User Guide

Welcome to Maestro and Trekker. This manual describes both the Maestro (including Maestro with Trekker option) and Trekker solo systems. Sections that apply uniquely to one or other system will be identified as such in the title.

1.1 Introduction to Maestro

Maestro is a standard Personal Digital Assistant, or PDA, that has been made accessible to blind and visually impaired people by HumanWare's Maestro application suite. With Maestro you can now enjoy the ultra-compact size of a real PDA with essential Windows-compatible applications, including a Calendar, Contacts Manager, word processor, DAISY books reader, Vocal Note Taker, Media Player, and Email. Maestro allows you to easily transfer files between your PDA and your PC and synchronize your appointments, contact information, e-mails, tasks, books, music files and documents. Furthermore, Maestro can also become an enhanced GPS orientation aid by adding the Trekker option.

1.2 Introduction to Trekker

Trekker is HumanWare's revolutionary orientation aid. It uses the Global Positioning System (GPS), and digital maps to help blind and visually impaired people find their way in urban and rural areas. Trekker users can pinpoint exactly where they are, and be made aware of points of interest in the area. It complements existing mobility aids (white canes and guide dogs). It does not replace them.

Sleek and discreet, Trekker provides information in the most natural way possible and allows users to record both vocal and written notes. A wide variety of maps covering North American and European countries are available. For a list of available coverage, please consult our website. Maps can be bought from HumanWare's website. They will be delivered on CD or online. User-friendly Trekker employs off-the-shelf hardware for GPS input.

You can purchase Trekker as a standalone system (Trekker solo) or add it as an option to the Maestro suite of applications.

1.3 Before You Begin

Before you begin, we strongly recommend that you take the time to examine the contents of your PDA package and review the enclosed documentation. These steps will ensure that the setup and operation of your PDA will be smooth and enjoyable.

NOTE: If you are already familiar with Windows Commands and want to learn how to use the system immediately, please proceed directly to section 4.

1.4 Contents of the Package

Basic components:

HP iPAQ hx2490b

Tactile Keyboard

Desktop Cradle and USB Connector Cable

Power Supply Adapter

Carrying Case

Keyboard stencil (for sighted users)

Replacement tactile pads

Tactile description of the PDA

Standard PDA software and documentation package containing print documents and Companion CD

Trekker components:

GPS Receiver RoyalTek RBT 2100 & Clip-on case

External Speaker with audio cable

Power Splitter (used to charge the GPS receiver, External Speaker or PDA at the same time)

Strap

Travel Bag

A GPS map on CD and a storage card

Trekker Getting Started Guide (Print and Braille)

Maestro components:

Bud type Earphones

Maestro Getting Started Guide (Print and Braille)

1.5 Sources of Information

Help for Maestro (or Trekker) is available from a number of sources such as:

Key Describer Mode: is available anywhere in Maestro (or Trekker) and provides a description of any key pressed. This is a great way to learn about the Maestro or Trekker solo interface.

General Help: contains information about Maestro or Trekker software and is available on your PDA from the System Menu or from the Application menu of each Maestro application.

Contextual Help: is available at the application level and contains specific help for the current dialog.

Maestro or Trekker Quick Reference Guide: gives a complete listing of all key functions on the PDA. It is available from the System Menu, the Application menu of each Maestro application, and the Maestro (or Trekker) Companion CD.

Maestro & Trekker User's Guide: contains in-depth information on Maestro & Trekker and is available on the Maestro (or Trekker) Companion CD.

Maestro or Trekker Getting Started Guide: provides basic information and comes as a printed and Braille document in your package. It is also available on the Maestro (or Trekker) Companion CD.

Standard PDA's User's Guide: contains more in-depth information and is available on the PDA Companion CD.

Standard PDA's Getting Started Guide: contains basic information on the PDA and comes as a printed document in your PDA package.

Tutorial: Explore the CD to find this helpful tutorial.

2. Description of the PDA

2.1 Top Front

Power button: Located near the top right corner on the front of the PDA. It is used to turn the unit On. When an application is running and the PDA is Off, use this button to turn the unit On. To turn the unit Off, press and hold the System Bar key, located at the bottom right side of the PDA.

Active Bluetooth/Wireless LAN Indicator: It is located on the left side of the top front panel.

The Power Indicator: It is located next to the Active Bluetooth/Wireless LAN indicator. The Power indicator is orange in color. It will flash when the PDA is recharging and will glow steadily when recharging is complete. Note that the PDA can be recharged in its cradle or when connected to your computer's USB port.

Microphone: Use the microphone to record your voice or other sounds. The microphone is located in the bottom left corner.

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.

Note: To make them easier to find, tactile pads have been placed on the Escape, Control, Shift and System Bar buttons. Replacement tactile pads are included in the package.

2.4 Edges and back

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 is a slot for Secure Digital (SD) storage cards. A removable tray located beneath the SD slot reveals a Compact Flash card slot.

Infrared: It is located near the top left corner.

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

Standard Record button: It is located near the top of the left edge. It is disabled.

2.4.3 Bottom Edge

Charging/Communications Port: Located in the middle of the bottom edge. Connect to universal cradle or charging adapter.

Reset Button: It is located to the left to the Charging/Communication port. To perform a soft reset, insert the stylus point in the hole until the system resets.

2.4.4 Back

Battery Lid Release Latch: Located below the Charge Communication port. Pull toward you to release the battery lid.

Battery lid: To remove and install rechargeable battery, pull away with fingernail the battery lid.

2.5 Accessories

The main accessories included with your PDA are the cradle, a USB connector cable, and a power adapter. The PDA also comes with a stylus, which can be used to press the Reset button. If you have the Trekker option or Trekker solo you should also have a Power Splitter, a strap, a GPS receiver, an External Speaker, and a Travel Bag. See the Bluetooth GPS System and External Devices Sections for details.

The cradle is designed to hold the PDA for transferring data, charging, or both. It rests on four rubber feet and has a low front profile. This front face contains an indent molded to fit the contours of the lower portion of the PDA. At the bottom of this molded indent is a USB connector. The PDA fits into the connector when properly docked. This connector provides the PDA with power and connectivity to your regular PC.

On the back of the cradle, the rightmost cylindrical connector is used to plug the power adapter. The leftmost connector is used to plug the USB cable that is connected to your PC's USB port.

The Power Splitter consists of a DC jack (used to plug to the AC/DC power adapter) at one end, and three DC plugs (used to connect to the GPS receiver, External Speaker or PDA) at the other end. The Power Splitter is used with the AC/DC power adaptor to charge the GPS receiver, External Speaker or PDA at the same time.

The power adapter has a cylindrical plug that is used to connect to the back of the cradle or into the Power Splitter to charge the GPS receiver, External Speaker or the PDA. The USB adapter allows you to connect the power adapter directly to the USB port on the bottom of the PDA.

3. Setting Up

3.1 Before You Begin

This section describes the process of setting up your PDA, and synchronizing it with your regular PC using ActiveSync. Note that this installation assumes you are using a screen reader installed on your PC.

CAUTION: Your PDA is a fragile piece of equipment. Please handle it with care. Do not insert the PDA into the cradle until you have finished installing ActiveSync on your PC. Make any physical connections only after ActiveSync has been installed.

The Maestro or Trekker solo program and the Tactile Keyboard are already installed on your PDA. However, during transportation and storage, your PDA may arrive with a drained battery. If such is the case, you will need to recharge the battery.

To install Maestro or Trekker solo, you will need to do the following: Install Active Sync on your PC, connect your PDA to your PC, run Active Sync and install Maestro or Trekker solo software.

NOTE: For Maestro users who opt for the Trekker option, you will find that it is already included in the Maestro software and it becomes one of Maestro's applications.

3.1.1 Synchronizing with the Windows Vista operating system

Under Windows Vista, you will need the Windows Mobile Device Center to sync your PDA with your computer.

The Windows Mobile Device Center can be downloaded from Microsoft's website. For additional information on how to install and use the Windows Mobile Device Center with your PDA, please consult our website.

3.2 Charging the PDA and Accessories Batteries

NOTE: You can use the Power Splitter to charge the PDA and accessories batteries at the same time. First connect the GPS receiver, External Speaker and PDA to the Power Splitter plugs. Next plug one end of the AC/DC power cord in the Power Splitter jack and the other end in an electrical outlet.

3.2.1 Charging the PDA Battery

The battery in your PDA may be charged in one of two ways: by plugging the power adapter into the USB port located at the bottom of the PDA, or by inserting the PDA into the cradle which is connected to the power adapter. The cradle rear deck also has room for charging a spare battery. Make sure to align the battery terminals with those along the lower right side of the cradle.

CAUTION: If the battery in your PDA is discharged completely, the PDA will perform a hard reset. If such is the case, you will need to reinstall the Trekker and/or Maestro software. To avoid battery depletion, leave the PDA in the cradle connected to the power outlet, when not in use.

NOTE: A soft reset is required to power On the PDA when it is turned Off due to a Very Low or Extremely Low Battery Level.

NOTE: Recharge the battery in your PDA for at least four hours. This will ensure that the battery gauge on your PDA is correctly reinitialized when it is recharged.

3.2.2 Charging the GPS Receiver battery

To charge the battery, connect the GPS Receiver to a power outlet using the AC/DC adapter. As the device is charging, the amber-colored Battery Status LED will light up. It takes about 4 hours to fully charge the battery. When the battery is fully charged, the Battery Status LED will turn Off.

3.2.3 Charging the External Speaker battery

To charge the battery, connect the External Speaker to a power outlet using the AC/DC Adaptor. A beep and a blinking yellow light will indicate that the battery is charging. It takes about 4 hours to fully charge the battery. When the battery is fully charged you will hear a long beep and a solid yellow indicator lights up.

3.3 Installing ActiveSync

Maestro requires a special installation version of ActiveSync containing version 3.8 and 4.1. The ActiveSync installation files are available on the Maestro or Trekker Companion CD. If you have a pre-existing installation of ActiveSync 4.1 without prior installation of ActiveSync 3.8, you will need to uninstall ActiveSync and install the ActiveSync version found on the Companion CD. To install, insert the Maestro or Trekker Companion CD into your CD-ROM drive. Press A or select the ActiveSync button to install the program and follow the instructions. During installation you will be prompted to make decisions, some of which are important for proper operation with Maestro or Trekker solo. Note that during the installation procedure, you may need to reboot your computer.

Use the Guest partnership to install the Maestro or Trekker solo software, to restore a backup image on your PDA, or simply to copy files between your PDA and your computer through the PC file explorer facility. For Maestro users, select Standard partnership to synchronize your Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, E-mail and files between your PDA and your computer. The date and time of your PDA will be synchronized with your computer. When ActiveSync asks you to choose between a Guest and a Standard Partnership, select the Guest Partnership. Note that Trekker Solo users can select a Standard Partnership and decline to synchronize any files instead of opting for the Guest partnership. This way, the user will not be asked to select a partnership every time the PDA is placed in the cradle.

3.4 Connecting Your PDA and run ActiveSync

CAUTION: Do not insert the PDA into the cradle until ActiveSync is installed on your PC. Make any physical connections only after ActiveSync has been installed.

Slip the PDA gently into the form-fitted bay at the front of the cradle. Connect the cradle to your PC using a connector cable via a USB port. When connected to the cradle, both the PDA and the PC should beep, indicating the connection is being established. ActiveSync will be automatically activated.

You will be asked to establish a sync relationship. Select Next to synchronize with your computer, or select Cancel to establish a Guest connection to the PC. A Guest connection will allow you to copy and move files and install and remove application on your PDA.

To use Maestro or Trekker solo, remove the PDA from the cradle.

3.5 Installing Maestro or Trekker solo Software

To reinstall or to install a new version of Maestro or Trekker solo software, an ActiveSync session is required. To install Maestro, insert the Maestro Companion CD into your CD-ROM drive and press M, or select Maestro installation. To install the Trekker solo system, insert the Trekker Companion CD into your CD-ROM drive and press T or select the Trekker button to start the installation process. Follow the on screen instructions.

CAUTION: The Maestro or Trekker solo program included on your CD can only be installed on your particular PDA. The Companion CD contains your authorization key ("Setup.mtr"), which is required for future installations. The authorization key has also been saved in the TEMP folder. In cases where the program is lost after a hard reset, the application installation will look automatically for the key. We suggest you keep the key in the memory location allocated by the program. Keep your Maestro or Trekker Companion CD in a safe place. If you lose your CD and do not have a backup copy of the Authorization key, contact your local dealer to order a replacement CD for your PDA. You will need to provide the serial number printed on the back panel of the PDA or saved in the About Section.

Note: When installing an upgrade version, make sure you turn off the Bluetooth radio and exit the Maestro/Trekker application. You must remove all memory cards and perform a soft reset using the stylus.

3.6 Installing Trekker Map Manager

To reinstall or to install a new version of the Trekker Map Manager software, an ActiveSync session is required. To install Trekker Map Manager, insert the Maestro Companion CD into your CD-ROM drive and press P, or select Trekker Map Manager and follow the onscreen instructions.

Trekker Map Manager will be installed in the default location: C:\Program Files\humanware\Trekker Map Manager (if Windows is installed on your C drive). If you wish to select another location, use the Browse button.

Note: To be able to use the Map Manager, Trekker needs to be installed on your PDA.

3.7 Installing Trekker Maps

To install a map for Trekker, an ActiveSync session is required. Make sure that the Trekker Map Manager is installed and running software is accessible on your PC. Make sure you have enough available space on your storage card. Trekker Map Manager allows you to verify at anytime the space left on your storage card.

Note that the Trekker Map Manager reports on the status of ongoing operations, allowing you to verify if installation is ongoing or completed. For additional information, please consult the Managing Maps section.

3.8 Installing and Removing the Tactile Keyboard

Your PDA is shipped with the Tactile Keyboard already installed. However, the Tactile Keyboard can be removed in order to change the battery or to reset the PDA, then reinstalled. The Tactile Keyboard fits over the screen of your PDA and stays in place snugly with the aid of the elastic band on the back. Before installing, ensure that the Tactile Keyboard is aligned properly with the PDA. Keypad should be installed in such a way that the Validate keys are oriented above the cursor cross. Grasp the Tactile Keyboard by the sides and slide it over the rounded part on the bottom of the PDA. Make sure that it fits into place over the screen. To remove the Tactile Keyboard, grasp the Tactile Keyboard by the sides and slightly lift it. Slide it over the rounded part at the bottom of the PDA.

3.9 Installing MS Outlook (Maestro)

If you don't have MS Outlook Installed on your PC you need to install this program to synchronize with your PDA's Contacts and Calendar.

ActiveSync will operate with MS Outlook 98 or later on your regular PC, but it is strongly recommended that you upgrade to Outlook 2002 or later.

Outlook 2002 is available on the PDA Companion CD. To install it, insert the PDA Companion CD into the CD-ROM drive of your PC. Select Start Here, then follow the on-screen instructions.

To complete the installation you will need to enter the product key printed on the PDA Companion CD wrapper.

Note: The MS Outlook product key can also be found on your Maestro CD in a file called serialnumber.txt and in Maestro, it can be found under System Bar / Help / General Help / System Help / Serial Number.

3.10 Resetting your PDA

There are three ways to reset your PDA: with a soft reset, a cold reset or a clean reset (also known as hard reset).

To restart your PDA without erasing any data, perform a soft reset.

To restart your PDA and reset all hardware registers without erasing any data, perform a cold reset.

To reinitialize your PDA, perform a clean or hard reset. A clean or hard reset will erase all your data and uninstall the Maestro (or Trekker) software. It is important to backup your PDA as described in the next section.

The reset button is located on the bottom edge of your PDA to the left of the Charging/Communication port.

To perform a soft reset, insert the stylus point in the hole until the system resets. Wait to hear the beep indicating the PDA has rebooted properly, then wait an extra 5 seconds.

To perform a cold reset, press and hold the Escape and System bar buttons and use the Stylus to lightly press the Reset button at the bottom of the PDA for about 2 seconds.

To perform a clean or hard reset, you must simultaneously press the Power button, Esc and Shift while inserting the stylus in the Reset button for at least 3 seconds. Within 10 seconds, the PDA will reboot.

After performing a hard reset, place your PDA on the cradle. It is not necessary to calibrate the screen manually; it will be done automatically through the installation process or during the restoration procedure of your PDA.

If you have done a backup of your PDA, you can perform the restore procedure. You will recover the Maestro (or Trekker) program and all your data. Your PDA settings will also be recovered. If you don't have a backup, just reinstall the Maestro (or Trekker) software.

3.11 Synchronizing Data (Maestro)

Use this procedure to synchronize your Calendar, Contact, Tasks, Emails or files.

Use the ALT-Tab sequence on the PC to look for the "New Partnership" window. Select the "Standard Partnership" radio button and press "Next" to complete the Partnership setting.

This will allow ActiveSync to communicate fully with your PC. If the "New Partnership" window does not pop up, remove the PDA from the cradle and try again.

Press Enter to select Synchronize with this desktop computer. Enter a unique name for your PDA device. Your device's name is part of the partnership information stored on both your PDA and your computer. Microsoft ActiveSync uses this name to identify which device is currently connected. Be sure to remember the given name, you will need it to be able to restore data on your PDA.

The first time you establish a standard partnership between the PDA and your computer, or after performing a hard reset of the PDA, you will have to select your Synchronization Settings. Choose Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and email Files. These are the file types used by the Calendar, Contacts, Text Notes, and Vocal Notes applications.

CAUTION: Synchronized data is stored in the main memory. When synchronizing applications that require significant amounts of memory such as email, it is possible to configure what will be downloaded, how many days of email, whether or not to include the body of emails, attachments, etc.

During the synchronization process, ActiveSync will notify you of the actions in progress, including how many files have been transferred.

NOTE: Please make sure to close all applications when running ActiveSync Leave the PDA in its cradle and do not open any applications during this process.

If you delete a Contact, an Appointment, or a file located in the Pocket PC My Documents folder on your computer, it will be deleted from your PDA at the next synchronization process. If you delete items from your PDA, they will also be deleted from your PC the next time you synchronize.

If the same item has been modified on both your PC and your PDA, the next time you synchronize, you will get unresolved items in Active Sync.

If this occurs, select the Resolved Items button and press Enter. By default, items on your PC have priority over those on the PDA. Select the Synchronize button to resolve the conflicts. The modifications you make on your PC will also be made on your PDA.

3.12 Creating Backup and Restoring Your PDA

To backup or restore the contents of your PDA, including all data (and Points of Interest and routes if you are using Trekker) and the Maestro or Trekker solo program, you will need to have Microsoft ActiveSync installed on your computer and the cradle properly connected to the PC and the power outlet.

To backup the entire contents of your PDA:

Open the System menu, select Exit Maestro or Trekker then press Enter to confirm. Establish an ActiveSync connection between your PDA and your computer. If you are prompted to select a partnership between your PDA and your computer, select Guest partnership. From the ActiveSync application, open the Menu bar; press the Right Arrow button to move to Tools, and the Down Arrow button to open the Tools submenu. Press the Down Arrow button to select Backup and Restore, then press Enter. You are on the Backup page. If you have established a standard partnership, press Tab to get the name of your Back-up file. You will need this to restore your PDA. Press Tab to move to the Back-up Now button, then press Enter to confirm. When the backup is done, press Enter or select the OK button.

To restore the contents of your PDA:

Establish an ActiveSync connection between your PDA and your computer and select Guest partnership. From the ActiveSync application, open the Menu bar; press the Right Arrow button to move to Tools, and the Down Arrow button to open the Tools submenu. Press the Down Arrow button to select Backup and Restore, then press Enter.

Press Control+Tab to reach the Restore page. You are on the Restore page. You will receive a message advising you that all data on your PDA will be replaced by the contents stored in the back-up file. Press Enter to restore the data on your PDA.

Press Shift+Tab to get to the list of partnership files and select the file corresponding to your device. It is usually the last one in the list. If you backed up your PDA using a Guest partnership, select Guest in the file list. Press Tab to reach the OK button and press Enter.

Select the Restore button and press Enter. When the restore process is complete, press Enter or select the OK button. Remove your PDA from the cradle and perform a soft reset for these changes to take effect. Re-establish a partnership between your PDA and your PC and select Standard partnership. Make sure you select the right synchronization options. You will get the following message, "The following information type on your mobile device has items that have not been synchronized with this computer before." The default selection is "Combine the items on my device with the items on this computer". Press the Down Arrow button to select "Replace the items on my device with the items on this computer", then press Enter.

4. Using Maestro or Trekker solo

4.1 General Concept

Maestro and Trekker solo both provide a Windows-like operating environment. This interface will be familiar to PC users and ensures a quick learning curve for all.

4.2 Starting Maestro or Trekker solo

Press the Power button to power up the PDA. A single beep will sound. To turn off the PDA, press and hold the System Bar button. A double beep will be heard. The Power button is used to resume your PDA from where it was last when you powered off, including when your PDA goes into sleep mode.

To exit the Trekker application or any other, select Exit Trekker from the Application menu or press Escape.

NOTE: before turning off the PDA, it is strongly recommended that you exit the Trekker application to the Maestro or Trekker Solo System Bar.

The Exit menu item from the Maestro or Trekker Solo System menu is used to quit the application and return to Windows CE. To restart the Maestro or Trekker Solo under Windows CE, press the System Bar button. From the System menu, move down to select the desired application.

4.3 System Bar

The System Bar is the starting point from which you access the Maestro (or Trekker solo) System Menu and check system settings. To access the System Bar, press the System Bar button located at the bottom-right of your PDA.

The System Bar contains six functions that can be scrolled using the Left Arrow or Right Arrow keys: System Menu, Clock, Battery Status, Memory available, External Keyboard status, Wireless Networks Status, Bluetooth status.

To access the System Menu, use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys or press F4.

To access the configuration options for each of the status indicators, select the desired option using the left and right arrows, and press Enter. If you access the System Bar from an opened application, such as Calendar or Trekker, press the System Bar button to toggle back to the opened application.

4.4 Today Page

The Today Page offers you a quick glance at what is scheduled for today. To access the Today Page, from the System bar, press the Tab key. Following today's date, you will be told how many appointments and tasks are scheduled for the day. You will also be informed of the number of unread messages left. To obtain additional information, use the Up and Down keys to select the field of your choice and press Enter to access the related application.

4.5 System Menu

The Maestro System Menu contains: Maestro application programs, Configuration, Help, and Exit functions. The Trekker solo System Menu contains: Trekker program, Configuration, Help, and Exit functions. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to scroll through the menu. To launch an application, scroll up or down to select the desired option and press the Enter key.

4.6 Switching Applications

To quickly start your preferred application, use the preset Application shortcuts, such as Control+F1, You can also use the System Menu. To switch between running applications use either method. Alternatively, you can use the Running Programs feature. To access it, press and hold the F3 key. From the list of running applications, select the desired application and press Enter. If you have an external keyboard, you can use the Alt+Tab sequence as in Windows to access another opened application. If pressed once, this key combination switches to the opened application that was last used. To scroll through open applications, hold down ALT then press and release TAB until you find the desired application. Then release both keys. The Alt+Tab switch-to ordering is determined by the order in which applications were last used.

4.7 Data Entry Keypad

The keyboard on the PDA contains a complete set of keys needed to navigate, read text, and type in text. To enter text, the keyboard can be used as a Braille keyboard or as a telephone keyboard.

4.7.1 Braille keyboard

When used as a Braille keyboard, the keys are mapped, going across the rows then down, as follows:

Row 1, column 1: Dot 1

Row 1, column 2: Dot 4

Row 1, column 3: Not assigned

Row 2, column 1: Dot 2

Row 2, column 2: Dot 5

Row 2, column 3: Not assigned

Row 3, column 1: Dot 3

Row 3, column 2: Dot 6

Row 3, column 3: Not assigned

Row 4, column 1: Dot 7

Row 4, column 2: Dot 8

Row 4, column 3: Not assigned

Enter each Braille dot one at a time, then accept the character using one of the Validate keys. For example, to input the letter c, press Braille dot 1, Braille dot 4, then Validate. Pressing only Validate will enter a space. Note that when using computer Braille, dot 7 is required for capital letters. See the Braille table section at the end of this User's guide for the complete character list. The default Braille table used in Maestro (or Trekker) is US Braille.

4.7.2 Telephone keyboard

When used as a telephone keypad, the keys are mapped, going across the rows then down, as follows:

Row 1, column 1: 1, @ sign, period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, underline, and sign, colon, quote, left parenthesis, right parenthesis, apostrophe, percent, dollar, semi colon.

Row 1, column 2: 2, A, B, C.

Row 1, column 3: 3, D, E, F.

Row 2, column 1: 4, G, H, I.

Row 2, column 2: 5, J, K, L.

Row 2, column 3: 6, M, N, O.

Row 3, column 1: 7, P, Q, R, S.

Row 3, column 2: 8, T, U; V.

Row 3, column 3: 9, W, X, Y, Z.

Row 4, column 1: Telephone character pick list.

Row 4, column 2: 0, space, plus, dash, slash, equal, greater than, less than.

Row 4, column 3: number sign.

To use the telephone keyboard, all the keys are used much like those on a cellular telephone, where successive presses of a key give different values. Select a value then press Validate to accept. To enter a capital letter, select a value then press Shift+Validate.

4.7.2.1 Telephone character pick list

The Telephone characters pick list opens a dialog containing a number of special characters from which to choose. Read the list using the Arrow keys, then press Validate to select the desired character.

4.8 Navigation Principles

4.8.1 Getting Help

While in Maestro (or Trekker) there are a number of ways you can get help quickly.

Key Describer Mode: Press and hold the F1 key to toggle On or Off the Key Describer Mode. When the Key Describer Mode is activated, it is available everywhere in any application providing voice descriptions for any key you press. This is a great way to learn about the application interface.

Information (Where am I?) function: This function is available when the Key Describer Mode is Off. It allows you to know exactly wherever you are in the application. Whenever you need to know where you are in the application press the F1 key, the application will announce the title of the active window within an application, or the application title itself to remind you. Do not confuse this function with the Geographical Where am I? Trekker function that is activated using the Home key and gives you your current location when you are online. Refer to the section Where Am I Information for more details.

Contextual Help: Press the Shift and F1 keys to activate the Contextual Help anywhere in the Maestro applications. This contains specific help for the dialog you are currently in.

Current item, control information: Press the F2 key to announce specific information related to the current item or control.

General Help: You can also get General Help on Maestro or Trekker solo software from the System Menu or from the Application menu of each application. From the System Menu, or from any Maestro Application Menu, or from the Trekker Application Menu open the Help submenu then select General Help. From there you can select Maestro (or Trekker) help, Configuration help, or any one of the four Maestro application's help.

Help Viewer: From the help viewer, you can choose a topic and read specific information related to your selection.

4.8.2 Commands

In general, commands are accessed through the Application Menus by pressing the F4 key. Specific functions are also available in the Contextual Menus using the F3 key. Users may use special Access keys to move directly to an item in a menu. Access keys are announced after each menu item. For example, Calendar C or Contacts O. Users may also use the shortcut key shown in the menus after the command name to access commands. For example, to copy a selection of text you can choose copy from the Edit menu, or use the shortcut key combination Control+C. To do so, first enter "C" on either the Braille or Telephone keyboard, and then press the Control and the Validate keys simultaneously.

4.8.3 General Navigation

Use the Tab or Shift Tab buttons to move forward or backward within the fields of a Dialog. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select an item within a list.

Use the Control+Tab or Control+Shift Tab buttons to move forward or backward within the Pages of the Calendar or Contacts Dialog.

4.9 Adjust Basic Parameters

There are basic parameters that can be easily set in Maestro (or Trekker), including the Volume, Voice Rate, Clock, and Keyboard Type. For a complete list of configurable options, refer to the section 13 Configuration.

4.9.1 Adjust Volume

The Main Volume may be adjusted on a scale of 0 to 10.

To increase the volume by one increment, press the Shift+Delete keys.

To decrease the volume by one increment, press the Shift+Backspace keys.

4.9.2 Adjust Voice Rate

Voice Rate may be adjusted on a scale of 0 to 10 for the rate of speech.

To increase the voice rate by one increment, press the Control+Delete keys.

To decrease voice rate by one increment, press the Control+Backspace keys.

4.9.3 Set the Clock

To set the current date and time, from the System Bar, select Clock then press Enter. This will open the Clock Configuration Dialog.

Use the Tab or Shift Tab buttons to move forward or backward within the Clock Configuration Options, which are Set Date, Set Time, Time zone, OK, and Cancel.

Set Date lets you set the current date. Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Month, Day, and Year. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value.

Set Time lets you set the current time. Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Hours and Minutes. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value.

Time zone lets you select your current time zone. Be sure to have the right selection according to your area. This is very important for Calendar synchronization. If the selected time zone in your PDA is different from the one in your computer, the Appointments synchronized from your PC to the PDA will be set at the wrong time.

Choose OK or press Enter to accept your settings.

Choose Cancel or press Escape to discard your settings.

4.9.4 Select Braille or Telephone Keyboard

To toggle between Braille keyboard and Telephone keyboard, press and hold the F4 key.

4.9.5 Braille Grade 2

To activate Braille Grade 2, from the Configuration Menu select Reading and Text Typing then check the Braille Grade 2 check box (or press and hold F2).

If the Braille Grade 2 option is activated, when typing in the Edit Field or Multi-Line Edit Field, the entered text will be automatically translated to standard text (after entering a required space character) in the Calendar, Contacts, and Trekker applications. But it will remain Braille Grade 2 in the Text Note application. Please note that the Alternate Language synthesizer feature is not available when using Braille Grade 2.

4.10 Commands by Function

4.10.1 Control Commands

Start Maestro or Trekker solo: System Bar

Turn on PDA: Power button

Turn off PDA: Press and hold System Bar

4.10.2 Help commands

Information (where am I?): F1

Key Describer: Press and Hold F1 to toggle On/Off

Contextual help for applications: Shift+F1

Say current Control: F2

4.10.3 Menu commands

System menu: System Bar, Up or Down Arrow

Application menu: F4

Contextual menu: F3

4.10.4 Maestro Application shortcuts (Factory Defaults) (Maestro)

Start Application 1 (Calendar): Control+F1

Start Application 2 (Contacts): Control+F2

Start Application 3 (Text note taker): Control+F3

Start Application 4 (Vocal Note): Control+F4 without Trekker option

Start Application 4 (Trekker): Control+F4 with Trekker option

4.10.5 Trekker Solo shortcuts (Factory Defaults)

Start Application 1 (Configuration): Ctrl + F1

Start Application 2 (unused):

Start Application 3 (unused):

Start Application 4 (Start Trekker Application): Ctrl + F4

4.10.6 Configuration commands

Increase volume: Shift+Delete

Decrease volume: Shift+Backspace

Increase voice rate: Control+Delete

Decrease voice rate: Control+Backspace

Interrupt speech: Control

Alternate speech synthesizer: Press and hold Home

Toggle Braille / Telephone keyboard: Press and Hold F4

Keyboard echo toggle: Press and hold End

Braille Grade 2: Press and hold F2 to toggle On/Off

4.10.7 Reading commands

Say prior character: Left Arrow

Say next character: Right Arrow

Say prior word: Control+Left Arrow

Say next word: Control+Right Arrow

Spell current word: Spell

Say prior line: Up Arrow

Say next line: Down Arrow

Say current line: Tell

Say prior paragraph: Control+Up Arrow

Say next paragraph: Control+Down Arrow

Say all: Control+Tell

Say selected or highlighted text: Shift+Tell

Beginning of line: Home

End of line: End

Page up: Page Up

Page down: Page Down

Beginning of file: Control+Home

End of file: Control+End

4.10.8 Editing Commands

Delete current character: Delete

Delete prior character: Backspace

Select prior character: Shift+Left Arrow

Select next character: Shift+Right Arrow

Select prior word: Control+Shift+Left Arrow

Select next word: Control+Shift+Right Arrow

Select prior line: Shift+Up Arrow

Select next line: Shift+Down Arrow

Select text from beginning of the line to the cursor: Shift+Home

Select text from the cursor to the end of the line: Shift+End

Select all: Control+A

Cut: Control+X

Copy: Control+C

Paste: Control+V

Undo: Control+Z

Find: Control+F

Find previous: Control+Page Up

Find next: Control+Page Down

Find and replace: Control+H

Replace current: Shift+Enter

4.10.9 Dialog box commands

Close the dialog box and cancel all modifications: Escape (Cancel button)

Close the dialog box and save all modifications: Enter (OK button)

Move to the next Control or field: Tab

Move to the previous Control or field: Shift-Tab

Move to the next tab: Control+Tab

Move to the previous tab: Control+Shift-Tab

Say current Control: F2

Say the Controls in the dialog box in their correct tab order: Shift+F2

Check a check box or select a button: Validate

4.10.10 Calendar

Start the Calendar application: Control+F1

Activate Calendar Application Menu: While in Calendar Application press F4

Search: Control+F

New Appointment: Control+N

New Task: Control+K

Back one day: Up Arrow.

Forward one day: Down Arrow.

Select first day of the current week: Home

Select last day of the current week: End

Back one week: Page up.

Forward one week: Page down.

Return to today's date: Control+T.

To go to a particular day, month or year, in the Date control, enter the specific values for the particular day, month or year. For example, to select September, enter 9.

4.10.11 Contact

Start the Contact application: Control+F2

Activate the Contact Application Menu: While in Contact Application press F4

Create New Contact: Control+N

4.10.12 Text Notes

Start the Text Notes application: Control+F3

Activate Text Notes Application Menu: F4

Select the entire Text Note content: Control+A

Edit Text: Control+O

Braille Grade 2: press and hold F2 to toggle On/Off

New document: Control+N

Save current document: Control+S

Find Text: Control+F

Find and Replace Text: Control+H

Find next: Control + Page-Down

Find previous: Control + Page-Up

Say the current text content: Shift+Tell

Spell the current text content: Shift+Spell

4.10.13 Trekker

Start Trekker: Control+F4 (Without the Trekker option this Shortcut will start Vocal Notes)

Geographical where am I?: Home

Say current message: Tell

P.O.I on segment: End

Start/stop recording (P.O.I): Record

Browsing mode toggle: Press and Hold End (Use the Arrow keys to navigate)

Motorized/pedestrian mode toggle: Press and Hold Home

Free mode toggle: Press and Hold Page Up

Actual navigation mode: Shift+F3

Activate/Deactivate route: Page Down

Route info: Page Up

Quick route creation: Press and Hold Page Down

Reroute: Shift+Page Down

GPS and Route information: F2

Set GPS On/Off: Press and hold F2

P.O.I Information: Control+Right Arrow

P.O.I address (in P.O.I list): Control + Right arrow

P.O.I phone (in P.O.I list): Control + Left arrow

Reset User position: Shift F2

Next instruction in route: CTRL-Where am I

Speed: numeric keypad 1

Heading: numeric keypad 2

City name: numeric keypad 3

Altitude: numeric keypad 4

Latitude / Longitude: numeric keypad 5

Number of satellites in view: numeric keypad 6

4.10.14 Map Manager

Open the P.O.Is Personal file Dialog box: Alt+T

Open the Info Map Window: Alt+Enter

Location of Maps / POI folder on PC: Alt+O

Open the Browsing Dialog box: Alt+W

P.O.Is files / Maps available on the PC Alt+P

P.O.Is / Maps on the storage card Alt+S

Open the Conversion Dialog box Ctrl+Alt+M

Add P.O.Is files to the list Alt+A

Remove P.O.Is files from the list Alt+R

Space available on the Storage Card Alt+A

Space remaining on the Storage Card Alt+R

Start the POI backup operation Alt+B

Old Personal P.O.Is Conversion Alt+M

Close Conversion Alt+C

Restore the Personal P.O.Is l file Alt+E

Advanced Mode to open the external P.O.Is file dialog Alt+D

Install or remove external P.O.Is files / maps Alt+I

Connection refresh: F5

Help Alt+H

4.10.15 Victor Reader

Toggle DAISY MP3 and DAISY/Windows text modes: Press and hold F2.

Say current control: F2

Volume Down: Shift+Backspace

Volume Up: Shift+Delete

Speed Down: Control+Backspace

Speed Up: Control+Delete

Open Bookshelf: Key 1

Level up: Key 2 or Up Arrow (navigation elements such as chapter, page ...etc...)

History List: Key 3

Previous element at current level: Key 4 or Left Arrow

Where am I?: Key 5

Next element at current level: Key 6 or Right Arrow

Level down: Key 8 or Down Arrow (navigation elements such as chapter, page ...etc...)

Sleep: Key 9

Cancel: Key * (Star key) or Escape

Info: Key 0

Confirm: Key # (Pound key) or Enter

Go to Page: Left Validate key

Go to Bookmark: Right Validate key

Insert Bookmark: Press and hold Right Validate or press Right Validate twice

Bookmark List: press Right Validate three times

Remove Bookmark: press Right Validate four times

Find Next: Control+Page Down

Find Previous: Control+Page Up

Beginning of book: Control+Home

End of Book: Control+End

Rewind: Press and hold Left Arrow

Fast Forward: press and hold Right Arrow

Play/Stop: Enter

Repeat Last VR Message: Tell

Open Book: Enter or space from bookshelf

4.10.16 Vocal Notes

Start Vocal Notes: Control+F4 (When you don't have the Trekker option)

Start Recording a short note: Press and hold Record, release the key to stop

Start Recording a long note: Shift+Record

Stop Recording: Record

Append to note: Control+Record

Activate audio playback mode: Enter

Deactivate audio mode: Escape

Play prior note: Up Arrow

Play next note: Down Arrow

Play/Pause note: Enter

Rewind: Press and Hold Left Arrow

Fast forward: Press and Hold Right Arrow

Beginning of note: Home

End of note: End

4.10.17 Media Player

Activate audio playback mode: Enter

Deactivate audio mode: Escape

Play prior: Up Arrow

Play next: Down Arrow

Stop: Escape

Play/Pause: Enter

Rewind: Press and Hold Left Arrow

Fast-forward: Press and Hold Right Arrow

Rewind 1 minute: Page Up

Fast forward 1 minute: Page Down

First Media file of the list: Home

Last Media file of the list: End

Beginning of the file: Control + Home

5 seconds from end of the file: Control + End

4.10.18 Email

New message: Control+N

Save Message: Control+S

Save Attachment: Control+Shift+S

Delete Message: Delete (Email List)

Reply: Control+R

Reply to all: Control+Shift+R

Forward: Control+F

Send an open Message: Control+Enter

4.11 Memory

The hx2490b comes equipped with a Main Memory and an external flash card memory. The main memory is non-volatile Flash memory and has a capacity of about 192 megabytes.

The SD and the Compact Flash are removable memory cards that are inserted and removed from the top of the PDA.

As with SD cards, different memory capacities are available for Compact Flash cards.

Maestro (or Trekker) frequently checks the remaining space on your PDA's main memory. If it gets too low, you will hear the following message: Warning, Pocket PC main memory extremely low. Please free some memory space! You will need to remove some Text Notes and Vocal Notes files from the main memory of your PDA.

4.12 File Management (Maestro)

Files created by Maestro applications are stored by default in the root of My Documents, which is located in Main Memory. Only files that are stored under My Documents or its subfolders can be transferred to your regular PC during synchronization. Note that the Text Notes and the Vocal Notes applications do not recognize any folders that are located below the subfolders. During a normal ActiveSync session, files stored in Main Memory of your PDA are synchronized with those in the "My Documents\Pocket PC My Documents" folder of your main PC. The standard PDA folders created by Active Sync are Business, Personal, and Templates.

5. Calendar (Maestro)

5.1 General Description

Use the Calendar application to Create, Edit, and Organize your Appointments and tasks. To start the Calendar application, from the System menu, select Calendar and press Enter. Alternatively, use the shortcut Control+F1 to open the Calendar Application. While in the Calendar application, press F4 to open the Calendar Application menu, or F3 to open the contextual menu. Days of the current week are listed in the Calendar browser, including the number of appointments for each day. The date control allows you to choose a specific date for your appointments. Calendar Appointment Dialog Properties. Each Calendar Appointment contains 2 pages of information: General page and Notes page.

5.2 File Management and Synchronization

All Calendar entries are stored in the Pocket Outlook database on your PDA. During a normal ActiveSync session, Calendar entries on both your PDA and your main PC will be synchronized automatically. This means that Calendar entries on your PDA that are created, modified, or deleted will be reflected in your Outlook Calendar on your PC, and vice versa.

5.3 Calendar Application Menu Options

To open the Calendar Application menu, press F4. Select the desired option to open its Dialog box.

Appointments: Create a New Appointment, or for the currently selected Appointment, choose to Edit, Delete, or Duplicate.

Task: Create a New Task, or for the currently selected Task, choose to edit, delete or duplicate.

Today: Go to today's appointments.

Search: Search for an appointment.

Edit: Choose to Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, or Select All text edits.

Options: Set the start and end times for all-day Appointments as well as the way the days of the week are listed.

Help: Choose to hear General and Contextual Help, or information About the Calendar application.

Close: Close the current Appointment and return to the Calendar dialog.

Exit Calendar: Close the Calendar application. Alternatively, use the Escape Key to close the Calendar application.

5.4 Calendar Main Window

Use the Calendar Main Window to edit and view appointments and tasks.

The main window is composed of three key elements: the Date, the View list and the Browser. When entering, the focus is on the browser.

Calendar Browser: Select a date to list your appointments and tasks. The Calendar Browser is modified according to the view selected. The default is today's date. Press the Enter key or the Right Arrow key to list the appointments or tasks for your selected date.

Calendar Date Control: Select the date to list your appointments directly without browsing. Use the Tab or Shift Tab key to go to Date, then use the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key to highlight Month, Day, and Year. You can type in the desired value or use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key to select a value. From the Contextual Menu, you can also choose to see Appointments for the Current Date.

View: allows you to select which way your appointments and tasks will be presented to you. Available Views are: week, appointment list, task list and available time slots.

From the Contextual Menu, you can also create a New Appointment, a new task, go to Today's appointments, or Search for an appointment.

5.4.1 Views

Week: view the days of the week and the number of tasks and appointments assigned to each. The number of activities listed includes recurrent events. Days of the week are listed Monday to Sunday or Saturday to Friday. Tasks not dated will not appear in this view.

Appointment list: view a list of all appointments in chronological order. This does not include recurrent activities. The current position lists today's first appointment. Consult the details of each appointment by simply selecting it and pressing Enter.

Task list: view a list of all tasks in chronological order. This does not include recurrent activities. The current position lists today's first task. If none exists for the day, it shows the next scheduled task. This view allows the user to consult the details of past as well as future tasks by simply selecting it and pressing Enter. It is possible to modify the status of any given task by way of this view. The user can select a task and from the contextual menu select "Done". This will modify the status, labeling it as "completed" instead of "not completed".

Available Time Slots: This view allows the user to see available time slots for any given day. Time slots are divided as such: AM (morning), PM (afternoon) and PPM (evening). You can use the Options menu to determine how many hours are needed to qualify the period as being "free" and which periods to display. While in the Available Time Slot view, pressing the right arrow will switch the application to the Day view in order to consult activities planned for the selected day.

5.5 Calendar List

Use the Calendar List Dialog to list the appointments or tasks for your selected date.

Appointment List: Select an appointment from the list. Press the enter key to go to the appointment general page. From the contextual menu, you can also choose to create New, Edit, or Search for an Appointment.

Task list: Select a task from the list. Press the Enter key to go to the task general page. From the contextual menu, you can also choose to create New, Edit, or Search a Task.

Calendar Date Control: Select the date to list your appointments. Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Month, Day, and Year. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value.

From the contextual menu, you can also choose to see appointments for the Current Date. While in the Appointment or Tasks List box, use the Left Arrow key to go back to the Calendar Dialog.

5.6 General Page

Use the General Page to enter details for the selected Appointment or Tasks.

Subject. Enter a subject for your appointment.

Location: Enter a location for your appointment.

Type: Select between a Normal shorter event or an All Day event.

Start Date: Set the starting date for your appointment. Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Month, Day, and Year. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value.

Start Time: Set the starting time for your appointment. Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Hours and Minutes. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value.

End Date: Set the ending date for your appointment. Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Month, Day, and Year. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value.

End Time: Set the ending time for your appointment. Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Hours and Minutes. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value.

Occurs: Select the recurrence pattern. The options are Once, Daily (every x days), Daily (every x week day), Weekly (every x weeks on y week day), Monthly (every x days of y month), Monthly (every x week day of y month). Please refer to section 5.13

Reminder: Select between On and Off.

Time: Select a time for the reminder to occur. This option has 24 settings from 0 minutes to 14 days.

OK: Select this button or press the Enter key to accept your changes.

Apply: Select to accept your changes, and stay on the General page.

Cancel: Select this button or press the Escape key to discard your changes.

5.7 Notes Page

Use the Notes Page to enter Notes for the current Appointment or task.

Note: Enter any text information related to your Appointment.

OK: Select this button or press the Enter key to accept your changes.

Apply: Select to accept your changes, and stay on the Notes page.

Cancel: Select this button or press the Escape key to discard your changes.

5.8 Create a new event

To create a new Appointment:

1. Press F4 to open the application menu. From the Appointments submenu, select New appointment and press Enter. Or In the Calendar main window, press F3 to open the Contextual Menu. Select New appointment and press Enter. Or Control+N.

To create a new Task:

2. Press F4 to open the application menu. From the Tasks submenu, select New Task and press Enter. Or In the Calendar main window, press F3 to open the Contextual Menu. Select New Task and press Enter. Or Control+K. Note that to enter a Start and Due date for a given task you will need to check the corresponding check box using the Validate key and use the Right arrow to modify the date.

3. You are now on the General page. Enter the Event information. Use the Tab or Shift Tab buttons to move forward or backward within the dialog's fields. To create a recurring event, select the desired type of Occurrence, and press enter to open the recurrence dialog. Press Enter to confirm your settings.

5.9 View or edit an event

To view or edit an event, follow the steps below:

1. From the Calendar Main window, use the day browser to select the day from the listed week and press Enter. You can also use the Calendar Date Control to select a specific date. Press Tab to get to the Calendar Date Control.
2. Select an Event from the list and press Enter to open it.
3. You are now on the General page. Review or modify the Event information and press Enter when done. Use the Tab or Shift Tab buttons to move forward or backward within the dialog's fields.

5.10 Delete an event

To delete an event, do the following:

1. From the Calendar main window, use the day browser to select the day from the listed week and press Enter.
2. Select an Appointment from the list and press Delete.
3. Press Enter to confirm or Escape to cancel the deletion process.

•5.11 Search

Use the Search Dialog to find an Appointment that meets the specified search criteria. To open the Search dialog, from the Calendar Application menu select Search. Alternatively, use the shortcut Control+F.

Subject: Enter a subject name or a location to search. This option allows you to search appointments by entering either Subject or Location name.

Ex: Appointment 1 = subject: Doctor location: Montreal

Appointment 2 = subject: Dentist location: Montreal

Search with keyword: Montreal, two appointments found: appointment 1 and appointment 2

Search with keyword: Dent, one appointment found: appointment 2

From: Set the earliest date from when to start searching for your appointment. Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Month, Day, and Year. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value.

To: Set the latest date until when to finish searching for your appointment. Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Month, Day, and Year. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value.

Search: Select this button or press the Enter key to accept your changes.

Search result list box: This will contain all the appointments that meet your search criteria.

Close: Select this button or press Escape to finish your searching.

•5.12 Options

Use the Options Dialog to set the start and end times for all-day Appointments as well as the way the days of the week are listed. To open the Options dialog, from the Calendar Application menu select Options.

Start all day event time: Set the time for when your all-day appointments will start. Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Hours and Minutes. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value. Default is 8 AM.

End all day event time: Set the time for when your all-day appointments will end. Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Hours and Minutes. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value. Default is 5 PM.

Week preset: Select between Monday to Sunday and Saturday to Friday. Default is Monday to Sunday.

Factory Defaults: Select to restore the Calendar Options settings to factory defaults.

OK. Select this button or press the Enter key to accept your settings.

Cancel. Select this button or press the Escape key to discard your settings.

•5.13 Recurring events

When creating Appointments or Tasks, users can set them as events that are repeated periodically.

Recurrence involves two levels of information: Periodicity of the event (daily, weekly, monthly or yearly) and the time extent of the periodicity, in other words, how and when does the recurrence end (no end, final date, a certain number of occurrences).

Users can enter these details when they reach the "occurs" combo box and press Enter during the creation of a new event (appointment or task). The recurrence window that follows will depend on the type of recurrence selected. The following lists possible values for each type of recurrence.

Once: The event only occurs once.

Daily (e.g.: every 1 day): Select from Every 1 day, Every 2 days, Every 3 days, Every 4 days, Every 5 days, Every 10 days, Every 20 days.

Daily (every weekday): This option will fix the appointment for the entire week, from Monday to Friday.

Weekly (e.g. every 1 week on Monday): Select the week frequency from Every 1 week, Every 2 weeks, Every 3 weeks, Every 4 weeks, Every 5 weeks, Every 10 weeks, Every 20 weeks. Press the Tab key to move to the day selection menu. To cycle through the days of the week, use the Tab key. To select a day where the recurrence will occur, press the Validate key. It is possible to check more than one day.

Monthly (every day of every 1 month): Set monthly recurrence by date. First select the date of the month from day 1 to 31. Press Tab to determine the frequency of the event in terms of the number of months and press Enter. The event can occur on a specific day every 1 month, every 2 months, every 3 months, every 4 months, every 6 months, every 12 months, and every 18 months.

Monthly (e.g. the first Monday of every 1 month). Set monthly recurrence according to the day. Select if the event will be held during the First, Second, Third, Fourth, or Last week of the month. Then press Tab to select the day from Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Day, Weekday, Weekend day. Press Tab to set if the event will be held on the determined day every 1 month, every 2 months, every 3 months, every 4 months, every 6 months, every 12 months, every 18 months. For example, my periodic Doctor's meeting is held on the third Monday of every second month. To set this appointment select third, press Tab to select Day and Tab again to select Of every 2 months.

Yearly (e.g. every January 1). Set yearly recurrence according to the date. First select the date of the month from day 1 to 31. Then press Tab to select during which month this yearly event will take place.

Yearly (e.g. the first Monday of January). Set yearly recurrence according to the day. Select if the event will held the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Last week of the month. Press Tab to select on which day of the week this event is to occur. Press Tab again, this time to select the month.

End of Recurrence: The Recurrence End section is common to all recurrence situations. Press Tab to select if the recurrence never ends, if it is set to end on a specific date, or after a certain number of occurrences. Press Tab to set the date or the number of times. A recurrence can end after

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20 times.

•6. Contacts (Maestro)

•6.1 General Description

Use the Contacts application to Create, Edit, and Manage your Contacts. To start the Contacts application, from the System menu, select Contacts and press Enter. Alternatively, use the shortcut Control+F2 to open the Contacts application. While in the Contacts application, press F4 to open the Contacts Application menu, or F3 to open the Contextual Menu. Contacts Properties. Each contact contains 4 pages of information: Summary page, General page, Details page, and Categories page.

•6.2 File Management and Synchronization

All Contacts are stored in the Pocket Outlook database on your PDA. During a normal ActiveSync session, Contacts on both your PDA and your main PC will be synchronized automatically. This means that Contacts on your PDA that are created, modified, or deleted will be reflected in your Outlook Contacts on your PC, and vice versa.

•6.3 Contacts Application Menu Options

To open the Contacts application menu, press F4.

Contacts: Create a New Contact, or for the currently selected Contact, choose to Edit a Contact, View a Contact, Delete a Contact, Duplicate a Contact or Send E-mail.

Categories: Choose to Add a Category or Delete a Category.

Edit: Choose to Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, or Select All text edits.

Options: Set the way Contacts are listed.

Help: Choose to hear General and Contextual Help, or information About the Contacts application.

Close: Close the current Contact and return to the Contacts dialog.

Exit Contacts: Close the Contacts application. Alternatively, use the Escape key to exit the Contacts application.

•6.4 Contacts Main Window

Use the Contacts Main window to Create, Edit, and Manage Contacts.

Category: Choose a Category in which to store your Contact. The All contacts option lists the contents of all Categories and is selected by default. Other category choices are Business, Holiday, No Category, Personal, and Recent. From the contextual menu, you can also Add a Category or Delete a Category.

Contacts List Box: Lists all the Contacts in the currently selected category. Press the Enter key to view the selected contact.

From the contextual menu, you can also Create a New Contact, View a Contact or select Options.

The Create, Edit or Manage Contact window contains Multi-Field Edit boxes and Page Tabs. To move within the Multi-Field Edit boxes use the Tab or Shift Tab keys. To select a field within a Multi-Field Edit box use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys. Press the Tab or Shift Tab keys until you hear the Tab Name then use the Left Arrow or Right Arrow keys to switch from one Tab to the next.

•6.5 Summary Page Tab

Use the Summary Page to hear details about the selected Contact.

Summary: Lists the details of the selected Contact. Details include whatever information is entered on the following pages. From the Contextual Menu, you can also Select All or Copy Text.

OK: Select this button or press Enter to accept your changes, if any have been made on the following pages.

Apply: Select to accept your changes, if any have been made on the following pages, and stay on the Summary Page.

Cancel: Select this button or press Enter to discard your changes, if any have been made on the following pages.

Note that you can directly modify information found on the Summary page by pressing Enter. This will bring you to the corresponding field where you will be able to make the necessary changes.

•6.6 General Page Tab

Use the General Page to enter general information about the selected Contact.

Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key to select a field within a multi-field edit box.

Name: Enter text information for up to 5 Name fields.

Phone numbers: Enter text information for up to 6 phone number fields.

E-mails: Enter text information for up to 3 E-mail fields.

Business: Enter text information for up to 8 Business fields.

Home Address: Enter text information for up to 5 Home Address fields.

OK: Select this button or press Enter to accept your changes.

Apply: Select to accept your changes, and stay on the General Page.

Cancel: Select this button or press Escape to discard your changes.

•6.6.1 General Page Multi-Field boxes

Use the Tab or Shift Tab buttons to move from one Multi-Field box to another. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a field within a Multi-Field box.

Name fields are the following: First, Middle, Last, Suffix, or Title.

Phone number fields are the following: Business Phone, Mobile Phone, Home Phone, Business Fax, Home Fax, or Pager number.

E-mails fields are the following: E-mail 1, E-mail 2, or E-mail 3.

Business fields are the following: Company Name, Company Department, Office Location, Street, City, State/Province, Zip code, or Country.

Home address fields are the following: Street, City, State/Province, Zip code, or Country.

•6.7 Details Page Tab

Use the Details Page to enter additional personal information about the selected Contact.

Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a field within a multi-field edit box.

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