Garmin iQue M4 Operating Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 iQue ® integrated handheld operating instructions...
  • Page 2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements. Visit the Garmin Web site (www.garmin.com) for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other Garmin products.
  • Page 3 fireplace. If heated, the battery in the unit could explode or vent, posing a risk of fire. • Do not use any chargers not specified by Garmin. Do not charge the battery under conditions not specified by Garmin, as it may leak electrolytes, become hot, or explode.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Connecting to the Internet from a Modem ... 32 Connecting to a Network ... 36 Exchanging Data with Mobile Devices ... 39 Chapter 6: Customizing Your iQue M4 ...40 Changing Personal Settings ... 40 Viewing iQue M4 Information ... 43 Configuring Backlight and Power Settings ...
  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Getting Started

    Congratulations on purchasing an iQue information up-to-date and close at hand. Microsoft synchronize the information on your desktop or laptop computer with your device. Parts of the iQue M4 Power button Microphone/Speaker REC button (on side of unit) Calendar button...
  • Page 6: Using The Stylus

    > ETTING TARTED ARTS OF THE I Buttons Use the buttons to open programs and perform actions. To change how a button behaves or which program it opens, see • Power—press and release to turn the device on or off. Press and hold to turn the backlight on or off. •...
  • Page 7: Resetting The Ique M4

    Resetting the iQue M4 You may need to reset your device if it stops responding to stylus taps or button presses or if it stops functioning normally. A “soft” reset is much like rebooting your personal computer. To reset your device (soft): Use the stylus to press and quickly release the Reset button on the bottom of your device.
  • Page 8: Opening Programs

    You can also open some programs directly from the Today screen or by pressing buttons on your device. The following table contains a partial list of programs installed on your iQue M4. You can install additional applications at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile.
  • Page 9: Navigation Bar And Command Bar

    > ETTING TARTED PENING ROGRAMS Navigation Bar and Command Bar The Navigation Bar is located at the top of the screen. It displays the active program and current time. From the Navigation Bar, you can open and close programs, open the System Status window, check your connectivity, and change the volume of sounds. The Navigation Bar In programs, use the Command Bar at the bottom of the screen to perform tasks.
  • Page 10: Entering Information

    > ETTING TARTED NTERING NFORMATION Entering Information Use the Input Panel to enter information in any program on your device. You can type using the soft keyboard or write using Letter Recognizer, Block Recognizer, or Transcriber. When using each Input Panel method, the characters appear as typed text on the screen.
  • Page 11: Editing Text

    To write with Block Recognizer: 1. Tap the arrow next to the Input Panel button and then tap Block Recognizer. 2. Write letters and numbers in the box. To write with Transcriber: 1. Tap the arrow next to the Input Panel button and then tap Transcriber. 2.
  • Page 12: Finding Information

    > ETTING TARTED INDING AND RGANIZING Finding Information The Find program on your device helps you locate information quickly. Use it to find folders or files, especially large files that may be taking up needed space. To find files, folders, or text: 1.
  • Page 13: Chapter 2: Using Activesync

    To change what types of information to synchronize: 1. Open Microsoft ActiveSync on your desktop computer. Then click Options. 2. Click to check the box next to each type of information you want to share between your desktop computer and your iQue M4. 3. Click OK.
  • Page 14: Choosing When To Synchronize

    2. Click Explore. This window shows all files and folders stored on your iQue M4. 3. To move files to your iQue M4, click and drag files or folders from your desktop computer to this window. You can also Cut, Copy, and Paste to move files.
  • Page 15: Adding And Removing Programs

    2. After you find a program, download it to your iQue M4. You may see a single *.xip, *.exe, or *.zip file, a Setup.exe file, or several versions of files for different device types and processors. Be sure to select the program designed for ARM processors.
  • Page 16 , Programs, and then File Explorer. 2. From the pull-down menu, select My Device to view all files and folders on your iQue M4. Locate the program file. 3. Tap and hold on the program file and choose Cut from the pop-up menu.
  • Page 17: Backing Up Files And Settings

    3. Choose whether you want to do a full backup (saves all information) or an incremental backup (saves any information that has changed since last backup). 4. Choose where you want to save the backup file. If you want to back up your iQue M4 each time you synchronize, check the box next to “Automatically back up each time the device connects.”...
  • Page 18: Synchronizing With An Exchange Server

    If your company has installed Microsoft Exchange Server with Exchange Server ActiveSync, you can synchronize between your iQue M4 and a server. Note that you can only synchronize with a server or with your desktop computer, not both. For more information on setting up and synchronizing with an Exchange server, refer to the ActiveSync Help files on your desktop computer (with ActiveSync open, press F1 on your keyboard or choose Microsoft ActiveSync Help from the Help menu).
  • Page 19: Chapter 3: Pocket Outlook

    Use Calendar to schedule appointments, including meetings and other events. To open Calendar, press the Calendar button on the front of your iQue M4, or tap and then Calendar. You can check your appointments in one of several views (Agenda, Day,...
  • Page 20: Using The Summary Screen

    Outbox folder of your Inbox. See Notifications Your iQue M4 helps you remember appointments and tasks in a variety of ways. You may see or hear any of the following notifications: • A message box that appears on the screen.
  • Page 21: Contacts: Tracking Friends And Colleagues

    Contacts information with other device users. You can also integrate your Contacts list with your Locations list in QueNav (for more information, refer to the Quick Reference Guide or the Help files on the iQue M4). To open Contacts, press the Contacts...
  • Page 22: Messaging: Sending And Receiving E-Mail

    • Send and receive e-mail messages by connecting directly to an e-mail server through an Internet service provider (ISP) or a network. To open Messaging, press the Messaging button on the front of your iQue M4, or tap Using Messaging From the main Messaging screen, compose a new message by tapping New.
  • Page 23 When you delete a message on your iQue M4, it will also be deleted from the e-mail server the next time you synchronize. You can connect to one e-mail server or several.
  • Page 24: Tasks: Keeping A To Do List

    > OCKET UTLOOK ASKS Tasks: Keeping a To Do List Use Tasks to keep track of what you have to do. To open Tasks, tap To create a task: 1. Open Tasks and tap New. 2. Using the Input Panel, enter a description. 3.
  • Page 25: Notes: Capturing Thoughts And Ideas

    Notes: Capturing Thoughts and Ideas Quickly capture thoughts, reminders, ideas, drawings, and recordings with Notes. To open Notes, tap the Notes icon Shortcuts bar, located on the Today screen. You can also tap name of a note in the Notes list. Then select Beam File from the drop-down menu. To create a note: 1.
  • Page 26: Drawing On The Screen

    To create a recording: 1. Hold the microphone on your iQue M4 near your mouth or other source of sound. 2. Press and hold the REC hardware button on your device. When you hear a beep, begin recording (continue holding down the REC button).
  • Page 27: Chapter 4: Additional Programs

    On the main screen (no documents open), Pocket Word contains a list of the Pocket Word files stored on your iQue M4. Tap a file in the list to open it. To delete, copy, rename, move, send by e-mail, or beam a file, tap and hold on a file name in the list. Then select the appropriate action from the pop-up menu.
  • Page 28: Input Modes In Word

    > DDITIONAL ROGRAMS OCKET Input Modes in Word When you are working with a document, the View menu allows you to switch between input modes. You have a choice of writing, drawing, typing, and recording modes, similar to Notes. To change modes, tap View and then tap one of the four modes. Typing Mode In Typing mode, use the Input Panel to enter typed text into the document.
  • Page 29: Pocket Excel

    M4 (tap On the main screen (no documents open), Pocket Excel contains a list of the Pocket Excel files stored on your iQue M4. Tap a file in the list to open it. To delete, copy, rename, move, send by e-mail, or beam a file, tap and hold on a file name in the list. Then select the appropriate action from the pop-up menu.
  • Page 30: Pocket Internet Explorer

    3. Tap the page you want to view. If a page in the list appears dimmed, it has not been downloaded to your iQue M4. You must synchronize with your desktop to download this page. You can also connect to the Internet directly.
  • Page 31 To create favorites directly from the Internet: 1. Open Internet Explorer and then open the page you want to save as a favorite. 2. Tap Favorites and then the Add/Delete tab. 3. Tap New Folder to create a new folder for your favorite. Enter the name and then tap Add. 4.
  • Page 32: Msn Messenger

    > MSN M DDITIONAL ROGRAMS ESSENGER MSN Messenger Messenger on your mobile device is an instant messaging program that lets you: ® • See who is online. • Send and receive instant messages. • Have instant message conversations with groups of contacts. To use MSN Messenger, you must have a Microsoft Passport™...
  • Page 33: Using My Text

    Working with MSN Messenger Contacts The MSN Messenger window shows all of your messenger contacts at a glance, divided into Online and Not Online categories. From this view, you can chat, send an e-mail, block a contact from chatting with you, or delete contacts from your list using the pop-up menu.
  • Page 34: Windows Media Player For Pocket Pc

    > DDITIONAL ROGRAMS INDOWS EDIA Windows Media Player for Pocket PC Use Microsoft Windows Media Player for Pocket PC to play digital audio and video files, including any Windows Media or MP3 file formats (.asf, .wma, .wmv, .mp3). To open Windows Media Player for Pocket PC, tap the Windows Media icon in the Shortcut , Programs, and then Windows Media.
  • Page 35: Working With Images

    Working with Images When you open Pictures, a list of all image files in the My Pictures folder of your iQue M4 appears. You can view files on an SD (Secure Digital) card or in Safe Storage by tapping the My Pictures drop-down menu. To view a picture, tap the thumbnail of the picture.
  • Page 36: Chapter 5: Getting Connected

    ONNECTED ONNECTING TO THE You can use your iQue M4 to exchange information with the Internet, with a network, or with other mobile devices. You have the following connection options: • Connect to the Internet through your Internet service provider (ISP). After you connect, you can send and receive e-mail messages by using Messaging and view Web or WAP pages by using Microsoft to the Internet from a Modem”...
  • Page 37 > ETTING ONNECTED ONNECTING TO THE NTERNET FROM A ODEM To set up a modem connection to an ISP: 1. Tap and then Settings. 2. In the Connections tab, tap the Connections icon. 3. Under My ISP, tap Add a new modem connection. 4.
  • Page 38: Connecting To Your Isp

    4. Complete the setup as described on the previous page. Connecting to your ISP Open Messaging, Pocket Internet Explorer, or MSN Messenger. Your iQue M4 automatically begins connecting. After you connect, you can send and receive e-mail, browse Web pages, and send and receive instant messages.
  • Page 39 5. Tap Edit to configure your dialing rules. 6. Enter a name for the dialing profile (if necessary), the country code, and the area code. Tap to disable call waiting. If you have a pulse phone, tap Pulse dialing (most phones have tone dialing). 7.
  • Page 40: Connecting To A Network

    6. Tap Finish. Connecting to a VPN Server Open Inbox, Pocket Internet Explorer, or MSN Messenger. Your iQue M4 automatically begins connecting to the Internet. To connect manually to a VPN server: 1. From the Connections main window, select Edit My VPN Servers.
  • Page 41: Setting Up A Proxy Server

    2. Under My Work Network, tap Edit my proxy server and make any necessary changes. Setting Up a Wireless Ethernet Connection To set up a wireless Ethernet connection, you can use a wireless Ethernet card that is compatible with the iQue M4. To set up a wireless Ethernet connection: 1.
  • Page 42: Exceptions For Work Urls

    > ETTING ONNECTED ONNECTING TO A 3. To configure the Network Card, tap 4. If the network requires a WEP key, a message appears asking you to enter the key. 5. From the IP Address tab, choose to use a server-assigned IP address or a specific IP address. Enter the IP address if necessary.
  • Page 43: Exchanging Data With Mobile Devices

    Your iQue M4 automatically receives all incoming Infrared (IR) beams and asks you whether you wish to accept those beams, with the exception of some older devices. To receive beams from older devices, such as a Pocket PC 2000 or H/PC device, you must tell your iQue M4 to scan for incoming beams.
  • Page 44: Chapter 6: Customizing Your Ique M4

    3. Tap the Up/Down Control tab to change the way your Up and Down buttons (Scroll buttons on the front of your iQue M4) operate. 4. Tap the Advanced tab to change the way the Que button operates.
  • Page 45 3. Tap the Notes tab and enter any notes you want to display. 4. Tap the Options tab and check the boxes if you want to display your personal information or notes each time you turn on your iQue M4.
  • Page 46 2. To activate a password, tap to check the box next to Prompt if device unused for. Then, from the drop-down menu, select how long you want your iQue M4 to sit idle before it asks for a password. 3. Choose a password type from the Password type drop-down menu.
  • Page 47: Viewing Ique M4 Information

    4. Tap a program in the list and then tap Options to specify how these items appear on the Today screen. 5. If you want the iQue M4 to display the Today screen when turned on, tap Today timeout. Then choose a time from the drop-down menu (the Today screen appears when the iQue M4 is turned on after sitting idle for this amount of time).
  • Page 48: Configuring Backlight And Power Settings

    3. Tap the Wireless tab to turn wireless signals on or off. 4. Tap the Advanced tab to turn off the device if idle. Choose a time from the drop-down menu. After the iQue M4 is idle for this amount of time, the unit will turn off automatically.
  • Page 49: Changing System Settings

    Changing System Settings To change bass boost settings: 1. Tap , Settings, and the System tab. 2. Tap the Audio icon. Drag the slider to adjust bass boost settings. To change microphone settings: 1. Tap , Settings, the System tab and then the Audio icon. 2.
  • Page 50: Removing Programs

    NOTE: This language setting does not affect icon or program names; it only changes dates, numbers, and other data you enter. 3. Tap the Number, Currency, Time, and Date tabs to change the way these things appear on your iQue M4. You may need to reset your iQue M4 for these settings to take effect.
  • Page 51: Changing Screen Settings

    NOTE: Some programs work best in Portrait mode. If you have trouble using a program, try switching to Portrait mode. ClearType controls how fonts appear on your iQue M4 screen. You can adjust ClearType with the ClearType Tuner. To enable/disable ClearType: 1.
  • Page 52: Appendix

    • Try turning the iQue M4 off and then back on. • If you have moved a long distance since you last used the iQue M4, or if initializing takes a long time, use the QueGPS page to change your location, as described below.
  • Page 53: Learning About Gps And Waas

    Storing the iQue M4 Do not store the iQue M4 where prolonged exposure to temperature extremes can occur (such as in the trunk of a car), as permanent damage may result. The unit retains user information, such as waypoints and routes, in memory without external power. As a precaution, back up important user data by recording it manually or by downloading it to a PC (transferring it to MapSource).
  • Page 54: Specifications

    Weight: 166 grams Display: 3.5” QVGA transflective TFT display, 64K colors Antenna: Built-in patch antenna Performance GPS Receiver: GPS receiver powered by SiRF Acquisition times: Warm: < 1 sec Cold: < 38 sec Factory Reset: < 45 sec Update rate: 1/sec.
  • Page 55: Software License Agreement

    COUNTY, TAIWAN; WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE DATE YOU ACQUIRED IT FOR A FULL REFUND. 1. LICENSE: Garmin (“we” or “us”) provides you with storage media containing the Software, which may also include digital cartographic data, “online” or electronic documentation, and printed materials (together called the “Product”), and grants you a limited non-exclusive license to use the Product in accordance with the terms of this License Agreement.
  • Page 56 4. TERM: This License shall continue for as long as you use the Product. However, this License will terminate automatically without notice from Garmin if you fail to comply with any of its terms or conditions. You must agree, upon termination, to destroy all copies of the Product.
  • Page 57: Index

    About Your iQue M4 Images ActiveSync backing up files Infrared moving files and folders Input Panel restoring files using Internet Alarms setting Appointments creating meeting requests Assets Audio Settings Internet Explorer, Pocket Backing Up Files Keyboard Backlight Bass Boost Language, changing...
  • Page 58 © Copyright 2005 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, KS 66062, U.S.A. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey, SO51, 9DL, U.K. Garmin Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2 Road, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan www.garmin.com...

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