Editing Psion Series 5mx User Guide

[[File:Psion Series 5mx.jpg|thumb|250px|A Psion Series 5mx, the machine the guide covers.]]
The '''Psion Series 5mx User Guide''' is Psion Computers PLC's user manual for the [[Psion Series 5mx]]: version 1.1, October 1999, part no. 6105-0053-01, in English.<ref name="ug">Psion Computers PLC, ''Series 5mx User Guide'', version 1.1, October 1999, part no. 6105-0053-01. Hosted on this wiki: [[:File:Psion Series 5mx User Guide (October 1999).pdf]]. Copyright page (PDF p. 2) and contents (PDF pp. 5-10).</ref> The PDF has 217 pages; printed page numbers are eleven lower than PDF page numbers (printed p. 191 is PDF p. 202). Much of the text still calls the machine "Series 5", including the chapter and troubleshooting headings, while the cover, copyright page and specification say Series 5mx.<ref name="ug" />

It is a user manual, not a service document. For a repairer it gives the care and battery instructions, the reset procedures and Psion's specification.

== Contents ==

The chapters are: Getting started (p. 1); Files, folders & programs (27); Word (39); Sheet (55); Contacts (67); Agenda (73); Email (91); Calc (101); Jotter (111); Time (117); Data (127); Sketch (135); Spell (143); Record (147); Bombs (155); Programming (157); Printing (159); Infrared (165); Dialling (169); Customising (173); Care & safety (175); Security & backups (181); Troubleshooting (183); Appendices, with the character set (189) and specification (191); Index (193).<ref name="ug" />

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{| class="wikitable styled-table" style="width:80%; text-align:left;"
|+'''Sections most useful for repair'''<ref name="ug" />
! Section !! Printed page !! PDF page !! Covers
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| Where things are || 2 || 13 || Labelled diagram of controls, slots and sockets
|-
| Switching on; the screen || 7-9 || 18-20 || Fitting batteries, turning on and off, contrast and brightness, the pen
|-
| Care & safety || 175-179 || 186-190 || Care, powering the machine, recommended batteries, changing the batteries, battery safety, prolonging battery life
|-
| Security & backups || 181 || 192 || Backing up to a PC or Memory Disk
|-
| Troubleshooting || 183-186 || 194-197 || Symptoms, soft and hard reset
|-
| Specification || 191 || 202 || Size, weight, screen, memory, disk drive, processor, sound, power, keyboard, temperature, communications
|}

== What it settles ==

The specification (printed p. 191) is the source the wiki's 5mx and 5mx Pro pages use in place of the Wikipedia figures:<ref name="ug-191">''Series 5mx User Guide'', p. 191 (PDF p. 202), Specification.</ref>

* 172 × 89 × 24 mm; 350 g with batteries
* 32-bit ARM 710T core at 36.864 MHz
* 10 MB ROM and 16 MB RAM for the Series 5mx
* CompactFlash Type I Memory Disk slot
* Two AA alkaline cells; CR2032 lithium backup cell; optional mains adapter 6 V DC ± 10 %, 1 A
* 53-key keyboard
* Operating temperature 0-40 °C
* RS-232-compatible serial link at up to 115,200 baud; IrDA SIR infrared

The care chapter lists the backup cells Psion recommends (Duracell DL2032, or CR2032 cells from Hitachi Maxell, Panasonic, Sony, Ultralife or Varta) and Duracell Ultra AA cells, and warns never to remove the main and backup batteries together.<ref name="ug-176">''Series 5mx User Guide'', pp. 175-176 (PDF pp. 186-187), Care & safety.</ref> The troubleshooting chapter gives the soft reset (paper clip in the reset hole above the backup battery) and the hard reset (reset, then hold both Shift keys and press Esc), which erases the internal disk.<ref name="ug-185">''Series 5mx User Guide'', p. 185 (PDF p. 196), How do I reset the Series 5?</ref>

== What it does not contain ==

* No disassembly, parts list, schematic or component values. Psion's [[Psion Series 5 Service Manual]] covers the earlier Series 5, whose case is similar but whose electronics differ.
* No coverage of the [[Psion Series 5mx Pro]]. Psion's German edition, the [[Psion Serie 5mx Benutzerhandbuch]], adds the Pro's 24 MB of RAM to its specification.

The same PDF is also hosted under a second name, [[:File:Psion Series 5mx User Guide (1999).pdf]]; the two files are identical.

== Pages that cite this document ==

* [[Psion Series 5mx]]
* [[Psion Series 5mx General Maintenance]]
* [[Psion Series 5mx Troubleshooting Guide]]
* [[Psion Series 5mx Capacitor Replacement Guide]]
* [[Psion Series 5mx Pro]]

== Document ==

<pdf width="800" height="500">File:Psion Series 5mx User Guide (October 1999).pdf</pdf>

Download: [[:File:Psion Series 5mx User Guide (October 1999).pdf|Psion Series 5mx User Guide (October 1999).pdf]]

See also [[Psion Series 5 Service Manual]] and [[Psion Series 7 User Guide]].

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