Online User’s Guide PCS Phone Handspring® Treo™ 300 User Guide
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Contents 1. Introduction to Your PCS Phone Handspring® Treo™ 300 . . . . . . . . . 1 What is a PCS Treo 300? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Minimum requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Upgrade information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Choosing preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Installing and removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Installing add-on applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Application-Specific Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 PhoneBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Using the Speed Dial view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Using the Dial Pad view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Using the Contacts view . . . .
Copying text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Sorting messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Deleting messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 SMS menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 To Do List . . .
Formats Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Country default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Time, date, week start, and numbers formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Auto-off delay .
10. Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Software installation problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Operating problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Tapping and keyboard problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Introduction Introduction to Your PCS Phone Handspring Treo™ 300 ® 1 T his chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your PCS Phone Handspring® Treo™ 300, how to use your phone for the first time, and how to install Palm™ Desktop software and the HotSync® Manager synchronization software so you can synchronize your phone and your computer.
What is a PCS Treo 300? Your PCS Treo 300 combines the power of a full-featured mobile phone, a Palm OS handheld, and the Internet in one compact and indispensable device. With your PCS Treo 300, you can do everything you can do with your existing mobile phone with greater speed and ease. You can store thousands of numbers in your PhoneBook and up to 50 speed dial entries, and dial any of them with just a few keystrokes.
© © © Introduction © 25 MB available hard disk space VGA monitor or better CD-ROM drive (you can also download Palm Desktop software from www.sprintpcs.com) Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher (recommended) 1 Upgrade information If you already own a Palm OS handheld, you still must install the version of Palm Desktop software that comes with your PCS Treo 300 into the same folder as your current Palm Desktop software.
7. If any data for your third party applications did not transfer, beam it from your old handheld to your PCS Treo 300. 8. If you created a password on your old handheld, enter it on your PCS Treo 300. Note: Records you previously marked Private remain marked Private, but you need to reenter a password on your PCS Treo 300. 9. If you had any important settings on your old handheld, such as Network Preferences, manually copy them from your old handheld to your PCS Treo 300.
PCS Treo 300 components Introduction Locating front panel controls 1. Speaker 10. Screen 1 9. Keyboard 2. Headset jack 3. Rocker switch 8. Application buttons 4. Contrast/ Brightness control 5. Option key 6. Microphone 7.
1. Speaker: Functions as the earpiece on your PCS Treo 300. 2. Headset jack: Enables you to connect a hands-free headset for use with the wireless features. Use only headsets that are compatible with your PCS Treo 300. See page 18 for details. 3. Rocker switch: Enables you to navigate on your phone with just one hand. You can use the rocker switch as an alternate method to perform a variety of tasks, such as adjusting the call volume level on your phone.
Tip: If your phone screen is turned off, pressing any application button Introduction turns on and opens the corresponding application. 9. Keyboard: Enables: you to type letters, numbers and symbols on your phone. See Section 2 to learn how to enter information. 10. Phone screen: Displays the applications and information stored in 1 your phone. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus. Locating top panel controls 3. Power button 1. Antenna 4. IR port 2. Stylus 6. LED 5. Ringer switch 1.
6. LED: Provides status information for your PCS Treo 300 based on the color of the light and the blink state. No light: Wireless mode off Solid:Connected to travel charger Green = Fully charged Red = Charging Blinking:Wireless mode on Green = In coverage area Red = Out of coverage area Double-blink red: Low battery Locating back panel components 1. Electronic Serial Number 2. Reset button 3. Charger and USB/serial connector 1.
Introduction Charging the battery To use your phone, you must connect the travel charger or the HotSync cable and charge the battery. When you’re near your computer, connect your phone to the HotSync cable with the travel charger connected to a wall outlet as shown in the section that begins on page 19. When travelling, connect the travel charger cable directly to your phone as shown in this section. When wireless mode is on, a fully charged battery provides approximately 2.
Turning your PCS Treo 300 on and off Your PCS Treo 300 has two operating modes: a handheld mode and a wireless mode. You can turn the handheld mode and the wireless mode on and off independent of each other. When you turn on the handheld mode, you can use organizer applications such as Date Book Plus and To Do List. When you turn on the wireless mode, you can make or receive calls. You can also turn both modes on at the same time.
© Introduction The backlight also turns off automatically (after a period of inactivity) with the Auto-off feature. See page 196 for details. Adjusting the display Depending on the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment where you use your phone, you may need to adjust the brightness and color saturation of the display. 1 The Adjust Display dialog box contains two sliders. The upper slider adjusts color saturation and the lower slider adjusts brightness.
Using the stylus to get things done Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the stylus to tap elements on your phone screen is a way to get things done on your phone. The first time you start your phone, setup instructions appear on the screen. These instructions include a calibration screen, or digitizer.
Elements of the phone interface Introduction 1. Menu bar 1 2. Command buttons 3. Pick list 4. Check box 1. Menu bar: A set of commands that are specific to the application. Not all applications have a menu bar. 2. Command buttons: Tap a button to perform a command. Command buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of application screens. 3. Pick list: Tap the arrow to display a list of choices, and then tap an item in the list to select it. 4.
1. Previous/next arrows 2. Scroll bar 1. Previous/next arrows: Tap the up and down arrows to display the previous and next page of information; tap the left and right arrows to display the previous and next record. 2. Scroll bar: Roll the rocker switch or press the scroll buttons on the front panel of your phone to scroll to the previous and next pages. To scroll the display one line at a time, tap the top or bottom arrow.
To move around the screen do one of the following: © © Tap an item with the stylus. Press the scroll buttons to scroll through the items on the screen. Roll the rocker switch up or down to scroll through the items on the screen. Introduction © 1 Tip: To learn how to move around the screen using the PCS Treo 300 keyboard, see page 28. Displaying online tips Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your phone contain an online Tips icon in the upper-right corner.
To open the Preferences screens: 1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher. 2. Tap the Preferences icon . 3. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen. 4. Tap the Preferences category you want to view. The following procedures for setting the time and date give you an example of how to customize your phone. You make changes to the time and date in General preferences. To automatically set the current date and time: 1. Turn on wireless mode.
Introduction Tap here 1 2. Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour. 3. Tap each minute number, and then tap the arrows to change them. 4. Tap AM or PM. Note: Your phone can also display time based on a 24-hour clock. See page 195 for details. 5. Hold Option and press Return to finish. To manually set the current date: 1. Tap the Set Date box. 2. Hold Option and press a scroll button to scroll to the current year. Tap arrows to select year Tap to select month Tap to select date 3.
Using the headset You can connect a headset for hands-free operation. Your PCS Treo 300 is compatible with the included headset and other headsets listed at www.sprintpcs.com. If you need to use your phone while driving and this is permitted in your area, we recommend using a headset. Note: PCS Treo 300 is not compatible with three-pin (also called threepole) style headsets. You can determine whether a headset is a three-pin headset by counting the number of silver rings on the headset pin.
Introduction Connecting the HotSync cable The HotSync cable that comes with your PCS Treo 300 enables you to charge your phone battery and to synchronize the information on your phone using HotSync technology. 1 Note: If your computer does not have a USB port, or it uses Windows 95 or Windows NT, you need a serial HotSync cable to connect to your computer. You can purchase a serial HotSync cable from www.sprintpcs.com. To connect the HotSync cable: 1.
Serial cable and port Note: If you are unsure about the exact location of the USB port or serial port on your computer, refer to the manual supplied with the computer. 4. Plug the travel charger into a wall outlet. Tip: The travel charger does not need to be plugged into a wall outlet to perform a HotSync operation. However, if you want to use the HotSync cable to charge your phone, you must plug the travel charger into a wall outlet.
© Introduction © Import and export data, so you can easily transfer data from other desktop applications into many of your applications. See the section that begins on page 32 for details. Print data from your desktop software on any printer. Using your phone with Palm Desktop software 1 Your phone comes with Palm Desktop software.
Using your phone with Microsoft Outlook The software that comes with your PCS Treo 300 includes everything you need to synchronize your phone with Microsoft Outlook. If you already have Microsoft Outlook installed on your computer, the installation program prompts you to choose the Microsoft Outlook synchronization option.
2 Entering Data Entering Data in Your Phone T © © © Section 2 Entering Data in Your Phone 2 © his chapter explains how to enter data into your PCS Phone Handspring® Treo™ 300 using each of the following methods: Using the PCS Treo 300 keyboard Using the onscreen keyboard Using your computer keyboard Importing data 23
Using the PCS Treo 300 keyboard The PCS Treo 300 keyboard is the primary method you’ll use to enter data into your phone. Each letter key on the keyboard has three functions: © Normal: Types a lowercase letter. © Shift: Types an uppercase letter. © Option: Types the number/symbol, or activates the function, that appears in blue on the key. @ W Q % A Option Shift/Find S Z ( : E $ D X ) R F C / – T * Y + G H V B 1 4 7 U 2 5 J N 8 I K 3 # O P" 6 L' Backspace 9 .
Entering Data To enter only capital letters (Caps Lock): 1. Press Shift twice. When Caps Lock is active, an underlined “up arrow” symbol appears in the lower-right corner of the phone screen. Caps Lock 2. Type the text you want to capitalize. 2 3. Press Shift to turn off Caps Lock. Typing numbers and symbols Typing numbers and symbols with your phone is similar to typing symbols on a computer keyboard. You must first “shift” to option mode and then type the number or symbol strokes.
Typing accented characters The ListType feature enables you to enter accented characters. You can enter the following accented letters: à á ä â ã å çè é ë ê ì í ï î ñ ò ó ö ô õ ù ú ü û ý ÿ To enter accented characters: 1. Type the letter (uppercase or lowercase) to which you want to add an accent. 2. Press ListType . 3. Use the scroll buttons to select the accent you want to apply. 4. Press Space to insert the accented character.
Symbols a æ A Base character Symbols T ~™†‡ x × ß X × B ß y ¥ c ¢©^ˆ Y ¥ C ¢©^ˆ 0 ‰º d †‡ 1 ¹¼½ D †‡Ð 2 ² e 3 ³ E . ?!… , ‚‚‚ f ƒ F ƒ ! ¡ l £ ? ¿ L £ : ; :-) :-( ;-) :-D m µ ' ‘’‹›~` M µ " “”«» o ø $ O Ø + & 2 Æ b Entering Data Base character £¥ p ¶ - _~•–— P ¶ / \÷¦ r ® % ‰ R ® # = s ßš§ ( <[{‹ S ߊ§ ) >]}› t ~™†‡ 3. Press ListType . 4.
Tip: To enter a tab, press Shift and then press Space . Navigation keystrokes 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 applications may not support these navigation keystrokes. Command Keystrokes Move cursor right Hold Option while pressing the bottom scroll button. Move cursor left Hold Option while pressing the top scroll button. Previous field Press the top scroll button.
2. Press Menu Entering Data To use the menu bar: 1. Open an application (such as Memo Pad). to open the menu bar. Tip: You can also open the menu bar by tapping the inverted tab at the top of any application’s screen (except Calculator). 2 Inverted tab In this example, three menus are available: Record, Edit, and Options. The Record menu is selected and contains the commands New Memo, Delete Memo, and Beam Memo. 3. Press the top scroll button to switch between menus. 4.
Menu commands Shortcut letters To use keyboard shortcuts for menu commands: 1. Press Menu to open the menu bar. 2. Type the menu command shortcut letter. For example, to choose Copy in the Edit menu, press Menu followed by the letter “c.” Tip: When the menu bar is open, you can enter a shortcut letter for any menu item in the current application view, not just the ones that appear on the current menu. Using text ShortCuts ShortCuts make entering commonly used words or phrases quick and easy.
. 3. Use the scroll buttons to select the ShortCut symbol Entering Data To use a ShortCut: 1. Type the letter s. 2. Press ListType . Note: The ShortCut symbol appears by the cursor to show that you are in 2 ShortCut mode. 4. Type the ShortCut characters. Using the onscreen keyboard You can open the onscreen keyboard anytime you need to enter text or numbers on your phone. When used in conjunction with the backlight, the onscreen keyboard is especially useful for typing in the dark.
Note: The onscreen keyboard also includes a dialog box for international characters. You can switch among the three dialogs at any time to enter the exact text you need. 5. After you finish, tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard and place the text in the record. Using your computer keyboard Many of the applications on your phone are available in Palm Desktop software and in most Personal Information Manager (PIM) applications.
© Entering Data © To Do List archive (.tda) Memo Pad archive (.mpa) Archive formats can only be used with Palm Desktop software. Use the archive file formats to share information with other people who use Palm OS handhelds or to create a copy of your important Palm Desktop information. 2 To import data: 1. Open Palm Desktop software. 2. Click the application into which you want to import data. 3. If you are importing records containing a field with category names, select All in the Category box. 4.
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3 Managing Applications Managing Your Applications T Section 3 Managing Your Applications 3 his chapter explains how to switch between applications on your PCS Phone Handspring® Treo™ 300, how to change application settings so they are personalized to your work methods, and how to categorize applications so you view them in related groups.
Using the Applications Launcher Your phone is equipped with a variety of applications. All the applications installed on your phone appear in the Applications Launcher. Opening applications You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application installed on your phone. You can also open the four main applications — PhoneBook, Date Book Plus, Blazer®, and Memo Pad— with the application buttons on the front panel of your phone.
Switching between applications Managing Applications When working in any application, press Option and then press Menu , or press an application button on the front panel of your phone to switch to another application. Your phone automatically saves your work in the current application and displays it when you return to that application. 3 Categorizing applications The category feature enables you to manage the number of application icons that appear onscreen in the Applications Launcher.
To display applications by category: 1. Press Option and then press 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 Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen and select the category you want to display. Changing the Applications Launcher display By default, the Applications Launcher displays each application as an icon. As an alternative, you can choose to show a list of applications.
4. Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it. and press Return to finish. Managing Applications 5. Hold Option Choosing preferences You can set options that affect an entire application in the application’s Preferences dialog box. 3 To change preferences for an application: 1. Open an application. 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Options, select Preferences (/R). Note: Not all applications have a Preferences command. 4. Make changes to the settings. 5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
decompression utility, search the Internet using phrases like 'zip decompression' or 'how to unzip'. This will lead you to various thirdparty utilities that you can use to decompress any kind of compressed or downloaded file--not just add-ons for your phone. After you install the utility, you are ready to decompress the add-on application files that you downloaded. Note: Any applications that you install on your phone resides in RAM memory; you can delete them at any time.
Managing Applications Tip: You can also access the Install Tool dialog box by selecting Install Tool under Sprint on the Start menu, or by double-clicking any file with a PRC file extension. 3 4. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to your phone. 5. Click Add. 6. Select the application(s) that you want to install on your phone. 7. Click Open. Note: Review the list of applications you selected in the Install Tool dialog box.
8. Click Done. 9. Perform a HotSync operation to install the application(s) you selected in step 6. See the section that begins on page 76 for details. Tip: You can also install an application by simply double-clicking the application’s icon. Removing applications In the event that you run out of memory or decide that you no longer need an application you installed, you can remove applications from your phone.
Tip: If you installed Palm Desktop software for the first time when you Managing Applications purchased your PCS Treo 300, the Palm Desktop software is located in the Handspring folder. If you upgraded from a previous version of Palm Desktop software, these files are most likely located in the Palm folder. Removing Palm Desktop software 3 Removing Palm Desktop software also removes HotSync Manager. If you remove this software from your computer, you cannot synchronize your data.
In Security, you can do the following: © © Mask or hide entries you define as private. The Mask option displays a gray bar over private records, and the Hide option completely removes (hides) private records. See the section that begins on page 72 for more information. Assign a password to the Security viewing options.
Changing or deleting a password Managing Applications Once you define a password for your phone, you can change or delete it at any time. You must enter the current password before you can change or delete it. To change or delete your password: 1. Tap the Password box. 3 2. Enter the current password. Tap here 3. Hold Option and press Return . 4. Do one of the following: n n To change the password, enter the new password, and hold Option and press Return . To delete the password, tap Delete.
Recovering from a forgotten password 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. Important: If you synchronize with your computer before deleting a forgotten password, your phone restores your private entries the next time you perform a HotSync operation, but it does not restore the password. To delete a forgotten password: 1. Tap the Password box. 2.
4 Applications Overview Applications Overview T Section 4 Applications Overview 4 his chapter briefly describes each application and how to open it.
PhoneBook PhoneBook enables you to make and receive telephone calls, and to keep names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information about your personal or business contacts. In PhoneBook, you can do the following: © © © © © © © © Store thousands of names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and more, in your Contacts list. Create up to 50 speed dial entries. Dial numbers from the Dial Pad, your Speed Dial list, your Contacts list, or the Call History list on your phone.
Date Book Plus Applications Overview Date Book Plus lets you quickly and easily schedule appointments or any kind of activity associated with a date and/ or a time. In Date Book Plus, you can do the following: © © © © © © © Enter a description of your appointment and assign it to a specific time and date.
Blazer Web Browser Blazer is a wireless Internet browser that lets you browse your favorite web sites while you’re on the go. Note: To use Blazer, your service plan must include PCS Vision. In Blazer, you can do the following: © © © Access the World Wide Web and display Internet content. Create up to 100 bookmarks for quick and convenient access to your favorite web sites. Navigate between web pages with familiar toolbar icons. To open Blazer: © Press Blazer . Blazer opens and the Page view appears.
Memo Pad Applications Overview Memo Pad provides a place to take notes that are not associated with records in other applications such as Date Book Plus, PhoneBook, or To Do List. In Memo Pad, you can do the following: © © © Take notes or any kind of message on your phone. Drag and drop memos into popular computer applications like Microsoft Word when you synchronize using Palm™ Desktop software and HotSync® technology. Assign memos to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups.
SMS SMS provides a way for you to receive short text messages from other people who use mobile phones and subscribe to PCS Vision services. In SMS, you can do the following: © © © Receive short text messages. Read incoming messages directly from the Inbox. File messages you receive and arrange them by category. To open SMS: 1. Press Option . 2. Press PhoneBook . SMS.opens and the Inbox view appears. Tip: You can also open SMS by tapping the SMS icon Applications Launcher.
To Do List Applications Overview To Do List is a convenient place to create reminders and prioritize the things that you have to do. In To Do List, you can do the following: © © © © © 4 © Make a quick and convenient list of things to do. Assign a priority level to each task. Assign a due date for any or all of your To Do items. Assign To Do items to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups. Sort your To Do items either by due date, priority level, or category.
CityTime CityTime helps you keep track of the time anywhere around the globe. In CityTime, you can do the following: © © © © Select a home city as a point of reference. Display the day and time in four other cities simultaneously. Add a definition for any city that isn’t in the default list. Display sunrise and sunset information for your home city. To open CityTime: 1. Press Option . 2. Press Blazer . Tip: You can also open CityTime by tapping the CityTime icon Applications Launcher.
Calculator Applications Overview Calculator enables you to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and a variety of advanced math and scientific calculations. In Calculator, you can do the following: © © © © Select a view to perform specific types of calculations including: math, trigonometry, finance, logic, statistics, weight/temp, length, area, and volume. Store and retrieve values.
Expense Expense lets you keep track of your expenses and then transfer the information to a spreadsheet on your computer. In Expense, you can do the following: © © © © © © Record dates, types of expenses, amount spent, payment method, and other details associated with any money that you spend. Assign expense items to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups. Keep track of vendors (companies) and people involved with each particular expense.
5 Common Tasks Common Tasks I 5 n addition to the wireless communication applications, your PCS Phone Handspring® Treo™ 300 also includes a full suite of personal information manager (PIM) applications: Date Book Plus, the Contacts view in PhoneBook, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense. This chapter provides instructions on how to do tasks that are common to several applications.
Creating records You can use the following procedure to create a new record in Date Book Plus, the Contacts view in PhoneBook, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense. To create a record: 1. Open the application in which you want to create a record. 2. Do one of the following: n Start entering data (your phone automatically creates a new record). Tip: To create another new record, press the bottom scroll button and begin entering data.
Common Tasks Editing records After you create a record, you can change, delete, or enter new text at any time. Two screen features tell you when your phone is in editing mode: © A blinking cursor © One or more edit lines 5 Blinking cursor Edit line Entering text For information on how to enter text using the keyboard on your phone, the onscreen keyboard, or the keyboard attached to your computer, see Section 2. Edit menu The Edit menu is available with any screen where you enter or edit text.
The following commands may appear in an Edit menu: Undo Reverses the action of the last edit command. For example, if you used Cut to remove text, Undo restores the text you removed. Undo also reverses deletions done by using backspace. Cut Removes the selected text and stores it temporarily in the memory of your phone. You can paste the text you cut into another area of the current application or into a different application.
Common Tasks A confirmation dialog box appears. If you want to save a copy of the deleted item to an archive file in Palm Desktop software, 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 press Return to finish. 5 If you choose to save a copy of the selected item, your phone transfers it to the archive file on your desktop the next time you perform a HotSync operation.
To purge records: 1. Open the application. 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Record, select Purge (/E). A confirmation dialog box appears. Date Book Plus: Tap the pick list and select how old a record must be to be purged. Purge deletes repeating events if the last of the series ends before the date that you purge records. Date Book Plus, To Do List: If you want to save a copy of the purged records to an archive file on your desktop, be sure that the check box is checked.
Common Tasks You cannot modify the system-defined categories, but you can rename and delete the user-defined categories. In addition, you can create your own user-defined categories. You can have a maximum of 15 userdefined categories in each application. 5 The Contacts view in PhoneBook contains the QuickList user-defined category, in which you can store the names, addresses, and phone numbers you might need in emergencies (doctor, fire department, lawyer, etc.).
To display a category of records: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the list screen. Category pick list 2. Select the category you want to view. The list screen now displays only the records assigned to that category. To define a new category: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen. Category pick list 2. Tap Edit Categories. 3. Tap New. 4. Enter the name of the new category.
and press Return Common Tasks 5. Hold Option twice to finish. 5 You can assign any of your records to the new category. To rename a category: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen. 2. Tap Edit Categories. 3. Select the category that you want to rename, and then tap Rename. 4. Enter the new name for the category. 5. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish.
Finding records Your phone offers several ways to find information quickly: © All applications: The Find utility locates any text that you specify, always starting with the current application. © Date Book Plus, To Do List, Memo Pad: The Phone Number Lookup feature displays the Contacts view in PhoneBook and shows names and phone numbers for entries that have phone numbers. You can add the information that appears in this list to a record.
Common Tasks 5 For example, entering a “ca” displays “Chris Cadwell,” “David Cagle,” and “Carolyn Malestic” as shown above. Entering “cmal” finds only “Carolyn Malestic.” 2. Use the scroll buttons to select the contact name. 3. Press Return to view the contents of the record. Using Find You can use Find to locate any text that you specify, in any application. To use Find: 1. Press Option and then press Shift to open the Find dialog box.
As your phone searches for the text, you can tap Stop at any time. You may want to do this if the entry you want appears before your phone finishes the search. To continue the search after you tap Stop, tap Find More. 4. Tap the text that you want to review. Using Phone Number Lookup Phone Number Lookup displays the information you entered in the Contacts view in PhoneBook, and it lets you add this information to a record. To use Phone Number Lookup: 1.
Common Tasks Suarez.” If your Contacts are sorted by first 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 it. 5 6. Press Space or Return . The name you selected, along with the other information associated with it, is pasted into the record you selected in step 1.
Looking up names to add to expense records In Expense, Lookup displays the names of Contacts entries in Phonebook that have data in the Company field. You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with an Expense record. To add names to an Expense record: 1. Open the Expense record to which you want to add names. 2. Tap Details. 3. Tap Who. Tap here 4. Tap Lookup. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Common Tasks Sorting lists of records You can sort lists of records in various ways, depending on the application. Sorting is available in applications that have list screens: Contacts view in PhoneBook, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense. Note: You can also assign records to categories. See page 62 for details. 5 To sort records in To Do List and Expense: 1. Open the application to display the list screen. 2. Tap Show. 3. Tap the Sort by pick list and select an option. 4.
Making records private In all PIM applications, except Expense, you can make individual records private. Private records remain visible and accessible, however, until you select the Security setting to hide or mask all private records. See the section that begins on page 43 for details. Hiding and masking private records You can hide records that you mark as private. When you hide records, they do not appear anywhere in the application.
5. Tap either Hide Records or Mask Records. and press Return change the security setting. to confirm that you want to To display all private records: 1. Press Option and then press Menu Common Tasks 6. Hold Option to access the 5 Applications Launcher. 2. Tap the Security icon . 3. Tap the Current Privacy pick list. Tap here 4. Tap Show Records. If you do not have a password, private records become visible. If you have a password, the Show Private Records dialog box appears.
Note: If you have a password, you must enter your password and then hold Option and press Return to view the record. To display all private records in a specific application: 1. Open the application in which you want to display the records. 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Options, select Security (/H). 4. Tap the Current Privacy pick list. 5. Tap Show Records. 6. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Attaching notes In all PIM applications except Memo Pad, you can attach a note to a record.
To delete a note: 1. Tap the Note icon Common Tasks To review or edit a note: 1. Tap the Note icon . . 2. Tap Delete. 3. Hold Option and press Return for Yes. 5 Choosing fonts In all PIM applications except Expense, you can change the font style to make text easier to read. You can choose a different font style for each application. Small font Bold font Large font To change the font style: 1. Open an application. 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Options, select Font (/F). 4.
Bold font Small font 5. Hold Option Large font and press Return to finish. Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations The HotSync process automatically synchronizes — that is, 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 operation. HotSync technology synchronizes only the needed portions of files, thus reducing synchronization time.
2. If the HotSync Manager is not running, start it: On the Windows Common Tasks desktop, click Start, and then choose Programs. Navigate to the Sprint (or Palm) program group and choose HotSync Manager. Alternatively, you can start the Palm Desktop software which automatically opens the HotSync Manager. 3. Press the HotSync button on the cable. 5 HotSync button Important: The first time you perform a HotSync operation, you must enter a user name in the New User dialog box and click OK.
Beaming information Your 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.
Tip: For best results, the path between the two devices must be clear of Common Tasks obstacles. If you have difficulty beaming information, see the troubleshooting tips that begin on page 247. 5 5. Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you continue working on your phone. To beam an application: 1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher. 2. Press Menu . 3. Under App, select Beam (/B). 4.
To receive beamed information: 1. Turn on your phone. 2. Point the IR port directly at the IR port of the transmitting phone to open the Beam Status dialog box. 3. When the Beam dialog box appears, select a category for the entry. Tip: If you do not select a category the entry is placed in the Unfiled category. 4. Hold Option and press Return for Yes.
C h a p te r 6 Application Tasks Application-Specific Tasks T Section 6 Application-Specific Tasks 6 his chapter is organized by application and gives instructions on how to do tasks that are specific to each of the following applications: © PhoneBook © Date Book Plus © Blazer® © Memo Pad © SMS © To Do List © CityTime © Calculator © Expense 81
PhoneBook PhoneBook is the application where you store name and address information about people or businesses, and where you place and receive telephone calls. PhoneBook has five main views. You can place and receive calls from within any view, and you can also receive calls when the screen is off (but wireless mode must be on). The sections that follow explain how to use each of these views. To change the PhoneBook view, do one of the following: © © Repeatedly press PhoneBook to cycle through the views.
Dial Pad view Speed Dial view Application Tasks 6 View icons Call History view Contacts view Active Call view At the top of each view, many of the following common icons appear to provide wireless mode status information for your phone: Network time indicates wireless mode is on Voicemail notification icon Battery gauge Signal strength icon Section 6 Application-Specific Tasks 83
Using the Speed Dial view You can store up to 50 phone numbers in the Speed Dial list. There are five pages of numbers that hold ten numbers per page. Tip: You can keep your Speed Dial list organized by storing different types of numbers on different pages. For example, create separate pages for family, business, friends, and emergency numbers. Defining a Speed Dial button For each Speed Dial button you can assign a name, phone number, and extra digits such as an extension.
6. Tap the Dial Extra Digits Automatically check box to Application Tasks automatically dial these digits each time you select this speed dial entry. Tip: When you enable the Dial Extra Digits Automatically option, your phone inserts a two second pause before dialing the extra digits. 6 7. Tap the Enable unique ringer check box to assign a unique ring tone to incoming calls from the number in this speed dial entry, and then tap the pick list to select the ring tone. 8.
4. Select the entry you want to use and press Return . Tip: You can edit the entry by tapping the number or name in the Edit Entry dialog. 5. In the Edit Entry dialog, tap the Dial Extra Digits automatically check box to automatically dial these digits each time you select this speed dial entry. 6.
Application Tasks Selected button 6 Tip: During a call, if you are prompted to enter a menu selection, use the keyboard, or go to the Dial Pad view and tap the numbers. If you defined Extra Digits, such as an extension, and did not enable automatic dialing of Extra Digits, tap Extra Digits. 5. Close the lid to end the call. Changing a Speed Dial entry You can change any of the information associated with a Speed Dial button.
Deleting Speed Dial entries If your Speed Dial list becomes full, or you no longer need an entry, you can delete it. Note: You cannot delete the Speed Dial button for your PCS voicemail service. To delete a Speed Dial entry: 1. From the Speed Dial view, highlight the entry you want to delete. 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Edit, select Edit Speed Dial (/E). 4. In the Edit Entry dialog, tap Delete. 5. Hold Option and press Return twice to confirm deletion.
Using the Dial Pad view Application Tasks The Dial Pad view provides access to a more traditional phone interface. You can use this view to dial numbers that are not in your Speed Dial or Contacts list. To dial a number with the Dial Pad: 1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details. to access the Dial Pad view 3. Enter the number you want to dial. Tip: You don’t need to press 6 2. Press PhoneBook . before entering the number.
Many desktop software applications also have data import capabilities that enable you to load database files into your Contacts list on your phone. See the section that begins on page 32 and the online Help for your desktop software for more information. To create a new Contacts entry: 1. Press PhoneBook repeatedly to access the Contacts view . 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Record, select New Contact (/N). Cursor at Last name 4. Enter the last name of the person you want to add to your Contacts list. 5.
Application Tasks 6 Tip: To create an entry that always appears at the top of the Contacts list, begin the Last name or Company field with a symbol, as in *If Found Call*. This entry can contain contact information in case you lose your phone. Duplicating a Contacts entry You can duplicate existing entries, which can be helpful when you want to enter multiple people from a single organization. When you duplicate an entry, the word Copy appears next to the name in the First Name field.
Tip: You can also roll the rocker switch to scroll to the number you want to call, and then press the rocker switch to dial the number. If you need to prepend digits, such as *67 to block caller ID or *70 to disable call waiting, tap the Contact entry to access the Dial dialog box, enter the digits, and then hold Option and press Return to dial. Tap to select a different category Tap a number to select it Tap Dial to call the number 4. Close the lid to end the call.
Application Tasks 6 Tap triangle 6. Select a new label. 7. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Changing Contact entry details The Contact Entry Details dialog box provides a variety of options that you can associate with an entry. To open the Contact Entry Details dialog box: 1. Select the name for the entry whose details you want to change. 2. Press Space 3. Press Menu to open the entry. . 4. Under Record, select Edit Contact (/E). 5. Press Menu . 6. Under Record, select Details (/E). 7.
Using the Call History view The Call History view provides quick access to the previous 1,000 incoming and outgoing calls. If you miss a call when your PCS Treo 300 is on and you remain in a coverage area, your missed calls appear in the Call History list and you receive a missed call alert message. When your phone is off or you travel outside a coverage area, your missed calls are forwarded to voicemail and they do not appear in the Call History list.
Calling a number in your Call History list Application Tasks In addition to viewing a list of your incoming, outgoing, and missed calls, you can use the Call History view to dial any number that appears on this view. To dial a number from the Call History view: 1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details. 6 2. Use the scroll buttons to select the number you want to call. Select the entry you want to dial 3. Press Space to dial.
Select the entry you want to add Tap Add to add selected number 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Record, select Add (/N). 4. In the Contact Edit screen, enter any additional information. 5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
3. Select the purge option you want to use. Application Tasks Tap the pick list to choose which calls to purge 6 4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Caller’s name and phone number if available Tap Answer to accept the call Tap Ignore to send the call to voicemail To answer a call while it is ringing, do any of the following: © © © Open the lid if it is closed. Tap Answer if the lid is open. Press the button on the headset (if it is attached). To ignore a call and send it directly to voicemail, do any of the following: © © Close the lid if it is open. Press the top scroll button.
To end a call, do any of the following: © © © Close the lid (if the headset is not attached). Press Backspace . Press the button on the headset (if it is attached). Tap Hang Up. Application Tasks © 6 Note: Pressing the power button while a call is active puts your phone into sleep mode. It does not end the call. Adjusting call volume You can adjust the volume level from the Active Call view when a call is in progress.
Using the speakerphone The speakerphone button enables you to view your phone screen and use other applications while you’re talking on the phone. Note: The speakerphone feature is optimized for one or two people that are reasonably close to the phone. It is not designed for a conference room or large group. This feature is not available when a headset is attached to your phone. To use the speakerphone: 1. Place a call. 2. From the Active Call screen, tap Spkrphone. Tap Spkrphone Tap Cancel Spkr 3.
Call status indicator Application Tasks Tap Hold 6 Tap Off Hold 2. Tap Hold to place the call on hold. 3. Tap Off Hold to return to the call. Handling Multiple Calls You can use the Active Call view to handle a variety of situations that involve multiple calls. During an active call, you can receive or place another call, switch between two active calls, and create a 3-way conference call.
Caller’s name and phone number if available Tap Hold & Answer Tap Ignore to send call to voicemail Tip: You can switch between two active calls by tapping Swap or by pressing the button on the headset (if it is attached). The Swap button appears only when the second call is an incoming call. To dial another number while a call is in progress: 1. Place the first call on hold. 2. From the Active Call view, repeatedly press PhoneBook to access the view you want to use.
Application Tasks Tap 3-way Call 6 3. Tap Cancel 3-way to end the second call and to return to the first call you placed, or tap Hang Up to end both calls. Note: If the headset is attached, you can also press the button on the headset to end the second call and return to the first call. Checking voicemail There are several ways to access your voicemail mailbox. To check voicemail: 1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details. 2.
Forwarding calls If you need to turn off the wireless mode or know you will be traveling outside a coverage area, you can forward your calls to another number. Keep in mind that airtime charges still apply to your forwarded calls. Note: Because call forwarding information is stored by the network, it’s a good idea to check the current network settings both before and after you change the call forwarding option. To forward calls to another number: 1.
Redialing the last number To redial the last number, do one of the following: © © Press and hold PhoneBook for at least one second. From PhoneBook, press and hold the rocker switch. 6 Returning a missed call When your PCS Treo 300 is on and you remain in a coverage area, any calls you miss appear in the Call History list and you receive a missed call alert message.
3. From the Unlock Wireless Mode screen or Unlock Communicator screen, tap Make Emergency Call to access the Dial Pad view. 4. Dial 911, *2 (Sprint Customer Care), or any of the three emergency numbers you defined in Security Preferences. See page 111 for information on entering emergency numbers. Tap Make Emergency Call 5. When the E911 Callback Mode dialog appears, tap Exit Mode to return to your phone to normal operations, or tap Call Back 911 to redial the 911 operator.
Record menus Application Tasks Contacts list view 6 Contacts edit view Contacts record view Call History view Options menus Dial Pad & Speed Dial views Call History view Contacts view Contacts record & edit views Section 6 Application-Specific Tasks 107
Preferences © Remember last category. Determines how the Contacts 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 Contacts list displays the All category. © List By. Determines how the Contact entries are sorted in the Contacts view, and also controls the PhoneBook Instant Lookup feature.
Application Tasks Call Preferences 6 © Enable Digital Roaming. Enables you to access wireless service from any 1900Mhz network when you are outside a PCS coverage area. If you place calls while roaming outside a PCS coverage area, you will incur roaming charges (if applicable to your service plan). © Enable Location Privacy. Prevents applications on your phone from using information about your location.
Dial Preferences © Dial, Email, SMS. Provides other applications access to PhoneBook’s dialing functions. In most cases you do not need to change these settings. © Home country. Determines if North American hyphenation conventions are automatically applied to phone numbers, and whether the following two options are available: n When dialing, add this area code to 7 digit numbers. Inserts the area code you specify in front of 7-digit numbers before dialing. n Always dial 1 in front of the area code.
Enables you to lock your phone and define emergency numbers. Application Tasks Security Prefs 6 Wireless Mode Lock: Locks your phone and requires you to enter a password to make outgoing calls (other than emergency numbers). The default password is the last four digits of your phone number. You can still receive incoming calls and view your data in handheld mode. © On Power Off. Locks wireless mode each time you turn off your phone. © Immediately. Locks wireless mode upon exiting this dialog box.
Phone Info © Phone Number: Displays your phone number. © ESN: Displays your phone’s Electronic Serial Number which uniquely identifies your phone to the PCS network. © PRL: Displays the version number of the Preferred Roaming List. © Firmware Rev: Displays the version number for the mobile communication software on your phone. © PRI Checksum: Displays information intended for Sprint support. About PhoneBook Shows version information for PhoneBook.
Working in Day View To view or select a date, do one of the following: n Use the scroll buttons or roll the rocker switch to move forward or backward one day at a time. Note: By default, Date Book Plus scrolls through all the events in the selected day before moving to the next day. You can change this option in the Day Options dialog box. See page 133 for details. n n Press Shift and then a scroll button to scroll by weeks. Tap the day of the week that you want in the date bar at the top of the screen.
Previous year Next year Tap to select a month Tap to select a day Tap to select current date Scheduling an event A record in Date Book Plus is called an “event.” An event can be any kind of activity that you associate with a day. You can enter a new event on any of the available time lines. When you schedule an event, its description appears on the time line, and its duration is automatically set to one hour. You can easily change the start time and duration for any event.
Start Time Application Tasks Tap to scroll to earlier hours Tap to change hours 6 Tap to change minutes Tap to scroll to later hours 3. If the event is longer than an hour, press the bottom scroll button and type the end time. 4. Hold Option and press Return to finish. 5. Enter a description of the event. You can enter up to 255 characters. Event description Time bar shows duration 6. Tap a blank area of the screen to deselect the event.
Tip: You can also create a new untimed event by making sure no event is selected and then entering a description. 5. Enter a description of the event. New untimed event No time selected 6. Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the untimed event. Note: If you create an event and decide later that there is no particular start or end time, you can easily change it to an untimed event. Tap the time of the event in the Date Book Plus screen, tap No Time, and then hold Option and press Return to finish.
Setting an alarm for an event The Alarm setting enables you to set an audible alarm for events in Date Book Plus. You can set an alarm to sound minutes, hours, or days before an event. The default Alarm setting is 5 minutes before the time of the event, but you can change this to any number of minutes, hours, or days. Application Tasks When you set an alarm, this icon appears to the far right of the event with the alarm. When the alarm tone sounds, a reminder message also appears onscreen.
turn on your phone and hold Option it. and press Return to dismiss To dismiss the alarm reminder, do one of the following: © Tap 5 min, 10 min, 30 min, or Other to reset the alarm to notify you © in a specified period of time. Press the top scroll button. Scheduling repeating or continuous events The Repeat function lets you schedule events that recur at regular intervals or extend over a period of consecutive days. A birthday is a good example of an event that repeats annually.
Application Tasks Repeat box 6 4. Tap Day, Week, Month, or Year 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 other month. 6. To specify an end date for the repeating or continuous event, tap the End on pick list and tap Choose Date. Use the date picker to select an end date. 7.
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. Following. Changes or deletes the current event and all future occurrences of this event. Considerations for repeating or continuous events Keep the following points in mind: © If you change the start date of a repeating event, your phone calculates the number of days you moved the event.
© Changing the Date Book Plus view In addition to displaying the calendar for a specific day, you can also display a whole week in graph or text format, a month, a year, or a list of your appointments, as well as the current time. Application Tasks If you apply a change to a single occurrence of a repeating event (e.g., time), that occurrence no longer shows the Repeat icon .
To display the current time: 1. Tap and hold the stylus on the date in the date bar to display the current time. Tap and hold the date Current time displays 2. Drag the stylus below the date bar and then lift it. Note: If you lift the stylus while it is still on the date bar, the menu bar appears. Working in Week View Week View shows the calendar of your events for an entire week. This view lets you quickly review your appointments and available time slots.
Tips for using Week View The Week View with Text shows an entire week with a description of each scheduled event. This view can display one or two weeks at a time and can include To Do items that are due on the dates shown. Toggle between 1 and 2 weeks Scroll to more events Dot indicates more events Week View with Text icon Box indicates To Do item Tips for using Week View with Text Keep the following points in mind: © Tap a day to display that day in the Day View.
© © © © Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to move between weeks. You can also tap the scroll arrows in the upper-right corner to move forward or backward a week. Press Menu , and under Options, select Go to Week (/O). Tap a number to select a different week. Tap Go to open the date selector use the scroll buttons to select a week and then hold Option and press Return to finish. Tap the number of weeks to toggle between a one week view and a two week view.
Working in Year View Description of event on selected date Application Tasks The Year View shows an overview of your calendar for an entire year. 6 Blinking dot indicates selected date Dot indicates scheduled events Year View button Scroll to other days Tips for using Year View Keep the following points in mind: © Tap a day to display the date and events for that day in the title bar. A minus sign indicates only one event is scheduled on that day.
Scroll to other weeks Selected week’s dates List View button Tips for using List View Keep the following points in mind: © Tap a line to select it. The start and end time display briefly in the title bar. To redisplay the event details, tap to the left of the description. © Tap the description of the selected line to display the event in Day View. © Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to select specific items on the screen.
Application Tasks Event conflict 6 Working with floating events Date Book Plus can include events that are a combination of a To Do item and a Date Book event. These events are called “floating events.” Floating events are not assigned to a specific date, but can still be timed or untimed, can have alarms, and can repeat. If a floating event is not completed by midnight, it automatically advances to the next day until you mark it complete.
© © © © To convert an existing event to a floating event, select the event, tap Details, tap Float as the Type, and then hold Option and press Return to finish. When you complete a repeating floating event, it marks only the current occurrence of the event as complete. Avoid scheduling a floating event that repeats daily. These events can accumulate quickly unless you complete them each day.
Using the Daily Journal . 2. Under Record, select New Journal Entry (/J). Date Book Plus creates an untimed event, opens a Note for this event, and inserts the current time. If you’ve already started a journal for the current day, Date Book Plus opens the existing journal and inserts a new entry. 3. Enter a description for the journal entry. 4. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Using templates You can use templates to create a list of standard events.
Tap to create an event from a template 4. Select the event from the Appointment Templates list. 5. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Date Book Plus menus Date Book Plus menus are shown here for your reference, and Date Book Plus features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here. See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands. Record menu List View Day View New To Do Creates a new To Do item and adds it to your Date Book Plus and To Do List database.
Options menu Application Tasks Week View 6 Day View Week View with Text Month View Year View List View Section 6 Application-Specific Tasks 131
Preferences (Day View) © Start/End Time. Defines the start and end times for Date Book Plus screens. If the time slots you select do not fit on one screen, you can tap the scroll arrows to scroll up and down. © Event Duration. Defines the default duration for new events. © Week Start. Defines the first day of the week. This setting overrides the System Preferences setting for all Date Book Plus views. © Initial View. Defines the view that appears when you start Date Book Plus. © Button Views.
Application Tasks Display Options 6 © Show Time Bars. Activates the time bars that appear in the Day View. The time bars show the duration of an event and illustrate event conflicts © Compress Day View. Controls how times appear in the Day View. When Compress Day View is off, all time slots display. When it is on, start and end times display for each event, but blank time slots toward the bottom of the screen disappear to minimize scrolling. © Show PM Label. Displays a “p” after PM times.
Alarm Preferences © Alarm Sound. Sets the tone of the alarm. © Snooze Sound. Sets the 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 stops. The choices are Once, Twice, 3 Times, 5 Times, and 10 Times. © Repeat Alarm. Defines how many times the alarm repeats when it is not acknowledged.
Application Tasks To Do Preferences 6 © © © © © © © © Show Categories. Displays the To Do items in the categories you select. Priorities Displayed. Displays To Do items with the selected priority level. The choices are 1 only, 1-2, 1-3, 14, and 1-5. Show Priority. Displays the priority level for To Do items. Show Completed Items. Displays completed To Do items. Show Undated Items. Shows all To Do items that have not been assigned a due date. Show Dated Items.
Week Preferences © © © © © © © Time Format. Defines the format of the time display. The choices are No Time, 11p, 11:30p, 23, 23:30. Display To Do. Defines where To Do items will appear on the Date Book Plus screen. The choices are Top, Bottom, and Hide. Week Start. Defines the first day of the week for Week View with Text. Wordwrap Single Entry. Wraps text in cells that contain a single event to display as much text as will fit in the cell. Hide Untimed Floating Events.
Application Tasks Month Preferences 6 © Show Timed Events. Displays events that you assigned to a specific time. © © © © Show Untimed Events. Displays events that you assigned to a date, but did not assign to a specific time. Show Daily Repeating Events. Displays events that repeat each day. Include Week Numbers in Title. Displays week numbers in the title bar for the first and last weeks in the month. Show Zero Duration Events. Displays events that have no duration in the Month View display.
List View Preferences © © © © About Date Book+ Date Book. Determines which type of events appear in the List View display. The choices are: Appt, Float, Done, Alarms Only, and Repeat events only appear once. To Do. Determines which type of To Do items appear in the List View display. The choices are All, Not Complete, Complete, and None. If you choose either Not Complete or Complete, you also have the following choices: Dated & Undated, Dated only, and Undated only. Filter by Text.
Application Tasks 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. To use Blazer, your service plan must include PCS Vision. Viewing web pages Tip: You can tell whether you are inside a coverage area by looking at the signal strength indicator in the lower right corner of the screen. To view a web page: 1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details. 2. Press Blazer 3.
6. Hold Option and press Return to finish. While a page is loading, a Progress icon appears in the lower right corner of the screen. You can tap links to other pages as soon as they appear. You don’t need to wait until a page fully loads. To stop loading a page, tap the Stop icon in the lower left corner of the screen. Tap to go to home page 7.
Viewing bookmarked pages Application Tasks Your phone may come with a few bookmarks already in place. You can jump directly to any of the predefined bookmarks, or to any pages for which you’ve created a bookmark. To view a bookmark: 1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details. twice to access the Bookmark view 3. Tap the bookmark you want to view. .
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Tip: You can also add a bookmark by tapping an empty bookmark slot in the Bookmark view and entering a Name, Description, and URL for the page you want to bookmark. To define a bookmark: 1. From the Bookmark view, press Menu . 2. Under Bookmark, select Add Bookmark (/A). Tip: You can also open the New Bookmark dialog box by tapping an empty bookmark slot. 3. Enter a Name, Description, and URL for the page you want to bookmark. Tap an empty slot 4.
Editing bookmarks To edit a bookmark: 1. From the Bookmark view, press Menu Application Tasks You can change the title, description, or URL associated with any of your bookmarks. . 2. Under Bookmark, select Edit Bookmark (/E). 6 Tap a bookmark Page icons 3. Tap the page icons to navigate to the page containing the bookmark you want to change. Tip: You can enter or change the Title for any bookmark page. Use the page Title to create bookmark categories.
Arranging your bookmarks As your bookmark list grows, you may want to rearrange the entries or move entire pages. You can assign a title to each bookmark page and arrange the entries by category. For example, if you want to create a page with links to various sports scores, you might name the page Scores. To assign page category titles: 1. From the Bookmark view, press Menu . 2. Under Bookmark, select Edit Bookmark (/E). 3. Tap the page icon to which you want to assign a title. 4. Enter the title. 5.
Application Tasks A grey line appears next to the page when it is in drag mode. When dropping a page on the top row, the grey line appears to the left of the slot where the page will appear. When dropping a page on the bottom row, the grey line appears to the right of the slot where the page will appear. 6 Drag a page to another slot 4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Properties Displays the Page Properties dialog box where you can view the Page Name, URL, Size (Bytes) and whether the page was loaded from the cache.
Preferences Application Tasks 6 Browser tab: Home page. Displays the URL of the current home page © selection. Tap this option to open the Set Home Page dialog box and select a different home page. To restore the factory default Home Page setting, tap Restore in the Set Home Page dialog box. Note: Some service providers may not support the default Home Page setting. Preferences © (continued) © © © Initial view.
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 option. Clear. Erases all the pages stored in the cache. You cannot cancel or undo this action. Accept Cookies. Enables the receipt of Internet cookies. The default setting for this option is on. Clear Cookies. Erases all the cookies stored on your phone. You cannot cancel or undo this action. Set Proxy.
Application Tasks Memo Pad A memo can contain up to 4,000 characters. The number of memos you can store is dependent only on the memory available on your phone. A record in Memo Pad is called a “memo.” To create a new memo: 1. Press . to move down to new lines in the memo. Tip: The first letter of your memo is automatically capitalized. Tap New 3. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Reviewing memos The first line of a memo appears in the Memo list.
2. Review or edit the text in the memo. 3. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Memo Pad menus Memo Pad menus are shown here for your reference, and Memo Pad features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here. See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands. The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you’re displaying the Memo list or an individual memo.
When you receive text messages, the New Messages alert appears. The buttons that appear in the alert dialog box are based on the source and content of the message. Multiple message alert Single message alert Number of new messages Most recent message In the New Messages alert dialog box, you can save or respond to the first message by tapping any of the following buttons: OK Saves the message in the All category, dismisses the alert dialog box, and returns you to the previous application.
Call Sender Dials the number of the person who sent you the message. If the message was sent from an e-mail address or without a call back number, this option is not available. Delete Msg. Deletes the current message, dismisses the alert dialog box, and returns you to the previous application. Tips: © © To view additional incoming messages, press Option and the press PhoneBook . You can also dismiss the alert dialog box by pressing the rocker switch or the top scroll button.
Application Tasks Selected header 6 3. Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to scroll within the current message. 4. Press Option and use the scroll buttons to next or previous message. Responding to text messages There are several ways you can respond to a message depending on its origin and content. You can respond to messages from the Message list or while viewing an individual message. Calling the sender When a call back number is available, you can call the person who sent you a message.
respond. Selected item Button changes based on selected item 3. Press Space to open the application associated with the selected item. Copying text messages You can save time by copying text from your messages. To copy an entire message: 1. From the Messages list, tap the text of the message you want to copy. 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Edit, select Copy Message (/C). 4. Open the application where you want to insert the text. 5. Press Menu . 6. Under Edit, select Paste (/P).
. 2. Under Options, select Sort. 3. Tap the Sort by pick list to select the sort method you want to use. 6 Tap arrow to select sort method Date Places the most recent messages at the top of the list. This is the default sort method. Name Places mobile phone numbers at the top of the list in numerical order, followed by e-mail addresses and names in alphabetical order. 4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Tap arrow to select deletion method Older than 1 week Deletes all messages in the current category with a date earlier than 1 week prior to the current date. Older than 1 month Deletes all messages in the current category with a date earlier than 1 month prior to the current date. Except last 10 Keeps only the 10 most recent messages and deletes all other messages in the current category. All Deletes all messages in the current category. 5. Hold Option and press Return twice to confirm deletion.
Options menus Application Tasks Preferences 6 Determines whether a confirmation dialog box appears when you delete messages. About SMS Shows version information for SMS.
To Do List To Do reminds you of tasks you have to complete. A record in To Do List is called an “item.” To create a To Do item: 1. Press Option and then press Date Book Plus . Tip: You can also access To Do List by tapping the To Do List icon in the Applications Launcher. 2. Enter the text of the To Do item. The text can be longer than one line. New To Do item 3. Press a scroll button to deselect the To Do item.
Application Tasks To set the priority of a To Do item: 1. Tap the Priority number on the left side of the To Do item. Tap here 6 Tap to select priority 2. Tap the Priority number that you want to set (1 is most important). Setting a due date You can associate a due date with any To Do item. You can also sort the items that appear in the list based on their due date. To set a due date for a To Do item: 1. Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change. 2. Tap Details. 3.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Tip: If you turn on the Show Due Dates option in the To Do Show options dialog, you can tap directly on the due date in the To Do list to open the pick list shown in step 4. Assigning a category You can associate any To Do item with a category. You can also sort the items that appear in the list based on their category. To assign a category for a To Do item: 1. Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change. 2. Tap Details. 3.
Application Tasks Completed To Do item 6 To Do Show Options The Show Options dialog box enables you to control the appearance of the To Do list screen. To change the Show Options settings: 1. In To Do list screen, tap Show. 2. Select any of the following settings: Show Completed Items Displays your completed items in the To Do list screen. If you turn off this setting, your To Do items disappear from the list when you complete (check) them.
Record Completion Date Replaces the due date with the actual date when you complete (check) the item. If you do not assign a due date to an item, the completion date still records when you complete the item. Show Due Dates Displays the due dates associated with To Do items and displays an exclamation mark next to items that remain incomplete after the due date passes. Show Priorities Shows the priority setting for each item. Show Categories Shows the category for each item. 3.
Savings Time. Setting your home city The home city serves as a point of reference for your other city selections. The information displayed for all the other cities is based on the day and time in your home city. When you use CityTime for the first time (or when you travel or move to another city), make sure you set your home city location. Setting your home city location ensures that CityTime displays accurate information for the other cities you select. To set your home city: 1.
To set your remote cities: 1. Tap a pick list in the lower part of the CityTime screen and select the city closest to the city you want to display. Tap to select a remote city Tip: If a nearby city isn’t in the list, you can use the Edit Cities command to add a new city to the list. See the next section for details. 2. Tap the remaining pick lists and select the other three cities you want to display.
Options menu Application Tasks Shows version information for CityTime. Help Displays online help for the CityTime screens. Utilities menu Change Location Opens the Change Location dialog box where you can select the city to which you are moving or travelling. Changing the location updates the system time and date. Sun Rise/Set Opens the Sun Rise/Set dialog box where you can view sunrise and sunset information for your home city.
Calculator Calculator includes two operating modes: Basic and Advanced. In Basic mode you can perform simple mathematical calculations. In Advanced mode you can access scientific functions and perform sophisticated math calculations. This section explains how to select the operating mode and use the buttons and menu options available in each mode. Selecting the Calculator mode The Toggle Mode command enables you to choose whether you want to work in Basic Calculator mode or Advanced Calculator mode.
Places the current number in memory. Each new number you enter with the M+ button is added to the total already stored in memory. You can add either a calculated value or a number you enter by pressing the number buttons. Pressing this button has no effect on the current calculation (or series of calculations); it merely places the value into memory until it is recalled. Recalls the stored value from memory and inserts it in the current calculation.
Tap here to change views View specific buttons change with view Primary buttons available in all views Using the Advanced Calculator buttons In addition to most of the Basic Calculator buttons, the Primary buttons are available in all the Advanced Calculator views. The remaining buttons are available only in specific views. The information that follows provides an overview of the Advanced Calculator functions. For more detailed information and instructions, visit the website: www.radiks.
Calculates the value of x raised to the y power. Application Tasks Math buttons Squares the current value. Calculates the value of a common (base 10) antilogarithm. Calculates the reciprocal of the current number. Displays the integer portion of a decimal value. Calculates the square root of the current number. Calculates the inverse of x to the y power. Calculates the common (base 10) logarithm. Calculates the natural (base e) logarithm. Displays the remainder of x/y.
Calculates the hyperbolic tangent of the current number. Calculates the arc (inverse) sine of the current number. Calculates the arc (inverse) cosine of the current number. Calculates the arc (inverse) tangent of the current number. Calculates the arc (inverse) hyperbolic sine of the current number. Calculates the arc (inverse) hyperbolic cosine of the current number. Calculates the arc (inverse) hyperbolic tangent of the current number.
2. Enter 12 and tap the P/Yr button to enter the number of payments 4. 5. 6. Stores the current number as the total number of payments over the life of the loan. Stores the current number as the annual percentage rate of interest. Stores the current number as the number of payments per year. Stores the current number as the initial loan amount. Stores the current number as the payment amount. Stores the current number as the compounded loan amount including interest.
Logic buttons Shifts the value to the left and fills the new places with zeros. Enters D in a hexadecimal calculation. Enters E in a hexadecimal calculation. Enters F in a hexadecimal calculation. Calculates bit-by-bit commonalities between two arguments. Calculates bit-by-bit unique occurrences in two arguments. Shifts the sign bit to the right in signed mode. Enters A in a hexadecimal calculation. Enters B in a hexadecimal calculation. Enters C in a hexadecimal calculation.
Calculates the square of the sum of the values in the statistics memory list. Generates a random number between 0 and 32767 and then divides this number by 32768 to generate a random fraction between 0 and .99997. Returns the number of combinations of n items taken m at a time. Returns the number of permutations of n items taken m at a time. Weight/Temp buttons Indicates the current value is entered in ounces. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to ounces.
Indicates the current value is entered in degrees Kelvin. When you tap this button after tapping another 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 another unit of measure, it converts the value to degrees Celsius. Length buttons Indicates the current value is entered in inches. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to inches.
Indicates the current value is entered in teaspoons. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to teaspoons. Indicates the current value is entered in fluid ounces. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to fluid ounces. Indicates the current value is entered in cups. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cups. Indicates the current value is entered in pints.
Indicates the current value is entered in cubic feet. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cubic feet. Indicates the current value is entered in cubic meters. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cubic meters. Creating a custom view You can modify any existing Advanced Calculator view to create your own view. While customizing a view, you can change the button names as well as the button definitions.
Calculator menus Application Tasks Calculator menus 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 menus 6 Basic Calculator About Calculator Advanced Calculator Shows version information for Calculator. Program menu Advanced Calculator Export Opens the Export dialog box where you can select a view definition to export to Memo Pad.
Expense Expense enables you to record the date, expense type, and the amount that you spent. A record in Expense is called an “item.” You can sort your Expense items into categories or add other information that you want to associate with the item. To create an Expense item: 1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher. 2. Tap the Expense icon . 3. Enter the amount of the expense. Cursor of new item Tap New 4. Tap the Expense type pick list and select a type from the list.
advantage of the automatic fill feature. See the section that begins on page 187 for details. Initially, Expense items appear with the date you enter them. You can use Expense to change the date associated with any Expense item. 2. Tap the date of the selected item. Tap date 3. Select the new date. 4. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Entering receipt details Expense provides a variety of options that you can associate with an item. These options appear in the Receipt Details dialog box.
3. Select any of the following options: Category See the section that begins on page 62 for details. Type Opens a pick list of expense types. Payment Lets you choose the payment method used to pay the Expense item. If the item is prepaid (such as airline tickets supplied by your company), you can choose Prepaid to place your expense in the appropriate company-paid cell of your printed expense report spreadsheet. See the section that begins on page 182 for more information.
Application Tasks Tap Edit currencies 6 2. Tap each Currency pick list and select the country whose currency you want to display on that line. and press Return 3. Hold Option twice to finish. Defining a custom currency symbol If the currency you want to use is not in the list of countries, you can create your own custom country and currency symbol. To define a custom currency symbol: 1. Press Menu . 2. Under Options, select Custom Currencies (/Y). 3. Tap one of the four Country boxes.
5. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish. Note: If you want to use your custom currency symbol as the default for all Expense items, select the symbol in the Preferences dialog box. If you want to use your custom currency symbol only for a particular Expense item, select the symbol in the Receipt Details dialog box associated with that item. Show Options Show Options define the sort order and other settings that relate to your Expense items. To open the Show Options dialog box: 1.
also assume that you have installed Palm Desktop software as described on page 21. It is easy to view and print your Expense data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
To create or print an expense report: 1. Perform a HotSync operation to transfer your latest Expense data to your computer. 2. Do one of the following: n Click Expense in Palm Desktop software to open Microsoft Excel and the Expense Report configuration dialog box. n From the Windows Start menu, click Programs, Palm Desktop, Expense Reports, and then choose your user name. 3. Click the expense category that you want. Click to select Categories Tip: You can press Ctrl+click to select multiple categories.
n Application Tasks Click Create to display a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing your expense data. Your data appears in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet form. You can enter information, make formatting changes, and save and print the file in the normal manner. Using expense report templates The templates have the extension .xlt and are stored in the template folder in the Palm Desktop software directory on your computer.
If you want to streamline or customize your expense reports, you can change these templates. For example, you can add your company name to a template. To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel template: 1. Display your expense data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet as described in the previous procedure. 2. Click Options. Enter name and other information Choose expense template 3. Enter name, department, and other information as necessary for your expense report. 4.
Options menu Application Tasks Preferences 6 © Use automatic fill. Lets you select an expense type by entering the first letter of an expense type. For example, if you enter the letter “T,” it enters the “Taxi” expense type. Entering “T” and then “E” enters “Telephone” which is © About Expense the first expense type beginning with the letters “TE.” Default currency. Sets the default currency symbol for Expense. Shows version information for Expense.
Section 6 188 Application-Specific Tasks
7 he Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration options on your PCS Phone Handspring® Treo™ 300. In the Preferences screens, you can do the following: Buttons Assign different applications to many of the buttons and icons on your phone and the HotSync® cable. Connection Configure your phone for use with a HotSync cable, for infrared communication, or for wireless data communication. Digitizer Calibrate the screen on your phone.
Viewing Preferences To open the Preferences screens: 1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher. 2. Tap the Preferences icon . 3. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen. 4. Select the Preferences screen you want to view. Buttons Preferences The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associate different applications with the application buttons on the front of your phone and the HotSync button on the cable.
HotSync Buttons Preferences 2. Tap the pick list. Tap arrow to show pick list 3. Tap the application that you want to assign to the button. The default setting for the button is the HotSync setting, which means the cable performs its normal HotSync functions. 4. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Connection Preferences The Connection Preferences screen lets you create configurations for communicating with other hardware devices: PC, Modem, or Infrared.
Predefined configurations Your phone comes with the following predefined Connection configurations: Wireless Modem Enables you to connect your phone to the PCS network using the builtin wireless modem. Standard Modem Enables you to connect your phone with a modem on your computer or laptop. Direct USB/ Serial Enables you to connect your phone directly to your computer or laptop with the HotSync cable.
USB/ Serial to PC Wireless Modem to PC Wireless Modem to Modem Defines a connection between your phone’s built-in wireless modem and a wireless high-speed packet data network. USB to PC Defines the direct USB connection between your phone and your desktop computer. It is used to perform a local HotSync operation when your phone is connected by its USB connector to the cable. The cable is attached to a USB port on your desktop computer.
4. Tap the Dialing pick list and select TouchTone or Rotary. Note: Select Rotary only if your telephone service does not support TouchTone dialing. 5. Tap the Volume pick list and select the speaker volume. 6. Tap Details. 7. Enter the initialization string appropriate for your phone. 8. Hold Option and press Return Connection Preferences screen. twice to return to the Digitizer Preferences The Digitizer Preferences screen opens the digitizer calibration screen.
Country default All your phone applications use the Country default settings. See the next section in this chapter for information on customizing these settings. To set the country default: 1. Tap the country name pick list. 2. Tap the setting you want to use. Time, date, week start, and numbers formats The Time setting defines the format for the time of day. The time format that you select appears in all applications on your phone. To select the time, date, week start, and numbers format: 1.
Note: This setting controls the Day, Week, Month, Year, and List views in Date Book Plus and all other aspects of your phone that display a calendar. 4. Tap the Numbers pick list, and select formats for the decimal point and thousands separator. General Preferences The General Preferences screen enables you to set the time, date, auto shutoff interval, the beam receive feature, and sounds for your phone. See the section that begins on page 15 for information on setting the time and date.
System, alarm, and game sounds Setting Preferences Your 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 ringer switch is set to no sound, the ringer setting overrides To set the system, alarm, and game sounds: 1. Tap the System Sound pick list and select the sound level. Note: When you turn off the System Sounds, you also turn off the “chime” tones associated with the HotSync operation. 2.
Connecting automatically To take advantage of the persistent data connections available on your phone, you can choose to automatically connect to the PCS high-speed data network whenever you are inside a coverage area and you turn on wireless mode. Tip: To connect to a Simple or Mobile IP template which you define using the Network Preferences screens, select the desired template before beginning these steps. To choose an automatic connection: 1. Press Menu . 2. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).
2. Under Service, select New (/N). Setting Preferences To create a packet data service template: 1. Press Menu . Enter name of service template 7 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. To duplicate an existing service template: 1. Tap the Service pick list. 2. Tap the predefined service template you want to duplicate. 3. Press Menu . 4. Under Service, select Duplicate (/L).
Enter your user name here Note: Most packet data servers do not accept spaces in the user name. Entering a password The Password box identifies the password you use to log into your packet data network. Your entry in this field determines whether your phone prompts you to enter a password each time you log into your network: © If you do not enter a password, your phone displays the word “Prompt” in this field and asks you to enter a password during the login procedure.
Enter password here Setting Preferences Tap here 7 3. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Note: The Password field updates to display the word “Assigned.” Selecting a connection The Connection Preferences settings tell your phone about the hardware you are using for remote data connections. Normally you’ll use your phone’s built-in wireless modem to establish a data connection, but you can also use the infrared port or connect an external modem to the USB port.
Connecting to your service After you set your Connection and Network Preferences, establishing a connection to your packet data network is easy. To establish a connection: © Tap Connect to sign on to the packet data network defined in the current service template. Your communication displays Service Connection Progress messages. Tip: To see expanded Service Connection Progress messages, press the bottom scroll button.
Setting Preferences Select check box 7 3. Tap HA Password and enter your Home Agent password. 4. Tap the space to the left of the first period in the Primary HA field, and then enter the first section of the primary HA address. Note: Each section must be a number from 0 to 255. 5. Tap and enter the remaining sections of the Primary HA field. 6. Tap and enter all sections of the Secondary HA address.
Tap to select automatic IP address To enter a permanent IP address: 1. Tap Advanced. 2. Tap the IP Address check box to deselect it and display a permanent IP address field below the check box. Tap to deselect automatic IP address 3. Tap the space to the left of the first period, and then enter the first section of the IP address. Note: Each section must be a number from 0 to 255. 4. Tap and enter the remaining sections of the IP address. 5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
2. Tap the MN-HA-SPI field and enter the Home Agent security parameter index. 3. Tap the MN-AAA-SPI field and enter the AAA security parameter index. 4. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Adding detailed information to a Simple IP service template A Simple IP service template provides a persistent data connection while inside your home service area. A Simple IP configuration does not support a persistent data connection as you move between data service regions.
Deselect check box 2. Deselect the Mobile IP check box. Defining the IP address in a Simple IP service template Everyone who logs on to the Internet needs to have a unique identifier (an IP address), whether permanent or temporary. Some networks dynamically assign a temporary IP address when clients log in. The IP Address field lets you identify whether your network provides automatic (dynamic) temporary IP addressing. Note: Most networks automatically assign IP addresses.
2. Tap the IP Address check box to deselect it and display a permanent IP address field below the check box. 3. Tap the space to the left of the first period, and then enter the first section of the IP address. Note: Each section must be a number from 0 to 255. 4. Tap and enter the remaining sections of the IP address. 5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
To enter a primary and secondary DNS: 1. Tap the Query DNS check box to deselect it. Tap to deselect check box 2. Tap the space to the left of the first period in the Primary DNS field, 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 second, third, and last sections of the Primary DNS field. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the Secondary DNS number. 5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Network Preferences menu commands See page 28 for more information about choosing menu commands. Setting Preferences The Network Preferences screen includes menu commands to make it fast and easy to create and edit service templates. Network Preferences menus are show here for your reference. Service menu 7 Options menu Troubleshooting network connections If you are having a problem establishing a network connection, check this section and try the suggestions listed.
Viewing the Network Log If viewing the expanded Service Connection Progress messages does not give you enough information to find out why you cannot connect to your packet data network, take a look at the Network Log. The Network Log lists all of the communication that occurs between your phone and your server during the login procedure. The information in the Network Log can help your System Administrator pinpoint where the login procedure fails and why. To view the Network Log: . 1. Press Menu 2.
Setting Preferences 7 If you assign a password with the Security application, the information in the Owner Preferences screen cannot be changed. In this case, an Unlock button appears at the bottom of the screen. To unlock the Owner Preferences screen: 1. Tap Unlock. 2. Enter the password that you defined in the Security application. 3. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Ringer Preferences The Ringer Preferences screen controls the behavior of the ringer on your phone.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish. To select ring tone settings: 1. Tap the Tone box. 2. Tap the various call tone pick lists and select a ringer sound for each of the following types of incoming calls: Known Caller Plays this sound when you receive a call that matches any number stored in your Speed Dial or Contacts list. This setting is independent from the unique ring you can assign to specific numbers in your Speed Dial list.
Note: When you select a ringer sound, the sound plays once. To avoid 3. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Creating a ShortCut You can create a ShortCut for any words, letters, or numbers. All ShortCuts you create appear on the list in the ShortCut Preferences screen. All the ShortCuts are available in any of your phone applications and are backed up on your computer when you perform a HotSync operation. To create a ShortCut: 1. Tap New. 2.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Tip: To use a ShortCut, enter the ShortCut symbol followed by the ShortCut characters. See page 30 for details. Editing a ShortCut After you create a ShortCut, you can modify it at any time. To edit a ShortCut: 1. Tap the ShortCut you want to edit. 2. Tap Edit. 3. Make the changes you want. 4. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Deleting a ShortCut If you no longer need a ShortCut, you can delete it from the list of ShortCuts. To delete a ShortCut: 1.
8 HotSync Operations Advanced HotSync® Operations H This chapter describes how to select HotSync options and perform a HotSync operation via the infrared port or a network. See page 76 for information about performing your first and subsequent local HotSync operations. Section 8 Advanced HotSync® Operations 215 8 otSync® Manager enables you to synchronize data between one or more Palm OS® devices and Palm™ Desktop software or another PIM such as Microsoft Outlook.
Selecting HotSync setup options You can choose when you want HotSync Manager to run. If necessary, you can adjust the local and modem HotSync settings as well. To set the HotSync options: 1. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray. 2. Choose Setup. 3. Click the General tab and select one of the following options: Always available Adds HotSync Manager to the Startup folder and constantly monitors the communication port for synchronization requests from your phone.
4. Click the Local tab to display the settings for the connection between HotSync Operations your computer and the HotSync cable, and adjust the following options as needed. 8 Serial Port Identifies the port that your desktop software uses to communicate with the optional serial HotSync cable. This selection should match the number of the port to which you connected the optional cable. Note: Your phone cannot share this port with an internal modem or other device.
Customizing HotSync application settings For each application, you can define a set of options that determines how records are handled during synchronization. These options are called a “conduit.” By default, a HotSync operation synchronizes all files between the phone and your desktop software. In general, you should leave the settings to synchronize all files.
5. Click Change. HotSync Operations 8 6. Click the direction in which you want to write data, or click Do Nothing to skip data transfer for an application. Note: Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next HotSync operation. Thereafter, the HotSync Actions revert to their default settings. To use a new setting on an ongoing basis, select the Set As Default box. Thereafter, whatever you selected as the default setting is used when you click the Default button in the Custom dialog.
Preparing your computer for infrared communication To perform an IR HotSync operation, the computer you want to synchronize with must have an enabled infrared port or be connected to an infrared device that supports the IrCOMM implementation of the IrDA standards. Desktop computers are likely to require an infrared device attached to a physical COM port. Laptops are likely to have a built-in IR port. Your computer must also have an installed infrared driver.
HotSync Operations Infrared ports 8 The COM port displayed on this screen is the port associated with your infrared device. It should be different from the port currently defined for cable synchronization. 5. Write down the port listed as “Providing application support” so you can configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication. This port is the simulated port. It is the channel through which the actual infrared communication takes place between your computer and your phone. 6.
6. Click OK. 7. Disable any other application that opens the IR port. Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication Next you need to go to the HotSync Manager and configure it for infrared communication. In Windows 98 and Me, you need to specify the simulated port used for infrared communication. In Windows 2000, you simply need to activate the infrared menu item. To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication with Windows 98 and Me: in the Windows system tray. 1.
HotSync Operations 8 6. Click OK. The HotSync Manager is now communicating with the simulated port defined for infrared communication. Note: You cannot use your cable again until you reconfigure the HotSync Manager to communicate with the port defined for cable synchronization. To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication with Windows 2000: 1. If necessary, start HotSync Manager. 2. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray. 3. Choose InfraRed from the HotSync Manager menu.
To perform an IR HotSync operation: 1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher. 2. Tap the HotSync icon . 3. Tap Local. 4. Tap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select IR to a PC/ Handheld. 5. Position your phone’s IR port within a couple of inches of your computer’s infrared port. 6. Tap the HotSync icon to start the IR HotSync operation. Returning to serial cable HotSync operations It’s easy to return to using the cable for HotSync operations.
2. Uncheck InfraRed on the menu. 3. In the Windows taskbar click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Control Panel. HotSync Operations To disable infrared communication with Windows 2000: 1. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray. 4. Double-click the Wireless Link icon. transfer images from a digital camera to your computer check box. The next time you want to perform a HotSync operation just press the HotSync button on the cable.
Note: To perform a Network HotSync from another computer on your network, you must select Network from the HotSync Manager menu on both your primary computer and the computer you want to use. 3. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Setup. 4. Click the Network tab and make sure your user name has a check mark next to it. If the check mark is not there, click the check box next to your user name. 5. Click OK. 6. Connect your phone to the cable and press the HotSync button.
Performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN computer on the LAN. 2. Press the HotSync button on the cable. HotSync Manager finds your primary computer on the LAN and synchronizes with the data on your primary computer. Using File Link The File Link feature enables you to import PhoneBook and Memo Pad information onto your phone from a separate external file such as a company phone list. HotSync Manager stores the data in a separate category on your Palm Desktop software and your phone.
Creating a user profile If you need to configure several Palm OS® phones with specific information (such as a company phone list) before distributing them to their actual users, you can create a user profile to load the data into a phone without associating that data with a user name. The User Profile feature is designed only for the first-time HotSync operation, before you assign a User ID to a particular phone. To create a user profile: 1. Open Palm Desktop software. 2. From the Tools menu, choose Users.
HotSync Operations 2. Press the HotSync button on the cable. 3. Click Profiles. 4. Select the profile that you want to load on the phone, and click OK. 5. Click Yes to transfer all the profile data to the phone. The next time you perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop software prompts you to assign a user name to the phone. Section 8 Advanced HotSync® Operations 229 8 To use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation: 1. Connect the new phone to the HotSync cable.
Section 8 230 Advanced HotSync® Operations
9 T © Section 9 Maintaining Your Phone 231 9 © his chapter provides information on the following: ® ©Proper care of your PCS Phone Handspring Treo™ 300 Maximizing battery life Resetting your phone Maintaining Your Phone Maintaining Your Phone
Caring for your phone Your phone is designed to be rugged and reliable and to provide years of trouble-free service. Please observe the following general tips when using your phone: © Take care not to scratch the screen of your phone. Keep the screen clean. When working with your phone, use the supplied stylus or plastic-tipped pens intended for use with a touch-sensitive screen. Never use an actual pen or pencil or other sharp object on the surface of the phone screen.
© © Resetting your phone Under normal circumstances, you will not have to use the reset button. On rare occasions, however, your phone may no longer respond to buttons or the screen. In this case, you need to perform a reset to get your phone running again. Performing a soft reset A soft reset tells your phone to stop what it’s doing and start over again. All records and entries stored in your phone are retained with a soft reset.
To perform a soft reset: 1. Unscrew the tip of the stylus to access the reset tool. Reset tool 2. Use the reset tool to gently press the reset button inside the hole on the back panel of your phone. Tip: You can also use the tip of an unfolded paper clip (or similar object without a sharp tip). Performing a warm (or safe) reset A warm (or safe) reset bypasses system extensions on your phone, such as HackMaster hacks or system patches.
Performing a hard reset Maintaining Your Phone With a hard reset, all records and entries stored in your phone are erased. Never perform a hard reset unless a soft or warm reset does not solve your problem. Note: You can restore any data previously synchronized with your computer during the next HotSync operation. 9 To perform a hard reset: 1. Press and hold the power button on the top of the phone. 2.
To restore your data after a hard reset: in the Windows system tray 1. Click the HotSync Manager icon (bottom-right corner of the taskbar). Tip: You can also click the HotSync command on the Palm Desktop software menu bar. 2. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Custom. 3. Select the appropriate user name from the list. 4. Select an application in the Conduit list. 5. Click Change. 6. Select Desktop overwrites handheld.
Note: Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next 7. Click OK. Maintaining Your Phone HotSync operation. Thereafter, the HotSync Actions revert to their default settings. 8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 to change conduit settings for other 9 applications. 9. Click Done to activate your settings. 10. Perform a HotSync operation.
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10 © Note: Thousands of third-party add-on applications have been written for Palm OS® devices. Unfortunately, we are not able to support such a large number of third-party applications. If you are having a problem with a third-party application, please contact the developer or publisher of that software. Section 10 Troubleshooting Tips 239 10 I © f you encounter a problem with your PCS Phone Handspring® Treo™ 300: Review this section to see if your problem is listed Check our web site at www.
Software installation problems Problem Solution Palm™ Desktop software Disable any anti-virus software, close any open will not install successfully. applications or utilities, and then perform the installation again. If you are installing on a computer at your workplace, make sure your System Administrator grants you the rights to install software. If you are still having problems installing the Handspring software, try these steps: 1.
Operating problems My phone is not making any sounds. © © My phone has frozen. I don’t see anything on my phone’s screen. Check the ringer switch setting on top of your phone. The setting turns off all sounds on your phone. Check the System Sound setting. See page 196 for details. This is most commonly attributed to conflicts with thirdparty software. Try each of these in turn: © Perform a soft reset. See page 233 for details. © Delete any application you recently installed. See page 42 for details.
Wireless communication problems Problem Solution I can’t use the wireless features © © My PCS Treo 300 requires an unlocking code, but I didn't set one I called Sprint to activate my service, but wireless mode still doesn’t work My phone number isn't on the Phone Info screen © Make sure your PCS Treo 300 battery is charged. Make sure wireless mode is on. To turn on wireless mode, press and hold the power button for at least two seconds, until you hear a confirmation tone.
© © © Caller ID blocking for my outgoing calls doesn't work For security purposes, some service plans require you to enable international calling on your account. Call your Sprint representative for details. © © Some incoming caller’s names don’t appear in Call History © © © Some service plans require you to enable this feature on your account. Call your Sprint representative to enable blocking your Caller ID. Make sure you enter *67 before dialing the number.
The Blazer® application won’t connect to the Internet © © 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. I get an error when making data calls © © Why do I sometimes get disconnected from the PCS Vision network? © © I get an error when connecting to the PCS Vision network. Confirm that your service plan includes PCS Vision and not just voice minutes. Confirm that your Network Preferences settings are properly configured. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher. Tap the Preferences icon .
Application problems Solution © © I created an event in Date Book Plus, but it doesn’t appear in the Week View. If you cannot manually arrange the order of the memos in the list screen, check the Memo Preferences setting. Make sure that Sort by is set to Manual. If you choose to view your memos alphabetically on Palm Desktop software and then perform a HotSync® operation, the memos on your phone still appear in the order defined in the Memo Preferences setting.
HotSync problems Problem Solution Why can’t I Try each of these in turn. After each step, try to synchronize to see if the synchronize my phone problem persists: with my computer? © Make sure you installed the software that came with your phone. You must install this software even if you upgraded from another Palm OS handheld. © Make sure there are no active calls on your PCS Treo 300 before you begin a HotSync operation.
Click the HotSync Manager and choose Custom. Make sure that the conduit appears on the list and that it is set to Synchronize the files. See page 218 for details. © I am using Outlook as my PIM, but I cannot do a HotSync operation. © © Click the HotSync Manager and choose Custom. Make sure that the following Outlook conduits are installed and that the Action is set to “Synchronize the files” for each conduit: Outlook Contacts, Outlook Calendar, Outlook Tasks, and Outlook Notes.
Password problems Problem Solution I forgot the password to You can use Security to delete the password. If you do this, show my hidden or masked your phone deletes all entries marked as private. You can, records. however, perform a HotSync operation before you delete the password: the HotSync process backs up all entries, whether or not they are marked private. In this case, the following procedure restores your private entries and lets you access them: 1.
10 Section 10 Troubleshooting Tips 249 Troubleshooting Tips Technical support If you cannot solve your problem after reviewing the sources listed at the beginning of this appendix, check our web site www.sprintpcs.com for the latest technical support information, or call *2 if you have questions. Before requesting support, please experiment a bit to reproduce and isolate the problem.
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Other Product Information Important Information About Your Phone and Service Understanding the Power Save Feature If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching, a Power Save feature is automatically activated and “No Service” appears in the Status Bar of the PhoneBook application. If your phone is active, it periodically rechecks service availability.
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY AND POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE Using Your Phone While Driving Talking on your phone while driving (or operating the phone without a hands-free device) is prohibited in some jurisdictions. Laws vary as to specific restrictions. Remember that safety always comes first.
Turn off wireless mode when you're in any area that has a potentially explosive atmosphere. Although it's rare, your phone and accessories could generate sparks. Sparks can cause an explosion or fire, resulting in bodily injury or even death. These areas are often, but not always, clearly marked. They include: © © © © Fueling areas such as gas stations. Below deck on boats. Fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities.
Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy (SAR) In order to comply with FCC RF exposure safety guidelines, users MUST use a Sprint-approved body-worn accessory during body-worn operation. Use of accessories not approved by Sprint or that have not been tested for RF exposure compliance with this product may not comply with the FCC RF exposure safety guidelines and should not be used. See http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety for more information on RF exposure safety.
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Index Numerics 3-way calling 102 A ABA (Address Book archive file) 32 Accented characters entering 26 onscreen keyboard 32 Active call 97, 101 Add-on applications 39–42 Address Book archive files (.aba) 32 Address Book.See PhoneBook Adjusting volume 6 Alarm preset 134 reminder 134 setting 117 sound 134, 197, 241 for untimed events 117 Anniversaries.
Properties 146 Web Page view 139 Bold font for text 75 Bookmarks adding 141, 142 arranging 144 deleting 143 editing 143 Brightness control 6, 11 Business card for beaming 78 Buttons power 7 ringer 7 scroll 6, 89, 140 Buttons preferences 190 C Cable connecting to computer 19 for local HotSync operations 76 serial 2, 19, 217, 246 USB 2, 19 Calculator Advanced mode 167 Area view 174 Basic mode 166 buttons explained 166–167, 168–176 Finance view 170 Length view 174 Logic view 172 Math view 169 memory 167 menus
Chain calculations 167 Charger connecting 9, 19 connector on communicator 8 Charging battery 9 Check boxes 13 CityTime adding cities 164 home city 163 menus 164 opening 54 overview 163 remote cities 163 Clearing Calculator entries 166, 168 Color control 6, 11 depth 147 COM port.
Cutting text 60 Cycling through views 48, 49, 50 D Daily calendar 113–116 events. See Repeating events Journal 129 Data entry. See Entering data transfer. See HotSync Date Book archive files (.
Dial Pad dialing numbers 89 icon 89 Dialing applications 110 emergency numbers 105 from Call History 95 from Contacts list 91 last number 105 previous numbers 89, 94 with Dial Pad 89 with Speed Dial 86 Digital roaming 109 Digitizer 12, 194, 241 Display control 6, 11 Display, contrast (brightness) control 6 DNS (Domain Naming System) 207 Docking station.
Forwarding calls 104 Frozen communicator 241 G Games 197 General preferences alarm sounds 197 auto-off delay 196 system sounds 197 Glossary.
K M Key Pad 87, 97 Keyboard accented characters 26 capital letters 24 computer 32 location 7 menu commands 29 moving the cursor 28 numbers 25 online Help 60 onscreen 31, 32 ShortCuts for entering data 30, 213–214 Keyboard backlight 10 Main applications 36 Maintenance information 232 Meetings. See Date Book Plus Memo Pad adding PhoneBook data to records 68–69 archive files (.
purging SMS 155 receiving 151 replying 153 sorting SMS 155 text 152 Microphone 6 Microsoft Excel, transferring Expense data to 182–186 Outlook, connecting to 247 Windows 95, 98 220 Missed calls 94, 105 Mobile IP 197, 202 Modes handheld 10 wireless 10 Monday, to start week 195 Month (Date Book Plus view) 124 Moving Date Book Plus events 116 the cursor 28 MPA (Memo Pad archive file) 33 Multi-day events.
Phone numbers selecting types 92 PhoneBook *If Found Call* entry 91 adding contact to Speed Dial 85 adding custom fields 110 adding entry from Call History 95 business card for beaming 78 categorizing Contacts records 63 copying records 91 creating contact records 85– 86, 89–91 creating records 58, 89–90 deleting Contacts records 60 dialing from Contacts list 91 Dialing Preferences 110 displaying category 108 finding Contacts records 66–67 fonts 75 menus 106 notes for Contacts records 74– 75 opening 48 over
deleting 60, 119 displaying a category of 64 editing 59–60 Expense 178 fonts 75 hiding private 44, 72 lost 245 Memo Pad 149 notes for 74–75 PhoneBook 82, 89 private 72 purging 61–62 sorting 71 To Do List 158 Recurring events deleting 61 scheduling 118 Redialing a number 105 Reminder.
purging messages 155 receiving messages 151 replying to messages 153 sorting messages 155 SMS Messaging menus 156 opening 52 overview 52 Soft reset 233 Sorting applications 37 records 71, 245 Sorting messages 155 Sounds. See Alarm and System sounds Speaker 6 Speakerphone 100 Speed Dial adding Call History entries 96 adding contact entries 85 changing entries 87 defining buttons 84 deleting entries 88 dialing numbers 86 list 84–88 organizing 84, 88 voicemail 84 Standing Meetings.
fonts 75 menus 162 notes for records 74–75 opening 53 overview 53 prioritizing records 158, 162 private records 72 purging records 61–62, 161 sorting records 71 viewing items in Date Book Plus 123, 125 Today. See Current date Tracking events 129 Transferring data. See HotSync Transmitting data.