Section 3: Using Palmtop Impact
3.1. Turning Your Device On and Off
The power button is located on the front face of the device, in the center of the top (see Figure 1). You will
notice that the device comes on almost instantly when you press the button. You never need to wait for the
computer to "boot up" as you do with a typical desktop or laptop computer. Just turn it on and it is ready to
use.
To turn the computer off, press the power button again. You can turn the computer off and on again and your
programs will be running just as you left them. There is no need to shut down any of the programs.
3.2. Charging the Batteries
Your Palmtop device uses two Lithium-Ion rechargeable batteries to provide a full day of communication on a
single charge. At the end of each day, the device should be plugged in to ensure that the batteries are fully
recharged for the next day. A complete recharge takes about four hours. You can safely leave the device
plugged in when it is not in use. To recharge the batteries, connect the adapter connector to the AC adapter
cable (see Figure 5), and then plug the adapter connector to the sync cable connector on the left side of the
Palmtop device (see Figure 3). Then connect the AC adapter to an electrical outlet. When the batteries are
charging, the power button on the Axim will glow orange (see Figure 1). When the power button is glowing
green, then the batteries have a full charge.
3.3. Palmtop Body Armor
The body armor on your Palmtop device is a rubberized case that is designed to amplify and project your
speech, provide extra battery life for your Axim, and protect your device from minor bumps and drops.
The body armor is designed so that you should never have to remove the Axim. You can recharge the
device, connect the Palmtop device to a PC, and reset the Axim while the body armor is on.
Warning:
The Palmtop device contains no user-serviceable parts. Never, under any
circumstances, remove the Axim from the body armor. Doing so for any reason will void the
warranty, and you will be responsible for the cost of any required repairs.
3.4. Starting Palmtop
To start the Palmtop software, select the
“Tap here for Palmtop Impact”
text that appears on the desktop.
If this text does not appear, open the
Start
menu, select
Programs
, and then choose
Palmtop Impact
.
When the program starts you will see a menu bar at the bottom left with a toolbar to the right of it. There will
be two empty windows above the menu bar. This is what the Palmtop software looks like when no
configuration is loaded. See section 3.5 for instructions on loading a configuration. It is recommended that
you always leave the Palmtop software running - even when you turn off your device. When you turn the
device back on, the program will still be running and you will not have manually launch it.
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