CASSIOPEIA EG-800

Quick Start Guide

PN411454-001 MO0103-000505BPrinted on recycled paper. Printed in Japan

Congratulations on your purchase of the CASSIOPEIA. This Quick Start Guide will help you set up your Pocket PC and familiarize yourself with how it works.

Perform the setup procedures to set up your CASSIOPEIA before doing anything else!

Be sure to read the Safety Precautions contained in the Hardware Manual before using your CASSIOPEIA.

Keep this Guide in a safe place for future reference.

Getting Started

What’s in the Box?

Check to make sure that all the items listed below are included.

Stylus (inserted inside CASSIOPEIA)

Soft Case

Microsoft® ActiveSync® CD-ROM

CASSIOPEIA

CASSIOPEIA CD-ROM

Pocket PC

 

The Pocket PC User’s Guide is included in digital form as PDF files on the CASSIOPEIA CD-ROM. See the separate Using the CASSIOPEIA CD-ROMand Hardware Manual first.

Battery lock

RESET button

Card lock switch

If the inserted card has a lock, this switch locks the card in place so it does not come out accidentally.

Main battery

(rechargeable battery pack)

Stylus Operation

Tap.

Touch the screen once with the stylus to open items and select options.

Drag.

Hold the stylus on the screen and drag across the screen to select text and images. Drag in a list to select multiple items.

Tap-and-hold.

Tap and hold the stylus on an item to see a list of actions available for that item. On the pop-up menu that appears, tap the action you want to perform.

4 Perform a Full Reset (Memory Initialize).

1While holding down the [Power] button, use the stylus to hold down the RESET button for about two seconds.

This causes the following message to appear on the display screen.

“Proceeding with this operation initializes memory. Press [Action] to proceed or [Record] to cancel.”

2Press the [Action] control.

This causes the following message to appear on the display screen.

“Proceeding with this operation deletes all data stored in memory. Press [Action] to proceed or [Record] to cancel.”

3Press the [Action] control again.

This starts the full reset operation, which deletes all data in memory.

After a few moments the welcome screen appears.

5 Follow the steps in the Welcome Wizard.

6 When finished, you’ll see the Today screen.

See “Pocket PC Basics” at the back of Quick Start Guide for information about the Today screen and other Pocket PC Basics.

You also need to install ActiveSync before you can communicate with a desktop computer.

General Guide

Charge indicator (Amber/Green)

 

 

 

Lights amber when the battery pack

 

 

 

is charging and turns green when

 

 

 

full charge is achieved.

Indicator lamp (Red)

 

 

 

Alerts you to alarms

 

 

Power button

and warning.

 

 

 

Turns power

Microphone

 

 

 

on and off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Card slot cover

Start button

 

 

 

 

(Program button)

 

 

 

 

Press to display

 

Stylus

 

 

the Start menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action control

 

 

Touch screen

 

 

Perform operations and input

See “About the

 

 

 

 

data by tapping and writing

[Action] Control”.

 

 

 

 

directly on the screen.

 

 

 

Record button

 

 

 

Program buttons

(Program button)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press to launch

Voice memo recording is

 

• Menu

 

 

 

the assigned

activated as long as you

 

(Launcher)

 

program. The

hold down this button.

 

• Contacts

 

programs shown

 

 

• Calendar

 

 

here are the initial

Jack cover

 

 

 

 

 

 

default settings.

Stereo headphone jack

 

Serial connector

For connection of a

 

 

For connection of the

commercially available

 

 

CASSIOPEIA USB cable, or

earphone/headphones

Speaker

the RS-232C serial cable.

(ø3.5mm).

 

 

 

 

 

Cursor button

Moves the cursor around

Serial connector cover

 

the screen.

 

AC adapter terminal

 

Infrared port

 

About the [Action] Control

Operations can be performed by pressing and rotating the [Action] control.

Pressing the [Action] control

Rotating the [Action] control

performs an operation similar to the

performs operations similar to the

Enter key of a computer keyboard.

up and down arrow keys of a

 

computer keyboard.

See Pocket PC online help for information about using the [Action] control with each application. The text in the online help indicates an [Action] control press operation as “Action,” and an [Action] control rotate operation as “Up/Down control.”

Setting Up Your Pocket PC

1 Load the main battery(rechargeable battery pack).

Be sure to use the AC Adapter to charge the rechargeable battery pack before doing anything else.

1Insert the bottom edge of the battery pack into the groove at the bottom of the battery compartment, and then swing the top of the battery pack into place.

Battery Lock

2

1

Battery Pack

2Rotate the battery lock clockwise to secure the battery pack in place.

2 Use the AC Adapter to charge the battery pack.

Connect the AC Adapter to the CASSIOPEIA as shown in the illustration.

Charge indicator

AC adapter terminal

Charging starts automatically as soon as you connect the AC adapter to the CASSIOPEIA.

The charge indicator is amber while charging is in progress, and turns green when charging is complete.

An M Type battery pack takes about five hours to reach full charge. Charging the battery pack also charges the backup battery.

The time required to reach full charge may be longer the first time you charge the battery pack after purchasing it.

Remove the AC Adapter from the CASSIOPIEA after charging is complete.

3 Press the [Power] button.

Important

If the touch panel does not respond when you tap it or if nothing appears on the display, try performing a full reset.

If the message “A problem with memory contents has been found...” appears on the display, perform a full reset.

See the Hardware Manual for information on performing a full reset.

See the Hardware Manual for important information about replacing batteries.

Adjusting Display Contrast

To do this:

Perform this operation:

Make contrast darker

[Action] + Cursor up

Make contrast lighter

[Action] + Cursor down

Increase brightness

[Action] + Cursor right

Decrease brightness

[Action] + Cursor left

Installing ActiveSync to Communicate with a Desktop Computer

Installing ActiveSync makes it possible for your CASSIOPEIA to communicate with a desktop computer and perform the following tasks.

Data synchronization for Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Inbox, Channels, etc.

Backup of CASSIOPEIA data

Copying of files between the CASSIOPEIA and a desktop computer

See the ActiveSync online help for detailed information about how to perform these operations.

Installing ActiveSync Using the Cradle

1 After making sure your computer is turned off, connect the cradle to the USB port of your computer.

AC adapter

Cradle

USB port

USB cable

2 Turn on your desktop computer and wait as Windows starts up.

3 Insert the ActiveSync CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

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Casio EG-800 quick start Getting Started, General Guide, Setting Up Your Pocket PC