Affirmative YEStablet 7370, User Manual

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Cradle USB
Sometimes an FTP or Local upgrade may fail, or may result in corrupted flash memory. When that
happens, there still is a way to recover, in most cases, through a cradle USB connection to a Windows
2000 or Windows XP PC. The PC must also have Microsoft’s ActiveSync program installed. You can
download and install ActiveSync from the following link:
http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/activesync36.asp
The PC must also have the utility software, sa_usb_update.exe , available in a folder. You can obtain
this utility from Affirmative Computer Products Tech Support. This utility is used to select and
coordinate the OS image to be sent to the client (7370) side. After all the required software is installed,
execute the following procedure:
1. Temporarily disable the ActiveSync USB connection by executing the following instructions:
a. Right-click the mouse button on the ActiveSync icon, which is located in the Taskbar.
b. Select
Connection Settings.. . and then UNCHECK Allow USB connection with this
desktop computer .
2. Place your 7370 on a cradle.
3. Connect a USB cable from the PC to the cradle.
4. Press and hold the
Reset button ( Button 11 ) for more than 4 seconds to completely turn off the
power.
5. Press the pinhole button again to turn on the power and quickly (BEFORE the display shows the
LOGO) press and hold the Virtual Keyboard button ( Button 5 ) AND the 4-Way Right button
( Button 2 ) simultaneously. You will see the following selection menu on the screen:
•
Launch WinCE OS
•
Clear Registry
•
Clear FileSystem
•
EBoot
•
Update via Cradle USB
•
Check Flash Memory Size
6. Use the 4-Way Down button, ( Button 4 ) to move the cursor down to Update via Cradle USB .
7. Press the Virtual Keyboard button on the device front bezel. An "Update OS image via USB port"
message will appear, and now your 7370 is ready to accept an OS image from a server through the
USB port.
8. Run the sa_usb_update.exe utility on the PC, either by double clicking on the file name in
Windows Explorer, or by running from the command line. You will see a DT385 USB Update
window, and at the bottom of that window you should see "DT385 USB Devices Connected”
9. In the Select Update Image box, leave the setting at WinCE OS .
10. Click Select to browse to the new OS image file (xxx.dtr).
11. Highlight the image file name and click on Open .
12. Click on Update to start the transfer of the OS image.
13. The OS update process will be done automatically in the 7370 after the OS image has been
successfully downloaded.
Volume and Sounds
Double-click on this icon to open the Volume & Sounds Properties window, which allows a wide range
of flexibility in controlling the audio properties of the 7370.
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