Symbol ORG SPT 1550, Product Reference Manual

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Getting Started with the SPT 1550
SPT 1550
Touchscreen Display Displays the applications and information stored in your SPT 1550 terminal.
It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus or your finger.
Graffiti ® writing area The area where you write strokes using the Graffiti alphabet. See Writing
Graffiti with the Stylus on page 2-6 for details about how to write Graffiti
character strokes.
Application buttons Activate the individual SPT 1550 terminal applications that correspond to the
icons on the buttons: Date Book, Address Book, To Do List and Memo Pad.
You can reassign these buttons to activate any application on your SPT 1550
terminal. See
Buttons Preferences on page 10-3.
Note:If your SPT 1550 terminal is off, pressing any application button
activates the SPT 1550 terminal and opens the corresponding application.
Scroll button Displays text and other information that extends beyond the area of the SPT
1550 terminal screen. Pressing the lower half of the
scroll button “scrolls
down” to view information below the viewing area, and pressing the upper
half of the button “scrolls up” to view the information above the viewing area.
Power/backlight
control button Turns your SPT 1550 terminal on or off and controls the backlight feature. If
your SPT 1550 terminal is turned off, pressing the power button
turns the unit
on and returns you to the last screen you were viewing.
If your SPT 1550 terminal is turned on, pressing the power button turns the
unit off, helping to conserve battery life. Holding the power button down for
about two seconds turns the backlight on or off.
Stylus Slides in and out of the slot on the back side of the SPT 1550 terminal. To
use the stylus, remove it from the slot and hold it as you would a pen or
pencil.
Important :Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making strokes
on the SPT 1550 terminal screen. Never use an actual pen, pencil or other
sharp object to write on the SPT 1550 terminal screen.
IR port/Scan window The IR port uses infrared technology to transmit data to and receive data
from other SPT 1550 terminals and other Palm Computing® devices. See
Beaming Information to Other SPT 1550 Terminals on page 2-30 for more
information.
The scan window emits the laser used to collect bar code data.
Reset button Under normal use, you should never have to use the reset button. See
Resetting Your SPT 1550 Terminal on page 16-4 for information about how
to use the reset button.