Sony Clié PEG-N610c Operating Instructions
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Chapter4Communicating using your Sony CLIE Handheld141 Beaming between your Sony CLIE Handheld and another Palm OS ® PDA Beaming information You can beam a record, business card, or category of records between your CLIE handheld and another Palm OS PDA. 1Locate the record, business card, or category you want to beam. 2Tap the Menu icon. 3Tap one of the following from the Record menu: • The Beam command for an individual record • In Address Book only: Beam Business Card • Beam Category 4When the Beam dialog box appears, point the IR port directly at the IR port of the receiving handheld. Tip For best results, your CLIE handheld and another Palm OS PDA should be 4 to 8 inches (approximately 10 to 20 centimeters) apart, and the path between the two handhelds must be clear of obstacles and shielded from fluorescent lighting. Beaming distance to other Palm OS PDA handhelds may be different. 5Wait for the Beam dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you continue working on your CLIE handheld.
Chapter4Communicating using your Sony CLIE Handheld142 Beaming between your Sony CLIE Handheld and another Palm OS ® PDA Receiving beamed information 1Turn on your CLIE handheld. 2Point the IR port directly at the IR port of the other Palm OS PDA handheld transmitting the data. The Beam dialog box is displayed. Beaming data starts. You can select the category in which you save the data in a dialog box. 3Tap Yes. The data is saved to the unfiled category. Note If Beam Receive in the Preferences menu is set to Off, you cannot receive data using the beaming feature. Before beaming data, make sure to set Beam Receive to On. Tips on beaming information • Incoming data or application should be placed in the Unfiled category. • You can press the Address Book button for about two seconds to beam your business card. • You can use Graffiti to beam the current entry ( then , or and then tap ).
Chapter4Communicating using your Sony CLIE Handheld143 Using “Memory Stick®” media What is “Memory Stick®” media? “Memory Stick®” media is a new compact, portable and versatile Integrated Circuit recording medium with a data capacity that exceeds a floppy disk. “Memory Stick” media is specially designed for exchanging and sharing digital data among “Memory Stick” media compatible products such as a digital video camera. Because it is removable, “Memory Stick” media can also be used for external data storage. “Memory Stick” media allows you to exchange data between your CLIE handheld and your computer or a digital camera that supports “Memory Stick” media. To exchange data via “Memory Stick” media, your CLIE handheld uses the supplied Memory Stick Gate (MS Gate) software. Types of “Memory Stick” media There are two types of “Memory Stick” media: • “MagicGate Memory Stick” media equipped with “MagicGate” copyright protection technology. “MagicGate Memory Stick” media is distinguished by the logo. • “Memory Stick” media that is not equipped with “MagicGate” copyright protection technology. You can use both types of “Memory Stick” media. Note however, that your CLIE handheld does not support the “MagicGate Memory Stick” technology. You can use “MagicGate Memory Stick” media with your CLIE Handheld as a standard “Memory Stick” media. Note on “MagicGate Memory Stick” media If you use MS Gate or Windows ® Explorer to copy a protected file onto a “MagicGate Memory Stick” media or if you handle a folder containing a protected file, the file may be disabled. To handle copyright-protected files, use a “MagicGate” compliant device such as Memory Stick Walkman ®, or a Sony VAIO computer with “MagicGate” compliant application such as OpenMG Jukebox.
Chapter4Communicating using your Sony CLIE Handheld144 Using “Memory Stick®” media Inserting and removing “Memory Stick” media Insert “Memory Stick” media into the “Memory Stick” slot as illustrated below. The contents of the “Memory Stick” media is displayed automatically. Note Insert “Memory Stick” media in the right direction. If “Memory Stick” media is forced in the wrong way, it may be damaged. To remove “Memory Stick” media Make sure that your CLIE handheld is not writing to or reading data from “Memory Stick” media. Push “Memory Stick” media gently into the slot and then release it so that “Memory Stick” media pops out. Then pull it out from your CLIE handheld. b The “Memory Stick” indicator lights in orange while your CLIE handheld is accessing “Memory Stick” media. Push “Memory Stick” media in. Pull “Memory Stick” media out.
Chapter4Communicating using your Sony CLIE Handheld145 Using “Memory Stick®” media Notes on using “Memory Stick” media When you use “Memory Stick” media, follow these precautions: • Avoid touching the terminal of “Memory Stick” media or contacting it with a metal object. • Do not drop, bend, or submit “Memory Stick” media to external shock. • Do not disassemble or modify “Memory Stick” media. • Avoid getting liquids on “Memory Stick” media. • Avoid using or storing “Memory Stick” media in a location subject to: – extremely high temperature such as the hot inside of a car, the outdoors exposed to direct sunlight, or near a heater. – direct sunlight – high humidity – corrosive substances – excessive dust – magnetic fields • When storing and carrying “Memory Stick” media, keep it in its original case to ensure protection of important data. • Save a backup for important data. • Avoid removing “Memory Stick” media from the insertion slot while data is being written or read. • To avoid damaging or erasing data, do not – release “Memory Stick” media or unplug the AC power adapter while formatting, or reading or writing data. – use “Memory Stick” media in a location subject to static electricity or electric noise. • If the battery of your CLIE handheld is running out, an error message is displayed and you cannot exchange data with “Memory Stick” media. If this occurs, connect the AC power adapter or fully charge your CLIE handheld. • Use the MS Gate software to format “Memory Stick” media you use in your CLIE handheld. If you format it using another application, further operation with your CLIE handheld is not guaranteed. • If you insert “Memory Stick” media that has been formatted by another application, a message prompting you to format it is displayed. To use “Memory Stick” media in your CLIE handheld, follow the instructions to format it. Note, however, that all stored data will be erased.
Chapter4Communicating using your Sony CLIE Handheld146 Using “Memory Stick®” media Protecting the data in “Memory Stick” media To prevent accidental erasure of important data, you can use the write protect tab of “Memory Stick” media. Slide the tab to the left or right to enable or disable writing to “Memory Stick” media. Write enable position Slide the tab to the left to select the write enable position. You can write and read the data in “Memory Stick” media. Write protect position Slide the tab to the right. You can just view the data in “Memory Stick” media. Select the write protect position when you do not want to overwrite or delete the data in the inserted “Memory Stick” media. LOCK LOCKLOCK Back side Write Enable PositionWrite Protect Position
Chapter4Communicating using your Sony CLIE Handheld147 Using “Memory Stick®” media Starting an application in “Memory Stick” media To open an application in the “Memory Stick” media from the Application Launcher screen, tap the arrow V in the upper-right corner of the Application Launcher screen and select Card (or a category with the Card icon). Then, tap the icon of the application you want to open. Note If the application you are about to open had been installed to the “Memory Stick ” media through a HotSync operation, some Sony application may not start. For details, see page 165. Starting an application automatically when “Memory Stick” media is inserted The Memory Stick Autorun (MS Autorun) allows you to start a specified application automatically when “Memory Stick” media is inserted into your CLIE handheld. You can select your favorite application as the auto-run application. For example, if you like watching still images, set PictureGear ™ Pocket to start automatically. See the supplied Add-On Application Guide for details.
Chapter4Communicating using your Sony CLIE Handheld148 Using “Memory Stick®” media Viewing information of the inserted “Memory Stick” media (Card Info) The Card Info gives you the outline (such as the remaining memory space) of the “Memory Stick” media inserted into your CLIE handheld. You can also give a name to each “Memory Stick” media, which comes in handy when you have more than one “Memory Stick” media. 1Rotate the Jog Dial™ navigator to select Card Info and press the Jog Dial navigator. Or tap the Card Info icon on the Application Launcher screen. The Card Info screen appears. Attaching a name to a “Memory Stick” media 1Rotate the Jog Dial™ navigator to select Card Info and press the Jog Dial navigator. Or tap the Card Info icon on the Application Launcher screen. The Card Info screen appears. 2Tap the Menu icon. 3Tap Rename Card. The Rename Card dialog box appears. Continued on next page
Chapter4Communicating using your Sony CLIE Handheld149 Using “Memory Stick®” media 4Enter a new name for the inserted “Memory Stick” media. 5Tap Rename. Formatting “Memory Stick” media Commercially available “Memory Stick” media is already formatted and you can use it as soon as you buy it. Follow the procedures below if you need to format your “Memory Stick” media again: 1Rotate the Jog Dial™ navigator to select MS Gate and press the Jog Dial navigator. Or tap the icon on the Application Launcher screen. MS Gate starts up. 2Tap the Menu icon. The Menu screen appears. 3Tap Options, and then Format. The confirmation message appears. 4Tap OK. Formatting starts. Continued on next page
Chapter4Communicating using your Sony CLIE Handheld150 Using “Memory Stick®” media To cancel formatting Tap Cancel in step 3. To format a “Memory Stick” media in the Card Info screen You can also format a “Memory Stick ” media by tapping the Menu icon on the Card Info screen, and selecting Format Card from the Card menu. What is formatting? Formatting defines the recording format for your “Memory Stick” media so that you can access data with your CLIE handheld. Notes • If formatted, all the data previously recorded in “Memory Stick” media will be erased. Make sure to check the data before formatting so that you do not delete important data. • To use “Memory Stick” media on your CLIE handheld, format it in your CLIE handheld. You may not be able to write or read properly on “Memory Stick” media formatted by the computer. • If you remove or insert “Memory Stick” media during initialization, your “Memory Stick” media is not recognized by your computer. In this case, remove “Memory Stick” media, reinsert it, and then start formatting again.