HP iPAQ rx3000 series User manual

User’s Guide
HP iPAQ rx3000 series
Mobile Media Companion
Document Part Number: 364351-002
August 2004

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User’s Guide
HP iPAQ rx3000 series Mobile Media Companion
Second Edition (August 2004)
Document Part Number: 364351-002

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Contents
1 Getting to Know Your HP iPAQ
Using the Stylus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Setting the Time for Home and Locations
You Are Visiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Setting the Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Entering Owner Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Resetting the Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Performing a Normal Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Performing a Full Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
Aligning the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Routine Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
2 Learning the Basics
Using the Launch Page or Traditional Today Screen . . . 2–1
Navigation Bar and Command Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Pop-Up Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Creating information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Customizing the Today Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Using Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Using the iTask Launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Launching Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Pocket Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9
Switching Between Landscape and Portrait
Screen Orientations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9

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Minimizing Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Closing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Installing Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
Backing Up Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
Using iPAQ File Store Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14
3 Synchronizing with Your Computer
Using Microsoft ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Installing ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Synchronizing with Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Changing Synchronization Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Manually Copying or Moving Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Installing a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Backing up and Restoring Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Synchronizing Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Sending and Receiving E-mail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Sending a Meeting Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
4 Learning Input Methods
Using Input Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Changing Word Suggestion Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Using the On-Screen Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Writing with the Stylus and the
Letter Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Writing with the Stylus and Microsoft Transcriber . . . . . 4–5
Writing with the Stylus and Block Recognizer . . . . . 4–6
Drawing and Writing on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
5 Using Digital Imaging Features
Getting to Know Your Camera Components . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Capturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
HP Photosmart Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3

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Reviewing and Displaying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–15
HP Image Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–15
DockWare Screen Saver Application . . . . . . . . . . . 5–19
Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–20
Editing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–21
Recording Audio Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–21
Attaching a Sound File to a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–22
HP Image Zone for PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–23
HP Image Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–25
Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–28
Using HP Mobile Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–28
Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–33
Changing System Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–46
Print Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–47
Using File Explorer to Print Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–57
Using HP Instant Share Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–58
Printing With a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–59
Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–60
Setting up Your Share Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–61
Tagging Photos With Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–62
Tips for Taking Better Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–64
6 Getting to Know iPAQ Mobile Media
Using the iPAQ Mobile Media Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Setting Up iPAQ Mobile Media on Your HP iPAQ . . . . 6–3
Setting Up iPAQ Mobile Media On Your
Personal Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–6
Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7
Using Digital Media with iPAQ Mobile Media. . . . . . . . 6–9
Supported Media Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Organizing Digital Media on Your
Personal Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Copying Music CDs and Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–12
Organizing Digital Media on Your HP iPAQ . . . . . 6–15

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Digital Media--not Copy-Protected . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–16
Copy-Protected Music (.wma format) . . . . . . . . . . . 6–18
Using NevoMedia Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–19
Understanding the NevoMedia Server Options. . . . 6–20
The File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–20
The View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–20
The Media Collection Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–22
The Tools Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–22
The Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–23
The NevoMedia Server Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–24
The Context Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–24
Performing Common NevoMedia Server Tasks . . . . . . 6–25
Scanning a Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–25
Updating the List of Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–26
Viewing the Details of Media Stored
in the Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–26
Removing Individual Media Folders. . . . . . . . . . . . 6–26
Removing Your Entire Collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–27
Exiting NevoMedia Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–27
Using NevoMedia Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–28
Understanding the NevoMedia Player Options . . . . 6–29
The File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–29
The View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–29
The Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–30
The Context Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–30
Performing Common NevoMedia Player Tasks . . . . . . 6–31
Playing Multiple Media Types Simultaneously . . . 6–31
Switching between Full-Screen and
Regular-Screen Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–31
Viewing Information about Currently
Playing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–32
Exiting NevoMedia Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–33
Using NevoBackup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–33
Creating a Custom Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–34
Restoring a Previous Backup Configuration . . . . . . 6–35

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Starting iPAQ Mobile Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–36
Navigating iPAQ Mobile Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–36
Navigating the Media Play Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–37
Navigating Pop-up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–38
Navigating the List View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–39
Navigating the Controls View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–40
Selecting a Storage Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–41
Quick Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–41
Currently Playing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–42
Playing Digital Media on My HP iPAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–43
Playing Local Media (Local Media Mode) . . . . . . . 6–44
Selecting a Media Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–44
The Local Media Customize Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–45
Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–46
Controlling Music Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–47
Viewing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–48
Controlling Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–49
Navigating the Controls View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–50
Playing Videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–51
Controlling Video Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–53
Deleting Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–53
Deleting Individual Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–55
Deleting All Media in a Storage Location. . . . . . . . 6–55
Streaming Media (Media Stream Mode) . . . . . . . . . 6–56
Selecting a Media Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–56
The Media Stream Customize Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–57
Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–58
Controlling Music Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–59
Viewing Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–59
Playing Videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–60
Searching for Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–60
Playing Digital Media on Other
Devices (Media Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–62
Selecting a Media Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–62
Selecting a Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–62
The Media Control Customize Menu . . . . . . . . . . . 6–63

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Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–64
Navigating the Media Control Music Folders . . . . . 6–65
Controlling Music Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–65
Viewing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–66
Playing Videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–67
Searching for Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–67
Downloading Media (Media Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–69
The Media Copy Customize Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–69
Selecting a Media Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–70
Downloading Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–70
Selecting Music to Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–71
Downloading Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–73
Selecting Pictures to Download. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–73
Downloading Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–73
Selecting Videos to Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–74
Controlling Home Entertainment Devices
(NevoHome Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–74
Starting Up NevoHome Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–75
Navigating the NevoHome Control Screens . . . . . . 6–75
Setting up the Key Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–77
Adding a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–77
Downloading Device Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–78
Controlling a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–79
Contol multiple home entertainment
devices with just a few taps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–79
Customizing the Control Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–80
Adding a Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–80
Editing a Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–81
Copying a Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–82
Moving a Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–82
Deleting a Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–82
Display Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–83

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Express Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–83
Adding and Deleting Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–84
Setting Up Favorites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–85
Adding a Favorite Using the Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–85
Manually Adding a Favorite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–87
Moving a Favorite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–89
Deleting a Favorite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–89
Adding and Deleting Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–90
Appending Favorites Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–90
Adding Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–91
Editing a Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–91
Deleting a Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–92
Adding Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–92
Editing Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–93
Deleting Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–93
Adding Activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–94
Editing an Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–95
Deleting an Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–95
Downloading Additional Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–96
Downloading Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–96
Downloading Device Key Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . 6–96
7 Getting to Know the iPAQ Wireless
Manager
Power Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Settings Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Wi-Fi Settings Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3
Bluetooth Settings Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3
Bluetooth Manager Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3
8 Using Wi-Fi
Getting Acquainted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Getting Started with Wi-Fi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Powering Wi-Fi On or Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2

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Automatically Connecting to a Network . . . . . . . . . . 8–3
Manually Entering New Network Settings . . . . . . . . 8–4
Searching for Networks to Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–7
Managing Wireless Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–7
Viewing or Editing a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . 8–8
Deleting a Wireless Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–8
Monitoring Signal Strength and Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–8
Advanced Network Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–9
Advanced Wi-Fi Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–9
Looking Up an IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–10
Changing TCP/IP Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–11
Changing DNS and WINS Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–12
Setting Up VPN Server Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . 8–13
Editing VPN Server Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–13
Starting VPN Server Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–14
Setting Up Proxy Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–14
9 Using Bluetooth
Getting Acquainted with Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2
Understanding Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–3
Supported Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–4
Working with Bluetooth Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–4
Turning On Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–5
Opening Bluetooth Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–5
Setting Accessibility Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–5
Enabling Bluetooth Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–6
Setting a Shared Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–8
Understanding Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–9
Working with Bluetooth Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–12
Opening Bluetooth Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–12
Locating and Selecting a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–12
Connecting to Other Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–14
Identifying the Communications Port . . . . . . . . . . . 9–14
Working with Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–14
Establishing an ActiveSync Connection . . . . . . . . . 9–16

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Establishing a Serial Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–18
Joining a Personal Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–18
Establishing a Cell Phone Partnership. . . . . . . . . . . 9–19
Working with Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–19
Creating a File Transfer Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–19
Sending Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–20
Creating a Folder on a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . 9–20
Receiving a File from a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . 9–20
Deleting a File from a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . 9–21
Using Business Card Exchange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–21
Setting Up Your Business Card Information. . . . . . 9–21
Opening a Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–24
Viewing Connection Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–24
Closing a Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–25
Viewing Connection Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–25
10Managing the Battery
Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–1
Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–5
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–5
Charging with the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–5
Charging with the Desktop Cradle and
AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–7
Changing the Backlight Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–9
Changing the Wireless LAN Power Saving
Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–9
Disabling the Application Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–10
Manually Monitoring the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–12
11Expansion Cards
Installing Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMedia
(MMC) Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–2
Removing Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMedia
(MMC) Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–3

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Viewing the Content of Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–4
12Troubleshooting
Common Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–1
ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–5
Expansion Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–7
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–8
Wireless LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–9
iPAQ Mobile Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–10
A Regulatory Notices
Federal Communications Commission Notice. . . . . . . . . A–1
Declaration of Conformity for products
marked with the FCC logo—United States only. . . . A–2
Canadian Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Avis Canadien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Korean Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
European Regulatory Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5
Equipment Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Airline Travel Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
Wireless Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
U.S. Regulatory Wireless Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
Canadian Regulatory Wireless Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
Japanese Regulatory Wireless Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . A–8
Brazilian Regulatory Wireless Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . A–8
B Specifications
System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–1
Physical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–2
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–3

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User’s Guide 1–1
1
Getting to Know Your HP iPAQ
Congratulations on purchasing an HP iPAQ rx3000 series Mobile
Media Companion. Use this guide to find out about setting up
your HP iPAQ and to learn about how it works.
The software programs described below are preinstalled on the
HP iPAQ. These preinstalled programs are not deleted if your HP
iPAQ loses power.
You can find detailed information for using these programs in the
Help files on your HP iPAQ. To access these Help files, from the
Start menu, tap Help and select a program.
In addition, Microsoft Pocket PC Basics provides instructions on
operating the HP iPAQ. To locate Pocket PC Basics, tap Start >
Help > Pocket PC Basics.
Note: The built-in HP Photosmart camera is available only in
select HP iPAQ models. To upgrade your model, please refer to
the Accessories Brochure for information on the HP Photosmart
Mobile Camera.

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Bonus Software On-Device Information Function
DockWare Tap Start > Help >
DockWare.
Turn your HP iPAQ into a
desk clock, monthly
calendar, and personal
digital picture frame.
iPAQ Backup Tap Start > Programs>
iPAQ Backup >Options
> About.
Back up your data to
protect it from loss due to
a drained battery,
accidental deletion, or
hardware failure.
Experience HP iPAQ Tap Programs >
Experience HP iPAQ.
Learn about all the
things you can do with
your HP iPAQ.
Flash Player Tap Start > Programs >
Flash Player > Help.
Play Macromedia Flash
files on your HP iPAQ.
iPAQ Mobile Media Tap Start >Help > iPAQ
Mobile Media.
Browse and play your
music, photo, and video
collections over a
wireless network from
anywhere in your home.
Nevo Home Control Tap Start > Help >
Nevo.
Control your home
entertainment devices
using your HP iPAQ.
HP Image Zone for
iPAQs
Tap Start > Help > HP
Image Zone.
View, edit, annotate,
share, and print photos
from your HP iPAQ. Print,
send, or view slideshows
directly from your HP
iPAQ. Create photo
slideshows and play
videos to share with
friends and family.
HP Photosmart camera
(available only in select
HP iPAQ models)
Tap Start > Help >
Photosmart.
Snap photos, record
video and modify camera
settings on your HP
iPAQ.
Self-Test Tap Start > Settings >
System tab > Self Test.
Run a basic diagnostic
test on the device.

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Asset Viewer Tap Start > Settings >
System tab > hp Asset
Viewer.
List detailed information
about your system and
its configuration.
Bluetooth Manager Tap Start > Help >
Bluetooth.
Enables short-range
wireless communication
for exchanging
information up to a
distance of about 30 feet
(10 meters).
HP Mobile Print Center Tap Start > Help > HP
Image Zone.
Enable photo printing in
HP Image Zone.
iPAQ Wireless From the Launch page,
tap then on the
iPAQ Wireless main
menu.
Turn on/off Wi-Fi and/or
Bluetooth.
iTask Tap Start > Help >
iTask.
Quickly access the most
frequently-used features
on your HP iPAQ.
Microsoft Pocket PC
Software Functions
ActiveSync Synchronize the information between your HP
iPAQ and computer so you have the latest
information in both locations. Be sure you install
ActiveSync on your computer before connecting
the desktop cradle and HP iPAQ to your
computer.
Calculator Perform calculations and convert currency.
Calendar Schedule appointments, meetings, and other
events, and set an alarm to remind you of the
appointments. Appointments for the day can be
displayed on the Today screen.
Contacts Keep an updated list of friends and colleagues
to e-mail and telephone.
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Bonus Software On-Device Information Function

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File Explorer Manage your data (Program files, document
folders, music, video and photo files).
Find Search for information on your HP iPAQ. Tap
Start > Help > Find. Enter your search text or,
tap the drop-down arrow to access data.
Games (Solitaire,
Jawbreaker)
Play these pre-installed electronic games on
your HP iPAQ.
MSN Messenger Set up an MSN Messenger (Passport) account
to exchange messages instantly with your
family and friends.
Messaging Receive and send Internet e-mail messages on
your HP iPAQ or your computer, if ActiveSync is
installed. You must have an e-mail address
provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP)
or employer to send and receive e-mail.
Notes Create handwritten or typed notes, drawings,
and recordings.
Pocket Excel Create and edit workbooks or view and edit
Excel workbooks created on your computer.
Pocket Internet Explorer Browse the Internet and download pages
through synchronization or by connecting to the
Internet.
Pocket Word Create new documents or view and edit Word
documents created on your computer.
Pocket MSN Sign up to get MSN services on your HP iPAQ,
such as MSN Hotmail and MSN Messenger.
Settings Obtain quick access to settings for the backlight,
clock, memory, power, regional settings,
Launch page or Today screen, password,
sounds and notifications, etc.
Tasks Keep track of your to-do list.
Windows Media Player 9
Series
Play digital audio and video files in Windows
Media or MP3 format on your device.
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Microsoft Pocket PC
Software Functions

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Using the Stylus
Your HP iPAQ comes with a stylus that you should use to tap or
write on your screen.
ÄCAUTION: To prevent damage to your HP iPAQ screen, never use any device other than the stylus that comes with it or an approved
replacement to tap or write on the screen. If you lose or break your
stylus, you can order extras at www.hp.com/go/ipaqaccessories.
You can perform three basic actions using the stylus:
Tap—Lightly touch the screen to select or open an item. Lift the
stylus after you tap an item. Tapping is equivalent to clicking an
item with the mouse on your computer.
Drag—Place the point of the stylus on the screen and drag an
item across the screen without lifting the stylus until you have
completed the selection. Dragging is equivalent to dragging with
the left mouse button pressed on your computer.
Tap and hold—Hold the stylus pointer on an item for a short
time until a menu displays. Tapping and holding is equivalent to
right-clicking your computer mouse button. When you tap and
hold, a circle of red dots appears around the stylus to indicate that
the menu will soon pop up.
Setting the Date and Time
When you turn on your HP iPAQ for the first time, you are
requested to select your time zone. After setting the time zone,
you still need to set the time and date on your unit. All three
settings are located in the Clock Settings screen and can be set at
the same time.
Note: By default, the time on the HP iPAQ is synchronized with
your computer each time the two devices connect using
ActiveSync.

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Setting the Time for Home and Locations
You Are Visiting
From the Start menu, tap Settings > System tab > Clock icon.
1. Tap either Home or Visiting.
2. Tap the time-zone down arrow, and select the appropriate
time zone.
3. Tap AM or PM.
4. Tap OK.
5. Tap Ye s to save the time.
Setting the Date
1. From the Start menu, tap Settings > System tab > Clock
icon.
2. Tap the down arrow next to the date.
3. Tap the left or right arrow to select a month and year.
4. Tap a day.
5. Tap OK.
6. Tap Ye s to save the date settings.
You need to reset your time zone, time, and date if:
■The location time (Home or Visiting) needs to be changed.
■All power to the HP iPAQ is lost, which removes all saved
settings.
■You perform a full reset of your HP iPAQ.
Entering Owner Information
You can personalize your HP iPAQ by entering owner
information. To enter owner information:
1. From the Launch page, tap Start > Settings > Owner
Information.

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2. Tap in the Name field. A keyboard appears at the bottom of
the screen. Tap on the characters to enter your name.
Note: If you prefer, you can use Letter Recognizer, Microsoft
Transcriber, or Block Recognizer to input information. Refer to
Chapter 4, “Learning Input Methods” for more information.
3. Tap the Tab key on the keyboard to move the cursor to the
next field.
4. Continue entering whatever information you want to include.
5. To display owner information at startup, tap in the Show
information when device is turned on checkbox.
6. Tap on the Notes tab to enter any notes.
7. Tap OK to save the information and return to the Launch
page.
Resetting the Unit
Performing a Normal Reset
A soft reset does not erase any programs or saved data. Before
performing a soft reset, be sure to save any unsaved data since
any unsaved data will be lost.
Perform a soft reset when:
■You want to stop all running applications.
■After installing a new application.
■If your HP iPAQ “locks up.”
Follow these steps to save data and reset your HP iPAQ:
1. Press the iTask button.
2. Tap and hold any application in the list.