Palm TREO180g User Manual
Treo™ 180g Communicator
User Guide
Windows Edition
Copyright
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Handspring, Inc. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this
handbook.
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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 o f ma lfunc tio n, de ad b at te ry, or rep ai rs. Be s ure to mak e back up cop i es of a ll
important data on other media to protect against data loss.
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Contents
Introduction to Your Treo™ 180g Communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Getting to know your communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
What is a Treo communicator? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Upgrade information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Treo components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Inserting the SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Turning your Treo on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Using the backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Using the stylus to get things done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Elements of the communicator interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Moving around the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Displaying online tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Customizing your communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Using the headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Connecting the HotSync cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Using desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Using your communicator with Palm Desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Using your communicator with Microsoft Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Using your communicator with another PIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Using an e-mail application with your communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Entering Data in Your Communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using Graffiti writing to enter data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Writing Graffiti characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Graffiti tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
The Graffiti alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Writing capital letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Writing numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Writing punctuation marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Writing symbols and extended characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Writing accented characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Accent strokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Additional non-English characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Navigation strokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Graffiti ShortCuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Using the onscreen keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using your computer keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Importing data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Managing Your Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using the Applications Launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Opening applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Switching between applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Categorizing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Changing the Applications Launcher display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Choosing preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installing and removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Installing add-on applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Removing Palm Desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Assigning a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Changing or deleting a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Locking your communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Recovering from a forgotten password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Applications Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
PhoneBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Date Book Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Blazer Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SMS Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
CityTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
SIM Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
SIM Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Common Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Choosing a menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Graffiti® menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Command toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Creating records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Editing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Deleting records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Other ways to delete records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Purging records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Categorizing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
System-defined and user-defined categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Finding records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Looking up Contacts records in PhoneBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Using Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Using Phone Number Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Sorting lists of records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Making records private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Hiding and masking private records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Attaching notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Choosing fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Exchanging and updating data:
HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Performing a HotSync operation for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Beaming information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Tips on beaming information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Application Specific Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
PhoneBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Using the Speed Dial view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using the Dial Pad view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Using the Contacts view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Using the Call History view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Using the Active Call view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Forwarding calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Other ways to make a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
PhoneBook menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Date Book Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Scheduling an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Rescheduling an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Setting an alarm for an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Scheduling repeating or continuous events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Changing the Date Book Plus view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Working in Week View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Working in Week View with Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Working in Month View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
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Working in Year View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Working in List View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Spotting event conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Working with floating events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Working with To Do items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Using the Daily Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Using templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Date Book Plus menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Blazer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Viewing web pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Working with bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Blazer menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
SMS Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Enabling SMS and SMS Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Receiving SMS messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Viewing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Replying to messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Creating SMS messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Creating a message signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Creating boilerplates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Copying and forwarding messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Modifying messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Resending messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Sorting messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Deleting messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
SMS Messaging menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Setting priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Setting a due date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Assigning a category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Checking off a To Do item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
To Do Show Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
To Do List menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Reviewing memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Memo Pad menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Selecting the Calculator mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Using the Basic Calculator buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Displaying Recent Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Using the Advanced Calculator mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Using the Advanced Calculator buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
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Creating a custom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Calculator menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
CityTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Setting your home city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Selecting remote cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Adding cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
CityTime menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Changing the date of an Expense item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Entering receipt details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Customizing the Currency pick list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Show Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Expense menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
SIM Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Copying entries from your Speed Dial list to your SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Copying entries from your SIM card to your Speed Dial list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Deleting entries from your SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Dialing entries on your SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
SIM Book menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
SIM Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Setting Preferences for
Your Communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Viewing Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Buttons Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Pen Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
HotSync Buttons Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Connection Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Connection Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Setting wireless modem configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Digitizer Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Formats Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Country default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Time, date, week start, and numbers formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Auto-off delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
System, alarm, and game sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Network Preferences and TCP/IP software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Selecting a service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Entering a user name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Entering a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Selecting a connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
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Adding telephone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Connecting to your service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Creating additional service templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Adding detailed information to a service template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Creating a login script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Deleting a service template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Network Preferences menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
TCP/IP troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Owner Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Ringer Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
ShortCuts Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Creating a ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Editing a ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Deleting a ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Advanced HotSync® Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Selecting HotSync setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Customizing HotSync application settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
IR HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Preparing your computer for infrared communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Performing an IR HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Returning to serial cable HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Conducting a wireless HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Preparing your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Preparing your communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Selecting the conduits for a wireless HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Performing a wireless HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Conducting a HotSync operation via a network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Connecting to your company’s dial-in server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Performing a dial-in network HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Using File Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Creating a user profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Maintaining Your Communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Caring for your communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Battery considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Resetting your communicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
Performing a soft reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
Performing a warm (or safe) reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Performing a hard reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
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Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Software installation problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Operating problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
Tapping and writing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
Wireless communication problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Application problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
HotSync problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
Beaming problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Password problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Creating a Custom Expense Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
About mapping tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Customizing existing sample templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Determining the layout of the Expense Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Analyzing your custom Expense Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
Programming the mapping table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
Using applications other than Microsoft Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
Expense file details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
Non-ASCII Characters
for Login Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Use of ^char . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Carriage return and line feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Literal characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Advanced Call Forwarding Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 37
Forwarding calls when your communicator is busy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Forwarding calls that you do not answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Forwarding calls when your communicator is unreachable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
General Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Other Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Contents Page 9
Page 10 Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction to Your Treo™ 180g Communicator
This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your Treo™ 180g communicator, how
to use your communicator for the first time, and how to install Palm™ Desktop software and the
HotSync
your computer.
Getting to know your communicator
What is a Treo communicator?
Your Treo communicator combines the power of a full-featured mobile phone, e-mail, SMS
messaging, a Palm OS
With your Treo communicator, 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 taps on the screen. You can even set
up a 3-way conference call by joining two calls and use the personal speakerphone for handsfree use without a headset attachment.
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Manager synchronization software so you can synchronize your communicator and
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handheld, and the Internet in one compact and indispensable device.
Lighten your load. Everything you need is in one compact device. Your Treo communicator helps
you stay in touch. With instant access to your e-mail, you can send and receive e-mail from
anywhere, and use SMS messaging to exchange quick messages with other mobile phones on
your network. The award-winning Blazer
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 communicator, 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.
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web browser gives you access to any site on the
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System requirements
To install and operate Palm Desktop software and the HotSync Manager synchronization
software, your computer system must meet the following requirements:
Minimum requirements
■ Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP with USB port,
(for USB HotSync
--or-Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows NT 4.0
with serial port (for serial HotSync cable)
■ 32 MB RAM (memory)
■ 25
MB available hard disk space
■ VGA monitor or better
■ CD-ROM drive (you can also download Palm Desktop software from www.handspring.com)
■ Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher (recommended)
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cable)
Upgrade information
If you already own a Palm OS handheld, Handspring recommends that you install the version of
Palm Desktop software that comes with your Treo communicator 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 communicator.
To upgrade:
1. Synchronize your old communicator with your old Palm Desktop software. This ensures that
the latest information from your communicator is on your desktop computer.
2. (Optional) To ensure against any data loss, go to the folder that stores Palm Desk top
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 26. Be sure to install the new software
in the same folder as the old software.
4. Connect your new communicator 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 new communicator.
6. Beam any third party applications that did not transfer from your old handheld to your new
communicator, or install them from the original files.
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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 213 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.
Treo components
Locating front panel controls
Speaker
Screen
Headset jack
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Rocker switch
Contrast control
Microphone
Graffiti
writing
area
Application
buttons
Scroll buttons
Speaker Functions as the earpiece on your Treo.
Headset jack Enables you to connect a hands-free headset for use with the wireless
features. Use only headsets that are compatible with your communicator.
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Rocker switch Enables you to navigate on your communicator 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 communicator’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.
Contrast
Control
Opens the contrast control screen when you tap this icon. The contrast
control screen enables you to adjust the appearance of your communicator
screen for the clearest screen display. Depending on the lighting
conditions or temperature of the environment where you use your
communicator, you may need to adjust the contrast.
To adjust the contrast, drag the slider or tap the ends of the contrast bar to
increase or decrease the contrast. To fine tune the contrast, press the
scroll buttons on the front panel of your communicator.
Microphone Functions as the mouthpiece when you use the wireless phone features of
your Treo.
Scroll buttons Displays text and other information that extends beyond the area of the
communicator 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.
Application
buttons
Activates the applications that correspond to the icons on the buttons:
PhoneBook, Date Book Plus, Blazer (or another web browser installed by
your wir eless serv ic e provider), and SMS M essaging. See page 174 for
details on reassigning these buttons to activate any application on your
communicator.
Tip: If your communicator is turned off, pressing any application button
turns on your communicator and opens the corresponding
application.
Graffiti writing
area
Communicator
screen
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The area where you write letters and numbers using the Graffiti alphabet.
See Chapter 2 to learn how to write Graffiti characters.
Displays the applications and information stored in your communicator. It
is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus.
Locating top panel controls
Antenna
Stylus
LED
Power button
IR port
Ringer switch
Antenna Receives and sends wireless communication signals. The antenna does not
telescope out of your communicator.
Stylus Serves as the writing instrument used to enter data in your communicator. To
use the stylus, slide the stylus out of the slot, and hold it as you would a pen
or pencil.
Power
button
Turns your communicator and wireless mode on and off, and controls the
backlight. See page 18 for details.
IR port Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and receive data from other
Palm OS devices. See the section that begins on page 79 for details. You
can also use the IR port to update the information between your
communic ator and co mputer usi ng HotSync technolog y. See the se ction that
begins on page 198 for details.
LED Provides status information for your Treo 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
Ringer switch Controls the ringer setting. See page 193 for details on changing the
settings.
all
Note: Silencing the ringer also turns off
system sounds, including
alarms. When you silence the ringer, Date Book Plus alarms vibrate.
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Locating back panel components
Reset
button
SIM card door
SIM card door Secures your SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card in your phone.
Reset button Under normal use, you should not have to use the reset button. See
Appendix A for information about when and how to use the reset button.
Charger an d
USB/serial
connector
Charger and
USB/serial
connector
The connector that connects your communicator 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 communicator and computer using HotSync technology.
Inserting the SIM card
The SIM card is a small rectangular plastic piece that contains your phone number and account
information. It is included with your wireless service provider’s documentation and is often
referred to as a “smartcard.” If a SIM card did not come with your communicator, your wireless
service provider will provide you with one when you subscribe to their service.
You must insert your SIM card into your communicator before you can use it for wireless
communications. Since calls are billed to your phone number, you can, however, move your SIM
card to any phone that uses a SIM card, and the calls will be billed to your account.
To insert the SIM card:
1. Remove the SIM door.
2. With the contacts face-up, align the notch on the SIM card with the notch on the door and
insert the SIM card into the slot on the door.
SIM door
SIM card
Notch
3. Replace the SIM door.
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Charging the battery
To use your communicator, you must connect the travel charger or the HotSync cable and charge
the battery. When you’re near your computer, connect your communicator to the HotSync cable
with the travel charger connected to a wall outlet as shown in the section that begins on page 23.
When travelling, connect the travel charger cable directly to your communicator as shown in this
section.
When wireless mode is on, a fully charged battery provides approximately 2.5 hours of talk time
or 60 hours of standby time. When wireless mode is off, a fully charged battery provides
approximately three weeks of use in handheld mode.
If the battery drains to the point where your communicator 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 Appendix A 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 communicator.
LED
Tip: The LED is solid red while your communicator charges. When the LED turns solid green,
your communicator is charged. It takes approximately 90 minutes to charge a fully
drained battery.
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Turning your Treo on and off
Your Treo communicator 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 we ll as send and receive calls.
To turn handheld mode o n an d off, do any of the following:
■ Open the lid to turn it on, or close the lid to turn it off.
■ Press the power button.
■ Press and release the rocker switch.
■ Press any application button on the front of your communicator.
To turn wireless mode on and off:
■ Press and hold the power button until you hear the confirmation tones to turn wireless mode
on and off. The ascending tone indicates wireless mode is now on and the descending tone
indicates wireless mode is now off.
Using the backlight
If you have difficulty seeing the information on your communicator in dark environments, you can
use the backlight to illuminate the images on the screen.
Note: If you have difficulty seeing the screen in well-lit environments, adjust the contrast instead
of using the backlight. See page 13 for details.
To turn the backlight on and off:
■ Press the power button twice in quick succession.
Backlight tips:
■ You can assign the full-screen pen stroke to activate the backlight. See page 174 for details.
■ The backlight turns on automatically when an incoming call “wakes up” your communicator.
■ The backlight also turns off automatically (after a period of inactivity) with the Auto-off
feature. See page 180 for details.
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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 communicator screen is the basic action to get things done on your communicator.
The first time you start your communicator, setup instructions appear on the screen. These
instructions include a calibration screen, or digitizer. Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your
communicator with its touch-sensitive screen so that when you tap an element on the screen, the
communicator can detect exactly which task you want to perform.
Important: Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making strokes on the
communicator screen. Never use an actual pen, pencil, or other sharp object to write
on the communicator screen.
With your communicator turned on, you can tap the communicator screen to perform many
operations, such as the following:
■ Open applications
■ Choose menu commands
■ Initiate a global Find operation
■ Select options in dialog boxes
■ Open the onscreen keyboards
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 communicator interface
Menu
bar
Check
box
Icons
Menu bar A set of commands that are specific to the application. Not all applications have a
menu bar.
Command
buttons
Icons
abc With the cursor in an input field, tap the “abc” dot to activate the alphabetic keyboard.
123 With the cursor in an input field, tap the “123” dot to activate the numeric keyboard.
Check box When a check mark appears in a check box, the corresponding option is active. If a
Tap a button to perform a command. Command buttons appear in dialog boxes and
at the bottom of application screens.
Tap the icons to open applications , menus , Calculator , and to find text
anywhere in your data .
check box is empty, tapping it inserts a check mark. If a check box is checked, tapping
it removes the check mark.
Pick list
Command
buttons
Pick list Tap the arrow to display a list of choices, and then tap an item in the list to select it.
Previous/next
arrows
Previous/
next arrows
Scroll bar Drag the slider, or tap the top or bottom arrow, to scroll the display one line at
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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.
a time. To scroll to the previous page, tap the scroll bar just above the slider. To
scroll to the next page, tap the scroll bar just below the slider.
You can also scroll to the previous and next pages by pressing the scroll
buttons on the front panel of your communicator.
Scroll
bar
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.
To move around the screen do one of the fo llow ing:
■ Tap an item with the stylus.
■ Press the scroll buttons to scroll through the items on the screen.
■ Roll the rocker switch up or down to scroll through the items on the screen.
Displaying online tips
Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your communicator 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, tap Done.
Customizing your communicator
You can customize your communicator 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 communicator to work with
a modem or network, and select ringer settings. See Chapter 7 for more information on
customizing your communicator.
To open the Preferences screens:
1. Tap the Applications icon .
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 communicator. You make changes to the time and date in General preferences.
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To set the current time:
1. Tap the Set Time box.
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 communicator can also display time based on a 24-hour clock. See page 179
for details.
5. Tap OK.
To set the current date:
1. Tap the Set Date box.
2. Tap the arrows to select the current year.
Tap arrows to select year
Tap to select month
Tap to select date
3. Tap the current month.
4. Tap the current date.
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Using the headset
You can connect a headset for hands-free operation. Your Treo is compatible with the included
headset and other headsets listed at www.handspring.com. If you need to use you r phon e whil e
driving and this is permitted in your area, we recommend using a headset.
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Note: Treo is
determine whether a headset is a three-pin headset by counti ng the number of silv er
rings on the headset pin. A three-pin headset has three rings.
To use the headset:
1. Connect the headset plug to the headset jack on the side of your communicator.
compatible with three-pin (also called three-pole) style headsets. You can
Speaker
Microphone
Headset
button
2. Place the speaker in your ear.
3. Press the headset button to perform any of the following functions:
■ Answer an incoming call (including an incoming call waiting call).
■ Switch between two active calls.
■ Place the second call on hold when you have two active calls.
■ Hang up an active call.
Connecting the HotSync cable
The HotSync cable that comes with your Treo enables you to charge your communicator battery
and to synchronize the information on your communicator 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.handspring.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.”
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2. Connect the USB HotSync cable to a USB port on your computer, or connect the Serial
Serial
HotSync cable to a Serial port on your computer.
3. Connect the long end of the HotSync cable to your communicator with the button facing up.
USB cable and port
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 Treo
communicator, you must plug the travel charger into a wall outlet.
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Using desktop software
When you use desktop software with HotSync technology, you can do any of the following:
■ Work with your communicator applications on your computer. Most desktop software
applications duplicate many of the applications on your communicator, so you can view, enter,
and modify most of the data stored on your communicator.
■ Back up and synchronize data between your communicator and your computer.
Synchronization is a one-step procedure that ensures that changes you make on your
communicator or desktop software appear in both places. See the section that begins on
page 78 for details.
■ Configure the wireless data features of your Treo.
■ Import and export data, so you can easily transfer data from other desktop applications into
many of your applications. See the section that begins on page 37 for details.
■ Print data from your desktop software on any printer.
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Using your communicator with Palm Desktop software
Your communicator comes with Palm Desktop software. Palm Desktop software includes many
of the same applications as your communicator: 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 Treo communicator even if you
already installed Palm Desktop software for a previous Palm OS handheld.
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To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Pal m Desk top softwa r e, plea se do
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 23 for instructions.
2. Exit any open programs, including those that run at startup such as Micro soft 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 yo ur
communicator.
Choosing a different language may result in loss of data.
simply
5. If the model selection screen appears, click the name of the product you purchased and
follow the onscreen instructions to continue the installation.
6. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation and to configure your Treo for
wireless data communication.
When the set up process is done, the installation screen closes automatically.
Using your communicator with Microsoft Outlook
The software that comes with your Treo communicator includes everything you need to
synchronize your communicator 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 communicator 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 Treo communicator along with the conduit for your PIM to
synchronize the data between your communicator and your PIM. Fo r information on conduit
software, go to this web site: www.handspring.com.
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Using an e-mail application with your communicator
Your communicator comes with two e-mail applications: One-Touch Mail™ by JP Mobile, and
Palm Mail.
Note: To use a wireless e-mail application , your w irel ess service provider must support data
services and it must be part of your service package (some wireless service providers may
require you to sign up for data services separately). You must also have an account
established with an ISP (Internet Service Provider). Many wireless service providers also
provide ISP services. If ISP information is available from your wireless service provider
when you configure your wireless communication settings with the Handspring CD-ROM,
the installation program sets up your communicator for use with that provider.
One-Touch Mail
One-Touch Mail is a wireless e-mail application that enables you to access your ISP (POP3
account) e-mail directly from your communicator. You may also be able to use One-Touch Mail
to access your corporate e-mail; contact your System Administrator for assistance.
To install One-Touch Mail, do one of the following:
■ Select the One-Touch Mail option when you configure the wireless communication features
using the Handspring CD-ROM.
■ If you already installed the desktop software from the Handspring CD-ROM but didn’t install
this application, select Configure Your Treo under Programs/Handspring (or Palm) on the
Windows Start menu, and then choose One Touch Mail when prompted to select an e-mail
application.
Palm Mail
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 communicator.
To install Palm Mail:
■ Select Mail Setup under Programs/Handspring (or Palm) on the Windows Start menu.
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Chapter 2
Entering Data in Your Communicator
This chapter explains how to enter data into your Treo™ 180g communicator using each of the
following methods:
■ Using Graffiti
■ Using the onscreen keyboard
■ Using your computer keyboard
■ Importing data
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writing
Using Graffiti writing to enter data
Your communicator includes Graffiti writing software as the primary system for entering text and
numbers. With Graffiti writing, you write simple strokes with the stylus an d they are inst antl y
recognized as letters or numbers. This section shows you how to write letters, numbers,
punctuation, and symbols as well as some Graffiti tips and tricks.
Writing Graffiti characters
Most people find they can enter text quickly and accurately with only minutes of practice. Graffiti
writing includes any character you can type on a standard keyboard. The Graffiti strokes closely
resemble the uppercase letters of the regular alphabet, which makes Graffiti writing easy to learn.
There are four basic concep ts f or su cce s s with Gr a ff it i writing:
■ If you draw the character shape exactly as shown in the tables later in this chapter (like the
shapes shown in the following diagram), you achieve 100% accuracy.
■ The heavy dot on each shape shows where to begin the stroke. Certain characters have
similar shapes, but different beginning and end points. Always begin the stroke at the heavy
dot (you should not create the heavy dot; it is only there to show you where to begin the
stroke).
■ Most characters require only a single stroke. When you lift the stylus from the Graffiti writing
area, your communicator recognizes and displays the text character immediately. To
accomplish single strokes, some Graffiti strokes are portions of the regular alphabet
equivalents.
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■ The Graffiti writing area is divided into two parts: one for writing the letters of the alphabe t
and one for writing numbers. The small division marks at the top and bottom of the Graffiti
writing area indicate the two separate areas.
Write letters here Write numbers here
Division marks
To write Graffiti letters :
1. Tap the screen where you want your text to go.
Note: You need to tap above the Graffiti writing area, and must see a blinking cursor before
you write the text.
2. Use the tables on the following pages to find the stroke shape for the letter you want to
create. For example, the stroke shown below creates the letter “n.”
Note: There are two different stroke shapes available for some letters. For these letters,
choose the one that’s easiest for you.
Lift stylus here
Start stro ke at
heavy dot
As you’ll see later, you use the same shape to create both the uppercase and lowercase version
of a letter.
3. Position the stylus in the left-hand side of the Graffiti writin g area.
4. Start your stroke at the heavy dot and draw the stroke shape as it appears in the tables.
5. Lift the stylus from the screen at the end of the stroke shape.
That’s all there is to it! When you lift the stylus from the screen, your communicator recognizes
your stroke immediately and prints the letter on the screen next to the cursor.
As soon as you lift the stylus from the screen, you can begin the stroke for the next character you
want to write.
Important: You must begin the character strokes in the Graffiti writing area. If you do not make
Graffiti strokes in the Graffiti writing area, your communicator does not recognize
them as text characters.
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