Intermec PEN*KEY 6632 User manual

PEN*KEYRR 6632 PenComputer
USER’SGUIDE
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PN:961-028-103
RevisionA
August1998

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Handwriter isaregisteredtrademarkofCommunicationIntelligenceCorporation.
Microsoft,MS,andMS-DOS,andWindows,areregisteredtrademarksandVisual
BasicforWindows,andWindowsforPenaretrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.
PenRight!andPenRight!ProaretrademarksofPenRightCorporation.
IBM,IBMPC,PS/2,aretrademarksofInternationalBusiness MachinesCorporation.
TheIrDAtrademarkisownedandlicensedbytheInfraredDataAssociation.
Sound Blaster ProisaregisteredtrademarkofCreativeLabs,Inc.

"NOTICEThisequipmentmeetsClass BdigitaldevicelimitsperPart15 ofFCC Rules.
Theselimitsprotectagainstinterferenceinaresidentialarea.Itemits,uses,and
canradiateradiofrequencyenergy.Ifyoudonotinstall andusethe equipment
accordingtoitsinstructions,itmayinterferewithradiosignals.However,thereis
noguarantee thatinterferencewill notoccurinaparticularinstallation.
Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful interferencetoradio ortelevisionreception,
whichcanbedeterminedbyturningourequipmentoff andon,theuserisencour-
agedtotrytocorrect theinterferencebyone ormore ofthefollowingmeasures:
"Reorientor relocatetheradio ortelevisionreceivingantenna.
"Increasetheseparationbetweenthecomputerequipmentandreceiver.
"Connect the equipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthat to
whichtheradio ortelevisionreceiverisconnected.
"Consult thedealeroranexperiencedradio ortelevisiontechnicianfor
help.
FCC SpreadSpectrumRadioCertification
"NOTICEThisdeviceiscertifiedto operateunderPart15,SubpartC,Section15.247 ofthe
FCC rulesforIntentionalRadiationProducts.ThiscertificationincludesDocket
87-389 coveringruleseffectiveJune1994.Itmaynotcauseinterferencetoautho-
rizedradiocommunicationdevices,andmustacceptanyinterferencecausedby
thosedevices.
CanadianComputerCompliance
ThisClass Bdigitalapparatusmeetsall requirementsoftheCanadianInterfer-
ence-CausingEquipmentRegulations.
Cetappareil numériquedelaclasseBrespectetouteslesexigencesduReglèment
surlematerialboilleurduCanada.

TelephoneInstallation Warning Notices
Thefollowingnoticesapplyto equipment thatmaybeconnectedtotelephonelines
orsystems.Foryourpersonalsafety,andtoprotect thisequipmentfrompotential
electricalorphysicaldamage,doNOTconnectequipment totelephonelinesor
datacommunicationequipmentunless thefollowingwarningshavebeenread,
understood,andcompliedwith.
"Neverinstall telephonewiringduringalightningstorm.
"Neverinstall telephonejacksinwetlocationsunless thejackis specifi-
callydesignedforwetlocations.
"Nevertouch uninsulatedtelephonewiresorterminalsunless thetele-
phonelinehasbeendisconnectedat thenetworkinterface.
"Usecautionwheninstallingormodifyingtelephonelines.
"Avoidusingatelephone(otherthancordless type)duringanelectrical
storm.Theremaybearemoteriskofelectricshockfromlightning.
"Donotusethetelephonetoreportagasleakinthevicinityoftheleak.
Installation du téléphone:avertissements
Lesavertissementsquisuivents’appliquentàtoutéquipementquipeutêtre
branchéauxlignesousystèmestéléphoniques.Pourvotresécuritépersonnelle et
pourprotégerl’équipementdetoutdommage électrique ouphysiquepotentiel,NE
PASbrancherun ordinateurtablette électronique ousespériphériquesauxlignes
téléphoniquesouéquipementsavantquelesavertissements suivantsaientétélus,
comprisetobservés:
"Nejamaisinstallerdecâblagetéléphoniquependantun orage électrique.
"Nejamaisinstallerdeprisetéléphoniquedansun endroithumideà
moinsquelapriseaitétéspécifiquementconçuepourêtreutilisée dans
lesendroitshumides.
"Nejamaistoucherlesfilsdetéléphone oudel’équipement terminalnon
isolésàmoinsquelalignetéléphoniquen’aitétédébranchée del’inter-
faceréseau.
"Userdeprudencelorsdel’installationoudelamodificationdelignes
téléphoniques.
"Éviterd’utiliserun téléphone(autrequ’un appareil téléphoniquesans
fil)pendantun orage électrique.Ilpourraityavoirun faiblerisqued’é-
lectrocutionparlafoudre.
"Nepasutiliserletéléphoneafindesignalerunefuitedegazàproximité
delafuite.
BCAUTION:Intermec Technologies Corporation suggests you buy cables fromus
toconnectwith otherdevices.Ourcables are safe,meetFCC rules,
and suitourproducts.Othercables may notbetested.They may
cause problemsfromelectrostaticdischargeorinducedenergy.Our
warranties do notcoverloss, injury,ordamagefromothercables.

BCAUTION:Intermec Technologies Corporation recommendsthatyou only
purchase Norand MobileSystemsDivision certifiedmodems.
Intermec does notcertify all modems availableinthemarketplace.
Intermec does notwarrantnoncertifiedmodems; furthermore,these
modemsmay cause problemsfromelectrostaticdischarge and may
notconformto FCC regulations.ForalistofNorand MobileSystems
Division certifiedmodems call CustomerSupportat1-800-221-9236 in
UnitedStates or(country code)800-633-6149 inCanada.
WARNING:Thelithiumion batterymay explodeifreplacedincorrectly.Replace
onlywiththe sameorequivalent type.
ADVERTISSEMENT:Labatterie aulithiumpeutexplosersielle estreplacée demanière
incorrecte.Ellenedoitêtreremplacée queparunebatterie
identiqueou similaire.
WARNING:Lithiumion batteries may explodeorcatchfireifovercharged dueto
improperdock installation.
ADVERTISSEMENT:Les batteries aulithiumpeuventexploserou prendrefeusielles
sont trop changées à cause d’unemauvaise installation dela
station d’accueil.

CONTENTS
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CONTENTS
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SECTION1 1-1..........................................
Overview1-1...........................................
Introduction:About thisManual1-1......................
SummaryofSections1-2.................................
Section1,GeneralInformation1-2....................
Section2,UsingthePenComputerfortheFirstTime1-2
Section3,Software1-2...............................
Section4,OperatingthePenComputer1-2............
Section5,ConnectingPeripheralEquipment1-2.......
Section6,Troubleshooting1-3........................
Overview1-4...........................................
ThePEN*KEY6632 PenComputer1-4................
ComputerDescription1-6...............................
OpeningtheTopCover1-6...........................
Lock1-7............................................
RemovingtheTopCover1-9.............................
TopCoverReleaseLever1-9..........................
FrontView1-11..........................................
PowerButton1-11....................................
PowerLamp1-13.....................................
BatteryLamp1-13....................................
Speaker1-13.........................................
PenStylus1-14.......................................
SideView1-15...........................................
RearView1-16...........................................
InfraredCommunicationsPort1-16....................
RightMouseButton1-16..............................
BottomView1-17........................................
RESETSwitch1-18...................................
AC Adapter/Recharger1-19...............................
Powerlamp1-19......................................
Internal/ExternalBatteryPackChargingLamps1-20...

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SECTION2 2-1..........................................
Using thePenComputerfortheFirstTime 2-1............
ConnectingtheAC Adapter/Recharger2-2................
StylusPenInput2-4....................................
SelectinganItem(pointing)2-4.......................
MovingItems/ResizingWindows2-4..................
InputtingText2-4...................................
SystemStartup2-5......................................
Startup2-5.........................................
SECTION3 3-1..........................................
Software 3-1............................................
GeneralInformation3-1.................................
SoftwareIncludedwiththe6632 PenComputer3-1....
Windows95 3-1.........................................
MS--DOS Screen3-2.....................................
MS--DOSPrompt3-2................................
MS--DOSMode3-2..................................
Windows95 Help3-3....................................
HelpWithOperatingProcedures3-3..................
Contents3-4........................................
Keyword3-4........................................
HelpRegardingItemsontheScreen3-5...............
ChangingtheScreenBackground3-6.....................
SetupUtility3-7........................................
PEN*KEYTool3-8...............................
AdjustingtheBacklightandCheckingtheRemaining
BatteryCapacity3-9..........................
SuspendExecution3-10...........................
ChangingtheNumericKeypadAssignments3-11....
CheckingtheVersionofthePEN*KEYTool3-12.....
ExitingthePEN*KEYTool3-12....................
CICHandwritingRecognition3-12........................

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SECTION4 4-1..........................................
Operating thePenComputer4-1.........................
BatteryPacks4-1.......................................
ChargingBatteryPacks4-1..........................
ChargingBatteryPacksintheAC Adapter/Recharger4-3
ChargingaBatteryPackinthePenComputer4-4......
ChargingBatteryPacksinthePenComputerandtheAC
Adapter/Recharger4-5...........................
InstallingtheBatteryPack4-6.......................
RemainingBatteryPackCapacityDisplay4-7.........
ConfirmingtheRemainingBatteryPackCapacity4-7
InsufficientRemainingBatteryPackCapacity4-9......
ChargingandOperatingTimes4-10....................
PC Cards4-11...........................................
Fax/modemCard4-11.............................
NetworkInterfaceCard4-11.......................
SCSI InterfaceCard4-11..........................
ATADevice4-11..................................
SRAM MemoryCard4-12..........................
FlashMemoryCard4-12..........................
InsertingaPC Card4-13.................................
RemovingaPC Card4-15.................................
SECTION5 5-1..........................................
Connecting PeripheralEquipment5-1....................
NotesonHandlingtheEquipment5-2....................
Storingthebatterypacks5-2.....................
ConnectingPeripheralEquipment5-3....................
SerialDevices5-4...................................
SerialPortSetting5-4...............................
Connectors5-5..........................................
Keyboard/Mouse5-6.................................
ConnectingSpeakers/Microphone/Headset5-6.........

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SECTION6 6-1..........................................
Troubleshooting 6-1....................................
Thepowerlampisoff eventhoughpowerison.6-2.....
Thedisplayisblank.6-2.............................
Thesystemwill notstartup.6-2......................
Thecorrectdateandtimearenotdisplayed.6-3........
Datacannotbewrittento or readfromafloppydisk.6-4
Datacannotbewrittento or readfromthehard disk.6-5
Themessage“Notasystemdisk”oradiskerrormessage
appears.6-5.........................................
Anexpansionorperipheraldevicedoesnotfunction.6-5
Outputcannotbedirectedtotheprinter.6-6...........
ThedeviceconnectedtotheRS--232Cconnectordoesnot
work.6-7...........................................
Infraredcommunicationsdonotwork.6-7.............
PC CardsDoNotFunction(inMS--DOSMode)6-8.....
FIGURES
Figure1-1ThePEN*KEY6632 PenComputer1-4.........
Figure1-2TopCover1-6................................
Figure1-3LockingtheTopCover1-7.....................
Figure1-4TopCoverStand1-8.........................
Figure1-5TopCoverReleaseLever1-9...................
Figure1-6RemovingtheTopCover1-10..................
Figure1-7FrontView1-11...............................
Figure1-8PenRemoval1-14.............................
Figure1-9SideView1-15................................
Figure1-10 RearView1-16...............................
Figure1-11 BottomView1-17.............................
Figure1-12 ResetSwitch1-18.............................
Figure1-13 AC Adapter/Recharger1-19....................
Figure2-1AC Adapter/Recharger2-3....................
Figure2-2PenOperation2-5............................
Figure4-1BatteryPackCapacityCheck4-2...............
Figure4-2InsertingtheBattery4-3......................
Figure4-3ChargingBatteriesinthePenComputer4-4....
Figure4-4ChargingBatteryPacks4-5....................
Figure4-5InsertingtheBattery4-6......................
Figure4-6BatteryPackCapacity4-7.....................
Figure4-7InsertingthePC Card4-14.....................

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Figure4-8CardEjectButton4-15.........................
Figure5-1Printer/FloppyDriveConnectors5-3............
Figure5-1SideViewConnections5-5.....................

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PEN*KEYR6632 Pen ComputerUser’sGuide
Section 1
Overview
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Introduction:About thisManual
Thismanual isdividedintosixsections.
"Section1Overview
"Section2UsingthePenComputerfortheFirst
Time
"Section3Software
"Section4OperatingthePenComputer
"Section5ConnectingPeripheralEquipment
"Section6Troubleshooting

SECTION1Overview
1-2PEN*KEYR6632 Pen ComputerUser’sGuide
SummaryofSections
Section 1, General Information
ProvidesageneraldescriptionofthePen*Key6632 Pen
Computer,includingitsmainfunctions.
Section 2,Using thePenComputer
fortheFirstTime
Providesastep--by--stepexplanationofhowtosetupand
operatethepencomputersothatyoucanbegintouseit
quickly.
Section 3,Software
This sectiondescribeshowtousethesetuputility,andalso
providesanoverviewofthesoftwareincludedwiththepen
computer,andanexplanationofthepowermanagement
functions,etc.
Section 4, Operating thePen
Computer
This sectionexplainsthe operationofthepowersupply,the
hard diskdrive,thedisplaysystem,thePCcardslots,and
otherfunctions.
Section 5,Connecting Peripheral
Equipment
This sectiontellshowto expandthesystem,includinghow
toconnectaprinterorafloppydiskdrive.

SECTION1Overview
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PEN*KEYR6632 Pen ComputerUser’sGuide
Section 6,Troubleshooting
This sectionexplainswhat tocheckifthepencomputer
doesnotoperatecorrectly.

SECTION1Overview
1-4PEN*KEYR6632 Pen ComputerUser’sGuide
Overview
ThePEN*KEYR6632 PenComputer
Figure 1-1
ThePEN*KEY 6632 PenComputer
ThePEN*KEY6632 PenComputerisacompact,light-
weight mobilecomputer.Itfeatures:
"Windows95 operatingsystem,andsupportsavariety
ofcommercialsoftwaredevelopmentenvironments.
"Sophisticated powermanagementfunctionsthatconserve
batterypowerbyautomaticallyblockingthesupplyof
powerandclocksignalstoperipheraldevicesandsystem
componentsthatarenotcurrentlyin use.

SECTION1Overview
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PEN*KEYR6632 Pen ComputerUser’sGuide
"Serialand paralleldevices,afloppydiskdrivesupport,
anexternalkeyboardandanexternalmouse.
"PC CardslotsthatcanaccommodateTypeI/II orType
III PC Cards.
"SoundBlasterProandWindows soundsystem-com-
pliant16-bitaudiosystem,anaudioinput/outputjack,
andamonauralspeaker.
"8.4-inchcolorTFT liquidcrystaldisplaywith640 x
480 dotsthatcandisplayupto65,536 colors.
"Numerickeypadinput
"Acceptspeninput thankstoitshighlyeffectivehand-
writingrecognitioncapabilities.
"SupportforIrDAforinfraredcommunications.

SECTION1Overview
1-6PEN*KEYR6632 Pen ComputerUser’sGuide
ComputerDescription
Opening theTop Cover
Perform theproceduredescribedbelowto openthetopcover.
1.Slide openthelocklocatedonthetopcoverofthepen
computer,thenopenthecover.
Figure 1-2
Top Cover
Lock

SECTION1Overview
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PEN*KEYR6632 Pen ComputerUser’sGuide
Lock
2.Swingthetopcoverarounduntil thelockonthebottom
ofthepencomputer clicks,indicatingthetopcoveris
securedinplace.
Figure 1-3
Locking theTop Cover
Lock
BCAUTION:Do notblock the airventson thebottomof thepencomputer
withthetop coverforanextended period of time.Doing so
couldcause theinternaltemperatureof thepencomputerto
rise,resulting in damagetoit.

SECTION1Overview
1-8PEN*KEYR6632 Pen ComputerUser’sGuide
When usingthepencomputeronadesk,unfoldthestand
sothat theunitisraised.
"NOTE:Toclosethe top cover,slide open the lock on the bottomof the pen
computer,and then reversethe process ofopening the top cover.
Thetopcover canalsobeusedasa baseforthestand.
Unfoldone ofthestandsonthebottomofthepencomputer,
andthensetitinone ofthenotchesonthetopcover.
Thestandscanbeadjustedsothat thepencomputerstands
atanangle of35_or55_.
Figure 1-4
Top CoverStand