Compaq 2100 Name Location

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Name Location

Palm-size PC Help Compaq Aero 2100. Tap StartààHelp.

Microsoft ActiveSync Help On your desktop computer. Install the

Microsoft ActiveSync software. Next,

click on the Microsoft ActiveSync icon

on your desktop, then click

HelpààActiveSync Help.

Microsoft Palm-size PC Home

Page www.microsoft.com/

windowsce/ppc

Compaq Aero 2100 Home Page www.compaq.com/

products/

Contents

Main N REFERENCE GUIDE Aero 2100 Series Color Palm-size PC TABLE OF CONTENTS preface B EFORE YOU B FINDING INFORMATION Name Location LOCATING INFORMATION QUICKLY To Find Information About: Look Here: CUSTOMER REGISTRATION In North America Outside of North America SYMBOLS AND CONVENTIONS chapter 1 INTRODUCING THE DEVICE FRONT SIDE COMPONENTS Page Page LEFT SIDE COMPONENTS Left Side TOP EDGE COMPONENTS Top Edge Page C RADLE C AUTO-SYNC CABLE Standard Cradle Page Deluxe Cradle Page chapter 2 B ASIC O USING THE STYLUS Using the Stylus P Program Description Page Page START MENU AND TASKBAR Taskbar COMMAND BAR Command Bar TYPING AND WRITING ON YOUR DEVICE Write using character recognition Page Page FINDING INFORMATION VIEWING INFORMATION CUSTOMIZING YOUR DEVICE Item Description Page A DJUSTING THE B Using the Power and Backlight Button Using the Light Bulb Icon Using the Q Menu's Backlight Control Backlight Menu Page chapter 3 USING POWER RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK Changing the Battery Pack Removing the Battery Compartment Cover Inserting the Battery Pack Checking the Battery Pack Charge Power Properties (Battery Tab) Screen Low Rechargeable Battery Indicators Responding to a Low Battery Pack CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK Battery Pack Inside the Palm-size PC Charging the Battery Using the AC Adapter Directly Page Using the Deluxe Cradle Charging Compartment Charging the Battery Using the Deluxe Cradle Useful Battery Life Battery Disposal B ACKUP B Backup Battery Compartment Low Backup Battery Changing the Backup Battery Page CONSERVING BATTERY POWER Backlight CompactFlash Cards Page Page USING AC POWER RESETTING YOUR DEVICE Performing a Normal Reset Reset Button Performing a Full Reset chapter 4 SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS USING THE ASSET VIEWER USING THE QUTILITIES AND Q MENU Task Management Q Menu Controlling Volume Volume Slider Power File Explorer Backlight Control Auto Run Auto Run Tab Diagnostics Diagnostics Tab CF Backup/Restore Game Keys Game Keys Tab USING THE OWNER PROPERTIES WINDOW SETTING NOTIFICATION ALARMS Setting an Alarm in Calendar Appointment Screen Page S ETTING A P USING FILE EXPLORER Navigating among Your Files Organizing Your Files Managing a Network Connection chapter 5 B ACKUP AND R USING CF BACKUP/RESTORE BACKING UP DATA TO A CF CARD CF Backup/Restore Utility (Backup Tab) Screen RESTORING DATA FROM A CF CARD chapter 6 POCKET OUTLOOK Page PROGRAM BUTTONS Program Buttons Program Button Description Changing the Program Button Shortcuts CALENDAR APPLICATION Appointment Screen C Page T I Synchronize Messages Send e-mail remotely Set up remote mail Inbox Options Screen USING INBOX WITH A REMOTE C Receive messages Inbox Message Screen Inbox Screen Send messages Page chapter 7 VOICE RECORDER USING THE HARDWARE BUTTONS Voice Recorder Hardware Buttons Make a recording Play a recording Navigate USING THE SCREEN BUTTONS SETTINGS AND ORGANIZATION Adjusting memory Choosing a recording format Organizing recordings Page chapter 8 NOTE TAKER Creating a Note ENTERING INFORMATION Page WRITING AND DRAWING EDITING AND FORMATTING A NOTE SAVING AND ORGANIZING YOUR NOTES Saving a Note Page Page Using Picture Viewer Picture Viewer Screen Getting Images from a Desktop Computer Viewing Images Stored on a CompactFlash Card chapter 10 AUDIBLEPLAYER Using AudiblePlayer AudiblePlayer Screen Installing AudibleManager Purchasing Audio Programs Using the Software Buttons Button Single Tap Function Tap and Hold Function Using the Hardware Buttons AudiblePlayer Menus File Controls Bookmarks Additional Playback Time chapter 11 INFRARED FEATURE CONNECTING TO ACTIVESYNC WITH I Setting up Infrared on the Computer Setting up Infrared on the Palm-size PC Connecting To Your Desktop Computer FILE TRANSFER WITH ANOTHER PALM-SIZE PC GUIDELINES FOR USING IR TRANSFER chapter 12 C OMPACT F LASH C S O PERATING G INSERTING A COMPACTFLASH CARD REMOVING A COMPACTFLASH CARD RUNNING A PROGRAM STORED ON A C OMPACT FLASH C Page chapter 13 MICROSOFT ACTIVESYNC chapter 14 C PERSONALIZING CHANNELS V Channel Icon on the Taskbar M chapter 15 G ETTING CONNECTED R CONNECTING TO AN ISP CONNECTING TO A NETWORK Page chapter 16 UPGRADING THE MEMORY MODULE Upgrading the memory module Using CompactFlash memory Page S TEP 1: M S TEP 2: R S TEP 3: R Page S TEP 4: I Inserting the Memory Module STEP 5: RESTORING THE BACKED-UP chapter 17 USING JOT CHARACTER RECOGNIZER Using Jot Character Recognizer AREAS OF THE INPUT PANEL Number Area of the Input Panel S HELP WRITING CHARACTERS O NATURAL CHARACTER SET Using the letter areas Page Using the Number Area Page Writing Accented Letters Using the Symbol Panel Page Page S IMPLIFIED UPPERCASE CHARACTER S Using the letter areas options Char Stroke Letters Char Stroke options Char Stroke options Page Using the Number Area Page Writing Accented Letters Using the Symbol Panel Punctuation Character Stroke options Character Stroke options Page Page Page chapter 18 TIPS & TROUBLESHOOTING INFRARED COMMUNICATIONS T Page PARTNERSHIP TROUBLESHOOTING SCREEN AND STYLUS TROUBLESHOOTING Page Page SYSTEM RESPONSE TROUBLESHOOTING Page MEMORY TROUBLESHOOTING Page BATTERY AND POWER TROUBLESHOOTING Page Page ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Routine Care TRAVEL GUIDELINES International Travel Shipping Guidelines appendix A HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS S YSTEM S System P HYSICAL S Physical Specification U.S. Metric OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Operating Environment U.S. Metric appendix B ICON REFERENCE BATTERY ICONS CONNECTION ICONS OTHER ICONS appendix C REGULATORY NOTICES REGULATORY AGENCY IDENTIFICATION N Accessories Series Number FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION N Modifications Cables CANADIAN NOTICE AVIS CANADIEN EUROPEAN UNION NOTICE ENERGY STAR C BATTERY WARNING