HTC Bluebird PB10 User manual

Bluebird
Model name:PB10

Copyright Information
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Table of Contents
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION.......................................................................................II
TABLE OF CONTENTS..................................................................................................I
CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED..............................................................................1
CHAPTER 2: BASIC SKILLS........................................................................................4
CHAPTER 3: MICROSOFT ACTIVESYNC...............................................................37
CHAPTER 4: MICROSOFT POCKET OUTLOOK...................................................38
CHAPTER 5: COMPANION PROGRAMS ................................................................52
CHAPTER 6: POCKET INTERNET EXPLORER.....................................................70
CHAPTER 7: GETTINGCONNECTED.....................................................................75
APPENDIX A: CHARACTER RECOGNIZER...........................................................81
APPENDIX B: TROUBLESHOOTING.......................................................................83
APPENDIX C: REGULATORY NOTICES.................................................................90
APPENDIX D: HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS.....................................................93
APPENDIX E: CF CARDS...........................................................................................94

Bluebird User’s Guide 1
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Welcome
Congratulations on purchasing a Bluebird. Due to the size and capabilities of the Bluebird, you
can keep your most important business and personal information up-to-date and close at hand.
Microsoft ActiveSync increases the power of your Bluebird by allowing you to synchronize the
information on your desktop or laptop computer with your Bluebird. Picture yourself in the
following situations:
•While walking with a colleague, your cell phone rings and the boss asks if you two are free
this afternoon for an emergency meeting. While your colleague fumbles through his paper
organizer, you press a button on your Bluebird and instantly see a list of today’s
appointments and meetings. You are quickly able to tell the boss your available times. For
more information on scheduling appointments and meetings, see Chapter 4.
•You’re meeting your friends tonight for dinner and a movie. You download the latest movie
information from the Internet to your desktop computer and then synchronize it with your
Bluebird. At dinner, you pull out your Bluebird and review your movie options with your
friends. For more information on downloading Web pages to your Bluebird, see Chapter 6.
•A Calendar reminder alerts you that it is time to catch the bus. You grab your Bluebird and
catch the bus just in time. Because ActiveSync keeps the information on your Bluebird up-to-
date, you leisurely review your task list, make notes about the new books and CDs you want
to buy, and read and respond to e-mail messages. When you get back to the office,
ActiveSync transfers any task changes you made, your notes, and your e-mail message
responses to your desktop computer. For more information on ActiveSync, see Chapter 3.
Where to Find Information
This book describes your Bluebird hardware, provides an overview of the programs on your
Bluebird, and explains how to connect your Bluebird to a desktop computer, a network, or the
Internet. For instructions on setting up your Bluebird, see the Quick Start Card. For instructions
on installing ActiveSync, see the booklet accompanying the ActiveSync CD. The following table
is a guide to additional information to help you use your Bluebird.
For information on: See this source:
Programs on your Bluebird This User’s Guide and device Help. To view
Help, tap and then Help.
Additional programs that can be installed on
Bluebird The Extras folder, located on the ActiveSync CD.
Connecting to and synchronizing with a
desktop computer The ActiveSync booklet or ActiveSync Help on your desktop computer. To view Help, click
Help and then Microsoft ActiveSync Help.
Last-minute updates and detailed technical
information The Read Me files, located in the Microsoft ActiveSync folder on the desktop computer and
on the ActiveSync CD.

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Up-to-date information on Windows-
powered devices http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/
How to Transfer Pocket PC Data
If you are currently using a Palm-size PC and want to transfer your data to your Bluebird, follow
this upgrade procedure:
1. Install Microsoft ActiveSync 3.1 on your desktop computer. For information on installing
ActiveSync, see the booklet accompanying the ActiveSync CD.
2. Synchronize your Bluebird with your desktop computer so that the information on your
desktop computer is current.
3. If you have files on your Palm-size PCthat you want to transfer, such as Note Taker notes
and recordings, turn file conversion off in ActiveSync options so that the files stay in device
format, and use the ActiveSync Explorer to copy the files to your desktop computer. For
specific instructions, see ActiveSync Help on the desktop computer.
4. Synchronize your Bluebird with your desktop computer. This will update your Bluebird using
the current data on your desktop computer (step 2).
5. Reinstall programs. Check whether new versions that have been optimized for the Pocket PC
are available.
6. Using the ActiveSync Explorer, copy the files you transferred to your desktop computer in
step 3 to your Bluebird.
7. In ActiveSync, turn file conversion on again.
8. Enter your settings and connection information on the Bluebird.
If you have offline folders in Inbox on your Palm-size PC that contain e-mail messages you want
to transfer to your Bluebird, follow this procedure:
1. Connect your Bluebird to your desktop computer and then click Windows CE Inbox
Transferon the Microsoft Outlook Tools menu.
2. Select Copy or move selected messages to your desktop computerand then click the
Browse button.
3. Select the offline folder that contains the messages you want to transfer to your desktop
computer and thenclick OK.
4. Click the Transferbutton and select the folder you want to transfer the messages to or click
New Folder to create a new folder. Click OK to transfer the messages. Now you must
transfer the messages from your desktop computer to your Bluebird.
5. In Inbox on your Bluebird, tap Tools and then New Folderand create a folder for the
messages you are going to transfer.
6. In Outlook on your desktop computer, select the messages you want to transfer.

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7. Connect your Bluebird to your desktop computer and then click Windows CE Inbox
Transferon the Outlook Tools menu.
8. Select Copy selected messages to your Bluebird and then click the Browse button.
9. Select the offline folder on your Bluebird you want to transfer the messages to and then click
OK.
10. Click the Transferbutton. The selected messages are moved to your Bluebird.

Bluebird User’s Guide 4
Chapter 2: Basic Skills
Learning to use your Bluebird is easy. This chapter describes the basic concepts of using
and customizing your Bluebird.
Front Panel Components
Front Side
Item Component Function
ÊBattery Charge and
Alarm Light The indicator light on the top of the device serves as both a
battery charge indicator and a
visual alarm indicator.
Flashing green: Notification
alarm signal.
Flashing amber: Battery is
charging.
Solid amber: Battery is fully
charged.

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Front Side Components Continued
Item Component Function
The program buttons on the
front panel of the device are
used to open some of the
most frequently used
applications. You can change
the shortcuts of the program
buttons so that they open
different applications. For
more information, see .
Opens the
Calendar
application.
Opens the
Contacts
application.
Opens the Notes
application.
Ë
Program Buttons
Opens the Tasks
application.
Ì
Power Button
The Power button is used to
turn on and off your device.
Press and release the button
to turn on or off the device.
Í
Easy Online Go straight to the Easy
Online application; connect to
the Internet immediately.
Î
Microphone The small hole at the top of the
device is the microphone for
the built-in Voice Recorder.

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Left side Components
Left Side
Item Component Function
ÊVoice Recorder
Button
You can record brief notes and
messages by speaking into the built-in
microphone while holding down the
voice recorder button. For more
information, see Chapter 7
ËScroll/Action Button
This is a wheel with three functions.
Rotate the dial up to scroll upwards
from right to left through DeskTop,
or to scroll up while you are using an
application.
Rotate the dial down to scroll
downwards from left to right through
DeskTop, or to scroll down while you
are using an application.
Press the center of the dial to use it
as an action button, much like the
Enter key on a full-sized PC
keyboard.
3 DeskTop Button
Press to go quickly to a screen of your
most essential programs, and to access
the System Manager and Screen
Rotation applications.

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Bottom and Right Edge Components
Item Component Function
ÊDC Jack The DC jack allows you to connect to
external power with the supplied AC
adapter.
ËCommunications
Port The communications port establishes a connection with the serial port of your
desktop PC. You can connect the
Bluebird to a PC by using a USB or
RS232 cradle, or an auto-sync cable.
For information on using the
communications port to establish a
connection to a PC, see ActiveSync
Help on your desktop computer.
ÌBattery Cover
Release Press and push up to access the main battery.