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Pepper Computer Wireless Pad Getting Started

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  • Page 1 Getting Started With Your Pepper Wireless Pad...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction Setting up your Pepper wireless pad Charging the battery Using the power button Using the stylus and the touch screen Using the keypads Pepper Setup Helper Downloading a Pepper Desktop program Using the Pepper pad software...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Introduction The new Pepper wireless pad is a portable device that you can use to connect to the Internet anywhere a Wi-Fi broadband access is available. Infrared emitters Microphone* Lighted left keypad USB jack Navigation pad Composite video out (cable not included;...
  • Page 5 Because everything is stored on the Pepper pad, you can also use your pad offline to write e-mail to send later, to listen to music you have downloaded, and to view clippings from Web pages. Introduction SD/MMC slot Power button Lighted right keypad Color LCD with touch screen...

  • Page 6: Instant Messaging

    Introduction Your pad includes the following applications: Web Browser Directly access the Web with the Mozilla™ based browser. Keep and organize your bookmarks and Web page clippings. Shop. Read newspapers. Do research. E-Mail Send and receive e-mail using the POP3 - and IMAP4 - compatible Mail application.

  • Page 7: Setting Up Your Pepper Wireless Pad

    Setting up your Pepper wireless pad Setting up your Pepper wireless pad The first time you turn on your Pepper pad, the Pepper Setup Helper guides you through the few steps necessary to get your pad ready to use. When you take your pad other places—to work, the airport, the library, a distant city—you’ll have to connect to new...

  • Page 8: Using The Power Button

    Setting up your Pepper wireless pad Using the power button The power button is on the top right of the Pepper pad. When your pad is on, this button is lit. You always use this button to turn the pad on.

  • Page 9: Using The Stylus And The Touch Screen

    • use the scroll wheel on the right to move up and down on any page with a scroll bar • use a mouse (see “Using a keyboard and mouse” on page 18) • use your finger instead of a stylus Setting up your Pepper wireless pad...

  • Page 10: Using The Keypads

    Setting up your Pepper wireless pad Using the keypads The Pepper pad uses the standard QWERTY arrangement with the keys split between the left and right keypads. Key Symbols Note: For the Shift, Enter, Tab, and Backspace keys, the Pepper keypads use the symbols that are standard on computer keyboards.
  • Page 11 (for example, if you select a song and press Enter, the song plays). Shift key for capital letters. Press and release the Shift key; then, press and release the second key. Space bar Setting up your Pepper wireless pad Keys on the right keypad...

  • Page 12: Pepper Setup Helper

    • Connecting to a wireless network The Pepper wireless pad communicates with any Wi-Fi network. • Setting the time zone The Pepper pad uses its date and time settings to stamp things like e-mail. Your pad has been set for one time zone, which may not be your time zone.

  • Page 13: Downloading A Pepper Desktop Program

    Setting up your Pepper wireless pad Downloading the Pepper Desktop program The Pepper Desktop program runs on a Windows computer (with a Macintosh version in development) and contains the same applications as the Pepper pad. You can use the Pepper Desktop program the same way you use your pad, but its two primary functions are as a backup for your pad and as one source of music, videos, and photos for your pad.

  • Page 14: Using The Pepper Pad Software

    Using the Pepper pad software Using the Pepper pad software The software on the Pepper pad is intuitive to use. You’ll be surfing the Web, reading your e-mail, watching videos, and downloading music in no time. This brief tour is designed to familiarize you with the interface.
  • Page 15 Using the Pepper pad software Applications and the Keeper application Note: Everything you put on your pad is saved automatically, so there is no Save button. When you no longer want to keep something on your pad, you simply delete it. The software on your Pepper pad is contained in a number of individual applications, such as the Web browser application, the Mail application, and the Video Library application.

  • Page 16: Status Icons

    Using the Pepper pad software Open application icons At the bottom of the Pepper pad screen is an area that displays icons for all of the applications that you currently have open. The left-most open application icon is always the icon for the Keeper. Tapping one of these icons displays the application.

  • Page 17: Getting Media Onto Your Pad

    Getting media onto your pad There are several ways to get your photos, music, and other content onto your pad: • from a Universal Serial Bus (USB) storage device or a Secure Digital (SD) card • via downloads from the Web •...

  • Page 18: Sharing From Your Pad

    Using the Pepper pad software Sharing from your pad The Share button gives you a great way to share what you create on your Pepper pad with other Pepper pad and Pepper Desktop users. For example, you might create a journal about your vacation in a foreign country, add images from the Web, and share your journal with friends.

  • Page 19: Using Instant Messaging

    1. Tap the Applications tab in the Keeper. 2. Tap the Mail icon on the Applications page. 3. Tap the Get Mail button in the page toolbar. Because the Mail application remains instantly available when its icon is displayed at the bottom of the screen, you can get new messages by tapping the Mail icon and then tapping the Get Mail button in the page toolbar in the Messages tab.

  • Page 20: Using A Keyboard And Mouse

    Using a keyboard and mouse Note: A keyboard and a mouse are optional devices that may be used with a Pepper wireless pad. For entering large amounts of text, you can use a keyboard with your Pepper pad. For navigation and selection, you can use a mouse.
  • Page 21 Using the Pepper pad software If your Pepper pad won’t turn on If you can’t turn your Pepper pad on, first make sure that the battery is charged or that the pad is plugged in. If you still can’t turn it on and the pad has been at a cold temperature (below 40°...

  • Page 22: Pepper Wireless Pad Specifications

    Pepper wireless pad specifications Pepper wireless pad specifications Processor • Intel XScale PXA270 (624 MHz) Display • 8.4” 800x600 SVGA TFT LCD • Intel 2700G 2D/3D/MPEG multimedia accelerator • 16 MB video RAM • Composite video out jack (NTSC/PAL: requires a cable with a four conductor 3.5mm (1/8") plug on one end and three RCA plugs...

  • Page 23: Index

    20 e-mail, 16 FCC information, 22 getting content onto pad, 15 global toolbar, 13 illustration keypads, 8 Pepper wireless pad, 2 user interface, 12 instant messaging AOL IM, 17 local network IM, 18 window, 14 Keeper application, 13 key usage, 8...

  • Page 24: Fcc Information

    FCC Information FCC Information Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 25 Notes...
  • Page 26 Notes...
  • Page 28 © 2005 Pepper Computer, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Pepper, Pepper Computer and the Pepper logo are trademarks of Pepper Computer, Inc. Pepper Computer, Inc. 10 Maguire Rd., Suite 211 Lexington, MA 02421 www.pepper.com For Customer Service: send e-mail to support@pepper.com or call toll-free (866) 288-1909, ext.

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