Microsoft ET180 manual

User ’ s Guide ET180 Pocket PC Phone[...]

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About this User’s Guide iii About this User’s Guide Welcome to the ET180 Pocket PC Phone User’s Guide. This Guide is designed to help you get up and running quickly with your n ew ET180—a Windows ® Powered Pocket PC 2002, Phone Edition de vice. It descri bes all you need to know about h ow to use your new mobile companion as well as the ap[...]

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v About this User ’s Guide iii First things first ix Y our g uides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Package content s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Optional accessori es . . . . .[...]

vi T o use Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 T o use File Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using ActiveSyncTM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

vii Working with con tacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Chatting with cont acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 T erminal Services Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

viii T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 T roubleshooting reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 T roubleshooting procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

First things first Your guides ix First things first We would like to th ank you for making ET180 your choi ce for your mobile computin g and communication need s. Y our new slee k ET1 80 is a fully integrated PDA-m obile phone tool. It comb ines the power of hig h-performance PDA appl ications for organising personal a nd work-related i nformation[...]

First things first Optional accessories x Optional accessories T o create more varie ty and expand the capabilitie s of your ET180, you can purchase the following optional accessories. Preparing to use your ET180 Perform the following easy setup tasks to begin using your device: 1 Install the Microso ft ® Act iveSync TM software in your computer. [...]

First things first Preparing to use your ET180 xi Refer to the ActiveSyn c TM software online Help for informa tion on how to use the software. If at any time, you would like to rest art this setup progra m, simply re-insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive. Installing the battery pack Y our ET 180 uses a h igh-densit y removabl e a nd recharge able 14[...]

First things first Preparing to use your ET180 xii IMPORTANT: Do not remove the b attery pack for more th an 30 minutes. The embedded backup battery cell can o nly provide power for t his period of time afte r which you risk losing all data on the internal memory of you r device. Connecting the USB crad le The cradle that comes with your device ena[...]

First things first Preparing to use your ET180 xiii To charge your ET180 1 Plug the AC ad apter into any AC current outlet. 2 Connect the AC adap ter cord to the power socket at the back of the cradle. 3 Slide the device int o the front pocket of the cra dle until it clicks into place. The connection is secure whe n the bottom e d ge of the device [...]

First things first Preparing to use your ET180 xiv T o recharge the devi ce using the AC a dapter cord: When travelling you can still rech ar ge your device and avoid the bulk of carrying the cradle by using the A C adapter cord to directly conn ect to a power outlet. 1 Plug the AC ad apter into any AC curr ent outlet. 2 Connect the AC adapter cord[...]

First things first Preparing to use your ET180 xv 2 Follow th e onscreen instructions o n the Welcome Scre en Wizard. Performing th e firs t sync hronisation pro ces s After com pleting the setup procedure s you can now perform the first A ctiveSync TM operation w ith the help of the 'New Pa rtnership' setup wizar d. This wizard wil l hel[...]

First things first Taking care of y our ET180 xvi The 'New Partnership' setup wiza rd will auto matically start on your computer screen. NOTE: If the wizard does not a utomatically appear, la unch ActiveSync TM on y our computer by clicking on it s icon from Start > P rograms . 3 Follow the onscreen instruction s. The first synchronisa[...]

First things first Taking care of your ET180 xvii • If the dev ice went into sleep mode, allow ample ti me before turn ing it back on to allow fo r a smoot her po wer mode transi tion. • Use the correct external power source. The device should be oper ated only from the type of power source indicated o n the electrical ratings label. If you are[...]

First things first Taking care of y our ET180 xviii • Hardware laun chi ng Press the b utton power an d the jog dial simultaneo usly. 2 Tap the center of the cross to with yo ur stylus as it moves around the screen. Creating backup files Any additional programs or new data in your device are store d in RAM. These items will be lost if you have to[...]

First things first Taking care of your ET180 xix Resetting your ET180 Y ou may have to perform a reset if the device freezes (i.e., device no lo nge r resp on ds to the buttons on the screen). Performing a soft reset A soft reset a llows your device to get a fresh st art, similar to rebooting a computer . This will restart your device a nd adjust m[...]

First things first Locking your ET180 xx Locking your ET180 Y our device is not just a financial investmen t but a wealthy source of personal information, some of which may be confiden ti al so it is only logical to protect it from any unauthorized access. The Security setting gives you the option of assigning a lock password that will be required [...]

1 Getting to know your ET180 Features summary 1 1 Getting to know your ET180 This chapter will discuss the followin g topics: • Feature hig hlights of your ET180 • ET180 system tour • Periphe rals tour • Basic conce pts in using yo ur ET180 Features summary Performance •I n t e l ® PXA250 Cotu lla application pr ocessor with speed of u p[...]

1 Getting to kn ow your ET180 Features summary 2 Connectivity • 19-pin universa l conne ctor • Built-in S D /MMC (Standar d Digital/Mult iMedia Card) ex p ansion slot •I r D A 1 -standard Infrar ed wireless function Battery pack • Removable an d rechargeable 148 0 mAH Lithium Ion po lymer battery pack • Embedded ba ckup battery cell • O[...]

1 Getting to know your ET180 ET180 tour 3 ET180 tour Front view The illustration below show s the front panel with the keypad module attached. The top and bottom e dges of the device are also s hown. No. Component Description 1 Earphone ja ck cap A non-det achable protective covering for the earphone ja c k. 2 Earphone ja ck Connects to audio line-[...]

1 Getting to kn ow your ET180 ET180 tour 4 6 Notification indicator Lights up solid amber for alar m reminders and em ail receipt. 7 Phone indi cator Lights up gr een to indicate phon e status. • Blink ing slowly (6 00 ms on/off) - no SIM card inserted, PIN prompt, ongoing netw ork search/user authen tication/network log in • Blinking slow ly ([...]

1 Getting to know your ET180 ET180 tour 5 Using the backlight If lighting cond itions make it dif ficult for you to see t he information on your device, use the backlight to illuminate your scre en . Y ou can change the backlight se ttings. Refer to "Brightness" on p age 100. To activate the backlight: • Press the power button and hold [...]

1 Getting to kn ow your ET180 ET180 tour 6 To remove a storage card: 1 Hold your device securely, t hen push against the top o f the card, as if you were pushing it further into th e slot, letting th e card spring out. An audible system sou nd will signal that the card has be en released. 2 Gently remove the card from the slot. Rear view No. Compo[...]

1 Getting to know your ET180 ET180 tour 7 Left view : No. Component Descript ion 1 Jog dial In pop-up menus: - Scroll up or down to go through menu op tions. - Press to select a highlight ed option. In the Dialer screen: - Rotate up to access Ca ll Log. - Rotate down to access Spe ed Dial. From Sp eed Dial: - Rotate up/down to scroll through the li[...]

1 Getting to kn ow your ET180 Peripherals tour 8 Peripherals tour USB cradle The USB cradle that comes with your device enables you to charge your device, as well as synchron ise the inform ation on yo ur device with those in your computer usin g ActiveSync TM technology . The dua l-pocket des ign also all ows simultaneous charging of the device an[...]

1 Getting to know your ET180 Peripherals tour 9 To charge an optional spare battery pack 1 Plug the AC ad apter into any AC current outlet. 2 Connect the AC adap ter cord to the power socket at the back of the cradle. 3 Slide the spare ba ttery pack into the rear pocket o f the cradle until it clicks into place. The spare batter y charging indicato[...]

1 Getting to kn ow your ET180 Peripherals tour 10 To connect the remote control unit with the headset to the device 1 Flip the ea rphone jack c ap open. 2 Plug in the remot e contr ol plug to the earpho ne jack on the top edge of the devi ce ( 1 ), then conne ct the headset plug t o its connector on the rem ote control unit ( 2 ). No. Icon Compon[...]

1 Getting to know your ET180 Peripherals tour 11 To connect the headset directly to the device 1 Flip the earp hone jack ca p o pen. 2 Plug the headset p lug directly to the earphone j ack on the top e dge of th e de vi ce. Remote control operation The table below de scribes the b ehavior of th e buttons on th e remote cont ro l unit when the unit?[...]

1 Getting to kn ow your ET180 Peripherals tour 12 Headset operation The table be low describes the action of the Send/End butto n on the headset when there’s a n active mobile phone connection. When ther e’s no active mobi le phone connection or w hen the Phone ap plication i s turned of f, the head set’s Send /End button i s disabled. Keypad[...]

1 Getting to know your ET180 Command interface 13 When the keyp ad module is att ached to the device and i s: • Flipped clo se - Phone is l aunched • Flipped ope n - the last active scre en before Phone was la unched is displayed To lock/unlock the keypad module • To lock the keypad modu le, press the key combination “*” + “1” • To [...]

1 Getting to kn ow your ET180 Command interface 14 Status icons The table be low describes some of the st atus icons you may see on your de vice. NOTE: For status icons rela ted to the phone functio n, refer to page 67. Navigation bar and co mmand bar The navigation bar is located at the to p of the screen. It disp lays the active program a nd curr[...]

1 Getting to know your ET180 Command interface 15 Use the command bar at the b ottom of the screen to perform tasks in pro grams. The command bar in cludes menu names, button s, and the Input Panel button. • To create a n ew item in the cu rrent program, tap New. • To see the nam e of a button, tap and h old the stylus on the bu tton. Drag the [...]

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2 Entering data in your ET18 0 Using the input panel 17 2 Entering data in your ET180 Y ou can enter dat a into your device in several ways: • Use the input panel to ente r typ ed text , ei ther by using th e soft keyboa rd o r other inpu t meth od . • Write directly on the screen. • Draw pictures on the screen. • Speak into your device’s[...]

2 Entering data in your ET18 0 Using the input panel 18 To change word suggestion options T o set word suggestio n options such as the number of words suggested at one t ime, follow the steps belo w: 1 Tap , Settings, then th e Personal tab. 2 On the Perso nal tab, tap the Input icon , then the Word Completion tab. To type with the soft keyboard 1 [...]

2 Entering data in your ET18 0 Using the input panel 19 2 Write a letter in the box. When you write a let ter, it is converted to typed text that appears on the screen. NOTE: For specific instr uctions on using Le tter Recognizer, with Lette r Recognizer op en, tap the question mark next to the writing area. To use Block Recognizer With Block Recog[...]

2 Entering data in your ET18 0 Using the input panel 20 Unlike Letter Recognizer and Block Recogn izer , you can write a se ntence or more of information. Then, pause and let Tran scriber change the wri tten characters to typed characters. 1 Tap the arrow next to the Input Pane l button and then Tr anscriber. 2 Write any w he re on the sc r een. To[...]

2 Entering data in your ET18 0 Writing on the sc reen 21 3 Tap OK to h ide the toolbar. Selecting and editing typed text If you want to edit or format typed text, you must se lect it first. 1 Drag the stylus across the text to select it. 2 To cut, copy, and paste typed text: a Tap and hold the selected words b Tap an editi ng command on th e pop-up[...]

2 Entering data in your ET18 0 Writing on the screen 22 To write on the scre en • Tap the Pen butto n to switch to writing mode. This action d isplays lines on the screen to help you write. NOTE: Some programs that accept writing may not have the Pen button. See the documentation for that program to find ou t how to switch to writin g mode. To se[...]

2 Entering data in your ET18 0 Writing on the sc reen 23 To convert writing to text • Tap Tools and t hen Recognize. If you want to con vert only certain words, select the m before tapping Recognize on the Tool s menu (or tap and hold th e selected words and th en tap Recogni ze on the po p-up me nu). If a word is not re cognized , it is left as [...]

2 Entering data in your ET18 0 Drawing on the screen 24 Tips for getting good recognition • Write neatly. • Write on the lin es. Write the cross of the "t " and apo strophes b elow the top line so that th ey are not confused wit h the word above. Wri te periods and commas above the line. • For better recognition, try increasing the [...]

2 Entering data in your ET18 0 Recording a message 25 • To resize a drawing: a Make sure the Pen button is not selected . b Drag a sele ction handle until de sired size is attain ed. NOTE: You may want to change th e zoom level so th at you can more easi ly work on or view you r drawing. Tap Tools and then select a zoom level. Recording a message[...]

2 Entering data in your ET18 0 Using My Text 26 Using My Text When using Inb ox or MSN ® Messenger , use My T ext to quickly insert preset or frequent ly used messages in to the text entry area. To insert a My Text message 1 Tap My Text on the screen’s command bar. 2 Tap a messag e. NOTE: You can add text aft er inserting a M y Text message befo[...]

3 Managing applications and informa tion Opening an applicatio n 27 3 Managing applications and information This chapter will discuss the followin g topics: • Opening and swi tching between applicati ons in your device • Using File Explorer to manage files • Using the Find functio n to look for a specific file • Using ActiveSync TM to e xch[...]

3 Managing applications an d informat ion Finding and organisi ng information 28 Finding and organising information Use the Find function and the File Explorer window to sea rch for specific fi les and manage your files easily. To use Find The Find function help s you quickly locate specific files. 1 On the menu, tap Find. 2 Enter the text yo u wan[...]

3 Managing applications and informa tion Using ActiveSyncTM 29 3 Tap to start the search. To use File Explorer Use File Explorer to loca te files on your device and to or ganise these files into folders. • On the menu, tap Pr ograms, and then File Explo rer . Using ActiveSync TM Using ActiveSync TM , you can synchronise inform ation in Mic rosof [...]

3 Managing applications an d informat ion Using ActiveSyncTM 30 • Control when synchronisation occurs b y selecting a synchronisation mode. For example, you can synchron ise co ntinually whi le connected to your computer or only when you ch oose the synchronise command. • Select which information typ es are synch ronised and control how much da[...]

4 Managing Microsof t® Pocket Outlook® applications Calendar 31 4 Managing Microsoft ® Pocket Outlook ® applications This chapter will discuss th e basic application s included in the Microsoft ® Pocket Outlook ® program installed in your devi ce. This discussion will include: • Calendar •C o n t a c t s • Tasks • Notes • Inbox - fo[...]

4 Managing Microso ft® Pocket Outloo k® applications Calendar 32 Scheduling an appointment Y ou can use Calendar to c reate an appointment sched ule. To create an appointment 1 If you are in Da y o r W ee k view, ta p the desired date and t ime fo r th e appointment. 2 Tap New. 3 Using the in put panel, enter a de scription and a locati on. Tap f[...]

4 Managing Microsof t® Pocket Outlook® applications Contacts 33 Creating a mee ting requ es t Y ou can use Calendar to set up me etin gs with users of Outlook or Pocket Outl oo k ® . The meeting request will be create d automatically and sent when you synchronise I nbox or when you connect to your ema il serve r . Indicate how you want meeting r[...]

4 Managing Microso ft® Pocket Outloo k® applications Contacts 34 NOTE: To change the way info rmation is display ed in the list, tap Tools and then Optio ns. Creating a contact 1 Tap New. 2 Using the in put panel, enter a na me and other contact inf ormation. You will need to scroll down to see al l ava ilable fields. 3 To assign the con tact to [...]

4 Managing Microsof t® Pocket Outlook® applications Tasks 35 • Enter a con tact name in t he box und er the navigat ion bar. To show all contacts aga i n, c lear text from the box or tap th e b utt on to t he right of the box. • Tap the categor y list (labeled All Co ntacts by default) an d select the type of contact that you want displayed. [...]

4 Managing Microso ft® Pocket Outloo k® applications Tasks 36 NOTE: To change the way info rmation is display ed in the list, tap Tools and then Optio ns. Creating a task 1 Tap New. 2 Using the in put panel, enter a de scription. 3 You can enter a sta rt date an d du e date or enter other info rm a ti on b y fir st ta pp ing the field. If the inp[...]

4 Managing Microsof t® Pocket Outlook® applications Notes 37 TIP: To quickly cr eate a task with only a subject, tap Entr y Bar on the Tools menu. Then, tap Tap Her e to add a new task and enter your task inf ormation. To use the Tasks summary screen When you tap a t ask in the task list, a summary scree n is d isplaye d. T o change the task, tap[...]

4 Managing Microso ft® Pocket Outloo k® applications Notes 38 2 Create the no te by writing, drawin g, typing, or recordi ng. For more info rmation about usi ng the input pane l, writing and dr awing on the screen, and crea ting recordings, see "2 Entering data in your ET180" on page 1 7. T ap to return to the note list (the note is sav[...]

5 Managing Micr osoft® Pocket PC 2 002 companion programs Pocket Word 39 5 Managing Microsoft ® Pocket PC 2002 companion programs Perform your usual computing t asks on-the-road using the Microsoft ® Pocket PC 2002 companion programs which in clude: • Pocket Word • Pocket Excel •M i c r o s o f t ® Windows Med ia™ Player fo r Pocket PC [...]

5 Managing Micr osoft® Pocket PC 2 002 companion programs Pocket Word 40 Entering information Y ou can enter informatio n in Pocket Word in on e of four modes—typing, wr iting, drawing, and recordin g, which are displa yed on the View menu. Each mode has it s own toolbar , which you can s how and hide by tapping the Show/Hid e T oolbar bu tton o[...]

5 Managing Micr osoft® Pocket PC 2 002 companion programs Pocket Word 41 Writing mode In writing mode , use you r stylu s to wri te dire ctly on t he scre en. Ru led li nes ar e displ ayed as a guide, a nd the zoom magnificat ion is greater than in typing mode to allow you to write more easily . For more information o n writing and selecting wr it[...]

5 Managing Micr osoft® Pocket PC 2 002 companion programs Pocket Excel 42 Recording mode In recording mode, you can embed a recording into your document. Recordin gs are saved as .wav fil es. For more informat ion on recording, see "R ecording a message" on page 25. Pocket Excel Pocket Excel works with Microsoft ® Excel on your computer[...]

5 Managing Micr osoft® Pocket PC 2 002 companion programs Microsoft® Windows Media™ Player for Pocket PC 43 • Tap View and th en Toolbar. Protecting your workbooks If your workbook cont ains sensitive information, you can pro tect it with a password. • Open the workb ook, tap Edit, and then Password. Every time you open the workbook, yo u w[...]

5 Managing Micr osoft® Pocket PC 2 002 companion programs Microsoft® Reader for Pocket PC 44 For more informatio n about using Windo w s Me dia ™ Player for Pocket PC, tap , and then ta p Help. Microsoft ® Reader for Pocket PC Use Microsoft ® Re ader for Pocket PC to read eB ooks on your device. Y ou can also download books from yo ur favorit[...]

5 Managing Micr osoft® Pocket PC 2 002 companion programs Microsoft® Reader for Pocket PC 45 NOTE: If you do not have a cop y of MSReader on yo ur PC, go to one of the retailers listed abov e and download a free copy. You can also downl oad ebook file s from your favo rite eBook retail er and follow the in structions to download the ebook fi les.[...]

5 Managing Micr osoft® Pocket PC 2 002 companion programs Microsoft® Reader for Pocket PC 46 The first time you open a book, the table of con t ents, if there is one, will be displayed . Subsequently , whenever yo u open the book, you'll be automatically t aken to the last page re ad. Using the Reader features Reading a book e lectronically [...]

5 Managing Micr osoft® Pocket PC 2 002 companion programs Microsoft® Reader for Pocket PC 47 Highlights • When you highl ight text, it appears w ith a coloured backgro und. Notes • When you atta ch a note to text, you en ter the text in a note pad that appears on top of the boo k page. A Note icon will appear in the left m argin. To show or h[...]

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6 Getting connected Infrared communicatio n 49 6 Getting connected You can use yo ur ET180 to exchange informati on with other mo bile device s and con nect to your compute r, a network, or the Internet . You have the following connect ion options: • Use the infrared ( IR) port on your device to send and receive files from another IR-enabled devi[...]

6 Getting conn ected Connecting to th e Intern et 50 2 Have the ow ner of the other device send the information to yo u. Your device will automatically receive it. 3 On the Recei ving Data popup, tap Yes. Connecting to the Internet Y our ET180 allows you to connect to your mo bile ISP , and us e the connection to send and receive email messages and[...]

6 Getting connected Starting a connection 51 9 In the Ma ke New Connection win dow, tap Next. 10 Enter the access pho ne number, and tap Next. 11 Select other desi red options, and tap Fini sh. 12 In the Dialing Locations tab , specify your current location and phone typ e (most phone lines a re tone). These setting s will apply to all conne ctions[...]

6 Getting conn ected Getting help on connectin g 52 4 Fill out the email address field, then tap Next. This will initiate auto-confi gu ration wh ich attempts to connect your Pocket PC Phone to your email server and au tomatically downloa d the necessary email connection settings. If auto-configuration is successful you ca n begin sending/receiving[...]

7 Wireless data progra ms Using Pocket Internet Exp lorer 53 7 Wireless data programs Y our ET180 Pocket PC Phone has built in support for a ran ge of wireless dat a communicatio n programs you can use to: • Browse the W eb and view WAP-enab led sites - use Pocket In ternet Explorer (refer to p age 53) • Send and re ceive email/SMS messag es - [...]

7 Wireless data progra ms Using Pocket Internet Explor er 54 To view mobile favorites and channels 1 Tap the Favorites button to display your list of favorites. 2 Tap the page you want to view. You'll see the p age that was downl oaded th e la st time you synchroni sed with your computer. If the page is not on your device, the favorite will be[...]

7 Wireless data progra ms Using Pocket Internet Exp lorer 55 Favorite links During synchronisation, th e list of favorite links in the Mobile Favo rites folder on your computer is synchronised with Pocket Internet Explorer on you r device. Both locations are updated w ith changes made to either list each time you synchron ise. Unless you mark the f[...]

7 Wireless data progra ms AvantGo® 56 3 Synchronise your device and computer. Mobile favorites t hat are stored in the Mobile Favo rites folder in Internet Explor er are downloaded to your de vice. To save device memo ry in downloading mobile favo rites: Mobile favorites take up storage me mory on your device. T o minimise the amount of memory use[...]

7 Wireless data progra ms Inbox 57 Inbox Use Inbox to send and receive email messag es by doing either of the f ollowing: • Synchronise email messages with Micro soft ® Exchange or Microsoft ® Ou tlook on your computer. • Send and recei ve email messages by conn ecting directly to an em ail server through an Internet service provide r (ISP) o[...]

7 Wireless data progra ms Inbox 58 Messages that you receive directly from an em ail server are linked to your e mail server rather than your compute r . When you delete a message on your device, it is a lso dele ted from the email server the next time you connect based on th e settings you selected in ActiveSync TM . Y ou can work onli ne o r of f[...]

7 Wireless data progra ms Inbox 59 Y ou can mark the messages that you want to retrieve in full during your next synchronisation or email server connection. Fo llow the steps below . 1 In the message list, ta p and hold the message you want t o retrieve. 2 On the pop- up menu, tap Ma rk for Download . The icons in the Inbox messa ge list give you v[...]

7 Wireless data progra ms MSN® Messenger 60 Managing email messages and folders By default, messa ges are displayed in o ne of five folders for each s ervice you have created: Inbox, Dele ted Items, Drafts, Outbox, and Sent Items. • The behavior of the Deleted and Sen t Items folders depend s on the options you have chosen. To se t these options[...]

7 Wireless data progra ms MSN® Messenger 61 Setting up an account Before you can co nnect, you must enter Passport o r Exchange account information. To set up an account and sign in 1 In the Tools menu, t ap Options. 2 In the Acc ounts ta b, enter your Passpor t or Exchan ge account informati on. 3 To sign in, tap the sign-in screen and en ter you[...]

7 Wireless data progra ms Terminal Services Client 62 Tips when chatting with contacts • To invite anoth er contact to a multi-user cha t, in the Tools menu, tap Invite a nd tap the contact you want to invite. • To switch back t o the main window w ithout closing a chat , tap the Contacts button. • To revert back to your chat window, tap Chat[...]

7 Wireless data progra ms Terminal Services Client 63 3 To connect to a server you have p reviously connected to, in Recent S ervers, tap a server. To connect to a n ew server, enter the server ’s name in the Server box. NOTE: Select the limit si ze of desktop to fit on the screen ch eck box only when using applications that have been specif ical[...]

7 Wireless data progra ms Terminal Services Client 64 Tips when using Terminal Services Client To improve display performance Display perfo rmance is improved b y decreasi ng the time it takes for the screen to be refreshed on th e PC. 1 On your PC, select , Settings, then Control Panel. 2 Click Display. 3 Deselect the “Clear the Transition effe [...]

8 Using Phone Installing the SIM card 65 8 Using Phone The fully inte grated phone functionali ty of your ET180 boast s of standard cell ph one features—such as mailbo x and call log—as well as all several handy call f eatures including Call Waiting, Caller ID, Ca ll Forwarding, and Con ference Calling. And because the function is integra ted w[...]

8 Using Phone Entering your PIN 66 5 Reinstall the battery pack. Go to page xi for in structions. NOTE: The device will au tomatically turned t he Phone applicati on on every time you install a SIM card. The default settings for your device a re prog rammed on the assumption that you’ll b e using the ph one function so once you’ ve properly ins[...]

8 Using Phone About the Dialer screen 67 Dialer buttons The table b elow lists the acti ons of the Dialer screen butt ons. Phone status icons The icons on t he ta ble bel ow maybe seen on the naviga tion ba r when the pho ne functi on is enabled. Soft keypad for inputting The last number ca lled is displayed h ere. Tap Tools > Options to view ph[...]

8 Using Phone About the callpad module 68 About the callpad module Y our device comes with a deta chable callpad module that cont ains the Send and End buttons for ma king and sending cal ls and SMS messages from your device. Callpad buttons The Send and End buttons of the callp ad module per forms different actions depending on wh en or from which[...]

8 Using Phone Phone operation 69 Turning the phone function on and off If you have tur ned the p hone fun ction of f, re moved an d then r einst alled th e SIM card, the connection to your mobile service pr ovid er’s networ k is not automatically enabled. Y ou have the option to just use the device’ s PDA features or you can reestablish the mob[...]

8 Using Phone Phone operation 70 Responding to phone calls Y ou can either accept or reject a call. To answer a call • Tap Answer. (, o r press the Send button . To reject a call • Tap Ignore . (or pr ess the End b ut ton .) If you reject a call a busy tone will be sent out. Adjusting the phone conv ersation volume T o adjust the phone conversa[...]

8 Using Phone Making phone calls 71 Toggling the speakerphone mode on and off Y our device’s s peakerphone function all ows you to talk hand s-free and/or let othe r people listen to the ca ller. To enable the speakerphone mod e WARNING! To prevent damagi ng your ear, do not hol d the device to yo ur ear while the speakerpho ne mode is enabled. 1[...]

8 Using Phone Making phone calls 72 2 Tap or press the Send button . Making a call using the keypad module 1 In the keypad m odule, punched in th e phone number you wan t to call. 2 Press the Sen d button . International calls For making a call t o an overseas number that is no t stored either in your SIM card or in your device, follow the steps be[...]

8 Using Phone Making phone calls 73 Y ou can make a call in two ways. On the Contacts wind ow, find the contact then: • Press the Send button twice—once to l aunch Phone and anothe r to make the call. • Tap and hold th e “w” in the right column next to the contact you want to call. NOTE: If instead of ‘w’, ‘e ’ is displayed on t h[...]

8 Using Phone Making phone calls 74 • In the picture a bove, Lynn Tsen g is a t posi tion 7. To d ial his n umbe r, tap a nd ho ld 7 on the Dialer keypad. If a number ho lds a position of 10 or m ore tap the first number, an d then tap and hold the second to dial. • Alternativ ely, if you don’t rem ember the p ositio n of a n umber in t he Sp[...]

8 Using Phone Making phone calls 75 2 Use the jog dial to find the number you want to call. You can select a ca ll category— All Calls, MIssed, Outgoing, Incoming, a nd By Caller, by tapping t he pick list in the top-left corner of screen. 3 Once the num ber has been selected, either using the jog d ial selection or by tapping it, make the call b[...]

8 Using Phone Managing more than one call 76 3 Once the num ber has been selected, using the jog dial selection or by tapping it, make the call by doing any of the fol lowing: • Press the jog dial. • Press the Send button . • Tap and hold the selected number, then select C all from the pop-up m enu. Emergency call Y our ET180 Pocket PC Phone [...]

8 Using Phone Managing more than on e call 77 Call Hold After bei n g n oti fie d o f an incoming call whi le at ten di ng to an ea rl i er o ne , you can choose to reject a call by t apping the Ignore butt on on the Phone - Incoming callout, or you can use the Ca ll Hold feature t o attend to both calls. To put a call on hold • On the Call Notif[...]

8 Using Phone Other Phone functions 78 If the conference connection is successful the word Conference will appear in the input area of the Dialer s c reen. To add additional people to a conference call Y ou can connect up to six (6) calle rs at a time in a conference call. 1 On the Dialer screen, tap . 2 Key in the n ew number. 3 Tap Resume to retu[...]

8 Using Phone Other Phone functions 79 2 In the Note s window, use any of the i nput methods to compo se your call note. Refer to ‘2 Entering da ta in your ET180’ on pa ge 17 for more information on input methods. 3 After you fi nished your call note, t ap OK. NOTE: You can finish your no te during or after a c all. To view a call note Y ou ca [...]

8 Using Phone Other Phone functions 80 SMS service Just like a reg ular mobile phone, you can se nd SMS messages in your device u sing the Dialer screen’s T ool menu which is integr ated with Inbox. For more informa tion on using Inbox, go to p age 57. To send SMS using Dialer 1 On the Dialer screen’s navigation bar, tap Tools > Send SMS . I[...]

8 Using Phone Managing contact in formation 81 To retrieve your voice mails • Tap and ho ld on the Dialer keypad. Managing contact information Y our de vice’s phone capabilities are i ntegrated with oth er applications making it easy for you to share cont acts— phone n umber information — between programs. Places where contacts ca n e nter [...]

8 Using Phone Managing contact informat ion 82 1 You can either: • Tap and hold a contact. • Select a contact to sele ct it, then from the command bar , tap the Tools menu. If you do not select a contact, the first entry on the list will be transferred. 2 From the pop- up menu, select where to t ransfer the contact. • To transfer contac t to [...]

8 Using Phone Managing contact in formation 83 3T a p A d d . To export SIM Manager contacts Y ou ca n choose to tra nsfer indivi dual SIM Ma na ger contacts or tran sfer all co ntac ts to Microsof t Contacts. To export individual SIM Manage r contact: 1 Tap and hold a co ntact, then from the pop- up menu, select Save to Con tacts. A pop-out messa [...]

8 Using Phone Managing t he Call Log items 84 A screen appe ars to display the transfe r status. 2 After complet ing the transfer, tap OK. Saving personal numbers to SIM Manager Y ou can choose to save you r personal ph one numbers in a sep arate screen in SIM Manager. Managing the Call Log items Call Log is a record of a ll incoming, outgoing, and[...]

8 Using Phone Managing the Call Log items 85 Call Log categories Entries in the Call Log are grouped into five categories which include: Call duration Y ou can also check the duration of a call in Call Log. To view call duration • Find the call you are interested in, t hen tap it once. Call Log limit T o minimize th e storage memo ry occupied by [...]

8 Using Phone Managing t he Call Log items 86 3 From the dr op-down box, tap a ti me period option. 4T a p O K . Transferring Call Log entri es to Microsoft Con tacts Y ou have the optio n to transfer new numbers under the In coming and Missed log categories to Micro soft Contact s. To transfer Call Log entries to Microsoft Contacts 1 Tap and hold [...]

8 Using Phone Customizing the p hone functions 87 To delete individual Call Log entries • Tap and hold th e entry you want to delete, the n from the pop-up menu, se lect Delete. To delete all Call Log entries • From the comman d bar, tap Tools > De le te All Calls . Customizing the phone funct ions Y ou can configure most features of your ph[...]

8 Using Phone Customizing the p hone functions 88 Settings - Phone tab Configure so und and secu rity setting s in this tab. The SIM c ard number is in dicated on the first line of th is page. NOTE: If you are going to use multiple SIM cards , you need to soft re set your device to update the phone number display ed on the Setting s - Phone tab. To[...]

8 Using Phone Customizing the p hone functions 89 T o play a ring tone: • Tap the ring to ne file you want to play to select th e check box beside it, then tap . To stop ring tone playback, tap . T o add a ri ng tone to Phone Sett ings: • Tap the ring to ne file you want to add, then tap . T o remove a ri ng tone from Phone Sett ings: • Tap t[...]

8 Using Phone Customizing the p hone functions 90 Settings - Services tab Configure the d ifferent phone services in this tab . Caller ID When you place a call, your phone number will be reveale d to the person that you are calling. To enable or disable Caller ID: 1 Tap Caller ID from the services list. 2 Tap the Get Se ttings button (retrieving se[...]

8 Using Phone Customizing the p hone functions 91 3 In the next screen, follow the foll owing steps to enable or disable call forwarding : • To enable call forw arding – Tap the Forward all incoming calls check box, th en specify the call forward phon e number on the To fi eld. – Tap the check box for one or all particular conditio ns, then s[...]

8 Using Phone Customizing the p hone functions 92 2 Tap the Get Se ttings button (retrieving se ttings may take a few minut es). Settings - Network tab Configure settings rela ted to mobile service networks in this tab. The cu rrently activated network is indicated on the first line of this tab. To find a network Activate this function whe n the ne[...]

8 Using Phone Customizing the p hone functions 93 1 Under Network selection, tap the Set Preferred Netwo rks button. The screen belo w appears (retrie ving settings may take a few minutes). 2 To include a listed network as a pr eferred network , tap the check box oppo site it. 3 To set the priority level, tap a preferred network, then tap the Move [...]

8 Using Phone Customizing the p hone functions 94[...]

9 Customising your ET180 Adjusting device settings 95 9 Customising your ET180 Y ou ca n customise your ET18 0 b ased on yo ur personal require m en ts and pref erences as well as d epending on your us ual work mo des. Customi se your dev ice by do ing either of the following: • Adjust the device se ttings • Add or remove p ro grams Adjusting d[...]

9 Customising your ET180 Adjusting device settin gs 96 Buttons Assign common ly-used appl ication progr a ms to any of the hardwa re buttons. Input Select an inp ut method, op t ions for word c ompletion an d other relate d settings. Menus Customise wh at appears on the menu, and enable a pop -up menu from the Ne w button.[...]

9 Customising your ET180 Adjusting device settings 97 Owner Information Enter personal in formation and customise text disp lay when device is turned on. Password Set a passwo rd to prevent unauth orized a ccess to your device. Phone Set up the ph one function of your device. Fo r more information on this Settings op tion, refer to "Cu stomizi[...]

9 Customising your ET180 Adjusting device settin gs 98 Preference Manage and listen to all ring tones stored in your device. For more information o n this Settings option, re fer to "Managing ring tone s" on page 88. Sounds & Notification Select the types o f action you want to hear sounds for and define ho w you want to be notified a[...]

9 Customising your ET180 Adjusting device settings 99 System About Displays your device’ s version and copyright informa tion ; includ es an opt ion to define a device ID. About MyDevice Displays your devi ce’s hardware, ver sion, and model inform ation. Also displays a log showing the duration all ca lls received and made on your device.[...]

9 Customising your ET180 Adjusting device settin gs 100 Brightness Define settings for the display b rightness and backlight control. Clock Change the time or set alarms.[...]

9 Customising your ET180 Adjusting device settings 101 Memory Adjust allocation of stor ag e and mai n me mo r y . Power Define sett ings to minimis e power consum ption.[...]

9 Customising your ET180 Adjusting device settin gs 102 Regional Settings Set default num ber and time display fo rmats and other rela ted options. Remove Programs Remove progra ms fr om storage mem ory.[...]

9 Customising your ET180 Adjusting device settings 103 Screen Recalibrate scree n and enable the Clea rType feature. Connections AvantGo Connect Set server set tings and related option s for AvantGo.[...]

9 Customising your ET180 Adjusting device settin gs 104 Beam Define settings for the beam function. Connections Adjust settings for con necting to the Internet or to a local network. Network Adapters Select your device ’s network adapter and set its propertie s.[...]

9 Customising your ET180 Adding and removin g programs 105 Adding and removing programs Programs bund led with your device a t the factory are stored in ROM (read-on ly memory). Y ou cannot re move these p rograms, and yo u'll never ac c identally lose ROM contents. ROM programs can be upd ated using special installation programs with a *.xip [...]

9 Customising your ET180 Adding a program to the St art menu 106 2 Download the program to your device straight from the Internet usin g Pocket Internet Explore r. You may see a single *.xip, * .exe or *.zip file, a Setup.exe file, or several versions of files for diff erent device types and pr o cessors. Be sure to select the progra m designed for[...]

9 Customising your ET180 Adding a prog ram to the Start menu 107 2 Tap and ho ld the program an d tap Cut on the pop -up menu. 3 Open the Star t Menu folder located in the Windows fold er, tap and hold a blan k area of the win dow. 4 Tap Past e on the po p- up menu. 5 The program will now app ea r o n the menu. For more info rmation on using Fil e [...]

9 Customising your ET180 Adding a program to the St art menu 108[...]

10 User suppo rt Customer support 109 10 User support This chapter cont ains contact inf ormation for any technical assist ance or update inquiry you may have in using the ET180 Pocket PC Ph one, as well as troubl eshooting instructions for simple problem conditions. Customer support If you encounter a problem w ith your ET18 0, do not call for tec[...]

10 User suppo rt Troubleshooting 110 – Establishing a re mote connection – Using the backlight – Watching/listening to .wmv/MP3 files – Con ne cting to a co mputer • Shorten au to suspend time While on bat tery power, your device automatically suspend s operation if you haven’t touched the hardware buttons or u sed the stylus for a spec[...]

10 User suppo rt Troubleshooting 111 TIP: When using Notes, Poc ket Word, or Pocket E xcel, you can also mo ve files by openi ng the item and tapping Tools or Edit and then Rename /Move. • Move email attachments. a Insert an storage card to your device’s SD/MMC slot. Refer to page 5 for instructions b In Inbox, tap Tools and then Options. c On [...]

10 User suppo rt Troubleshooting 112 • Notes - try chan ging the size of the view . To do this, tap a zoom percenta ge on the Tools menu. • Pocket Word and Pock et Excel - try changing the size of the view. To do this, on the View men u, tap Zoom and then select a zoom percentage. • Pocket Internet Exp lorer - try changing the fo nt size. To [...]

10 User suppo rt Troubleshooting 113 • If the opt ion Networ k Connecti on is not li s ted as a conn ection metho d in the ActiveSync TM dia log box when startin g synchronization, wa it for a few minutes and try a gain. Also, if synchronization does no t start right away, the network i s probably busy, and it may take a minute for your device to[...]

10 User suppo rt Troubleshooting 114[...]

115 A add program 105 B Block Recognizer 19 C Calendar 31 call hold 77 Call Log 74 , 84 call notifications 76 command in te rface 13 command bar 15 hardware button s 13 navigation ba r 14 notifications 15 pop-up menu s 15 Today screen 13 status icons 14 conference call 77 connectivity feat ures 49 connect to email server 51 connect to Inte rnet 50 [...]

116 protect workbo ok 43 Pocket Word 39 enter data drawing mode 41 recording mode 42 typing mode 40 writing mode 41 file list 39 Windows Media Pl ayer for Pocket PC 43 Microsoft Reader 44 Mobile Favorite s fo lder 54 MSN Messenger 60 My Text 26 N Notes 37 P peripherals 8 cradle 8 Phone 65 adjust phone volume 70 call mana gement 76 Call Hold 77 Call[...]