Targus ThumbPad PA790U User manual

Targus ThumbPad
™
Portable Keyboard for Palm
™
V
and IBM
®
WorkPad
®
c3

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ThumbPad™Portable Keyboard
Congratulations on your purchase of the Targus
ThumbPad™Portable Keyboard. The ThumbPad is a
convenient and ultra-portable keyboard for the Palm™V
handheld and IBM WorkPad®c3 PC companion mobile
computers.
With the ThumbPad keyboard you can:
•Enter text directly into your mobile computer.
•Use the function (Fn) keys to quickly execute
commands and options.
•Take a keyboard with you whenever you travel with
your mobile computer.
In addition to this user’s guide, this package contains the
Targus ThumbPad Portable Keyboard and the keyboard
software driver CD.
Installing the Software Driver
Before installing the software driver for the ThumbPad
keyboard, make sure that:
•You synchronize your mobile computer to back up your
files.
•You disable any previously installed keyboard
software.
•Your mobile computer has at least 24K free memory.

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Windows®Operating Systems
To install the software driver for the ThumbPad keyboard
on a computer with the Windows®95/98/Me/2000 or
Windows NT®4.0 operating system, do the following:
1Insert the keyboard software driver CD into your
notebook or desktop computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2Click Start, Run, then enter D:\ThumbPad.prc (where
D: is the path of your CD-ROM drive) and then click
OK.
The Install Tool program then installs the software
driver. When installation is complete, the Install Tool
window appears.
Sample Install Tool window

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3Click Done.
4To exit the Install Tool program, click OK.
5Connect your mobile computer to your notebook or
desktop computer and synchronize to copy the
software driver to your mobile computer.
After synchronization, the ThumbPad keyboard icon
appears in the Applications screen on your mobile
computer.
To use the ThumbPad keyboard you must enable the
software driver. See “Enabling and Disabling the
Keyboard” on page 5.
Macintosh®Operating System
To install the software driver for the ThumbPad keyboard
on a computer with the Macintosh 8.5.1 or greater
operating system, do the following:
1Exit all active programs, including those in the Star-
tup folder, and disable any virus-scanning software.
2Insert the keyboard software driver CD into your
notebook or desktop computer’s CD-ROM drive.
The ThumbPad keyboard application folder is added to
your desktop.
NOTE: You may find it more convenient to drag the ThumbPad.prc
file into the folder where you store your mobile computer
applications, such as the Add-on folder.
3Double-click the ThumbPad.prc file to launch the
Install Tool program.

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Installation automatically begins. When complete, you
will regain control of the Install Tool window.
4Click Done.
5To exit the Install Tool program, click OK.
6Connect your mobile computer to your notebook or
desktop computer and synchronize to copy the
software driver to your mobile computer.
After synchronization, the ThumbPad keyboard icon
appears in the Applications screen on your mobile
computer.
To use the ThumbPad keyboard you must enable the
software driver. See the following section.
Enabling and Disabling the
Keyboard
To enable or disable the software driver:
1Turn on your mobile computer (if it’s turned off).
2Tap the Applications icon.

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The Applications screen appears.
Applications screen
3Tap the ThumbPad icon.
The ThumbPad keyboard configuration screen
appears.
ThumbPad keyboard configuration screen

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4Locate the Status option, then tap the drop-down
arrow and select Enable to use, or Disable to
discontinue use, of the ThumbPad keyboard.
From the configuration screen you can also customize
other keyboard options. For more information see
“Customizing the Keyboard Options” on page 10.
Connecting the Keyboard to Your Mobile
Computer
After installing the software driver and enabling the
ThumbPad keyboard, you can now connect the
keyboard to your mobile computer. To do this:
1Turn off your mobile computer (if it’s turned on).
2Hold your mobile computer in one hand and the
ThumbPad keyboard in your other hand.
Holding your mobile computer and the ThumbPad keyboard

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3Align your mobile computer with the keyboard
connector, located at the top of the ThumbPad
keyboard.
Aligning your mobile computer with the keyboard connector
4Gently slide your mobile computer into the keyboard
connector until you hear a “click.”
You can now turn on your mobile computer and begin
typing.
Disconnecting the ThumbPad Keyboard
To disconnect the keyboard from your mobile computer:
1Turn off your mobile computer (if it’s turned on).
2Gently pull your mobile computer away from the
ThumbPad keyboard and slide it out of the
keyboard connector.
Keyboard
connector

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Using the Functions Keys
Besides typing normal characters, the ThumbPad
keyboard provides several function keys that enable you
to access additional characters, options, and
commands, which are shown in blue on a key. To access
these features, press and hold down the blue Fn key,
then tap the desired key. For example, to switch
between applications, press Fn + SPACE to activate the
application menu. To scroll through the menu, continue
to hold the Fn key and tap the SPACE key. Releasing
the Fn key activates the selected application.
The following table lists the available function key
combinations for editing text. To use these editing
commands, press and hold down both the Fn and left
arrow key, then tap the key listed below for the desired
result.
Key Sequence Result
Fn + ← + S Selects all text.
Fn + ←+ C Copies selected text.
Fn + ←+ P Pastes cut or copied text.
Fn + ←+ X Cuts selected text.
Fn + ←+ D Deletes selected text.
Fn + ←+ U Undo last command.
Fn + ←+ ↑ Highlights one line of text above the
cursor.

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Customizing the Keyboard Options
After installing the keyboard software driver on your
mobile computer, you can customize its options through
the ThumbPad keyboard application. To do this:
1Turn on your mobile computer.
2Tap the Applications icon.
The Applications screen appears.
3Tap the ThumbPad icon.
The ThumbPad keyboard configuration screen
appears.
ThumbPad keyboard configuration screen
Fn + ←+ ↓ Highlights one line of text below the
cursor.
Fn + ←+ → Highlights the character to the right of
the cursor.
Key Sequence Result