Acer N10 инструкция обслуживания

Manual for Acer n10 Handheld[...]

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First things firs t Your guides v First things first W e would like to thank you for making Acer n10 your choic e for your ha ndheld needs. Y our new slee k Acer n10 is a multi-functional too l packed with user-frie ndly features an d high-perfor mance applic ations designed to make o rganising w ork- related informa tion and sync hronising it with[...]

First things first Packag e conten ts vi Package contents Your Acer n10 comes packe d in a card board box. Care fully unpack the box and remove the c ontents. If any o f the followi ng items are missing or d amaged, contact your d ealer immedi ately: Maintaining yo ur Acer n10 This section provides informa tion on the fo llowing: • Proper care an[...]

First things firs t Maintaining your Acer n10 vii 4 Protect you r handhel d from temper ature extremes. For e xample, do not le ave your handheld o n the dashboard of a car on a hot day or on a day when tem peratures are below the freezing point. Also, keep it aw ay from heate rs and other sou rces of heat. 5 Do not use or store your handh eld in a[...]

First things first Locking your Acer n10 viii 1 Use the tip of your stylus to toggle the reset switch to the left ( a ) and back to th e right ( b ) on the bottom of your handheld. NOTE: When you perfo rm a hard reset, formats, preferences, and other setti ngs including date and time are restored to their factory default settings. All d ata, re cor[...]

ix Contents About this Manu al iii Fir st th ings fi rst v Y our guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Packag e contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Maintaining your Acer n10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Proper care and usage of your Ac er n10 . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

x T o use Block Re cognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 T o use T ranscriber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Writin g on the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 T o write on the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 Drawing on th e screen . . . . . . . . . . [...]

xi W orking wi th contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chatting with contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 Mic ros oft ® Window s Media™ Pl ayer for Po cket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 Mic ros oft ® Reader for Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Using the Guideb ook . . .[...]

xii T o create a mod em connect ion to a netw ork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 T o create an Ethe rnet connection to a netwo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 End a co nnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Connectin g directly to a n email serve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 Get help on c onnecting. . . . . .[...]

1 Getting s tarted System requirem ents 1 1 Getting started This chapte r will discuss the follo wing topi cs: • Basic requi rements • Feature hig hlights of yo ur Acer n10 • Acer n10 system tour • Step-by-step procedures on h ow to prepare your h andheld for use • Basic co ncepts in using yo ur handhel d System requirements In order to i[...]

1 Getting start ed Features summary 2 Audio • Embedded AC '97 CODEC with CD-quality stereo output • Built-in industry standard 3.5 mm earphone ja ck • Built-in micropho ne Connectivity • Mini USB conn ector • SIR (Seria l Infrared) capabil ity Expansion • Integrated Com pact Flash slot (type I/type II) • Integrated (dua l-usage) [...]

1 Getting s tarted Acer n10 tour 3 Acer n10 tour Front view No. Compon ent Descr iption 1 Powe r but to n/ LED indi cator Press to turn on your handheld on (LED li ghts up green) if it is off) and returns to the last screen that was displayed and off if it is on. LED status description. • Flashing green - Charging • Steady green - Charging comp[...]

1 Getting start ed Acer n1 0 tour 4 NOTE: Refer to "Personal" on pa ge 108 for instructi ons on ho w to reassign the hardware b uttons to other ap plications in stalled on y our handhel d. If your handheld is tu rned off, p ressing any Quick button turns on the handheld and opens the program assigned to that button. Using the backlight If[...]

1 Getting s tarted Acer n10 tour 5 Left view No. Label Description 1 IR port Uses infrared techbology to transmit and receive data from other IR-enabl ed devices. 2 Scroll wheel Scroll up or down to disp lay text and other informatio n that extends beyond th e area of the LCD to uchscreen. Scroll through i cons and p ull down menus, p ress to op en[...]

1 Getting start ed Acer n1 0 tour 6 Right view Top view No. Label Description 1 Hold switch Slide to lock all buttons from being acc identally pressed when handheld i s placed in pocket or b ag. A red dot is v isible on the hold switch when in hold state. 2 Record bu tton Activates the Mi crosoft® Pocket PC’s R ecord program. No. Label Descripti[...]

1 Getting s tarted Preparing to use your Acer n10 7 Bottom view Preparing to use your Acer n10 Perform first the following ea sy installation tasks to beg in using your handheld: • Install the Microsoft ® Ac tiveSy nc ® softw are in yo ur comp uter • Connect the cable • Cha rg e yo ur hand he ld • Set up yo ur handhe ld • Perform the fi[...]

1 Getting start ed Preparing to use your Acer n10 8 Installing the Microsoft ® ActiveSync ® softwar e The main function of the M icrosoft ® ActiveSy nc ® software is to synchronise the informatio n on your c omputer with the information on y our handheld. Synchro nisation compares the data on you r handheld with yo ur computer an d updates th e[...]

1 Getting s tarted Preparing to use your Acer n10 9 Plug the USB sync cable into the mini US B port on the bottom of your handhe ld and plug the othe r end into a n available US B port on your comp uter . Charging your Acer n10 For initial u se, you need to charge your ha ndheld for three h ours. After that, you c an charge it for a few minutes eac[...]

1 Getting start ed Preparing to use your Acer n10 10 To set up your Acer n10 1 Turn on yo ur handhel d by pressing the power button on the front panel.S ee "Front view" o n page 3, for the loc ation of the po wer button. 2 Follow the onscree n instructions to set up your han dheld. Performing the first synchronisation process After comple[...]

1 Getting s tarted Command interface 11 • Set up a p artnership so you can synchronise i nformation betwe en your handheld a nd your compute r • Customise your synchronisation settings To perform the f irst synchronisation process 1 Connect the USB sync c able to you r handhel d. 2 Plug the USB connecto r into a USB port on your compu ter. The [...]

1 Getting start ed Command interface 12 • Tap. Touch the screen once with the stylus to open items and select optio ns. • Drag. Hold the stylus on the screen and drag across the screen to select text and image s. Drag in a list to select multi ple items. • Tap and h old. Tap and hold the stylus on an item to see a lis t of act ions available [...]

1 Getting s tarted Command interface 13 Status icons Followin g are some of the status icons you may see. 1 If mo re no tific ati on ico ns ne ed to be dis playe d tha n ther e is room t o dis play them , the Notifi cat ion icon, ,will dis play. Ta p the icon to view all n otificatio n icons . Navigation bar and command bar The navigation ba r is l[...]

1 Getting start ed Command interface 14 Use the command bar at the bottom of the screen to perform tasks in programs. The command ba r includes me nu names, button s, and the I nput Panel button. • To create a new item in the current pro gram, tap New. • To see the name of a button, tap and hold the stylus on the button. Drag the stylus off the[...]

1 Getting s tarted Command interface 15 • Tap anyw here outsid e the menu to close the me nu without performi ng an acti on. Notifications Y our handheld remind s you in a variety of ways wh en you hav e something to d o. For example , if you've set up an appo intment in Cale ndar , a task with a due date in T asks, or an alarm in Clock, y o[...]

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2 Entering data in your Acer n10 Using the input panel 17 2 Entering data in your Acer n10 Y ou can enter data into your handh eld in several w ays: • Use the input panel to enter typed text, either by using the soft keyboard or other input me thod. • Write directly on the screen. • Draw picture s on the screen. • Speak in to your handhe ld[...]

2 Entering data in your Acer n10 Using the input panel 18 inserted into y our text at the inse rtion point. T he more you use y our handheld, the more words it learns to anticipate. To change word suggestion options • To set word suggestion optio ns such as the number of words sugg ested at one time, tap , Settings, Personal tab, In put, and then[...]

2 Entering data in your Acer n10 Writing on the s creen 19 To use Block Recognizer With Block R ecognizer you can input character stro kes using the stylus tha t are similar to those used on other devices. 1 Tap the arrow next to the In put Panel button, then Bloc k Recognize r. 2 Write a letter in the bo x. When you write a letter , it is converte[...]

2 Entering data in your Acer n10 Writing on the screen 20 To write on the screen • Tap the Pe n button to switch to writing mode . This action displays lines o n the screen to help you write. NOTE: Some pro grams that accept writing may no t have the Pen button. See the document ation for that program to find out how to switch to writing mode. To[...]

2 Entering data in your Acer n10 Writing on the s creen 21 To convert writi ng to text • Tap Tools a nd then Recogniz e. If you want to convert only certain words, select them before tapping Recognize o n the Tools me nu (or tap and ho ld the selecte d words and the n tap Recog nize on the p op-up menu). If a word is not rec ognized, it is left a[...]

2 Entering data in your Acer n10 Drawing on the s creen 22 . Tips for getting good recognition • Write neatly. • Write on the lin es. Write the cross of the "t" and apostrop hes below the top line so th at they are no t confused with the word abov e. Write pe riods and commas a bove the line. • For better recognition, try increasing[...]

2 Entering data in your Acer n10 Drawing on the s creen 23 2 Subsequent strokes in or touchi ng the drawing box become part of the drawing. Drawings that do not cross three rule d lines will b e treated as writing. TIP: You may want to change the zoom level so that you can more easily work on or view your drawing. Tap Tools and then select a zoom l[...]

2 Entering data in your Acer n10 Recording a message 24 Recording a mes sage In any prog ram wher e you can write or draw on the screen, y ou can a lso quickly capture thoughts, reminde rs, and phone numbers by recording a m essage. • In Calenda r, Tasks, and Co ntacts, you c an include a re cording in the Notes tab. • In Notes, you can either [...]

2 Entering data in your Acer n10 Using My Text 25 Using My Text When using In box or MSN Me ssenger , use My T ext to quickly in sert preset or frequently used messages into the text entry area. To insert a My Text message 1 Tap My T ext on the screen’ s command b ar. 2 Tap a mes sage . NOTE: You ca n add text after i nserting a My Text message b[...]

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3 Managing applications and information Opening an application 27 3 Managing applications and information This chapte r will discuss the follo wing topi cs: • Opening and switc hing between applicatio ns in your handheld • Using Fi le Explorer to mana ge files • Using the Find function to look for a specific file Opening an application Y ou c[...]

3 Managing applications and i nformation Switching between applications 28 Icon Progra m Usage ActiveSync Synchroni se information between your handheld an d computer. Calendar Keep track of your appointments an d create meeting requests. Contacts Keep tr ack of your friends and colleagues. Inbox Send and receive email messages. Pocket Internet Exp[...]

3 Managing applications and information Finding and organising information 29 Finding and organisin g information Using the Find function and the File Ex plorer window will al low you to fin d and manage your fil es easily . To use Find The Find function on your ha ndheld helps you quickl y locate informatio n. 1 On the menu, tap F ind. 2 Enter the[...]

3 Managing applications and i nformation Finding and organising information 30 To use File Explorer Use File Ex plorer to loca te files on your h andheld and to organise the se files into folders. • On the menu, tap Program s, and then Fil e Explor er. T ap the folder name to open it. T ap and hold to create a new folder . Select the sort order f[...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook applications Calendar 31 4 Managing Microsoft ® Pocket Outlook applications This chap ter will discuss the basic appl ications include d in the Mi crosoft ® Pocket Outlook pro gram installed in your handhe ld. This discussio n will incl ude: • Calendar - sche dule meetings a nd remind y ourself of set app o[...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook appli cations Calendar 32 To open Calendar • Press the C alendar Quick button on the front panel of your handhe ld. Calendar w ill open to toda y’s schedule . NOTE: You c an customise the Cal endar displ ay, such as changi ng the first day of the w eek, by tapping Options on the Tool s menu. T ap to go to t[...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook applications Calendar 33 Scheduling an appoint ment Y ou can use Calendar to create or review appointm ents. To create an appointment 1 If you are i n Day or Week view, tap the de sired date a nd time for the appointm ent. 2T a p N e w . 3 Using the i nput panel, en ter a description and a location. Tap first t[...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook appli cations Calendar 34 Using the Calendar summary screen When you tap an appointm ent in Calend ar , a summary scree n is displayed. T o change the appointment, tap Ed it. Creating a meeting request Y ou can use Calendar to set up mee tings with users of Outlook or Poc ket Outlook. The meeting requ est will [...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook applications Contacts 35 Contacts Contacts ma intains a list o f your friends’ and colleague s’ contact inform ation. Using your handh eld’ s infrared (IR) port, you can quickly share som e or all of this information with other device users. To open Contacts • Press the C ontacts Quick button on the fro[...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook appli cations Contacts 36 Creating a c ontact 1T a p N e w . 2 Using the i nput panel, en ter a name and othe r contact information . You will ne ed to scroll do wn to see all availa ble fields. 3 To assign the contact to a category, scroll to and tap Categories an d select a category from the list. In the cont[...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook applications Contacts 37 • To view the names of com panies your contacts work for, in the contact list, tap Vi ew > By Co mpan y . The number of conta cts that work for that company wil l be displayed to the right of the compa ny name. • Tap , Find, enter the contact name, select Contacts for the type, a[...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook appli cations Tasks 38 Tasks Use T asks to keep track of what you have to do and prioritise them based on their importance and urgency . To open Tasks • Tap then, Tasks. Tasks will open to the Task s list. NOTE: To chang e the way information is displ ayed in the l ist, tap Tools an d then Opti ons. Creating [...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook applications Tasks 39 6 After entering the desired informat ion, tap OK to return to the task list. TIP: To quickly create a task with only a subject, tap Entry Bar on the Tools menu. Then, tap Tap Here to add a new task and enter your task information. Using the summary scre en When you tap a task in the task [...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook appli cations Notes 40 Notes Quickly c apture thoughts, re minders, ideas, d rawings, and p hone numbers w ith Notes. Y ou can create a written note or a recording. Y ou can also include a recordin g in a note. I f a note is op en when y ou create the recording, it will be included in the note as an icon . If t[...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook applications Inbox 41 Inbox Use Inbox to se nd and receive e-mail messag es by doing either o f the following: • Synchronise e-mail m essages with Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Outlook on your c omputer. • Send and receive e-mail messages by connecting directly to an e-mail server through an Internet serv[...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook appli cations Inbox 42 Inbox wi ll open to the In box’ folder na vigator. Synchronising email messages Email me ssages can be synchronised as part of the genera l synchronisatio n process. Y ou will need to e nable Inbox synchronisation in Ac tiveSync. For information on enabling Inbox sync hronisation, see A[...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook applications Inbox 43 When you c onnect t o the em ail serve r , new m essages ar e down loaded to yo ur handheld’ s Inbox fold er , messages in the handheld’ s Outbox folder a re sent, and messages that have bee n deleted on the e mail server are removed from the handheld’ s Inbox folder . Messages that [...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook appli cations Inbox 44 When you conn ect to your email server or synch ronise with your comp uter , by default, you'll receive messages from the last five days onl y , the first 100 lines of each new message, and file attachments of l ess than 100 KB in size. The origina l messages remain on th e email ser[...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook applications Inbox 45 Composi ng a message 1T a p N e w . 2 In the To field, e nter an email or SMS addre ss of one or more recipients, separating them with a semicolon, or select a name from the contact list by tap ping the Address Book button. All e-mail addresse s entered in the e-mail fiel ds in Contacts ap[...]

4 Managing Microsoft® Pocket Outlook appli cations Inbox 46 • The beha vior of the Deleted and Sent Item s folders depends o n the options you have chosen. To set these opti ons, in the message list: a Tap Tools a nd then Options. b On the Messa ge tab, select yo ur options. • If you want to organise messages into additional fold ers tap Tools[...]

5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion p rograms Pocket Word 47 5 Managing Microsoft ® Pocket PC 2002 companion programs Perform your usual computing tasks on-the-road using the Microsoft ® Pocket PC 20 02 companion pro grams which includes: • Pocket Wo rd • Pocket Excel •M S N ® Messenger • Microsoft ® Windows M edia™ Pla ye[...]

5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion programs Pocke t Word 48 NOTE: When y ou choose to create a new document, you wil l be prompted to save any already open documen t. To use the Pocket W ord file list Pocket W ord conta ins a list of the files store d on your handheld. • Tap a file in the list to open it. • To delete , make cop ies[...]

5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion p rograms Pocket Word 49 Typing mode • Using the i nput panel, en ter typed text in to the docume nt. For more information on entering typ ed text, see "Using the input panel" on page 17. • To format existing text a nd to edit text, first select the text. You can se lect text as you do i[...]

5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion programs Pocke t Word 50 If you cross three ruled li nes in a single stylus stroke, the writing be comes a drawing, and can be edited and manipulated as described in the following section. NOTE: Written words are converted to graphics (metafiles) when a Pocket Word doc ument is con vert ed to a Word d[...]

5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion p rograms Pocket Excel 51 Recording mode In recording mode, emb ed a recordin g into your doc ument. Recordin gs are save d as .wav file s. For more info rmation on re cording, see "Re cording a me ssage" on page 24. For more information on using Pocket Wo rd, tap > Programs > Pocket W[...]

5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion programs Pocket Excel 52 Creating a n ew workb ook • Tap , Prog rams , Po cket E xcel , an d then New . A blank workbook appears. Or, if you've selected a template for new workbooks i n the Options di alog box, tha t template appe ars with appropriate tex t and format ting already p rovided. Y [...]

5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion p rograms Pocket Excel 53 • Tap Vi ew and t hen Toolbar. Protecting your workbooks If your workbook contains sensitiv e information, y ou can protect it with a password . • Open the workbook, tap Edit, and then Password. Every time you open the workbook, you will need to enter the p assword, so ch[...]

5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion programs MSN® Messenger 54 • Show an d hide rows an d columns. – To hide a hidden row or column: a Select a cell in the row or colum n you want to hide. b Tap Forma t, then Row or C olumn, and the n Hide. – To show a hidden row or c olumn: a Tap Tools , then Go To, and then type a r eference t [...]

5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion p rograms MSN® Messenger 55 Working with c ontacts The MSN Messenger wi ndow shows all of your messenge r contacts at a glance, divided into Onlin e and Not O nline ca tegories. From this view , while con nected, y ou can cha t, send a ema il, block the contact from chatting with you, or d elete cont[...]

5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion programs Microsoft® Wi ndows Medi a™ Player for Pocket PC 56 3T a p S e n d . Tips when chatting with contacts • To invite another contact to a multi-user chat , in the Tools m enu, tap Invi te and tap the contact you want to invite. • To switch back to the m ain window w ithout closing a chat,[...]

5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion p rograms Microsoft® Rea der for Pocket PC 57 • On a network For more information abo ut using Window s Media Pl ayer for Pocke t PC, tap , and then tap Help. Microsoft ® Reader for Pocket PC Use Microsoft ® Rea der for Pocke t PC to read eBooks on yo ur handheld. Y ou can also downloa d books fr[...]

5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion programs Microsoft® Reader for P ocket PC 58 To open the Guidebook: • Tap He lp on the R eader comm and bar. -or- • On a boo k page, tap a nd hold on the book title, and then tap He lp on the pop-up menu. Getting books on your Acer n10 Y ou can download book files from the W eb. Just visit your f[...]

5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion p rograms Microsoft® Rea der for Pocket PC 59 Reading a book Each book c onsists of a cov er page, an o ptional table o f contents, and the pa ges of the book. Y ou can: • Annotate th e book with h ighlighting, boo kmarks, notes, a nd drawings. • Search for text and l ook up definitions for words[...]

5 Managing Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 companion programs Microsoft® Reader for P ocket PC 60 3 Tap the de sired Find option. Reader high lights found te xt on the page . • To close Find, tap outside the box. • To return to your original page, tap the title and then tap R eturn on the pop- up menu. Copy text Y ou can copy text from book s that [...]

6 Using third-party applications RecentDo 61 6 Using third-party applications Several th ird-party applic ations are include d in the Ace r n10 Handh eld Compani on CD. Thes e applications are designed to compleme nt the functions o f your hand held and provide you with a more versatile work environment. RecentDo Using Recent Do, you can conv enien[...]

6 Using third-party applications Backup/Restore 62 Items in the RecentDo window are categorised i nto three—Programs, Documents, an d W ebsites. The listed items are in hypertext forma t so you can easily relaun ch them. NOTE: Each categ ory can displ ay a maximum of five it ems. Backup/Restore Backup/Restore enables you to back up d ata files an[...]

6 Using third-party applications Backup/Restore 63 There are tw o tabs in the progra m window corresponding to the two function of Backup and Restore. To launch Backup/Restore: 1 Insert a storage card into the ap propriate slot. For instructions on how to insert expansion cards, refer to the Chapter entitled "7 Using expan sion features" [...]

6 Using third-party applications Backup/Restore 64 Backup function The Backup function has two ope rating modes—Norma l Backup and Ad vanced Backup. With the Advanced mode, you can set to perform an autom atic data backup when the system is running on x battery power; x being the set battery capacity defined in th e Advanced window . Note that wh[...]

6 Using third-party applications Backup/Restore 65 2 In the Ba ckup tab, choose whe ther to accep t the default filename (backup) or type a a new one by tappin g on the key board icon on the bottom of the screen. 3 Select a storage card from the ' Backup to' radio buttons. 4 Define the backup scope (default: PIM o nly) from Option' r[...]

6 Using third-party applications Backup/Restore 66 Tap Yes to replace existing file , or tap No, then either de fine a new filen ame or select another storage card. A pop-up messa ge will app ears prior to beginni ng the Backup op eration.[...]

6 Using third-party applications Backup/Restore 67 6 Tap OK. During the backup process, a prog ress screen will appear displaying backup status. Tap Cancel to stop the back up process. 7 When the ba ckup proces s is completed, a message box a ppears. Tap ok to revert to the Backup tab screen. Restore function Y ou can only restore backup files that[...]

6 Using third-party applications Backup/Restore 68 2 Select a source storage card from the 'Re store from' radio buttons. The lowe r half of the scree n will displa y a list of files contai ned in the sele cted storage card. Fil ename, file si ze and date when the bac kup file was c reated are indi cated in the list. 3 Tap a filename to s[...]

6 Using third-party applications Backup/Restore 69 • Main memory free size - free spa ce in your handhel d’s main storage memory. This should be big ger than the file size of the selec ted .abk file for the restore process to continue. 4 Tap Start to proceed with the restore process. A pop-up messa ge appears. 5 Tap OK.[...]

6 Using third-party applications Backup/Restore 70 6 During the restore process, a p rogress screen will appear displaying restore status. 7 When the restore process is completed, a message box appears. Tap ok to revert to the R estore tab screen. To delete a file fr om a storage ca rd T o increase the size o f availa ble free spa ce in a s torage [...]

6 Using third-party applications IA Album LE 71 4 Tap Delete. A message confirmi ng deletion w ill appear. 5 Tap OK. IA Album LE IA Album LE (Lite Edi tion) is a conv enient i mage viewing tool for file m anagement, browsing and viewing. Key features in clude: • Built-in Sc reen Capt ure function with opti on to enable a capture sound. • Image [...]

6 Using third-party applications IA Album LE 72 • Image file and folder manage ment capabilities. View and manage any image on y our handheld from any so urce (BMP, 2BP, PNG, JPEG, CMYK JPEG, or GIF format), whether or not they are screen- capture files created by IA ScreenS hot. • Image brow sing and vie wing modes i nclude Thu mbnail, Sel ect[...]

6 Using third-party applications IA Album LE 73 • Option to: – Select one of your hardware buttons to function as your Capture button, or specify a delay-time . – Convert an existing file to a different format (JPEG, GIF, or Bitmap) a nd resolution. – Save a captured screen i mage as a Bitmap, G IF, or JPE G file (des ired resolut ion betwe[...]

6 Using third-party applications IA Album LE 74 New Folder... The New F older ... command a llows you to c reate a new folder on your handheld that you can use to store image s. 1 Select the fold er (in the u pper pane) und er which you wan t the new folder to reside. 2 Select the New Folder... com mand. 3 Enter the nam e for the new folder in the [...]

6 Using third-party applications IA Album LE 75 • Thumbnail view displays the images in the current fold er as thumbnails. • To display an additi onal row of thum bnail image s, tap the up ward-poin ting red triangle. Conversely, e ach time you tap a downward-po inting blue triangle, a row of thumb nail images w ill be hidde n. • To chan ge t[...]

6 Using third-party applications IA Album LE 76 Full Screen V iew • Full Screen View mode maximises the selected image so that the entire screen is used to display it. If you tap on an image wh ile in Full Scree n View, you will be returned to the pre vious view mode. • You ma y activate the F ull Scree n View mode by either: – Selectin g the[...]

6 Using third-party applications IA Album LE 77 Tools menu The T ools menu is where you set up yo ur preferences for Screen Capt ures and general IA Album LE behaviors. It a lso allows you to crop an image, save it in a dif ferent format , send via in frared b eaming, and access t he main H elp contents . Crop... • The Cro p... comma nd allows y [...]

6 Using third-party applications IA Album LE 78 3 In the Perform Capture Using field, select the desi red button or tim e-delay from the drop-down l ist. If you selec t a button, that bu tton on yo ur handheld w ill be used as your Screen Capture button. The buttons in the drop-down list refer to the hardware buttons on your handh eld. If you selec[...]

6 Using third-party applications IA Album LE 79 Tap OK in the upp er right corner of the Confirmatio n screen to save the file. You can as sign a new file name if desired . • If the Confirm Before File Saving c heck box is not checked in the initial Screen Capture setup sc reen, the filena me prefix, suffix (forma t), and loca tion you specified [...]

6 Using third-party applications Acrobat® Reader® for Po cket PC® 80 Acrobat ® Reader ® for Pocket PC ® Acrobat ® Rea der ® for P ocket PC ® is a software th at lets you vie w , Adobe Portable Document Forma t (PDF) files from y our handheld. Acrobat Rea der for Pocket PC incl udes two components that w ork together: • The Activ eSync ®[...]

6 Using third-party applications Pocket TVTM 81 Command bar The Comm and bar conta ins the usual me dia player com mands inclu ding: •S t o p •P l a y •P a u s e •S t e p • Fast-forward • Volume c ontrol •M u t e • Repeat (loop ) • Open file • Fullscreen /Landscape switch Pocket TV automatically detects the screen orien tation w[...]

6 Using third-party applications Pocket TVTM 82 Seek/P rogress ba r Allows you to control display pace and show s the playback progre ss. Status bar Shows time information (estimated tim e elapsed, estimated total pla y time), fps indicator (actual frames-per -second) and bit-rate indi cator .[...]

6 Using third-party applications Pocket TVTM 83 Men u Includes the following com mands: Options Includes the following com mands: • Open File Select a file to open. There a re two po ssible ways to open a file depend ing on whether th e option Options>File s>OpenWithTGetFile is selected or no t. If selected, you can o pen a file locate d an[...]

6 Using third-party applications Pocket TVTM 84 Files Includes th e following c ommands: • Fullscr een 90 deg Left 90 deg Rig ht Auto at Play - switch to Fullscreen when it starts playing Always wh en Playing - links play m ode with Fu llscreen • Color Opens the Color Adjustment dial og. Y ou can adjust the Brightness (Gamma), Contrast, Color ([...]

6 Using third-party applications Pocket TVTM 85 NOTE: For more information on Po cket TV usage and trou bleshooting , see (http:/ /www.mpegtv .com/wi nce/pockettv/faq. html/). • Fast Video If ON, Pocket TV uses the GAPI library for direct access to the display buffer for better performance. • Dither If ON, Pocket TV uses an adva nced di thering[...]

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7 Using expansion features Using a Compact Flash type I/type II card 87 7 Using expansion features The slim an d lightweight d esign of your Acer n1 0 belies the im pressive expansion features that it is capable of. T hese expansio n features includ e the followin g: • Integrated dual usage SD/MM C slot • CF Type I/Type II slo t These expansio [...]

7 Using expansion features Using a Compact Flash type I/ type II card 88 3 Insert the CF card into the CF slot. 4 Push the card in to the slot using your finge r until you feel the card lock a nd hear an audible sy stem sound; this wi ll signal tha t the card is al ready properly seate d within the slot. Removing a Compact Flash card 1 Hold your ha[...]

7 Using expansion features Using an SD/M MC card 89 Using an SD/MMC card On the left sid e of your handheld is an SD/M MC slot. Th is allows you to expand y our handheld m emory and p erform data backup . Refer to "Left view" on p age 5 for the location of the SD/MMC slot. Inserting an SD /MMC card 1 Hold yo ur handheld secure ly. 2 Inser[...]

7 Using expansion features Using an SD/MMC card 90 2 Release the card from the slot by using you r thumb to push against the top of the card, as if you were pushing it further into the slot ( a ). An audible system sound and a click will signal tha t the card has been released. 3 Gently remove the card from the slot ( b ).[...]

8 Exchanging and updating data using ActiveSync® Using ActiveSync® 91 8 Exchanging and updating data using ActiveSync ® Using ActiveSync ® , you c an synchronise information in Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Exchange o n your computer w ith your handheld . Y ou can also synchronise this information dire ctly with a Mic rosoft Exchange se rver .[...]

8 Exchanging and updating data using ActiveSync® Using ActiveSync® 92 For information about using Active Sync on your computer , start ActiveSync on your computer , and then se e ActiveSync Help .[...]

9 Getting connected Transferring it ems using infrared 93 9 Getting connected You can use your handheld to excha nge information with other mob ile devices as well as you r computer, a n etwork, or the In ternet. You h ave the follow ing conne ction options: • Use the in frared (IR) port on y our handheld to send and receiv e files from another I[...]

9 Getting connected Transferring i tems using infrared 94 To receive informat ion 1 Align th e IR port of y our handhe ld with that of the sending IR-enabled device so tha t they are unobstructed and within a close range. 2 Have th e owner of the sending device transmit the in formation to y ou. Your handheld w ill automatical ly receive it.[...]

9 Getting connected Connecting to the Internet 95 Connecting to the Internet Y ou can connect to your ISP , and use th e connecti on to send and re ceive email messages and view W eb or W AP pag es. Y ou can connect to the Internet work in one of two w ays: • Create a mo dem conne ction. If this is the method you wan t to use, see " To creat[...]

9 Getting connected Connecting to the Internet 96 10 In the Di aling Loca tions tab, specify your c urrent location and phone type ( most phone line s are tone). These settings wil l apply to all conne ctions you cr eate. To start the connection T o start the conn ection, simply start using one of the following pro grams. Y our handheld w ill autom[...]

9 Getting connected Connecting to a network 97 Connecting to a netwo rk If you have access to a network at work, you can se nd email messages, view Intranet pages, sync hronise your handh eld, and possibly access the Inte rnet. Y ou can connect to a network in one of two w ays: • Create a mo dem conne ction by usin g an RAS ac count. Before you c[...]

9 Getting connected Connecting to a network 98 To start the connection T o start the conn ection, simply start using one of the following pro grams. Y our handheld w ill automatic ally begin connectin g. Once co nnected, yo u can: • Send and receive e mail messages by using I nbox. Before you ca n use Inbox, y ou need to p rovide the inform ation[...]

9 Getting connected Connecting to a network 99 To start the connection T o start the connection, simply start using o ne of the programs listed in the pre ceding section. O nce connecte d, you c an perform the same ac tivities as listed in the preceding section. To remotely synchronise your handheld 1 Tap , and then ActiveSync. 2 In the Tools menu [...]

9 Getting connected Connecting to a network 100 Get hel p on co nnecti ng More info rmation on the p rocedures described here, as well as information on additional p rocedures, c an be found in the following l ocations: • The sectio n on "Inbox" on page 41 . • Online Help of yo ur handheld. Tap and then Help . Tap View, All Installed [...]

10 Using Microsoft® Pocket Internet Explorer Mobile Favorites fol der 101 10 Using Microsoft ® Pocket Internet Explorer Use Microsoft ® Pock et Intern et Explor er to view W e b or W AP page s in either of these ways: • During syn chronisation with y our computer, dow nload your favorite links and mobile favorites tha t are stored in the Mobil[...]

10 Using Microsoft® Pocket Internet Explorer Mobile Favorites f older 102 Favorite lin ks During synchronisation, the list of favorite lin ks in the Mobile Favorites folder on your computer i s synchronised with P ocket Internet Explorer on your ha ndheld. Both locations are updated wi th changes made to either list ea ch time you sy nchronise. Un[...]

10 Using Microsoft® Pocket Internet Explorer AvantGo channels 103 To save handheld memory Mobile fav orites take up storage memo ry on your handheld. T o minimise the a mount of memory u sed, observe the following: • In the settings for the Favorites inform ation type in ActiveSync options, turn off pictures and sounds, or stop some mobile favor[...]

10 Using Microsoft® Pocket Internet Explorer Using Pocket Internet Explorer 104 5 Follow the directions on the screen. • You wi ll need to synchronise your h andheld with your c omputer an d then tap the My Channels b utton to complete the AvantGo setup. • When synchronisation is complete, tap the AvantGo Chann els link in your list of favorit[...]

10 Using Microsoft® Pocket Internet Explorer Using Pock et Interne t Explorer 105 To view mobile favorites and channels 1 Tap the Favorites button to di splay your list of favorites. 2 Tap the pa ge you wan t to view. You'll see the page that was downloaded the last time yo u synchronised with yo ur computer. I f the page is not o n your hand[...]

10 Using Microsoft® Pocket Internet Explorer Using Pocket Internet Explorer 106[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adjusting handheld settings 107 11 Customising your handheld Y ou can customise you r handhel d based on yo ur personal re quirements and preferences a s well as dep ending on your usual work m odes. Customise y our handheld b y doing eithe r of the following : • Adjust the handheld settings • Add or rem ove program[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adjusting handheld settings 108 Personal Buttons Assign your favorite programs to any of the Quick buttons.[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adjusting handheld settings 109 Input Select an in put method, options for w ord completion an d other related setting s. Menus Customise what appea rs on the menu, and enabl e a pop-up menu from the New button.[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adjusting handheld settings 110 Owner Information Enter your personal information a nd customise text display when hand held is turned on. Password Set password to limit access to your handheld.[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adjusting handheld settings 111 Sounds & Notification Select th e types of action you want to hear sounds for an d define how you want to be notified abou t differe nt events. Today Customise th e look and th e information that i s displaye d on the T oday screen.[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adjusting handheld settings 112 System About Displays you r handheld ’ s version a nd copyright inform ation; includ es an option to define a de vice ID.[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adjusting handheld settings 113 Backlight Define settings for backlight control. Clock Change the time or set alarms.[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adjusting handheld settings 114 Memory Adjust allocation o f storage and main memory . Power Define settin gs to minimise powe r consumption.[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adjusting handheld settings 115 Regional Settings Set default number and time displ ay formats and other related options.[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adjusting handheld settings 116 Remove Programs Remove programs from storage memory . Screen Align sc reen and enable t he ClearT ype feature.[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adjusting handheld settings 117 System Info System information provides a way to quickly inspect the ha rdware and software status of your handhel d.[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adjusting handheld settings 118 Connections AvantGo Connect Set server settings and related options for A vantGo.[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adjusting handheld settings 119 Beam Define settings for the beam function. Connections Adjust settings for connecting to the Internet, local network including dialing op tions.[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adding and removing programs 120 Network Adapters Select your h andheld’ s network adapter an d set its propertie s. Adding and remo ving programs Programs bundled with your handheld at the factory are stored in ROM (read-only memory). Y ou cannot remo ve these programs, and you'll never accidentall y lose ROM co[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adding and removing programs 121 2 Download the prog ram to your computer (or insert the C D or disk that contains the program into y our computer). You may s ee a s ingle *.xip, *.exe, *. cab, or *.z ip file, a Setup.e xe file, or several versions of files for different device types and processors. Be su re to select t[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adding and removing programs 122 To add a program to the Start menu • Tap , Settings, Menus, the Start Menu tab, and then the che ck box for the program. If you do n ot see the program listed, you ca n either use File Expl orer on your handheld to move the prog ram to the Start Me nu folder, or use Ac tiveSync on your[...]

11 Customising your handheld Adding and removing programs 123 2 On the System tab, tap Remov e Programs. 3 Tap the prog ram you wish to remove . 4T a p R e m o v e . If the program d oes not appear i n the list of in stalled programs, use File Expl orer on your handh eld to locate the program: 1 Tap and h old the progra m. 2 Tap Delete on the pop-u[...]

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125 Index A Acroba t® Reader® for Pocket PC® 80 Active Sync ® 91 add program 12 0 AvantGo channe ls 103 B backlig ht 4 Backup opening 63 Restore function 67 Backup/Restore 62 Block Re cognizer 19 C Calendar 31 command interface 11 comman d bar 14 device buttons 11 navigation bar 13 notifications 15 pop-up menus 14 Today screen 12 status icons 1[...]

126 L Letter Recognizer 18 M manage a pplications applica tion list 27 finding information 29 opening 27 organising info rmation 30 switching 27 Mic ros oft R ead er 57 Guidebook 57 Libra ry 58 Reader 59 add drawin g 60 bookmark 60 highlight 60 note 60 Mic rosof t® Pock et In ter net E xplo rer 101 AvantGo 103 signup 103 Mobile Favori tes create m[...]

127 T Task s 38 third-party app lications 61 Acroba t® Reader® for Pocket PC® 80 Backup/Restore 62 IA Album LE 71 key fea tures 71 Capture button 73 Crop an d Save 72 menus 73 File 73 Tools 77 screen capture preferenc es 77 View 74 sele ct vi ew 75 Pocket TV 80 Command b ar 81 Files 84 Fullscreen /Landscape swi tch 81 Menu 83 Options 83 Seek ba [...]

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