Compaq iPAQ IA-2 User manual

COMPAQ IPAQ HOME INTERNET APPLIANCE IA-2—GETTING STARTED LEGALNOTICE
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Compaq iPAQ Home Internet Applian e IA-2—Getting Started CONTENTS i
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Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Who Should Read this Guide?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Using Your Appliance Getting Started Guide . . . . . . . . 1-2
Symbols Used in his Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Symbol Information Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Special ext Used in his Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
ext Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
Safety ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Safe Use of Your Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
he Safety and Comfort Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Caring for Your iPAQ Home Internet Appliance . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Appliance Care and Additional Safety Precautions . . . 1-7
Where Can I Find More Information? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Accessing the Compaq Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8
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Chapter 2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
Your iPAQ Home Internet Appliance at a Glance . . . . . . . . 2-2
What’ s in Front? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
What’ s in Back? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
What’ s on the Right Side? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Keyboard Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Understanding the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
he Left Side of the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
he Right Side of the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
How Do I Use the Internet Buttons on the
Left Side of the Keyboard? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
How Do I Use the Internet Buttons on the
Right Side of the Keyboard? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Using the Print Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Meet the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
What’ s on the Scroll Mouse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Using the Scroll Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11
Drag and Drop Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Display Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Appliance Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
On Screen Display Controls (OSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Adjusting Contrast and Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
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Chapter 3 Getting Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Introducing the MSN Companion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
What is the MSN Companion? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Understanding the oolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Buttons and Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
MSN Companion Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Let’ s Sign On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Confirm Member Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Choose a New Member Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6
Select Your ime Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Verify Internet Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
You’ re Done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9
Chapter 4 Welcome to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
What is the Internet? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2
What Is the Web? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2
What Do I Need in Order to Surf the Web? . . . . . . . . . .4-2
Internet Addresses (URLs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
What Is a URL? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Screen Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4
Moving Around the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4
Hyperlinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
What is a Hyperlink? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
What Does a Hyperlink Look Like? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
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Start Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6
What’ s On the Start Page? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6
he Browser oolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Understanding the oolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Search Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
What is a Search Engine? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9
Why Am I Getting an Error Message? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9
Chapter 5 E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
E-mail Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
What Is E-mail? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
E-mail Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Understanding E-mail Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
E-mail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Writing and Sending an E-mail Message . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
How Do I Get My Mail? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Accessing My Mail from the oolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
E-mail Attachments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Sending a Link Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Reading or Viewing an E-mail Attachment . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
ypes of Attachments You Can Receive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Personalizing E-mail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Electronic Body Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Internet Etiquette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Rules of the Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
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Chapter Online Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1
E-Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
What Is E-Commerce? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
Online Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3
What Is a Secure Web Site? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3
How Do I Recognize a Secure Web Site? . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3
Know the Seller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Check Before You Buy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Keep Good Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5
What Records Should I Keep? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5
ips for Safe Online Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Shopping Safely on the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Let’ s Go Shopping! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7
Shopping Online— How Is It Done? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7
Online Stores— What do they look like? . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7
ab Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
ables of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Pictures and Colored ext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Search Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Drop-Down Selection Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Chapter 7 Changing Your Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Favorites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
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Chapter 8 Options and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1
Connecting the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
How Do I Connect the Mouse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Connecting a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Connecting External Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
How Do I Connect External Speakers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Chapter 9 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Where Do I Find Help?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
MSN™ Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Compaq Help and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-4
Contacting Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-4
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-4
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-6
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-8
Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-8
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-8
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
elecom Network Approvals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
elephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Index
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In This Chapter
Who Should Read this
Guide?, 1-2
Symbols Used in This
Guide, 1-3
Special Text Used in This
Guide, 1-4
Sa ety Tips, 1-5
Caring or Your iPAQ Home
Internet Appliance, 1-7
Where Can I Find More
In ormation?, 1-8
Congratulations on the
purchase of your new
Compaq iPAQ Home
Internet Appliance IA-2!
The Appliance brings the
con enience and utility of
the Internet and e-mail
right to your fingertips.
Stay in touch with family
and friends, get the information you need when you need it,
shop from the con enience of your home, and keep informed
about the community and the world. Your Compaq iPAQ
Home Internet Appliance automatically updates periodically,
ensuring the best user experience a ailable. In fact, your
Appliance actually will get better o er time!
This guide will help you:
➜Get acquainted with the features of your iPAQ Home
Internet Appliance.
➜Maintain your iPAQ Home Internet Appliance and sol e
problems if they occur.
1
Introduction
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Who Should
Read this
Guide?
This guide is designed for
people who are just
beginning to in estigate the
Internet and the
con enience of e-mail.
For more information, see
online Help.
Note: The Internet is onstantly
hanging. The images of Web
pages found throughout this guide
are for demonstration purposes
only and represent ontent
available at the time of publi ation.
A tual Web sites will vary.
See also ...
Who Should Read this Guide?
Using Your Appliance Getting Started
Guide
This easy-to-use guide helps you find the information you
want as quickly as possible. The page layout allows you to see
at a glance how the information is organized.You can read
from co er to co er to learn basic information about your
iPAQ Home Internet Appliance, or you can scan the guide for
information on a specific topic.
The left column lists the most important topics. It explains
what the topic is and why it is important to you. This column
also contains warnings and useful tips and tells you about
other reference materials.
The right column explains how to perform a procedure. It
contains step-by-step instructions.
Graphics help you isualize the task and alidate what you are
doing, as you do it. Detailed graphics may span both columns.
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Sym ols Used in This Guide
Sym ol Information Boxes
Throughout this guide are symbol information boxes that
pro ide warnings and other important information.
Failure to follow directions
may result in bodily harm or
loss of life.
Understanding the
background or concept may
help you sol e a problem.
Helpful hints make using
your Appliance easier and
faster.
Another document or
another page in this
document has related
information.
▲Caution: Failure to follow dire tions may result in bodily harm,
loss of life, damage to equipment, or loss of data.
Warning
Did you know ...
Tip
See also ...
Sym ols Used
in This Guide
Special symbols are
included throughout this
guide to pro ide additional
information, to protect you
from injury, and to protect
your Appliance from
damage.
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Special Text Used in This Guide
Text Conventions
➜Keyboard key names appear in bold type: Back, Ctrl,
Backspace, Tab.
➜Keyboard keys that must be pressed at the same time to
perform a task appear in bold type with a plus sign (+)
between the key names: Ctrl+C.
➜Names of icons appear in bold type followed by a picture
of the icon: E-mail ƒ.
➜Names of buttons appear in bold type: back.
➜Menu items appear in bold type: settings.
➜Web addresses (URLs) appear in lowercase bold type:
http://www.compaq.com.
Special Text
Used in This
Guide
Some words appear in bold
text or capital letters
throughout the guide.
For more information on text
conventions, see the Features
chapter in this guide or the
online Help.
See also ...
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Safety Tips
Safe Use of Your Appliance
To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to your iPAQ
Home Internet Appliance:
➜Ne er open the Appliance enclosure. There are no user-
ser iceable components or options inside.
➜Do not disable the 3-prong power cord. The grounding pin
on the 3-prong plug is an important safety feature.
Remo ing the grounding pin increases the risk of
equipment damage. If you cannot fit the plug into your
electrical outlet, contact an electrician to install a
grounded outlet. See Caring for Your iPAQ Home Internet
Appliance for additional information on safely using your
Appliance.
➜Plug the power cord into an unswitched (not turned on and
off by a wall switch) grounded (earthed) electrical outlet
that is easily accessible at all times.
➜When connecting a power cord to a grounded electrical
outlet, ensure that nothing rests on the power cord.
➜Disconnect power from the Appliance by unplugging the
power cord from either the electrical outlet or the
Appliance.
When using this de ice, basic safety precautions should
always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock,
and injury to persons, including the following:
➜Do not use the Appliance near water; for example, near a
bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet
basement, or near a swimming pool.
➜A oid using the Appliance during an electrical storm.
There may be a remote risk of electrical shock from
lightning.
➜Do not use the Appliance to report a gas leak if the
Appliance is in the icinity of the leak.
Safety Tips
Your iPAQ Home Internet
Appliance is an electrical
de ice. Treat it with care to
a oid personal injury and
damage to the equipment.
When using this Appliance,
asic safety precautions
should always e followed to
reduce the risk of fire, electric
shock, and injury to persons.
Warning
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➜Always disconnect the modem cable before opening the
equipment enclosure or before touching an uninsulated
modem cable or internal components.
➜If this product was not pro ided with a telephone line
cord, use only No. 26 AWG or larger telecommunication
line cord in order to reduce the risk of fire.
The Safety and Comfort Guide
The Safety and Comfort Guide includes information on:
➜Setting up your use area for maximum comfort.
➜Using good posture, hand position, and health habits while
using your iPAQ Home Internet Appliance.
➜Using a grounding plug to pre ent electrical shorts,
shocks, or fires.
➜Using a surge protector to regulate the flow of electricity
to the Appliance and to all optional external peripherals,
such as a printer, mouse, or speakers.
Safety Tips
(continued)
For additional safety
information, refer to the Safety
and Comfort Guide included
with your iPAQ Home Internet
Appliance.
See also ...
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Caring for Your iPAQ Home Internet Appliance
Appliance Care and Additional Safety
Precautions
Make sure you:
➜Take special precautions when using your Appliance in the
kitchen—do not allow any liquids to fall on any part of the
Appliance!
➜To clean the display and the keyboard, use a soft, dry cloth
and an antistatic dusting spray designed for VCRs and
tele ision and computer screens. Ne er attempt to clean
your Appliance with chlorine or ammonia-based cleaners
or sprays. Do not clean your Appliance with household
detergents.
➜Operate your Appliance on a stable surface.
➜Lea e at least three inches of space on the sides and back
of your Appliance to allow for proper entilation.
➜Place your keyboard so that your arms and hands are in a
comfortable, relaxed position. The keyboard should be
directly in front of you. Keep your lower arms parallel to
the floor while using the keyboard.
➜Position the Appliance away from heat sources, direct
sunlight, and excessi e dust. Be sure the Appliance is in a
location where it cannot be knocked o er or pulled to the
floor by dangling cords.
Caring for Your
iPAQ Home
Internet
Appliance
Because your Appliance
can be used in practically
any room in the house, keep
in mind some important
considerations when using
and caring for your
Appliance.
During an electrical storm,
unplug your iPAQ Home
Internet Appliance.
Disconnect the modem line
from the telephone wall jack,
and remove all power cords
from electrical outlets.
Warning
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1-8 INTRODUCTION COMPAQ IPAQ HOME INTERNET APPLIANCE IA-2—GETTING STARTED
Where Can I Find More Information?
Accessing the Compaq We Page
To access the Compaq Web page, press the Compaq button on
the keyboard. Topics you can find on the Compaq Web page
include
➜The online Getting Started Guide
➜Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
➜Ser ice and Support information
➜War ranty
➜Compaq.com
➜Link to MSN online help center
➜Link to Compaq for purchasing Appliance options and
accessories
➜Other exciting links to products, ser ices, and information
In addition to the Getting Started guide, two other printed
guides are included with your new iPAQ Home Internet
Appliance. Both pro ide important user information. Read
these materials carefully and then keep them handy for future
reference:
➜Q ick Set p Poster: Easy instructions for installing your
Appliance and a handy reference if you mo e and need to
re-install. Store the poster in a safe place!
➜Safety and Comfort Guide: Learn how to set up your
Appliance for your maximum comfort while using it.
Practice good posture, proper hand position, proper usage,
and good health habits while using your Appliance. This
guide contains helpful hints on how to use a grounding
plug to pre ent electrical shorts, shocks, or fires. It also
contains information about using a surge protector to
regulate the flow of electricity to the Appliance and to all
peripherals—such as a printer or speakers. Be sure to store
the guide in a safe place!
Where Can I
Find More
Information?
Information is a ailable in
the printed guides as well as
on the Compaq Web page.
Use the Getting Started
guide as your first point of
reference and then refer to
the following documents:
➜Quick Setup Poster
➜Safety and Comfort
Guide
➜Online Help
Once you are on the
Internet, click any of the
resources on the Compaq
Web page for additional
information.
In the event you did not sign
up for MSN Companion
service at the time of
purchase, please call
888-765-2411 now.
Did you know ...
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COMPAQ IPAQ HOME INTERNET APPLIANCE IA-2—GETTING STARTED FEATURES 2-1
In This Chapter
Your iPAQ Home Internet
Appliance at a Glance, 2-2
Keyboard Basics, 2-4
Using the Print Key, 2-9
Meet the Mouse, 2-10
Display Controls, 2-13
The Quick Setup Poster that comes with your Compaq iPAQ
Home Internet Appliance IA-2 is a isual guide to setting up
your Appliance and the easiest way to become familiar with
the components.
This chapter pro ides some basic information on the
keyboard, scroll mouse, and display controls.
Note: Illustrations and features shown in this hapter may differ slightly from
your Applian e.
2
Features
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2-2 FEATURES COMPAQ IPAQ HOME INTERNET APPLIANCE
Your iPAQ
Home Internet
Appliance at a
Glance
All of the features in the top
photograph are acti e as
soon as you begin using
your Compaq iPAQ Home
Internet Appliance.
Note: The Applian e monitor
s reen enters sleep mode (turns
bla k) when left idle. Press the
on/off button on the keyboard to
refresh the s reen.
It’s a good idea to purchase a
surge protector to protect your
Appliance from electrical
spikes and power surges.
Tip
Your iPAQ Home Internet Appliance at a Glance
What’s in Front?
What’s in Back?
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What’s on the Right Side?
Your iPAQ Home
Internet Appliance
at a Glance
(continued)
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2-4 FEATURES COMPAQ IPAQ HOME INTERNET APPLIANCE
Key oard Basics
Understanding the Key oard
The Appliance keyboard is easy to use. Most of the keys are
identical to those found on a typewriter.
Note: This keyboard must be used only with the iPAQ Home Internet
Applian e IA-2 re eiver. It is not suitable for the offi e workpla e.
Key oard
Basics
The Compaq iPAQ Home
Internet Appliance
keyboard pro ides
con enient, simple, and
easy one-touch access to
na igation and functions:
olume control buttons, an
Internet button suite for
easier and faster access,
and special-purpose
buttons.
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