Targus ThumbPad Portable Keyboard User manual

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Targus ThumbPad

™

Portable Keyboard for Visor

™

USER’S GUIDE

Making Your Mobile Life Easier.

Visit our Web site at: www.targus.com

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ThumbPad™Portable Keyboard

Congratulations on your purchase of the Targus ThumbPad™

Portable Keyboard. The ThumbPad is a convenient and ultra-

portable keyboard for your mobile computer.

With the ThumbPad keyboard you can:

•Enter text directly into your mobile computer.

•Use the function (Fn) keys to quickly execute commands and

options.

•Take a keyboard with you whenever you travel with your

mobile computer.

In addition to this user’s guide, this package contains the

Targus ThumbPad Portable Keyboard and the keyboard driver

software CD.

Installing the Keyboard Driver

Before installing the driver software for the ThumbPad

keyboard, make sure that:

•You synchronize your mobile computer to back up your

files.

•You disable any previously installed keyboard software.

•Your mobile computer has at least 24K bytes of free

memory.

Windows®Operating Systems

To install the driver for the ThumbPad keyboard on a computer

with the Windows®95/98/Me/2000 or Windows NT®4.0

operating system, do the following:

1Insert the keyboard driver software CD into your

computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2Click Start, Run, then enter D:\ThumbPad.prc (where D:

is the path of your CD-ROM drive) and then click OK.

The Install Tool program then installs the driver

software. When installation is complete, the Install Tool

window appears.

Sample Install Tool window

3Click Done.

4Connect your mobile computer to your desktop or

notebook computer and synchronize to copy the

keyboard driver to your mobile computer.

After synchronization, the ThumbPad keyboard icon

appears in the Applications screen on your mobile

computer.

To complete installation, reset your mobile computer.

Macintosh®Operating System

To install the driver software for the ThumbPad keyboard on a

computer with the Macintosh 8.5.1 or greater operating system,

do the following:

1 Exit all active programs, including those in the Startup

folder, and disable any virus-scanning software.

2 Insert the keyboard driver software CD into your

computer’s CD-ROM drive.

The ThumbPad keyboard application folder is added to

your desktop.

NOTE: You may find it more convenient to drag the

ThumbPad.prc file into the folder where you store your

mobile computer applications, such as the Add-on folder.

3 Double-click the ThumbPad.prc file to launch the Install

Tool program.

Installation automatically begins. When it is complete,

you regain control of the Install Tool window.

4Click

Done.

5 Connect your mobile computer to your desktop or

notebook computer and synchronize to copy the

keyboard driver to your mobile computer.

After synchronization, the ThumbPad keyboard icon

appears in the Applications screen on your mobile

computer.

To complete installation, reset your mobile computer.

Connecting the Keyboard to Your

Mobile Computer

After installing the keyboard driver, you can connect the

ThumbPad keyboard to your mobile computer. To do this:

1 Turn off your mobile computer (if it’s turned on).

2 Hold your mobile computer in one hand and the

ThumbPad keyboard in your other hand.

Holding your mobile computer and the ThumbPad keyboard

3 Align your mobile computer with the keyboard

connector, located at the top of the ThumbPad keyboard.

Aligning your mobile computer with the keyboard connector

Keyboard

connector

4 Gently slide your mobile computer into the keyboard

connector until you hear a “click.”

CAUTION: Always use the keyboard connector as a guide

when connecting and disconnecting your mobile computer to

avoid possible damage to your device or the ThumbPad

keyboard.

Disconnecting the ThumbPad Keyboard

To disconnect the keyboard from your mobile computer:

1 Turn off your mobile computer (if it’s turned on).

2 Gently pull your mobile computer away from the

ThumbPad keyboard and slide it out of the keyboard

connector.

Using the ThumbPad Keyboard

Typing Keyboard Shortcuts

The following table details the key sequences you can use to

access options and additional characters, and to issue

commands to your mobile computer from the ThumbPad

keyboard.

To use these key sequences, hold down either the Ctrl, Fn, or

Shift key (as indicated) and then tap the second key listed in

the table for the desired result.

US/UK Version Keyboard Combinations

Key Sequence Result

1 Shift + any key Enters uppercase character

2 Caps Toggles between all upper or

lowercase characters

3 Fn + any key Activates blue symbol on a key

4 Fn + Caps Constant use of all blue symbols

5 Shift +  Highlights line of text above cursor

6 Shift + ¯ Highlights line of text below cursor

7 Shift + ® Highlights character right of cursor

8 Shift + ¬ Highlights character left of cursor

9 Fn + Del Deletes Character

10 Fn + Tab

11 Ctrl + X Cuts selected text

12 Ctrl + C Copies selected text

13 Ctrl + S Selects all text

14 Ctrl + P Pastes cut or copied text

15 Ctrl + U Undoes last command

16 Shift + SPACE Activates the Hot Key menu

17 Fn + Shift + key

(at the same time) Emulates the command function

18 Shift + Enter Moves cursor to next column in

Address book

19 Ctrl + Enter Moves cursor to previous column in

Address book

6=>

Customizing the Keyboard Options

After installing the keyboard driver on your mobile computer,

you can customize its options through the ThumbPad keyboard

application. To do this:

1 Turn on your mobile computer.

2TaptheApplications icon.

20 Ctrl + Q, then release and

type A, E, I, O, U, or Y

Acute accent:

Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý

21 Ctrl + W, then release and

type A, E, I, O, or U

Grave accent:

À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù

22 Ctrl + E, then release and

type A, E, I, O, or U

Circumflex:

Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û

23 Ctrl + R, then release and

type A, N, or O

Tilde:

Ã, Ñ, Õ

24 Ctrl + T, then release and

type A, E, I, O, U, or Y

Diaeresis (Umlaut):

Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ

25 Ctrl + Y, then release and

type A

Nordic A-ring:

Key Sequence Result

The Applications screen appears.

Sample Applications screen

3TaptheThumbPad icon.

The ThumbPad keyboard configuration screen appears.

Sample ThumbPad keyboard configuration screen

The available options are:

• Status — which allows you to disable or enable the

ThumbPad keyboard.

To suspend keyboard functions, tap the drop-down arrow and

select Disable. To use the keyboard again, tap the drop-down

arrow and select Enable.

• Enable Keyboard clicks — which simulates typewriter

clicking sounds when you press keys on the ThumbPad

keyboard.

To hear key clicks, tap Enable Keyboard clicks (places a

check mark in the box). To prevent key clicks, tap Enable

Keyboard clicks again (makes the check mark disappear).

• Delay until repeat — which allows you to set the length of

time before a letter, number or other character begins to

repeat when you press and hold a key.

Use your stylus to move the marker arrow toward Long to

increase or away from Long to decrease the length of the

delay.

• Keyboard repeat rate — which allows you to set the speed at

which a letter, number or other character repeats when you

press and hold a key.

Use your stylus to move the marker arrow toward Fast to

increase or away from Fast to decrease the repeat rate.

• Test Strings Here: — which allows you to test the delay and

repeat rate by holding down a letter or number key on the

ThumbPad keyboard. The character repeats according to the

settings you have chosen. Change and test these settings

until you achieve the desired outcome.

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