Configuring and Using the HP Bluetooth Foldable Keyboard

When using FaceToFace on the iPAQ, there are two ways to enter text during a conversation. One way is to use the onscreen keyboard where you must tap the letters you want to enter on the iPAQ's touch screen. The other option is to use the HP Bluetooth foldable keyboard which you may have received with FaceToFace. It features a full qwerty keyboard and is a quick and convenient way to use FaceToFace or other applications on the iPAQ. If your purchase of FaceToFace did not include this keyboard, you can skip this section.

Do the following to configure the keyboard:

1. Open the keyboard and install two tripple-a batteries.
2. Power on the iPAQ, and tap the Bluetooth icon, located at the bottom right corner of the iPAQ’s Today screen. The Bluetooth main menu items appear.
3. Tap Bluetooth Manager.
4. Tap New and then tap Connect to a Keyboard.
5. Tap Input from Bluetooth.
6. When a message appears instructing you to begin typing, tap Setup.
7. Press and hold the Bluetooth button on the keyboard for about five seconds to set the keyboard to discoverable. The Bluetooth button is a small round button located at the top left corner above the ESC Key.
8. Tap Next on the iPAQ. The keyboard only remains discoverable for a short time, so do this immediately after releasing the Bluetooth button.
9. Enter the pin number displayed on the iPAQ on the HP keyboard and press ENTER.
10. If you have completed the steps successfully, you will see a message on the iPaq telling you that a connection shortcut will be placed in Bluetooth Connection Manager on the iPaq in the My Shortcuts tab.
11. Tap Finish, then Tap the exit icon (the X) until you are back on the Today screen.

Once configured, you will be able to type on the keyboard within FaceToFace and other applications to enter text. If a short period of time has elapsed since a key has been pressed on the keyboard, the keyboard will "go to sleep" and several key presses will be necessary to reestablish the connection with the iPaq. The keyboard will catch up as you continue to type characters if it has gone to sleep.

After bonding the iPaq and the PAC mate and installing and configuring FaceToFace as described in the previous sections of this user guide, follow the steps below to use the iPaq and the Bluetooth keyboard in FaceToFace conversations:

1. Turn on the iPAQ.
2. After waiting a few seconds for Bluetooth to be activated on the iPaq, open the keyboard. The keyboard will turn on automatically and a Bluetooth connection will be established between the iPaq and the keyboard.
3. Wait a couple of seconds to make sure the connection between the keyboard and iPaq is established.
4. Launch FaceToFace on the iPaq, then launch Face-to-face on the PAC Mate.

Remember, the iPaq must be in host mode and the PAC Mate in client mode. If you find that a connection is not successfully established between the iPaq and PAC Mate, be sure that the Host and Client comm port settings on the iPaq and PAC Mate match. In addition, it may be necessary to press several keystrokes on the Bluetooth keyboard if it has been a while since any keys have been pressed, or since the keyboard was opened for use.