Handspring 300 manual

Online User’s Guide PCS Phone Handspring ® Treo™ 300 User Guide[...]

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Contents 1. Introd uct ion to Y our PCS Phon e Hand sprin g ® Treo™ 300 . . . . . . . . . 1 What is a PCS T reo 300? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Choosing preference s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Installing an d removing applica tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Installing add-on application s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6. Ap plicatio n-Spe cific Ta sks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 PhoneBoo k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Using the Speed Dial view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Copying text messag es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4 Sorting messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Deleting messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Formats Pre ferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Country de fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Time, d ate, week start, a nd numbers formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

10. Trou blesho oting T ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 39 Software i nstallation problem s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Operati ng proble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Section 1 Introduction to Your PCS Pho ne Handspring ® Treo™ 300 1 Intro duction 1 1 Introduction to Your PCS Phone Handspring ® Treo™ 300 his chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your PCS Phone Handspri ng ® T reo™ 300, how to use your phone for th e first time, and how to install Palm™ Desktop software and the HotSync [...]

Section 1 2 Introductio n to Your PCS Phon e Handsp ring ® Treo™ 30 0 What is a PCS Treo 300 ? Y our PCS T reo 300 combines t he power of a full-feat ured mobile phone, a Palm OS ® handheld, and the Internet in one compact and i ndispensable device. With your PCS T reo 300 , you can do everyt hing you can do with your existing mobile phone with[...]

Section 1 Introduction to Your PCS Pho ne Handspring ® Treo™ 300 3 Intro duction 1 © 25 MB available hard disk space © VGA monitor or better © CD-ROM drive (you can also download Palm Desktop software from www .sprint pcs.com) © Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher (recomm ended) Upgrade inf ormati on If you already own a Palm OS ® handheld, yo[...]

Section 1 4 Introductio n to Your PCS Phon e Handsp ring ® Treo™ 30 0 7. If any data for your third party applicati ons did not transfer , beam it from your old handheld to your PCS T reo 300. 8. If you created a pas sword on your old handheld, enter it on your PCS T reo 300. Note: Record s you previously marked Private r emain marked Priv ate, [...]

Section 1 Introduction to Your PCS Pho ne Handspring ® Treo™ 300 5 Intro duction 1 PCS Treo 300 compo nents Locati ng fro nt pa nel co ntrols 1. Speake r 3. Rock er swit ch 2. H eadset jack 7. S croll but tons 6. Micropho ne 8. Applicatio n buttons 4. Contrast/ Bright ness co ntrol 5. Option ke y 9. Keyboa rd 10. Sc reen[...]

Section 1 6 Introductio n to Your PCS Phon e Handsp ring ® Treo™ 30 0 1. Spea ker: Functi ons as the earpiece on your PCS T reo 300 . 2. Headse t jack: Enables you to connect a hands-free headset for use with the wireless features. Use only headsets that are compatible with your PCS T reo 300. See page 18 for details. 3. Rocker switch : Enables [...]

Section 1 Introduction to Your PCS Pho ne Handspring ® Treo™ 300 7 Intro duction 1 Ti p : If your phone screen i s turned off, pres sing any applica tion bu tton turns on and ope ns the cor respon ding applicat ion. 9. Keyboar d: E nables: you to type letters, numbers and sym bols on your phone. See Section 2 to learn how to ent er information. [...]

Section 1 8 Introductio n to Your PCS Phon e Handsp ring ® Treo™ 30 0 6. LED: Provides status information for your PCS T reo 300 based on the color of the light and the blink state. No ligh t: Wireless mode off Solid: Connected to travel charger Gree n = Fully charged Red = Charging Blinkin g: Wireless mode on Gree n = In coverage area Red = Out[...]

Section 1 Introduction to Your PCS Pho ne Handspring ® Treo™ 300 9 Intro duction 1 Charging the battery T o use your phone, you must connect the tr avel charger or the H otSync cable and charge the battery . When you’re near your comput er , connect your phone to the HotSync cable w ith the travel charger connected to a wall outlet as shown in[...]

Section 1 10 Introductio n to Your PCS Phon e Handsp ring ® Treo™ 30 0 Turning yo ur PCS Treo 300 on and of f Y our PCS T reo 300 has two operating modes: a handheld mode and a wireless mode. Y ou can turn the handheld mode and the wireless m ode on and off independent of each other . When you tu rn on the handheld mode, you can use organizer ap[...]

Section 1 Introduction to Your PCS Pho ne Handspring ® Treo™ 300 1 1 Intro duction 1 © The backlight also turns off automatically (af ter a period of inactivity) with the Auto-off feature. See page 196 for det ails. Adjusting the d isplay Depending on the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment where you use your phone, you may ne[...]

Section 1 12 Introductio n to Your PCS Phon e Handsp ring ® Treo™ 30 0 Using the st ylus to get t hings don e Like using a mouse to click el ements on a computer scr een, using the stylus to tap element s on your phone screen is a way to get t hings done on your phone. The first time you sta rt your phone, setup instructions app ear on the scree[...]

Section 1 Introduction to Your PCS Pho ne Handspring ® Treo™ 300 1 3 Intro duction 1 Elements of the phone inte rface 1. Menu bar: A set o f comman ds tha t are speci fic to t he app licatio n. Not all applications have a menu bar . 2. Command bu ttons : T ap a button to perform a comm and. Command buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the botto[...]

Section 1 14 Introductio n to Your PCS Phon e Handsp ring ® Treo™ 30 0 1. P revious /next a rrows : T ap the up and down arrows to display the previous and next page of information; tap the lef t and right arrows to display the previous and next record. 2. Scroll b ar: Roll the rocke r swit ch or press t he scroll butt ons on the front panel of [...]

Section 1 Introduction to Your PCS Pho ne Handspring ® Treo™ 300 1 5 Intro duction 1 T o move arou nd th e scre en do on e of the follow ing: © T ap an item wit h the stylus. © Press the sc roll buttons to scr oll thro ugh the i tems on the sc reen. © Roll the rocker switch up or dow n to scroll t hrough the items on the screen. Ti p : T o le[...]

Section 1 16 Introductio n to Your PCS Phon e Handsp ring ® Treo™ 30 0 T o op en the Pr efe rence s scr eens : 1. Press Option and then pres s Menu to access the Applications Launcher . 2. T ap the Pr efe ren ces ic on . 3. T ap the category pick li st in the upper -right corner of the screen. 4. T ap the Prefere nces category you wa nt to view [...]

Section 1 Introduction to Your PCS Pho ne Handspring ® Treo™ 300 1 7 Intro duction 1 2. T ap the up or down arrows to change the hour . 3. T ap each minute number , and then tap the arrows to change them. 4. T ap AM or PM . Note: Your phone ca n also di splay t ime based on a 24- hour clo ck. See page 195 f or deta ils. 5. Hold Option and pres s[...]

Section 1 18 Introductio n to Your PCS Phon e Handsp ring ® Treo™ 30 0 Using t he headset Y ou can connect a headset f or hands-free operation. Y our PCS T reo 300 is compatible with the included headset and other headset s listed at www . sprintpcs.com. I f you need to use your phone while driving and this is permitted in your area, we recom me[...]

Section 1 Introduction to Your PCS Pho ne Handspring ® Treo™ 300 1 9 Intro duction 1 Connecti ng the HotSync cabl e The HotSync cable that comes with your PCS T reo 300 enables you to charge your phone battery and to synchronize the information on your phone using HotSync technology . Note: If your c omput er does not hav e a USB port , or it u [...]

Section 1 20 Introductio n to Your PCS Phon e Handsp ring ® Treo™ 30 0 Note: If you are unsur e abou t the exact location of the USB p ort or se rial port on y our co mpute r, refe r to the m anu al suppl ied wit h the co mput er. 4. Plug the travel charger into a wall outlet. Ti p : The travel charger doe s not need to b e pl ugged int o a wall[...]

Section 1 Introduction to Your PCS Pho ne Handspring ® Treo™ 300 2 1 Intro duction 1 © Import and export data, so you can easi ly transfer data from other desktop applications into many of your applicatio ns. See the section that begins on page 32 for details. © Print data from your desktop software on any printer . Using y our phone with P al[...]

Section 1 22 Introductio n to Your PCS Phon e Handsp ring ® Treo™ 30 0 Using your pho ne with M icrosoft Ou tlook The software that comes with your PCS T reo 300 i ncludes everythi ng you need to synchronize your phone with Microsoft Outlook. If you already have Microsoft Outlook installed on your computer , the installation program prompts yo u[...]

Section 2 Entering Data in Your Phone 2 3 Enter ing Da ta 2 2 Entering Data in Your Phone his chapter explains how to enter data into your PCS Phone Handspri ng ® T r eo™ 300 using each of the following methods: © Using the PCS T reo 300 keyboard © Using the onscreen keyboard © Using your computer keyboard © Importing data T[...]

Section 2 24 Entering Data in Your Phon e Using the PCS Tr eo 300 keyboard The PCS T reo 300 keyboard is the prim ary method you’ll use to enter data into your phone. Each letter key on the keyboard has three functions: © Normal: T ypes a lowerca se le tter . © Shift: T ypes an upperc ase letter . © Option: T ypes the number/sym bol, or activa[...]

Section 2 Entering Data in Your Phone 2 5 Enter ing Da ta 2 T o enter only capital letters (Ca ps Lock ): 1. Press Shift twice. When Caps Lock i s active, an underlined “up arrow” symbol app ears in the lower -right corner of the phone screen. 2. T ype the text you want to capitalize. 3. Press Shift to turn off Caps Lock. T yping num bers an d [...]

Section 2 26 Entering Data in Your Phon e T ypi ng acc ent ed chara cte rs The ListT ype fe ature enables you to enter accented characters. You can enter the fo llowin g acc ented l etters: à á ä â ã å ç è é ë ê ì í ï î ñ ò ó ö ô õ ù ú ü û ý ÿ T o enter acce nted ch arac ters: 1. T ype the letter (uppercase or lowercase) [...]

Section 2 Entering Data in Your Phone 2 7 Enter ing Da ta 2 3. Press ListT ype . 4. Use the scroll butt ons to select the ext ended symbol you want t o insert. 5. Press Space to insert the extended character . Base character Symbols Base character Symbols a æ T ~ ™ † ‡ A Æ x × b ß X × B ß y ¥ c ¢ © ^ ˆ Y ¥ C ¢ © ^ ˆ 0 ‰ º d ?[...]

Section 2 28 Entering Data in Your Phon e Ti p : T o enter a tab, pr ess Shift and then press Spa ce . Navi gation ke y stro kes In addition to character symbols, your phone includes special keystrokes that you can use to navigate within text or fields in your applications. Note: Some appl ication s may not su pport th ese na vigatio n keyst rok es[...]

Section 2 Entering Data in Your Phone 2 9 Enter ing Da ta 2 T o use th e menu ba r: 1. Open an application (such as Memo Pad). 2. Press Menu to open the menu bar . Ti p : Yo u can also ope n the men u bar by tapp ing the inve rted tab at the top of any app licati on’s scr een (exc ept Calc ulator) . In this example, three menus are avail able: Re[...]

Section 2 30 Entering Data in Your Phon e T o use key board sh ortcu ts for menu comm ands: 1. Press Menu to open the menu bar . 2. T ype the menu comma nd shortcut letter . For example, to choose Copy in the Edit menu, press Menu foll owed by th e le tter “c. ” Ti p : Wh en th e men u bar is op en, you ca n en ter a s hort cut l etter for any [...]

Section 2 Entering Data in Your Phone 3 1 Enter ing Da ta 2 T o use a Sh ortC ut: 1. T ype the l etter s . 2. Press ListT ype . 3. Use the scroll buttons to select the ShortCut sym bol . Note: The ShortC ut symbol appea rs by the cursor t o show t hat you ar e in ShortC ut m ode. 4. T ype the ShortCut characters. Using the ons creen keyboard Y ou c[...]

Section 2 32 Entering Data in Your Phon e Note: The onscree n keyboar d also i ncludes a dialog box for i nterna tional charact ers. Yo u can sw itch amon g the three dial ogs at any time to enter the exac t text you ne ed. 5. After you finish, tap Done to close t he onscreen keyboard and plac e the text in the recor d. Using y our comput er keyboa[...]

Section 2 Entering Data in Your Phone 3 3 Enter ing Da ta 2 © T o Do List archive (.tda) © Memo Pad archive (.mpa) Archive formats can only be used with Palm Desktop software. Use the archive file formats t o share information with other people who use Palm OS handhelds or to create a copy of your im portant Palm Desktop infor mat ion. T o impo r[...]

Section 2 34 Entering Data in Your Phon e[...]

Section 3 Managing You r Applications 35 Manag ing Applic ation s 3 3 Managing You r Applica tions his chapter explains how to switch between applications on your PCS Phone Handspring ® T reo™ 300, how to change application set tings so they are personalized to your work methods, and how to categorize applications so you view them in related gro[...]

Section 3 36 Managing Your App lications Using the Appl ications Laun cher Y our phone is equipped with a vari ety of applications. All t he applications installed on your phone appear in the Applications Launcher . Openin g appl ications Y ou can use the Applications Launcher to open any application installed on your phone. Y ou can also open the [...]

Section 3 Managing You r Applications 37 Manag ing Applic ation s 3 Switc hing betw een app li catio ns When working in any application, press Option and then pres s Menu , or press an application button on the front panel of your phone to switch to another application. Y our phone automatically saves your work in t he cur rent ap plica tion and di[...]

Section 3 38 Managing Your App lications T o displ ay appl icat ions by cate gor y: 1. Press Option and then pres s Menu to access the Applications Launcher . 2. Do one of the following: n Hold Option and press Menu repeatedly to cycle through all your categories. n T ap the pick list in the upper -right corner of the screen and select the category[...]

Section 3 Managing You r Applications 39 Manag ing Applic ation s 3 4. T ap the Remember Last Categ ory check box to select it. 5. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. Choosing pr eferences Y ou can set options that affect an entire application in the appl ication’ s Preferences dialog box. T o chan ge pref ere nces for an app licat ion: 1. O[...]

Section 3 40 Managing Your App lications decompression utility , s earch the Internet using phrases l ike 'zip deco mpressi on' o r 'how t o unzip'. This wi ll le ad you t o vari ous th ird- party utilit ies that you can use to decom press any kind of co mpressed or downloaded file--not just add-ons for your phone. After you ins[...]

Section 3 Managing You r Applications 41 Manag ing Applic ation s 3 Ti p : Y ou ca n also acc ess t he Instal l Tool dial og box by s elec ting Install To o l u nde r Sprin t on the St art menu, or by double-c licking any f ile with a PRC file ex tensio n. 4. In the User drop-down list, select the nam e that corresponds to your phone. 5. Clic k Ad [...]

Section 3 42 Managing Your App lications 8. Clic k Done . 9. Perform a HotSync operation to install the application(s) you selected in step 6. See the s ection that begins on page 76 for details. Ti p : Y ou ca n also in stall an ap plica tion by s imply do uble-c licking t he applicat ion’s icon. Remov ing appl ica tions In the event that you ru[...]

Section 3 Managing You r Applications 43 Manag ing Applic ation s 3 Ti p : I f you ins talled Pa lm Desk top so ftwa re for t he firs t time w hen yo u purchas ed yo ur PCS Treo 30 0, the Palm D eskt op soft ware is locate d in the Handspr ing folde r. If yo u upgrade d from a previo us version of Palm Desktop softwar e, thes e files ar e most li k[...]

Section 3 44 Managing Your App lications In Se cur ity, you ca n do th e fo llowi ng: © Mask or hide entries you define as pr ivate. The Mask option displays a gray bar over private recor ds, and the Hide option completely removes (hides) pr ivate records. See the sect ion that begins on page 72 for more information. © Assign a password to the Se[...]

Section 3 Managing You r Applications 45 Manag ing Applic ation s 3 Chan ging or delet ing a pa sswor d Once you define a password for your phone, you can change or delete it at any time. Y ou must enter the curr ent password before you can change or delete it. T o chan ge or delet e your pa sswor d: 1. T ap the Passw ord box. 2. Enter the cu rrent[...]

Section 3 46 Managing Your App lications Reco verin g from a for got ten pa ssword If you did not lock your phone and you forget your password, you can delete the password from your phone. Deleting a forgotten password also deletes all entries and files marked as Private. Importan t: If you synch ronize with your comput er befo re delet ing a forgo[...]

Section 4 Appli cations Over view 47 Applic ation s Overv iew 4 4 Applications Overview his chapter briefly describe s each application and how to open it. Y our PCS Phone Handspring ® T reo™ 300 come s with these applications already installed: © PhoneBook © Date Book Plus © Blazer ® © Memo Pad © SMS © To D o L i s t © CityTime © Calcu[...]

Section 4 48 Applications Overvi ew PhoneBook PhoneBook enables you t o make and rece ive telephone calls, and to keep names, addresse s, phone numbers, and other information about your personal or busi ness contacts. In Ph oneB ook, you can do the f ollow ing: © Store thousands of names, address es, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and more, in y[...]

Section 4 Appli cations Over view 49 Applic ation s Overv iew 4 Date Book Plus Date Book Plus lets you quickly and easily schedule appointments or any kind of activity associated with a date and/ or a time. In Dat e Book Plus , you ca n do the fol lowi ng: © Enter a description of your appointment and assi gn it to a specific time and date. © Dis[...]

Section 4 50 Applications Overvi ew Blazer Web Browse r Blazer is a wireless Internet browser that lets you br owse your favorite w eb sit es while you’ re on the go. Note: To use Blazer, your ser vice plan m ust in clude PC S Vision . In Bla zer , you ca n do th e foll owin g: © Access the World Wide Web and display Internet content. © Create [...]

Section 4 Appli cations Over view 51 Applic ation s Overv iew 4 Memo Pad Memo Pad provides a pl ace to take notes that are not associated with records in other applications such as Date Book Plus, PhoneBook, or T o Do List. In Me mo P ad, yo u ca n do th e fo llowing : © T ake notes or any kind of message on your phone. © Drag and drop memos into[...]

Section 4 52 Applications Overvi ew SMS SMS provides a w ay for you to recei ve short text mes sages from other people who use mobile phones and subscribe to PCS Vision services. In SMS, yo u can do the fo llowing: © Receive short text mess ages. © Read incoming messages direct ly from the Inbox. © File messages y ou receive and arrange t hem by[...]

Section 4 Appli cations Over view 53 Applic ation s Overv iew 4 To Do Li st T o Do List is a convenient place to creat e reminders and prioritize the things that you have to do. In T o Do List, yo u ca n do the follo wing : © Make a quick and convenient list of things to do. © Assign a priorit y leve l to each task. © Assign a due date for any o[...]

Section 4 54 Applications Overvi ew CityTi me CityT ime helps you keep track of the time anywhere around t he globe. In City T ime, you ca n do the fo llowing : © Select a home city as a point of reference. © Display the day and time in four other citi es simultaneously . © Add a definition for any city that isn’ t in the default list. © Disp[...]

Section 4 Appli cations Over view 55 Applic ation s Overv iew 4 Calculat or Calculator enables you to perform addition, subtract ion, multiplication, division and a variety of advanced math and scient ific cal culat ions. In Calc ulato r , you can do the followin g: © Select a view to perform sp ecific types of calculations including: math, trigon[...]

Section 4 56 Applications Overvi ew Expense Expense lets you keep track of your expenses and then transfer th e information to a spreadsheet on your computer . In Expen se, yo u can do the fol lowi ng: © Record dates, types of expenses, am ount spent, payment method, and other details associ ated with any money that you spend. © Assign expense it[...]

Section 5 Comm on Tasks 5 7 Common T a sks 5 5 Common Task s n addition to the wireless communication applications, your PCS Phone Hand sp ring ® T reo™ 300 also in cludes a full suite of personal information manager (PIM) applications: Date Book Plus, the Contacts view in PhoneBook, T o Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense. This chapter provides inst[...]

Section 5 58 C ommon Ta sks Creatin g records Y ou can use the following procedure to create a new record in Date Book Plus, the Contacts view in PhoneBook, T o Do List, Mem o Pad, and Expense. T o crea te a record: 1. Open the application in which you wan t to create a record. 2. Do one of the following: n Start entering data (your phone automatic[...]

Section 5 Comm on Tasks 5 9 Common T a sks 5 Editin g reco rds After you create a record, you can change, delete, or enter new text at any time. T w o screen fe atures tell you wh en your phone is in editing mode: © A blinking cursor © One or more edit lines Ente ring tex t For information on how to enter text using the keyboard on your phone, th[...]

Section 5 60 C ommon Ta sks The following commands may appear in an Edit menu: Deletin g records T o dele te a rec ord in a ny of the P IM ap plicat ions: 1. Select the record yo u want to delet e. 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Record , select the Delete command (/D) : Date Bo ok Plus : Delete Item Contac ts view in PhoneBoo k: Delete Cont act T o Do Li[...]

Section 5 Comm on Tasks 6 1 Common T a sks 5 A confirmation dialog box appears. If you want to save a copy of the deleted it em to an a rchive fi le in Palm Deskto p softw are, be sure that the check box is checked. If you don’t want to save a copy , tap the check box to remove the check. 4. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. If you choose [...]

Section 5 62 C ommon Ta sks T o purge r ecord s: 1. Open the application. 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Record , select Purge (/E) . A confirmation dialog box appears. Date Bo ok Plus : T ap t he pick list and select how old a record mus t be to be purged. Purge deletes repe ating events if the last of the series ends before the date that you purge re c[...]

Section 5 Comm on Tasks 6 3 Common T a sks 5 Y ou cannot modify the system-de fined categor ies, but you can rename and delete the user -defi ned categories. In addition, you can create your own user -defined cate gories. Y ou can have a maximum of 15 user - defined categories in each application. The Contacts view in PhoneBook contains the QuickLi[...]

Section 5 64 C ommon Ta sks T o displ ay a categ ory of r ecords : 1. T ap the category pick list in the upper -right corner of the list screen. 2. Select the categor y you want to view . The list sc reen now displays onl y the rec ords assigned t o that categor y . T o defi ne a ne w cate gor y: 1. T ap the category pick li st in the upper -right [...]

Section 5 Comm on Tasks 6 5 Common T a sks 5 5. Hold O ption a nd pres s Retur n twice t o finish . Y ou can assign any of your re cords to the new category . T o rename a cate gory: 1. T ap the category pick li st in the upper -right corner of the screen. 2. T ap Edit Cate gories . 3. Select the category that you want to rename, and then tap Rena [...]

Section 5 66 C ommon Ta sks Finding records Y our phone offers s everal ways to find inf ormation quic kly: © All app lications : The Find u tility loca tes any t ext that you specify , always starting with the current application. © Date Bo ok Plus , T o Do List , Memo Pad: The Phon e Number Lookup feature displays the Contacts view in PhoneBook[...]

Section 5 Comm on Tasks 6 7 Common T a sks 5 For example, entering a “ca” displays “Chri s Cadwell,” “David Cagle,” and “Carolyn Malestic” as shown above. Entering “cmal” finds only “Carolyn Malestic.” 2. Use the scroll butt ons to select the cont act name. 3. Press Return to v iew the contents of the re cord. Using Find Y o[...]

Section 5 68 C ommon Ta sks As your phone searches for the text, you can tap Stop at any time. Y ou may want to do this if the entry you want appears before your phone finishes the s earch. T o continue t he search aft er you tap Stop , tap Fin d More . 4. T ap the text that you wa nt to review . Using Ph one Numb er Looku p Phone Number Lookup dis[...]

Section 5 Comm on Tasks 6 9 Common T a sks 5 Suarez.” If your Contacts are sorted by firs t name, and your enter “su,” the list displays “Susan Smith” and “Suki Sakimoto.” 5. Continue to spell the name you’re looking for , or when you see the name, scroll to i t. 6. Press Space or Return . The name you selected, along w ith the othe[...]

Section 5 70 C ommon Ta sks Look ing up na mes to ad d to expe nse re cords In Expense, Lookup displays the names of Contacts entries in Phonebook that have data in the Company field. Y ou can add these names to a list of attendees associa ted with an Expense record. T o add na mes to an Exp ense rec ord: 1. Open the Expense record to which you wan[...]

Section 5 Comm on Tasks 7 1 Common T a sks 5 Sorting lis ts of record s Y ou can sort lists of records in various ways , depending on the application. Sorting is available in applications that have list scre ens: Contacts view in PhoneBook, T o Do List, Me mo Pad, and Expense. Note: You can also assig n record s to ca tego ries. S ee page 62 for de[...]

Section 5 72 C ommon Ta sks Making recor ds private In all PIM applications, except Expense, you can make individual records private . Private record s remain visibl e and accessible, how ever , until you select the Security settin g to hide or mask all pr ivate records. See the section that begins on page 43 for deta ils. Hiding and maski ng pri v[...]

Section 5 Comm on Tasks 7 3 Common T a sks 5 5. T ap either Hide Records or Mask Reco rds . 6. Hold Option and pres s Return to confirm that you want to change the security set ting. T o display all p rivate records : 1. Press Option and then pres s Menu to access the Applications Launcher . 2. T ap the Security icon . 3. T ap the Current Privacy p[...]

Section 5 74 C ommon Ta sks Note: If yo u have a passw ord , you mu st enter your passwo rd and then hold O pti on and pre ss Retur n to vie w th e re cord . T o display a ll privat e rec ords in a speci fic applica tion: 1. Open the application in which you wan t to display the records. 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Optio ns , select Security (/H) . 4.[...]

Section 5 Comm on Tasks 7 5 Common T a sks 5 T o revie w or edit a no te: 1. T ap the N ote icon . T o dele te a no te: 1. T ap the N ote icon . 2. T ap Delete . 3. Hold Option and press Return for Yes. Choosing f onts In all PIM applications except Expense, you can change the font style to make text easier to rea d. Y ou can choose a different fon[...]

Section 5 76 C ommon Ta sks 5. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. Exchangin g and updati ng data: HotSync ope rations The HotSync process autom aticall y synchronizes — that i s, exchanges and updates — data between your phone and desktop software. Changes you make on your phone or desktop software appear in both places after a HotSync op[...]

Section 5 Comm on Tasks 7 7 Common T a sks 5 2. If the HotSync Manager i s not running, start it : On the Windows desktop, click Sta rt , and then choose Programs . Navigate t o the Spri nt (or Palm ) program group and choose HotSync M ana ger . Alternatively , you can st art the Palm Desktop software which automatically opens the HotSy nc Manager [...]

Section 5 78 C ommon Ta sks Beami ng in form ation Y our phone is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use to beam information to another Palm OS device that’ s close by and also has an IR port. The IR port is located on the top of your phone, between the power button and the ringer switch, behind the small dark shield. Y ou can beam [...]

Section 5 Comm on Tasks 7 9 Common T a sks 5 Ti p : F or b est re sults , the pat h betw een the tw o devi ces mu st be cl ear of obstac les. If yo u have d iffic ulty be aming inform atio n, see th e troubles hooti ng tips tha t begin o n page 2 47. 5. Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before y ou contin[...]

Section 5 80 C ommon Ta sks T o receive beam ed inform ation: 1. T urn on your phone. 2. Point t he IR port direc tly at the I R por t of the tr ansmi tting phone to open the Beam Status dialog box. 3. When the Beam dialog box appears, sele ct a category for the entry . Ti p : I f you do not se lect a ca tego ry the ent ry is plac ed in the Unfiled[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 81 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Chapter 6 Application-Specific Tasks his chapter is organized by application and gives inst ructions on how to do task s that a re specifi c to e ach of the f ollowi ng applications: © PhoneBook © Date Book Plus © Blazer ® © Memo Pad © SMS © To D o L i s t © CityTime © Calcul[...]

Section 6 82 Application-Specific Tasks PhoneBook PhoneBook is the application where you store name and address information about people or businesses , and where you place and receiv e telephone calls. PhoneBook has five main views. You can place and receive calls from within any view , and you can also receive calls wh en the screen is off (but w[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 83 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 At the top of each view , many of the following common icons appear to provide wireless mode st atus information for your phone: Spee d Dia l v iew Conta cts vi ew Call History v iew Active Ca ll view Vie w icon s Dial Pad v iew Netw ork ti me indica tes wir eless mode is on V oicema [...]

Section 6 84 Application-Specific Tasks Using the Spe ed D ial vi ew Y ou can store up to 50 phone numbers in the Spee d Dial list. There are five pages of numbers that hold ten numbers per page . Ti p : Y ou ca n keep your Spee d Dial list organi zed by st oring dif ferent types of num bers on di ffere nt pag es. For e xam ple, creat e sep arat e [...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 85 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 6. T ap the Dial Extra Digits Au tomatical ly check box to automatically dial t hese digits each ti me you select this speed dial entry . Ti p : W hen yo u enable the Dial Ext ra Digit s Autom aticall y option, your phone in serts a t wo seco nd pau se befor e dialing the ex tra digit[...]

Section 6 86 Application-Specific Tasks 4. Select the entry you want t o use and press Return . Ti p : Y ou ca n edit the e ntry by t apping t he numb er or nam e in the Edit Entr y dialog. 5. In the Edit Entry dialog, tap the Dial Extra Digits automatically check box to automatically dial these digits each tim e you select this speed dial entry . [...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 87 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Ti p : Duri ng a ca ll, if you ar e promp ted to en ter a me nu selec tion, use the keyboar d, or g o to the Dia l Pad view an d tap th e numb ers. I f you de fined Extra Digits, suc h as an ex tensi on, and di d not ena ble auto matic di aling of Extra Digits, tap Extra Di git s . 5.[...]

Section 6 88 Application-Specific Tasks Deletin g Speed Dial entri es If your Speed Dial list bec omes full , or you no longer need an entry , you can delete it . Note: You cannot delete the Speed Di al butto n for y our PCS voi cema il serv ice. T o dele te a Spee d Di al entry: 1. From the Speed Dial view , highli ght the entry you want t o delet[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 89 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Using the Dial Pad v iew The Dial Pad view provides acces s to a more tradit ional phone interface. Y ou can use this view to dial numbers that are not in your Speed Dial or Cont acts list. T o dial a nu mbe r with the D ial Pad : 1. Make sure wireless mode i s on. See page 10 for det[...]

Section 6 90 Application-Specific Tasks Many desktop software applications also have data import capabilities that enable you to load database files into your Co ntacts list on your phone. See the section that begins on page 32 and the online Help for your desktop softwa re for more in formation . T o cre ate a ne w Conta cts en try : 1. Press Phon[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 91 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Ti p : To create an e ntry that alw ays appea rs at the top of t he Co ntac ts li st, begin the L ast na me or Com pany f ield wi th a symbol , as in *If Found Call*. This entr y can co ntain co ntact inf orma tion in cas e you lose your ph one. Duplica ting a Conta cts entry Y ou can[...]

Section 6 92 Application-Specific Tasks Ti p : Yo u can als o ro ll the rock er sw itch t o sc rol l to th e num ber you want to cal l, an d the n pr ess the rocker swi tch t o dia l t he nu mber . If you need to prep end digit s, such a s *67 t o block ca ller ID or * 70 to dis able call wai ting, tap the C ont act e ntry to a ccess the Di al di a[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 93 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 6. Select a new label. 7. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. Chan ging Cont act e ntr y de tail s The Contact Entry Details dialog box provides a variety of options that you can associate with an entr y . T o open the Cont act Entry D etails dialo g box: 1. Select the name for t[...]

Section 6 94 Application-Specific Tasks Using the Cal l Histo ry vie w The Call History view provides qui ck access to the previ ous 1,000 incoming and outgoing calls. If you miss a call when your PCS T reo 300 is on and you remain in a coverage area, your missed cal ls appear in the Call History list and you receive a miss ed call alert mes sage. [...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 95 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Calling a number in your Call History list In addition to viewing a list of your incoming, outgoing, and misse d calls, you can use the Call History view to dial any number that appears on this view . T o dial a numb er from the Call His tory view : 1. Make sure wireless mode i s on. [...]

Section 6 96 Application-Specific Tasks 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Record , select Add (/N) . 4. In the Contact Edit screen, enter any additional informat ion. 5. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. Ti p : T o add a number to your S peed Di al list, pres s Men u , under Reco rd , select Details (/E) , tap Co py Phon e # , go to the Sp eed Dial v[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 97 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 3. Select the purge option you want to use. 4. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. Using the Acti ve Call view After you dial and establi sh a connection, or receive an i ncoming call, the Active Call view icon appears in the lower left co rner of the PhoneBook screen, and the Ac[...]

Section 6 98 Application-Specific Tasks T o answer a call while it is rin ging, do any o f the fo llowing : © Open the lid if it is closed. © T ap Answer if the lid is open. © Press the button on the headset (if it is at tached). T o ignore a call a nd send it d irectly to vo icemail, do any of the follow ing: © Close th e lid if it is open . ?[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 99 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 T o end a ca ll, do a ny of the follo wing: © Close the lid (if the headset is no t attached). © Press Backspace . © Press the button on the headset (if it is at tached). © T ap Hang Up . Note: Pressing the pow er butt on whil e a call is a ctive p uts your phone into sleep mod e.[...]

Section 6 100 Application-Specific Tasks Using th e spea kerpho ne The speakerphone button enables you to view your phone screen and use other applications while you’re talking on the phone. Note: The s peakerphone f eature is o ptimized fo r one or two people that are reas onabl y close to the pho ne. I t is not des igne d for a confere nce room[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 101 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 2. T ap Hold to place the call on hold. 3. T ap Off Hold to return to th e call. Handl ing Mul tipl e Cal ls Y ou can use the Active Call view to handle a variety of si tuations that involve multipl e calls. During an act ive call, yo u can receive or pl ace another call, switch betw[...]

Section 6 102 Application-Specific Tasks Ti p : Y ou ca n switch betwe en two ac tive ca lls by tapp ing Swap or by pressi ng the butt on on the h eadse t (if it is att ached ). The Swa p butto n appears only when the se cond ca ll is an in comin g call. T o dial an oth er num ber whi le a call is in pr ogress: 1. Place the first call on hold. 2. F[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 103 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 3. T ap Canc el 3-wa y to end th e second cal l and to retu rn to th e first call you placed, or tap Hang Up to end both calls. Note: If the head set is att ached , you can a lso pres s the but ton on th e headset to end th e secon d call and r eturn to the first ca ll. Chec king voi[...]

Section 6 104 Application-Specific Tasks Forwa rding cal ls If you need to turn off the wirel ess mode or know you will be traveling out side a coverage area, you can forward your calls to another number . Keep in mind that airtime charges st ill apply to your forwarded calls. Note: Because call forwar ding inform ation is store d by the netw ork, [...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 105 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Redia lin g the las t numbe r Y ou can redial the last number you call ed. T o redia l the la st nu mber , do one of the fol low ing: © Press and hold PhoneBook for at least one second. © From PhoneBook, press and hold th e rocker switch. Retur nin g a missed ca ll When your PCS T [...]

Section 6 106 Application-Specific Tasks 3. From the Unlock Wi reless Mode sc reen or Unloc k Com municator screen, tap Make Eme rgenc y Call to access the Di al Pad view . 4. Dial 911, *2 (Sprint Customer Care), or any of the th ree emergency numbers you defined in Security Pre ferences. See page 111 for information on entering emer gency numbers.[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 107 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Record menus Options men us Contac ts list view Conta cts edi t view Call Histo ry view Contac ts re cord v iew Contact s view Contac ts r eco rd & edit views Call His tory view Dial Pad & Speed Dia l views[...]

Section 6 108 Application-Specific Tasks Preferences © Remember last catego ry. Determine s h ow th e Co ntac ts list appears when you return to it from another application. If you select this check box, the Contacts list shows the last category you selected. If you clear it, the Conta cts lis t dis pla ys t he All cate go ry . © List By . Determ[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 109 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Call Preferences © Enable Digital R oaming. E nables you to access wireless service from any 1900Mhz network when you are outside a PCS coverage area. If you place calls whil e roaming outside a PCS coverage area , you wi ll incur roami ng charges (if applicabl e to your service pl [...]

Section 6 110 Application-Specific Tasks Dial Preferences © Dial, Email, SM S. Provides other ap plications access to PhoneBook’ s dialing functions. In most cases you do not need to change these settings. © Home country. Determines if North American hyphenation con ventions are au tomatically applie d to phone numbers, and whether the followin[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 111 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Security Prefs Enables you to lock your pho ne and define emergency numbers. Wireless Mode Lock: L ocks your phone and requires you to enter a password to make outgoing calls (other t han emergency numbers). The default password is the last four digits of your phone number . You can [...]

Section 6 112 Application-Specific Tasks Phone Info © Phone Number: Di splays your phone number . © ESN: Displays your phone’ s E lectronic Serial Number which uniqu ely iden tif ies yo ur ph one to the PCS netw ork . © PRL: Displays the version number of the Preferred Roaming List. © Firmware Rev: Displays the version number for the mobil e [...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 113 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Date Book Plus When you open Date Book Plus, the screen shows the current date and a list of ti mes for a norm al busi ness day . Working in Da y View Day View shows an hourly calendar for a particular date. If there are events scheduled on that dat e, they appear in the appropri ate[...]

Section 6 114 Application-Specific Tasks Sche dulin g an e vent A record in Date Book Plus is called an “event.” An event can b e any kind of activity that you associate with a day . Y ou can enter a new event on any of the available t ime lines. When you schedul e an event, its descri ption appears on the time line, and its duration is automat[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 115 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 3. If the event is longer than an hour , press the bottom scroll button and type the end time. 4. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. 5. Enter a description of the event. You can enter up to 255 characters. 6. T ap a blank area of the scree n to deselect th e event. A vertical l[...]

Section 6 116 Application-Specific Tasks Ti p : Y ou ca n also cr eate a new untim ed even t by mak ing sur e no even t is select ed and then ent ering a de scri ption . 5. Enter a description of the event. 6. T ap a blank area on the screen to des elect the untimed ev ent. Note: I f you crea te an event and decid e later that there is no par ticul[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 117 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Setti ng an a larm for an e vent The Alarm sett ing enables you to set a n audible alarm for event s in Date Book Plus. Y ou can set an alarm to sound minut es, hours, or days befor e an event. The default Alarm setting is 5 minutes before the time of the event, but you can change th[...]

Section 6 118 Application-Specific Tasks turn on your phone and hold Option and press Return to dismiss it. T o dismiss the alar m reminde r , do one of t he follow ing: © T ap 5 min , 10 min , 30 mi n , or Oth er to reset t he alar m to not ify you in a specified period of time. © Press the to p scrol l butt on. Schedul ing r epeat ing o r con t[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 119 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 4. T ap Day , We ek , Mo nth , or Ye a r to set how often event repeats. For a continuous event, tap Day . 5. Enter a number that corresponds to how often you want the event to repeat on the Every line. For example, if you select Month and enter the number 2, the event repeats every [...]

Section 6 120 Application-Specific Tasks Current. Changes or deletes only the current instance of the repeating event. All. Changes or deletes all past, current, and future occurrences of this event. Follow ing. Chan ges or deletes the curr ent event and all future occurrences of this event. Cons idera tio ns for rep eati ng or co ntinu ous events [...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 121 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 © If you apply a change to a single occurre nce of a repeating event (e.g., time), that occur rence no longer shows the Repeat icon . Chan ging th e Dat e Boo k Plu s view In addition to displaying the calendar for a specific day , you can also display a whole week in graph or text [...]

Section 6 122 Application-Specific Tasks T o display th e cur rent tim e: 1. T ap and hold the stylus on the date in the date bar t o display the current ti me. 2. Drag the stylus below the date bar and then lift it. Note: If you li ft the s tylus whil e it is stil l on th e date bar, the menu bar appea rs. Wo r k i ng i n We e k Vi e w Week V iew [...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 123 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 T ips for using W eek V iew Keep the following points in mind: © T ap an event to show detai ls for the event. © Use the scroll buttons or rocker swi tch to move forward or backward a week at a time. © T o reschedule an event, tap and drag t he event to a differe nt time or day . [...]

Section 6 124 Application-Specific Tasks © Use the scroll butt ons or rocker swi tch to move betwee n weeks. You can also tap the scroll arr ows in the upper - right corner to move forward or backward a week. © Press Menu , and under Options , select Go to W eek (/O) . T ap a number to sel ect a different week. © T ap Go to open the date selecto[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 125 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 W or king in Y e ar View The Y ea r View shows an overview of your calendar f or an entire year . T ips for usin g Y ear V iew Keep the following points in mind: © T ap a day to display the date and event s for that day in the title bar . A minus sign indicates only one event is sch[...]

Section 6 126 Application-Specific Tasks T ips for us ing List V iew Keep the following points in mind: © T ap a line to select it. The start and end time display br iefly in the title bar . T o redis play th e event details, tap to the left of the description. © T ap the descri ption of the select ed line to dis play the event in Day View . © U[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 127 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 W orking w ith fl oating events Date Book Plus can include events that are a combination of a T o Do item and a Date Book event. The se events are calle d “floating ev ents.” Floating events are not assi gned to a specif ic date, but can still be t imed or untimed, can have alarm[...]

Section 6 128 Application-Specific Tasks © T o convert an exis ting event to a float ing event, select t he event, ta p Details , tap Float as the T ype, and then hold Option and press Return to fini sh. © When you complete a repeat ing floating event, it mar ks only the current occurrence of t he event as compl ete. © A void scheduling a floati[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 129 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Using the Daily Journa l Y ou can use the Daily Journal feature to record ev ents as they occur . Events are recorded with automatic time-stamping as Date Book Plus Notes so t hey do not cl utter your s chedule. The Daily Journal is especiall y useful for tracking activities such as [...]

Section 6 130 Application-Specific Tasks 4. Select the event from the Appointment T em plates list. 5. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. Date Bo ok Plus menus Date Book Plus menus are shown here for your reference, and Date Book Plus features that are not expl ained elsewhere in this guide are des cribed here. See page 28 for information abo[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 131 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Options men u Wee k Vi ew Week View with T ext Month View List View Day V iew Y ear V iew[...]

Section 6 132 Application-Specific Tasks Preferences (Day View) © Start/End Time. Define s the start and end times for Date Book Plus screens. If the time slots you select do n ot fit on one screen, you can tap the scroll arrows to scroll up and down . © Even t D urat io n. De fines the def ault durat ion for new events. © Week Start. Defines th[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 133 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Display Options © Show T ime Bars. Activates the time bars t hat appear in the Day Vi ew . The time bars show the duration of an event and illustrate event conflict s © Compress Day View . Controls how times appear in the Day View . When Compress Day View is off, all time slots dis[...]

Section 6 134 Application-Specific Tasks Alarm Preferences © Alarm Sound . Sets the tone of the a lar m. © Snooze Soun d. Sets t he tone of the snooze alarm. © Remind Sound. Sets the tone of the reminder alarm. The reminder alarm sounds when the snooze alarm is not acknowledged. © Play Sound. Defines how many tones the alarm emits before it sto[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 135 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 To D o Preferences © Show Categories. Displays the T o Do items in the categories you select. © Prioritie s Displayed . Dis play s T o Do i tems wi th the selected priority level. The choices are 1 only , 1-2, 1-3, 1- 4, and 1-5. © Show Prior ity. Displays the priority level for T[...]

Section 6 136 Application-Specific Tasks Week Preferences © Ti me Format. Defines the format of the time display . The choices are No Ti me, 11p, 11:30p, 23, 23 :30. © Display T o Do. Defines where T o Do items will appear on the Date Book Plus screen. The choices are T op, Bott om, and Hide. © Week Start. Defines the first day of the week for W[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 137 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Month Preferences © Show Timed Events. Displays events that you assigned to a specific time. © Show Untime d Events. Displ ays events that you assigned to a d ate, but did n ot assign to a speci fic time. © Show Daily R epeating Events. Displays events that repeat each day . © In[...]

Section 6 138 Application-Specific Tasks List View Preferences © Date Book. Determines which type of events appear in the List View display . T he choices are: Appt, Flo at, Done, Alarms Only , and R epeat events on ly appear once. © T o Do. Determines which type of T o Do items appear in the List V iew display . The choices are All, Not Complet [...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 139 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Blazer If you can’t hold the world in the palm of your hand, at least you can hold the World Wide Web when you use Blazer to browse the Internet on your phone’ s screen. T o use Blazer , yo ur service plan must i nclude PCS Vi si o n . Viewing we b page s Y ou can view web pages [...]

Section 6 140 Application-Specific Tasks 6. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. While a page is loading, a Progress icon appears in the lower right corner of the sc reen. Y ou can tap links to other pages as soon as they appear . Y ou don’t need to wait unt il a page fully loads. T o stop loading a page, tap the Stop icon i n the lower left [...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 141 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Viewing book mark ed p ages Y our phone may come with a few bookmarks already in place. Y ou can jump directly to any of the predef ined bookmarks, or to any pages for which you’ve created a bookmark. T o view a book mark : 1. Make sure wireless mode i s on. See page 10 for details[...]

Section 6 142 Application-Specific Tasks 4. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. Ti p : Y ou ca n also add a bookm ark by tapping an empt y book mark slo t in the Book mark view and entering a Name, De script ion, and URL for the page you w ant to bookm ark . T o defin e a book mark : 1. From the Bookmark view , press Menu . 2. Under Bookmark ,[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 143 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Editi ng bo okmar ks Y ou can change the title, description, or URL associated w ith any of your bookmarks. T o edit a bo okmar k: 1. From the Bookmark view , press Menu . 2. Under Bookmark , sel ect Edit Bookmark (/E) . 3. T ap the page icons to navi gate to the page cont aining the[...]

Section 6 144 Application-Specific Tasks Arrang ing your book marks As your bookmark list grows, you m ay want to rearrange th e entries or move entire pages. You can assign a title to each bookmark page and arrange the ent ries by category . For example, i f you want t o create a page with links to various sports sc ores, you might name the page S[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 145 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 A grey line appears next to the page when it is in drag m ode. When dropping a page on the top row , the grey line appears to the left of the slot where the page will appear . When droppi ng a page on the bot tom row , the grey l ine appears to the right of the slot where the page wi[...]

Section 6 146 Application-Specific Tasks Bookmarks men u Go menu s Options men u Properties Displays th e Page Properties dialog box where you can view the Page Name, URL, Size (Bytes) and whether the page was loaded from the cache. Bookmark view Page view Bookmark view Bookmark view Page view[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 147 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Preferences Browser tab: © Home page. Displays the URL of the current home page selection. T ap this op tion to open the Set Home Page dialog box and select a different home page. T o restore the factory default Home Page setting, tap Re store in the Set Home Page dialog box. Note: [...]

Section 6 148 Application-Specific Tasks Advanced tab: © Cache Size (K). Displays the amount of memory that Blazer reserves to store recently viewed pages. The amount of free memory available on your phone appears below this o pti on. © Clear . Erases all the pages stored in the cache. Y ou cannot cancel or undo this action. © Accept Cookies. En[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 149 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Memo Pad A memo can contain up to 4,000 characters. The number of memos you can store is dependent only on the memory avai lable on your phone. A record in Memo Pad is called a “mem o.” T o create a ne w memo: 1. Press . 2. Enter the text you want to appear in the memo. Pres s Re[...]

Section 6 150 Application-Specific Tasks 2. Review or e dit the text in the m emo. 3. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. Memo Pad men us Memo Pad menus are shown here for y our reference, and Memo Pad features that are not explained elsewhe re in this guide are described here. See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands. The Reco[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 151 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 SMS When you subscribe to PCS Vision Services, you can use your PCS T reo 300 to receive and stor e short text mess ages. These text mess ages are sim ilar to e-mail m essages that you recei ve on your computer , but are typicall y no more than 160 characters in length. These message[...]

Section 6 152 Application-Specific Tasks Ti p s : © T o view additional incoming messages , press Option and the press PhoneBook . © Y ou can also dismiss the aler t dialog box by pressing the rocker switch or the top scroll button. Viewing tex t messa ges SMS enables you to quickly view your incoming and saved mes sages. T o view text messages i[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 153 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 3. Use the scroll butt ons or rocker swi tch to scroll within the current message. 4. Press Option and use the scrol l buttons to next or previous message. Respon ding to text mes sages There are several ways you can re spond to a message depending on its origin and content. Y ou can[...]

Section 6 154 Application-Specific Tasks respond. 3. Press Space to open the application associated with the selected i tem. Copy ing tex t messa ges Y ou can save time by copying text from your m essages. T o copy an entire me ssage: 1. From the Messages list, tap the te xt of the message you want to copy . 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Edit , s elect [...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 155 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Sort ing mes sag es 1. From any SMS list view , press Menu . 2. Under Optio ns , select Sort . 3. T ap the Sort by pick list to select the sort method you want to use. 4. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. Deletin g messages Y ou can delete a single message or a group of messag[...]

Section 6 156 Application-Specific Tasks 5. Hold Option and press Return twice to confirm del etion. SMS me nus SMS menus are shown here for your reference, and SMS features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are de scribed here. See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands. The Message menu differ depending on which SMS vie[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 157 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Options men us Preferences Determines whether a confirmation dialog box appears when you delete messages. About SMS Shows version information for SMS.[...]

Section 6 158 Application-Specific Tasks To Do Li st T o Do remin ds you of tasks y ou have to comp lete. A record in T o Do List is called an “item.” T o create a T o Do item: 1. Press Option and then press Date Book Plus . Ti p : Y ou ca n also acc ess To Do Lis t by tappin g the T o Do List ico n in the Appli cation s Launc her. 2. Enter the[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 159 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 T o set the priorit y of a T o Do item: 1. T ap the Priority number on the lef t side of the T o Do item. 2. T ap the P riority n umber th at you wan t to set (1 is m ost imp ortant) . Setti ng a du e date Y ou can associate a due date with any T o Do item. Y ou can also sort the ite[...]

Section 6 160 Application-Specific Tasks 5. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. Ti p : I f you turn on the Show Due Dates opt ion in the To Do Show options dia log, you can t ap di rec tly o n th e due date in t he To Do l ist to op en t he pick lis t shown in step 4 . Assig ning a catego ry Y ou can associate any T o Do it em with a category [...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 161 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 T o Do Show Op tions The Show Options dialog box enables you to control the appearance of the T o D o list screen. T o change th e Show Options settin gs: 1. In T o Do list s creen, tap Sh ow . 2. Select any of the following settings: Show Completed Items Displays your completed i te[...]

Section 6 162 Application-Specific Tasks 3. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. T o Do List menu s T o Do List menus are shown here for your ref erence, and T o Do List features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here. See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands. Reco rd men u Options men u Record Complet[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 163 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 CityTi me CityT ime enables you to displ ay the day and time in your home city and in four other cities around the globe. Whether you’ re travelling or at home, now it’ s easy to keep track of the be st time to reach your business associates, friends, and family in far away place[...]

Section 6 164 Application-Specific Tasks T o set your remot e citi es: 1. T ap a pick list in t he lower part of t he CityT ime screen and sel ect the city clos est to the c ity you want to dis play . Ti p : If a nearby city i sn’t in the lis t, you can u se the Edit C ities comman d to add a new city to the list. See th e next sec tion fo r deta[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 165 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Options men u Utiliti es menu About CityTime Shows version information for CityT ime. Help Displays online help for the CityT i me screens. Change Location Opens the Change Location di alog box where you can select the city to which you are moving or travelling. Changing the location[...]

Section 6 166 Application-Specific Tasks Calculat or Calculator includes two operating modes: Bas ic and Advanced. In Basic mode you can perform simple mathematical calculations. In Advanced mode you can access scientific functions and perform sophis ticated math calculations. This section explains how to select the operating mode and use the butto[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 167 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Displa ying Re cent C alculatio ns The Basic Calculator’ s Recent Calc ulations comm and enables you to review the last se ries of calculat ions and is particula rly useful fo r confirming a series of “chain” cal culations. T o display recent calc ulation s: 1. Press Menu . 2. [...]

Section 6 168 Application-Specific Tasks Using th e Advanc ed Calcul ator but tons In addition to most of the Basic Calculator buttons, the Primary but tons are available in all the Advanced Calculator views. The remai ning buttons are available only in specifi c views. The information that follows provides an overview of the Advanced Calculator fu[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 169 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Math bu ttons T rigonometr y buttons Squares the current value. Calculates the value of x raised to t he y power . Calculates the value of a common (base 10) antilogarithm. Calculates the value of a natural (base e) antilogarithm. Calculates the reci procal of the current number . Di[...]

Section 6 170 Application-Specific Tasks Financ e butt ons Finance buttons enabl e you to fi nd an unknown variabl e value based on a group of known variable values. For example, to calculate the monthly payment for a 30-year hom e loan of $100,000 with an annual interes t rate of 8%, you would enter the following variables: © Payments/year = 12 ?[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 171 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 2. Enter 12 and tap the P/Yr button to enter the number of payments per year . 3. T ap Edit . 4. T ap the Pmt line and erase all values on the line including zer o. 5. T ap Sol ve . 6. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. Y ou can u se a sim ilar proce ss to solv e other f inanci[...]

Section 6 172 Application-Specific Tasks Logic bu tto ns Stat is tics butto ns Shifts th e value t o the left and f ills the new p laces with zeros. Enters D in a hexadecimal calculation. Enters E in a hexadecimal calculation. Enters F in a hexadecimal calculation. Calculates bit-by-bit commonal ities between two arguments. Calculates bit-by-bit un[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 173 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 W eight /T emp butt ons Calculates the square of the sum of the values in the statistics memory list. Opens the Statistical Data dialog box where you can view , edit, delete, and clear values in the statistics memory list. Displays the number of values i n the statisti cs memory list[...]

Section 6 174 Application-Specific Tasks Leng th buttons Area bu ttons Indicates the current value is entered i n degrees Kelvin. When you t ap this button after tapping an other unit of measure, it converts the value to degrees Kelvin. Indicates the current value is entered in degrees Celsius. When you tap this button after tapping an other unit o[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 175 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 V olume b uttons Indicates the current value i s entered in square miles. When y ou tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square miles. Indicates the current value is entered in square millimeters. W hen you tap this button after tapping anot[...]

Section 6 176 Application-Specific Tasks Crea ting a cust om view Y ou can modify any existing Advanced Calculator view to create your own view . W hile customizi ng a view , yo u can change the button names as well as the button definitions. T o creat e a custom view: 1. From the Advanced Calculator scre en, press Menu . 2. Under Program , select [...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 177 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Calcul ator m enus Calculator menu s are shown here for your reference, and Calculator features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here. See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands. Options men us Program menu About Calcula tor Shows version inf[...]

Section 6 178 Application-Specific Tasks Expense Expense enables you to record the date, expe nse type, and the amount that you spent. A record i n Expense is called an “item.” Y ou can s ort your Expense items into categories or add other information that you want to associate with the i tem. T o create an Ex pense item: 1. Press Option and th[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 179 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 adva ntag e of the a utoma ti c fil l fe atur e. See th e se ction tha t be gins on page 187 f or deta ils. Chan ging th e dat e of an Expe ns e item Initially , Expense items appear with the date you enter them. Y ou can use Expense to change the date associated wit h any Expense it[...]

Section 6 180 Application-Specific Tasks 3. Select any of the following options: 4. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. Customi zin g the Cur rency pi ck l ist Y ou can select the currencies and symbols that appear in the Curr ency pick list. T o customi ze th e Cur rency pi ck lis t: 1. In the Receipt Details dial og box, tap the Cur renc y p[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 181 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 2. T ap each Currency pick list and select the c ountry whose curr ency you want to display on that line. 3. Hold O ption a nd pres s Retur n twice t o finish . Definin g a cust om cur rency symbo l If the currenc y you want to use is not in the li st of countr ies, you can create yo[...]

Section 6 182 Application-Specific Tasks 5. Hold O ption a nd pres s Retur n twice t o finish . Note: If you wan t to use yo ur cus tom cu rren cy symb ol as th e defau lt for all Expense items , select the symb ol in the Pr eferen ces dial og box. If you want to us e your cus tom cu rren cy symb ol only for a parti cular Ex pense item , se lect th[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 183 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 also assume that you have ins talled Palm Desktop s oftware as descr ibed on page 21. Crea ting or prin ting an exp ense rep ort It is easy to view and print your Expense dat a in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.[...]

Section 6 184 Application-Specific Tasks T o creat e or pri nt a n expen se repor t: 1. Perform a HotSync operation to transf er your latest Expense data to your computer . 2. Do one of the following: n Clic k Expens e in Palm Desktop software to open Microsoft Excel and the Expense Report configuration dialog box. n From the Windows Sta rt m enu, [...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 185 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 n Clic k Create to display a Microsoft Exce l spreadsheet containing your expense data. Y our dat a appears in Microsoft Excel spreads heet form. Y ou can enter information, make for matting changes, and save and print th e file in the norm al ma nner . Using e xpens e rep ort templ [...]

Section 6 186 Application-Specific Tasks If you want to streamline or custom ize your expense reports, you can change these templates. For exam ple, you can add your company name to a templ ate. T o view your expen se data us ing a Micro soft Exce l template : 1. Display your expense data in a Microsof t Excel spreadsheet as described in the previo[...]

Section 6 Application-Spec ific Tasks 187 Applic ation Ta s k s 6 Options men u Preferences © Use automatic fill. Lets you select an expense type b y entering the first letter of an expense type. For example, if you enter the letter “T ,” it enters the “T axi” expense type. Entering “T” and then “E ” enters “T elephone” whi ch [...]

Section 6 188 Application-Specific Tasks[...]

Section 7 Setting Preferenc es for Y our P hone 18 9 Setting Preference s 7 7 Setting Preference s for Your Ph one he Preferences screens enable you to customize t he configurati on options on your PCS P hone Handspring ® T reo™ 300. In the P refer enc es screen s, you can do t he foll owing: Buttons Assign different applicat ions to many of the[...]

Section 7 19 0 Sett ing Pref eren ces for Your Phone Viewing Pref erences T o op en the Pr efe rence s scr eens : 1. Press Option and then pres s Menu to access the Applications Launcher . 2. T ap the Prefer ences ic on . 3. T ap the pick list i n the upper -right corner of t he screen. 4. Select the Prefer ences screen you want to v iew . Buttons [...]

Section 7 Setting Preferenc es for Y our P hone 19 1 Setting Preference s 7 HotSyn c Buttons Pr eferenc es The HotSync Buttons Preferences s creen also enables you to as sociate a different application with the button on the HotSync cable. Any changes that you make in the HotSync Buttons dialog box become effective immedia tely; you do not have to [...]

Section 7 19 2 Sett ing Pref eren ces for Your Phone Pred efine d configu ration s Y our phone comes with the followin g predefined Connection config urations : Conn ectio n Me thod s There are several ty pes of device co nnections you can choose wh en configuring Preference s: Wireless Modem Enables you to connect your phone to the PCS netw ork us[...]

Section 7 Setting Preferenc es for Y our P hone 19 3 Setting Preference s 7 Setti ng an in fra red t o mo dem c onfig ura tion The following steps demonst rate how to create a modem connection that enables IR HotSync thro ugh an IR enabled modem. This mode m would then dial a modem attached to your desktop to perform the remo te HotSyn c oper ation[...]

Section 7 19 4 Sett ing Pref eren ces for Your Phone 4. T ap the Dialing pick list and select T o uchT on e or Rot ary . Note: Select Rotar y only if yo ur teleph one ser vice do es not support TouchTo ne dia ling. 5. T ap the Vo l u me pi ck list and s elect the speaker vol ume. 6. T ap Details . 7. Enter the initialization string appropri ate for[...]

Section 7 Setting Preferenc es for Y our P hone 19 5 Setting Preference s 7 Formats Pr eferences Use the Formats Pref erences screen t o set the country defaul t and the display format of the dates, tim es, and numbers on your phone. Country de fault The country default sets date, time, week start day , and number conventions based on geographic re[...]

Section 7 19 6 Sett ing Pref eren ces for Your Phone Note: This settin g contro ls the Da y, Week , Mont h, Year , and List vie ws in Date Book Plus and a ll othe r aspect s of your phone that displ ay a calend ar. 4. T ap the Numbers pick list, and select format s for the decimal point and thousands separator . General Pr eferences The General Pre[...]

Section 7 Setting Preferenc es for Y our P hone 19 7 Setting Preference s 7 Sy ste m, ala rm, and ga me soun ds Y our phone uses a variety of sounds. The System, Alarm , and Game Sound settings enable you to turn the sounds on or off, and to adjust the volume level. Note: If the ring er swit ch is set to no so und, th e ringer setti ng over rides t[...]

Section 7 19 8 Sett ing Pref eren ces for Your Phone Conn ectin g au toma tical ly T o take advantage of the persistent data connections available on your phone, you can choose to automatically connect to t he PCS high-speed data network whenever you are inside a coverage area and you turn on wireless mode. Ti p : To connect to a Simple o r Mobile [...]

Section 7 Setting Preferenc es for Y our P hone 19 9 Setting Preference s 7 T o creat e a pack et da ta servi ce t empla te: 1. Press Menu . 2. Under Service , select New (/N) . A new service template (called Untitled) is added to the Service pick list and the Unlock icon appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. Enter the Service name. T o duplicat [...]

Section 7 20 0 Sett ing Pref eren ces for Your Phone Note: Most packet data ser vers do no t acce pt space s in the us er name . Ente ring a p assword The Password box identifies t he password you use to log int o your packet data network. Y our entry in this field determines whether your phone prompts you to enter a password eac h time you log int[...]

Section 7 Setting Preferenc es for Y our P hone 20 1 Setting Preference s 7 3. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. Note: The Passwo rd fiel d upd ates to di splay the wor d “Ass igne d.” Selec tin g a conn ecti on The Connection Preferences settings tell your phone about the hardware you are using for remot e data connections. Normall y yo[...]

Section 7 20 2 Sett ing Pref eren ces for Your Phone Conn ectin g to you r ser vic e After you set your Connecti on and Network Preferences, est ablishing a connection to your packet data network is easy . T o establ ish a connec tion: © T ap Conn ect to sign on to the packet data network def ined in the current ser vice template. Y our communicat[...]

Section 7 Setting Preferenc es for Y our P hone 20 3 Setting Preference s 7 3. T ap HA Passwo rd and enter your Home Agent password. 4. T ap the space to the left of the first period in the Primary HA fiel d, and then enter the first section of the primar y HA address. Note: Each section must be a number from 0 to 255. 5. T ap and enter the remaini[...]

Section 7 20 4 Sett ing Pref eren ces for Your Phone T o ente r a permane nt IP ad dress: 1. T ap Advanced . 2. T ap the IP Addres s check box to dese lect it and display a permanent IP address field below the check box. 3. T ap the space to t he left of the fi rst period, and then enter the first section of the IP address. Note: Each section must [...]

Section 7 Setting Preferenc es for Y our P hone 20 5 Setting Preference s 7 T o enter T unneling and SPI : 1. T ap the T unne li ng pick li st and selec t Reverse or Forwar d. 2. T ap the MN-HA-SPI f ield and enter the Hom e Agent security parameter index. 3. T ap the MN-AAA-SPI field and enter the AAA security parameter index. 4. Hold Option and p[...]

Section 7 20 6 Sett ing Pref eren ces for Your Phone 2. Deselect the Mobile IP check box. Definin g the IP address in a S imple IP s ervice te mplate Everyone who logs on to the I nternet needs to have a unique ident ifier (an IP address), whether permanent or te mporary . Som e networks dynamically assign a temporary I P address when clients log i[...]

Section 7 Setting Preferenc es for Y our P hone 20 7 Setting Preference s 7 T o ente r a permane nt IP ad dress: 1. T ap Advanced . 2. T ap the IP Addres s check box to dese lect it and display a permanent IP address field below the check box. 3. T ap the space to t he left of the fi rst period, and then enter the first section of the IP address. N[...]

Section 7 20 8 Sett ing Pref eren ces for Your Phone T o ente r a prim ary and se cond ary DN S: 1. T ap the Query DNS check box to deselect it. 2. T ap the space to the left of the first period in the Primary DNS f ield, and then enter the first section of the IP address. Note: Each section must be a number from 0 to 255. 3. Repeat step 2 for the [...]

Section 7 Setting Preferenc es for Y our P hone 20 9 Setting Preference s 7 Networ k Pref erence s menu co mmands The Network Preferences scre en includes menu comm ands to make it fast and easy to create and edit service templ ates. Ne twork Preferences menus are sh ow here for your refere nc e. See page 28 for more information about choosing menu[...]

Section 7 21 0 Sett ing Pref eren ces for Your Phone Viewing the Ne twork L og If viewing the expanded Service Connection Progres s messages does not give you enough information to f ind out why you cannot connect to your packet data network, take a look at the Network Log. The Network Log lists all of the com munication that occurs betw een your p[...]

Section 7 Setting Preferenc es for Y our P hone 21 1 Setting Preference s 7 If you assign a password with the Securi ty application, the information in the Owner Preference s screen cannot be changed. In th is case, an Unlock button appears at the bottom of the screen. T o un lock the Owne r P refe rences scr een: 1. T ap Unlock . 2. Enter the pass[...]

Section 7 21 2 Sett ing Pref eren ces for Your Phone 4. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. T o select ri ng tone settin gs: 1. T ap the To n e box. 2. T ap the vari ous call tone pick lists and sel ect a ri nger sound for e ach of the follow ing typ es of i ncomi ng c alls: Known Caller Plays this sound when you receive a call that matches an[...]

Section 7 Setting Preferenc es for Y our P hone 21 3 Setting Preference s 7 Note: Whe n yo u sel ect a rin ger sound, the soun d pl ays once. To a void playin g the sou nd, mov e the r inger s witch to the si lent po sition be fore selecti ng a new r inger so und. 3. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. ShortCut s Preference s The ShortCuts Pre[...]

Section 7 21 4 Sett ing Pref eren ces for Your Phone 4. Hold Option and pres s Return to finish. Ti p : T o us e a Shor tCut, en ter the ShortC ut sym bol fol lowe d by the Sh ortCut charact ers. Se e page 30 f or detail s. Editi ng a Sh ortC ut After you create a ShortCut, you can modify it at any time. T o edit a Sho rtCut : 1. T ap the ShortCut [...]

Section 8 Adva nced HotSy nc® O perat ions 215 HotS ync Operati ons 8 8 Advanced HotSync ® Operations otSync ® Manager enables you to synchronize data betwee n one or more Palm OS ® devices and Palm™ Deskt op software or another PIM such as Microso ft Outlook. T o synchronize data, you mu st connect your PCS Phone Handspri ng ® T reo™ 300 [...]

Section 8 216 Adv anced HotS ync® O perations Selecti ng HotSync se tup options Y ou can choose when you want Hot Sync Manager to run. If necess ary , you can adjust the local and mode m HotSync settings as w ell. T o set the HotSync o ptions : 1. Click the HotSyn c Man ager ico n  in the Wi ndows system tray . 2. Choose Setu p . 3. Click the G[...]

Section 8 Adva nced HotSy nc® O perat ions 217 HotS ync Operati ons 8 4. Click the Local tab to displ ay the setting s for the conn ection betw een your computer and the HotSync cabl e, and adjust the following options as needed. 5. If you are attached to a network, cli ck the Network tab to display the network settings and adjust the options as n[...]

Section 8 218 Adv anced HotS ync® O perations Custom izing HotSyn c applicati on setting s For each application, you can define a set of options that determi nes how records are handled duri ng synchronization. Thes e options are called a “conduit.” By default, a HotSync operation synchronizes all files between the phone and your desktop softw[...]

Section 8 Adva nced HotSy nc® O perat ions 219 HotS ync Operati ons 8 5. Clic k Ch ange . 6. Click th e direction in which you wan t to write dat a, or click Do Nothing to skip data transfer for an application. Note: Ch angi ng th e Ho tSy nc set tin g fro m th e def aul t affe cts only the next HotSy nc o perat ion. Ther eaft er, the H otSync Act[...]

Section 8 220 Adv anced HotS ync® O perations Prep aring your comp uter for infrare d comm unic ation T o perform an IR HotSync operation, the computer you want to synchronize with must have an enabled infrared por t or be connected to an infrared device t hat supports the IrCOMM implementat ion of the IrDA standards. Desktop computer s are likely[...]

Section 8 Adva nced HotSy nc® O perat ions 221 HotS ync Operati ons 8 The COM port displ ayed on this scr een is the port associ ated with your infrared device. It should be different from the port cur rently defined for cable synchronization. 5. Wri te down the port listed as “Providing application support” so you can configure HotSync M anag[...]

Section 8 222 Adv anced HotS ync® O perations 6. Clic k OK . 7. Disable any other application that opens the IR port. Config uring Ho tSync Mana ger for i nfrared c ommunica tion Next you need to go to th e HotSync Manager and config ure it for i nfrared communication. In Wi ndows 98 and Me, you need to specify t he simulated port used for infrare[...]

Section 8 Adva nced HotSy nc® O perat ions 223 HotS ync Operati ons 8 6. Clic k OK . The Hot Sync Man ager is n ow com munica ting w ith th e simulate d po rt define d for in frared com mun ication. Note: You cannot u se your ca ble agai n until yo u recon figur e the HotS ync Manage r to co mmuni cate wit h the por t defined for cabl e sync hroni[...]

Section 8 224 Adv anced HotS ync® O perations T o perfo rm an IR HotS ync ope rati on: 1. Press Option and then pres s Menu to access the Applications Launcher . 2. T ap the HotSync icon . 3. T ap Local . 4. T ap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select IR to a PC/ Handhe ld . 5. Position your phone’ s IR port within a couple of inches of[...]

Section 8 Adva nced HotSy nc® O perat ions 225 HotS ync Operati ons 8 T o disabl e infra red commu nica tion wi th Win dows 200 0: 1. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray . 2. Uncheck Inf raR ed on the menu. 3. In the Windows taskbar click Start , choose Settin gs , and then choose Control Pan el . 4. Doub le-cli ck the Wirele[...]

Section 8 226 Adv anced HotS ync® O perations Note: To perform a Net work Ho tSync from ano ther comp uter on y our network , you mu st sele ct Networ k from th e HotSyn c Man ager me nu on both you r primar y compu ter and the comp uter yo u want to us e. 3. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Setup. 4. Click the Network t ab and make sure your[...]

Section 8 Adva nced HotSy nc® O perat ions 227 HotS ync Operati ons 8 Perfor ming a ne twork HotSync op eratio n via a LAN Y ou are ready to perform a network HotSync f rom another computer on your network after you select Network from the HotS ync Manager menu on both your primary computer and the com puter you want to use f or the network HotSyn[...]

Section 8 228 Adv anced HotS ync® O perations Creatin g a u ser profil e If you need to confi gure several Pa lm OS ® phones w ith specific information (such as a company phone list) before distributing them to their actual users, you can creat e a user profile to load the data into a phone without associating that data with a user name. The User[...]

Section 8 Adva nced HotSy nc® O perat ions 229 HotS ync Operati ons 8 T o use a pro file for th e first-ti me HotSyn c operati on: 1. Connect the new phone to the HotSync cabl e. 2. Press the HotSync button on the cable. 3. Clic k Profiles . 4. Select the profile that you want to load on the phone, and click OK . 5. Clic k Ye s to transfer all the[...]

Section 8 230 Adv anced HotS ync® O perations[...]

Section 9 Maintaining Your P hone 23 1 Main taining Y our Ph one 9 9 Maintaining Your Phone his chapter provides information on the following: © Proper care of your PCS Phone Handspr ing ® T reo™ 30 0 © Maximizing battery life © Resetting your phone T[...]

Section 9 232 Maintaining You r Phone Caring for your phone Y our phone is designed to be rugged and reliable and to provide years of trouble-free ser vice. Please observe the fol lowing general tips when using your phone: © T ake care not to s cratch th e screen of your phone. Keep the scr een clean. When working with yo ur phone, use the supplie[...]

Section 9 Maintaining Your P hone 23 3 Main taining Y our Ph one 9 © Y ou can conserve battery life by minimizing use of th e keyboard backlight feature and by choosing a lower Auto-off setting which automatically turns the phone off after a perio d of inactivity . See page 196 and page 10 for more information. © If the battery beco mes low in th[...]

Section 9 234 Maintaining You r Phone T o perfo rm a soft re set: 1. Unscrew the tip of the stylus to acces s the reset tool . 2. Use the reset tool to gently press the r eset button inside the hole on the back panel of your phone. Ti p : Y ou can also u se the ti p of an unf olded paper clip (or s imilar obje ct withou t a sharp ti p). Performing [...]

Section 9 Maintaining Your P hone 23 5 Main taining Y our Ph one 9 Perfor ming a har d re set With a hard reset, all rec ords and entries stored i n your phone ar e erased. Never perfor m a hard rese t unless a s oft or w arm rese t does not s olve y our problem. Note: You can restor e any da ta previo usly synchron ized w ith your comp uter dur in[...]

Section 9 236 Maintaining You r Phone T o restore yo ur data af ter a har d reset: 1. Click the HotSyn c Man ager ico n  in the Wi ndows system tray (bottom-right corner of the t askbar). Ti p : Y ou ca n also cl ick the HotSync c omma nd on the Pa lm D esktop software menu bar. 2. From the HotSync M anager menu, choose Cu stom . 3. Select the a[...]

Section 9 Maintaining Your P hone 23 7 Main taining Y our Ph one 9 Note: Ch angi ng th e Ho tSy nc set tin g fro m th e def aul t affe cts only the next HotSy nc o perat ion. Ther eaft er, the H otSync Act ions revert to t heir defa ult setting s. 7. Clic k OK . 8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 to change conduit settings for other applications. 9. Clic [...]

Section 9 238 Maintaining You r Phone[...]

Secti on 10 Troubleshoo ting Tips 239 T roubl eshooti ng Ti p s 10 10 Troubleshooting Tips f you encounter a problem wi th your PCS Phone Handspr ing ® T reo™ 300: © Review this sec tion to see if your pr oblem is lis ted © Check our web site at www .s printpcs.com for the latest technical support information Note: Thousands o f third-p arty a[...]

Section 10 240 Troubles hooting Tips Softw ar e ins tal lati on probl em s Problem Solution Palm™ Desktop software will not in stall suc cessfully . Disable any anti-virus software, close any open applications or ut ilities, and then perform the installation again. If you are installing on a computer at your workplace, make sure your System Admin[...]

Secti on 10 Troubleshoo ting Tips 241 T roubl eshooti ng Ti p s 10 Operati ng problems Tapping and ke yboard probl ems Problem Solution My phone won’t t urn on. T ry each of these in t urn: © Adju st th e dis pla y se tti ngs . © Make sure the bat tery is fully charged. © Perform a soft reset . See page 233 for details. © If your phone still [...]

Section 10 242 Troubles hooting Tips Wireless co mmunication problems Problem Solution I can’t use the wireless featur es © Make sure your PCS T reo 300 battery is charged. © Make sure w ireless mode i s on. T o turn on wireless mode, press and hold the power button for at least two seconds, unt il you hear a confir mation tone. An ascending to[...]

Secti on 10 Troubleshoo ting Tips 243 T roubl eshooti ng Ti p s 10 I tried dialing a phone number , but my PCS T reo 300 just beeps at me © Make sure y ou dialed the correc t number . © Wait a few minutes and try again. If the n etwork is very busy , calls cannot connect. © V erify th at you are in a netw ork coverage area and then move a few ya[...]

Section 10 244 Troubles hooting Tips The Blazer ® application won’t connect to the Internet © Confirm that your s ervice plan includes PCS V ision and not just voice minutes. © Confirm that your Network Preferences set tings are properly configured. 1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher . 2. T ap the Pref eren[...]

Secti on 10 Troubleshoo ting Tips 245 T roubl eshooti ng Ti p s 10 Applicat ion prob lems Problem Solution I tapped the T oday button, but it doe s not show the correct date. Y our phone is not set to the current date. Make sure the Set Date box in t he General Preferences sc reen displays the current date. See p age 17 an d page 196 f or details. [...]

Section 10 246 Troubles hooting Tips HotSync pro blems Problem Solution Why can’t I synchronize my phone with my computer? T ry each of these in turn. After each step, try to synchronize to see if the problem persists: © Make sure you installed the software that came with you r phone. Y ou must install this soft ware even if you upgraded from an[...]

Secti on 10 Troubleshoo ting Tips 247 T roubl eshooti ng Ti p s 10 Beaming p roblems I did a HotS ync operation, but one of my applications did not synchronize. Click the HotSync Manager an d choose Cust om . Make sure that the conduit appears on the list and that it is set to Synchronize the fi les. See page 218 for details. I cannot launch the Ho[...]

Section 10 248 Troubles hooting Tips Password pro blems Problem Solution I forgot the password to show my hidden or masked reco rd s. Y ou can use Security to delete the password. If you do this, your phone deletes all entries marked as private. Y ou can, however , perform a HotSync operation before you delete the password: the HotSync process back[...]

Secti on 10 Troubleshoo ting Tips 249 T roubl eshooti ng Ti p s 10 Technical support If you cannot solve your problem after re viewing the so urces listed at the beginning of t his appendix, check our web si te www .spr intpcs.com for the latest technical support informat ion, or call *2 if you have questions. Before requesting support, please expe[...]

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Secti on 11 Other Product Information 25 1 Other Prod uct Info rmatio n 11 Other Product Informa tion Performan ce and Safety Impo rtant Inf orma tion A bout Y our Phon e and Se rvi ce Keeping Tab s on S ignal Strengt h The quality of each call you make or receive depends on the signal strength in yo ur area. Your phone informs you of the current s[...]

Section 11 252 Other Product I nformatio n Main tainin g Saf e Use of and Ac cess to Y our Pho ne F AILURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRU CTIONS OUTLINED MA Y LE AD TO SERIOUS PERSONAL INJ URY A ND PO SSIBL E PROP ERTY D AMAGE Using You r Phone While Driving Talking on your phone while driving (or operating the phone without a han ds-free device) is prohibit[...]

Secti on 11 Other Product Information 25 3 Other Prod uct Info rmatio n 11 Turnin g Off Wire less Mode in Danger ous Areas To avoid interfering with blastin g operations, turn off wireless mode when in a blasting area or in other areas with signs in dicating two-way radios should be turned off. Construction crews often use remote-control RF devices[...]

Section 11 254 Other Product I nformatio n Exposure t o Radio Freq uency E nergy (S AR) In order to comply with FCC RF exposure safety guidelines, users MUST use a Spri nt-approved body-worn accessory during body-worn operati on. Use of accessories not app roved by Sprint or that have not been test ed for RF exposure compl iance with this product m[...]

Secti on 11 Other Product Information 25 5 Other Prod uct Info rmatio n 11 Obtaining Warranty Service. In order to obtain warranty service, you must receive warranty service authoriza tion within the warranty period and provide dated pr oof of original purchase. Contact Sprint PCS for warranty serv ice authorization except if you purchased product [...]

Section 11 256 Other Product I nformatio n Payment of Fees: The effectiveness of the licenses g ranted hereunder is conditio ned on the receipt by Handsprin g of any applicable fees. No Assignment; No Reverse En gineering : You may transfer the Software an d this License Agreement to another party in connection with a transfer of the Handspring pro[...]

Secti on 11 Other Product Information 25 7 Other Prod uct Info rmatio n 11 Entir e Agreement : Th is License Agree ment sets forth the entire un derstanding and agre ement between you and Handspring, supersedes all pr ior agreements, whether written or or al, with respect to the Software, and may be amended only in a writing signed by both parties [...]

Section 11 258 Other Product I nformatio n and is analogous to r unning a utility progr am or application program. However, in a textual and legal sense, the linked executable is a combined work, a derivative of the original library, and the ordinary General Public License t reats it as such. Because of this b lurred distinction , using the ordinar[...]

Secti on 11 Other Product Information 25 9 Other Prod uct Info rmatio n 11 3. Y ou may charge a fee for the physical act of tran sferring a copy , and you may at your option offer warr anty protection in ex change for a fee. 4. Y ou may modify your copy or copies of the Libra ry or any portion of it, thu s forming a work based on the Li brary , and[...]

Section 11 260 Other Product I nformatio n used for software in terchange. If distributi on of object code is made by offering access to copy from a design ated place, then offering equivalent access to copy the source code from the same place satisfies th e requirement to distri bute the source code, even though third parties are not compelled to [...]

Secti on 11 Other Product Information 26 1 Other Prod uct Info rmatio n 11 c) If distribution of the work is made by offerin g access to copy from a designated place, offer equivalent access to copy the above specified materials from the same place. d) V erify that the user has already received a copy of these materials or that you have already sen[...]

Section 11 262 Other Product I nformatio n then as a consequence you may not distribute the Librar y at all. For example, if a patent license would not permit royalty-fr ee redistribution of th e Library by all those who receive copies directly or indirectl y through you, then the o nly way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to ref[...]

Secti on 11 Other Product Information 26 3 Other Prod uct Info rmatio n 11 WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTH ER P ARTY WHO MA Y MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE LIBRARY AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INC LUDING ANY GEN ERAL, SPECIAL, INC IDENTAL OR CONSEQUENT IAL DAMAGES ARISI NG OUT OF THE U SE OR INABI LITY TO USE THE LIB RAR[...]

Section 11 264 Other Product I nformatio n Acknowledgmen ts We would like to thank the following developers whose contributio ns were an integral part of the Handspring product: © C.E. Steuart Dewar Pimlico Software, Inc. www .gorilla-haven.org/pimlico © Darren Beck Code City www .codecity .com.au © Rick Huebner www .probe.net/~ rhuebner/ index.[...]

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Index 265 Index Numerics 3-way callin g 102 A ABA ( Address B ook arc hive file) 32 Accent ed ch aract ers ente ring 26 onscre en k eyboa rd 32 Active c all 97, 101 Add-on ap plic ation s 39–42 Address B ook archi ve file s (.aba) 32 Address B ook. See PhoneBo ok Adjus ting vo lume 6 Alarm preset 134 reminder 134 setting 117 sound 134, 197, 241 f[...]

266 Index Prop ert ies 146 Web Page v iew 139 Bold f ont for tex t 75 Bookmar ks adding 1 41, 1 42 arrangi ng 144 delet ing 143 editi ng 1 43 Bright ness co ntrol 6, 11 Business ca rd for be aming 78 Buttons power 7 ring er 7 scroll 6, 8 9, 14 0 Buttons prefer ences 190 C Cabl e connect ing to c omputer 19 for lo cal Ho tSyn c oper atio ns 76 seria[...]

Index 267 Chain ca lcul ati ons 167 Charg er conn ecting 9, 19 connect or o n co mmunic ator 8 Char ging b atter y 9 Check boxes 13 City Time adding cit ies 164 home cit y 163 menus 16 4 open ing 54 overview 163 remote cities 163 Clear ing C alcula tor ent ries 166, 168 Colo r con tr ol 6, 11 depth 147 COM po rt. See USB, port and Se- rial port Com[...]

268 Index Cuttin g text 60 Cyclin g thro ugh vie ws 48, 49, 5 0 D Daily calend ar 113–116 events. See Repeat ing ev ents Journ al 12 9 Data entry . See Ent ering d ata transfer. See HotSy nc Date Bo ok archi ve file s (.dba) 32 Date Bo ok Plu s addin g Phon eBook da ta to records 68–69 alarm 117 changi ng e vent time 116 chan ging e ven t to un[...]

Index 269 Dial Pad diali ng numbe rs 89 icon 89 Dial ing appl icati ons 110 emerge ncy n umbers 105 from Ca ll Hi stor y 95 from Cont act s list 91 last number 105 previo us n umbers 89, 94 with Dial Pad 89 with Sp eed Dial 86 Digita l roaming 109 Digitizer 12, 194, 241 Displa y control 6, 11 Display, con trast (brightn ess) contr ol 6 DNS (Dom ain[...]

270 Index Forwar ding calls 104 Frozen c ommuni cato r 241 G Gam es 19 7 Gener al pref erenc es alarm soun ds 197 auto -off dela y 19 6 system sou nds 197 Glossary. See Keyboa rd Sh ort- Cuts H Handhe ld m ode 10 Hard reset 235 Headse t conn ecting 18 Headse t jac k 6 Help Keyb oard 6 0 online ti ps 15 Hidi ng records 72 See also Private records Ho[...]

Index 271 K Key Pad 87, 97 Keyb oard acce nted c har acte rs 26 capital le tters 24 comp uter 32 loca tion 7 menu comman ds 29 moving t he curso r 28 number s 25 onli ne He lp 6 0 onscre en 3 1, 32 Short Cuts f or ent erin g dat a 30, 213–214 Keybo ard ba ckligh t 10 L LED 8, 9 Letter s font styl e 75 onscre en k eyboa rd 31 Light, see LED 8 Link[...]

272 Index purgin g SMS 1 55 receiv ing 151 replying 153 sorting SMS 155 text 152 Micro phone 6 Micro soft Excel, tran sferri ng E xpen se data to 1 82–186 Outlo ok, co nnec ting to 247 Window s 9 5, 98 22 0 Missed ca lls 94, 105 Mobile IP 1 97, 2 02 Modes handhel d 10 wireless 10 Monday, to star t week 195 Month (Da te Book Plus v iew) 124 Moving[...]

Index 273 Phon e numbe rs select ing type s 92 Phon eBook *If Foun d Call* entry 91 adding con tact to Spee d D ial 85 adding cust om f iel ds 1 10 adding ent ry from Call Hist or y 95 busines s car d fo r b eamin g 78 cate goriz in g Conta cts recor ds 63 copying recor ds 91 creat ing co ntact recor ds 85– 86, 89–9 1 creati ng recor ds 58, 89?[...]

274 Index delet ing 60, 1 19 displa ying a c ategor y of 64 editi ng 5 9–60 Expe nse 178 fonts 75 hiding pr ivat e 44 , 72 lost 245 Memo Pad 149 notes for 74– 75 PhoneB ook 82, 89 privat e 7 2 purgi ng 61 –62 sorting 7 1 To Do List 158 Recu rring eve nts dele ting 61 sche dulin g 118 Redi aling a nu mber 1 05 Reminde r. See Alarm Remov in g a[...]

Index 275 purging messages 1 55 receivi ng messa ges 1 51 replyin g to message s 153 sorting messa ges 155 SMS Me ssaging menus 15 6 open ing 52 overview 52 Soft reset 233 Sort ing appl icati ons 37 records 71, 245 Sort ing messag es 15 5 Soun ds. See Alarm and System soun ds Spea ker 6 Spea kerpho ne 1 00 Spee d Dial adding Cal l Hi story entr ies[...]

276 Index fonts 75 menus 16 2 notes f or reco rds 74–75 open ing 53 overview 53 priori tizing re cords 158, 162 private re cords 72 purging records 61–62, 161 sorting records 71 view ing ite ms in Date Bo ok Plus 1 23, 1 25 Toda y. See Current date Trac king ev ents 129 Tran sferr ing data. See HotSyn c Trans mitting data. See Be aming informat[...]