Sharp Sl 5500 Operation Manual

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Playing
1.Attach the stereo headphone to the stereo headphone jack, until it locks into 
place.
2.On the Index screen, tap the desired record.
3.Tap the Play icon or press the SELECT key.
• To stop playback, tap the Stop icon or press the SELECT key.
Setting up the preferences
You can customize the saving or voice recording preferences.
1.On the Index screen, tap the “Options” menu and then tap “Preferences...”.
The Preferences screen appears.
2.Tap   to save the setting. Save to Specify the destination.
If either the SD Card or CF Card is selected and the 
selected card is not in the slot, the destination will be 
automatically the internal memory.
Voice Recording 
formatSpecify the compression rate in voice recording mode.
“Voice recording 
format” drop-down 
list buttonTap to select from the following:
• 22,050 Hz, 16Bit, Mono (352kbps)
• 16,000 Hz, 16Bit, Mono (256kbps)
• 11,025 Hz, 16Bit, Mono (176kbps)
•  8,000 Hz, 16Bit, Mono (128kbps)
• 22,050 Hz, 8Bit, Mono (176kbps)
• 16,000 Hz, 8Bit, Mono (128kbps)
• 11,025 Hz, 8Bit, Mono (88kbps)
•  8,000 Hz, 8Bit, Mono (64kbps)
Input Gain Adjustment 
sliderAdjust the input gain.
Save to
“Voice Recording format” 
drop-down list button
Input Gain Adjustment 
slider
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Help Browser
The Help Browser is a hypertext help system that works in a similar way to a Web 
browser.
1.In the Applications folder of the Home screen, tap the “Help Browser” icon. 
The top screen will be displayed.
2.Tap a blue word to jump to the page concerning the word.
Note:
With the following methods, you can open the context-sensitive help 
screen of the Help Browser.
• Tap   for application help screen. (not available for all applications)
• Tap the Options menu and then tap Help… on the Index screen of  
applications. (not available for all applications)    
Registering bookmarks 
By registering frequently-used pages, you can jump to the page easily. You can 
register up to 12 bookmarks in the Help Browser application.
1.Display the Help Browser page you want to register to the bookmarks.
2.Tap the “Bookmarks” menu, and then tap “Add Bookmark”.
The title of the page will be registered.
Once you have registered it, the title of the bookmarked page will be displayed in the 
Bookmarks menu.Bookmarks menu
Add Bookmark Adds the page to the bookmarks.
Remove from Bookmarks Removes registered bookmarks.
Bookmarks menu
Home icon
Forward icon
Backward icon
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Removing bookmarks
1.Tap the “Bookmarks” menu and select the bookmarked page that you want to 
remove from the menu.
The bookmarked page will be displayed.
2.Tap the “Bookmarks” menu, and then tap “Remove from Bookmarks”.
The bookmark of the page you are on will be removed from the bookmarks.
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							Games89
Games
You can launch the following games from the “Games” folder of the Home screen. 
To exit each game, tap   or press  .
 Asteroids
Destroy asteroids while avoiding collision.  
Press   to launch a new ship. Press   to move the ship. Press the SELECT 
key or the Space key on the keyboard to shoot. Press and hold   to make the ship 
move faster.
Press the Calendar key ( ) to start a new game.
 Go
Conquer more of the board than your opponent while avoiding capture. 
Tap the “Game” menu and then “New Game” to start. 
Tap an intersection on the board to place a stone. Tap the “Game” menu and then 
“Pass” to skip a turn. Tap the “Game” menu and then “Resign” to surrender. Tap the 
“Game” menu and then “Two player option” to play against an opponent. 
 Mindbreaker
Guess the sequence of the colored pegs. 
Start at the bottom. Tap and drag colored pegs to the holes in the wood block. Tap 
a peg to remove it from the wood block. When all holes are filled, tap the right side 
of the wood block to view the results. Each black or white pin means a peg has the 
right color. A black pin also means a peg is in the right position.
Tap   to start a new game. 
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 Mine Hunt
Quickly mark all the squares that contain mines. 
Select a game level of “Beginner”, “Advanced”, or “Expert” from the “Game” menu.
Tap and hold a square to mark (or unmark) it. Marked squares have a flag. Tap a 
square to clear it. Cleared squares show the number of mines in the surrounding 
squares.
Tap the yellow smiley face to start a new game.
 Patience
Sort the cards in their suits from Ace to King. 
Select “Patience” or “Freecell” from the “Play” menu. 
Tap and drag cards to the desired location. Tap the “Settings” menu and then 
“Change Card Backs” to change the image on the back of the cards. Tap the 
“Settings” menu and then “Snap To Position” to make cards snap into position. Tap 
the “Settings” menu and then “Turn Three Cards” to toggle between turning one or 
three cards at a time (Patience only).
 Snake
Make the snake grow longer by eating the mice. 
Press the SELECT key or   to start a new game.
Use   to guide the snake onto the mice. Do not hit the walls, edges or the snake’s 
tail. 
 Word Game
Use letters to form words and score points. 
Select player names from the comboboxes. Add a player to the list by typing the 
name in the combobox. 
Tap the “Start” button to begin a game. 
Tap and drag letters to the left to form words to place on the board. Tap the board 
and drag the stylus across the squares on the board where the word should go. Tap 
 to end your turn. Tap   to remove letters from the board. 
Tap   to end the game.
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							Settings91
Settings
Adjusting the date and time (Date/Time)
The date and time setting allows you to set the current time zone, date and time. For 
time-critical functions to work properly, the built-in clock application must be set to 
the current date and time. 
1.Tap the “Date/Time” application icon in the Settings folder of the Home screen, 
or tap the time indicator at the bottom right of the taskbar.
The Set System Time screen will be displayed.
2.Tap the Time Zone drop-down list button and select your time zone.
If your time zone does not appear in the drop-down list, tap the City Time button.
Note:
The Time Zone drop-down list consists of 6 city names set using the City 
Time application. If your time zone is not found in the drop-down list, set 
it in the City Time application.
3.Tap the Time format drop-down list button and tap either of the choices: 12 hour 
or 24 hour.
4.Tap the up and down arrows on the Hour and Minute spinboxes to set the 
correct time.
If you select the 12-hour format in step 3, select AM or PM by tapping the drop-
down list.
Weeks start on drop-down 
list button
Time Zone drop-down list 
button
City Time button
Time format drop-down list 
button 
Date button
Date format drop-down list 
button
Hour and Minute
spinboxes
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5.Tap the Date button and then tap your current date on the Calendar screen that 
appears.
• Tap the up and down arrows of the year spinbox to set the current year.
• Tap the month drop-down list button and select the current month.
• Tap   or   to change the setting month by month.
• Tap   or   to select the first month (January) or last month (December) in 
one go. 
6.Tap the Weeks start on drop-down list button and then tap the starting day of 
the week of the calendar: Sunday or Monday.
7.Tap the Date Format drop-down list button and then tap the desired format.
The selected format applies to the Date column displayed on the Index screen 
of the application, etc.
M/D/Y (example, 12/26/02)
D.M.Y (example, 26.12.02)
Y-M-D (example, 02-12-26)
D/M/Y (example, 26/12/02)
8.Tap   to save the new date and time setting.
Note:
To move the cursor from steps 2 through 7, press the Tab key as 
required on the hardware keyboard.
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							Settings93
Add/Remove Software
You can install applications (Linux/Qt/Java) downloaded from the Internet or created  
by yourself to the SL-5500. These applications must be packaged in ipkg format 
(*.ipk).
You can also remove these applications and make space for other applications or 
data. 
Overview
On the Add/Remove Select screen, you can select whether to install applications or 
to uninstall them. You can also select the method of installation.
1.In the Settings folder of the Home screen, tap the “Add/Remove Software” 
application icon.
The Add/Remove Select screen appears.
“Install packages via 
networks” buttonTap to install/uninstall applications via networks.
“Install packages” buttonTap to install applications from the expansion 
memory card or the Documents folder of the Home 
screen.
“Uninstall packages” button Tap to uninstall applications.
“Install packages via 
networks” button
“Install packages” 
button
“Uninstall packages” 
button
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Installing Package files
1.Insert the expansion memory card including the application package files into 
the expansion card slot.
2.On the Add/Remove Select screen, tap the “Install packages” button.
The Index screen for file installation appears displaying the list of application 
packages.
Note:
By tapping the Package button, you can sort package files by name.
3.Tap the package file you want to install.
Or move the focus to the package file you want to install and then tap the 
“Install” button.
The Select Install Storage screen appears.
4.Tap the radio button of the storage medium (RAM, CF or SD) you want to install 
the package files to, and then tap   to execute the installation.
The display turns to the Index screen with the “installed” package icon.
If you tap  , the installation is canceled.
5.Tap   twice to close the Add/Remove Software application to restart the SL-
5500.
The unit will then be automatically restarted.
The installed application package file is listed in alphabetical order in the related 
folder of the Home screen, and can be launched from there.
Note:
If an error message appears during installation, follow the instructions  
displayed on the screen.
“Install” button
Icons
: not installed
: installed
Package button
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Installing Package files via networks
Be sure to set up dial-up or LAN preferences before installing application package 
files via networks. (See page 113.)
Index screen for installation via networks
1.
On the Add/Remove Select screen, tap the “Install packages via networks” 
button.
The Index screen for installation via networks appears.
“Upgrade” button Updates the package information.
Server  Setting  icon Displays the Package Servers screen where you can set up 
the servers/proxy servers and select a server.
Package Search icon Displays the Search Packages screen where you can enter 
a keyword and search for it from the package list.
Package Information 
iconDisplays the Detail screen of the package information.
“Upgrade” buttonServer Setting icon
Package Search icon
Package Information icon
Progress bar
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