N800 Keyboard
Ok, I acquired an iGo Blue tooth keyboard today. Getting the keyboard and Nokia paired took more time than it should have. I found a number of instructions on the internet that didn’t work for first 5 times. Here are the steps that finally worked for me:
- N800 Control Panel
- Bluetooth Keyboard
- Generic 105-key PC and English USA
- search for new devices
- Keyboard
- Enter discoverable mode by pressing CTRL and BOTH Fn Keys simultaneously until the green LED flashes.
- N800 discovers the keyboard
- Select it from the list
- Note the code provided – mine was 4 digits
- Select Pair
- Quickly on the Keyboard,
- Enter the code (hold the blue Fn key to enter the numeric code #### and <enter> key. Keep the Fn key down for all. (If you aren’t quick enough entering the code plus <enter>, try again. You may need to re-enter discovery mode on the keyboard again too.
In theory, you’ll be paired now. If so, it will be fairly clear. If not, you’ll get an error. When entering the Try Again for pairing, I never got it to work – always had to start over from the beginning.
- There was no software to be loaded.
- There was no need for Windows at all.
Review of the Keyboard
Well, I’m pretty particular about my keyboards. I’ve been using IBM-101 keyboards for over 10 years now and no other keyboards have made me happy. For portable keyboards, I only have experience with a Palm-Pro keyboard which I traveled to Japan with many, many years ago. It was ok, but not a replacement for my IBMs.
Ok, this iGo is portable. It is mostly full sized when opened. The keys feel soft and the lack of a number row drives me crazy. Occasionally, keys get repeated on the N800 when only hit once. I’m guessing that is from the blue tooth connection. Some of the keys aren’t in the right places – at least not for my touch typing. In the end, there really wasn’t much choice for a keyboard for the N800. I guess this will have to do, since using the other input options are simply terrible for non-trivial typing.
