Belkin SnapNType F8R0500 User manual

P73992 F8R0500
SnapNType
PDA Keyboard for
Handspring™Visor™
Handhelds
User Guide
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Congratulations on your purchase of the SnapNType PDA
Keyboard for your Handspring Visor handheld. The
SnapNType is easy to install and use. With its compact
design, you can start writing your e-mails and notes
anywhere you go.
Introduction
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Setting Up Your SnapNType
Installing the SnapNType Software
Before installing the SnapNType software, please make
sure that:
1) You have disabled all other keyboard software installed in
your Handspring Visor handheld
2) You have performed a HotSync®function to backup all data.
3) Your Visor handheld has at least 10KB of free memory.
Follow these instructions to install SnapNType software on
your Visor handheld
1) Insert the SnapNType floppy disk into your computer’s
floppy drive.
2) Open the “My Computer” icon on the Windows®desktop
and double-click the “3.5" Floppy” icon. Then double-click
on the “SnapNType.prc” file to run the installation program.
3) Click once on the “SnapNType.prc” driver.
4) Click “OK” and then “Done”.
5) Perform a HotSync function to transfer the SnapNType
software onto your Visor handheld.
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Setting Up Your SnapNType (continued)
Attaching the SnapNType to Your Visor Handheld
While holding your Visor handheld with one hand and the
SnapNType with the other hand, slide your Visor handheld into the
SnapNType keyboard until the connector latches securely.
Detaching the SnapNType Keyboard from Your Visor Handheld
While holding your Visor handheld with one hand and the
SnapNType with the other hand, remove the Visor handheld by
carefully sliding the SnapNType away from the handheld.
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Using Your SnapNType
After you have successfully installed the SnapNType software on
your Visor handheld, the keyboard driver will be enabled
automatically. Simply attach the SnapNType to your Visor
handheld and start typing.
Typing Lowercase Letters
To enter lowercase letters with your SnapNType, simply type
them as you would on a standard computer keyboard.
Typing Uppercase Letters
To capitalize one letter: Press once and the next letter you
enter will be capitalized.
To capitalize a block of letters: Press and hold and all other
letters you enter while holding will be capitalized.
To turn on “Caps Lock”: Press and then press . For as
long as “Caps Lock” is turned on, all characters will be entered
in uppercase.
To release “Caps Lock”: Press and then press .
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Using Your SnapNType (continued)
Typing Numbers and Symbols
To type one number or symbol: Press once. The next key
you press will register as the number or symbol printed in orange
on the top of the key.
To type a block of numbers or symbols: Press and hold . All
other keys you press while holding will register
the number or symbol.
To turn on “Symbol Lock”: Press twice to enter the “Symbol
Lock” mode. All keys pressed during “Symbol Lock” mode will
register as numbers or symbols.
To release “Symbol Lock”: While in “Symbol Lock” mode,
pressing one more time will release “Symbol Lock”.
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Using Your SnapNType (continued)
Navigation Keys
The navigation keys enable you to quickly relocate the cursor
on your Visor handheld. The following table lists available
navigation key commands.
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Using Your SnapNType (continued)
Application Keys
There are four application buttons on the bottom of the
SnapNType keyboard. They will replace the buttons on your Visor
handheld that are covered by the keyboard. There are four
different functions assigned to each button; you can activate
different functions by
1) Pressing and releasing the button.
2) Pressing the key and then the button.
The following table lists the default functions associated with
each button.
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Using Your SnapNType (continued)
The Faceboard Button
Pressing the “Faceboard” button will pop up a window
containing various less frequently used symbols and
punctuation marks. There are also popular “smiley” patterns for
your e-mails. Simply touch the on-screen buttons or the
corresponding key on your SnapNType keyboard to select the
symbol you want to enter.
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Configuring the SnapNType Software
You can customize various features of the SnapNType program
to best suit your application. To start the SnapNType
configuration program, tap the “SnapNType” icon on your
Visor handheld.
General Configuration
Enable—this will allow the SnapNType to accept key input.
Disable—this will turn off the SnapNType.
Repeat Rate—this will determine the repeat frequency of a key
when you hold it down continuously.
Delay Until Repeat—this will determine the delay from your
holding down a key to the key repeating.
Click Sound—you can enable or disable “key click”. For this
function to work properly, you need to first turn on “System
Sound” in your Visor handheld. Please consult your Visor
manual on how to turn on “System Sound”.
Test Area—you can test your SnapNType by typing in this area.
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