Startup FAQs
How to reset PDA?
Push the small button on the backside of the PDA.
How to clean boot the PDA?
The different between clean boot PDA and reset PDA is:
Clean Boot PDA… |
Reset PDA… |
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- Will not clean registry data
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- Will clean files in memory storage
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- Will not cleans files in memory
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- Will clean install drivers and programs
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- Will not clean install drivers and programs
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- Hold End Key and Push Reset button at the same time. Then release the Reset button first.
- When the screen displays the Operation menu, please press Key 2.
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- The PDA will reload the OS and the device will reset.
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How to update PDA OS?
Download the OS files. OS files may include the following filenames. These files will be more or less depending on the OS version.
- BSTeboot.bin
- BSTspl.nb0
- DA05.PAR
- Format.bst
- NK.bin or BSTImage.nb0
- Splash.bmp
Procedures to update the OS:
- Copy the OS files to an SD card.
- Insert the SD card in the device.
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3. Turn ON the PDA. Hold the Right Soft Key and push the Reset button at the same time. Then release the Reset button first.
- When the screen displays the Operation menu, please press Key 1
- When the screen displays Information menu, please press Key 1
- Wait for 3 minutes while the system completes the update.
- When update is finished, you will see the following screen:
Then, click the Reset button on the back of the PDA.
How to turn on/off GSM, Wi-Fi, and/or Bluetooth?
- Push the Wireless button on the PDA
- Click On to turn on GSM, Wi-Fi, and/or Bluetooth. Click Off to turn off GSM, Wi-Fi, and/or Bluetooth.
How to check programs running in the background and close the programs?
- Select Start à Settings
- Select System tab at bottom
- Select Memory thumbnail
- Select Running program, which will show all programs currently running
- Select the individual program running and click "Stop" to close it.
How to run File Explorer to browse files?
- Select Start à
 Programs
- Click File Explorer thumbnail
- The screen will display folders, files, or external storage device.
How to check PDA battery's remaining power?
- Select StartSettings
- Select System tab, then select Power icon.
- PDA will display the battery's remaining power.
Why the PDA cannot connect with ActiveSync?
When plugging the USB cable to the PDA and PC, ActiveSync should appear and display a connect message.
If your PDA cannot connect with the PC, please check the following steps:
- Did you install Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5 in Windows XP or Windows Mobile Device Center in Windows Vista?
- Did you connect the USB cable to the PDA's USB client port?
If you have done the above but the PDA still cannot connect with the PC, please press the Reset button.
How to check if my WinMobile OS is a Phone version or Premium version?
If you see "Phone" on the first page of the OS, you have a Phone version PDA.
If you find "Calendar" on the first Page of the OS, you have a Premium version PDA.
What is my external COM port number?
- If your PDA is WinMobile Phone version, your external COM port number is COM2.
- If your PDA is WinMobile Premium or WinCE version, your external COM port number is COM1.
Does WinMobile PDA support H.323 protocols?
WinMobile does not support H.323. Users can download H.323 plug-in from a third party (e.g. SJphone or Skype). Please see websites below:
Does WinMobile PDA play MPEG-4 codec videos?
WinMobile does not support MPEG-4 codec. However, users can use third party software to play MPEG-4 videos, such as TCPMP or K-Lite.
Please see websites below:
Software to develop programs in the DA05 PDA?
To develop application or device driver in DA05 PDA, the environment needs the following software list:
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (2008)
- Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Evaluation Edition
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite Service Pack 1
- Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista (Windows XP does not need this)
- Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Platform Builder Service Pack 1
- Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2
- Windows Mobile 5.0 SDK for Pocket PC
How to enable/disable PDA OS debug mode?
- Turn ON the PDA. Hold the Right Soft Key and push Reset button at the same time. Then release the Reset button first.
- When the operation menu is displayed –
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- To enable debug mode, please press Key 3 Engineer Mode ( ). Make sure there is an (X) after Engineer Mode.
- To disable debug mode, please press Key 4. Factory default is ( ). Make sure there is an (X) after Factory default.
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- Press the Reset button to return to OS.
How to display debug message?
- Turn On PDA OS debug mode (Please refer to "How to enable/disable PDA OS debug mode [link]")
- Use an RS-232 DB9 cable to connect PDA external COM port and PC RS-232 port.
- The cable pin should be crossover – meaning connect Pin 2 to Pin 3 and Pin 3 to Pin2. (TX-RX)
- The cable only needs to use pin 2, pin 3, and pin 5.
- Run HyperTerminal on the PC side and set the following parameters:\
- Bits per second: 115200
- Data bits: 8
- Parity: None
- Stop bits: 1
- Flow control: None
- Hyper Terminal will show the OS calling API status.
- If PDA OS is in debug mode, external COM port will be occupied by the OS. Other programs will show "fail" when calling external serial port functions.
- To output debug string for users to develop programs or drivers in C++, users can add code- TRACE().
- For example, TRACE(TEXT("Hello! - DA05 PDA Debug Output String---------\r\n"));
HyperTerminal will show:
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