========================== ==== smartWatchM v1.2.5.1 ==== ==== by smartmadsoft.com ==== ========================== Basic knowledgebase, Q&A, some tips. Version: 20100118 == Requirements == - .NET Compact Framework 2.0 or newer (.NET CF 2.0/3.5) - Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC/Smartphone or newer (WM 5/6/6.1/6.5) == Compatible BT watches and other accessories == Full compatibility (all features available): - Sony Ericsson MBW-150 - Sony Ericsson MBW-200 Partial compatibility (some features may not be available): - Sony Ericsson MBW-100 - Abacus Caller ID Watch (or Fossil) - Citizen i:VIRT (W71) - LM Technologies LM957/LM958 (Bluetooth Watch Sports/Classic) - LM Technologies LM959 (Bluetooth Vibrating Bracelet) - LM Technologies Bracelet with LCD (currently vibrate only) - Prada Link (LBA-T950) == Devices (tested or reported to work) == Smartphone / WM Standard - HTC Vox (S710), WM6 - HTC Wings (S730), WM6 - HTC Rose (S740), WM6.1 - Qtek 8310 WM5, WM6 - Qtek 8500, WM5, WM6.1 - I-mate SP5 WM5, WM6 - HTC Excalibur (S620) - TMobile Dash - Samsung Blackjack (i607) - Samsung Blackjack II (i617) - Motorola Q9, WM6.1 (Widcomm) - Toshiba G710/VDA GPS, WM6 - HTC Snap (S521), WM6.1, WM6.5 Pocket PC / WM Professional - HTC Kaiser, WM6 - HTC Advantage (X7500), WM6 - HTC Touch Cruise, WM6 - HTC TyTN, WM5 - Samsung i760, WM6 - Samsung i780, WM6 - HTC Universal, WM6 - E-ten X800 - HTC Touch, WM6 - HTC Touch Dual, WM6 - HTC Touch Diamond, WM6.1 - HTC Touch Pro, WM6.1 - HTC Mogul PPC-6800 (Sprint), WM6.1 - HTC Artemis / P3300 (T-Mobile MDA Compact III) WM6 - Dopod 838 Pro, WM6 - HTC Gene P3400, WM6.1 - Samsung i900 OMNIA - Sony Ericsson X1 - HTC Touch HD - Palm Treo Pro - HP iPAQ RW6815, WM5 (Widcomm) - HTC Touch Pro 2, WM6.1 (Widcomm) - i-mate Ultimate 8502, WM6 - HTC Touch 2, WM6.5 (Widcomm) - Samsung Intrepid, WM6.5 - HTC HD2, WM6.5 (Widcomm) == Know device issues (unresolved): == - ETEN X500 - the application could not be started (caused by 3rd party library smartWatchM uses) - HTC Advantage (X7500) - some ROMs cause heavy watch battery drain (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=408380), flashing other ROM will help - Prada Link - minor sw issues (?) == Installation & setup == 1. SE MBW/Abacus 2a. Choose connection type (Settings -> Device). Select "SE MBW-150 or newer". 3a. Start synchronization on the watch (4th icon). 4a. Discover the watch from within smartWatchM (Settings -> Discover and Pair) and wait for pairing. 5a. Select (Menu -> Start (Connect)). 6a. If you see the text "Waiting for connection. Press a button on the watch.", simple press a button on your watch (or turn the BT off and on - 1st icon)... You're connected 2. Prada Link 2a. Choose connection type (Settings -> Device). Select "Prada Link (LBA-T950)". 3a. Start synchronization on the watch (Menu -> Connectivity -> Pairing). 4a. Discover the watch from within smartWatchM (Settings -> Discover and Pair) and wait for pairing. 5a. Select (Menu -> Start (Connect)). 6a. If you see the text "Waiting for connection. Press a button on the watch.", simple press a button on your watch (or turn the watch off and on)... You're connected 3. LM Technologies Watch 2a. Choose connection type (Settings -> Device). Select "LM958 (Watch)". 3a. Turn on BT (1st icon). Start synchronization on the watch (2th icon). 4a. Discover the watch from within smartWatchM (Settings -> Discover and Pair) and wait for pairing. 5a. Select (Menu -> Start (Connect)). 6a. If you see the text "Waiting for connection. Enable BT connection on the watch.", simple enable the connection by selecting the 3rd icon... You're connected * There may be problems with watches using Serial Port profile (MBW-100/Abacus/Fossil and LM Technologies) on Widcomm Bluetooth Stack (HP, HTC Touch Pro2, Motorola...). To fix this, you have to disable the default Bluetooth Serial Port service, to do that, change "HKLM\Software\Widcomm\BTConfig\Services\0001\Auto" from 1 to 0 and restart the device. == Q&A. Sony Ericsson MBW-100/150/200 == Q: What are the controls? A: It depends on the current screen/action but basicaly: Bottom right - default watch menu Top right - call mute/reject, time display, last screen display Top left - watch menu navigation, volume control (media control mode) Top left, FF (long press) - hide/show smartWatchM window, next track (media control mode) Middle left, Stop - watch menu control, play/pause (media control mode) Middle left, Play (long press) - watch menu control, exit media control mode Bottom left - watch menu navigation, volume control (media control mode) Bottom left, RW (long press) - mail sync (send/receive), next track (media control mode) Q: How to mute ringing phone during incoming call? A: Press the top right button. Q: How to reject incoming call? A: Press the top right button twice. Q: How to answer incoming call? A: This is not possible. Q: How to control the watch menu? (SE MBW-150/200) A: Use the left top/bottom (volume buttons) to select a volume level (0-15). Pressing or holding the middle left button displays an menu item that is assign to this number. Q: What is the line at the bottom of the E-mail (0), SMS (0)... screen? A: It's a battery line. It shows battery power of your WM device. (It can be disable/enabled in menu) Q: How to read the latest received message? A: Enter the watch menu and select the SMS/E-mail info (by default third item). Stop button shows short preview/info of latest SMS/E-Mail and Play button displays the whole message (can be canceled by top right key double-press). Q: When new text message/mail arrives, an envelope is showed and then the text short after. How to get rid of the envelope? A: Open the default watch menu and select the envelope (second icon). (If there's a cross, this feature is disabled) Q: How to control media player? A: Launch media player you want to control. On the watch enter the media control menu (by default 10th item) and long press Play button to activate. Use volume keys to control the volume, both long press FF/RW skip to next track, Stop button pauses/plays the music. To quit, long press Play button. Q: What media players can be controlled? A: Windows Media Player, Pocket Player, CorePlayer, Kinoma, S2P, HTC Audio Manager, TouchFLO 3D, Xperia Music, FM Radio (HTC) Q: New version has been just released. How to update? Do I have to uninstall the old version previously? A: Just install the new version. The old version will be automatically uninstalled and all user settings will remain. Q: When I press "Hide", I dont see smartWatchM in task manager and I cannot launch smartWatchM via shortcut. However the application is still running... A: You can return to smartWatchM by tapping the tray icon or holding the top left button (FF). This "hiding" prevens system from closing smartWatchM when running low on memory. Q: Do I have to "Press a key" everytime I want to connect the watch to my phone? A: If the watch BT is off, just power it on and it will connect automatically (no more presses needed). You only have to press a key if the watch was not connected to the device for long time. If you only restart WM, the watch should reconnect automatically. Q: If I leave my phone (previously connected to the watch), will the watch reconnect automatically after I return? A: If you return within 16 minutes the watch reconnects automatically. Otherwise you have to press a key. (The watch tries to reconnect 1 minute after disconnection, then 2, 4, 8, 16... Longer periods not tested.) Q: When I get out of range, the watch vibrates. Can this be turned off? A: Open the default watch menu and select the watch phone icon (third icon). (If there's a cross, this feature is disabled) Q: I have Samsung device and the display turns on everytime I press a button on the watch... A: This is behaviour of all Samsung devices. Select "Settings -> Other -> Samsung Backlight Fix" to fix it. Q: How to display a picture instead of caller name/number? A: Put the picture to \Program Files\smartmadsoft\smartWatchM folder. The filename must be same as the callers number. The picture must be in Nokia Operator Logo format (.nol, 72x14) or monochrome BMP (.bmp, 96x16, 1 bit). You can find hunderds logos in the internet. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1925698&postcount=377 Q: What IM (Instant Messaging) applications are supported? A: Slick, IM+, Agile Messenger, Mundu IM, Pigeon. Q: Can the watch display ... alhabet/language/font? A: All characters from English, Russian, Greek, German, Swedish, and Norwegian alphabet could be displayd. Czech, Slovak, and Polish accented characters are stripped. Q: How about Chinese, Japanese...? A: In the latest beta, see http://www.smartmadsoft.com/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=1&topic=43 Q: I want to lock the device when the watch gets out of range my phone. A: Turn on the default lock feature of Windows Mobile (Start -> Settings -> Lock) and set the locking in smartWatchM (Settings -> Other -> Out Of Range Device Lock). Windows Mobile will be locked 30 seconds after disconnection. Windows Mobile must be unlocked manually. Q: What is "UserFile"? A: User file is any file (exe, script...) that can be assigned and launched directly from the watch. There is 5 UserFile slots. Q: Is smartWatchM really freeware? A: Yes, it is. If you want, you can support me and the devepment (PayPal donate button is here http://www.smartmadsoft.com/contact.html) ;-) Q: Is there any other software that can connect the watch with Windows Mobile? A: There's btWatch by pcfixitman (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1960856). However it seems the development was stopped. Q: Will you make version for Symbian? A: No. But, lucky you, there's SIC! BT-Watch http://www.sic-software.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=72&sic=SIC!+BT-Watch Q: Will you make version for iPhone? A: No. It's not possible because of Apple software policy. Q: Will you make version for BlackBerry? A: There's OpenWatch for BlackBerry Q: Will you make version for Android? A: There's OpenWatch for Android. Q: Will you make version for regular phones with Java? A: No. The connection is possible but it's not possible to receive notifications (call, sms...). Q: Will you make version for webOS/Palm Pre? A: Who knows if it even be possible... Q: Is smartWatchM open sourse? A: No, the source is closed. However you can use 3rd party notifications to display custom notifications on the watch http://www.smartmadsoft.com/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=1&topic=15 Q: What watches are the best / what should I choose? A: MBW-150 (men) or MBW-200 (ladies). Q: How about the Prada Link? A: This watch is very good too. Media player control/launching applications is not possible but still the watch is capable of a lot features - browsing and reading unread messages (currently up to 20 messages, 160 characters each), call history (5 records), latest instant message... Q: Is there any difference among MBW-150 Classic/Music/Executive? A: Classic and Music are way lighter than Executive. Classic has luminous hands and markers (unlike Music). Q: What about the LM Technologies watches/bracelet (LM958/LM959) A: The only advantages are good price, strong vibrate of the watch and out of the box compatibility with almost all devices (CID only). The bad is poor build quality of the watch and cable, plastic front (instead of glass), poor battery. Q: What about the Citizen i:VIRT watch? A: The build quality is excelent, however the watch is heavy and the vibrations are weak. The big LCD is great but smartWatchM cannot take use of it. The smartWatchM implementation still isn't final so better choose other watch for real use. Q: I have other question/idea/bug report... A: Post it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=362218 or http://www.smartmadsoft.com/forum Q: What if I have question or comment not suitable for posting in forum? A: Mail me info@smartmadsoft.com ;-) == Troubleshooting == Q: At the end of pairing, I see a message: "Cannot find any unpaired BT watch. (Delete the device from BT manager to pair again.)" A: If the watch was previously paired with this device, go to BT device manager and delete the entry. Make sure that the watch is in visible mode. Q: The connection worked with Sony Ericsson phone or Windows Mobile but now, out of the blue, it stopped... A: Master reset the watch, pair and try again. http://www.smartmadsoft.com/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=1&topic=36 Q: I can not connect MBW-150 to HTC Touch Pro 2, MDA Vario 5, HTC Touch 2, HTC HD2 (or other device with Widcomm BT stack). A: Disable the Serial service in registry. Change "HKLM\Software\Widcomm\BTConfig\Services\0001\Auto" from 1 to 0 and restart your device. http://www.smartmadsoft.com/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=1&topic=109#msg740 Q: I use latest build of WM 6.5 and I cannot make smartWatchM to connect. MBW-150 work even without the software but the features are limited. A: Latest builds (starting from 23016) may include native support for SE watches. However the support is very limited - same as SE phone. You can still disable the service in registry and use smartWatchM. http://www.smartmadsoft.com/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=1&topic=123