User Manual

Chapter 1 Page 5
Palm VII components
Locating front panel controls
IR port
Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and
receive data from other Palm OS
®
handhelds, and to
perform HotSync operations. See “Beaming
information” in Chapter 6 and “IR HotSync
operations” in Chapter 7 for more information.
Screen
Displays the applications and information stored in
your handheld. It is touch-sensitive and responds to
the stylus.
Power
button/
Backlight
control
Turns your handheld on or off and controls the
backlight feature. If your handheld is turned off,
pressing the power button turns your handheld on
and returns you to the last screen you viewed. Press
the power button to turn your handheld off.
If you have difficulty seeing the information onscreen,
use the backlight to illuminate the screen. Press the
power button and hold it down for about two seconds
to turn the backlight on or off. The backlight turns off
automatically (after a period of inactivity) with the
Auto-off feature. See “General preferences” in
Chapter 8 for more information. You can assign the
full-screen pen stroke to activate the backlight. See
“Pen preferences” in Chapter 8 for more information.
Graffiti
®
writing area
Application
buttons
Scroll button
Power button/
Backlight control
Screen
Antenna
IR port