Sony PEG-N610C APPLICATION

Add-on Application

4-656-104-12(1)

Chapter 1

Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket)

Chapter 2

Playing a movie (gMovie player)

Chapter 3

Setting the “Memory Stick” automatic start function (MS Autorun)

Guide

Personal Entertainment Organizer

PEG-N610C

Chapter 4

Copying the data to the “Memory Stick” media on your CLIE handheld (MS Import/Export)

On the supplied software

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Table of contents

Chapter 1

Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket)

What you can do with PictureGear

Pocket .............................................. 6

Installing .......................................... 7

Installing the PictureGear Pocket

application to your CLIE handheld .....7

Installing the PictureGear 4.4Lite

software to your computer ................ 8

Viewing image files stored in your

CLIE handheld .................................. 9

Transferring image files to your CLIE

handheld ........................................... 9

Viewing image files with your CLIE

handheld ......................................... 11

Viewing image files stored in

“Memory Stick” media .................. 15

Copying image files ....................... 17

Saving image files stored on your CLIE handheld to a “Memory Stick”

media (Export) .................................17

Saving image files stored on a “Memory Stick” media to your

CLIE handheld (Import) .................... 18

Displaying image files one after

another (PhotoStand) .................... 20

Making a PhotoStand setting .......... 20

Using PhotoStand ............................21

Viewing sample image files ...........22

How to read the online manual ..... 23

PictureGear Pocket menu items..... 24

Chapter 2

Playing a movie (gMovie player)

What you can do with gMovie player

software ......................................... 28

Installing ........................................ 29

Install PictureGear 4.4Lite software

to your computer ............................. 29

Playing movies with your CLIE

handheld ........................................ 30

Transferring movies to your CLIE

handheld ......................................... 30

Playing movies .................................32

Playing sample movie files ............ 34

How to read the online manual ..... 35

gMovie software menu items ........ 36

Chapter 3

Setting the “Memory Stick” automatic start function (MS Autorun)

What you can do with the

MS Autorun application ................. 38

Setting Auto-run for an Application .

How to read the online manual ..... 42

Chapter 4

Copying the data to the “Memory Stick” media on your CLIE handheld (MS Import/Export)

What you can do with MS Import/

Export application ......................... 44

Installing ........................................ 45

Installing CLIE applications using

MS Import/Export .......................... 46

Using your CLIE handheld as a

removable disk .............................. 48

How to read the online manual ..... 49

About this manual

Welcome to the Sony Personal Entertainment Organizer (referred to as the “Sony CLIE Handheld” or “CLIE handheld” in this manual).

Your Sony CLIE Handheld comes with three manuals:

Read This First

The Read This First manual gives an overview of your CLIE handheld’s features, hardware and software setup, installation instructions, and other important details. Before reading the other manuals, read the Read This First manual.

Operating Instructions

The Operating Instructions manual describes all you need to know about how to use your CLIE handheld and the Personal Information Management (PIM) applications that come with it.

This manual shows you how to:

■ Turn on and off your CLIE handheld, reset the CLIE handheld, and

enter data in greater detail (Chapter 1)

■ Use the Personal Information Management applications: Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, and Calculator (Chapter 2)

■ Perform a HotSync operation with your computer (Chapter 3)

■ Exchange data with another handheld by beaming or via “Memory

Stick” media (Chapter 4)

■ Personalize your CLIE handheld with your own preferences settings (Chapter 5)

■ Maintain your CLIE handheld and use the Troubleshooting guide and other technical information (Chapter 6)

Add-on Applications Guide (this manual)

The Add-on Applications Guide describes how to install and use the supplied add-on applications which include:

■ PictureGear Pocket/PhotoStand/PictureGear 4.4Lite

■ gMovie

■ MS Autorun

■ MS Export/Import

Chapter 1

Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket)

This chapter explains how to view image files on your CLIE handheld.

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What you can do with PictureGear Pocket

PictureGear Pocket is a picture album application for your CLIE Handheld.

Anytime anywhere...

Using PictureGear Pocket, you can store still image files from various sources including those taken with a digital camera or those downloaded from the Internet to your CLIE handheld. You can look at your favorite image files anytime and anywhere.

Using PictureGear Pocket as a photo stand or a clock

Using the photostand function, you can display image files that are drawn on a computer or image files taken with a digital camera.

You can also use your CLIE handheld to display the current time on your CLIE handheld screen while using the photostand function.

Beaming my image files ...

Use IR (Infrared) communication to exchange image files easily with other CLIE handheld users. You cannot beam image files to other Palm OS based devices.

Pasting a image file to an address record

You can paste an image to address information.

For details, refer to the Operating Instructions manual.

Installing

Installing the PictureGear Pocket application to your CLIE handheld

You can install PictureGear Pocket using the hard disk on your computer.

Place your CLIE handheld in the cradle, and then install the CLIE Palm Desktop software on your computer from the supplied CD-ROM.

Double-click the CLIE Palm Desktop icon on the Windows

desktop.

The CLIE Palm Desktop software starts.

Click Install.

The Install Tool dialog box appears.

Select a user name from the user list.

Click Add.

Make sure that the Add-on folder is selected.

If the Add-on folder is not selected, select it manually.

At the default setup, the Add-on folder is stored in the Sony Handheld folder of the Program Files folder.

Double-click the PictureGear Pocket folder.

Click pgpocket.

pgpocket is added to the File Name list.

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Repeat steps 4 and 5, and then click PhotoStand.prc and

PSLaunch.prc.

PhotoStand.prc and PSLaunch.prc are added to the File Name list.

Click Done.

Press the HotSync button on the cradle.

Files specified in steps 6 and 7 are installed on your CLIE handheld during the HotSync operation.

Installing

Installing the PictureGear 4.4Lite software to your computer

You can convert the image files stored in your computer using PictureGear 4.4Lite. To view image files or movies with your CLIE handheld, use PictureGear Pocket or gMovie player.

Insert the Installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

The installation launcher window appears.

Click CLIE Image Software.

The dialog box used to select an installation option appears.

Click Install PictureGear 4.4Lite.

A confirmation dialog box appears.

Click Yes.

The PictureGear 4.4Lite software installation starts.

Follow the instructions on-screen to finish installation.

Click Exit.

To start PictureGear 4.4Lite

From the Start Menu, click Programs, PictureGear 4.4Lite, and then PictureGear 4.4Lite.

For details on how to use PictureGear 4.4Lite, see the Help files of the PictureGear 4.4Lite software.

Viewing image files stored in your CLIE handheld

You can transfer image files taken by a digital still camera or downloaded from the Internet, etc. These items can be managed using the PictureGear 4.4Lite software on your computer. You can also prepare optimize photos to display on your CLIE handheld using PictureGear 4.4Lite software before transferring them to your CLIE handheld.

For details on how to save image files in the format supported by PictureGear 4.4Lite software, refer to the instruction manual of the devices or imaging software you are using.

Transferring image files to your CLIE handheld

Prepare image files you want to display on your CLIE handheld, and then transfer them to your CLIE handheld.

Start PictureGear 4.4Lite.

See page 8 for details.

Select the image file you want to send.

You can also select multiple images by holding down the Ctrl or Shift keys while clicking.

From the File menu, select Output services and then

Install the image during the next HotSync.

The User name dialog box appears.

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Click the arrow V to the right of the text box, and then

select a user name.

If necessary, click “Still settings” and make size and compression settings for the image file you want to send in the Settings for PictureGear dialog box.

Click OK.

The image file you want to send and the user name are registered in PictureGear.

Place your CLIE handheld in the cradle, then press the

HotSync button on the cradle.

The registered image file(s) are automatically sent to your CLIE handheld during the HotSync operation.

Viewing image files stored in your CLIE handheld

When you want to save an image file to “Memory Stick” media

You can also transfer image files to “Memory Stick” media directly.

Select Output CLIE Handheld format file to Memory Stick in step 3 on page 9.

To view image files stored in “Memory Stick” media, see page 15.

Viewing image files with your CLIE handheld

On the home screen, rotate the Jog Dial navigator to

select PG Pocket and then press the Jog Dial navigator.

Or, tap the PG Pocket icon on the home screen.

PictureGear Pocket starts.

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Tap the arrow V on the top center of the screen to select

Internal.

Viewing image files stored in your CLIE handheld

Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to display the desired

image file, then press the Jog Dial navigator.

Or, tap the desired image directly.

The selected image appears.

When you want to hide icons displayed on the bottom

of your CLIE handheld screen, tap (hide icons).

When you want to display them again, tap the screen, or press the Jog Dial navigator or the BACK button.

When you want to show another image file, rotate the

Jog Dial navigator.

Another image file appears.

To return to the photo list screen, tap the screen

anywhere you want, or press the Jog Dial navigator or the BACK button.

To return from the detailed information screen to the image file list screen, tap Close on the lower left of the screen or press the BACK button.

Viewing detailed information for the image file

Tap (detailed) while the image file is displayed.

Detailed information for the image file appears.

Show detailed information

Magnifying image files

Tap while the image file is displayed.

Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to magnify the image file.

When you press the Jog Dial navigator, the image file is automatically magnified on the screen.

If you rotate the Jog Dial navigator clockwise after pressing it, the image is magnified to maximum size. If you rotate the Jog Dial navigator counter-clockwise, the image is reduced to minimum size.

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When you want to see the rest of the image that is not

currently displayed on the screen, scroll down or up, as necessary.

To return to the photo list screen, press the BACK

button.

Viewing image files stored in your CLIE handheld

Changing the image file list screen

You can change the image file list screen to display items by name and date, or by thumbnail image.

By name and date

(List mode)

By thumbnail image

(Preview mode)

To display the image file list by name and date (List mode)

Tap .

To display the image file list by thumbnail image (Preview mode)

Tap .

Viewing image files stored in “Memory Stick” media

Image files shot by a digital still camera or digital video camera recorder and recorded in a “Memory Stick” media are stored in the DCF format. This format differs from the PGP format which is standard for PictureGear Pocket software.

You can view both PGP format image files and DCF format image files using PictureGear Pocket. In addition, you can convert DCF format image files into PGP format image files, and save them to your CLIE handheld or “Memory Stick” media.

On the home screen, rotate the Jog Dial navigator to

select PG Pocket and then press the Jog Dial navigator.

Or, tap the PG Pocket icon on the home screen.

PictureGear Pocket starts.

Insert the “Memory Stick” media into the “Memory

Stick” slot.

Tap the arrow V on the top center of the screen to select

MS.

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