The
Dell Axim X50 Power button
is also the Power Indicator. When connected to external power and the main battery is fully charged, the
Power
button lights up green. When the main
battery charge is low, the
Power
button flashes amber. When the battery is being charged, the
Power
button turns amber.
The
HP4150 Power Indicator:
Located immediately to the right of the
Power
button. An amber flash indicates that the unit is charging. A steady amber light indicates that the unit is fully
charged.
Active Bluetooth/Wireless LAN Indicator:
On the Dell Axim X50, it is located on the right side of the top front panel. On the HP iPAQ 4150, it is located immediately to the left of the
Power
button.
Microphone:
On the Dell Axim X50, it is located on the left side of the top front panel. On the HP iPAQ 4150, it is located just to the left of the SDIO Expansion Slot. Use the
microphone to record your voice or other sounds.
2.2
Tactile Keyboard
The Tactile Keyboard is positioned prominently on the front of the unit, taking up most of the front panel and divided into three functional zones:
Data Entry, Navigation,
and
Function
.
2.2.1
Data Entry
The upper half of the Tactile Keyboard is the data entry zone. It includes the following keys:
Backspace:
Located at the top left corner of the Tactile Keyboard. Used to delete the character that precedes the cursor.
Delete:
Located at the top right corner of the Tactile Keyboard. Used to delete the character that follows the cursor.
Braille/Telephone Keypad:
Located in the middle upper half of the Tactile Keyboard, it consists of twelve buttons arranged as three columns of four rows. By default, the Braille keypad
is activated and represents a Braille cell. You can configure any two out of three columns to represent a Braille keypad. Enter one Braille dot at a time and press
Validate
to accept the
character. When used as a telephone keypad, the keys are mapped with numbers and letters as any telephone keypad.
Validate:
Larger keys located on either side of the Braille/Telephone keyboard. Pressing a
Validate
key sends the entered character to the application. If no keys have been pressed, a
space will be entered.
Spell:
Located below the
Left Validate
key. Spells the current word.
Tell:
Located below the
Right Validate
key. Reads the current line.
2.2.2
Navigation
The navigation keys include the cursor cross, located in the middle of the lower half of the tactile keyboard, and the keys aligned along the right side of the lower half of the keyboard,
next to the cursor cross.
The Cursor cross keys are the following:
Up Arrow:
Move up a line.
Down Arrow:
Move down a line.
Left Arrow:
Move to previous character.
Right Arrow:
Move to next character.
Enter:
Located in the middle of the Arrow keys.
Tab:
Located below and to the right of the cursor cross. Moves to the next Control.
Shift Tab:
Located below and to the left of the cursor cross. Moves to the previous Control.
The navigation keys aligned on the right side of the bottom half of the keyboard are as follows:
Home:
Located at the top of the column. Move to beginning of line.
Page up:
Located second from the top of the column. Move up a page.
Page down:
Located third from the top of the column. Move down a page.
End:
Located at the bottom of the column. Move to end of line.
2.2.3
Function
The function keys are aligned along the left side of the lower half of the tactile keyboard, next to the cursor cross, as follows:
F1:
Located at the top of the column.
Information Where Am I?
Says the title of the active window.
Press and Hold
F1
: Toggles key describer On and Off.
F2:
Located second from the top of the column. Says the current Control.
F3:
Located third from the top of the column. Activates the Contextual menu.
Press and Hold
F3
: Activates the Running Programs dialog.
F4:
Located at the bottom of the column. Activates the Application menu.
Press and Hold
F4
: Toggles between Braille and Telephone keypads.
2.3
Bottom Front
Escape:
Located at the bottom left side of the front of the unit.
Control:
Located between the
Escape
key and the
Navigation
button in the middle.
Navigation button:
Located in the middle of the bottom set of buttons. It is not used.
Recording button:
Located in the center of the
Navigation
button. Press this button to create Points of Interest by saying a short audio message describing the P.O.I.
Shift:
Located to the right of the
Navigation
button.
System Bar:
Located at the bottom right side of the front of the unit. Press to start the Trekker program. Press and hold to turn off the PDA.
2.4
Edges
2.4.1
Top Edge
Stereo Headphone Jack:
Located at the leftmost edge of the top of the unit. Connect your headphone, headset, or earpiece.
Secure Digital I/O (SDIO) Expansion Slot:
Located at the centre of the top edge, supports Secure Digital (SD) storage cards. The Dell Axim X50 has a Compact Flash card slot, located
on the back of the SD card slot.
Infrared:
On the Dell Axim X50, it is located on top of the card slot. On the HP iPAQ 4150, it is located on the bottom edge, to the left of the Charging/Communications Port.
Stylus:
Located at the rightmost edge of the top of the unit. Pull up with fingernail to remove, push down to lock.
2.4.2
Left Edge
Lanyard hook on the Dell Axim X50:
Located near the top of the left edge.
Lock button on the Dell Axim X50:
Located below the lanyard hook, and allows you to lock the device so that it does not respond to inadvertent pressing of keys. To lock the unit, slide
the lock button upward. To unlock it, slide the button downward.
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth On/Off button on the Dell Axim X50:
Located below the Lock button.
Standard Record button:
On the Dell Axim X50, it is located below the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth On/Off button. On the HP iPAQ 4150, it is located near the top of the left edge, below the
Headphone jack. It is disabled.
Reset Button:
On the HP iPAQ 4150, it is located below the Record button. On the Dell Axim X50, it is located on the back panel, to the upper right of the battery cover. You will need
to remove the Tactile Keyboard to find these buttons. To perform a
soft reset
, insert the stylus point in the hole until the system resets.
2.4.3
Right Edge
Battery Cover Release Latch on the HP iPAQ 4150:
Located below the Stylus near the top of the right edge. Slide up to remove the battery cover.
Battery Cover:
On the HP iPAQ 4150, it is located just below the Battery Cover Release Latch. To remove and install rechargeable battery, pull away with fingernail the battery cover.
On the Dell Axim X50, it is located below the
Reset
button.
Battery lock of the Dell Axim X50:
Located on the bottom center of the back panel. Use this switch to release and remove the main battery. To unlock, slide the button to the left and
remove the battery cover. To lock, put the battery cover in place and slide the button to the right.
2.4.4
Bottom Edge
Charging/Communications Port:
Located in the middle of the bottom edge. Connect to universal cradle or charging adapter.
