Dell Axim X30 HC02U User manual

Models HC02U, HC02U-C, HC02U-B, HC02U-W, HD03U
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Dell™ Axim™ X30
Owner’s Manual

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 the
"Glossary" on page 165.
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Models HC02U, HC02U-C, HC02U-B, HC02U-W, HD03U
May 2004 P/N C5024 Rev. A01

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Contents
CAUTION: Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . 11
SAFETY: General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SAFETY: Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SAFETY: Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SAFETY: Air Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SAFETY: Electromagnetic Compatibility
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
When Using Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SAFETY: Ergonomic Computing Habits . . . . 14
SAFETY: Protecting Against Electrostatic
Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SAFETY: Battery Disposal . . . . . . . . . . 15
Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1About Your Device
Front, Side, and Back Views . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Front and Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installing and Removing the Battery . . . . . 21
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4Contents
Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Sync Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Checking Built-In Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using Secure Digital Memory Cards . . . . . . . 27
Performing a Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Soft Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Hard Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2Using Microsoft®
Windows Mobile™ 2003 Second Edition
Device Buttons and the Stylus . . . . . . . . . . 32
Today Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Program Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Switcher Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Navigation Bar and Command Bar . . . . . . . . 37
Pop-Up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Finding and Organizing Information . . . . . . . 39
Backing Up Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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3Entering Information
Entering Text Using the Input Panel . . . . . . . 42
Typing With the Soft Keyboard . . . . . . . . 43
Letter Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Block Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Transcriber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Editing Typed Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Writing on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Editing Written Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Drawing on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Creating a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Editing a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Recording a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using My Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
4Adjusting Settings
Personal Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
System Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Connections Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5Using Microsoft®ActiveSync®
About ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Installing and Using ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . 59

6Contents
6Scheduling and Communicating
About Microsoft®Pocket Outlook . . . . . . . . 62
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Using the Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . 64
Creating Meeting Requests . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using the Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . 66
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Synchronizing E-Mail Messages . . . . . . . . 69
Connecting Directly to an E-Mail Server . . . . 70
Using the Message List . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Composing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Managing E-Mail Messages and Folders . . . . 73
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7Adding and Removing Programs
Adding Programs Using Microsoft®
ActiveSync®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Downloading Programs From the Internet . . . . 77

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Adding a Program to the Start Menu . . . . . . 78
Using File Explorer on the Device . . . . . . . 78
Using ActiveSync on the Computer . . . . . . 78
Removing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8Using Companion Programs
Microsoft®Pocket Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Pocket Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Tips for Working in Pocket Excel . . . . . . . 86
MSN Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Working With Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Chatting With Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Windows Media®Player for Pocket PC . . . . . 88
9Using Microsoft®Pocket Internet
Explorer
Mobile Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Conserving Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Mobile Favorites Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Favorite Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Using AvantGo Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Browsing Mobile Favorites and the Web . . . . . 92

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10 Getting Connected
Using Infrared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Using Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Using Wi-Fi (802.11b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Creating a Modem Connection . . . . . . . . . . 98
Creating an Ethernet Connection . . . . . . . . . 99
Creating a VPN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Ending a Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Connecting Directly to an E-Mail Server . . . . 102
Getting Help on Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . 102
11 Appendix
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Regulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
FCC Notices (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . 109
IC Notice (Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . 110
CE Notice (European Union) . . . . . . . . . 111
EN 55022 Compliance
(Czech Republic Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Australia and New Zealand . . . . . . . . . 112
VCCI Notice (Japan Only) . . . . . . . . . . 112
MIC Notice (Republic of Korea Only) . . . . . 113
Polish Center for Testing and
Certification Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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BSMI Notice (Taiwan Only) . . . . . . . . . . 117
NOM Information (Mexico Only) . . . . . . . 119
Wireless Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . 119
Europe—CE Declaration of Conformity . . . . 120
Japan Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Canada—Industry Canada (IC) . . . . . . . . 123
FCC Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Singapore—Approved by IDA for Use in
Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Radio Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Limited Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Limited Warranty for Dell-Branded
Hardware Products (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . 153
Limited Warranty Terms for Dell-Branded
Hardware Products (Canada Only) . . . . . . 157
Dell Software and Peripherals
(Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
1-Year End-User Manufacturer Guarantee
(Latin America and the Caribbean Only) . . . . 162
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

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