Handspring Treo 300 User Manual

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Online User’s Guide

PCS Phone Handspring® Treo™ 300 User Guide

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Copyright © 2002 Sprint Spectrum L.P. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part without prior written approval. Sprint, and the diamond logo are trademarks of Sprint Communications Company L.P. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Portions copyright © 2002 Handspring, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Handspring, Treo, and the Treo logo are trademarks of Handspring, Inc. and may be registered in some jurisdictions. Blazer and the Handspring logo are trademarks of Handspring Inc., are registered trademarks in the U.S.A., and may be registered in other jurisdictions. Portions copyright © 1998-2002 Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Palm OS and HotSync are registered trademarks and Palm and the Palm Powered logo are trademarks of Palm, Inc. and are used by Handspring under license. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

Disclaimer and limitation of liability

Handspring, Inc. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this handbook.

Handspring, Inc. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties that may arise through the use of this software. Handspring, Inc. and its suppliers assume no 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.

Warranty and License Agreement

For warranty information and a copy of the End User License Agreement applicable to your Handspring product, please see the Handspring web site at http://support.handspring.com/esupport/forms/hsFileList.jsp?Type=Warranties.

If you would like a copy of these materials mailed to you, or if you have any questions, please contact Handspring Customer Support.

The information included on this web site sets forth Handspring's sole and complete warranty and software licensing obligations with respect to your Handspring product. Use of the product indicates your acceptance of the terms of the warranty and the End User License Agreement.

Software download available

Wireless setup and desktop synchronization software are supplied on the Handspring CD-ROM disc. If you do not have access to a CD-ROM drive for your computer, you can download this software from www.sprintpcs.com.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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.

Treo™ 300

Treo™ 300, how to use your phone for the first

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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

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

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)

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www.sprintpcs.com)

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

9. Keyboard

3. Rocker switch

4. Contrast/ Brightness control

5. Option key

6. Microphone

7. Scroll buttons

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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

Introduction

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

Introduction

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:

To turn wireless mode on and off:

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:

Backlight tips:

any buttons or tap your phone screen for more than 30 seconds.

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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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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.

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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desktop applications into many of your applications. See the section that begins on page 32 for details.

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:

Windows

Start menu.

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Entering Data in Your Phone

his chapter explains how to enter data into your PCS Phone

Handspring

Treo™ 300 using each of the following methods:

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Using the PCS Treo 300 keyboard

The PCS Treo 300 keyboard is the primary method you’ll use to enter data into your phone. Each letter key on the keyboard has three functions:

appears in blue on the key.

Option

Shift/Find

–

)

(







...

Backspace

Return

Menu/ Applications

Space

ListType

Typing capital letters

To type capital letters, you must first “shift” to caps and then type the character.

Note: Your phone includes a feature that automatically capitalizes the first

letter when you create a new sentence or a new record (by tapping or a blank line).

To type a single capital letter (Caps Shift):

1. Press Shift :

When Caps Shift is active, an “up arrow” symbol appears in the lower-right corner of the PCS Treo 300 screen. If you accidentally activate Caps Shift, press Shift twice to cancel it, or if you do nothing for five seconds, it reverts to lowercase.

Caps Shift

2. Type the letter you want to capitalize.

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To enter only capital letters (Caps Lock):

1. Press Shift twice.

When Caps Lock is active, an underlined “up arrow” symbol appears in the lower-right corner of the phone screen.

Caps Lock

2. Type the text you want to capitalize.

3. Press Shift to turn off Caps Lock.

Typing numbers and symbols

Typing numbers and symbols with your phone is similar to typing symbols on a computer keyboard. You must first “shift” to option mode and then type the number or symbol strokes.

To enter a single number or symbol (Option Shift):

1. Press Option .

When Option Shift is active, a dot appears in the lower-right corner of the PCS Treo 300 screen. If you accidentally activate Option Shift, press Backspace to cancel it.

Option Shift

2. Press the key where the number or symbol appears in blue.

To enter only numbers or symbols (Option Lock):

Press Option twice.

2. Press the keys where the numbers or symbols appear in blue.

When Option Lock is active, an underlined dot appears in the lowerright corner of the PCS Treo 300 screen.

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Option Lock

3. Press Option to turn off Option Lock.

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Typing accented characters

The ListType feature enables you to enter accented characters. You can enter the following accented letters:

à á ä â ã å ç è é ë ê ì í ï î ñ ò ó ö ô õ ù ú ü û ý ÿ

To enter accented characters:

1. Type the letter (uppercase or lowercase) to which you want to add an

accent.

2. Press ListType .

3. Use the scroll buttons to select the accent you want to apply.

4. Press Space to insert the accented character.

Tip : You can also select the accented character you want to insert by

repeatedly pressing ListType .

Typing extended characters

The ListType feature also enables you to enter many extended characters that are not on the keyboard, such as currency symbols and emoticons. Extended characters are often found under related characters. For example, the

To enter extended characters:

Position the cursor where you want to insert the extended character.

2. Type the base character associated with the extended character you

£ symbol is located under $.

want to insert:

Tip : To view a list of available accented and symbol characters, press

Menu and under Edit select Keyboard Help (/G).

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Base character Symbols Base character Symbols

æ Æ ß

ß ¢ © ^ ˆ ¢ © ^ ˆ

† ‡

† ‡ Ð

ƒ ƒ £

£ µ µ

Ø ¶ ¶

® ß š § ß Š §

~ ™ † ‡

× ×

¥ ¥

‰ º

¹ ¼ ½

² ³

? ! …

(

)

‚‚‚

; :-) :-( ;-) :-D

‘ ’ ‹ › ~ `

“ ” « »

£ ¥

_ ~ • – —

\ ÷ ¦

‰

= <[{‹ >]}›

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3. Press ListType .

4. Use the scroll buttons to select the extended symbol you want to

insert.

5. Press Space to insert the extended character.

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Tip : To enter a tab, press Shift and then press Space .

Navigation keystrokes

In addition to character symbols, your phone includes special keystrokes that you can use to navigate within text or fields in your applications.

Note: Some applications may not support these navigation keystrokes.

Command Keystrokes

Move cursor right

Move cursor left

Previous field Press the top scroll button. Next field Press the bottom scroll button. Affirm an action

Annul an action

Open or dial the selected item

Hold Option while pressing the bottom scroll button.

Hold Option while pressing the top scroll button.

Hold Option and press Return . Use these keys instead of tapping the following onscreen buttons: OK, Done, Yes, Next, Accept, Send, and Dial.

Hold Option and press Backspace . Use these keys instead of tapping the following onscreen buttons: Cancel, No, Previous, and Reject.

Press Space or press Return .

Using menus

Menus on your phone are easy to use. Once you have mastered them in one application, you can use them the same way in all other applications.

The menus and menu commands that are available depend on the application. Also, the menus and menu commands vary depending on which part of the application you’re using. For example, in Memo Pad, the menus are different for the Memo list screen and the Memo edit screen.

The menus of each application are illustrated in the section on that application in Section Chapter 6. The Edit menu is described in the section that begins on page 59.

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To use the menu bar:

1. Open an application (such as Memo Pad).

2. Press Menu to open the menu bar.

Tip : You can also open the menu bar by tapping the inverted tab at the top

of any application’s screen (except Calculator).

Inverted tab

In this example, three menus are available: Record, Edit, and Options. The Record menu is selected and contains the commands New Memo, Delete Memo, and Beam Memo.

3. Press the top scroll button to switch between menus.

4. Press the bottom scroll button to select a command within a menu.

5. Press Space to run the selected command.

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Tip : To close the menus without running a command, press Menu

again.

Keyboard shortcut menu commands

Most menu commands have an equivalent keyboard shortcut. The shortcut letters appear to the right of the menu command names. Throughout this guide, the shortcut letters appear in parentheses (/C) next to menu selection instructions.

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Menu commands

Shortcut letters

To use keyboard shortcuts for menu commands:

1. Press Menu to open the menu bar.

2. Type the menu command shortcut letter.

For example, to choose

Copy in the Edit menu, press Menu

followed by the letter “c.”

Tip : When the menu bar is open, you can enter a shortcut letter for any

menu item in the current application view, not just the ones that appear on the current menu.

Using text ShortCuts

ShortCuts make entering commonly used words or phrases quick and easy. ShortCuts are similar to the Glossary or Autotext features of some word processors.

Your phone 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. See the section that begins on page 213 to learn about creating your own ShortCuts.

Your phone includes the following predefined ShortCuts:

Entry ShortCut

Date stamp ds Time stamp ts Date / time stamp dts Meeting me Breakfast br Lunch lu Dinner di

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To use a ShortCut:

1. Type the letter s.

2. Press ListType .

3. Use the scroll buttons to select the ShortCut symbol .

Note: The ShortCut symbol appears by the cursor to show that you are in

ShortCut mode.

4. Type the ShortCut characters.

Using the onscreen keyboard

You can open the onscreen keyboard anytime you need to enter text or numbers on your phone. When used in conjunction with the backlight, the onscreen keyboard is especially useful for typing in the dark.

To use the onscreen keyboard:

1. Open a record in an application that requires you to enter data (such

as Memo Pad).

2. Press Menu .

3. Under Edit, select Keyboard (/K).

4. Tap the characters to enter text, numbers, and international

characters.

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Ta b

Caps lock

Caps shift

Tap here to display numeric keyboard

Backspace

Carriage return

Tap here to display alphabetic keyboard

Tap here to display international keyboard

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Note: The onscreen keyboard also includes a dialog box for international

characters. You can switch among the three dialogs at any time to enter the exact text you need.

5. After you finish, tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard and place

the text in the record.

Using your computer keyboard

Many of the applications on your phone are available in Palm Desktop software and in most Personal Information Manager (PIM) applications. If you have a lot of data to enter, or prefer to use the computer keyboard, you can use Palm™ Desktop software, or any supported PIM such as Microsoft Outlook, to enter information. You can then perform a

HotSync

operation to synchronize the information on your computer with the information on your phone. See the section that begins on page 76 for details on HotSync operations.

Refer to Palm Desktop online Help or the documentation that came with your PIM software for more information on entering data on your computer.

Importing data

If you have data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets

and databases, or if you want to import data from another Palm OS handheld, you can transfer the data to your phone without having to key it in manually. Save the data in one of the file formats listed below, import it into Palm Desktop software, and then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the data to your phone.

Palm Desktop software can import data in the following file formats:

© Comma delimited (.csv, .txt): Address and Memo Pad only © Tab delimited (.tab, .tsv, .txt): Address and Memo Pad only © CSV (Lotus Organizer 2.x/97 Mapping): Address only © vCal (.vcs) Date Book only © vCard (.vcf) Address only © Date Book archive (.dba) © Address archive (.aba)

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Archive formats can only be used with Palm Desktop software. Use the archive file formats to share information with other people who use Palm OS handhelds or to create a copy of your important Palm Desktop information.

To import data:

1. Open Palm Desktop software.

2. Click the application into which you want to import data.

3. If you are importing records containing a field with category names, All in the Category box.

select Be sure that the same categories that appear in the imported file also

exist in the application. If the categories do not exist, create them now; otherwise, the records are imported into the Unfiled category.

4. From the File menu, select Import.

5. Select the file you want to import.

6. Click Open.

7. To import data into the correct Palm Desktop fields, drag fields in the

left-hand column so that they are opposite the corresponding imported field on the right.

8. If you do not want to import a field, deselect the check box for that

field.

9. Click OK.

The imported data is highlighted in the application.

10. To add the imported data to your phone, perform a HotSync

operation.

See Palm Desktop online Help for more information on importing and exporting data.

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Managing Your Applications

his chapter explains how to switch between applications on your PCS

Phone Handspring so they are personalized to your work methods, and how to categorize applications so you view them in related groups.

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Using the Applications Launcher

Your phone is equipped with a variety of applications. All the applications installed on your phone appear in the Applications Launcher.

Opening applications

You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application installed on your phone. You can also open the four main applications —

PhoneBook, Date Book Plus, Blazer

, and Memo Pad— with the

application buttons on the front panel of your phone.

Tip : When you press an application button on the front panel of your

phone, you have instant access to the selected application. You don’t even need to turn on your phone first.

In addition to providing a way for you to open applications, the Applications Launcher displays the current time, battery level, wireless signal status, and application category.

To open an application:

Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.

2. Tap the icon of the application that you want to open. To see

additional applications, press the scroll buttons.

Tip : To find an application quickly, you can type the first letter of its name.

The Applications Launcher scrolls to the first application with a name that begins with that letter. You can also create categories and organize your applications by category. See page 37 for details.

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Switching between applications

When working in any application, press Option and then press Menu

, or press an application button on the front panel of your phone to switch to another application. Your phone automatically saves your work in the current application and displays it when you return to that application.

Categorizing applications

The category feature enables you to manage the number of application icons that appear onscreen 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:

Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.

2. Press Menu again to open the menus.

3. Under App, select Category (/Y).

4. Tap the pick list next to each application to select a category.

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Tip : To create a new category, tap Edit Categories from the pick list. Tap New, enter the category name. Hold Option and press Return twice

to add the category.

5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

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To display applications by category:

1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the

Applications Launcher.

2. Do one of the following:

n Hold Option and press Menu repeatedly to cycle through

all your categories.

n Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen and select the

category you want to display.

Changing the Applications Launcher display

By default, the Applications Launcher displays each application as an icon. As an alternative, you can choose to show a list of applications. You can also choose to view the same category of applications each time you open the Applications Launcher.

To change the Applications Launcher display:

1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the

Applications Launcher.

2. Press Menu again to open the menus.

3. Under Options, select Preferences(/R).

4. Tap the View By pick list and select List.

5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

To open the Applications Launcher to the last opened category:

1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the

Applications Launcher.

2. Press Menu again to open the menus.

3. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).

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4. Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it.

5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

Choosing preferences

You can set options that affect an entire application in the application’s Preferences dialog box.

To change preferences for an application:

Open an application.

2. Press Menu .

3. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).

Note: Not all applications have a Preferences command.

4. Make changes to the settings.

5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

Installing and removing applications

This section explains how to install and remove applications on your phone and how to remove Palm™ Desktop software from your computer.

Installing add-on applications

Your phone comes with the PhoneBook, Date Book Plus, Blazer, Memo Pad, To Do List, SMS, Expense, Calculator, and CityTime applications installed and ready to use.

You can also install additional applications on your phone, such as business applications, games, and other software. The Install Tool makes

it easy to install software on your phone during a HotSync

operation. There are a variety of third-party applications available for devices that use Palm OS software. To learn more about these applications, go to the web site: www.sprintpcs.com.

When you download an add-on application from the Internet, it is probably in a compressed format such as a .zip or .sit file. If you have a decompression utility on your computer, use it to decompress the .prc and .pdb files inside the compressed file. If you do not have a

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decompression utility, search the Internet using phrases like 'zip decompression' or 'how to unzip'. This will lead you to various thirdparty utilities that you can use to decompress any kind of compressed or downloaded file--not just add-ons for your phone. After you install the utility, you are ready to decompress the add-on application files that you downloaded.

Note: Any applications that you install on your phone resides in RAM

memory; you can delete them at any time.

To install add-on software on your phone:

1. Copy or download the application you want to install into the add-on

folder in your Handspring (or Palm) directory on your computer.

Note: If the software you download is compressed, you need to

decompress it into this folder. If you prefer to place the application into another folder, you need to navigate to that folder before you complete step 5.

2. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop.

3. Click Install.

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Tip : You can also access the Install Tool dialog box by selecting Install

under Sprint on the Start menu, or by double-clicking any file with a

Too l

PRC file extension.

4. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to your

phone.

5. Click Add.

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6. Select the application(s) that you want to install on your phone.

7. Click Open.

Note: Review the list of applications you selected in the Install Tool dialog

box. If you do not want to install an application, select it, and then click

Remove. (This does not remove the application from your computer; it

simply removes it from the list of applications to install.)

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8. Click Done.

9. Perform a HotSync operation to install the application(s) you

selected in step 6. See the section that begins on page 76 for details.

Tip : You can also install an application by simply double-clicking the

application’s icon.

Removing applications

In the event that you run out of memory or decide that you no longer need an application you installed, you can remove applications from your phone. You can remove only add-on applications, patches, and extensions that you install; you cannot remove the applications that reside in the ROM portion of your phone.

To remove an add-on application:

1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the

Applications Launcher.

2. Press Menu again to open the menus.

3. Under App, select Delete (/D).

4. Tap the application that you want to remove.

5. Tap Delete.

6. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish.

7. Check the Backup folder (under your user name folder in the

Handspring or Palm folder) on your computer. If you find a PRC file for the application you just removed, delete the PRC file from the Backup folder.

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Tip : If you installed Palm Desktop software for the first time when you

purchased your PCS Treo 300, the Palm Desktop software is located in the Handspring folder. If you upgraded from a previous version of Palm Desktop software, these files are most likely located in the Palm folder.

Removing Palm Desktop software

Removing Palm Desktop software also removes HotSync Manager. If you remove this software from your computer, you cannot synchronize your data. So, we highly recommend leaving Palm Desktop software on your computer.

To remove Palm Desktop software:

From the Windows Start menu, choose Programs, Handspring (or

Palm) and then Uninstall.

2. Click Ye s to uninstall the software.

Security

Your phone comes with a Security application so that unauthorized users cannot view the entries you wish to protect. To access the Security application, you must first select either the

All or System category from

the Applications Launcher.

Note: The Security Preferences screen in the PhoneBook application

provides a separate lock for the wireless mode features. The wireless mode lock prevents accidental initiation of voice or data calls. When wireless mode is locked, you can still use the handheld mode features without unlocking wireless mode. See page 111 for information on locking wireless mode.

Managing

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In Security, you can do the following:

a gray bar over private records, and the Hide option completely removes (hides) private records. See the section that begins on page 72 for more information.

password requires you to enter a password to view masked or hidden private entries; not assigning a password enables you (or anyone else) to view individual masked private entries by tapping them, and to view all hidden or masked private entries by selecting

Records

in the Security dialog box.

Assigning a password

Show

You can assign a password to protect your private records and to lock your phone.

To assign a password:

1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the

Applications Launcher.

2. Tap the Security icon .

3. Tap the Password box.

4. Enter a password.

5. Hold Option and press Return .

Ta p here

6. Enter the

7. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

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Changing or deleting a password

Once you define a password for your phone, you can change or delete it at any time. You must enter the current password before you can change or delete it.

To change or delete your password:

1. Tap the Password box.

2. Enter the current password.

Tap here

3. Hold Option and press Return .

4. Do one of the following:

n To change the password, enter the new password, and hold Option

and press Return .

n To delete the password, tap Delete.

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Recovering from a forgotten password

If you did not lock your phone and you forget your password, you can delete the password from your phone. Deleting a forgotten password also deletes all entries and files marked as Private.

Important: If you synchronize with your computer before deleting a

forgotten password, your phone restores your private entries the next time you perform a HotSync operation, but it does not restore the password.

To delete a forgotten password:

Tap the Password box.

2. Tap Lost Password.

Tap here

3. Hold Option and press Return for Yes.

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Applications Overview

his chapter briefly describes each application and how to open it.

Your PCS Phone Handspring

applications already installed:

Treo™ 300 comes with these

Applications

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PhoneBook

PhoneBook enables you to make and receive telephone calls, and to keep names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information about your personal or business contacts.

In PhoneBook, you can do the following:

addresses, and more, in your Contacts list.

list, or the Call History list on your phone.

numbers, and other information.

e-mail addresses for each name.

additional information about the entry.

view them in logical groups.

To open PhoneBook:

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Tip : Press PhoneBook repeatedly to cycle through the Speed Dial,

Dial Pad, Contacts, and Call History views. Press and hold PhoneBook to redial the last number you called.

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Date Book Plus

Date Book Plus lets you quickly and easily schedule appointments or any kind of activity associated with a date and/ or a time.

In Date Book Plus, you can do the following:

time and date.

available times and any potential scheduling overlaps or conflicts, or display descriptions of your appointments for one or two weeks.

morning, lunch, or afternoon appointments, or display a calendar for an entire year.

the next until you complete them.

reminders for events that are based on a particular date, rather than time of day, such as birthdays and anniversaries.

the entry in your Date Book.

Applications

Overview

To open Date Book Plus:

schedule.

Date Book Plus button

Tip : Press Date Book Plus repeatedly to cycle through the Day, Week,

Week with Text, Month, Year, and List views.

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Blazer Web Browser

Blazer is a wireless Internet browser that lets you browse your favorite web sites while you’re on the go.

Note: To use Blazer, your service plan must include PCS Vision.

In Blazer, you can do the following:

favorite web sites.

To open Blazer:

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Blazer button

Tip : Press Blazer repeatedly to toggle between the Page and

Bookmark views.

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Memo Pad

Memo Pad provides a place to take notes that are not associated with records in other applications such as Date Book Plus, PhoneBook, or To Do List.

In Memo Pad, you can do the following:

Microsoft Word when you synchronize using Palm™ Desktop software and HotSync

technology.

in logical groups.

you can copy and paste this information to other applications.

To open Memo Pad:

you last viewed.

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Memo Pad button

Tip : Press Memo Pad repeatedly to cycle through the various categories.

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SMS

SMS provides a way for you to receive short text messages from other people who use mobile phones and subscribe to PCS Vision services.

In SMS, you can do the following:

To open SMS:

1. Press Option .

2. Press PhoneBook .

SMS.opens and the Inbox view appears.

Tip : You can also open SMS by tapping the SMS icon in the

Applications Launcher.

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To Do List

To Do List is a convenient place to create reminders and prioritize the things that you have to do.

In To Do List, you can do the following:

© Make a quick and convenient list of things to do. © Assign a priority level to each task. © Assign a due date for any or all of your To Do items. © Assign To Do items to categories so that you can organize and view

them in logical groups.

clarification of the task.

To open To Do List:

Press Option .

2. Press Date Book Plus .

Tip : You can also open To Do List by tapping the To Do List icon in the

Applications Launcher.

Applications

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To Do List displays the category of items you last viewed.

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CityTime

CityTime helps you keep track of the time anywhere around the globe.

In CityTime, you can do the following:

© Select a home city as a point of reference. © Display the day and time in four other cities simultaneously. © Add a definition for any city that isn’t in the default list. © Display sunrise and sunset information for your home city.

To open CityTime:

1. Press Option .

2. Press Blazer .

Tip : You can also open CityTime by tapping the CityTime icon in the

Applications Launcher.

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Calculator

Calculator enables you to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and a variety of advanced math and scientific calculations.

In Calculator, you can do the following:

math, trigonometry, finance, logic, statistics, weight/temp, length, area, and volume.

a series of “chain” calculations.

To open Calculator:

Press Option .

2. Press Memo Pad .

Tip : You can also open Calculator by tapping the Calculator icon in the

Applications Launcher.

Applications

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Tip : Hold Option and press Memo Pad repeatedly to toggle

between Basic and Advanced mode.

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Expense

Expense lets you keep track of your expenses and then transfer the information to a spreadsheet on your computer.

In Expense, you can do the following:

other details associated with any money that you spend.

them in logical groups.

particular expense.

(version 5.0 or later) on your computer. (Microsoft Excel is not included in the PCS Treo 300 package.)

To open Expense:

1. Press Option .

2. Press Menu .

3. Tap the Expense icon .

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Common Tasks

n addition to the wireless communication applications, your PCS

Phone Handspring information manager (PIM) applications: Date Book Plus, the Contacts view in PhoneBook, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense. This chapter provides instructions on how to do tasks that are common to several applications. It’s easy to transfer what you learn in one application to the other applications because the structure and behavior of all these applications are quite similar.

Throughout this chapter, the term “record” is used to refer to an individual item in any of the PIM applications: a single Date Book Plus event, Contacts entry in PhoneBook, To Do List item, Memo Pad memo, or Expense item.

Treo™ 300 also includes a full suite of personal

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Creating records

You can use the following procedure to create a new record in Date Book Plus, the Contacts view in PhoneBook, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense.

To create a record:

Open the application in which you want to create a record.

2. Do one of the following:

n Start entering data (your phone automatically creates a new record).

Tip : To create another new record, press the bottom scroll button and

begin entering data.

n In Date Book Plus and Contacts view in PhoneBook only: Press Menu

and under

n Tap New.

3. In Date Book Plus only: Select start and end times for your event, and

Record, select New… (/N).

then hold Option and press Return .

4. Enter text for the record.

Note: You do not have to press Shift to capitalize the first letter of the

field. Your phone automatically capitalizes the first letter of each field (except numeric and e-mail fields).

5. Use the scroll buttons, roll the rocker switch or tap a field directly to

move between fields.

6. (Optional) Tap Details to select attributes for the record.

7. In Contacts view in PhoneBook only: Hold Option and press

Return to finish.

There’s no need to save the record because your phone saves it automatically.

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Editing records

After you create a record, you can change, delete, or enter new text at any time. Two screen features tell you when your phone is in editing mode:

Blinking cursor

Edit line

Entering text

For information on how to enter text using the keyboard on your phone, the onscreen keyboard, or the keyboard attached to your computer, see Section 2.

Edit menu

The Edit menu is available with any screen where you enter or edit text. In general, commands available in the Edit menu apply to text that you select (or highlight) in an application.

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To select text in an application:

1. Tap the beginning of the text that you want to select.

2. Drag the stylus over the text to highlight it. You can drag across the

text to select additional words, or drag down to select a group of lines.

Tip : To select a word, double-tap the word. To select a whole line, triple-

tap the line.

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The following commands may appear in an Edit menu:

Undo

Reverses the action of the last edit command. For example, if you used Cut to remove 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 phone. 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 phone. You can paste the text that you copy into another area of the current application or into a different application.

Paste

Inserts the text that you cut or copied at the selected point in a record. The text you paste replaces any selected text. If you did not previously cut or copy text, Paste does nothing.

Select All

Selects all of the text in the current record or screen. This enables you to cut or copy all of the text and paste it elsewhere.

Keyboard

Opens the onscreen keyboard. When you finish with the onscreen keyboard, hold Option and press Return to finish.

Keyboard Help

Opens screens that show many keyboard shortcuts and the base characters associated with symbols and other extended characters. Use this command anytime you need forget how to do something with the keyboard.

Deleting records

To delete a record in any of the PIM applications:

1. Select the record you want to delete.

2. Press Menu .

3. Under Record, select the Delete command (/D): Date Book Plus: Delete Item Contacts view in PhoneBook: Delete Contact To Do List: Delete Item Memo Pad: Delete Memo Expense: Delete Item

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A confirmation dialog box appears. If you want to save a copy of the deleted item to an archive file in Palm Desktop software, be sure that the check box is checked. If you don’t want to save a copy, tap the check box to remove the check.

4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

If you choose to save a copy of the selected item, your phone transfers it to the archive file on your desktop the next time you perform a HotSync operation.

Other ways to delete records

You can also delete records in the following ways:

hold Option and press Return to finish.

Note: In Date Book Plus, if you delete the text of a repeating event, you

delete all instances of that event.

Purging records

Over time, as you use Date Book Plus, To Do List, and Expense, you’ll accumulate records in these applications that have outlived their usefulness. For example, events that occurred months ago remain in the Date Book Plus, and To Do items that you marked as completed remain in the list, as do Expense items.

All these outdated records take up memory on your phone, so it’s a good idea to remove them by using Purge. If you think Date Book Plus or To Do List records might prove useful later, you can purge them from your phone and save them in an archive file.

Purging is not available in the Contacts view in PhoneBook or in Memo Pad. So you need to delete outdated records from these applications individually.

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To purge records:

1. Open the application.

2. Press Menu .

3. Under Record, select Purge (/E).

A confirmation dialog box appears.

Date Book Plus: Tap the pick list and select how old a record must

be to be purged. Purge deletes repeating events if the last of the series ends before the date that you purge records.

Date Book Plus, To Do List: If you want to save a copy of the purged

records to an archive file on your desktop, be sure that the check box is checked. If you don’t want to save a copy, tap the check box to remove the check box.

4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

If you chose to save a copy of the purged records, your phone transfers them to an archive file on your desktop the next time you perform a HotSync operation.

Note: Purging does not happen automatically. You must use the Purge

command to make it happen.

Categorizing records

Categorize records in the Contacts view in PhoneBook, To Do List, Memo Pad, SMS, and Expense applications so that they are grouped logically and are easy to review. (You can also categorize applications. See page 36 for details.)

When you create a record, your phone automatically places it in the category that is currently displayed. If the category is All, your phone assigns it to the Unfiled category. You can leave an entry as Unfiled or assign it to a category at any time.

System-defined and user-defined categories

By default, your phone includes system-defined categories, such as All and Unfiled, and user-defined categories, such as Business and Personal.

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You cannot modify the system-defined categories, but you can rename and delete the user-defined categories. In addition, you can create your own user-defined categories. You can have a maximum of 15 userdefined categories in each application.

The Contacts view in PhoneBook contains the QuickList user-defined category, in which you can store the names, addresses, and phone numbers you might need in emergencies (doctor, fire department, lawyer, etc.).

Expense contains two user-defined categories, New York and Paris, to show how you might sort your expenses for different business trips.

Note: The illustrations in this section come from Memo Pad, but you can

use these procedures in all the applications in which categories are available. Categories are not available in Date Book Plus.

To move a record into a category:

1. Open the record you want to categorize.

2. In Contacts view in PhoneBook only: Press Menu , and under Record, select Edit Contact (/E).

3. In the record view, tap the category list to display the list of available

categories.

Category list

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4. Select the category for the record.

Tip : You can also assign a record to a category by tapping the Details

button, selecting a category from the category pick list in the Details dialog box, and then holding Option and pressing Return to finish.

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To display a category of records:

1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the list screen.

Category pick list

2. Select the category you want to view.

The list screen now displays only the records assigned to that category.

To define a new category:

Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.

Category pick list

2. Tap Edit Categories.

3. Tap New.

4. Enter the name of the new category.

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5. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish.

You can assign any of your records to the new category.

To rename a category:

Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.

2. Tap Edit Categories.

3. Select the category that you want to rename, and then tap Rename.

4. Enter the new name for the category.

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5. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish.

Tip : You can group the records in two or more categories into one

category by giving the categories the same name. For example, if you change the name of the Personal category to Business, all records formerly in the Personal category appear in the Business category.

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Finding records

Your phone offers several ways to find information quickly:

always starting with the current application.

Lookup feature displays the Contacts view in PhoneBook and shows names and phone numbers for entries that have phone numbers. You can add the information that appears in this list to a record.

to a Contacts record in PhoneBook by entering the first few letters of a first or last name, or the first name initial and the first few letters of a last name.

that have data in the Company field. You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with an Expense record.

Looking up Contacts records in PhoneBook

When working with the Contacts view in PhoneBook, the buttons on your phone make it easy to navigate among your Contacts entries.

Holding Shift and using the scroll buttons moves up or down an entire screen of records. If you press and hold a scroll button, you accelerate the scrolling and display every third screen.

next Contacts record.

You can also use the Instant Lookup feature, from any of the PhoneBook views, to quickly scroll to any of your Contacts entries.

To use Instant Lookup to find a Contacts record:

From the Speed Dial, Contacts, or Call History views in PhoneBook, enter one of the following for the name you want to find:

n First name initial and last name. n First name n Last name

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For example, entering a “ca” displays “Chris Cadwell,” “David Cagle,” and “Carolyn Malestic” as shown above. Entering “cmal” finds only “Carolyn Malestic.”

2. Use the scroll buttons to select the contact name.

3. Press Return to view the contents of the record.

Using Find

You can use Find to locate any text that you specify, in any application.

To use Find:

1. Press Option and then press Shift to open the Find dialog

box.

Tip : If you select text in an application before you opening the Find dialog

box, the selected text automatically appears in the Find dialog box.

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2. Enter the text that you want to find.

Find is not case-sensitive. For example, searching for the name “davidson” also finds “Davidson.”

Find locates any word that begin with the text you enter. For example, searching for “plan” finds “planet,” but not “airplane.”

3. Hold Option and press Return to start the search.

Find searches for the text in all records and all notes.

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As your phone searches for the text, you can tap Stop at any time. You may want to do this if the entry you want appears before your phone finishes the search. To continue the search after you tap

Find More.

tap

4. Tap the text that you want to review.

Using Phone Number Lookup

Stop,

Phone Number Lookup displays the information you entered in the Contacts view in PhoneBook, and it lets you add this information to a record.

To use Phone Number Lookup:

1. Display the record in which you want to insert a phone number. The

record can be in Date Book Plus, To Do List, or Memo Pad.

2. Press Menu .

3. Under Options, select Phone Lookup (/L).

4. If your Contacts view in PhoneBook is sorted by last name, begin to

spell the last name. If your Contacts are sorted by first name, begin to spell the first name.

Note: The first initial and last name search in the PhoneBook Instant

Lookup feature is not available in the Phone Number Lookup feature.

Phone Number Lookup displays records that begin with the letters you enter based on the sort method in your Contacts view in PhoneBook. For example, if your Contacts are sorted by last name and you enter “su,” the list displays “John Sung” and “Mario

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Suarez.” If your Contacts are sorted by first name, and your enter “su,” the list displays “Susan Smith” and “Suki Sakimoto.”

5. Continue to spell the name you’re looking for, or when you see the

name, scroll to it.

6. Press Space or Return .

The name you selected, along with the other information associated with it, is pasted into the record you selected in step 1.

Phone Number Lookup tips

You can also enter the keyboard shortcut (/L) to activate the Phone Number Lookup feature in the following circumstances:

PhoneBook is sorted by last name and you want to insert the full name and phone number for someone with the last name “Williams,” enter “Wi” and then the Phone Number Lookup keyboard shortcut (/L). Assuming you have only one Contacts record with a last name that begins with “Wi,” your phone inserts the full name “Fred Williams” (and its associated information). If you have more than one name that begins with “Wi,” the Phone Number Lookup screen appears and highlights the first record that begins with “Wi.”

Phone Number Lookup keyboard shortcut (/L). Your phone replaces the selected text and adds the name and its associated information.

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Looking up names to add to expense records

In Expense, Lookup displays the names of Contacts entries in Phonebook that have data in the Company field. You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with an Expense record.

To add names to an Expense record:

1. Open the Expense record to which you want to add names.

2. Tap Details.

3. Tap Who.

Tap here

4. Tap Lookup.

The Attendees Lookup screen displays all the names of Contacts entries in Phonebook that have data in the Company field.

5. Use the scroll buttons to select the name you want to add.

6. Press Space or Return .

The name appears in the Attendees screen.

7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 to add more names.

8. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish.

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Sorting lists of records

You can sort lists of records in various ways, depending on the application. Sorting is available in applications that have list screens: Contacts view in PhoneBook, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense.

Note: You can also assign records to categories. See page 62 for details.

To sort records in To Do List and Expense:

Open the application to display the list screen.

2. Tap Show.

3. Tap the Sort by pick list and select an option.

4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

To sort records in Contacts view in PhoneBook and Memo Pad:

Open the application to display the list screen.

2. Press Menu .

3. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).

Memo Pad

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Contacts

4. Do one of the following: Contacts view in PhoneBook: Tap the setting you want. Memo Pad: Tap the Sort by pick list and select Alphabetic or

Manual.

5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

To sort the Memo list manually, tap and drag a memo to a new location in the list.

Note: To make the list of your memos appear in Palm Desktop software as

you manually sorted it on your phone, open Memo in Palm Desktop software, click Sort by, and then select Order on Handheld.

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Making records private

In all PIM applications, except Expense, you can make individual records private. Private records remain visible and accessible, however, until you select the Security setting to hide or mask all private records. See the section that begins on page 43 for details.

Hiding and masking private records

You can hide records that you mark as private. When you hide records, they do not appear anywhere in the application. When you mask records, a visual placeholder appears where the record would normally appear. If you define a password, you must enter it to display private records.

Note: As a security measure, masked Contacts records are temporarily

hidden when you search for records. So you will not see a placeholder for these records when viewing the results of a Lookup or Find request.

To make a record private:

Display the entry that you want to make private.

2. Tap Details.

3. Tap the Private check box to select it.

4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

To hide or mask all private records:

1. Make sure the records you want to mask are marked private.

2. Press Option and then press Menu to access the

Applications Launcher.

3. Tap the Security icon .

4. Tap the Current Privacy pick list.

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5. Tap either Hide Records or Mask Records.

6. Hold Option and press Return to confirm that you want to

change the security setting.

To display all private records:

1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the

Applications Launcher.

2. Tap the Security icon .

3. Tap the Current Privacy pick list.

Tap here

4. Tap Show Records.

If you do not have a password, private records become visible. If you have a password, the Show Private Records dialog box appears.

Enter your password in this dialog box, and then hold Option and press Return to finish.

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To display a specific masked record:

1. Open the application that contains the record you want to view.

2. Tap the shaded bar that masks the record.

Tap here

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Note: If you have a password, you must enter your password and then

hold Option and press Return to view the record.

To display all private records in a specific application:

1. Open the application in which you want to display the records.

2. Press Menu .

3. Under Options, select Security (/H).

4. Tap the Current Privacy pick list.

5. Tap Show Records.

6. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

Attaching notes

In all PIM applications except Memo Pad, you can attach a note to a record. A note can be up to several thousand characters long. For example, for an appointment in Date Book Plus, you can attach a note with directions to the location.

To attach a note to a record:

1. Display the entry to which you want to add a note.

2. In Contacts view in PhoneBook only: Press Menu , and under Record, select Edit Contact (/E).

3. Tap Details.

4. Tap Note.

5. Enter your note.

6. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

A small note icon appears at the right side of any item that has a note.

Note icon

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To review or edit a note:

1. Tap the Note icon .

To delete a note:

Tap the Note icon .

2. Tap Delete.

3. Hold Option and press Return for Yes.

Choosing fonts

In all PIM applications except Expense, you can change the font style to make text easier to read. You can choose a different font style for each application.

Small font Bold font

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Large font

To change the font style:

Open an application.

2. Press Menu .

3. Under Options, select Font (/F).

4. Use the scroll buttons to select the font style you want to use.

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Bold font

Small font

5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

Large font

Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations

The HotSync process automatically synchronizes — that is, exchanges and updates — data between your phone and desktop software. Changes you make on your phone or desktop software appear in both places after a HotSync operation. HotSync technology synchronizes only the needed portions of files, thus reducing synchronization time. You can synchronize your data directly by connecting your phone to your computer with the HotSync cable or by beaming the data from the IR port on your phone to the IR port on your computer or indirectly with a network. See Section 8 for information about performing HotSync operations via the IR port or a network.

Performing a HotSync operation for the first time

The first time you synchronize your data, you need to enter user information on both the phone and Palm Desktop software. After you enter this information and synchronize, the HotSync Manager recognizes your phone and doesn’t ask for this information again.

If you are a System Administrator preparing several phones for a group of users, you may want to create a user profile. See the section that begins on page 228 before performing the following steps.

Important: You must use the HotSync cable for your first HotSync operation.

The following steps assume that you have already installed the Palm Desktop software. If you have not installed this software, see page 20 for instructions.

To perform a local HotSync operation:

1. Connect your phone to the HotSync cable. See the section that begins

on page 19 for details.

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2. If the HotSync Manager is not running, start it: On the Windows

desktop, click

Sprint (or Palm) program group and choose HotSync Manager.

Start, and then choose Programs. Navigate to the

Alternatively, you can start the Palm Desktop software which automatically opens the HotSync Manager.

3. Press the HotSync button on the cable.

HotSync button

Important: The first time you perform a HotSync operation, you must enter a

user name in the New User dialog box and click OK. Every phone should have a unique name. To prevent loss of a user’s records, never try to synchronize more than one phone to the same user name.

4. From the Select User dialog box, choose the user name you assigned

to your phone. The HotSync Progress dialog box appears and synchronization begins.

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5. Wait for a message on your phone indicating that the process is done.

After the HotSync process is complete, you can remove your phone from the cable.

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Beaming information

Your phone is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use to beam information to another Palm OS device that’s close by and also has an IR port. The IR port is located on the top of your phone, between the power button and the ringer switch, behind the small dark shield.

You can beam the following information between Palm OS devices:

in PhoneBook, To Do List, or Memo Pad

PhoneBook, To Do List, or Memo Pad

designate as your personal business card, containing information you want to exchange with business contacts

You can also use the infrared port to perform HotSync operations. See the section that begins on page 219 for details.

To select a business card:

1. In the Contacts view in PhoneBook, create an entry that contains the

information you want on your personal business card.

2. Press Menu .

3. Under Record, select Select Business Card.

4. Hold Option and press Return for Yes.

To beam a record, business card, or category of records:

1. Locate the record, business card, or category you want to beam.

2. Press Menu .

3. Under Record, select one of the following:

The

Beam command for an individual record (/B)

In the Contacts view in PhoneBook only: Beam Business Card (/M)

Beam Category (/Y)

4. When the Beam Status dialog box appears, point the IR port directly

at the IR port of the receiving phone.

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Tip : For best results, the path between the two devices must be clear of

obstacles. If you have difficulty beaming information, see the troubleshooting tips that begin on page 247.

5. Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is

complete before you continue working on your phone.

To beam an application:

1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the

Applications Launcher.

2. Press Menu .

3. Under App, select Beam (/B).

4. Tap the application you want to transfer.

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Note: Some applications are copy-protected and cannot be beamed.

These are listed with a lock icon next to them.

5. Tap Beam.

6. When the Beam Status dialog box appears, point the IR port directly

at the IR port of the receiving phone.

7. Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is

complete before you continue working on your phone.

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To receive beamed information:

1. Turn on your phone.

2. Point the IR port directly at the IR port of the transmitting phone to

open the Beam Status dialog box.

3. When the Beam dialog box appears, select a category for the entry.

Tip : If you do not select a category the entry is placed in the Unfiled

category.

4. Hold Option and press Return for Yes.

Tip : When you receive beamed information with the lid closed, you don’t

need to respond to the Beam dialog box; simply press the top scroll button for Yes, or the bottom scroll button for No.

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Chapter 6

Application-Specific Tasks

his chapter is organized by application and gives instructions on how to do tasks that are specific to each of the following

applications:

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PhoneBook

PhoneBook is the application where you store name and address information about people or businesses, and where you place and receive telephone calls.

PhoneBook has five main views. You can place and receive calls from within any view, and you can also receive calls when the screen is off (but wireless mode must be on). The sections that follow explain how to use each of these views.

To change the PhoneBook view, do one of the following:

Note: The Active Call icon and view appear only after you place an

outgoing call or receive an incoming call.

When your phone is connected to the PCS Vision data network, the signal strength bars will include gray arrows. When you send and receive data, the arrows turn green and your calls are automatically sent to voicemail.

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Speed Dial view

View icons

Dial Pad view

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Contacts view

Call History view

Active Call view

At the top of each view, many of the following common icons appear to provide wireless mode status information for your phone:

Network time indicates wireless mode is on

Voicemail notification icon

Battery gauge

Signal strength icon

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Using the Speed Dial view

You can store up to 50 phone numbers in the Speed Dial list. There are five pages of numbers that hold ten numbers per page.

Tip : You can keep your Speed Dial list organized by storing different types

of numbers on different pages. For example, create separate pages for family, business, friends, and emergency numbers.

Defining a Speed Dial button

For each Speed Dial button you can assign a name, phone number, and extra digits such as an extension. By default, the first slot on the first Speed Dial page is reserved for your PCS voicemail number. You cannot delete this entry or change the phone number, but you can move the voicemail entry to another button and add Extra digits.

To define a Speed Dial button:

Open the lid or press PhoneBook if you are in another application.

2. Tap a blank Speed Dial button.

3. Enter the Name you want to assign to the button.

4. Press the bottom scroll button to move to the Number field and enter

the phone number associated with the button.

5. Press the bottom scroll button to move to the Extra Digits field and

enter an extension number or other additional digits if needed.

Tip : To insert a pause between Extra digits when dialing, enter a comma

(,). Each comma represents a one second pause.

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6. Tap the Dial Extra Digits Automatically check box to

automatically dial these digits each time you select this speed dial entry.

Tip : When you enable the Dial Extra Digits Automatically option, your

phone inserts a two second pause before dialing the extra digits.

7. Tap the Enable unique ringer check box to assign a unique ring

tone to incoming calls from the number in this speed dial entry, and then tap the pick list to select the ring tone.

8. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

Adding Contacts list entries to your Speed Dial list

To save time while creating your Speed Dial list, you can add entries from your Contacts list.

To add an entry from your Contacts list to your Speed Dial list:

1. Tap a blank Speed Dial button.

2. Tap Lookup.

Tip : You can also use the Phone Number Lookup feature to locate the

entry you want to add. See the section that begins on page 68 for details.

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3. If your Contacts list is sorted by last name, begin entering the

person’s last name. If your Contacts list is sorted by first name, begin entering the person’s first name.

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4. Select the entry you want to use and press Return .

Tip : You can edit the entry by tapping the number or name in the Edit Entry

dialog.

5. In the Edit Entry dialog, tap the Dial Extra Digits automatically check

box to automatically dial these digits each time you select this speed dial entry.

6. Press the bottom scroll button to move to the Enable unique ringer

check box, press Space to assign a unique ring tone to incoming calls from the number in this speed dial entry, and then tap the pick list to select the ring tone.

7. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

Calling a Speed Dial number

Speed dialing enables you to quickly place a call without entering the number. This is particularly useful for numbers you call often, such as your home or office. You can also call a number in your Speed Dial list using the hands-free headset.

To dial a number from the Speed Dial view:

1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details.

2. Press PhoneBook .

3. Use the scroll buttons to select the Speed Dial button for the number

you want to call.

Tip : To jump to the next page of Speed Dial buttons, select the first button on

the page and press the top scroll button.

4. Press Space to dial.

Tip : You can also tap the Speed Dial button for the number you want to call,

or roll the rocker switch to select the button and then press the rocker switch or Return to dial the number.

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Selected button

Tip : During a call, if you are prompted to enter a menu selection, use the

keyboard, or go to the Dial Pad view and tap the numbers. If you defined Extra Digits, such as an extension, and did not enable automatic dialing of Extra Digits, tap Extra Digits.

5. Close the lid to end the call.

Changing a Speed Dial entry

You can change any of the information associated with a Speed Dial button.

Note: You cannot change the phone number for your PCS voicemail service,

but you can add Extra Digits to this voicemail entry.

To change a Speed Dial entry:

1. From the Speed Dial view, highlight the entry you want to change.

2. Press Menu .

3. Under Edit, select Edit Speed Dial (/E).

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4. In the Edit Entry dialog, enter the new information.

5. Hold Option and press Return twice to save the new information.

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Deleting Speed Dial entries

If your Speed Dial list becomes full, or you no longer need an entry, you can delete it.

Note: You cannot delete the Speed Dial button for your PCS voicemail

service.

To delete a Speed Dial entry:

From the Speed Dial view, highlight the entry you want to delete.

2. Press Menu .

3. Under Edit, select Edit Speed Dial (/E).

4. In the Edit Entry dialog, tap Delete.

5. Hold Option and press Return twice to confirm deletion.

Arranging the Speed Dial list

As your Speed Dial list grows, you may want to rearrange the entries. For example you might want to store different types of numbers on different pages, or arrange the list alphabetically.

To arrange the Speed Dial list:

1. From the Speed Dial view, press Menu .

2. Under Edit, select Edit Speed Dial Pages (/F).

3. Drag the entries to the slot where you want them to appear.

Drag an entry to another slot or page

Tip : If the new slot is full, the other entries in the column move down one

slot, and overflow from the left column moves to the top of the right column. If you drag an entry to a page icon, the entry moves to the first available slot on that page. You cannot drag an entry to a full page.

4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

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Using the Dial Pad view

The Dial Pad view provides access to a more traditional phone interface. You can use this view to dial numbers that are not in your Speed Dial or Contacts list.

To dial a number with the Dial Pad:

1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details.

2. Press PhoneBook to access the Dial Pad view .

3. Enter the number you want to dial.

Tip : You don’t need to press before entering the number.

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Dial box

Digits enter numbers in dial box

Tip : To display the last ten numbers dialed, press the scroll buttons or roll

the rocker switch and then press the rocker switch to dial the selected number.

4. Press Space to dial.

5. Close the lid to end the call.

Using the Contacts view

Backspace erases last digit

CLR deletes entire entry

Send dials number in dial bo

Phone Tips displays helpful PhoneBook hints

The Contacts view is where you store name and address information about people, businesses, and more.

Creating a Contacts entry

You can create Contacts entries on your phone, or you can use your desktop software to create entries on your computer and then download the entries to your phone with your next HotSync operation.

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Many desktop software applications also have data import capabilities that enable you to load database files into your Contacts list on your phone. See the section that begins on page 32 and the online Help for your desktop software for more information.

To create a new Contacts entry:

Press PhoneBook repeatedly to access the Contacts view .

2. Press Menu .

3. Under Record, select New Contact (/N).

Cursor at Last name

4. Enter the last name of the person you want to add to your Contacts

list.

5. Press the bottom scroll button to move to the First Name field and

then enter the person's first name.

6. Press the bottom scroll button to move to other fields and then enter

the other information that you want to include in this entry.

Tip : Hold Shift and use the scroll buttons to scroll the page up or

down.

7. After you finish entering information, hold Option and press

Return to finish.

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Tip : To create an entry that always appears at the top of the Contacts list,

begin the Last name or Company field with a symbol, as in *If Found Call*. This entry can contain contact information in case you lose your phone.

Duplicating a Contacts entry

You can duplicate existing entries, which can be helpful when you want to enter multiple people from a single organization. When you duplicate an entry, the word Copy appears next to the name in the First Name field.

To duplicate an entry:

1. From the Contacts view, select the name you want to duplicate.

2. Press Menu .

3. Under Record, and select Duplicate Contact (/T).

4. Edit the entry as necessary.

5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.

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Calling a number in your Contacts list

You can dial any number that you’ve entered in your Contacts list.

To dial a number in your Contacts list:

1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details.

2. From the Contacts view, use the Instant Lookup feature to select the

number you want to call. See the section that begins on page 66 for details.

3. Press Space to dial.

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Tip : You can also roll the rocker switch to scroll to the number you want to

call, and then press the rocker switch to dial the number.

If you need to prepend digits, such as *67 to block caller ID or *70 to disable call waiting, tap the Contact entry to access the Dial dialog box, enter the digits, and then hold Option and press Return to dial.

Tap to select a different category

Tap a number to select it

Tap Dial to call the number

4. Close the lid to end the call.

Selecting types of phone numbers

You can select the types of phone numbers or e-mail addresses that you associate with a Contacts entry. Any changes you make apply only to the current entry.

To select other types of phone numbers in an entry:

1. Select the contact name for the entry that you want to change.

2. Press Space to open the entry.

3. Press Menu .

4. Under Record, select Edit Contact (/E).

5. Tap the pick list next to the label you want to change.

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Handspring Treo 300 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Online User’s Guide

PCS Phone Handspring® Treo™ 300 User Guide

Contents

What is a PCS Treo 300?

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Upgrade information

Each device must have a unique name

PCS Treo 300 components

Locating front panel controls

Locating top panel controls

Locating back panel components

Charging the battery

Turning your PCS Treo 300 on and off

Using the keyboard backlight

Backlight tips:

Adjusting the display

Using the stylus to get things done

Elements of the phone interface

Moving around the screen

Displaying online tips

Customizing your phone

Using the headset

Connecting the HotSync cable

Using desktop software

Using your phone with Palm Desktop software

Using your phone with Microsoft Outlook

Using your phone with another PIM

Using an e-mail application with your phone

Entering Data in Your Phone

Using the PCS Treo 300 keyboard

Typing capital letters

Typing numbers and symbols

Typing accented characters

Typing extended characters

Navigation keystrokes

Using menus

Keyboard shortcut menu commands

Using text ShortCuts

Using the onscreen keyboard

Using your computer keyboard

Importing data

Managing Your Applications

Using the Applications Launcher

Opening applications

Switching between applications

Categorizing applications

Changing the Applications Launcher display

Choosing preferences

Installing and removing applications

Installing add-on applications

Removing applications

Removing Palm Desktop software

Security

In Security, you can do the following:

Assigning a password

Changing or deleting a password

Recovering from a forgotten password

Applications Overview

PhoneBook

In PhoneBook, you can do the following:

Date Book Plus

In Date Book Plus, you can do the following:

Blazer Web Browser

In Blazer, you can do the following:

Memo Pad

In Memo Pad, you can do the following:

In SMS, you can do the following:

To Do List

In To Do List, you can do the following:

CityTime

In CityTime, you can do the following:

Calculator

In Calculator, you can do the following:

Expense

In Expense, you can do the following: