® ™ Your Palm Treo 750 Smart Device
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and legal manner before attempting to access a function of the system requiring prolonged attention. Even occasional short scans to the screen may be hazardous if your attention has been diverted away from your driving task at a critical time. Volume Setting: Do not raise the volume excessively. Keep the volume at a level where you can still hear outside traffic and emergency signals while driving. Driving while unable to hear these sounds could cause an accident.
Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What do I need to get started? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Do I need another SIM card? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 1: Setting up . . .
Customizing phone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 What are all those icons? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Chapter 4: Synchronizing information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 How do I synchronize? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 What can I synchronize? . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 8: Your photos, videos, and music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Pictures & Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Windows Media Player Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Locking your Treo 750 and info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Connection settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Chapter 13: Common questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Welcome Congratulations on the purchase of your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device. In one compact and indispensable device, you now have all of the following: • An advanced wireless smart device • A Windows Mobile® organizer with portable expansion capability (miniSD) • High-speed data with GPRS/EDGE and UMTS support • NOTE If you want to use your phone and send and receive text messages, you need a service contract with AT&T.
• SIM card (certain Treo 750 packages only) the Treo 750 box (see What’s in the box?) as well as the following: • Stereo headset • • Screen protector An activated wireless account (using a AT&T SIM card) with data services • If you plan to synchronize personal information between your Treo 750 and a computer, you need access to that computer during setup, including the following: Documentation and software • Read This First setup poster • Treo 750 Smart Device Quick Reference Guide • Windows
NOTE Windows Vista users: Before inserting the Palm Software Installation CD, please visit www.palm.com/windows/ vista, where you’ll find installation instructions and information about using your smartphone and desktop software with Windows Vista. Do I need another SIM card? You must have a 3G SIM card in your Treo 750 to take advantage of fast broadband speeds. To determine if you have a 3G SIM card, look for “3G” to the left of the gold connector on the back of the card.
4 DO I NEED ANOTHER SIM CARD?
CHAP TE R 1 Setting up Congratulations on the purchase of your new Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device. You’re about to discover the many things about your Treo 750 that will help you better manage your life and have fun, too. As you become more familiar with your Treo 750, you’ll want to personalize the settings and add applications to make it uniquely yours. But first, take these few easy steps to set up your Treo 750 and get it running.
In this chapter Palm Treo 750 smart device overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Inserting the SIM card and battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Charging the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Making your first call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Setting up synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Palm Treo 750 smart device overview 1 CHAPTER SETTING UP Front view Earpiece Indicator light (phone and charge indicator) 5-way navigator with Center button Right action key OK button Power/End button Volume button Side button Left action key Start Phone/Send button button Microphone Multi-connector Headset jack PALM TREO 750 SMART DEVICE OVERVIEW 7
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP Be careful not to scratch or crush your Treo 750 screen. Do not store it in a place where other items might damage it. Visit www.palm.com/mytreo750cingular to find a variety of useful accessories, including carrying cases that protect the screen. TIP By default, pressing the Side button opens the Windows Media® Player Mobile application (see Windows Media Player Mobile). You can change the function of the Side button (see Reassigning buttons).
1 CHAPTER SETTING UP Top view Stylus Ringer switch The Ringer switch silences all sounds, including music, at once; you don’t need to hunt for “off” or “mute” settings in individual applications. DID YOU KNOW? web features, you need to insert a SIM card. If a SIM card is not included in your Treo 750 box, AT&T will provide you with one. If you don’t have a SIM card, contact AT&T customer care at 1-866-246-4852 or dial 611 from your Treo 750.
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP Battery door release button 2 If the battery is installed, remove it. Slide your finger under the left side of the battery (nearest the stylus) and lift up to remove. 3 With the metal contacts facing the battery compartment, slide the SIM card into the cutout in the lower-right corner of the compartment until you feel it snap into place. Align the notches to make sure you have the card oriented correctly.
If your Treo 750 does not turn on after you insert the battery, you need to connect it to the AC charger to charge it; see Charging the battery. If it still doesn’t start, perform a soft reset; see Performing a soft reset for information. TIP 6 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation. 7 If your SIM card is not already activated, follow the activation steps provided by AT&T, or contact AT&T directly for assistance.
SETTING UP CHAPTER 1 onscreen battery icon displays the charging status: Indicator light A solid lightning bolt indicates that the battery is connected to a wall outlet and is charging. A shaded lightning bolt indicates that the battery is connected to a wall outlet and is fully charged. A partial battery without a lightning bolt indicates that the battery is not connected to a wall outlet and that it has some power. 3 Check the indicator light to confirm that your Treo 750 is being charged.
to use the wireless features on your Treo 750 for a while, turn off your wireless services (see Turning wireless services on/off). You can forward calls to a different number or let all calls be picked up by voicemail (see Forwarding calls). To see if your wireless services are on, tap the phone-off icon, and then select Wireless Manager. If your battery ever becomes fully drained, your info remains safely stored on your Treo 750. Recharge the battery to access your info.
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP • Turn the voice command feature off (see Setting up voice commands). • As with any mobile phone, if you are in an area with no wireless coverage, your Treo 750 searches for a signal, which consumes power. If you cannot move to an area of better coverage, temporarily turn off your phone (see Turning your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device on/off). • Turn down the screen brightness (see Adjusting the brightness).
The Dial Lookup list might appear while you are dialing a number. Continue entering numbers to place the call. For more info on the Dial Lookup list, see Dialing by contact name. TIP 4 Press Phone/Send 1 CHAPTER SETTING UP to dial. 5 When your call is complete, press Power/End to end the call. Volume button What’s my number? 1 Make sure your phone is on (see Turning your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device on/off). 2 If you do not see your Today screen, press Phone/Send . 3 Press Menu (right action key).
SETTING UP CHAPTER 1 Look here for your phone number 6 Press OK . If your phone number doesn’t appear on the Phone Settings screen, your network has not yet sent the number to the SIM card (this does not affect SIM card functionality). Turn your phone off, wait a few hours, and then turn on your phone and repeat these steps. If your phone number still does not appear, please contact AT&T for assistance.
CHAP TE R 2 Moving around on your Palm Treo 750 smart device ™ Have you ever been to a new city and felt a bit lost until you figured out that the numbered streets run north/south and the avenues run east/west? Learning to move around on your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device is similar. Most applications that work on your Treo 750 use the same set of controls. So once you learn how to use these controls, you’ll be driving all over town and you won’t even need a map.
In this chapter Navigating around the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Opening and closing applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using your Today screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Navigating around the screen screen. Press Center select items. to highlight and 2 CHAPTER MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 750 SMART DEVICE Some third-party applications may not work with the 5-way navigator, and you must use the stylus instead. TIP To navigate around the Treo 750 screen, you can use the 5-way navigator or you can tap items on the screen with the stylus. As you become familiar with your Treo 750, you’ll find your own favorite way to scroll, highlight, and select items.
CHAPTER 2 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 750 SMART DEVICE Scrolling through screens When you are using applications such as Inbox, Internet Explorer Mobile, and Word Mobile, press and hold Option while pressing Left or Right on the 5-way to automatically go to the top and bottom of a screen. TIP As on a computer, on your Treo 750 you scroll to move from field to field or page to page, or in some cases to highlight an item or option in a list.
Highlighting and selecting items Scroll arrows 2 CHAPTER MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 750 SMART DEVICE On most screens, one item—a button, a list entry, or a check box—is highlighted by default. The highlight identifies which item is affected by your next action. Use the 5-way to move the highlight from one item to another before opening or selecting it. The best way to learn to use the 5-way is to experiment.
CHAPTER 2 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 750 SMART DEVICE • Reverse type (light text on a dark background): This highlights items such as a phone number, an email address, text, or an item in a list. • Stylus: Tap and drag the stylus across the text you want to highlight. To highlight a word, double-tap it. To highlight a paragraph, triple-tap it. When text is highlighted, you can press Backspace to delete the highlighted text.
2 CHAPTER MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 750 SMART DEVICE Left action key activates this command Left action key Right action key activates this command Right action key Selecting menu items In many applications, a menu provides access to additional features. The menu is hidden until you press Menu (right action key). To get the most out of your Treo 750, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the additional features available through the menu in various applications.
CHAPTER 2 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 750 SMART DEVICE 3 If an arrow appears next to a menu item, press Center or Right to display additional options for that item, and then press Up or Down to highlight a menu item. To return to the main menu without making a selection, press Left . 4 Press Center to select the menu item, or press Left or Menu (right action key) to close the menu and cancel your selection. DID YOU KNOW? You can select most menu items by pressing a key on the keyboard.
available. Lists are different from the menus described earlier in this section. To select from a list, do any of the following: • Use the 5-way to highlight the field, and then press Center to display the items in the list. Press Up or Down to highlight the item you want, and then press Center to make your selection. • Use your stylus to tap the arrow, and then tap the item in the list.
CHAPTER 2 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 750 SMART DEVICE Using the keyboard Left action key Phone/Send Start Right action key Power/End OK Backspace Return Option Shift Shift/Search Space Alt Understanding the keyboard backlight When using the keyboard, most people find it easiest to hold the Treo 750 with two hands, using the tips of both thumbs to press the keys.
external power source. The backlight also turns off when an application’s power-saving features turn it off. You can change the backlight shut-off interval. Press Start and select Settings. Select the System tab, and then select Backlight. Set the time interval on the Battery Power tab and on the External Power tab. TIP Entering lowercase and uppercase letters By default, the first letter of each sentence or field is capitalized and the remaining text you enter is lowercase.
CHAPTER 2 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 750 SMART DEVICE Entering other symbols and accented characters 1 Press Alt to display the alternate character list. You can enter symbols and accented characters that don't appear on the keys by using the alternate characters list. 2 Narrow the list by pressing the key that corresponds to the character you want. For example, to enter an é, press e. See the following table for a list of corresponding characters.
0 Symbols and accented characters Press Alt and enter… to select… Press Alt and enter… to select… Press Alt and enter… to select… a áàäâãåæ n ñ x or X x¤ A ÁÀÄÂÃÅÆ N Ñ y ýÿ b or B ß o óòöôœõ Y ÝŸ c 碩 O ÓÒÖÔŒÕ 0 ° C Ç¢© p or P ¶ 1 1 e éèëê r or R ® 2 2 E ÉÈËÊ s ßš 3 3 f or F ƒ S ߊ ! ¡ i íìïî t or T ™ $ I ÍÌÏÎ u úùüû l or L £ U ÚÙÜÛ Press Alt 2 CHAPTER MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 750 SMART DEVICE ¼ ½ ¾ £¥¢$ by itself to select
CHAPTER 2 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 750 SMART DEVICE Opening and closing applications Opening applications You can access all the applications on your Treo 750 through the Start menu. 1 Press Start to open the Start menu. With the Start menu open, press the letter underlined in the application’s name to open the app. For example, press H to open Help. Or, select the shortcut icons at the top of the Start menu to open recently used applications.
NOTE If you press OK to leave an application, the current application continues to run in the background. Manually closing applications helps conserve battery power and frees up memory. 1 Press and hold OK Settings. to open Memory 2 On the Running Programs tab, do one of the following: • Select the application you want to close, and then select Stop to close it. • Select Stop All to close all your open applications.
MOVING AROUND ON YOUR PALM® TREO™ 750 SMART DEVICE CHAPTER 2 Title bar and status info Dial Lookup field Speed-dial entries Web search field • Title bar and status info: See What are all those icons? to learn about the icons that appear in this area. • Dial Lookup field: Type the number you want to call and press Center to dial, or begin typing a name to look up the associated number in Contacts. See Dialing by contact name for more info.
CHAP TE R 3 Your phone The phone, along with the Today screen, is your home base for making and receiving calls. You can creatively manage multiple calls; for example, you can swap between calls, send text messages to ignored calls, and create conference calls. And you can do more than manage your phone calls. You can send text messages, open applications, go to your favorite web pages, see your upcoming appointments, and even find out how many unread email messages you have.
In this chapter Turning your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Making calls from the Today screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Other ways of making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Receiving calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Using voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 What can I do during a call? . . . . . .
Turning your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device on/off The term smart device (or device) refers to the device and its physical aspects. The term phone refers to the wireless feature of your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device that enables you to connect to the AT&T network so that you can make and receive calls, and send and receive data. The phone and the screen of your Treo 750 can be turned off and on separately.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE the phone, you can still use Microsoft Office apps and all the organizer features of your Treo 750. Making calls from the Today screen Waking up the screen and turning it off Wake up the screen and leave the phone turned off when you want to use only the organizer features of your Treo 750, for example, when you’re on a plane and want to look at your calendar. You can also turn off the screen without turning off the wireless features on your Treo 750.
2 Using the numbered keys on the keyboard, enter a phone number in the Dial Lookup field. DID YOU KNOW? When you're dialing a phone number, you can enter * and # without first pressing Option. This makes it easy to respond to further dialing instructions. 3 Press Phone/Send to dial. you can select a button on the Today screen to quickly dial a number. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Create some speed-dial buttons. See Defining speed-dial buttons. You can customize the default speed-dial buttons.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE and press and hold Center , or tap and hold the button, and then select a number from the shortcut menu. 2 Using the keyboard, begin entering one of the following for the contact you want to call: To see more speed-dial buttons, highlight the picture speed-dial area and press Right or Left repeatedly, or highlight the text speed-dial area and press Up , Down , Right , or Left .
3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE To see a contact’s address, company, and other details, press Up to highlight the name and press Center on the 5-way. TIP 3 Select the number you want to dial. 4 Press Phone/Send Center to dial. or press DID YOU KNOW? After you look up a contact, you can select how you want to communicate with that person. Press and hold Center on the 5-way, or tap and hold, and then select the communication method you want to use.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE Redialing a recently called number • To dial the last number you called: Go to your Today screen, and then press and hold Phone/Send . You can also access the Call Log and Dial Pad from the Today screen by pressing Menu (right action key). TIP Other ways of making calls Your Treo 750 offers several other ways to make phone calls than from the Today screen. Try them all and you’ll discover which methods you prefer.
6 Press Phone/Send to dial. 3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE Receiving calls Dialing from a web page or message Your Treo 750 recognizes most phone numbers that appear in web pages or in messages (text, email, or multimedia). To receive calls, your phone must be on. This is different from having only the screen turned on (see Turning your phone on). When your phone is off, your calls go to voicemail.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE To silence the ringer while your Treo 750 is ringing: • • Press the Volume button or any key on your Treo 750 except Phone/Send , Power/End , Alt , Start , OK , or the 5-way. To immediately silence all system sounds including the ringer, slide the ringer switch to Sound Mode Off . All sounds remain off until you slide the ringer switch back to Sound On . 2 Press and hold 1 on the keyboard or tap the Voicemail speed-dial button to dial the AT&T voicemail system.
3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE 1 Go to your Today screen. 2 Press 1 on the keyboard to dial the AT&T voicemail system. 3 Enter your voicemail password using the keyboard, or press Extra Digits (left action key) if you defined this option (see Creating a speed-dial button for details). 4 Select Play messages. to listen to your Retrieving messages from a voicemail notification NOTE Not all service plans support voicemail notification. Check with AT&T for more information.
YOUR PHONE CHAPTER 3 You can send and receive text messages during a call. This is a great way to stay connected with colleagues during a long call. DID YOU KNOW? Caller’s name and number • Mute the microphone so you can’t be heard: Press Menu (right action key)) and select Mute. To turn the microphone back on, press Menu (right action key) again and select Cancel Mute. • Switch to another application: Press Start and select the application.
Switching applications during an active call You can use many other applications on your Treo 750 while holding a phone conversation, including the organizer and text message features. You cannot, however, make some data connections during an active call while connected to a GPRS network. If you’re connected to a GPRS network, you cannot browse the web, or send and receive email or MMS messages while on a voice call.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE If you don’t add a number right away, follow these steps to add it later: 2 Highlight the number you want to save. 2 Dial a second number using any of the methods described in Making calls from the Today screen. If you’re dialing by contact name or with the keyboard, you must first use the 5-way to select the Dial Lookup field. 3 Press and hold Center to open the shortcut menu, and then select Save to Contacts.
• • Hang up the current call and answer the new call: Press Menu (right action key)) and select Drop and Answer. You can also press Power/End to hang up the current call, and then choose to answer or ignore the new call. Place the current call on hold and answer the new call: Press Answer (left action key) or Phone/Send . Once you have answered the call: • Press Swap (left action key) to move between callers by placing the current active call on hold and talking on the other line.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE 3 (Optional) Do one or more of the following: • • Make more calls and join them into the conference call. The number of calls you can join in conference depends on your service plan. Extract a caller from the conference call to talk with them privately by pressing Menu (right action key), selecting Extract, and then selecting the name. The extracted call becomes the active call.
4 Set your call forwarding settings. Some of the settings are already set by AT&T to send your calls to Voicemail. Creating a speed-dial button 3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE You can create up to 20 picture buttons and 50 text buttons. 1 Go to your Today screen. 5 Press OK . Defining speed-dial buttons Your Treo 750 enables you to create both picture and text speed-dial buttons so that you can select a button on the Today screen to quickly dial a number.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE 4 (Optional) Enter a Quick Key. When the Today screen is showing, you can press and hold the Quick Key to instantly dial this number. extension. In addition to numbers, you can enter the following symbols: star ( ) and pound (#). To enter a one* second pause, enter a comma (,). Quick Keys can be letters or numbers, but you can’t use both the letter and number on the same key. For example, the voicemail Quick Key is 1.
Saves the current message. Deleting a speed-dial button Plays the current message. 1 Go to your Today screen. Deletes the current message. 2 Highlight the speed-dial button you want to delete. Repeats the current message. Plays the next message. 7 Press OK . DID YOU KNOW? The playback controls for the AT&T Voicemail speed-dial button are already set up. 3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE 3 Press and hold Center to open the shortcut menu, and then select Edit Speed Dial. 4 Press Delete (right action key).
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE Using a phone headset IMPORTANT If driving while using a You can connect a phone headset for hands-free operation. You can use the headset that came with your Treo 750 or compatible third-party headsets. Treo 750 is permitted where you are and you need to make a call, we recommend using a phone headset or a hands-free car kit (sold separately). If you must use the wired headset while driving, place a speaker in only one ear. Leave the other ear free to hear outside noises.
The headset button is context-sensitive, and it performs various actions based on the situation. You can press the headset button to perform any of the following tasks: • Answer an incoming call • Respond to call waiting • Hang up all calls • Swap between calls NOTE Your Treo 750 works with headsets that have a 2.5mm, 3-pin connector (look for two colored bands on the plug). When in doubt, ask the third-party headset manufacturer if the product is compatible with your Treo 750.
YOUR PHONE CHAPTER 3 2 Go to your Today screen, and then tap Bluetooth . 5 Wait for your Treo 750 to search for devices and to display the device list. 3 Check the Turn on Bluetooth box to turn on the Bluetooth feature. 6 Select the device you want to connect to, and then press Next (right action key). 4 Select the Devices tab, and then select New Partnership. 7 Enter a passkey between 1 and 16 digits long, and then press Next (right action key).
possible, to improve the security of your Treo 750. The longer the passkey, the more difficult it is for the passkey to be deciphered. The Bluetooth icon on your Today screen indicates the status of the Bluetooth feature: DID YOU KNOW? Using a Bluetooth hands-free device To learn how to set up and connect to Bluetooth devices, see Connecting to a Bluetooth® hands-free device.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE If you’re using a Bluetooth hands-free device and it is within range, your Treo 750 routes all calls to the hands-free device instead of to the earpiece on your Treo 750. Bluetooth range is up to 30 feet (10 meters) in optimum environmental conditions. DID YOU KNOW? 4 Select the Event, and then select which type of call or notification you want to set the ringtone for: Phone: Known Caller: An incoming call from someone in your Contacts list or Speed Dial list.
5 Check the Play Sound box if you want to have a sound played when the event occurs. Adjusting call and ringer volume. 3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE 6 If you checked the Play Sound box, then select the sound for the selected type of call. You can also check the Repeat box to have the sound repeat. 7 (Optional) Select the Play icon to preview the sound. Volume button 8 Check the Display message on screen box to have a message displayed when the event occurs.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE 4 Select Ring tone. 1 Press Start and select Settings. 5 Select a tone for this contact entry. 6 Select OK. Enabling TTY You can enable your Treo 750 for use with a TTY/TDD device. A TTY (also known as a TDD or Text Telephone) is a telecommunications device that enables people who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have speech or language disabilities, to communicate by telephone. Your Treo 750 is compatible with select TTY devices.
3 On the Phone tab, check the After calls from numbers that are not in Contacts, ask if I want to add them box. 1 Go to your Today screen. 4 Press OK 3 Select the Services tab, and then select Call Barring from the list. . Blocking calls You can block incoming or outgoing calls. 3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE 2 Press Menu (right action key), select Preferences, and then select Phone Settings. 4 Select the Block incoming calls list, and then select one of the options: Off: No incoming calls are blocked.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE 7 Enter the call barring password and select Done (right action key). 5 Press OK . Setting call waiting notification Setting caller ID You can turn caller ID on or off. You can choose to be notified when you receive a call while you are on a call. You can choose to accept the call or not. See Answering a second call (call waiting). BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure your phone is on and that you’re inside a coverage area (see Turning your phone on).
4 Check the appropriate box to receive notification or not. 3 Select the Services tab, and then select Band Selection from the list. 5 Press OK 4 Select the Select network type list, and and select one of the following: . Manually selecting your wireless band The wireless band setting is preset for optimum performance. Do not change this setting unless instructed to do so by an AT&T representative. 3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE Auto: Automatically selects a network. GSM: Connects only to GSM networks.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE The list is protected by a PIN2. If you enter an incorrect PIN2 more times than allowed by AT&T, the SIM card locks. Once the SIM card locks, you need the PUK2 to unlock the SIM card. Contact AT&T for more information and the PUK2. 3 Select the Services tab, and then select Fixed Dialing from the list. 4 Check the Enable fixed dialing box. 5 Press Menu (right action key) to add, delete, or edit the phone numbers in the list. 6 Enter your PIN2 and press Done (left action key).
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure your phone is on and that you’re inside a coverage area (see Turning your phone on). What are all those icons? 3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE 1 Go to your Today screen. 2 Press Menu (right action key), select Preferences, and then select Phone Settings. You can monitor the status of several items using icons at the top of your Today screen: You missed an incoming call. 3 Select the Network tab. 4 To switch to another network, select Find Network and select an available network.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE A voice call is in progress. TTY/TDD is turned on. All calls are being forwarded. Your phone is connected to a UMTS network, but you are not actively transmitting data. You can still make or receive calls. Your phone is on and a UMTS data connection is active. You can make and receive calls and transmit data simultaneously. Your phone is connected to a GPRS (EDGE if available) network, but you are not actively transmitting data. You can still make or receive calls.
3 WHAT ARE ALL THOSE ICONS? 65 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE The Bluetooth® wireless technology status indicator appears in gray when this feature is off, in blue when this feature is on, and in reverse blue when your smart device is communicating with another Bluetooth device. A call is in progress and your smart device is connected to a Bluetooth headset or car kit.
YOUR PHONE CHAPTER 3 66 WHAT ARE ALL THOSE ICONS?
CHAP TE R 4 Synchronizing information Synchronizing simply means that information that has been entered or updated in one place—your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device, your computer, or your corporate server—is automatically updated in the other. There’s no need to enter information twice. Some kinds of synchronization can happen on an automated schedule, so you don’t even have to think about it.
In this chapter How do I synchronize? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 What can I synchronize? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Setting up your computer for synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Synchronizing using the sync cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Setting up wireless synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Other ways to synchronize. . . . . . . . . . . .
This chapter discusses using ActiveSync® desktop software and other methods to synchronize your Treo 750 and your computer. Synchronization enables you to enter or change information on your Treo 750 or in Microsoft Office Outlook®. Your info is then automatically updated in both places; there’s no need to enter the info twice.
CHAPTER 4 SYNCHRONIZING INFORMATION How do I synchronize? If you install ActiveSync desktop software from the Windows Mobile Getting Started Disc, you can choose to synchronize in any of the following ways: There are a number of ways to make synchronization occur. You can install ActiveSync desktop software on your computer to synchronize in one of a number of ways, or you may be able to synchronize wirelessly with an Exchange Server.
NOTE We recommend that you install ActiveSync desktop software from the CD even if you synchronize wirelessly with the server. You need ActiveSync to synchronize pictures, videos, music files, and other info directly with your computer. What can I synchronize? This table lists the types of info you can synchronize and the methods to use.
SYNCHRONIZING INFORMATION CHAPTER 4 Info type Method Where to learn more Pictures ActiveSync Setting up your computer for synchronization Changing which applications sync Outlook Notes ActiveSync Setting up your computer for synchronization Files to be transferred to an expansion card ActiveSync Setting up your computer for synchronization Changing which applications sync Changing which applications sync Setting up your computer for synchronization information on your computer using Micros
If you want to synchronize with a personal information manager (PIM) other than Microsoft Office Outlook, you must install a third-party solution. Contact the PIM’s vendor to learn if software is available for your Treo 750. TIP Before you can synchronize, you need to install the desktop synchronization software and connect the sync cable to your computer.
SYNCHRONIZING INFORMATION CHAPTER 4 During software installation, you can select an option to synchronize email, contacts, calendar events, and tasks directly with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. If you choose this option, you are prompted to enter your mail server address and domain name and your Exchange Server account username and password. DID YOU KNOW? You can also install additional software from the Windows Mobile Getting Started Disc; see Installing bonus software from the CD.
your Treo 750 is connected to your computer, opening the Mobile Device folder displays an icon representing your Treo 750. It also displays folders containing items you synchronized, such as music files, pictures, and videos. Connecting your Treo 750 to your computer NOTE If you’re transferring info from a previous Windows Mobile® device or from a Palm OS® device, you can learn more about how to move content, such as pictures, music, and files, to your Treo 750 by going to www.palm.
SYNCHRONIZING INFORMATION CHAPTER 4 USB sync cable This button has no function with your Treo 750 76 SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTER FOR SYNCHRONIZATION
Synchronizing using the sync cable After you install ActiveSync desktop software, synchronization takes place automatically anytime your Treo 750 is connected to your computer and info is updated in either location. 2 Look for the ActiveSync icon at the top of your Treo 750 screen and the ActiveSync icon in the taskbar on your computer. • If you don’t see the ActiveSync icon, make sure the desktop synchronization software that came with your Treo 750 is running on your computer.
CHAPTER 4 SYNCHRONIZING INFORMATION as its email server? If so, you may be able to wirelessly synchronize the email and other Outlook info on your Treo 750 and the same info stored on the Exchange Server using Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. To synchronize wirelessly, you need to set up an Exchange Server Account. Work with your system administrator to gather the following info, and then follow the steps in this section to set up an account.
4 Enter the server address, and then press Next (right action key). You can’t see your password as you enter it, so be careful. Be sure Caps Lock and Option Lock are not on unless you need them. For info on how to enter characters, see Entering lowercase and uppercase letters and Entering numbers, punctuation, and symbols. 4 CHAPTER SYNCHRONIZING INFORMATION The Exchange Server settings are casesensitive. Be sure to enter uppercase and lowercase letters properly. TIP 6 Check the Save password box.
CHAPTER 4 SYNCHRONIZING INFORMATION bar appears onscreen, indicating sync progress. information you want to synchronize with the Exchange Server. You can set a schedule for synchronization to take place any time info is updated on either your Treo 750 or the server or at certain intervals (see Setting the synchronization schedule), or allow synchronization to take place only when you initiate it manually (see Initiating a wireless sync manually).
updated on your Treo 750 or the server, or at certain intervals. 1 Press Start and select Programs. 2 Select ActiveSync . 3 Press Menu (right action key) and select Schedule. should keep this box checked to ensure that wireless sync works properly. 4 CHAPTER SYNCHRONIZING INFORMATION Send outgoing items immediately: Sets whether items are sent as soon as you select Send in the Inbox application, or whether they are held until the next synchronization. 5 Press OK .
CHAPTER 4 SYNCHRONIZING INFORMATION Other ways to synchronize Synchronizing over a Bluetooth connection You can wirelessly synchronize your computer and Treo 750 using Bluetooth wireless technology. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Do the following: • Make sure your computer is equipped with Bluetooth® wireless technology. • If you did not do so during initial setup, install the ActiveSync Plug-in for Bluetooth wireless technology from the Windows Mobile Getting Started Disc.
11 When synchronization has finished, press Menu (right action key) and select Disconnect Bluetooth. Synchronizing over an infrared connection If your computer has an IR (infrared) port, you can synchronize with your computer wirelessly using the IR port on your Treo 750. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure your computer is equipped with an IR port. 1 Set up your computer to receive infrared beams. See ActiveSync Help on your computer for details.
CHAPTER 4 SYNCHRONIZING INFORMATION Setting synchronization options 4 Do any of the following: • Check the box next to any items you want to synchronize. If you cannot check a box, you might have to uncheck a box for the same information type elsewhere in the list. Changing which applications sync • You must select sync options if you want to synchronize notes, pictures, and other types of files. Uncheck the box next to any items you want to stop synchronizing.
CHAP TE R 5 Your email You already know how efficient email is for staying in touch. Now your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device brings you a new level of convenience: email on the go. Enjoy the ease and speed of communicating with friends, family, and colleagues anywhere you can access the AT&T data network. You can send photos to your friends and family, or create Microsoft Word or Excel files and send them to your colleagues. You can also receive attachments to view and edit at your convenience.
In this chapter Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Sending and receiving messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Working with email messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Sending email messages from within another application. . . . . . . .
Setting up BEFORE YOU BEGIN Do the following: • You must have a data plan with AT&T to use email on your Treo 750. To find out if you have a plan, or to sign up if you don’t have one, call Customer Service by dialing 611 from your Treo 750 or 1-866-246-4852 or dial 611 from your Treo 750, or check your most recent Cingular Wireless bill. • If you want delivery of Outlook email using Direct Push Technology, make sure that your IT administrator has upgraded your Exchange Server 2003 to Service Pack 2.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR EMAIL Using a do-it-yourself setup application Xpress Mail: When you set up a personal or corporate email account using Xpress Mail, email for this account is automatically pushed from the server to your Treo 750. Using Xpress Mail with a corporate account also enables wireless synchronization of calendar appointments, contacts, and files that are stored in the My Documents folder on your Treo 750, as well as wireless corporate directory lookup.
Services on the Exchange Server. Contact your IT administrator for info. representative, or check your latest AT&T Wireless bill. GoodLink Mobile Messaging: This app provides real-time wireless push of email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes for Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes. To use GoodLink, you need the following: • An account on your company's Good Mobile Messaging server. Contact your IT administrator for info. • An active PDA Connect for Good data plan on your AT&T Wireless account.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR EMAIL • On your computer, download, install, and set up Xpress Mail desktop software. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Do the following: • Make sure you have a PDA Connect for GoodLink data plan on your AT&T Wireless account. If you’re not sure, call customer care by dialing 611 from your Treo 750 or 866-429-7222. • Contact your system administrator to make sure you have been added as a user to the Good Mobile Messaging server.
6 Follow the onscreen instructions to download, install, and connect to GoodLink. • Any special security requirements 1 Go to your Today screen. 2 Press E-mail After installation, the Get Good program entry is replaced by GoodLink.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR EMAIL you obtained from your email provider, and then press Next (right action key). 6 Enter your name, username, and password. account, enter “Work” or your company’s name. 11 Enter the name of the Incoming mail and Outgoing mail servers. 7 If you want to enter your password each time you access this account, do not check the Save password box. If you want your password entered automatically, check this box. 8 Press Next (right action key).
Sending and receiving messages Creating and sending an email message 1 Go to your Today screen. 2 Press E-mail (left action key). DID YOU KNOW? You can also access the Inbox application from the Start menu. 3 Press Left to cycle through your Inbox accounts until you see the right email account name in the title bar. 4 Press New (left action key). 5 Enter the recipient’s email address.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR EMAIL Receiving email messages You can send an email message with a file attached from directly within other applications on your Treo 750; see Sending email messages from within another application. TIP How you receive email messages depends on the type of account you are using and how you synchronize: • 9 (Optional) Press Menu (right action key) and do one or both of the following: • Select Spell Check. When the spell check is complete, press OK . • Select Message Options.
and your Treo 750 (see Connecting your Treo 750 to your computer). • For all other types of accounts, including Xpress Mail accounts, ISP accounts, and accounts you access using a VPN server connection (typically a work account), follow these steps to send and receive messages: 1 Go to your Today screen. 2 Press E-mail (left action key). 3 Press Left to cycle through your accounts until the name of the account you want to synchronize appears in the title bar.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR EMAIL To automatically download attachments from an IMAP4 email account (typically an ISP account) or an account that you access using a VPN server connection (typically a work account), do the following: 1 Go to your Today screen. 2 Press E-mail (left action key). 3 Close any open messages. 4 Press Menu (right action key) and select Tools > Options. 5 On the Accounts tab, select the IMAP4 account name.
1 In the message list, press Menu (right action key) and select Tools > Options. 2 Select the Address tab. 3 Select the address book you want to check for email addresses, and then select Add. 4 Enter the name of the Directory service. To delete a directory service, highlight it, press and hold Center on the 5-way, and then select Delete. TIP GAL, make sure you are accessing an Exchange Server 2003 upgraded to Service Pack 2.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR EMAIL When you sync with Outlook on your computer, disable your online address books to avoid errors. Press Menu (right action key) and select Tools > Options. Select Address, select each online address book, and then uncheck the Check name against this server box. Be sure to turn this option back on if you synchronize other email accounts. TIP 4 Select the account for which you want to create a signature. Forwarding a message 1 Open the message you want to forward.
1 Press E-mail (left action key). 2 Press Left to cycle through your accounts until the name of the account you want appears in the title bar. After deleting or moving a message: Specifies what you want to see after you delete or move an email message. 5 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL 5 Select the Address tab and set any of the following options: In Contacts, get e-mail addresses from: Indicates whether you want to check Contacts in addition to any directory services for email addresses.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR EMAIL 6 Select the Storage tab and set any of the following options: Store attachments on storage card: Indicates whether you want to automatically store email attachments on an expansion card. Sending email messages from within another application You can send files such as pictures, videos, and ringtones as attachments to email messages; see Creating and sending an email message for instructions.
CHAP TE R 6 Your text and multimedia messages If you need to get a short message to a friend or a co-worker fast, send a text message from your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device to their mobile phone or email address. If you need more than text to express yourself, use multimedia messaging to give your message extra impact by adding a photo, video, or sound file.
In this chapter Using the Messaging application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Customizing the Messaging application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Using Pocket MSN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Messaging application You can use the Messaging application to send and receive brief text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). Before you use your Treo 750 to send or receive messages, consult AT&T for pricing and availability of text and multimedia messaging services. 1 Press Start 2 Press New and select Messaging. 6 CHAPTER YOUR TEXT AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES (left action key). 3 Enter the recipient’s mobile phone number or email address.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR TEXT AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES To address a message to multiple recipients, separate the addresses by pressing Enter or entering a semicolon (;). You can send a message to up to 20 addresses. TIP To send a message to a different number for a contact, select the contact in the To field, and then edit the number that appears in the box directly below the contact number. You can also select a number by pressing Center on the 5-way, and then edit it.
1 Press Start and select Messaging. 2 Press Menu (left action key) and select New MMS. 4 Select Subject and enter a title for the message. 5 Select following: 6 CHAPTER YOUR TEXT AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES and select one of the Add Picture: Enables you to insert a picture. You can take a new picture with the built-in camera (camera model only) or insert an existing picture. Add Video: Enables you to insert a video. You can capture a new video with the built-in camera or insert an existing video clip.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR TEXT AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES 6 (Optional) Select Add Text and enter a text caption or message for the slide you inserted. Tap to insert a predefined phrase. Tap to insert an emoticon. 7 (Optional) Select Add slide and repeat steps 5–6 to add another slide in this message. If you add more than one slide to a message, you can set the length of time each slide is displayed. Press Menu (right action key) and then select Slide Timing.
Validity Period: Indicates how long the message remains available to be sent if the recipient’s phone or email address is not available when you originally send the message. For example, if a message contains information that will not be useful to the recipient after an hour, you can set the validity for one hour. Message Priority (multimedia messages only): Indicates the priority for this message.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR TEXT AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES If you have multiple messages, the notification includes the number of messages and the type (text or multimedia). Viewing/playing a message You can open a message from a notification or from the Inbox of the Messaging application. When you open a multimedia message, playback starts automatically. 1 Do one of the following to open the message: • • Press Start and select Messaging. From the Inbox, select the message you want to view.
Forward the message: Press Menu (right action key) and select Forward. Call the sender: Press Menu (right action key) and select Call Sender. Add the sender’s information to your Contacts list: Press Menu (right action key) and select Add to Contacts. are grouped into a chat session. When you select a chat session from your message list, the upper part of the screen displays all messages you’ve exchanged with this contact, and the lower part provides a text entry area.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR TEXT AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES 5 In a received message, select to open a media file, or click a link to download and open a new multimedia message. Message status icons The status icons that appear next to each message in the Inbox, Outbox, and Sent folders indicate the following: An unread text message. Only the last 50 messages in a chat session are displayed. Select View older messages near the top of the screen to see earlier messages. TIP An unread message with pictures or videos.
Sorting your messages You can sort the messages in any folder by date or by sender. 3 Select the age of messages to be deleted, or select to delete all messages. 6 CHAPTER YOUR TEXT AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES 1 Go to the Inbox or other folder you want to sort. 2 Press Menu and select Sort. (right action key) 3 Select By Name or By Date. Deleting a single message 1 Go to the Inbox or other folder containing the message you want to delete. 4 Select Purge (left action key). 2 Highlight the message.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR TEXT AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES 3 On the Messages tab, set any of the following options: Confirm message deletions: Indicates whether you want deletion confirmation messages to appear. Automatically download MMS messages: Indicates whether you want to automatically receive multimedia messages. Check the Even when roaming box to download multimedia messages both on your home network and while roaming. NOTE You might incur additional charges if you download multimedia messages while roaming.
3 Select the Chat tab. 3 Select the Notification tab. 4 Select either of the following options: 4 Select any of the following options: Create chat from messages: Indicates the conditions under which a chat session starts. 6 CHAPTER YOUR TEXT AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES Request MMS receipts: Indicates whether you want to receive a confirmation when a multimedia message is delivered or when it is read.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR TEXT AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES Privacy mode: Indicates whether you want only the message type displayed on a notification for a single incoming message. If the box is unchecked, the notification displays the text of the message. 3 Select the Advanced tab. Acknowledge when messages are received/read: Indicates whether you want a confirmation sent to the sender when you receive or read a multimedia message. 5 Press OK 4 Select Manual, and then select Edit. .
Using Pocket MSN Pocket MSN provides quick access to the following: • MSN Hotmail: Enables you to read, write, send, and delete email. You can also manage your Hotmail folders. • MSN Messenger: Enables you to see who’s online and exchange instant messages (IM). Subscribe to status updates for selected contacts so you’re notified when they’re online. • • To create a Hotmail account, go to www.hotmail.com.
YOUR TEXT AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES CHAPTER 6 116 USING POCKET MSN
CHAP TE R 7 Your connections to the web and wireless devices You use the web for so many things: finding driving directions, getting news, buying gifts, checking web-based email. Now, with the AT&T network and the built-in web browser, you can take the web with you almost anywhere you go. The built-in Bluetooth® wireless technology helps on your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device you easily set up wireless connections to a number of devices, so you can enjoy the convenience of cable-free connectivity.
In this chapter Browsing the web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Connecting to devices with Bluetooth® wireless technology . . . . . 125 Using your device as a wireless modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Browsing the web Internet Explorer Mobile provides quick and easy access to web pages. You can view most sites you use on your computer, including those with security and advanced features, such as JavaScript and frames. Internet Explorer Mobile supports JavaScript, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and cookies, but does not support plug-ins (Flash, Shockwave, and so on) or Java applets.
CHAPTER 7 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES 2 Highlight the address line, enter the address of the web page you want to view, and then press Center . To return to a recently viewed page, select the address line list, and then select the web address. Full Screen: Hides the status and navigation areas and fills the entire screen with the web page. To exit full screen mode, press (right action key), or tap and hold anywhere on the screen and uncheck Full Screen.
go to the selected page. You can also tap the link on the screen with your stylus. • • To send email from a web page, select the address link. You need to configure an email application on your Treo 750 before you can use this feature. See Your email. To adjust the size of the text on web pages, press Menu (right action key), select Zoom, and then select the size you want. • To view a web page’s properties, press Menu (right action key) and select Tools > Properties.
CHAPTER 7 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES 2 Press Menu (right action key) and select Add to Favorites. 1 Press Start Explorer. 3 (Optional) Select Name and enter a different description. 2 Press Menu (right action key) and select Favorites. 4 (Optional) Select the folder where you want to create the favorite. 3 Select the Add/Delete tab. 5 Select Add. 5 Enter a name for this folder, and then select Add. To delete a favorite or folder, press Menu and select Favorites.
tap and hold, and then select Save Image to download an image. 1 Use the stylus to highlight the text you want to copy. 4 Select Name and enter a new name for the file. 2 Press Menu (right action key) and select Edit > Copy. 5 Select the Folder list, and then select the folder where you want to save the file. 3 Go to the application in which you want to paste, and then position the cursor where you want to paste the text.
CHAPTER 7 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES Customizing your Internet Explorer Mobile settings 3 Select the Memory tab and set any of the following options: 1 Press Menu (right action key) and select Tools > Options. 2 On the General tab, set any of the following options: Save links to pages visited in the past: Sets how many days of activity the History list stores. Clear History: Empties the History list. Home Page: Sets the page that appears when you open Internet Explorer Mobile.
Connecting to devices with Bluetooth wireless technology 7 CHAPTER YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES ® Clear Cookies: Deletes any cookies stored on your Treo 750. Warn when changing to a page that is not secure: Sets whether a message appears when you switch from a secure page to one that is not secure.
CHAPTER 7 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES in ideal conditions. Performance and range are affected by physical obstacles, radio interference from nearby electronic equipment, and other factors. When you configure a headset (see Connecting to a Bluetooth® hands-free device), the headset is automatically added to your trusted device list. Follow the steps in this section to add other devices to your trusted device list, such as your computer.
Partnership Two devices—for example, your Treo 750 and a hands-free device— that can connect because each device finds the same passkey on the other device. Once you form a partnership with a device, you don’t need to enter a passkey to connect with that device again. Partnership is also known as paired relationship, pairing, trusted device, and trusted pair. KEY TERM 2 Check the Turn on Bluetooth box to turn on the Bluetooth feature on your Treo 750.
CHAPTER 7 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES 5 Select the device you want to connect with, and then press Next (right action key). 6 Enter an alphanumeric passkey between 1 and 16 characters long, and then press Next (right action key). To delete the established partnership with a device, go to the Bluetooth Settings screen and select Devices. Highlight the connection you want to remove, press and hold Center on the 5-way, and then select Delete.
let the device find your Treo 750 and request a connection. Enter the same passkey on your Treo 750 and on the Bluetooth device. Setting up Modem Link for a USB connection 1 Press Start 7 CHAPTER YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES and select Programs. 4 When your Treo 750 is receiving info, a notification tells you that a transmission is in progress. To stop the transmission, press Cancel (left action key); to close the notification, press Dismiss (right action key).
YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES CHAPTER 7 in Requesting a connection with another Bluetooth device. • Setting up your computer for a Bluetooth DUN connection • Accessing the Internet using a Bluetooth DUN connection Setting up your computer for a Bluetooth DUN connection Dial-up networking must be enabled or installed on your computer. Follow the instructions from the manufacturer of your Bluetooth adapter to enable DUN.
5 Click Dial. Once the connection is successfully established, you can browse the Internet on your computer or download your email. 6 You may be asked if you want to remember this dial text for this connection. We recommend that you choose to remember the dial text to avoid errors and the inconvenience of entering it for every session. 7 To verify that you are connected, look for a network connection icon in the taskbar at the bottom of your computer screen.
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CHAP TE R 8 Your photos, videos, and music Do you have a wallet bulging with photos of friends, family, pets, and your most recent vacation? Are you tired of carrying both your MP3 player and your phone? Your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device solves both problems. You can keep your favorite photos right on your Treo 750—videos, too. And there's no need to carry an expensive MP3 player; you can play music on your Treo 750.
In this chapter Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Pictures & Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Windows Media Player Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Camera Your Treo 750 comes with an easy-to-use, built-in, 1.3-megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom (camera not included with all Treo 750 models). You can use the camera to take and view pictures and videos and send them to your friends and family. To add a personal touch to your Treo 750, use your pictures as your Today screen background, and as caller ID images, or use your videos to create video ringtones.
CHAPTER 8 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 2 Adjust the position of your Treo 750 until you see the subject you want to photograph on the screen. Your Treo 750 has a self-portrait mirror next to the camera lens on the back of your Treo 750. Use the mirror when you’re taking a picture and you want to be in the picture too. 3 (Optional) Adjust any of the following: Zoom: Press Up , to zoom in or Down to zoom out. Brightness: Press Right to increase the brightness or Left to decrease the brightness.
Recording a video Videos can be any length, provided you have enough storage space available. By default, videos are stored in the My Pictures folder on your Treo 750. If you want to store your videos on an expansion card, see Customizing your Camera settings to change where videos are stored. For information on accessing your videos on your computer, see Viewing pictures and videos on your computer. video and you want to be in the picture too.
YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC CHAPTER 8 Center . Press OK Thumbnail View. to return to If you don’t like a video you recorded, delete it. See Deleting a picture or video for details. TIP Customizing your Camera settings 1 Press Start Videos. and select Pictures & When rotating a picture, rotate 90 degrees: Sets the direction in which pictures rotate.
5 Select the Camera tab and set any of the following options: Save files to: Specifies whether pictures and videos are stored on your Treo 750 or on an expansion card. Type filename prefix: Assigns a name to a series of pictures to be captured, such as Seattle001, Seattle002, and so on. Still image compression level: Sets the default size for newly captured pictures.
CHAPTER 8 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC Pictures & Videos Viewing a picture In addition to viewing the pictures you capture with the built-in camera, you can view pictures captured on many popular digital cameras or downloaded from the Internet. Your Treo 750 supports the following picture formats: • JPG • PNG • BMP • GIF 1 Press Start Videos. • MPEG-4 • 3GPP2 • 3GPP • WMV, WMA, ASF • RTSP • SDP Streaming 1 Press Start Videos.
3 Press Center to display the slide show toolbar, which you can use to Rotate , Play , Pause , Reverse , Forward , and Stop the slide show. Creating a video ringtone Sending a picture or video 2 Highlight the video you want to use as a ringtone. You can send a picture or video to other picture-enabled mobile Treo 750 devices or to an email address as an attachment. You cannot send copyrighted pictures or videos that appear with a Lock icon in Thumbnail View.
CHAPTER 8 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC • To keep the picture or video in two locations, press Menu (right action key) and select Edit > Copy. 4 Select the Show list in the upper-left, and select the location where you want to place the picture or video you selected in step 3. 4 Select the Transparency level list and select the appropriate level. Use a higher percentage for a more transparent picture and a lower percentage for a more opaque picture.
and drag the stylus to highlight the area to crop. Tap outside the box to stop cropping. • To adjust the brightness and contrast levels of a picture, press Menu (right action key) and select AutoCorrect. • To undo an edit, press Menu and select Undo. • To cancel all unsaved edits you made to the picture, select Revert to Saved. Deleting a picture or video 1 Press Start Videos. and select Pictures & 2 Highlight the picture or video you want to delete.
CHAPTER 8 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC Windows Media Player Mobile playlist files from your computer to an expansion card or your Treo 750. Using Sync ensures that the files are transferred correctly.
6 Select the playlists you want to sync. 7 Click Finish to begin the transfer. The next time you connect your Treo 750 to your computer while the desktop version of Windows Media Player 10 is running, synchronization starts automatically. Be patient; transferring media files to an expansion card can take several minutes. DID YOU KNOW? If you close the Windows Media Player Mobile window, your music continues to play in the background.
CHAPTER 8 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC or Center pauses the current file. You can play streaming files from the web. To play a MMS (Microsoft Media Streaming) file, press Menu on the Library screen, and then select Open URL. Select URL and enter the website address, or select History and select a site you’ve visited before. To play a RTSP or SDP streaming file, using the Streaming Media application. Press Start, select Programs, and then select Streaming Media. Select Connect and add the URL.
1 Press Start Media. and select Windows 2 Press Menu (right action key) and select Library. 3 Press Menu (right action key) and select Update Library. 4 Wait for the files to be added, and then select Done. To delete an item from a library: Highlight the item and then press and hold Center on the 5-way to open the shortcut menu. Then select Delete from Library. Select Yes to confirm the deletion. TIP Working with playlists A playlist is a list of media files that play in a specific order.
CHAPTER 8 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC • To move a file up or down one slot, highlight the file, and then select Move Up or Move Down . Customizing Windows Media Player Mobile You can also customize your Treo 750 so that pressing and holding the Side button on the side of your Treo 750 opens Windows Media Player Mobile. See Reassigning buttons for details. DID YOU KNOW? You can also move a file in the Now Playing playlist by tapping and dragging it to a new position.
Pause playback while using another program: Sets whether playback continues if you switch to another application. 6 Select the Library tab and set whether you want to see the Library or Playback screen when you open Windows Media Player Mobile. Resume playback after a phone call: Sets whether playback continues after you finish a phone call. 7 Select the Skins tab and select Previous or Next to set the player’s background.
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CHAP TE R 9 Your personal information organizer Say good-bye to paper calendars and throw away those scribbled to-do lists. Your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device is all you need to organize your personal information and keep it with you wherever you go. You never lose your information, even if your battery is completely drained. All your personal information is backed up each time you synchronize, and your information is kept private when you use the security features available on your Treo 750.
In this chapter Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contacts Take some time to scroll down through all the fields in a new contact. There are fields for multiple addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and much more. TIP Adding a contact 1 Press Start and select Contacts. 9 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER Be sure to enter mobile numbers and email addresses in the correct fields so that Inbox and Messaging can find this info when you address a message and Calendar can find your contacts when you want to invite them to meetings.
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER CHAPTER 9 then check the categories under which you want this entry to appear. 4 To add a note to an entry, select the Notes tab. 5 To assign a ringtone to the entry, select Ring tone and select a tone. 6 After you enter all the information, press OK .
the SIM card, the contacts are not deleted from your Treo. You can either delete individual SIM card contacts from your Treo 750, or delete all contacts on the Treo. Deleting individual SIM card contacts 1 Go to your Today screen. 2 Press Start and select Contacts. 3 Highlight the contact you want to delete. 4 Press Menu (right action key) and select Delete Contact. 2 If the screen is off, press Power/End to wake up the screen.
CHAPTER 9 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER Finding a contact in an online address book In addition to having contacts on your device, you can also access contact information from your organization’s online address book or Global Address List (GAL). BEFORE YOU BEGIN Do the following: • • • Make sure you are accessing an Exchange Server 2003 upgraded to Service Pack 2. Add access to the online address book to your Treo 750. See Adding an online address book.
Don’t confuse the view name displayed above the left action key with the current view. The left action key displays the name of the next view you see when you press the key. TIP 4 Use the 5-way to move to another day, week, month, or year (based on the current view). Creating an appointment 1 Press Start and select Calendar. 4 Select Starts and select the starting date and time. 9 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER 5 Select Ends and select the ending date and time. 6 Press OK .
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER CHAPTER 9 1 Press Start and select Calendar. Type of time units Number of time units 5 Press OK . 2 Press Menu (right action key) and select New Appointment. 3 Enter a subject (description). 4 Select the starting and ending dates. Creating an untimed event 5 Select All Day, and then select Yes. An untimed event, such as a birthday, anniversary, or vacation, does not occur at a particular time.
To enter a birthday or an anniversary, create an untimed event that repeats every year. If you are using an Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2, you can use your corporate Global Address List to find contact information for an attendee. Select Attendees, press Menu (right action key), and then select Find Online. Enter the name of the attendee and select Find. DID YOU KNOW? TIP 4 Press OK .
CHAPTER 9 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER 3 Select Sensitivity, and then select one of the following: Private: Displays the event on your Treo 750 and on your computer. Meeting attendees or recipients see “Please treat this as Private” near the top of an open appointment. If you sync with Exchange Server, other users who can access your folders can’t see your private events; they see private events as unavailable time slots. 4 Press OK .
Wonder why you’re not seeing all the events in your day? Check to make sure that the filter is set to All Appointments. TIP 6 Select the type of events you want to view. Deleting an event 1 Highlight the event you want to delete. 2 Press Menu (right action key) and select Delete Appointment. 3 Select Yes. Customizing Calendar 1 Press Menu (right action key) and select Options.
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER CHAPTER 9 Set reminders for new items: Specifies whether a reminder is automatically added to new events and how long before the event the reminder appears. You can override this setting for individual events. Show icons: Specifies which icons appear next to events. The event has a reminder. The event repeats in a specified pattern. The event has a note attached. A location has been assigned to the event. The event is a meeting. The event is marked private.
• 9 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER Categories: Assigns the task to one or more categories. Sensitivity: Marks this task as Normal, Personal, Private, or Confidential. Notes: Enables you to enter additional text for the task. 6 Press OK . Checking off a task Priority: Specifies the priority level for this task. Later you can arrange your tasks based on the importance of each task. 1 Select the task you want to check off. Status: Indicates whether the task is now completed.
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER CHAPTER 9 Customizing Tasks You can also mark a task complete by tapping the check box next to the task on the Tasks list. TIP DID YOU KNOW? Overdue tasks appear in red. 1 Go to the Tasks list. 2 Press Menu (right action key) and select Options. 3 Set any of the following options: Organizing your tasks 1 In the Tasks list, press Menu (right action key) and select Filter.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN To take advantage of Creating a voice note all the sync features available in the Notes application, install the desktop synchronization software from your Windows Mobile Getting Started Disc. 1 Press Start and select Programs. 2 Select Notes . Creating a note 1 Press Start and select Programs. 2 Select Notes . 3 Press New (left action key).
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER CHAPTER 9 depending on where you recorded the note. 8 Press OK . DID YOU KNOW? You can add several voice notes within a single note. To play a recording, select the voice note in the Notes list or open the note containing the recording and tap the Recording icon. Tap the controls at the bottom of the screen to control playback and volume. To create a new template, open the note you want to save as a template. Press Menu (right action key) and select Rename/Move.
3 Set any of the following options: To create a new folder, go to the Notes list, select the Show list in the upper-left, and then select Add/Delete. Select New, enter a name for the folder, and then press OK. TIP Deleting a note Default mode: Makes the default entry mode either Writing or Typing. The default is Typing; if you change it to Writing, you can write notes directly on the screen using the stylus. 1 Go to the Notes list and highlight the note you want to delete.
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER CHAPTER 9 168 NOTES
CHAP TE R 10 Your Microsoft Office tools Your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device enables you to take your office with you—including your Microsoft Office files. With Microsoft Office, you can carry, create, view, and edit Microsoft Word and Excel files directly on your Treo 750. You can also view, carry, and manage PowerPoint files on your Treo 750. You can keep updated copies of the files on both your Treo 750 and your computer so that you can work on them in the most convenient location any time.
In this chapter Synchronizing your Microsoft Office files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Word Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 PowerPoint Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Excel Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Synchronizing your Microsoft Office files You can edit files on your computer or on your Treo 750 and then synchronize your files with your computer. To synchronize Microsoft Office files with your computer, you must set the Files sync option; see Setting synchronization options. The files are stored in your Files folder on your computer. To copy a file from your computer to your Treo 750, open My Computer or Windows Explorer on your computer, copy the file into the Mobile Device folder, and then sync.
CHAPTER 10 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE TOOLS The following features are partially supported in Word Mobile: • Picture bullets. Regular bullets are supported. • Revision marks. Documents appear as though all revisions were accepted; if the document is saved, revision marks are lost. • • • Table styles. Some or all of the formatting is lost if the document is saved. Underline styles. Unsupported styles are mapped to one of the four supported styles: regular, dotted, wavy, or thick/bold/wide.
To zoom in or out, press View, select Zoom, and then select the zoom level. TIP Creating a document from a template 1 Go to the documents list. 2 Select the Show list in the upper-left, and then select Templates. If you don’t see Templates in the Show list, select More Folders to access this folder. 3 Open the template you want to use and enter the information. 4 Press OK . 5 Rename the document and move it to the appropriate folder. See Organizing your documents for details.
CHAPTER 10 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE TOOLS 3 Press Menu (right action key) and select Copy to copy the text, or select Cut to move the text. 6 Select the Location list, and then select whether you want to store the file on your Treo 750 or an expansion card. 4 Open the document where you want to insert the text and position the insertion point where you want the text to appear. 7 Select Save. 5 Press Menu and select Paste.
Strikethrough: Indicates whether the text appears with a line through it. 5 Press OK to return to the document. Formatting paragraphs and lists 1 Open the document you want to format. 2 Position the insertion point in the paragraph you want to format. 3 Press Menu (right action key) and select Format > Paragraph. • By: Sets the size of the Special indentation. 5 Press OK to return to the document. You can also use the Formatting toolbar to create a list and to align text.
CHAPTER 10 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE TOOLS Organizing your documents You can rename your documents, move your documents to another folder, and move your documents between your Treo 750 and an expansion (storage) card. 1 Go to the documents list. 2 Highlight a file. 3 Press Menu (right action key) and select Rename/Move. 4 Select Name, and then enter a new name for the document. 5 Select the Folder list, and then select the folder you want to move the document to.
Display in list view: Sets the types of files that appear in the documents list. 4 Press OK . PowerPoint Mobile With PowerPoint Mobile, you can open and view slide show presentations created on your computer. Many presentation elements such as slide transitions, animations, and URL links are also supported.
CHAPTER 10 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE TOOLS • Loop continuously: Advances to the first slide after playing the last slide in a presentation. Press Menu (right action key) and select End Show. Setting presentation playback options 6 Press OK 1 Open the presentation for which you want to change the settings. To turn the presentation into a continuously looping slide show, check both the Use timings, if present, and the Loop continuously boxes. TIP 2 Press Menu (right action key) and select Show Options.
• Cell patterns: Patterns applied to cells are removed. • Fonts and font sizes: The original font is listed on your Treo 750 and mapped to the closest font available. Original fonts reappear on your computer. • Number formats: Microsoft® Office Excel® 97 conditional formatting is displayed in Number format. • Formulas and functions: Unsupported functions are removed, and only the returned value of the function appears.
CHAPTER 10 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE TOOLS The following features aren’t supported in Excel Mobile and are removed or modified when you open a workbook on your Treo 750: • Hidden, dialog, and macro sheets 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter the remaining info. 7 Press OK to save the file. When you save a new workbook, it is automatically named and placed in the workbook list.
Viewing a workbook To copy a file from your computer to your Treo 750, open My Computer or Windows Explorer on your computer, copy the file into the Mobile Device folder, and then sync. TIP Split: Divides the window into two scrollable areas. To move the split bar, tap and drag it. To remove the split bar, select View > Remove Split. 3 In the workbook list, select the workbook you want to view. Freeze Panes: Locks rows and columns so they remain visible while you scroll.
CHAPTER 10 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE TOOLS 2 Highlight the cell where you want to insert the sum. 3 Select . Inserting a function 1 Open the workbook where you want to insert the function. 4 Tap and drag the stylus across the cells you want to add. 5 Press Enter . For simple calculations, use the Calculator (see Calculator). TIP Entering a formula 1 Highlight the cell where you want to enter the formula.
2 Press Menu (right action key) and select Edit > Fill. 4 Select how you want to insert the elements: 3 Select the Direction list, and then select the direction you want to populate. Shift cells right: Inserts a new cell. The highlighted cell and all cells on its right move one column to the right. 4 Select the Fill type list, and then select Series. Shift cells down: Inserts a new cell. The highlighted cell and all cells below it move down one row.
CHAPTER 10 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE TOOLS Formatting cells Formatting rows and columns 1 Open the workbook you want to format. 1 Open the workbook you want to format. 2 Highlight the cells you want to format. 2 Highlight the rows or columns you want to format. 3 Press Menu (right action key) and select Format > Cells. 4 Select any of the following: Size: Sets the row height and column width. 3 Press Menu (right action key), and then select Format > Row or Format > Column.
2 Press Menu (right action key)) and select Format > Modify Sheets. 3 In the Sheets list, highlight the worksheet you want to rename. 4 Select Rename, enter a new name for the worksheet, and then press OK twice. Sorting info in a worksheet 1 Highlight the cells you want to sort. 2 Press Menu (right action key) and select Tools > Sort. 3 Select the Sort by list, and then select the primary sort column. 4 Check or uncheck the Ascending box to indicate if you want to sort in ascending or descending order.
CHAPTER 10 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE TOOLS 3 Press Menu (right action key) and select Insert > Chart. 4 Select the type of chart, and then press Next (right action key). 5 Confirm the area you want the chart to include, and then press Next (right action key). 6 Select the data layout, and then press Next (right action key). 7 Check the boxes to indicate whether the first row and column represent labels.
4 (Optional) Check the Match case box to find text that matches the capitalization in any text you entered in step 3. 5 (Optional) Check the Match whole words only box to find only full words that match any text you entered in step 3. 1 Go to the workbook list. 2 Select a file. 3 Press Menu (right action key) and select Rename/Move. 4 Select Name, and then enter a new name for the workbook. 5 Select the Folder list, and then select the folder you want to move the workbook to.
CHAPTER 10 YOUR MICROSOFT OFFICE TOOLS 1 Open the workbook containing the elements you want to delete. 2 Highlight the area you want to delete. 3 Press Menu (right action key) and select Edit > Delete Cells. 4 Select how you want to remove the elements: Shift cells left: Deletes the highlighted cells and moves all cells on their right one column to the left. To delete a workbook, go to the workbook list and highlight the workbook you want to delete. Press Menu and select Delete. Select Yes to confirm.
CHAP TE R 11 Your application and info management tools Your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device comes equipped with a variety of tools for managing and organizing your information. Get the most out of your Treo 750: Install some of the thousands of business, education, or leisure-time applications available. After you use your Treo 750 to create or capture important business and personal information, use one of several options to share it with others.
In this chapter Finding information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Installing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Sharing information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Beaming information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finding information Quickly find who or what you’re looking for by using one of these search features: • Lookup: Find and dial your contacts by name or phone number. See Dialing by contact name for details. • Search: Look through the text in all the applications on your Treo 750. • File Explorer: Browse through the files and folders on your Treo 750 or on an expansion card. • Global Address List Lookup: Look up names in your online corporate address list.
CHAPTER 11 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS Show list If you’ve looked for an item before, select the Search for list, and then select the item in the list. TIP 4 Select the Type list, and then select the kind of information you want to find. 5 Press Search (left action key). 6 Use the 5-way to select and view an item from the results of the search. Exploring files and folders You can use File Explorer to browse the contents of folders on your Treo 750.
• To move a file to another folder, highlight the item, press and hold Center to open the shortcut menu, and then select Cut or Copy. Open the destination folder, press and hold Center to open the shortcut menu, and then select Paste. Applications you download to your computer are likely to be in a compressed format such as ZIP. If the file is compressed, you need to use a decompression utility on your computer, such as WinZip, before you install applications on your Treo 750.
CHAPTER 11 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS 1 Insert the Windows Mobile Getting Started Disc into the CD drive on your computer. • Make sure that the third-party application supports 240x240 screen resolution. Some older applications have screen-size limitations. • If you can try a free version of the software before purchasing it, you can test it first to make sure it works properly. 2 Click Add Programs. 3 Click the name of the application you want to install.
computer and then install them to your Treo 750 by synchronizing. 1 Open My Computer or Windows Explorer on your computer. 1 Make sure your phone is on (see Turning your phone on). 2 Double-click Mobile Device 2 Press Start Explorer. and select Internet 3 Go to the page that contains the link to the application you want to download. 4 Press Left or Right to highlight the link to the file, and then press Center to start the download process. 5 Press Start and select Programs.
CHAPTER 11 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS 5 Double-click My Windows Mobile-Based Device to open the Mobile Device folder. 6 Copy the application file(s) into the Storage Card folder inside the Mobile Device folder. Removing applications To free up memory on your Treo 750, you can remove applications that you no longer use. You can remove only applications, patches, and extensions that you install; you cannot remove the built-in applications that reside in the ROM portion of your Treo 750.
your info or to receive info from another device. • When you have a file open in a program such as Notes or PowerPoint Mobile, you can easily share a file by selecting the Menu, and then selecting Send via E-Mail or Beam File. • In Microsoft Outlook®, you can insert a picture or attach a note or other file to an email. You can also receive pictures and attachments (see Your email).
CHAPTER 11 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS DID YOU KNOW? The type of information you can beam depends on the type of device you are beaming to. Other Windows Mobile devices are always compatible with the Treo 750. 3 Do one of the following: Bluetooth: When the name of the receiving device appears, select Tap to send to begin the transfer. A blue icon indicates a Bluetooth connection. Beaming a record 1 Highlight the entry or file you want to beam.
2 Point the IR port on your Treo 750 directly at the IR port of the transmitting device. 3 When the Receiving Data message appears, select Yes to receive the beam. If you can’t receive beamed info, press Start and select Settings. Select the Connections tab, and then select Beam. Make sure the Receive all incoming beams box is checked. If you still can’t receive info, try a soft reset (see Resetting your Treo 750).
YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS CHAPTER 11 Notch Opening applications on an expansion card After you insert an expansion card into the expansion card slot, you can open any of 200 USING EXPANSION CARDS the applications stored on the expansion card.
To run an application on an expansion card, your Treo 750 must have enough free space in the internal memory to run the application. TIP 1 Insert the expansion card into the expansion card slot. 2 Press Start and select Programs. Mobile documents, notes, Excel Mobile workbooks, pictures, videos, and audio files, you can save them directly to an expansion card. Saving files to an expansion card also makes it easy to share those files with others. (Some applications may not support this feature.
CHAPTER 11 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS 2 Open the application from which you want to move the info. 6 Go to the folder where you want to place the selected item. 3 Go to the list view. 7 Press Menu (right action key) and select Edit > Paste. 4 Press Menu (right action key) and select Rename/Move. 8 Press OK Viewing available expansion card memory 6 Press OK 1 Insert the expansion card into the expansion card slot. .
Renaming an expansion card If you change the contents of an expansion card, you may at some point want to rename the card to better match its contents. 11 CHAPTER YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS Calculator You can use Calculator for basic arithmetic calculations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Before copying information to or renaming the files or folders on an expansion card, or renaming the card itself, make sure the card is not write-protected.
CHAPTER 11 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS Calculates the reciprocal of a number. Using the Calculator memory • Calculates percentage. Calculates the square root of a number. When you store a number in memory, it replaces the number that is currently stored. DID YOU KNOW? Switches a number between negative and positive. You can paste numbers into Calculator as well as copy calculation results to be pasted into another app. Press Menu (right action key) and select Edit.
CHAP TE R 12 Your personal settings Customizing is optional. But why not personalize your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device to make it match your lifestyle and work even harder for you? You can easily customize the sounds, fonts, screen colors, and more on your Treo 750. Take advantage of various levels of security. Prevent making an accidental (and expensive) phone call by locking the keyboard. Some preference settings can help extend the life of your battery.
In this chapter Today screen settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 System sound settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Display and appearance settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Application settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Locking your Treo 750 and info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 System settings . . . .
Today screen settings Selecting which items appear on your Today screen 1 Press Start 12 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS and select Settings. Selecting your Today screen background 1 Press Start and select Settings. 2 On the Personal tab, select Today . 3 Select the Items tab. 2 On the Personal tab, select Today . 3 On the Appearance tab, check the Use this picture as the background box. 4 Select Browse. 5 Select the picture you want to use. 6 Press OK .
CHAPTER 12 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS There are lots of third-party plug-ins available for your Today screen. For clocks, calculators, MP3 players, weather guides, and much more, visit www.palm.com/ mytreo750cingular. DID YOU KNOW? System sound settings When you’re in a meeting, at the movies, or anywhere that silence is required, you can immediately silence all sounds on your Treo 750, including Calendar notifications and system sounds. This does not mute the speaker during phone calls.
3 On the Sounds tab, set any of the following options: Events: Turns sounds on/off for system warnings and error messages. and sets the volume level when this sound is turned on. 12 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS To record, preview, delete, and send sounds, select the Manage tab. To record a sound, press Menu and select New Sound. To play a sound, select it and press Play. To delete a sound, highlight it and press Backspace. To send a sound, highlight it, press Menu, and select Send Sound.
CHAPTER 12 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS Play sound: Lets you turn the sound on/off for the selected event. To select a different sound select the list to the right of this setting, and then select a different sound. To preview the sound, select Play Sound, and then select Play. Repeat: Indicates whether the sound plays more than once, if turned on. Changing the text size and clarity 1 Press Start and select Settings. 2 Select the System tab, and then select Screen . 3 Select the Text Size tab.
3 On the Region tab, select a region from the list. The region selection sets the default format settings. 4 (Optional) Select any of the following tabs to customize the format settings: Number: Sets the decimal symbol and number of decimal places, the digit grouping symbol and group size, list separators, negative number sign symbol and format, leading zero display, and measurement system (metric vs. U.S.).
CHAPTER 12 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS Changing screen orientation Landscape orientations are determined by which hand you would hold the stylus in. 1 Press Start and select Settings. 2 Select the System tab, and then select Screen . 3 Select the General tab. 4 Select an orientation: • Portrait • Landscape (right-handed) • Landscape (left-handed) 5 Press OK . Application settings Arranging the Start menu You can change the first seven applications listed on the Start menu.
the buttons and key combinations on your Treo 750. • Hold Side button = Windows Media Player. 12 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS 4 Select the Assign a program list, and then select the application you want to assign to the button or key combination you selected in step 3. 5 Press OK . Setting up voice commands IMPORTANT The Voice Command 1 Press Start and select Settings. 2 On the Personal tab, select Buttons .
CHAPTER 12 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS 1 Assign the Hold Side button to Voice Command. See Reassigning buttons for details. 2 Press Start and select Settings. 3 On the Personal tab, select Voice Command. 4 Select Enabled. 5 Select the items you want to enable. If an item is highlighted and the Options box is active, select the Options box to choose the features you want enabled for the highlighted item. 1 Set the ringer switch at the top of your Treo 750 to On.
You can move quickly through voice commands by stopping the voice command response before it finishes. When Voice Command responds, you can press the Voice Command button before it completes the question. Once the microphone icon is visible, you may say your answer. TIP To enter a suggested word, press Down to highlight the suggestion, and then press Center to accept it. TIP 12 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS Setting input options 1 Press Start and select Settings.
YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS CHAPTER 12 Locking your Treo 750 and info Default zoom level for writing: Specifies the initial size of text entered from onscreen writing methods. Your Treo 750 includes several features that help you protect your Treo 750 from inadvertent use and keep your information private. The built-in security software lets you use your Treo 750 for emergency calls, such as dialing the 911 emergency number, even if it is locked.
2 On the Personal tab, select Keyguard . To avoid accidentally pressing onscreen buttons while you’re holding your Treo 750 up to your ear to speak, you can disable the screen’s touch-sensitive feature during active calls. When the screen’s touch-sensitive feature is disabled, you must use the 5-way navigator to access items on the screen.
CHAPTER 12 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS Locking the SIM card 1 Press Start and select Settings. You can lock your SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card to prevent unauthorized use of your mobile account. When your SIM card is locked, you must enter the PIN to power on your phone to make or receive calls, except for emergency numbers. The SIM card remains locked even if you move the card to another phone. When your SIM card is locked, you can unlock your SIM card by trying to turn on the phone.
You can permanently unlock your SIM card. Select Menu, Preferences, and then Phone Settings. Select the Security tab and uncheck the Require PIN when phone is used box. DID YOU KNOW? NOTE You need your PIN number to edit your PIN number or remove the locking feature. If you enter an incorrect PIN more times than allowed by AT&T, the SIM card locks. Once the SIM card locks, you need the PUK (PIN Unlock Key) to unlock the SIM card. Contact AT&T for more information and the PUK.
CHAPTER 12 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS 7 Select Confirm, tap the onscreen keyboard icon, and enter the password again. Then tap the onscreen keyboard icon. 8 (Optional) Select the Hint tab and enter a hint to help you recall your password. 9 Press OK . Entering owner information You can enter personal information that you want to associate with your Treo 750, such as your name, company name, and phone number. You can also set whether you want this information to appear when you turn on your Treo 750.
To set the display format for the date and time, see Setting display formats. 1 Press Start and select Settings. 2 Select the System tab, and then select Clock & Alarms . 3 On the Time tab, select Home. 4 Select the first list, and then select the time zone for your home location. 8 If prompted, select Yes to accept your changes.
CHAPTER 12 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS an alarm clock when you travel, or set alarms to remind you when it’s time to take medication or pick up the kids. 1 Press Start and select Settings. 8 Select , check the boxes to select how you want the alarm to go off, and then press OK . TIP To change the alarm sound, select the alarm sound icon, select the Play Sound list, and then select the alarm sound you want to use. 9 Press OK to finish. 10 If prompted, select Yes to accept your changes.
Root: Displays certificates that identify the computers, such as servers, that you connect to. These certificates help prevent unauthorized users from accessing your Treo 750 and information. 4 Press OK to finish. To delete a certificate, tap and hold the certificate in the list, and then select Delete from the shortcut menu. TIP Enabling error reporting Error Reporting sends info that helps diagnose application errors for devices running Windows Mobile software.
CHAPTER 12 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS How much storage space do I have left? 1 Press and hold OK . 2 Select any of the following tabs: Main: Displays the amount of memory assigned to your applications and info, as well as the amount of memory in use versus the available memory. an application, highlight it and select Stop. To close all open applications, select Stop All. 3 Press OK to finish.
12 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS 3 On the Battery tab, view the power remaining in your battery. 4 Select the Advanced tab and set whether your Treo 750 screen turns off automatically after a specified period of inactivity. You can assign different intervals for battery power and external power. 5 Press OK to finish. To conserve additional battery power, adjust the display backlight setting. Press Start and select Settings. Select the System tab, and then select Backlight.
CHAPTER 12 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS To change the settings for one of the displayed wireless features, select Menu and select the wireless feature you want to change. TIP Connection settings Managing ISP settings Your Treo 750 is already set up to connect to the Internet using a high-speed data connection on the AT&T network. To connect to the Internet, simply start Internet Explorer Mobile.
4 Select the Modem tab. • Your server’s domain name 5 Highlight the connection you want to view or change, and then select Edit, or to create a new connection, select New. • Your server’s TCP/IP settings • Your server’s host name or IP address 6 Follow the onscreen instructions to edit or create the connection. Connecting to a VPN (virtual private network) If you want to use your Treo 750 to access your corporate email account or other files on your corporate server, you may need to set up a VPN.
CHAPTER 12 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS 3 On the Tasks tab, select Set up my proxy server. 4 Check both boxes near the top of the screen. 5 Select Proxy server and enter the proxy server name. 6 Press OK . To change settings such as the port number, proxy server type, or credentials, select Advanced.
CHAP TE R 13 Common questions Transferring info from another device For information on transferring your info from a previous Windows Mobile® device or from a Palm OS® device to your new Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device, visit www.palm.com/us/support/treo/ treo750cingular for instructions. DID YOU KNOW? You can purchase a third-party application that lets you run Palm OS® applications on your Treo 750. If you have questions about Windows Mobile, you can go to the Microsoft Windows Mobile website.
CHAPTER 13 COMMON QUESTIONS 1 Shut down your computer, and then turn it on again. 2 On your computer, click Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. 3 Remove Microsoft ActiveSync if it is on your computer. 4 Quit any active applications, including virus scanners and Internet security applications. 5 Insert the Windows Mobile Getting Started Disc into your computer’s CD drive and follow the onscreen instructions.
contacts, and tasks, as well as programs you have added, such as third-party software on your Treo 750. Never do a hard reset without first trying a soft reset. You can restore previously synchronized information the next time you sync. 13 CHAPTER COMMON QUESTIONS IMPORTANT Synchronize to restore your 3 Wait for the progress bar on the Treo logo screen to fill before continuing to use your Treo 750. Outlook data, such as Outlook email, Calendar, Contacts, Notes, and Tasks.
CHAPTER 13 COMMON QUESTIONS Some third-party applications do not create a backup on your computer when you synchronize. If you do a hard reset, you may lose info in these applications and you need to reinstall the application on your Treo 750 after the hard reset. Please contact the developer to find out if your info is backed up during synchronization. TIP When you synchronize after a hard reset, the source folder in My Documents changes from Treo My Documents to WM_your name.
Be sure to dispose of your old battery in an evironmentally responsible and legal way. In some areas, disposal in household or business trash is prohibited. Visit www.Palm.com/environment for more information. TIP back of the Treo 750 until it clicks into place. Battery door release DID YOU KNOW? Your Treo 750 stores all your info even when you remove the battery. 1 Press Power/End screen.
CHAPTER 13 COMMON QUESTIONS Performance The applications are running slower than usual 1 Press Start and select Settings. 2 Select System, and then select Memory . 3 Select Running Programs. 4 Select Stop All to close all your open applications. 5 Press OK . If the previous steps don’t fix the problem, try doing a soft reset (see Performing a soft reset). If the problem persists, follow these steps to turn off the Voice Command setting, if it is enabled: 1 Press Start and select Settings.
Screen The screen doesn’t respond accurately to taps or activates wrong features The screen appears blank 1 Make sure there is no debris trapped under the edges of the screen. 1 If you’re on a call, when the time period specified in Backlight Settings expires, the screen dims; one minute later, the screen automatically turns off. Press any key except Power/End to wake up the screen. Pressing Power/ End hangs up the call. 2 Look closely at the screen.
CHAPTER 13 COMMON QUESTIONS 3 If you’re in a building, move outdoors or to a more open area. turn on the phone (see Turning your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device on/off). 4 If you’re outdoors, move away from large buildings, trees, or electrical wires. I can’t tell if data services are available 5 If you’re in a vehicle, move your Treo 750 so that it’s level with a window.
Your phone is connected to a UMTS network, but you are not actively transmitting data. You can still make or receive calls. UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) A third-generation (3G) wireless technology that is designed for high-speed data transfer with rates up to 384 Kbps. • Press and hold Power/End to turn off your phone. Then press and hold the same button to turn it back on. • Perform a soft reset (see Performing a soft reset).
COMMON QUESTIONS CHAPTER 13 you if messaging services have been experiencing transmission delays.) • If possible, contact the recipient or sender of the message, and make sure the receiving device can handle the type of message you’re sending. • If a text message arrives but does not display a notification, perform a soft reset (see Performing a soft reset).
If the headset still doesn’t work, delete the existing partnership and create a new one. To delete the partnership: 1 Press Start Settings. , and then select 2 Select the Connections tab, and then select Bluetooth. 3 Highlight the headset device name. 4 Press and hold Center to open the shortcut menu, and then select Delete. 5 Create a new partnership (see Connecting to devices with Bluetooth® wireless technology. you always have an up-to-date backup of your info, synchronize frequently.
CHAPTER 13 COMMON QUESTIONS ActiveSync desktop software does not respond to sync attempt As you complete the following steps, synchronize after each step. If the synchronization is successful, you do not need to complete the remaining steps. 1 Verify that the USB sync cable is securely connected at all points (see Setting up your computer for synchronization).
9 Delete the existing partnership between your Treo 750 and your computer and create a new one by doing the following: • Disconnect your Treo 750 and your computer from the sync cable. • Right-click the gray ActiveSync icon in the taskbar in the lower-right corner of your computer screen, and then select Open Microsoft ActiveSync. • Click File, and then click Delete Mobile Device. When asked to confirm, click Yes. • Connect your Treo 750 and your computer to the sync cable.
COMMON QUESTIONS CHAPTER 13 local Contacts list in Microsoft Office Outlook (right-click the addresses and select Add to Personal Address Book). • Microsoft Office Outlook subfolders and public folders are not accessible with the included software. You may want to use a third-party solution instead. • If you’re trying to sync offline, be sure to set your Microsoft Office Outlook Calendar, Contacts, Notes, and Tasks to be available offline.
My appointments show up in the wrong time slot after I sync 1 Make sure that you installed the desktop software that came with your Treo 750. If you’re not sure whether this software is installed, reinstall it (see Reinstalling the desktop software). 2 Open Microsoft Office Outlook and correct the wrong entries. 3 Manually enter any information you added to your Treo 750 since the last time you synchronized. 1 Press Start and select Programs. 2 Select ActiveSync .
CHAPTER 13 COMMON QUESTIONS An alert tells me that ActiveSync encountered a problem with [item type] [item name] An error occurred during the sync of a single item. This error can usually be corrected only by removing the item that caused the error. If you sync again to see if the error persists, be aware that items causing this type of error are skipped and do not show up again.
sure to use your provider’s network as the connection type for the account. An alert tells me the device timed out while waiting for credentials The Exchange Server credentials screen was left open too long. Re-enter the Exchange Server credentials, and try to sync again. • Some email service providers have other requirements specific to their service. For example, Yahoo! requires you to set up POP mail forwarding for your Yahoo! account to download email messages to your Treo 750.
CHAPTER 13 COMMON QUESTIONS If email synchronization is occurring and you turn your Treo 750 off or the connection to your email service provider is disconnected, the synchronization fails. • Check the synchronization schedule to make sure that email sync is set to occur at the expected day and time. See Setting the synchronization schedule for details. • Press Start , select Programs, and then select ActiveSync . Press Menu (right action key) and select Configure Server.
client software must be properly set up. Follow these steps to check the settings: the Exchange Server. You can also check the following setting: 1 Click Start on your computer, and then select Settings. 2 Select ActiveSync 2 Select Control Panel. 3 Select Internet Options, and then click the Programs tab. 1 Press Start 13 CHAPTER COMMON QUESTIONS and select Programs. . 3 Press Menu (right action key) and select Configure Server. 4 Make sure the SSL box is checked.
CHAPTER 13 COMMON QUESTIONS Shockwave, VBScript, WML script, and other plug-ins. A secure site refuses to permit a transaction Some websites use a redirector to their true home page (for example, if you enter the address http://www.Palm.com/support it may resolve to http://www.Palm.com/us/ support). If Internet Explorer Mobile can’t follow the redirect, try using a desktop browser to see the landing page of the redirector, and enter that address in Internet Explorer Mobile.
• Clean the camera’s lens with a soft, lint-free cloth. • Take pictures in bright lighting conditions. Low-light images may be grainy, due to the sensitivity of the camera. • Hold the camera as still as possible. Try supporting your picture-taking arm against your body or a stationary object (such as a wall). • Keep the subject of the pictures still. Exposure time is longer with lower light levels, so you may see a blur.
CHAPTER 13 COMMON QUESTIONS If you recently installed an application and your Treo 750 seems to be stuck, try the following: 9 If the problem recurs, delete the last application you installed and report the problem to its developer. 1 Perform a soft reset (see Performing a soft reset). Getting more help 2 Make sure the third-party application is compatible with the Windows Mobile version 5.2 operating system on your Treo 750.
expansion card or delete images from your Treo 750 (see Pictures & Videos). • Messaging: Multimedia content and email attachments can consume excessive memory. Move multimedia content and attachments to an expansion card, or delete large files from your Treo 750 (see Message status icons). You may also want to empty the deleted items folder.
CHAPTER 13 COMMON QUESTIONS Is your voice too quiet on the other end? Be sure to hold the bottom of the Treo 750, or the hands-free microphone, close to your mouth. 252 VOICE QUALITY Check the signal strength indicator. If the signal is weak, try to find an area with better coverage.
Where to learn more and support information, go to www.palm.com/us/support/treo/ treo750cingular. For a quick introduction • Quick Tour: The Quick Tour introduces If you need more information you to many of your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device’s features. It is already installed on your Treo 750, and you can open it any time. Press Start , select Programs, and then select Quick Tour .
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Terms ActiveSync® The technology that exchanges and updates the information on your Palm® Treo™ 750 smart device with the information on your computer. To open ActiveSync on your computer, double-click the ActiveSync icon in the taskbar in the lower-right corner of your screen. If the icon does not appear, click Start, click All Programs (or navigate to the Programs group), and then select Microsoft ActiveSync. See Installing the desktop synchronization software.
dialog box Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® A set of options and command buttons that is enclosed by a border and that enables you to carry out a specific task. Technology that allows your Treo 750 to synchronize email, contacts, calendar events, and tasks wirelessly with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. See Setting up wireless synchronization.
partnership PIM (personal information manager) The connection that you make between two devices by means of Bluetooth wireless technology. The devices recognize each other because each device finds the same passkey on the other device. After you create a partnership between the devices, you no longer need to enter the passkey. Partnership is also known as paired relationship, pairing, trusted device, and trusted pair on some devices. See Connecting to devices with Bluetooth® wireless technology.
Addresses and phone numbers and SMS messages can also be stored on the SIM card. See Inserting the SIM card and battery. in one of the other locations either wirelessly or by means of a cable connection. See Synchronizing information. SMS (Short Messaging Service) UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The service that exchanges short text messages almost instantly between mobile devices. Your Treo 750 can send and receive text messages while you are on a call.
apps that use Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 software for Pocket PC Phone Edition. The Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 software for Smartphone is not compatible with your Treo 750. See Installing third-party applications.
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Regulatory information FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computer peripheral, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Antenna Care/Unauthorized Modifications Use only the supplied integral antenna. Unauthorized antenna modifications or attachments could damage the unit and may violate FCC regulations. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
(gas or petrol stations, below deck on boats), storage facilities for fuel or chemicals, blasting areas and areas near electrical blasting caps, and areas where there are chemicals or particles (such as metal powders, grains, and dust) in the air. Interference to Medical and Personal Electronic Devices Most but not all electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals and certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals from your Treo 750.
Driving Safety Tips Overview Always obey all laws and regulations on the use of the Treo 750 in your driving area. speaker phone accessory, take advantage of these devices if available to you. 3 Position your Treo 750 within easy reach. Make sure you place your Treo 750 within easy reach and where you can grab it without removing your eyes from the road. If you get an incoming call at an inconvenient time, let your voice mail answer it for you.
9 Use your Treo 750 to help others in emergencies. Your Treo 750 provides you a perfect opportunity to be a “good Samaritan” in your community. If you see an auto accident, crime in progress, or other serious emergency where lives are in danger, call 9-1-1, as you would want others to do for you. 10 Call roadside assistance or a special wireless non-emergency assistance number when necessary.
Description of ESD Static electricity is an electrical charge caused by the buildup of excess electrons on the surface of a material. To most people, static electricity and ESD are nothing more than annoyances. For example, after walking over a carpet while scuffing your feet, building up electrons on your body, you may get a shock— the discharge event—when you touch a metal doorknob. This little shock discharges the built-up static electricity.
Specifications Radio • Dual mode GSM/UMTS phone • GSM 850/900/1800/1900 quad band • UMTS 850/1900/2100 tri-band • GPRS Multi-slot Class 10, Class B • EDGE up to 59kbps per time-slot • UMTS PS data up to 384kbps DL • Personal speakerphone • Hands-free headset jack (2.
Size • 14.44 in. x 2.34 in. x 0.84 in. (112.9mm x 59.3mm x 21.3mm) Weight • 5.4 ounces (154 grams) Connectivity • Infrared (1.0 compliant) • Bluetooth® wireless technology (1.
Included software • Notes • Calculator Messaging (text, multimedia, and email) • ActiveSync® • Excel Mobile • Internet Explorer Mobile (web browser) • Word Mobile • PowerPoint Mobile • Voice Command • Quick Tour • Search File Explorer • Terminal Services Contacts • Picsel PDF Viewer • Calendar • Bluetooth Plug-in • Tasks • Windows 2000 or XP (later versions may also be supported • 32MB of available memory (RAM) • 170MB of free hard disk space • Available USB port •
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Index SYMBOLS ! on battery icon 12 NUMERICS 112 calls 37, 216 1st day of week option 161 3GP files 144 3GPP files 104, 140 3GPP2 files 104, 140 5-way navigator 7, 19, 21, 250 911 calls 37, 216 A AC charger 11 accented characters 28, 29 accessing ActiveSync 74 alternate characters 28 applications 30, 212 calculator 203 Calendar application 156 Contacts application 153 Dial Pad 40 File Explorer 192 information 31, 223 instant messages 115 Internet Explorer 119 menu items 22, 23, 24 Messaging app 103 Notes ap
troubleshooting 229, 239–244 ActiveSync icon 74, 77, 255 ActiveSync Plug-in for Bluetooth 82 Add a new VPN server connection option 227 Add Contact prompt 45 Add Favorite dialog box 122 Add Media command 106 Add Picture command 105 Add Recipient command 103 Add Server Source command 78 Add Sound command 105 Add to Contacts command 109 Add to Favorites command 122 Add to Personal Address Book command 242 adding a second call 46 applications 212 appointments 157, 158 attachments to email 93, 100, 192 bookmark
Allow USB connections check box 240 Alt key 26, 255 alternate characters 28, 29 alternate characters list 28, 29 AMR files 104 animation 143, 177, 178 anniversaries 159 Answer button 41 answering the phone 41, 46 antenna 262 Appearance tab 207, 211 application icons 30, 212 applications See also third-party applications associating with buttons 212 battery life and 13 caution for hard resets and 231 choosing menu items in 23, 24 closing 30, 224 copying 202 customizing 212–216 deleting 196, 251 displaying 30
AutoCorrect command 143 Autofill option 183 AutoFilter command 185 AutoFilter settings (spreadsheets) 179 auto-keyguard feature 216, 217 Auto-Keyguard list 217 Automatically download MMS messages check box 112 auto-off interval 255 available memory 224 available storage space 224 B back view (device) 8 backgrounds 135, 142, 149, 207 backing up information 67, 229, 232 backlight (keyboard) 26, 225 backlight shut-off interval 27 Backspace key 22, 26, 28 backup and restore application 77 backup utilities 229,
Bluetooth wireless technology 117, 197, 255 BMP files 140 Bold option 174 bookmarks 121 See also favorites border highlight 21 borders 178 brightness, adjusting 136, 137, 210 browsing files and folders 192, 202 browsing the web. See web browsing built-in applications 196, 269 built-in camera.
Camera Preview Mode 249 camera settings 138–139 Camera tab 139 Cancel Bluetooth command 55 Cancel Mute command 44 capitalization 27, 216 Capitalize first letter of sentence check box 216 Caps Lock icon 27 Caps Lock mode 27 captions 105, 106 carrying cases 8 cascading menus 24 case-sensitive searching 173, 187 categories contacts 153 events 160 playlists 147 tasks 163, 164 cell patterns (spreadsheets) 179 cell phones.
company lists 35 company names 40, 154 comparisons 185 completed tasks 163 compliancy statement 262 components (Treo device) 1 compressed files 193 computers connecting to 72, 75 enabling dial-up networking for 130 installing from 195 reinstalling desktop software on 230 synchronizing with 72, 83, 84 system requirements 73 viewing videos and pictures on 143 Conference button 47 conference calls 47 confidential events 160 Confidential option 160 configurations restoring 231 troubleshooting 237 Configure Serv
addressing messages to 93, 99, 103, 105 assigning ringtones to 50, 57, 141, 154 changing 154 displaying 154 linking speed-dial buttons to 49 looking up 32, 38, 156 making calls to 38 personalizing 57 removing 154 saving information for 45 selecting communication method for 39 sending messages to 104, 159 viewing details list for 39 Contacts application 153–156 Contacts list 39, 46, 103, 109, 155 context-sensitive menus 24 continuous playback (slides) 178 cookies 119 Copy command 123, 142, 174, 202 278 IND
email settings 98 Excel Mobile 188 format settings 211 Internet Explorer Mobile 124–125 Media Player Mobile 148 Messaging application 111–114 network settings 114 Notes application 167 phone 56–63 system settings 220–226 system sounds 208 tasks 164 Today screen 207 voicemail system 50, 56 Word Mobile 176 Cut command 141, 174 cutting.
web files 124 workbooks 188 worksheets 188 descending sort order 185 Desktop option 120 desktop software 229, 255 See also applications; software device additional information for 253 caution for electrostatic discharge and 266 caution for resetting 231 caution for storing 8 charging 11, 13 compatibility with third-party vendors 73 compatible hands-free devices for 53 compliancy statement for 262 components of 1, 7–9 connecting to PCs 75 disabling touch-sensitivity for 217 disposing of 263 features describe
digital certificates 119, 222 dimmed images 235 Direct Push Technology 78 directory service 96, 97, 99 Disable touchscreen check box 217 Disconnect Bluetooth command 83 Disconnect command 228 discoverable setting 128 discovering trusted devices 125, 126, 128 discussion groups 253 disk space 269 See also memory Dismiss button 43 display formats 210 Display message on screen check box 210 display options (web) 120 display settings 210–212 See also screen displaying alternate characters 28 animated images 143
Downloads favorite 122 downward-pointing arrows 24 drained battery 13 drawing 165 drivers 230 driving safety tips 264 Drop and Answer command 47 drop-down lists accessing 24 exiting 25 highlighting in 20, 25 scrolling through 20 selecting items in 22, 25 drop-down menus 24 DUN connections 129–131 See also dial-up networking E earpiece 7, 251 eBooks 13 echoes 251 EDGE connections 256 Edit command 142, 154 Edit Server Settings screen 79 Edit Speed Dial command 51 282 INDEX editing.
ending active calls 44 data connections 228 playback 145 wireless connections 131 endnotes 172 entering alternate characters 28, 29 data in spreadsheets 180, 182 information 26, 27–28 numbers 26, 27 owner information 220 passkeys 54, 127, 128 passwords 79, 92, 219 phone numbers 14, 37, 39, 40 PINs 218 text 215, 216 web addresses 32, 120 Entire column option 188 Entire row option 188 entry fields deleting text in 22 highlighting in 20, 22 moving to 20 opening drop-down lists in 25 scrolling through 20 Erase
expansion cards as storage medium 251 browsing on 202 displaying available space on 202, 224 inserting 199 installing apps on 195 moving apps to 202 moving information to 176, 187, 201 opening items on 200 removing 199 renaming 203 searching on 191, 192 storing attachments on 95, 100 transferring files to 144, 148, 201, 202 types supported 199 extensions (phone) 50 external power sources 225 External Power tab 27 Extra Digits button 43, 50 Extra Digits text box 50 Extract command 48 F factory settings 149
fixed dialing 61 folder names 176 folders accessing Outlook 242 adding documents to 174 arranging pictures and videos in 142 browsing 192, 202 creating 122, 176 displaying contents 176, 187 moving items to 176, 187, 193 opening items in 192 organizing web favorites in 121, 122 sorting contents 176, 187, 192 synchronizing messages in 94 Font color option 174 Font command 174 Font option 174 fonts 172, 174, 179, 210 footers 172 footnotes 172 forgetting passwords 219 format settings 211 formats, losing 171 fo
headset jack 7 headsets configuring as trusted devices 126 connecting 52–53, 128 disabling Keyguard and 217 hearing-impaired 58, 262, 263, 265 heat sources 14 help 229, 253 Help topics 30 hiding appointments 159 events 159 images 120 speed-dial buttons 38 Tasks entry bar 164 highlight 21 Highlight option 174 highlighting applications 30 items in folders 193 items on screen 20, 21–22 menu items 23, 24 options in lists 20, 25 text 22, 174 Hint tab 220 286 INDEX hints (passwords) 220 History command 123, 14
losing 171, 231 moving 176, 187, 201 protecting 216–220 removing battery and 233 restoring 231, 232 searching for 173, 186, 191–192 sharing 196 sorting 185 storing 199, 250, 251 synchronizing 70, 71, 72, 239 transferring 67, 229 updating 67, 72 infrared port.
Keyguard icon 217 Known Caller option 56 L language-impaired 58 leading zeros 211 left action key 22, 157 Legacy Pocket Word files 172 libraries (media) 146 Library command 145 Library list 145 Library screen 145, 149 Library tab 149 lightening bolt 12 Li-Ion battery 256 See also battery links clearing web 124 internal memory and 251 media files and 146 messages and 110, 121 selecting 21, 120 troubleshooting 248 list separators 211 List setting 175 Listen button 43 listening to media files 144 288 INDEX
Manage Folders command 94 Manage tab 209 management tools 189 manually closing applications 31 MAPI clients 247 maps 248 margins 175 Match case box 173, 187 Match whole words only check box 173, 187 measurement units 211 media files creating playlists for 147 formats for 144 linking to 146 playing 145 synchronizing 144 transferring 144, 148 troubleshooting 242 media libraries 146 Media Player 242 Media Player Mobile 144–149 media players 13 Media sync option 144 meeting requests 96, 97, 159, 162 memory ava
Messages tab 112 Messaging application See also text messages; multimedia messages adding contacts and 153 chat sessions and 109 customizing 111–114 email settings in 98 messaging options in 106 notification options in 107 overview 103 play options in 108 starting 103 status icons in 110 messaging applications 249 messaging services 237, 256 microphone 7, 44, 139, 251 microphone icon 214 Microsoft ActiveSync. See ActiveSync Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.
multimedia features 101, 133 multimedia file types 140 multimedia files 140, 251 multimedia messages creating 104 deleting 111, 112 displaying 109 downloading 107, 112 forwarding 109 internal memory and 251 opening 108 overview 101 phone numbers in 41 playing 108–109 previewing 106 receiving 107 replying to 108 requirements for 1 saving 109 sending 104, 106, 109 setting options for 106 sorting 111 troubleshooting 237 Multimedia Messaging System.
notification options 107, 113, 209 notification screens.
Option Lock icon 27 Option Lock mode 27 options displaying 160 highlighting 20, 21, 25 selecting 24, 25 Options screen (ActiveSync) 84 Options screen (Internet Explorer) 124 Options screen (messaging) 99, 111 Options tab 207, 215, 220 organizer features 36, 151 orientation (screen) 212 orientation (slides) 178 orientation options 212 Orientation tab 178 outages 237 Outbox 110 Outlook accessing folders for 242 copying addresses to 242 downloading messages from 94, 95 email client software and 246 entering in
synchronizing with 72, 83, 84 system requirements 73 viewing videos and pictures on 143 personal events 160 personal identification numbers (PINs) 62, 218, 257 personal information 219, 220, 255 personal information managers 242, 257 See also PIM applications Personal option 160 Personal tab 56 personalizing your device 205 phone See also phone calls; phone numbers; device adjusting volume 15, 57 advanced features 43–49 answering 41, 46 customizing 56–63 dialing 14, 36–39, 40, 50 disabling touch-sensitive f
photos.
Preview Mode (camera) 249 previewing multimedia messages 106 pictures 136, 249 sounds 57, 210 videos 137 priority levels 107, 163 Priority list 94 privacy mode 107, 114 private events 160 Private option 160 processor 267 Program Buttons tab 213 Program Files folder 202 Programs check box 209 Programs screen 30 programs.
Regional Settings icon 210 Regional Settings screen 210 reinstalling software or applications 229, 232 Reminder option 157 reminders adding 157, 163 events and 162 system alarms and 221 tasks and 164 turning on and off 209 remote access servers 226 remote files 227 Remove Programs icon 196 Remove Programs list 196 Remove Programs screen 196 Remove Split command 181 removing applications 196, 251 battery 231, 233 battery door 9 Bluetooth connections 128 certificates 223 contacts 154 directory services 97 doc
preferences and system settings 231 sound settings 208 Resume playback option 108, 149 retrieving voicemail 43 Return key 26 reverse type 22 Revert to Saved command 143 revision marks 172 RF emissions 261, 263 RF Safety Statement 261 right action key 22 right-click menus.
adjusting display 210–212 aligning 211 arranging web pages on 120 battery life and 14 caring for 8 changing color themes for 207, 211 changing orientation 212 disabling touch-sensitivity for 216 locking 217 moving around on 19–21 protecting 235 scrolling in 20–21, 216 selecting items on 22 setting backgrounds for 142, 207 setting delays for 36 specifications for 268 troubleshooting 211, 235 turning on or off 35, 36, 225, 255 waking up 36, 44 screen fonts 210 Screen icon 210, 211 screen resolution 235, 268 S
sending copyrighted items 141 email 94, 95, 100, 121, 245 meeting requests 97, 159, 162 multimedia messages 104, 106, 109 pictures 141 sounds 209 text messages 42, 103 videos 141 sensitivity options 160, 163 Sent folder 99, 110 servers, troubleshooting 243, 244, 247 See also Exchange Servers service contracts 1 service providers 226, 237, 246 Services tab 48, 59, 60, 62 Set as Hands-Free command 238 Set as Today Background command 142 Set reminders for new items option 162, 164 300 INDEX Set up my proxy
smartcard. See SIM smartcards SMS messaging 103, 258 SMTP servers 246 soft resets 230 software See also applications caution for hard resets and 231 compatibility with Windows Mobile 234 included with device 2, 269 installing 73, 193 purchasing 234 reinstalling 229, 232 songs.
formatting 178, 184 insertion options for 183 scrolling 181 searching 186 sending 85 sorting in 185 unsupported features for 180 SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) 119 standby mode 136 Start button 7, 30 Start menu 30, 212, 258 starting data connections 227 Excel Mobile 180 Internet Explorer Mobile 119 Media Player Mobile 145, 148 PowerPoint Mobile 177 Word Mobile 172 static electricity 265 status icons 63, 110 stereo headphones 144 Still image compression level list 139 Still Mode command 137 Stop command 145 302
email 13, 94, 239, 246, 247 information 70, 71, 72, 239 manually 81 media files 144 multimedia files 143 Office files 171 offline 242 over Bluetooth connections 82 over IR ports 83 playlists 145 through USB hubs 240 wirelessly 70, 77, 82, 83, 244 with multiple computers 83 with sync cable 77 with third-party applications 73, 232 system alarms 221 system dates and time 220 system errors 236 system locks 216, 219 system requirements 73, 269 system settings 220–226, 231 system sounds 9, 208 system warnings 20
selecting 22 spell-checking 94, 175 word-processing features for 172 text captions 106 text fields moving to 20 opening drop-down lists in 25 removing text in 22 scrolling through 20 text files 223 text messages creating 103 deleting 111, 112 forwarding 109 links in 110 opening 108 overview 101 phone calls and 44 phone numbers in 41 receiving 107, 238 replying to 108 saving 109 sending 42, 103 setting options for 106 sorting 111 troubleshooting 237 Text Size tab 210 304 INDEX Text Speed Dial button 50 te
files 144, 148, 201, 202 information 67, 229 transition effects (slides) 178 transmission delays 238 Transparency level list 142 troubleshooting 229, 253 Trusted Device list 126 trusted devices 125, 126, 128 See also partnerships trusted pairs.
adding to messages 105 changing resolution 137 defaults for 139 downloading 143, 144 limiting length 139 previewing 137 receiving 135 recording 137–138 saving 139 sending 141 setting resolution for 248 synchronizing 143 viewing 135, 140, 143 View By command 154 View command 120, 156 View Recording Toolbar command 165 viewing alternate characters 28 animated images 143 applications on device 30 appointments 156 calendar 156 contacts 39, 154 current connection 227 daily schedules 156 events 158, 160 folder co
web addresses 32, 120, 248 See also web links web browser.
Word Completion tab 215 word matching 173, 187 Word Mobile application 20, 171–177 Word Mobile icon 172 word-processing features 172 workbook list 188 workbooks See also Excel Mobile application; spreadsheets creating 180 deleting 188 displaying 181 moving around in 181 naming 187 organizing 187 replacing information in 186 saving 178, 180, 188 searching 186 308 INDEX setting default template for 188 worksheet names 179 worksheets See also spreadsheets; workbooks adding 183 adjusting column and row size
