Palm OS Devices User Manual

Made for the Real Sports Fan

For Palm OS® Devices – User Guide v.1.5

User Guide for Covers Wireless Palm OS® | Software Version 1.1

Covers Wireless

Table of Contents

Welcome To Covers Wireless………………………………….3

Introduction and Overview……………..……………………………………. 3 Notice………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Requirements...….…………………………………………………………….5

Installation Procedures

How-to-USE Covers Wireless (Palm OS® devices)…………………....17

Glossary……………………………………………………………………… 27

.…………………………………………… .7

Conclusion………………….……………………………………30

Welcome to Covers Wireless

Introduction and Overview

THANK YOU for downloading Covers Wireless (www.covers.com downloaded a powerful software application (developed by Phantomfiber | www.phantomfiber.com) that allows you to receive our sports content in two modes:

1. Real-time wireless Internet

2. Offline mode with updates as current as the last connect (via manual synchronization).

With real-time wireless, the true sports fan has all our content directly at their fingertips. With a Palm OS® device (see Requirements, Page 5), Covers Wireless will serve content directly to you:

1. In the car (assuming you aren’t driving)

2. At the mall

3. Out with friends

4. At work, on your lunch hour

5. While going home, on surface transit routes

6. In a taxicab

7. At the airport terminal waiting for your next flight

8. At a party

Rich interactivity served wirelessly at Internet speeds. Anytime. Anywhere. Wireless connectivity is real

available today.

mode at land-line internet speeds.

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Welcome to Covers Wireless

NOTICE

The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

PHANTOM FIBER INC., COMPREHENSIVE SPORTS INFORMATION (COVERS.COM AND COVERS WIRELESS) AND OTHER PARTNERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN; NOR FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE FURNISHING, PERFORMANCE, OR USE OF THIS MATERIAL.

This document contains information protected by copyright. No part of this document may be photocopied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from Covers Wireless (realwireless@covers.com Wireless Framework – “The Software”) or as a downloadable PDF from Covers Wireless in the User Guide section. (http://www.covers.com/covers/mobile/mobile_PhantomFiber.asp?page=manual

@2003 Phantom Fiber Inc.

User Guide Version 1.5 – March 2003

Palm®, Palm OS® and is a trademark of PalmSource, Inc.. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Windows® is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

The information in this document is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice.

). It is available to you as part of your software download (Phantom Fiber

)

Welcome to Covers Wireless

Requirements

Windows®-based Desktops/Notebooks

The desktop installer application contains the PocketPC® software for Covers Wireless. Before installation, you will need to read agree to the End User License Agreement (EULA) and the privacy policy for Covers Wireless, which relates to the Phantom Fiber Wireless Framework (“the Software”). The size of the Windows®-based desktop installer application is approximately 2.89mb.

System Requirements for Desktop Installer Application:

• Desktop/notebook PC running Windows XP, 95/98/2000/ME/NT 4.0

• 32mb free ram (64mb recommended, required for Windows 2000)

• Video resolution 640x480 and 256 colors (800x600 recommended)

• One available USB port (USB Universal Cradle) or one open serial port (Hot-Sync Serial Cradle) for

PocketPC®-based devices. Please refer to the device manufacturer for details.

• 56k or high-speed internet for synchronization (initial ‘hot-sync’/ updates for offline viewing OR software

upgrade)

PalmOS®-based Devices (PalmSource Mobile Platform)

Once the installation of the Covers Wireless PC software is complete, a manual hot-sync will be required between the PalmOS® device and desktop/notebook PC while connected by cradle/cable (serial/USB). The synchronization installs component software for Covers Wireless on the mobile device. A subsequent hot-sync between the PalmOS®

device and desktop/notebook PC will be required to install the Covers Wireless database (see screenshot below) so that future offline viewing can occur. For instructions on synchronization, please refer to the PalmOS®

device manual or manufacturer website. The filesize for the additional installation to the PalmOS®-based device is 400k

. For more information on PalmOS®, please visit: http://www.palmsource.com/ and

http://www.palm.com/us/

The end user is alerted to perform an additional (manual) hot-sync to transfer the Covers Wireless database to allow future data to be stored for offline viewing.

System Requirements:

Works with Palm OS® PDA devices and phones with Palm OS®

• PalmOS® 3.5 or HIGHER (Palm OS® 5/Palm VII networking not supported)

• Total main memory: 4mb or HIGHER

• Network Support for real-time wireless data access (See device manufacturer and carrier network provider)

Connectivity Options*:

• Wi-Fi 802.11b

• Bluetooth

• Infra-Red

• Cell phone serial cable

Continued…

Welcome to Covers Wireless

Installation/De-Installation Procedures

INSTALLATION PROCEDURES

WINDOWS®-BASED PC DESKTOP/NOTEBOOK

1. From the Covers.com homepage, click on the Covers Wireless link found in the left navigation bar.

2. In the Covers Wireless interim page, select Covers Wireless and then click on the Download

installer software. Sorry, only Windows®-based PCs supported for desktop installation and synchronization.

3. Before downloading, you will be asked to provide your first name, last name, email address, country and the Covers Wireless software version for your mobile device. We strongly recommend providing basic contact information so that Covers Wireless and Phantomfiber can communicate directly to you regarding software updates and other important information from time to time (e.g. new Phantomfiber partner arrangements).

4. Please review the Covers Wireless privacy policy

5. Select Covers Wireless software for Palm OS® after you’ve entered your information. [see the Requirements section in this document and at the Covers Wireless microsite for details]

6. Download the Covers Wireless software to your desktop.

7. Click on the Covers Wireless executable icon to launch the installation process.

8. You will be prompted to read and agree to the EULA (End-user License Agreement – this will be installed on your PC desktop in the same folder as the Covers Wireless application including the User Guide) and privacy policy for Covers Wireless PRIOR to installation. The application installs Covers Wireless components on your desktop/notebook PC system. The application will be listed in the Programs directory on your personal computer. (Navigate to Covers Wireless from the START menu). Components will also be added to your mobile device.

9. Connect your mobile device (PalmOS®) using the universal cradle/bay (serial/USB) or cable. This procedure is required for the initial software installation to your mobile device, future software updates, and content updates for OFFLINE

10. Initiate synchronization (see manual or device manufacturer’s website for synchronization procedures between the mobile device and your computer) to activate the installation sequence for your mobile device.

viewing. See the device manufacturer or manual for synchronization procedures.

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11. Upgrades to the Covers Wireless software will be done through synchronization (‘hot-sync’) via your personal computer and in the future through wireless prompts.

12. The desktop installer application for Covers Wireless has a filesize of 2.89mb and has the filename: CoversWirelessSetupPalmOS-v1_10.exe

13. Upon installing Covers Wireless (for Palm OS®) on the desktop/notebook computer, component software is installed on the Palm OS® mobile device. The component software has a filesize of 400k and has the file name: Covers

SCREENSHOTS OF NEW INSTALLATION SEQUENCE FOR COVERS WIRELESS v. 1.1 (for Palm OS®)

It is recommended that the user remove any older versions of Covers Wireless FIRST before continuing with any new installation. Removing Covers Wireless v.1.0.3 (or lower) from your desktop/notebook PC is done through the ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS function found in the Control Panel folder on the Windows® desktop. Simply select the Covers Wireless application via ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS to complete de-installation. Removing component software for Covers Wireless from a Pocket PC device is done through the SETTINGS > ADD/REMOVE feature. The user must remove Covers Wireless and the Phantom Framework from their Pocket PC device prior to the installation of newer software. On Palm OS® devices, the user must use the APP > DELETE function (from main application screen) to remove Covers from the Palm OS® device prior to the installation of newer software.

After the user double-clicks the Covers Wireless executable icon on their desktop, the user is greeted with the opening screen of the InstallShield Wizard for Covers Wireless v. 1.1. To continue, the user clicks the NEXT button.

LICENSE AGREEMENT: The user must agree to the terms of the license agreement and select NEXT to continue.

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