Dell™ Axim™ X51/X51v
Owner’s Manual
Models HC03U, HC03UL, and HD04U
w w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m
Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you
make better use of your computer.
NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to
hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property
damage, personal injury, or death.
Abbreviations and Acronyms
For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the
"Glossary" on page 131.
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Models HCO3U, HC03UL, and HD04U
October 2005
P/N NC341
Rev. A01
Contents
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Related Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Contacting Dell
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1 Getting Started
Unpacking Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Front, Side, and Back Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Front and Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Installing and Removing the Battery . . . . . . . 42
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Checking Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using Your Axim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Changing the Display Mode on Your Device . . . . 46
2 Operating the Axim
Using the Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using the Stylus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using the Cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using the Sync Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Connecting to a Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
CompactFlash Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Secure Digital Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . 53
Resetting the Axim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Soft Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Hard Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0
Software for Pocket PC Premium
Edition Mobile 5.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Program Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Switcher Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Navigation Bar and Command Bar . . . . . . . . . . 58
Pop-Up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Searching for Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Backing Up Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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Entering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Entering Text Using the Input Panel . . . . . . . . 62
Typing With the Soft Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . 63
Letter Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Block Recognizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Transcriber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Writing on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Editing Written Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Drawing on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Creating a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Editing a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recording a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Using My Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Adjusting Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Personal Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
System Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Connections Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3 Communicating and Scheduling
About the Microsoft® ActiveSync® Program . . . . . 75
Installing and Using ActiveSync . . . . . . . . . . . 76
About Microsoft® Pocket Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Creating a Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Using the Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Creating Meeting Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Using the Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Synchronizing E-Mail Messages . . . . . . . . . 84
Connecting Directly to an E-Mail Server . . . . . 84
Using the Message List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Composing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Managing E-Mail Messages and Folders . . . . . 87
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Beaming an Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Using File Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
4 Getting Connected
Using Wi-Fi (802.11b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
If the Network Card is Set Up . . . . . . . . . . 92
If the Wireless Network is
Broadcasting SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
If the Wireless Network is
Not Broadcasting SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Using Odyssey Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adding a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using Cisco® LEAP Wireless LAN Security . . . . . . 96
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Using Odyssey Client to Get a
Certificate of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Using Infrared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using Bluetooth® Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . 98
Creating a Modem Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Creating an Ethernet Connection . . . . . . . . . . 100
Creating a VPN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Ending a Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Connecting Directly to an E-Mail Server . . . . . . . 102
Getting Help on Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
5 Adding and Removing Programs
Adding Programs Using
Microsoft® ActiveSync®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Downloading Programs From the Internet . . . . . . 106
Adding a Program to the Start Menu . . . . . . . . . 107
Removing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
6 Using Companion Programs
Word Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Excel Mobile
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tips for Working in Excel Mobile . . . . . . . . 112
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PowerPoint Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
MSN Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Working With Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Chatting With Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Microsoft Windows Media® Player for
Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Using Internet Explorer Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Mobile Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Conserving Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Mobile Favorites Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Favorite Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Browsing Mobile Favorites and the Web . . . . . . . 118
7 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Maintaining the Axim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Installing the Diagnostic Utility . . . . . . . . . 121
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
File Download Security Warning
. . . . . . . . . . 124
8 Appendix
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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