Chapter 1. Overview of YOPY The multimedia PDA YOPY uses the Linux OS developed by G.Mate, Linupy™. With its slim size and folder type design, mobility, and high performance, YOPY is capable of providing entertainment contents such as images, games or music, and the newest information on the Internet from anywhere at any time.
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What is in the YOPY box? Thank you very much for your purchase of the YOPY. Please check whether you have all of the following items in the YOPY box. YOPY PDA (Model name is “YP3700) Cradle Wireless LAN Card...
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IrDA Communication Port Slot for MMC or SD Card Event LED The colorful blinking light works when you - Open or close the YOPY. - Are reminded with alarm. Serial/USB Client Port For communicating with PC or charging the battery by connecting the YOPY to the cradle.
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For doing the soft reset with the stylus pen. Microphone [Picture 1-3] YOPY Inside Panels Note. For the detailed explanation to the way to use the keyboard conveniently and easily, see the guide for the Keyboard use in the Chapter 6.
Chapter 2. Initial settings of YOPY Have you checked all of the components of the YOPY? This chapter explains the basic settings you must follow, before using your YOPY for the first time, step by step.
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You should set the YOPY in the following orders before you use it for the first time. 1. Soft reset You should tap the Soft Reset Hole (See the Figure. 1-3) with the stylus. There appears the “Welcome” screen after the booting screen with the Linux logo (Penguin) shows 2.
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4. Setting the time The below time setting screen follows calibrating. You can set the city and the current time and date. You can automatically have the time and the date of the city around the world when you choose it. Icon for setting date Icon for setting time [Setting Time and Date]...
Chapter 3. MyPIMS With the MyPIMS program you can edit, add and delete the data in the PIMS programs of the YOPY such as Schedule, Task, and Contact. In addition, MyPIMS has the function of file transfer between the YOPY and your PC and one of the PIMS data backup and recovery.
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Installing MyPIMS How to install the MyPIMS Program on your PC? Hardware Wizard automatically runs when you put the CD included in the YOPY package into the CD-ROM. Click on “MyPIMS Installation” Your PC is warming up for installing the MyPIMS program.
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The installation of the program is on the process. Installation has been complete. Click on the “Finish” button. And then, you have MyPIMS Icon ) on the background.
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Connecting the cradle to your desktop PC Now you can connect the cradle to your desktop PC if you have finished installing the MyPIMS program on your desktop PC. How to connect the cradle to your PC? There are the two cables in the cradle. One is for connecting to the power outlet and the other is for connecting to the USB port of the PC.
You should install the Device Driver on your PC to make it recognize the YOPY. You can, therefore, use the MyPIMS program. Please install the driver in the following order. 1. Put the YOPY on the cradle after connecting the USB cable of the cradle to the USB port of the PC.
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Device Driver is finished. Note. You should double click on the icon on the bar and then, click on the “Stop” button at the below screen before you take the YOPY out of the cradle.
You should set the IP address and the Subnet Mask when you have the “Internet Protocol Properties" screen as shown below. As the IP of the YOPY has already been set by “192.168.1.2”, you should enter one between “192.168.1.1” and “192.168.1.254” except for “192.168.1.2”...
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You have finished all processes for installing the MyPIMS program and can use it. You can see how to edit the PIMS data and how to transfer data between the YOPY and your PC at the following part.
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) on the background of the desktop MyPIMS enables you to be able to enter/check/remove the PIMS data of the YOPY on your PC and to transfer the data between the YOPY and your PC. You should, therefore, put the YOPY on the cradle and turn it on to use MyPIMS.
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“Save” button. PMS Backup You can back up your PIMS data into PC. This make your important data keep safe.
Chapter 4 Basic Skills for use of the YOPY This chapter describes the basic skills such as the background of the YOPY, operation of the program, the battery charge, and a soft rest.
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You can see the programs that are open currently by tapping the icon. You can execute several programs at the same time on the YOPY and also hide them in this icon in order to promptly open them. You can let the programs hidden in the icon run on the screen tapping the icon and selecting them.
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⑧ Battery Icon This icon shows the currently available amount of the battery power. : This indicates that the battery is charging. You can see it when you put the YOPY on the cradle being connected to the power outlet.
The YOPY is automatically recharged when it is put on the cradle connected to the power outlet. The Charge LED (See Picture 1-1) is on in a red color while the YOPY is charging, and the color of the Charge LED becomes green when the YOPY is fully charged.
YOPY with the Keypad that has the control function as well. You can not only play any programs on the YOPY, but also enter the data into the YOPY while being on the car or even while walking on the road using the Keypad.
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The Screen Keyboard When you would like to enter the characters into a YOPY application program, use the Screen Keyboard icon on the task bar at the bottom of the screen. The Screen Keyboard shows up as shown at the below picture when you tap the Screen Keyboard icon.
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The Handwriting Recognizer You can enter the characters into the screen with the stylus using the Handwriting Recognizer just like you write them on the paper. You can selectively have the Screen Keyboard or the Handwriting Recognizer using the “Keyboard Shift icon ( ) on the task bar of the screen.
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lowercase separating line and lowercase letters should be written under this line. However, the written shape of the letter is not used to distinguish whether the letter you enter is capital or not. Numbers & Symbols English Recognition F1 of Recognition Recognition F2 of Recognition”...
PIMS data safely. Note. You can conveniently enter the PIMS data into the PIMS programs of the YOPY using a MyPIMS program installed in your PC after putting the YOPY on the cradle connected to your PC.
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Contact Menu of Contact View Calling All data Sending Message Recent data Mobile New contact All categories Editing contact By category Deleting contact Searching contact Contact List [Picture 7-1] Contact List Opening Contact Program Tap “Start Menu” icon ( ) ⇒ “PIMS” ⇒ “Contact” in order Closing Contact Program •...
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• You can make a call to a contact on the Contact list directly when the CDMA connected to the YOPY is on. After selecting a contact on the list, tap the calling icon ( ) and then the dial screen shows up and it automatically dials the contact.
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[Picture 7-3] Looking at the phone numbers of a contact Sending the written message in the contact You can send the message to a contact on the list, but it is possible only in the case the contact has a mobile phone. [Picture 7-4] SMS window...
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Task Menu of Task View All data New task Recent data Editing task Deleting task All categories Category Searching Uncompleted task Completed task Title Task list [Picture 7-5] Task List Starting Task Program Tap the Start icon ( ) ⇒ Tap PIMS ⇒ Tap Task. Ending Task Program •...
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Schedule Yearly Schedule Daily Schedule Monthly Schedule [Picture 7-7] Schedule View Starting Schedule Tap the Start icon ( ) ⇒ Tap PIMS ⇒ Tap Schedule. Ending Schedule Program • You can end the Schedule program tapping the End icon ( ) at the upper right corner of the task bar.
PIMS Backup This program is for keeping your PIMS data on the YOPY safe. If you back up the PIMS data here, you can recover the data when you accidentally have lost it by letting the battery fully discharged. Starting PIMS Backup Program Tap the Start icon ( ) ⇒...
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Memo This program enables you to take a short note at any time. Starting Memo Program Tap the Start icon ( ) ⇒ Tap PIMS ⇒ Tap Memo. [Picture 7-10] Memo You have a list of the memo on the screen and can see the detailed content of a memo pressing the Exe button ( ) or the Enter key ( ) after selecting a list.
Chapter 7. Using Basic Applications This chapter explains how you can use the various useful programs on the YOPY.
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Notepad You can edit or read a document on this program. You can read the files with a “.txt” extension transferred from the PC on the program of the YOPY. Starting Notepad Tap the Start icon ( ) ⇒ Tap “YOPY Office” ⇒ Tap “Notepad”.
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Ctrl + 'C' : Copies the part you selected Ctrl + 'V' : Pastes the part you copied [Picture 8-1] Notepad Opening a document You can create a new document after tapping the “New” item of the “File” on the menu bar. You can open the several files in a row and work on each file conveniently.
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documents on the same screen. You can either remove the titles of all documents or have all of them on the screen by using the “Toggle” item of the Doc Tabs. Also, you can change the place of the title into the other places such as “Top”, “Bottom”, “Left”, and “Right”. Toolbar –...
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Recorder Performing the recording program Tap the Start icon( ) ⇒ Tap “Multimedia” ⇒ Tap “Recorder”. Ending the recording program You can close the program by tapping the “Quit” item of the “File” or by pressing the End button ) of the Keypad. Play Start recording Stop recording...
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You have the following screens for setting the recorder when you tap the “Configure” on the menu bar. [Picture 8-3] Setting a recorder Recording can be automatically stopped at the recording time or by the recording size you set.
MP3 Player You can listen to the MP3 file downloaded from the PC on this program. You can enjoy the music while you are performing the other program. Starting the MP3 Player Tap the Start icon ( ) ⇒ Tap “Multimedia” ⇒ Tap “MP3 Player”. Closing the MP3 Player You can close the MP3 Player tapping the “Close”...
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Exe button: Plays the current song. You can stop playing with one more press of it. End button: Closes the MP3 Player program. Left button of the Navigation Key: Selects the previous song. Right button of the Navigation Key: Selects the next song. Scroll button: Adjusts the volume.
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Painter You can draw pictures on this screen as you do on the sketchbook. And you can take a look at the picture or the drawing on the screen you downloaded from the PC. Performing the Painter Tap the Start icon ( ) ⇒...
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You can use the current picture on the painter as the background of the YOPY by tapping the “Set as background” of the “File” on the menu bar (See Picture 10-9). You can get back the original background by tapping the Start icon “Restart”...
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Filter Menu You can add the effects of the various images into the whole picture or into the part of the picture with the items of the “Filter” menu. Drawing Tools The following drawing tools show up whey you tap the “Tool” icon on the menu bar. Tools Description Tools...
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Background You can have a picture or a drawing you like on the background of the YOPY using the wallpaper program. [Picture 8-11] Setting background You can make the several pictures on the background show up in a row with the steady interval.
You should first download the program (the file with the “.rpm” extension) you want to install to the YOPY. You can download the programs on the YOPY site (www.yopy.com). Tap “Install” of the “Operations” menu on the package manager screen.
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You should tap the “Install” button on the bottom of the screen after adding the file and then, the program is installed. You can see the name of the program and progress of installation. You can check it on the Start Menu that the program is installed and perform it. Removing a program You have to open the package manager screen and select a directory in the Directory box that includes a program you want to remove.
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Program icon box The questioning screen pops up when you tap the “Uninstall” of the “Packages” menu on the package manager screen. Just tap the “Yes” button to remove the selected program.
File Manager You can use the File Manager for managing the directories and the files of the YOPY. You can delete, copy, paste, move, compress, and partition the file(s) freely with this program. Starting the file manager Tap the Start icon ( ) ⇒...
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① Select the “mmc” directory under the “/mnt” directory. ② You have the pop-up screen as shown below when tapping “Symlink” ③ Type “/home/root/mmc_link” in the box. The “mmc_link” is only the name of the Symlink you designate. If you type just the path without it (ex: /home/root/), a directory with the original name, “mmc”, is created in the directory of the path you entered.
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[Picture 8-11] Properties of a file or a directory Commands Menu Find For searching a file or a directory. Just enter the name of a file or a directory you want to find. If you cannot recall the full name of a file, use the wild card (*). That is, you can see all files or all directories having “m”...
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FCC Statement This device complies with part 15 the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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