User's Manual

CompactFlash and PC Cards
The standard model Itronix fex21 has two user-accessible PC Card slots, which can
hold two Type II cards or one Type III card, and a single (Type I) CompactFlash slot
for secure data storage.
Files kept on CompactFlash and storage PC Cards can be created, deleted, moved
and amended in exactly the same manner as files stored in memory.
NOTE: Microsoft Windows for Handheld PC uses the ActiveSync software to convert
Microsoft Office documents into the Pocket Office format. If Microsoft Office files are
saved from a desktop PC onto a PC Card and then opened directly by an fex21, they
may not be understood.
Using CompactFlash cards
The Itronix fex21 can use Type I CompactFlash cards for secure data storage. If
you store any user-installed fex21 application software and any associated data on
CompactFlash, it will not be lost after a Hard Reset.
The CompactFlash slot is accessed through the access hatch on the side of the
fex21. This hatch is waterproof and is secured by screws—it should not be opened
in the field.
CAUTION: CompactFlash cards are not hot-swappable. Switch off your fex21
computer before fitting or removing them.
Fitting a CompactFlash card
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Switch off your fex21 computer and unscrew the CompactFlash hatch, using a
Pozi No. 1 screwdriver.
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How to check the charge level of Li-Ion batteries
Note: The following facility is not availalble for Alkaline batteries.
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Double-click on the My Handheld PC icon.
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Double-click on the Control Panel icon.
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Double-click on the Itronix fex21 icon. This will open the Itronix fex21
Configuration Options box, which has four tabs.
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Click on the Power tab. This will display information about the batteries.
Main battery status
If the main battery status is shown as High, your battery should not need charging
in the next few hours. If the status is shown as Low, you should consider changing
or recharging the battery within the next hour or so. However, if the status is shown
as Critical, you should change or re-charge the battery immediately.
You will not lose the Windows registry or any data held in memory while you
change or recharge the battery.
The backup battery is constantly being charged, and so its charge status is not
shown.
Battery conservation
To conserve the batteries in your fex21 you can set it to switch itself off (suspend)
while it is not being used.
From the Start menu, select S
ettings, then Control Panel. When the control panel
box opens, double-click on the Power icon to open the Power Properties box.
Select the Power Off tab and set the length of time you would like the computer to
remain idle before switching off. Do this by clicking on the down arrow alongside
the Time box and selecting the time from the drop list that will then appear.
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