Alphasmart 3000 User manual

AlphaSmart, Inc.
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AlphaSmart 3000
User’s Guide
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AlphaSmart Services
For technical questions or problems, please e-mail our Technical Service
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 - Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CHAPTER 2 - Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CHAPTER 3 - System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CHAPTER 4 - Hardware Installation and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting Your AlphaSmart 3000 to a USB Computer . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting the Mac Y Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting the PC Y Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Batteries and Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rechargeable Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Storing a Rechargeable Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lifetime of the Rechargeable Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Low Battery Indication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Auto Power-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
CHAPTER 5 - Using Your AlphaSmart 3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Text Formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Editing Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Find Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Working with Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
File Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
File Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Erasing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Data Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Spell Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using Spell Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Disabling Spell Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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CHAPTER 6 - Transferring Text to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sending Text to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
For Macs:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
For PCs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connecting to PC-compatible Laptops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Transferring Text Using Infrared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
AlphaBeam™ for Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
AlphaBeam™ for PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sending Text to Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Databases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Changing the Transfer Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
CHAPTER 7 - SmartApplets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
AlphaWord SmartApplet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Calculator SmartApplet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Control of Access to Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Installing a SmartApplet on the AlphaSmart 3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
CHAPTER 8 - Printing from the AlphaSmart 3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Printing directly from an AlphaSmart 3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
CHAPTER 9 - Advanced AlphaSmart 3000 Features . . . . . . . . . . . 45
AutoRepeat/Key Repeat Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sticky Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Slow Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Show Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Alternate Keyboard Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
International Character Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Keyboarding Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Status Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
AlphaSmart 3000 Password Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Battery Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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CHAPTER 10 - Software for the AlphaSmart 3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
AlphaHub Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Get Utility Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Turbo Transfer Software For Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
CHAPTER 11 - Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions . 59
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
FAQs—Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
CHAPTER 12 - Warranty, Return Procedures and Guarantee . . . . . 67
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Return Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Guarantee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
CHAPTER 13 - AlphaSmart 3000 Maintenance
and Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Safety, Care, and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
CHAPTER 14 -Appendix A - Keyboard Commands,
International and Special Characters . . . . . . . . . 75
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AlphaSmart 3000 1
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
The AlphaSmart 3000 is the practical, portable, and affordable computing
solution for students, researchers, and professionals on the go. It enables users to
type, edit and electronically store text, practice keyboarding, and collaborate on
documents, without requiring an expensive and cumbersome computer.
The AlphaSmart 3000 offers you a solution that is:
• Simple to Use:
Just turn it on and start typing, turn it off when you’re finished - everything
is automatically saved as you type. With its built-in AlphaWord word
processor, you can write stories, make outlines, input data for spreadsheets,
take notes and more, and then easily transfer to any computer or print
directly to most printers with a single keystroke.
•
Versatile:
The AlphaSmart 3000’s eight files make it easy to organize your work. Up to
100 pages of text, spell checker, cut/copy/paste, and features for special
needs make the AlphaSmart 3000 a powerful tool for a wide range of
purposes, for any application.
•
Portable:
The AlphaSmart 3000 is lightweight (two pounds), portable (700 hours on
3 AA batteries) and rugged, with a 3 year warranty.
•
Expandable:
From the built-in AlphaWord and Calculator to the optional SmartApplets
(custom software programs for keyboarding instruction, classroom quizzes,
etc.) the AlphaSmart 3000 offers functionality for most of your applications.
•
Compatible:
The AlphaSmart 3000 offers various cable and infrared pod choices for use
with PC or Macintosh computers.
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