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\n<\/td>\nTo get the “Freedom Universal Keyboard” working with the Ameo, follow these steps:<\/p>\n
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- Download a file called “WM05SP.exe” from
\nwww.freedominput.com (The page is titled “Windows Mobile Smartphone 05”) – Sorry this website is no longer online (noticed Nov\/10)<\/em>.<\/p>\n- Make sure your Ameo is attached to your Windows PC and that ActiveSync is running. When you double-click “WM05SP.exe” it will install a progrm in C:\\Program Files\\Freedom Universal Keyboard<\/i>. The install.bat file in this program didn’t work for me so I manually moved “bthkeyb.ARM.CAB” (a file that was included in the install) onto the Ameo via ActiveSync and installed the CAB directly from the Ameo.\n
- After installation, a new icon will have appeared in “Programs” called “Bthkeyb”. The first time you click it, you will be given a “Device Code” and asked for a passcode.\n
- To get the passcode, go to www.freedominput\/unlock.html<\/a> and fill in the form including the “Device code” and a 7 digit number on a sticker from the back of the instruction book that came with the keyboard. The form asked whether I was sure before continuing – Press the “Confirm” button to get a passcode which you enter using the Ameo onscreen keyboard.\n
- The keyboard program shows a almost blank info screen except the bottom-right corner has a button labled “Main”. Select “Main”, then choose “General”.\n
- On the keyboard, move the switch to “HID mode” so the LED flashes green, then press and hold the “B” button. On the Ameo, click the “Bluetooth keyboard” checkbox.\n
- The connection is automatically made in a few seconds and a message “Keyboard was connected” pops up – it’s then safe to release the “B” button. Test the keyboard works in MS Word Mobile.\n<\/ol>\n
Problems:<\/p>\n
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- The connection isn’t permanent – You have to reconnect the keyboard every time you want to use it.\n
- The backspace key doesn’t seem to work (delete does though). The home and end keys don’t seem to work either.\n
- You can’t seem to hold down shift and then use the arrow keys to create a text selection area (vital for cut&paste).\n
- The keyboard doesn’t work in every program. It works in Word and Text Messages though.\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Make sure your Ameo is attached to your Windows PC and that ActiveSync is running. When you double-click “WM05SP.exe” it will install a progrm in C:\\Program Files\\Freedom Universal Keyboard<\/i>. The install.bat file in this program didn’t work for me so I manually moved “bthkeyb.ARM.CAB” (a file that was included in the install) onto the Ameo via ActiveSync and installed the CAB directly from the Ameo.\n