The Exit menu item from the Maestro or Trekker Solo
System menu
is used to quit the application and return to Windows CE. To restart the Maestro or Trekker Solo under Windows CE,
press the System Bar button. From the System menu, move down to select the desired application.
4.3
System Bar
The System Bar is the starting point from which you access the Maestro (or Trekker solo) System Menu and check system settings. To access the System Bar, press the
System Bar
button located at the bottom-right of your PDA.
The
System Bar
contains six functions that can be scrolled using the Left Arrow or Right Arrow keys: System Menu, Clock, Battery Status, Memory available, External Keyboard status,
Wireless Networks Status, Bluetooth status.
To access the System Menu, use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys or press
F4
.
To access the configuration options for each of the status indicators, select the desired option using the left and right arrows, and press
Enter
. If you access the
System Bar
from an
opened application, such as
Calendar or Trekker
, press the
System Bar
button to toggle back to the opened application.
4.4
Today Page
The Today Page offers you a quick glance at what is scheduled for today. To access the Today Page, from the System bar, press the
Tab
key. Following today’s date, you will be told
how many appointments and tasks are scheduled for the day. You will also be informed of the number of unread messages left. To obtain additional information, use the
Up
and
Down
keys to select the field of your choice and press
Enter
to access the related application.
4.5
System Menu
The Maestro System Menu contains:
Maestro application programs, Configuration, Help,
and
Exit functions.
The Trekker solo System Menu contains:
Trekker program
,
Configuration,
Help
, and
Exit functions
. Use the
Up Arrow
or
Down Arrow
keys to scroll through the menu. To launch an application, scroll up or down to select the desired option and press the
Enter
key.
4.6
Switching Applications
To quickly start your preferred application, use the preset Application shortcuts, such as
F1
, You can also use the System Menu. To switch between running applications use
either method. Alternatively, you can use the Running Programs feature. To access it, press and hold the
F3
key. From the list of running applications, select the desired application and
press
Enter
. If you have an external keyboard, you can use the
Alt+Tab
sequence as in Windows to access another opened application. If pressed once, this key combination switches
to the opened application that was last used. To scroll through open applications, hold down
ALT
then press and release
TAB
until you find the desired application. Then release both
keys. The
Alt+Tab
switch-to ordering is determined by the order in which applications were last used.
4.7
Data Entry Keypad
The keyboard on the PDA contains a complete set of keys needed to navigate, read text, and type in text. To enter text, the keyboard can be used as a Braille keyboard or as a
telephone keyboard.
4.7.1
Braille keyboard
When used as a Braille keyboard, the keys are mapped, going across the rows then down, as follows:
Row 1, column 1: Dot 1
Row 1, column 2: Dot 4
Row 1, column 3: Not assigned
Row 2, column 1: Dot 2
Row 2, column 2: Dot 5
Row 2, column 3: Not assigned
Row 3, column 1: Dot 3
Row 3, column 2: Dot 6
Row 3, column 3: Not assigned
Row 4, column 1: Dot 7
Row 4, column 2: Dot 8
Row 4, column 3: Not assigned
Enter each Braille dot one at a time, then accept the character using one of the
Validate
keys. For example, to input the letter c, press Braille dot 1, Braille dot 4, then
Validate
. Pressing
only
Validate
will enter a space. Note that when using computer Braille, dot 7 is required for capital letters. See the Braille table section at the end of this User’s guide for the complete
character list. The default Braille table used in Maestro (or Trekker) is US Braille.
4.7.2
Telephone keyboard
When used as a telephone keypad, the keys are mapped, going across the rows then down, as follows:
Row 1, column 1: 1, @ sign, period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, underline, and sign, colon, quote, left parenthesis, right parenthesis, apostrophe, percent, dollar, semi
colon.
Row 1, column 2: 2, A, B, C.
Row 1, column 3: 3, D, E, F.
Row 2, column 1: 4, G, H, I.
Row 2, column 2: 5, J, K, L.
Row 2, column 3: 6, M, N, O.
Row 3, column 1: 7, P, Q, R, S.
Row 3, column 2: 8, T, U; V.
Row 3, column 3: 9, W, X, Y, Z.
Row 4, column 1: Telephone character pick list.
Row 4, column 2: 0, space, plus, dash, slash, equal, greater than, less than.
Row 4, column 3: number sign.
To use the telephone keyboard, all the keys are used much like those on a cellular telephone, where successive presses of a key give different values. Select a value then press
Validate
to accept. To enter a capital letter, select a value then press
Shift+Validate
.
4.7.2.1
Telephone character pick list
The Telephone characters pick list opens a dialog containing a number of special characters from which to choose. Read the list using the Arrow keys, then press
Validate
to select the
desired character.
4.8
Navigation Principles
4.8.1
Getting Help
While in Maestro (or Trekker) there are a number of ways you can get help quickly.
Key Describer Mode
: Press and hold the
F1
key to toggle On or Off the
Key Describer Mode
. When the
Key Describer Mode
is activated, it is available everywhere in any application
providing voice descriptions for any key you press. This is a great way to learn about the application interface.
Information (Where am I?) function
: This function is available when the Key Describer Mode is Off. It allows you to know exactly wherever you are in the application. Whenever you need
to know where you are in the application press the
F1
key, the application will announce the title of the active window within an application, or the application title itself to remind you. Do
not confuse this function with the Geographical Where am I? Trekker function that is activated using the Home key and gives you your current location when you are online. Refer to the
section
Where Am I Information
for more details.
Contextual Help
: Press the
Shift
and
F1
keys to activate the Contextual Help anywhere in the Maestro applications. This contains specific help for the dialog you are currently in.
Current item, control information
: Press the
F2
key to announce specific information related to the current item or control.
General Help
: You can also get General Help on Maestro or Trekker solo software from the System Menu or from the Application menu of each application. From the System Menu, or
from any Maestro Application Menu, or from the Trekker Application Menu open the Help submenu then select General Help. From there you can select Maestro (or Trekker) help,
Configuration help, or any one of the four Maestro application's help.
