1) Program Lost on HP iPAQ rx3115 Pocket PC
When the Pocket PC's battery is allowed to drain over time, the
program memory is lost, taking with it the DL3-PPC program and all
systems settings. However, joint reports stored in the SD card are not
affected by power loss.
| To restore the Pocket PC: |
(a) |
Make
sure it is fully charged, and the McElroy supplied SD card is securely
installed. |
(b) |
Turn
on the Pocket PC. Follow the on-screen prompts to "align screen" and go
through the tutorial until the Windows icon and Start appear at
the top left corner of the display. |
| (c) |
Tab Start > Programs > File Explorer. |
| (d) |
Now
the first line in blue should read "File Explorer", the second line in
gray has 2 arrowheads pointing downwards, one at the far right, and the
other is towards the left, about the middle of the screen. Tab on the
left arrowhead, and then tab My Device. The second line in gray
should now read "My Device". |
| (e) |
Find
the Storage Card folder on the list. Tab on it, and then tab on PPC Setup Files. |
| (f) |
Find
and tab on the file rx3115 vXXX to run the iPAQ Backup program.
In the lower half of the screen, you should see Last Backup File:
\Storage Card\PPC Setup Files\rx3115 vXXX. [If not please find Options at the low left corner of the Backup program, tab Options
> Switch to Advanced Mode, then select Restore, and find the rx3115
v010 file.]. |
| (g) |
Tab Restore Now and wait for it to complete. Once the restore is
complete, tab OK, and then tab OK again to restart. |
| (h) |
This
restored your iPAQ rx3115 to its factory default. To ensure you
have the latest program, please visit the McElroy download webpage to download the
latest DL3-PPC program. Follow the instructions at the website
to install the latest version on your Pocket PC. |
2) HP iPAQ Pocket PC Bluetooth®
Connection
| When Bluetooth® fails to connect, please follow
these steps to correct the problem: |
(a) |
Exit the McElroy DL3 program. At the top left
corner of the Pocket PC, tap Start (or the Windows icon)
to bring up the main menu. Tap Settings. At the bottom
find and tap Connections. Tap the iPAQ Wireless icon to access Bluetooth® properties. |
(b) |
If the Bluetooth® icon is gray (disabled) and
has a red circle with an X in it, tab the icon to turn
Bluetooth® on. The icon will turn green after a few seconds. |
| (c) |
Once Bluetooth is turned on, tab Settings.
Tab Services at the bottom. |
| (d) |
In the Bluetooth® Services screen, look for Serial Port and select it by tapping Serial Port. |
| (e) |
Make sure under the Service settings section only Enable service is checked for Serial
Port. (note: Authorization and Authentication must NOT be
checked). |
| (f) |
Tab the Advanced¡ button to reveal the Bluetooth Serial Port settings screen. Write down the Outbound COM Port number. It is usually 6 for iPAQ rx3115,
and 8 for other iPAQ's. This number is used in the McElroy
DataLogger® settings screen described in step (j) |
| (g) |
If a checkbox and the message ¡°Default device
for outgoing serial connection¡¡± exist, make sure the
checkbox is checked. |
| (h) |
Tab OK to exit the Bluetooth Serial
Port settings screen. Tap a couple more OK's and or X's at the upper right corner to exit all the way. |
| (i) |
Reset the iPAQ by plugging the stylus into the
reset hole at the bottom of the iPAQ. Wait for the iPAQ to
fully reload itself. |
| (j) |
Now we are ready to connect the Pocket PC to the
DataLogger® via Bluetooth®. Tap Start > Programs > McElroy
DL3. |
Instructions for Setting up McElroy DL3 HP IPAQ Bluetooth® - PDF
3) Clearing
Corrupted Report
In rare occasions, the DataLogger® may contain a
corrupted joint report that could not be transmitted to the Pocket PC.
Older versions of the Pocket PC software do not allow the operator to
proceed as long as there is a report in memory not downloaded from the
DataLogger®.
To clear the corrupted report in the DataLogger®,
run the McElroy DL3 program, then tap Menu > Settings to access
the Settings dialog box.
Find the Port label under the General group. Tap the word Port 4 times. The "DataLogger® Not
Connected" dialog box appears. Make sure the DataLogger® is turned on
then tap OK.
Once communication is established between the
Pocket PC and the DataLogger®, the Diagnostic dialog box appears. Near
the bottom left corner of the diagnostic screen is the Clear button under the Report group. Tab on Clear and respond
to the confirmation dialog box to clear the last report in the
DataLogger®.
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