Installation instructions
Using Battery Bar
Using the Power Bars
Using Program Bar
Using Power Clean
Using Power Adjust
Using Power Task
Using Power Alert
Using Power Store
Using Power Light
Purchasing
Uninstallation instructions
Further help

Installation
To download Battery Pack 2004 to your Pocket PC:
Double click on the BattOD.exe or BattOL.exe file (depending upon the version you downloaded).
Click on the "Extract" button.
Select "Yes" when prompted to create the directory.
Select "Yes" to run the program "Setup.exe".
Installation should begin (you will see the Omega One logo).
When installing onto your Pocket PC, always install to the default directory. Do not install to any other directory (such as on a storage card). Battery Pack 2004 uses very little of your Program Memory.

Problems with installation
If you are having trouble installing, try the following:
Make sure you have the latest version of the Microsoft ActiveSync software. To download the latest version, go to http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/downloads.
Find the processor your device uses by going to Start, Settings, System on your Pocket PC (this will always be ARM for Pocket PC 2002 devices). Now open up the c:\OmegaOne\BattPack folder on your PC and you should find a batt.?.cab file, where ? is the name of the processor on your Pocket PC (either SH3, MIPS or ARM). Note, all Pocket PC 2002 & Pocket PC 2003 devices use the ARM processor. Make sure your Pocket PC is connected to your PC and right click on the ActiveSync icon on your PC's toolbar. Select Explore. This will display the My Documents folder on your Pocket PC. Drag the batt.?.cab file from the c:\OmegaOne\BattPack folder window to your Pocket PC folder window. The file you need is now on your Pocket PC. On your Pocket PC select Start, Programs, File Explorer. It should default to your My Documents folder when opening. Tap the batt.?.cab file and it should install.
Problems with reinstallation

If you are having trouble reinstalling a newer version of Battery Pack 2004, or are upgrading from the trial version to the full version you may have trouble with the BattBar.dll file being already in use.

To correct this: Uninstall the current version of Battery Pack 2004. See the Uninstallation instructions for more information.
Install the new version only when uninstallation is complete.

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Starting the Battery Bar
When you install Battery Pack 2004, the Battery Bar should show up automatically. If it doesn't:
Select Start, Settings, Today, Items.
In the list on the left find Battery Bar and check it. Note you can move the Battery Bar up and down your Today items by highlighting it and using the Move Up and Move Down buttons.
Tap OK, then Start, Today.
You should now see the Battery Bar on your today screen.

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The Battery Time Remaining display
Since everybody uses their Pocket PC in different ways, the drain on the battery will be different. Battery Bar "learns" how you use your Pocket PC to accurately display the battery time remaining for how you use your device. After a certain time it will start displaying battery time remaining. Over the next few days of use the time remaining display will steadily get more and more accurate.

Note: if you usually keep your Pocket PC fully charged all the time it may take Battery Bar longer to generate an accurate battery time remaining figure. In this instance, let your Pocket PC discharge a little (down to 50-60% battery life) once or twice.

Manufacturers advertise their Pocket PC will operate for a certain amount of hours from a full charge. You will most likely find the Battery Time Remain display will be a lot lower than this figure. This is because your Pocket PC drains the battery even when it is "off" (actually in standby mode). Battery Time Remain only measures the time you are using your Pocket PC (the time that is the most important to you!).

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Tapping the items on the Battery Bar
When tapped, many of the icons and text on the Battery Bar link to other useful functions, or change how the Battery Bar information is displayed. If you are experiencing problems getting to these functions, you may need to realign your screen. To do this, tap Start, then Settings, then Align.

What happens when you tap an area is described in the Understanding the Battery Bar section.

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Understanding the Battery Bar display
The Battery Bar is split up into 6 separate areas:

Folder / Battery icon
Tapping the icon on the left hand side will bring up the Power Store application, which shows more detailed battery and storage information.

Battery information
The battery slider shows how much battery life is left on your Pocket PC.

Under normal conditions the display shows the battery icon, a bar showing the amount of battery life left, and text. The text shows one of the following three types of information:
How much Battery time is remaining (e.g. "5h 45m r"). "r" stands for "remaining". When the battery is charging this changes to show how long it will take for the battery to be fully charged (e.g. "1h 23m c"). "c" stands for "charging".
The percentage battery life remaining (e.g. "78%")
How long has elapsed since the battery was last charged (e.g. "1h 23m e"). "e" stands for "elapsed"
To switch between these three types of information tap the battery text.

To display more detailed battery information, tap the battery sliders or battery icon.

If you connect an external battery to iPAQ Pocket PCs external battery information will also appear (as shown in the picture above). The battery time remaining will increase to take the external battery into account.

Storage / Program memory
The Storage / Program Memory area shows the Storage Memory and Program Memory available on your Pocket PC. Storage Memory is represented by a hard disk icon, Program Memory by a chip icon.

Tapping the memory icon (or left hand side of the memory icon on the large Battery Bar view) will change whether Storage Memory or Program Memory is displayed. By default Battery Bar will cycle automatically between Program Memory and Storage Memory. Tapping the icon will stop this cycling and will permanently display Storage Memory. Tapping again will permanently display Program Memory. Tapping once more will switch back to cycling through Program Memory and Storage Memory.

Displaying Storage Memory can be useful in showing how much memory you have available to install new programs to your Pocket PC.

The slider shows how much memory is available. The text below shows either:

Memory used in terms of megabytes (MB)
Memory used as a percentage
To switch between these two types of information tap the text.

Tapping on the slider (or on the right hand side of the memory icon on the large Battery Bar view) will display more detailed memory settings for your device (also allowing you to adjust your Pocket PC to give you more storage memory or program memory).

Storage card(s)
The storage card area displays information about all the storage cards you have plugged into your Pocket PC at any time. Note - on some Pocket PCs it also shows information about the internal RAM disk (like an internal storage card). For more information on this type of storage memory, see your Pocket PC manual.

Below the storage icon is displayed the amount of space available on this storage card. Tapping this text switches between showing the amount of memory free as a percentage or in megabytes (MB).

Tapping the slider (or the right side of the storage icon in the large Battery Bar view) will start the File Explorer to allow you to explore data on your storage card(s).

Tapping the storage card icon (or the left side of the storage card icon in the large Battery Bar view) will change what information is displayed. By default the display will cycle through all storage cards currently inserted in the Pocket PC. Tapping the icon will stop this cycling and will allow you to permanently display one storage card. Tapping again will permanently display another storage card. Once all cards have been exhausted, tapping again will switch back to cycling through all storage cards.

Backlight
When tapped, the backlight icon displays the backlight settings.
Tapping the "a" button will turn the auto backlight adjustment on and off on iPAQ devices with this feature.
The slider below the backlight icon adjusts the backlight brightness. This feature currently on works for Toshiba & iPAQ devices (not iPAQ 1910).

Time Zone Information
Instead of displaying memory or storage card details, the Battery Bar can show the "Visiting" or "Home" time zone. This can be useful when on vacation, or if you have to deal with others in a different time zone.

The Time Zone information will display an icon for home (a house icon) or visiting (a globe) time zones. If the current time is set to the "home" time zone, the "visiting" time zone will be displayed, and vica versa.

To change the time zones on your Pocket PC, tap the Time Zone information on the Battery Bar. This will display the Clock setup applet. More information on using this can be found in your Pocket PC manual.

See Battery Bar Settings for more information on displaying Time Zone information on the Battery Bar.

Analog Clock
Instead of displaying backlight information, the Battery Bar can show an analog clock showing the current time.

Tapping on the clock will allow the user to change the clock settings.

See Battery Bar Settings for more information on displaying the Analog Clock on the Battery Bar.

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Select Start, Settings, Today. You may need to select the Items tab.
Select Battery Bar. Tap the Options button on the right hand side.
This will bring up a screen allowing you to alter how Battery Bar displays information. The following settings can be altered:

General options
The general options dialog allows you to:

Change the height of the Battery Bar.
Select which icon is displayed for each storage card you own (or RAM disk if your Pocket PC supports this).
Choose how often the Battery Bar updates its information.
Display the battery life in the title bar, so it can be seen from any program.
Display small text in the battery, memory and storage card meters showing the exact percentage.
Select various items to appear on the Battery Bar.
Storage Card icon
To change the icon for your storage card:

Insert your storage card.
Display the Battery Bar Options screen.
Select your storage card at the bottom of the screen by its size.
Tap Next until you have selected the icon you would like.
Your storage card will now display this icon in the Battery Bar and Power Store.

Displaying other Battery Bar information
By using the Display position 1, 2 and 3 selections, the Battery Bar can be tailored to display exactly what you wish.

Backlight or Analog Clock information can only be displayed in position 3 (due to size constraints). Memory, Storage Card and Time Zone information can be displayed in position 1 and 2. This means that the Battery Bar can display one storage card's information in position 1, and another storage card's information in position 2, or that Time Zone information can be displayed in position 1, and memory information in position 2.

Speech options
The options dialog allows you to:

Tell you if the battery (or external battery on iPAQ devices) is low.
Tell you when the battery is fully charged.
Tell you if the program memory or storage memory is getting low.
Tell you if one of your storage cards is getting low on space.
The dialog lets you change at what percentage battery life is left. You can alter at what percentage it will warn you when program, storage or storage card memory is low. You can also change how often the speech warning will remind you (or if you only want to be reminded once).

Power Bar options
To enable or disable the battery & memory Power Bar meters, check or uncheck the appropriate check boxes on this tab.

If you wish, you can display the percentage as text in the battery or memory meters. Also, the battery time remaining can be displayed in the battery meter.

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To adjust the Power Bar settings:
Select Start, Settings, Today. You may need to select the Items tab.
Select Battery Bar. Tap the Options button on the right hand side.
This will bring up a screen allowing you to alter how Battery Bar displays information. Select the Power Bars tab.

Below the clock on the title bar will appear a battery meter showing the battery life remaining. Tapping on the meter will display the Power Store screen showing full information of battery, memory & storage card life.

To enable or disable the battery meter, go into the Battery Bar Options (tap on the red cog icon on the right hand side of the Battery Bar, select Battery Bar and tap Options). Move to the Title Bar tab to alter the settings.

A memory / storage card meter can also be displayed above the time on the title bar. Use the Options screen described above to enable the memory meter. To switch between memory and storage card information, simply tap the memory meter.

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Starting the Program Bar
When you install Battery Pack 2004, the Program Bar should show up automatically. If it doesn't:

Select Start, Settings, Today. You may need to select the Items tab.
In the list on the left find Program Bar and check it. Note you can move the Program Bar up and down your Today items by highlighting it and using the Move Up and Move Down buttons.
Tap OK, then Start, Today.
You should now see the Program Bar on your today screen.

To use Program Bar, simply tap on the icon of the program you wish to use and it will be displayed. Tapping on the date (if you have selected this option) will allow you to adjust the clock settings.

The Program Bar can be customised to display any program icons on your Pocket PC. See the section Adjusting Program Bar for how to do this.

The Program Bar is designed to replace the Date today plug-in that came with your Pocket PC. When you install Battery Pack 2004 it will be disabled. To re-enable it, simply Select Start, Settings, Today, Items and check the Date check box.

Adjusting Program Bar
To adjust the settings of the Program Bar:

Select Start, Settings, Today. You may need to select the Items tab.
Select Program Bar. Tap the Options button on the right hand side.
This will bring up a screen allowing you to alter how Program Bar displays information. The following settings can be altered:

Number of lines
The number of lines of icons displayed on the Today page can be altered by selecting a value from 1 to 5 in the Number of lines box. The number of lines displayed will change below and on the Today page when displayed.

Show date
A specially shortened date can be displayed on the Program Bar. This can be useful as it allows Program Bar to replace the Date today plug-in that comes with your Pocket PC. To disable the date, uncheck the Show date check box.

Single line scroll
If you select this option, up and down arrows will appear on the right hand side of the Program Bar. Each time either of these buttons are pressed, the Program Bar scrolls up or down to the next line. Limit the number of lines you will scroll by setting the number of lines to the correct value.

Icons
The icons on the Program Bar can be changed to most available programs or settings. To change an icon, tap it. It will now be selected. The name of the current program associated with it will be listed above, and the path and file name below (e.g. "Calculator" and "\windows\calc.exe"). To select a new program for this position tap on the combo box above the icons and select the name of the program you wish to associate.

Tap OK to confirm these changes.

Programs not in the list
All installed programs should be in the list of programs. However, if you cannot find the program you want, you can enter its path manually. To do this:

Select an icon position.
In the list, select * Custom Program Link *.
A dialog will be displayed asking you for the link. Type in exact path (e.g. \Storage Card\program.exe). An optional parameter can also be entered, if the link requires it.
Tap the OK button in the top right of the screen and the custom link will be set.
Special Icons

Program Bar includes some icons that perform special operations:

- Close Programs -
Select this icon to switch to the settings applet to allow you to close any programs that are running. Frequently some applications can slow the system down. Tap this icon to close them to keep you Pocket PC running smoothly!

- Power Adjust -
See the Power Adjust section for more information.

- Power Alert -
See the Power Alert section for more information.

- Power Clean -
See the Power Clean section for more information.

- Power Light -
See the Power Light section for more information.

- Power Off -
Tap this icon to turn the device off - saving the life of the button.

- Soft Reset -
Tap this icon to reset the system. This is the same as pressing the small soft reset "hole" on the bottom or side of your Pocket PC.

*No icon*
Select this to blank this entry in the Program Bar.

Journal Bar links
If you use Journal Bar (also by Omega One), icons can be added to Program Bar that are shortcut links to each section within Journal Bar. These can be handy to quickly check stocks, weather or news information without having to cycle through each Journal Bar section.

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Run this program to clean up temporary files that are using precious space on your Pocket PC. Select which folders you want to clean up, and tap "Clean" to delete the unwanted files. Power Clean can also be instructed to clean up unwanted files every hour.

Note, do not check the Temporary Internet Files check box if you use Journal Bar (another Omega One product). This will delete the stored web pages Journal Bar is collecting.

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This program allows you to change some of the system settings on your Pocket PC:

Cleartype: Allows you to turn Cleartype on or off throughout the system.
System Font: Change the font used to display all text on the Pocket PC.
Animate: Windows will animate as they open and close.
Low Battery Notification: Turn off the pop-up box that appears when the battery is low. This option also allows the low battery notification to be altered in the Sounds & Notifications settings applet.
Power Task: Enable or disable the Power Task close button & menu feature. Checking Tapping X Closes Programs closes programs with a quick tap of the close button. A tap & hold will hide the program. See the Power Task section for more information.
Reorder today plug-ins: When many today plug-ins are loaded and unloaded, some may have the same Order value, which results in display problems. Tapping this button reorders them so these problem are corrected.
Title bar date/time: Change the title bar to display date, time, both date & time or nothing. Note, when in date & time mode the text can be obscured by the battery & memory title bar meters.

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Operation
When Power Task is enabled a red X or ok icon is displayed in the top right hand corner instead of the usual X or ok buttons. Tapping has the same effect as before (the program will still be running, but will disappear). Tapping for more than a ½ second will close the program to help free up memory.

Below the close button will appear a small down arrow. Tapping this will display a list of programs that are currently running. To switch to this program, tap it. To close this program, tap the red X icon associated with it. The Desktop (today screen) and Programs items are required by the Pocket PC to stay running, and hence cannot be closed.

Tapping Close All will close all programs that can be closed, freeing up memory and increasing the performance of your Pocket PC. Tapping Close All But Active will close all programs except the one you are working on at this time.

Customising
The background of the Power Task menu, as well as the Power Task buttons can be "skinned" using two simple bitmaps. See www.omegaone.com for instruction on how to create these ../images, and free sample bitmaps.

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Power Alert allows you to customise how the Calendar, Task & Alarm alerts sound, and how often they are repeated. The Power Alert screen allows you to alter:

Whether Power Alerts are used or the standard alert sound.
Which sound file is used.
How loud the sound should be.
If the sound should sound if the battery is low (to save battery life).
When an alert sounds, it can play for between 0 & 59 seconds. If 0 is selected the sound will be played exactly once only.

After playing for between 0 & 59 seconds, the sound can be repeated every 1-29 minutes. Setting this to 0 will mean the sound is never repeated.

The sound alert can be stopped after 1-119 minutes. Setting this to 0 will mean it will be stopped after playing the sound once only.

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Starting Power Store
Tap the Battery / Folder icon on the left hand side of the Battery Bar. Alternately, tap the battery meter in the title bar.

Understanding the Power Store display
Power Store is split up into 5 separate areas:

Main Battery
Displays the percentage main battery life free as a slider and as a text percentage.

Other Battery
Displays the backup battery information. If an external battery is being used on iPAQ devices, the external battery information is displayed here.

Program Memory
Displays how much space is left to run your programs in. This information is less important, as the Pocket PC will automatically close down applications when you are running out of memory, and will adjust it as appropriate. For more information, see your Pocket PC manual.

The Program memory free is displayed as a percentage in text form and as a slider. It is also displayed as a figure (e.g. 19.7 MB free). In the upper right the total program memory available is displayed.

Storage Memory
Displays how much space is left to store your programs in.

The Storage memory free is displayed as a percentage in text form and as a slider. It is also displayed as a figure (e.g. 19.7 MB free). In the upper right the total storage memory available is displayed.

Storage Card
Displays the first three storage cards it finds on the Pocket PC.

The name of the storage card is displayed as the title. The Storage Card memory free is displayed as a percentage in text form and as a slider. It is also displayed as a figure (e.g. 19.7 MB free). In the upper right the total storage card size is displayed. Note, this value may be different to the advertised size of the card, as the storage card has to be formatted and this may take up a little space on the card.

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Power Light appears as an icon on the Program Bar. To display Power Light on the Program Bar:

Select Start, Settings, Today. You may need to select the Items tab.
Select Program Bar from the list on the left hand side.
Tap Options to bring up the Program Bar options.
On the Program Bar Options screen you can select Power Light from the list of available programs.

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To uninstall:
Select Start, Settings, Remove Programs (on the Systems tab).
Select Omega One Battery Pack 2004 and tap Remove.
When a message box appears, follow the instructions and reset your Pocket PC.
Select Start, Settings, Remove Programs once more.
Select Omega One Battery Pack 2004 and tap Remove.
Battery Pack 2004 will have been uninstalled.

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