Dell Axim X5 User manual

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Dell™ Axim™ X5
User’s Guide

CAUTION: Follow the safety instructions in the System
Information Guide to help protect your computer from damage
and ensure your own personal safety.
Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better
use of your computer.
NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss
of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property
damage, personal injury, or death.
Abbreviations and Acronyms
For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see "Glossary" on
page 155.
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Model HC01U
November 2002 P/N 1X471 Rev. A01

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Contents
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1About Your Device
Front, Side, and Back Views . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Front and Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing and Removing the
Main Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installing and Removing the
Backup Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Charging the Main Battery . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the Cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the Sync Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
CompactFlash Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Secure Digital Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . 24
Performing a Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Soft Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Hard Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4Contents
2Using Microsoft®Pocket PC
Device Buttons and the Stylus . . . . . . . . . . 28
Today Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Program Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Switcher Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Navigation Bar and Command Bar . . . . . . . . 33
Pop-Up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Finding and Organizing Information . . . . . . . 35
Backing Up Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3Entering Information
Entering Text Using the Input Panel . . . . . . . 38
Typing With the Soft Keyboard . . . . . . . . . 40
Letter Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Block Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Transcriber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Editing Typed Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Writing on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Editing Written Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Drawing on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Creating a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Editing a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Recording a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using My Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4Adjusting Settings
Personal Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
System Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5Using Microsoft®ActiveSync®
About ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Installing and Using ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . 55
6Scheduling and Communicating
About Microsoft®Pocket Outlook . . . . . . . . 58
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Using the Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . 60
Creating Meeting Requests . . . . . . . . . . 60
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Using the Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . 63
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Synchronizing E-Mail Messages . . . . . . . . 66

6Contents
Connecting Directly to an E-Mail Server . . . . 67
Using the Message List . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Composing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Managing E-Mail Messages and Folders . . . . 71
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7Adding and Removing Programs
Adding Programs Using Microsoft®
ActiveSync®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Downloading Programs From the Internet . . . . 75
Adding a Program to the Start Menu . . . . . . . 76
Using File Explorer on the Device . . . . . . . 76
Using ActiveSync on the Computer . . . . . . . 76
Removing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8Using Companion Programs
Microsoft®Pocket Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Pocket Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Tips for Working in Pocket Excel . . . . . . . 84
MSN Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Working With Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Chatting With Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Windows®Media Player for Pocket PC . . . . . . 87

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Microsoft Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Using the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Reading a Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Using Reader Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Removing a Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
9Using Microsoft®Pocket Internet
Explorer
Mobile Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Conserving Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Mobile Favorites Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Favorite Links. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Using AvantGo Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Browsing Mobile Favorites and the Web . . . . . 97
10 Getting Connected
Using Infrared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Creating a Modem Connection to an ISP . . . 101
Creating an Ethernet Connection
to an ISP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Connecting to Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Creating a Modem Connection to a
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Creating an Ethernet Connection to a
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Ending a Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

8Contents
Connecting Directly to an E-Mail Server . . . . 107
Getting Help on Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . 108
11 Appendix
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Regulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
FCC Notices (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . 115
IC Notice (Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . 117
CE Notice (European Union) . . . . . . . . . 117
CE Mark Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
EN 55022 Compliance
(Czech Republic Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
NOM Information (Mexico Only) . . . . . . . 121
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Limited Warranties and Return Policy . . . . . 141
Limited Warranty for the U.S. . . . . . . . . 141
"Total Satisfaction" Return Policy
(U.S. Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Limited Warranty Terms for Canada . . . . . 146
"Total Satisfaction" Return Policy
(Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Dell Software and Peripherals
(Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
One-Year End-User Manufacturer Guarantee
(Latin America and the Caribbean Only) . . . 152
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

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Finding Information 9
Finding Information
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here:
How to set up my device and
information on the connectors and
buttons on my device
Getting Started placemat and the
Dell™ User’s Guide
Information on using my device. Dell User’s Guide and Pocket PC Help.
To view Help, tap the Start button and
tap Help.
Additional programs that can be
installed on my device Dell Companion CD
Information on using programs on my
device Pocket PC Help and, if available, tap Help within a specific program
Connecting to and synchronizing with
a computer Dell User’s Guide and Microsoft®
ActiveSync®Help on your computer.
To view Help, click Help and click
Microsoft ActiveSync Help.
Last-minute updates and detailed
technical information The readme files, located in the ActiveSync folder on the computer and
on the Dell Companion CD.
Up-to-date information on your Pocket
PC www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc
My service tag Label located in the main battery slot
(remove the main battery)

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SECTION 1
About Your Device
Front, Side, and Back Views
Using the Batteries
Connecting to a Computer
Using Cards
Performing a Reset

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12 About Your Device
Front, Side, and Back Views
Front and Side Views
INFRARED SENSOR —The infrared sensor lets you transfer files from your
device to another infrared-compatible device without using cable connections.
MICROPHONE —Allows you to record audio.
STYLUS —Use the stylus to write or draw on the screen. To remove the stylus,
pull it straight up and out of the holder. To avoid losing the stylus, store the stylus
in the holder when you are not using it. Ensure that the stylus is oriented correctly
when you replace it in the slot.
POWER BUTTON —Press the power button to turn the device on or off. Press
and hold the power button to dim the display. Repeat to light the display.
• When the device is connected to external power and the main battery is fully
charged, the power button light is solid green.
• When the main battery charge is low, the power button light flashes amber.
Secure
Digital
card slot
stylus
(extended)
power button
touch screen
scroll
dial
navigator button
Home button
Inbox button
Contacts button
Calendar button
record
button
reset
button
infrared sensor (top)
speaker
microphone

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• When the main battery is charging, the power button light is solid amber.
• When the device relays a notification, the power button light flashes green.
TOUCH SCREEN —Use the touch screen and the stylus to enter information
into your device. See "Entering Information" on page 37.
HOME BUTTON —Press this button to launch Home or to turn on the device.
INBOX BUTTON —Press this button to launch your Inbox or to turn on the
device.
SPEAKER —Tap the speaker icon to adjust the volume.
NAVIGATOR BUTTON —Press the right, left, top, or bottom of the navigator
button to move the cursor on the screen.
CONTACTS BUTTON —Press this button to launch Contacts or to turn on the
device.
CALENDAR BUTTON —Press this button to launch Calendar or to turn on the
device.
RESET BUTTON —See "Performing a Reset" on page 24 for information on
using the reset button.
RECORD BUTTON —See "Recording a Message" on page 47 for information on
using the record button.
SCROLL DIAL
• Press the scroll dial to perform actions similar to pressing <Enter> on a
keyboard.
• Rotate the scroll dial up or down to perform actions similar to using the up- and
down-arrow keys on a keyboard.
For information on the functionality of the scroll dial within programs, see Pocket
PC Help.
SECURE DIGITAL CARD SLOT —See "Secure Digital Memory Cards" on
page 24 for information on using Secure Digital memory cards.

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Back View
COMPACTFLASH CARD SLOT —See "CompactFlash Cards" on page 23 for
information on using CompactFlash cards.
MAIN BATTERY —See "Using the Batteries" on page 15 for information on the
main battery.
AC ADAPTER CONNECTOR —Connect the AC adapter.
CRADLE/SYNC CABLE CONNECTOR —Connect a cradle or sync cable. See
"Connecting to a Computer" on page 19.
MAIN BATTERY LOCK —Use this switch to release and remove the main
battery. See "Installing and Removing the Main Battery" on page 16.
BACKUP BATTERY COVER —Secures the backup battery. See "Installing and
Removing the Backup Battery" on page 17.
HEADPHONE CONNECTOR —Attach headphones.
main battery lock
CompactFlash card slot
backup battery cover
stylus (secured)
main battery
headphone connector (top)
cradle/sync cable
connector (bottom)
AC adapter
connector
(bottom)

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Using the Batteries
Your device uses two batteries:
• rechargeable main battery
• lithium coin-cell backup battery
NOTICE: Do not use your device until you have charged the main battery
for at least 4 hours.
Before you use your device for the first time, you must install both
batteries and completely charge the main battery. Once the main battery
is charged, use the power properties to monitor the battery charge. See
Pocket PC Help on the device for more information.
NOTICE: After you install the batteries for the first time, do not remove the
main battery and the backup battery from the device at the same time. Doing
so results in the loss of all data stored in SDRAM.
NOTICE: If you need to replace both batteries at the same time, ensure that
you replace the main battery first.

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Installing and Removing the Main Battery
To install the main battery:
1Ensure that the device is turned off.
2Ensure that the main battery is oriented correctly and slide the
battery into the slot until you feel a click.
To remove the main battery:
1Insert the tip of the stylus into the main battery lock.
2Slide and hold the lock in the unlock position.
3Slide the battery out of the slot.
main battery stylus
main battery lock
battery slot

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Installing and Removing the Backup Battery
NOTICE: Do not remove the backup battery unless the AC adapter is
connected or the main battery is installed. Otherwise, you might lose data.
To install the backup battery:
1Ensure that the device is turned off.
2Insert the stylus into the backup battery release and slide the release
to the left to remove the cover.
3Wipe off the backup battery with a dry cloth.
4Insert the backup battery with the positive side (+) facing up.
5Slide the cover on and ensure that it is flush with the back of the
device.
backupbattery
release
backup
battery cover
stylus

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To remove the backup battery:
1Insert the tip of the stylus into the backup battery release.
2Slide the release to the left and remove the cover.
3With your finger tip, gently press the right side of the battery to tilt
up the left side of the battery.
4Remove the battery.
Charging the Main Battery
Use one of the following options to charge the main battery:
• Connect the AC adapter directly to the device and to an electrical
outlet.
• Connect the AC adapter to the cradle, and insert the device into the
cradle. See "Using the Cradle" on page 19 for more information.
backup
battery

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Connecting to a Computer
You either connect your device to a computer using a cradle or directly to
a computer using a sync cable. Connect your device to a computer to:
• Add programs to your device. See "Adding Programs Using
Microsoft®ActiveSync®" on page 74 for more information.
• Synchronize data on your device with data on your computer.
For information on synchronizing your data, see the following resources:
•"UsingMicrosoft
®ActiveSync®" on page 53
• ActiveSync Help on your computer
• ActiveSync Help on your device
Using the Cradle
NOTE: Depending on the configuration of your device, the cradle is
optional.
You can use the cradle to:
• Synchronize the data on your device with the data on your computer.
• Power the device with AC power to conserve battery power.
• Charge the main battery. See "Using the Batteries" on page 15 for
more information.
• Charge a spare battery.
Before connectingyour device to a computer for the first time,ensure that
you install ActiveSync on the computer from the Dell™ Companion CD.
To connect your device to the cradle:
1Place the cradle on a flat, level surface near your computer.
2Depending on the type of cradle that you have, connect the cradle
cable to either the USB or serial connector on your computer.

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20 About Your Device
3Connect the AC adapter to the cradle and to an electrical outlet.
USB connector
on the computer serial connector on the computer
AC adapter
cradle
cradle cable
power
cord