NEC 750C - Manual

Using this Guide v Using this Guide This guide introduces you to your NEC MobilePro™Handheld Personal Computer (H/PC). Read the followingsections. „ Chapter 1, Quick Start, provides all the information youneed to get your MobilePro 750C working andsynchronized with your desktop or notebook computer....

vi Using this Guide ! WARNING W arnings alert you to situations that could result inserious personal injury or loss of life. ! CAUTION Cautions indicate situations that can damage thesystem hardware or software. NOTE Notes giv e particularly important information about whatev er is being described. ...

Quick Start 1-1 Quick Start Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the NECMobilePro Handheld PC (H/PC). This chapter shows youhow you can quickly setup and begin to use it either on itsown or as a powerful desktop companion. FEATURES OVERVIEW Your new MobilePro 750C has the following key featu...

1-2 Quick Start ABOUT QUICK START The MobilePro 750C H/PC uses the Microsoft ® Windows ® CE 2.0 operating system, which has a user interface verysimilar to the Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Win-dows NT operating systems. This chapter assumes that youare already familiar with at least one of the...

Quick Start 1-3 Installing the Batteries 1. Slide the main battery cover lock to the unlocked posi-tion. 2. Slide the main battery bay cover toward the arrow andremove it. Opening the main battery bay cover 3. Put the Lithium-Ion battery pack in the bay. Slide thebattery toward the arrow. Inserting ...

1-4 Quick Start 5. Replace the main battery bay cover. Replacing the main battery bay cover 6. Slide the battery cover lock to the locked position. 7. Remove the backup battery protective insulating sheetby firmly pulling on the sheet tab that protrudes from thebackup battery compartment. Removing t...

Quick Start 1-5 ! CAUTION Be sure to read the section “Battery Precautions” forimportant battery handling information. NOTE You can only operate the MobilePro H/PC when the battery cov er lock is in the locked position. For optimum data protection, be sure to install boththe main battery and the bac...

1-6 Quick Start After the Setup Wizard completes, you are ready to config-ure the MobilePro to partner with your desktop (or note-book) computer. Before continuing, connect the MobileProPC Connect serial cable to an available 9-pin serial port onyour desktop (or notebook) computer. Plug the other en...

Quick Start 1-7 Insert the “Desktop Software for Microsoft Windows CE”CD. If your system is configured for auto-insert notifica-tion, the Setup program is automatically launched. Other-wise, manually run the Setup program in the main directory. The Setup program guides you through the steps that wil...

Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C 2-1 Getting Familiar withYour MobilePro 750C Your NEC MobilePro™ Handheld PC (H/PC) lets you: „ Edit, create, send, and receive documents includingspreadsheets and e-mail „ Manage your schedule and contacts „ Access the Internet with the internal modem „ Syn...

2-2 Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C WHAT’S IN THE BOX Your MobilePro ships with a number of accessories. Whenyou unpack the MobilePro, check that you have all of theitems listed below and that they are in good condition. Ifanything is missing or damaged, immediately contact thevendor who s...

Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C 2-3 Front and side features „ Display Panel Latch — secures the display panel whenit is closed. „ Display Panel (with built-in touch screen) — provides aclear view of information stored or input into the unit.The touch screen lets you activate functions by t...

2-4 Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C „ Power Button — allows you to power on and off the unitwhen it is open. „ PC Card Slot — lets you install one Type I or Type IIPC Card. „ Keyboard — gives you a means of entering data usingyour fingertips. „ Compact Flash Card Slot — lets you install on...

Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C 2-5 Bottom view „ ROM Bay Cover — protects the ROM bay and the in-stalled ROM boards. „ Battery Cover Lock — secures the cover that protectsthe main battery and back-up battery bays. „ Sub Battery (back-up battery) Bay Cover — protectsthe back-up battery and...

2-6 Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C „ Main Battery Bay Cover — protects the main batterybay and the installed battery. „ VGA Port — provides a connection point for the VGAcable. „ Infrared (IrDA) Port — allows the MobilePro to com-municate without cables with similarly equipped devices,inc...

Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C 2-7 Opening the display panel ! CAUTION W hen the MobilePro H/PC is not in use or when youare carrying it, keep the display panel closed. Thishelps prev ent accidental damage to the touchscreen or keyboard. USING THE STYLUS To use the stylus, follow these st...

2-8 Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C Using the stylus ! CAUTION Nev er use a dev ice other than an approv ed styluswith your MobilePro H/PC. Hard-pointed or sharpobjects can damage the touch screen. 3. Gently touch the pointed tip of the stylus to select anobject on the screen. When you are...

Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C 2-9 It takes approximately 4.5 hours to recharge a fully de-pleted battery pack regardless of the system power state. NOTE Through normal use, the capacity of a battery pack will gradually decline. Should you notice thatthe battery does not stay charged as l...

2-10 Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C „ If you use the MobilePro without the back-up battery in-stalled, MobilePro memory may be unstable. The con-tents of MobilePro memory may be lost if the mainbattery is removed. „ Always back up your data onto your notebook or desk-top computer before r...

Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C 2-11 Opening the battery bay cover 5. Slide the battery away from the arrow on the battery and remove the battery. 6. Put the new Lithium-Ion battery pack in the bay. Slide the battery in the direction of the arrow. Inserting the battery 7. Firmly press the ...

2-12 Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C Replacing the bay cover NOTE The unit only operates when the battery cov er lock is in the locked position. Back-Up Battery A low battery message appears when back-up batterypower is depleted. Be sure to replace the back-up batteryimmediately as describ...

2-14 Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C 4. Turn the unit over and locate the battery cover lock onthe bottom of the MobilePro. Slide the lock to the un-locked position. Releasing the Battery Cover Lock 5. Using a small screwdriver, remove the screw and sub-battery bay cover. Removing the bay ...

Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C 2-15 NOTE W hen you loosen the screw, you can remov e the sub-battery bay cov er by loosening the screw forfiv e rounds. It is not necessary to remov e the screwcompletely. 6. Use the stylus to remove the drained battery from thebay. Removing the battery 7. ...

2-16 Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C Battery Precautions Read the following battery handling precautions to insureyour safety. ! WARNING Heed these warnings when handling batteries. Fail-ure to do so may result in personal injury. „ There is a danger of explosion if the battery isincorrect...

Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C 2-17 ! WARNING (cont’d) „ Do not use a battery that is damaged or de-formed, has any rust on its casing, is discolored,ov erheats, or emits a foul odor. „ To prev ent data loss, always replace weakbatteries as soon as possible. Replace the back-up battery fi...

2-18 Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C Precautions Follow these precautions when using your MobilePro andAC adapter. „ Always plug the AC adapter cord into an easily accessi-ble outlet. It is important to be able to easily shut offpower by unplugging the AC adapter if needed. „ Avoid droppin...

Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C 2-19 „ When cleaning the system, use a soft, clean, dry cloth.Avoid wiping the display surface with abrasive material,including rough fabric. Do not use a cleaning solution;this may damage the plastic. „ If the AC adapter becomes extremely hot, unplug theada...

2-20 Getting Familiar with Your MobilePro 750C Routine Cleaning Clean or dust your system as follows. ! CAUTION Never use harsh solutions, household cleaners, orspray cleaners that contain caustic materials on theMobilePro. These cleaners are usually high in alkalinity, whichis measured in pH. Using...

Using the MobilePro 3-1 Using the MobilePro This chapter details how to use the MobilePro. (See the soft-ware manual that came with the unit for additional softwareoperating instructions.) Instructions include how to: „ Power on and off „ Make display panel adjustments „ Set application shortcut key...

3-2 Using the MobilePro POWERING ON AND OFF Power on the MobilePro as follows. 1. Slide the display panel latch to the right. Lift the displaypanel up towards the rear of the unit. ! CAUTION Do not push the display panel beyond its pre-designed stop point as you open the panel. 2. Locate and press t...

Using the MobilePro 3-3 NOTE The first time you install the main battery, the MobilePro automatically powers when you open thedisplay panel. The first time you power on the MobilePro H/PC,screen contrast may need adjustment. Follow the in-structions in “Making Display Panel Adjustments.” You can pow...

3-4 Using the MobilePro Adjusting the contrast NOTE You can also adjust the contrast through the Control Panel. See the software user’s guide for de-tails. Backlight You can toggle the backlight setting between standard andfull by pressing the Backlight button. NOTE Keeping the backlight full deplet...

Using the MobilePro 3-5 Toggle the backlight as follows. 1. Open the display panel and locate the Backlight key onupper-right side of the keyboard. 2. With power on, press the Backlight key to toggle thebacklight between standard and full. Toggling the backlight APPLICATION SHORTCUT KEYS The MobileP...

3-6 Using the MobilePro Default Application Shortcut Keys KEY APPLICATION F1 Inbox F2 Microsoft Internet Pocket Explorer F3 Calendar F4 Contacts F5 Tasks F6 Microsoft Pocket W ord F7 Microsoft Pocket Excel F8 Microsoft Pocket PowerPoint F9 Calculator F10 Voice Recorder Assigning Application Shortcut...

Using the MobilePro 3-7 Settings dialog box 3. Scroll or tap on the shortcut key you want to select. As-sign the application using the following buttons: „ Default — selects the factory-assigned applicationlisted in the Default Application Shortcut Keys table. „ Browse — opens a directory dialog so ...

3-8 Using the MobilePro „ Delete — removes the currently assigned applicationreference so you can select another application. ENABLING THE DISPLAY LINKAGE SWITCH You can configure your MobilePro H/PC to power on or offby simply opening or closing the display cover. The displaylinkage switch acts as ...

Using the MobilePro 3-9 3. Select either to enable suspend mode with battery poweror external AC power. VOICE RECORDING Recording voice memos with the MobilePro is easy, even withthe unit closed: 1. Hold your MobilePro with the microphone facing you. 2. Press and hold the Record button. A short beep...

3-10 Using the MobilePro NOTE Recording works best if you position the micro- phone about three inches away from your mouth whilespeaking. Memory required for v oice memo storage v aries de-pending on user settings. Refer to “Using the VoiceRecorder" for further details. Using the Voice Recorder...

Using the MobilePro 3-11 Inserting a PC card 3. Verify that the PC card is fitted securely into position. ! CAUTION Make sure you align the PC card correctly for inser-tion. Inserting a PC card incorrectly can damage thecard and/or the MobilePro. PC Card

3-12 Using the MobilePro Removing PC Cards Remove a PC card from the MobilePro as follows: 1. Save your data and power off the MobilePro. 2. Locate the PC card slot’s Eject button and press it to re-lease the card from the slot. Removing a PC card 3. Once the card is released, pull it the rest of th...

Using the MobilePro 3-13 NOTE W e recommend using the AC adapter when using Compact Flash cards. Using the adapter canhelp you av oid potential data loss caused by the high-energy consumption of some Compact Flash cards. Inserting Compact Flash Cards Follow these procedures to install a Compact Flas...

3-14 Using the MobilePro ! CAUTION Make sure you align the Compact Flash card correctlyfor insertion. Inserting a Compact Flash card incor-rectly can damage the card and/or the MobilePro. Removing Compact Flash Cards Remove a Compact Flash card from the MobilePro as fol-lows: 1. Save your data and p...

Using the MobilePro 3-15 TRANSFERRING DATA With the MobilePro H/PC, you can send and receive data toand from another similarly equipped device using the infrared(IrDA) communication port. Communicate with another Mo-bilePro as follows. 1. Open the display panels on the two MobilePro units thatyou wa...

3-16 Using the MobilePro 4. Send your data by using the “Send To” selection in the Windows CE Pocket Explorer File menu. Highlight the file you wish to transfer and choose “Infra-red Recipient” from the Send To selections. Your file willbe transferred to the other MobilePro. The receiving Mo-bilePro...

Using the MobilePro 3-17 „ are using the internal modem Using AC power saves battery life for when you are on the goand helps prevent data loss. ! CAUTION Follow these precautions whenev er you use the ACadapter and the MobilePro. „ W hen using the AC adapter, make sure the ACoutlet is near the Mobi...

3-18 Using the MobilePro Connect the cable as follows: 1. Locate the serial port cover on the MobilePro, and open it. 2. Align and attach the connector on the PC Connect Cableto the serial port on the MobilePro. Connecting the PC Connect cable 3. Connect the other end of the cable to the serial port...

Using the MobilePro 3-19 4. For an external modem, connect the other end of the cable to the null modem adapter, then connect the adapter to themodem cable. The maximum data rate will be 19,200 bpsunless you alter the default setting for the MobilePro serialport. ! CAUTION Make sure you properly ali...

3-20 Using the MobilePro 2. Align and attach the connector on the MobilePro VGA ca-ble to the VGA port on the MobilePro. Connecting the VGA cable 3. Connect the other end of the VGA cable to the monitor ca- ble connector. Power on the external monitor. 4. Launch Microsoft Pocket PowerPoint and open ...

Using the MobilePro 3-21 Connecting the cable to the monitor ! CAUTION Make sure you properly align the cable connectorsand ports. Incorrect connection can damage the Mo-bilePro H/PC and the monitor. Connecting the Internal Modem Use the following steps to connect a phone cable to the inter-nal mode...

3-22 Using the MobilePro 3. Connect the other RJ-11 connector into an active (analog)phone jack. RJ-11 Connector Connecting the telephone line ! WARNING Do not connect the internal modem to a digital priv atebranch exchange connector, or the digital side of anintegrated digital network. Use only ana...

3-24 Using the MobilePro 11. Select any other features you want to enable, then pressFinish. You can now access your corporate email re-motely using your MobilePro. PRINTING YOUR DOCUMENTS You can print documents created in Microsoft Pocket appli-cations directly from your MobilePro. Select Print… f...

Using the MobilePro 3-25 3. Remove the main and back-up batteries. See “Battery Re-placement” for details. 4. Turn over the MobilePro and locate the screw that securesthe ROM or RAM bay cover. 5. Using a small screwdriver, remove the screw and the baycover. (The MobilePro does not power on when the ...

3-26 Using the MobilePro When you reset the MobilePro, you may lose stored data andunit parameter settings. Reset the MobilePro as follows. 1. Remove the stylus from its holder and open the displaypanel. 2. Power on the MobilePro. (You cannot reset the unit with-out the power on.) 3. Close the displ...

Troubleshooting 4-1 Troubleshooting Your MobilePro H/PC is designed to provide many hours ofservice while you are at home or on the road. For optimum performance, frequently back up and synchro-nize the MobilePro data with your notebook or desktopcomputer. Then if something happens, most of your dat...

4-2 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting (cont'd) PROBLEM RESOLUTION Nothingappears on thescreen. (cont'd) Try recharging the main battery pack orreplacing the sub-battery. Check that the ROM bay cover is properlysecure. A low batterymessageappears. Recharge the main battery. W hen using aPC card, suchas...

Troubleshooting 4-3 Troubleshooting (cont'd) PROBLEM RESOLUTION The PC cardcannot beaccessed. Make sure the card is inserted correctly andseated properly. Connect the unit to AC power using theadapter. Some cards do not operateproperly unless the AC adapter isconnected. The touchscreen does notrespo...

Specifications 5-1 Specifications The following specifications are standard except wherenoted. Display 640 x 240, 256 color, backlight, liquid crystal display(LCD) touch-screen CPU NEC Vr4111, 80-MHz processor, optimized for WindowsCE User Data Entry Methods „ 80-key QWERTY keyboard with stylus „ To...

5-4 Specifications Available Options „ Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery Pack (S1424-25A) „ Stylus Pack (S1424-17A) „ 32-MB RAM Module (S1424-18B) „ Direct Connection Cable (S1424-12S) „ VGA Cable (S1424-12V) „ AC Adapter (S1424-21A)

Modem Commands A-1 Modem Commands AT Commands Command Description Default A/ Repeat last command A Answer a call B0 Select ITU-T modulation at 300 and1200bps B1 Select Bell modulation at 300 and 1200bps X Dn Dial, where n = P — Pulse dial T — Tone dial W — Wait for dial tone , — Pause ! — Flash hook...

Modem Commands A-6 Result Codes Numeric Verbose 0 OK 1 CONNECT 2 RING 3 NO CARRIER 4 ERROR 5 CONNECT 1200 6 NO DIAL TONE 7 BUSY 8 NO ANSWER 9 CONNECT 0600 10 CONNECT 2400 11 CONNECT 4800 12 CONNCET 9600 13 CONNECT 7200 14 CONNECT 12000 15 CONNECT 14400 16 CONNECT 19200 17 CONNECT 38400 18 CONNECT 57...

Index 1 AAC adapter, 2-4, 3-17power port, 2-4 Application shortcut keys, 3-5Assigning shortcut keys, 3-6Audio application using, 3-10 Audio memos, 3-9 BBacklight, 3-4Backlight key, 2-3Back-up batteries battery low message, 2-13replacement, 2-12 Battery cover lock, 2-5installation, 1-3precautions, 2-...

Index 2 PC card eject button, 2-5PC card slot, 2-4RAM bay cover, 2-5Record button, 2-4Reset button, 2-5ROM bay cover, 2-5serial port, 2-5speaker, 2-6stylus, 2-3summary listing, 1-1VGA port, 2-6 Finding the stylus, 2-7Function keys, 3-5 IInbox setup for RAS, 3-22 Infrared port, 2-6Inserting PC cards,...

Index 3 upgrading, 3-24 RAS setup, 3-22Record switch, 2-4Removing the stylus, 2-7Replacing batteries, 2-9Reset button, 2-5Resetting the MobilePro, 3-25ROM bay cover, 2-5upgrading, 3-24 SSerial port, 2-5Setting a MobilePro time-out, 3-3Setup desktop software, 1-7first-time instructions, 1-2MobilePro ...

BATTERY REPLACEMENT ! WARNING There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly re-placed. Replace only with the same or equiv alent type rec-ommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteriesaccording to the manufacturer’s instructions. ! ATTENTION Il y a danger d’explosion s’il y a re...

(For United States Use Only) FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT ! WARNING Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved bythe party responsible for compliance could void the user’sauthority to operate the equipment. NOTE This is a Class B Digital ...

FCC PART 15 CLASS B NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class Bdigital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed toprovide reasonable protection against harmful interface in a residentialinstallation. This equipment generates,...

FCC WARNING Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible forcompliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used forconnection to host computer and/or peripherals in order to meet FCC emissi...

Declaration of Conformity This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to thefollowing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference thatmay cause undesired operation. T...