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Compaq AirLife 100 Quick Start Manual

Compaq AirLife 100 Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Applications What’s in the box The basics you need to know Moving around in AirLife Personalize your Home screen The things you can do Email Browsing the web Instant messaging Text and multimedia messaging Music Pictures and videos Contacts Calendar View documents with Quickoffice...

  • Page 6: What's In The Box

    What’s in the box AC adapter* Compaq AirLife 100 Rechargeable battery USB cable • Setup Essentials Card • Quickstart Guide • Important Product Information • Cleaning cloth *Varies by country...

  • Page 7: The Basics You Need To Know

    The basics you need to know Moving around in AirLife Your AirLife gives you the freedom to choose how you want to navigate. Touch Using the touch screen, you can open an application with a quick touch on its icon on the Shortcut Strip, on the Home screen, or in the App Drawer.

  • Page 8: Personalize Your Home Screen

    Personalize your Home screen Your Home screen is a place that you can make your own. And you have plenty of space—flick left or right to view more of your Home screen. You can change the background and add your favorite shortcuts. Also, you can add widgets, such as a clock or calendar.

  • Page 9: Home Screen Menu

    Home screen menu On the Home screen, press MENU on the keyboard to view the following options: Add shortcuts, widgets, folders, or another wallpaper to your Home screen. Wallpaper Change your Home screen picture. Search Search the web or music on your AirLife using Google. Notifications View current notifications such as new email, instant messages, or status icons.

  • Page 10: The Things You Can Do

    The things you can do Your AirLife includes tools that help you connect with your friends. Learn how to browse the Internet and access your favorite social networking sites, communicate with your friends, play your music, take and view photos, and keep track of your contacts as well as your appointments.
  • Page 11 Set up email accounts 1. Open the App Drawer, and then touch Email. 2. On the keyboard, press MENU, and then touch Add account. Or, if your email inbox is displayed from a previously added email account, press MENU on the keyboard, and then touch Accounts. Next, press MENU on the keyboard, and then touch Add account.

  • Page 12: Browsing The Web

    Browsing the web Get the full web experience with the browser included with your AirLife. You can zoom in or out, and use your finger to navigate. Open a web page 1. Open the App Drawer, and then touch Browser. Tip: On the Shortcut Strip, touch Browser for even faster access.
  • Page 13 Browser controls Zoom in or out using the zoom slider. Refresh or stop loading a web page. Bookmark your favorite web pages. Open a new browser tab. Add a social networking site bookmark to the Home screen 1. Long touch the Home screen, touch Shortcuts, and then touch Bookmark. 2.

  • Page 14: Instant Messaging

    Instant messaging Add IM accounts 1. Open the App Drawer, touch eBuddy, and then touch Create eBuddy ID. If you already have an eBuddy account, touch I have an eBuddy ID. 2. On the Create eBuddy ID screen, fill in the information, and then touch Sign up. 3.

  • Page 15: Text And Multimedia Messaging

    Text and multimedia messaging Send a text message 1. Open the App Drawer, touch Messaging, and then touch New Message. 2. In the To box, type contact names or phone numbers separated by a comma. 3. Touch the Type to compose box, type your message, and then touch Send. Send a multimedia message (MMS) 1.

  • Page 16: Music

    Music Transfer music with an SD card 1. Insert an SD card into your PC and copy music files onto the SD card. 2. Remove the SD card from your PC and insert it into your AirLife. 3. On the SD Card Inserted menu, touch Launch Music Player. 4.
  • Page 17 Import an iTunes playlist from your PC 1. On your PC, download and install the Playlist Importer at: http://www.hp.com/go/es-es/al100-pli-download.* 2. Connect your AirLife to your PC using the USB cable. 3. On your AirLife, on the Home screen, press MENU on the keyboard, and then touch Notifications.

  • Page 18: Listen To Music

    Listen to music The Music application includes a music list view and a music player view. When you initially open the Music application, you are in the music list view. The music player opens when you play a song or multiple songs. While you are listening to music, you can go back to your Home screen by pressing the Home key.
  • Page 19 Choose a music list view 1. In the music list view, press MENU on the keyboard, and then touch Views. Note: The music list view is the default view when you open the Music application. 2. In the Views list, touch a preferred view. Create a playlist You can create one or more playlists from the main music view.

  • Page 20: Pictures And Videos

    Pictures and videos You can take photos and videos with your AirLife and share them on the web. You can also copy existing pictures and videos from a digital camera or your PC. Take a self portrait 1. Open the App Drawer, and then touch Self Portrait. 2.
  • Page 21 Transfer pictures or videos You can use an SD card to copy pictures and videos from your digital camera or PC onto your AirLife. Once you copy the photos or videos, you can send them to friends or upload them to your favorite social networking site. You can also connect your AirLife to your PC via the USB cable and copy pictures or videos from your PC to your AirLife.

  • Page 22: View Photos And Videos

    Transfer pictures and videos from your PC with the USB cable 1. Connect your AirLife to your PC using the USB cable. 2. On your AirLife, on the Home screen, press MENU on the keyboard, and then touch Notifications. Touch USB connected, and then touch Mount. 3.

  • Page 23: Contacts

    Contacts You can create new contacts or import contacts from a SIM card. Also, you can add a photo to a contact. Create a contact 1. Open the App Drawer, and then touch Contacts. 2. On the keyboard, press MENU, and then touch New contact. 3.
  • Page 24 Add a photo to a contact 1. Open the App Drawer, and then touch Contacts. 2. Touch a contact, and then touch Edit contact. 3. Touch Add icon, and then touch a photo. 4. Touch and drag the orange window to select the desired area of the photo, touch Save, and then touch Done.

  • Page 25: Calendar

    Calendar Remind yourself of important upcoming events like birthdays, parties, and exams. Schedule an event 1. Open the App Drawer, and then touch Calendar. 2. On the keyboard, press MENU, and then touch New Event. 3. In the Event name box, type an event name. Note: If the event is all day, touch the All day check box.

  • Page 26: View Documents With Quickoffice

    View documents with Quickoffice Quickoffice allows you to open and read Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF documents. When you zoom in or out, documents are automatically resized so that you do not have to scroll from left to right. 1.

  • Page 27: View And Organize Files And Folders

    View and organize files and folders The files stored on your AirLife can be viewed and organized using File Manager. Access files and folders 1. Open the App Drawer, and then touch File Manager. 2. Touch Internal Storage, SD card, Recent Documents, or a web storage service. Create a folder 1.

  • Page 28: Navigate With Gps Using Ndrive

    Navigate with GPS using NDrive Using NDrive, you can get directions or find your favorite restaurant or store. Enable GPS Press MENU on the keyboard, and then touch Settings. Touch Location, and then touch the Enable GPS satellites check box. Get directions 1.

  • Page 29: Storage On The Web

    Storage on the web If you already have an account with Google Docs, Box.net, or MobileMe, you can easily connect to these services from your AirLife and upload or download files. Connect 1. Open the App Drawer, and then touch File Manager. 2.

  • Page 30: Backup And Restore Your Airlife

    Backup and restore your AirLife You can backup files and applications on your AirLife by creating one single backup file that you can save to an SD card. Such a backup file will allow you to restore your AirLife in case of need. Backup 1.

  • Page 31: Your Internet Connection

    Your Internet connection Your AirLife can connect to the Internet using a cellular network or a Wi-Fi network. When you are in range of a cellular network, your AirLife is automatically connected. When you want to use Wi-Fi, turn on Wi-Fi and select a network such as your home Wi-Fi network.

  • Page 32: Connect Manually To Wi-Fi

    Connect manually to Wi-Fi If your AirLife does not automatically connect to a Wi-Fi network, or you want to connect to a specific Wi-Fi network, follow the steps below. 1. Open the App Drawer, touch Settings, touch Wireless controls, and then touch Wi-Fi settings.

  • Page 33: Find Additional Information And Support

    Find additional information and support User information on the web 1. Open the App Drawer, and then touch Help & Support to access the Compaq AirLife 100 product support page. 2. Touch Getting started, How to, or Solve a problem.

  • Page 34: Get Applications

    Get applications You can download additional software for your AirLife such as games and other applications. Open the App Drawer, touch the online store solution (for example, mstore), and then browse the available applications. Note: The application store software installed on AirLife varies by region. Important: Please create a backup of your downloaded applications after installation is complete.

  • Page 35: Quick Reference Index

    Quick reference index App Drawer 3, 9 Notification Drawer 2 Applications 6, 36 Notification icons 2 Appointments 27 Notifications 11 Back key 5 Photo 6, 22 - 24 Backup 32, 36 Pictures 22 - 24 Bookmarks 14, 15 Playlist 21 Browser 4, 6, 14, 15 Playlist Importer 19 Browser controls 15...
  • Page 36 © 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Google™ and Google Maps™ are trademarks of Google Inc. Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. ® SD Logo is a trademark of its proprietor. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

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