HP IPAQ H2200 Series Pocket PC Users Guide

							User’s Guide
hp iPAQ Pocket PC h2200 series 
Document Part Number: 293146-001
May 2003
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User’s Guide
hp iPAQ Pocket PC h2200 series 
First Edition (May 2003)
Document Part Number: 293146-001
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Contents
1 Getting to Know Your iPAQ Pocket PC
Using the Stylus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1–5
Setting the Date and Time  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1–6
Setting the Time for Home and Visiting 
Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1–6
Setting the Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1–7
Entering Owner Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1–7
Resetting the Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1–8
Performing a Normal Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1–8
Performing a Full Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1–9
Aligning the Screen  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1–10
Routine Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1–11
2 Using ActiveSync
Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2–2
Synchronizing with Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2–2
Changing Synchronization Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2–4
Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2–5
Installing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2–6
Backing up and Restoring  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2–6
Synchronizing Links  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2–7
Sending and Receiving E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2–7
Requesting Meetings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2–7
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3 Managing the Battery
Installing the Battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3–1
Removing the Battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3–5
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3–5
Charging with the AC Adapter and Charger 
Adapter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3–5
Charging with the USB Synchronization 
Cradle/Charger and AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3–7
Preserving Battery Time  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3–8
Adjusting the Standby Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3–8
Changing the Backlight Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3–10
Disabling Auto Power On for the Application 
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3–10
Manually Monitoring the Battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3–11
4 Learning the Basics
Using the Today Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–1
Navigation Bar and Command Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–2
Status Icons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–3
Pop-Up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–4
Creating information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–5
Customizing the Today Screen  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–6
Using Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–8
Opening Applications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–8
Minimizing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–8
Closing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–9
Installing Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–10
Using iPAQ Image Viewer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–10
Backing Up Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–17
Using iPAQ File Store Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–18
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5 Learning Input Methods
Changing Word Suggestion Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5–2
Using the On-Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5–4
Writing with the Stylus and the Letter Recognizer  . . . . .  5–5
Writing with the Stylus and Microsoft Transcriber . . . . .  5–7
Writing with the Stylus and Block Recognizer  . . . . . . . .  5–8
Drawing and Writing on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5–9
Converting Writing to Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5–9
6 Expansion Cards
Installing an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6–1
Removing a CompactFlash (CF) 
Expansion Card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6–3
Removing a Secure Digital (SD) Expansion Card . . . . . .  6–3
Viewing the Content of Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6–4
7 Connecting to the Internet
Using a Modem Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7–2
Connecting to a Private Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7–5
Synchronizing Links  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7–6
Entering an Internet Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7–6
Using a Favorites List  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7–7
8 Using Bluetooth
Getting Acquainted with Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–2
Understanding Terms  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–3
Supported Services  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–4
Working with Bluetooth Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–5
Opening Bluetooth Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–5
Setting Accessibility Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–7
Enabling Bluetooth Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–9
Setting a Shared Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–11
Understanding Profiles  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–12
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Working with Bluetooth Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–15
Opening Bluetooth Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–16
Locating and Selecting a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–16
Connecting to Other Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–18
Identifying the Communications Port . . . . . . . . . . .  8–18
Establishing an ActiveSync Connection . . . . . . . . .  8–19
Establishing a Serial Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–20
Dial-Up Networking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–20
Join a Personal Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–22
Establishing a Cell Phone Partnership . . . . . . . . . . .  8–22
Working with Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–22
Creating a File Transfer Connection . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–23
Sending Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–23
Creating a Folder on a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . .  8–23
Receiving a File from a Remote Device . . . . . . . . .  8–24
Deleting a File from a Remote Device  . . . . . . . . . .  8–24
Selecting Business Card Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–24
Using Business Cards  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–25
Opening a Connection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–27
Viewing Connection Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–27
Closing a Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–28
Viewing Connection Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–28
Working with Connections  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8–28
9 Troubleshooting
ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9–4
Bluetooth  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9–6
Expansion Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9–7
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A Regulatory Notices
Federal Communications Commission Notice. . . . . . . . . A–1
Declaration of Conformity for products marked 
with the FCC logo—United States only  . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Canadian Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Avis Canadien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Japanese Notice  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
European Union Notice  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5
Equipment Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5
Airline Travel Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Wireless Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
U.S. Regulatory Wireless Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Canadian Regulatory Wireless Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Japanese Regulatory Wireless Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
Brazilian Regulatory Wireless Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
B Specifications
System Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  B–1
Physical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  B–2
Operating Environment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  B–2
Index
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							User’s Guide 1–1
1
Getting to Know Your iPAQ
Poc ket PC
Congratulations on purchasing an HP iPAQ h2200 Series Pocket 
PC. Use this guide to find out about setting up your Pocket PC 
and to learn about how it works.
Your iPAQ Pocket PC already includes all the software you need 
and more to fully operate your device. The software applications 
introduced below are preinstalled on your iPAQ Pocket PC. These 
preinstalled applications are not deleted if your Pocket PC loses 
power.
You can find detailed information for using these applications in 
the Help files on your iPAQ Pocket PC. To access these Help 
files, from the Start menu, tap Help and select an application.
In addition, Microsoft Pocket PC Basics provides instructions on 
operating the Pocket PC. To locate Pocket PC Basics, go to the 
To d a y screen and tap Start > Help.
hp iPAQ Software Functions
iPAQ Audio Adjust the volume for microphone or 
headphone use.
iPAQ Backup Back up your data to protect it from loss due 
to hardware failure, battery power failure, 
or accidental deletion.
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Getting to Know Your iPAQ Pocket PC
iTask Manage tasks that are running, and functions 
as a shortcut to launch or close programs. 
Assigned, by default, to the fourth Application 
Button on the Pocket PC.
iPAQ Image Viewer Display individual images and run slide shows. 
Also display images from a digital camera 
storage card.
Diagnostic ToolKit Runs a basic diagnostic test on the device.
Asset Viewer Lists detailed information about your system 
configuration.
Bluetooth Allows short-range wireless communications 
technology capable of exchanging information 
up to a distance of about 30 feet (10 meters).
Nevo Transform your iPAQ Pocket PC into an 
easy-to -use universal remote control.
hp iPAQ Software Functions
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							Getting to Know Your iPAQ Pocket PC
User’s Guide 1–3
Microsoft Pocket PC 
Software Functions
ActiveSync Synchronize the information between your Pocket 
PC and computer so you have the latest 
information in both locations. Be sure you install 
ActiveSync on both your Pocket PC and personal 
computer.
Calculator Perform calculations and convert currency.
Calendar Schedule appointments, meetings, and other 
events, then set an alarm to remind you of the 
appointments. Appointments for the day are 
displayed on the Tod ay screen.
Connections Connect your Pocket PC to the Internet and 
intranet to browse Web sites, send and receive 
e-mail, and synchronize information using 
ActiveSync.
ClearType Tuner Adjusts the lightness or darkness of text.
Contacts Keep an updated list of friends and colleagues to 
e-mail and telephone.
Inbox Receive and send Internet e-mail messages 
in Inbox. You must have an e-mail address 
provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) 
or employer to send and receive e-mail.
MSN Messenger Provide the same chat environment as MSN 
Messenger on your computer including seeing 
who is online, sending and receiving instant 
messages, blocking contacts from seeing your 
status or sending you messages.
Notes Create handwritten or typed notes, drawings, 
and recordings.
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