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The PDA is designed for dirt applications (motorcycle, mountain bike, and quad) where the wheel gets off the ground during each run. This allows us to use the "auto-zero" feature. For road race applications use the PC Road Race version of the software.
Some things to know about PDA's & PDA Software.
1. Saving Changes - The major difference between the PC and the PDA is the PC automatically saves changes while the PDA does not. You must save changes manually by tapping "Save” before closing.
2. Battery Power - Batteries will last as long as 8 hours with a fresh charge. However they can drain in about a week when they are not plugged into the charger. When they completely lose charge they can lose ALL data and programs (NOT GOOD).
3. Backup - HP provides a Backup Utility. It is highly recommended that you regularly backup your data and programs to a storage card (using iPAQ Backup) or desktop computer (some PDA's don't allow backup to the SD card, see Backup in the ActiveSync window). This way if you lose power your data and programs can be easily restored. iPAQ Backup is found in Start/Programs/iPAQ Backup.
4. Be Patient - It is a PDA after all. When the Graphs are drawing wait until they are finished. If you start tapping on the OK button or some other tab it will stack up commands.
5. Open windows - If you are in a Results screen (by selecting "View" from the Main Menu) you actually have more than one screen open (ShockClock Main Menu and Results are both open). If you power the PDA off and then on again or you have switched programs (outside of ShockClock) it may open to the Windows Start Screen. To get back to Results press the "iTask" button (or select the iTask part of the screen) to view all active programs. You will see both ShockClock and Results on the list. Select the "highest level" screen. In this case the highest level would be Results. If you select ShockClock it will look like garbage.
6. Here is an unusual one. If you lose the keyboard button in the bottom right corner of your screen click the iTask button, select another program (Programs, etc.) then switch back to the ShockClock screen you are on using the iTask button. It will magically reappear. If this does not work, exit the program, then re-enter.
7. The default file location in the PDA is My Documents. It is recommended you transfer these files to your PC using ActiveSync. You can import files into your PDA as well. Do not import a file longer than 4 1/2 minutes or the PDA will barf on it. |
