HP 620LX - Manual

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• Page 2 – ii - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Notice; Packard Company, except as allowed under the copyright laws.; Asia Pacific Personal Computer Division; Edition History
• Page 3 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - iii; HP Software Product License Agreement
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• Page 5 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - v; HP Shrinkwrap License Terms
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• Page 7 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - vii; CONTENTS; Contents
• Page 8 – viii - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Translating HP PIM Data Files
• Page 9 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - ix; Tips and Troubleshooting; Index
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• Page 11 – INTRODUCTION; Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the HP Palmtop PC.; A NOTE ON MODELS; all the features of the 620LX plus the following enhancements:; ABOUT THIS GUIDE
• Page 12 – - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Chapter 1: A Closer Look at the HP Palmtop PC; This chapter describes the physical features of the HP Palmtop PC.; Chapter 2: Using the HP Palmtop PC the First Time
• Page 13 – External Features - Front view
• Page 14 – - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; External Features - Back view
• Page 15 – the HP Palmtop PC for the First Time.”
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• Page 17 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 7; INSTALLING THE BATTERIES; Important; Using the HP Palmtop PC for the First Time
• Page 18 – - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; battery with the positive side up.; Warning; inserted incorrectly.; GETTING STARTED; Power on the palmtop PC by pressing the / key.
• Page 19 – THE WELCOME WIZARD; Calibrating the Screen and Stylus
• Page 20 – 0 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; and alarms that you set later on.; Setting the Time Zone; On the World Clock screen that appears, do the following:
• Page 21 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 11; Setting Time and Date
• Page 22 – 2 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Entering Personal Identification Information; PARTNERING WITH YOUR DESKTOP COMPUTER
• Page 23 – Installing Microsoft Windows CE Services 2.0
• Page 24 – 4 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; notebook PC and turn on your HP Palmtop PC; Note
• Page 25 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 15; GETTING STARTED WITH WINDOWS CE; The Start Button and Start Menu; Working with the HP Palmtop PC
• Page 26 – 6 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Buttons on a Typical Title Bar
• Page 27 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 17; USING AC POWER; If You are Using the Docking Cradle...; MANAGING BATTERY POWER
• Page 28 – 8 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Power Off; window and get more information about power status.; Other Warnings about Power; You can recharge the batteries within the palmtop PC.; Tips for Using Batteries Efficiently; lity of data loss, keep the following tips in mind:
• Page 29 – CUSTOMIZING YOUR HP PALMTOP PC
• Page 30 – 0 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Adjusting Volume; Settings Hard Icon panel.; Changing Sounds; tab in the Volume & Sounds Properties window.
• Page 31 – Card, or CompactFlash Card to the Windows folder on the palmtop PC.; Changing the Background of the Windows CE Desktop; Double-tap the Display icon in the Control Panel.; Adjusting Brightness and Contrast; Tap the Quick Settings Hard Icon Panel
• Page 32 – 2 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; • pressing + to lighten the screen; Adjusting the Double-Tap Rate; Double-tap the Stylus icon in the Control Panel.; Adjusting the Keyboard; Double-tap the Keyboard icon on the Control Panel.
• Page 33 – Changing Owner Information; Double-tap the Owner icon in the Control Panel.
• Page 34 – 4 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Setting a Password
• Page 35 – PRINTING; Printing from the Desktop PC
• Page 36 – 6 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Printing from the HP Palmtop PC; Open the document that you want to print.; Printing Calendar, Tasks, and Contact Information; Open the item that you want to print.; RESETTING; A soft reset causes any UNSAVED data to be lost.; Soft Reset; c o m p a r t m e n t , h o l d f o r 5 s e c o n d s Or a l t e r n a t i v e l y p r e s s < C T R L > +
• Page 37 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 27; Hard Reset; TRANSFERRING FILES; Sharing data
• Page 38 – 8 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Sending Voice Recorder notes
• Page 39 – From other HP Handheld products to 620LX Palmtop PC (HP PIM; USING A PC CARD
• Page 40 – 0 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; or; Formatting a New PC Card; USING A PC CARD MODEM
• Page 41 – USING A COMPACTFLASH CARD; that you don’t want to keep on the HP Palmtop PC permanently.; SYNCHRONIZING DATA
• Page 42 – 2 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Syncronizing data using an infrared connection.
• Page 43 – Resolving conflicts
• Page 44 – 4 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; BACKING UP AND RESTORING DATA
• Page 45 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 35; Restoring Data using HP Data Backup
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• Page 47 – Backing Up Data to a PC Card
• Page 48 – 8 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Restoring Data from a PC Card; using the same Data Backup utility.
• Page 49 – nize with the desktop PC.; Using a CompactFlash Card; same as described in “Using a PC Card” on page 29.
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• Page 51 – INSTALLING THE HP PIM TRANSLATION UTILITY
• Page 52 – 2 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; STARTING THE TRANSLATION; tion for each file separately.; TRANSLATING APPOINTMENT DATA; To translate an appointment data file:
• Page 53 – current translation activity.; An Appointment Translation Limitation; TRANSLATING PHONE BOOK DATA; To translate a phone book data file:
• Page 54 – 4 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; The Phone Book Translation Field Map screen appears.; Mapping Field Names
• Page 55 – • The right column shows the names of Schedule+ fields.; Mapping a Name
• Page 56 – 6 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; word, you can choose one of two options for its mapping:; Adding a Mapping; down list box for the corresponding cell in the right column.
• Page 57 – Deleting a Mapping; option is not available for the Name field.; REVIEWING TRANSLATION STATUS; execution of the HP PIM Translation Utility application.
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• Page 59 – OVERVIEW OF HP PALMTOP PC PRE-INSTALLED APPLICATIONS; Information Manager for Windows CE; back to your desktop computer.; Microsoft Pocket Excel
• Page 60 – 0 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; leled in its ease of use, power and flexibility.; even your own handwritten notes to your faxes.
• Page 61 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 51; bFIND Global Find Utility; Working with Pre-Installed Applications
• Page 62 – 2 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; INFORMATION MANAGER FOR WINDOWS CE; Creating the initial database
• Page 63 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 53; CALENDAR; Viewing your calendar
• Page 64 – 4 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Tip; the month or year you want.; Week view; switch between hour and half-hour time slots.; Month view; ping on the date, and then pressing the spacebar.
• Page 65 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 55; Agenda View; month calendar from the View menu on the toolbar.; Adding appointments and events to your schedule; additional information has been entered.
• Page 66 – 6 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; To add an appointment
• Page 68 – 8 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; are not moved to the Recycle Bin.
• Page 69 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 59; CONTACTS; To start Contacts
• Page 70 – 0 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; column headers to the left or right.; To change the information that appears in the contact list; in the column box and then tapping Add & Remove as necessary.; Adding and changing contact information; or Notes. Touch the icons to go to the appropriate tab.; To create a new contact card; Type the information you want in the appropriate fields.
• Page 71 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 61; and then double-tap the copy and make any changes.
• Page 72 – 2 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Finding contact information; mation is printed in plain text format.; To print contact information; Connect your palmtop PC to a printer using a serial cable or an
• Page 73 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 63; select more than one name, hold down the SHIFT key while tapping.; TASKS; set priority, reminder, and recurrence options for each task.; Viewing tasks; ated with a particular project.; Pocket Outlook to choose Tasks; To view a task category; displayed in the window.
• Page 74 – 4 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Sorting Tasks; uncompleted tasks appear before completed tasks.; To edit tasks in the task list
• Page 75 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 65; To mark a task complete; the Completed Tasks category.; To permanently remove a task from the list; On the Edit menu, tap Delete Completed Tasks.; Working with reminders; been set are identified by the alarm symbol.; Printing a list of tasks
• Page 76 – 6 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; To print a list of tasks; MICROSOFT POCKET WORD
• Page 77 – operations in either program.
• Page 78 – 8 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; To create a document or workbook from a sample; • In a document, select the text to replace and begin typing.; Saving a document or workbook; Pocket Word gives you two ways to save documents:; To save a document or worksheet
• Page 79 – box, and then open the location in which you want to store it.; To close a document or workbook; • Tap the Close button on the toolbar.; Finding and replacing text or data; is located when you start the search.
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• Page 81 – Selecting text
• Page 82 – 2 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; and paste it into a new Pocket Word document.; Working with fonts; add only the fonts and font sizes that you need.; To add a font; the Mobile Devices window.; To set or change the default font in a document; Select a font from the list on the toolbar.
• Page 83 – Begin entering your information and save your finished file.; Using Outline view
• Page 84 – 4 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; To display all headings and body text; Tap the list box on the toolbar and tap All Levels from the list.; To display only headings; there is subtext and whether it is expanded or collapsed.
• Page 85 – Printing Pocket Word documents from your palmtop PC; or character formatting.; To print a Pocket Word document; MICROSOFT POCKET EXCEL; Editing cells and data
• Page 86 – 6 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; To automatically enter a series; Select a Series Type and any additional options you need.; To automatically copy data; can occupy only one row or column.
• Page 87 – Entering values; Excel will not alter any number you enter into it.; To format a cell as text; following special characters:
• Page 88 – 8 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; or enclose the value in parentheses.; To format a cell as a number; Select one of the number types from the Category list.; Working with various number types; guidelines for working with a few of them.; Currency guidelines; • Pocket Excel ignores capitalization.
• Page 89 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 79; Percentages guidelines
• Page 90 – 0 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Tap the desired function. The result appears in the status bar.; To enter a formula; Tap the cell you into which you want to enter the formula.
• Page 91 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 81; your formula.; Using references; Excel where to look to find the values used in a formula.; Name box and then press ENTER.; To reference another sheet in a formula; refers to cell A1 on Sheet2.; Setting up a 3-D reference
• Page 92 – 2 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; To create a 3-D reference in a formula; Select the cell into which you want to enter the reference.; Naming cells; • A name can contain up to 255 characters.; To name a cell or range; Select the cell or range you want to define.; Managing worksheets; arrange the worksheets to best meet your needs.
• Page 93 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 83; To switch to another worksheet; you want to open.; To rename a worksheet; Tap the sheet to be renamed and then tap Rename.; To add a worksheet; Tap the sheet to be removed and then tap Delete.; To change the order of worksheets; Select the sheet you want to move, and then tap either Move Up or
• Page 94 – 4 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; MICROSOFT POCKET POWERPOINT
• Page 96 – 6 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; You c a n d o w n l o a d Q u i c k e n E x p e n s A b l e f i l e c o n v e r t e r s f r o m; Microsoft Windows CE Services:; QUICKEN EXPENSABLE FOR WINDOWS CE; expense reporting application.; Installing Quicken ExpensAble file converters
• Page 97 – Starting ExpensAble for the first time; envelope in your file.; Customizing how you work with ExpensAble; when you press the Enter key.
• Page 98 – 8 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Entering Expenses
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• Page 101 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 91; Entering data about your guests
• Page 102 – 2 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; equivalent home currency.; Entering cash advance transactions; • You can enter as many cash advance transactions as you need.; Entering full or partial reimbursements; you record the reimbursement.
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• Page 104 – 4 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Adding an expense type
• Page 105 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 95; Changing the Payment Methods list
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• Page 107 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 97; Tracking the status of your expense reports
• Page 108 – 8 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Summarizing expenses
• Page 109 – Creating a file; Enter a name for the new file and tap OK.; Entering company and user information; ing the information into the User Info window.; Transferring ExpensAble Data; Windows CE Services folder.
• Page 110 – 00 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; FISCAL PROTM; in its ease of use, power and flexibility.; To start Fiscal Pro; Press on the Fiscal Pro icon on the Quick Application Launch Pad.
• Page 111 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 101; MICROSOFT VOICE RECORDER; To start Voice Recorder
• Page 112 – 02 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; BFAXTM PRO FAX SEND/RECEIVE APPLICATION
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• Page 115 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 105; document as mentioned before.
• Page 116 – 06 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; meet one of these conditions.; How can I send a recurring fax, such as a weekly time sheet or report?; Uncheck “Delete faxes from ‘Fax Workspace’ after they’ve been sent”.; Can I modify a document after I add it to an outgoing fax?; your file for editing.; Can I modify a recipient after I add that person to an outgoing fax?; the changes in the Add Recipient dialog.
• Page 117 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 107; remove contacts from your contacts list.; What is a “Dialing Location” and what would I use it for?; travel to regularly.; How do I send fax to another country?
• Page 118 – 08 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Can I send a fax using a calling card?; long distance dialing pattern.; modem reported a general error.”; There are several possible problems here.
• Page 119 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 109; the Station ID field under the Identification tab.; When sending a fax, bFAXTM seems to stop while it’s configuring the mo-; palmtop PC off for a few moment before trying again.; When should I configure bFAXTM to use hardware flow control?; ment for additional product news and tips.
• Page 120 – 10 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; INBOX; sages is made easy with the HP Data Backup.
• Page 121 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 111; • Install the PC modem card in your Handheld PC, as described in your; Setting up a mail service connection; R e m o t e C o n n e c t i o n s e e “ T o s e t u p a R e m o t e N e t w o r k i n g C o n n e c t i o n ”; To set up the mail service connection; The name appears on the Service menu.
• Page 122 – 12 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Remember password.
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• Page 124 – 14 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; To disconnect from a service
• Page 125 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 115; Viewing the message list
• Page 126 – 16 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Setting Inbox options
• Page 127 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 117; Retrieving messages from the server; methods using the shift or ctrl key.; To move a message; If you’re working offline, the message is marked and moved to the
• Page 128 – 18 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; To unmark a message for moving or copying
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• Page 130 – 20 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; your palmtop PC’s Inbox folder. They will remain on the mail server.
• Page 131 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 121; You cannot rename or delete the standard Inbox folders.
• Page 132 – 22 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; messages you want to copy to your palmtop PC.; To synchronize all messages between Inbox on your palmtop PC and a; In Mobile Devices on your desktop, go to Tools menu, and select; POCKET INTERNET EXPLORER; Connecting to the Internet; tion on how to create a Remote Networking Connection.; To set up AutoDial (Automatic Internet Connection)
• Page 133 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 123; Browsing the Web
• Page 134 – 24 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Another way to go to a specific Address is:; To search for an Internet site; Specify the criteria you want to search for.; To open a page in another window; To switch to a page in another window, tap its name on the taskbar.
• Page 136 – 26 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Browsing Web pages offline
• Page 138 – 28 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Changing Web page viewing options; options are selected. To disable an option, clear its check box.; Using cookies; present you with a custom Web page.; To enable custom viewing
• Page 139 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 129; also validates the originator and integrity of the information.; want to use security.; To change security options; using SOCKS security.; To specify a proxy server
• Page 140 – 30 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; BFIND; GLOBAL FIND UTILITY; What you can do with it; With bFIND; To start bFIND; • Press the bFind icon on the hard icon panel on the screen; To create a Search; Enter the item you are searching for into the ‘Look For’ field.
• Page 141 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 131; plete the searches that are started within bFind.
• Page 142 – 32 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Explorer, ‘Cookies’ and ‘URL Cache’ will appear.; To Edit or Delete Associations; you want to edit.; To Use “Search Completion” Scripts; Choose the Shortcuts menu item by tapping on it or use Alt+S.
• Page 143 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 133; To create a shortcut to a search result:; Choose the Shortcuts menu item by tapping on it or use Alt+S.; To create a “Custom Shortcut” to any document or file you may want to; WORLD CLOCK; Setting World Clock
• Page 144 – 34 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; displayed on the taskbar.; Setting home and visiting cities; Tap the Home City or Visiting City tab.; From the list, select the city closest to the one you want to add.
• Page 145 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 135; Setting the date and time; Changes you make affect your palmtop PC’s system clock.; To set today’s date; You may have to tap the calendar arrows to move to the current month.; To set the current time; Select the city for which you want to set the time.; Setting alarms; in Tasks and Calendar.; To set an alarm
• Page 146 – 36 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Type a time or select a time from the list.; To disable an alarm; Clear the check box to the left of the alarm description.; CALCULATOR; and then double-tapping the Accessories folder.; Working in Standard view; the “/ 3.141529” line in the paper tape each time you want to apply it to a
• Page 147 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 137; Working in Pop-Up view; SYNCHRONIZATION WITH A DESKTOP COMPUTER; Using Mobile Devices
• Page 148 – 38 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; Mobile Devices on your desktop computer; erties for that program or file it does not start the program.; Adding and removing software; your software vendor’s instructions.
• Page 149 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 139; To copy a program to your palmtop PC
• Page 150 – 40 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; commands on the Edit menu to move it to the desired location on your; rity of the original file.; see Mobile Devices Help.; To specify how files are converted; On the General tab, select the Enable file conversion check box.
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• Page 152 – 42 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; CONNECTING TO AN ISP (INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER); A Connection
• Page 153 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 143; If you are going to be using email, you will require
• Page 154 – 44 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; To set up a Remote Networking Connection
• Page 155 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 145; you ISP about these settings.
• Page 156 – 46 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; To set up dailing locations you will need:; Setting Dialing Patterns and Dailing Locations; Communications folder.
• Page 157 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 147; To set up manual dialing:
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• Page 159 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 149; Chapter 6 – REFERENCE; Cleaning the Screen; cloth. Avoid spraying the screen directly.; Rings on the Screen; cover accidental damage under its warranty.; TIPS AND TROUBLESHOOTING; appears in the toolbar.; Reference
• Page 160 – 50 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; You cannot hide or move the taskbar.; ...minimize a document or application?; Properties window, as described in Managing Battery Power.; ...set an alarm for a more than a day in advance?; wish to use the Calendar or Task applications.; ...use point sizes greater than 36 in Pocket Word?
• Page 161 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 151; ...increase the speed of data transfer to and from my desktop PC?
• Page 162 – 52 - HP Palmtop PC User Guide; and other user information that you have entered.; ...the system does not respond appropriately to stylus taps?; Try recalibrating the stylus. First press + + , then follow the; ...I get the message “Can’t find filename [or one of its components]” when I; memory allocated to the Recycle Bin.
• Page 163 – ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE WARNING; recovered using the disk recovery utility program in your PC.; WARRANTY, SUPPORT AND SERVICE; Limited One-Year Warranty; Your HP Palmtop PC comes with a limited one-year warranty.; What Is Covered
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• Page 165 – HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 155; Customer Support; you send your unit in for repair.
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