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American Reliance, Inc.
5" HANDHELD PDA
DA05 WinCE 5.0
USER'S GUIDE

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  • Page 1 American Reliance, Inc. 5” HANDHELD PDA DA05 WinCE 5.0 USER’S GUIDE...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2009 American Reliance, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be processed; such as reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any computer language in any form, or by any means of electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, or others without the prior written permission of the manufacturer.
  • Page 3 All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
  • Page 4 EMC and Safety Notice Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause interference to radio communications. 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.
  • Page 5 – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Any changes or modifications (including the antennas) made to this device that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 6 Re-orient your computer in respect to the interfered appliance to see if there is improvement. If all of these failed, please call your dealer for help. This equipment complies with the requirements set out in the Council Direction on the Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC).
  • Page 7 EN61000-4-8 Power-Frequency Magnetic Field EN61000-4-11 +A1:2001 Voltage Dips and Voltage Interruptions LVD EN60950-1:2001 ETSI EN301 489-01 V1.4.1 EMC Standards for Radio Equipment ETSI EN 301 489-17 1.2.1 EMC Standards for 2.4GHz Wideband Transmission Systems) ETSI EN 300 328-2 V1.2.1 EMC Standards for Using Spread Spectrum Modulation Techniques UL, TÜV AC Adapter (EN60950 LVD is included in TÜV)
  • Page 8 Please recycle the packing materials, and at the end of the product's life, all other materials by local regulations. Please refer “Material and Recycling” for the contents of the materials. The equipment may still contain tiny amount of hazardous substances for health and environment, though those are below control level.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS GETTING STARTED....................1 ’ ....................1 S IN THE ......................2 UICK TART ..............3 ONTROLS NDICATORS ORTS ............10 PERATING NVIRONMENT AND UGGEDNESS COMPONENTS AND FUNCTIONS ..............12 ......................12 ADAPTER ....................... 12 ATTERY ....................13 HARGE ATTERY .....................
  • Page 10 ....................... 20 PC ................20 YNCHRONIZING DATA WITH ....................21 ESET THE SYSTEM LAN (O ) ..................26 IRELESS PTION ) .................... 30 LUETOOTH PTION GPS ( ) ......................61 OPTION SPECIFICATIONS ....................63 CPU ........................63 ........................ 63 EMORY ........................
  • Page 11 RMA S ....................... 69 ERVICE...

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED What’s in the Box The following components come with your handheld computer. If anything is missing or damaged, please notify the dealer immediately. Handheld computer unit AC adapter AC power cord User's guide USB Data sync cable Spare stylus (with tether)

  • Page 14: Quick Start

    Quick Start Attach the AC adapter to AC outlet. The adapter LED indicates the power is ready. Insert the battery and then plug in the adapter to handheld computer. Charge LED will light up till the battery is full charged. Charge time is approximately 4 hours. It’s recommended that battery is fully charged before set up.

  • Page 15: Controls, Indicators, And Ports

    Controls, Indicators, and Ports Front:...
  • Page 16 1. Button 1 (Wireless or Flight button) Turn ON/OFF the wireless device (Option: WLAN, Bluetooth, GPS) 2. Button 2 (User programmable) 3. Button 3 (User programmable) 4. Navigation Button [Left], [Right], [Up], [Down] 4 directions [Enter] at the center 5. Button 4 (User programmable) 6.
  • Page 17 Rear: (Drawing shows optional GPS Serial Port DB9 Connector Stylus Reset Button Battery Knob Battery Microphone Speaker...
  • Page 18 Left: (Drawing shows optional GPS) Antenna of Wireless Device USB Client Port (Data sync with the computer). USB Host Port (For Keyboard, USB Flash Storage). Kensington Lock Slot...
  • Page 19 Right: (Drawing shows optional GPS) Microphone/Earphone Jack SD I/O Slot (Secured digital card and device) Antenna (Option)
  • Page 20 Top: 1. Serial Port or GPS Antenna...
  • Page 21 Bottom: 1 PCMCIA Slot One PCMCIA Type II Slot CF (Compact Flash card) will be available by PCMCIA-to-CF adapter 2 DC Jack 3 Cradle Docking Connector (Connection to cradle)

  • Page 22: Operating Environment And Ruggedness

    Operating Environment and Ruggedness If it is necessary to work in a hostile environment, please make sure all ports are well protected from dust, moisture, or water. Proper isolation from extreme hazardous exposure is recommended. The computer is designed with rugged features of vibration, shock, dust, and rain/water protection.
  • Page 23 Notice: At low temperature both LCD and battery activity are lower. May takes up to few minutes for display to become normal, and battery capacity may decrease.

  • Page 24: Components And Functions

    COMPONENTS AND FUNCTIONS AC adapter When using the AC adapter: Use a properly grounded AC outlet. Use one AC outlet exclusively for the computer. Having other appliances on the same line may cause interference. Use a power strip with built-in surge protection. The AC adapter automatically detects the AC line voltage (110V or 220V) and adjusts accordingly.

  • Page 25: Charge Battery

    Lower the intensity of the backlight. Shut down the computer when not to use for a longer time. Battery Low When the battery is nearly exhausted, the computer prompts a warning window. Once the Battery Low warning occurs, please do either or all of the following: Save and close the files you are currently working on.

  • Page 26: Swap Battery

    The USB client connector on cradle has no battery charge function. Swap Battery Warning: Battery swap should be done within 5 minutes to avoid data loss. To swap the battery: Turn power OFF. Turn the battery knob counterclockwise to loosen the battery. Remove battery from compartment.

  • Page 27: Fix The Stylus With Tether

    Fix the stylus with tether Tether wire through the fixing plate. Stylus through tether wire.

  • Page 28: Cradle (Option)

    Cradle (Option) Cradle is the device for docking, port extension, and battery charging. AC adapter may attach directly to cradle and charges the computer battery as well as spare battery. There is a battery slot on the back of cradle to mount spare battery. Front: Right:...
  • Page 29 Rear: Battery Lock Spare Battery Charger USB Client (No charging function) USB Host DC IN COM Port Option COM Port (I-version cradle w/DC in port only)
  • Page 30 Mount the cradle: Computer may dock either power is ON or OFF (recommend OFF). Align the computer with cradle docking connector. Firmly push the computer down to engage the docking connector. Turn rotary latch to fix the computer. Remove from the cradle: Turn loose the rotary latch to release computer.

  • Page 31: Pcmcia Slot

    PCMCIA Slot The PCMCIA slot accepts one type-II card. Insert the card firmly into the slot and fix the rubber cover for water/dust protection. To remove the card, push the eject button to pop out the card. The eject button can hide into the compartment by pushing it inward gently.

  • Page 32: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION Get Help  Help or get it from companion CD Get the operation information from the list. Synchronizing data with PC Using ActiveSync, you can synchronize information on this device with information on the PC. ActiveSync is already installed on this device but you need to install it on your PC if your PC does not have it yet.

  • Page 33: Reset The System

    Reset the system (Refer “Controls, Indicators, and Ports” for button location) Soft Reset Warning: Data not saved into flash memory (in “Mounted Volume”) will be lost. Try a soft reset when: The device does not respond when tapping the display. –...
  • Page 34 Hard Reset Warning: Data not saved into flash memory (in “Mounted Volume”) will be lost; all user programs will be lost Do a hard reset when: To restore the device to factory default settings – Forget the password and need to reset it –...
  • Page 35 <Clean Boot screen>...
  • Page 36 Clean Boot (Emergency Clear) Warning: All data, either in RAM or saved in flash memory (in “Mounted Volume”) will be lost, all registry and user programs will be lost, and all settings will reset back to factory default. Only OS and factory bundled programs intact When it is necessary to remove all data and user programs completely, perform Clean Boot.
  • Page 37 Data Loss on Battery Swap Flash ROM (in “Mounted Volume”): Saved data & registry intact – – RAM: Data intact, user programs stored in RAM intact. (Internal backup battery usually can hold data for <5 minutes while primary battery swapping. Exceed this period RAM data may be lost) Data Loss on Battery Exhaust Same as Clean Boot.

  • Page 38: Wireless Lan (Option)

    Wireless LAN (Option) Connect to Internet Turn on the Wireless Signals. 1.1 Press Button 1 on the keypad and screen will pop up a “Wireless Manager” dialog. (Figure 1-1 & Figure 1-2) 1.2 Tap “On” button to enable WiFi function and screen will pop up a “WLAN11G1”...
  • Page 39 connected status. (Figure 1-6) 1.7 Now you can use “Internet Explorer” to browse the web. (Figure 1-7 & 1-8)

  • Page 42: Bluetooth (Option)

    Bluetooth (Option) Turn on the Wireless Signals. 1.1 Press Button 1 on the keypad and screen will pop up a “Wireless Manager” dialog. 1.2 Tap “On” button to enable Bluetooth function. 1.3 When the Bluetooth function is available, a Bluetooth PAN device will be detected and a LAN icon appears in the task bar.
  • Page 43 Tool Bar List Window List Window Status Bar Status Bar...
  • Page 44 The tool bar: Stop the current action Refresh Parent Folder (FTP) Show favorite list Show distant devices Show the about box Configure the application Show local service Shut down...
  • Page 45 The status bar Working Indicator Distant Device State State: What the Bluetooth manager is doing. Working Indicator: For long task. (Inquiry, Connection) Distant Device: With which device the Bluetooth manager is currently connected. Inquiry Devices When the application is started, you need to click on to start inquiry remote Bluetooth devices.
  • Page 46 represented by an icon (showing what class of device they are: computer, laptop, PDA, audio device) and the name of the device. Once you have clicked one time on all futures clicks will show devices without inquiring (to decrease search time). To inquiry again remote Bluetooth devices you must refresh the list by clicking on .
  • Page 47 During an inquiry, you can stop it by clicking on the icon. Device pairing The device pairing can be done in three ways: We want to be paired with another distant device. – For that the distant device must be in the list window to be paired with the current device.
  • Page 48 A new window appears to insert the pin code. The pairing can be canceled by clicking on the close button or started by clicking OK button. (After typing a pin code) A distant device tries to pair with the current device. (With no Auto Pin Code) –...
  • Page 49 Device is not paired Device is paired Properties and configuration Local services General In the Bluetooth Manager v1.5, there are three local services proposed to distant devices: SPP (Serial Port): A distant device wants to establish a serial connection with the local device.
  • Page 50 Click on , to administrate local services. Local services are shown in the list view with a specific icon and an explicit name. You can activate or deactivate a local service by double-clicking it or by right clicking it and selecting the Start or stop item from the contextual menu. The local service is not activated.
  • Page 51 SPP Profile Load the SPP Server: If the Auto Server COM Port is not checked: – The application shows a dialog box with all the available port COM. – Select the COM Port to be mapped with the SPP Server –...
  • Page 52 If the Auto Server COM Port is checked, the serial Port profile is activated with the last used COM Port for the SPP Server profile. If it is not available, an error appears. If the service is connected you can know the COM port assigned by selecting “Properties”...
  • Page 53 FTP Profile You can change the directory of the FTP server (directory seen by distant device) in the service properties (Contextual menu) OPP Profile You can change the directory where the File sent by distant device will be put.
  • Page 54 Local device properties and configuration Click on The local device properties (MAC address, name and device type) – – Application option (start minimized, Auto assigned COM port number for client SPP and server). – Security options of the Bluetooth manager...
  • Page 55 Security properties Distant devices must be paired to Don’t show a window access local service. when a distant device wants to be paired. The current device Auto type the PIN is visible or not code number. from other devices.
  • Page 56 General properties Name for distant device of the current device MAC address of the current device Class of the current device...
  • Page 57 Application properties Check this if you want the Bluetooth manager starts minimized. Check this if you want to affect the Check this if you first available COM don’t want a dialog port to a SPP client appears when you connection. start the SPP server.
  • Page 58 About Box Click on the icon if you want some general information about the Bluetooth manager: – Version – License information...
  • Page 59 Distant device properties You can have general information on a distant device (like the General tab of the Local device properties) by selecting “properties” in the contextual menu of the distant device. Distant Services Services Inquiry To inquiry the services available on a distant device, you have to double click on this one.
  • Page 60 inquiry with the icon. You can also refresh the list of services by clicking on the icon. File Transfer To use this service, double click on the icon or choose connect on the contextual menu (right click). Then, the Bluetooth Manager tries to connect to the distant service.
  • Page 61 will be shown in the list view. You can browse the device by double clicking on the remote folder and go to the parent directory with To get a file, double-click or choose “Get File” from the contextual menu. A window is displayed to indicate the transfer state.
  • Page 62 You can upload a file to the distant device by right-clicking on a white space of the list view and select Add file. You can also delete a file by selecting delete on his contextual menu. Object Push To use this service, double-click on the distant service or select “Push file” on the contextual menu.
  • Page 63 Serial Port To use this serial service, double-click on the icon or choose “Connect” from the contextual menu. If the Auto Client COM Port is not checked: The application shows a dialog box with all the available COM. –...
  • Page 64 If the Auto Client COM port is checked: – The Application selects automatically the first available COM port in the system. If the connection is successful a message box appears:...
  • Page 65 Otherwise an error message appears: The status of the service (connected or not) is displayed as shown below: Service not connected Service connected When the service is on, all applications could use the virtual COM port. To know the COM port setting, select properties in the contextual menu.
  • Page 66 When connected, the Manager can still be used as usual. Dial-Up Networking To use the Dial-up Networking service, double click on the icon or choose "Connect" in the contextual menu. The first available COM port in the system is assigned to the DUN profile on the selected device.
  • Page 67 Service connected Service not connected When connected, the Manager can still be used as usual. A modem associated to the COM port used by the service is created and can be used to establish a Dial-Up connection. To know the COM port settings, select properties in the contextual menu.
  • Page 68 The modem created by the Manager is displayed in the list of available modems for Dial-Up connection when making a new connection. ("Make New Connection" icon in the "Network and Dial-Up Connection" system window). Distant disconnection management When a connection, previously established, is shut down by the distant host (manual disconnection or connection loss due to distant device shutting down or due to a weak signal), the user is notified of the disconnection and the Manager attempts to reconnect during a time (by default, 1min30).
  • Page 69 Connection shortcuts management Shortcuts associated to define services on defined devices make establishing connections with distant devices easier. A shortcut can be created by selecting the "Create Shortcut" item in the contextual menu of a connected service. If the shortcut already exists, a notification is displayed.
  • Page 70 button in the tool bar displays the connection shortcuts list. The service, the device and, eventually, the COM port are used in the shortcut name. To establish a connection from the shortcut, double-click on the icon or select "Connect" in the contextual menu. Once the connection is established (even if the connection is not successfully established), the display is switched to the services list...
  • Page 71 associated to device linked to the shortcut. The connection status of the service (connected or not) is displayed not only on the service icon but also on the associated shortcut icon. However, disconnection can only be performed from the service contextual menu.
  • Page 72 The content of the shortcut list is saved between executions of the Manager.

  • Page 73: Gps (Option)

    Stop the Bluetooth Manager When the Bluetooth Manager window is closed by the close button X, the application is still running in the background. To display or stop it, click on the Bluetooth icon on the Windows bar and select: “Show” or “Exit”. You can also display it by starting again the application.

  • Page 75: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Marvell PXA270 CPU speed 624MHz Memory 128MB Display 4” Active TFT Transflective Color LCD Type: Resolution: 480 x 640 pixels Color: 256K Backlight:...

  • Page 76: Touch Screen

    Touch Screen Type: Resistive Interface: Serial I/O ports USB 2.0 port USB client port Serial port Audio ports (Microphone/Earphone) PCMCIA slot type II x 1 SD slot...

  • Page 77: System Unit Dimensions And Weight

    System Unit Dimensions and Weight 90mm (W 3.5”) Width: 150mm (H 5.9”) Depth: 33mm (D 1.3”) Height: Weight: 450g (15 oz.) AC Adapter Voltage: AC 100~240 V Frequency: 50/60 Hz Output Voltage: DC 12V 3A Maximum Power: 36 Watts Dimension: 108mm (4.2”...

  • Page 78: Battery

    Battery Type: Lithium Ion Capacity: 3.7V 3900mAH 71mm (W 2.8”) x 64mm (D 2.5”) x 12.3mm (H 0.5”) Dimension: Weight: 108 g (3.8 oz.)

  • Page 79: Materials And Recycling

    Materials and Recycling Materials of the computer are as follows: Cabinet: Aluminum alloy ADC-12 or A380, Magnesium alloy AZ91D, UL grade PC+ABS GE C6200 or TN-3813BW Bracket: Aluminum 5052 Steel with Nickel plating Stainless Steel S304 Cushion pad: Nature rubber PCB: FR-4, UL 94V0 Battery:...

  • Page 80: Maintenance / Service

    MAINTENANCE / SERVICE Cleaning ALWAYS turn OFF the power, unplug the power cord and remove the battery before cleaning. The exterior of the system and display may be wiped with a clean, soft, and lint-free cloth. If there is difficulty removing dirt, apply non-ammonia, non-alcohol based glass cleaner to the cloth and wipe.

  • Page 81: Rma Service

    Perform soft reset to re-boot the computer. – Remove the software suspected. – Perform hard reset to re-boot the computer. – RMA Service If troubleshooting steps are unsuccessful, consult your dealer for RMA. Shipping instructions: 1. Remove any personal diskettes, CD's, or other media. 2.
  • Page 82 Address. Unit serial number. Place and date of purchase or the original invoice number. Date of failure. A DETAILED Description of the problems you have encountered. A list of the hardware/software configuration, if applicable. 5. Clearly mark the outside of the shipping box with the RMA #. If a RMA # is not present on the shipping box, receiving will be unable to identify it and it might be returned.
  • Page 83 Recycled / Recycleable Printed in USA G630904000B...

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