Dell Axim X51 User manual

Models HC03U, HC03UL, and HD04U
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Dell™ Axim™ X51/X51v
Owner’s Manual

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you
make better use of your computer.
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hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the
"Glossary" on page 131.
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Models HCO3U, HC03UL, and HD04U
October 2005 P/N NC341 Rev. A01

Contents 3
Contents
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Related Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1Getting Started
Unpacking Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Front, Side, and Back Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Front and Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Installing and Removing the Battery . . . . . . . 42
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Checking Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using Your Axim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Changing the Display Mode on Your Device . . . . 46
2Operating the Axim
Using the Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using the Stylus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

4Contents
Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using the Cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using the Sync Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Connecting to a Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
CompactFlash Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Secure Digital Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . 53
Resetting the Axim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Soft Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Hard Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using Microsoft®Windows Mobile™Version 5.0
Software for Pocket PC Premium
Edition Mobile 5.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Program Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Switcher Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Navigation Bar and Command Bar . . . . . . . . . . 58
Pop-Up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Searching for Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Backing Up Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Entering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Entering Text Using the Input Panel . . . . . . . . 62
Typing With the Soft Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . 63
Letter Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Block Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Transcriber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Writing on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Editing Written Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Drawing on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Creating a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Editing a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recording a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Using My Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Adjusting Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Personal Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
System Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Connections Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3Communicating and Scheduling
About the Microsoft®ActiveSync®Program . . . . . 75
Installing and Using ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . 76
About Microsoft®Pocket Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Creating a Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Using the Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Creating Meeting Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

6Contents
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Using the Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Synchronizing E-Mail Messages . . . . . . . . . 84
Connecting Directly to an E-Mail Server . . . . . 84
Using the Message List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Composing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Managing E-Mail Messages and Folders . . . . . 87
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Beaming an Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Using File Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
4Getting Connected
Using Wi-Fi (802.11b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
If the Network Card is Set Up . . . . . . . . . . 92
If the Wireless Network is
Broadcasting SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
If the Wireless Network is
Not Broadcasting SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Using Odyssey Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adding a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using Cisco®LEAP Wireless LAN Security . . . . . . 96

Contents 7
Using Odyssey Client to Get a
Certificate of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Using Infrared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using Bluetooth® Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . 98
Creating a Modem Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Creating an Ethernet Connection . . . . . . . . . . 100
Creating a VPN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Ending a Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Connecting Directly to an E-Mail Server . . . . . . . 102
Getting Help on Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
5Adding and Removing Programs
Adding Programs Using
Microsoft®ActiveSync®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Downloading Programs From the Internet . . . . . . 106
Adding a Program to the Start Menu . . . . . . . . . 107
Removing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
6Using Companion Programs
Word Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Excel Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tips for Working in Excel Mobile . . . . . . . . 112

8Contents
PowerPoint Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
MSN Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Working With Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Chatting With Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Microsoft Windows Media®Player for
Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Using Internet Explorer Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Mobile Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Conserving Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Mobile Favorites Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Favorite Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Browsing Mobile Favorites and the Web . . . . . . . 118
7Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Maintaining the Axim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Installing the Diagnostic Utility . . . . . . . . . 121
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
File Download Security Warning . . . . . . . . . . 124
8Appendix
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

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Before You Begin
Related Information
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relevant device and computer documentation.
What Are You Looking For? Find It Here:
How to set up my device and
information on the accessories,
connectors, and buttons on my device
The placemat setup diagram and the
Dell™ Owner’s Manual
Information on using my device Dell Owner’s Manual and
Pocket PC Help
NOTE: To view Help, tap the Start button
and tap Help.
Additional programs that can be
installed on my device
Dell Getting Started 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 Owner’s Manual and Microsoft®
ActiveSync®Help on your computer
To view Help, launch MS ActiveSync,
click Help →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 Getting Started CD.
Up-to-date information about your
Pocket PC
www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile
and
support.dell.com
My Service Tag and/or Express Service
Code
Label located in the battery slot
underneath the battery (remove the
battery)
Product Key Located on the COA (Certificate of
Authenticity) label on the Getting
Started CD

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Contacting Dell
To contact Dell electronically, you can access the following websites:
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International
Access Code
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City Code
Department Name or Service Area,
Website and E-Mail Address
Area Codes,
Local Numbers, and
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Anguilla General Support
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Antigua and
Barbuda
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Argentina
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International
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City Code: 11
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Australia
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International
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Country Code: 61
City Code: 2
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E-mail Customer Care (ANZ):
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E-mail (New Zealand):
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Home and Small Business
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Government and Business toll-free: 1-800-633-559
Preferred Accounts Division (PAD) toll-free: 1-800-060-889
Customer Care toll-free: 1333 55 (option 3)
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Technical Support (servers
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Corporate Sales toll-free: 1-800-808-385
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Austria (Vienna)
International
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Country Code: 43
City Code: 1
Website: support.euro.dell.com
E-mail:
tech_support_central_europe@dell
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Home/Small Business Sales
0820 240 530 00
Home/Small Business Fax [phone]
Home/Small Business Customer
Care
0820 240 530 14
Preferred Accounts/Corporate
Customer Care
0820 240 530 16
Home/Small Business Technical
Support
0820 240 530 14
Preferred Accounts/Corporate
Technical Support
0660 8779
Switchboard 0820 240 530 00
Bahamas General Support toll-free: 1-866-278-6818
Barbados General Support 1-800-534-3066
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International
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Belgium
(Brussels)
International
Access Code: 00
Country Code: 32
City Code: 2
Website: support.euro.dell.com
E-mail for French-speaking
Customers:
support.euro.dell.com/be/fr/email
dell/
Technical Support for Inspiron
XPS computers only
02 481 92 96
Technical Support for all other
Dell computers
02 481 92 88
Technical Support Fax [phone]
Customer Care 02 713 15 .65
Corporate Sales 02 481 91 00
Fax [phone]
Switchboard 02 481 91 00
Bermuda General Support 1-800-342-0671
Bolivia General Support toll-free: 800-10-0238
Brazil
International
Access Code: 00
Country Code: 55
City Code: 51
Website: www.dell.com/br
Customer Support, Technical
Support
0800 90 3355
Technical Support Fax [phone]
Customer Care Fax [phone]
Sales 0800 90 3390
British Virgin
Islands
General Support toll-free: 1-866-278-6820
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Brunei
Country Code: 673
Customer Technical Support
(Penang, Malaysia)
604 633 4966
Customer Service (Penang,
Malaysia)
604 633 4888
Transaction Sales (Penang,
Malaysia)
604 633 4955
Canada (North
York, Ontario)
International
Access Code: 011
Online Order Status:
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AutoTech (automated technical
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Customer Care (Home
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Technical Support (Home
Sales/Small Business)
toll-free: 1-800-847-4096
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bus., government)
toll-free: 1-800-387-5757
Technical Support (printers,
projectors, televisions, handhelds,
digital jukebox, and wireless)
1-877-335-5767
Sales (Home Sales/Small Business) toll-free: 1-800-387-5752
Sales (med./large bus.,
government)
toll-free: 1-800-387-5755
Spare Parts Sales & Extended
Service Sales
1 866 440 3355
Cayman Islands General Support 1-800-805-7541
Chile (Santiago)
Country Code: 56
City Code: 2
Sales, Customer Support, and
Technical Support
toll-free: 1230-020-4823
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City Code: 592
Technical Support website:
support.dell.com.cn
Technical Support E-mail:
[email protected]
Customer Care E-mail:
[email protected]
Technical Support Fax
592 818 1350
Technical Support (Dell™
Dimension™ and Inspiron)
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Latitude™, and Dell Precision™)
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toll-free: 800 858 2920
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Customer Care toll-free: 800 858 2060
Customer Care Fax [phone]
Home and Small Business toll-free: 800 858 2222
Preferred Accounts Division toll-free: 800 858 2557
Large Corporate Accounts GCP toll-free: 800 858 2055
Large Corporate Accounts Key
Accounts
toll-free: 800 858 2628
Large Corporate Accounts North toll-free: 800 858 2999
Large Corporate Accounts North
Government and Education
toll-free: 800 858 2955
Large Corporate Accounts East toll-free: 800 858 2020
Large Corporate Accounts East
Government and Education
toll-free: 800 858 2669
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China (Xiamen)
Country Code: 86
City Code: 592
(continued)
Large Corporate Accounts Queue
Team
toll-free: 800 858 2572
Large Corporate Accounts South toll-free: 800 858 2355
Large Corporate Accounts West toll-free: 800 858 2811
Large Corporate Accounts Spare
Parts
toll-free: 800 858 2621
Colombia General Support 980-9-15-3978
Costa Rica General Support 0800-012-0435
Czech Republic
(Prague)
International
Access Code: 00
Country Code: 420
Website: support.euro.dell.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Technical Support
22537 2727
Customer Care 22537 2707
Fax [phone]
Tech Fax [phone]
Switchboard 22537 2711
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Denmark
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International
Access Code: 00
Country Code: 45
Website: support.euro.dell.com
E-mail:
support.euro.dell.com/dk/da/email
dell/
Technical Support for Inspiron
XPS computers only
7010 0074
Technical Support for all other
Dell computers
7023 0182
Customer Care (Relational) 7023 0184
Home/Small Business Customer
Care
3287 5505
Switchboard (Relational) 3287 1200
Switchboard Fax (Relational) 3287 1201
Switchboard (Home/Small
Business)
3287 5000
Switchboard Fax (Home/Small
Business)
3287 5001
Dominica General Support toll-free: 1-866-278-6821
Dominican
Republic
General Support 1-800-148-0530
Ecuador General Support toll-free: 999-119
El Salvador General Support 01-899-753-0777
Finland
(Helsinki)
International
Access Code: 990
Country Code: 358
City Code: 9
Website: support.euro.dell.com
E-mail:
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Technical Support
09 253 313 60
Customer Care 09 253 313 38
Fax [phone]
Switchboard 09 253 313 00
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France (Paris)
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International
Access Code: 00
Country Code: 33
City Codes: (1) (4)
Website: support.euro.dell.com
E-mail:
support.euro.dell.com/fr/fr/emaildell/
Home and Small Business
Technical Support for Inspiron
XPS computers only
0825 387 129
Technical Support for all other
Dell computers
0825 387 270
Customer Care 0825 823 833
Switchboard 0825 004 700
Switchboard (calls from outside of
France)
04 99 75 40 00
Sales 0825 004 700
Fax [phone]
Fax (calls from outside of France) 04 99 75 40 01
Corporate
Technical Support
0825 004 719
Customer Care 0825 338 339
Switchboard 01 55 94 71 00
Sales 01 55 94 71 00
Fax [phone]
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International
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Germany
(Langen)
International
Access Code: 00
Country Code: 49
City Code: 6103
Website: support.euro.dell.com
E-mail:
tech_support_central_europe@dell
.com
Technical Support for Inspiron
XPS computers only
06103 766-7222
Technical Support for all other
Dell computers
06103 766-7200
Home/Small Business Customer
Care
0180-5-224400
Global Segment Customer Care 06103 766-9570
Preferred Accounts Customer
Care
06103 766-9420
Large Accounts Customer Care 06103 766-9560
Public Accounts Customer Care 06103 766-9555
Switchboard 06103 766-7000
Greece
International
Access Code: 00
Country Code: 30
Website: support.euro.dell.com
E-mail:
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dell/
Technical Support
00800-44 14 95 18
Gold Service Technical Support 00800-44 14 00 83
Switchboard 2108129810
Gold Service Switchboard 2108129811
Sales 2108129800
Fax [phone]
Grenada General Support toll-free: 1-866-540-3355
Guatemala General Support 1-800-999-0136
Guyana General Support toll-free: 1-877-270-4609
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