Sony Clie Handheld Instructions Manual

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Setting the automatic power-off time
Your CLIÉ handheld has an automatic power-off feature that turns off the 
power after a period of inactivity to conserve your CLIÉ battery. 
You can adjust the time setting for the automatic power-off feature.
By default setting, your CLIÉ handheld will be turned off after two minutes of 
inactivity and will be on while it is connected to the cradle.
1Tap the arrow V in the upper right of the  Preference screen 
and select  General.
The General Preferences  screen is displayed.
2Tap the arrow V next to  Auto-off After  and select the 
desired time.
You can select 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, or 3 minutes.
3If you want to leave your CLIÉ handheld turned on while it is 
connected to the cradle, tap the check box next to  Stay on 
in Cradle  to check it. 
						

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Setting sounds
You can adjust the volume level of the system sounds, alarm sounds, and game 
sounds or turn the sounds off.
1Tap the arrow V in the upper right of the  Preference screen 
and select  General.
The General Preferences  screen is displayed.
2Tap the arrow V next to  System Sound  and select the 
desired volume level or  Off.
When the System Sound is turned off, the chime tones associated with the 
HotSync® operation is also turned off.
3Tap the arrow  V next to  Alarm Sound  and select the desired 
volume level or  Off.
4Tap the arrow  V next to  Game Sound  and select the desired 
volume level or  Off.
The Game Sound setting is only applied to the games programmed to 
respond to this setting. 
						

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Turning the Alarm LED on or off
You can set the CLIÉ handheld to flash its LED at the setting time. If you turn 
the Alarm Sound off and turn on the Alarm LED, you can utilize the alarm 
feature without disturbing other people around you.
1Tap the arrow V in the upper right of the  Preference screen 
and select  General.
The General Preferences  screen is displayed.
2Tap the arrow V next to  Alarm LED  and select  On or  Off . 
						

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Turning the Beam Receive feature on or off
You can turn on or off the Beam Receive feature. 
When you turn off the Beam Receive feature, you cannot receive data via 
beaming but your CLIÉ battery is conserved. By default setting, the Beam 
Receive feature is set to On.
1Tap the arrow V in the upper right of the  Preference screen 
and select  General.
2Tap the arrow  V next to  Beam Receive  and select On or 
Off .
On : Enables the Beam Receive feature.
 Off : Disables the Beam Receive feature. 
						

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Adjusting the Digitizer
You need to adjust the digitizer when performing a hard reset, the tapping 
operation or scrolling does not work properly, or when you cannot adjust the 
brightness of the back light or screen contrast.
1Tap the arrow in the upper right of the Preference screen 
and select  Digitizer.
The Digitizer calibration screen is displayed.
This Digitizer calibration screen is exactly the same as the screen 
displayed the first time you turn  on your CLIÉ handheld. Follow the 
on-screen instructions to adjust the digitizer.
Tip
Use the stylus perpendicular to the screen to tap targets. 
						

							Exchanging and 
updating data using a 
HotSync
® operation 
(Other HotSync
® 
operations)
This chapter explains how to select HotSync® operation 
options and how to perform a HotSync® operation via cradle, 
infrared communications port, or network. Other advanced 
HotSync
® operations include how to use file link functions 
and how to import data from Windows applications.
Customizing HotSync® application settings 
(Conduit)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   97
Synchronizing with external data (File Link)  . . .   99
Customizing how to start HotSync
® Manager and 
the HotSync® setup options  . . . . . . . . . .   100
Performing an IR HotSync
® operation  . . . . . .   101
Performing a HotSync
® operation via 
a modem  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   104
Performing a HotSync
® operation via 
a network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   110
Performing a HotSync
® operation via 
LAN (LANSync)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   115 
						

							97Exchanging and updating data using a HotSync® operation (Other 
HotSync® operations)
Customizing HotSync® application settings 
(Conduit)
The programs handling data of an application during a HotSync® 
operation are called “conduit.”
For each application, you can define a set of options that determine how data 
are handled during synchronization. By default settings, a HotSync
® operation 
synchronizes all data between your CLIÉ handheld and the Palm™ Desktop for 
CLIÉ software.
In addition to the conduits for Date  Book, Address Book, To Do List, and 
Memo Pad, the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ  software offers System and Install 
conduits. The System conduit backs up the system information stored on your 
CLIÉ handheld. The Install conduit installs add-on applications to your CLIÉ 
handheld. You can select them as needed.
1Click the HotSync   icon in the Windows task tray and 
select  Custom  from the HotSync® Manager menu.
You can also select  Custom from the  HotSync  menu of the Palm™ 
Desktop for CLIÉ software.
The  Custom  dialog box is displayed.
2Select the user name you are using on your CLIÉ handheld 
from the list at the top.
3Select an application in the Conduit list.
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Customizing HotSync® application settings (Conduit)
Exchanging and updating data using a HotSync® operation (Other 
HotSync® operations)
4Click  Change .
The Change HotSync Action  dialog box is displayed.
5Click to select one of the following: 
 Synchronize the files
 Desktop overwrites handheld
 Handheld overwrites Desktop
 Do nothing
6Click OK.
7Repeat steps 2 through 6 to customize conduit settings for 
other applications (or other users).
8Click  Done .
The conduit setting is changed.
Notes
 The conduit setting is applied to only the next HotSync® operation. Thereafter, the 
HotSync Actions revert to their default settings. To set a new setting as the default, in 
step 5, click the  Set as default box to check it.
 To restore the default settings, click  Default in the Custom  dialog box. 
						

							99Exchanging and updating data using a HotSync® operation (Other 
HotSync® operations)
Synchronizing with external data (File Link)
You can synchronize Address Book or Memo Pad data in your CLIÉ handheld 
with external files such as address book data in your computer (File Link). 
 HotSync
® Manager stores the file data in your computer in a separate category 
on your Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software and your CLIÉ handheld. You can 
set the File Link feature to start synchronization only when the external file has 
been updated.
 
 The compatible file formats th at you can import with File Link
 Comma delimited (*.csv)
 Memo Pad archive of the Palm™ De sktop for CLIÉ software (*.mpa)
 Address Book archive of the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software (*.aba)
 Text file (*.txt)
bFor details on how to set up File Link, refer to the online help of the Palm™ Desktop 
for CLIÉ software. 
						

							100Exchanging and updating data using a HotSync® operation (Other 
HotSync® operations)
Customizing how to start HotSync® Manager 
and the HotSync
® setup options
1Click the HotSync   icon in the Windows task tray and 
select  Setup from the shortcut menu.
The Setup  dialog box is displayed.
2Click the  General tab and select the setting as needed.
If you are not sure which option to use, select  Always available.
 Always available:  Starts the HotSync® Manager when Windows 
starts. This allows you to perform a HotSync® operation even when the 
Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software is not running.
 Available only when the Palm™ Desktop is running:  Starts the 
HotSync
® Manager when you start the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ 
software.
 Manual:  Starts the HotSync
® Manager only when you select 
HotSync®  Manager  from the Windows Start  menu.
3Click the  Local tab and adjust the setting for the connection 
between the computer and cradle as needed.
 Serial port:  Specifies the computer port that is used for a HotSync® 
operation. Make sure that the serial port for HotSync® is not shared with 
the port for modem.
 Speed:  Determines the speed at which data is transferred. Try the  As 
Fast As Possible  rate first, and adjust downward if you have any 
problems.
4Click the  Modem tab and select the setting for the modem 
as needed.
b
For details, refer to “Performing a HotSync® operation via modem” on page 104.
5Click the  Network tab and select the setting for the network 
as needed.
6Click  OK to finish.