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User’s Guide 2–1
2
Using ActiveSync
You can use Microsoft ActiveSync to:
■Synchronize information between your iPAQ Pocket PC and 
your personal computer or server so that you have the latest 
information in all locations.
■Change synchronization settings and the synchronization 
schedule.
■Copy files between your device and personal computer.
■Install applications on your iPAQ Pocket PC.
■Back up and restore device information.
■Synchronize links.
■Send and receive e-mail.
■Request meetings. 

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2–2 User’s Guide
Using ActiveSync
Connecting to a Computer
Connect your iPAQ Pocket PC to your personal computer using 
Microsoft ActiveSync and the USB Synchronization Cable, a 
wireless infrared connection, or Bluetooth. For more information 
on using ActiveSync with Bluetooth, refer to Chapter 8, “Using 
Bluetooth.”
✎When using Microsoft ActiveSync to synchronize e-mail on your 
personal computer with your iPAQ Pocket PC, you must have 
Microsoft Outlook 98 or later installed on your personal...

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Using ActiveSync
User’s Guide 2–3
✎When you synchronize files, you can drag and drop the selected 
files from your personal computer to the synchronized folder on 
your iPAQ Pocket PC. If you named your device “PC1” when you 
created your partnership, then the synchronized folder is named 
“PC1.” When you synchronize, the files move to your  iPAQ 
Pocket PC.
To install Microsoft ActiveSync on your personal computer:
1. Insert the Companion CD into the CD tray or slot on your 
personal computer.
2. Select...

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2–4 User’s Guide
Using ActiveSync
To set up an infrared connection to a computer:
1. Synchronize your iPAQ Pocket PC with your computer using 
the USB Synchronization Cable.
2. Follow your computer manufacturer’s instructions to install 
and set up an infrared port.
3. Remove the cable from the iPAQ Pocket PC and line up the 
infrared port with the computer infrared port so they are 
unobstructed and within 12 inches (30.5 cm) of each other.
4. Initiate a connection by tapping Start > ActiveSync > 
To o...

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Using ActiveSync
User’s Guide 2–5
To change synchronization settings:
1. From the Start menu on your personal computer, click 
Programs > Microsoft ActiveSync > To o l s > Options.
a. On the Sync Options tab, select the files and information 
to synchronize with your personal computer.
b. On the Schedule tab, select when your iPAQ Pocket PC 
synchronizes with your personal computer.
c. On the Rules tab, determine how conflicts between 
information on your  iPAQ Pocket PC and information on 
your personal...

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2–6 User’s Guide
Using ActiveSync
5. Locate the file to be moved.
6. Drag and drop your files between your iPAQ Pocket PC and 
your computer. ActiveSync converts the files so that they can 
be used by the Pocket Office applications, if necessary.
✎Move your files directly into My Documents on your iPAQ 
Pocket PC (or into a folder inside My Documents), so the 
applications on your iPAQ Pocket PC can locate them.
Installing Programs
To install programs on your iPAQ Pocket PC from your personal 
computer...

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Using ActiveSync
User’s Guide 2–7
Synchronizing Links
You can synchronize links to Web sites from your Favorites 
list on your computer to view them offline with Pocket Internet 
Explorer.
1. From the Start menu on your computer, click Programs 
and double-click the Internet Explorer icon.
2. Click Favorites to see the list of links to your favorite 
Web sites.
3. To save a Web site link to Mobile Favorites, open the 
Web site, and click Create Mobile Favorite.
If you select “Favorites” as an information...

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2–8 User’s Guide
Using ActiveSync 

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User’s Guide 3–1
3
Managing the Battery
Installing the Battery
The Pocket PC has a small internal backup battery that allows 
you to change the main battery without losing RAM data 
(user-installed programs and data) as long as it is replaced 
immediately.
It is recommended that you fully charge the iPAQ Pocket PC 
battery before setting up the unit, and recharge regularly. Your 
Pocket PC uses some power to maintain files in RAM and the 
clock. While working at your desk, keep the Pocket PC and 
Charger...

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3–2 User’s Guide
Managing the Battery
To install the removable/rechargeable battery:
1. Locate the battery.
2. On the back of the iPAQ Pocket PC, slide the Cover Release 
latch up 1 and pull the cover away from the unit 2 . 
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