Sony CLIE PEG-S300, Online Manual

Page 1: ...1 Personal Entertainment Organizer PEG S300 E Personal Entertainment Organizer Online Manual ...

Page 2: ...egistered trademark of Starfish Software Inc Adobe and Adobe Acrobat Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license QuickTime is registered in the U S and other countries All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners Notes Sony does not support third party add on applications If you are having a problem with a...

Page 3: ...ith the CLIE handheld in combination with your computer 24 Installing the Palm Desktop for Sony software 25 Customer registration 28 Basic Operations Defining the initial settings 30 Entering Data Using Graffiti writing to enter data 34 Using the on screen keyboard 42 Using your computer keyboard 43 Importing data 43 Managing applications 45 Using Basic Applications Managing Schedules and Events D...

Page 4: ...ates 99 Deleting items from the To Do List 102 Viewing completed and due items in the To Do List 103 The To Do List menu commands 105 Using the Memo Pad What you can do with the Memo Pad 107 Creating memos 108 Reviewing memos 110 Sorting memos 111 Editing memos 113 Memo Pad menu commands 116 Managing Expenses Expense What you can do with the Expense 119 Recording expenses 120 Sorting Expense items...

Page 5: ... autorun 156 Changing the autorun settings 157 Canceling the autorun function temporarily 158 Deleting the autorun settings 159 Checking the MS Autorun history log 160 MS Autorun menu commands 161 Advanced Operations Exchanging and Updating Data Using HotSync Operations Performing a HotSync operation 164 Performing an infrared HotSync operation 166 Changing the HotSync settings 171 Customizing Hot...

Page 6: ...ng modem preferences 212 Setting network preferences 213 Network preferences menu commands 226 Assigning applications to buttons 227 Changing the full screen pen stroke activities 229 Assigning applications to HotSync buttons 231 Changing the digitizer preferences 232 Formatting time date and numbers 233 Setting general preferences 237 Additional Information Additional Information Troubleshooting ...

Page 7: ... and its accessories Personal Entertainment Organizer 1 Cradle 1 AC Adapter 1 Stylus 1 8 MB Memory Stick 1 Protective Carrying Case 1 A dedicated plug is attached to each model for the United Kingdom or Continental Europe ...

Page 8: ...e plug attached to the AC adapter of your CLIE handheld can be removed Pull the plug up firmly to remove it Then replace it with the appropriate one for the country you are in Note Use your CLIE handheld only with the supplied AC adapter To disconnect your CLIE handheld completely from the mains voltage unplug the AC adapter Make sure that the socket outlet is easily accessible ...

Page 9: ...en the Manuals gMedia folder found under Windows Explorer on the installation CD ROM Double click the gMedia Manual pdf Copy on your hard disk if necessary xPictureGear Pocket Operating Instructions PDF Describes how to use the PictureGear Pocket application that can play back still images on the CLIE handheld To open the manual Open the Manuals PictureGearPocket folder found under Windows Explore...

Page 10: ...ck Autorun application see Launching an Application Automatically from the Memory Stick Memory Stick Autorun on page 153 Using as a personal digital organizer You can use your CLIE handheld as a personal digital organizer using the following Personal Information Manager PIM Using the Date Book The Date Book lets you schedule appointments or activities associated with a date or date and time see Ma...

Page 11: ...ware games which run on the Palm OS to customize your CLIE handheld in your own way see Installing Applications on page 177 Synchronizing data with your computer You can synchronize your data by connecting your CLIE handheld directly to your computer with the cradle This process is called HotSync Your data can be backed up on your computer constantly so that you can restore the data after you perf...

Page 12: ... from other Palm OS handheld and to perform HotSync operations See Performing an infrared HotSync operation on page 166 for more information 3 Jog Dial Navigator Used to select and execute applications or items See Using the Jog Dial navigator on page 21 for more information 4 Graffiti Writing Area The area where you write letters and numbers using the Graffiti alphabet See Using Graffiti writing ...

Page 13: ...urn the CLIE handheld on or off Also pressing this button for longer than 2 seconds turns the back light on or off 8 Screen Displays the applications and information stored on your CLIE handheld It is touch sensitive and responds to the stylus 9 Application Buttons Activate the individual applications that correspond to the icons on the buttons Date Book Address Book To Do List and Memo Pad z If y...

Page 14: ...case Put the supplied protective carrying case on the CLIE handheld as illustrated here z Please remove the protective carrying case from the CLIE handheld while the CLIE handheld is placed on the cradle or connected to the AC adapter ...

Page 15: ...een or to enter characters See Using the stylus on page 19 for more information 2 Reset Button Under normal use you should not have to use this button See Resetting your CLIE handheld on page 251 for more information 3 Interface Connector Used to connect to the cradle or the AC adapter ...

Page 16: ... HotSync Operations on page 163 for more information 3 Cradle Indicator When you connect the AC adapter to the cradle and place the CLIE handheld on the cradle this indicator turns green and charging starts 4 AC Adapter Connector This connector is used to connect an AC adapter 5 USB Connector You can connect your CLIE handheld to a computer via the USB connector Note All connectors are SELV Safety...

Page 17: ...Launcher with a list of applications 3 Menu Icon Tap this icon to view a menu of the current application 4 Contrast Adjustment Icon Tap this icon to adjust the contrast on the CLIE handheld screen If the digitizer preferences are not set correctly this screen does not appear Please set the preferences correctly l continued ...

Page 18: ...unch an application 6 Scroll Bar Drag this bar to scroll the screen 7 Calculator Icon Tap this icon to open the Calculator 8 Find Icon Tap this icon to open the Find screen 9 Graffiti Writing Area This area is for hand written entries with Graffiti text ...

Page 19: ...eeded when using the CLIE handheld In order to avoid losing the stylus always put it back into its holder on the CLIE handheld after use Tapping When entering characters via the screen keyboard or when specifying the application you want to execute slightly press the button or icon with the stylus This action of slightly pressing the screen with the stylus is called tapping Take out the stylus Sli...

Page 20: ...s and moving the stylus along the screen surface Examples of dragging By dragging the scroll bar you can view the portion of data that is not displayed on the screen When selecting multiple characters move the stylus along the characters The characters included in the area are selected together Touch the item on the screen with the stylus and move it along the screen surface drag ...

Page 21: ... can rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select various items in succession or to select an application and start it What you can do by rotating the Jog Dial navigator differs depending on the application you are using For details refer to the instructions for each application Pressing the Jog Dial navigator To determine the item selected by rotating the Jog Dial navigator or to execute the selected ...

Page 22: ...ng with the cradle 23 Charging directly from the power supply 23 Connecting the CLIE Handheld to Your Computer What you can do with the CLIE handheld in combination with your computer 24 Installing the Palm Desktop for Sony software 25 Customer registration 28 ...

Page 23: ...ill require less time When the CLIE handheld is placed on the cradle the indicator on the cradle turns on and charging starts Charging directly from the power supply You can also charge the CLIE handheld by connecting the supplied AC adapter directly to it When the AC adapter is connected to the CLIE handheld the battery status indicator appears To remove the AC adapter from the CLIE handheld Conn...

Page 24: ...eld and your computer HotSync You can back up the data of the Date Book Address Book etc stored on the CLIE handheld to your computer Using data created with Windows applications on the CLIE handheld You can convert the data created with Windows applications on your computer to transfer them to your CLIE handheld You can also import the data from your CLIE handheld in Windows applications The foll...

Page 25: ... Mouse or similar pointing device USB connector Note Users of Windows 2000 Professional must be logged on as Administrator in order to install the software Installing the Palm Desktop for Sony software Notes Before installing the Palm Desktop for Sony software do not connect the cradle to a USB connector on the computer The installation of the software might not be performed correctly If the Palm ...

Page 26: ...ony software installation begins Follow the instructions shown on the screen 4 Fill in the customer registration following the instructions shown on the screen You need Internet access for the online customer registration Connecting the CLIE handheld to the computer 1 Connect the USB connector on the cradle to a USB connector on the computer To the wall outlet l continued ...

Page 27: ...instructions on the screen The driver installation screen appears Follow the instructions on the screen to install the driver When the installation is finished you can synchronize your data between the CLIE handheld and your computer HotSync Note Do not simply copy the Palm Desktop for Sony software files to your computer s hard disk You must use the installer to place the files in their proper lo...

Page 28: ...e instructions below to complete the registration 1 Click the CLIE handheld Registration icon on the Windows desktop The CLIE handheld Registration screen appears 2 Click http www sony europe com clieplaza registration Your computer is connected to the Internet and the Web page for user registration is displayed 3 Follow the instructions on the screen ...

Page 29: ...tions Basic Operations Defining the initial settings 30 Entering Data Using Graffiti writing to enter data 34 Using the on screen keyboard 42 Using your computer keyboard 43 Importing data 43 Managing applications 45 ...

Page 30: ...h your CLIE handheld by following this procedure 1 Press the CLIE handheld power button Your CLIE handheld is turned on and the Welcome screen appears After a while the Setup screen appears 2 Take out the Stylus and tap anywhere on the screen A Setup screen appears which corrects the displacement between the tapped location and the display on the screen l continued ...

Page 31: ...duce the result you want If tapping is not recognized correctly please re configure the digitizer from the beginning See Changing the digitizer preferences on page 232 for more information on setting the Digitizer When the adjustment has been complete a screen for setting time and date appears 5 Tap the area surrounded by the Set Time box The Set Time screen appears 6 Tap or to set the time displa...

Page 32: ...eturns to the time date setup screen 9 Tap the area surrounded by the Set Date box The Set Date screen appears 10 Tap or next to the year at the top of the screen to change the year 11 Tap the current month then tap the current date The date is set correctly and the display returns to the time date setup screen 12 Tap Next The Enter Data screen appears l continued ...

Page 33: ...33 Basic Operations 13 Tap Done The initial settings are complete and the Applications Launcher appears Your CLIE handheld is now ready for use ...

Page 34: ...he tables later in this chapter like the shapes shown in the following diagram you achieve 100 accuracy The heavy dot on each shape shows where to begin the stroke Certain characters have similar shapes but different beginning and end points Always begin the stroke at the heavy dot you should not create the heavy dot it is only there to show you where to begin the stroke Most characters require on...

Page 35: ...e version of a letter 3 Position the stylus in the left hand side of the Graffiti writing area 4 Start your stroke at the heavy dot and draw the stroke shape as it appears in the tables 5 Lift the stylus from the screen at the end of the stroke shape When you lift the stylus from the screen your CLIE handheld recognizes your stroke immediately and prints the letter at the insertion point on the sc...

Page 36: ...r you want to delete and make the backspace stroke a line from right to left in the Graffiti writing area Write at natural speed Writing too slowly can generate recognition errors Do not write on a slant Vertical strokes should be parallel to the sides of the Graffiti writing area Press firmly with the stylus The Graffiti alphabet Draw Graffiti letters according to the following alphabet Letter St...

Page 37: ...ew record by tapping New or a blank line To draw the first letter of a word as a capital letter Use the Caps Shift stroke z When Caps Shift is active an up arrow symbol appears in the lower right corner of the screen If you accidentally activate Caps Shift backspace will cancel it To enter only capital letters Caps Lock Use the Caps Lock stroke z When Caps Lock is active an underlined up arrow sym...

Page 38: ...mbol that you can enter from a standard keyboard All punctuation marks begin with a single tap on the Graffiti writing area When you make this tap you activate the Punctuation Shift and a dot appears to show it is active The next stroke you make with the stylus creates a punctuation mark Note When Punctuation Shift is active you can make a symbol stroke anywhere in the Graffiti writing area the le...

Page 39: ...e Graffiti writing area of your CLIE handheld When the Symbol Shift is active a slanted shift symbol appears in the lower right corner of the screen The next stroke that you make creates the symbol or extended character Symbol Stroke Period Comma Apostrophe Question Exclamation Symbol Stroke Dash Left Parenthesis Right Parenthesis Slash Dollar Symbol Shift l continued ...

Page 40: ...trokes Using these accent strokes you can write the following accented letters à á â ã ä å è é ê ì í î ï ò ó ô õ ö ù ú û ü ÿ y ñ Additional non English characters You can write the following characters without any special punctuation or shifting modes Note You must write these non English characters on the left side of the Graffiti writing area Using navigation strokes In addition to character sym...

Page 41: ...d easy ShortCuts are similar to the Glossary or Autotext features of some word processors Graffiti writing comes with several predefined ShortCuts and you can also create your own Each ShortCut can represent up to 45 characters For example you might create a ShortCut for your name or for the header of a memo To use a ShortCut draw the ShortCut stroke followed by the ShortCut characters When you dr...

Page 42: ...mo Pad 2 Tap any record or tap New 3 Tap a to open the alphabetic keyboard or tap 1 to open the numeric keyboard 4 Tap the characters to enter text and numbers Note The on screen keyboard also includes a dialog box for international characters You can switch among the three dialog boxes at any time to enter the exact text you need 5 After you have finished tap Done to close the on screen keyboard ...

Page 43: ...ou want to import data from another handheld you can transfer the data to your CLIE handheld without having to key it in manually Save the data in one of the file formats listed below import it into the Palm Desktop for Sony software and then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the data to your CLIE handheld Palm Desktop for Sony software can import data in the following file formats Comma del...

Page 44: ...cords are imported into the Unfiled category 4 From the File menu choose Import 5 Select the file you want to import 6 Click Open 7 To import data into the correct Palm Desktop for Sony fields drag the fields in the left hand column so that they are opposite the corresponding imported fields on the right 8 If you do not want to import a field deselect the check box for that field 9 Click OK The im...

Page 45: ...en the Applications Launcher Tap the Home icon Selecting applications The CLIE handheld is equipped with a variety of applications All the applications installed on the CLIE handheld appear in the Applications Launcher As well as offering you a way to open applications the Applications Launcher displays the current time battery level and application category To open an application choose from the ...

Page 46: ...hen you return to that application Categorizing applications The category feature enables you to manage the number of application icons that appear on screen in the Applications Launcher You can assign an application to a category and then display a single category or all your applications To categorize an application 1 Tap the Home icon on the front of the CLIE handheld 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 From...

Page 47: ...e screen then tap the category you want to display Push the Jog Dial repeatedly Changing the Applications Launcher display By default the Applications Launcher displays applications as icons As an alternative you can display applications in a list format To change the view of applications 1 Tap the Home icon on the front of the CLIE handheld 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Options then tap Preferences 4...

Page 48: ...p Preferences 4 In the Preferences dialog box tap the Remember Last Category check box 5 Tap OK Each time you return to the Applications Launcher the last category of applications you selected is displayed If you do not select the Remember Last Category check box all applications are displayed when you select the Applications Launcher ...

Page 49: ...Book 73 Creating a new Address Book record 74 Pasting images to address information 76 Viewing address records 79 Searching address records 82 Editing address records 83 Address Book menu commands 91 Managing Tasks and Things to Do To Do List What you can do with the To Do List 94 Creating To Do List items 95 Viewing To Do List items 96 Marking a To Do List item as complete 98 Changing priorities ...

Page 50: ...g Expenses Expense What you can do with the Expense 119 Recording expenses 120 Sorting Expense items 122 Changing the date of an Expense item 123 Adding detailed information to an Expense item 125 Printing an Expense report 127 Changing the currency and symbols display 129 Expense menu commands 133 Using the Calculator Calculator Calculating with the Calculator 134 Calculator menu commands 136 ...

Page 51: ...e continuous events such as a vacation or three day conference and all day events which reflect the default hours of a day as set by the user Display your schedule in different ways by Day Week Month or Agenda view Set an alarm to hear a reminder sound at a set time ahead of the scheduled appointments Attach notes to events to describe or clarify the Date Book entries Rearrange or delete events fr...

Page 52: ...is automatically set to 1 hour You can also make plans such as birthdays holidays and anniversaries in which only the date is fixed but neither start nor end times are set The untimed events appear at the top of the Date Book screen marked with a symbol To schedule a timed event for the current date 1 Press the Date Book button on the front panel The Date Book starts up 2 With the current day sele...

Page 53: ...n the time to open the Set Time dialog box 5 Set the duration of the event as follows Tap the time columns in the Set Time dialog box to set the Start Time Tap End Time then tap the time columns to set the End Time Tap All Day if the event lasts all day The default hours of a standard business day are set by the user and may be changed using the Preferences command in the Date Book application 6 T...

Page 54: ...nd then writing a number on the number side of the Graffiti writing area To schedule a timed event for another date 1 Press the Date Book button on the front panel The Date Book starts up 2 Select the date in one of the following ways A Tap the day of the week on top of the Date Book screen To move to another week tap a scroll arrow shown on both sides of the day of the week area B Tap Go To The G...

Page 55: ... use the scroll button on the front panel to scroll forward or backward one month at a time To schedule an untimed event 1 Select the date for the event as described in To schedule a timed event for another date on page 54 2 Tap New 3 Tap No Time so that no start or end times are defined for the new event 4 Enter a description of the event l continued ...

Page 56: ... Time screen appears 2 Tap No Time Scheduling repeated or continuous events The Repeat function lets you schedule events that recur at regular intervals or extend over a period of consecutive days Example of repeated or continuous events Repeated events include a birthday or a weekly guitar lesson that falls on the same day of the week and the same time of day Continuous events can include a busin...

Page 57: ...responds to how often you want the event to repeat on every line For example if you select Month and enter the number 2 the event repeats every other month 7 If you tapped Day in Step 5 tap End on and from the drop down list tap Choose Date The Ending On screen appears Select the ending day in the screen 8 Tap OK The Date Book screen appears Make sure that is displayed to the right of the Date Boo...

Page 58: ...ed event If you change the date of an occurrence of a repeated event e g from January 14 to January 15 and apply the change to all occurrences the new date becomes the start date of the repeated event Your CLIE handheld adjusts the end date to maintain the duration of the event If you change other repeat settings e g time alarm private of a repeated event and apply the change to all occurrences yo...

Page 59: ... a time Displaying the Date Book views In addition to displaying the time for a specific day you can also display a whole week a month or an agenda You can also display the current time Press the Jog Dial while no event is selected Each press of the Jog Dial takes you through the daily calendar weekly calendar monthly calendar schedule for the day and daily calendar z You can also select the Date ...

Page 60: ...e Jog Dial The Week view appears This screen shows the untimed events or available time slots 3 Rotate the Jog Dial to select the day you want to review 4 Press the Jog Dial The contents of the selected event appear z Tips for using Week view To reschedule an event while you are in Week view tap and drag the event to a different time or day Tap a blank time on any day to move to that day and have ...

Page 61: ...he event Spotting event conflicts An event conflict time overlap appears in the Week view as overlapping time bars and in the Day view as overlapping brackets to the left of the conflicting times Working in Month view The Month view screen shows which days have events scheduled Dots and lines in the Month view indicate events repeating events and untimed events 1 Press the Date Book button on the ...

Page 62: ...to Date dialog box to select a different month Use the scroll buttons on the front panel of your CLIE handheld to move between months Press the upper half of the scroll button to display the previous month and the lower half of the scroll button to display the next month Working in Agenda view The Agenda view lets you view appointments untimed events and To Do List items in one screen Although it ...

Page 63: ...a description of an item to go directly into the To Do List application Changing Date and Time view The Date Book lets you see the current time Tap and hold the date in the title bar of the Date Book The current time appears When you release the stylus the menu bar appears If you want to avoid displaying the menu when releasing the stylus drag the stylus away from the date indication when the time...

Page 64: ... Book You can easily edit existing events you created in the Date Book Changing a time for an event 1 Press the Date Book button on the front panel The Date Book starts up 2 Tap the event you want to edit 3 Tap Details The Event Details dialog box appears l continued ...

Page 65: ...o set the Start Time 6 Tap the time columns to set the End Time 7 Tap OK 8 Tap OK in the Event Details dialog box Changing a date for an event 1 Press the Date Book button on the front panel The Date Book starts up 2 Tap the date of the event you want to change 3 Tap Details The Event Details dialog box appears l continued ...

Page 66: ...ng Today or by tapping a day of a month 7 Tap OK in the Event Details dialog box Setting an alarm You can express the alarm settings in minutes hours or days When you set an alarm an icon appears to the right of the event 1 Press the Date Book button on the front panel The Date Book starts up 2 Tap the event to which you want to assign an alarm 3 Tap Details The Event Details dialog box appears l ...

Page 67: ...u can set a silent alarm for an untimed event that displays a reminder message on screen before the day of the event The alarm triggers at the specified period of minutes hours or days before midnight of the day on which the untimed event begins Example If you set a 5 minute alarm for an untimed event that occurs on February 4 the reminder message will appear at 11 55 p m on the night of February ...

Page 68: ...vent for data protection you need to enter the password to display the private data of the Date Book 1 Press the Date Book button on the front panel The Date Book starts up 2 Tap the event you want to define as private 3 Tap Details The Event Details dialog box appears 4 Tap and select the Private check box 5 Tap OK ...

Page 69: ...ecify whether you want to delete a single only or if you want to delete all of the related events as well 1 Press the Date Book button on the front panel The Date Book starts up 2 Tap the event that you want to delete 3 Tap Details The Event Details dialog box appears 4 Tap Delete The Delete Event dialog box appears 5 Tap OK Tap Cancel to cancel If you check Save archive copy on PC the deleted dat...

Page 70: ...lete Event Deletes the currently selected event The Delete Event dialog box appears Tap OK to delete the event and Cancel to cancel the delete function Note By default all events you delete from the Date Book are restored when a HotSync operation with a computer is executed To delete events completely tap and deselect the check box Save archive copy on PC in the Delete Event dialog box Attach Note...

Page 71: ...t dialog box Beam Event Sends the current event to another CLIE handheld via the infrared communications port Options menu Font You can select the fonts of the Date Book The Select Font dialog box appears when you choose this menu item Preferences Start End Time Defines the start and end times for Date Book screens If the time slots you select do not fit on one screen you can tap the scroll arrows...

Page 72: ...s in the Day View When Compress Day View is off all time slots are displayed When it is on start and end times are displayed for each event but blank time slots toward the bottom of the screen disappear to minimize scrolling Month View settings These check boxes apply to the Month View of the Date book You can activate any or all of these settings to show that you have Timed Untimed or Daily Repea...

Page 73: ...for each contact Define which phone number appears in the Address list for each Address Book record Attach a note to each Address Book record in which you can enter additional information about the contact Assign Address Book records to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups Paste images to address information using the PictureGear Pocket application To open the Addres...

Page 74: ...tton on the front panel The Address screen appears 2 Tap New The Address Edit screen appears 3 Enter the last name of the person you want to add to the Address Book The first character of each field is automatically converted to an uppercase character except when entering an e mail address or numbers You do not need to hold down the CapsLock key while entering the first character of a name 4 Tap F...

Page 75: ...ns 6 Now enter all the other required information in the same way 7 Tap to go to the next page where you can fill in the rest of the information 8 After entering all necessary information tap Done The Address screen is restored ...

Page 76: ...tick media supplied with your CLIE handheld before pasting images See Installing applications from Memory Stick media on page 179 for more information about installation 1 Press the Address Book button on the front panel The Address screen appears and you can view the list of all your contacts 2 Tap the address you would like to add an image to The Address View screen appears 3 Tap Edit The Addres...

Page 77: ...g Basic Applications 4 Tap No Image in the upper right corner The PG Pocket screen appears 5 Tap the image you want to paste The image you selected is pasted to the address information Tap No Image l continued ...

Page 78: ...the address information you pasted an image to Note Always use your CLIE handheld to change records with an attached image If you use the Palm Desktop for Sony software to change the category of a record with an attached image the image will not be linked to the record when performing a HotSync operation ...

Page 79: ...urn to the list of addresses press the Jog Dial Return to the Address screen z You can use the Scroll buttons to display the address list and scroll up and down the screen You can also use the stylus and scroll bar to scroll up and down a screen If you want to view images pasted to the Address information tap an image on the Address screen The image fills the screen To return to the Address screen...

Page 80: ... The Address screen appears and shows a list of addresses that have currently been stored 2 Tap the Menu icon Viewing addresses by category Press the Jog Dial when the list of addresses is shown but none of the addresses are selected Each press of the Jog Dial takes you through the address categories z You can also select the category of information to be displayed from the category list Tap in th...

Page 81: ...eld Depending on your choice the Address Book starts up showing Last Name First Name or Company Last Name 5 Tap OK The items of the address records appear in the order that is determined by the Address Book Notes Tap Last Name First Name to sort alphabetically by an individual s last name and then first name Tap Company Last Name to sort alphabetically by company name and then an individual s last...

Page 82: ...haracter of the record you want to search for The list scrolls to the first entry that begins with that letter If you write another letter the list scrolls to the first entry that starts with those two letters For example writing an s scrolls to Sands and writing sm scrolls further to Smith If you sort the list by company name the Look Up feature scrolls to the first letter of the company name 3 T...

Page 83: ...created Modifying address records 1 Press the Address Book button on the front panel The Address screen appears and shows a list of addresses that have currently been stored 2 Tap the record you want to modify The Address View screen appears 3 Tap Edit The Address Edit screen appears l continued ...

Page 84: ... an address record You can copy existing address records you created This feature is useful when you want to enter the records of two or more persons working for the same company 1 Press the Address Book button on the front panel The Address screen appears and shows a list of addresses that have currently been stored 2 Tap the record you want to copy The Address View screen appears l continued ...

Page 85: ... top of the screen and tap the Duplicate Address from the Record menu The record you selected is copied The string Copy is appended to the end of the First name field of the copied information 4 When you have finished copying tap Done Return to the Address screen ...

Page 86: ...ords you entered 1 Press the Address Book button on the front panel The Address screen appears and shows a list of addresses that have currently been stored 2 Tap the record you want to delete The Address View appears 3 Tap Edit The Address Edit screen appears l continued ...

Page 87: ...ialog box appears 5 Tap Delete The Delete Address dialog box appears 6 Tap OK The record you selected is deleted If you check Save archive copy on PC the deleted data from your CLIE handheld is saved to the Palm Desktop for Sony software during the next HotSync operation ...

Page 88: ... This feature is useful for viewing records by category 1 Press the Address Book button on the front panel The Address screen appears and shows a list of addresses that have currently been stored 2 Tap the records you want to categorize The Address View appears 3 Tap Edit The Address Edit screen appears l continued ...

Page 89: ...dress Book Preferences you can define which records should be shown and which ones should stay hidden when viewing the Address Book 1 Press the Address Book button on the front panel The Address screen appears and shows a list of addresses that have currently been stored 2 Tap the records for which you want to change the settings The Address View appears 3 Tap Edit The Address Edit screen appears ...

Page 90: ...ail Category This option specifies the category of the record Tap and select Business Personal QuickList or Unfiled You can always add categories by choosing Edit Category Private This option protects records by making them invisible To enable protection tap and select the option Private See Protecting data in Handy Functions on page 197 for more information on protecting data 6 Tap OK The setting...

Page 91: ...ta Here is a description of the menu commands that are unique to the Address Book See Edit menu in Handy Functions on page 207 for a description of the menu commands common to all CLIE handheld applications Address Book Record menu The items shown in the Address menu vary depending on the screen in which it is shown l continued ...

Page 92: ...ed when a HotSync operation with a computer is executed To wipe out all records completely tap and clear the option Save backup copy on PC in the Delete Address dialog box Duplicate Address Makes a copy of the current record and displays the copy in Address Edit so you can make changes to the copied record The copy has the same category and the same attached notes as the original record Beam Addre...

Page 93: ...tion If you select this option the Address Book shows the last category you selected If you clear it the Address Book displays the All category Rename Custom Fields These custom fields appear at the end of the Address Edit screen Rename them to identify the kind of information you want to enter The names you give the custom fields appear in all entries Security When choosing this option you can sh...

Page 94: ...of your To Do List items Assign To Do List items to categorize so that you can organize and view them in logical groups Sort your To Do List items either by due date priority level or category Attach notes to individual To Do List items for a description or clarification of the task Opening the To Do List Press the To Do List button on the front panel The To Do List opens and displays the category...

Page 95: ...creen appears 2 Tap New A new To Do item is added to the To Do List 3 Enter the text of the To Do item The text can be longer than one line 4 Tap anywhere on screen to deselect the To Do List item The item is deselected and the new item is recorded to the To Do List z If no To Do List item is currently selected writing in the Graffiti writing area automatically creates a new item ...

Page 96: ...the item does not fit in the screen rotate the Jog Dial to scroll up and down the screen 4 To return to the To Do screen press the Jog Dial The To Do list box reappears Changing the To Do List display by category Press the Jog Dial when the To Do list is displayed but no To Do entry is selected Each press of the Jog Dial takes you through the categories of the To Do items z You can also select the...

Page 97: ...ing the highest priority Changing an item s priority may move its position in the list New To Do List items automatically have a priority of 1 1 Press the To Do List button on the front panel The To Do screen appears 2 Tap the Priority number on the left side of the To Do List item You can select the Priority number with 1 being the most important and 5 the least important z You can also change th...

Page 98: ...t item as complete You can mark a To Do List item as complete to indicate that you have completed it 1 Press the To Do List button on the front panel The To Do screen appears 2 Tap the check box on the left side of the item and select the check box ...

Page 99: ...signing a category You can assign a category to the task in the To Do List 1 Press the To Do List button on the front panel The To Do screen appears 2 Tap the content of the To Do item for which you want to define a category 3 Tap Details The To Do Item Details dialog box appears 4 Tap in Category and tap a desired category The To Do item you selected is classified into the selected category ...

Page 100: ...ntent of the To Do item for which you want to change the due date 3 Tap Details The To Do Item Details dialog box appears 4 Tap of Due Date and tap the date you want You can select one of the following options Today Sets the date of the To Do item to today Tomorrow Sets the date of the To Do item to tomorrow One week later Sets the date of the To Do item to one week later No date Sets no date l co...

Page 101: ...u to select a desired date The Due Date screen appears You can select a desired date from the calendar 5 Tap OK z If you have selected Show in the To Do Preferences you can set the date directly from the To Do list by tapping the date in the To Do List ...

Page 102: ...ete 3 Tap Details The To Do Item Details dialog box appears 4 Tap Delete The Delete To Do dialog box appears 5 Tap OK to delete the To Do item The To Do item you selected is deleted To cancel the delete function tap Cancel instead of OK If you select the check box Save archive copy on PC the deleted data from your CLIE handheld is saved to the Palm Desktop for Sony software during the next HotSync...

Page 103: ...can now change the view You can choose from the following settings Show Completed Item Displays your completed items in the To Do List If you select this check box your To Do items disappear from the list when you mark your task as complete Items that no longer appear on the list because you selected this option have not been deleted They are still in the memory of your CLIE handheld Delete comple...

Page 104: ...es the due date with the actual date when you complete the item If you do not assign a due date to an item the completion date is still recorded when you complete the item Show Due Dates Displays the due dates associated with items in the To Do List and displays an exclamation mark next to items that remain incomplete after the due date has passed Show Priorities Shows the priority setting for eac...

Page 105: ...u choose this menu item Tap OK to delete the entry and Cancel to cancel the delete function Note By default all To Do items you deleted from the To Do List are restored when a HotSync operation with a computer is executed To wipe out all the To Do items completely tap and clear the check box Save archive copy on PC in the Delete To Do dialog box Attach Note Adds comments to the current To Do item ...

Page 106: ... with a computer is executed To delete the To Do items completely tap and clear the check box Save archive copy on PC in the Purge dialog box Beam Item Sends the current To Do item to another CLIE handheld via the infrared communications port Beam Category Sends all the To Do items in the currently selected category to another CLIE handheld via the infrared communications port Options menu Font Yo...

Page 107: ...d jot down various types of information Copy memos you wrote with other applications Read TXT or CSV document files from a computer through HotSync for display on your CLIE handheld Categorize the memos into business private and other categories Opening the Memo Pad Press the Memo Pad button on the front panel The Memo Pad displays the last Memo screen that you viewed Note Press the Memo Pad butto...

Page 108: ...cations Creating memos A memo can contain up to 4 000 characters The number of memos you can store is limited 1 Press the Memo Pad button on the front panel The Memo pad starts up 2 Tap New A new memo is created l continued ...

Page 109: ... the Enter key to start a new line if you are using a onscreen keyboard 4 Tap Done when you have finished z You can also create a new memo by beginning your memo in the Graffiti writing area in the Memo screen The first letter is automatically capitalized ...

Page 110: ... the memos 3 Press the Jog Dial The text of the memo you selected appears If the memo text does not fit in the screen rotate the Jog Dial to scroll up and down the screen 4 To rerotate to the memo list press the Jog Dial The Memo list box reappears Viewing memos by categories Press the Jog Dial when the memo list is displayed but no memo is selected Each press of the Jog Dial takes you through the...

Page 111: ...os are displayed 1 Press the Memo Pad button on the front panel The Memo pad starts and shows a list of memos 2 Tap the Menu icon A menu of commands appears 3 Tap Preferences from the Options menu The Memo Preferences dialog box appears 4 Choose one of the following options l continued ...

Page 112: ... your preferred order in the Memo Pad screen Moving memos Tap a memo in the Memo screen and drag it to another location The memo is moved to the location where you release the stylus When a memo is relocated its memo number is changed accordingly Note The Memo Pad s display order setting is not reflected in the Palm Desktop for Sony software Consequently there may be discrepancies between the orde...

Page 113: ... and edit a category Defining a memo as private You can designate memos as private If a password is set in a memo for data protection you need to enter the password when viewing the private data 1 Press the Memo Pad button on the front panel The Memo pad starts and shows a list of memos 2 Tap the memo you want to define as private The content of the memo you tapped appears l continued ...

Page 114: ...114 Using Basic Applications 3 Tap Details The Memo Details dialog box appears 4 Tap and select the Private check box 5 Tap OK ...

Page 115: ...tton on the front panel The Memo pad starts and shows a list of memos 2 Tap the memo you want to delete The content of the memo you tapped appears 3 Tap Details The Memo Details dialog box appears 4 Tap Delete The Delete Memo dialog box appears 5 Tap OK The memo you selected is deleted To cancel the delete function tap Cancel ...

Page 116: ...ption of the menu commands that are unique to the Memo Pad See Edit menu in Handy Functions on page 207 for a description of the menu commands common to all CLIE handheld applications Memo Pad Record menu Memo Beam Category Sends all the memos in the currently selected category to another CLIE handheld via the infrared communications port l continued ...

Page 117: ...lete the memo or Cancel to cancel the delete function Note By default all memos you deleted from the Memo Pad are restored when a HotSync operation with a computer is executed To wipe out all memos completely tap and clear the check box Save archive copy on PC in the Delete Memo dialog box Beam Memo Sends the current memo to another CLIE handheld via the infrared communications port ...

Page 118: ...enu item Phone Lookup The Phone Number Lookup screen appears Preferences Used to specify the way in which memos are to be displayed The Memo Preferences screen appears when you choose this menu item Security When you choose this option you can show or hide the currently selected memo About Memo Pad Shows the version information of the Memo Pad ...

Page 119: ... book The Expense allows you to Record dates types of expenses amount spent payment method and other details associated with any money that you spend Assign expense items to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups Keep track of vendors companies and people involved with each particular expense Log miles traveled for a particular date or expense category Sort your expens...

Page 120: ...d the date expense type and amount you spent You can sort Expense items into categories or add other information to an item 1 Tap the Home icon The Applications Launcher appears 2 Rotate the Jog Dial to select Expense then press the Jog Dial The Expense screen appears l continued ...

Page 121: ... the drop down list Note The item you entered is saved when you selected the Expense type No item is recorded unless the Expense type is specified z You can also create a new Expense item in the Expense screen by writing on the number side of the Graffiti writing area The first number you write begins your new Expense item ...

Page 122: ...l to select Expense then press the Jog Dial The Expense screen appears 3 Tap Show The Show Options dialog box appears 4 Select the display mode option you want Sort by Enables you to sort expense items by date or type Distance Enables you to display Mileage entries in miles or kilometers Show currency Shows or hides the currency symbol in the Expense list 5 Tap OK ...

Page 123: ...recall and want to record a past payment date in an expense item you can change the payment date of the record to the correct date 1 Tap the Home icon The Applications Launcher appears 2 Rotate the Jog Dial to select Expense then press the Jog Dial The Expense screen appears 3 Tap the expense item date you want to change The date is displayed in reverse l continued ...

Page 124: ...124 Using Basic Applications 4 Tap the date area of the selected expense item The Date screen appears 5 Tap the date you want ...

Page 125: ...e information you add is shown in the Receipt Details screen 1 Tap the Home icon The Applications Launcher appears 2 Rotate the Jog Dial to select Expense then press the Jog Dial The Expense screen appears 3 Tap the expense item to which you want to add detailed information 4 Tap Details The Receipt Details dialog box appears l continued ...

Page 126: ...ich you made the payment The Expense can show a maximum of four currencies You can also change the currencies to be displayed Vendor Enter the name of the vendor associated with the expense City Enter the name of the payee normally company name and the name of the city where the company is located For example you may specify Rose Cafe as the payee of business lunch charge and Tokyo as the location...

Page 127: ...gories choose All from the category selection list on the upper right of the Expense list area left screen Selected categories Prints only selected parts of the Expense data 4 Change the Print Options as needed Prints only an Expense overview Prints only daily amounts of disbursement for each expense type in a tabular format Select this option to use a disbursement record as an expense report Prin...

Page 128: ...ts printing the data Notes The unit of Travelling Distance is either km kilometers or mi miles When you select Prints currency Travelling Distance values are converted to amounts of allowances per distance paid when travelling expenses are calculated ...

Page 129: ...cies to be used in the Expense Changing the currency 1 Tap the Home icon The Applications Launcher appears 2 Rotate the Jog Dial to select Expense then press the Jog Dial The Expense screen appears 3 Tap the expense item currency type you want to change 4 Tap Details The Receipt Details dialog box appears l continued ...

Page 130: ...sing Basic Applications 5 Tap the Currency drop down list and tap Edit currencies The Select Currencies dialog box appears 6 Tap the drop down list and select the name of the country of your choice 7 Tap OK ...

Page 131: ...rency symbol and add it to the drop down list 1 Tap the Home icon The Applications Launcher appears 2 Rotate the Jog Dial to select Expense then press the Jog Dial The Expense screen appears 3 Tap the Menu icon 4 Tap Options Custom Currencies The Custom Currencies dialog box appears l continued ...

Page 132: ...e country and a currency symbol then tap OK z To use a newly defined currency symbol as a standard currency symbol it is necessary to select the target currency symbol in advance in the Preferences To use a currency symbol only for a specific expense item select the currency symbol in the Receipt Details dialog box of that expense item ...

Page 133: ...mpletely tap and clear the check box Save backup copy on PC in the Delete Expense dialog box Purge This menu item allows you to delete any category that is no longer used from the category set for the expense items Saving unnecessary categories of expense items saves memory When you select this command a screen for confirming the deletion of all data in the selected category is displayed Options m...

Page 134: ...tor screen appears 2 Perform calculations To use the Calculator tap the numbers and symbol icons on the screen with the stylus Using the Calculator buttons The Calculator has several buttons to help you perform calculations CE Clears the last number you entered Use this button if you make a mistake while entering a number in the middle of a calculation This button enables you to re enter the numbe...

Page 135: ...ry Each new number you enter with the M button is added to the total stored in memory The number that you add can be either a calculated value or any number you entered by pressing the number buttons Pressing this button has no effect on the current calculation or series of calculations it merely places the value into the memory until it is recalled MR Recalls the stored value from the memory and ...

Page 136: ...mber from the Calculator and paste it into another application Similarly you can also paste numeric values you copied from another application such as the Expense into the Calculator Options menu Recent Calculations You can review the last calculation you have made About Calculator Shows the version information of the Calculator ...

Page 137: ...leting data on the Memory Stick media 148 Setting up directories to read write from on the Memory Stick media 149 MS Gate menu commands 152 Launching an Application Automatically from the Memory Stick Memory Stick Autorun Setting autorun for an application 153 Performing an autorun 156 Changing the autorun settings 157 Canceling the autorun function temporarily 158 Deleting the autorun settings 15...

Page 138: ...tick media The CLIE handheld does not support MagicGate Memory Stick media MagicGate Memory Stick is for copyright protected files e g audio files If you attempt to insert a MagicGate Memory Stick media into the Memory Stick slot and operate by using MS Gate or Windows Explorer the copyright protected files or directories may be permanently damaged or corrupted Use a device that supports the Magic...

Page 139: ...terminal parts with your fingers or with any metal object Do not allow any mechanical shock stress or blow Do not attempt any modification Keep it dry Avoid using or keeping in places subject to high temperatures or direct sunlight such as in a parked car high humidity or corrosive air static electricity Carry and store in the original case Make backups of important data Do not remove the Memory S...

Page 140: ...that a Memory Stick media is removed or inserted Close these applications when you use a Memory Stick media To enable write protection The Memory Stick media includes a write protect tab so that important data will not be deleted by mistake Slide the tab to the right for write protect mode or to the left for non write protected mode xNon write protected mode If you slide the tab to the left you ar...

Page 141: ...he Menu screen appears 4 Tap Option Format The confirmation message appears 5 Tap OK Notes When you format Memory Stick media on which data is already stored that data will be deleted Make sure that you do not accidentally delete important data Make sure to use your CLIE handheld to format Memory Stick media if you intend to use it with your CLIE handheld If you use the computer to format Memory S...

Page 142: ...held and also in the directory on a Memory Stick media stored under PALM PROGRAMS MSFILES using MS Gate application Note Some applications access the data contained in directories other than the above 1 Tap the Home icon The Application Launcher appears 2 Rotate the Jog Dial to select MS Gate then press the Jog Dial l continued ...

Page 143: ...ations from your CLIE handheld Tap this icon to view the CLIE handheld or Memory Stick media content information With each tap of the icon the content information switches between the CLIE handheld and Memory Stick media type Kind of file size Size of file creator Creator ID of file version Version of file Tap this icon to view the CLIE handheld or Memory Stick media content information Displays t...

Page 144: ...es battery power In that case connect the AC adapter 1 Insert a Memory Stick media into the CLIE handheld 2 Tap the Home icon The Application Launcher appears 3 Rotate the Jog Dial to select MS Gate then press the Jog Dial MS Gate starts and a list of data stored on your CLIE handheld is displayed SelectAll to copy all data at once ClearAll to cancel the selection of selected data 4 Select the dat...

Page 145: ... Moving data from your CLIE handheld to a Memory Stick media If there is not much free memory space on your CLIE handheld it is convenient to move the data instead of copying it to the Memory Stick media In step 5 above tap MOVE The data on the CLIE handheld is deleted after saving on the Memory Stick media ...

Page 146: ...pplication Launcher appears 3 Rotate the Jog Dial to select MS Gate then press the Jog Dial MS Gate starts and a list of data stored on your CLIE handheld is displayed SelectAll to copy all data at once ClearAll to cancel the selection of selected data 4 Press the Jog Dial You can also select MS from the drop down list in the upper right corner A list of data on the Memory Stick media is displayed...

Page 147: ...re your CLIE handheld has enough space before copying 6 Tap COPY The data selected in the Memory Stick media is copied to the CLIE handheld Note If you want to move data from the Memory Stick media to your CLIE handheld tap Move After the data on your CLIE handheld is saved the data on the Memory Stick media is deleted ...

Page 148: ...e Jog Dial to select MS Gate then press the Jog Dial MS Gate starts and a list of data stored on your CLIE handheld is displayed 4 Press the Jog Dial A list of data on the Memory Stick media is displayed SelectAll to copy all data at once ClearAll to cancel the selection of selected data 5 Tap the data you want to delete 6 Tap DELETE The selected data on the Memory Stick media is deleted Tap the t...

Page 149: ...ead write the following directories with your CLIE handheld The list of directories on the Memory Stick media Programs read only MSFiles read write PictureGear read write Palmscape read write gMedia read write MultiMail read write 1 Insert the Memory Stick media into the CLIE handheld 2 Tap the Home icon 3 Rotate the Jog Dial to select MS Gate then press the Jog Dial MS Gate starts and a list of d...

Page 150: ...per right corner of the screen The directories that can be set up on the Memory Stick media appear 8 Tap the directory you want to read write z The default directory is MSFiles After you finish reading writing restore the directory to MSFiles 9 Tap OK This directory can now be accessed to display copy or move data until the setting is changed Tap Cancel to restore the default settings ...

Page 151: ...ner of the screen The directory set up is displayed enclosed within parentheses 6 Select the directory enclosed within parentheses The data in the specified directory on the Memory Stick media appears On this screen you can copy move the data to your CLIE handheld Notes No data will be displayed if the specified directory does not exist in the Memory Stick media or if the directory does not contai...

Page 152: ...data Move Moves selected data to the CLIE handheld or Memory Stick media The Move files screen appears Tap OK Copy Copies selected data to the CLIE handheld or Memory Stick media The Copy files screen appears Tap OK Delete Deletes selected data from the CLIE handheld or Memory Stick media The Delete files screen appears Tap OK Options menu Format Formats the Memory Stick media you inserted into th...

Page 153: ...k media into the Memory Stick slot 2 Start MS Autorun The list of applications in the Memory Stick media appears 3 Tap the Internal icon The list of applications in the CLIE handheld appears 4 From the displayed list tap the item of the application 5 Tap Set The setting is stored on the Memory Stick media and the dialog box for confirmation appears 6 Tap OK The autorun setting is completed Return ...

Page 154: ... an application prc and the related database files pdb on the CLIE handheld 2 Insert the Memory Stick media into the Memory Stick slot 3 Start MS Gate from the Applications Launcher display 4 From the displayed list tap an application and the related database files 5 Tap MOVE The application and specified database files are copied to the Memory Stick media and are deleted from the CLIE handheld 6 ...

Page 155: ...You can select more than one file by tapping on each file you want 10 Tap Set The setting is stored on the Memory Stick media and the dialog box for confirmation appears 11 Tap OK The autorun setting is completed Return to the Applications Launcher display and remove the Memory Stick media ...

Page 156: ...ia The application closes and it will return to the Applications Launcher display The application and database files will automatically be deleted from the memory of the CLIE handheld Notes The autorun function does not work when MS Gate or MS Autorun is running Data on the Memory Stick media is not updated when the Memory Stick media is removed If the Memory Stick media is removed from your CLIE ...

Page 157: ...media via the CLIE handheld 1 Start MS Autorun from the Applications Launcher display 2 Insert the Memory Stick media into the Memory Stick slot 3 Press the Jog Dial navigator The list of applications stored on the Memory Stick media appears 4 Tap in the Select launch app drop down list then tap Select Install DBs The list of applications and data files appears 5 To cancel a specified database fil...

Page 158: ...lly start You can temporarily cancel the autorun feature using this procedure 1 Start the MS Autorun from the Applications Launcher display 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Preferences The Preferences dialog box appears 4 Select the Disable check box in Autorun 5 Tap OK The autorun function is temporarily canceled zTo enable the autorun function Perform steps 1 3 listed above Clear the Disable check box ...

Page 159: ...he Memory Stick media into the Memory Stick slot 3 Tap the Menu icon 4 Tap Tools The Tools dialog box appears 5 Tap Delete autorun setting The Confirm dialog box appears 6 Tap OK The autorun setting is deleted 7 Tap close zWhere to store the autorun setting The autorun setting of MS Autorun is stored in the file named PALM DEFAULT ARN on the Memory Stick media You can delete autorun settings by de...

Page 160: ... CLIE handheld MSAutorun_log If autorun fails it is useful to check the history log for information 1 Start MS Autorun from the Applications Launcher display 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Display log The history log is displayed in the Autorun Log dialog box 4 When you have finished checking the history log tap close Note The stored logfiles are cleared each time the Memory Stick media is inserted ...

Page 161: ...nd database files copied into your CLIE handheld Delete autorun setting This button is displayed when the autorun setting file is stored in the inserted Memory Stick media You can delete the autorun setting in the Memory Stick media Preferences Displays the Preferences dialog box The following items appear Autorun s Disable You can temporarily cancel the autorun function MS List You can change the...

Page 162: ...g the HotSync settings 171 Customizing HotSync application settings 172 Creating a user profile 174 Synchronizing with external data created on the computer File Link 176 Installing Applications Supplied software 177 Installing applications from a Memory Stick media 179 Installing applications from a computer 180 Deleting an add on application 182 Installing software on a computer 183 ...

Page 163: ... the Date Book the Address Book the To Do List the Memo Pad and the Expense data on your CLIE handheld with that on the computer Manage several units of the CLIE handheld simultaneously through the computer HotSync allows backup copies to be created automatically safely saving the CLIE handheld data Install on your CLIE handheld add on applications downloaded from the Internet or from other source...

Page 164: ...enter your information and then perform a HotSync operation the CLIE handheld user name is recognized automatically When you need to manage several units of the CLIE handheld through a single computer you must predefine a user profile for each unit of the CLIE handheld For more information see Creating a user profile page 174 1 Click the HotSync icon on the taskbar at the lower right corner and se...

Page 165: ...er Performing a HotSync operation with the cradle Once you run HotSync in this way you can perform it more quickly in subsequent sessions 1 Place your CLIE handheld on the cradle 2 Press the HotSync button on the front panel of the cradle The HotSync operation starts A completion message appears when the operation is finished Note Do not remove the CLIE handheld from the cradle till the HotSync op...

Page 166: ...hese requirements Your computer must support the IrCOMM implementation of the IrDA standards Your computer must have an enabled infrared communication port that is built into the computer or an enabled infrared device attached to the computer Desktop computers are likely to require an infrared device attached to a physical COM port Notebooks are likely to have a built in infrared communication por...

Page 167: ...ger for infrared communication Note This port COM4 in this example is the simulated port the channel through which the actual infrared communication takes place between your computer and your CLIE handheld 6 Deselect any other check boxes in the Options tab 7 Click Apply and OK Notes With the Windows Me operating system on which a cradle HotSync operation can be done you can perform an infrared Ho...

Page 168: ...ample COM4 6 Click OK The HotSync Manager is now communicating with the simulated port defined for infrared communication This means that you cannot use your cradle again until you reconfigure the HotSync Manager to communicate with the port defined for cradle synchronization Note With the Windows Me operating system on which a cradle HotSync operation can be done you can perform an infrared HotSy...

Page 169: ...the Applications Launcher display tap the HotSync icon 2 Tap Local 3 Tap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select IR to a PC Handheld 4 Position the infrared communication port of your CLIE handheld within about 10 to 20 centimeters of the infrared communication port of your computer 5 Tap the HotSync icon to start the infrared HotSync operation Tap here to start infrared HotSync operation ...

Page 170: ... press the HotSync button on the cradle as you always did in the past You can leave the HotSync application on your CLIE handheld set to perform infrared HotSync operations and still use the cradle This is useful if you perform HotSync operations with both your desktop computer and a notebook that you travel with When you travel you do not have to carry a cradle or cable because your CLIE handheld...

Page 171: ... Palm Desktop for Sony software is not running Available only when the Palm Desktop is running Starts the HotSync Manager when the Palm Desktop for Sony software starts up Manual Starts the HotSync Manager only when you select HotSync Manager from the Start menu on Windows 3 Click the Local tab to change the settings for the connection between the computer and cradle as needed Serial Port You can ...

Page 172: ...o avoid synchronizing a particular type of file because you do not use it In addition to the conduits for the Date Book the Address Book the To Do List the Memo Pad and the Expense List the Palm Desktop for Sony software includes System and Install conduits The System conduit backs up the system information stored on your CLIE handheld The Install conduit installs add on applications on your CLIE ...

Page 173: ...users 7 Click OK 8 Click Done The conduit settings you have changed are implemented Notes To have the setting affect only the next HotSync operation deselect Set At Default Thereafter the HotSync Actions revert to their default settings To use a new setting as the default select the Set As Default option Thereafter whatever you selected as the default setting is used when you click the Default in ...

Page 174: ...otSync operations used for the first time before you assign a User ID to a particular CLIE handheld For the procedure to send a profile after setting user names see Synchronizing with external data created on the computer File Link on page 176 Creating a profile 1 Start the Palm Desktop for Sony software 2 Select Users from the Tools menu The Users dialog box appears 3 Click Profiles The Profiles ...

Page 175: ...radle a CLIE handheld for which a User ID is not yet specified 2 Press the HotSync button on the cradle The Users dialog box appears 3 Click Profiles The Profiles dialog box appears 4 Select the profile you want to transfer to the CLIE handheld and click OK 5 Click Yes The selected profile will be sent to the CLIE handheld Next time you perform a HotSync operation the Palm Desktop for Sony softwar...

Page 176: ...tegory on your Palm Desktop for Sony software and your CLIE handheld You can set the File Link feature to check for changes to the external file when you perform a HotSync operation With File Link you can import data stored in any of the following file formats Comma delimited csv Palm Desktop for Sony software s Memo Pad archive mpa Palm Desktop for Sony software s Address Book archive aba Text tx...

Page 177: ...This software is used for managing editing various still images and movie files all together You can convert these files to be played back with the PictureGear Pocket application or gMedia application on your CLIE handheld AvantGo This software is used for downloading content from Internet Web site to your computer as well as optimizing the content for browsing on your CLIE handheld The contents c...

Page 178: ...er Support information 1 970 522 4610 No charge assistance for software installation and initial configuration 6 a m 5 p m Pacific Standard Time Monday Friday Online Support Knowledgebase and Help Request System http techsupp starfish com sony Acrobat Reader This software is used for viewing the Online Manuals on your computer QuickTime This software is used for playing back movie files in QuickTi...

Page 179: ...to the Memory Stick slot of your CLIE handheld 2 Start MS Gate on your CLIE handheld 3 Press the Jog Dial The contents of the Memory Stick media appear 4 Tap the application you want to install 5 Tap Copy The selected application is installed on your CLIE handheld z The supplied Installation CD ROM also contains applications and data contained on your Memory Stick media You can install them from t...

Page 180: ... in the CLIE Handheld folder on your computer example C Program Files CLIE Handheld Add on If you want to copy to a different folder you need to specify the folder in step 5 2 Double click the Palm Desktop for Sony icon on the Windows desktop The Palm Desktop for Sony software starts 3 Click Install The Install Tool dialog box appears l continued ...

Page 181: ...install you can select unnecessary applications and click Delete to delete them 7 Click Exit 8 Run the local HotSync The application you selected in step 6 will be installed on the CLIE handheld See Performing a HotSync operation on page 164 for more details about the local HotSync z From the Windows Start menu you can directly display the Install Tool dialog box If you click Start and select Prog...

Page 182: ...ided with your CLIE handheld such as the Address Book or the Memo Pad 1 Tap the Home icon The Applications Launcher appears 2 Tap the Menu icon The menu appears on the application start up screen 3 Tap App Delete The Delete screen appears 4 Tap the application you want to delete and tap Delete A confirmation message appears asking if you are sure you want to delete the application 5 Tap Yes The ap...

Page 183: ...pplication such as PictureGear Pocket or gMedia 1 Insert the Installation CD ROM into the CD ROM drive The installer window appears 2 Click Install PictureGear Lite 3 Click Install PictureGear Lite 4 2 A dialog box is displayed to confirm the installation 4 Click Yes The PictureGear Lite software installation starts After this follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation To sta...

Page 184: ...Read the Software License Agreement shown on the screen then click Next Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation Installing AvantGo 1 Insert the Installation CD ROM into the CD ROM drive The installer window appears 2 Click Install AvantGo AvantGo installation starts Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation ...

Page 185: ...ts 209 Customizing Your CLIE Handheld Preferences What you can do with Preferences 210 Viewing Preferences 211 Setting modem preferences 212 Setting network preferences 213 Network preferences menu commands 226 Assigning applications to buttons 227 Changing the full screen pen stroke activities 229 Assigning applications to HotSync buttons 231 Changing the digitizer preferences 232 Formatting time...

Page 186: ...n the Address Book you can use the Find option to enter the first letters of a name to scroll immediately to that name In the Expense application you can use the lookup feature to display the names in your Address Book that have data in the Company field You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with an Expense record Using the Find option The Find option lets you locate text in an...

Page 187: ...d The notes attached to each record can also be found 4 Tap the data from the find result list The application including found data automatically starts up to display data Tap Stop to stop the search at any time Tap Find More to restart Find Note The Find option is not case sensitive searching for sony also finds Sony z Select text in an application before tapping the Find icon to automatically pl...

Page 188: ...mple you can add a phone number from the Address list to an entry in the Memo Pad using the Phone Lookup functionality 1 Display the record in which you want to insert a phone number The record can be in the Date Book the To Do List or the Memo Pad 2 Tap the Menu icon The menu of the application appears 3 Tap Options Phone Lookup The Phone Number Lookup screen appears l continued ...

Page 189: ...ffiti area You will find it easy to use the Phone Lookup without displaying the Phone Number Lookup screen Entering a new name with the Phone Lookup For example you write John with Graffiti to enter the name and phone number of John Smith The name and phone number of John Smith are added when John Smith is the only one in the records If records include many Johns the Phone Number Lookup screen app...

Page 190: ... to turn off and lock your CLIE handheld with a password information that you enter in the Preferences screen appears the next time you turn on your CLIE handheld 1 Tap the Home icon The Application Launcher starts up 2 From the drop down list in the upper right corner select System The System screen appears 3 Tap the Preferences icon The Preferences screen appears l continued ...

Page 191: ...t side of the screen In case you assigned the password using the security application If you use the security application to assign a password to enter edit the owner information you have to unlock the Owner Preferences screen to change the information 1 Tap the Home icon The Application Launcher starts up 2 Select System from the drop down list in the upper right corner The System screen appears ...

Page 192: ...ng Up Your CLIE Handheld 3 Tap the Preferences icon The Preferences screen appears 4 From the drop down list in the upper right corner select Owner 5 Tap Unlock The Unlock Message dialog box appears l continued ...

Page 193: ...193 Setting Up Your CLIE Handheld 6 Enter your current password the one you entered in the Security application then tap OK ...

Page 194: ...t If you forgot the password you must perform a hard reset to resume Performing a hard reset deletes all records on your CLIE handheld You can restore all data that was backed up on the computer using HotSync 1 Back up the data on your CLIE handheld using HotSync See Exchanging and Updating Data Using HotSync Operations for more information on page 163 2 Assign a password as described in Assigning...

Page 195: ...195 Setting Up Your CLIE Handheld 4 Tap the Security icon The Security dialog box appears 5 Tap Lock Turn Off The System Lockout dialog box appears l continued ...

Page 196: ...196 Setting Up Your CLIE Handheld 6 Tap Off Lock Your CLIE handheld is turned off and locked You must then enter the password when you turn on your CLIE handheld to gain access to the information on it ...

Page 197: ...records that you have defined as private with or without a password Assigning a password You can assign a password to protect your private records and to lock your CLIE handheld 1 Tap the Home icon and select System from the drop down list in the upper right corner The System screen appears 2 Tap the Security icon The Security dialog box appears 3 Tap Unassigned The Password dialog box appears l c...

Page 198: ...ting Up Your CLIE Handheld 4 Enter your password and tap OK The dialog box for verifying the password appears 5 Enter the same password entered in Step 4 again to verify it and tap OK Your password is assigned ...

Page 199: ...urrent password and tap OK The dialog box to enter a new password appears 5 When you want to change a password enter a new password and tap OK When you want to delete tap Delete If you forget your password If you forget your password you can delete it Note however that deleting a forgotten password also deletes all entries and records marked as Private You can restore the synchronized data on your...

Page 200: ...u to enter a password before private entries can be viewed Private records are usually set as invisible but the records are saved Follow this procedure to mask hide records 1 Tap the Home icon and select System from the drop down list in the upper right corner The System screen appears 2 Tap the Security icon The Security dialog box appears 3 Tap Current Privacy The Show Mask Hide Records drop dow...

Page 201: ... this procedure to view private records protected by the Security application 1 Tap the Home icon and select System from the drop down list in the upper right corner The System screen appears 2 Tap the Security icon The Security dialog box appears 3 Tap Current Privacy If there is no password the private records are displayed again in applications If there is a password the Show Records screen app...

Page 202: ...202 Setting Up Your CLIE Handheld 4 When the Show Private Records dialog box appears enter a password and tap OK ...

Page 203: ...rently displayed in the Address Book the Date Book the To Do List or the Memo Pad All records of the category currently displayed in the Address Book the Date Book the To Do List or the Memo Pad applications A special Address Book record you designate as your business card An application installed in random access memory RAM Note Some applications are copy protected and cannot be beamed as indicat...

Page 204: ...og box appears point the IrDA port directly at the IrDA port of the receiving organizer z For best results your CLIE handheld should be 10 to 20 centimeters approximately 4 to 8 inches away from the other handheld and the path between the two organizers must be clear of obstacles Beaming distance to other Palm OS handheld devices may be different 5 Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate t...

Page 205: ... 6 When the Beam Status dialog box appears point the IrDA port directly at the IrDA port of the receiving organizer 7 Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you continue working on your CLIE handheld To receive beamed information 1 Turn on your CLIE handheld 2 Point the IrDA port directly at the IrDA port of the transmitting CLIE handheld to open the B...

Page 206: ...coming information create a new category or leave the information unfiled 4 Tap Yes Tips on beaming information You can press the Address Book button for about two seconds to beam your business card You can use the Graffiti Command stroke B to beam the current entry ...

Page 207: ...e text Undo restores the text you removed Undo also reverses deletions done by using backspace Cut Removes the selected text and stores it temporarily in the memory of your organizer You can paste the text you cut into another area of the current application or into a different application Copy Copies the selected text and stores it temporarily in the memory of your organizer You can paste the tex...

Page 208: ...d Keyboard Opens the on screen keyboard When you finish with the on screen keyboard tap Done Graffiti Help Opens screens that show all the Graffiti character strokes Use this command if you do not know how to draw Graffiti characters ...

Page 209: ...s except Expense you can change the font style to make text easier to read You can choose a different font style for each application To change the font style 1 Open an application 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Options then tap Font 4 Tap the font style you want to use 5 Tap OK ...

Page 210: ...nd infrared communication settings Digitizer Calibrate the screen on your organizer Formats Set the country default and the formats for dates time calendar and numbers General Set the date and time the auto shut off interval the Stay on in cradle feature the Beam Receive feature and the system alarm and game sounds Network Configure or edit the settings of your ISP Internet Service Provider or dia...

Page 211: ... 3 From the drop down list select the preferences you want to change Viewing Preferences 1 Tap the Home icon The Application Launcher starts up 2 Rotate the Jog Dial to select Prefs and press the Jog Dial The Preferences screen appears ...

Page 212: ...is connected to your CLIE handheld you must define the settings as follows 1 Tap the Home icon The Application Launcher starts up 2 Rotate the Jog Dial to select Prefs and press the Jog Dial Tap Connection from the drop down list in the upper right corner The Modem Preferences screen appears 3 Tap New Follow the modem s operating instructions to set the modem preferences ...

Page 213: ...vice template Use the Service setting to select the service template for your Internet Service Provider or a dial in server Service templates are a set of ISP and dial in server configuration settings that you can create save and reuse 1 Tap the Home icon The Application Launcher appears 2 Tap Pref and then tap Network form the drop down list in the upper right corner The Preferences dialog box fo...

Page 214: ...d box identifies the password you use to log into your server or ISP Your entry in this field determines whether your CLIE handheld prompts you to enter a password each time you log into your network If you do not enter a password your CLIE handheld displays the word Prompt in this field and asks you to enter a password during the login procedure If you enter a password your CLIE handheld displays...

Page 215: ...lect the Phone field your CLIE handheld opens a dialog box in which you define the telephone number you use to connect with your ISP or dial in server In addition you can define a prefix disable Call Waiting and give special instructions for using a calling card Entering your server phone number 1 Tap the Phone field The Phone Setup dialog box appears 2 Enter the phone number for your ISP or dial ...

Page 216: ...x to select it 2 Enter the prefix 3 Tap OK Disabling Call Waiting Call Waiting can cause your session to terminate if you receive a call while you are connected If your telephone has Call Waiting you need to disable this feature before logging into your ISP or dial in server 1 Tap the Disable call waiting check box to select it 2 Enter the code to disable Call Waiting on the Disable call waiting l...

Page 217: ...r your calling card number in the Use calling card line Note It is a good idea to add at least three commas before your calling card number to compensate for the cue delay 3 Tap OK Adding detailed information to a service template If you are using one of the predefined service templates you probably only need to enter your user name and telephone number If you are creating a new service template y...

Page 218: ... Idle timeout setting defines how long your CLIE handheld waits before dropping the connection with your ISP or dial in server when you switch out of a TCP IP application 1 Tap the Idle timeout drop down list and select one of the following options Immediate Drops the connection to your ISP immediately when you switch to another application 1 Minute Waits one minute for you to open another applica...

Page 219: ...made up of a number from 0 to 255 numbers are the only permitted characters in this field Ask your Internet Service Provider or System Administrator for the correct Primary or Secondary DNS IP numbers z Many systems do not require that you enter a DNS If you are not sure leave the DNS filed blank 1 Tap the Query DNS check box to deselect it 2 Tap the space to the left of the first period in the Pr...

Page 220: ...s is permanently assigned you need to get that information from your System Administrator If you are not sure select Automatic Identifying dynamic IP address Tap the IP Address check box to select it Tap to select automatic IP address Entering a permanent IP address 1 Tap the IP Address check box to deselect it and display a permanent IP address field below the check box 2 Tap the space to the lef...

Page 221: ...down list 3 Tap the command you want from the command list If the command requires additional information a field appears to the right of it for you to enter the information The following commands are available Wait For Tells your handheld to wait for specific characters from the TCP IP server before executing the next command Wait For Prompt Detects a challenge response prompt coming from the ser...

Page 222: ...s a dialog box and prompts you to enter text of some kind for example a password or a security code End Identifies the last line in the login script 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the login script is complete 5 Tap OK Using non ASCII characters in login scripts You can use non ASCII characters in your login script The following descriptions are for the advanced users who understand how to write cust...

Page 223: ...ample the string wait for Joe cr lf waits to receive Joe followed by a carriage return and line feed from the remote computer before executing the next command in the script Literal characters You can use the backslash character to specify that the next character should be transmitted as a literal character For example Includes a caret as part of the string Includes a as part of the string Include...

Page 224: ...nect to dial the current service and display the Service Connection Progress messages z To see expanded Service Connection Progress messages press the lower half of the Scroll button To close a connection tap Disconnect to terminate the connection between your CLIE handheld and your service Customizing service templates You can create additional service templates from scratch or by duplicating exi...

Page 225: ...Tap Service and then tap Duplicate A copy of the service template is added to the Service drop down list Deleting a service template 1 Tap the Service drop down list 2 Tap the service template you want to delete 3 Tap the Menu icon 4 Tap Service and then tap Delete The Delete Service dialog box appears 5 Tap OK The service template you selected is deleted Tap Cancel to cancel the deletion ...

Page 226: ... IP application menus are shown here for your reference Service menu New You can create a new template and add to the Service drop down list Delete You can delete the service template you are selecting from the Service drop down list Duplicate You can duplicate a selected service template and add to the Service drop down list Options menu View Log You can display the Network Log screen ...

Page 227: ...rent applications to the buttons on the front of your CLIE handheld For example you can assign the To Do List button to start the Expense application 1 On the Preferences screen select Buttons from the drop down list in the upper right corner 2 Tap the application you want to assign to the button l continued ...

Page 228: ...another application to the button you can launch the original application with the application launcher To reset to the default settings When you want to initialize the allocation for the application button tap Default in step 2 All application buttons are reset to the factory default settings ...

Page 229: ...creen pen stroke activities You can change the assignment of the full screen pen stroke By default the full screen pen stroke activates Graffiti Help 1 On the Preferences screen select Buttons from the drop down list in the upper right corner l continued ...

Page 230: ...e power button The Keyboard option opens the on screen keyboard for entering text characters The Graffiti Help option opens a series of screens that show the complete Graffiti character set The Turn Off and Lock option turns off and locks your CLIE handheld You must assign your password to lock the CLIE handheld When locked you need to enter the password to use your CLIE handheld The Beam Data opt...

Page 231: ...uttons on the cradle and the modem 1 On the Preferences screen select Buttons from the drop down list in the upper right corner 2 Tap Hotsync The Hotsync Buttons dialog box appears 3 From the drop down list select the application you want to change The allocation for the application button is changed 4 Tap OK The Button Preferences dialog box appears ...

Page 232: ... recalibrate your screen after a hard reset or if your digitizer drifts On the Preferences screen select Digitizer from the drop down list in the upper right corner The Digitizer display alignment screen appears This screen is also displayed when you start up your CLIE handheld for the first time From the second time you use your CLIE handheld you can change the digitizer preferences following the...

Page 233: ...ple in England time often is expressed using a 24 hour clock in the United States time is expressed using a 12 hour clock with an AM or PM suffix A country default appears in all applications on your CLIE handheld However you can customize your own settings such as the format for the time of day 1 On the Preferences screen select Formats from the drop down list in the upper right corner l continue...

Page 234: ... to drop down list To choose the time date and numbers formats You can select the preferred formats of the time date week s starting day and numbers These formats appear in all applications 1 Tap the Time drop down list in the Preferences screen and select a format l continued ...

Page 235: ... Preferences screen and select a format 3 Tap the Week starts drop down list in the Preferences screen and select Sunday or Monday This setting controls the Day Week Month and Agenda views in the Date Book and all calendar related aspects of your CLIE handheld l continued ...

Page 236: ...236 Setting Up Your CLIE Handheld 4 Select a format from the Numbers drop down list ...

Page 237: ... Set Time screen appears 3 Tap the or arrow to set the hour 4 Tap the Minute box and tap the or arrow to set to the minutes 5 Tap AM or PM to specify the morning or afternoon You can display time based on a 24 hour clock See Formatting time date and numbers on page 233 To set the date 1 On the Preferences screen select General from the drop down list in the upper right corner l continued ...

Page 238: ...a period of inactivity to conserve battery power You can define when your CLIE handheld automatically turns off 1 On the Preferences screen select General from the drop down list in the upper right corner 2 Tap the Auto off after drop down list and tap an option You can select 30 seconds 1 minute 2 minutes or 3 minutes 3 If you do not want your CLIE handheld to turn off automatically while it is c...

Page 239: ...t and select the sound level or Off 4 Tap the Game Sound drop down list and select the sound level or Off The Game Sound setting works only with games that are programmed to respond to it Turn On Off the Beam Receive You can turn the Beam Receive on or off If you turn off the Beam Receive you cannot receive data using the beam function but you can conserve battery life of your CLIE handheld 1 On t...

Page 240: ...240 Additional Information Additional Information Troubleshooting 241 Precautions 249 Resetting your CLIE handheld 251 Removing the battery 253 Glossary 254 Getting Help 256 Specifications 257 Index 258 ...

Page 241: ...ge the unit If your CLIE handheld still does not operate try a soft reset See Resetting your CLIE handheld on page 251 I get a warning message telling me my CLIE handheld memory is full Purge records from Date Book and To Do List This deletes To Do List items and past Date Book events from the memory of your CLIE handheld Delete unused memos and records If necessary you can save these records See ...

Page 242: ...andwriting For your CLIE handheld to recognize handwriting input with the stylus you must write Graffiti characters See Using Graffiti writing to enter data on page 34 Make the Graffiti character strokes in the Graffiti writing area not on the display part of the screen Write Graffiti strokes for letters on the left hand side and the strokes for numbers on the right hand side of the Graffiti writi...

Page 243: ...mos on your CLIE handheld still appear in the order defined in the Memo Preferences setting In other words the sort settings you use with Palm Desktop for Sony software are not transferred to your CLIE handheld I created an event in Date Book but it does not appear in the Week View In the Week View you cannot select overlapping events that have the same start time If you have two or more events wi...

Page 244: ...ce it near my computer Move your CLIE handheld away from the computer s infrared port I tried to do a local HotSync operation but it did not complete successfully Try each of these in turn Make sure HotSync Manager is running If HotSync Manager is running exit and restart it Make sure you selected Local from the HotSync Manager menu or the Palm Desktop for Sony software menu Check the cable connec...

Page 245: ...handheld times out Check Palm Desktop for Sony software HotSync Setup options to confirm that you have the correct settings for local HotSync operations If you are experiencing intermittent success try a lower speed setting on the Local tab in the Setup dialog box in the HotSync Manager Close and restart HotSync Manager on your computer Make a copy of your Palm folder Uninstall then reinstall Palm...

Page 246: ...puter with more than one CLIE handheld If the computer is running Palm Desktop for Sony software and synchronizes with more than one CLIE handheld each CLIE handheld must have a unique name Assign a user name to your CLIE handheld the first time you perform a HotSync operation Please be aware that synchronizing more than one CLIE handheld with the same user name causes unpredictable results and po...

Page 247: ...eld I get a message telling me it is out of memory Your CLIE handheld requires at least twice the amount of memory available as the data you are receiving For example if you are receiving a 30 KB application you must have at least 60 KB free Perform a soft reset See To reset soft reset in the Online Manual on page 251 for more information Recharging problems When I place my CLIE handheld in the cr...

Page 248: ...synchronize your data and restore the private records by transferring them from your computer to your CLIE handheld I forgot the password and my CLIE handheld is locked If you assign a password and lock your CLIE handheld you must perform a hard reset to continue using your CLIE handheld See To perform a hard reset in the Online Manual on page 252 for more information Memory Stick media problems I...

Page 249: ...to shock Do not carry your CLIE handheld in your back pocket If you sit down with your CLIE handheld in the back pocket the glass of the screen might break Avoid subjecting your CLIE handheld to high or low temperatures Do not put your CLIE handheld on the dashboard of your car when exposed to the sun Keep the CLIE handheld away from heaters Do not use and keep your CLIE handheld in areas with a h...

Page 250: ...on message appears If this caution is displayed back up all data with HotSync before you charge your CLIE handheld to prevent unwanted loss of data You can view data entered in your CLIE handheld while charging See the Operating Instructions for more information Even if the battery gradually runs out and your CLIE handheld cannot be turned on the system safely keeps data for one week In this case ...

Page 251: ...sufficient memory you must reset your CLIE handheld To reset soft reset If you perform a soft reset the system keeps data recorded on your CLIE handheld 1 Take out the stylus pin by twisting the upper part of the stylus 2 Slowly press the reset button at the back of your CLIE handheld using the stylus The system shuts down and then restarts After restarting the system displays Palm Computing Platf...

Page 252: ...tion 1 Push and hold the power button 2 Slowly press the reset button at the back while pushing the power button The Palm Computing Platform screen appears 3 Remove your finger from the power button The message on the screen indicates that all records stored on your CLIE handheld are deleted 4 Push the upper part of the scroll button on the front panel Your CLIE handheld is reset After a hard rese...

Page 253: ...wdriver 2 Grip the edge of the black battery cover to slide it open 3 Take out the battery cover 4 Remove the battery Notes Dispose of the battery properly at end of life In some areas the disposal of lithium ion batteries in household or business waste may be prohibited Please use the public collection system If the battery is not correctly replaced it might explode Contact CLIE Technical Support...

Page 254: ...rite with the stylus in the Graffiti writing area The Graffiti stroke orders are assigned to each letter number and symbol Hard reset Perform a hard reset to initialize your CLIE handheld if necessary All applications and data which were installed after purchase will be deleted HotSync HotSync technology lets you synchronize data with your computer when you connect your CLIE handheld to your compu...

Page 255: ...you use it as a personal digital organizer It includes the Date Book for scheduling the Address Book for managing personal information the To Do List for categorizing and prioritizing the things you have to do and the Memo Pad for taking notes PRC extension Files with the extension PRC are programs to be executed on the CLIE handheld e g applications or PIM Soft reset Performing a soft reset inter...

Page 256: ...s guide and the Operating Instructions manual explain how to use your CLIE handheld The CliePlaza Web site http www sony europe com clieplaza clie provides the latest information on your CLIE handheld http www sony europe com clieplaza support gives the required support information and FAQ s for support Technical Helpdesk offers information about your CLIE handheld and other Sony products that wor...

Page 257: ...tes use per day Memory 8MB DRAM LCD display mode 160 160 dot monochrome External input output Interface connector IrDA 1 2 Memory Stick slot Dimensions Approx 70 9 x 114 7 x 15 2 mm w h d Mass Approx 121g supplied stylus included Operating temperature 5ºC 35ºC The battery life span varies depending on the temperature and conditions of use Design and specifications are subject to change without not...

Page 258: ...ckup 139 163 Battery battery level 45 battery status indicator 17 notes on charging 250 removing battery 253 Beaming address 92 application 204 business card 92 204 category 106 204 event 71 information 203 206 memo 117 receiving information 205 239 C Calculator 135 C 135 calculator buttons 134 CE 134 M 135 MC 135 MR 135 overview 134 Country default 233 Cradle 7 16 23 Currency 122 126 131 Cursor 3...

Page 259: ... 255 F File Link 176 Find option finding records 186 Phone Lookup 188 Font Address Book 93 Choosing fonts 209 Date Book 71 Memo Pad 118 To Do List 106 Format data format 24 Memory Stick media 140 G Graffiti Graffiti Help 208 229 Graffiti writing 12 18 34 36 H HotSync conduit 172 cradle HotSync 170 infrared HotSync 166 local HotSync 171 overview 164 serial port 171 speed 171 I Infrared communicatio...

Page 260: ...e records 90 201 L Lock 194 M MagicGate Memory Stick media 138 Memo Pad assigning a category 113 creating memos 108 deleting memos 115 overview 107 private memos 113 reviewing memos 110 sorting memos 111 Memory Stick Gate MS Gate copying data from a Memory Stick media 146 copying data to a Memory Stick media 144 creator ID 143 deleting data 148 moving data 145 overview 142 Memory Stick media direc...

Page 261: ...s 237 HotSync 171 initial settings 30 MS Autorun 157 sound 239 To Do List priorities 99 Sorting address list 80 expense items 122 memos 111 Sound 71 239 Stylus 7 15 19 30 34 Symbols 39 T To Do List changing priorities and due date 99 creating items 95 deleting items 102 marking items 98 overview 94 Troubleshooting 241 U Unlock 192 USB connector 16 User profile 174 V Version Address Book 93 Calcula...