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Setting up the Keyboard... 3 Before You Begin...3 Installing the Software...3 Configuring the Keyboard to your Device... 4 Setting Application Permissions...4 Enabling Bluetooth...5 Connecting the Stowaway Ultra-Slim keyboard...6 Other Features...8 Reconnecting the Stowaway keyboard... 11 Disabling the Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard...12 Secure Connection Overview...13 Keyboard Status Light...14 Customizing Your Bluetooth Keyboard... 15 Keyboard Control Menu...15 Using the Stowaway keyboard... 16 Dialing numbers...16 Moving the Caret...16 Launching and Navigating Applications...17 Character Input...17 Menu Navigation...18 Moving the Cursor/Highlighting Text...19 International and Extended Character Set...19 Frequently Asked Questions... 21 Legal Notices... 23 Trademarks...23 Warranty...24 Important Battery Information...26 Important Notes about Bluetooth Devices...27 Regulatory Notices...27 Features and Specifications Summary... 34 Page 2
Setting up the Keyboard Before You Begin Before you install the Stowaway keyboard software for BlackBerry OS: Install BlackBerry Desktop Manager or configure a BES connection. Disable or uninstall any other keyboard applications that you have previously installed on your mobile device. Ensure there is at least 70 KB of memory on your mobile device. To check the available memory, select Options Status File Free (in Bytes). Insert the 2 AAA batteries (included) beneath the battery cover of the keyboard. Installing the Software 1. Connect your BlackBerry to its synchronization cable and establish a connection between the computer and your mobile device using BlackBerry Desktop Manager. 2. Download the keyboard application from: http://www.thinkoutside.com/support/drivers.asp?manufacturer ID=27. Select your device from the Device drop-down list and download the keyboard driver.zip archive. Expand the archive to get to the Setup.exe file. Launch the Setup.exe and it will install the BlackBerry software to your PC and place the Stowaway.alx file into to the BlackBerry Desktop Manager Application Loader. Once the install wizard is completed, the keyboard application will be installed on your BlackBerry. Page 3
Alternately, if your device has internet access you may browse to: www.thinkoutside.com and the website will automatically detect the correct driver for your device and offer it for download. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. NOTE: The driver must be installed in Main Memory on your device to run properly. Please do not install the driver to a storage card. Configuring the Keyboard to your Device Setting Application Permissions NOTE: Handhelds connected to a BlackBerry Enterprise Server must contact their BES Administrator to configure the BlackBerry Application Control to Allow the keyboard driver to use the Event Injector API. (See the related instructions that are in the keyboard download archive). After the initial installation of the driver, navigate to the keyboard driver application; from the main BlackBerry screen, select the Stowaway application with a Trackball or Scroll Wheel click. 1. If you have made no changes to the BlackBerry s default security permissions via the Options Security Options Application Permissions screen, you will receive an Insufficient Permissions status screen when you launch the Stowaway application. Five specific permissions are required to be set to Allow in order for the keyboard application to run properly. These are: Bluetooth, Keystroke Injection, Interprocess Communication, Device Settings, and Security Timer Reset. Click on the Application Permissions button to proceed to the permissions screen. The five required permissions will have already been set for you. Page 4
2. Next you will receive a dialog box that informs you that the Stowaway application requests changes to its application control permissions. Select View to continue. The Stowaway application s Permissions screen will display next with the correct permission changes already inserted. In order to fully support the keyboard application, you may modify only the optional Security Timer Reset permission to Deny, (which will disable the backlight while you re typing). The other four permissions noted above must remain as Allow. 3. Once you re satisfied with the Stowaway application permissions, press the BlackBerry button on your mobile device and select Save from the menu. Enabling Bluetooth 1. In order to connect the BlackBerry to the Ultra-Slim keyboard, you need to enable Bluetooth. To do so, open the BlackBerry menu in the Stowaway keyboard application and select Connect to Keyboard. Page 5
2. When prompted whether you would like to enable Bluetooth, select the Yes button by clicking with the Trackball or Track Wheel. Connecting the Stowaway Ultra-Slim keyboard 1. After Bluetooth is enabled, place the keyboard in Discoverable mode by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl> <Left Fn> <Right Fn> until the green LED (above the <T> key) flashes. Then select Connect to Keyboard from the BlackBerry menu. This will begin a scan for the Stowaway keyboard. 2. Next, a prompt will display asking whether you would like to open a local connection. Select Yes button to continue. Page 6
3. You may then be prompted to enter a numerical passkey. A passkey is a number of your own choosing (1-9 digits) that you use to pair the BlackBerry with your Stowaway keyboard. You first enter the number on your BlackBerry using the keypad and press the Trackball or Track Wheel. NOTE: The passkey must contain only digits, for example 111. Now type the same passkey number on the Stowaway Keyboard, using <LFn> + <Number> keys. When finished, press the <Enter> key. If the connection fails or no keyboard is found, select Connect to Keyboard from the BlackBerry menu, and place the keyboard in Discoverable mode (by pressing <Ctrl> <LFn> <RFn>).NOTE: Please, make sure that the passkey is entered on the BlackBerry first, and press the Trackball or Track Wheel and then follow with the passkey on the keyboard. When finished, press <Enter> on the keyboard. 4. The keyboard is now paired with the BlackBerry and is available for use. If the keyboard is closed, or the BlackBerry is turned off, or either is idle too long, the connection will be broken. To reconnect make sure both devices are powered on and within range, then press a key on the keyboard to reestablish the connection. If reconnection fails, repeat step #4. If you still have difficulty connecting, see Reconnecting the Stowaway Ultra-Slim keyboard Page 7
Other Features 1. If several Bluetooth keyboards are nearby and in Discoverable mode, the scan will display all of them in the list. Compare your keyboard ID (BD address) found on the back of the keyboard with the IDs in the list and select your keyboard. Select Scan from the BlackBerry menu if your keyboard is not in the list. 2. Disable Keyboard used to disable the keyboard connection. This is covered further in the section entitled: Disabling the Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard. 3. Options The options available on the Options page do not apply to the Stowaway Ultra-Slim (HID) keyboard. These options are for the Stowaway Keyboard for BlackBerry, previously known as the Shasta Bluetooth Keyboard. Page 8
4. Hot Keys allow the user to assign specific applications to keyboard shortcuts. To later launch the application, press <Alt>+<LFn> plus the corresponding number key (1-0). 5. Key Typing allows the user to set the Auto Repeat Delay, Auto Repeat Rate, and the keyboard Language Layout. Also provided is an area to test keyboard input. 6. Clear text box will clear the Test field in the Stowaway keyboard application. 7. Application Permissions takes you to the Stowaway application permissions, to allow you to change and/or to save the modified permissions for the keyboard application to operate properly. When you reach this screen, the permissions have already been set properly. You need only select Save from the BlackBerry menu. Page 9
8. Terminate driver is used to exit and terminate any running driver processes. It can be used in the event that you are experiencing difficulties connecting. 9. About provides the driver version and the Copyright information for the Stowaway software installed on your BlackBerry. Page 10
Reconnecting the Stowaway keyboard The above steps establish the Bluetooth wireless connection and bonding between the BlackBerry device and the keyboard for the first time. Keyboard character input should be enabled as long as the connection is maintained. Despite a high degree of reliability, the Bluetooth connection could break for a number of reasons: When the keyboard cover is closed, the keyboard circuit will be powered off, and the Bluetooth connection will be lost. As a power saving feature, the keyboard will be automatically powered down after an idle period (when there is no activity for approximately 3 minutes). When the BlackBerry device is turned off, the established Bluetooth connection will be lost. When the BlackBerry and the keyboard are out of range (~10m). When any of these conditions occur, the connection will be lost and the software will switch to Listening for Keyboard mode. To restore the connection, make sure the keyboard and mobile device are powered on and in range, and then tap any key (except <Ctrl>) on the keyboard. If you have performed a reboot, you may be prompted to Enable Bluetooth and to Accept the Connection Request before the connection is reestablished. The connection should be reestablished within 2-3 seconds but this may be delayed if the Bluetooth system on the mobile device is busy. Page 11
Even when disconnected, the mobile device and the keyboard remain bonded. The keyboard will only reconnect to the bonded BlackBerry. Normally the bond will not need to be broken unless the keyboard will be used with another mobile device or another keyboard will be used with the BlackBerry. Therefore, please avoid pressing <Ctrl> <LFn> <RFn> during normal operation. If this has happened, you will have to establish a new connection as described in the Connecting to the Stowaway Ultra-Slim keyboard section above. Disabling the Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard When the Bluetooth keyboard is no longer needed, you may disable the keyboard driver by pressing the BlackBerry menu button and selecting Disable Keyboard. NOTE: Disabling the Bluetooth keyboard will not automatically turn off the Bluetooth radio. The Bluetooth radio may be turned off from Options Bluetooth, press the BlackBerry menu button and select Disable Bluetooth. The Bluetooth keyboard will remain in Bluetooth is turned off status until you press the BlackBerry menu and select the Listen for Keyboard command. You will then be prompted to Enable Bluetooth. Select Yes and Bluetooth is turned back on. You will also be prompted to Accept connection request from the keyboard. Select Yes. If you have attempted keystrokes and the Bluetooth radio is turned back on, and you accepted the connection request prior to the keyboard timing out, the keyboard will immediately enable. To re-enable the connection, make the keyboard Discoverable by pressing <Ctrl> <LFn> <RFn> (the Status Light will blink once/second) then open the BlackBerry menu and select Connect to Keyboard. See Configuring the Keyboard to your Device and Reconnecting the Stowaway keyboard for complete instructions. Page 12
Secure Connection Overview When a secure connection is established, such as when the Ultra-Slim (HID) Bluetooth keyboard is connected with a BlackBerry, the paired devices share a permanent bond. This bond is established when two devices create and exchange a Link Key, this process is also known as pairing. Link Keys are based on a unique Bluetooth Device Address, an internally generated random number and a user defined passkey. With a Bluetooth connection, transmissions may be intercepted. In order to limit this exposure, a secure connection should be set up. This encrypts data sent from the keyboard to the mobile device. This means that there is a 1:1 relationship between the mobile device and the keyboard and it will not respond to connection requests from other devices. The mobile device on the other hand, will retain the ability to create new pairings with other devices. The BlackBerry searches the Bluetooth radio band until it finds the keyboard. It will prompt for a Passkey. Once paired, each time the mobile device and keyboard are powered on and within range of each other, the devices will be reconnected. Page 13
Keyboard Status Light When the keyboard is open there is a light above the <T> key that indicates the status of the keyboard. When the keyboard status light flashes a fast green light (approx. once per second) it is in Discoverable mode. This is the state that allows it to be detected by the mobile device. To place the keyboard into Discoverable mode, use the <Ctrl> <LFn> <RFn> key combination. When keyboard status light flashes a slow green light (approx. once every four seconds) it is connected to the mobile device and is available for use. When the keyboard status light is solid red for 5 seconds after power on, the batteries must be replaced before the keyboard can resume normal operation. When the keyboard is not connected to the mobile device the status light is dark. This happens when a connection or reconnection has not been established or the connection has been broken. Page 14
Customizing Your Bluetooth Keyboard Keyboard Control Menu Navigate to the keyboard application and press the BlackBerry menu button to gain access to extra features of the keyboard. Select Connect to Keyboard: This allows the keyboard application to begin the connection process, or begin reestablishment of a failed connection. Select Disable Keyboard: This allows the keyboard connection to be broken. Select Options: This menu command is not used with the Stowaway Ultra-Slim keyboard. Select Hot Keys: Select a key combination and an application to associate with that command. When you later press the <Alt><LFn> <number> key combination (e.g. <Alt> <LFn> <4>), the selected application will launch. You can reassign the default application launch commands for the row one number keys. There are two Fn keys on the Bluetooth keyboard. The blue <Fn> key is to the left of the spacebar and is referred to as <LFn>. The green <Fn> key is to the right of the spacebar and is referred to as <RFn>.) Select Key Typing: To increase the key repeat delay, select an Auto Repeat Delay with a higher number. To decrease the key repeat delay, select an Auto Repeat Delay with a lower number. To increase the key repeat rate, select an Auto Repeat Rate with a lower number. To decrease the key repeat rate, select an Auto Repeat Rate with a higher number. Page 15
Using the Stowaway keyboard Commands joined by a dash mean that the key combination must be pressed in order and with all keys held down at the same time. Commands joined by a plus + mean that the key following the + must be pressed after the initial key combination is pressed and released. The keyboard provides 2 separate color-coded function keys (blue <Fn> and green <Fn>) that enable you to navigate the device or access numbers and symbols. In the tables below, the blue <Fn> key is to the left of the spacebar and is referred to as <LFn>. The green <Fn> key is to the right of the spacebar and is referred to as <RFn>. Dialing numbers The keyboard may be used to dial phone numbers. When on the Phone screen, pressing <LFn>+<number> will input that number into the dialing program. Action Launch Phone Dial number Place call End call Shortcut <LFn>+<Z> <LFn>+<1-0> <LFn>+<Z> <LFn>+<X> Moving the Caret Some applications may respond to other keys and shortcuts. For example, the following keys work in many text editor windows (such as MemoPad): Action Move caret up Move caret down Move caret left Move caret right < > < > < > < > Shortcut Page 16
Launching and Navigating Applications Opening various applications can be performed with the keyboard using <LFn>+<letter>. The user can also map favorite applications to assigned Hot Keys within the keyboard driver application. (Hot Keys are invoked with <Alt> <LFn> + <number>.) Action Shortcut Launch Calendar <LFn>+<A> Launch AddressBook <LFn>+<S> Launch Messages <LFn>+<D> Launch Tasks <LFn>+<F> Launch MemoPad Launch Search Launch Calculator Launch Browser Launch Stowaway application <LFn>+<J> <LFn>+<K> <LFn>+<L> <LFn>+<;> <LFn>+<Left spacebar> Character Input The Left Fn (LFn) and Right Fn (RFn) are used in conjunction with key presses to input the corresponding characters on the keyboard. Character Shortcut The digit one (1) <LFn>+<Q> The digit two (2) <LFn>+<W> The digit three (3) <LFn>+<E> The digit four (4) <LFn>+<R> The digit five (5) <LFn>+<T> The digit six (6) <LFn>+<Y> The digit seven (7) <LFn>+<U> The digit eight (8) <LFn>+<I> The digit nine (9) <LFn>+<O> The digit nine (0) <LFn>+<P> Left Bracket[ <LFn>+<-> Right Bracket ] <LFn>+<=> Reverse Solidus \ <LFn>+</ > Page 17
Character Exclamation mark! Commercial At @ Number sign # Dollar sign $ Percent sign % Caret ^ Ampersand & Asterisk * Left parenthesis ( Right parenthesis ) Left Curly Bracket { Right Curly Bracket } British Pound Tilde ~ Euro Yen Vertical Bar Shortcut <RFn>+<Q> <RFn>+<W> <RFn>+<E> <RFn>+<R> <RFn>+<T> <RFn>+<Y> <RFn>+<U> <RFn>+<I> <RFn>+<O> <RFn>+<P> <RFn>+<-> <RFn>+<=> <RFn>+<;> <RFn>+< > <RFn>+<,> <RFn>+<.> <RFn>+</> Menu Navigation You can access program menus and dialog boxes with the Stowaway keyboard using the following commands. Action Open the application menu in any application Launch Stowaway keyboard application Emulate the Back Key on the phone s keypad. Scroll Up Scroll Down Select the highlighted item Navigate in dialog boxes Open main applications screen Open Options Close Program Key command Windows key <LFn>+<Left Spacebar> <LFn>+<Esc> <Up> <Down> <Enter> <Tab> <LFn>+<C> <LFn>+<V> <LFn>+<X> Page 18
Moving the Cursor/Highlighting Text You can easily navigate, position the cursor, and select text for subsequent editing functions with these key combinations. Action The cursor moves left (back) one character The cursor moves right (forward) one character Select (highlight) next character to the left Select (highlight) next character to the right Select (highlight) next line Page up one page at a time Page down one page at a time Key command < > < > <Shift> < > <Shift> < > <Shift> < > <RFn> < > <RFn> < > International and Extended Character Set Character Description Shortcut Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý Acute accent <Ctrl> < >+<Shift> <letter> á, é, í, ó, ú, ý Acute accent <Ctrl> < >+<letter> Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û Circumflex accent <Ctrl> <RFn> <Y>+<Shift> <letter> â, ê, î, ô, û Circumflex accent <Ctrl> <RFn> <Y>+<letter> Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ Dieresis accent (umlaut) <Ctrl> <Shift> <;>+<Shift> <letter> ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ Dieresis accent (umlaut) <Ctrl> <Shift> <;>+<letter> À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù Grave accent <Ctrl> <LFn> < >+<Shift> <letter> à, è, ì, ò, ù Grave accent <Ctrl> <LFn> < >+<letter> Ã, Õ, Ñ Tilde accent <Ctrl> <RFn> < >+<Shift> <letter> ã, õ, ñ Tilde accent <Ctrl> <RFn> < >+<letter> Å Dot accent <Ctrl> <RFn> <W>+<Shift> <A> å Dot accent <Ctrl> <RFn> <W>+<A> Ç Cedilla <Ctrl> <,>+<Shift> <C> ç Cedilla <Ctrl> <,>+<C> Ø Capital naught <Ctrl> </>+<Shift> <O> ø Lower case naught <Ctrl> </>+<O> Æ Æ <Ctrl> <RFn> <U>+<Shift> <A> æ æ <Ctrl> <RFn> <U>+<A> Œ Œ <ctrl.> <RFn> <U>+<Shift> <O> œ œ <Ctrl> <RFn> <U>+<O> ß Beta <Ctrl> <RFn> <U>+<S>? Question Mark <Shift> < > Page 19
Character Description Shortcut Inverted Question Mark <Ctrl> <Alt> <Shift> < >! Exclamation <RFn> <Q> Inverted Exclamation <Ctrl> <Alt> <RFn> <Q> Bullet <Ctrl> <Alt> <W> Degree <Ctrl> <Alt> <D> µ Micro <Ctrl> <Alt> <U> Paragraph symbol <Ctrl> <Alt> <LFn> </> Section <Ctrl> <Alt> <S> @ At sign <RFn> <W> Copyright <Ctrl> <Alt> <C> Trademark <Ctrl> <Alt> <T> Registered trademark <Ctrl> <Alt> <R> Pound (British) <Ctrl> <Alt> <P> or <RFn> <;> Yen <Ctrl> <Alt> <Y> or <RFn> <.> Cents <Ctrl> <Alt> <RFn> <4> ƒ Function <Ctrl> <Alt> <F> Lira <Ctrl> <Alt> <L> Euro <Ctrl> <Alt> <E> or <RFn> <,> $ Dollar sign <RFn> <R> ½ One-half <Ctrl> <Alt> <LFn> <W> ¾ Three-quarters <Ctrl> <Alt> <LFn> <E> ¼ One-quarter <Ctrl> <Alt> <LFn> <R> ± Plus-Minus <Ctrl> <Alt> <Shift> <=> «Left double quote mark <Ctrl> <Alt> <Shift> <,>» Right double quote mark <Ctrl> <Alt> <Shift> <.> Division <Ctrl> <Alt> <-> # Number sign <RFn> <E> % Percent <RFn> <T> ^ Caret <RFn> <Y> & Ampersand <RFn> <U> * Asterisk <RFn> <I> ( Left parenthesis <RFn> <O> ) Right parenthesis <RFn> <P> { Left curly bracket <RFn> <-> } Right curly bracket <RFn> <=> ~ Tilde <RFn> < > Vertical bar <RFn> </> \ Reverse solidus <LFn> </> ` Grave <LFn> < > [ Left square bracket <LFn> <-> ] Right square bracket <LFn> <=> Page 20
Frequently Asked Questions Q: What should I do when I type on the keyboard and nothing happens? Check that the batteries are charged in your BlackBerry. Verify that keyboard is open and has sufficient power to operate. Check to make sure that the keyboard software is installed properly according to the instructions. Check the status of the Stowaway keyboard application. Launch the application and make sure it s status is Connected. If it is not Connected. Verify that Bluetooth is enabled on the BlackBerry. Make sure that the keyboard and BlackBerry are within range (~10m) of each other. Q: My Bluetooth keyboard was connected and character input to the mobile device worked fine, but after a certain idle period, it seems that the connection was lost. Refer to the Reconnecting the Stowaway keyboard section. Q: How do I uninstall the keyboard driver? A. Connect your BlackBerry to your PC via the USB cable that came with your mobile device. Launch BlackBerry Desktop Manager Application Loader on your PC. Click Next to continue the wizard. At the Device Application Selection screen, uncheck the Stowaway Keyboard application and click Next. At the Completing Application Loader wizard screen, click Finish to complete the removal from your mobile device. Your BlackBerry will reboot. To remove the Stowaway application completely from BlackBerry Desktop Manager (in case you want to install a different Stowaway keyboard driver) launch Application Loader again, click Next. This time, checkmark the Stowaway keyboard application, and click the Delete button. Answer the confirm deletion prompt and complete the wizard. Page 21
Q: What is a Passkey? A Passkey (or Passcode) is a number of digits (of your choosing), that you enter first on your BlackBerry keypad, and click the Trackball or Track Wheel, and then via the Bluetooth keyboard, using <LFn>+<numbers> followed by <Enter>. This creates a pairing between your devices for connection and reconnection. (see Connecting the Stowaway Ultra-Slim keyboard #3) Q: What do I do when I receive a Not Connected (or other status) message, and I simply can t get beyond it in order to connect? A. When you find yourself unable to connect, despite your efforts. Invoke the Terminate Driver command on the BlackBerry menu in the Stowaway keyboard application, then re-launch the application. Use the connection procedures outlined in this manual to try again. If you re still having difficulty, removing and reinstalling the keyboard application via BlackBerry Desktop Manager Application Loader. (See Installing the Software) Page 22
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