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Belkin F8U1500 manual

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    Wireless PDA Keyboard F or P alm & Pocket PC OS Handhelds U ser Guide F8U1500 Enter data wirelessly to your PDA P74277-F8U1500-man.qxd 02/10/2003 6:02 PM Page 1[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ....................................................................................................1 Specifications ..................................................................................................2 Softw are Installation Installing Ke yboard on y our Pock et PC .....................................[...]

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    INTRODUCTION Congr atulation s on your purchase o f the Wireless PD A Keyboar d. N ow , if you r eplace your PDA, you won’t have to r eplace your keyboar d. U sing du al-beam infrar ed technology to comm unicate with your PD A, this Belkin innovati on lets you input data to your PD A without ph ysically attachin g it to the Keyboar d. I t works w[...]

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    Specifications • Dual-beam U niversal wireless Infr ared (IR) comm unication • 64-key QWERTY k eyboard • 13mm key-pitch, 3mm k ey-travel • 1 AAA battery provi de up to 360 h our of con tinuous use • Dimen sion s opened: 10.5" x 3.6' x 0.375" • Dimen sion s closed: 5.25" x 3.6" 0.80" (stand attach ed) • W [...]

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    SOFTW ARE INS T ALLA TION Installing Ke yboard on y our P ocket PC Befor e installing the softw are , please note the follo wing: • Y ou m ust mak e sure any k eyboard so ftware pr eviously installed on your P ock et PC is disabled. • Ther e must be at least 1.2MB of fr ee mem ory on your P ocket PC. • W e recommen d that you back up all file[...]

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    SOFTW ARE INS T ALLA TION Note: For Pock et PC 2002 users, please disable the beam-receiving mode according to the following steps . 1. T ap “Start M enu” an d then tap “Settings” . 2. T ap “Conn ection s” and then tap “Beam” . 3. Un check th e box “Receive all in coming beams an d select discoverable m ode” and th en tap “OK?[...]

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    SOFTW ARE INS T ALLA TION Removing K eyboar d from y our P ocket PC 1 . Close all active wind ows on your P ocket PC. 2. Disable the scr een rotati on functi on by uncheckin g the bo x ne xt to option “Screen Rotati on” on the “Wir eless PDA K eyboard” Configur ation pag e . Next, perform a so ft-reset to th e P ocket PC as instru cted by y[...]

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    SOFTW ARE INS T ALLA TION 5. Close all active applicati ons . Place your P alm onto your HotSyn c cradle , an d perform a H otSync oper ation. Th e Wireless PDA K eyboard so ftware will th en be installed in your P alm. 6. After the H otSync oper ation, you m ay detach your P alm from th e cradle . 7. T o laun ch the “Wir eless PDA Keyboar d” C[...]

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    USING THE KEYBOARD Setting Up the Ke yboard 1. Detach the k eyboard fr om the stan d cover . 2. Hold th e keyboar d and pr ess the release button to open it. Th en place it on a flat surface . 3. Install th e battery . a) Open the battery compartm ent located on top of th e keyboar d. b) Insert a AAA battery in th e battery compartmen t; note dir e[...]

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    USING THE KEYBOARD Aligning the Ke yboard The k eyboard autom atically d etects IR signals fr om the PD A. Press th e two “Shift” keys on th e keyboar d and look f or a symbol to appear on the tool bar o f the PDA. This in dicates that th e connecti on is made , that th e keyboar d detects the infrar ed sign als from th e PDA, and that you ar e[...]

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    TYPING WITH THE KEYBOARD Typing Lo wer case Letters T o en ter lowercase letters with your Wir eless PDA Keyboar d, simply type th em as you would on a stand ard computer k eyboard . Typing Upper case Letters T o capitalize on e letter: Press “Shift” while typin g the letter . T o capitalize a block o f letters: Press “Caps Lock” th en all [...]

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    CONFIGURING THE KEYBOARD SOFTW ARE T o access th e keyboar d application, tap “Start” an d then “Wir eless PDA K eyboard” on your handh eld devi ce . Enable – This will allow the Wir eless PDA K eyboard d river to accept key input. Disable – This will turn off th e driver . Remember to en able the k eyboard again, befor e your ne xt use[...]

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    CONFIGURING THE KEYBOARD SOFTW ARE Screen Rotation Some PD As have th e infrar ed port on the sid e , so you must r otate your screen to place your PDA on th e stand si deways . After enabling th e screen-r otation fun ction, you can choose to r otate the scr een 0º, 90º, 180º, or 270º. Y ou can simply ch oose the settin gs in your Configurati [...]

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    SPECIAL FEA TURES ON THE KEYBOARD (POCKET PC) After installin g the Wir eless PDA K eyboard softwar e , the so ftware runs autom atically and you can use th e keyboar d at any tim e. After setup, simply positi on the IR port of your P ock et PC toward th e IR port of the k eyboard an d then start typin g. Shortcut Ke ys Application Shortcut Ke ys T[...]

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    SPECIAL FEA TURES ON THE KEYBOARD (POCKET PC) Fn T od ay ......................................T od ay Schedule Fn Off ..........................................T urn off th e PDA or handh eld Fn OK ..........................................OK Fn ..........................................Rotate th e screen of th e PDA clockwise Fn .................[...]

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    SPECIAL FEA TURES ON THE KEYBOARD (POCKET PC) The FaceBoar d Button Pressin g the Fn :-) button will cause a win dow (Fi g. 7) to pop up, which contain s various , less frequen tly used symbols and punctu ation m arks, as well as popular “smiley” patterns f or your e-mail. T o select a symbol, you can either touch th e on-screen button or pr es[...]

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    SPECIAL FEA TURES ON THE KEYBOARD (POCKET PC) Customizing the FaceBoar d Y ou can customize th e FaceBoard with an y combination o f symbols or key strin g. T o confi gure FaceBoar d: 1. T ap on “Edit” tab in th e FaceBoard scr een to bring up the editin g screen. (Fi g. 9) 2. T ap on th e key you wan t to redefin e , an input screen will com e[...]

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    SPECIAL FEA TURES ON THE KEYBOARD (P ALM OS) After installin g the Wir eless PDA K eyboard softwar e , the so ftware runs autom atically and you can use th e keyboar d at any tim e. Simply set up th e keyboar d and positi on the IR port o f your P ocket PC towar d the IR port of th e keyboar d, an d then start typing. Shortcut Ke ys Application Sho[...]

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    SPECIAL FEA TURES ON THE KEYBOARD (P ALM OS) Function Ke ys Functi on keys ar e printed in or ange on th e keyboar d. Fn ..........................................Applicati ons Fn ..........................................Pull-Down Men u Fn ..........................................Calculator Fn ..........................................Search Fn :[...]

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    SPECIAL FEA TURES ON THE KEYBOARD (P ALM OS) FaceBoar d Pressin g the Fn :-) button will cause a win dow to pop up, whi ch contains vari ous, less frequen tly used symbols and pun ctuati on marks, as well as a selecti on of popular “smiley” patterns f or your e-mails . T o select a symbol, you can either touch th e on-screen button or pr ess th[...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING In the unlik ely event that you en counter a pr oblem with our Wireless PDA Keyboar d, please con tact our technical support team at support@belkin.com. For the m ost up-to-date Wir eless PDA K eyboard driver or m ore F AQs , please visit http://www .belkin.com. 19 P74277-F8U1500-man.qxd 02/10/2003 6:02 PM Page 19[...]

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    INFORMA TION FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY W e, Belkin Corporati on, of 501 W est Walnut Str eet, Compton, CA 90220, declare un der our sole responsibility that th e prod uct: F8U1500, to which this declar ation relates: Compli es with Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. Operati on is subject to [...]

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    Belkin Corporation 501 West W alnut Street Compton • CA • 90220 • USA T el: 310.898.1100 Fax: 310.898.1111 Belkin Components, Ltd. Express Business P ark Shipton Way • Rushd en • NN10 6GL United King dom T el: +44 (0) 1933 35 2000 Fax: +44 (0) 1933 31 2000 Belkin Components B .V . Starparc Building • Boein g Avenue 333 1119 PH Schiphol-[...]