HP (Hewlett-Packard) 420 manual

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ii Hewlett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si z e PC Copyrigh t t n n otice This manual and any examples contained herein ar e provided “as is” and a re subject to change witho ut notice. He wlett-Packa rd Compa ny make s no wa rranty of a ny kind wi th rega rd to this manual, including, but not limit ed to, the implied warrant ies of merchantability[...]

Table of C ontents | iii T abl e e o o f f C C ontents ........................................................... 1 Taking inventory ............................................................1 Using the manual ...........................................................2 Using HP Jornada’s built-in prog rams..........................3 Finding m[...]

iv Hewlett-Packard Jornada 420 P al m-size P C Sending and receiving messages using a dial-up connection .....................................................................57 Setting up an Ethernet connection .............................. 60 Using Inbox ...................................................................61 Sending and receiv ing [...]

Chapter 1 | W el com e | 1 1 1 | | W W elcome The Hewlett-Packar d Jornada 420 Palm-size PC (P/PC) is a mobile computer running the Mic rosoft® Windows® CE operating sy stem. It allows y ou to store your business and personal information, manage y our appointments and contacts, and check e-mail w hile on the road. It then allows you to upload upd[...]

2 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Desktop Software for Mic rosoft Windows CE compact disk— Contains Microsoft Windows CE Serv ices, plus software and system updates for both the HP Jor nada and desktop PC HP Jornada compact disk —Programs that can be loaded onto the HP Jor nada Documenta tion pack—This User’s Gui de and the Re g[...]

Chapter 1 | W el com e | 3 OmniSolve from LandWar e. Also explains how to back up and restore data, and how to customize t he HP Jornada. Chapter 8, Troubleshooting —Contains tips and proc edures to follow when things do not w ork quite as you expec ted, and explains how to r eset the HP Jor nada. Chapter 9, W arranty, suppo rt, and servi ce—Ex[...]

4 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Voice Rec order—Rec ords r eminders or v ital information w hen there is no time to type. The dedicated Reco rd button allows you to record messages with one hand. Channels—Downloads Web infor mation to the H P Jornada so that it c an be viewed offline. Connections—Sets up connections for c ommuni[...]

Chapter 1 | W el com e | 5 Findin g g m m or e e i i n formation The following table is a g uide to the differ ent types of information available t o help you use the HP Jor nada. Although this book introduces the prog rams on your P/PC, it does not describe them c ompletely. For more infor mation, see the compre hens ive o nline Help for each prog[...]

6 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Information on this release of Windows CE The Release Notes on yo ur desktop computer. Click Start , point to Programs , Microsoft Windows CE Services , and then click Release Notes . The complete text of this User’s G uide is also available on the Hewlett-Packard Web site at www.hp.com/jornada. You c[...]

Chapter 2 | Setting up | 7 2 2 | | S S e tt in g g u u p This chapter includes instr uctions to help you: identify hardwar e features set up the HP Jornada fo r the first time manage battery power care for the HP Jornada[...]

8 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Identifyin g g t t h e e h h ardwar e e f f eatur es The views below introduc e you to the c onnectors, por ts, and other features of the H P Jornada. Front vi ew of the HP J ornada 1. AC Charging LED—When conne cted to AC power, thi s LED g lows with one of two c olors: Amber—Indi cates that the b [...]

Chapter 2 | Setting up | 9 5. Record button—Starts the Voice Recorde r. When hel d, turns on the P/PC when it is off, and records until the button is released. 6. Action button—Pressing thi s button selects the highlighted item. Rock ing this button allows you to scroll (also re ferred to as Up/Down contro l). 7. Exit button—Exits dialog wind[...]

10 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Back view of t he HP Jornada 15. CompactFlash Type I and II Card slot—Enables you to add memory or use ac cessories on Compact Flash Cards. (For a li st of reco mmende d accesso ry cards, go to the Hewlett-Packard Web site at www.hp.com/jornada.) 16. Stylus—Use t he stylus as a mouse substit ute. F[...]

Chapter 2 | Setting up | 11 Se tt in g g u u p p f f o r r t t h e e f f irs t t t t ime As part of t he setup proc ess, you: install the batt ery connect the AC adapte r start th e HP Jornada complete th e Windows CE Welcome Wizard Follow the steps desc ribed below in the or der they ar e presented . Installing the battery The battery po wers the [...]

12 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC This view of the left side o f the HP Jornada sho ws how to insert the battery . To install the battery 1. Release the batter y door by pushing the stylus int o the small hole above the door . Then, slide the door down and off. 2. Slide the battery in to the batte ry slot. If the battery doe s not slid[...]

Chapter 2 | Setting up | 13 The recharg eable backup batt ery is a permanent par t of the HP Jornada, so y ou do not need to install or replac e it. The backup battery is c harged automatically when the P/PC is connected to AC power. Make su re you conne ct to AC powe r to charge as soon a s you see a backup batt ery low w arning. Do NOT replace yo[...]

14 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Back view of t he cradle. 1. DC jack—Conne cts the P/PC to AC po wer, which al so charge s both the main and backup batteries. 2. Serial port (RS-232C)—Connects the H P Jornada to your desktop PC to transfer files or to synchronize data. (For mor e information, se e “Connecting fo r the first tim[...]

Chapter 2 | Setting up | 15 The AC adapter includes three parts: the po wer cable, the adapter, and the DC cable. To connect to AC power 1. Plug the D C cable into t he back of t he crad le. 2. Connect the DC cable to the AC adapter. 3. Connect the power cab le to the AC adapter. 4. Plug the po wer cabl e into a n AC power o utlet. 5. Put the H P J[...]

16 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Managin g g b b a tt er y y p p ower Because the data and files y ou save on the HP Jornada are stored in RAM, it is extremely important that you maintain a continuous power supply to the H P Jornada at all times. If the HP Jornada runs out of pow er, all information you have entered is lost. Although [...]

Chapter 2 | Setting up | 17 3. Sele ct your prefere nces. Fo r more in formatio n, read the following paragraphs, or tap the Help button. 4. Tap OK to save the c hanges and ex it, or tap the Close button ( X in the upper right corner) to abandon the change s. Status tab The Status tab displays the status of the main and backup batteri es. Status ta[...]

18 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Power tab The Power tab lets you customize how and when y o ur P/PC suspends operation to help maximize bat tery life: Touch screen to power On —Select this option to allow your P/PC to awake fr om suspend mode when you tap the sc reen or hard icon panel. Suspend while on battery power —To cons erv[...]

Chapter 2 | Setting up | 19 Dimming tab The Dimming tab lets you control backlight dimming to help conserve battery po wer: Automatically dim wh ile on Battery Power —To conse rve battery power, se lect this optio n to automatically dim the backlight after a period of continuous idle time while running on battery power . Select the amount of idle[...]

20 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Set the display t o dim automatically aft er a short t ime. To set dimming: from the Start menu, tap Settings , tap Power , and then tap the Di mming tab. Minimize brightness and use c ontrast to incr e ase readability. To set brightness and contrast: from the Start menu, tap HP settings . For mor e in[...]

Chapter 3 | Learning the basics | 21 3 3 | | L L earnin g g t t h e e b b a sics This chapte r describe s the fol lowing: turning the HP Jor nada on and off using and re configuring the ha rd icons working w i th the Start menu, task bar, command bar, and online help adjusting settings, such as v olume and the world clock using shortcuts to help y [...]

22 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Lockin g g t t h e e h h ar dwar e e b b u tt ons Pressing the Record button or the Start button power s on the P/PC. To avoid powering on the P/PC ac cidentally (which w ould drain the battery), y ou can lock the hardw are buttons that are on the left side of the P/PC . To lock the buttons 1. Press an[...]

Chapter 3 | Learning the basics | 23 5. Tap the name of the p rogram (und er Button assignment) that you want to assoc iate with the har d icon. 6. Tap OK . Usin g g t t h e e A A ctiv e e D D esk top You can use the Active Desktop™ to displ ay important information, such as today’ s appointments and tasks. You can also display channel informat[...]

24 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Usin g g t t h e e S S tar t t M M en u u a a n d d t t askbar Use the Start menu on the taskbar to switch prog rams, display settings, find information, and view H e lp for the curr ent program.[...]

Chapter 3 | Learning the basics | 25 On the taskbar, y ou can also do the following. You can change w hat you see on the Start menu and taskbar by tapping Start , Settings, and then Taskbar . Usin g g t t h e e c c o mm a n d d b b ar The command bar at the top of the P/PC screen includes both menu names and toolbar buttons. You can decide w hich y[...]

26 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC on the screen. For mor e information, see “Creating notes and drawings“ on pag e 77. You can enter information in any pr ogram on your P/PC by typing with the s oft keybo ard or writing us ing character recognition. First selec t the input method you want to use in your P/PC’s input panel. Tap th[...]

Chapter 3 | Learning the basics | 27 To enter the charac ter in uppercase, starting on a key, swipe up. Using char acter recognition You can use the character reco gnition so ftware, CIC® Jo t™, to write. Tap the Input Method arrow and select Jot Character Recognizer . When you write a letter in the box, your handwritten character is co nverted [...]

28 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Drag y our stylus across the panel horizontally from right to left to del ete a character. Drag from l eft to right to type a space. As you type or write, y our P/PC anticipates the word you are writing and display s it above the input panel. When you tap the displayed word, it is inser ted into your t[...]

Chapter 3 | Learning the basics | 29 For detailed procedur es about using EzE xplorer, refer to online Help . Findin g g i i nformation The Find feature on your P/PC helps you quick ly locate information. Tap Start and then Find . Enter the text you want to find, select a data type, and then tap OK to start the search. Viewin g g i i nformation Mos[...]

30 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Adjustin g g s s e tt ings You can adjust P/PC settings to suit the way you w ork. Select Start and then Settings to see the settings av ailable on your P/PC. You might want to adjust the following: Buttons , to associate progr am buttons with specific prog rams and to adjust the Up/Down control. Owner[...]

Chapter 3 | Learning the basics | 31 Usin g g H H P P s s e tt ings Use HP settings to adjust scr een brightness and contrast, speaker volume, your password, and passwor d protection. You can also display syst em information such as memor y status and remai ning battery po wer. Setting brightness, contr ast, and volume You can adjust the screen bri[...]

32 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC HP settings allows you to adjust brightness, c o ntrast, and volume by using th e Action button. Hold the Start button to open HP settings , and use the Action button to cycle the profiles and to selec t the prefer red one. Settings tab The HP Jornada has four pr eset HP settings pr ofiles. You can lau[...]

Chapter 3 | Learning the basics | 33 To change profiles 1. Select the radio button of the profile y ou want to change. 2. Adjust sound, brightness, and contrast slider s to your prefer ence. 3. Tap OK to save the new settings. Tapping the Close button exits this window and abandons all c hanges. You can switch to the Volume & Sounds control pan[...]

34 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Viewing memory status The Memory tab displays total and av ailable (free) Stor age and Program memor y. Memory tab To adjust how memory is allocated between storage and programs 1. Switch to the System control panel by tapping the Windows button next to t he memory stat us display. 2. Tap the Memory ta[...]

Chapter 3 | Learning the basics | 35 4. Press the Action button or tap the OK button to exit and save all changes. –or– Press the Exit button or tap the Close button to e xit this window and abandon all chang es. Setti ng a password and delay ti mer You can protec t the HP Jor nada by setting a password. You can also choose to be prompted t o e[...]

36 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC 3. Tap Set Password . 4. Enter a password by tapping characters on the keyboard, and then enter the same passw ord in the Confirm password text box. 5. If you want, tap the Enable password protection at power–on check box. 6. Press the Action button or tap the OK button to exit and save all changes. [...]

Chapter 3 | Learning the basics | 37 Hold do wn the Record b utton to sta rt recording. Re cording stops when you r elease the button. To play all of your reco rdings one after ano ther, press the Action button tw ice. A short beep sounds bet ween recor dings. Press the Action button to ex ecute a highlighted item. Rock this button to scroll up and[...]

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Chapter 4 | Connecting to a desktop PC | 39 4 4 | | C C o nn ectin g g t t o o a a deskto p p P P C This chapte r describe s how to: install Windows CE S e rvices establish a partnership between the H P Jornada and your desktop PC use Windows CE Servic es to browse t he contents of t he HP Jornada synchronize dat a, e-mail messages, and channels tr[...]

40 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC currently supporte d), Microso ft Schedule+, or M icrosoft Exchange o n your deskto p computer. Synchronize V oice Recorder and N ote Taker documents between your P/PC and desktop c o mputer. Your files are automa tically co nverted to the correct form at. With Windo ws CE Services , you can als o: bac[...]

Chapter 4 | Connecting to a desktop PC | 41 Microsoft Pocket St reets—A maps-and-navigation prog ram for Windows CE. Windows 95 infrared dr ivers ver sion 2.0—Allow you to inst all an infrared port on a desk top PC. Windows 95 Dial-Up Networ king version 1.2 upg rade— Allows you to establish a remote connection to y our desktop PC by modem. M[...]

42 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC To install Windows CE Services 1. If you want to upgrade to Mic rosoft Outlook 98, install it first. 2. Insert the Desktop Softwar e for Microsoft Windows CE compact disk into the CD-ROM drive o n your desktop PC. 3. The Windows CE Services Setup Wizard should star t automatically . If it does not star[...]

Chapter 4 | Connecting to a desktop PC | 43 To connect the HP Jornada to your desktop PC 1. Insert the 9-pin end of t he sync cable int o a serial port on your desktop PC. 2. Fully insert the flat end of the sync c able, arrow side up, into the serial p ort on the c radle. 3. Inse rt AC adapter i nto the DC ja ck on the cradl e. 4. Mount the H P Jo[...]

44 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Following the New Partner ship Wizard The New Partne rship Wizard he lps you cre ate a partners hip and gives you options for sync hronizing data, e-mail messages, and files between the HP Jornada and desk top PC. When the New Mobile Device Detect ed dialog box appears on your desktop PC, click S ynchr[...]

Chapter 4 | Connecting to a desktop PC | 45 T roubleshooting partner ships If you are unable to establish a connect ion between the HP Jornada and your desktop PC, tr y the following: Confirm that both the desktop PC and the HP Jor nada are communicating at the same baud rate. To check the baud rate on your desktop PC 1. Click Communications on the[...]

46 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC CE Services Propertie s dialo g box (this is the port yo u sele cted when setting up Windows CE Serv ices). If these steps fail t o correc t the pr oblem, use the Windows C E Services C ommunications Troubleshooter . The Communications Troubleshooter p rovides d etailed diagnost ic steps t o identify a[...]

Chapter 4 | Connecting to a desktop PC | 47 moments a sound indicates th at the connect ion is being established. The HP Jo rnada icon i n the M obil e Devi ces win dow is grayed out until the connection is established, which c an take a minute or tw o. To close the connection 1. On the HP Jor nada, double-tap the connection icon in the status ar e[...]

48 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC 3. When the setup program pr ompts you to specify a communi cations po rt, sele ct a virtual port (typicall y COM3). 4. When setup is complete, restart your desktop PC, and then open the Mobile D evices window. 5. In the Mobile Devices w indow, click Communicatio ns on the File menu. 6. Under Port , se[...]

Chapter 4 | Connecting to a desktop PC | 49 option to Synchr onize, Browse, or t o Restore data from an existing back up file. If you choose Synchr onize, the New Partnership Wizar d begins, and the HP Jor nada is designated as a partner of the desktop PC. If you choose Br owse, the HP Jornada is connected as a “ guest.” As a guest, y ou can vi[...]

50 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC For more informat ion about transferr ing files, see “Transferring files” on pag e 54. You cannot open files or st art progr ams stored on the P/PC by double-clicking their icons in t he Mobile Devices w indow. When you double-clic k the ic on for a file or pr ogram that is stored on the P/PC, Wind[...]

Chapter 4 | Connecting to a desktop PC | 51 Channels—Dow nload Internet , intranet, or other Web- formatted content to the P/PC. For information on channels, see “Usi ng channels” o n page 52 . All fil es you cre ate on yo ur P/PC, such as Vo ice Reco rder and Note Taker files, ar e stored in a My D ocuments folder. You c an see these files b[...]

52 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC 4. To set specific opt ions (for example, to indic ate how many weeks of Calendar data to synchronize, or to synchronize only active task s), select the appropriate servi ce, and th en cli ck Optio ns . Speed up the synchronization pr ocess by synchr onizing regularly. I f you use Mi crosoft Outlo ok, [...]

Chapter 4 | Connecting to a desktop PC | 53 Channels and automatic updates to them are managed on the desktop c o mputer by Internet Explor er 4.0. Use Inter net Explorer 4.0 on your deskt op computer to subscr ibe to Mobile Channels. A special Web site has been set up t o help you get star ted using Channels. For information on getting star ted wi[...]

54 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC To view channel c ontent, tap an icon on the Channel bar, or tap the Explore Channel button to quickly navig ate to a channel or to a specific page wit hin a channel. Displaying mobi le desktop components The P/PC also includes an Active Desktop featur e that can display specialized channel c ontent fo[...]

Chapter 5 | Sending and receivi ng e-m ail | 55 5 5 | | S S endin g g a a nd r eceivin g g e e -mail With Inbox, you can keep in touc h with your office, home, and clients by sending and receiving e-mail messag es in any of these ways: synchronize messag es with Micr osoft Exch ange or Micr osoft Outlook on your desktop computer transfer indiv idua[...]

56 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC After y ou have enabled message synchr onization, you can set message synchr onization options by c losing the dialog box and then reopening it. Select Message and then c lick Options . Usin g g W W in do w s s C C E E I I nbo x x T T r ansfer You can use Windows CE Inbox Tr ansfer to copy or mov e spe[...]

Chapter 5 | Sending and receivi ng e-m ail | 57 Sendin g g a a n d d r r e ceivin g g m m e ss age s s u u sin g g a a d d ial- u p p c c onnection If you want e-mail servic e, you need: a modem a PPP (Point-to-Point Proto col) or SLIP (Serial Line Interne t Protocol) ac count to an Internet service pr ovider (ISP) a dial-up connection set up on th[...]

58 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC The following figur e depicts how the c onnection is made. Connecting to the Internet Installing and configuring a modem The HP Jornada 420 supports Compac tFlash Card modems. Follo w the manufacturer’s instructions included with the CompactFlash Card modem to install and configur e it for use with t[...]

Chapter 5 | Sending and receivi ng e-m ail | 59 the POP3 host name of your ISP the SMTP host name of your ISP (if required by your ISP) Setting up a dial- up conne ction to y our ISP After you have established an account with an ISP, y ou can set up a connection on the HP Jor nada and send and receive e-mail whenever y o u want. To set up a dial-up[...]

60 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC To connect to your ISP 1. Plug your modem’s phone c o rd into a standard phone jack. 2. To use your new c o nnection, double-tap the new ic on in the Connecti on folder (or selec t the new ic on from the Start/Programs/Communication menu). 3. Fill in the requested infor mation before you dial. After [...]

Chapter 5 | Sending and receivi ng e-m ail | 61 Usin g g I I nbox In Inbox on your P/PC, tap Compose , Optio ns , the Services tab, and then the Add button. A setup wizard walks you thro ugh the steps. To download your messages from the serv er 1. Tap Service , and select the connec tion you want to use. 2. Tap Connect to start downloading. The mai[...]

62 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Receiving messages When you receive a messag e, double-tap it to open it. When you connect to your Inter net mail service, by default Inbox downloads only the fir st 100 lines of each new messag e to the Inbox folder. No mail att achments are dow nloaded. When you synchronize w ith your desktop compute[...]

Chapter 5 | Sending and receivi ng e-m ail | 63 You specify your dow nloading preferenc es when you set up the service or selec t your synchr onization options. You can change them at any t ime. To change Inbox deliv ery options for mail synchronizat ion, in the Mobile Devices window on y our desktop computer, selec t your P/PC icon, click Tools, a[...]

64 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Sending messages To compose a new message, t ap the New Message button on the toolbar. You can ent er an e-mail address in the To box, or yo u can select a name fr om the Address Book . All e-mail addresses entered in the e-mail fields in Contac ts appear in the Addr ess Book. To send your message, tap[...]

Chapter 5 | Sending and receivi ng e-m ail | 65 Sendin g g a a n d d r r e ceivin g g C C ompuServ e e e e -mail If you are a m emb er of Co mpuSe rve, you can use Inb ox to re ceive your CompuServe e-mail on the H P Jornada. To do this, you need to Use the Web brow ser and Internet account on your desktop PC (partner) to go to the CompuServe W eb [...]

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Chapter 6 | Stay ing Organized | 67 6 6 | | S S tayin g g O O r gan ized The Hewlett-Packard Jor nada 420 comes with programs designed to help you stay org anized. You can manage your contacts, tasks, and calendar while you are aw ay from your office. When you return, you c an synchronize the H P Jornada with your desktop or notebook PC to ensure t[...]

68 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Schedulin g g m m ee ting s s a a n d d a a pp ointments Use Calendar to schedule appointments, meetings, and other events. Chec k your app ointments in one of several v iews (Day, Week, Month, Year, and Agenda). Sw itch among the views by tapping the corresponding c o mmand bar button. You can display[...]

Chapter 6 | Stay ing Organized | 69 If you need to sched ule a meeting w ith people w ho use Outlook , Pocket Outlook , or Schedule+, you can use Calendar to schedule the meeting. When at tendees rec eive a meeting r equest, they c an accept or decline the meeting . If they acc e pt, the meeting is automatically added to their sc hedule. In additio[...]

70 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Inbox automatic ally creates a meet ing request and sends it t o the attendees the next time you connect to your mail server or synchronize w ith your desktop computer. Your P/PC reminds you about your appointments and meetings by sounding an alarm, flashing the not ification light, or displaying a mes[...]

Chapter 6 | Stay ing Organized | 71 K ee pin g g a a t t o- do do l l is t Use Tasks to keep trac k of what you hav e to do. Overdue task s are displayed i n red. Enter the det ails for a task on t he task car d. You can assign a task to a category , and if you associate a date with a task, y o u can set a reminder for it.[...]

72 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC All active t asks (tasks t hat have a star t date before the c urrent date and are not marked completed) ar e displayed in the Active Tasks box in the A genda view of C alendar. Display your activ e tasks on the Active Desktop. For mor e information, se e “Using the Active Desktop” on page 23. Reco[...]

Chapter 6 | Stay ing Organized | 73 Playing a recording To Do this Play Press the Action butto n. Pause/resume Press the Action button. Stop Press the Exit button (returns to the beginni ng of the reco rding). Play all Press the Action button twice (plays all messages in the list ). Navigating To Do this Fast-forward, w hile playing Press and hold [...]

74 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC To skip part of a recording, mo ve the sl ider to any pl ace in the recording b efore yo u play it. Adjusting memory If your P/PC runs o ut of memo ry while re cording, you hea r several beeps and see an out-of-memor y message on your screen. You can adjust the allocation of memory on y o ur P/PC by ta[...]

Chapter 6 | Stay ing Organized | 75 Voice Record er uses approximat ely 300 bytes per sec ond for recording, usi ng the Mob ile Voi ce format. For e xample, a 10- second note uses approximately 3K. Choosing a recor ding format Voice Re corder use s a code c called M obil e Voice to compre ss file s, making them 25 t imes smaller than the or iginal [...]

76 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC name and an incremental number (My Nov el1, My Novel2, and so on).[...]

Chapter 7 | Getting down to busi ness | 77 7 7 | | G G e tt in g g do do w n n t t o busine ss The Hewlett-Packar d Jornada 420 can help you stay productive and be efficient, even when y ou are away from y o ur desktop or notebook PC. You have acc ess to pre-installed programs to help you calculate expenses and c onduct searches. This chapter conta[...]

78 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Entering in formation With Note Take r, you can enter in formation in the way that is easiest for you. You can use the input panel to type using the keybo ard, or yo u can wri te usi ng the ch aracter re cogniz er. Yo u can also writ e and draw direc tly on the sc reen. When you display the input panel[...]

Chapter 7 | Getting down to busi ness | 79 When you hide the input panel, the insertion point disappe ars, and you can wr ite or draw anywhere on t he screen. Writing and drawing You can use your stylus to w rite and draw dir ectly on the screen. To create a drawing, o n your first s troke, cros s three rule d line s. A drawing box appears. Subsequ[...]

80 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Instead of tapping the Select button, you can press and hold the Action button as you drag the stylus. Tap the Edit button to see your edit ing options. The op tions available depend on what you have selec ted: text, handwriting , or a drawing . You can apply formatting to a selec tion, or you can set [...]

Chapter 7 | Getting down to busi ness | 81 Instead of tapping the Space button, you can insert and remove space by pr essing and holding the Exit button as y ou drag the stylus. Sav ing your notes When you have finished a note, tap OK to save it and return to your list of notes. Note Taker automatic ally names your note as follows. The first 21 cha[...]

82 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Organi zing your notes You can keep trac k of your notes by r enaming them and placing them in fol ders. For example , you can create a folder call ed My Novel and place all relev ant notes in that folder . All the notes in the selected folder app ear in the list v iew. Usin g g b b T ask Use bTask to [...]

Chapter 7 | Getting down to busi ness | 83 To close bTask 1. Tap the bTask icon on t he taskbar. 2. Tap Exit . Usin g g O O mniSolve OmniSolve is a financial applic ation designed specifically for real estate, retail, and business professionals who use P/PCs to mak e financial decisions quick l y and acc urately. OmniS olve employs a “form fillin[...]

84 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC the data in the bac kup file, including files y o u have creat ed, programs y ou have installed, and any system settings and options you have set. To acces s the Windo ws CE Service s Backup feature , click Backup/Restore on the Tools menu in the Mobile Devices windo w. Using HP backup HP back up provi[...]

Chapter 7 | Getting down to busi ness | 85 2. Tap Backup , and then choose one of the bac kup opt ions: Sele ct Backup all data to back up all informat ion stored in RAM, including files y ou have created, programs y ou have installed, and any system settings and options you have set. Sele ct Backup PIM databas es to back up only your Contacts, Tas[...]

86 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC The HP Jornada must have the same regional set tings when you resto re as you had whe n you compl eted the ba ckup. Otherwise, yo u cannot res tore the fil es. To change region al settings, on the Start menu, tap Settings , and then tap Regional Settings . Customizin g g t t h e e H H P P J J ornada Th[...]

Chapter 7 | Getting down to busi ness | 87 You can get these pr ograms from: the HP Jornada compact disk and the Desktop Software for Microsoft Windows CE compact disk included with the HP Jornada software distributors and their web sites, including the HP web site at www.hp.com/jornada/solutions/solution.html You cannot run pr ograms designed for [...]

88 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC VGA (640 x 480) 256-color monitor Web b rowser: Nets cape Naviga tor 2.0 o r higher, or Mi crosoft Internet E xplorer 2.0 or higher . To install a program 1. Download th e software prog ram or installer from the Web to your desktop PC. –or– Insert the floppy disk or c ompact disk into the appropria[...]

Chapter 7 | Getting down to busi ness | 89 Removing progr ams After you have installed a prog ram on the HP Jornada, y ou can use the Windows CE Application Manager to remove the program or to reinstall the pr ogram after it has been removed. If you do not have enough st orage memory on the HP Jornada, you may want to use the Application Manag er t[...]

90 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Adding sounds The HP Jornada plays sounds (.w av files). You can copy a new sound file from your desktop PC to the H P Jornada without converting the file. To add sounds 1. Connect the HP Jornada to a desk top PC and start Windows CE Se rvices. 2. Double-click the HP Jornada icon. 3. Drag the .w av fil[...]

Chapter 7 | Getting down to busi ness | 91 To use the new wallpaper 1. On the H P Jornada Start menu, tap Settings , and then tap Dis play . 2. Choose th e Display wall paper radio button. 3. Choose the new bitmap image from the Wallpaper image dropdown list, and examine the preview image on the rig ht side of the d ialog box. 4. If desired, tap th[...]

92 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Inserting and Removing CompactFlash Cards CompactFlash Type I and II Cards g ive the HP Jornada additional capabilities, such as additional memor y, removable storage, c ellular modems, and Ethernet cards. Many cards hav e been tested specifically for compatibility with the HP Jor nada. For a li st of [...]

Chapter 7 | Getting down to busi ness | 93 To remove the CF card 1. Close all applic ations on the P/PC t hat have open files on the CF c ard. 2. Turn off the P/PC, an d close the display co ver. 3. Remove the C F card slot door by pressing onto the fingernail recess and pulling t he door off. 4. Use the end of the stylus t o lever the C F card out[...]

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Chapter 8 | Troubleshoot ing | 95 8 8 | | T T r oublesh oo ting If you encounter difficulties w hile using your H P Jornada 420, this chapter helps you find answer s. If you need information about tro ublesh ooting M icroso ft® Windows® CE Se rvices, cl ick Windows CE Services H elp Topics on the Help menu in the Mobile Devices window on y our de[...]

96 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC HP Jornada does not auto-suspend when connected to a desktop PC or when using the modem. The HP Jornada is designed to stay on while co nnected to a co mputer . This is the correct beha vior. No action is needed . HP Jornada automatically shuts down. Batteries are too lo w to run th e P/PC . When a cri[...]

Chapter 8 | Troubleshoot ing | 97 Data is lost. Main battery was rem oved for mo re than 1 minute . Do not r emove the main ba ttery except whe n repla cing it with a spar e one. HP Jornada was not charged for more than 2 weeks . Without charging dat a will be retained for up to 2 weeks. A hard reset (cold bo ot) was performed . Backup re gularl y [...]

98 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Unable to use infr ared tr ansfer between Windows CE- based devices If you are unable to use infrar ed to transfer infor mation between Windows CE-based dev ices, try the following. Transfer only one file, or no more than 25 cont act card s, at a time. Position the infrar ed ports so that t hey line up[...]

Chapter 8 | Troubleshoot ing | 99 Screen is hard to read The display can be hard to read if the P/PC has been off for a long time. The display r eturns to normal aft er using it for about 1 minute. If you are having a har d time viewing a Note Tak er document, try chang ing the size of the view. To do this, tap the Zoom ar row on the command bar an[...]

100 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC To perform a soft reset 1. Use the stylus to press the Reset button on the back of the HP Jor nada, as illustrated above. Full reset Perform a full reset only when the HP Jornada does not r espond to a soft reset. A full r e set erases all data y ou have entered, including all files, system setting s,[...]

Chapter 8 | Troubleshoot ing | 101 5. Restore data t o the HP Jornada fr om your most recent backup file. For mor e information, see “Backing up and restori ng data” on pa ge 83.[...]

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Chapter 9 | Warranty , support, and service | 103 9 9 | | W W arr anty , , s s u pp ort, an d d s s ervice Limited one-year warr anty The HP Jornada model 420 c omes with a limited one-year warranty. What is covered The HP Jornada model 420 (inc luding the rec hargeable back up battery) and accessories ar e warranted by H ewlett-Packard against def[...]

104 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC has been opened for any reason exc ept to perform an official upgrade usi ng an HP Upgrade Ki t. No other e xpress wa rranty is give n. The repai r or replace ment of a product is your exc lusive remedy. ANY OTHER IMPLIED WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FI TNESS IS LIMITED TO THE ONE-YEAR DURATION OF T[...]

Chapter 9 | Warranty , support, and service | 105 1993 applicable to the sale of this product to y ou. If you have any querie s about yo ur rights conta ct the Hewle tt-Packard End Use r Support line at 0800-733547. Y ear 2000 warranty Subject to all of the terms and limitat ions of the HP Limit ed Warranty S tatement prov ided with this HP Product[...]

106 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC In countries not listed in the following table, c ontact the Hewlett- Packard author ized dealer or sales office. Before y o u contact us for help, be sure to: 1. Review the manuals whenev er possible. 2. Have the following information about the product: Model number Serial number Purchase date 3. Hav[...]

Chapter 9 | Warranty , support, and service | 107 Brazil 55-11-8296612 Canada 1-905-2064663 Chile 56-800-360999 China 86-10-65645959 Czech Republic 420-2-61307310 Denmark 45-39-294099 Finland 358-20347288 France 33-1-43623434 Germany 49-1-805258143 Greece 30-1-6896411 Hong Kong 800-967729 Hungary 36-1-3430310 India 91-11-6826035 Indonesia 62-21-350[...]

108 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Russia 7-095-9169821 Singapore 65-2725300 South Africa 27-11-4481140 Spain 34-91-7820109 Sweden 46-8-6192170 Switzerland 41-848-801111 Taiwan 886-2-7170055 Thailand 66-2-6614011 Turkey 90-212-2245925 UK 44-870-6083003 USA Pre-sales Information Support & Servi ce 1-800-443-1254 (toll-free, no opera[...]

A ppendix A | Jot Character Recognizer | 109 A A | | J J o t t C C har acter Recognizer The character re cognitio n software , CIC Jot, gi ves you a fa st and easy-to-use method for entering informat ion in any progr am on your device : just write in the input panel . Each character you write is translated into typed tex t and displayed on the scre[...]

110 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Area s s o o f f t t h e e I I npu t t P P anel You can write letter s in either uppercase or low ercase. How the letter i s interprete d and displayed de pends on where you write it in the input panel. For ex ample, you can wr ite a letter in lowercase or uppercase, and it w ill appear in lowerc ase [...]

A ppendix A | Jot Character Recognizer | 111 You can also write punc tuation and editing marks, and add or delete space in the let ter areas ( abc and ABC ) of the inp ut panel. For example, draw a horizontal line from left to right to add space, and from right to left to bac kspace. See the tables at the end of this appendix fo r details. You can [...]

112 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC See the tables at t he end of this append ix for a list of sy mbols that can be entered in this panel. Hel p p W W ritin g g C C har acters The so ftware re cogniz es se veral altern ative ways of writing a charact er. If a charac ter you are writing is misinterpreted, y ou can use Help to see an anim[...]

A ppendix A | Jot Character Recognizer | 113 Letters Character Stroke options Character Stroke options 1 1 22[...]

114 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Punctuation Character Stroke options Character Stroke options period • a t co mma double quote apostrophe ta b question space exclamation backsp ace ampersand Editing Character Stroke options Character Stroke options forward delete pas te cut undo copy carriage return Using the number ar ea You can [...]

A ppendix A | Jot Character Recognizer | 115 dash in the number area. Numbers Character Stroke options Character Stroke options 1 2 Punctuation Character Stroke options Character Stroke options period • co mma dash tilde backspace[...]

116 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Editing Character Stroke options Character Stroke options cut undo copy tab paste Writing accen ted lette rs To write an accented le tter, write the letter in the letter a rea and the accent in the number area. Accented letters Accent mar k Stroke options Accent mar k Stroke options •• Using the s[...]

A ppendix A | Jot Character Recognizer | 117 Character Stroke options Character Stroke options Character Stroke options[...]

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A ppendix A | Jot Character Recognizer | 119 Character Stroke options Character Stroke options Character Stroke options Simplifie d d U U pp er cas e e C C h ar acte r r S S et You can choose to use this character se t instead of the Natural Charact er Set by selec ting it in the CIC Jot Options dialog box. This characte r set give s you fewe r opt[...]

120 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC marks, editing mar ks, and symbols. For each c haracter, the tables show alter natives for w riting th e charact ers. The dots indicate wher e the strok es begin; strokes w ith no dots can be writt en in either dir ection. Where ap propr iate, the str oke sequence is numbered. Using the letter areas Y[...]

A ppendix A | Jot Character Recognizer | 121 Character Stroke options Character Stroke options Editing Character Stroke options Character Stroke options space copy back de lete (backspace) paste forward delete undo cut carriage return Using the number area In addition to numbers, you can enter punctuation and editing marks in the number area ( 123 [...]

122 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Numbers Character Stroke options Character Stroke options Punctuation Character Stroke options Character Stroke options[...]

A ppendix A | Jot Character Recognizer | 123 Editing Character Stroke options Character Stroke options undo paste cut carriage return copy dash - Writing accen ted lette rs To write an accented le tter, write the letter in the letter a rea and the accent in the number area. Accented letters Accent mar k Stroke options Accent mar k Stroke options Us[...]

124 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Punctuation Character Stroke options Character Stroke options period co mma apostrophe dash undersc ore TAB[...]

A ppendix A | Jot Character Recognizer | 125 Symbols Character Stroke options Character Stroke options Character Stroke options[...]

126 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Character Stroke options Character Stroke options Character Stroke options °[...]

A ppendix A | Jot Character Recognizer | 127 Character Stroke options Character Stroke options Character Stroke options[...]

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A ppendix B | Mi grating data from non–W indows CE HP handheld PC devices | 129 B B | | M M igr atin g g d d at a a f f r om nonWin do w s s C C E H P P h h andhel d d P P C C d d evices If your data is stored on an HP 100/200LX Palmtop PC or an HP OmniGo O rganizer, you must first transfer the data to your desktop PC. Use t he Hewlett -Packar[...]

130 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC for repeating week ly and monthly events. As long as you do not edit impor ted repeat ing weekly or monthly events in Sc hedule+ before you sync hronize them wit h the HP Jor nada, they tr anslate correctly i nto repe ating eve nts on the HP Jornada. If, howeve r, you edit th em in Schedule+ , they lo[...]

A ppendix B | Mi grating data from non–W indows CE HP handheld PC devices | 131 4. In the Phone Book Translation Field Map w indow, select mapping options. For mor e information, see the sec tions below. 5. When translation is c omplete, a message appears. Clic k OK to r e turn t o the Welcome scr een. Phone Book field mapping The HP PIM Translat[...]

132 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC is always mapped to the two name fields in Sc hedule+ with Name1 = Last Name and Name2 [Name3] = First Name. If the name in the Phone Book data file does not hav e a comma after the fir st word, you can choose one of t wo options for its mapping: Last name/First name - (default) Name1 [Name3] Name2 ma[...]

Index | 133 Index A AC adapter connecting, 14 AC Charging LED, 8 access orie s adding, 91 action button, 9 Active Des ktop, 23 ActiveSync, 39, 50 adding desktop wallpaper, 90 programs fr om the HP Jornada compact disk, 88 programs with Application Manag er, 88 sounds, 90 address book, 70 adjusting button assignments, 30 owner, 30 password, 30 power[...]

134 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC channels about, 52 personalizing, 53 synchronizing , 53 viewi ng conte nt, 53 characte r recogn ition , 27 close button, 17 closin g the connectio n to a desktop PC, 47 command bar, 25 CompactFlash cards inserti ng and remo ving, 92 locating the slot, 10 CompuServe sending a nd recei ving e- mail, 65 [...]

Index | 135 F file conversion, 51 files finding, 28 finding information, 29 freeware, 41 full reset, 100 G games Solitaire, 4 H hard icons locating, 9 recon figurin g, 22 using, 22 hard reset. See full reset HP Jornada browsing t he desktop, 49 caring for, 20 turning on and o ff, 21 HP Jornada compact disk contents of, 87 installing progr ams from,[...]

136 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC N New Partnersh ip Wizard, 44 Note Take r editing and formatt ing, 79 saving notes, 81 using, 77 writing and dr awing, 79 notification LED, 8 O OmniSolve calc ulator, 83 organizing notes, 82 P partnerships establishing, 43 troubleshooting , 45 password delay ti mer, 35 setting, 35 playing re cordings,[...]

Index | 137 third-party softwa re, 86 tips, 36 transferring files, 54 troubleshooting partnerships, 45 viewing pr oblems, 98 turning the HP Jo rnada on and off, 21 typing with the ke yboard, 26 U unlocking the har dware buttons, 22 V viewi ng channel content, 53 information, 29 Voice Re corder using, 72 volum e adjusting, 31 W wallpaper adding, 90 [...]

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HP software product license agreement | 139 H P P s s oftwar e e p p r od uct licens e e a a gr ee ment Important: Pl ease ca refully read thi s License Agreeme nt before operating t he equipment. Rig hts to the softw are are offered only on the condition that the Customer agrees to all ter ms and conditions of th e License Agr eement. Oper ating t[...]

140 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC Customer ag rees that no w arranty , free installation, or free training is prov ided by HP for any copies or adaptations made by Customer . All copies and adaptations of the software must bear the copyright noti ce(s) containe d in or on the original . Ownership Customer ag rees that they do not have[...]

HP software product license agreement | 141 Updates and upgrades: Customer agr ees that the software does not include updates and upgrades that may be av ailable from HP under a separate support ag reement. Export clause: Customer agrees not to ex port or r e-export t he software or any copy or adaptation in violation of the U.S. E xport Adminis tr[...]

142 Hewl ett-P ackard Jornada 420 Palm-si ze PC transferee. The t ransferee must acc e pt these License Ter ms as a condition to the transfer. Termination: HP may ter minate your license upon notice for failure to comply wit h any of these License Terms. Up on termination, you must immediately destroy the Softwar e , together with all copies, adapt[...]