Acer n20 - Preparing to use your Acer n20

1 Getting started
Preparing to use your Acer n20
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Preparing to use your Acer n20
Perform first the following easy setup tasks to begin using your handheld:
• Install the Microsoft
®
ActiveSync
®
software in your computer
• Install the battery pack
• Connect the cradle
• Charge your handheld
• Set up your handheld
• Perform the first ActiveSync operation
Installing the Microsoft
®
ActiveSync
®
software
The main function of the Microsoft
®
ActiveSync
®
software is to synchronise the
information on your computer with the information on your handheld.
Synchronisation compares the data on your handheld with your computer and
updates the information on both locations. This will then served as a backup file in
case something happens to your handheld.
No. Component Description
1 Acer Versatile
Connector
Connects your handheld to the cradle, which in turn connects to
the back of your computer and through the AC adapter to the
wall current. This allows you to recharge your handheld and
perform an ActiveSync operation. You can also use it to connect
peripheral hardware devices, such as an external keyboard, to
your handheld.
2 Battery
release switch
Unlatch to detach the removable battery pack from its bay.
3 Battery bay Houses the handheld’s battery pack.