Casio BE-300 User's Guide

CASSIOPEIAUser’s GuideYour CASSIOPEIA comes with a Hardware Manual in addition tothis CASSIOPEIA User’s Guide. Be sure to read the HardwareManual firs

10About “myCasio introduction”Tapping on the Top Menu displays a “myCasio introduction” screen that describes a portal fora wide range of contents se

100To move a bookmarks and folders to another folder1. On the browser screen, tap the button.• This displays the bookmark screen.2. Tap the Organize

101To delete bookmarks and folders1. On the browser screen, tap the button.• This displays the bookmark screen.2. Tap the Organize button.• This dis

102To open a saved Web page1. On the browser screen, tap Function L → Open Web Page.• This displays a dialog box like the one shown below.2. Double-ta

103To delete Web pages1. On the browser screen, tap Function L → Open Web Page.• This displays a dialog box for opening a Web page.2. Tap the Organize

104Chapter 4 Imaging and MusicPrograms4-1 Photo ViewerPhoto Viewer is a program you can use to view graphic images on your CASSIOPEIA screen. Itinclud

105Important!• You need to purchase an optionally available Digital Camera Card (JK-710DC) to record digitalimages.• Do not install the Mobile Camera

1065. Specify the image size.• On the control panel, tap the image size button to cycle through the image size settingsshown below...

107NOTE• In the Stop Action Mode, recording continues and the image on the display remains unchangeduntil all the images are recorded.• After image re

108Configuring Record SettingsOn the camera screen, tap to display the Record Settings dialog box.Continuous record intervalWhite BalanceRecord Mode

109To adjust the camera screen brightness1. On the camera screen, tap Brightness to display the dialog box shown below.2. Drag the sliders left to red

111-3 Top MenuPress the Top Menu button to display the Top Menu.You can use the Top Menu to perform the following operations.• Start up programs• Un

110Selecting the Thumbnail Index Screen FolderThe thumbnail index screen shows all of the snapshots in the currently selected folder. To changeto anot

111NOTEIn step 1 of the above procedure, you could also display the snapshot screen of the image youwant to attach and then tap .Changing to a Differe

112Using the Snapshot ScreenThere are four different snapshot screen views: compressed, uncompressed, zoom, and full-screen.Compressed View ...

113Changing the Snapshot Screen ViewUse either of the following procedures to select compressed, uncompressed, zoom, or full-screenas the snapshot scr

114To display the file properties of a snapshot1. On the snapshot screen, tap .2. To close the file properties dialog box, tap OK.Changing to a Diffe

115To display the slideshow screenOn the thumbnail index screen or snapshot screen, tap .To return to the snapshot index from the slideshow screen, t

116Making Slideshow SettingsTapping Settings button displays a dialog box for controlling the playback interval and the repeatsetting.Playback Interva

1172. Drag the sliders left to reduce brightness and right to increase brightness.• Note that the upper slider controls brightness under battery power

118File OperationsUse the commands on the thumbnail index screen Func L to perform operations on image fileswhose formats are supported by Photo Viewe

1194-2 Movie PlayerMovie Player makes it possible for you to play movie files on the screen of your CASSIOPEIA.NOTE• To use Movie Player, you need to

12NOTE• If you later need a program, you can re-install it from the bundled CD-ROM. See PC Connectonline help for more information.Assigning a Program

120Thumbnail Index Screen OperationsYou can perform the following operations from the thumbnail index screen.• Select a folder• Create, rename, or del

121Refreshing a Thumbnail IndexYou should refresh the thumbnail index when the File Manager screen does not accurately showthe movie file contents of

1224-2-2 Using Movie Playback ScreenPlaying Back MoviesOn the Movie Player thumbnail index screen, tap the thumbnail of the movie you want to play,and

123Playback Screen Control PanelThe following describes the functions of the buttons and sliders of the Playback Screen’s controlpanel.Volume slider .

124Capturing a Still Image from a MovieUse the following procedure to capture a still image from a movie and save it as a JPEG file.To capture a still

125Making Playback Speed and Repeat SettingsPlayback speed and repeat settings are made using the Options dialog box that appears when youtap Options.

1264-3 Music PlayerMusic Player makes it possible for you to play MP3 files on your CASSIOPEIA. Playback can beoutput through the CASSIOPEIA’s headpho

127Playback Screen Control PanelThe following describes the functions of the buttons and sliders of the Playback Screen’s controlpanel...

128Using RepeatTurning on repeat causes the currently selected play list to play in an endless loop, until you stopplayback.On the playback screen, di

129To display the play list screenOn the playback screen, tap the Play List... button to display the play list screen.To select a play list1. On the p

131-4 Common Program OperationsThis section describes operations that are common to all programs.System TrayThe System tray is always on the display,

1302. Tap the New button.• This displays the play list editing screen.3. Input the name you want to assign to the play list into the Play List Name bo

131Chapter 5 Utilities5-1 BackupThe Backup program lets you quickly and easily back up all data (Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, andMail data, files, insta

132• This starts up Backup and causes the dialog shown below to appear.5. Tap Backup now.• This causes the dialog shown below to appear.• If you do no

133Restoring DataThe following applies whenever you perform a restore operation.• If the same file or setup data exists in both CASSIOPEIA memory and

134Deleting a Backup FileYou can use the following procedure to delete the backup files you created using Backup. Delete afile when you no longer need

1355-2 File ManagerFile Manager provides you with the tools to perform a variety of different operations involvingfiles and folders in main memory and

136To copy a file or folderNOTEYou can use the same procedure to copy a file or a folder. The following shows the procedure forcopying a file.1. Selec

137Important!• Deleting a folder also deletes all files and folder inside it.• A file or folder delete operation cannot be undone.3. In response to th

138Chapter 6 Using Your CASSIOPEIAwith Your Computer6-1 Getting ReadyYou can connect your CASSIOPEIA to your computer and perform the types of operati

139• Outlook 97, 98, and 2000 are all supported.• Microsoft Outlook must be purchased separately.• See the user documentation that comes with Outlook

14(2) System Status IndicatorsThese icons provide information about the system. Tapping an icon displays one of the settingscreens described below.(3)

140Chapter 7 Setting Up Your CASSIOPEIA7-1 Setup BasicsThis section describes various hardware, system, and other settings you can make to setup theCA

141MEMOSee page 24 for information about setting the current time and date.Selecting a Setup Menu ItemYou can use any one of the following methods to

142PasswordUse this screen to configure the CASSIOPEIA so it requires input of a password when it is turnedon. Data cannot be accessed unless the pass

143BrightnessThe brightness setting screen has three tabs named Contrast, Brightness, and Auto-Dim.Contrast TabUse this tab to change screen contrast,

144NOTEYou can also use the following button operations at any time to adjust screen brightness withoutdisplaying the brightness setting screen.Auto-D

145Volume & SoundsThe Volume & Sounds setup screen has two tabs, named Volume and Sounds.Volume TabUse the settings on this tab to turn the CA

146PowerThe Power setup screen shows you remaining battery capacity. You can also use it to configureauto power off, which turns off the CASSIOPEIA if

147Task Manager TabYou can use the Task Manager tab to shutdown a specific program that is running, or to shutdownall programs that are running. Shutt

148Appendix A: Character RecognizerYour CASSIOPEIA uses Decuma Character Recognizer developed by Decuma AB. The DecumaCharacter Recognizer supports wo

149Start using Character RecognizerIntroductionCharacter Recognizer converts your handwriting into typed text and can be used with anyapplication to i

151-5 Inputting TextUse one of the on-screen input panels to input text. There are two types of input panels: akeyboard and a character recognizer.Imp

150General charactersSelect the tab marked A a to write letters and accented letters.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Za b c d e f g

151. , : ; ‘ “ - * + = ( ) / < > [ ] { } % # ¢ $ + £ ¥Punctuation marks and special charactersSelect the tab marked @ & to write punctuation

152Personalizing Character RecognizerOptionsYou can improve the recognition of your writing by teaching Character Recognizer yourhandwriting style. Ch

153PersonalizeCharacter Recognizer allows you to define personal characters you want to use as shortcuts. Youmight want to add a star to represent you

154SettingsThe Recognizer Options Settings tab allows you to customize Character Recognizer features. Allthe features can be enabled or disabled to su

155Decuma Alphabet OutlinesThese outlines of written characters serve as a guide of how to form characters for CharacterRecognizer to recognize. The c

156Y y Z zAccented charactersÀ à âÁ áÄ äÅ åÇ çÈ èÊ êÉ éË ëÌ ìÎ îÍ íÏ ïÑ ñÒ òÔ ôÓ óÖ ö

157Ù ùÛ ûÚ úÜ üßNumbers0123456789Punctuation marks and special characters.,:;'"?¿ ! ¡ -_~/\=*+()<

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159Appendix B: TroubleshootingResetting the CASSIOPEIAIf your CASSIOPEIA responds slowly, stops responding as expected, or “freezes,” try resetting it

16NOTE• The currently selected input panel appears automatically whenever you encounter a situationthat requires text input. You can temporarily hide

160If you run out of CASSIOPEIA memoryMemory on your CASSIOPEIA is shared between storage memory and program memory. Storagememory is used to store th

161Screen is blankIf the CASSIOPEIA does not respond when you briefly press the Power button, press and hold thebutton for a full second. If that does

162Can dial out but cannot make a proper connection• Make sure the network to which you are trying to connect supports the Point-to-Point Protocol(PPP

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17Writing with Character RecognizerYour CASSIOPEIA comes with character recognition software that lets you write characters byhand. Character Recogniz

18Starting up Notes displays a list screen like the one shown below.Creating a New Freehand DocumentPerform the steps below to create a new document t

19NOTE• If you want to change the name of a document or move it to another location (in main memoryor on a card), tap Edit L → Rename/Move. See “Namin

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203. After everything is the way you want, tap to save your document and return to the listscreen.• Notes automatically assigns a name to the new do

212. Type the name you want to give to the document in the Name box.• If you do not specify a file name, Notes will assign a name automatically.3. Tap

22Renaming and Moving DocumentsYou can use the Rename/Move dialog box to both rename and move a document.To rename or move a document1. On the list sc

231-7 Using ClockYou can display the Clock screen by tapping Clock on the Top Menu (page 11) or by tapping theclock on the System Tray (page 13).You c

24To make Clock settings1. Display the Clock screen.2. Select either Home City or Destination City.• Tap the button next to Home City or Destination c

25To set an alarm1. Display the Clock screen.2. Tap Alarm.• This displays the alarm setting screen.3. Make the settings you want.4. After everything i

26Specifying the Date and Time FormatsThe date and time formats you specify with the following procedure are used on setting screens,programs (Calenda

271-8 Using CalculatorCalculator provides you basic arithmetic, percent, and square root calculation capabilities. Todisplay the Calculator screen, ta

28Using the COPY KeyTapping the COPY key copies the calculation result on the calculator screen to the clipboard. Youcan then paste the copied result

29Calculation ExamplesThe following shows a number of examples that illustrate how to use Calculator.V 0.53 + 123 – 63 = 53 : 123 ; 63 > 113.963 ×

3ContentsChapter 1 Getting Started ... 81-1 Starting Up Your CASSIOPEIA ...

30Chapter 2 Using the PIM Programs2-1 What is a PIM program?The letters “PIM” stand for “Personal Information Manager,” which is a collection of progr

312-2 CalendarCalendar is a program for managing your appointments. Information about appointments,meetings, and other commitments you input into Cale

323. Input the date and description of the appointment.Times ... The upper time is the start time, while the lower time is the end time

33Show time as Data ColorFree TurquoiseTentative PinkBusy BlueOut of Office Green• An appointment for which the Private option is selected is always d

343. After you are finished making the settings you want, tap Finish.• This returns to the appointment input screen.Editing AppointmentsThis section d

35To cut and paste an appointment1. On the Daily View or Weekly View screen, tap the appointment you want to cut so it ishighlighted (selected).2. Tap

36Transferring Calendar Data to Mail1. On the appointment input screen, tap Send to L → Mail.• This starts up Mail and displays a message editing scre

37Daily View Operations• Tapping a date in the calendar selects that date and displays its Calendar data.• Tap the button above the calendar to chang

38Weekly View Operations• Tapping a date selects it.• Tap the button to change to the previous week or to change to the next week.• Double-tap an a

39Switching the Time between 12-hour and 24-hour FormatsYou can switch between 12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping using Clock (see “1-7 Using Clock”on pa

42-2-2 Viewing Calendar data ...36Daily View ...

402-2-3 Making Calendar SettingsThis section describes the settings you can make with Calendar.Coloring a DateYou can use seven colors to color dates

41To restore date color defaults for a specific period1. From the 3-Month date color setting dialog box, tap All Reset to display the All Reset dialog

422. Select either Sunday or Monday as the first day of the week.3. After making the setting you want, tap to apply your selection and close the dial

432-3 ContactsContacts is the place where you can store the names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addressesand other information about friends, acqu

444. To assign the record to a category, scroll the screen down, tap Categories and then select acategory from the list that appears. Later you will b

452-3-2 Viewing Contacts DataYou can view Contacts records using either a list screen or a data screen.List ScreenThe list screen provides an abbrevia

462. Tap the category whose records you want to view.• This displays the contents of the category you select inthe list screen.• If you want to displa

47Data ScreenThe data screen shows the details of each Contacts record. You can transfer data from the Contactsdata screen to Mail as e-mail text, or

48To search for text1. On the list screen or data screen, input the text you want to find in the text box at the top of thescreen.2. Tap the Find butt

492-4 TasksTasks is a program that helps to keep you reminded of things you need to do.Starting up Tasks displays a list screen like the one shown bel

53-4 Internet ... 93Using the Browser Screen ...

50NOTE• To close the task input screen without saving the data you input, tap Edit L→ Cancel. Thissaves the task and returns to the list screen.To che

51NOTE• The confirmation message shown below appears when you perform step 2 of the aboveoperation when the task you selected is a recurrent task.Tap

52To transfer Tasks data to Mail1. On the Tasks list screen, tap the task you want to transfer.2. Tap Send to L → Mail.• This starts up Mail and displ

53Chapter 3 Using the Internet3-1 IntroductionCASSIOPEIA Internet FunctionsYour CASSIOPEIA comes with three programs that let you perform data communi

543-2 ConnectionsConnections is a program that lets you configure various settings to enable data communicationbetween your CASSIOPEIA and a computer.

55Configuring a Dial-up ConnectionBasically, you configure a dial-up setup by inputting information given to you by your InternetService Provider. Mak

56To configure a dial-up connection setupNOTEWith some data communication or modem cards, you need to insert the card into theCASSIOPEIA’s card slot b

573. After you are finished, tap .• This displays a screen for configuring the access point setup.4. After you are finished, tap .• This displays a

585. After you are finished, tap .• This displays a screen for configuring your mail account setup.6. After you are finished, tap .• This displays a

597. After you are finished, tap .• This displays a screen for configuring you Web browser settings.8. If necessary, tap the button to backtrack th

6Displaying the File Properties of a Movie ...124Making Playback Speed and Repeat Settings ...

60Configuring Advanced Dial-Up SettingsThe following procedure describes how to configure advanced settings that appear when you tapthe Advanced setti

61Testing a Dial-up Connection SetupPerform the following steps to test a connection setup you created using the procedure under “Toconfigure a dial-u

627. A dialog box like the one shown below appears when a dial-up connection is established. YourCASSIOPEIA is now connected to the Internet.• You can

63Configuring a LAN ConnectionUse the LAN connection setup when you want to connect to the Internet through a LAN(network) at your office, etc. Note t

643. After you are finished, tap .• This displays a screen like the one shown below.4. After you are finished, tap .• This displays a screen like th

655. After you are finished, tap .• This displays a screen like the one shown below.6. After you are finished, tap .• This displays a screen for con

66To copy an existing connection setup1. On the Top Menu, double-tap Connections.• This starts up Connections.2. Tap the connection setup you want to

673-3 Mail“Mail” is an application that makes it possible for you to send and receive e-mail with yourCASSIOPEIA. The following are some of the useful

682. Tap Yes .• This creates mail accounts for all of the connection setups you have configured in Connec-tions, and displays the account/folder list

69Starting Up Mail After Setting Up an AccountAfter you set up one or more mail account the first time you start up Mail, starting it up againdisplays

7If you run out of CASSIOPEIA memory ... 160Screen freezes or responds slowly...

70Account L MenuUse this menu to create a new account, and to select an existing account to edit or delete it. See“Managing Accounts” on page 70 for m

715. After everything is the way you want, tap OK to save your changes.• If you changed the connection setup in step 4, the confirmation message shown

722. In the Account name box, input the name you want to give to the new account.3. Tap the L button next to the Use connection setting box, and then

735. Your CASSIOPEIA connects to the server and displays a dialog box like the one shown below.The receive operation is performed first, followed by s

74Creating an Outgoing Mail MessageThis section tells you how to compose and send a Mail message, and how to edit an existing Mailmessage.To compose a

755. If you want to include Cc or Bcc addressees as recipients of the message, tap .• This expands the mail header. Tap the Cc or Bcc button and then

76To input a mail address from Contacts1. On the message editing screen, tap the Contacts button.• This displays the screen shown below.2. Put a check

772. Tap the + next to the folder that contains the file you want to attach to expand the folder.3. Tap the file you want to attach.• This attaches th

78Using Phrase MemoryPhrase memory lets you store up to 255 frequently used words, expressions, and sentences forlater recall when inputting Mail Text

79To insert phrase memory text into Mail body text1. On the message editing screen, move the cursor the location where you want to input thephrase mem

8Chapter 1 Getting Started1-1 Starting Up Your CASSIOPEIANOTEWhen you start up your CASSIOPEIA for the first time, you must perform an Initial Setuppr

80Inputting Schedule Format Data Into a Mail MessageYou can exchange Calendar data between two BE-300 units by e-mail using a special “Calendarformat.

81Displaying a Mail MessageA Mail list screen lets you see the subjects and other information for mail messages you havereceived and sent. You can als

82NOTE• Double-tapping a mail message on the Drafts list or Output list screen displays the messagecontents in the message editing screen, not the mes

83To view the contents of an attached fileA message that has a file attached to it is indicated by an attachment icon that appears on themessage brows

842. Double-tap the attachment file whose contents you want to view.• If the attached file is an image file (JPG, BMP, GIF, etc.), a screen like the o

85Displaying an HTML Mail MessageThe message browser screen of HTML format mail messages have an html Mail button. Tappingthe html Mail button starts

86To list the hyperlinks in a received mail message1. On the message browser screen of the message whose hyperlinks you want to list, tap Edit L→ Hype

87To transfer Calendar format body text of a received mail message to Calendar1. On the message browser screen of the message you want to transfer, ta

88To delete a folderWarning!Deleting a folder also deletes all mail messages inside of it.1. On the Mail account/folder list screen, tap the folder yo

893. Place check marks into the boxes next to all the messages you want to move.• To check all of the messages in the folder, tap Edit L → Check All.

91-2 ProgramsYour CASSIOPEIA comes with the following programs pre-installed.The bundled CD-ROM also contains the following programs, which you can in

90To change the read/unread status of mail messages1. Display the message list screen of the folder that contains the messages whose read/unreadstatus

91Signature Tab• Input text you want to use as your signature block into the text box on this tab. Signature blocktext is added automatically to the e

92Disp Tab(A) Checking this option causes word wrapping of text inside the body text field of the messagebrowser screen.(B) Use this setting to specif

933-4 InternetInternet is a Web browser program that lets you view Web pages on the Internet. The followingare the functions available with the Intern

94 (STOP) ButtonTap this button to stop loading of a page that is not fully loaded yet. Note that tapping this buttondoes not disconnect you from your

95Configuring Internet Program PropertiesBefore you use the Internet program to surf the Net, you must first configure its properties asdescribed in t

96Displaying a Web PageTo display a Web page1. Start up Internet.2. In the address bar, input the URL of the page you want to view.3. Tap the button.

97To display a full-screen view of a particular frame1. When a page that contains frames is displayed on the browser screen, tap the button.• This d

984. Change the page title and URL, if you want.5. After everything is the way you want, tap OK.• This returns to the bookmark screen.• To return to t

99To create a new folder1. On the browser screen, tap the button.• This displays the bookmark screen.2. Tap the Organize button.• This displays the