Palm Cell Phone Treo 300 User Manual

Online User’s Guide  
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Handspring Treo™ 300  
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1. Introduction to Your PCS Phone Handspring Treo™ 300 . . . . . . . . . 1  
What is a PCS Treo 300? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2  
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2  
Minimum requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2  
Upgrade information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3  
PCS Treo 300 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5  
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9  
Turning your PCS Treo 300 on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  
Using the keyboard backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11  
Using the stylus to get things done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12  
Elements of the phone interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13  
Moving around the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14  
Displaying online tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
Customizing your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
Using the headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18  
Connecting the HotSync cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19  
Using desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20  
Using your phone with Palm Desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  
Using your phone with Microsoft Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22  
Using your phone with another PIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22  
Using an e-mail application with your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22  
2. Entering Data in Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
Using the PCS Treo 300 keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24  
Typing capital letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24  
Typing numbers and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25  
Typing accented characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26  
Typing extended characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26  
Navigation keystrokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28  
Using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28  
Using text ShortCuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30  
Using the onscreen keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31  
Using your computer keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32  
Importing data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32  
3. Managing Your Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35  
Using the Applications Launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36  
Opening applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36  
Switching between applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37  
Categorizing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37  
Changing the Applications Launcher display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38  
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Choosing preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39  
Installing and removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39  
Installing add-on applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39  
Removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42  
Removing Palm Desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43  
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43  
Assigning a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44  
Changing or deleting a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45  
Recovering from a forgotten password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46  
4. Applications Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47  
PhoneBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48  
Date Book Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49  
Blazer Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50  
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51  
SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52  
To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53  
CityTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54  
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55  
Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56  
5. Common Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57  
Creating records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58  
Editing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59  
Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59  
Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59  
Deleting records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60  
Other ways to delete records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61  
Purging records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61  
Categorizing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62  
System-defined and user-defined categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62  
Finding records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66  
Looking up Contacts records in PhoneBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66  
Using Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67  
Using Phone Number Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68  
Sorting lists of records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71  
Making records private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72  
Hiding and masking private records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72  
Attaching notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74  
Choosing fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75  
Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76  
Performing a HotSync operation for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76  
Beaming information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78  
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6. Application-Specific Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81  
PhoneBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82  
Using the Speed Dial view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84  
Using the Dial Pad view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89  
Using the Contacts view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89  
Using the Call History view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94  
Using the Active Call view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97  
Checking voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103  
Forwarding calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104  
Other ways to make a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104  
PhoneBook menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106  
Date Book Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113  
Working in Day View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113  
Scheduling an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114  
Rescheduling an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116  
Setting an alarm for an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117  
Scheduling repeating or continuous events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118  
Changing the Date Book Plus view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121  
Working in Week View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122  
Working in Week View with Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123  
Working in Month View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124  
Working in Year View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125  
Working in List View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125  
Spotting event conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126  
Working with floating events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127  
Working with To Do items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128  
Using the Daily Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129  
Using templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129  
Date Book Plus menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130  
Blazer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139  
Viewing web pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139  
Working with bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140  
Blazer menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145  
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149  
Reviewing memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149  
Memo Pad menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150  
SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151  
Receiving text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151  
Viewing text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152  
Responding to text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153  
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Copying text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154  
Sorting messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155  
Deleting messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155  
SMS menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156  
To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158  
Setting priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158  
Setting a due date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159  
Assigning a category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160  
Checking off a To Do item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160  
To Do Show Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161  
To Do List menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162  
CityTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163  
Setting your home city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163  
Selecting remote cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163  
Adding cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164  
CityTime menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164  
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166  
Selecting the Calculator mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166  
Using the Basic Calculator buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166  
Displaying Recent Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167  
Using the Advanced Calculator mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167  
Using the Advanced Calculator buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168  
Creating a custom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176  
Calculator menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177  
Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178  
Changing the date of an Expense item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179  
Entering receipt details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179  
Customizing the Currency pick list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180  
Show Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182  
Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182  
Expense menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186  
7. Setting Preferences for Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189  
Viewing Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190  
Buttons Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190  
HotSync Buttons Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191  
Connection Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191  
Predefined configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192  
Connection Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192  
Setting an infrared to modem configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193  
Digitizer Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194  
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Formats Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195  
Country default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195  
Time, date, week start, and numbers formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195  
General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196  
Auto-off delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196  
System, alarm, and game sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197  
Network Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197  
Connecting automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198  
Creating a new packet data configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198  
Connecting to your service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202  
Adding detailed information to a Mobile IP service template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202  
Adding detailed information to a Simple IP service template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205  
Deleting a service template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208  
Network Preferences menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209  
Troubleshooting network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209  
Owner Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210  
Ringer Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211  
ShortCuts Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213  
Creating a ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213  
Editing a ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214  
Deleting a ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214  
8. Advanced HotSync® Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215  
Selecting HotSync setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216  
Customizing HotSync application settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218  
IR HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219  
Preparing your computer for infrared communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220  
Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222  
Performing an IR HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223  
Returning to serial cable HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224  
Conducting a HotSync operation via a network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225  
Performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227  
Using File Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227  
Creating a user profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228  
9. Maintaining Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231  
Caring for your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232  
Battery considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232  
Resetting your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233  
Performing a soft reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233  
Performing a warm (or safe) reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234  
Performing a hard reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235  
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10. Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239  
Software installation problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240  
Operating problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241  
Tapping and keyboard problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241  
Wireless communication problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242  
Application problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245  
HotSync problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246  
Beaming problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247  
Password problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248  
Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249  
11. Other Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251  
Performance and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251  
Important Information About Your Phone and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251  
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252  
Caring for and Protecting Your Phone Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253  
Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253  
User Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254  
Handspring Product Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254  
Handspring, Inc. End User Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255  
GNU Library General Public License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257  
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264  
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Introduction to Your PCS Phone  
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Handspring Treo™ 300  
his chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your PCS  
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Phone Handspring Treo™ 300, how to use your phone for the first  
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time, and how to install Palm™ Desktop software and the HotSync  
Manager synchronization software so you can synchronize your phone and  
your computer.  
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What is a PCS Treo 300?  
Your PCS Treo 300 combines the power of a full-featured mobile phone, a  
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Palm OS handheld, and the Internet in one compact and indispensable  
device. With your PCS Treo 300, you can do everything you can do with  
your existing mobile phone with greater speed and ease. You can store  
thousands of numbers in your PhoneBook and up to 50 speed dial  
entries, and dial any of them with just a few keystrokes. You can even set  
up a 3-way conference call by initiating and joining two calls and use the  
personal speakerphone for hands-free use without a headset attachment.  
Lighten your load. Everything you need is in one compact device. Your  
PCS Treo 300 helps you stay in touch. With instant access to your e-mail,  
you can send and receive e-mail from anywhere, and receive text  
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messages from other PCS phones. The award-winning Blazer web  
browser gives you access to any site on the Internet—not just a few  
optimized for mobile access; now you can download directions, confirm  
flight reservations, find a restaurant, and check stock prices wherever you  
are. Everything you need to stay organized is close at hand on your  
phone, including popular Palm OS applications such as Date Book Plus,  
PhoneBook, To Do List, Memo Pad and more.  
To make sure you don’t lose any of this important information, you can  
synchronize your data with desktop software on your computer so you  
always have a backup copy.  
System requirements  
To install and operate Palm Desktop software and the HotSync Manager  
synchronization software, your computer system must meet the following  
requirements:  
Minimum requirements  
Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP with USB  
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port, (for USB HotSync cable)  
--or--  
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP,  
or Windows NT 4.0 with serial port (for optional serial HotSync cable  
— sold separately)  
32 MB RAM (memory)  
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VGA monitor or better  
CD-ROM drive (you can also download Palm Desktop software from  
www.sprintpcs.com)  
Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher (recommended)  
Upgrade information  
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If you already own a Palm OS handheld, you still must install the  
version of Palm Desktop software that comes with your PCS Treo 300 into  
the same folder as your current Palm Desktop software. When you install  
the new version in the same folder as the previous version, all your data is  
preserved. If you use another personal information manager (PIM), you  
still need to install Palm Desktop software in order to update the HotSync  
Manager on your computer. You perform HotSync operations in exactly  
the same way, so you can quickly synchronize your old data with your  
new phone.  
To upgrade:  
1. Synchronize your old handheld with your old Palm Desktop  
software. This ensures that the latest information from your  
handheld is on your desktop computer.  
2. (Optional) To ensure against any data loss, go to the folder that  
stores Palm Desktop software (this is usually the Handspring or Palm  
folder), copy (do not move) your user name folder, and store the  
copy outside the Palm Desktop software folder.  
3. Follow the installation instructions that begin on page 21. Be sure to  
install the new software in the same folder as the old software.  
4. Connect your new PCS Treo 300 to the HotSync cable and press the  
HotSync button on the cable. If the Select User dialog box appears,  
select your user name.  
5. Compare the applications on your old handheld and your PCS Treo  
300.  
6. Beam any third party applications that did not transfer from your old  
handheld to your PCS Treo 300, or install them from the original  
files.  
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7. If any data for your third party applications did not transfer, beam it  
from your old handheld to your PCS Treo 300.  
8. If you created a password on your old handheld, enter it on your PCS  
Treo 300.  
Note: Records you previously marked Private remain marked Private, but  
you need to reenter a password on your PCS Treo 300.  
9. If you had any important settings on your old handheld, such as  
Network Preferences, manually copy them from your old handheld  
to your PCS Treo 300.  
Each device must have a unique name  
After you complete the upgrade process described above, you have two  
devices with the same name. This is an undesirable situation. Each  
device must have a unique name in order to prevent unexpected results  
during HotSync operations and other complications.  
We strongly recommend that you perform a hard reset on your old  
handheld. See page 235 for details.  
A hard reset not only erases all data from the old handheld; it also erases  
the name and makes that handheld a clean slate, ready to receive a new  
name. The next time you perform a HotSync operation with this old  
handheld, you are asked to give it a name. Be sure to give it a unique  
name.  
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Locating front panel controls  
1. Speaker  
10. Screen  
9. Keyboard  
2. Headset  
jack  
3. Rocker  
switch  
8. Application  
buttons  
4. Contrast/  
Brightness control  
5. Option key  
6. Microphone  
7. Scroll buttons  
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1. Speaker: Functions as the earpiece on your PCS Treo 300.  
2. Headset jack: Enables you to connect a hands-free headset for use  
with the wireless features. Use only headsets that are compatible with  
your PCS Treo 300. See page 18 for details.  
3. Rocker switch: Enables you to navigate on your phone with just  
one hand. You can use the rocker switch as an alternate method to  
perform a variety of tasks, such as adjusting the call volume level on  
your phone. The rocker switch functions change based on whether  
your phone’s wireless mode is on or off and which application you  
are using.  
To use the rocker switch, roll the dial up or down, press it in and  
release it, or press and hold it.  
4. Contrast/Brightness control: Opens the Adjust Display dialog box  
where you can adjust the appearance of your phone screen for the  
clearest screen display. The contrast/brightness control is activated by  
the Option key. See page 11 for instructions.  
5. Option key: Types the number/symbol, or activates the function,  
that appears in blue on the key.  
6. Microphone: Functions as the mouthpiece when you use the  
wireless phone features of your PCS Treo 300.  
7. Scroll buttons: Displays text and other information that extends  
beyond the area of the phone screen. Pressing the bottom scroll  
button scrolls down to view information below the viewing area, and  
pressing the top scroll button scrolls up to view the information  
above the viewing area. The scroll buttons also enable you to  
navigate between records in an application and to adjust the volume  
during a call.  
8. Application buttons: Activates the applications that correspond to  
the icons on the buttons: PhoneBook, Date Book Plus, Blazer, and  
Memo. See page 190 for details on reassigning these buttons to  
activate any application on your phone. You can also use these  
buttons in combination with Option to activate other  
applications. See Section 4 in this guide for details.  
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Tip: If your phone screen is turned off, pressing any application button  
turns on and opens the corresponding application.  
9. Keyboard: Enables: you to type letters, numbers and symbols on  
your phone. See Section 2 to learn how to enter information.  
10. Phone screen: Displays the applications and information stored in  
your phone. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus.  
Locating top panel controls  
3. Power button  
4. IR port  
1. Antenna  
2. Stylus  
5. Ringer switch  
6. LED  
1. Antenna: Receives and sends wireless communication signals. The  
antenna does not telescope out of your phone.  
2. Stylus: Serves as the instrument used to tap options on your phone  
screen. To use the stylus, slide the stylus out of the slot, and hold it as  
you would a pen or pencil.  
3. Power button : Turns your PCS Treo 300 and wireless mode on  
and off, and controls the keyboard backlight. See page 10 for details.  
4. IR port: Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and receive data  
from other Palm OS devices. See the section that begins on page 78  
for details. You can also use the IR port to update the information  
between your phone and computer using HotSync technology. See  
the section that begins on page 219 for details.  
5. Ringer switch  
: Controls the ringer setting. See page 211 for  
details on changing the settings.  
Note: Silencing the ringer turns off all system sounds, including alarms.  
When you silence the ringer, Date Book Plus alarms vibrate.  
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6. LED: Provides status information for your PCS Treo 300 based on the  
color of the light and the blink state.  
No light: Wireless mode off  
Solid:Connected to travel charger  
Green = Fully charged  
Red = Charging  
Blinking:Wireless mode on  
Green = In coverage area  
Red = Out of coverage area  
Double-blink red: Low battery  
Locating back panel components  
1. Electronic  
2. Reset  
button  
Serial  
Number  
3. Charger and  
USB/serial  
connector  
1. Electronic Serial Number (ESN): Uniquely identifies your phone to  
the PCS network. During the activation process, you are prompted to  
provide this number.  
2. Reset button: Under normal use, you should not have to use the  
reset button. See Section 9 for information about when and how to  
use the reset button.  
3. Charger and USB/serial connector: The connector that connects  
your phone to the travel charger and HotSync cable. The HotSync  
cable connects to a USB port or serial port on your computer and  
enables you to synchronize the information between your phone and  
computer using HotSync technology.  
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Charging the battery  
To use your phone, you must connect the travel charger or the HotSync  
cable and charge the battery. When you’re near your computer, connect  
your phone to the HotSync cable with the travel charger connected to a  
wall outlet as shown in the section that begins on page 19. When  
travelling, connect the travel charger cable directly to your phone as  
shown in this section.  
When wireless mode is on, a fully charged battery provides approximately  
2.5 hours of talk time or 150 hours of standby time. When wireless mode  
is off, a fully charged battery provides approximately one week of use in  
handheld mode.  
If the battery drains to the point where your phone does not turn on, it  
stores your data safely for about three days. Therefore, we recommend  
that you charge the battery daily to avoid potential data loss. See Section  
9 for tips on extending the life of the battery.  
To charge the battery with the travel charger:  
1. Plug the travel charger into a wall outlet.  
2. With the word “UP” facing up (as shown), connect the travel  
charger cable to the charger connector on the bottom of your phone.  
LED  
Tip: The LED is solid red while your phone charges. When the LED turns  
solid green, your phone is charged. It takes approximately 2 hours to  
charge a fully drained battery.  
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Turning your PCS Treo 300 on and off  
Your PCS Treo 300 has two operating modes: a handheld mode and a  
wireless mode. You can turn the handheld mode and the wireless mode  
on and off independent of each other. When you turn on the handheld  
mode, you can use organizer applications such as Date Book Plus and To  
Do List. When you turn on the wireless mode, you can make or receive  
calls. You can also turn both modes on at the same time. When both the  
handheld and wireless modes are on, you can use the organizer  
applications as well as send and receive calls.  
To turn handheld mode on and off, do any of the following:  
Open the lid to turn it on, or close the lid to turn it off.  
Press the power button.  
Press and release the rocker switch.  
Press any application button on the front of your phone.  
To turn wireless mode on and off:  
Press and hold the power button until you hear the confirmation  
tones and the Sprint banner appears. The ascending tone indicates  
wireless mode is now on and the descending tone indicates wireless  
mode is now off.  
Using the keyboard backlight  
If you have difficulty seeing your phone keyboard in dark environments,  
you can use the backlight to illuminate the keyboard.  
Note: When you turn on the keyboard backlight, the screen brightness  
automatically dims to conserve battery power. If you have difficulty seeing  
the screen in well-lit environments, be sure the keyboard backlight is off  
and adjust the display settings. See page 5 for details.  
To turn the keyboard backlight on and off:  
Press the power button twice in quick succession.  
Backlight tips:  
The backlight dims when a call is in progress and you do not press  
any buttons or tap your phone screen for more than 30 seconds.  
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The backlight also turns off automatically (after a period of  
inactivity) with the Auto-off feature. See page 196 for details.  
Adjusting the display  
Depending on the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment  
where you use your phone, you may need to adjust the brightness and  
color saturation of the display.  
The Adjust Display dialog box contains two sliders. The upper slider  
adjusts color saturation and the lower slider adjusts brightness. The  
display usually looks best at maximum brightness but you may want to  
decrease the brightness to conserve battery power.  
To adjust the display:  
1. Press Option  
.
2. Type the letter Q.  
Shapes  
Color saturation slider  
Brightness slider  
3. Press the scroll buttons, or drag the top slider, to adjust the color  
saturation until you can see the three shapes as distinctly as possible.  
4. Hold Option and press the scroll buttons, or drag the bottom  
slider, to adjust the screen brightness  
Tip: You can also tap to the left or right of the sliders to fine tune the  
display settings.  
5. Press Space  
to finish.  
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Using the stylus to get things done  
Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the  
stylus to tap elements on your phone screen is a way to get things done  
on your phone.  
The first time you start your phone, setup instructions appear on the  
screen. These instructions include a calibration screen, or digitizer.  
Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your phone with its touch-  
sensitive screen so that when you tap an element on the screen, the  
phone can detect exactly which task you want to perform.  
Important: Always use the point of the stylus for tapping the phone  
screen. Never use an actual pen, pencil, or other sharp object to tap the  
phone screen.  
With your phone turned on, you can tap the phone screen to perform  
many operations, such as the following:  
Open applications  
Choose menu commands  
Select options in dialog boxes  
Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your  
computer, you can also drag the stylus to select text. You can also use the  
stylus to drag the slider of any scroll bar.  
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Elements of the phone interface  
1. Menu bar  
2. Command buttons  
3. Pick list  
4. Check box  
1. Menu bar: A set of commands that are specific to the application.  
Not all applications have a menu bar.  
2. Command buttons: Tap a button to perform a command.  
Command buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of  
application screens.  
3. Pick list: Tap the arrow to display a list of choices, and then tap an  
item in the list to select it.  
4. Check box: When a check mark appears in a check box, the  
corresponding option is active. If a check box is empty, tapping it  
inserts a check mark. If a check box is checked, tapping it removes  
the check mark.  
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1. Previous/next  
arrows  
2. Scroll bar  
1. Previous/next arrows: Tap the up and down arrows to display the  
previous and next page of information; tap the left and right arrows  
to display the previous and next record.  
2. Scroll bar: Roll the rocker switch or press the scroll buttons on the  
front panel of your phone to scroll to the previous and next pages. To  
scroll the display one line at a time, tap the top or bottom arrow.  
You can also scroll by dragging the slider or by tapping the scroll bar  
just above or below the slider to scroll to the previous or next page.  
Moving around the screen  
You can move between entry fields, pick lists, check boxes, and other  
options by using the stylus, the scroll buttons, or the rocker switch.  
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To move around the screen do one of the following:  
Tap an item with the stylus.  
Press the scroll buttons to scroll through the items on the screen.  
Roll the rocker switch up or down to scroll through the items on the  
screen.  
Tip: To learn how to move around the screen using the PCS Treo 300  
keyboard, see page 28.  
Displaying online tips  
Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your phone contain an online  
Tips icon in the upper-right corner. Online tips anticipate questions you  
have in a dialog box, provide shortcuts for using the dialog box, or give  
you other useful information.  
To display an online tip:  
1. Tap the Tips icon  
.
2. After you review the tip, hold Option and press Return  
to  
finish.  
Customizing your phone  
You can customize your phone by using the Preferences application. You  
can enter personal information such as your name and address; change  
the time and date; view different date and time formats when you travel;  
turn off sounds; configure your phone to work with a modem or network,  
and select ringer settings. See Section 7 for more information on  
customizing your phone.  
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To open the Preferences screens:  
1. Press Option and then press Menu  
Applications Launcher.  
to access the  
2. Tap the Preferences icon  
.
3. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.  
4. Tap the Preferences category you want to view.  
The following procedures for setting the time and date give you an  
example of how to customize your phone. You make changes to the time  
and date in General preferences.  
To automatically set the current date and time:  
1. Turn on wireless mode. See page 10 for details.  
2. Tap the Set Time box.  
Tap here  
3. Tap the Automatic Network Time check box to use the PCS  
network date and time.  
Note: Your phone synchronizes the date and time when wireless mode is  
on and you are inside a coverage area. You can also display time based on  
a 24-hour clock. See page 195 for details.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
To manually set the current time:  
1. Tap the Set Time box.  
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2. Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour.  
3. Tap each minute number, and then tap the arrows to change them.  
4. Tap AM or PM.  
Note: Your phone can also display time based on a 24-hour clock. See  
page 195 for details.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
To manually set the current date:  
1. Tap the Set Date box.  
2. Hold Option and press a scroll button to scroll to the current year.  
Tap arrows to select year  
Tap to select month  
Tap to select date  
3. Hold Shift  
and press a scroll button to scroll to the current  
month.  
4. Type the number for the current date.  
5. Press Space to select the date.  
Tip: You can also select the date by tapping the screen as shown above.  
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Using the headset  
You can connect a headset for hands-free operation. Your PCS Treo 300 is  
compatible with the included headset and other headsets listed at  
www.sprintpcs.com. If you need to use your phone while driving and this  
is permitted in your area, we recommend using a headset.  
Note: PCS Treo 300 is not compatible with three-pin (also called three-  
pole) style headsets. You can determine whether a headset is a three-pin  
headset by counting the number of silver rings on the headset pin. A three-  
pin headset has two rings.  
To use the headset:  
1. Connect the headset plug to the headset jack on the side of your  
phone.  
Speaker  
Microphone  
Headset  
button  
2. Place the speaker in your ear.  
3. Press the headset button to perform any of the following functions:  
Answer an incoming call (including an incoming call waiting call).  
Switch between two active calls.  
Place the second call on hold when you have two active calls.  
Hang up an active call.  
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Connecting the HotSync cable  
The HotSync cable that comes with your PCS Treo 300 enables you to  
charge your phone battery and to synchronize the information on your  
phone using HotSync technology.  
Note: If your computer does not have a USB port, or it uses Windows 95 or  
Windows NT, you need a serial HotSync cable to connect to your  
computer. You can purchase a serial HotSync cable from  
www.sprintpcs.com.  
To connect the HotSync cable:  
1. Connect the travel charger cable to the short end of the Hotsync  
cable. Be sure to match the sides of the connectors labeled “UP.”  
2. Connect the USB HotSync cable to a USB port on your computer, or  
connect the Serial HotSync cable to a Serial port on your computer.  
3. Connect the long end of the HotSync cable to your phone with the  
button facing up.  
USB cable and port  
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Serial cable and port  
Note: If you are unsure about the exact location of the USB port or serial  
port on your computer, refer to the manual supplied with the computer.  
4. Plug the travel charger into a wall outlet.  
Tip: The travel charger does not need to be plugged into a wall outlet to  
perform a HotSync operation. However, if you want to use the HotSync  
cable to charge your phone, you must plug the travel charger into a wall  
outlet.  
Using desktop software  
When you use desktop software with HotSync technology, you can do any  
of the following:  
Work with your phone applications on your computer. Most desktop  
software applications duplicate many of the applications on your  
phone, so you can view, enter, and modify most of the data stored on  
your phone.  
Back up and synchronize data between your phone and your  
computer. Synchronization is a one-step procedure that ensures that  
changes you make on your phone or desktop software appear in both  
places. See the section that begins on page 76 for details.  
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Import and export data, so you can easily transfer data from other  
desktop applications into many of your applications. See the section  
that begins on page 32 for details.  
Print data from your desktop software on any printer.  
Using your phone with Palm Desktop software  
Your phone comes with Palm Desktop software. Palm Desktop software  
includes many of the same applications as your phone: Date Book,  
Address (the Contacts view in PhoneBook), To Do List, Memo Pad,  
Expense, and desktop e-mail connectivity.  
The following instructions guide you through installing Palm Desktop  
software. After installation, refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop  
software for information about how to use the software.  
Note: You must install the software that comes with your PCS Treo 300  
even if you already installed Palm Desktop software for a previous Palm  
OS handheld.  
To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop  
software, please do not simply copy the Palm Desktop software files to  
your computer’s hard disk. You must use the installer to place the files in  
their proper locations and to decompress the files.  
To install Palm Desktop software:  
1. Connect the HotSync cable. See page 19 for instructions.  
2. Exit any open programs, including those that run at startup such as  
Microsoft Office, and disable any virus-scanning software.  
3. Insert the Handspring CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.  
4. If the language selection screen appears, click the same language  
you selected on your phone. Choosing a different language may  
result in loss of data.  
5. If the model selection screen appears, click the name of the product  
you purchased.  
6. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.  
When the set up process is done, the installation screen closes  
automatically.  
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Using your phone with Microsoft Outlook  
The software that comes with your PCS Treo 300 includes everything you  
need to synchronize your phone with Microsoft Outlook. If you already  
have Microsoft Outlook installed on your computer, the installation  
program prompts you to choose the Microsoft Outlook synchronization  
option.  
Using your phone with another PIM  
If you prefer to use another personal information manager (PIM), such  
as Lotus Notes, you can use it if third-party connection software, called a  
conduit, is available for your PIM. You must install the software that  
came with your PCS Treo 300 along with the conduit for your PIM to  
synchronize the data between your phone and your PIM. For information  
on conduit software, go to this web site: www.sprintpcs.com.  
Using an e-mail application with your phone  
Your phone comes with the Palm Mail e-mail application. Palm Mail is a  
synchronization based e-mail application. Each time you synchronize  
with your computer, Palm Mail retrieves new messages from your desktop  
e-mail application and sends any new messages you created on your  
phone.  
To install Palm Mail:  
Select Mail Setup under Programs/Handspring (or Palm) on the  
Windows Start menu.  
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Entering Data in Your Phone  
his chapter explains how to enter data into your PCS Phone  
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Handspring Treo™ 300 using each of the following methods:  
Using the PCS Treo 300 keyboard  
Using the onscreen keyboard  
Using your computer keyboard  
Importing data  
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Using the PCS Treo 300 keyboard  
The PCS Treo 300 keyboard is the primary method you’ll use to enter  
data into your phone. Each letter key on the keyboard has three  
functions:  
Normal: Types a lowercase letter.  
Shift: Types an uppercase letter.  
Option: Types the number/symbol, or activates the function, that  
appears in blue on the key.  
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Typing capital letters  
To type capital letters, you must first “shift” to caps and then type the  
character.  
Note: Your phone includes a feature that automatically capitalizes the first  
letter when you create a new sentence or a new record (by tapping New  
or a blank line).  
To type a single capital letter (Caps Shift):  
1. Press Shift  
:
When Caps Shift is active, an “up arrow” symbol appears in the  
lower-right corner of the PCS Treo 300 screen. If you accidentally  
activate Caps Shift, press Shift  
twice to cancel it, or if you do  
nothing for five seconds, it reverts to lowercase.  
Caps Shift  
2. Type the letter you want to capitalize.  
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To enter only capital letters (Caps Lock):  
1. Press Shift  
twice.  
When Caps Lock is active, an underlined “up arrow” symbol appears  
in the lower-right corner of the phone screen.  
Caps Lock  
2. Type the text you want to capitalize.  
3. Press Shift  
to turn off Caps Lock.  
Typing numbers and symbols  
Typing numbers and symbols with your phone is similar to typing  
symbols on a computer keyboard. You must first “shift” to option mode  
and then type the number or symbol strokes.  
To enter a single number or symbol (Option Shift):  
1. Press Option  
.
When Option Shift is active, a dot appears in the lower-right corner of  
the PCS Treo 300 screen. If you accidentally activate Option Shift,  
press Backspace  
to cancel it.  
Option Shift  
2. Press the key where the number or symbol appears in blue.  
To enter only numbers or symbols (Option Lock):  
1. Press Option twice.  
2. Press the keys where the numbers or symbols appear in blue.  
When Option Lock is active, an underlined dot appears in the lower-  
right corner of the PCS Treo 300 screen.  
Option Lock  
3. Press Option to turn off Option Lock.  
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Typing accented characters  
The ListType feature enables you to enter accented characters. You can  
enter the following accented letters:  
à á ä â ã å ç è é ë ê ì í ï î ñ ò ó ö ô õ ù ú ü û ý ÿ  
To enter accented characters:  
1. Type the letter (uppercase or lowercase) to which you want to add an  
accent.  
2. Press ListType  
3. Use the scroll buttons to select the accent you want to apply.  
4. Press Space to insert the accented character.  
.
Tip: You can also select the accented character you want to insert by  
repeatedly pressing ListType  
.
Typing extended characters  
The ListType feature also enables you to enter many extended characters  
that are not on the keyboard, such as currency symbols and emoticons.  
Extended characters are often found under related characters. For  
example, the £ symbol is located under $.  
To enter extended characters:  
1. Position the cursor where you want to insert the extended character.  
2. Type the base character associated with the extended character you  
want to insert:  
Tip: To view a list of available accented and symbol characters, press  
Menu  
and under Edit select Keyboard Help (/G).  
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3. Press ListType  
.
4. Use the scroll buttons to select the extended symbol you want to  
insert.  
5. Press Space  
to insert the extended character.  
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Tip: To enter a tab, press Shift  
and then press Space  
.
Navigation keystrokes  
In addition to character symbols, your phone includes special keystrokes  
that you can use to navigate within text or fields in your applications.  
Note: Some applications may not support these navigation keystrokes.  
Command  
Keystrokes  
Move cursor right  
HoldOption whilepressingthe bottom scrollbutton.  
Move cursor left  
Hold Option  
while pressing the top scroll button.  
Previous field  
Next field  
Press the top scroll button.  
Press the bottom scroll button.  
Affirm an action  
Hold Option  
and press Return  
. Use these keys  
instead of tapping the following onscreen buttons: OK,  
Done, Yes, Next, Accept, Send, and Dial.  
Annul an action  
HoldOption andpressBackspace .Usethesekeys  
instead of tapping the following onscreen buttons:  
Cancel, No, Previous, and Reject.  
Open or dial the selected item  
Press Space  
or press Return  
.
Using menus  
Menus on your phone are easy to use. Once you have mastered them in  
one application, you can use them the same way in all other  
applications.  
The menus and menu commands that are available depend on the  
application. Also, the menus and menu commands vary depending on  
which part of the application you’re using. For example, in Memo Pad,  
the menus are different for the Memo list screen and the Memo edit  
screen.  
The menus of each application are illustrated in the section on that  
application in Section Chapter 6. The Edit menu is described in the  
section that begins on page 59.  
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To use the menu bar:  
1. Open an application (such as Memo Pad).  
2. Press Menu  
to open the menu bar.  
Tip: You can also open the menu bar by tapping the inverted tab at the top  
of any application’s screen (except Calculator).  
Inverted  
tab  
In this example, three menus are available: Record, Edit, and Options.  
The Record menu is selected and contains the commands New Memo,  
Delete Memo, and Beam Memo.  
3. Press the top scroll button to switch between menus.  
4. Press the bottom scroll button to select a command within a menu.  
5. Press Space  
to run the selected command.  
Tip: To close the menus without running a command, press Menu  
again.  
Keyboard shortcut menu commands  
Most menu commands have an equivalent keyboard shortcut. The  
shortcut letters appear to the right of the menu command names.  
Throughout this guide, the shortcut letters appear in parentheses (/C)  
next to menu selection instructions.  
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Menu commands  
Shortcut letters  
To use keyboard shortcuts for menu commands:  
1. Press Menu  
to open the menu bar.  
2. Type the menu command shortcut letter.  
For example, to choose Copy in the Edit menu, press Menu  
followed by the letter “c.”  
Tip: When the menu bar is open, you can enter a shortcut letter for any  
menu item in the current application view, not just the ones that appear on  
the current menu.  
Using text ShortCuts  
ShortCuts make entering commonly used words or phrases quick and  
easy. ShortCuts are similar to the Glossary or Autotext features of some  
word processors.  
Your phone comes with several predefined ShortCuts, and you can also  
create your own. Each ShortCut can represent up to 45 characters. For  
example, you might create a ShortCut for your name, or for the header of  
a memo. See the section that begins on page 213 to learn about creating  
your own ShortCuts.  
Your phone includes the following predefined ShortCuts:  
Entry  
ShortCut  
Date stamp  
Time stamp  
Date / time stamp  
Meeting  
ds  
ts  
dts  
me  
br  
lu  
di  
Breakfast  
Lunch  
Dinner  
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To use a ShortCut:  
1. Type the letter s.  
2. Press ListType  
.
3. Use the scroll buttons to select the ShortCut symbol  
.
Note: The ShortCut symbol appears by the cursor to show that you are in  
ShortCut mode.  
4. Type the ShortCut characters.  
Using the onscreen keyboard  
You can open the onscreen keyboard anytime you need to enter text or  
numbers on your phone. When used in conjunction with the backlight,  
the onscreen keyboard is especially useful for typing in the dark.  
To use the onscreen keyboard:  
1. Open a record in an application that requires you to enter data (such  
as Memo Pad).  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Edit, select Keyboard (/K).  
4. Tap the characters to enter text, numbers, and international  
characters.  
Tab  
Backspace  
Caps lock  
Caps shift  
Carriage return  
Tap here to display  
alphabetic keyboard  
Tap here to display  
international keyboard  
Tap here to display  
numeric keyboard  
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Note: The onscreen keyboard also includes a dialog box for international  
characters. You can switch among the three dialogs at any time to enter  
the exact text you need.  
5. After you finish, tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard and place  
the text in the record.  
Using your computer keyboard  
Many of the applications on your phone are available in Palm Desktop  
software and in most Personal Information Manager (PIM) applications.  
If you have a lot of data to enter, or prefer to use the computer keyboard,  
you can use Palm™ Desktop software, or any supported PIM such as  
Microsoft Outlook, to enter information. You can then perform a  
®
HotSync operation to synchronize the information on your computer  
with the information on your phone. See the section that begins on page  
76 for details on HotSync operations.  
Refer to Palm Desktop online Help or the documentation that came with  
your PIM software for more information on entering data on your  
computer.  
Importing data  
If you have data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets  
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and databases, or if you want to import data from another Palm OS  
handheld, you can transfer the data to your phone without having to key  
it in manually. Save the data in one of the file formats listed below,  
import it into Palm Desktop software, and then perform a HotSync  
operation to transfer the data to your phone.  
Palm Desktop software can import data in the following file formats:  
Comma delimited (.csv, .txt): Address and Memo Pad only  
Tab delimited (.tab, .tsv, .txt): Address and Memo Pad only  
CSV (Lotus Organizer 2.x/97 Mapping): Address only  
vCal (.vcs) Date Book only  
vCard (.vcf) Address only  
Date Book archive (.dba)  
Address archive (.aba)  
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To Do List archive (.tda)  
Memo Pad archive (.mpa)  
Archive formats can only be used with Palm Desktop software. Use the  
archive file formats to share information with other people who use Palm  
OS handhelds or to create a copy of your important Palm Desktop  
information.  
To import data:  
1. Open Palm Desktop software.  
2. Click the application into which you want to import data.  
3. If you are importing records containing a field with category names,  
select All in the Category box.  
Be sure that the same categories that appear in the imported file also  
exist in the application. If the categories do not exist, create them  
now; otherwise, the records are imported into the Unfiled category.  
4. From the File menu, select Import.  
5. Select the file you want to import.  
6. Click Open.  
7. To import data into the correct Palm Desktop fields, drag fields in the  
left-hand column so that they are opposite the corresponding  
imported field on the right.  
8. If you do not want to import a field, deselect the check box for that  
field.  
9. Click OK.  
The imported data is highlighted in the application.  
10. To add the imported data to your phone, perform a HotSync  
operation.  
See Palm Desktop online Help for more information on importing and  
exporting data.  
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Managing Your Applications  
his chapter explains how to switch between applications on your PCS  
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so they are personalized to your work methods, and how to categorize  
applications so you view them in related groups.  
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Using the Applications Launcher  
Your phone is equipped with a variety of applications. All the applications  
installed on your phone appear in the Applications Launcher.  
Opening applications  
You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application installed  
on your phone. You can also open the four main applications —  
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PhoneBook, Date Book Plus, Blazer , and Memo Pad— with the  
application buttons on the front panel of your phone.  
Tip: When you press an application button on the front panel of your  
phone, you have instant access to the selected application. You don’t even  
need to turn on your phone first.  
In addition to providing a way for you to open applications, the  
Applications Launcher displays the current time, battery level, wireless  
signal status, and application category.  
To open an application:  
1. Press Option and then press Menu  
to access the  
Applications Launcher.  
2. Tap the icon of the application that you want to open. To see  
additional applications, press the scroll buttons.  
Tip: To find an application quickly, you can type the first letter of its name.  
The Applications Launcher scrolls to the first application with a name that  
begins with that letter. You can also create categories and organize your  
applications by category. See page 37 for details.  
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Switching between applications  
When working in any application, press Option and then press Menu  
, or press an application button on the front panel of your phone  
to switch to another application. Your phone automatically saves your  
work in the current application and displays it when you return to that  
application.  
Categorizing applications  
The category feature enables you to manage the number of application  
icons that appear onscreen in the Applications Launcher. You can assign  
an application to a category and then display a single category or all  
your applications.  
To categorize an application:  
1. Press Option and then press Menu  
to access the  
Applications Launcher.  
2. Press Menu  
again to open the menus.  
3. Under App, select Category (/Y).  
4. Tap the pick list next to each application to select a category.  
Tip: To create a new category, tap Edit Categories from the pick list. Tap  
New, enter the category name. Hold Option  
and press Return  
twice  
to add the category.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
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To display applications by category:  
1. Press Option and then press Menu  
Applications Launcher.  
to access the  
2. Do one of the following:  
Hold Option and press Menu  
all your categories.  
repeatedly to cycle through  
Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen and select the  
category you want to display.  
Changing the Applications Launcher display  
By default, the Applications Launcher displays each application as an  
icon. As an alternative, you can choose to show a list of applications. You  
can also choose to view the same category of applications each time you  
open the Applications Launcher.  
To change the Applications Launcher display:  
1. Press Option and then press Menu  
to access the  
Applications Launcher.  
2. Press Menu  
again to open the menus.  
3. Under Options, select Preferences(/R).  
4. Tap the View By pick list and select List.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
To open the Applications Launcher to the last opened category:  
1. Press Option and then press Menu  
to access the  
Applications Launcher.  
2. Press Menu  
again to open the menus.  
3. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).  
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4. Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Choosing preferences  
You can set options that affect an entire application in the application’s  
Preferences dialog box.  
To change preferences for an application:  
1. Open an application.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).  
Note: Not all applications have a Preferences command.  
4. Make changes to the settings.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Installing and removing applications  
This section explains how to install and remove applications on your  
phone and how to remove Palm™ Desktop software from your  
computer.  
Installing add-on applications  
Your phone comes with the PhoneBook, Date Book Plus, Blazer, Memo  
Pad, To Do List, SMS, Expense, Calculator, and CityTime applications  
installed and ready to use.  
You can also install additional applications on your phone, such as  
business applications, games, and other software. The Install Tool makes  
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it easy to install software on your phone during a HotSync operation.  
There are a variety of third-party applications available for devices that  
use Palm OS software. To learn more about these applications, go to the  
web site: www.sprintpcs.com.  
When you download an add-on application from the Internet, it is  
probably in a compressed format such as a .zip or .sit file. If you have a  
decompression utility on your computer, use it to decompress the .prc  
and .pdb files inside the compressed file. If you do not have a  
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decompression utility, search the Internet using phrases like 'zip  
decompression' or 'how to unzip'. This will lead you to various third-  
party utilities that you can use to decompress any kind of compressed or  
downloaded file--not just add-ons for your phone. After you install the  
utility, you are ready to decompress the add-on application files that you  
downloaded.  
Note: Any applications that you install on your phone resides in RAM  
memory; you can delete them at any time.  
To install add-on software on your phone:  
1. Copy or download the application you want to install into the add-on  
folder in your Handspring (or Palm) directory on your computer.  
Note: If the software you download is compressed, you need to  
decompress it into this folder. If you prefer to place the application into  
another folder, you need to navigate to that folder before you complete  
step 5.  
2. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop.  
3. Click Install.  
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Tip: You can also access the Install Tool dialog box by selecting Install  
Tool under Sprint on the Start menu, or by double-clicking any file with a  
PRC file extension.  
4. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to your  
phone.  
5. Click Add.  
6. Select the application(s) that you want to install on your phone.  
7. Click Open.  
Note: Review the list of applications you selected in the Install Tool dialog  
box. If you do not want to install an application, select it, and then click  
Remove. (This does not remove the application from your computer; it  
simply removes it from the list of applications to install.)  
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8. Click Done.  
9. Perform a HotSync operation to install the application(s) you  
selected in step 6. See the section that begins on page 76 for details.  
Tip: You can also install an application by simply double-clicking the  
application’s icon.  
Removing applications  
In the event that you run out of memory or decide that you no longer  
need an application you installed, you can remove applications from  
your phone. You can remove only add-on applications, patches, and  
extensions that you install; you cannot remove the applications that  
reside in the ROM portion of your phone.  
To remove an add-on application:  
1. Press Option and then press Menu  
to access the  
Applications Launcher.  
2. Press Menu  
again to open the menus.  
3. Under App, select Delete (/D).  
4. Tap the application that you want to remove.  
5. Tap Delete.  
6. Hold Option and press Return  
twice to finish.  
7. Check the Backup folder (under your user name folder in the  
Handspring or Palm folder) on your computer. If you find a PRC file  
for the application you just removed, delete the PRC file from the  
Backup folder.  
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Tip: If you installed Palm Desktop software for the first time when you  
purchased your PCS Treo 300, the Palm Desktop software is located in the  
Handspring folder. If you upgraded from a previous version of Palm  
Desktop software, these files are most likely located in the Palm folder.  
Removing Palm Desktop software  
Removing Palm Desktop software also removes HotSync Manager. If you  
remove this software from your computer, you cannot synchronize your  
data. So, we highly recommend leaving Palm Desktop software on your  
computer.  
To remove Palm Desktop software:  
1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Programs, Handspring (or  
Palm) and then Uninstall.  
2. Click Yes to uninstall the software.  
Security  
Your phone comes with a Security application so that unauthorized users  
cannot view the entries you wish to protect. To access the Security  
application, you must first select either the All or System category from  
the Applications Launcher.  
Note: The Security Preferences screen in the PhoneBook application  
provides a separate lock for the wireless mode features. The wireless  
mode lock prevents accidental initiation of voice or data calls. When  
wireless mode is locked, you can still use the handheld mode features  
without unlocking wireless mode. See page 111 for information on locking  
wireless mode.  
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In Security, you can do the following:  
Mask or hide entries you define as private. The Mask option displays  
a gray bar over private records, and the Hide option completely  
removes (hides) private records. See the section that begins on page  
72 for more information.  
Assign a password to the Security viewing options. Assigning a  
password requires you to enter a password to view masked or hidden  
private entries; not assigning a password enables you (or anyone  
else) to view individual masked private entries by tapping them, and  
to view all hidden or masked private entries by selecting Show  
Records in the Security dialog box.  
Assigning a password  
You can assign a password to protect your private records and to lock  
your phone.  
To assign a password:  
1. Press Option and then press Menu  
to access the  
Applications Launcher.  
2. Tap the Security icon  
3. Tap the Password box.  
4. Enter a password.  
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5. Hold Option and press Return  
.
Tap  
here  
6. Enter the same password a second time.  
7. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
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Changing or deleting a password  
Once you define a password for your phone, you can change or delete it  
at any time. You must enter the current password before you can change  
or delete it.  
To change or delete your password:  
1. Tap the Password box.  
2. Enter the current password.  
Tap here  
3. Hold Option and press Return  
.
4. Do one of the following:  
To change the password, enter the new password, and hold Option  
and press Return  
To delete the password, tap Delete.  
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Recovering from a forgotten password  
If you did not lock your phone and you forget your password, you can  
delete the password from your phone. Deleting a forgotten password also  
deletes all entries and files marked as Private.  
Important: If you synchronize with your computer before deleting a  
forgotten password, your phone restores your private entries the next time  
you perform a HotSync operation, but it does not restore the password.  
To delete a forgotten password:  
1. Tap the Password box.  
2. Tap Lost Password.  
Tap here  
3. Hold Option and press Return  
for Yes.  
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Applications Overview  
his chapter briefly describes each application and how to open it.  
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Your PCS Phone Handspring Treo™ 300 comes with these  
applications already installed:  
PhoneBook  
Date Book Plus  
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Blazer  
Memo Pad  
SMS  
To Do List  
CityTime  
Calculator  
Expense  
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PhoneBook  
PhoneBook enables you to make and receive telephone calls, and  
to keep names, addresses, phone numbers, and other  
information about your personal or business contacts.  
In PhoneBook, you can do the following:  
Store thousands of names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail  
addresses, and more, in your Contacts list.  
Create up to 50 speed dial entries.  
Dial numbers from the Dial Pad, your Speed Dial list, your Contacts  
list, or the Call History list on your phone.  
Quickly look up, enter, or duplicate names, addresses, phone  
numbers, and other information.  
Enter up to five phone numbers (home, work, fax, mobile, etc.) or  
e-mail addresses for each name.  
Attach a note to each Contacts entry, in which you can enter  
additional information about the entry.  
Assign Contacts entries to categories so that you can organize and  
view them in logical groups.  
Display a history list of your incoming and outgoing calls.  
To open PhoneBook:  
Press PhoneBook  
appears.  
. PhoneBook opens and the Speed Dial view  
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Dial Pad, Contacts, and Call History views. Press and hold PhoneBook  
to redial the last number you called.  
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Date Book Plus  
Date Book Plus lets you quickly and easily schedule  
appointments or any kind of activity associated with a date and/  
or a time.  
In Date Book Plus, you can do the following:  
Enter a description of your appointment and assign it to a specific  
time and date.  
Display a chart of your appointments for an entire week to easily spot  
available times and any potential scheduling overlaps or conflicts, or  
display descriptions of your appointments for one or two weeks.  
Display a monthly calendar to quickly spot days where you have  
morning, lunch, or afternoon appointments, or display a calendar  
for an entire year.  
Display a list of both your appointments and your To Do items.  
Create unscheduled events or To Do items that float from one day to  
the next until you complete them.  
Create a Daily Journal to track events with automatic time stamps.  
Set an alarm to sound prior to the scheduled activity, and create  
reminders for events that are based on a particular date, rather than  
time of day, such as birthdays and anniversaries.  
Attach notes to individual events for a description or clarification of  
the entry in your Date Book.  
To open Date Book Plus:  
Press Date Book Plus  
schedule.  
. Date Book Plus opens to today’s  
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Tip: Press Date Book Plus  
repeatedly to cycle through the Day, Week,  
Week with Text, Month, Year, and List views.  
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Blazer Web Browser  
Blazer is a wireless Internet browser that lets you browse your  
favorite web sites while you’re on the go.  
Note: To use Blazer, your service plan must include PCS Vision.  
In Blazer, you can do the following:  
Access the World Wide Web and display Internet content.  
Create up to 100 bookmarks for quick and convenient access to your  
favorite web sites.  
Navigate between web pages with familiar toolbar icons.  
To open Blazer:  
Press Blazer  
. Blazer opens and the Page view appears.  
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repeatedly to toggle between the Page and  
Bookmark views.  
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Memo Pad  
Memo Pad provides a place to take notes that are not associated  
with records in other applications such as Date Book Plus,  
PhoneBook, or To Do List.  
In Memo Pad, you can do the following:  
Take notes or any kind of message on your phone.  
Drag and drop memos into popular computer applications like  
Microsoft Word when you synchronize using Palm™ Desktop  
software and HotSync technology.  
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Assign memos to categories so that you can organize and view them  
in logical groups.  
Take down phone numbers and other types of information. Later,  
you can copy and paste this information to other applications.  
To open Memo Pad:  
Press Memo Pad  
you last viewed.  
. Memo Pad displays the category of memos  
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SMS  
SMS provides a way for you to receive short text messages from  
other people who use mobile phones and subscribe to PCS Vision  
services.  
In SMS, you can do the following:  
Receive short text messages.  
Read incoming messages directly from the Inbox.  
File messages you receive and arrange them by category.  
To open SMS:  
1. Press Option  
.
2. Press PhoneBook  
.
SMS.opens and the Inbox view appears.  
Tip: You can also open SMS by tapping the SMS icon  
in the  
Applications Launcher.  
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To Do List  
To Do List is a convenient place to create reminders and prioritize  
the things that you have to do.  
In To Do List, you can do the following:  
Make a quick and convenient list of things to do.  
Assign a priority level to each task.  
Assign a due date for any or all of your To Do items.  
Assign To Do items to categories so that you can organize and view  
them in logical groups.  
Sort your To Do items either by due date, priority level, or category.  
Attach notes to individual To Do items for a description or  
clarification of the task.  
To open To Do List:  
1. Press Option  
.
2. Press Date Book Plus  
.
Tip: You can also open To Do List by tapping the To Do List icon  
in the  
Applications Launcher.  
To Do List displays the category of items you last viewed.  
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CityTime  
CityTime helps you keep track of the time anywhere around the  
globe.  
In CityTime, you can do the following:  
Select a home city as a point of reference.  
Display the day and time in four other cities simultaneously.  
Add a definition for any city that isn’t in the default list.  
Display sunrise and sunset information for your home city.  
To open CityTime:  
1. Press Option  
.
2. Press Blazer  
.
Tip: You can also open CityTime by tapping the CityTime icon  
in the  
Applications Launcher.  
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Calculator  
Calculator enables you to perform addition, subtraction,  
multiplication, division and a variety of advanced math and  
scientific calculations.  
In Calculator, you can do the following:  
Select a view to perform specific types of calculations including:  
math, trigonometry, finance, logic, statistics, weight/temp, length,  
area, and volume.  
Store and retrieve values.  
Display the last series of calculations, which is useful for confirming  
a series of “chain” calculations.  
Create a custom view with the buttons you use most often.  
Switch to basic mode to perform simple calculations.  
To open Calculator:  
1. Press Option  
.
2. Press Memo Pad  
.
Tip: You can also open Calculator by tapping the Calculator icon  
in the  
Applications Launcher.  
Tip: Hold Option  
and press Memo Pad  
repeatedly to toggle  
between Basic and Advanced mode.  
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Expense  
Expense lets you keep track of your expenses and then transfer the  
information to a spreadsheet on your computer.  
In Expense, you can do the following:  
Record dates, types of expenses, amount spent, payment method, and  
other details associated with any money that you spend.  
Assign expense items to categories so that you can organize and view  
them in logical groups.  
Keep track of vendors (companies) and people involved with each  
particular expense.  
Log miles traveled for a particular date or expense category.  
Sort your expenses by date or expense type.  
Transfer your expense information to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet  
(version 5.0 or later) on your computer. (Microsoft Excel is not  
included in the PCS Treo 300 package.)  
To open Expense:  
1. Press Option  
.
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Tap the Expense icon  
.
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Common Tasks  
n addition to the wireless communication applications, your PCS  
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Phone Handspring Treo™ 300 also includes a full suite of personal  
information manager (PIM) applications: Date Book Plus, the Contacts  
view in PhoneBook, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense. This chapter  
provides instructions on how to do tasks that are common to several  
applications. It’s easy to transfer what you learn in one application to the  
other applications because the structure and behavior of all these  
applications are quite similar.  
Throughout this chapter, the term “record” is used to refer to an  
individual item in any of the PIM applications: a single Date Book Plus  
event, Contacts entry in PhoneBook, To Do List item, Memo Pad memo,  
or Expense item.  
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Creating records  
You can use the following procedure to create a new record in Date Book  
Plus, the Contacts view in PhoneBook, To Do List, Memo Pad, and  
Expense.  
To create a record:  
1. Open the application in which you want to create a record.  
2. Do one of the following:  
Start entering data (your phone automatically creates a new record).  
Tip: To create another new record, press the bottom scroll button and  
begin entering data.  
In Date Book Plus and Contacts view in PhoneBook only: Press Menu  
and under Record, select New… (/N).  
Tap New.  
3. In Date Book Plus only: Select start and end times for your event, and  
then hold Option and press Return  
.
4. Enter text for the record.  
Note: You do not have to press Shift  
to capitalize the first letter of the  
field. Your phone automatically capitalizes the first letter of each field  
(except numeric and e-mail fields).  
5. Use the scroll buttons, roll the rocker switch or tap a field directly to  
move between fields.  
6. (Optional) Tap Details to select attributes for the record.  
7. In Contacts view in PhoneBook only: Hold Option and press  
Return  
to finish.  
There’s no need to save the record because your phone saves it  
automatically.  
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Editing records  
After you create a record, you can change, delete, or enter new text at any  
time. Two screen features tell you when your phone is in editing mode:  
A blinking cursor  
One or more edit lines  
Blinking cursor  
Edit line  
Entering text  
For information on how to enter text using the keyboard on your phone,  
the onscreen keyboard, or the keyboard attached to your computer, see  
Section 2.  
Edit menu  
The Edit menu is available with any screen where you enter or edit text.  
In general, commands available in the Edit menu apply to text that you  
select (or highlight) in an application.  
To select text in an application:  
1. Tap the beginning of the text that you want to select.  
2. Drag the stylus over the text to highlight it. You can drag across the  
text to select additional words, or drag down to select a group of  
lines.  
Tip: To select a word, double-tap the word. To select a whole line, triple-  
tap the line.  
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The following commands may appear in an Edit menu:  
Undo  
Reversestheactionofthelasteditcommand.Forexample,ifyouused  
Cut to remove text, Undo restores the text you removed. Undo also  
reverses deletions done by using backspace.  
Cut  
Removes the selected text and stores it temporarily in the memory of  
your phone. You can paste the text you cut into another area of the  
current application or into a different application.  
Copy  
Paste  
Copies the selected text and stores it temporarily in the memory of  
your phone. You can paste the textthat you copy into another area of  
the current application or into a different application.  
Insertsthetextthatyou cutor copied attheselected pointina record.  
Thetextyou pastereplacesany selected text. Ifyoudidnotpreviously  
cut or copy text, Paste does nothing.  
Select All  
Keyboard  
Selectsallofthetextinthe currentrecord orscreen. This enablesyou  
to cut or copy all of the text and paste it elsewhere.  
Opens the onscreen keyboard. When you finish with the onscreen  
keyboard, hold Option and press Return to finish.  
Keyboard  
Help  
Opens screens that show many keyboard shortcuts and the base  
characters associated with symbols and other extended characters.  
Usethiscommandanytimeyouneedforgethowtodosomethingwith  
the keyboard.  
Deleting records  
To delete a record in any of the PIM applications:  
1. Select the record you want to delete.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Record, select the Delete command (/D):  
Date Book Plus: Delete Item  
Contacts view in PhoneBook: Delete Contact  
To Do List: Delete Item  
Memo Pad: Delete Memo  
Expense: Delete Item  
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A confirmation dialog box appears. If you want to save a copy of the  
deleted item to an archive file in Palm Desktop software, be sure that  
the check box is checked. If you don’t want to save a copy, tap the  
check box to remove the check.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
If you choose to save a copy of the selected item, your phone transfers it to  
the archive file on your desktop the next time you perform a HotSync  
operation.  
Other ways to delete records  
You can also delete records in the following ways:  
In the Details dialog box of the application, tap Delete, and then  
hold Option and press Return  
Delete the text of the record.  
to finish.  
Note: In Date Book Plus, if you delete the text of a repeating event, you  
delete all instances of that event.  
Purging records  
Over time, as you use Date Book Plus, To Do List, and Expense, you’ll  
accumulate records in these applications that have outlived their  
usefulness. For example, events that occurred months ago remain in the  
Date Book Plus, and To Do items that you marked as completed remain  
in the list, as do Expense items.  
All these outdated records take up memory on your phone, so it’s a good  
idea to remove them by using Purge. If you think Date Book Plus or To  
Do List records might prove useful later, you can purge them from your  
phone and save them in an archive file.  
Purging is not available in the Contacts view in PhoneBook or in Memo  
Pad. So you need to delete outdated records from these applications  
individually.  
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To purge records:  
1. Open the application.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Record, select Purge (/E).  
A confirmation dialog box appears.  
Date Book Plus: Tap the pick list and select how old a record must  
be to be purged. Purge deletes repeating events if the last of the series  
ends before the date that you purge records.  
Date Book Plus, To Do List: If you want to save a copy of the purged  
records to an archive file on your desktop, be sure that the check box  
is checked. If you don’t want to save a copy, tap the check box to  
remove the check box.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
If you chose to save a copy of the purged records, your phone transfers  
them to an archive file on your desktop the next time you perform a  
HotSync operation.  
Note: Purging does not happen automatically. You must use the Purge  
command to make it happen.  
Categorizing records  
Categorize records in the Contacts view in PhoneBook, To Do List, Memo  
Pad, SMS, and Expense applications so that they are grouped logically  
and are easy to review. (You can also categorize applications. See page 36  
for details.)  
When you create a record, your phone automatically places it in the  
category that is currently displayed. If the category is All, your phone  
assigns it to the Unfiled category. You can leave an entry as Unfiled or  
assign it to a category at any time.  
System-defined and user-defined categories  
By default, your phone includes system-defined categories, such as All  
and Unfiled, and user-defined categories, such as Business and Personal.  
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You cannot modify the system-defined categories, but you can rename  
and delete the user-defined categories. In addition, you can create your  
own user-defined categories. You can have a maximum of 15 user-  
defined categories in each application.  
The Contacts view in PhoneBook contains the QuickList user-defined  
category, in which you can store the names, addresses, and phone  
numbers you might need in emergencies (doctor, fire department,  
lawyer, etc.).  
Expense contains two user-defined categories, New York and Paris, to  
show how you might sort your expenses for different business trips.  
Note: The illustrations in this section come from Memo Pad, but you can  
use these procedures in all the applications in which categories are  
available. Categories are not available in Date Book Plus.  
To move a record into a category:  
1. Open the record you want to categorize.  
2. In Contacts view in PhoneBook only: Press Menu  
, and under  
Record, select Edit Contact (/E).  
3. In the record view, tap the category list to display the list of available  
categories.  
Category list  
4. Select the category for the record.  
Tip: You can also assign a record to a category by tapping the Details  
button, selecting a category from the category pick list in the Details dialog  
box, and then holding Option  
and pressing Return  
to finish.  
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To display a category of records:  
1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the list screen.  
Category  
pick list  
2. Select the category you want to view.  
The list screen now displays only the records assigned to that category.  
To define a new category:  
1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.  
Category  
pick list  
2. Tap Edit Categories.  
3. Tap New.  
4. Enter the name of the new category.  
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5. Hold Option and press Return  
twice to finish.  
You can assign any of your records to the new category.  
To rename a category:  
1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.  
2. Tap Edit Categories.  
3. Select the category that you want to rename, and then tap Rename.  
4. Enter the new name for the category.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
twice to finish.  
Tip: You can group the records in two or more categories into one  
category by giving the categories the same name. For example, if you  
change the name of the Personal category to Business, all records  
formerly in the Personal category appear in the Business category.  
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Finding records  
Your phone offers several ways to find information quickly:  
All applications: The Find utility locates any text that you specify,  
always starting with the current application.  
Date Book Plus, To Do List, Memo Pad: The Phone Number  
Lookup feature displays the Contacts view in PhoneBook and shows  
names and phone numbers for entries that have phone numbers.  
You can add the information that appears in this list to a record.  
PhoneBook: The Instant Lookup feature lets you scroll immediately  
to a Contacts record in PhoneBook by entering the first few letters of  
a first or last name, or the first name initial and the first few letters of  
a last name.  
Expense: The Lookup feature displays the Contacts in PhoneBook  
that have data in the Company field. You can add these names to a  
list of attendees associated with an Expense record.  
Looking up Contacts records in PhoneBook  
When working with the Contacts view in PhoneBook, the buttons on your  
phone make it easy to navigate among your Contacts entries.  
In the Contacts list screen, the scroll buttons move the highlight.  
Holding Shift and using the scroll buttons moves up or down  
an entire screen of records. If you press and hold a scroll button, you  
accelerate the scrolling and display every third screen.  
In the Contact View screen, the scroll buttons move to the previous or  
next Contacts record.  
You can also use the Instant Lookup feature, from any of the PhoneBook  
views, to quickly scroll to any of your Contacts entries.  
To use Instant Lookup to find a Contacts record:  
1. From the Speed Dial, Contacts, or Call History views in PhoneBook,  
enter one of the following for the name you want to find:  
First name initial and last name.  
First name  
Last name  
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For example, entering a “ca” displays “Chris Cadwell,” “David  
Cagle,” and “Carolyn Malestic” as shown above. Entering “cmal”  
finds only “Carolyn Malestic.”  
2. Use the scroll buttons to select the contact name.  
3. Press Return  
to view the contents of the record.  
Using Find  
You can use Find to locate any text that you specify, in any application.  
To use Find:  
1. Press Option and then press Shift  
to open the Find dialog  
box.  
Tip: If you select text in an application before you opening the Find dialog  
box, the selected text automatically appears in the Find dialog box.  
2. Enter the text that you want to find.  
Find is not case-sensitive. For example, searching for the name  
“davidson” also finds “Davidson.”  
Find locates any word that begin with the text you enter. For  
example, searching for “plan” finds “planet,” but not “airplane.”  
3. Hold Option and press Return  
to start the search.  
Find searches for the text in all records and all notes.  
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As your phone searches for the text, you can tap Stop at any time.  
You may want to do this if the entry you want appears before your  
phone finishes the search. To continue the search after you tap Stop,  
tap Find More.  
4. Tap the text that you want to review.  
Using Phone Number Lookup  
Phone Number Lookup displays the information you entered in the  
Contacts view in PhoneBook, and it lets you add this information to a  
record.  
To use Phone Number Lookup:  
1. Display the record in which you want to insert a phone number. The  
record can be in Date Book Plus, To Do List, or Memo Pad.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Options, select Phone Lookup (/L).  
4. If your Contacts view in PhoneBook is sorted by last name, begin to  
spell the last name. If your Contacts are sorted by first name, begin to  
spell the first name.  
Note: The first initial and last name search in the PhoneBook Instant  
Lookup feature is not available in the Phone Number Lookup feature.  
Phone Number Lookup displays records that begin with the letters  
you enter based on the sort method in your Contacts view in  
PhoneBook. For example, if your Contacts are sorted by last name  
and you enter “su,” the list displays “John Sung” and “Mario  
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Suarez.” If your Contacts are sorted by first name, and your enter  
“su,” the list displays “Susan Smith” and “Suki Sakimoto.”  
5. Continue to spell the name you’re looking for, or when you see the  
name, scroll to it.  
6. Press Space  
or Return  
.
The name you selected, along with the other information associated with  
it, is pasted into the record you selected in step 1.  
Phone Number Lookup tips  
You can also enter the keyboard shortcut (/L) to activate the Phone  
Number Lookup feature in the following circumstances:  
While entering text: For example, if your Contacts view in  
PhoneBook is sorted by last name and you want to insert the full  
name and phone number for someone with the last name  
“Williams,” enter “Wi” and then the Phone Number Lookup  
keyboard shortcut (/L). Assuming you have only one Contacts record  
with a last name that begins with “Wi,” your phone inserts the full  
name “Fred Williams” (and its associated information). If you have  
more than one name that begins with “Wi,” the Phone Number  
Lookup screen appears and highlights the first record that begins  
with “Wi.”  
For selected text: Drag to highlight the text, and then enter the  
Phone Number Lookup keyboard shortcut (/L). Your phone replaces  
the selected text and adds the name and its associated information.  
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Looking up names to add to expense records  
In Expense, Lookup displays the names of Contacts entries in Phonebook  
that have data in the Company field. You can add these names to a list of  
attendees associated with an Expense record.  
To add names to an Expense record:  
1. Open the Expense record to which you want to add names.  
2. Tap Details.  
3. Tap Who.  
Tap here  
4. Tap Lookup.  
The Attendees Lookup screen displays all the names of Contacts entries  
in Phonebook that have data in the Company field.  
5. Use the scroll buttons to select the name you want to add.  
6. Press Space  
or Return  
.
The name appears in the Attendees screen.  
7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 to add more names.  
8. Hold Option and press Return  
twice to finish.  
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Sorting lists of records  
You can sort lists of records in various ways, depending on the  
application. Sorting is available in applications that have list screens:  
Contacts view in PhoneBook, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense.  
Note: You can also assign records to categories. See page 62 for details.  
To sort records in To Do List and Expense:  
1. Open the application to display the list screen.  
2. Tap Show.  
3. Tap the Sort by pick list and select an option.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
To sort records in Contacts view in PhoneBook and Memo Pad:  
1. Open the application to display the list screen.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).  
Memo Pad  
Contacts  
4. Do one of the following:  
Contacts view in PhoneBook: Tap the setting you want.  
Memo Pad: Tap the Sort by pick list and select Alphabetic or  
Manual.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
To sort the Memo list manually, tap and drag a memo to a new location  
in the list.  
Note: To make the list of your memos appear in Palm Desktop software as  
you manually sorted it on your phone, open Memo in Palm Desktop  
software, click Sort by, and then select Order on Handheld.  
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Making records private  
In all PIM applications, except Expense, you can make individual  
records private. Private records remain visible and accessible, however,  
until you select the Security setting to hide or mask all private records.  
See the section that begins on page 43 for details.  
Hiding and masking private records  
You can hide records that you mark as private. When you hide records,  
they do not appear anywhere in the application. When you mask records,  
a visual placeholder appears where the record would normally appear. If  
you define a password, you must enter it to display private records.  
Note: As a security measure, masked Contacts records are temporarily  
hidden when you search for records. So you will not see a placeholder for  
these records when viewing the results of a Lookup or Find request.  
To make a record private:  
1. Display the entry that you want to make private.  
2. Tap Details.  
3. Tap the Private check box to select it.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
To hide or mask all private records:  
1. Make sure the records you want to mask are marked private.  
2. Press Option and then press Menu  
to access the  
Applications Launcher.  
3. Tap the Security icon  
.
4. Tap the Current Privacy pick list.  
Tap here  
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5. Tap either Hide Records or Mask Records.  
6. Hold Option and press Return  
to confirm that you want to  
change the security setting.  
To display all private records:  
1. Press Option and then press Menu  
Applications Launcher.  
to access the  
2. Tap the Security icon  
.
3. Tap the Current Privacy pick list.  
Tap here  
4. Tap Show Records.  
If you do not have a password, private records become visible.  
If you have a password, the Show Private Records dialog box appears.  
Enter your password in this dialog box, and then hold Option  
and press Return  
to finish.  
To display a specific masked record:  
1. Open the application that contains the record you want to view.  
2. Tap the shaded bar that masks the record.  
Tap here  
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Note: If you have a password, you must enter your password and then  
hold Option and press Return to view the record.  
To display all private records in a specific application:  
1. Open the application in which you want to display the records.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Options, select Security (/H).  
4. Tap the Current Privacy pick list.  
5. Tap Show Records.  
6. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Attaching notes  
In all PIM applications except Memo Pad, you can attach a note to a  
record. A note can be up to several thousand characters long. For  
example, for an appointment in Date Book Plus, you can attach a note  
with directions to the location.  
To attach a note to a record:  
1. Display the entry to which you want to add a note.  
2. In Contacts view in PhoneBook only: Press Menu  
Record, select Edit Contact (/E).  
3. Tap Details.  
, and under  
4. Tap Note.  
5. Enter your note.  
6. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
A small note icon appears at the right side of any item that has a note.  
Note icon  
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To review or edit a note:  
1. Tap the Note icon  
.
To delete a note:  
1. Tap the Note icon  
2. Tap Delete.  
.
3. Hold Option and press Return  
for Yes.  
Choosing fonts  
In all PIM applications except Expense, you can change the font style to  
make text easier to read. You can choose a different font style for each  
application.  
Small font  
Bold font  
Large font  
To change the font style:  
1. Open an application.  
2. Press Menu  
3. Under Options, select Font (/F).  
4. Use the scroll buttons to select the font style you want to use.  
.
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Bold font  
Small font  
Large font  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations  
The HotSync process automatically synchronizes — that is, exchanges  
and updates — data between your phone and desktop software. Changes  
you make on your phone or desktop software appear in both places after a  
HotSync operation. HotSync technology synchronizes only the needed  
portions of files, thus reducing synchronization time. You can synchronize  
your data directly by connecting your phone to your computer with the  
HotSync cable or by beaming the data from the IR port on your phone to  
the IR port on your computer or indirectly with a network. See Section 8 for  
information about performing HotSync operations via the IR port or a  
network.  
Performing a HotSync operation for the first time  
The first time you synchronize your data, you need to enter user  
information on both the phone and Palm Desktop software. After you enter  
this information and synchronize, the HotSync Manager recognizes your  
phone and doesn’t ask for this information again.  
If you are a System Administrator preparing several phones for a group of  
users, you may want to create a user profile. See the section that begins on  
page 228 before performing the following steps.  
Important: You must use the HotSync cable for your first HotSync operation.  
The following steps assume that you have already installed the Palm  
Desktop software. If you have not installed this software, see page 20 for  
instructions.  
To perform a local HotSync operation:  
1. Connect your phone to the HotSync cable. See the section that begins  
on page 19 for details.  
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2. If the HotSync Manager is not running, start it: On the Windows  
desktop, click Start, and then choose Programs. Navigate to the  
Sprint (or Palm) program group and choose HotSync Manager.  
Alternatively, you can start the Palm Desktop software which  
automatically opens the HotSync Manager.  
3. Press the HotSync button on the cable.  
HotSync  
button  
Important: The first time you perform a HotSync operation, you must enter a  
user name in the New User dialog box and click OK. Every phone should  
have a unique name. To prevent loss of a user’s records, never try to  
synchronize more than one phone to the same user name.  
4. From the Select User dialog box, choose the user name you assigned  
to your phone.  
The HotSync Progress dialog box appears and synchronization begins.  
5. Wait for a message on your phone indicating that the process is done.  
After the HotSync process is complete, you can remove your phone from  
the cable.  
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Beaming information  
Your phone is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use to  
beam information to another Palm OS device that’s close by and also has  
an IR port. The IR port is located on the top of your phone, between the  
power button and the ringer switch, behind the small dark shield.  
You can beam the following information between Palm OS devices:  
The record currently displayed in Date Book Plus, the Contacts view  
in PhoneBook, To Do List, or Memo Pad  
All records of the category currently displayed in the Contacts view in  
PhoneBook, To Do List, or Memo Pad  
A special record in the Contacts view of PhoneBook that you  
designate as your personal business card, containing information  
you want to exchange with business contacts  
An application installed in RAM memory  
You can also use the infrared port to perform HotSync operations. See the  
section that begins on page 219 for details.  
To select a business card:  
1. In the Contacts view in PhoneBook, create an entry that contains the  
information you want on your personal business card.  
2. Press Menu  
3. Under Record, select Select Business Card.  
4. Hold Option and press Return for Yes.  
.
To beam a record, business card, or category of records:  
1. Locate the record, business card, or category you want to beam.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Record, select one of the following:  
The Beam command for an individual record (/B)  
In the Contacts view in PhoneBook only: Beam Business Card (/M)  
Beam Category (/Y)  
4. When the Beam Status dialog box appears, point the IR port directly  
at the IR port of the receiving phone.  
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Tip: For best results, the path between the two devices must be clear of  
obstacles. If you have difficulty beaming information, see the  
troubleshooting tips that begin on page 247.  
5. Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is  
complete before you continue working on your phone.  
To beam an application:  
1. Press Option and then press Menu  
to access the  
Applications Launcher.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under App, select Beam (/B).  
4. Tap the application you want to transfer.  
Note: Some applications are copy-protected and cannot be beamed.  
These are listed with a lock icon next to them.  
5. Tap Beam.  
6. When the Beam Status dialog box appears, point the IR port directly  
at the IR port of the receiving phone.  
7. Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is  
complete before you continue working on your phone.  
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To receive beamed information:  
1. Turn on your phone.  
2. Point the IR port directly at the IR port of the transmitting phone to  
open the Beam Status dialog box.  
3. When the Beam dialog box appears, select a category for the entry.  
Tip: If you do not select a category the entry is placed in the Unfiled  
category.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
for Yes.  
Tip: When you receive beamed information with the lid closed, you don’t  
need to respond to the Beam dialog box; simply press the top scroll button  
for Yes, or the bottom scroll button for No.  
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his chapter is organized by application and gives instructions on  
T
how to do tasks that are specific to each of the following  
applications:  
PhoneBook  
Date Book Plus  
®
Blazer  
Memo Pad  
SMS  
To Do List  
CityTime  
Calculator  
Expense  
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PhoneBook  
PhoneBook is the application where you store name and address  
information about people or businesses, and where you place and receive  
telephone calls.  
PhoneBook has five main views. You can place and receive calls from  
within any view, and you can also receive calls when the screen is off (but  
wireless mode must be on). The sections that follow explain how to use  
each of these views.  
To change the PhoneBook view, do one of the following:  
Repeatedly press PhoneBook  
to cycle through the views.  
Tap the icons in the lower-left corner of the PhoneBook screen.  
Note: The Active Call icon and view appear only after you place an  
outgoing call or receive an incoming call.  
When your phone is connected to the PCS Vision data network, the signal  
strength bars will include gray arrows. When you send and receive data,  
the arrows turn green and your calls are automatically sent to voicemail.  
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Dial Pad view  
Speed Dial view  
View  
icons  
Call History view  
Contacts view  
Active Call view  
At the top of each view, many of the following common icons appear to  
provide wireless mode status information for your phone:  
Voicemail notification icon  
Network time  
Battery  
gauge  
indicates wireless  
mode is on  
Signal strength icon  
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Using the Speed Dial view  
You can store up to 50 phone numbers in the Speed Dial list. There are  
five pages of numbers that hold ten numbers per page.  
Tip: You can keep your Speed Dial list organized by storing different types  
of numbers on different pages. For example, create separate pages for  
family, business, friends, and emergency numbers.  
Defining a Speed Dial button  
For each Speed Dial button you can assign a name, phone number, and  
extra digits such as an extension. By default, the first slot on the first  
Speed Dial page is reserved for your PCS voicemail number. You cannot  
delete this entry or change the phone number, but you can move the  
voicemail entry to another button and add Extra digits.  
To define a Speed Dial button:  
1. Open the lid or press PhoneBook  
application.  
if you are in another  
2. Tap a blank Speed Dial button.  
3. Enter the Name you want to assign to the button.  
4. Press the bottom scroll button to move to the Number field and enter  
the phone number associated with the button.  
5. Press the bottom scroll button to move to the Extra Digits field and  
enter an extension number or other additional digits if needed.  
Tip: To insert a pause between Extra digits when dialing, enter a comma  
(,). Each comma represents a one second pause.  
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6. Tap the Dial Extra Digits Automatically check box to  
automatically dial these digits each time you select this speed dial  
entry.  
Tip: When you enable the Dial Extra Digits Automatically option, your  
phone inserts a two second pause before dialing the extra digits.  
7. Tap the Enable unique ringer check box to assign a unique ring  
tone to incoming calls from the number in this speed dial entry, and  
then tap the pick list to select the ring tone.  
8. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Adding Contacts list entries to your Speed Dial list  
To save time while creating your Speed Dial list, you can add entries from  
your Contacts list.  
To add an entry from your Contacts list to your Speed Dial list:  
1. Tap a blank Speed Dial button.  
2. Tap Lookup.  
Tip: You can also use the Phone Number Lookup feature to locate the  
entry you want to add. See the section that begins on page 68 for details.  
Tap Lookup  
Tap Add  
3. If your Contacts list is sorted by last name, begin entering the  
person’s last name. If your Contacts list is sorted by first name, begin  
entering the person’s first name.  
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4. Select the entry you want to use and press Return  
.
Tip: You can edit the entry by tapping the number or name in the Edit Entry  
dialog.  
5. In the Edit Entry dialog, tap the Dial Extra Digits automatically check  
box to automatically dial these digits each time you select this speed  
dial entry.  
6. Press the bottom scroll button to move to the Enable unique ringer  
check box, press Space  
to assign a unique ring tone to  
incoming calls from the number in this speed dial entry, and then tap  
the pick list to select the ring tone.  
7. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Calling a Speed Dial number  
Speed dialing enables you to quickly place a call without entering the  
number. This is particularly useful for numbers you call often, such as your  
home or office. You can also call a number in your Speed Dial list using the  
hands-free headset.  
To dial a number from the Speed Dial view:  
1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details.  
2. Press PhoneBook  
.
3. Use the scroll buttons to select the Speed Dial button for the number  
you want to call.  
Tip: To jump to the next page of Speed Dial buttons, select the first button on  
the page and press the top scroll button.  
4. Press Space  
to dial.  
Tip: You can also tap the Speed Dial button for the number you want to call,  
or roll the rocker switch to select the button and then press the rocker switch  
or Return  
to dial the number.  
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Selected  
button  
Tip: During a call, if you are prompted to enter a menu selection, use the  
keyboard, or go to the Dial Pad view and tap the numbers. If you defined Extra  
Digits, such as an extension, and did not enable automatic dialing of Extra  
Digits, tap Extra Digits.  
5. Close the lid to end the call.  
Changing a Speed Dial entry  
You can change any of the information associated with a Speed Dial button.  
Note: You cannot change the phone number for your PCS voicemail service,  
but you can add Extra Digits to this voicemail entry.  
To change a Speed Dial entry:  
1. From the Speed Dial view, highlight the entry you want to change.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Edit, select Edit Speed Dial (/E).  
4. In the Edit Entry dialog, enter the new information.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
twice to save the new information.  
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Deleting Speed Dial entries  
If your Speed Dial list becomes full, or you no longer need an entry, you  
can delete it.  
Note: You cannot delete the Speed Dial button for your PCS voicemail  
service.  
To delete a Speed Dial entry:  
1. From the Speed Dial view, highlight the entry you want to delete.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Edit, select Edit Speed Dial (/E).  
4. In the Edit Entry dialog, tap Delete.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
twice to confirm deletion.  
Arranging the Speed Dial list  
As your Speed Dial list grows, you may want to rearrange the entries. For  
example you might want to store different types of numbers on different  
pages, or arrange the list alphabetically.  
To arrange the Speed Dial list:  
1. From the Speed Dial view, press Menu  
.
2. Under Edit, select Edit Speed Dial Pages (/F).  
3. Drag the entries to the slot where you want them to appear.  
Drag an entry to  
another slot or  
page  
Tip: If the new slot is full, the other entries in the column move down one  
slot, and overflow from the left column moves to the top of the right  
column. If you drag an entry to a page icon, the entry moves to the first  
available slot on that page. You cannot drag an entry to a full page.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
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Using the Dial Pad view  
The Dial Pad view provides access to a more traditional phone interface.  
You can use this view to dial numbers that are not in your Speed Dial or  
Contacts list.  
To dial a number with the Dial Pad:  
1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details.  
2. Press PhoneBook  
to access the Dial Pad view  
.
3. Enter the number you want to dial.  
Tip: You don’t need to press  
before entering the number.  
Backspace erases last digit  
Dial box  
CLR deletes entire entry  
Digits enter  
numbers in  
dial box  
Send dials number in dial box  
Phone Tips displays helpful  
PhoneBook hints  
Tip: To display the last ten numbers dialed, press the scroll buttons or roll  
the rocker switch and then press the rocker switch to dial the selected  
number.  
4. Press Space  
to dial.  
5. Close the lid to end the call.  
Using the Contacts view  
The Contacts view is where you store name and address information  
about people, businesses, and more.  
Creating a Contacts entry  
You can create Contacts entries on your phone, or you can use your  
desktop software to create entries on your computer and then download  
the entries to your phone with your next HotSync operation.  
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Many desktop software applications also have data import capabilities  
that enable you to load database files into your Contacts list on your  
phone. See the section that begins on page 32 and the online Help for  
your desktop software for more information.  
To create a new Contacts entry:  
1. Press PhoneBook  
repeatedly to access the Contacts view  
.
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Record, select New Contact (/N).  
Cursor  
at Last  
name  
4. Enter the last name of the person you want to add to your Contacts  
list.  
5. Press the bottom scroll button to move to the First Name field and  
then enter the person's first name.  
6. Press the bottom scroll button to move to other fields and then enter  
the other information that you want to include in this entry.  
Tip: Hold Shift  
and use the scroll buttons to scroll the page up or  
down.  
7. After you finish entering information, hold Option and press  
Return to finish.  
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Tip: To create an entry that always appears at the top of the Contacts list,  
begin the Last name or Company field with a symbol, as in *If Found Call*.  
This entry can contain contact information in case you lose your phone.  
Duplicating a Contacts entry  
You can duplicate existing entries, which can be helpful when you want  
to enter multiple people from a single organization. When you duplicate  
an entry, the word Copy appears next to the name in the First Name field.  
To duplicate an entry:  
1. From the Contacts view, select the name you want to duplicate.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Record, and select Duplicate Contact (/T).  
4. Edit the entry as necessary.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Calling a number in your Contacts list  
You can dial any number that you’ve entered in your Contacts list.  
To dial a number in your Contacts list:  
1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details.  
2. From the Contacts view, use the Instant Lookup feature to select the  
number you want to call. See the section that begins on page 66 for  
details.  
3. Press Space  
to dial.  
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Tip: You can also roll the rocker switch to scroll to the number you want to  
call, and then press the rocker switch to dial the number.  
If you need to prepend digits, such as *67 to block caller ID or *70 to  
disable call waiting, tap the Contact entry to access the Dial dialog box,  
enter the digits, and then hold Option  
and press Return  
to dial.  
Tap to select a  
different category  
Tap a number to  
select it  
Tap Dial to call the number  
4. Close the lid to end the call.  
Selecting types of phone numbers  
You can select the types of phone numbers or e-mail addresses that you  
associate with a Contacts entry. Any changes you make apply only to the  
current entry.  
To select other types of phone numbers in an entry:  
1. Select the contact name for the entry that you want to change.  
2. Press Space  
to open the entry.  
3. Press Menu  
.
4. Under Record, select Edit Contact (/E).  
5. Tap the pick list next to the label you want to change.  
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Tap  
triangle  
6. Select a new label.  
7. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Changing Contact entry details  
The Contact Entry Details dialog box provides a variety of options that  
you can associate with an entry.  
To open the Contact Entry Details dialog box:  
1. Select the name for the entry whose details you want to change.  
2. Press Space  
to open the entry.  
3. Press Menu  
.
4. Under Record, select Edit Contact (/E).  
5. Press Menu  
.
6. Under Record, select Details (/E).  
7. Select any of the following settings:  
Category  
Assign the entry to a category.  
Private  
Hide this entry when Security is turned on.  
8. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
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Using the Call History view  
The Call History view provides quick access to the previous 1,000  
incoming and outgoing calls.  
If you miss a call when your PCS Treo 300 is on and you remain in a  
coverage area, your missed calls appear in the Call History list and you  
receive a missed call alert message. When your phone is off or you travel  
outside a coverage area, your missed calls are forwarded to voicemail and  
they do not appear in the Call History list. Similarly, when your phone is  
off or you travel outside a coverage area, the PCS network stores your text  
messages until you turn on your phone or return to a coverage area.  
Reviewing Call History  
Each item in the Call History view appears with an icon next to it  
indicating whether it is a Missed call, an incoming call, or an outgoing  
call. You can display all your calls or one category at a time.  
To review Call History:  
1. Press PhoneBook  
repeatedly to access the Call History view  
.
Tap arrow to  
select the call  
category: All,  
Incoming,  
Outgoing, or  
Missed  
Missed call  
Outgoing call  
Incoming call  
Tap Details to view time of call  
2. Tap the pick list at the top of the screen to display a specific type of  
call: Missed, Incoming, or Outgoing.  
Tip: To temporarily store a number in your phone’s memory, press Menu  
, under Record, select Details (/E), tap Copy Phone #, and then hold  
Option  
and press Return  
to finish. You can now Paste this number  
into any application on your phone.  
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Calling a number in your Call History list  
In addition to viewing a list of your incoming, outgoing, and missed  
calls, you can use the Call History view to dial any number that appears  
on this view.  
To dial a number from the Call History view:  
1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details.  
2. Use the scroll buttons to select the number you want to call.  
Select the entry you  
want to dial  
3. Press Space  
to dial.  
Tip: If you need to prepend digits, such as an area code, *67 to block caller  
ID, or *70 to disable call waiting, tap the Call History entry to access the  
Dial dialog box, enter the digits, and then hold Option  
to dial.  
and press Return  
Adding a Call History entry to your Contacts list  
If you receive a call from someone with caller ID information who is not  
in your Contacts list, you can use the Call History view to add the caller to  
your Contacts list.  
To add a Call History entry to your Contacts list:  
1. Use the scroll buttons to select the number you want to add.  
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Select the entry you  
want to add  
Tap Add to add  
selected number  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Record, select Add (/N).  
4. In the Contact Edit screen, enter any additional information.  
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.  
Tip: To add a number to your Speed Dial list, press Menu  
, under  
Record, select Details (/E), tap Copy Phone #, go to the Speed Dial view,  
open the Edit Speed Dial screen for the entry where you want to add the  
number, scroll to the Number field, and then press Menu  
, under Edit,  
select Paste (/P) to insert the number.  
Purging Call History  
Your PCS Treo 300 continues accumulating Call History information for  
up to 1,000 calls until you purge the Call History list. To conserve storage  
space, we recommend that you purge this list periodically.  
Note: Using the Purge function permanently removes the calls from your  
phone. You cannot undo this process to restore the information.  
To purge entries in Call History view:  
1. From the Call History view, press Menu  
.
2. Under Record, select Purge.  
Tip: To delete a specific item, select the item from the Call History view  
and select Delete Item from the Record menu instead of Purge.  
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3. Select the purge option you want to use.  
Tap the pick list to  
choose whichcallsto  
purge  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Using the Active Call view  
After you dial and establish a connection, or receive an incoming call,  
the Active Call view icon appears in the lower left corner of the  
PhoneBook screen, and the Active Call view appears:  
Tap Extra Digits to  
enter extra numbers  
such as a passcode or  
menu selection  
Note: If you dialed an entry that includes predefined Extra Digits and you  
did not enable automatic dialing of Extra Digits, the Mute button changes  
to an Extra Digits button. Tap Extra Digits to dial the additional predefined  
numbers, such as an extension.  
If you did not define Extra Digits and need to enter additional numbers, use  
the keyboard to enter the numbers.  
Receiving Calls  
Whenever your phone’s wireless mode is on and you are within a  
coverage area, you can receive incoming calls. An incoming call turns on  
your phone’s screen if it is off and displays the following alert:  
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Caller’s name  
and phone  
number if  
available  
Tap Answer to  
accept the call  
Tap Ignore to send the  
call to voicemail  
To answer a call while it is ringing, do any of the following:  
Open the lid if it is closed.  
Tap Answer if the lid is open.  
Press the button on the headset (if it is attached).  
To ignore a call and send it directly to voicemail, do any of the  
following:  
Close the lid if it is open.  
Press the top scroll button.  
Note: It takes approximately 30 seconds to send the call to voicemail.  
During this interval you can receive another incoming call, but you cannot  
initiate another call.  
To silence the ring, do any of the following:  
Press any application button or the power button on your phone.  
Slide the ringer switch to the silent position  
.
Note: Placing the ringer switch in the silent position turns off all system  
sounds, including alarms. When you silence the ringer, Date Book Plus  
alarms vibrate.  
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To end a call, do any of the following:  
Close the lid (if the headset is not attached).  
Press Backspace  
.
Press the button on the headset (if it is attached).  
Tap Hang Up.  
Note: Pressing the power button while a call is active puts your phone into  
sleep mode. It does not end the call.  
Adjusting call volume  
You can adjust the volume level from the Active Call view when a call is  
in progress.  
To adjust the call volume, do one of the following:  
Roll the rocker switch up, or press the top scroll button, to increase  
the volume.  
Roll the rocker switch down, or press the bottom scroll button, to  
decrease the volume.  
Muting the microphone  
You can mute the microphone from the Active Call view when a call is in  
progress. When mute is enabled, the person on the other end of the  
phone call cannot hear you. This is particularly useful if you need to  
cough, sneeze, or say something you don’t want the other person to hear.  
To toggle mute on and off, do one of the following:  
Press Return  
.
Tap Mute.  
Tap Mute to toggle  
microphone on/off  
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Using the speakerphone  
The speakerphone button enables you to view your phone screen and use  
other applications while you’re talking on the phone.  
Note: The speakerphone feature is optimized for one or two people that  
are reasonably close to the phone. It is not designed for a conference  
room or large group. This feature is not available when a headset is  
attached to your phone.  
To use the speakerphone:  
1. Place a call.  
2. From the Active Call screen, tap Spkrphone.  
Tap Spkrphone  
Tap Cancel Spkr  
3. Tap Cancel Spkr to turn off the speakerphone.  
Tip: You can also press Space  
to toggle the speakerphone on  
and off.  
Placing calls on hold  
You can place an active call on hold while you use other applications on  
your phone or complete another task.  
To place a call on hold:  
1. Place or answer a call.  
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Call status indicator  
Tap Hold  
TapOff  
Hold  
2. Tap Hold to place the call on hold.  
3. Tap Off Hold to return to the call.  
Handling Multiple Calls  
You can use the Active Call view to handle a variety of situations that  
involve multiple calls. During an active call, you can receive or place  
another call, switch between two active calls, and create a 3-way  
conference call. For example, when you’re talking to a friend, you can  
place another call to a restaurant to make dinner reservations, and  
return to your friend to confirm the time and place. You can also  
facilitate 3-way conference calls when you’re on the go, and use call  
waiting to receive an important incoming call while you’re already on  
the phone.  
To respond to call waiting, do one of the following:  
Tap Hold & Answer to place the first call on hold and answer the  
second call.  
Tap Ignore to send the second call to voicemail.  
Press the button on the headset (if it is attached) to place the first  
call on hold and to answer the second call.  
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Caller’sname  
and phone  
number if  
available  
Tap Hold &  
Answer  
Tap Ignore to send  
call to voicemail  
Tip: You can switch between two active calls by tapping Swap or by  
pressing the button on the headset (if it is attached). The Swap button  
appears only when the second call is an incoming call.  
To dial another number while a call is in progress:  
1. Place the first call on hold.  
2. From the Active Call view, repeatedly press PhoneBook  
to access  
the view you want to use.  
Tip: You can also tap the Speed Dial, Dial Pad, Contacts, or Call History  
view icons.  
3. Dial the number.  
4. When the confirmation message appears, hold Option and press  
Return  
for Yes.  
To use 3-way calling:  
1. Place two calls.  
Note: You cannot initiate a 3-way call if the second call is an incoming  
call.  
2. Tap 3-way Call, or press the button on the headset (if it is attached),  
to join the two calls.  
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Tap  
3-way  
Call  
3. Tap Cancel 3-way to end the second call and to return to the first  
call you placed, or tap Hang Up to end both calls.  
Note: If the headset is attached, you can also press the button on the  
headset to end the second call and return to the first call.  
Checking voicemail  
There are several ways to access your voicemail mailbox.  
To check voicemail:  
1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details.  
2. Do one of the following:  
From the Dial Pad view, tap and hold the 1 button for two seconds.  
From the Dial Pad or Speed Dial view, press and hold the 1 key for two  
seconds.  
From the Speed Dial view, tap the Voicemail button.  
From the Dial Pad or Speed Dial view, tap the voicemail icon in the  
title bar.  
Voicemail button  
3. Close the lid to end the call.  
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Forwarding calls  
If you need to turn off the wireless mode or know you will be traveling outside  
a coverage area, you can forward your calls to another number. Keep in mind  
that airtime charges still apply to your forwarded calls.  
Note: Because call forwarding information is stored by the network, it’s a good  
idea to check the current network settings both before and after you change  
the call forwarding option.  
To forward calls to another number:  
1. From the Speed Dial, Dial Pad, or Call History view, press Menu  
2. Under Options, select Call Preferences (/A).  
.
3. Select the call forwarding option you want to use.  
Tap here to forward all  
calls to a  
specific number  
Tip: You can define multiple forwarding numbers. Select Edit numbers from the  
list to add, change, or delete a 10-digit forwarding number.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
5. Listen for a confirmation tone. If you do not hear a tone, try calling  
yourself to see if the call forwards to the correct number.  
Other ways to make a call  
In addition to using the Speed Dial, Contacts, Dial Pad, and Call History views,  
you can also place calls in the following ways:  
Redialing the last number  
Returning a missed call  
Dialing an emergency number  
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Redialing the last number  
You can redial the last number you called.  
To redial the last number, do one of the following:  
Press and hold PhoneBook  
for at least one second.  
From PhoneBook, press and hold the rocker switch.  
Returning a missed call  
When your PCS Treo 300 is on and you remain in a coverage area, any  
calls you miss appear in the Call History list and you receive a missed call  
alert message. When your phone is off or you travel outside a coverage  
area, your calls are forwarded to voicemail and they do not appear in the  
Call History list.  
If you miss multiple calls, a message appears indicating the number  
of calls you missed. Tap View List to jump to the Call History view.  
See page 95 for instructions on calling a number in your Call History  
list.  
If you miss a single call, the following screen appears:  
Tap OK to  
dismiss thecall  
without calling  
back  
Tap Call Back  
to dial the  
number  
Note: If the caller’s phone number is not available, the Call Back button  
does not appear on the Missed Call screen.  
Calling an emergency number  
If your phone is locked, you don’t need to unlock your phone to call an  
emergency number. Simply dial 911 from the Dial Pad view.  
To call an emergency number:  
1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details.  
2. Press PhoneBook  
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3. From the Unlock Wireless Mode screen or Unlock Communicator  
screen, tap Make Emergency Call to access the Dial Pad view.  
4. Dial 911, *2 (Sprint Customer Care), or any of the three emergency  
numbers you defined in Security Preferences. See page 111 for  
information on entering emergency numbers.  
Tap Make  
Emergency  
Call  
5. When the E911 Callback Mode dialog appears, tap Exit Mode to  
return to your phone to normal operations, or tap Call Back 911 to  
redial the 911 operator.  
PhoneBook menus  
PhoneBook menus are shown here for your reference, and PhoneBook  
features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here.  
See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands. The  
Record and Options menus differ depending on which view is active.  
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Record menus  
Contacts list view  
Contacts edit view  
Call History view  
Contacts record view  
Options menus  
Dial Pad & Speed Dial views  
Call History view  
Contacts view  
Contacts record & edit views  
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Preferences  
Remember last category. Determines how the Contacts  
list appears when you return to it from another  
application. If you select this check box, the Contacts list  
shows the last category you selected. If you clear it, the  
Contacts list displays the All category.  
List By. Determines how the Contact entries are sorted in  
the Contacts view, and also controls the PhoneBook  
Instant Lookup feature.  
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Preferences  
Enable Digital Roaming. Enables you to access wireless  
service from any 1900Mhz network when you are outside a  
PCS coverage area. If you place calls while roaming  
outside a PCS coverage area, you will incur roaming  
charges (if applicable to your service plan).  
Enable Location Privacy. Prevents applications on your  
phone from using information about your location. For  
instance, a wireless directory application might use your  
location information to provide you with a listing for a  
store that is closest to you without requiring you to enter  
your city, state, or zip code. For safety reasons, 911 calls  
always include location information even if you enable  
this privacy option.  
Clear Voicemail Icon. Enables you to clear the voicemail  
icon when it persists after you’ve checked all your  
messages. Before using this option, first make sure that  
you’ve listened to all your voicemail messages, next try  
turning wireless mode on and off, if the icon still appears,  
then use this option.  
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Dial  
Preferences  
Dial, Email, SMS. Provides other applications access to  
PhoneBook’s dialing functions. In most cases you do not  
need to change these settings.  
Home country. Determines if North American  
hyphenation conventions are automatically applied to  
phone numbers, and whether the following two options  
are available:  
When dialing, add this area code to 7 digit numbers.  
Inserts the area code you specify in front of 7-digit  
numbers before dialing.  
Always dial 1 in front of the area code. Inserts a 1 in front  
of 10-digit numbers before dialing. If you select a country  
other than United States or Canada, numbers are  
formatted exactly as they appear in the Contact record.  
Rename  
Custom  
Fields  
These custom fields appear at the end of the Contact Edit screen.  
Rename them to identify the kind of information you enter in them.  
The names you give the custom fields appear inall Contacts records.  
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Security  
Prefs  
Enables you to lock your phone and define emergency numbers.  
Wireless Mode Lock: Locks your phone and requires you to enter a  
password to make outgoing calls (other than emergency numbers).  
Thedefaultpasswordisthelastfourdigitsofyourphonenumber.You  
can still receive incoming calls and view your data in handheld  
mode.  
On Power Off. Locks wireless mode each time you turn off  
your phone.  
Immediately. Locks wireless mode upon exiting this dialog  
box.  
Communicator Lock: Locks your phone upon exiting this dialog box.  
When Communicator Lock is on, you must enter a password to view  
your data in handheldmodeandtomake outgoingcalls (otherthan  
emergency numbers). You can still receive incoming calls. The  
default password is the last four digits of your phone number.  
Important: If you use Communicator Lock to lock your  
phone, you must enter the exact password to re-  
activate your phone. If you forget the password, you  
need to perform a hard reset to resume using your  
phone. Performing a hard reset deletes all the records  
in your phone; however, you can restore all previously  
synchronized data at the next HotSync operation. See  
page 235 for details. Note that performing a hard reset  
provides access only to handheld mode. To resume  
using wireless mode, you must contact Sprint to obtain  
the unlock code.  
Custom Emergency Numbers. Enables you to define three numbers  
that you can dial manually when your phone is locked.  
Change Password. Enables you to change the default password.  
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Phone Info  
Phone Number: Displays your phone number.  
ESN: Displays your phone’s Electronic Serial Number  
which uniquely identifies your phone to the PCS network.  
PRL: Displays the version number of the Preferred  
Roaming List.  
Firmware Rev: Displays the version number for the mobile  
communication software on your phone.  
PRI Checksum: Displays information intended for Sprint  
support.  
About  
PhoneBook  
Shows version information for PhoneBook.  
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Date Book Plus  
When you open Date Book Plus, the screen shows the current date and a  
list of times for a normal business day.  
Working in Day View  
Day View shows an hourly calendar for a particular date. If there are  
events scheduled on that date, they appear in the appropriate time slot.  
To view or select a date, do one of the following:  
Use the scroll buttons or roll the rocker switch to move forward or  
backward one day at a time.  
Note: By default, Date Book Plus scrolls through all the events in the  
selected day before moving to the next day. You can change this option in  
the Day Options dialog box. See page 133 for details.  
Press Shift  
and then a scroll button to scroll by weeks.  
Tap the day of the week that you want in the date bar at the top of the  
screen. If necessary, tap the Previous week or Next week scroll arrows  
to move to another week.  
Previous week  
Next week  
Tap to select a  
day of the  
current week  
Press Menu  
and under Options select Go to Day (/O). To scroll  
by days, press a scroll button. To scroll by months, hold Shift  
and press a scroll button. To scroll by years hold Option and press  
a scroll button. After you scroll to the date, press Space  
to  
select it. You can also type the number of the day or tap the screen to  
select a date from the calendar.  
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Previous year  
Next year  
Tap to select a month  
Tap to select a day  
Tap to select  
current date  
Scheduling an event  
A record in Date Book Plus is called an “event.” An event can be any kind  
of activity that you associate with a day. You can enter a new event on any  
of the available time lines. When you schedule an event, its description  
appears on the time line, and its duration is automatically set to one  
hour. You can easily change the start time and duration for any event.  
Note: It’s possible to schedule events that overlap, but Date Book Plus  
makes it easy to find such conflicts. See page 126 for details.  
You can also schedule events that occur on a particular date but have no  
specific start or end times, such as birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries.  
These are referred to as “untimed events.” Untimed events appear at the  
top of the list of times, marked with a diamond. You can have more than  
one untimed event on a particular date.  
You can also schedule a repeating event, such as a weekly meeting, and  
continuous events, such as a three-day conference or a vacation.  
To schedule an event:  
1. Select the date on which you want to schedule the event as described  
in the previous section.  
2. Type the time the event begins to open the Set Time dialog box. For  
example, type 4 for 4:00.  
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Start Time  
Tap to scroll to earlier hours  
Tap to change hours  
Tap to change minutes  
Tap to scroll to later hours  
3. If the event is longer than an hour, press the bottom scroll button  
and type the end time.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
5. Enter a description of the event. You can enter up to 255 characters.  
Event description  
Time bar shows  
duration  
6. Tap a blank area of the screen to deselect the event. A vertical line  
appears next to the time, indicating the duration of the event.  
To schedule an untimed event:  
1. Select the date on which you want to schedule the event. See page  
113 for details.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Record, select New Appointment (/N).  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
so that no start or end times  
are defined for the new event.  
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Tip: You can also create a new untimed event by making sure no event is  
selected and then entering a description.  
5. Enter a description of the event.  
New  
untimed  
event  
No time  
selected  
6. Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the untimed event.  
Note: If you create an event and decide later that there is no particular start  
or end time, you can easily change it to an untimed event. Tap the time of the  
event in the Date Book Plus screen, tap No Time, and then hold Option  
and press Return  
to finish.  
Rescheduling an event  
You can easily make changes to your schedule with your phone.  
To reschedule an event:  
1. Tap the event you want to reschedule.  
2. Tap Details.  
3. To change the time, tap the Time box and select a new time.  
4. To change the date, tap the Date box and select a new date.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
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Setting an alarm for an event  
The Alarm setting enables you to set an audible alarm for events in Date Book  
Plus. You can set an alarm to sound minutes, hours, or days before an event.  
The default Alarm setting is 5 minutes before the time of the event, but you  
can change this to any number of minutes, hours, or days.  
When you set an alarm, this icon appears to the far right of the event with  
the alarm. When the alarm tone sounds, a reminder message also appears  
onscreen.  
Note: Make sure the ringer is on. Silencing the ringer turns off all system  
sounds, including alarms. When you silence the ringer, Date Book Plus alarms  
vibrate.  
To set an alarm for an event:  
1. Tap the event to which you want to assign an alarm.  
2. Tap Details.  
3. Tap the Alarm check box to select it.  
4. Tap the pick list to select Minutes, Hours, or Days.  
5. Select the 5 and enter any number from 0 to 99 (inclusive) as the number  
of time units.  
Enter number of time  
units here  
Tap here to  
select unit of time  
6. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Alarm for untimed events: You can set a silent alarm for an untimed event.  
In this case, the alarm triggers at the specified period of minutes, hours, or  
days before midnight (beginning) of the day of the untimed event. No audible  
alarm sounds for an untimed event; instead, the reminder message appears  
onscreen.  
For example, you set an alarm for an untimed event that occurs on February  
4th. If the alarm is set for 5 minutes, the reminder message appears at 11:55  
PM on the night of February 3rd. The reminder remains onscreen until you  
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turn on your phone and hold Option and press Return  
it.  
to dismiss  
To dismiss the alarm reminder, do one of the following:  
Tap 5 min, 10 min, 30 min, or Other to reset the alarm to notify you  
in a specified period of time.  
Press the top scroll button.  
Scheduling repeating or continuous events  
The Repeat function lets you schedule events that recur at regular  
intervals or extend over a period of consecutive days. A birthday is a good  
example of an event that repeats annually. Another example is a weekly  
guitar lesson that falls on the same day of the week and the same time of  
day.  
Typically, a continuous event is an untimed event such as a business trip  
or a vacation that continues for several days but doesn’t occur at a  
particular time of day.  
To schedule a repeating or continuous event:  
1. Tap the event.  
2. Tap Details.  
3. Tap the Repeat box to open the Change Repeat dialog box.  
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Repeat  
box  
4. Tap Day, Week, Month, or Year to set how often event repeats.  
For a continuous event, tap Day.  
5. Enter a number that corresponds to how often you want the event to  
repeat on the Every line.  
For example, if you select Month and enter the number 2, the event  
repeats every other month.  
6. To specify an end date for the repeating or continuous event, tap the  
End on pick list and tap Choose Date. Use the date picker to select  
an end date.  
7. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
After you schedule a repeating or continuous event, this icon appears  
to the far right of the event.  
Changing and deleting repeating or continuous events  
If you change or delete a repeating or continuous event you can apply  
the action to only the current event, to all instances of the event, or to the  
current event and instances that follow.  
To change or delete repeating events:  
1. Select the record you want to change or delete.  
2. Tap Details.  
3. Enter the change.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
Delete.  
to accept the change, or tap  
5. Tap one of the following:  
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Current. Changes or deletes only the current instance of the  
repeating event.  
All. Changes or deletes all past, current, and future occurrences of  
this event.  
Following. Changes or deletes the current event and all future  
occurrences of this event.  
Considerations for repeating or continuous events  
Keep the following points in mind:  
If you change the start date of a repeating event, your phone  
calculates the number of days you moved the event. Your phone then  
automatically changes the end date to maintain the duration of the  
repeating event.  
If you change the repeat interval (e.g., daily to weekly) of a repeating  
event, past occurrences (prior to the day on which you change the  
setting) are not changed, and your phone creates a new repeating  
event.  
If you change the date of an occurrence of a repeating event (e.g.,  
from January 14th to January 15th) and apply the change to All  
occurrences, the new date becomes the start date of the repeating  
event. Your phone adjusts the end date to maintain the duration of  
the event. If you apply the change to Current or Future occurrences,  
past occurrences (prior to the day on which you change the setting)  
are not changed.  
If you change other repeat settings (e.g., time, alarm, private) of a  
repeating event and apply the change to Future occurrences, your  
phone creates a new event. The start date of this new event is the day  
on which the setting is changed. Past occurrences (prior to the day of  
the change) are not changed.  
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If you apply a change to a single occurrence of a repeating event  
(e.g., time), that occurrence no longer shows the Repeat icon  
.
Changing the Date Book Plus view  
In addition to displaying the calendar for a specific day, you can also  
display a whole week in graph or text format, a month, a year, or a list of  
your appointments, as well as the current time.  
To cycle through Day, Week, Week with Text, Month, Year, and  
List views:  
Repeatedly press Date Book Plus  
to display the next view.  
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To display the current time:  
1. Tap and hold the stylus on the date in the date bar to display the  
current time.  
Tap and hold the date  
Current time displays  
2. Drag the stylus below the date bar and then lift it.  
Note: If you lift the stylus while it is still on the date bar, the menu bar  
appears.  
Working in Week View  
Week View shows the calendar of your events for an entire week. This view  
lets you quickly review your appointments and available time slots. In  
addition, the graphical display helps you spot overlaps and conflicts in  
your schedule.  
Event details  
Tap to show  
event details  
Week View  
icon  
Previous week  
Next week  
Tap for that day  
Bar indicates  
earlier event  
Dot indicates  
untimed event  
Bar indicates  
later event  
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Tips for using Week View  
Keep the following points in mind:  
Tap an event to show details for the event.  
Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to move forward or backward  
a week at a time.  
To reschedule an event, tap and drag the event to a different time or  
day.  
Tap a blank time on any day to move to that day and have the time  
selected for a new event.  
Tap any day or date that appears at the top of the Week View to move  
directly to that day without selecting an event.  
The Week View shows the time span defined by the Start Time and  
End Time in the Date Book Plus Preferences settings. If you have an  
event before or after this time span, a bar appears at the top or  
bottom of that day's column. Use the onscreen scroll arrows to  
scroll to the event.  
Working in Week View with Text  
The Week View with Text shows an entire week with a description of each  
scheduled event. This view can display one or two weeks at a time and  
can include To Do items that are due on the dates shown.  
Toggle between  
1 and 2 weeks  
Scroll to  
more events  
Dot indicates  
more events  
Week View with  
Text icon  
Box indicates  
To Do item  
Tips for using Week View with Text  
Keep the following points in mind:  
Tap a day to display that day in the Day View.  
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Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to move between weeks. You  
can also tap the scroll arrows in the upper-right corner to move  
forward or backward a week.  
Press Menu  
a number to select a different week.  
, and under Options, select Go to Week (/O). Tap  
Tap Go to open the date selector use the scroll buttons to select a  
week and then hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Tap the number of weeks to toggle between a one week view and a  
two week view.  
Working in Month View  
The Month View screen shows which days have events scheduled. Dots  
and lines in the Month View indicate events, repeating events, and  
untimed events.  
Previous/next month  
Dashed line indicates  
continuous or repeating event  
Dots on right or left side  
indicate events  
Dots below date indicate  
untimed events  
Month View icon  
You can control the dots and lines that appear in the Month View. See  
page 131 for details.  
Tips for using Month View  
Keep the following points in mind:  
Tap a day in the Month View to display that day in the Day View.  
Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to move between months. You  
can also tap the scroll arrows in the upper-right corner to move  
forward or backward a month.  
Press Menu  
, and under Options, select Go to Month (/O) to  
open the date selector and select a different month.  
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Working in Year View  
The Year View shows an overview of your calendar for an entire year.  
Description of  
event on  
selected date  
Blinking dot  
indicates  
selected date  
Dot indicates  
scheduled  
events  
Year View  
button  
Scroll to  
other days  
Tips for using Year View  
Keep the following points in mind:  
Tap a day to display the date and events for that day in the title bar. A  
minus sign indicates only one event is scheduled on that day. A plus  
sign indicates multiple events are scheduled on that day.  
Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to move between days. You can  
also tap the scroll arrows in the lower-right corner to move forward  
or backward a day.  
Tap the scroll arrows in the upper-right corner to move forward or  
backward a year.  
Press Menu  
, and under Options select Year Preferences  
(/Y) to set display options.  
Working in List View  
The List View is a text oriented view that is integrated with To Do List. It  
displays a list of events and To Do items for the selected week(s).  
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Scroll to  
other weeks  
Selected  
week’s dates  
List View button  
Tips for using List View  
Keep the following points in mind:  
Tap a line to select it. The start and end time display briefly in the  
title bar. To redisplay the event details, tap to the left of the  
description.  
Tap the description of the selected line to display the event in Day  
View.  
Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to select specific items on the  
screen. You can also tap the up scroll arrow in the upper-right corner  
to jump forward by one of the following: 1 Day, 1 Week, 1 Month, or  
Pick (a specific date). Then tap the scroll arrows to move forward or  
backward a week.  
Press Menu  
open the date selector and select a different date.  
Press Menu , and under Options, select List View  
Preferences (/L) to set display options.  
, and under Options, select Go to Date (/O) to  
Spotting event conflicts  
With the ability to define specific start and end times for any event, it’s  
possible to schedule events that overlap (an event that starts before a  
previous event finishes).  
An event conflict (time overlap) appears in the Week View as overlapping  
bars. The Day View displays overlapping brackets to the left of the  
conflicting times.  
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conflict  
Working with floating events  
Date Book Plus can include events that are a combination of a To Do  
item and a Date Book event. These events are called “floating events.”  
Floating events are not assigned to a specific date, but can still be timed  
or untimed, can have alarms, and can repeat. If a floating event is not  
completed by midnight, it automatically advances to the next day until  
you mark it complete.  
You can distinguish a floating event from an integrated To Do item by  
the circle that appears next to the floating event (in place of the To Do  
item priority number and check box). Floating events appear in  
alphabetical order at the top of the Day View screen between any  
integrated To Do items and untimed events.  
To create a floating event:  
1. From the Day View, press Menu  
.
2. Under Record, select New Floating Event.  
3. Enter a description of the event.  
4. Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the floating event.  
To mark a floating event complete:  
Tap the circle to the right or left of the event.  
Tips for using floating events:  
To prioritize floating events, enter a number followed by a space or  
dash as the first few characters of the description.  
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To convert an existing event to a floating event, select the event, tap  
Details, tap Float as the Type, and then hold Option and press  
Return  
to finish.  
When you complete a repeating floating event, it marks only the  
current occurrence of the event as complete.  
Avoid scheduling a floating event that repeats daily. These events can  
accumulate quickly unless you complete them each day.  
When viewing a floating event in a desktop application, the Note  
field will contain a series of characters: ##f@@@@@@ for an  
incomplete event and ##c@@@@@@ for a complete event. Do  
not remove or edit these characters.  
Working with To Do items  
Date Book Plus can create and display To Do items. To Do items appear  
in priority order at the top of the Day View screen.  
To create To Do items in Date Book Plus:  
1. From the Day View, press Menu  
.
2. Under Record, select New To Do (/T).  
3. Enter a description of the To Do item.  
4. Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the item.  
To mark a To Do item complete:  
Tap the check box next to the item.  
Tips for using To Do items:  
When you create a To Do item in Date Book Plus, the priority and  
category are based on the settings in the Create Options dialog box.  
See the section that begins on page 135 for details.  
If a To Do item does not appear in Date Book Plus, confirm that the  
category assigned to the item is selected. See the section that begins  
on page 135 for details.  
If you do not complete a To Do item on or before the due date, then  
an ! (exclamation mark) appears next to the item as a reminder that  
it is overdue.  
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Using the Daily Journal  
You can use the Daily Journal feature to record events as they occur.  
Events are recorded with automatic time-stamping as Date Book Plus  
Notes so they do not clutter your schedule. The Daily Journal is especially  
useful for tracking activities such as sales calls, start and end times for  
consulting or other work, or keeping a record of how you spend your time  
at the office.  
To create a Daily Journal entry:  
1. From the Day View, press Menu  
.
2. Under Record, select New Journal Entry (/J).  
Date Book Plus creates an untimed event, opens a Note for this event,  
and inserts the current time. If you’ve already started a journal for  
the current day, Date Book Plus opens the existing journal and  
inserts a new entry.  
3. Enter a description for the journal entry.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Using templates  
You can use templates to create a list of standard events. You can then  
select an event from this list and add it to your calendar. Since Date Book  
Plus saves all the event attributes, including alarms and notes, templates  
can really save you time when entering reminder notices or events that  
recur on different days and times.  
To create a template:  
1. Select the event you want to save as a template.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Record, select tap Create Template (/V).  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
To schedule a template event:  
1. Select the date on which you want to schedule the event.  
2. From the Day View, tap the time line that corresponds to the  
beginning of the event.  
3. Tap New and select Template from the list.  
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Tap to create an event  
from a template  
4. Select the event from the Appointment Templates list.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Date Book Plus menus  
Date Book Plus menus are shown here for your reference, and Date Book  
Plus features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described  
here.  
See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands.  
Record menu  
List View  
Day View  
New To Do  
Creates a new To Do item and adds it to your Date Book Plus and To  
Do List database.  
Duplicate  
Item  
Creates a copy of the selected event and opens the Details dialog box  
for the new event.  
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Options menu  
Week View  
Day View  
Week View with Text  
Month View  
Year View  
List View  
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Preferences  
(Day View)  
Start/End Time. Defines the start and end times for Date  
Book Plus screens. If the time slots you select do not fit on  
one screen, you can tap the scroll arrows to scroll up  
and down.  
Event Duration. Defines the default duration for new  
events.  
Week Start. Defines the first day of the week. This setting  
overrides the System Preferences setting for all Date Book  
Plus views.  
Initial View. Defines the view that appears when you start  
Date Book Plus.  
Button Views. Defines which views display when you  
repeatedly press the Date Book Plus button. By default, all  
views appear.  
Display Options. Opens the Display Options dialog box  
where you can define the following options:  
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Display  
Options  
Show Time Bars. Activates the time bars that appear in  
the Day View. The time bars show the duration of an event  
and illustrate event conflicts  
Compress Day View. Controls how times appear in the  
Day View. When Compress Day View is off, all time slots  
display. When it is on, start and end times display for each  
event, but blank time slots toward the bottom of the  
screen disappear to minimize scrolling.  
Show PM Label. Displays a “p” after PM times.  
Show End Times. Displays all time bars and time slots for  
end times of an event.  
Scroll Before Day Move. Determines whether the front  
panel scroll buttons will scroll up and down within the  
current day before scrolling to the previous or next day.  
Auto-scroll Time. Displays events based on the time of  
day when the Day View contains more than one screen of  
information.  
Float Advance at Midnight. Advances floating events to  
the next day at midnight of the current day.  
Show Completed Floating Events. Displays completed  
floating events.  
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Alarm  
Preferences  
Alarm Sound. Sets the tone of the alarm.  
Snooze Sound. Sets the tone of the snooze alarm.  
Remind Sound. Sets the tone of the reminder alarm. The  
reminder alarm sounds when the snooze alarm is not  
acknowledged.  
Play Sound. Defines how many tones the alarm emits  
before it stops. The choices are Once, Twice, 3 Times, 5  
Times, and 10 Times.  
Repeat Alarm. Defines how many times the alarm repeats  
when it is not acknowledged. The choices are Once,  
Twice, 3 Times, 5 Times, 10 Times, and 100 Times.  
Every. Defines how often the alarm sound repeats. The  
choices are Minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, and 30  
minutes.  
Alarm Preset. Automatically sets an alarm for each new  
event. The silent alarm for untimed events is defined by  
minutes, days, or hours before midnight of the date of the  
event.  
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To Do  
Preferences  
Show Categories. Displays the To Do items in the  
categories you select.  
Priorities Displayed. Displays To Do items with the  
selected priority level. The choices are 1 only, 1-2, 1-3, 1-  
4, and 1-5.  
Show Priority. Displays the priority level for To Do items.  
Show Completed Items. Displays completed To Do items.  
Show Undated Items. Shows all To Do items that have not  
been assigned a due date.  
Show Dated Items. Shows all To Do items that have been  
assigned a due date.  
Days before Due Date. Defines the number of days before  
the due date that an item will appear in Day View as a To  
Do item.  
Create Options. Opens the Create Options dialog box  
where you can select the default priority and category for  
To Do Items you create in Date Book Plus.  
UnDelete from  
Archive  
Restores the last event you deleted from Date Book Plus (provided it  
was stored in the Archive file). You can select this command  
repeatedly to restore additional events.  
Go to Week  
Enables you to jump to a specific week by tapping the week number  
in the current year.  
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Week  
Preferences  
Time Format. Defines the format of the time display. The  
choices are No Time, 11p, 11:30p, 23, 23:30.  
Display To Do. Defines where To Do items will appear on  
the Date Book Plus screen. The choices are Top, Bottom,  
and Hide.  
Week Start. Defines the first day of the week for Week View  
with Text.  
Wordwrap Single Entry. Wraps text in cells that contain a  
single event to display as much text as will fit in the cell.  
Hide Untimed Floating Events. Removes untimed floating  
events from the Week View with Text display.  
Show Journal. Displays a Daily Journal entry.  
Include Week Numbers in Title. Displays the selected week  
number in the title bar.  
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Month  
Preferences  
Show Timed Events. Displays events that you assigned to a  
specific time.  
Show Untimed Events. Displays events that you assigned  
to a date, but did not assign to a specific time.  
Show Daily Repeating Events. Displays events that repeat  
each day.  
Include Week Numbers in Title. Displays week numbers in  
the title bar for the first and last weeks in the month.  
Show Zero Duration Events. Displays events that have no  
duration in the Month View display.  
Year  
Preferences  
Hide Floating and Done Items. Removes floating events  
and completed To Do items from the Year View display.  
Hide Untimed Events. Removes untimed events from the  
Year View display.  
Hide Zero Duration Events. Removes events without a  
duration from the Year View display.  
Hide Events <. Removes events that are shorter than the  
time you specify from the Year View display. The choices  
are 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12.  
Hide Daily Repeating Events. Removes events that repeat  
daily from the Year View display.  
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List View  
Preferences  
Date Book. Determines which type of events appear in the  
List View display. The choices are: Appt, Float, Done,  
Alarms Only, and Repeat events only appear once.  
To Do. Determines which type of To Do items appear in  
the List View display. The choices are All, Not Complete,  
Complete, and None. If you choose either Not Complete  
or Complete, you also have the following choices: Dated  
& Undated, Dated only, and Undated only.  
Filter by Text. Displays events that contain the text you  
enter in this field and hides events that do not contain  
this text.  
Show. Determines the type of information that will  
appear for each event. The choices are Day Name and  
Time.  
About Date  
Book+  
Shows version information for Date Book Plus.  
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Blazer  
If you can’t hold the world in the palm of your hand, at least you can  
hold the World Wide Web when you use Blazer to browse the Internet on  
your phone’s screen. To use Blazer, your service plan must include PCS  
Vision.  
Viewing web pages  
You can view web pages whenever you are inside a coverage area. If you  
are outside a coverage area, you can view web pages that are stored  
temporarily on your phone in an area called the “cache.” However, if a  
page stored in the cache has an expiration date and it is past that date,  
you need to establish an Internet connection to view that page.  
Tip: You can tell whether you are inside a coverage area by looking at the  
signal strength indicator in the lower right corner of the screen.  
To view a web page:  
1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details.  
2. Press Blazer  
.
3. Press Menu  
.
4. Under Go, select Go to Web Page (/G).  
Tip: You can also tap the Folder icon  
to open the Go to Web Page  
dialog box.  
Folder icon  
5. Enter the URL you want to view.  
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6. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
While a page is loading, a Progress icon appears in the lower  
right corner of the screen. You can tap links to other pages as soon as  
they appear. You don’t need to wait until a page fully loads. To stop  
loading a page, tap the Stop icon in the lower left corner of the  
screen.  
Tap to go to  
home page  
7. Navigate within a web site, by doing any of the following:  
To scroll through a page, use the scroll buttons or tap the onscreen  
arrows or scroll bar (if one appears).  
To move between elements on a page, such as fields, icons, or buttons,  
roll the rocker switch or hold Shift  
and use the scroll buttons.  
To select an element on a page, move to the element and press the  
rocker switch or tap the element on the screen.  
To move to between pages when no elements are highlighted, press  
Return to move to the next page or Backspace  
previous page.  
to move to the  
Tip: To view a list of web sites that are optimized for your phone, go to the  
home page, and then tap Web Portals.  
Working with bookmarks  
The Bookmark view makes it easy for you to get to web sites you visit  
often.  
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Viewing bookmarked pages  
Your phone may come with a few bookmarks already in place. You can  
jump directly to any of the predefined bookmarks, or to any pages for  
which you’ve created a bookmark.  
To view a bookmark:  
1. Make sure wireless mode is on. See page 10 for details.  
2. Press Blazer  
twice to access the Bookmark view  
.
3. Tap the bookmark you want to view.  
Tap to  
view  
more  
pages  
Tip: You can also press the scroll buttons to scroll to other pages, and roll  
the rocker switch to scroll through the current page. To view the selected  
page, press the rocker switch.  
Adding bookmarks  
You can store up to 100 bookmarks and group them in categories by  
placing similar links on the same bookmark page. See page 144 for  
information on creating page categories.  
To bookmark the current page:  
1. From the Page view, go to the page you want to bookmark.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Page, select Add Bookmark (/A).  
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4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Tip: You can also add a bookmark by tapping an empty bookmark slot in  
the Bookmark view and entering a Name, Description, and URL for the  
page you want to bookmark.  
To define a bookmark:  
1. From the Bookmark view, press Menu  
.
2. Under Bookmark, select Add Bookmark (/A).  
Tip: You can also open the New Bookmark dialog box by tapping an empty  
bookmark slot.  
3. Enter a Name, Description, and URL for the page you want to  
bookmark.  
Tap an  
empty  
slot  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
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Editing bookmarks  
You can change the title, description, or URL associated with any of your  
bookmarks.  
To edit a bookmark:  
1. From the Bookmark view, press Menu  
.
2. Under Bookmark, select Edit Bookmark (/E).  
Tap a bookmark  
Page icons  
3. Tap the page icons to navigate to the page containing the bookmark  
you want to change.  
Tip: You can enter or change the Title for any bookmark page. Use the  
page Title to create bookmark categories. For example, if you want to  
create a page with links to various investments, you might name the page  
Assets.  
4. Tap the bookmark you want to change.  
5. Enter the changes.  
6. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Deleting bookmarks  
If your bookmark list becomes full, or you no longer need an entry, you  
can delete it.  
To delete a bookmark:  
1. From the Bookmark view, press Menu  
.
2. Under Bookmark, select Edit Bookmark (/E).  
3. Tap the entry you want to delete.  
4. In the Edit Bookmark dialog, tap Delete.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
twice to confirm deletion.  
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Arranging your bookmarks  
As your bookmark list grows, you may want to rearrange the entries or  
move entire pages. You can assign a title to each bookmark page and  
arrange the entries by category. For example, if you want to create a page  
with links to various sports scores, you might name the page Scores.  
To assign page category titles:  
1. From the Bookmark view, press Menu  
.
2. Under Bookmark, select Edit Bookmark (/E).  
3. Tap the page icon to which you want to assign a title.  
4. Enter the title.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
To rearrange bookmark entries:  
1. From the Bookmark view, press Menu  
.
2. Under Bookmark, select Edit Bookmark (/E).  
3. Drag the entries to the slot where you want them to appear.  
Drag an entry to  
another slot or  
page  
Tip: If the new slot is full, the other entries move down one slot as the rows  
fill from top to bottom. If you drag an entry to a page icon, the entry moves  
to the first available slot on that page.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
To rearrange bookmark pages:  
1. From the Bookmark view, press Menu  
.
2. Under Bookmark, select Edit Bookmark (/E).  
3. Drag the page to the slot where you want it to appear.  
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A grey line appears next to the page when it is in drag mode. When  
dropping a page on the top row, the grey line appears to the left of the  
slot where the page will appear. When dropping a page on the bottom  
row, the grey line appears to the right of the slot where the page will  
appear.  
Drag a page to  
another slot  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Blazer menus  
Blazer menus are shown here for your reference, and Blazer features that  
are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here.  
See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands.  
The Go and Options menus differ depending on whether you’re  
displaying the Page view or the Bookmark view.  
Page menu  
Page view  
Refresh  
Enables you to update the current web page with the most up-to-date  
information.  
Stop  
loading  
Cancels the process of loading a page.  
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Properties  
Displays the Page Properties dialog box where you can view the Page  
Name, URL, Size (Bytes) and whether the page was loaded from the  
cache.  
Bookmarks menu  
Bookmark view  
Go menus  
Bookmark view  
Options menu  
Page view  
Page view  
Bookmark view  
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Preferences  
Browser tab:  
Home page. Displays the URL of the current home page  
selection. Tap this option to open the Set Home Page  
dialog box and select a different home page. To restore the  
factory default Home Page setting, tap Restore in the Set  
Home Page dialog box.  
Note: Some service providers may not support the  
default Home Page setting.  
Preferences  
(continued)  
Initial view. Determines whether the Page view or  
Bookmark view appears when you start the Blazer  
application. The default option is Page view.  
Images. Determines depth of color used to display  
graphic images. You can also choose to not display  
images at all. The options are: No Images (fastest), Black  
& White (faster), 4 Shades of Gray (fast), 16 Shades of  
Gray (slow), 256 Colors (slower), High Color (slowest).  
The default setting is 256 Colors (slower).  
Ask before establishing Internet connection. Displays a  
confirmation dialog each time you begin an Internet  
session. The default setting for this option is on.  
Disconnect On Exit. Determines whether the Internet  
connection automatically closes when you exit the  
Blazer application. Leaving this option off enables you to  
switch to another application and then return to Blazer  
while you are still connected to the Internet. The default  
setting for this option is off.  
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Advanced tab:  
Cache Size (K). Displays the amount of memory that  
Blazer reserves to store recently viewed pages. The amount  
of free memory available on your phone appears below  
this option.  
Clear. Erases all the pages stored in the cache. You cannot  
cancel or undo this action.  
Accept Cookies. Enables the receipt of Internet cookies.  
The default setting for this option is on.  
Clear Cookies. Erases all the cookies stored on your phone.  
You cannot cancel or undo this action.  
Set Proxy. Opens the Set Proxy dialog box where you can  
enter advanced HTTP proxy server settings. If your network  
requires you to go through a proxy server when you  
connect to the Internet, use this dialog box to enter the  
proxy server settings. Contact your system administrator  
for details.  
Disconnect  
Terminates your connection to the Internet.  
Displays version information for Blazer.  
About Blazer  
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Memo Pad  
A memo can contain up to 4,000 characters. The number of memos you  
can store is dependent only on the memory available on your phone. A  
record in Memo Pad is called a “memo.”  
To create a new memo:  
1. Press  
.
2. Enter the text you want to appear in the memo. Press Return  
to  
move down to new lines in the memo.  
Tip: The first letter of your memo is automatically capitalized.  
Tap New  
3. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Reviewing memos  
The first line of a memo appears in the Memo list. This makes it easy to  
locate and review your memos.  
To review a memo:  
1. In the Memo list, tap the text of the memo.  
Tap a  
memo to  
review its  
contents  
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2. Review or edit the text in the memo.  
3. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Memo Pad menus  
Memo Pad menus are shown here for your reference, and Memo Pad  
features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here.  
See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands.  
The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you’re  
displaying the Memo list or an individual memo.  
Record menus  
Memo list  
Memo screen  
Options menus  
Memo screen  
Memo list  
Preferences  
Displays the Memo Preferences dialog box, where you define the  
sort order for memos.  
About Memo  
Pad  
Shows version information for Memo Pad.  
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SMS  
When you subscribe to PCS Vision Services, you can use your PCS Treo 300  
to receive and store short text messages. These text messages are similar to  
e-mail messages that you receive on your computer, but are typically no  
more than 160 characters in length. These messages can originate from  
any of the following sources:  
The PCS voicemail paging system  
The PCS messaging website  
An email message addressed to your mobile phone  
Receiving text messages  
When you receive text messages, the New Messages alert appears. The  
buttons that appear in the alert dialog box are based on the source and  
content of the message.  
Single message alert  
Multiple message alert  
Number  
of new  
messages  
Most  
recent  
message  
In the New Messages alert dialog box, you can save or respond to the first  
message by tapping any of the following buttons:  
OK  
Saves the message in the All category, dismisses the alert dialog box,  
and returns you to the previous application.  
Select  
Opens a dialog box where you can choose how to respond to the  
message. The options available change based on the content of the  
message. See page 153 for details.  
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Call  
Sender  
Dials the number of the person who sent you the message. If the  
message was sent from an e-mail address or without a call back  
number, this option is not available.  
Delete  
Msg.  
Deletesthecurrentmessage,dismissesthealertdialogbox,andreturns  
you to the previous application.  
Tips:  
To view additional incoming messages, press Option and the  
press PhoneBook  
.
You can also dismiss the alert dialog box by pressing the rocker  
switch or the top scroll button.  
Viewing text messages  
SMS enables you to quickly view your incoming and saved messages.  
To view text messages in the List view:  
Hold Option and press PhoneBook  
repeatedly to access the  
message category you want to view: All, Personal, Business, or any  
other category you’ve defined.  
Messagecategory  
pick list  
Message  
header  
Message  
text  
To view one message at a time:  
1. Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to select the header of the  
message you want to view.  
2. Open the selected message by doing one of the following:  
Press Space  
.
Press Return  
.
Press the rocker switch.  
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Selected  
header  
3. Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to scroll within the current  
message.  
4. Press Option and use the scroll buttons to next or previous  
message.  
Responding to text messages  
There are several ways you can respond to a message depending on its  
origin and content. You can respond to messages from the Message list or  
while viewing an individual message.  
Calling the sender  
When a call back number is available, you can call the person who sent  
you a message. When a call back number is not available, this option is  
disabled.  
To call the sender:  
1. Select or open a message from the person you want to call.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Message, select Call Sender (/A).  
Selecting other ways to respond to text messages  
When a text message contains a telephone number, an e-mail address, or  
a URL for a web site, you can select these items inside the text message  
and launch the appropriate application to respond to that item.  
To select other the response method:  
1. Open the message to which you want to respond.  
2. Press the scroll buttons or roll the rocker switch to scroll through the  
selectable items and highlight the item to which you want to  
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respond.  
Selected  
item  
Button changes based on  
selected item  
3. Press Space  
to open the application associated with the  
selected item.  
Copying text messages  
You can save time by copying text from your messages.  
To copy an entire message:  
1. From the Messages list, tap the text of the message you want to copy.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Edit, select Copy Message (/C).  
4. Open the application where you want to insert the text.  
5. Press Menu  
.
6. Under Edit, select Paste (/P).  
To copy specific text within a message:  
1. Open the message containing the text you want to copy.  
2. Highlight the text you want to copy  
3. Press Menu  
.
4. Under Edit, select Copy (/C).  
5. Open the application where you want to insert the text.  
6. Press Menu  
.
7. Under Edit, select Paste (/P).  
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Sorting messages  
1. From any SMS list view, press Menu  
.
2. Under Options, select Sort.  
3. Tap the Sort by pick list to select the sort method you want to use.  
Tap arrow to select  
sort method  
Date  
Placesthemostrecentmessagesatthetopofthe list. Thisisthedefault  
sort method.  
Name  
Places mobile phone numbers atthe topofthe listin numericalorder,  
followed by e-mail addresses and names in alphabetical order.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Deleting messages  
You can delete a single message or a group of messages from a particular  
category.  
To delete a single message:  
1. From any SMS list view, select the message you want to delete.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Message, select Delete (/D).  
4. If prompted, hold Option and press Return  
deletion.  
to confirm  
Tip: You can also delete a message by selecting it and pressing  
Backspace  
.
To delete a group of messages:  
1. From any SMS list view, select the category containing the messages  
you want to delete.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Message, select Purge Messages.  
4. Select the deletion method you want to use.  
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Tap arrow to select  
deletion method  
Older than  
1 week  
Deletes all messages in the current category with a date earlier than 1  
week prior to the current date.  
Older than  
1 month  
Deletes all messages in the current category with a date earlier than 1  
month prior to the current date.  
Exceptlast  
10  
Keepsonlythe10mostrecentmessagesanddeletesallothermessages  
in the current category.  
All  
Deletes all messages in the current category.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
twice to confirm deletion.  
SMS menus  
SMS menus are shown here for your reference, and SMS features that are  
not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here.  
See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands.  
The Message menu differ depending on which SMS view is on the screen  
and the type of data selected. The Options menu is the same in all views.  
Message menus  
List view  
Message view  
Open  
Displays the selected message in single message view.  
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Options menus  
Preferences  
Determines whether a confirmation dialog box appears when you  
delete messages.  
About SMS  
Shows version information for SMS.  
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To Do List  
To Do reminds you of tasks you have to complete. A record in To Do List is  
called an “item.”  
To create a To Do item:  
1. Press Option and then press Date Book Plus  
.
Tip: You can also access To Do List by tapping the To Do List icon  
in  
the Applications Launcher.  
2. Enter the text of the To Do item. The text can be longer than one  
line.  
New To  
Do item  
3. Press a scroll button to deselect the To Do item.  
Setting priority  
The priority setting for items lets you arrange your To Do items according  
to their importance or urgency. The default setting is to arrange To Do  
items by priority and due date, with priority 1 items at the top. If you have  
a number of items in your list, changing an item’s priority setting may  
move its position in the list.  
Note: When you create a new To Do item, its priority is automatically set  
to level 1, the highest (most important) level. If you select another item first,  
however, the item you create appears beneath the selected item and is  
given the same priority as the selected item.  
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To set the priority of a To Do item:  
1. Tap the Priority number on the left side of the To Do item.  
Tap here  
Tap to  
select  
priority  
2. Tap the Priority number that you want to set (1 is most important).  
Setting a due date  
You can associate a due date with any To Do item. You can also sort the  
items that appear in the list based on their due date.  
To set a due date for a To Do item:  
1. Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change.  
2. Tap Details.  
3. Tap the Due Date pick list.  
Tap here  
4. Tap the date that you want to assign the item:  
Today  
Assigns the current date.  
Tomorrow  
Assigns tomorrow’s date.  
One week later  
Assigns the date exactly one week from the current date.  
No Date  
Removes the due date from the item.  
Choose date  
Opensthedateselector,whereyou canchooseanydatethatyou  
want for the item.  
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5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Tip: If you turn on the Show Due Dates option in the To Do Show options  
dialog, you can tap directly on the due date in the To Do list to open the  
pick list shown in step 4.  
Assigning a category  
You can associate any To Do item with a category. You can also sort the  
items that appear in the list based on their category.  
To assign a category for a To Do item:  
1. Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change.  
2. Tap Details.  
3. Tap the Category pick list.  
Tap here  
4. Tap the category that you want to assign the item.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Tip: If you turn on the Show Categories option in the To Do Show options  
dialog, you can tap directly on the category in the To Do list to assign  
categories.  
Checking off a To Do item  
You can check off a To Do item to indicate that you’ve completed it. You  
can set To Do List to record the date that you completed the To Do item,  
and you can choose to show or hide completed items as described on  
page 161.  
To check off a To Do item:  
Tap the check box on the left side of the item.  
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Completed To  
Do item  
To Do Show Options  
The Show Options dialog box enables you to control the appearance of  
the To Do list screen.  
To change the Show Options settings:  
1. In To Do list screen, tap Show.  
2. Select any of the following settings:  
Show  
Completed  
Items  
Displays your completed items in the To Do list screen. If you turn  
off this setting, your To Do items disappear from the list when you  
complete (check) them.  
Items that no longer appear on the list because you turn off this  
setting have not been deleted. They are still in the memory of your  
phone. Purge completed items to remove them from memory.  
Show Only  
Due Items  
Shows only the items that are currently due, past due, or have no  
duedatespecified. When thissetting isactive,itemsthatarenotyet  
due do not appear in the list until their due date.  
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Record  
Completion  
Date  
Replaces the due date with the actual date when you complete  
(check) the item. If you do not assign a due date to an item, the  
completion date still records when you complete the item.  
Show Due  
Dates  
Displays the due dates associated with To Do items and displays an  
exclamation mark next to items that remain incomplete after the  
due date passes.  
Show  
Priorities  
Shows the priority setting for each item.  
Show  
Categories  
Shows the category for each item.  
3. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
To Do List menus  
To Do List menus are shown here for your reference, and To Do List  
features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here.  
See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands.  
Record menu  
Options menu  
About To Do List  
Shows version information for To Do List.  
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CityTime  
CityTime enables you to display the day and time in your home city and  
in four other cities around the globe. Whether you’re travelling or at  
home, now it’s easy to keep track of the best time to reach your business  
associates, friends, and family in far away places.  
Note: CityTime does not automatically update the current time for Daylight  
Savings Time.  
Setting your home city  
The home city serves as a point of reference for your other city selections.  
The information displayed for all the other cities is based on the day and  
time in your home city. When you use CityTime for the first time (or  
when you travel or move to another city), make sure you set your home  
city location. Setting your home city location ensures that CityTime  
displays accurate information for the other cities you select.  
To set your home city:  
1. Press Option and then press Blazer  
.
Tip: You can also access CityTime by tapping the CityTime icon  
in the  
Applications Launcher.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Options, select Select Home City (/H).  
4. Tap the Home City pick list and select the city closest to where you  
are located.  
Tip: If a nearby city isn’t in the list, you can use the Edit Cities command to  
add a new city to the list. See page 164 for details.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Selecting remote cities  
In addition to your home city, you can display the day and time for four  
other cities anywhere around the globe. These other cities are called  
remote cities.  
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To set your remote cities:  
1. Tap a pick list in the lower part of the CityTime screen and select the  
city closest to the city you want to display.  
Tap to select  
a remote city  
Tip: If a nearby city isn’t in the list, you can use the Edit Cities command to  
add a new city to the list. See the next section for details.  
2. Tap the remaining pick lists and select the other three cities you want  
to display.  
Tip: You can temporarily display the day and time for any other city by  
tapping the city’s location on the map display.  
Adding cities  
If the city you want to display is not in the predefined list, you can use the  
Edit Cities command to add it.  
To add a city to the list:  
1. Press Menu  
.
2. Under Options, select Edit Cities (/E).  
3. Tap New.  
4. Enter the city name and other information.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
CityTime menus  
CityTime menus are shown here for your reference, and CityTime  
features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here.  
See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands.  
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Options menu  
About CityTime  
Help  
Shows version information for CityTime.  
Displays online help for the CityTime screens.  
Utilities menu  
Change  
Location  
Opens the Change Location dialog box where you can select the city  
to which you are moving or travelling. Changing the location  
updates the system time and date.  
Sun Rise/Set  
Opens the Sun Rise/Set dialog box where you can view sunrise and  
sunset information for your home city. To view this information for  
another city, tap the City pick list and select the city from the list. To  
view this information for another date, tap the scroll arrows next to  
the date box.  
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Calculator  
Calculator includes two operating modes: Basic and Advanced. In Basic  
mode you can perform simple mathematical calculations. In Advanced  
mode you can access scientific functions and perform sophisticated math  
calculations. This section explains how to select the operating mode and  
use the buttons and menu options available in each mode.  
Selecting the Calculator mode  
The Toggle Mode command enables you to choose whether you want to  
work in Basic Calculator mode or Advanced Calculator mode. You can  
change modes at any time.  
To select the Calculator mode:  
1. Press Option and then press Memo Pad  
.
Tip: You can also access Calculator by tapping the Calculator icon  
in  
the Applications Launcher.  
2. Press Menu  
.
3. Under Options, select Toggle Mode (/M).  
Tip: You can also toggle between Basic and Advanced mode by holding  
Option  
and repeatedly press Memo Pad  
.
Using the Basic Calculator buttons  
The Basic Calculator includes the following buttons.  
Clears the last number you entered. Use this button if you make a mistake  
while entering a number in the middle of a calculation. This button enables  
you to re-enter the number without starting the calculation over.  
Clears the entire calculation and enables you to begin a fresh calculation.  
Togglesthecurrentnumberbetweenanegativeandpositivevalue.Ifyouwant  
to enter a negative number, enter the number first and then press the +/-  
button.  
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Places the current number in memory. Each new number you enter with the  
M+ button is added to the total already stored in memory. You can add either  
a calculated value or a number you enter by pressing the number buttons.  
Pressing this button has no effect on the current calculation (or series of  
calculations); it merely places the value into memory until it is recalled.  
Recallsthestoredvaluefrommemoryandinsertsitinthecurrentcalculation.  
Clears any value that is stored in the Calculator memory.  
Displaying Recent Calculations  
The Basic Calculator’s Recent Calculations command enables you to  
review the last series of calculations and is particularly useful for  
confirming a series of “chain” calculations.  
To display recent calculations:  
1. Press Menu  
.
2. Under Options, select Recent Calculations (/I).  
3. After you finish reviewing the calculations, hold Option and press  
Return  
to finish.  
Using the Advanced Calculator mode  
The Advanced Calculator screen consists of three regions. Each region  
performs a different function to help you perform a variety of  
calculations.  
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View specific  
buttons  
change with  
view  
Tap here to  
change  
views  
Primary  
buttons  
available in  
all views  
Using the Advanced Calculator buttons  
In addition to most of the Basic Calculator buttons, the Primary buttons  
are available in all the Advanced Calculator views. The remaining  
buttons are available only in specific views. The information that follows  
provides an overview of the Advanced Calculator functions. For more  
detailed information and instructions, visit the website: www.radiks.net/  
~rhuebner/parendoc.html  
Primary buttons  
Clears the entire calculation and enables you to begin a fresh calculation.  
Clears the last digit you entered. Use this button if you make a mistake while  
entering a number in the middle of a calculation. This button enables you to  
re-enter the number without starting the calculation over.  
Enters an exponent symbol in the calculation.  
Opens the Constants dialog box where you can select a constant to include in  
the calculation.  
OpenstheStoreinwhichmemorydialogboxwhereyoucanselectthememory  
bank in which you want to store the current value. Advanced Calculator has  
ten memory banks.  
Opens theRecall which memorydialog box where you can selectthe memory  
bank from which you want to recall a value.  
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Math buttons  
Squares the current value.  
Calculates the value of x raised to the y power.  
Calculates the value of a common (base 10) antilogarithm.  
Calculates the value of a natural (base e) antilogarithm.  
Calculates the reciprocal of the current number.  
Displays the integer portion of a decimal value.  
Calculates the square root of the current number.  
Calculates the inverse of x to the y power.  
Calculates the common (base 10) logarithm.  
Calculates the natural (base e) logarithm.  
Displays the remainder of x/y.  
Displays the decimal portion of a decimal value.  
Trigonometry buttons  
Calculates the sine of the current number.  
Calculates the cosine of the current number.  
Calculates the tangent of the current number.  
Calculates the hyperbolic sine of the current number.  
Calculates the hyperbolic cosine of the current number.  
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Calculates the hyperbolic tangent of the current number.  
Calculates the arc (inverse) sine of the current number.  
Calculates the arc (inverse) cosine of the current number.  
Calculates the arc (inverse) tangent of the current number.  
Calculates the arc (inverse) hyperbolic sine of the current number.  
Calculates the arc (inverse) hyperbolic cosine of the current number.  
Calculates the arc (inverse) hyperbolic tangent of the current number.  
Finance buttons  
Finance buttons enable you to find an unknown variable value based on  
a group of known variable values. For example, to calculate the monthly  
payment for a 30-year home loan of $100,000 with an annual interest  
rate of 8%, you would enter the following variables:  
Payments/year = 12  
N = 360 (30 years x 12 months)  
APR = 8  
PV = 100,000  
FV = 0  
Using these variables, the answer would be -733.76 per month.  
To solve this example:  
1. Enter a value and then tap the corresponding variable button.  
Repeat this process until you’ve entered the following four variables:  
N = 360 (30 years x 12 months)  
APR = 8  
PV = 100,000  
FV = 0  
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2. Enter 12 and tap the P/Yr button to enter the number of payments  
per year.  
3. Tap Edit.  
4. Tap the Pmt line and erase all values on the line including zero.  
5. Tap Solve.  
6. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
You can use a similar process to solve other financial equations by  
entering four of the variables to find the value of the fifth variable.  
Stores the current number as the total number of payments over the life of the  
loan.  
Stores the current number as the annual percentage rate of interest.  
Stores the current number as the number of payments per year.  
Stores the current number as the initial loan amount.  
Stores the current number as the payment amount.  
Stores the current number as the compounded loan amount including  
interest.  
Opens the Time Value of Money dialog box where you can modify values and  
solve the equation.  
Storestheremainingbalance, interest,andprincipal(amortization)basedon  
the supplied values.  
Calculates a given percentage of a value. To use this button, enter a value, tap  
this button, enter the percent, and then tap the equal sign button.  
Calculatesthechangeinavaluebyagivenpercentage.Tousethisbutton,enter  
a value, tap this button, enter the percent, and then tap the equal sign button.  
Calculates the percentage of one number relative to another number. To use  
this button, enter the first number, tap this button, enter the second number,  
and then tap the equal sign button.  
Calculates the percentage required to get to one value from another value. To  
use this button, enter the result number, tap this button, enter the starting  
number, and then tap the equal sign button.  
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Logic buttons  
Shifts the value to the left and fills the new places with zeros.  
Enters D in a hexadecimal calculation.  
Enters E in a hexadecimal calculation.  
Enters F in a hexadecimal calculation.  
Calculates bit-by-bit commonalities between two arguments.  
Calculates bit-by-bit unique occurrences in two arguments.  
Shifts the sign bit to the right in signed mode.  
Enters A in a hexadecimal calculation.  
Enters B in a hexadecimal calculation.  
Enters C in a hexadecimal calculation.  
Calculates the inverse of each bit of the argument.  
Calculates the exclusive OR between two arguments.  
Statistics buttons  
Adds the currentvaluetothe endofthestatisticsmemorylist. You can store up  
to 200 values.  
Calculates the mean of the values in the statistics memory list.  
Calculates the standard deviation based on a population of n.  
Calculates the standard deviation based on a population of n-1.  
Calculates the sum of the values in the statistics memory list.  
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Calculates the square of the sum of the values in the statistics memory list.  
OpenstheStatisticalDatadialogboxwhereyoucanview,edit,delete,andclear  
values in the statistics memory list.  
Displays the number of values in the statistics memory list.  
Calculates the factorial of any integral from 0 to 170.  
Generates a random number between 0 and 32767 and then divides this  
number by 32768 to generate a random fraction between 0 and .99997.  
Returns the number of combinations of n items taken m at a time.  
Returns the number of permutations of n items taken m at a time.  
Weight/Temp buttons  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredinounces.Whenyoutapthisbuttonafter  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to ounces.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredinpounds.Whenyoutapthisbuttonafter  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to pounds.  
IndicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredinUStons.Whenyoutapthisbuttonafter  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to US tons.  
IndicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredinUKtons.Whenyoutapthisbuttonafter  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to UK tons.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredinmilligrams.Whenyoutapthisbutton  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to milligrams.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredingrams.Whenyoutapthisbuttonafter  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to grams.  
Indicates the current value is entered in kilograms. When you tap this button  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to kilograms.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisentered inmetrictons. Whenyoutap thisbutton  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to metric tons.  
IndicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredindegreesFahrenheit.Whenyoutapthis  
button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to degrees  
Fahrenheit.  
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Indicates the current value is entered in degrees Kelvin. When you tap this  
button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to degrees  
Kelvin.  
Indicates the current value is entered in degrees Celsius. When you tap this  
button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to degrees  
Celsius.  
Length buttons  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredininches. Whenyoutapthisbuttonafter  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to inches.  
Indicates the current value is entered in feet. When you tap this button after  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to feet.  
Indicates the current value is entered in yards. When you tap this buttonafter  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to yards.  
Indicates the current value is entered in miles. When you tap this button after  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to miles.  
Indicates the current value is entered in nautical miles. When you tap this  
button aftertappinganotherunitofmeasure, itconvertsthevalue to nautical  
miles.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredinmillimeters.Whenyoutapthisbutton  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to millimeters.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredincentimeters.Whenyoutapthisbutton  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to centimeters.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredinmeters.Whenyoutapthisbuttonafter  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to meters.  
Indicates the current value is entered in kilometers. When you tap this button  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to kilometers.  
Area buttons  
Indicates the current value is entered in square inches. When you tap this  
button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square  
inches.  
Indicates the current value isentered in square feet. When you tap this button  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square feet.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredinsquareyards.Whenyoutapthisbutton  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square yards.  
Indicates the current value is entered in acres. When you tap this button after  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to acres.  
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Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredinsquaremiles.Whenyoutapthisbutton  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square miles.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredinsquaremillimeters.Whenyoutapthis  
button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square  
millimeters.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredinsquarecentimeters.Whenyoutapthis  
button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square  
centimeters.  
Indicates the current value is entered in square meters. When you tap this  
button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square  
meters.  
Indicates the current value is entered in hectares. When you tap this button  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to hectares.  
Indicates the current value is entered in square kilometers. When you tap this  
button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square  
kilometers.  
Volume buttons  
Indicates the current value is entered in teaspoons. When you tap this button  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to teaspoons.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredinfluidounces.Whenyoutapthisbutton  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to fluid ounces.  
Indicates the current value is entered in cups. When you tap this button after  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cups.  
Indicates the current value is entered in pints. When you tap this button after  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to pints.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredinquarts.Whenyoutapthisbuttonafter  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to quarts.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredingallons.Whenyoutapthisbuttonafter  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to gallons.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredintablespoons.Whenyoutapthisbutton  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to tablespoons.  
Indicates the current value is entered in milliliters. When you tap this button  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to milliliters.  
Indicates the current value is entered in liters. When you tap this button after  
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to liters.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredincubicinches.Whenyoutapthisbutton  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cubic inches.  
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Indicates the current value is entered in cubic feet. When you tap this button  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cubic feet.  
Indicatesthecurrentvalueisenteredincubicmeters.Whenyoutapthisbutton  
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cubic meters.  
Creating a custom view  
You can modify any existing Advanced Calculator view to create your  
own view. While customizing a view, you can change the button names  
as well as the button definitions.  
To create a custom view:  
1. From the Advanced Calculator screen, press Menu  
2. Under Program, select Export (/E).  
3. Tap the pick list and select the view you want to modify.  
4. Tap Export.  
.
5. Hold Option and press Return  
twice.  
6. In Memo Pad, open the memo containing the definition you selected  
in step 3.  
7. Modify the definition, and then hold Option and press Return  
.
8. From the Advanced Calculator screen, press Menu  
9. Under Program, select Import (/I).  
10. Tap the pick list and select the view you modified.  
11. Tap Import.  
.
12. Tap Replace to change an existing definition, or tap Add to create  
an additional definition.  
13. Hold Option and press Return  
twice to finish.  
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Calculator menus  
Calculator menus are shown here for your reference, and Calculator  
features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here.  
See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands.  
Options menus  
Advanced Calculator  
Basic Calculator  
About Calculator  
Shows version information for Calculator.  
Program menu  
Advanced Calculator  
Export  
Opens the Export dialog box where you can select a view definition to  
export to Memo Pad.  
Import  
Opens the Import dialog box where you can select a view definition to  
import to Memo Pad.  
Delete  
View  
Opens the Delete View dialog box where you can delete a user-defined  
view.  
Restore  
Defaults  
Returns all the view definitions to the preset default values.  
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Expense  
Expense enables you to record the date, expense type, and the amount  
that you spent. A record in Expense is called an “item.” You can sort your  
Expense items into categories or add other information that you want to  
associate with the item.  
To create an Expense item:  
1. Press Option and then press Menu  
to access the  
Applications Launcher.  
2. Tap the Expense icon  
.
3. Enter the amount of the expense.  
Cursor of  
new item  
Tap New  
4. Tap the Expense type pick list and select a type from the list.  
Tap here  
Note: As soon as you select an expense type, your phone saves the entry.  
If you don’t select an expense type, it doesn’t save the entry.  
Tip: A quick way to create a new Expense item is to make sure that no  
Expense item is selected in the Expense list, enter the first letter(s) of the  
expense type, and then enter the numerical amount. This technique takes  
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advantage of the automatic fill feature. See the section that begins on  
page 187 for details.  
Changing the date of an Expense item  
Initially, Expense items appear with the date you enter them. You can use  
Expense to change the date associated with any Expense item.  
To change the date of an Expense item:  
1. Tap the Expense item you want to change.  
2. Tap the date of the selected item.  
Tap date  
3. Select the new date.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Entering receipt details  
Expense provides a variety of options that you can associate with an item.  
These options appear in the Receipt Details dialog box.  
To open the Receipt Details dialog box:  
1. Tap the Expense item to which you want to assign details.  
2. Tap Details.  
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3. Select any of the following options:  
Category  
See the section that begins on page 62 for details.  
Type  
Opens a pick list of expense types.  
Payment  
LetsyouchoosethepaymentmethodusedtopaytheExpenseitem.  
If the item is prepaid (such as airline tickets supplied by your  
company), you can choose Prepaid to place your expense in the  
appropriate company-paid cell of your printed expense report  
spreadsheet. See the section that begins on page 182 for more  
information.  
Currency  
EnablesyoutochoosethetypeofcurrencyusedtopaytheExpense  
item.ThedefaultcurrencyunitisdefinedinthePreferencesdialog  
(seepage187).Youcanalsodisplayuptofourothercommontypes  
of currency. See the next section in this chapter for more  
information.  
VendorandCity  
Attendees  
Lets you record the name of the vendor (usually a company)  
associated with the expense and the city where the expense was  
incurred. For example, a business lunch might be at Rosie's Cafe  
(Vendor) in San Francisco (City).  
See the section that begins on page 70 for details.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Customizing the Currency pick list  
You can select the currencies and symbols that appear in the Currency  
pick list.  
To customize the Currency pick list:  
1. In the Receipt Details dialog box, tap the Currency pick list and  
select Edit currencies.  
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Tap Edit  
currencies  
2. Tap each Currency pick list and select the country whose currency  
you want to display on that line.  
3. Hold Option and press Return  
twice to finish.  
Defining a custom currency symbol  
If the currency you want to use is not in the list of countries, you can  
create your own custom country and currency symbol.  
To define a custom currency symbol:  
1. Press Menu  
.
2. Under Options, select Custom Currencies (/Y).  
3. Tap one of the four Country boxes.  
Tap a  
Country box  
4. Enter the name of the country and the symbol that you want to  
appear in Expense.  
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5. Hold Option and press Return  
twice to finish.  
Note: If you want to use your custom currency symbol as the default for all  
Expense items, select the symbol in the Preferences dialog box. If you  
want to use your custom currency symbol only for a particular Expense  
item, select the symbol in the Receipt Details dialog box associated with  
that item.  
Show Options  
Show Options define the sort order and other settings that relate to your  
Expense items.  
To open the Show Options dialog box:  
1. In the Expense list, tap Show.  
2. Select any of the options.  
Tap Show  
Sort by  
Enables you to sort expense items by date or type.  
Distance  
Enables you to display Mileage entries in miles or kilometers.  
Show  
currency  
Shows or hides the currency symbol in the Expense list.  
3. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel  
After you enter your expenses into the Expense application on your  
phone, you can view and print the data with your computer.  
Note: You need Microsoft Excel version 5.0 (or later) to view and print your  
Expense data using one of the provided templates. Microsoft Excel is not  
included with the PCS Treo 300 package. The procedures in this section  
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also assume that you have installed Palm Desktop software as described  
on page 21.  
Creating or printing an expense report  
It is easy to view and print your Expense data in a Microsoft Excel  
spreadsheet.  
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To create or print an expense report:  
1. Perform a HotSync operation to transfer your latest Expense data to  
your computer.  
2. Do one of the following:  
Click Expense in Palm Desktop software to open Microsoft Excel and  
the Expense Report configuration dialog box.  
From the Windows Start menu, click Programs, Palm Desktop,  
Expense Reports, and then choose your user name.  
3. Click the expense category that you want.  
Click to select  
Categories  
Tip: You can press Ctrl+click to select multiple categories. To print the  
expenses associated with all of your Expense categories, select All in the  
Categories group.  
4. If you want to define an end date for the expense report, enter the  
date in the End Date box.  
Note: If you do not specify an end date, all expense entries for the  
selected categories appear — up to the date of the last HotSync  
operation.  
5. Do one of the following:  
Click Print to display the expense report in the Print Preview window,  
and then click Print in the Microsoft Excel window to print your  
expense report.  
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Click Create to display a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing your  
expense data. Your data appears in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet form.  
You can enter information, make formatting changes, and save and  
print the file in the normal manner.  
Using expense report templates  
Palm Desktop software includes several expense report templates. When  
you use one of these templates, you can edit your expense data in  
Microsoft Excel.  
The templates have the extension .xlt and are stored in the template  
folder in the Palm Desktop software directory on your computer. To see  
what a template looks like before you use it, open the template in  
Microsoft Excel. For example, the template Sample2.xlt looks like this:  
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If you want to streamline or customize your expense reports, you can  
change these templates. For example, you can add your company name  
to a template.  
To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel template:  
1. Display your expense data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet as  
described in the previous procedure.  
2. Click Options.  
Enter name and  
other information  
Choose expense  
template  
3. Enter name, department, and other information as necessary for  
your expense report.  
4. Click the Templates menu; then select an expense template.  
5. Click OK.  
Expense menus  
Expense menus are shown here for your reference, and Expense features  
that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here.  
See page 28 for information about choosing menu commands.  
Record menu  
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Options menu  
Preferences  
Use automatic fill. Lets you select an expense type by  
entering the first letter of an expense type. For example, if  
you enter the letter “T,” it enters the “Taxi” expense type.  
Entering “T” and then “E” enters “Telephone” which is  
the first expense type beginning with the letters “TE.”  
Default currency. Sets the default currency symbol for  
Expense.  
About Expense  
Shows version information for Expense.  
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Setting Preferences for  
Your Phone  
he Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration  
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options on your PCS Phone Handspring Treo™ 300.  
In the Preferences screens, you can do the following:  
Buttons  
Assign different applications to many of the buttons and icons on  
your phone and the HotSync cable.  
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Connection  
Configure your phone for use with a HotSync cable, for infrared  
communication, or for wireless data communication.  
Digitizer  
Formats  
Calibrate the screen on your phone.  
Set the country default and the formats for dates, times, calendar,  
and numbers.  
General  
Network  
Owner  
Set the current date and time, the auto shut-off interval, the Beam  
Receive feature, and the system, alarm, and game sounds.  
Configure your phone for use with a high-speed wireless data  
network.  
Assign your name, phone number, and other owner information to  
your phone.  
Ringer  
Set the ringer volume level and vibrate settings and set unique ring  
tones for different types of calls.  
ShortCuts  
Define a list of abbreviations.  
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Viewing Preferences  
To open the Preferences screens:  
1. Press Option and then press Menu  
Applications Launcher.  
to access the  
2. Tap the Preferences icon  
.
3. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.  
4. Select the Preferences screen you want to view.  
Buttons Preferences  
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associate different  
applications with the application buttons on the front of your phone and  
the HotSync button on the cable. For example, if you find that you  
seldom use Memo Pad and often use SMS, you can assign the button to  
start SMS. Any changes you make in the Buttons Preferences screen  
become effective immediately; you do not have to change to a different  
screen or application. If you assign a different application to a button,  
you can still access the original application using the Applications  
Launcher.  
To change the Buttons Preferences:  
1. Tap the pick list next to the button or icon you want to re-assign.  
Tap arrow to  
show pick list  
2. Tap the application that you want to assign to the button.  
Tip: To restore all of the buttons to their factory settings, tap Default.  
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HotSync Buttons Preferences  
The HotSync Buttons Preferences screen also enables you to associate a  
different application with the button on the HotSync cable. Any changes  
that you make in the HotSync Buttons dialog box become effective  
immediately; you do not have to change to a different screen or  
application.  
To change the HotSync Buttons Preferences:  
1. From the Buttons Preferences screen, tap HotSync.  
2. Tap the pick list.  
Tap arrow to  
show pick list  
3. Tap the application that you want to assign to the button.  
The default setting for the button is the HotSync setting, which  
means the cable performs its normal HotSync functions.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Connection Preferences  
The Connection Preferences screen lets you create configurations for  
communicating with other hardware devices: PC, Modem, or Infrared.  
Configurations, or profiles, once activated are available to applications  
on your phone. The Connection Preferences screen displays a list of  
available configurations that you can select as needed. This list will vary  
depending on the software you have added to your phone. You can also  
define a custom Connection configuration to meet your specific needs.  
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Predefined configurations  
Your phone comes with the following predefined Connection  
configurations:  
Wireless  
Modem  
Enables you to connect your phone to the PCS network using the built-  
in wireless modem.  
Standard  
Modem  
Enables you to connect your phone with a modem on your computer or  
laptop.  
Direct  
USB/  
Serial  
Enables you to connect your phone directly to your computer or laptop  
withtheHotSynccable.Whenyouchoosethisoption,yourphonedetects  
whether the HotSync cable uses a USB or serial connector.  
IR to a PC/  
Handheld  
EnablesyoutoconnecttheIRportonyourphonewiththeinfrareddevice  
on your computer or laptop.  
Connection Methods  
There are several types of device connections you can choose when  
configuring Preferences:  
Serial  
to PC  
Defines the directserial connection between yourphone and your desktop  
computer.ItisusedtoperformalocalHotSyncoperationwhenyourphone  
is connected by its serial connector to the cable. The cable is attached to a  
serial (COM) port on your desktop computer.  
Serial to  
Modem  
Definesaconnectionbetweenamodemattachedtotheserialconnectorof  
your phone and a modem that is part of your computer or laptop.  
Auto  
Detect to  
PC  
Definesadynamicserialconnectionbetweenyourphoneandyourdesktop  
computer.Usethisconnectiontypewiththird-partyapplicationsthatneed  
to reconfigure the serial port when communicating with a computer.  
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Auto  
Detect to  
Modem  
Defines a dynamic serial connection between your phone and a modem.  
Use this connection type with third-party applications that need to  
reconfigure the serial port when communicating with a modem.  
Defines a direct serial or USB connection between your phone and your  
desktop computer. When you select this option, your phone detects which  
type of cable you have connected to your computer.  
USB/  
Serial  
to PC  
USB/  
Serial  
to Modem  
Defines a direct serial or USB connection between your phone and a  
modem. When you select this option, your phone detects which type of  
cable is connected to the modem.  
Wireless  
Modemto  
PC  
Defines a connection between your phone’s built-in wireless modem and  
a computer.  
Wireless  
Modemto  
Modem  
Defines a connection between your phone’s built-in wireless modem and  
a wireless high-speed packet data network.  
USB  
to PC  
Defines the direct USB connection between your phone and your desktop  
computer.ItisusedtoperformalocalHotSyncoperationwhenyourphone  
is connected by its USB connector to the cable. The cable is attached to a  
USB port on your desktop computer.  
IrCOMM  
to PC  
Defines a connection between the IR port of your phone and the infrared  
device of your computer or laptop.  
IrCOMM  
to Modem  
DefinesaconnectionbetweentheIRportofyourphoneandamodem.The  
modemcanbeattachedtoacomputerorsomeotherdevicecontainingan  
IR port.  
Setting an infrared to modem configuration  
The following steps demonstrate how to create a modem connection that  
enables IR HotSync through an IR enabled modem. This modem would  
then dial a modem attached to your desktop to perform the remote  
HotSync operation.  
To create an IrCOMM to Modem connection:  
1. In the Connection Preferences screen, tap New.  
2. Enter a name for this configuration.  
3. Tap the Connection Method pick list and select IrCOMM to  
Modem.  
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4. Tap the Dialing pick list and select TouchTone or Rotary.  
Note: Select Rotary only if your telephone service does not support  
TouchTone dialing.  
5. Tap the Volume pick list and select the speaker volume.  
6. Tap Details.  
7. Enter the initialization string appropriate for your phone.  
8. Hold Option and press Return  
twice to return to the  
Connection Preferences screen.  
Digitizer Preferences  
The Digitizer Preferences screen opens the digitizer calibration screen.  
This is the same screen that appears when you start your phone for the  
first time. You can recalibrate your screen after a hard reset, or if your  
digitizer drifts.  
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Formats Preferences  
Use the Formats Preferences screen to set the country default and the  
display format of the dates, times, and numbers on your phone.  
Country default  
The country default sets date, time, week start day, and number  
conventions based on geographic regions where you might use your  
phone. For example, in the United Kingdom, time often is expressed  
using a 24-hour clock. In the United States, time is expressed using a 12-  
hour clock with an AM or PM suffix.  
All your phone applications use the Country default settings. See the next  
section in this chapter for information on customizing these settings.  
To set the country default:  
1. Tap the country name pick list.  
2. Tap the setting you want to use.  
Time, date, week start, and numbers formats  
The Time setting defines the format for the time of day. The time format  
that you select appears in all applications on your phone.  
To select the time, date, week start, and numbers format:  
1. Tap the Time pick list and select a format.  
2. Tap the Date pick list and select a format.  
3. Tap the Week starts pick list, and select whether you want the first  
day of the week to be Sunday or Monday.  
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Note: This setting controls the Day, Week, Month, Year, and List views in  
Date Book Plus and all other aspects of your phone that display a  
calendar.  
4. Tap the Numbers pick list, and select formats for the decimal point  
and thousands separator.  
General Preferences  
The General Preferences screen enables you to set the time, date, auto  
shutoff interval, the beam receive feature, and sounds for your phone.  
See the section that begins on page 15 for information on setting the  
time and date.  
Auto-off delay  
Your phone has an automatic shutoff feature that turns off the power  
after a period of inactivity. This feature conserves battery power if you  
forget to turn off your phone. If you find that your phone shuts itself off  
before you finish viewing information on the screen, increase the auto-  
off setting.  
To set the Auto-off delay:  
1. Tap the Auto-off pick list.  
2. Tap the setting you want to use for the automatic shutoff feature: 30  
seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, or 3 minutes.  
Note: The Auto-off setting turns off only the handheld mode on your  
phone. It does not turn off your phone’s wireless mode. So, you can still  
receive calls, e-mail and text messages after the automatic shutoff period.  
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System, alarm, and game sounds  
Your phone uses a variety of sounds. The System, Alarm, and Game  
Sound settings enable you to turn the sounds on or off, and to adjust the  
volume level.  
Note: If the ringer switch is set to no sound, the ringer setting overrides  
the sound settings and all sounds are turned off. The system, alarm, and  
game sounds are used when the ringer switch is set to the ring position.  
To set the system, alarm, and game sounds:  
1. Tap the System Sound pick list and select the sound level.  
Note: When you turn off the System Sounds, you also turn off the “chime”  
tones associated with the HotSync operation.  
2. Tap the Alarm Sound pick list and select the sound level.  
3. Tap the Game Sound pick list and select the sound level.  
Note: The Game Sound setting works only with games that are  
programmed to respond to this setting. Older games typically do not  
respond to this setting.  
Network Preferences  
When you activate the voice and PCS Vision services on your phone (see  
the Activation Guide for details), the activation process automatically  
configures your phone to connect to the PCS high-speed data network.  
After activation, your phone is ready to access the Internet or send and  
receive data using the PCS settings and any Palm OS wireless  
application. Visit the web site www.sprintpcs.com for information on  
third-party wireless applications.  
Network Preferences let you configure your phone to connect to any  
packet data network that supports Simple or Mobile IP (Internet  
Protocols). Dialing into your ISP (Internet Service Provider) through a  
circuit switched connection is not supported at this time.  
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Connecting automatically  
To take advantage of the persistent data connections available on your  
phone, you can choose to automatically connect to the PCS high-speed  
data network whenever you are inside a coverage area and you turn on  
wireless mode.  
Tip: To connect to a Simple or Mobile IP template which you define using  
the Network Preferences screens, select the desired template before  
beginning these steps.  
To choose an automatic connection:  
1. Press Menu  
.
2. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).  
Tap check box  
3. Tap the check box.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Creating a new packet data configuration  
A service template stores Network Preferences settings that you can save  
and reuse. Use the Service setting to create a new service template for  
your packet data configuration.  
You can create additional service templates from scratch or by  
duplicating another template you created and editing information. After  
you create a new or duplicate template, you can add and edit settings by  
tapping the Modify button which appears on the screen after you create  
the template.  
Note: You cannot duplicate the Sprint service template, and you must  
obtain a special unlock code from Sprint to modify the Details and  
Advanced Network Preferences settings.  
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To create a packet data service template:  
1. Press Menu  
.
2. Under Service, select New (/N).  
Enter name of service  
template  
A new service template (called Untitled) is added to the Service pick  
list and the Unlock icon  
appears at the bottom of the screen.  
3. Enter the Service name.  
To duplicate an existing service template:  
1. Tap the Service pick list.  
2. Tap the predefined service template you want to duplicate.  
3. Press Menu  
.
4. Under Service, select Duplicate (/L).  
A copy of the service template is added to the Service pick list.  
Entering a user name  
The User Name setting identifies the name you use when you log into  
your packet data network. Although this field can contain multiple lines  
of text, only two lines appear onscreen.  
To enter a user name:  
1. Tap the User Name field.  
2. Enter your user name.  
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name here  
Note: Most packet data servers do not accept spaces in the user name.  
Entering a password  
The Password box identifies the password you use to log into your packet  
data network. Your entry in this field determines whether your phone  
prompts you to enter a password each time you log into your network:  
If you do not enter a password, your phone displays the word  
“Prompt” in this field and asks you to enter a password during the  
login procedure.  
If you enter a password, your phone displays the word “Assigned” in  
this field and does not prompt you to enter a password during the  
login procedure.  
Note: If you are concerned about security, select the Prompt option and  
do not enter a password.  
To enter a password:  
1. Tap the Password field.  
2. Enter the password you use to log into your server.  
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Tap here  
3. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Note: The Password field updates to display the word “Assigned.”  
Selecting a connection  
The Connection Preferences settings tell your phone about the hardware you  
are using for remote data connections. Normally you’ll use your phone’s  
built-in wireless modem to establish a data connection, but you can also use  
the infrared port or connect an external modem to the USB port. See the  
section that begins on page 191 for details on how to configure Connection  
Preferences.  
To select a connection:  
1. Tap the Connection pick list.  
The list displays the configurations in your Connection Preferences  
panel.  
Tap to display a  
list of  
connection  
configurations  
2. Select the appropriate Connection.  
Tip: To connect to your packet data network using your phone’s built-in  
wireless modem, select High Speed Wireless as the Connection.  
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Connecting to your service  
After you set your Connection and Network Preferences, establishing a  
connection to your packet data network is easy.  
To establish a connection:  
Tap Connect to sign on to the packet data network defined in the  
current service template.  
Your communication displays Service Connection Progress  
messages.  
Tip: To see expanded Service Connection Progress messages, press the  
bottom scroll button.  
To close a connection:  
Tap Disconnect to terminate the connection between your phone  
and your packet data network.  
Adding detailed information to a Mobile IP service template  
A Mobile IP service template provides a persistent data connection to your  
packet data network while moving between data service regions within  
your home network. Mobile IP networks require you to supply an HA  
(Home Agent) server address which acts like a forwarding address. The  
HA server translates the IP address on your phone into a “care of” address  
and enables other devices to locate you as you roam through the  
network.  
If you are creating a new Mobile IP service template, you need to provide  
additional information to connect to your packet data network. You use  
the Details and Advanced dialog boxes to add additional information to  
the selected service template.  
To define a Mobile IP service template:  
1. Tap Details.  
2. Make sure the Mobile IP check box is selected.  
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Select check box  
3. Tap HA Password and enter your Home Agent password.  
4. Tap the space to the left of the first period in the Primary HA field,  
and then enter the first section of the primary HA address.  
Note: Each section must be a number from 0 to 255.  
5. Tap and enter the remaining sections of the Primary HA field.  
6. Tap and enter all sections of the Secondary HA address.  
Defining an IP address for a Mobile IP service template  
Everyone who logs on to the Internet needs to have a unique identifier  
(an IP address), whether permanent or temporary. Some networks  
dynamically assign a temporary IP address when clients log in. The IP  
Address field lets you identify whether your network provides automatic  
(dynamic) temporary IP addressing.  
Note: Most networks automatically assign IP addresses. Leave the  
Automatic IP Address option checked unless you are certain you need to  
manually enter IP address information.  
To identify dynamic IP addressing:  
1. Tap Advanced.  
2. Tap the IP Address check box to select it.  
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Tap to select  
automatic IP  
address  
To enter a permanent IP address:  
1. Tap Advanced.  
2. Tap the IP Address check box to deselect it and display a permanent  
IP address field below the check box.  
Tap to deselect  
automatic IP  
address  
3. Tap the space to the left of the first period, and then enter the first  
section of the IP address.  
Note: Each section must be a number from 0 to 255.  
4. Tap and enter the remaining sections of the IP address.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Defining Tunneling and SPI in a Mobile IP service template  
Tunneling and SPI (Security Parameter Index) are advanced parameters  
that you can use to configure a Mobile IP service template. Consult your  
System Administrator to obtain the correct settings.  
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To enter Tunneling and SPI:  
1. Tap the Tunneling pick list and select Reverse or Forward.  
Tap to select  
tunneling  
direction  
2. Tap the MN-HA-SPI field and enter the Home Agent security  
parameter index.  
3. Tap the MN-AAA-SPI field and enter the AAA security parameter  
index.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Adding detailed information to a Simple IP service template  
A Simple IP service template provides a persistent data connection while  
inside your home service area. A Simple IP configuration does not  
support a persistent data connection as you move between data service  
regions.  
If you are creating a new Simple IP service template, you need to provide  
additional information to connect to your packet data network. You use  
the Details and Advanced dialog boxes to add additional information to  
the selected service template.  
To define a Simple IP service template:  
1. Tap Details.  
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Deselect check box  
2. Deselect the Mobile IP check box.  
Defining the IP address in a Simple IP service template  
Everyone who logs on to the Internet needs to have a unique identifier  
(an IP address), whether permanent or temporary. Some networks  
dynamically assign a temporary IP address when clients log in. The IP  
Address field lets you identify whether your network provides automatic  
(dynamic) temporary IP addressing.  
Note: Most networks automatically assign IP addresses. Leave the  
Automatic IP Address option checked unless you are certain you need to  
manually enter IP address information.  
To identify dynamic IP addressing:  
1. Tap Advanced.  
2. Tap the IP Address check box to select it.  
Tap to select  
automatic IP  
address  
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To enter a permanent IP address:  
1. Tap Advanced.  
2. Tap the IP Address check box to deselect it and display a permanent  
IP address field below the check box.  
Tap to deselect  
automatic IP  
address  
3. Tap the space to the left of the first period, and then enter the first  
section of the IP address.  
Note: Each section must be a number from 0 to 255.  
4. Tap and enter the remaining sections of the IP address.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Defining DNS addresses in a Simple IP service template  
The Domain Naming System (DNS) is a mechanism in the Internet for  
translating the names of host computers into IP addresses. When you  
enter a DNS number (or IP address), you are identifying a specific server  
that handles the translation services.  
Each IP address has four sections, separated by periods. In the Details  
dialog box, you enter each section separately. Each section of an IP  
address is made up of a number from 0 to 255; numbers are the only  
allowable characters in this field.  
Ask your System Administrator for the correct Primary or Secondary DNS  
IP numbers.  
Note: Most networks automatically provide DNS information. Leave the  
Query DNS option checked unless you are certain you need to manually  
enter DNS information.  
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To enter a primary and secondary DNS:  
1. Tap the Query DNS check box to deselect it.  
Tap to deselect  
check box  
2. Tap the space to the left of the first period in the Primary DNS field,  
and then enter the first section of the IP address.  
Note: Each section must be a number from 0 to 255.  
3. Repeat step 2 for the second, third, and last sections of the Primary  
DNS field.  
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the Secondary DNS number.  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Deleting a service template  
There is only one way to delete a service template: use the Delete  
command from the Service menu.  
To delete a service template:  
1. Tap the Service pick list.  
2. Tap the service template you want to delete.  
Note: You cannot delete the predefined Sprint templates.  
3. Press Menu  
.
4. Under Service, select Delete (/D).  
5. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
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Network Preferences menu commands  
The Network Preferences screen includes menu commands to make it  
fast and easy to create and edit service templates. Network Preferences  
menus are show here for your reference.  
See page 28 for more information about choosing menu commands.  
Service menu  
Options menu  
Troubleshooting network connections  
If you are having a problem establishing a network connection, check  
this section and try the suggestions listed.  
Checking your wireless service status  
Make sure the wireless mode on your phone is active and that you are in  
a coverage area. The LED on the top of your phone and the signal bars at  
the top of the PhoneBook screen provide visual cues about the wireless  
mode status. See page 7 and page 82 for details.  
Displaying expanded Service Connection Progress messages  
It’s helpful to identify at what point in the login procedure the  
connection fails. An easy way to do this is to display the expanded Service  
Connection Progress messages. Expanded Service Connection Progress  
messages describe the current stage of the login procedure. Press the  
bottom scroll button at any point during login to display these messages.  
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Viewing the Network Log  
If viewing the expanded Service Connection Progress messages does not  
give you enough information to find out why you cannot connect to your  
packet data network, take a look at the Network Log. The Network Log  
lists all of the communication that occurs between your phone and your  
server during the login procedure. The information in the Network Log  
can help your System Administrator pinpoint where the login procedure  
fails and why.  
To view the Network Log:  
1. Press Menu  
.
2. Under Options, select View Log (/V).  
3. Use the scroll buttons to see the entire Network Log.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Adding a DNS number  
If your packet data server requires a DNS number and you did not enter  
that information in the Network Preferences screen, it will appear that  
you successfully logged into your network. When you try to use an  
application or look up information, however, the connection fails. If this  
occurs, try adding a DNS number. Ask your System Administrator for the  
correct Primary and Secondary DNS IP numbers.  
Owner Preferences  
The Owner Preferences screen enables you to record a name, company  
name, phone number, or any other information that you want to  
associate with your phone.  
If you use the Security application to turn off and lock your phone with a  
password, information that you put in the Owner Preferences displays the  
next time you turn on your phone.  
To enter the Owner Preferences:  
Enter the text that you want to associate with your phone in the  
Owner Preferences screen. If you enter more text than can fit on one  
screen, a scroll bar automatically appears on the right side of the  
screen.  
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If you assign a password with the Security application, the information  
in the Owner Preferences screen cannot be changed. In this case, an  
Unlock button appears at the bottom of the screen.  
To unlock the Owner Preferences screen:  
1. Tap Unlock.  
2. Enter the password that you defined in the Security application.  
3. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Ringer Preferences  
The Ringer Preferences screen controls the behavior of the ringer on your  
phone. You can control the ring volume, select unique ring tones for  
various types of incoming calls and notifications, and turn the vibrate  
option on and off for each of the two ringer switch positions.  
To select ring volume settings:  
1. Tap the Volume box.  
2. Tap the Ring Volume pick list and select the ring volume level you  
want to use.  
Note: When you change the ring volume, the Known Caller tone plays  
once. To avoid playing the tone, move the ringer switch to the silent  
position before changing the volume.  
3. Tap the Vibrate pick lists to enable or disable the vibrate option for  
the corresponding ringer switch position: Sound Mode  
Silent Mode  
and  
.
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4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
To select ring tone settings:  
1. Tap the Tone box.  
2. Tap the various call tone pick lists and select a ringer sound for each  
of the following types of incoming calls:  
Known  
Caller  
Plays this sound when you receive a call that matches any number  
stored inyour Speed Dialor Contacts list. This setting is independent  
from the unique ring you can assign to specific numbers in your  
Speed Dial list.  
Unknown  
Caller  
Playsthissound whenyoureceiveacallfromanumberthatdoesnot  
match any of the numbers stored in your Speed Dial or Contacts list.  
Roaming  
PlaysthissoundwhenyoureceiveacallwhileroamingoutsideaPCS  
coverage area.  
Message  
Plays this sound when you have a text message.  
Voicemail  
Plays this sound when you have a new voicemail message.  
Service  
Plays this sound for PCS related notifications.  
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Note: When you select a ringer sound, the sound plays once. To avoid  
playing the sound, move the ringer switch to the silent position before  
selecting a new ringer sound.  
3. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
ShortCuts Preferences  
The ShortCuts Preferences screen enables you to define abbreviations for  
entering text. This section describes how to create, edit, and delete a  
ShortCut. See page 30 for information on the use of ShortCuts.  
Creating a ShortCut  
You can create a ShortCut for any words, letters, or numbers. All  
ShortCuts you create appear on the list in the ShortCut Preferences  
screen. All the ShortCuts are available in any of your phone applications  
and are backed up on your computer when you perform a HotSync  
operation.  
To create a ShortCut:  
1. Tap New.  
2. On the ShortCut Name line, enter the letters you want to use to  
activate the ShortCut.  
Tap New  
3. Tap the ShortCut Text area and enter the text that you want to  
appear when you type the ShortCut characters.  
Tip: You may want to add a space (space character) after the last word in  
your ShortCut text. This way, a space automatically follows the ShortCut  
text.  
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4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Tip: To use a ShortCut, enter the ShortCut symbol followed by the ShortCut  
characters. See page 30 for details.  
Editing a ShortCut  
After you create a ShortCut, you can modify it at any time.  
To edit a ShortCut:  
1. Tap the ShortCut you want to edit.  
2. Tap Edit.  
3. Make the changes you want.  
4. Hold Option and press Return  
to finish.  
Deleting a ShortCut  
If you no longer need a ShortCut, you can delete it from the list of  
ShortCuts.  
To delete a ShortCut:  
1. Tap the ShortCut you want to delete.  
2. Tap Delete.  
3. Hold Option and press Return  
for Yes.  
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Advanced HotSync Operations  
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otSync Manager enables you to synchronize data between one or  
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more Palm OS devices and Palm™ Desktop software or another  
PIM such as Microsoft Outlook. To synchronize data, you must connect  
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your PCS Phone Handspring Treo™ 300 and your desktop software  
either directly, by connecting your phone to the HotSync cable attached to  
your computer or using infrared communication, or indirectly, using the  
a network.  
This chapter describes how to select HotSync options and perform a  
HotSync operation via the infrared port or a network. See page 76 for  
information about performing your first and subsequent local HotSync  
operations.  
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Selecting HotSync setup options  
You can choose when you want HotSync Manager to run. If necessary,  
you can adjust the local and modem HotSync settings as well.  
To set the HotSync options:  
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon  
in the Windows system tray.  
2. Choose Setup.  
3. Click the General tab and select one of the following options:  
Always  
available  
Adds HotSync Manager to the Startup folder and constantly  
monitors the communication port for synchronization requests  
from your phone. With this option, the HotSync Manager  
synchronizes data even when Palm Desktop software is not  
running.  
Available only  
when Palm  
Desktop  
Starts HotSync Manager and monitors requests automatically  
when you open Palm Desktop software.  
software is  
running  
Manual  
MonitorsrequestsonlywhenyouselectHotSyncManagerfromthe  
Start menu.  
Tip: If you’re not sure which option to use, keep the default setting: Always  
available.  
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4. Click the Local tab to display the settings for the connection between  
your computer and the HotSync cable, and adjust the following  
options as needed.  
Serial Port  
Identifies the port that your desktop software uses to communicate with  
the optional serial HotSync cable. This selection should match the  
number of the port to which you connected the optional cable.  
Note: Your phone cannot share this port with an internal  
modem or other device.  
Speed  
Determines the speed at which data is transferred between your phone  
andyourdesktopsoftware.TrytheAsFastAsPossibleratefirst,andadjust  
downward if you experience problems. This setting allows your desktop  
software and your phone to find and use the fastest speed.  
5. If you are attached to a network, click the Network tab to display the  
network settings and adjust the options as needed. See page 225 for  
more information.  
6. Click OK.  
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Customizing HotSync application settings  
For each application, you can define a set of options that determines how  
records are handled during synchronization. These options are called a  
“conduit.” By default, a HotSync operation synchronizes all files between  
the phone and your desktop software.  
In general, you should leave the settings to synchronize all files. The only  
reason you might want to change these settings is to overwrite data on  
either your phone or your desktop software, or to avoid synchronizing a  
particular type of file because you don’t use it.  
In addition to the conduits for the applications on your phone, HotSync  
Manager includes System and Install conduits. The System conduit  
backs up the system information stored on your phone, including  
keyboard ShortCuts. The Install conduit installs applications on your  
phone.  
To customize HotSync application settings:  
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon  
in the Windows system tray  
(bottom-right corner of the taskbar).  
Tip: You can also click the HotSync command on the Palm Desktop  
software menu bar.  
2. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Custom.  
3. Select the appropriate user name from the list.  
4. Select an application in the Conduit list.  
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5. Click Change.  
6. Click the direction in which you want to write data, or click Do  
Nothing to skip data transfer for an application.  
Note: Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next  
HotSync operation. Thereafter, the HotSync Actions revert to their default  
settings. To use a new setting on an ongoing basis, select the Set As  
Default box. Thereafter, whatever you selected as the default setting is  
used when you click the Default button in the Custom dialog.  
7. Click OK.  
8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 to change conduit settings for other  
applications.  
9. Click Done to activate your settings.  
IR HotSync operations  
Your phone is equipped with an infrared (IR) port that supports the  
IrCOMM implementation of the standards for infrared communication  
established by the Infrared Data Association (IrDA). This means that you  
can beam data to any other device that supports the IrCOMM  
implementation of the IrDA standards. Most importantly, you can use the  
IR port to perform HotSync operations. When you use the IR port on your  
phone to perform HotSync operations, you don’t need your HotSync  
cable. You simply enable infrared communication on your computer and  
your phone and then perform an IR HotSync operation. So there’s no  
need to carry your cable when you’re on the road with an infrared-  
enabled laptop.  
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Preparing your computer for infrared communication  
To perform an IR HotSync operation, the computer you want to  
synchronize with must have an enabled infrared port or be connected to  
an infrared device that supports the IrCOMM implementation of the IrDA  
standards.  
Desktop computers are likely to require an infrared device attached to a  
physical COM port. Laptops are likely to have a built-in IR port. Your  
computer must also have an installed infrared driver.  
Does your computer support infrared communication?  
If your computer uses Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows  
2000, infrared communication is built into the operating system. Some  
versions of Windows 95 also have built-in infrared communication. If  
you are using another type of computer, check the documentation that  
came with your computer to see if it supports infrared communication.  
To check the ports used for infrared communication with  
Windows 98 and Me:  
1. In the Windows taskbar click Start, choose Settings, and then  
choose Control Panel.  
2. Double-click the Infrared icon.  
Note: If you do not see the Infrared icon, you need to install an infrared  
driver.  
3. Click the Options tab.  
4. Select Enable infrared communication.  
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Infrared  
ports  
The COM port displayed on this screen is the port associated with your  
infrared device. It should be different from the port currently defined for  
cable synchronization.  
5. Write down the port listed as “Providing application support” so you can  
configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication.  
This port is the simulated port. It is the channel through which the  
actual infrared communication takes place between your computer and  
your phone.  
6. Deselect all other check boxes in the Options tab.  
7. Click Apply and then click OK.  
To enable infrared communication with Windows 2000:  
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon  
in the Windows system tray  
(bottom-right corner of the taskbar).  
2. Choose Exit to close HotSync Manager.  
3. In the Windows taskbar click Start, choose Settings, and then choose  
Control Panel.  
4. Double-click the Wireless Link icon.  
5. Click the Image Transfer tab and deselect the Use Wireless Link to  
transfer images from a digital camera to your computer check box.  
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6. Click OK.  
7. Disable any other application that opens the IR port.  
Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication  
Next you need to go to the HotSync Manager and configure it for infrared  
communication. In Windows 98 and Me, you need to specify the  
simulated port used for infrared communication. In Windows 2000, you  
simply need to activate the infrared menu item.  
To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication with  
Windows 98 and Me:  
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon  
in the Windows system tray.  
2. Make sure Local Serial is checked on the menu.  
3. Choose Setup.  
4. Click the Local tab.  
5. In the Serial Port list, select the simulated port used for infrared  
communication. See the previous section for instructions on  
identifying the simulated port.  
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6. Click OK.  
The HotSync Manager is now communicating with the simulated port  
defined for infrared communication.  
Note: You cannot use your cable again until you reconfigure the HotSync  
Manager to communicate with the port defined for cable synchronization.  
To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication with  
Windows 2000:  
1. If necessary, start HotSync Manager.  
2. Click the HotSync Manager icon  
in the Windows system tray.  
3. Choose InfraRed from the HotSync Manager menu.  
Performing an IR HotSync operation  
After you complete the steps to prepare for an IR HotSync operation it is  
easy to perform the actual operation.  
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To perform an IR HotSync operation:  
1. Press Option and then press Menu  
Applications Launcher.  
to access the  
2. Tap the HotSync icon  
.
3. Tap Local.  
4. Tap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select IR to a PC/  
Handheld.  
5. Position your phone’s IR port within a couple of inches of your  
computer’s infrared port.  
6. Tap the HotSync icon to start the IR HotSync operation.  
Returning to serial cable HotSync operations  
It’s easy to return to using the cable for HotSync operations.  
Note: If you’re using a USB cable and the Local USB option is already  
selected on the HotSync Manager menu, you don’t need to do anything to  
return to cable operations.  
To return to serial cable HotSync operations with  
Windows 98 and Me:  
1. If needed, connect the cable to your computer.  
2. Click the HotSync Manager icon  
in the Windows system tray.  
3. Choose Setup, and then click Local.  
4. In the Serial Port list, select the COM port where your cable is  
connected.  
5. Click OK.  
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To disable infrared communication with Windows 2000:  
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon  
in the Windows system tray.  
2. Uncheck InfraRed on the menu.  
3. In the Windows taskbar click Start, choose Settings, and then  
choose Control Panel.  
4. Double-click the Wireless Link icon.  
5. Click the Image transfer tab, and select the Use Wireless Link to  
transfer images from a digital camera to your computer check  
box.  
The next time you want to perform a HotSync operation just press the  
HotSync button on the cable. You can leave the HotSync application on  
your phone set to perform IR HotSync operations and still use the cable.  
This is useful if you perform HotSync operations with both your desktop  
computer and a laptop. When you are in the office just connect your  
phone to the cable and press the HotSync button. When you travel, you  
don’t have to carry a cable.  
Conducting a HotSync operation via a network  
When you use the Network HotSync software, you can take advantage of  
the Local Area Network (LAN) connectivity available in many office  
environments. The Network HotSync software enables you to perform a  
HotSync operation by using a cable that is connected to any computer on  
your LAN (provided that the computer connected to the cable also has the  
Network HotSync software installed, your computer is on, and the  
HotSync Manager is running).  
To prepare your computer for a network HotSync operation:  
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon  
in the Windows system tray  
(bottom-right corner of the taskbar).  
2. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Network.  
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Note: To perform a Network HotSync from another computer on your  
network, you must select Network from the HotSync Manager menu on  
both your primary computer and the computer you want to use.  
3. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Setup.  
4. Click the Network tab and make sure your user name has a check  
mark next to it. If the check mark is not there, click the check box  
next to your user name.  
5. Click OK.  
6. Connect your phone to the cable and press the HotSync button.  
The HotSync operation records network information about your  
computer on your phone. With this information, your phone can  
locate your computer when you perform a HotSync operation over  
the network.  
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Performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN  
You are ready to perform a network HotSync from another computer on  
your network after you select Network from the HotSync Manager menu  
on both your primary computer and the computer you want to use for  
the network HotSync operation.  
To perform a network HotSync operation via a LAN:  
1. Connect your phone to a HotSync cable that is connected to a  
computer on the LAN.  
2. Press the HotSync button on the cable.  
HotSync Manager finds your primary computer on the LAN and  
synchronizes with the data on your primary computer.  
Using File Link  
The File Link feature enables you to import PhoneBook and Memo Pad  
information onto your phone from a separate external file such as a  
company phone list. HotSync Manager stores the data in a separate  
category on your Palm Desktop software and your phone. You can  
configure the File Link feature to check for changes to the external file  
when you perform a HotSync operation.  
With File Link, you can import data stored in any of the following  
formats:  
Comma delimited (.csv)  
Tab delimited (.tsv)  
Memo Pad archive (.mpa)  
Address archive (.aba)  
Text (.txt)  
For information on how to set up a file link, see the Palm Desktop online  
Help.  
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Creating a user profile  
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If you need to configure several Palm OS phones with specific  
information (such as a company phone list) before distributing them to  
their actual users, you can create a user profile to load the data into a  
phone without associating that data with a user name. The User Profile  
feature is designed only for the first-time HotSync operation, before you  
assign a User ID to a particular phone.  
To create a user profile:  
1. Open Palm Desktop software.  
2. From the Tools menu, choose Users.  
3. Click Profiles.  
4. Click New.  
5. Enter a unique name for the profile, and click OK.  
6. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each profile that you want to create, and  
then click OK to return to Palm Desktop software.  
7. Select the profile from the User list and create the data for the profile  
(e.g., company phone list, etc.).  
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To use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation:  
1. Connect the new phone to the HotSync cable.  
2. Press the HotSync button on the cable.  
3. Click Profiles.  
4. Select the profile that you want to load on the phone, and click OK.  
5. Click Yes to transfer all the profile data to the phone.  
The next time you perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop software  
prompts you to assign a user name to the phone.  
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Maintaining Your Phone  
his chapter provides information on the following:  
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T
Proper care of your PCS Phone Handspring Treo™ 300  
Maximizing battery life  
Resetting your phone  
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Caring for your phone  
Your phone is designed to be rugged and reliable and to provide years of  
trouble-free service. Please observe the following general tips when using  
your phone:  
Take care not to scratch the screen of your phone. Keep the screen  
clean. When working with your phone, use the supplied stylus or  
plastic-tipped pens intended for use with a touch-sensitive screen.  
Never use an actual pen or pencil or other sharp object on the  
surface of the phone screen.  
Your phone is not waterproof and should not be exposed to rain or  
moisture. Under extreme conditions, water may enter the circuitry  
through the front panel buttons. In general, treat your phone as you  
would a pocket calculator or other small electronic instrument.  
The touch-sensitive screen of your phone contains a glass element.  
Take care not to drop your phone or subject it to any strong impact.  
Do not carry your phone in your back pocket: if you sit on it, the  
glass may break.  
Protect your phone from temperature extremes. Do not leave your  
phone on the dashboard of a car on a hot day, and keep it away from  
heaters and other heat sources.  
Do not store or use your phone in any location that is extremely  
dusty, damp, or wet.  
Use a soft, damp cloth to clean your phone. If the surface of the  
phone screen becomes soiled, clean it with a soft cloth moistened  
with a diluted window-cleaning solution.  
Battery considerations  
Please note the following considerations when using the rechargeable  
battery in your phone:  
When wireless mode is on, your phone battery should provide 150  
hours of stand-by time, or 2.5 hours of talk time between charges.  
When you use your phone in handheld mode and wireless mode is  
off, your phone battery provides approximately one week of use  
between charges.  
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You can conserve battery life by minimizing use of the keyboard  
backlight feature and by choosing a lower Auto-off setting which  
automatically turns the phone off after a period of inactivity. See  
page 196 and page 10 for more information.  
If the battery becomes low in the course of normal use, an alert  
appears on the phone screen describing the low battery condition. If  
this alert appears, connect your phone to the HotSync cable or travel  
charger to charge the battery.  
If the battery drains to the point where your phone does not turn on,  
it stores your data safely for about three days. In this case, there is  
enough residual energy in the battery to store the data, but not  
enough to turn on your phone. If your phone does not turn on when  
you press the power button, you should charge the battery  
immediately.  
If you leave a drained battery in your phone for an extended period  
of time, you can lose all of the stored data. If this happens, charge  
the battery and use the reset button to reset your phone as described  
in the next section. After you reset your phone, perform a HotSync  
operation to restore the data from your computer.  
Resetting your phone  
Under normal circumstances, you will not have to use the reset button.  
On rare occasions, however, your phone may no longer respond to  
buttons or the screen. In this case, you need to perform a reset to get your  
phone running again.  
Performing a soft reset  
A soft reset tells your phone to stop what it’s doing and start over again.  
All records and entries stored in your phone are retained with a soft reset.  
After a soft reset, the Welcome screen appears, followed by the General  
Preferences screen (to set time and date).  
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To perform a soft reset:  
1. Unscrew the tip of the stylus to access the reset tool.  
Reset tool  
2. Use the reset tool to gently press the reset button inside the hole on  
the back panel of your phone.  
Tip: You can also use the tip of an unfolded paper clip (or similar object  
without a sharp tip).  
Performing a warm (or safe) reset  
A warm (or safe) reset bypasses system extensions on your phone, such as  
HackMaster hacks or system patches. Performing a warm reset enables  
you to uninstall a third-party application that may be causing a  
problem.  
To perform a warm (or safe) reset:  
1. Press and hold the top scroll button on the front panel of your phone.  
2. While holding down the top scroll button, use the reset tool (or  
similar object without a sharp tip) to gently press the reset button.  
3. When the system screen appears, release the top scroll button.  
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Performing a hard reset  
With a hard reset, all records and entries stored in your phone are erased.  
Never perform a hard reset unless a soft or warm reset does not solve your  
problem.  
Note: You can restore any data previously synchronized with your  
computer during the next HotSync operation.  
To perform a hard reset:  
1. Press and hold the power button on the top of the phone.  
2. While holding down the power button, use the reset tool (or similar  
object without a sharp tip) to gently press and release the reset  
button.  
3. When the system screen appears, release the power button.  
4. When a message appears on the phone screen warning that you are  
about to erase all the data stored on your phone, do one of the  
following:  
Press the top scroll button on the front panel of your phone to  
complete the hard reset and display the Digitizer screen.  
Press any other button to perform a soft reset.  
Note: With a hard reset, the current date and time are retained. Formats  
Preferences and other settings are restored to their factory default  
settings.  
5. If the language selection screen appears, select the same language  
you selected for your desktop software. Choosing a different language  
may result in loss of data.  
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To restore your data after a hard reset:  
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon  
(bottom-right corner of the taskbar).  
in the Windows system tray  
Tip: You can also click the HotSync command on the Palm Desktop  
software menu bar.  
2. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Custom.  
3. Select the appropriate user name from the list.  
4. Select an application in the Conduit list.  
5. Click Change.  
6. Select Desktop overwrites handheld.  
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Note: Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next  
HotSync operation. Thereafter, the HotSync Actions revert to their default  
settings.  
7. Click OK.  
8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 to change conduit settings for other  
applications.  
9. Click Done to activate your settings.  
10. Perform a HotSync operation.  
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Troubleshooting Tips  
®
f you encounter a problem with your PCS Phone Handspring  
I
Treo™ 300:  
Review this section to see if your problem is listed  
Check our web site at www.sprintpcs.com for the latest technical  
support information  
Note: Thousands of third-party add-on applications have been written for  
®
Palm OS devices. Unfortunately, we are not able to support such a large  
number of third-party applications. If you are having a problem with a  
third-party application, please contact the developer or publisher of that  
software.  
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Software installation problems  
Problem  
Solution  
Palm™ Desktop software Disable any anti-virus software, close any open  
will not install successfully. applications or utilities, and then perform the installation  
again.  
If you are installing on a computer at your workplace,  
makesureyourSystemAdministratorgrantsyoutherights  
to install software.  
If you are still having problems installing the Handspring  
software, try these steps:  
1. Download the latest version of the software from  
the Customer Support or Product Support  
section of www.sprintpcs.com.  
2. Restart your computer in “safe mode.” In most  
versions of Windows you can do this by pressing  
F8 on the keyboard as the computer boots.  
3. Install the file you downloaded in step 1. If the  
installation finishes, restart your computer in  
the normal operating mode and start using  
Palm Desktop software.  
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Operating problems  
Problem  
Solution  
My phone won’t turn on. Try each of these in turn:  
Adjust the display settings.  
Make sure the battery is fully charged.  
Perform a soft reset. See page 233 for details.  
If your phone still does not operate, try a hard  
reset. See page 235 for details.  
My phone keeps turning  
itself off.  
Your phone is designed to turn itself off after a period of  
inactivity. This period can be set at one, two, or three  
minutes. Check the Auto-off setting. See page 196 for  
details.  
Myphoneisnotmakingany  
sounds.  
Check the ringer switch setting on top of your  
phone. The  
your phone.  
setting turns off all sounds on  
Check the System Sound setting. See page 196  
for details.  
My phone has frozen.  
This is most commonly attributed to conflicts with third-  
party software. Try each of these in turn:  
Perform a soft reset. See page 233 for details.  
Delete any application you recently installed. See  
page 42 for details.  
Perform a warm reset. See page 234 for details.  
Perform a hard reset. See page 235 for details.  
I don’t see anything on my  
phone’s screen.  
Adjust the display settings.  
Charge the battery.  
Perform a soft reset.  
Tapping and keyboard problems  
Problem  
Solution  
When I tap the buttons or Calibrate the screen. See page 194 for details.  
screen icons, it activates the  
wrong feature.  
Not all applications or screens have menus. Try changing  
to a different application.  
WhenIpressMenu  
nothing happens.  
,
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Wireless communication problems  
Problem  
Solution  
I can’t use the wireless  
features  
Make sure your PCS Treo 300 battery is charged.  
Make sure wireless mode is on. To turn on wireless  
mode, press and hold the power button for at least  
two seconds, until you hear a confirmation tone.  
An ascending tone means wireless mode is now on,  
a descending tone means wireless mode is now off.  
MyPCSTreo300requiresan  
unlockingcode,butIdidn't  
set one  
Sprint may have set the locking code before you  
received your PCS Treo 300. Enter the default  
unlocking code and then tap OK. In North  
America, the default unlocking code is usually the  
last four digits of your phone number. If this  
doesn't work, contact Sprint.  
IcalledSprinttoactivatemy Sometimesitrequires24hoursormoretoactivateyourwireless  
service, but wireless mode service. If it has been longer than the standard activation  
still doesn’t work  
period, report the problem to your Sprint representative.  
My phone number isn't on Sprint may need to install your phone number onto your  
the Phone Info screen  
phone.ContactyourSprintrepresentativetoseeiftheycansend  
amessagetoyourPCSTreo300thatwritesyourphonenumber  
onto your phone.  
My PCS Treo 300 won't  
register to the network  
You are probably outside a PCS network coverage  
area. Try enabling roaming as described on page  
109 or try another Sprint phone to verify whether  
coverage is available in your current location.  
Turn off the wireless mode on your phone, and  
then turn it on again. If a dialog appears asking if  
you want to search for a network, tap Yes.  
The voicemailicon appears  
when I don’t have any new  
voice messages.  
Check your messages to confirm that you’ve  
listened to all your new messages.  
Turn wireless mode off and then turn it on again.  
If the icon still appears, follow these steps:  
1. From the Speed Dial, Dial Pad, or Call History view,  
press Menu  
.
2. Under Options, select Call Preferences (/A).  
3. Tap Clear Voicemail Icon.  
4. Hold Option  
and press Return  
to finish.  
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I tried dialing a phone  
number, but my PCS Treo  
300 just beeps at me  
Make sure you dialed the correct number.  
Wait a few minutes and try again. If the network is  
very busy, calls cannot connect.  
Verify that you are in a network coverage area and  
then move a few yards away and try the call again.  
If you are in a weak coverage area (1 bar of signal  
strength or less), you may not be able to complete  
calls even though you are registered to the network.  
I can't dial international For security purposes, some service plansrequire you to enable  
numbers  
international calling on your account. Call your Sprint  
representative for details.  
Caller ID blocking for my  
outgoing calls doesn't work  
Some service plans require you to enable this  
feature on your account. Call your Sprint  
representative to enable blocking your Caller ID.  
Make sure you enter *67 before dialing the  
number.  
Some incoming caller’s  
names don’t appear in Call  
History  
If a caller has blocked or restricted their Caller ID,  
the text “Blocked Caller ID” or “Restricted Caller  
ID” appears instead of the name and number.  
If a caller ID information is not available, the text  
“No caller ID” appears instead of the name and  
number.  
Call History does not show names for records you  
marked hidden in your Contacts list.  
I frequently miss incoming Wheneveryou sendandreceive datawith anywirelessPalmOS  
voice calls when I’m  
browsing the web.  
application, incoming voice calls are automatically sent to  
voicemail. You cannot send and receive data and receive voice  
calls at the same time.  
How do I know when I’m When you’re connected to the PCS Vision network, gray arrows  
sending and receiving data? appearoverthesignalstrengthbars.Thegrayarrowsturngreen  
when you browse the web, download e-mail, or use other  
applications that send or receive data across the PCS Vision  
network. You are billed by the number of data packets that you  
send and receive. When the arrows are green, your calls are  
forwarded to voicemail. When the arrows are gray, the PCS  
Vision network services are available to you, but you are not  
sending and receiving data so you can receive calls.  
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The Blazer application  
won’t connect to the  
Internet  
Confirm that your service plan includes PCS Vision  
and not just voice minutes.  
Confirm that your Network Preferences settings are  
properly configured.  
1. Press Option  
and then press Menu  
to  
access the Applications Launcher.  
2. Tap the Preferences icon  
.
3. Select Network from the pick list in the upper-right  
corner.  
4. Make sure that you selected a Sprint profile.  
5. Tap Connect. If the Connect button changes to a  
Disconnect button after the connection dialogs  
finish, your Network Preferences settings are  
working. If the Connect button does not change,  
make sure that you are in a coverage area and that  
wireless mode is on.  
6. Contact Sprint Customer Care if you continue to  
have trouble.  
I get an error when making  
data calls  
Check with Sprint to make sure that PCS Vision  
services are enabled on your account.  
Verify that you are in a coverage area.  
Why do I sometimes get  
disconnected from the PCS  
Vision network?  
The PCS Vision network automatically logs you off  
when you don’t send or receive data for a couple  
hours.  
During peak usage periods, you may experience  
drops in the network connection.  
I get an error when  
connecting to the PCS  
Vision network.  
Make sure you are using the correct password. If you enter the  
wrong password six times ormore while attempting to connect  
tothePCSVisionnetwork,thenetworklocksyououtforaperiod  
of24hours.Tocorrectthisproblem,contactSprinttoobtainthe  
correct password and reenter the password inthe Sprint service  
profile on the Network Preferences screen. See page 197 for  
instructions.  
Ican’tdialintomyRAS,ISP, Your phone is pre configured for a persistent connection to the  
or corporate dial-up  
account.  
PCS Vision network. Dial-up connections are not currently  
available.  
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Application problems  
Problem  
Solution  
I tapped the Today button, Your phone is not set to the current date. Make sure the Set  
but it does not show the  
correct date.  
Date box in the General Preferences screen displays the  
current date. See page 17 and page 196 for details.  
I know I entered some  
records, but they do not  
appear in the application.  
Check the Categories pick list (upper-right  
corner of the screen). Choose All to display all  
of the records for the application.  
Check Security and make sure that the Private  
Records setting is set to Show private records.  
In To Do List, tap Show and check whether  
Show Only Due Items is selected.  
I am having problems  
listing memos the way I  
want to see them.  
If you cannot manually arrange the order of  
the memos in the list screen, check the Memo  
Preferences setting. Make sure that Sort by is  
set to Manual.  
If you choose to view your memos  
alphabetically on Palm Desktop software and  
then perform a HotSync® operation, the  
memos on your phone still appear in the order  
defined in the Memo Preferences setting. In  
other words, the sort settings that you use with  
Palm Desktop software are not transferred to  
your phone.  
I created an event in Date IntheWeekView,youcannotselectoverlappingeventsthat  
Book Plus, but it doesn’t  
appear in the Week View.  
have the same start time. If you have two or more events  
with the same start time, choose the Day View for the  
particular day to see the overlapping events.  
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HotSync problems  
Problem  
Solution  
Why can’t I  
Try each of these in turn. After each step, try to synchronize to see if the  
synchronizemyphone problem persists:  
with my computer?  
Make sure you installed the software that came with your  
phone. You must install this software even if you upgraded  
from another Palm OS handheld.  
Make sure there are no active calls on your PCS Treo 300  
before you begin a HotSync operation. You cannot  
synchronize while you have an active call, and you cannot  
make or receive calls during a HotSync operation.  
Make sure you selected your user name in Palm Desktop  
software before beginning the HotSync operation.  
Perform a soft reset. See page 233 for details.  
Make sure the HotSync Manager icon  
appears in the  
Windows system tray in the lower-right corner of the screen.  
If it does not appear, open the Start menu, select Programs,  
Handspring, and then HotSync Manager.  
Click the HotSync Manager icon and make sure that the  
Local USB option has a check next to it. If you are using an  
optional serial cable, make sure that the Local Serial has a  
check next to it, then select Setup and confirm that the COM  
port setting matches the port where you attached the serial  
cable.  
Make sure the cable is connected securely to your computer  
and your phone.  
Make sure you are using the correct type of cable. If your  
computer does not have a USB port, or is running Windows  
95 or Windows NT 4.0, you must use a serial cable.  
If you’re using a USB cable, insert the Handspring CD into  
your computer, use Windows Explorer or My Computer to  
navigate to the Utilities folder, and then run the Visor USB  
registry utility.  
If you are using a USB cable, disconnect any other USB  
devices you are using. If you’re connecting your cable to a  
USB hub, disconnect it and connect your cable directly to  
your computer.  
If you are using a serial cable, try a lower baud rate setting  
on the Local tab in the Setup dialog box.  
Restart your computer.  
If you installed a conduit from a third-party software  
developer, contact the developer for support.  
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I did a HotSync  
Click the HotSync Manager and choose Custom. Make sure that the  
operation, but one of conduitappearsonthelistandthatitissettoSynchronizethefiles. See  
my applications did page 218 for details.  
not synchronize.  
I cannot launch the  
HotSync Manager.  
Make sure you are not running another program, such as  
America Online, CompuServe, or WinFax, that uses the  
port you selected in the Setup dialog box.  
Reinstall the Palm Desktop software.  
I am using Outlook as  
my PIM, but I cannot  
do a HotSync  
Click the HotSync Manager and choose Custom. Make  
sure that the following Outlook conduits are installed and  
that the Action is set to “Synchronize the files” for each  
conduit: Outlook Contacts, Outlook Calendar, Outlook  
Tasks, and Outlook Notes.  
operation.  
Reinstall the Palm Desktop software and make sure you  
select the option to synchronize with MS Outlook.  
Beaming problems  
Problem  
Solution  
I cannot beam data to  
another IR-equipped Palm  
OS device.  
Confirm that your phone and the other device are  
between ten centimeters (approximately 4") and  
one meter (approximately 39") apart, and that the  
path between the two devices is clear of obstacles.  
Beaming distance to other Palm OS devices may be  
different.  
Check the General Preferences screen and make  
sure the Beam Receive setting is on.  
Move your phone closer to the receiving device.  
Move your phone farther away from the receiving  
device.  
Angle the sides of the two devices towards each  
other.  
Perform a soft reset. See page 233 for details.  
When someone beams data  
tomyphone,Igetamessage  
telling me it is out of  
memory.  
Your phone requires at least twice the amount of  
memory available as the data you are receiving. For  
example, if you are receiving a 30K application,  
you must have at least 60K free.  
Perform a soft reset. See page 233 for details.  
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Password problems  
Problem  
Solution  
I forgot the password to  
You can use Security to delete the password. If you do this,  
show my hidden or masked your phone deletes all entries marked as private. You can,  
records.  
however,performaHotSyncoperationbeforeyoudeletethe  
password:theHotSyncprocessbacksupallentries,whether  
or not they are marked private. In this case, the following  
procedure restores your private entries and lets you access  
them:  
1. Use the Palm Desktop software and the cable to  
synchronize your data.  
2. Tap Forgotten Password in Security to  
remove the password and delete all private  
records.  
3. Perform a HotSync operation to synchronize  
your data and restore the private records by  
transferring them from your computer to your  
phone.  
I forgot the password and  
my phone is locked.  
The default password for your phone is the last  
four-digits of your phone number.  
If Wireless Mode Lock is on, you can use the  
handheld mode features of your phone, but  
you must contact Sprint to unlock wireless  
mode.  
If Communicator Lock is on, you must  
perform a hard reset (see page 235 for details)  
to access the handheld mode features of your  
phone, and you must contact Sprint to unlock  
wireless mode.  
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Technical support  
If you cannot solve your problem after reviewing the sources listed at the  
beginning of this appendix, check our web site www.sprintpcs.com for the  
latest technical support information, or call *2 if you have questions.  
Before requesting support, please experiment a bit to reproduce and  
isolate the problem. When you do contact support, please be ready to  
provide the following information:  
The name and version of the operating system you are using  
The actual error message or state you are experiencing  
The steps you take to reproduce the problem  
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Other Product Information  
Performance and Safety  
Important Information About Your Phone and Service  
Keeping Tabs on Signal Strength  
The quality of each call you make or receive depends on the signal strength in your area. Your  
phone informs you of the current signal strength by displaying a number of bars next to the  
signal strength icon. The more bars displayed, the stronger the signal. If you’re inside a building,  
being near a window may give you better reception.  
Understanding the Power Save Feature  
If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching, a Power Save feature is  
automatically activated and “No Service” appears in the Status Bar of the PhoneBook  
application. If your phone is active, it periodically rechecks service availability. When a signal is  
found, your phone returns to Standby mode and the time appears in place of “No Service” in the  
Status Bar of the PhoneBook application.  
Understanding How Your Phone Operates  
Your phone is basically a radio transmitter and receiver. When it's turned on, it receives and  
transmits radio frequency (RF) signals. When you use your phone, the system handling your call  
controls the power level. This power can range from 0.006 watts to 0.2 watts in digital mode.  
Knowing Radio Frequency Safety  
The design of your phone complies with updated NCRP standards described below. To further  
limit RF exposure, you can limit the duration of your calls and operate your phone in the most  
power-efficient manner. In 1991-92, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  
and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) joined in updating ANSI's 1982 standard  
for safety levels with respect to human exposure to RF signals. More than 120 scientists, engineers  
and physicians from universities, government health agencies and industries developed this  
updated standard after reviewing the available body of research. In 1993, the Federal  
Communications Commission (FCC) adopted this updated standard in a regulation. In August  
1996, the FCC adopted hybrid standard consisting of the existing ANSI/IEEE standard and the  
guidelines published by the National Council of Radiation Protections and Measurements  
(NCRP).  
Maintaining Your Phone’s Peak Performance  
There are several simple guidelines to operating your phone properly and maintaining safe,  
satisfactory service.  
Try not to hold the phone’s antenna and don’t twist the antenna; this will damage the  
antenna.  
Don’t use the phone if the antenna is damaged.  
Speak directly into the mouthpiece.  
Avoid exposing your phone and accessories to rain or liquid spills. If your phone does get  
wet, immediately turn the power off. If it’s inoperable, return it to a Sprint Store or call PCS  
Customer Service Solutions for service.  
Note: For the best care of your phone, only Sprint Authorized Personnel should service your  
phone and accessories. Faulty service may void the warranty.  
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FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS PERSONAL  
INJURY AND POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE  
Using Your Phone While Driving  
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Turning Off Wireless Mode Before Flying  
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use remote-control RF devices to set off explosives.  
Turn off wireless mode when you're in any area that has a potentially explosive atmosphere.  
Although it's rare, your phone and accessories could generate sparks. Sparks can cause an  
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Fueling areas such as gas stations.  
Below deck on boats.  
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Restricting Children’s Access to Your Phone  
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Caring for and Protecting Your Phone Battery  
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Don’t use the battery charger in direct sunlight or in high humidity areas, such as the  
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Keep the metal contacts on the bottom of the phone clean.  
The battery may need recharging if it has not been used for a long period of time.  
Don’t store the battery in high temperature areas for long periods of time. It’s best to follow  
these storage rules:  
32º F to 122º F (0º C to 50º C)  
Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice  
FCC Notice  
This phone may cause TV or radio interference if used in close proximity to receiving equipment.  
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Any changes or modifications to your phone not expressly approved in this document could void  
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Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy (SAR)  
In order to comply with FCC RF exposure safety guidelines, users MUST use a Sprint-approved  
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See http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety for more information on RF exposure safety.  
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CDMA Technology is licensed by QUALCOMM Incorporated under one or more of the following  
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removing 42  
security 43  
SMS Messaging 52  
viewing as icons 38  
viewing as list 38  
Index  
Numerics  
3-way calling 102  
A
Plus  
ABA (Address Book archive file)  
32  
Accented characters  
entering 26  
onscreen keyboard 32  
Active call 97, 101  
Add-on applications 39–42  
Address Book  
archive files (.aba) 32  
Address Book.See PhoneBook  
Adjusting volume 6  
Alarm  
Archive files  
for main applications 32  
saving deleted records 61  
Automatic fill, in Expense 187  
Autotext. See Keyboard Short-  
Cuts  
preset 134  
reminder 134  
setting 117  
B
Backlight, keyboard 10  
Backup. See HotSync  
Battery  
charging 9  
gauge 36, 83  
sound 134, 197, 241  
for untimed events 117  
Anniversaries. See Repeating  
events  
Answering calls 97–99  
Antenna 7  
Application buttons 6, 10, 36, 48,  
49, 50, 52, 190  
Applications  
beaming 78–79  
Blazer 50, 139  
Calculator 55  
categories 37–38  
CityTime 54  
Date Book Plus 49  
Expense 56  
font style 75  
installing 39–42  
Memo Pad 51  
opening 36  
PhoneBook 48  
Beaming  
See also Infrared  
location of IR port 7  
problems with 247  
Beep tone 101  
Birthdays. See Repeating events  
Blazer  
adding bookmarks 141, 142  
Bookmark view 140  
deleting bookmarks 143  
editing bookmarks 143  
menus 145  
opening 50  
organizing bookmarks 144  
overview 50  
preferences for 39  
Preferences 147  
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Properties 146  
Web Page view 139  
Bold font for text 75  
Bookmarks  
adding 141, 142  
arranging 144  
deleting 143  
editing 143  
Brightness control 6, 11  
Business card for beaming 78  
Buttons  
Call  
status 101  
waiting 101  
Call History 105  
adding to PhoneBook 95  
adding to Speed Dial list 96  
deleting items 96  
incoming calls 94  
missed calls 94, 105  
outgoing calls 94  
purging 96  
Caller ID 98, 102, 105  
3-way 102  
active 97, 101  
answering 97–99  
ignoring 98  
missed 94, 105  
outgoing 94, 104–105  
placing a second 102  
placing on hold 100  
switching 102  
Capital letters 24  
Categories  
application 37–38  
assigning records to 62–63  
beaming 78–79  
creating 64–65  
default 62  
power 7  
ringer 7  
scroll 6, 89, 140  
Buttons preferences 190  
C
Cable  
connecting to computer 19  
for local HotSync operations 76  
serial 2, 19, 217, 246  
USB 2, 19  
Calculator  
Advanced mode 167  
Area view 174  
Basic mode 166  
buttons explained 166–167,  
168–176  
Finance view 170  
Length view 174  
Logic view 172  
Math view 169  
memory 167  
menus 177  
opening 55, 166  
overview 55  
recent calculations 55, 167  
selecting mode 166  
Statistics view 172  
Trigonometry view 169  
Volume view 175  
Weight/Temp view 173  
Calibration 12, 194, 241  
displaying 64, 108, 245  
merging 65  
renaming 65  
using in Applications Launcher  
37, 38  
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Chain calculations 167  
Charger  
connecting 9, 19  
connector on communicator 8  
Charging battery 9  
Check boxes 13  
CityTime  
adding cities 164  
home city 163  
menus 164  
opening 54  
Contact information. See Phone-  
Book  
copying 91  
Continuous events  
changing 119  
deleting from Date Book Plus  
61, 119  
scheduling 118  
Copying  
contact information 91  
Copying text 60  
overview 163  
Coverage area 94, 97, 104, 105  
Cradle. See Cable  
Creating  
contact entries 89–90  
custom fields in PhoneBook  
110  
expense reports in Excel 183–  
186  
remote cities 163  
Clearing Calculator entries 166,  
168  
Color control 6, 11  
depth 147  
COM port. See USB, port and Se-  
rial port  
Combining categories 65  
Comma delimited files, importing  
data from 32  
Command buttons 13  
Command equivalents (keyboard)  
29  
Communicator  
contrast control 6, 11  
overview 2  
memos 149  
records 58  
turning on/off 10  
Compressing Day view 133  
Conduits 218  
To Do List items 158  
Currency  
default 187  
for connecting to PIMs 22  
for synchronizing applications  
247, 218–219, 237  
See also HotSync  
Conference calls 102  
Conflicting events 126  
Connecting  
defining 181  
for Expense items 180  
Current date 17, 245  
Current time 36  
displaying in Date Book Plus  
122  
setting 16  
Customizing  
headset 18  
HotSync cable 19  
service templates 198  
to packet data network 202  
travel charger 9, 19  
Connection preferences 191  
categories 65  
currencies and symbols 181  
fields in PhoneBook 110  
HotSync settings 218  
See also Preferences  
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Cutting text 60  
Cycling through views 48, 49, 50  
Sunday or Monday to start  
week 195  
switching views 121  
templates 129  
untimed events 114, 115  
Week view 122, 195, 245  
Week View with Text 123  
Year View 125  
D
Daily  
calendar 113–116  
events. See Repeating events  
Journal 129  
Data  
entry. See Entering data  
transfer. See HotSync  
Date Book  
archive files (.dba) 32  
Date Book Plus  
Dates  
Expense item 179  
setting current 17, 245  
160  
Day (Date Book Plus view) 114,  
133  
DBA (Date Book archive file) 32  
Decimal point 196  
Default  
adding PhoneBook data to  
records 68–69  
alarm 117  
changing event time 116  
changing event to untimed 116  
changing repeating events 119  
conflicting events 126  
continuous events 118–121  
creating records 58, 114–116  
Daily Journal 129  
categories 62  
Deleted  
Deleting  
applications 40, 42  
Bookmarks 143  
Call History 96  
Day view 121  
deleting records 60  
deleting repeating events 119  
end time for Day view 132  
Event tracking 129  
floating events 127  
fonts 75  
List View 125  
menus 130  
Month view 124  
notes for records 74–75  
opening 49  
Desktop software 43  
passwords 45  
records 60  
service templates 208  
SMS messages 155  
Speed Dial entries 88  
text 60  
See also Purging records  
Desktop software 21  
linking to external files 227  
removing 43  
saving deleted data to an ar-  
chive file 61  
system requirements 2  
upgrading 3  
overview 49  
private records 72  
purging records 61–62  
repeating events 61, 118–121  
scheduling events 113–116  
selecting dates 113  
start time for Day view 132  
See also PIM  
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Dial Pad  
dialing numbers 89  
icon 89  
Dialing  
applications 110  
emergency numbers 105  
from Call History 95  
from Contacts list 91  
last number 105  
using the computer keyboard  
32  
using the onscreen keyboard  
31  
Events. See Date Book Plus  
Exchanging data. See HotSync  
Exclamation marks in To Do List  
162  
previous numbers 89, 94  
with Dial Pad 89  
adding PhoneBook data to  
records 70  
with Speed Dial 86  
Digital roaming 109  
Digitizer 12, 194, 241  
Display control 6, 11  
Display, contrast (brightness)  
control 6  
DNS (Domain Naming System)  
207  
Docking station. See Cable  
Double-booked events 126  
Dragging  
categorizing records 63  
creating records 58, 178  
currency 180, 187  
date of item 179  
deleting records 60  
menus 186  
notes for records 74–75  
opening 56  
overview 56  
memos into other applications  
51  
purging records 61–62  
receipt details 179  
sorting records 71  
type 180, 187  
using the stylus 12  
E
Edit  
call forwarding number 104  
phone number 86  
Speed Dial 87, 88  
Editing  
F
records 59–60  
Files, linking to external 227  
Finding  
applications 36  
information in applications 66–  
70  
phone numbers 68–69  
using the Find application 67  
Floating events 127  
Fonts 75  
Electronic Serial Number 8  
E-mail addresses  
in PhoneBook 92  
Email messages 151  
Emergency numbers 105  
Entering data 23–33  
importing from other applica-  
tions 32–33  
using communicator keyboard  
24–31  
Formats preferences 195  
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I
Forwarding  
calls 104  
Frozen communicator 241  
Icons  
alarm 117  
application 38  
battery 83  
Call History 94  
Dial Pad 89  
note 74  
online Tips 15  
onscreen 241  
signal strength 83  
Voicemail 83  
Ignoring calls 98  
Importing data 32–33  
Incoming calls 94, 97–104  
Indicators  
battery 8, 83  
call status 101  
missed call 105  
time 83  
voicemail 83  
wireless mode 83  
Infrared  
HotSync operations 219–225  
port 219  
Infrared port. See IR port  
Installing  
G
Games 197  
General preferences  
alarm sounds 197  
auto-off delay 196  
system sounds 197  
Glossary. See Keyboard Short-  
Cuts  
H
Handheld mode 10  
Hard reset 235  
Headset  
connecting 18  
Headset jack 6  
Help  
Keyboard 60  
online tips 15  
Hiding  
records 72  
See also Private records  
Hold button 100  
HotSync  
buttons preferences 191  
conduits for synchronizing ap-  
plications 218–219, 237  
customizing 218  
defined 76  
applications 39–42  
conduit to install applications  
218  
first-time operation 76–77, 228–  
229  
HotSync Manager 76  
IR operation 219–225  
linking to external files 227  
local operation 77, 217  
network operation 225  
operations using IR port 219–  
225  
problems with 246–247  
setting options 216–217  
for synchronizing data 20  
Desktop software 21, 240  
International characters  
entering 26  
onscreen keyboard 32  
IP address 202, 203, 205, 206  
IR port 7  
See also Beaming information  
IR. See Infrared  
Items. See To Do List or Expense  
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M
Key Pad 87, 97  
Keyboard  
accented characters 26  
capital letters 24  
computer 32  
Maintenance information 232  
Meetings. See Date Book Plus  
Memo Pad  
records 68–69  
location 7  
archive files (.mpa) 33  
categorizing records 62  
creating records 58, 149  
deleting records 60  
fonts 75  
menus 150  
opening 51  
overview 51  
private records 72  
sorting records 71, 245  
See also Notes  
Memory  
for beaming 247  
menu commands 29  
moving the cursor 28  
numbers 25  
online Help 60  
onscreen 31, 32  
ShortCuts for entering data 30,  
213–214  
Keyboard backlight 10  
L
LED 8, 9  
Letters  
font style 75  
onscreen keyboard 31  
Light, see LED 8  
Linking  
external file 227  
with desktop software. See  
HotSync  
List (Date Book Plus view) 125  
List, in Applications Launcher 38  
Locking  
communicator with a pass-  
word 210  
records. See Security  
Looking up PhoneBook data  
to add to other records 68–69  
scrolling in Contacts view 66  
Looking up. See Finding  
Lost communicator, contact for  
91  
regaining 61  
Menus 28–30, 241  
Blazer 145  
choosing 29  
board) 29  
Date Book Plus 130  
Edit menu 59–60  
Expense 186  
Memo Pad 150, 164, 177  
menu bar 13, 29  
Network Preferences 209  
PhoneBook 106  
SMS Messaging 156  
To Do List 162  
Lost records 245  
Lotus  
Organizer, importing data from  
32  
Messages  
checking 94  
missed call 105  
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purging SMS 155  
receiving 151  
replying 153  
sorting SMS 155  
text 152  
Numbers  
decimal point and thousands  
separator 196  
entering 25  
onscreen keyboard 31  
Microphone 6  
Microsoft  
O
Onscreen keyboard 31, 60  
Opening  
applications 36  
Blazer 50  
CityTime 54  
Date Book Plus 49  
Expense 56  
Memo Pad 51  
PhoneBook 48  
SMS Messaging 52  
To Do List 53  
Organizer (Lotus PIM) 32  
Outgoing calls 94, 104–105  
Overview  
communicator 2  
Owner preferences 210  
Excel, transferring Expense  
data to 182–186  
Outlook, connecting to 247  
Windows 95, 98 220  
Missed calls 94, 105  
Mobile IP 197, 202  
Modes  
handheld 10  
wireless 10  
Monday, to start week 195  
Month (Date Book Plus view) 124  
Moving  
Date Book Plus events 116  
the cursor 28  
MPA (Memo Pad archive file) 33  
Multi-day events. See Repeating  
events  
N
Network  
connecting 202  
password 200  
preferences 197–210  
primary DNS 207  
secondary DNS 207  
selecting service 198  
Simple IP 197  
P
Palm Desktop software. See  
Desktop software  
Passwords 44–46  
changing 45  
creating 44  
deleting 45  
for network 200  
forgotten 46, 248  
Pasting text 60  
Payment, Expense item 180  
Personal information managers.  
See PIM  
Phone application  
starting 86, 105  
status 8  
time 83  
user name 199  
Network HotSync operation 225  
Network status 104  
Notes  
attaching to records 74–75  
See also Memo Pad  
Phone Lookup 68–69  
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Phone numbers  
selecting types 92  
PhoneBook  
Connection 191  
dialing 110  
*If Found Call* entry 91  
adding contact to Speed Dial  
85  
adding custom fields 110  
adding entry from Call History  
95  
business card for beaming 78  
categorizing Contacts records  
63  
copying records 91  
creating contact records 85–  
86, 89–91  
creating records 58, 89–90  
deleting Contacts records 60  
dialing from Contacts list 91  
Dialing Preferences 110  
displaying category 108  
finding Contacts records 66–67  
fonts 75  
menus 106  
notes for Contacts records 74–  
75  
opening 48  
overview 48  
private Contacts records 72  
sorting Contacts records 71  
Pick lists 13  
Formats 195  
General 196  
HotSync buttons 191  
Network 197–210  
Owner 210  
roaming 109  
Primary DNS 207  
Printing  
183–186  
Prioritizing To Do List records 158,  
162  
Private records  
displaying and creating 72, 245  
lost with forgotten password 46  
See also Security  
Profiles 228  
Proxy server 148  
Punctuation marks  
onscreen keyboard 31  
typing 25  
Purging  
Call History 96  
records 61–62  
PIM (personal information man-  
ager)  
R
using with communicator 22  
Ports  
IR on communicator 219  
Ports. See USB, port and Serial  
port  
Power button 7, 10  
PPP 202, 205  
PRC (application file extension) 41  
Preferences 15  
Range of times in Day view 132  
Receipts, recording in Expense  
179  
Receiving data. See Beaming in-  
formation  
Records  
beaming 78–79  
choosing categories 62  
creating 58  
Date Book Plus 114  
defined 57  
Blazer 147  
Buttons 190  
choosing 39  
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deleting 60, 119  
displaying a category of 64  
editing 59–60  
Expense 178  
fonts 75  
Screen  
blank 241  
brightness control 6, 11  
caring for 232  
hiding private 44, 72  
lost 245  
Memo Pad 149  
notes for 74–75  
PhoneBook 82, 89  
private 72  
contrast control 6, 11  
Scroll bar 14  
Scroll buttons 6, 15, 89, 140  
Searching. See Finding  
Secondary DNS 207  
Security 43–46  
purging 61–62  
sorting 71  
To Do List 158  
changing password 45  
forgotten password 46  
private records 72  
Selecting  
date for event 113  
phone numbers in Contacts list  
92  
text 59, 60  
Sending  
tion  
Recurring events  
deleting 61  
scheduling 118  
Redialing a number 105  
Reminder. See Alarm  
Removing  
applications 42  
Desktop software 43  
Renaming categories 65  
Repeating events  
deleting from Date Book Plus  
61  
scheduling 118  
Rescheduling events 116  
Reset button 8  
Service templates 198, 208  
Service, selecting for network 198  
Settings. See Preferences  
ShortCuts  
Resetting communicator  
hard reset 235  
managing 213–214  
menu commands 29  
predefined 30  
location of reset button 8, 233  
soft reset 233  
warm reset 234  
Ringer  
using 30  
Signal strength 83  
Simple IP 197, 205  
Slider 211  
settings 211  
switch 7  
Roaming 109  
Rocker switch 6, 10, 15  
SMS  
calling sender 153  
copying text 154  
deleting messages 155  
Inbox 152  
S
Saving  
data 37, 58, 61  
Scheduling events 113–116  
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T
purging messages 155  
receiving messages 151  
replying to messages 153  
sorting messages 155  
SMS Messaging  
menus 156  
Tab delimited files, importing data  
from 32  
Task. See To Do List  
TCP/IP 209  
TDA (To Do List archive file) 33  
Technical Support 249  
Templates  
for Date Book Plus 129  
for expense reports 185  
Text  
cutting 60  
opening 52  
overview 52  
Soft reset 233  
Sorting  
applications 37  
records 71, 245  
Sorting messages 155  
Sounds. See Alarm and System  
sounds  
Speaker 6  
Speakerphone 100  
Speed Dial  
fonts for 75  
importing data from files 32  
Thousands separator 196  
Time  
alarm setting 117  
format 195  
setting current 16  
setting event 114  
start and end for Date Book  
Time bars in Date Book Plus 133  
Time stamps 129  
adding Call History entries 96  
adding contact entries 85  
changing entries 87  
defining buttons 84  
deleting entries 88  
dialing numbers 86  
list 84–88  
organizing 84, 88  
voicemail 84  
Standing Meetings. See Repeat-  
ing events  
Starting applications 36  
Stylus 7  
Tips, online 15  
To Do List  
dragging with 12  
holding 7  
tapping with 12  
adding PhoneBook data to  
records 68–69  
archive files (.tda) 33  
categorizing records 62, 135,  
162  
checking off items 128, 160  
completed items 161  
completion date 162  
creating items in Date Book  
Plus 128  
Sunday, to start week 195  
Switching calls 102  
Symbols  
for currency 180  
Synchronizing data. See HotSync  
System conduit 218  
System requirements for Desktop  
software 2  
creating records 58, 158  
deleting records 60  
due date 159–160, 160, 161, 162  
System sounds 197  
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fonts 75  
menus 162  
notes for records 74–75  
opening 53  
Voicemail 84, 97, 105  
icon 83  
overview 53  
prioritizing records 158, 162  
private records 72  
purging records 61–62, 161  
sorting records 71  
viewing items in Date Book  
Plus 123, 125  
Today. See Current date  
Tracking events 129  
Transferring data. See HotSync  
Transmitting data. See Beaming  
information  
Turning off communicator  
automatically 196  
Volume 6  
W
Warm reset 234  
Web pages  
bookmarking 140  
viewing 139  
Web sites 22  
Week (Date Book Plus view) 122–  
123, 195, 245  
Week with Text (Date Book Plus  
view) 123  
Windows 95, NT 2, 19, 246  
Wireless mode 10  
indicator 83  
problems with 241  
Turning on and off 10  
Turning on communicator  
application buttons 7  
displaying owner’s name 210  
problems with 241  
Typing  
punctuation marks 25  
Typing. See Entering data  
troubleshooting 242–244  
X
XLT (Expense report template in  
Excel) 185  
Y
Year (Date Book Plus view) 125  
U
Undoing actions 60  
Uninstalling Desktop software 43  
Unlock code 242  
Unresponsive communicator 241  
Untimed events 114, 115, 116, 117  
Updating data. See HotSync  
Upgrading Desktop software 3  
USB  
connector 8  
HotSync operations 246  
port 20  
User name  
for packet data network 199  
identifying communicator 210  
User profiles 228  
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