QWERTY Docking Station: Getting Started

Congratulations on your purchase of the QWERTY docking station for the Icon. Please make sure you have all of the following items: docking station, carrying case, AC power supply, USB cable, and Braille and print quick start guides. If any items are missing please call LevelStar at 1-800-315-2305.

Quick Tour

Place the docking station in front of you so that the rounded edge is nearest you and the stereo speakers are at the top edge of the front face. Near the top of the right edge is a rectangular swinging door on which the word LevelStar is embossed. To insert your Icon in to the docking station, turn it 90 degrees clockwise so that the panel containing the Mini SD card slot and the audio jacks is facing to the right. Gently press the Icon against the swinging door to push it open, and continue to slide the unit in to the docking station until it clicks in to place. When the handheld is inserted properly, the connections panel is nearly flush with the right side of the docking station, and the unit announces “docked”.

Move around to the top edge. Toward the center is a long narrow recess with a lever inside it. Pushing the lever to the right releases the handheld from the dock. When Icon is ejected, it announces “undocked”.

To the left of the release lever, there are 4 ports. From right to left these are the USB host port, the Ethernet port, the USB client port, and the AC power port.

The left edge contains a shallow rectangular recess in which there are 3 buttons. The top round button is reset; press and hold for 5 seconds to reset the docking station. The middle bar controls the volume; press the top of the bar to raise the volume, and press the bottom of the bar to lower it. The bottom round button turns the unit on and off; when the handheld is inserted, pressing this button quickly turns both the handheld and the docking station on and off.

Notice the rounded bottom edge. Lift the docking station and place your fingers on the underside of the unit. About 2 inches from the edge is a lip. Gently pull down on this lip to release the wrist rest. Continue to fold the wrist rest out until it protrudes from the front of the docking station parallel to the rest of the unit. When you are finished using the wrist rest, fold it back toward the underside of the unit, and gently press to snap it in to place.

The majority of the front face is taken up with the QWERTY keyboard. The top of the front face contains the stereo speakers, the internal microphone, and 4 oval function keys. From left to right the function keys are Menu, Applications, Status, and Help.

Notice the top row of the QWERTY keyboard. These keys are convex as opposed to the concave style of the majority of the other keys. The left most key in this row is escape and the right most key is reserved for future use. Between them, there are 15 function keys. F 1, 2, and 3 are used for global control of the Music Player. F4-F15 are used to quickly launch applications from anywhere on the unit. Note: F7-F10 will be user definable and are not yet assigned. Notice a raised notch on the casing above every 4th function key for ease of orientation.

For more detailed instructions on using the docking station and a list of keyboard commands, please see Appendix A of the Icon User Manual. You may also press and hold the Help key to enter Key Learn Mode in order to learn the function of any key. If you have problems or questions, please contact LevelStar support at 1-800-315-2305 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .