4-657-547-11(1) Chapter 1 What is the Sony CLIÉ Handheld? Chapter 2 Read This First Personal Entertainment Organizer PEG-N760C © 2001 Sony Corporation Setting up your Sony CLIÉ Handheld - Basics Chapter 3 Setting up your Sony CLIÉ Handheld - Advanced
WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. For customers in the U.S.A and Canada Owner’s Record The model number and serial number are located at the rear of the product. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. PEG-N760C Serial No.
On the supplied software • Copyright laws prohibit reproducing the software or the software manual in whole or in part, or renting the software without the permission of the copyright holder. • In no event will SONY be liable for any financial damage or loss of profits, including claims made by third parties, arising out of the use of the software supplied with this player.
Table of Contents About this manual ........................... 5 Which manual to read? .................... 7 Chapter 1 What is the Sony CLIÉ Handheld? What can you do with your Sony CLIÉ Handheld? .............................. 10 System requirements ..................... 11 Sony CLIÉ Handheld components .. 12 Locating front panel controls ........... 12 Locating back panel components .... 14 Locating cradle components ............ 16 Elements of the CLIÉ interface .........
About this manual Welcome to the Sony Personal Entertainment Organizer (referred to as CLIÉ handheld or Sony Handheld in this manual). Your CLIÉ handheld comes with three manuals: ■ Read This First (this guide) ■ Operating Instructions (as a PDF file contained in the CD-ROM) ■ Add-on Application Guide Before using your CLIÉ handheld, read this guide for an overview of features, setup and installation instructions, and other important details.
About this manual Operating Instructions The Operating Instructions manual is contained in the supplied CDROM as a PDF file, allowing you to view or print it when you need it. The manual describes how to use your CLIÉ handheld and the Personal Information Management (PIM) applications that come with your CLIÉ handheld.
Which manual to read? After you set up your CLIÉ handheld and become familiar with its basic functionality, you can use the rest of the manuals as follows: When you want to: Read: Manage your personal information using your CLIÉ applications. Operating Instructions Use your CLIÉ handheld and your computer in synchronization. Operating Instructions Exchange and share information with other handheld users. Operating Instructions Enjoy music on your CLIÉ handheld.
Chapter 1 Chapter 1 What is the Sony CLIÉ Handheld? This chapter explains the features of your CLIÉ handheld, its system requirements, its buttons and controls, and the contents of the Installation CD-ROM. Contents What can you do with your Sony CLIÉ Handheld? ..................... 10 System requirements ................................................................. 11 Sony CLIÉ Handheld components .............................................. Locating front panel controls ............................
What can you do with your Sony CLIÉ Handheld? Your CLIÉ handheld can help you remember appointment and meeting times, people’s names and personal details, and items on your To Do List. Your CLIÉ handheld can also help you improve your track record in all these areas, both at work and at home.
System requirements ■ OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98/Windows® 98 Second Edition/ Windows® 2000 Professional/Windows® Millennium Edition ■ CPU: Pentium® processor 133MHz or more What is the Sony CLIÉ Handheld? ■ RAM: 32MB or more (64MB or more recommended) Chapter 1 To install and operate the Palm™ Desktop software on your computer, your computer system must meet the following requirements: ■ Hard disk drive: 128MB or more available space ■ Display: High Color or more (800 x 600 pixels or more) ■ CD-ROM dr
Sony CLIÉ Handheld components Locating front panel controls 1 Headphones jack Plug into the supplied headphones jack with a remote control unit or stereo mini jack. For details, see “Connecting/attaching the supplied headphones” in the Add-on applications manual. 2 Jog Dial™ Navigator Used to select and run applications or items. Depending on the application you use, specific functions are assigned to the navigator. For details, see “Using the Jog Dial™ navigator” in the Operating Instructions manual.
5 POWER Button 6 Screen 7 Graffiti Writing Area The area where you write letters and numbers using the Graffiti® alphabet. See “Using Graffiti® writing to enter data” in the Operating Instructions manual to learn how to write Graffiti characters. 8 Scroll Button Displays text and other information that extends beyond the area of the screen.
Sony CLIÉ Handheld components Locating back panel components 1 Stylus Used to tap icons and buttons on the screen, or to write characters on the Graffiti writing area. For details, see “Using the stylus” in the Operating Instructions manual. 2 Memory Stick® Access Indicator Lights in orange while your CLIÉ handheld is reading/writing the data in Memory Stick media. 3 Memory Stick Slot Insert Memory Stick media into this slot.
5 Reset Button Chapter 1 Under normal use, you should not have to use this button. For details, see “Resetting your Sony CLIÉ Handheld” in the Operating Instructions manual. 6 Interface Connector Removing the supplied protective soft cover from your CLIÉ handheld On the marked area in the illustration below, lift gently to remove the protective soft cover. If you attempt to remove the cover forcibly, it may be damaged.
Sony CLIÉ Handheld components Locating cradle components 1 AC Adapter Connector Connect the supplied AC adapter here. 2 Interface Connector Connect your CLIÉ handheld here. 3 HotSync Button Synchronizes data in your CLIÉ handheld with the data saved on your computer. For details, see “Exchanging and updating data using a HotSync® operation” in the Operating Instructions manual.
Chapter 1 Elements of the CLIÉ interface What is the Sony CLIÉ Handheld? 1 Battery Icon Displays the remaining charge in the battery. While your CLIÉ handheld is placed in the cradle or operates on the AC power source, the battery charging icon ( ) is displayed. 2 Home Icon Tap this icon and the Application Launcher screen appears, displaying a list of applications. 3 Menu Icon Tap this icon and a menu of current applications appears.
Sony CLIÉ Handheld components 5 Application Icon Tap an icon to activate the corresponding application. 6 Scroll Bar Drag the slider up or down or tap the scroll arrows v or V on the ends of the bar to scroll the screen. 7 Calculator Icon Tap this icon to display the onscreen Calculator. 8 Find Icon Tap this icon to open the Find screen. 9 Graffiti Writing Area This area is for hand-writing input with the Graffiti alphabet.
What is on the CLIÉ Installation CD-ROM? Chapter 1 CD-ROM contents The Installation CD-ROM that comes with your CLIÉ handheld contains the following applications and manuals: ■ PC applications What is the Sony CLIÉ Handheld? You can install the following PC applications and related online help files from the installer’s main launcher window: – Palm Desktop for CLIÉ 4.1 (including Intellisync Lite 4.0) – OpenMG Jukebox – RealJukebox 2 basic for Sony – PictureGear 4.
What is on the CLIÉ Installation CD-ROM? ■ Manuals The following manuals are available as PDF files on the CD-ROM: – Read This First (this guide) – Operating Instructions – Add-on Application Guide – Audio Player manual – gMovie manual – PictureGear Pocket manual – MSGate manual – MSAutorun manual – MS Import/Export manual Tip You can view the manuals by clicking Manuals in the installation launcher window that appears when you insert the CLIÉ Installation CD-ROM into your computer.
Chapter 2 Setting up your Sony CLIÉ Handheld – Basics Contents Step 1: Charging your Sony CLIÉ Handheld ............................... 22 Charging with the cradle ..................................................... 22 Charging directly from the power supply .............................. 23 Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld for the first time .. 24 Step 3: Entering data into your Sony CLIÉ Handheld ................. 28 Step 4: Installing the Palm™Desktop for CLIÉ software onto your computer ...
Step 1: Charging your Sony CLIÉ Handheld Charging with the cradle Note Before you use your CLIÉ handheld for the first time, make sure to charge it. Connect the supplied cradle to an AC power source in advance. Charging will start as soon as you place your CLIÉ handheld on the cradle. The battery icon in the screen changes to the battery charging icon ( ). It takes about 4 hours for your CLIÉ handheld to be fully charged for the first time.
Charging directly from the power supply You can also charge your CLIÉ handheld by connecting the supplied AC adapter directly to your CLIÉ handheld. The AC adapter operates only on 110–240 V AC power supply. To the wall outlet Chapter 2 Setting up your Sony CLIÉ Handheld – Basics Connect the AC adapter to the CLIÉ interface connector. When the AC adapter is connected to your CLIÉ handheld, charging starts automatically and the battery icon on the screen changes to the battery charging icon ( ).
Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld for the first time The first time you start your CLIÉ handheld, setup instructions appear onscreen. Follow their instructions to perform initial settings, digitizer calibration, current time, date, and year settings (required for operation). 1 Press the POWER button. Your CLIÉ handheld turns on, and the Welcome screen appears. After a while, the Setup screen appears. b Press the POWER button. 2 Take out the Stylus.
3 Press lightly on the screen with the stylus. This action is called “tapping.” The digitizer calibration screen appears. Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of the handheld with its touch-sensitive screen so your CLIÉ handheld can detect the task you want to perform when you tap an element onscreen. Chapter 2 Tap anywhere onscreen. The following screen is displayed. 5 Following the instruction onscreen, tap the center of the displayed mark.
Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld for the first time After calibration completes, a screen for setting time and date appears. 6 Tap the Set Date box. The Set Date screen appears. 7 Tap the arrow b or B next to the year to select the current year. 8 Tap the current month, and then tap the current date. The Set Date screen closes. 9 Tap the Set Time box. The Set Time screen appears. 10 Tap the arrow v or V to set the hour to the current time.
11 Tap each number of the minute, and then tap the arrow v or V to set the minutes to the current time. 12 Tap AM or PM. 13 Tap OK. The Set Time screen closes. 14 Tap Next. Chapter 2 The Setup Complete screen appears. 15 Tap Next. The Enter Data screen appears. Setting up your Sony CLIÉ Handheld – Basics 16 Tap Done. The initial settings are complete, and the Application Launcher screen (Home screen) appears.
Step 3: Entering data into your Sony CLIÉ Handheld There are three ways to enter data into your CLIÉ handheld: – Using Graffiti® writing – Using the onscreen keyboard – Using your computer keyboard Graffiti writing Your CLIÉ handheld includes Graffiti writing software as the primary system for entering text and numbers. With Graffiti writing, you write simple strokes with the stylus and they are instantly recognized as letters or numbers.
After a keyboard is open, you can tap to open any of the other keyboards, including the international keyboard. For details, see “Using the onscreen keyboard” in the Operating Instructions manual.
Step 4: Installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software onto your computer The Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software extends many of the functions of your CLIÉ handheld to your computer, featuring the same main applications as those on your CLIÉ handheld: Address Book, Date Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, and desktop e-mail connectivity. You can use the HotSync® Manager feature of this software to back up and exchange data between your CLIÉ handheld and your computer.
3 Click Install Palm Desktop for CLIÉ. The setup program starts and the Welcome screen is displayed. Chapter 2 Click Next. Setting up your Sony CLIÉ Handheld – Basics 4 The Palm Desktop for CLIÉ 4.1 software installation begins. Follow the instructions onscreen, then the following dialog box appears. 5 Select the application you will use to synchronize your CLIÉ handheld with your computer and click Next. If you select “Synchronize with Palm Desktop for CLIÉ,” Intellisync Lite will not be installed.
Step 4: Installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software onto your computer 6 Click Next. The Setup Type window is displayed. 7 Select the setup type (Typical or Custom) and the destination folder. If you wish to synchronize PEG-S300 or PEG-N710C with your CLIÉ handheld (PEG-N760C), follow the steps below: 1 Select Custom for the setup type and click Next. 2 On the select components screen, make sure that USB Switcher is selected. 3 Follow the instructions onscreen until setup is complete.
11 Fill in the customer registration following the instructions shown onscreen. You need Internet access for the online customer registration. You can take advantage of Sony’s commitment to quality customer support and nine months of the extended limited warranty for a total of 12 months from the original date of purchase when you register your CLIÉ handheld. Chapter 2 12 Click Finish. Note Make sure you perform a HotSync operation before installing any thirdparty applications.
Step 5: Connecting your Sony CLIÉ Handheld and your computer via the cradle The cradle that comes with your CLIÉ handheld enables you to synchronize the information on your CLIÉ handheld with the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software on your computer using HotSync® technology. 1 Connect the USB connector of the cradle to a USB connector on your computer. To the wall outlet 2 Place your CLIÉ handheld on the cradle. Insert your CLIÉ handheld at an angle to the cradle and lay it back to fit it into place.
Step 6: Performing a HotSync® operation for the first time What is a HotSync operation? HotSync, a technology particular to a Palm OS® platform device, is the one-step operation that allows you to synchronize data between your CLIÉ handheld and your computer, and backup the CLIÉ data on your computer. For details, see “Exchanging and updating data using a HotSync® operation” in the Operating Instructions manual. 1 Press the HotSync button on the cradle.
Step 6: Performing a HotSync® operationfor the first time Notes • Do not remove or move your CLIÉ handheld from the cradle during a HotSync operation. • Do not push the HotSync button during a HotSync operation. It might cause errors and quitting of the operation. • Do not enter power saving mode during a HotSync operation. If your computer enters power saving mode during a HotSync operation, the HotSync Manager will quit.
Chapter 3 Setting up your Sony CLIÉ Handheld – Advanced This chapter explains advanced software setup procedures for your CLIÉ handheld and your computer: checking the bundled applications on your CLIÉ handheld, installing applications from the Installation CD-ROM onto your computer, and installing add-on applications onto your CLIÉ handheld. Contents Installing the supplied applications onto your computer ...................................................................
Checking the bundled applications on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld After you make your CLIÉ handheld ready for use, start the Application Launcher to display all the available applications on your CLIÉ handheld. To open an application from the Application Launcher screen 1 Tap the Home icon. The Application Launcher screen appears. b Tap the Home icon 2 Do either of the following: • Tap the desired application icon in the Application Launcher screen.
Overview of basic Palm OS® applications Your CLIÉ handheld comes with the following Palm OS basic applications: Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, and Calculator applications. This section gives an overview of these basic applications. Date Book Date Book lets you quickly and easily schedule appointments or any kind of activity associated with a time and date. In Date Book, you can do the following: • Enter a description of your appointment and assign it to a specific time and date.
Checking the bundled applications on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld • Define which phone number appears in the Address List for each Address Book entry. • Attach a note to each Address Book entry, in which you can enter additional information about the entry. • Assign Address Book entries to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups. • Paste a PictureGear™ Pocket image to an address entry.
Calc (Calculator) Calculator enables you to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and calculate square roots. In Calculator, you can do the following: • Perform basic calculations. • Store and retrieve values. • Display the last series of calculations, which is useful for confirming a series of “chain” calculations. Expense Expense lets you keep track of your expenses and then transfer the information to a spreadsheet on your computer.
Checking the bundled applications on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld Overview of Sony applications In addition to the basic Palm OS applications, your CLIÉ handheld also contains original Sony applications: Audio Player, PictureGear™ Pocket, MS Gate, gMovie , MS Autorun, MS Import, MS Backup and PhotoStand. This section gives an overview of these original Sony applications.
PhotoStand PhotoStand is used to display PictureGear Pocket images one by one like a slide show. Placed on the cradle, your CLIÉ handheld functions as a photo stand. You need to install PhotoStand from the Installation CD-ROM onto your CLIÉ handheld. In PhotoStand, you can do the following: • Perform a slide show of the PictureGear Pocket images one by one. • Display the time with the picture so that you can use it as a clock. • Choose effect patterns or the time display mode.
MS Autorun MS Autorun is used to start a specified application when Memory Stick media is inserted into your CLIÉ handheld. In MS Autorun, you can do the following: • Automatically start game software or another application stored in Memory Stick media. • Display specified data immediately by automatically starting the associated application stored in Memory Stick media or your CLIÉ handheld.
Installing the supplied applications onto your computer From the installation launcher window of the supplied CLIÉ Installation CD-ROM, you can install the following image, audio, and other applications onto your computer’s hard disk.
Installing the supplied applications onto your computer 3 Click Install CLIÉ Audio Software. The Audio Software installation window is displayed. 4 Click OpenMG Jukebox. The OpenMG Jukebox software installation starts. Follow the instructions onscreen. 5 After the installation is complete, click Restart. The installation ends and your computer restarts. Note Do not delete, move, or edit the installed folders using Windows® Explorer or any other application.
3 Click Install CLIÉ Audio Software. The Audio Software installation window is displayed. 4 Click RealJukebox for Sony. OpenMG installer is displayed, and installation starts. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen. 5 After the installation is complete, click Restart. The installation ends and your computer restarts. Installing PictureGear™ 4.4Lite 1 Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The installation launcher window is displayed.
Installing the supplied applications onto your computer Installing QuickTime® 4 QuickTime 4 allows you to view QuickTime movies and is necessary for PictureGear Lite to convert QuickTime movies for use on your CLIÉ handheld. 1 Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The installation launcher window is displayed. 2 Click Install CLIÉ Utilities. The CLIÉ utilities window is displayed. 3 Click Install CLIÉ Image Software. The Image Software installation window is displayed.
Installing Memory Stick Export To use the MS Import/Export feature, you need to install MS Export, a PC tool to save an application onto the proper directory in the Memory Stick media, onto your computer. 1 Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The installation launcher window is displayed. 2 Click Install CLIÉ Utilities. The CLIÉ Utilities window is displayed. 3 Click Install Memory Stick Export.
Installing the supplied applications onto your computer 3 Click Travel and Entertainment. The Travel and Entertainment installation window is displayed. 4 Click AvantGo. The AvantGo software installation starts. Follow the instructions onscreen to finish the installation. Installing Acrobat Reader® 5.0 Acrobat Reader 5.0 allows you to view, navigate, and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) documents.
Uninstalling the supplied applications In the event that you no longer need an application you installed, you can remove an application from your computer’s hard disk as follows: 1 Click Start from the taskbar, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window is displayed. 2 Double-click Add/Remove Programs. The Add/Remove Programs Properties window is displayed. 3 In the Install/Uninstall tab, select the software that you want to remove. 4 Click Add/Remove.
Installing add-on applications onto your Sony CLIÉ Handheld or Memory Stick media Your CLIÉ handheld comes with various applications such as Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, Calculator, e-mail software, etc. In addition to these applications, you can install additional applications called “add-on applications” from the Installation CD-ROM onto your CLIÉ handheld, or to the Memory Stick media if you want to save your CLIÉ handheld’s memory space.
Installing add-on applications from the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software This section explains how to install add-on applications onto your CLIÉ handheld or to the Memory Stick media using the Install Tool during a HotSync® operation. 1 Copy or download the application you want to install into the Add-on folder in the Sony CLIÉ Handheld folder on your computer (example : C:\Program Files\Sony Handheld\Add-on). If you want to copy to a different folder, specify the folder in step 5.
Installing add-on applications onto your Sony CLIÉ Handheld or Memory Stick media 4 5 From the User drop-down list, select a user name to use. Click Add. The Open File dialog box appears. The supplied add-on applications are stored in the Add-on folder. 6 Select the application(s) you want to install on your CLIÉ handheld, or to the Memory Stick media inserted in your CLIÉ handheld. In the Install Tool dialog box, the list of applications you selected is displayed.
8 Click the file name(s) to select the file(s), then click the arrow ( >> or << ) button to change their destination (Handheld or Memory Stick). Sony recommends you select Handheld as the destination. If you select Memory Stick as the destination, data may not be displayed for some applications. 9 Click OK. 10 Click Done. 11 Perform a HotSync operation. The application(s) you selected in step 6 will be installed on your CLIÉ handheld or the Memory Stick media.
Installing add-on applications onto your Sony CLIÉ Handheld or Memory Stick media Installing add-on applications by beaming them from another Palm OS® device Your CLIÉ handheld is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use to beam an application to another Palm OS® PDA device that’s close by and also has an IR port. You can beam applications that are either installed in your CLIÉ handheld or stored in the inserted Memory Stick media.
5 Tap the application you want to transfer. Note Some applications are copy-protected and cannot be beamed. These are listed with the lock icon next to them. Tap Beam. Chapter 3 6 7 When the Beam dialog box appears, point the IR port directly at the IR port of the receiving handheld. 8 Wait for the Beam dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you continue using your CLIÉ handheld.
Removing add-on applications If the memory of your CLIÉ handheld or Memory Stick media is full, or you decide that an add-on application is no longer needed, you can remove it from your CLIÉ handheld or the Memory Stick media. Note You can remove only add-on applications, patches, and extensions that you have installed. You cannot remove the standard applications provided with your CLIÉ handheld, such as Address Book or Memo Pad. 1 Tap the Home icon. The Application Launcher screen appears.
Customer registration If you do not fill in the customer registration after installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software, follow the instructions in this section to complete the registration. Note Your computer needs to be connected to the internet to complete the registration. 1 Double-click the Sony CLIÉ Registration icon on the Windows® desktop or click Start on the taskbar, point to Programs, Sony Handheld, and then click Sony CLIÉ Registration. The Sony CLIÉ Handheld Registration screen appears.
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