Congratulations on your purchase of the PAC Mate QX400. The QX400 is a Personal Data Assistant designed and developed by Freedom Scientific. The QX400 uses X-scale technology for higher performance and lower power consumption that results in a longer battery life.
The PAC Mate line of computers combines the Windows® Pocket PC platform with JAWS® screen reading technology. It offers the latest in mobile technology making it a powerful, portable information management tool.
Key features include:
PAC Mate has a variety of ways to get help and provides this help as conveniently as possible.
One of the ways PAC Mate provides help is through Tutor Messages. Tutor Messages provide information on how to navigate and use various controls. These messages are disabled by default, but you can have PAC Mate repeat them by pressing JAWS Key+TAB. For more information on Tutor Messages, please see Setting Up PAC Mate, Verbosity.
Another way PAC Mate provides help is with Access Key Messages. Access keys are the keys you press to move directly to a control or an item in a menu. Access Key Messages, like Tutor Messages, are disabled by default. You can enable this control in the Verbosity Settings dialog. While disabled, you can press JAWS Key+COMMA to hear the access key message. Press ALT followed by the access key to move directly to that control.
The following paragraphs provide a brief description of each type of help available. Or if you prefer you can quickly access the list of Help Commands by going to Appendix A: PAC Mate Commands.
Use JAWS Key+F1, C when you want to know how and what commands are used to change, enable, or set a control in a dialog. In control help, you can use the JAWS reading keys to review the messages.
Turn on this feature to explore PAC Mate commands. As you press key combinations, PAC Mate tells you which keyboard commands do what, safely - without actually performing the command. Press JAWS Key+F1, K again to exit keyboard help.
Use JAWS Key+F1, H when you want to know information about the current application, window, or dialog. You can use the JAWS reading keys to review the messages.
The command JAWS Key+F1, T opens the online help file, Basics for PAC Mate Help, when you need to review topics such as navigation, PAC Mate Commands, or how to access the Settings Menu.
Press JAWS Key+F1, P when you want to open Help to PAC Mate’s online table of commands.
The command JAWS Key+F1, W gives a list of Windows Commands frequently used to operate PAC Mate. Use the JAWS reading keys to review the messages.
Press the first layer command sequence followed by F1 to list all the commands in that layer. Move to a command in the list and press ENTER to activate the command. For example, pressing JAWS Key+S, F1 lists the settings commands, where you can adjust the speech rate and volume right from the list. Use the JAWS reading keys to review the messages.
Tip: The fastest way to open Help is to go to the Start Menu (Windows Key), press the UP ARROW once and then press ENTER or press Windows Key, H.
PAC Mate’s online help uses a task-oriented approach and briefly covers the steps necessary to complete a task. To aid you, the online help is specific to the program that is running. For example, while in FSEdit, if you open Help from the Start Menu, only FSEdit Help opens.
In addition, because PAC Mate’s online help is written in HTML, you can use many of Internet Explorer’s commands to navigate and read each help topic. For example, you can navigate to a topic quickly by opening a list of links with the command JAWS Key+F7. Or you can move easily through a table using ALT+CTRL+ the arrow keys.
For added convenience, next links have been added to Help so you can easily move to the next consecutive topic. To move back, just press ALT+LEFT ARROW. If, after you go back to the previous help topic, you are not at the top of the page, press CTRL+HOME and then use the reading commands.
To hear a list of commands that you can use to navigate the online help, go to Appendix A.
At Freedom Scientific, we are continually updating and improving PAC Mate documentation. To access the latest and most complete PAC Mate documentation, visit our web site at www.FreedomScientific.com/fs_support/support_documentation.asp
Using Windows Mobile with PAC Mate is quite easy once you master the basic skills. It is recommended that you read and learn this section as it teaches you basic PAC Mate skills needed to operate Windows Mobile.
Before you start your PAC Mate for the first time, plug the AC adapter into a wall plug and then plug the other end into the PAC Mate's power jack found on the right back side of the unit. Next, press the On/Off switch, which is next to the power jack on the right. To indicate that it is on, the PAC Mate uses an audible low high sound, and to indicate that it is off, it uses a high low sound.
After a few seconds you will hear, "JAWS for Pocket PC is ready."
You can immediately start using your PAC Mate while it is charging, but, charge your battery for at least three hours before using your PAC Mate without the AC adapter.
The PAC Mate QX400 keyboard consists of six rows of keys with the QWERTY keyboard complete in the first five rows from the bottom up. The bottom row, from left to right, includes: FN, CTRL, Windows Key, ALT, Backslash, SPACEBAR, INS, ALT, Windows Key, and the Application Key.
The 12 function keys follow the ESC key, which is the first key on the left in the top row. To help you stay oriented, there are three finger bumps on the QX400 surface, above and between the Function Keys: F4 and F5, F8 and F9, F12 and the PrtSc Key.
The arrow keys are in the lower right corner of the keyboard with the Up Arrow above the other three arrows.
Along the right side of the keyboard, from top to bottom are the DELETE, HOME, PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN and END Keys.
JAWS Laptop keystrokes have been used where possible and with the inclusion of the JAWS Key Key as the JAWS Key, experienced JAWS users should have no problem learning the PAC Mate commands.
To use PAC Mate you only need to know the basic function keys and six common commands:
In addition, many of the PAC Mate menus allow first letter navigation.
These ten commands are the foundation from which you will become familiar with your PAC Mate. For more information on commands, please see Appendix A: PAC Mate Commands.
Another command you should get familiar with right away is the Application Key. This command activates the Context Menu, which allows you to quickly perform an action on an item. For example, you can use a Context Menu to cut, copy, select all, paste, delete or create a new folder. To access a Context Menu, select an item such as a word in a document, a date in the Calendar View, or a file in a list view and press the Application Key. Select a command from the Context Menu with the arrow keys and press ENTER. Press ESC to close the menu without performing an action.
The PAC Mate keyboard also has a NUM PAD layer. The NUM PAD key feature is useful if you do a large amount of numerical data entry. Activate this feature by pressing FN+SCRLK. The FN key is the key in the lower left corner and the SCRLK key is the third key from the right in the top row. To deactivate the NUM PAD keys, press FN+SCRLK a second time.
The NUM PAD keys are arranged on the QX400 keyboard as follows:
When you turn PAC Mate on, the Today Screen is immediately available. On theToday Screen are six default items: the system date, Owner's Information, Appointments, E-mail Messages, Tasks and Battery Charge. You move to these items using the UP or DOWN ARROWS of the keyboard. You handle all menu navigation, including the Start Menu, in this manner as well. To activate any of the items on the Today Screen and on the menus, press the ENTER Key.
To refresh the Today Screen so that it reflects the most current information, press JAWS Key+ESC.
Customizing the Today Screen to show only those items that you use often is an option available in the Today dialog, which is in the Settings list view under the Personal page.
For those items on the Today Screen that open to a dialog or listview, press the ESC Key to cancel the item and return to the Today Screen.
Regardless of where you are or what you are doing on the PAC Mate, the Start Menu is always accessible with the Windows Key.
To access the Task Tray, press JAWS Key+F11, and use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to move to each item.
There is one more component to the Today Screen that you may find convenient. Like all programs on the PAC Mate, the Today Screen has a menu. From this menu you can quickly create an appointment, task or note, enter a contact, write an e-mail message, and open a Word document or Excel spreadsheet.To access this menu, press the ALT key, then press ENTER.
Note: As you explore your PAC Mate, you will occasionally come across unsupported features or phrases such as the words, "tap here." In this instance, instead of tapping, press ENTER.
Typically, most programs have a menu bar with menus such as New, Edit, or Tools. Again, the command to access the menus on the menu bar, is the ALT key. Press ENTER on the menu you want to open. Many menus have submenus, which frequently are announced.
For submenus that are announced, you can press ENTER or the RIGHT ARROW to open the submenu and use the LEFT ARROW to return to the menu.
For submenus that are unannounced, you cannot return to the menu with the LEFT ARROW, but must press ALT again. Similarly, once you press ENTER to open a menu you cannot use the arrow keys to move to and from other menus as you can with desktop Windows. Instead you must press the ALT key again.
Dialogs are smaller windows that usually appear from a menu choice. They contain controls used to configure various settings.
There are many types of controls in a dialog, such as edit fields, combo boxes, and slide controls.
In dialogs, the TAB key moves you forward through the controls, while keys, SHIFT+TAB, moves you backwards.
A Multi-Page dialog is a dialog with multiple pages. When you open a multi-page dialog, the name of the current page is announced after the name of the dialog. For example, "Sounds and Notifications, Volume page."
To quickly move between pages of a multi-page dialog, press CTRL+TAB or SHIFT+CTRL+TAB.
Pocket PC uses HTML dialogs, better known as Information Bubbles, to display information in HTML text, hyperlinks, and buttons. Typically these dialogs are available only with software and hardware devices that support this type of dialog. Use the cursor cross to navigate this dialog and use ENTER to activate a button, hyperlink or radio button.
Radio buttons are presented in a dialog as two or more small circles. This control type allows exclusive selections in that only one radio button in a group can be selected. Use the DOWN ARROW key to move through the radio buttons, and when you land on the appropriate choice, press TAB to move to the next control.
Note: Only one radio button in a group can be selected at a time.
Edit fields are similar to the edit fields in word processing programs. You can type text into an edit field and use any of the Reading Commands to move about your typed text. A multi-line edit field allows you to type more than one line in an edit field.
An edit combo box is a combination of two controls: an edit field and a list box. You can either type in a value or press ALT+DOWN ARROW to open a list box. The list contains suggestions for the contents of this field. Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to move through the list, and use ALT+UP ARROW or ESC to close the list box. If you do not find your choice in the list box, type it in the edit field.
A plain combo box differs from the edit combo box. You must make your selection from suggestions provided by the program. Either press DOWN ARROW to move through the choices, or press the first letter of the choice you want to make.
Note: When you encounter a combo box you may need to press DOWN ARROW twice in order to move to the next item.
The edit spin box is also a combination of two controls. You can type in this field, or use the arrow keys to move through the list of suggestions. Edit spin boxes are common for fields that require numeric values.
Left/right sliders are oriented horizontally. You can use your LEFT and RIGHT ARROWS to adjust this control. For some left/right slider controls, you can use PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN to move by larger increments.
A check box can be checked or unchecked. PAC Mate announces the current state of a check box when you move to it. Press SPACEBAR to check or clear a check box.
In a list box with several items, use the arrow keys to navigate the list of options that have check boxes associated with them, and press SPACEBAR to check or clear the check boxes.
Buttons are common in dialogs and in the Pocket PC environment require special consideration. In most dialogs, pressing ENTER activates a button. Also, the default button in a dialog always responds to ENTER, even if another control is active. For example, in the Voice Settings dialog, just press ENTER after adjusting the speech rate to activate the OK button, which closes the dialog and saves your changes.
When you start using PAC Mate regularly, you will notice that one of the items common among all Microsoft programs is the list view. The list view lists the files you have created in a particular program and is seen whenever you open a program or close a file. To hear the available items in a list view, press UP or DOWN ARROW. As you move through the list, the first column of information is read. To hear information from all columns for the current item, press JAWS Key+I, the Read Current Line command.
In the list view, you always have the context menu (Application Key) available. This context menu offers a quick way of performing actions such as cut, copy, delete, rename, move, select all etc. To perform an action on an item(s), use the DOWN ARROW to select an item or if you want to select multiple items press SHIFT+DOWN ARROW. Then, press Application Key on the selected item(s). From the context menu select a command and press ENTER.
Of course, instead of pressing the Application Key you can always use equivalent commands such as CTRL+X, CTRL+C, DEL or CTRL+A.
In a tree view TV, items are presented in a hierarchical format, which is organized vertically on the screen. Press UP or DOWN ARROW to move through the tree view. When you hear, "level zero closed," you press RIGHT ARROW to open that level. If an item is closed, press RIGHT ARROW again to expand that item. If you want to close a level, press LEFT ARROW.
Note: The PAC Mate only announces the level number when it changes.
File Explorer, like Windows Explorer, gives you access to all the files on your PAC Mate. To open File Explorer, press Windows Key, P to open the Programs submenu. Then press F open File Explorer.
When you first launch File Explorer, you hear "My Documents list view, Business folder, one of three." The phrase, "My Documents list view," means that the My Documents folder is open listing all of its folders and files. The phrases, "Business folder, one of three," means that the Business folder is selected and it is one of the three subfolders in the My Documents folder.
To view all the files and folders on your PAC Mate, from the list view press ALT. Move to Show By and press ENTER. Then move to My Device and press ENTER again.
To navigate among the folders and files, use these commands.
In File Explorer, the menu bar (ALT) contains: Edit, Open My Documents, Storage Card, Show By, and Sort By. To open a file or folder, select it from the list view and press ENTER.
To quickly delete, rename, copy, or move a file or folder, select it from the list view by pressing the SPACEBAR and open the Context Menu with the Application Key and choose Delete. To select multiple items, hold down the SHIFT key and use the arrow keys to select.
Here are some examples of how File Explorer can help you maintain and manage your files.
Anytime you want to access a network device with your PAC Mate, you must enter the network path and then log on with a username and password. In the following directions, a network embosser is used as the example.
If you choose to save your password in File Explorer, you will not need to open File Explorer each time you want to emboss to a network embosser.
Tip: If you have looked for this text before, press DOWN ARROW in the Find box and select the name from the list.
If you will be using your PAC Mate in public places, then this section is important because it discusses how to personalize, password protect, and identify your PAC Mate.
This section is also important if you want to purchase any of the off-the-shelf programs available for PAC Mate as it discusses how to locate hardware and software information.
You can enter this information in the Owner Information dialog of the PAC Mate.
To do this, go to the Start menu (Windows Key) and press S to choose Settings. Press O to move to Owner Information and then press ENTER.
When this dialog opens, the Identification page is active for you to enter your personal information. Place a check (SPACEBAR) in the "Show information when device is turned on" check box so that if you lose your PAC Mate, it can be returned to you.
If you want to add any additional information, press CTRL+TAB to move to the Notes page. Type the information you want to add and press the SPACEBAR to select the check box if you want to display this information when the PAC Mate is on. Press ENTER to save the changes and close the dialog, and then press ESC to return to the Today Screen.
As you become familiar with PAC Mate and begin to truly use it as your personal data assistant, you may find that you are storing more and more personal or confidential information. For example, names and phone numbers of important contacts, credit card numbers, and work or school related documents. To protect you from data theft, your PAC Mate allows you to password protect your information.
Go to the Start menu (Windows Key), press S to choose Settings. Press P to move to Password and then press ENTER.
In the Password Settings dialog, use the SPACEBAR to select how long your PAC Mate must be idle before the password is required check box. Use LEFT and RIGHT ARROW to choose the idle time. Press TAB and select one of the two radio buttons to indicate the type of password you would like to use: simple 4-digit password or strong alphanumeric password.
To type the password, press TAB to move to the Password edit box and, if necessary, confirm the password. It is helpful to record this password and store it elsewhere for safekeeping.
You can also provide a hint in case you forget your password. From the Password Settings dialog, press CTRL+TAB to access the Hint page. Press TAB and enter your hint in the edit box.
Note: If you choose to use an alphanumeric password it must be at least seven characters long and contain a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numerals, or punctuation.
When you are done press ENTER, then ESC to return to the Today Screen. Now, when you turn your PAC Mate on it will require the password to access it.
Caution: If you forget your password, you must perform a hard reset to clear the memory before you can access your PAC Mate. This erases all files and data you have created and programs you have installed. For this reason, it is recommended that you use ActiveSync to create a backup file of all of your programs and data so they can be restored.
The PAC Mate serial number identifies your PAC Mate in Freedom Scientific’s product database. This number, found in the center of the bottom surface, is printed and Brailled. It may be helpful to record and store this number for safekeeping.
Anytime you call Freedom Scientific Technical Support, you will need to have your serial number and other information available. This information is found in the Version Information dialog, which is accessed using the command JAWS Key+F1, A.
To learn more about your PAC Mate system go to the About multi-page dialog. Here you will find information on Pocket PC software version, processor type, memory amount, device ID, and Copyright notifications.
To view this information, go to the Start menu (Windows Key) and press S to choose Settings. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the System page. Press A to move to About and then press ENTER.
When the About dialog first opens, you are on the Version page. PAC Mate will automatically read the contents of this page, which includes software version, processor, memory, expansion slot and owner information.
When you are done with this page press CTRL+TAB to move to the Device ID page. On this page there is a Device Name edit field and a Description edit field. PAC Mate uses the Device name to identify itself when connecting to other computers. If you cannot connect to a network because another device is already connected using the same name, type a new name in the Device edit field. You may include a description to go with the identification.
To read the copyright notice, press CTRL+TAB to move to the Copyright page. To read the copyright notice follow the steps above to move to the Copyright tab.
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