Psion Revo Palmtop Computer Instructions Manual

							181
Cascade
Cascade settings
You can specify whether animation is used, and set
the volume of the sound effects (or switch them off).
To do this, select Preferences from the Tools menu,
then:
·Specify the volume of sound effects, or switch
them off, on the Sound line.
·Specify whether to use animation (displayed
when balls are removed) on the Animation line.
Cascade.p6503/02/2000, 15:09 181 
						

							182
Printing
Printing
Setting up the printer
Select the “standard” printer used to print out files on
the Revo. The standard printer you select in the
Control panel is used for all programs; unless you
select a different printer from within a program, used
for that program only.
·To select the standard printer: move to the
System screen; then tap the Control panel
button on the Toolbar, or select the Control
panel command from the Tools menu. Open the
Printer icon 
, and select the printer model on
the Print to line.
·To select the printer used by an individual
program: open the program and select the Print
setup command from the Printing commands on
the File menu. Tap the Printer button to change
the printer model and/or port. You can print from most of the programs on the
Revo, including Data, Agenda, Word, Phone,
Contacts and Sheet. To print, use:
·A printer which is Infrared compatible, to print
files using Infrared.
·PsiWin (on your PC), if you wish to print files via
a PC.
·A Serial Printer Converter to connect the serial
cable from the docking station to a serial printer.
Before you start printing, you need to specify:
·The method by which you are going to print.
·The “printer driver” for the printer you wish to
use (except when printing via a PC).
Print.p6503/02/2000, 15:09 182 
						

							183
Printing
Printing using Infrared
You can print directly from the Revo to compatible
Infrared printers. To set up the Revo to print using
Infrared:
1.Either move to the System screen, then select
the Printer icon from the Control panel; or open
a Program, select Print setup from the Printing
commands on the File menu, then tap Printer.
2.Select the printer model and select ‘Infrared’ as
the method via which you want to print.
3.To check the layout of the document, use Print
preview from the Printing commands on the File
menu.
4.Enter the range of pages and number of copies.
5.Point the Revo at the printer’s Infrared window,
making sure that the Revo and printer are no
more than one metre apart. To start printing,
tap Print.
Printing to a serial printer
Print to a serial printer using a Serial Printer
Converter to connect the serial cable from the
docking station to the printer. To set up your Revo to
print via a serial printer:
1.Either move to the System screen, then select
the Printer icon from the Control panel; or open
a Program, select Print setup from the Printing
commands on the File menu, then tap Printer.
2.Select the printer model and select ‘Serial port’
as the method via which you want to print.Note: To change the settings for the serial port and
handshaking, tap the Settings button.
Print.p6503/02/2000, 15:09 183 
						

							184
Printing
Using PsiWin to print via a PC
You can use PsiWin to connect your Revo to a PC
using the Docking station. You can then print files
from your Revo to almost any of the printers installed
in Windows on your PC; whether directly connected,
or networked to your PC.
1.Either move to the System screen, then select
the Printer icon from the Control panel; or open
a Program, select Print setup from the Printing
commands on the File menu, then tap Printer.
2.Select to print to ‘Printer via PC’.
You can print a file via the PC when your Revo is
connected to the PC using PsiWin. Refer to the
PsiWin on-line Help for more information.
Printing to a file
You can use the Revo to print a document to a file,
e.g. if you can not print at the moment, but you will
no longer have the document you want to print later,
when you can connect to the printer. To print the
file, send it to the printer’s ‘queue’ or port (see your
printer’s documentation for details). To set up your
Revo to print to a file:
1.Either move to the System screen, then select
the Printer icon from the Control panel; or open
a Program, select Print setup from the Printing
commands on the File menu, then tap Printer.
2.Select the printer model and select ‘File’ as the
method via which you want to print.
3.Tap the Settings button to specify the name of
the file and folder to which you want to print.
When you print the file, it will be saved in the file you
specified in the Print to file dialog.Important
Ensure that you use the correct filename and folder. If a
file of the same name already exists, it will be deleted
and replaced with the new file you are printing.
Print.p6503/02/2000, 15:09 184 
						

							185
Printing
Selecting the printer model
You print using various printer models. To select a
printer:
1.Either move to the System screen, then select
the Printer icon from the Control panel; or open
a Program, select Print setup from the Printing
commands on the File menu, then tap Printer.
2.Select the printer to which you want to print.
3.If required, change the method via which you
want to print.Note: When printing via a PC which is connected to
more than one printer, you can only print to the
“default printer” on the PC. Refer to the PsiWin on-
line Help for more information.
Page setup
To change the size of the page, and specify other
layout settings, select the Page setup command from
the Printing commands on the File menu:
·Use the Size page to select the size of the page
to print (e.g. A4) and the page orientation. If the
page size you require is not in the list of sizes, set
the Page size to ‘Custom’, then type in the width
and height of the page.
·Use the Margins page to change the distance
between the edge of the paper and the text.
·Use the Header and Footer pages to display text
at the top and bottom of each page. You can
format the text, and insert other information, e.g.
page numbers and the date.
·Use the Other page to specify where you want
page numbering to begin in the document, and
from which page you want to display the headers
and footers.
Print.p6503/02/2000, 15:09 185 
						

							186
Printing
Previewing a document
To see how the document will look when printed,
select the Print preview command from the Printing
commands on the File menu.
To select the page you want to preview, tap the Go
to button and enter the page number to view.
To change the setup of the printed page and preview;
tap the Setup button, then:
·To change the layout of the page, select Page.
·To specify the number of pages shown in the
preview, or whether you want to view the
margins, select Preview.
·To change the printer model and method, select
Printer.
Printing a document
To print out all (or part) of a document from the
Contacts, Phone, Data, Agenda, Word and Sheet
programs:
1.Select Print from printing commands on the File
menu.
2.Specify how many copies of the selected pages
you want to print. (In Word you can also change
the range of pages to print. If you don’t change
the range, the whole document will be printed.)
3.Tap OK to start printing the document.
Print preview
Print.p6503/02/2000, 15:09 186 
						

							187
Printing
Print.p6503/02/2000, 15:09 187 
						

							188
Infrared
Infrared
Selecting data to transfer
On the machine from which information is to be
transferred (the ‘sending machine’), select the
information you want to transfer:
·To select a file, ensure that the file is closed and
highlight the file icon on the System screen. Hold
down the Shift key and tap additional filenames if
you want to send more than one file.
·To select an object inserted from another
program, just select the object, e.g. Word notes
displayed in Agenda.
The Revo has Infrared built in, allowing you to
transfer selected information to another Revo (or a
Psion Series 5mx) without the use of a cable.
You can also use Infrared to print directly to printers
which support Infrared. See the ‘Printing’ chapter for
more details.Before you start
Make sure that both Revos are ready to communicate
using Infrared. To do this, move to the System screen,
then select Remote link from the Tools menu, and
ensure that the Link line is set to ‘Infrared’.
Ready to send
by Infrared
Infrared.p6503/02/2000, 15:09 188 
						

							189
Infrared
·To select an Agenda, Contacts, Phone or Data
entry; highlight the required entry.
·To select a graph, highlight the cell contents in
Sheet view. Graphs cannot be transferred direct
from one Sheet file to another, only the cell
contents. Relative and absolute cell references
are preserved.
·If you want to send other information, e.g. a
piece of text, just highlight the required
information.
Transferring the information
1.Ask the user of the other Revo (the ‘receiving
machine’) to open the program or file where the
information is to be transferred to.
·If the information to be transferred is an entire
file, ask the other user to tap the System icon
and move to the folder to which the file is to be
transferred.
·If the information is an Agenda, Contacts, Phone
or Data entry; ask the other user to open the
appropriate program.
Ready to receive
by Infrared
Infrared.p6503/02/2000, 15:09 189 
						

							190
Infrared
·Otherwise, ask the other user to open the file or
program to which the selected information is to
be transferred, and move the cursor to the
appropriate point in the file.
2.On the receiving Revo, tap the 
 command
icon and select the Infrared receive command
(or select it from the Tools menu). The “Ready
to receive” screen is displayed.
3.Position the two Revos, aligning the Infrared
windows on the two machines (ideally, both
should be resting on the same flat surface). The
Infrared window on each Revo is at the rear of
the outer casing. The machines should be no
more than 1 metre (3ft) apart.
4.On the sending machine, tap the  command
icon and select the Infrared send command (or
select it from the Tools menu). If the Infrared
windows are in range, the transfer begins.
Infrared screens appear on both machines, and
show if the transfer is taking place, and the
progress of the transfer.
When the transfer is complete
When the transfer is complete the Infrared screens
disappear. There is now a copy of the selected
information or file on the receiving machine.Note: If a file is being transferred, and the folder on
the receiving machine already contains a file of that
name, then the receiving machine displays a dialog
where you can rename the received file, or move it
to another folder.
The information on the sending machine is not
affected by the transfer.
Cancelling the transfer
To stop the transfer while it is in progress, press Esc
on either machine.
If the transfer fails
If the transfer fails, a message is displayed to indicate
why. Follow the advice given by the message and try
again.Note: It is not possible to send information by
Infrared between a Revo and a Series 3c/3mx or a
Siena.
Infrared.p6503/02/2000, 15:09 190