Editing Psion netBook Pro Documentation

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'''Psion Teklogix's own documentation for the [[Psion netBook Pro]].''' This is the best-documented machine in the Psion range covered on this wiki — Psion Teklogix published a proper user manual with a troubleshooting chapter and full specifications, and revised it twice.

No service manual, spare parts list or exploded diagram survives for the netBook Pro any more than for its EPOC predecessors.

== The user manual ==

172 pages, P/N '''8100012 Rev C''', 27 May 2004. Carries the battery calibration behaviour and the four conditions that reset the fuel gauge, the cumulative power-scheme timeouts, the soft and hard reset procedures, the troubleshooting chapter and the full specification.

<pdf> File:Psion netBook Pro User Manual (Rev C).pdf </pdf>

Download: [[:File:Psion netBook Pro User Manual (Rev C).pdf|Psion netBook Pro User Manual (Rev C).pdf]]

'''A note on revisions.''' The earlier '''Rev A''' of 10 October 2003 (152 pages) quotes the battery life as '''8 to 14 hours'''; Rev C revises that down to '''8 to 11 hours'''. Both are Psion Teklogix's own figures for the same machine, and the pages on this wiki use the later one.

== The quick start guide ==

92 pages, P/N '''8100010.D''', 4 April 2005 — the last revision. Covers battery calibration, the backup batteries, the memory card slots, screen care and the temperature limits.

Download: [[:File:Psion netBook Pro Quick Start Guide (Rev D).pdf|Psion netBook Pro Quick Start Guide (Rev D).pdf]]

== The specification sheet ==

Two pages, document code NBPRO 05/05. Worth having alongside the manual because the two disagree:

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|+'''Where the specification sheet and the user manual differ'''
! Item !! Specification sheet !! User manual
|-
| '''Display''' || "SVGA (800x600) TFT transmissive display with '''CCFL backlight'''" || "800 X 600 pixels 16-bit colour display with backlight"
|-
| '''Weight''' || 2.4 lb / 1100 g || "1100 g / '''2.95 lb'''" — internally inconsistent; 1100 g is 2.43 lb
|-
| '''Humidity''' || 5–93 % RH at 40 °C || 0–93 % at 40 °C
|-
| '''Temperature shock''' || ±10 °C over 5 minutes || not stated
|}

The display line matters for repair: '''CCFL''' means there is an inverter, and it explains the faint buzz some machines make at certain brightness settings.

Download: [[:File:Psion netBook Pro Specification Sheet.pdf|Psion netBook Pro Specification Sheet.pdf]]

== BooSt supervisor mode ==

A one-page note on entering '''BooSt''' supervisor mode, used for advanced configuration and boot options — the route to reflashing a machine whose Windows CE installation is damaged.

Download: [[:File:Psion netBook Pro BooSt Supervisor Mode.pdf|Psion netBook Pro BooSt Supervisor Mode.pdf]]

The last released Windows CE 4.20 ROM image is not hosted here, but survives at [http://www.vigay.com/psion/files/nbpswfeb18english04218.zip vigay.com].

== Related pages ==

* [[Psion netBook Pro]] · [[Psion netBook Pro General Maintenance]] · [[Psion netBook Pro Troubleshooting Guide]] · [[Psion netBook Pro Battery Service]]
* [[Psion netBook Documentation]] · [[Psion Series 7 User Guide]]

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