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applet. Be aware that before you do any storage operation, you shall select the
storage device on which the operation is to be done, that is, on the storage being
either ‘MSFlash’ or ‘DSK1.’ In addition, first operation before any other is to unseat
the storage by tapping on the ‘Dismount’ button.
Stylus
A Stylus applet makes two property sheet pages available to adjust your
interaction with the touch screen. You can calibrate the touch screen to be unerring
for the points of your stylus tapping in addition to your double-tapping interaction
with it.
System
A System applet has two informative property pages, ‘General’ and
‘Copyrights’. Over and above those informative pages the applet has two more
pages, ‘Memory’ and ‘Device Name’. On the ‘Memory’ page there is a slider which
regulates the usage of the RAM memory between program execution and storage
capacity of the RAM-based file system on the PL3000. The default position of the
slider should be fine in normal use, but the occasions can arise e.g. when some
maintenance operation can fail unexpectedly. In that case, the adjustment to the
usage of the RAM between the file system memory space and the execution
memory space may help.
Windows Embedded CE supports dynamic name registration with a WINS
(Windows Internet Naming Service) server. For the registration the device has to
have a unique name on the network. On the ‘Device Name’ page you can specify
your device name. Be aware that the Bluetooth communication uses the same
device name, and that the device name is also possible to specify on the ‘General’
page in the ‘Bluetooth Device Properties’ applet.
USB profile
Windows Embedded CE can use the USB interface on the PL3000 in three
operational modes. A USB Profile applet can be seen as a selector by which you
choose the operational mode of your device across the USB link. You can put your
PL3000 into operation across the USB as follows:
•
ActiveSync
•
Mass
Storage
•
RNDIS
By default the PL3000 operates across the USB in
the ActiveSync mode. This operational mode is for
synchronizing data between a local Windows-based
desktop computer and a Windows CE-based device
across the USB link. Be aware that this mode is also dependent on the enable-
disable parameter which you can specify in the PC Connection control panel
applet.
ActiveSync
mode