Sony PEGN710C Clié User Manual

Operating

Instructions

Chapter 1

Basic operations of your Sony CLIE Handheld

Chapter 2

Using basic applications

Chapter 3

Exchanging and updating data using a HotSync operation

Chapter 4

Communicating using your Sony CLIE Handheld

Personal Entertainment Organizer

PEG-N710C

Chapter 5

Customizing your Sony CLIE Handheld (Preferences)

Chapter 6

Additional information

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

Owner’s Record

The model number and serial number are located at the rear of the product. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. PEG-N710C Serial No.______________

The outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

NOTE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by rotating the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference using one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving

antenna.

– Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on

a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced

radio/TV technician for help.

If you have question about this product, call the Sony Customer Information Center at keep on next line 1-877-760-7669; or write to the Sony Customer Information Center at 12451 Gateway Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL

33913. The number below is for FCC-related matters only.

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY Model No.: PEG-N710C Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 680 Kinderkamack Road,

Oradell, NJ 07649 USA Telephone No.: 201-930-6972 This device complies with part 15 of the

FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two

conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful

interference, and

(2) This device must accept any

interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

The supplied interface cable must be used with the equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

On the supplied software

• Copyright laws prohibit reproducing the software or the software manual in whole or in part, or renting the software without the permission of the copyright holder.

• In no event will SONY be liable for any financial damage or loss of profits, including claims made by third parties, arising out of the use of the software supplied with this player.

• In the event a problem occurs with this software as a result of defective manufacturing, SONY will replace it at SONY’s option or issue a refund. However, SONY bears no other responsibility.

• The software provided with this product cannot be used with equipment other than that which it is designated for use with.

• Please note that, due to continued efforts to improve quality, the software specifications may be changed without notice.

Sony, Memory Stick, the Memory Stick logo, Jog Dial, OpenMG, and PictureGear are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

Graffiti, HotSync, Palm Modem, and Palm OS are registered trademarks, and the HotSync logo and Palm are trademarks of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries.

IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.

Microsoft, Windows, Outlook and the Windows 98 logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

MMX and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

AvantGo, the AvantGo Client and the AvantGo logo are registered trademarks of AvantGo, Inc.

Pumatech, the Pumatech logo, Intellisync and Intellisync Lite are trademarks of Pumatech, Inc. that may be registered in some jurisdictions.

Adobe and Adobe Acrobat Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license. QuickTime is registered in the U.S. and other countries.

This product includes fonts owned by TypeBank Co., Ltd. under license.

RealJukebox is copyrighted by RealNetworks, Inc.

All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.

CAUTION

Please contact your nearest Sony dealer regarding the problem you are experiencing with your Sony product.

Notes

• Sony does not support third-party addon applications. If you are having a problem with a third-party application, please contact the developer or publisher of that software.

• The illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual software.

• Explanations in this manual assume that you are familiar with basic operations of Windows®. For how to use your computer and operating system, please refer to their respective manuals.

Before using your CLIE handheld, be sure to read the accompanying End-User’s License Agreement.

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About this manual ............................ 7

Chapter 1

Basic operations of your Sony CLIE Handheld

Turning on and off your Sony CLIE

Handheld ........................................... 9

Using the stylus............................... 10

Using the Jog Dial™ navigator....... 12

Entering data into your Sony CLIE

Handheld ......................................... 13

Using Graffiti

enter data ......................................... 13

Using the onscreen keyboard............ 22

Using your computer keyboard ......... 24

Changing the frontlight level ......... 25

Resetting your

Sony CLIE Handheld ........................ 26

Performing a soft reset ..................... 26

Performing a hard reset .................... 27

writing to

Chapter 2

Using basic applications

Managing schedules and events

(Date Book) ............................. 29

Scheduling an event ......................... 29

Checking schedules .......................... 36

Editing Date Book events.................. 42

Using the Date Book menus ............. 47

Managing addresses and phone

numbers (Address Book) ......... 49

Creating a new Address Book entry .. 49

Viewing Address Book entries .......... 51

Editing Address Book entries ............ 55

Using the Address Book menus ........ 61

Managing tasks and things to do

(To Do List) .............................. 63

Creating To Do List items .................. 63

Viewing To Do List items .................. 64

Checking off a To Do List item .......... 65

Working with To Do List ................... 66

Using the To Do List menus .............. 70

Creating memos

(Memo Pad) ............................. 71

Creating a new memo ...................... 71

Reviewing memos............................. 73

Editing memos .................................. 76

Using the Memo Pad menus ............. 78

Managing expenses

(Expense)................................. 79

Recording a new Expense item ......... 79

Editing Expense items ....................... 81

Using the Expense menus ................. 88

Using Calculator (Calc) ............. 89

Calculating with Calculator............... 89

Using the Calculator buttons ............ 90

Using the Calculator menus .............. 90

Performing common tasks .............. 91

Using the Application Launcher ........ 91

Categorizing records ......................... 95

Finding records ................................. 98

Protecting your data (Security) ....... 102

Attaching notes .............................. 108

Purging records............................... 109

Using the Edit menu ....................... 110

Choosing fonts ................................ 111

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Chapter 3

Exchanging and updating data using a HotSync

What is a HotSync® operation? .... 113

Performing a local HotSync

with the cradle .............................. 114

Using the Palm™ Desktop for CLIE

software ........................................ 116

Starting the Palm Desktop for CLIE

software.......................................... 116

Basic operations of the Palm Desktop

for CLIE software ............................ 116

Locating the Palm Desktop for CLIE

components .................................... 117

Advanced HotSync

Setting the HotSync

setup options .................................. 118

Customizing HotSync application

settings (Conduit) ........................... 120

Creating a user profile to control

multiple CLIE handhelds ................. 122

Conducting an IR

HotSync operation .......................... 124

Conducting a HotSync operation

via modem ...................................... 127

Conducting a HotSync operation

via a network .................................. 133

Importing data from a Windows

application ...................................... 136

Synchronizing with external data

(File Link) ........................................ 138

operation

operations ... 118

Chapter 4

Communicating using your Sony CLIE Handheld

Beaming between your Sony CLIE Handheld and another Palm OS

What you can do with beaming ...... 140

Beaming information ...................... 141

Receiving beamed information ....... 142

Tips on beaming information .......... 142

Using “Memory Stick

What is “Memory Stick®” media? ....

Inserting and removing “Memory Stick”

media.............................................. 144

Protecting the data in “Memory Stick”

media.............................................. 146

Starting an application automatically when

“Memory Stick” media is inserted.......

Formatting “Memory Stick” media ...

Exchanging data via “Memory Stick

media ............................................ 149

Starting Memory Stick Gate

(MS Gate) ....................................... 149

Creating the default folder in “Memory

Stick” media ................................... 152

Copying your CLIE handheld data to

“Memory Stick” media ................... 153

Copying data in “Memory Stick” media

to your CLIE handheld..................... 155

Deleting data in “Memory Stick”

media.............................................. 157

Using the MS Gate menus .............. 159

How to read the online manual ...... 160

PDA ................

” media..... 143

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Chapter 5

Customizing your Sony CLIE Handheld (Preferences)

What you can do with

Preferences ............................ 162

Changing the Buttons

preferences ................................... 164

Assigning applications to buttons... 164 Changing the full-screen pen stroke

activities ......................................... 165

Assigning applications to HotSync

buttons ........................................... 166

Changing the Jog Dial™ navigator

preferences ................................... 167

Setting the display format of the time,

date, and numbers (Formats)........ 168

Selecting a country default ............. 168

Selecting the time, date, and numbers

formats ........................................... 169

Setting the General preferences... 170

Setting the time .............................. 170

Setting the date .............................. 171

Setting the automatic

shut-off time ................................... 172

Setting sounds ................................ 173

Turning on or off the Beam Receive

feature ............................................ 174

Entering owner information ......... 175

Creating Graffiti Setting the High Resolution Assist

function ......................................... 178

ShortCuts ........ 176

Chapter 6

Additional information

Backing up data of your Sony CLIE

Handheld ....................................... 180

Backing up data in your computer using

a HotSync operation ....................... 180

Backing up your CLIE handheld data

using “Memory Stick” media ......... 181

Using data of another Sony CLIE

Handheld ....................................... 183

Using the Palm Desktop for CLIE software

to transfer data ............................... 183

Using “Memory Stick” media to

transfer data ................................... 185

Precautions ................................... 187

Notes on use ................................... 187

Battery considerations .................... 188

Troubleshooting–Frequently Asked

Questions ...................................... 190

If you cannot perform a HotSync

operation ........................................ 203

Getting Help.................................. 207

Specifications ................................ 208

Limited Warranty Statement ........ 209

Index ............................................. 213

About this manual

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

Your CLIE handheld comes with three manuals:

Read This First

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

Operating Instructions (this manual)

This manual describes all you need to know about how to use your CLIE handheld and the Personal Information Management applications that come with it.

The manual shows you how to:

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

enter data, explained in greater detail (Chapter 1)

■ Use Personal Information Management applications: Date Book,

Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, and Calculator

(Chapter 2)

■ Perform a HotSync

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

■ Personalize your CLIE handheld with your own preferences settings

■ Maintain your CLIE handheld and work with the Troubleshooting

Stick

” media (Chapter 4)

(Chapter 5)

guide and other technical information (Chapter 6)

operation with your computer (Chapter 3)

Add-on Application Guide

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

■ Audio Player/OpenMG Jukebox/RealJukebox

■ PictureGear Pocket/PictureGear 4.3Lite

■ gMovie

■ MS Autorun

Chapter 1

Basic operations of your Sony CLIE Handheld

This chapter explains how to turn on and off your CLIE handheld, enter data, and perform other basic operations.

Contents

Turning on and off your Sony CLIE Handheld ................................................9

Using the stylus ...........................................................................................10

Using the Jog Dial™ navigator ...................................................................12

Entering data into your Sony CLIE Handheld ............................................... 13

Using Graffiti® writing to enter data ...................................................... 13

Using the onscreen keyboard .................................................................22

Using your computer keyboard .............................................................. 24

Changing the frontlight level ......................................................................25

Resetting your Sony CLIE Handheld ............................................................26

Performing a soft reset .......................................................................... 26

Performing a hard reset .........................................................................27

Turning on and off your Sony CLIE Handheld

Turning on your CLIE handheld

Press the POWER button.

Your CLIE handheld is turned on, and the last screen you viewed is displayed.

HOLD switch

Press the POWER button.

When you turn on your CLIE handheld for the first time, the Setup screen appears.

Note

If the power is not turned on, make sure that the HOLD switch is not in the protect position.

Turning off your CLIE handheld

Press the POWER button again.

The power is turned off. You do not have to save data, quit an application or perform any of the other shutdown procedures that your computer requires.

Note

If you press the POWER button and hold it down for two seconds or longer, you can turn the frontlight on the screen on or off.

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Using the stylus

With your CLIE handheld, you can use the supplied stylus to enter characters or specify an application you want to run.

Taking out the stylus

The stylus is stored in the holder on the back panel of your CLIE handheld. Pull it out when using your CLIE handheld.

Take out the stylus.

To avoid losing the stylus, always put it back into its holder on your CLIE handheld after use.

Tapping

When you enter characters on the screen keyboard of your CLIE handheld, open an application, or select an item, press lightly on the desired button or icon with the stylus.

Press lightly (tap) on the screen

This action is called “tapping.”

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Using the stylus

Dragging

Just as you can drag the mouse to select (and drag) text or move objects on your computer, you can also use the stylus to drag an item on the screen of your CLIE handheld. Press the stylus lightly on the item and move it along the screen surface.

Touch the desired item on the screen with the stylus and move it along the screen surface (drag).

Examples of dragging:

To display data above or below the current viewing area on the screen, use the stylus to drag the slider of any scroll bar.

To select multiple characters or items together, use the stylus to drag along the desired characters or items.

Tip on full-screen dragging

By default, full-screen dragging from the bottom of the writing area to the top of the screen displays the Graffiti the full-screen dragging to another activity. See page 165 for details.

Help on the screen. You can assign

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Using the Jog Dial™ navigator

Your CLIE handheld is equipped with a Jog

Dial

navigator, which allows you to perform all major operations without the stylus. You can operate your CLIE handheld using the Jog Dial navigator with just one hand.

The icon of any application that supports Jog Dial navigator operations is marked with the Dial navigator mark.

For other applications, you can also use the JogAssist function to enable Jog Dial navigator operations. For details, see “Changing the Jog Dial™ navigator preferences” on page 167.

Jog

Rotating the Jog Dial navigator

Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select various items in succession or to select an application to start.

The operations you can perform by rotating the Jog Dial navigator differ depending on the application you are using. For details, refer to the instructions for each application.

mark

Pressing the Jog Dial navigator

Press the Jog Dial navigator to highlight the item selected by rotating the Jog Dial navigator, or to run the selected application.

The operations you can do by pressing the Jog Dial navigator differ depending on the application you are using. For details, refer to

the instructions for each application.

Rotating while holding down the Jog Dial navigator

Some applications support operations executed by rotating and pressing the Jog Dial navigator. For details, refer to the instructions for each application.

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Entering data into your Sony CLIE Handheld

Using Graffiti® writing to enter data

This section explains the procedures for creating letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols, as well as teaching you some Graffiti

tips and tricks.

What is Graffiti writing?

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 upper case letters of the regular alphabet, which makes Graffiti writing easy to learn.

There are four basic concepts for success with Graffiti 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 can achieve 100% accuracy.

Graffiti writing examples: A, B, C, D, and E

• 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 CLIE handheld recognizes and displays the text character immediately.

To allow you to write an entire character with a single stroke, some Graffiti strokes are portions of the regular alphabet equivalents.

• The Graffiti writing area is divided into two parts: one for writing the letters of the alphabet and one for writing numbers. The small marks at the top and bottom of the Graffiti writing area separate the two areas.

Write letters here

Write numbers here

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Division marks

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Writing Graffiti letters

Tap where you want your text to go.

Note

You need to tap above the Graffiti writing area, and you must see a flashing cursor before you write the text.

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.

Start stroke at heavy dot

As you will see later, you use the same shape to create both the upper case and lower case version of a letter.

Lift stylus here

Position the stylus in the left-hand side of the Graffiti writing

area.

Start your stroke at the heavy dot and draw the stroke shape

as it appears in the tables.

Lift the stylus from the screen at the end of the stroke shape.

That is all there is to it. When you lift the stylus from the screen, your CLIE handheld recognizes your stroke immediately and prints the letter at the insertion point on the screen.

As soon as you lift the stylus from the screen, you can begin the stroke for the next character you want to write.

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Note

You must begin the character strokes in the Graffiti writing area. If you do not make Graffiti strokes in the Graffiti writing area, your CLIE handheld does not recognize them as text characters.

Tips on Graffiti writing

• Accuracy improves when you write large characters, You should draw strokes that nearly fill the Graffiti writing area.

• To delete characters, simply set the insertion point to the right of the character you want to delete and make the backspace stroke (a line from right to left) in the Graffiti writing area.

• Write at natural speed. Writing too slowly can generate recognition errors.

• Do not write on a slant. Vertical strokes should be parallel to the sides of the Graffiti writing area.

• Press firmly.

To display the Graffiti onscreen help

Drag the stylus from the bottom of the writing area to the top of the screen. Graffiti Help opens a series of screens that show the complete Graffiti character set.

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Writing Graffiti alphabet

Draw Graffiti letters according to the following alphabet in the left-hand side of the Graffiti writing area.

A N

B O

C P

D Q

E R

F S

G T

H U

I V

J W

K X

L Y

M Z

Space BackSpace

CarriageReturn Period Tap twice

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To write capital letters

Shift to caps and then you can make capital letters with the same stroke shapes as the basic alphabet characters.

■ To draw the first letter of a word as a capital letter

Use the Caps Shift stroke

To return to the lower case, use the Backspace stroke

Note

When you create a new sentence or a new record (by tapping New or a blank line), the first letter is automatically capitalized.

■ To enter only capital letters (Caps Lock)

Use the Caps Lock stroke .

Caps Shift

Caps Lock

To return to the lower case, use the CapsShift stroke

Writing numbers

Write the following numbers on the right-hand side (numbers side) of the Graffiti writing area.

0 5

1 6

2 7

3 8

4 9

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Writing punctuation marks

Make a single tap on the Graffiti writing area to activate Punctuation Shift. The next stroke you make anywhere in the Graffiti area (the letters or numbers side) creates a punctuation mark.

Punctuation Shift

(.) Period (—) Dash

(,) Comma ( ( ) Left Paren

(‘) Apostrophe ( ) ) Right Paren

(?) Question (/) Slash

(!) Exclamation ($) Dollar

(@) At (\) Back slash

(#) Number ({) Left brace

(%) Percent (}) Right brace

(^) Circumflex ([)

(&) Ampersand (])

(*) Asterisk (-) Swung dash

(<)

Left angle bracket

(>)

Right angle bracket

(_) Under bar (:) Colon

(“) Ditto Tab

(\) Grave accent

(;) Semicolon

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Left square bracket

Right square bracket

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Writing symbols and extended characters

Make a Symbol Shift stroke on the Graffiti writing area to activate Symbol Shift. The next stroke you make creates a symbol or extended character.

Symbol Shift

(•) Bullet x

(™) Trademark ÷

(®) Registered =

(‘)

Left single quotation

(¥) Yen

(’) Right

(“)

(”)

(§) Section ß

(º) Degree µ

+ ƒ

± ø

single quotation

Left double quotation

Right double quotation

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(£) Pound

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Writing accented characters and non-English characters

To create accented characters, draw the stroke normally used to create the letter, followed by an accent stroke. Graffiti writing then adds the accent to the letter.

To enter “é,” for example, draw

and then .

à è ì ò ù á é í ó ú ´y

â ê î ô û ã õ ñ

ä ï ö ü ÿ å

To write non-English characters

You can write the following characters without any special punctuation or shifting:

ç æ

Note

You must write these non-English characters on the left side of the Graffiti writing area.

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Using Navigation strokes

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

Move cursor right

Move cursor left

Go to the previous field (Address Book only)

Go to the next field (Address Book only)

Open Address Record (Address Book only)

Using Graffiti ShortCuts

Graffiti ShortCuts, similar to the glossary or autotext features of some word processors, allow you to enter commonly used words or phrases quickly and easily. In addition to the following predefined ShortCuts, you can create your own ShortCuts for your name or the header of a memo (page 176). Each ShortCut can represent up to 45 characters.

To use a ShortCut, draw the ShortCut stroke characters. When you draw the ShortCut stroke, the ShortCut symbol appears at the insertion point to show that you are in ShortCut mode.

When you enter stamps.

and dts ( , , and ) , you can enter date and time

followed by the ShortCut

Data stamp ds Breakfast br

Time stamp ts Lunch lu

Date/time stamps dts Dinner di

Meeting me

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Using the onscreen keyboard

You can open the onscreen keyboard any time you need to enter text or numbers into your CLIE handheld. Note that you cannot enter Graffiti characters while using the onscreen keyboard.

To use the onscreen keyboard:

Open any application (such as Memo Pad).

Tap any record, or tap New.

Tap "a" to open the alphabetic keyboard, or tap "1" to open

the numeric keyboard.

The selected keyboard is displayed.

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Tap here for the numeric keyboard

Tap here for the alphabetic keyboard

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Alphabetic

Tab

Caps lock

Backspace

Carriage return

Caps shift

Numeric International

Tap here to display numeric keyboard

Select the desired keyboard and tap the characters to enter

Tap here to display alphabetic keyboard

Tap here to display international keyboard

text and numbers.

You can use the online keyboard in the same way as in the keyboard of your computer. To enter capital letter, tap cap and then tap the character button. To delete a character, tap B.

After you finish, tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard

and place the text in the record.

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Using your computer keyboard

If you have a lot of data to enter, or prefer to use the computer keyboard, you can use Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software or any other supported personal information manager (PIM), such as Microsoft Outlook information. You can then perform a HotSync information on your computer with the information on your CLIE handheld. All the main applications on your CLIE handheld are also available in Palm Desktop for CLIE software and in most PIMs, so you don't need to learn different applications.

Refer to the Palm Desktop for CLIE software online Help for more information on entering data on your computer.

To import data from your computer or another handheld

If you have data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets, databases, or if you want to import data from another handheld, you can transfer the data to your CLIE handheld and use it without entering data manually. Save the data in a compatible file format (.csv, .txt, .tab, .tsv, .dba, .aba, .tda, .mpa), import it into your Palm Desktop for Sony software, and then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the data to your CLIE handheld. For details, see “Chapter 3: Exchanging and updating data using a HotSync® operation.”

operation to synchronize the

, to enter

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Changing the frontlight level

You can turn the frontlight on the screen off or on or adjust the frontlight level according to the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment where you use your CLIE handheld.

Turning the frontlight off and on

Press and hold down the POWER button for more than two seconds to turn the frontlight off or on.

Adjusting the frontlight level

Even with the frontlight on, you may need to further adjust the brightness on the screen.

You can use the onscreen brightness control to adjust the frontlight level.

Tap 8.

Tap this icon.

The adjustment control screen is displayed.

To change the level in small increments, tap to the left or

right. To change the brightness level in larger increments, drag the slider to the left or right.

Tip

You can also press the scroll button to move the slider incrementally.

Tap Done.

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Resetting your Sony CLIE Handheld

Under normal circumstances, you will not have to reset your CLIE handheld.

On rare occasions, however, your CLIE handheld may no longer respond to buttons or the screen due to insufficient memory or other reasons. In this case, you need to perform a reset to get your CLIE handheld running again.

Performing a soft reset

A soft reset tells your CLIE handheld to stop what it’s doing and start over again. All records and entries stored in your CLIE handheld are retained with a soft reset.

Take out the reset tip by unscrewing the metal barrel from

the stylus quill.

Use the reset tip to gently press the reset button inside the

hole on the back panel of your CLIE handheld.

The system shuts down and then restarts. After restarting, the system displays “Palm Computing Platform,”

“CLIE,” and “Sony,” followed by the preferences screen for setting the time and date.

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Performing a hard reset

If the soft reset does not solve the problem, you need to perform a hard reset to restart your CLIE handheld.

Note

With a hard reset, all records and entries stored in your CLIE handheld are erased. Only perform a hard reset if a soft reset does not solve your problem.

If you save a backup of your CLIE handheld data on your computer, you can restore any data previously synchronized with your computer during the next HotSync operation.

Hold down the POWER button on your CLIE handheld.

While holding down the POWER button, use the reset tip to

gently press and release the reset button.

The Palm Computing Platform window is displayed

Release the POWER button.

A message warning that you are about to erase all the data stored on your CLIE handheld is displayed.

Press the upper half of the scroll button on the front panel of

your CLIE handheld.

Your CLIE handheld undergoes a hard reset. After a hard reset, only the current data and time are retained. Formats,

Preferences, and other settings are restored to their factory default settings.

Note

If the scroll button was used just prior to hard-resetting, the hard-reset may not be performed.

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Chapter 2

Using basic applications

This chapter describes how to do tasks that are specific or common to the basic applications of your CLIE handheld: Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, and Calculator.

Contents

Managing schedules and events (Date Book) ...................................... 29

Managing addresses and phone numbers (Address Book) ................... 49

Managing tasks and things to do (To Do List) ......................................63

Creating memos (Memo Pad)...............................................................71

Managing expenses (Expense) .............................................................79

Using Calculator (Calc) ......................................................................... 89

Performing common tasks...........................................................................91

Using the Application Launcher ............................................................. 91

Categorizing records..............................................................................95

Finding records...................................................................................... 98

Protecting your data (Security) .............................................................102

Attaching notes ................................................................................... 108

Purging records ...................................................................................109

Using the Edit menu ............................................................................110

Choosing fonts ....................................................................................111

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Managing schedules and events (Date Book)

Date Book lets you quickly and easily schedule appointments or any activity associated with a date or a date and time. A record in Date Book is called an “event.”

Note

If the HOLD switch is in the protect position, you cannot operate your CLIE handheld.

Scheduling an event

Scheduling an event for the current date

Press the Date Book button on the front panel.

Date Book starts up. Today’s schedule is displayed with a list of times for a standard business day.

Tip

Press the Date Book button repeatedly to cycle through the Day, Week, Month, and Agenda views. The Date Book views are displayed at the bottom left of the screen.

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Tap the time line that corresponds to the beginning of the event.

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Enter a description of the event.

You can enter a description or note up to 255 characters in length.

If the event is one hour long, skip to Step 7. If the event is

longer or shorter than one hour, tap the time of the event to open the Set Time dialog box.

Do one of the following to set the duration of the event:

• Tap the time columns on the right side of the Set Time dialog box to set the Start Time, and tap the End Time box. Then tap the time columns to set the End Time.

• Tap All Day to automatically insert the start and end time of the event as defined in your Date Book preferences.

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Tap OK.

Tap a blank area of the screen to deselect the event.

A vertical line appears next to the time, indicating the duration of the event.

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