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Troubleshooting

What should I do when I type on the keyboard and nothing 
happens?

• Check that your mobile computer is charged.

• Make sure that your mobile computer is firmly connected to 

the ThumbPad keyboard.

• Verify that the keyboard driver is installed on your mobile 

computer.

• Remove the keyboard driver and then reinstall it. To do this:

1

Tap  the 

Applications 

icon, then the 

Menu

 icon.

2

Tap 

App

Delete

ThumbPad

 and then the 

Delete... 

on-screen button.

The Delete Application window appears.

3

Tap 

Yes

 to remove the keyboard driver, or 

No

 to cancel 

the operation.

4

Tap 

Done

 to exit the Delete window.

5

Install the driver software, following the instructions in 
“Installing the Keyboard Driver” on page 2.

Does the ThumbPad Portable Keyboard require batteries?

No — the keyboard uses a only a small amount of power, 
which it draws directly from your mobile computer.

What should I do when I type on the keyboard and the 
HotSync application begins?

Make sure that the keyboard is firmly attached to your mobile 
computer, then close HotSync by tapping 

Cancel

 (this may 

take a few seconds) and resume typing. 

Summary of Contents for ThumbPad Portable Keyboard

Page 1: ...S ANGELES TORONTO HONG KONG SYDNEY Targus ThumbPad Portable Keyboard for Visor USER S GUIDE Making Your Mobile Life Easier Making Your Mobile Life Easier Visit our Web site at www targus com Features and specifications are subject to change without notice 2001 Targus Corp 400 0064 001A ...

Page 2: ...ute commands and options Take a keyboard with you whenever you travel with your mobile computer In addition to this user s guide this package contains the Targus ThumbPad Portable Keyboard and the keyboard driver software CD Installing the Keyboard Driver Before installing the driver software for the ThumbPad keyboard make sure that You synchronize your mobile computer to back up your files You di...

Page 3: ... computer s CD ROM drive 2 Click Start Run then enter D ThumbPad prc where D is the path of your CD ROM drive and then click OK The Install Tool program then installs the driver software When installation is complete the Install Tool window appears Sample Install Tool window 3 Click Done 4 Connect your mobile computer to your desktop or notebook computer and synchronize to copy the keyboard driver...

Page 4: ...ve The ThumbPad keyboard application folder is added to your desktop NOTE You may find it more convenient to drag the ThumbPad prc file into the folder where you store your mobile computer applications such as the Add on folder 3 Double click the ThumbPad prc file to launch the Install Tool program Installation automatically begins When it is complete you regain control of the Install Tool window ...

Page 5: ...urn off your mobile computer if it s turned on 2 Hold your mobile computer in one hand and the ThumbPad keyboard in your other hand Holding your mobile computer and the ThumbPad keyboard 3 Align your mobile computer with the keyboard connector located at the top of the ThumbPad keyboard Aligning your mobile computer with the keyboard connector Keyboard connector ...

Page 6: ...puter 1 Turn off your mobile computer if it s turned on 2 Gently pull your mobile computer away from the ThumbPad keyboard and slide it out of the keyboard connector Using the ThumbPad Keyboard Typing Keyboard Shortcuts The following table details the key sequences you can use to access options and additional characters and to issue commands to your mobile computer from the ThumbPad keyboard To us...

Page 7: ...t below cursor 7 Shift Highlights character right of cursor 8 Shift Highlights character left of cursor 9 Fn Del Deletes Character 10 Fn Tab 11 Ctrl X Cuts selected text 12 Ctrl C Copies selected text 13 Ctrl S Selects all text 14 Ctrl P Pastes cut or copied text 15 Ctrl U Undoes last command 16 Shift SPACE Activates the Hot Key menu 17 Fn Shift key at the same time Emulates the command function 1...

Page 8: ...Applications icon 20 Ctrl Q then release and type A E I O U or Y Acute accent Á É Í Ó Ú Ý 21 Ctrl W then release and type A E I O or U Grave accent À È Ì Ò Ù 22 Ctrl E then release and type A E I O or U Circumflex Â Ê Î Ô Û 23 Ctrl R then release and type A N or O Tilde Ã Ñ Õ 24 Ctrl T then release and type A E I O U or Y Diaeresis Umlaut Ä Ë Ï Ö Ü Ÿ 25 Ctrl Y then release and type A Nordic A ring...

Page 9: ...9 The Applications screen appears Sample Applications screen 3 Tap the ThumbPad icon The ThumbPad keyboard configuration screen appears Sample ThumbPad keyboard configuration screen ...

Page 10: ... to set the length of time before a letter number or other character begins to repeat when you press and hold a key Use your stylus to move the marker arrow toward Long to increase or away from Long to decrease the length of the delay Keyboard repeat rate which allows you to set the speed at which a letter number or other character repeats when you press and hold a key Use your stylus to move the ...

Page 11: ...button The Delete Application window appears 3 Tap Yes to remove the keyboard driver or No to cancel the operation 4 Tap Done to exit the Delete window 5 Install the driver software following the instructions in Installing the Keyboard Driver on page 2 Does the ThumbPad Portable Keyboard require batteries No the keyboard uses a only a small amount of power which it draws directly from your mobile ...

Page 12: ...questions through one of the following telephone numbers North America Monday through Friday 8 00 a m 08 00 to 8 00 p m 20 00 Eastern time US Canada 800 283 6325 Europe Belgium 32 0 02 717 2451 Denmark 45 0 35 25 8751 France 33 0 1 64 53 9151 Germany 49 0 21 16 579 1151 Italy 39 0 24 827 1151 Netherlands 31 0 53 484 9470 Spain 34 0 91 745 6221 Sweden 46 0 8 751 4058 Switzerland 41 0 1 212 0007 Uni...

Page 13: ... incidental damages even if Targus has been informed of their possibility This warranty does not affect your statutory rights Warranty Registration at http www targus com registration asp Regulatory Compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any int...

Page 14: ...na Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Move the computer away from the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected ThumbPad is a trademark of Darfon Electronics Corp Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc HotSync is a registered ...

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