20 Most Recent Casio Cassiopeia EM-500 Pocket PC Questions & Answers

Can you access the MMC from the desktop ? If yes - you could copy the installation cab files to the MMC card externally & then simply run the file on the MMC for the application to install. There have been some issues with the pcb design of the EM-500 cradle & Casio has updated the design with some aditional componets which should sort out your connectivity problems. Hope this helps.

There is a casio supply store in NY that might have it. there number is 1-800-345-0537. Their name is American Perfit.
Hope this helps!!!

Have you ever heard of wine? You can install wine for free and see if the program that allows you to interface the device to a PC will work. There also could be some linux programs that will allow you to connect your pocket PC to your PC.

It might be possible to repair the tear. You'd need to bond a plastic backing to the back of the ribbon to support it. Clean off the front layer to expose the torn conductor ends then paint a thin strip of conductive epoxy or car heater matrix repair along each of the flat wires. Finish off by covering (when set) with scotch tape. Everything needs to be completely squeaky clean (use alcohol) before you start.

well there is a solution but im not too sure, but it is to get a cable that conects to ur phone and ur pda..that should work it not....there may be something wrong

1) Back up your device since we will be removing both batteries from your PocketPC. 2)Remove all 5 screws (4 in the back and one underneath the rubbery grip sticker on the side). NOTE: Be very careful with the sticker on the side. I just pried it up with my finger nail to get it started, but the adhesive part split off from the rubbery grip. I then had to pry up the adhesive part from the side of my EM-500. I got them back together in the end, so no harm done - just something to look out for.

I can save successfully from my E-115 to my 128mb card. I have Flash Format installed, which indicates the following settings: Heads: 16; Cylinders: 948; Type: FAT16; Sector Size:512 Bytes; Cluster Size: 2kb. Are you using Flash Format?

Many years ago I transfered my SHARP organizer files too my first Palm III. The Sharp offered a file export option. I exported to CSV format and then from CSV to the Palm pdb. Check the CASIO boards also.

I believe they are in unit's ROM, which is non-reprogrammable. Hence, you won't be able to delete anything from there. On the positive side, they don't occupy your main memory, so there's really no harm in letting them dwell in your PDA. :)

Check the PC connection setting on your EM-500 for IrDA connection. You will also have to change the speed settings to match that on the PC. You should have "IR activesynch" icon under start - programs -connections. Tap on this to connect through the IR port.

First of all ensure that the port selected on the EM-500 for PC connection is the same as your actusl connection - i.e. USB or serial. There were some problems with the EM-500 cradle which would not allow communication to be established between the PDA & the PC/Laptop. Contact Casio for rectification. It is done free of charge.

If all else fails... Just do a hard reset...you know, hold down the power button and pust the reset button in the hole on the back side of the casio....of course you will loose everything you've installed and will have to reinstall, but sometimes that seems to be the simlest way.

First thing you must religiously avoid is backup option in ActiveSynch. It takes forever. You have 2 options. Casio provides a built in card backup utility which is very efficient & reliable for full backup. There is a utility called TuBu which will allow you to selectively backup your data on the memory card. This however is not a free utility but very useful. You can download the trial version.

You can use any brand whatsoever. If you are concerned about compatibility - a genuine problem with some manufacturers - you might consider buying from a retail outlet & test it out on the device itself. Casio uses either Toshiba or Hitachi cards so that would be your best bet.

The problem is most likely with the driver being for an older MIPS processor (like the one in the Casio E-100). Where did you obtain this keyboard. Targus did not really support the EM500 when the keyboard came out. Now, they don't at all. Email Targus www.targus.com or Stowaway www.thinkoutside.com for a new driver.

In most cases they are interchangeable except for the security feature which you don't need for storage on your EM-500. SD cards are faster in read write department as also they cost more due to security featurtes built in. In Casio cameras Casio recommends SD cards but I have been using MMC cards very successfully.

Upgrade Activesync and the PC's USB driver. Then you should be OK once you upgrade Activesync to V3.6 and then get the latest USB driver for your system. Good luck

Yes it is, But I think it's difficult to run. I found out this. "Gateway public IP Adres Lan Adres Host (vast IP adres, dus geen DHCP) Poort setting VPN en Firewall (hard en software settings !) Type router, bv 3Com 3CR856-95 (Secure Gateway) en eventueel firmware releases. (ivm Firewall opties)." This is what a friend of me uses to acces his pc with his communicator, yes I know it's a symbian os device, but I think it should be possible with any device... ?not? It reads that you should run a Bitween's Remote Control application an fill in this fields in this protocol an you can "Hack"into your own system an with this tool can sync. So it can be done but how exacly I couldn't find out.... Sorry. Good luck figuring out how!

Did you put your mp3 files in the my documents folder on the mmc? because if you place it anywhere else other than my documents the won't play (thanks microsoft). Also, the mp3 files might need conversion in order to actually play. It happend to me also, the files on the mmc would play on my siemens sl45 phone but on the em-500 not, until i use the sl45 connected to my computer to transfer files to the mmc than play with em-500.