Sony Peg N760c Clie Handheld Instructions Manual

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How to read the online manual
Detailed information on MS Gate software is provided in the online manual
on the supplied CD-ROM.
To see the online manual, the Adobe Acrobat Reader
® software must be
installed on your computer.
1Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s
CD-ROM drive.
The installation launcher window is displayed.
2Click Manuals.
3Double-click MSGate Manual.pdf.
The online manual appears.
If the Acrobat Reader software is not installed
1Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s
CD-ROM drive.
The installation launcher window is displayed.
2Click Exit to close the installation launcher window.
3Double-click the My computer icon on the Windows desktop.
4Right-click the CD-ROM drive icon, and then click Open from
the shortcut menu.
5Click the PC folder.
6Double-click the Acrobat folder.
7Double-click ar500enu.exe to install the Acrobat Reader onto
your computer.
Follow the instructions onscreen to finish installation. 
						

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Installing applications to/from Memory Stick®
 media
without using MS Gate
You can copy and install applications to/from a Memory Stick media from/
to your CLIÉ handheld from the Application Launcher screen.
However, observe the following as malfunction may occur depending on the
application.
•You can only copy application files (files with extensions such as .prc,
.pdb) with the following procedure. Related files will not be copied
together at the same time.
•Data stored in the Memory Stick media (such as image files) will not be
displayed.
1Insert the Memory Stick media into the Memory Stick slot of
your CLIÉ handheld.
The contents of Memory Stick media are displayed.
2Tap the Menu  icon on your CLIÉ handheld.
3Tap Copy from the drop-down list.
The Copy dialog box appears.
4Tap arrow V next to Copy to, and select Handheld or Card.
5Tap the application you want to install.
6Tap Copy.
The selected application is installed onto your CLIÉ handheld.
Tip
You do not necessarily have to install add-on applications to the CLIÉ handheld in
order to use it. If you want to save the CLIÉ handheld’s memory space, you can simply
tap to select the application in step 1. (Note, that such applications can only be used
while the Memory Stick media containing the application is inserted in the CLIÉ
handheld).
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Notes on starting applications installed from the Memory Stick media
(without using MS Gate)
Observe the following when starting applications installed to a Memory
Stick media without using MS Gate (i.e., when you installed them through a
HotSync operation or by copying from the Application Launcher screen).
•You can only start application files (files with extensions such as .prc,
.pdb). Image files and movie files that come with the application cannot be
started (played).
If you cannot start the installed file data, move the file data to the CLIÉ
handheld using MS Gate, or delete the files. If you do not use MS Gate when
installing, applications and data files are stored in the ”PALM/Launcher”
folder. 
						

							Chapter 5
Customizing your Sony CLIÉ Handheld (Preferences)
This chapter describes how to customize your CLIÉ handheld by changing the
Preferences settings.
Contents
 What you can do with Preferences ................................... 165
Changing the Buttons preferences .......................................... 167
Assigning applications to buttons ...................................... 167
Changing the full-screen pen stroke activities ..................... 168
Assigning applications to HotSync
® buttons ...................... 169
Changing the Jog Dial™ navigator preferences ...................... 170
Setting the display format of the time, date, and
numbers (Formats) .................................................................. 171
Selecting a country default ................................................ 171
Selecting the time, date, and numbers formats ................... 172
Setting the Date & Time preferences ....................................... 173
Setting the date ................................................................ 173
Setting the time ................................................................. 174
Setting the time zone and daylight saving time .................. 175
Setting the General preferences .............................................. 176
Setting the automatic shut-off time .................................... 176
Setting sounds .................................................................. 177
Turning on or off the Beam Receive feature ........................ 178
Entering owner information .................................................... 179
Creating Graffiti
® ShortCuts ................................................... 180
Changing the Network preferences ......................................... 182
Selecting a service ............................................................. 182
Entering a user name ........................................................ 183
Entering a password .......................................................... 183
Selecting a connection ....................................................... 184
Adding telephone settings ................................................. 184
Creating additional service templates ................................. 185
Adding detailed information to a service template .............. 187
Creating log in scripts ........................................................ 188
Using the Network preferences menus ............................... 191
Setting the High Resolution Assist function ............................ 192 
						

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The Preferences screen enables you to customize the configuration options
on your CLIE handheld.
•Buttons
Assign different applications to the buttons on the front panel of your
CLIÉ handheld and the HotSync
® button on the cradle, and reassign the
full-screen pen stroke command.
•Connection
Configure serial, modem, and infrared communication settings.
•Date & Time
Set the current date and time, the time zone of your present area, and turn
on/off the daylight saving.
•Digitizer
Calibrate the screen on your CLIÉ handheld. The same digitizer calibration
screen is displayed when you start your CLIÉ handheld for the first time.
You can recalibrate your screen after a hard reset or if your find that
“tapping” does not work as expected. For details, see “Step 2: Turning on
your Sony CLIÉ Handheld for the first time” in the Read This First manual.
•Formats
Set the country default and the formats for dates, times, calendar, and
numbers.
•General
Set the current date and time, the auto shut-off interval, the “Stay on in
Cradle” feature, the Beam Receive feature, system, alarm, and game sounds.
•HiRes
Set the High Resolution Assist  feature.
•Jog
Enable or disable the JogAssist feature.
•Network
Configure your CLIÉ handheld for use with a network.
•Owner
Assign your name, phone number, and other owner information.
•ShortCuts
Define a list of Graffiti
® abbreviations.
•Web Clipping
Configure Internet connection and proxy server settings.
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 What you can do with Preferences
Viewing Preference
1Rotate the Jog Dial™ navigator to select Prefs and then press
the Jog Dial navigator. Or tap the Prefs 
 icon on the
Application Launcher screen.
The Preferences screen appears.
2Tap the arrow V in the upper right corner of the screen and
then select the Preferences screen you want to view from the
drop-down list. 
						

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Applications buttons
Assigning applications to buttons
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to assign different applications
to the buttons on the front panel of your CLIÉ handheld.
For example, you can assign the To Do List button to start Expense. 
1Tap Buttons from the drop-down list on the Preferences screen.
The Buttons Preferences screen is displayed.
2Tap the arrow V next to a button and then tap the
application that you want to assign to the button.
To launch the original applications
When you have assigned another application to the button, you can start the
original application using the Application Launcher.
To reset to the default settings
Tap Default in step 2. All application buttons are reset to their factory settings.
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Changing the Buttons preferences
Changing the full-screen pen stroke activities
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to change the assignment of the
full-screen pen stroke. By default, the full-screen pen stroke activates the
Graffiti
® Help.
1Tap Buttons from the drop-down list on the Preferences screen.
The Buttons Preferences screen is displayed.
2Tap Pen.
3Tap the arrow V and then select one of the following settings
for the full-screen pen stroke.
•Frontlight: Turns on the frontlight of your CLIÉ handheld without
using the POWER button.
•Brightness: Opens the brightness adjustment screen.
•Keyboard: Opens the onscreen keyboard for entering text.
•Graffiti Help: Opens a series of screens that show the complete
Graffiti character set.
•Turn Off & Lock: Turns off and locks your CLIÉ handheld. To lock
your CLIÉ handheld, assign a password. When locked, you need to
enter the password to use your CLIÉ handheld.
•Beam Data: Beams the current record to another Palm OS
® PDA.
4Tap OK.
Drag the stylus from the
bottom of the writing area
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Assigning applications to HotSync® buttons
The Buttons Preferences screen also enables you to assign different
applications to the HotSync® buttons on the cradle and the modem.
1Tap Buttons from the drop-down list on the Preferences
screen.
The Buttons Preferences screen is displayed.
2Tap HotSync.
The HotSync Buttons dialog box appears.
3Tap the arrow V next to each button and then select the
application you want to assign to the button.
The HotSync button assignment is changed.
4Tap OK.
Any changes that you make in the HotSync Buttons screen become
effective immediately. You can activate the selected application by
pressing the HotSync button.
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The Jog Preferences screen enables you to change the default Jog Dial™
navigator and BACK button functions, which are:
•Scroll the screen with the Jog Dial navigator.
•Select an item from a pop-up list with the Jog Dial navigator.
•Move back and forth between screens with the BACK button.
You can set to use the Jog Dial navigator to operate a third-party application
that is not designed to use Jog Dial navigator operations (JogAssist feature).
You can also change the BACK button function so your CLIÉ handheld turns
on or off when the BACK button is pressed/kept pressed.
Notes
•
The functions activated by the JogAssist feature differ depending on the application you use.
•In some applications with the Jog Dial navigator mark, part of functions may change
when the JogAssist feature is activated.
1Tap Jog from the drop-down list on the Preferences screen.
The Jog Preferences screen is displayed.
2To enable the JogAssist function, select Use JogAssist.
The Jog Dial navigator functions change.
3In order to set to turn on the power by pressing the BACK
button, select Power On with BACK button.
You need to keep the BACK button pressed for a several seconds to turn
on the power.
4To set to turn off the power by keeping the BACK button
pressed, select Power Off.
Display Cursor/Menu is selected by default ().  You can display the
cursor or menu by keeping the BACK button pressed.
Changing the Jog Dial™ navigator preferences