Handspring Treo 300 User Manual
Online User’s Guide
PCS Phone Handspring® Treo™ 300 User Guide
Copyright
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the use of this handbook.
Handspring, Inc. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties that
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responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead
battery, or repairs. Be sure to make backup copies of all important data on other media to protect
against data loss.
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Contents
1. Introduction to Your PCS Phone Handspring® Treo™ 300 . . . . . . . . . 1
What is a PCS Treo 300? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Minimum requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Upgrade information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PCS Treo 300 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning your PCS Treo 300 on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the keyboard backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the stylus to get things done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Elements of the phone interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Moving around the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Displaying online tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Customizing your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting the HotSync cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using your phone with Palm Desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using your phone with Microsoft Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using your phone with another PIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using an e-mail application with your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2. Entering Data in Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the PCS Treo 300 keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Typing capital letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Typing numbers and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Typing accented characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Typing extended characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Navigation keystrokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using text ShortCuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using the onscreen keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using your computer keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Importing data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3. Managing Your Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Applications Launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Opening applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Switching between applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Categorizing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Changing the Applications Launcher display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Choosing preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing and removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing add-on applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Removing Palm Desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Assigning a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Changing or deleting a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Recovering from a forgotten password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4. Applications Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
PhoneBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Date Book Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Blazer Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
CityTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5. Common Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Creating records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Editing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Deleting records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Other ways to delete records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Purging records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Categorizing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
System-defined and user-defined categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Finding records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Looking up Contacts records in PhoneBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Using Phone Number Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Sorting lists of records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Making records private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Hiding and masking private records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Attaching notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Choosing fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Performing a HotSync operation for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Beaming information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
6. Application-Specific Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
PhoneBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Using the Speed Dial view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Using the Dial Pad view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using the Contacts view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using the Call History view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using the Active Call view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Checking voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Forwarding calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Other ways to make a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
PhoneBook menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Date Book Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Working in Day View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Scheduling an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rescheduling an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Setting an alarm for an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Scheduling repeating or continuous events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Changing the Date Book Plus view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Working in Week View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Working in Week View with Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Working in Month View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Working in Year View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Working in List View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Spotting event conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Working with floating events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Working with To Do items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Using the Daily Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Using templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Date Book Plus menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Blazer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Viewing web pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Working with bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Blazer menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Reviewing memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Memo Pad menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Receiving text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Viewing text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Responding to text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Copying text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Sorting messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Deleting messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
SMS menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Setting priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Setting a due date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Assigning a category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Checking off a To Do item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
To Do Show Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
To Do List menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
CityTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Setting your home city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Selecting remote cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Adding cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
CityTime menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Selecting the Calculator mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Using the Basic Calculator buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Displaying Recent Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Using the Advanced Calculator mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Using the Advanced Calculator buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Creating a custom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Calculator menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Changing the date of an Expense item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Entering receipt details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Customizing the Currency pick list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Show Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Expense menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
7. Setting Preferences for Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Viewing Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Buttons Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
HotSync Buttons Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Connection Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Predefined configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Connection Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Setting an infrared to modem configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Digitizer Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Formats Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Country default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Time, date, week start, and numbers formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Auto-off delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
System, alarm, and game sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Network Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Connecting automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Creating a new packet data configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Connecting to your service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Adding detailed information to a Mobile IP service template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Adding detailed information to a Simple IP service template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Deleting a service template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Network Preferences menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Troubleshooting network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Owner Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Ringer Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
ShortCuts Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Creating a ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Editing a ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Deleting a ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
8. Advanced HotSync
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Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Selecting HotSync setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Customizing HotSync application settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
IR HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Preparing your computer for infrared communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Performing an IR HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Returning to serial cable HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Conducting a HotSync operation via a network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Using File Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Creating a user profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
9. Maintaining Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Caring for your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Battery considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Resetting your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Performing a soft reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Performing a warm (or safe) reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Performing a hard reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
10. Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Software installation problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Operating problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Tapping and keyboard problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Wireless communication problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Application problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
HotSync problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Beaming problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Password problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
11. Other Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Performance and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Important Information About Your Phone and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Caring for and Protecting Your Phone Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
User Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Handspring Product Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Handspring, Inc. End User Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
GNU Library General Public License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
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Handspring
his chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your PCS
Phone Handspring
time, and how to install Palm™ Desktop software and the HotSync
Manager synchronization software so you can synchronize your phone and
your computer.
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What is a PCS Treo 300?
Your PCS Treo 300 combines the power of a full-featured mobile phone, a
®
Palm OS
handheld, and the Internet in one compact and indispensable
device. With your PCS Treo 300, you can do everything you can do with
your existing mobile phone with greater speed and ease. You can store
thousands of numbers in your PhoneBook and up to 50 speed dial
entries, and dial any of them with just a few keystrokes. You can even set
up a 3-way conference call by initiating and joining two calls and use the
personal speakerphone for hands-free use without a headset attachment.
Lighten your load. Everything you need is in one compact device. Your
PCS Treo 300 helps you stay in touch. With instant access to your e-mail,
you can send and receive e-mail from anywhere, and receive text
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messages from other PCS phones. The award-winning Blazer
web
browser gives you access to any site on the Internet—not just a few
optimized for mobile access; now you can download directions, confirm
flight reservations, find a restaurant, and check stock prices wherever you
are. Everything you need to stay organized is close at hand on your
phone, including popular Palm OS applications such as Date Book Plus,
PhoneBook, To Do List, Memo Pad and more.
To make sure you don’t lose any of this important information, you can
synchronize your data with desktop software on your computer so you
always have a backup copy.
System requirements
To install and operate Palm Desktop software and the HotSync Manager
synchronization software, your computer system must meet the following
requirements:
Minimum requirements
© Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP with USB
port, (for USB HotSync
®
cable)
--or-Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP,
or Windows NT 4.0 with serial port (for optional serial HotSync cable
— sold separately)
© 32 MB RAM (memory)
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© 25 MB available hard disk space
© VGA monitor or better
© CD-ROM drive (you can also download Palm Desktop software from
www.sprintpcs.com)
© Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher (recommended)
Introduction
Upgrade information
If you already own a Palm OS® handheld, you still must install the
version of Palm Desktop software that comes with your PCS Treo 300 into
the same folder as your current Palm Desktop software. When you install
the new version in the same folder as the previous version, all your data is
preserved. If you use another personal information manager (PIM), you
still need to install Palm Desktop software in order to update the HotSync
Manager on your computer. You perform HotSync operations in exactly
the same way, so you can quickly synchronize your old data with your
new phone.
To upgrade:
1. Synchronize your old handheld with your old Palm Desktop
software. This ensures that the latest information from your
handheld is on your desktop computer.
2. (Optional) To ensure against any data loss, go to the folder that
stores Palm Desktop software (this is usually the Handspring or Palm
folder), copy (do not move) your user name folder, and store the
copy outside the Palm Desktop software folder.
3. Follow the installation instructions that begin on page 21. Be sure to
install the new software in the same folder as the old software.
4. Connect your new PCS Treo 300 to the HotSync cable and press the
HotSync button on the cable. If the Select User dialog box appears,
select your user name.
5. Compare the applications on your old handheld and your PCS Treo
300.
6. Beam any third party applications that did not transfer from your old
handheld to your PCS Treo 300, or install them from the original
files.
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7. If any data for your third party applications did not transfer, beam it
from your old handheld to your PCS Treo 300.
8. If you created a password on your old handheld, enter it on your PCS
Treo 300.
Note: Records you previously marked Private remain marked Private, but
you need to reenter a password on your PCS Treo 300.
9. If you had any important settings on your old handheld, such as
Network Preferences, manually copy them from your old handheld
to your PCS Treo 300.
Each device must have a unique name
After you complete the upgrade process described above, you have two
devices with the same name. This is an undesirable situation. Each
device must have a unique name in order to prevent unexpected results
during HotSync operations and other complications.
We strongly recommend that you perform a hard reset on your old
handheld. See page 235 for details.
A hard reset not only erases all data from the old handheld; it also erases
the name and makes that handheld a clean slate, ready to receive a new
name. The next time you perform a HotSync operation with this old
handheld, you are asked to give it a name. Be sure to give it a unique
name.
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PCS Treo 300 components
Locating front panel controls
1. Speaker
2. Headset
jack
Introduction
10. Screen
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9. Keyboard
3. Rocker
switch
4. Contrast/
Brightness control
5. Option key
6. Microphone
7. Scroll buttons
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8. Application
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1. Speaker: Functions as the earpiece on your PCS Treo 300.
2. Headset jack: Enables you to connect a hands-free headset for use
with the wireless features. Use only headsets that are compatible with
your PCS Treo 300. See page 18 for details.
3. Rocker switch: Enables you to navigate on your phone with just
one hand. You can use the rocker switch as an alternate method to
perform a variety of tasks, such as adjusting the call volume level on
your phone. The rocker switch functions change based on whether
your phone’s wireless mode is on or off and which application you
are using.
To use the rocker switch, roll the dial up or down, press it in and
release it, or press and hold it.
4. Contrast/Brightness control: Opens the Adjust Display dialog box
where you can adjust the appearance of your phone screen for the
clearest screen display. The contrast/brightness control is activated by
the Option key. See page 11 for instructions.
5. Option key: Types the number/symbol, or activates the function,
that appears in blue on the key.
6. Microphone: Functions as the mouthpiece when you use the
wireless phone features of your PCS Treo 300.
7. Scroll buttons: Displays text and other information that extends
beyond the area of the phone screen. Pressing the bottom scroll
button scrolls down to view information below the viewing area, and
pressing the top scroll button scrolls up to view the information
above the viewing area. The scroll buttons also enable you to
navigate between records in an application and to adjust the volume
during a call.
8. Application buttons: Activates the applications that correspond to
the icons on the buttons: PhoneBook, Date Book Plus, Blazer, and
Memo. See page 190 for details on reassigning these buttons to
activate any application on your phone. You can also use these
buttons in combination with Option to activate other
applications. See Section 4 in this guide for details.
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Tip : If your phone screen is turned off, pressing any application button
turns on and opens the corresponding application.
9. Keyboard: Enables: you to type letters, numbers and symbols on
your phone. See Section 2 to learn how to enter information.
10. Phone screen: Displays the applications and information stored in
your phone. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus.
Locating top panel controls
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1. Antenna
2. Stylus
6. LED
1. Antenna: Receives and sends wireless communication signals. The
3. Power button
4. IR port
5. Ringer switch
antenna does not telescope out of your phone.
2. Stylus: Serves as the instrument used to tap options on your phone
screen. To use the stylus, slide the stylus out of the slot, and hold it as
you would a pen or pencil.
3. Power button : Turns your PCS Treo 300 and wireless mode on
and off, and controls the keyboard backlight. See page 10 for details.
4. IR port: Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and receive data
from other Palm OS devices. See the section that begins on page 78
for details. You can also use the IR port to update the information
between your phone and computer using HotSync technology. See
the section that begins on page 219 for details.
5. Ringer switch : Controls the ringer setting. See page 211 for
details on changing the settings.
Note: Silencing the ringer turns off all system sounds, including alarms.
When you silence the ringer, Date Book Plus alarms vibrate.
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6. LED: Provides status information for your PCS Treo 300 based on the
color of the light and the blink state.
No light: Wireless mode off
Solid:Connected to travel charger
Green = Fully charged
Red = Charging
Blinking:Wireless mode on
Green = In coverage area
Red = Out of coverage area
Double-blink red: Low battery
Locating back panel components
1. Electronic
Serial
Number
2. Reset
button
3. Charger and
USB/serial
connector
1. Electronic Serial Number (ESN):
Uniquely identifies your phone to
the PCS network. During the activation process, you are prompted to
provide this number.
2. Reset button: Under normal use, you should not have to use the
reset button. See Section 9 for information about when and how to
use the reset button.
3. Charger and USB/serial connector: The connector that connects
your phone to the travel charger and HotSync cable. The HotSync
cable connects to a USB port or serial port on your computer and
enables you to synchronize the information between your phone and
computer using HotSync technology.
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Charging the battery
To use your phone, you must connect the travel charger or the HotSync
cable and charge the battery. When you’re near your computer, connect
your phone to the HotSync cable with the travel charger connected to a
wall outlet as shown in the section that begins on page 19. When
travelling, connect the travel charger cable directly to your phone as
shown in this section.
When wireless mode is on, a fully charged battery provides approximately
2.5 hours of talk time or 150 hours of standby time. When wireless mode
is off, a fully charged battery provides approximately one week of use in
handheld mode.
If the battery drains to the point where your phone does not turn on, it
stores your data safely for about three days. Therefore, we recommend
that you charge the battery daily to avoid potential data loss. See Section
9 for tips on extending the life of the battery.
To charge the battery with the travel charger:
1. Plug the travel charger into a wall outlet.
2. With the word “UP” facing up (as shown), connect the travel
charger cable to the charger connector on the bottom of your phone.
LED
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Tip : The LED is solid red while your phone charges. When the LED turns
solid green, your phone is charged. It takes approximately 2 hours to
charge a fully drained battery.
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Turning your PCS Treo 300 on and off
Your PCS Treo 300 has two operating modes: a handheld mode and a
wireless mode. You can turn the handheld mode and the wireless mode
on and off independent of each other. When you turn on the handheld
mode, you can use organizer applications such as Date Book Plus and To
Do List. When you turn on the wireless mode, you can make or receive
calls. You can also turn both modes on at the same time. When both the
handheld and wireless modes are on, you can use the organizer
applications as well as send and receive calls.
To turn handheld mode on and off, do any of the following:
© Open the lid to turn it on, or close the lid to turn it off.
© Press the power button.
© Press and release the rocker switch.
© Press any application button on the front of your phone.
To turn wireless mode on and off:
© Press and hold the power button until you hear the confirmation
tones and the Sprint banner appears. The ascending tone indicates
wireless mode is now on and the descending tone indicates wireless
mode is now off.
Using the keyboard backlight
If you have difficulty seeing your phone keyboard in dark environments,
you can use the backlight to illuminate the keyboard.
Note: When you turn on the keyboard backlight, the screen brightness
automatically dims to conserve battery power. If you have difficulty seeing
the screen in well-lit environments, be sure the keyboard backlight is off
and adjust the display settings. See page 5 for details.
To turn the keyboard backlight on and off:
© Press the power button twice in quick succession.
Backlight tips:
© The backlight dims when a call is in progress and you do not press
any buttons or tap your phone screen for more than 30 seconds.
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© The backlight also turns off automatically (after a period of
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inactivity) with the Auto-off feature. See page 196 for details.
Adjusting the display
Depending on the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment
where you use your phone, you may need to adjust the brightness and
color saturation of the display.
The Adjust Display dialog box contains two sliders. The upper slider
adjusts color saturation and the lower slider adjusts brightness. The
display usually looks best at maximum brightness but you may want to
decrease the brightness to conserve battery power.
To adjust the display:
1. Press Option .
2. Type the letter Q.
hapes
Color saturation slider
Brightness slider
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3. Press the scroll buttons, or drag the top slider, to adjust the color
saturation until you can see the three shapes as distinctly as possible.
4. Hold Option and press the scroll buttons, or drag the bottom
slider, to adjust the screen brightness
Tip : You can also tap to the left or right of the sliders to fine tune the
display settings.
5. Press Space to finish.
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Using the stylus to get things done
Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the
stylus to tap elements on your phone screen is a way to get things done
on your phone.
The first time you start your phone, setup instructions appear on the
screen. These instructions include a calibration screen, or digitizer.
Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your phone with its touchsensitive screen so that when you tap an element on the screen, the
phone can detect exactly which task you want to perform.
Important: Always use the point of the stylus for tapping the phone
screen. Never use an actual pen, pencil, or other sharp object to tap the
phone screen.
With your phone turned on, you can tap the phone screen to perform
many operations, such as the following:
© Open applications
© Choose menu commands
© Select options in dialog boxes
Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your
computer, you can also drag the stylus to select text. You can also use the
stylus to drag the slider of any scroll bar.
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Elements of the phone interface
1. Menu bar
2. Command buttons
3. Pick list
4. Check box
1. Menu bar: A set of commands that are specific to the application.
Not all applications have a menu bar.
2. Command buttons: Tap a button to perform a command.
Command buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of
application screens.
3. Pick list: Tap the arrow to display a list of choices, and then tap an
item in the list to select it.
4. Check box: When a check mark appears in a check box, the
corresponding option is active. If a check box is empty, tapping it
inserts a check mark. If a check box is checked, tapping it removes
the check mark.
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1. Previous/next
arrows
2. Scroll bar
1. Previous/next arrows: Tap the up and down arrows to display the
previous and next page of information; tap the left and right arrows
to display the previous and next record.
2. Scroll bar: Roll the rocker switch or press the scroll buttons on the
front panel of your phone to scroll to the previous and next pages. To
scroll the display one line at a time, tap the top or bottom arrow.
You can also scroll by dragging the slider or by tapping the scroll bar
just above or below the slider to scroll to the previous or next page.
Moving around the screen
You can move between entry fields, pick lists, check boxes, and other
options by using the stylus, the scroll buttons, or the rocker switch.
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To move around the screen do one of the following:
© Tap an item with the stylus.
© Press the scroll buttons to scroll through the items on the screen.
© Roll the rocker switch up or down to scroll through the items on the
screen.
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Tip : To learn how to move around the screen using the PCS Treo 300
keyboard, see page 28.
Displaying online tips
Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your phone contain an online
Tips icon in the upper-right corner. Online tips anticipate questions you
have in a dialog box, provide shortcuts for using the dialog box, or give
you other useful information.
To display an online tip:
1. Tap the Tips icon .
2. After you review the tip, hold Option and press Return to
finish.
Customizing your phone
You can customize your phone by using the Preferences application. You
can enter personal information such as your name and address; change
the time and date; view different date and time formats when you travel;
turn off sounds; configure your phone to work with a modem or network,
and select ringer settings. See Section 7 for more information on
customizing your phone.
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To open the Preferences screens:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the
Applications Launcher.
2. Tap the Preferences icon .
3. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
4. Tap the Preferences category you want to view.
The following procedures for setting the time and date give you an
example of how to customize your phone. You make changes to the time
and date in General preferences.
To automatically set the current date and time:
1.
Turn on wireless mode. See page 10 for details.
2. Tap the Set Time box.
Tap here
3. Tap the Automatic Network Time check box to use the PCS
network date and time.
Note: Your phone synchronizes the date and time when wireless mode is
on and you are inside a coverage area. You can also display time based on
a 24-hour clock. See page 195 for details.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
To manually set the current time:
1. Tap the Set Time box.
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Tap here
2. Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour.
3. Tap each minute number, and then tap the arrows to change them.
4. Tap AM or PM.
Note: Your phone can also display time based on a 24-hour clock. See
page 195 for details.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
To manually set the current date:
1.
Tap the Set Date box.
2. Hold Option and press a scroll button to scroll to the current year.
Tap arrows to select year
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Tap to select month
Tap to select date
3. Hold Shift and press a scroll button to scroll to the current
month.
4. Type the number for the current date.
5. Press Space to select the date.
Tip : You can also select the date by tapping the screen as shown above.
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Using the headset
You can connect a headset for hands-free operation. Your PCS Treo 300 is
compatible with the included headset and other headsets listed at
www.sprintpcs.com. If you need to use your phone while driving and this
is permitted in your area, we recommend using a headset.
Note: PCS Treo 300 is not compatible with three-pin (also called three-
pole) style headsets. You can determine whether a headset is a three-pin
headset by counting the number of silver rings on the headset pin. A threepin headset has two rings.
To use the headset:
1.
Connect the headset plug to the headset jack on the side of your
phone.
Speaker
Microphone
Headset
button
2. Place the speaker in your ear.
3. Press the headset button to perform any of the following functions:
n Answer an incoming call (including an incoming call waiting call).
n Switch between two active calls.
n Place the second call on hold when you have two active calls.
n Hang up an active call.
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Connecting the HotSync cable
The HotSync cable that comes with your PCS Treo 300 enables you to
charge your phone battery and to synchronize the information on your
phone using HotSync technology.
Note: If your computer does not have a USB port, or it uses Windows 95 or
Windows NT, you need a serial HotSync cable to connect to your
computer. You can purchase a serial HotSync cable from
www.sprintpcs.com.
To connect the HotSync cable:
1. Connect the travel charger cable to the short end of the Hotsync
cable. Be sure to match the sides of the connectors labeled “UP.”
2. Connect the USB HotSync cable to a USB port on your computer, or
connect the Serial HotSync cable to a Serial port on your computer.
3. Connect the long end of the HotSync cable to your phone with the
button facing up.
USB cable and port
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Serial cable and port
Note: If you are unsure about the exact location of the USB port or serial
port on your computer, refer to the manual supplied with the computer.
4. Plug the travel charger into a wall outlet.
Tip : The travel charger does not need to be plugged into a wall outlet to
perform a HotSync operation. However, if you want to use the HotSync
cable to charge your phone, you must plug the travel charger into a wall
outlet.
Using desktop software
When you use desktop software with HotSync technology, you can do any
of the following:
© Work with your phone applications on your computer. Most desktop
software applications duplicate many of the applications on your
phone, so you can view, enter, and modify most of the data stored on
your phone.
© Back up and synchronize data between your phone and your
computer. Synchronization is a one-step procedure that ensures that
changes you make on your phone or desktop software appear in both
places. See the section that begins on page 76 for details.
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© Import and export data, so you can easily transfer data from other
desktop applications into many of your applications. See the section
that begins on page 32 for details.
© Print data from your desktop software on any printer.
Using your phone with Palm Desktop software
Your phone comes with Palm Desktop software. Palm Desktop software
includes many of the same applications as your phone: Date Book,
Address (the Contacts view in PhoneBook), To Do List, Memo Pad,
Expense, and desktop e-mail connectivity.
The following instructions guide you through installing Palm Desktop
software. After installation, refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop
software for information about how to use the software.
Note: You must install the software that comes with your PCS Treo 300
even if you already installed Palm Desktop software for a previous Palm
OS handheld.
To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop
software, please do not simply copy the Palm Desktop software files to
your computer’s hard disk. You must use the installer to place the files in
their proper locations and to decompress the files.
To install Palm Desktop software:
1. Connect the HotSync cable. See page 19 for instructions.
2. Exit any open programs, including those that run at startup such as
Microsoft Office, and disable any virus-scanning software.
3. Insert the Handspring CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.
4. If the language selection screen appears, click the same language
you selected on your phone. Choosing a different language may
result in loss of data.
5. If the model selection screen appears, click the name of the product
you purchased.
6. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
When the set up process is done, the installation screen closes
automatically.
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Using your phone with Microsoft Outlook
The software that comes with your PCS Treo 300 includes everything you
need to synchronize your phone with Microsoft Outlook. If you already
have Microsoft Outlook installed on your computer, the installation
program prompts you to choose the Microsoft Outlook synchronization
option.
Using your phone with another PIM
If you prefer to use another personal information manager (PIM), such
as Lotus Notes, you can use it if third-party connection software, called a
conduit, is available for your PIM. You must install the software that
came with your PCS Treo 300 along with the conduit for your PIM to
synchronize the data between your phone and your PIM. For information
on conduit software, go to this web site: www.sprintpcs.com.
Using an e-mail application with your phone
Your phone comes with the Palm Mail e-mail application. Palm Mail is a
synchronization based e-mail application. Each time you synchronize
with your computer, Palm Mail retrieves new messages from your desktop
e-mail application and sends any new messages you created on your
phone.
To install Palm Mail:
© Select Mail Setup under Programs/Handspring (or Palm) on the
Windows
Start menu.
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