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Page 1: ...PocketSurfer 1 User Manual ...

Page 2: ... with a Bluetooth Phone 18 5b Pairing with a Cell Phone Adapter dongle 21 Chapter 6 General Operation 23 Mouse Navigation Clicking 23 To go to a new Web Site 23 How To Enter Text 24 Using TAB on the keyboard 26 Deleting Text 26 End of Page Scroll 27 Hourglass Feedback 27 Pop Up Advertisement 27 Resetting your PocketSurfer 27 Chapter 7 Registration Account Information 28 Registration 28 Device Repl...

Page 3: ...aurants 51 Sports 51 Thesaurus 51 Track Flights 52 Translations 52 Travel 52 Weather 52 World Clock 52 Important Battery Information 53 Specifications 53 Warranty 54 PocketSurfer Limited Warranty 54 Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logos are trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc U S A All other logos and trademarks belong to their respective owners All contents in this installation guide are copyrighte...

Page 4: ... Chapter 4 Network Connectivity Settings explains in detail settings for connecting to various cellular networks from different geographic locations Chapter 5 Phone Connectivity Settings explains means of connecting to the cellular phone Chapter 6 Registration Account Information Initial process of registering for the ISP service and paying the monthly fees Chapter 7 Favorites Setting up and maint...

Page 5: ...eb experience of most users The PocketSurfer device is the only product that offers the real Internet to a cell phone user in a fast and economical solution Intended for web access it provides a full 640 pixel wide screen which is 2 to 4 times higher resolution than those offered by other PDAs Further increasing convenience the POCKETSURFER device is an untethered cell phone accessory that elimina...

Page 6: ...t by allowing their mobile workforces efficient access to their sites Since the PocketSurfer solution is easy to use AND the only means of accessing the web without re formatting for a wireless environment it is the ideal tool for major corporate sites PocketSurfer can be used as part of existing web based intranets without additional formatting or site modifications The mobile workforce can take ...

Page 7: ...tore it in cold areas When the phone warms up to its normal operating temperature moisture can form inside the phone which may damage the PocketSurfer s electronic circuit boards Do not attempt to open it Non expert handling of the device may damage it Do not drop knock or shake it Rough handling can break internal circuit boards Do not use harsh chemicals cleaning solvents or strong detergents to...

Page 8: ...PocketSurfer when in an aircraft The use of the device in an aircraft may be dangerous to the operation of the aircraft may disrupt the network and may be illegal Failure to observe all these instructions will void the Limited Warranty and may lead to suspension or denial of services to the offender or legal action or both RADIO INTERFERENCE INFORMATION This equipment has been tested and found to ...

Page 9: ... up a complete system Take all the items out of the packing boxes and use the following as a checklist If any item is missing please contact customer service with your machine serial number immediately at 1 514 871 0984 or 1 877 878 DATA 3282 1 PocketSurfer 2 Bluetooth Dongle optional 3 Power Charger 4 Manuals Registration Card ...

Page 10: ...PocketSurfer 10 External Features Screen Thumb keyboard Scroll Dial Mouse Pointer Cover Status LED ON OFF Switch Cover ON OFF Switch Charger Data Port Pin Reset Charger Data Port ...

Page 11: ...s soon as you receive your PocketSurfer familiarize yourself with the keyboard and charge the device The keyboard has specific buttons that perform important functions please observe the keyboard map on the following page Function Keys Function 1 Press this button to clear any text you are typing that has not been sent to the server Press this button to go to the home page TAB Use this key to Inse...

Page 12: ... recharging it again In order to charge the device correctly 1 Connect the charger on your wall socket 2 Proceed to plug the device on the top right hand side middle right hand side for the black white device A red light will appear on the power indicator of the device This indicates that the device is correctly connected and is being charged Note The red light will not change color when the devic...

Page 13: ...tooth enabled phone to a PocketSurfer See Chapter 5 for Phone Settings To Remove Bluetooth Adapter from Cell Phone Brightness Contrast First push in Then depress pull out Use the following keys to adjust brightness and with the Shift key to adjust contrast 3 Click here to turn on unit Set device settings for Network Carrier compatibility Then follow instructions on screen to log on Click to Log On...

Page 14: ...escription section and familiarize yourself with its proper use and special functions Remember that certain mouse and standard keyboard functions have been modified adapted to make this web browsing experience as realistic and unaltered as possible And now just continue with the following instructions 1 Turn on your PocketSurfer and follow the appropriate instructions on screen 2 Press the Mouse N...

Page 15: ...by MB is that you can spend time reading an article or composing an E mail but not get charged for the time instead only have to pay when data is transferred The advantage of being charged by time is that if you have unused or rollover minutes in your monthly plan or have evenings and weekends free then you can use those time frames without having to pay an airtime fee Phones that operate on next ...

Page 16: ... it with the help of the scroll buttons and select it by pressing ENTER Press A to choose carrier or press the Enter key to select the highlighted option Depending on the availability of your carrier your phone and the specific plan that you have chosen from them there are two possible configurations Data charged by minutes formally known as Circuit Switch Data CSD which is data transmitted using ...

Page 17: ...FIDO D No Carrier Press ENTER to choose Press ESC to return to previous menu To select an item scroll down to it with the help of the scroll buttons and select it by pressing ENTER b In the Select minute charged plan scroll to select the corresponding plan with your carrier and press the enter key Your settings should be appropriately configured once you have identified your carrier and plan corre...

Page 18: ...mit data In order to do this and depending on your phone s properties you should be able to fit into one of the two following categories a Bluetooth Enabled Phone b Cell Phone Adapter Bluetooth Adapter 5a Pairing with a Bluetooth Phone Depending on the cell phone manufacturer there is a specific configuration or setting procedure that should be followed in order to activate the Bluetooth feature o...

Page 19: ...ble Press ENTER to choose Press ESC to return to previous menu To select an item scroll down to it with the help of the scroll Buttons and select it by pressing ENTER c Now you have the option of selecting either a Bluetooth Adapter phone or PocketSurfer Cable Press A or select Bluetooth Adapter phone with the scroll key and select enter SN 20030716C00032 FW IPDA BTC V4 09 h16 Select a phone conne...

Page 20: ...ed separately for the device Make sure the NUM key is selected Type it in and press enter i e 123 Num PocketSurfer Input Password numeric digits only Press ENTER save and connect Press ESC to return to previous menu Use CAP for abc ABC change Use NUM for 123 or symbols yellow keys Hold down SHIFT while typing to access second level characters 5 On the Phone Add to paired devices or Accept followed...

Page 21: ...hecking or setting the correct speed on your phone 1 Connect plug the PocketSurfer Motorola Cell Phone Adapter to the bottom slot on your phone 2 On the PocketSurfer a Press Shift and Esc simultaneously to go into the settings b In the Main Menu in the Select an action box press B or use the scroll key to select Connect to Phone and then press enter to select SN 20030716C00032 FW IPDA BTC V4 09 h1...

Page 22: ...l buttons and select it by pressing ENTER d Searching for Bluetooth PocketSurfer Adapter phone appears on the top left hand side of the PocketSurfer e In the box titled Select a Bluetooth link click enter for the DWBTA03009999999 cell phone adapter Select a bluetooth link DWBTA03009999999 PocketSurfer Press ENTER to choose Press ESC to return to previous menu To select an item scroll down to it wi...

Page 23: ...s keyword enabled For most sites with the COM ending you do not need WWW at the start or COM at the end You do not need to go to the address bar to type in the address of a new web site Step 1 Type The Address Type the address of the new site anytime and anywhere It will appear on the top left corner of the screen For sites that end with a com you do not need to type in a www or com For example ya...

Page 24: ... Type on the device and your typing will appear on the top left corner of the screen Now press to insert the text or press TAB to insert the text and move cursor to next text box or Enter to insert the text and submit When typing on the device text appears at the top left corner of the screen Step 1 Cursor In Text Box OR Step 2 Type Text Step 3 Insert Send or Submit Text After you ve logged on to ...

Page 25: ...o in this example The text does not instantly appear in the text box but instead appears on the top left corner of the screen After you have composed the text click on the Insert Text button to insert text into the text box Use the mouse function to position it at the appropriate hyperlink Get and click using the mouse click button Within a few seconds the new page will appear Scroll to the releva...

Page 26: ...tep 2 Created Back Spaces Step 3 Send Back Spaces To delete text from a Text Box first place the cursor at the end of the text Position the Mouse Pointer at the end of the text Then press the Mouse Click button Wait a few seconds and the cursor will appear at the required location Press the Delete button as many times as the number of characters you need to delete The Back Space symbols will appea...

Page 27: ... an Hourglass as feedback You can continue browsing after a couple of moments Do not wait for the Hourglass to disappear Pop Up Advertisement In certain circumstances while going to a new site you may receive a pop up advertisement You can bypass the advertisement by clicking on the X key in the function keys Resetting your PocketSurfer In rare occasions if the PocketSurfer freezes stops respondin...

Page 28: ...igate between text boxes After inserting your name choose a Nickname Username and Password The Nickname and Password are necessary to be able to access personal account settings on the server including your billing information After clicking on Register the next screen asks for your address and billing information The billing information can be subsequently changed in the future by accessing the s...

Page 29: ...ccount information by logging in with your Nickname and Password Your account page allows you to monitor account activity change update account information and change the password The Account Activity page shows detail listing of each session and the duration ...

Page 30: ...e the sites that you would frequently visit and make them easier to access Adding a Favorite If you want to add a page to your favorites you go to the site first and then go through the process of adding For example if you wanted to add EarthLink web mail to your favorites you would go to the page and then add The following is the EarthLink home page and the next is the web mail page 1 When you ar...

Page 31: ...matically be inserted in the text box but you can change the name so that it would be easier to remember 4 To change the name mouse click in the text box in front of what you need deleted Press backspace delete as many times as the number of characters you need to delete then press to insert the backspaces ...

Page 32: ... on OK to add this page The following screen shows the list of pages added to the favorites Organizing Favorites The device allows you to manage and organize your favorites so that they would be stored in a way that is easy for you to use You can create folders rename the folder or pages delete or move 1 To organize favorites press the favorites button ...

Page 33: ...settings you can change your password view and change account information and view account activity 1 To view or change account settings press the favorites button 2 Position the Mouse Pointer Scroll on the Account Settings icon and mouse click to select 3 Place the cursor in the first textbox by clicking in the box and type in your nickname Remember you made a nickname username and password when ...

Page 34: ...change Device Settings Within the device settings there are many settings that you can change to ensure your device works with your preferences included 1 To view or change device settings press the favorites button 2 Position the Mouse Pointer Scroll on the Device Settings icon and mouse click to select From within the device settings set the Mouse Pointer Scroll to position and mouse click to se...

Page 35: ...ear 1 Scroll down by using the Mouse Pointer Scroll to get the following screen in order to sign in to hotmail Insert Email Address User Name Note The E mail Address text box is highlighted Type your email address Remember typed text always appears at top left and press Tab in order to insert text and move cursor to the next text box 1 Type your password and press enter to insert text and sign in ...

Page 36: ... cursor automatically appears in the first text box you can start typing and press Tab to insert text and move cursor to the next text box Use the Mouse Pointer Scroll and the mouse click to place cursor in desired box Note You may need to scroll down or across to see the rest of the page using the Mouse Pointer Scroll button ...

Page 37: ... the Mouse Pointer Scroll on the Mail icon on the top right of the screen and use the mouse click to select 3 Use the Mouse Pointer Scroll to scroll down and across in order to insert Yahoo ID and password Inserting Yahoo ID User Name Note The cursor automatically appears in the first text box if not then use the Mouse Pointer Scroll and mouse click to place cursor ...

Page 38: ... the Mouse Pointer Scroll on Compose and use the mouse click to select 1 Since the cursor automatically appears in the first text box you can start typing and press Tab to insert text and move cursor to the next text box Use the Mouse Pointer Scroll to scroll down and across and the mouse click to place cursor in desired box Note You may need to scroll down and across to see the rest of the page u...

Page 39: ...en you can set up POP mail to access your corporate email For example in a Yahoo mail account you can set up POP accounts in order to retrieve mail Follow these steps to add POP accounts in your Yahoo mail 1 Sign in to Yahoo using the steps in the Signing in to Yahoo Mail section 2 Using the Mouse Pointer Scroll and the mouse click click on Mail Options Scroll down and across using the Mouse Point...

Page 40: ... 40 PocketSurfer 4 Position the Mouse Pointer Scroll on Add and mouse click to select ...

Page 41: ...ontinue 6 Position the Mouse Pointer Scroll on the first text box and mouse click to insert cursor Then type and press Tab to insert text and move cursor to the next text box 7 To check POP mail go back into your Yahoo mail and under Check Other Mail select the account you want to retrieve mail from ...

Page 42: ...home page so that you can easily access Yahoo Web Messenger and AOL Messenger MSN Messenger is also stored in your Favourites so that it is accessible to you at any time 1 From the home page click on the Instant Messaging link to get the screen below 2 Position the Mouse Pointer Scroll on the desired messenger service and mouse click to select Yahoo Web Messenger 1 Clicking on the Yahoo Web Messen...

Page 43: ...ID and press Tab to insert text and move the cursor to the next box 5 Type in your password and press Enter to insert and sign in 6 Once you are in Yahoo Web Messenger use the Mouse Pointer Scroll to choose a friend buddy and mouse click to select 7 The name will appear highlighted then mouse click on Message to begin a conversation ...

Page 44: ...screen therefore you need to scroll to the right to click on it but pressing Enter after typing text will automatically send your message Tip After initially creating the cursor in the text box there is no need to scroll down or across Simply type text and press Enter to send message AOL Messenger 1 From the home page click on Instant Messaging Click on the AOL Messenger icon and the following scr...

Page 45: ...down using the Mouse Pointer Scroll and mouse click on the link for Quick Buddy 3 Type in your screen name and press Tab to insert and move cursor to the next textbox 4 Type in your password and press Enter to insert and sign on ...

Page 46: ...on IM Instant Messenger at the bottom of the screen 6 Click on the text box to create a cursor if not already there Type text and press enter to send the message Tip When using the instant messenger instead of clicking on the Send button every time you type a message simply press Enter and the message will automatically be sent ...

Page 47: ... the Yahoo Calendar will not be lost since it is stored in your web based Yahoo account 1 From the home page click on the organizer link to get the screen below 2 Use the Mouse Pointer Scroll to scroll down and across in order to insert Yahoo ID and password 3 Sign in using the steps in the Signing in to Yahoo Mail section 4 The following screen will appear when you sign in to Yahoo Calendar 5 Usi...

Page 48: ...mouse click to access the drop down options Then point at your selection and mouse click to choose Accessing Yahoo Address Book from your device 1 Follow the steps above for Yahoo Calendar up to Step 4 Once you have signed in the following screen will appear 2 Using the Mouse Pointer Scroll to position the mouse on the Addreses link at the top right of the page and mouse click to select 3 Using th...

Page 49: ...th Yahoo Calendar tasks with Yahoo To Do List contact information with Yahoo Address Book and notes with Yahoo Notepad Intellisync for Yahoo compares data in both systems and makes appropriate changes in either system so that they have identical data Intellisync for Yahoo also works together with Microsoft Outlook Act Outlook Express Lotus Organizer or Palm Devices If you use any of these you can ...

Page 50: ...t the same time Chat permits communication with unlimited amount of people in a fast and easy method Currency Calculator Stuck trying to figure out how to change currency or what the dollar is at Use this special feature and method that guarantees the most accurate results Dictionary This link provides easy access to words that you may not know or know how to spell Instead of trying to flip throug...

Page 51: ...rchasing your ticket Organizer Always trying to remember what needs to be done during your busy day Organize your day in a way that makes your hectic life a little less stressful Offers a Calendar as a means of organizing your day To do lists for tasks Address Book for contact information and Notepad for taking down notes or reminders Restaurants Hungry and looking for a place to eat No matter wha...

Page 52: ...oses Travel Planning on travelling and need help finding flights hotels or rental cars This web page allows you to book flights rent hotel rooms and cars before even arriving to your destination It also finds the best rates so that you can plan your trip at a reasonable cost Weather Making plans for tomorrow and need to know how the weather will be Click on this web page and find accurate weather ...

Page 53: ...n 59º F and 77º F 15º C and 25º C A PocketSurfer with a hot or cold battery may temporarily not work even when the battery is fully charged Li Ion batteries performance is particularly limited in temperatures below 32º F 0º C Do not dispose of batteries in a fire Dispose of used batteries in accordance with any local regulations Specifications Size 5 9x2 9x0 6 inches Screen Resolution 640pixels fu...

Page 54: ...urfer including damage caused by shipping b The Product has been damaged from external causes such as collision with an object or from fire flooding sand dirt windstorm lightning earthquake or damage from exposure to weather conditions an Act of God or battery leakage theft blown fuse or improper use of any electrical source or damage caused by the connection to other products not recommended for ...

Page 55: ...on of how long an implied warranty lasts so the above warranty Period limitation may not apply to you the Consumer Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental and consequential damages so certain of the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you the Consumer This limited warranty gives the Consumer specific legal rights and the Consumer may also have other rights w...

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