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Stowaway Universal Bluetooth Keyboard Owner’s Manual

                                      

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Customizing Your Keyboard 

 
Once the keyboard software is installed on the Pocket PC device, you may customize 
the options.  A keyboard icon        will appear in the lower right corner of the screen 
while using Calendar, Contacts, or other applications. 
   

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  Tap the keyboard icon once to display the Input Method Toolbar. 

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  Tap the keyboard icon on the Input Method Toolbar to display the keyboard control 

panel. 

 

NOTE:

 Tapping the keyboard icon once at the Today screen once will first display the 

Keyboard Control Panel. Tapping the same keyboard icon will display the Input Method 
Toolbar. 
 

Input Method Toolbar 

 
There are four icons that appear in the Input Method Toolbar. This assumes that the 

Stowaway Keyboard

 input method is selected. The leftmost icon shows the state of the 

Bluetooth connection; there are three different states that can be indicated. A tap and 
hold on this icon will display a text message describing the state.  

 

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  This shows that the Bluetooth connection is active.

 

 

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  This shows that the driver is waiting for the keyboard to reconnect.

 

 

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  This shows that the connection is not setup.

 

 
The other three icons relate to other features of the keyboard driver. 

 

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  Tap this speaker icon to turn the keyboard clicking sounds on or off. 

 
 

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  Tap this keyboard icon to access the Keyboard Control Panel.  This second 

keyboard icon appears above the keyboard icon that is visible in the lower 
right corner of the screen. 

 

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  Tap this help icon to access keyboard help topics and troubleshooting tips. 

 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for Stowaway iPAQ 1940 iPAQ 1945 iPAQ 2210

Page 1: ...ersal Bluetooth Keyboard Owner s Manual For Pocket PC 2002 and Windows Mobile 2003 Includes Asus MyPal A620 Dell Axim x3 iPAQ 1940 iPAQ 1945 iPAQ 2210 iPAQ 2215 iPAQ 4150 iPAQ 4155 iPAQ 4350 iPAQ 4355 Pocket PC 2002 or Windows Mobile 2003 with Socket SD or CF cards Keyboard Driver Stowaway 3 11 ...

Page 2: ...g the Stowaway BT keyboard 13 Keyboard Status Light 14 Secure Connection Overview 14 Using the Stowaway BT keyboard 15 Moving the Cursor Highlighting Text 15 On Screen Button and Editing Shortcuts 16 Launching and Navigating Applications 16 Menu and Toolbar Navigation 17 Other Shortcuts 17 International and Extended Character Set 18 Frequently Asked Questions 20 Legal Notices 22 Trademarks 22 Obta...

Page 3: ...l Bluetooth keyboard Installing the Software 1 Connect your Pocket PC device to a computer using the docking cradle or sync cable 2 Establish a connection between the computer and your Pocket PC device using ActiveSync and then backup the data stored on the Pocket PC device Refer to the User Guide included with your Pocket PC device for instructions on how to do this 3 Insert the CD enclosed with ...

Page 4: ...creen NOTE After the initial installation the Keyboard Setup Screen is opened automatically 2 When the Keyboard Setup Screen is shown select the Bluetooth wireless keyboard option and tap Setup This will show the Bluetooth Status Page of the Stowaway BT keyboard application You may also open that page by selecting the BT tab 3 When the Setup begins the driver will enable the Pocket PC Bluetooth sy...

Page 5: ... on the keyboard until the green LED flashes 1 second Then tap the Scan button on the screen 6 Wait until the Stowaway BT Keyboard appears in the list If the keyboard does not show up a Try pressing the Ctrl Left Fn Right Fn keys together on the keyboard and tapping the Scan button on the screen again b Or power cycle the keyboard close and reopen then press Ctrl Left Fn Right Fn and tap Scan agai...

Page 6: ...herwise leave it blank Then tap the Connect button See Secure Connection Overview for more information 8 If several Stowaway BT keyboards happen to be nearby and in Discoverable Mode the scan will display all of these devices in the list The keyboard ID Bluetooth address printed on the back of the keyboard should be compared with the IDs in the list and the desired keyboard selected 9 If the Secur...

Page 7: ...ished press the Enter key NOTE The passkey must contain only digits for example 1234 11 If the passkey is not entered correctly the connection will fail In this case you will need to press the Ctrl Left Fn Right Fn keys together on the keyboard and tap Connect again NOTE Please make sure that the passkey is entered on screen first tap OK and then follow with the passkey on the keyboard When finish...

Page 8: ...or to disable the existing connection 14 On the Bluetooth Status Page the keyboard battery information is displayed The three states of the battery are a Normal This is the most common state of the battery b Low This is a warning that the batteries have reached a threshold where they should be replaced soon c Critical This means the batteries are in imminent danger of reaching a point where they w...

Page 9: ...DIO card a different stack may need to be used e g Socket or Microsoft If the wrong stack is selected a connection may not be possible In such a case return to the Stack Selection dialog box by tapping Enable on the Config page then select Stowaway BT keyboard and tap Setup 18 If the keyboard driver fails to detect any supported Bluetooth stack during the initial setup or at a later time e g after...

Page 10: ...ice are powered on and in range then tap any key on the keyboard See Reconnecting in Unsecured Mode for further details The connection should be reestablished within 2 3 seconds but this may be delayed if the Bluetooth system on the Pocket PC device is busy For example after the Pocket PC device is powered on it may take 10 or more seconds for the Bluetooth system to re initialize NOTE Do not pres...

Page 11: ...ity of one key reconnection in Unsecured mode relies upon specific settings within the Bluetooth stack installed on your Pocket PC If the Bluetooth Accessibility settings are Allow other devices to connect Paired devices only your Bluetooth stack will only respond to reconnection requests from devices that have previously been secured and authenticated with a Passkey see sections 10 12 of Configur...

Page 12: ...four icons that appear in the Input Method Toolbar This assumes that the Stowaway Keyboard input method is selected The leftmost icon shows the state of the Bluetooth connection there are three different states that can be indicated A tap and hold on this icon will display a text message describing the state This shows that the Bluetooth connection is active This shows that the driver is waiting f...

Page 13: ...t On the Hot Key tab Tap the down arrow next to a number and select the application to associate with that number When you press the Alt LFn number key combination e g Alt LFn 4 the selected application will launch You may assign up to 10 applications in this manner There are 2 Fn keys on the Bluetooth keyboard The blue Fn key is to the left of the spacebar and is referred to as LFn The green Fn k...

Page 14: ...t connected to the Pocket PC device the status light is dark This happens when a connection or reconnection has not been established or the connection has been broken Secure Connection Overview When a secure connection is established the paired devices share a permanent security bond This bond is established when two devices create and exchange a Link Key this process is also known as pairing Link...

Page 15: ...avigate position the cursor and select text for subsequent editing functions with these key combinations Action Shortcut The cursor moves left back one word Ctrl Õ The cursor moves right forward one word Ctrl Ö Select highlight next character to the left LFn Õ Select highlight next character to the right LFn Ö Select highlight previous line LFn Select highlight next line LFn Ø Select highlight the...

Page 16: ...y selected text Ctrl C Paste cut or copied text Ctrl V Undo last action Ctrl Z Select all Ctrl A Launching and Navigating Applications To launch software applications and navigate among them refer to the following table Action Shortcut Access Programs screen LFn C Access Settings screen LFn V Launch Today screen LFn Z Launch Calendar LFn A Launch Contacts LFn S Launch Inbox LFn D Launch Tasks LFn ...

Page 17: ...ess a program s submenu first select a main menu item and then navigate the submenu using the up and down arrow keys Press the Enter key to choose the submenu item or Ø Enter To access a program s toolbar at the top of the Pocket PC device screen 1 Press and hold the Ctrl key and then press the Tab key 2 Use the left and right arrow keys to highlight the Tool bar item you want 3 Press Enter to sel...

Page 18: ... letter ã õ ñ Tilde accent Ctrl RFn letter Å Dot accent Ctrl RFn W Shift A å Dot accent Ctrl RFn W A Ç Cedilla Ctrl Shift C ç Cedilla Ctrl C Ø Capital naught Ctrl Shift O ø Lower case naught Ctrl O Æ Æ Ctrl RFn U Shift A æ æ Ctrl RFn U A Œ Œ Ctrl RFn U Shift O œ œ Ctrl RFn U O ß Beta Ctrl RFn U S Question Mark Shift Inverted Question Mark Ctrl Alt Shift Exclamation RFn Q Inverted Exclamation Ctrl ...

Page 19: ... One quarter Ctrl Alt LFn R Plus Minus Ctrl Alt Shift Division Ctrl Alt Number sign RFn E Percent RFn T Caret RFn Y Ampersand RFn U Asterisk RFn I Left parenthesis RFn O Right parenthesis RFn P Left curly bracket RFn Right curly bracket RFn Tilde RFn Vertical bar RFn Reverse solidus LFn Grave LFn Left square bracket LFn Right square bracket LFn ...

Page 20: ... Panel to make sure you ve selected the appropriate keyboard type After tapping Enable you should select Bluetooth wireless keyboard Use the Keyboard Help icon to launch the help Q I tried to turn off the Bluetooth radio and it automatically turned back on what should I do The Stowaway BT keyboard must be disabled before the Bluetooth radio can be turned off See the Disabling the Stowaway BT keybo...

Page 21: ... driver find more than one Bluetooth component on your Pocket PC device for example if you have Bluetooth built in and a removable Bluetooth card then a dialog box will be displayed with a choice of available components You will need to choose the Bluetooth component that you wish to be used with the Bluetooth keyboard and tap OK NOTE Some Bluetooth components may not work with the keyboard If you...

Page 22: ... forbidden Trademarks Dell and Axim are trademarks of Dell Inc WIDCOMM and the WIDCOMM logo are trademarks of WIDCOMM Inc Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logos are trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc U S A and licensed to WIDCOMM Inc ActiveSync Windows Mobile Windows and Outlook are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Think Outside and Stowaway are registered trademarks of Think Outside C...

Page 23: ...ble for Customer products received without a warranty service authorization and may be rejected Repaired or replacement products will be shipped to Customer at Think Outside s expense All products or parts that are replaced become the property of Think Outside The repair and replacement process for products or parts in locations outside of the United States will vary depending on Customer s locati...

Page 24: ... these precautions Stand stretch and move around several times every hour Every once in a while work on a different task with your hands Avoid repetitive motions Use shortcut keys to move efficiently and avoid repetitive awkward movement Type gently and lightly Relax your shoulders and keep your elbows at your sides Adjust the keyboard so that you don t have to stretch to reach it Adjust your posi...

Page 25: ...to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Relocate the keyboard with respect to the receiver Move the keyboard away from the receiver If necessary consult an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions FCC Notices U S Only Most Think Outside keyboards are classified by the Federal Communications Commission FCC ...

Page 26: ...lassification Class A or B applies to your keyboard examine all registration labels located on your keyboard A statement in the form of IC Class A ICES 003 or IC Class B ICES 003 will be located on one of these labels Note that Industry Canada regulations provide that changes or modifications not expressly approved by Think Outside could void your authority to operate this equipment This Class B o...

Page 27: ...ical commercial areas Class B is for typical domestic areas This Think Outside device is classified for use in a typical Class B domestic environment EN 55022 Compliance Czech Republic Only This device belongs to Class B devices as described in EN 55022 unless it is specifically stated that it is a Class A device on the specification label The following applies to devices in Class A of EN 55022 ra...

Page 28: ...ntielles et aux autres dispositions de la directive 1999 5 CE qui lui sont applicables German Hiermit erkält Think Outside Inc dass sich dieser diese dieses XTBT01 in Übereinstimmung mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den anderen relevanten Vorschriften der Richtlinie 1999 5 EG befindet BMWi Hiermit erkält Think Outside Inc die Übereinstimmung des Gerätes tastatur mit den grundlegenden Anford...

Page 29: ...XTBT01 overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999 5 EF Greek ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ Think Outside Inc ΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ XTBT01 ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΕ ΤΙΣ ΟΥΣΙΩ ΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΛΟΙΠΕΣ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣ ΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ Ο ΗΓΙΑΣ 1999 5 E France Some areas of France have a restricted frequency band The worst case maximum authorized power indoors is 10 mW for the entire 2 4 GHz band 2400 MHz 2483 5 ...

Page 30: ...ipping while typing Detachable device stand Dimensions Open Without stand 10 28 W x 0 59 H x 3 86 D 261mm x 15mm x 98mm With stand 10 28 W x 2 05 H x 6 97 D 261mm x 52mm x 177mm Dimensions Closed 5 47 W x 0 79 H x 3 86 D 139mm x 20mm x 98mm Weight including batteries 6 42 ounces 182 grams Operating Temperature Range 32 to 120 F 0 to 49 C Typical Battery Life Continuous Operation 120 hours Typical ...

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