I-GO STOWAWAY User manual
Stowaway Ultra-Slim Owner’s Manual – BlackBerry® OS
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iGo™ Stowaway® Ultra-Slim
Bluetooth® Keyboard
Owner’s Manual
for
BlackBerry
®
OS
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Setting up the Keyboard ................................................
Before You Begin...................................................................................
Installing the Software...........................................................................
Configuring the Keyboard to your Device.................... 4
Setting Application Permissions ..........................................................4
Enabling Bluetooth ................................................................................5
Connecting the Stowaway Ultra-Slim keyboard ..................................6
Other Features .......................................................................................8
Reconnecting the Stowaway keyboard ...................... 11
Disabling the Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard ....................................12
Secure Connection Overview..............................................................1
Keyboard Status Light.........................................................................14
Customizing Your Bluetooth Keyboard...................... 15
Keyboard Control Menu ......................................................................15
Using the Stowaway keyboard .................................... 16
Dialing numbers...................................................................................16
Moving the Caret..................................................................................16
Launching and Navigating Applications ............................................17
Character Input ....................................................................................17
Menu Navigation ..................................................................................18
Moving the Cursor/Highlighting Text .................................................19
International and Extended Character Set .........................................19
Frequently Asked Questions ....................................... 21
Legal Notices ................................................................ 2
Trademarks ..........................................................................................2
Warranty ...............................................................................................24
Important Battery Information.............................................................26
Important Notes about Bluetooth
Devices .........................................27
Regulatory Notices ..............................................................................27
Features and Specifications Summary....................... 4
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Setting up the Keyboard
Before You Begin
Before you install the Stowaway keyboard software for BlackBerry OS:
Install BlackBerry esktop Manager or configure a BES
connection.
isable or uninstall any other keyboard applications that you have
previously installed on your mobile device.
Ensure there is at least 70 KB of memory on your mobile device. o check
the available memory, select OptionsStatusFile Free (in Bytes).
Insert the 2 AAA batteries (included) beneath the battery cover of the
keyboard.
Installing the Software
1. Connect your BlackBerry to its synchronization cable and establish a
connection between the computer and your mobile device using
BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
2. Download the keyboard application from:
http://www.thinkoutside.com/support/Drivers.asp?Manufacturer
ID=27. Select your device from the Device drop-down list and
download the keyboard driver .zip archive. Expand the archive to get to
the Setup.exe file. Launch the Setup.exe and it will install the
BlackBerry software to your PC and place the Stowaway.a x file into to
the BlackBerry Desktop ManagerApplication Loader. Once the install
wizard is completed, the keyboard application will be installed on your
BlackBerry.
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Alternately, if your device has internet access you may browse to:
www.thinkoutside.com and the website will automatically detect the
correct driver for your device and offer it for download.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
NOTE: he driver must be installed in Main Memory on your device to
run properly. Please do not install the driver to a storage card.
Configuring the Keyboard to your Device
Setting Application Permissions
NOTE: Handhelds connected to a BlackBerry Enterprise Server must contact their BES Administrator
to configure the BlackBerry Application Control to Allow the keyboard driver to use the Event Injector
API. (See the related instructions that are in the keyboard download archive).
After the initial installation of the driver, navigate to the keyboard driver
application; from the main BlackBerry screen, select the Stowaway
application with a rackball or Scroll Wheel click.
1. If you have made no changes to the BlackBerry’s
default security permissions via the
OptionsSecurity OptionsApplication
Permissions screen, you will receive an
Insufficient Permissions status screen when
you launch the Stowaway application. Five
specific permissions are required to be set to
A ow in order for the keyboard application to run
properly. hese are: B uetooth, Keystroke
Injection, Interprocess Communication,
Device Settings, and Security Timer Reset.
Click on the App ication Permissions button to
proceed to the permissions screen. he five
required permissions will have already been set for you.
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2. Next you will receive a dialog box that informs
you that the Stowaway application requests
changes to its application control permissions.
Select View to continue. he Stowaway
application’s Permissions screen will display next
with the correct permission changes already
inserted. In order to fully support the keyboard
application, you may modify only the optional
Security Timer Reset permission to Deny,
(which will disable the backlight while you’re
typing). he other four permissions noted above
must remain as A ow.
3. Once you’re satisfied with the Stowaway
application permissions, press the BlackBerry
button on your mobile device and select Save
from the menu.
Enabling Bluetooth
1. In order to connect the
BlackBerry to the Ultra-Slim
keyboard, you need to
enable Bluetooth. o do so,
open the BlackBerry menu
in the Stowaway keyboard
application and select
Connect to Keyboard.
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2. When prompted whether you would like to enable
Bluetooth, select the Yes button by clicking with
the rackball or rack Wheel.
Connecting the Stowaway Ultra-Slim keyboard
1. After Bluetooth is enabled,
place the keyboard in
Discoverab e mode by
simultaneously pressing
<Ctr > <Left Fn> <Right
Fn> until the green LED
(above the < > key) flashes.
hen select Connect to
Keyboard from the
BlackBerry menu. his will
begin a scan for the
Stowaway keyboard.
2. Next, a prompt will display asking whether you
would like to open a local connection. Select Yes
button to continue.
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3. You may then be prompted to enter a numerical
passkey. A passkey is a number of your own
choosing (1-9 digits) that you use to pair the
BlackBerry with your Stowaway keyboard. You
first enter the number on your BlackBerry using
the keypad and press the rackball or rack
Wheel. NO E: he passkey must contain only
digits, for example 111. Now type the same
passkey number on the Stowaway Keyboard,
using <LFn> + <Number> keys. When finished,
press the <Enter> key.
If the connection fails or no keyboard is found, select Connect to
Keyboard from the BlackBerry menu, and place the keyboard in
Discoverab e mode (by pressing <Ctr > <LFn> <RFn>).NOTE: Please,
make sure that the passkey is entered on the BlackBerry first, and press
the rackball or rack Wheel and then follow with the passkey on the
keyboard. When finished, press <Enter> on the keyboard.
4. he keyboard is now paired with the BlackBerry
and is available for use. If the keyboard is closed,
or the BlackBerry is turned off, or either is idle
too long, the connection will be broken. o
reconnect make sure both devices are powered
on and within range, then press a key on the
keyboard to reestablish the connection. If
reconnection fails, repeat step #4. If you still
have difficulty connecting, see Reconnecting the
Stowaway Ultra-Slim keyboard
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Other Features
1. If several Bluetooth
keyboards are nearby and
in Discoverable mode, the
scan will display all of
them in the list. Compare
your keyboard ID (BD
address) found on the back
of the keyboard with the
IDs in the list and select
your keyboard. Select
Scan from the BlackBerry
menu if your keyboard is
not in the list.
2. Disab e Keyboard used to disable the keyboard connection. his is
covered further in the section entitled: Disabling the Stowaway Bluetooth
keyboard.
3. Options he options available on the Options page
do not apply to the Stowaway Ultra-Slim (HID)
keyboard. hese options are for the Stowaway
Keyboard for BlackBerry, previously known as the
Shasta Bluetooth Keyboard.
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4. Hot Keys allow the user to
assign specific applications
to keyboard shortcuts. o
later launch the application,
press <Alt>+<LFn> plus
the corresponding number
key (1-0).
5. Key Typing allows the user to set the Auto Repeat
Delay, Auto Repeat Rate, and the keyboard
Language Layout. Also provided is an area to test
keyboard input.
6. C ear text box will clear the est field in the Stowaway keyboard
application.
7. App ication Permissions takes you to the
Stowaway application permissions, to allow you to
change and/or to save the modified permissions
for the keyboard application to operate properly.
When you reach this screen, the permissions have
already been set properly. You need only select
Save from the BlackBerry menu.
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8. Terminate driver is used to exit and terminate any running driver
processes. It can be used in the event that you are experiencing
difficulties connecting.
. About provides the driver version and the
Copyright information for the Stowaway software
installed on your BlackBerry.
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