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Psion netBook Pro documentation is the set of documents for the Psion netBook Pro hosted here: two editions of Psion Teklogix's user manual, the quick start guide and the specification sheet, and Marc Nijdam's note on the BooSt boot firmware. No service manual, spare parts list or exploded diagram for the netBook Pro is known to survive.

The Psion netBook Pro, which these documents cover.
Documents
Document Publisher, part number, date Pages
NETBOOK PRO User Manual Rev C Psion Teklogix, P/N 8100012 Rev C, 27 May 2004 172
NETBOOK PRO Win CE 4.2 User Manual Rev A Psion Teklogix, P/N 8100012 Rev A, 10 October 2003 152
NETBOOK PRO Quick Start Guide Rev D Psion Teklogix, P/N 8100010.D, 4 April 2005 92
"NETBOOK PRO Hand-Held Computer" specification sheet Psion Teklogix, NBPRO 05/05 2
"How to enter the BooSt superuser mode in the Netbook Pro" Marc Nijdam, v1.0, July 2007 1

User manual (Rev C)

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The NETBOOK PRO User Manual, P/N 8100012 Rev C, dated 27 May 2004, is 172 pages.[1] It has nine chapters and two appendices: Introduction; Getting Started; The Keyboard; Configuring The Unit; Files, Folders, and Programs; Using The PC Connection; Configuring Communications; Troubleshooting And Tips; Specifications; Support Services And Worldwide Offices; Program License Agreements.[1]

Sections most useful for repair[1]
Section Page Covers
Caring for the NETBOOK PRO 6-7 Screen cleaning, approved chargers, backup battery, drop rating, IP rating, temperature
Finding and using the stylus 15 Stylus holder and eject button; touchscreen recalibration
Power management; main and backup batteries 16-18 Running-time advice, changing the main pack, changing the AAA backup cells
Power Properties; battery calibration 21-22 Gauge states and the four conditions that reset calibration
Power saving schemes 22-26 Dim, Stand-By and Suspend timeouts and defaults
Soft and hard reset 33-34 Reset procedures and what each preserves
The Flash folder 65 Storage that survives power loss and resets
Troubleshooting and tips 119-121 Forgotten password, turning on and off, resetting, battery life and charging
Specifications 133-134 Physical, environmental, display, power, processor, memory, keyboard, storage and I/O

Printed page numbers run 20 behind the PDF page numbers (printed p. 133 is PDF p. 153).[1] The manual's specification contains two slips: the weight is printed as "1100 g / 2.95 lb" (1100 g is 2.43 lb), and the low operating temperature as "-0°C".[2]

User manual (Rev A)

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Rev A of the manual, dated 10 October 2003, is 152 pages with the specifications in chapter 8 (pp. 115-116).[3] It gives the battery life as 8 to 14 hours, which Rev C revises to 8 to 11 hours.[3][4] The PDF's internal title reads "netpad Win CE 4.1 User Manual", carried over from the manual for Psion Teklogix's netPad; the content is the netBook Pro manual.[3]

Quick start guide

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The NETBOOK PRO Quick Start Guide, P/N 8100010.D, dated 4 April 2005, is 92 pages in five languages: English, then Spanish, Italian, French and German.[5] The English section covers the box contents, main features, installing the main and backup batteries, switching on and off, battery calibration and charging, the stylus, the SD/MMC, CompactFlash and PC Card slots, and support and repair contacts. It states a twelve-month return-to-factory warranty.[5]

Specification sheet

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The two-page "NETBOOK PRO Hand-Held Computer" specification sheet, code NBPRO 05/05, is a US-format marketing sheet with a hardware, software and physical specification on page 2.[6] It adds details the manual lacks and differs from it in places:

Specification sheet and user manual compared[6][2][7]
Item Specification sheet User manual (Rev C)
Display SVGA (800 × 600) TFT transmissive display with CCFL backlight; resistive touch screen 800 × 600 16-bit colour display with backlight
Audio AC97 codec; 2.5 mm stereo headphone/microphone socket; speaker Integrated headphone jack and speaker
USB Mini USB 1.1 master One USB mini type-A port for peripherals
Weight 2.4 lb / 1100 g 1100 g / 2.95 lb
Humidity 5-93 % RH at 40 °C, non-condensing 0-93 % at 40 °C, non-condensing
Temperature shock ±10 °C over 5 minutes Not given

BooSt supervisor mode note

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A one-page note by Marc Nijdam, v1.0, July 2007, on the netBook Pro's boot firmware, BooSt. It is not a Psion Teklogix document.[8] It shows the normal boot menu (run or clean-start the operating system, YMODEM load, configuration, audio, display, touch and RAM tests, NAND ECC, erase flash file system), explains how to reach the superuser mode with a 33-68 kΩ resistor across two pins of the docking connector, and gives commands to set the keyboard layout, recalibrate the touchscreen and erase the NAND flash from block 18 after a failed Linux installation. It warns that erasing below block 18 erases BooSt and leaves the machine unbootable. Its screen captures record MLB rev. D, 32 MB of Samsung K9F5616U0 NAND and 128 MB of RAM on the author's machine.[8]

What these documents do not contain

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  • No schematic, component values or board layout
  • No exploded view, spare parts list or part numbers for assemblies
  • No disassembly procedure
  • No rating for the AC adapter; the manual lists it only as "Adaptor for battery charging"[7]

Paul Vigay's Psion archive hosts the last released Windows CE 4.20 ROM image.[9]

Pages that cite these documents

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Documents

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Downloads:

See also Psion netBook Documentation and Psion Series 7 User Guide.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Psion Teklogix, NETBOOK PRO User Manual, P/N 8100012 Rev C, 27 May 2004. Hosted on this wiki: File:Psion netBook Pro User Manual (Rev C).pdf. Title page (PDF p. 1) and contents.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NETBOOK PRO User Manual Rev C, p. 133.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Psion Teklogix, NETBOOK PRO Win CE 4.2 User Manual, P/N 8100012 Rev A, 10 October 2003. Hosted on this wiki: File:Psion netBook Pro User Manual (Rev A).pdf; from Internet Archive item psion-netbook-pro-user-manual-rev-a.
  4. ↑ NETBOOK PRO User Manual Rev C, p. 121.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Psion Teklogix, NETBOOK PRO Quick Start Guide, P/N 8100010.D, 4 April 2005. Hosted on this wiki: File:Psion netBook Pro Quick Start Guide (Rev D).pdf. Contents on PDF p. 3; language sections begin on PDF pp. 17, 35, 53 and 71.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Psion Teklogix, "NETBOOK PRO Hand-Held Computer" specification sheet, NBPRO 05/05. Hosted on this wiki: File:Psion netBook Pro Specification Sheet.pdf.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 NETBOOK PRO User Manual Rev C, p. 134.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Marc Nijdam, "How to enter the BooSt superuser mode in the Netbook Pro", v1.0, July 2007. Hosted on this wiki: File:Psion netBook Pro BooSt Supervisor Mode.pdf.
  9. ↑ "Psion, NetBook, NetBook Pro and EPOC Support", vigay.com. Retrieved 2026-09-30.


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