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Appendix D Activesync

The Windows CE .NET 4.2 operating system is delivered with a software for transferring ﬁ les, programs and

data between a Windows PC and a PL3000 unit. This program is called ActiveSync and is made by Microsoft.

Installing the PC version of this software onto your desktop, your computer will enable you to synchronise

the contents of your PL3000 with your Windows PC using a USB port connection or Bluetooth.

Installing ActiveSync

Microsoft ActiveSync version 3.7 and all later versions will work with the PL3000. If you have ActiveSync

already installed, please make sure that the version number is 3.7 or later. To acquire the latest version,

please visit Microsoft’s search page and search for ActiveSync:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp

Select your operating system and ActiveSync from the menus shown on the pages and you will be presented

with the latest ActiveSync version for download.

Setting up the connection

After you have installed ActiveSync you are ready to set up the connection. There are currently two ways to

establish an ActiveSync connection between the handheld unit and the PC. Of these the USB cable is the

fastest and most convenient once set up correctly, but it requires installing a driver.

ActiveSync over USB

The USB is the fastest and most ﬂ exible way to communicate with a PC. It is also the only method, which

requires a driver to be installed on your PC in order for the connection to work properly. Windows XP, 2000,

98 and ME all support making a USB connection. You will need to have one of these operating systems

installed on your desktop PC in order to use the USB connection and naturally your PC has to be equipped

with a USB port. Make sure that the power to your PL3000 is switched on and that it is in the Desktop

Charger. Attach the USB cable to the USB connector on the back of the Desktop Charger and then connect

the other end to the USB port on your PC. At this point the operating system should prompt you to deﬁ ne

or supply the software driver for the device it has detected. The driver is available from the Nordic ID web

site.