the Device Manager asks for the driver, click Browse, select the CD-ROM drive (typically D or E) containing the Companion CD, and select the file Wceusbsh.inf under the root directory. Note Be sure that you select the Wceusbsh.inf file or ActiveSync won’t work. „ Click OK to continue. 11. Follow the prompts to complete the synchronization and establish a partnership between your MobilePro and your computer.
Getting Started Guide 25 Your first synchronization begins when the installation is completed. This takes time, as the process is copying information to the MobilePro. On completion of synchronization, you can either remove the MobilePro from the cradle or leave it in with AC power connected. Press the power button on the MobilePro and check your Calendar. To check, tap the Calendar program button, tap the Calendar icon on the Today screen, or tap and tap (calendar). Note that your calendar information in Microsoft Outlook on your computer was copied to your MobilePro. Also look at Contacts and Tasks. If you have Contacts and Tasks information on your computer, you should see that information copied to your MobilePro. Wh en don e, tap th e X button at the top right of the screen to exit the program. For further information on using MobilePro ActiveSync, tap at the Today screen and tap Help at the Navigation Bar screen. At the Help screen, tap Connections and tap Set Up Remote Synchronization or tap Start and Stop Synchronization. You can also find ActiveSyn c information in the NEC MobilePro P300 Reference Guide on your Companion CD. For information about using ActiveSync on your computer, start ActiveSync on your computer and click ActiveSync Help. Once you have installed ActiveSync on your computer and performed your first synchronization, synchronization occurs whenever the ActiveSync components on the MobilePro and on your computer are activated. Use the USB PC connect cable for synchronization. You can also use infrared or an optional serial cable for synchronization. Set the synchronization type on the MobilePro by tapping Start, tapping ActiveSync, tapping Tools , tapping Connect via IR , or tapping Options then USB Sync.
26 Getting Started Guide Using the Secure Data Card The Secure Data (SD) card included with your MobilePro contains several productivity and mobility applications that you can install on your MobilePro (see “Installing Productivity, Mobility, and Entertainment Applications” at the end of this guide). You can also load the applications from your Companion CD. To install the SD card and any of its applications, use the following procedure. 1. Connect your MobilePro to the cradle and the AC adapter to the cradle and AC power. 2. Power on the MobilePro. 3. Install the SD card in the SD slot on the side of your MobilePro. A menu displays on the MobilePro, showing you the contents of the card. 4. Select an application and follow the prompts to install it on your MobilePro. 5. When finished, remove the SD card and store it in a static free bag, or use it to store data or programs. Accessing MobilePro Functions The following table is a guide to many of the functions and settings for the MobilePro. Included in the table is the tapping path for accessing the function from the Navigation Bar. Note that not all functions are listed and some settings and selections may differ from that on your MobilePro. You can also access many of these functions from the My Menu screen. Press or tap the My Menu button on the front of the MobilePro, tap the triangle at the bottom right of the screen to open a pop-up menu list, and tap a selection (Top, Application, Data, Settings-Personal, Settings-System, and Settings-Connections). At the selected screen, tap the function.
Getting Started Guide 27 Accessing MobilePro Functions Function Access About Pocket PCTap Start , tap Settings , tap System tab, and tap About to see Pocket PC version and processor type. ActiveSync Tap Start , tap ActiveSync , and tap Sync or Tools . Align Screen Tap Start , tap Settings , tap System tab, and tap Screen . Backlight SettingsTap Start , tap Settings , tap System tab, and tap Backlight . Backup Utility Tap Start , tap Programs , tap My Setting , and tap Backup Utility . Battery Status Tap Start , tap Settings , tap System tab, and tap Power . Buttons, Front Tap Start , tap Settings , and tap Buttons . Calendar Press Calendar program button on the front or tap Start and tap Calendar . Clock Tap Start , tap Settings , tap System tab, and tap Clock . Contacts Press Contacts program button on the front or tap Start and tap Contacts . File Explorer Tap Start , tap Programs , and tap File Explorer . Find Tap Start and tap Find . Front Light Tap Start , tap Programs , tap My Settings , and tap Front Light . Select brightness level. Help Tap Start , tap Help , and select a help item. MobilePro Synchronization SystemTap Start and tap MobilePro Synchronization System . MobilePro Synchronization System Change CaptureTap Start , tap Programs , and tap MobilePro Synchronization System Change Capture .
28 Getting Started Guide Accessing MobilePro Functions Function Access Inbox Tap Start and tap Inbox . Infrared ReceiveTap Start , tap Programs , and tap Infrared Receive . Input Panel Tap Start , tap Settings , and tap Input . Select input method. Internet ExplorerTap Start and tap Internet Explorer (requires optional modem or MobilePro synched to desktop com puter). LED Settings Tap Start , tap Programs , tap My Setting , and tap LED Setting . Mem ory SettingsTap Start , tap Settings , tap System tab, and tap Memory . MSN MessengerTap Start , tap Programs , and tap MSN Messenger . My Settings Tap Start , tap Programs , tap My Settings , and select Front Light, AGC, Asset View, Wakeup, IR Setting, Autorun, LED Setting, or Backup Utility. Notes Tap Start and tap Notes . Owner informationAt the Today screen, tap Owner, and enter information. Password Tap Start , tap Settings , and tap Password . Pocket Excel Tap Start , tap Programs , and tap Pocket Excel . Pocket PC BasicsTap Start , tap Help , and tap Pocket PC Basics . Pocket Word Tap Start , tap Programs , and tap Pocket Word . ProgramsTap Start and tap Programs . Select Gam es, Calculator, File Explorer, MobilePro Synchronization System Change Capture, MobilePro Synchronization System , Infrared Receive, Microsoft Reader, MSN Messenger, My Menu, My Settings, Pocket Excel, Pocket Word, or Terminal Services Client.