HP Jornada 430/430se Palm-Size PC Users Guide

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Microsoft Outlook® 2000 System Requirements
•Processor: Pentium 75MHz or greater
•Operating system: Windows ® 95 or Windows NT ® 4.0
Service Pack 3 or later
Available hard-disk space for installation
•Approximately 153 MB (actual installed space varies
according to the configuration options you choose)
Establishing
EstablishingEstablishing Establishing a partnership with a desktop PC
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Get Connected dialog box is displayed. You do not need
to restart your desktop PC.
4. Connect the P/PC to the desktop PC using the travel
cable, as described next.
Connecting by travel cable
The HP Jornada uses a serial connection to communicate with a
desktop PC. The serial connection is established with the travel
cable (included with the HP Jornada) and a 9-pin serial
communications port on your desktop PC.
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Establishing a partnership
Partnerships enable your desktop PC to recognize the
HP Jornada when transferring files or synchronizing data.
To follow the New Partnership Wizard
1. The Wizard asks if you would like to set up a
partnership. Select Yes, and then click the Next button.
2. The Wizard asks you to select Synchronization Settings.
When a check box is selected, that information is
synchronized. To customize what gets synchronized,
click the Settings button...

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ActiveSync automatically ends the connection when you
disconnect the travel cable.
Connecting by infrared
Connecting by infraredConnecting by infrared Connecting by infrared
You can also use the infrared port on the HP Jornada to connect
to a desktop or notebook PC that is running Windows 95 (or
later). The Desktop Software for Microsoft Windows CE compact
disk includes infrared device drivers for Windows 95.
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Connecting to another PC
Connecting to another PCConnecting to another PC Connecting to another PC
You can follow the procedure for connecting to another
(non-partner) PC when:
•you need to connect your P/PC to a desktop PC other than
your partner
•your desktop PC does not recognize your P/PC as its partner
The other desktop PC must have ActiveSync installed.
To connect to a non-partner PC
1. Physically connect the HP Jornada to a PC. The New
Partnership Wizard...

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•synchronize continuously whenever the synchronized
information changes, for as long as the computers are
connected
•synchronize at any moment by clicking the Sync button in the
Microsoft ActiveSync window
To select when to synchronize
1. In the ActiveSync window, click Tools, Options, and
then the Sync Mode tab.
2. Select one of the three radio buttons: Continuously
while the device is connected, Only upon
connection, or Manually.
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3. To set specific options (for example, to indicate how
many weeks of Calendar data to synchronize, or to
synchronize only active tasks), click Settings.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each information type.
Speed up the synchronization process by synchronizing
regularly. If you use Microsoft Outlook, ActiveSync
synchronizes only 2 weeks of calendar data by default.
Synchronizing e-mail messages
During synchronization, messages are copied from the Inbox
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Messages in the Outbox folder on your P/PC are also transferred
to Exchange or Outlook, and then sent from those programs.
The messages on the two computers are linked, so when you
delete a message on your P/PC, it is also deleted from your
desktop computer the next time you synchronize.
Synchronizing channel information
During synchronization, channel information (Web content) is
copied to your P/PC. It can be viewed either from Channels or on
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To browse the HP Jornada desktop
1. On the File menu of the ActiveSync window, click
Explore. Windows Explorer opens the Mobile Device
folder.
You can cut, paste, and copy files between folders on the P/PC, or
transfer files between the P/PC and your desktop PC, simply by
dragging the file icons between the appropriate folders.
Transferring files between your P/PC and the
Transferring files between your P/PC and theTransferring files between your P/PC and the...

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Setting up another P/PC from a full backup
Setting up another P/PC from a full backupSetting up another P/PC from a full backup Setting up another P/PC from a full backup
If you have lost the HP Jornada or replaced it with another
HP Jornada, you can set up another P/PC with the same data
and settings as the old one by using a full backup from either
ActiveSync or HP backup.
To set up a new P/PC from a full backup
1. If you used ActiveSync to back up your...