3Com Palmone V Organiser Instructions Manual

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Chapter 7
Setting Preferences for
Your Organizer
The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration 
options on your Palm V™ organizer.
In the Preferences screens, you can do the following:
Viewing preferences
To open the Preferences screens:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
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.General
Set the current date and time, the auto shut-off 
interval, the Stay on in cradle feature, the Beam 
Receive feature, and the system, alarm, and game 
sounds.
Formats
Set the country default and the formats for dates, 
times, calendar, and numbers.
Modem
Configure your organizer for use with a modem.
Owner
Assign your name, phone number, and other 
owner information to your organizer.
Buttons
Assign different applications to the buttons on 
the front panel of your organizer and the 
HotSync
® button on the cradle, and reassign the 
full-screen pen stroke command.
ShortCuts
Define a list of Graffiti
® abbreviations.
Digitizer
Calibrate the screen on your organizer.
Network
Configure your organizer for use with a network. 
						

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Buttons preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associate different 
applications with the buttons on the front of the organizer. 
For example, if you find that you seldom use To Do List and often use 
Expense, you can assign the To Do List button to start Expense.
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 you want to re-assign.
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.
Pen preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to change the assignment 
of the full-screen pen stroke. By default, the full-screen pen stroke 
activates Graffiti Help.
Tap arrow to 
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To change the Pen preferences:
1. Tap Pen.
2. Tap the pick list and select one of the following settings for the full-
screen pen stroke:
3. Tap OK.Backlight
Turns on the backlight of your organizer.
Keyboard
Opens the onscreen keyboard for entering text 
characters.
Graffiti Help
Opens a series of screens that show the 
complete Graffiti character set.
Turn Off & Lock
Turns off and locks the organizer. You must 
assign a password to lock the organizer. When 
locked, you need to enter the password to use 
your organizer.
Beam Data
Beams the current record to another Palm 
Computing
® connected organizer.
Drag to top of screen 
						

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HotSync buttons preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen also enables you to associate different 
applications with the HotSync button on the cradle and the HotSync 
button on the optional Palm V Modem. 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. Tap HotSync. 
2. Tap the pick list next to the button you want to assign.
3. Tap the application that you want to assign to each button. 
The default setting for each button is the HotSync setting, 
which means the cradle and optional Palm V Modem perform 
their normal HotSync functions.
4. Tap OK.
Digitizer preferences
The Digitizer Preferences screen opens the digitizer calibration screen. 
This is the same screen that appears when you start your organizer for 
the first time. 
You can recalibrate your screen after a hard reset, or if your digitizer 
drifts.
Formats preferences
Use the Formats Preferences screen to set the country default and the 
display format of the dates, times, and numbers on your organizer. 
Country default
The country default sets date, time, week start day, and number 
Tap arrow 
to show 
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conventions based on geographic regions where you might use your 
organizer. For example, in the United Kingdom, time often is 
expressed using a 24-hour clock. In the United States, on the other 
hand, time is expressed using a 12-hour clock with an AM or PM 
suffix.
All your organizer applications use the Country default settings. You 
can, however, customize your own preferences as described in the 
“Time, date, week start, and numbers formats” section later in this 
chapter.
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 organizer. 
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. 
Note:This setting controls the Day, Week, and Month views in 
Date Book and all other aspects of your organizer that 
display a calendar.
4. Tap the Numbers pick list, and select formats for the decimal point 
and thousands separator. 
						

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General preferences
The General Preferences screen enables you to set the time, date, auto 
shutoff interval, and sounds for your organizer. 
See Chapter 1 for information on setting the time and date.
Auto-off delay
Your organizer has an automatic shutoff feature that turns off the 
power and backlight after a period of inactivity. This feature helps 
conserve battery power in case you forget to turn off your organizer.
If you find that your organizer shuts itself off before you finish 
reviewing the information on the screen, you should increase the time 
setting of the automatic shutoff feature.
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: 1 
minute, 2 minutes, or 3 minutes. 
Cradle settings
You can choose to leave your organizer on when it is in the cradle 
during a HotSync operation, or when you are recharging the battery, 
so you can continue to view your data.
To change the cradle setting:
nTap the Stay on in Cradle check box to leave your organizer on 
when it is in the cradle.  
						

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System, alarm, and game sounds
Your organizer 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.
To set the system and alarm 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. 
Beam Receive
You can choose to turn off the Beam Receive feature. This prohibits 
anyone from beaming information to your organizer. It also results in 
a slight saving of battery power.
To change the Beam Receive setting:
nTap the Beam Receive pick list and select On or Off. 
						

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Modem preferences
The Modem Preferences screen enables you to define the settings for 
a modem that is directly connected to your organizer. These settings 
are for applications that activate and use the modem.
Note:You can purchase a Palm V Modem for using with your 
organizer. See http://www.palm.com.
To define the modem preferences:
1. Tap TouchTone or Rotary.
Note:Select the Rotary setting only if you are certain that your 
telephone service does not support TouchTone dialing.
2. Tap the Speed pick list and select the maximum speed for your 
modem.
3. Tap the Speaker pick list and select the speaker volume that you 
want for the modem.
4. Tap the Flow Ctl (Flow Control) pick list and select either 
Automatic, On (Xon), or Off (Xoff) flow control for the modem 
connection.
5. Tap the Country pick list and select the country where you are 
using your organizer.
6. If necessary, edit the String text to change the modem setup string.  
						

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Network preferences and TCP/IP software
The Network Preferences settings enable you to use the TCP/IP 
software that is included in the organizer operating system. You can 
use the TCP/IP software to connect with Internet Service Providers 
(ISPs) or dial-in (remote access) servers. Because the TCP/IP software 
is a feature of the operating system, you configure all parameters 
relating to it from the Preferences application.
To use TCP/IP, you must configure both the Modem Preferences and 
the Network Preferences settings. 
Note:Modem Preferences settings enable your Palm V organizer to 
use the Palm V Modem to communicate with remote devices. 
For example, you can communicate with your ISP server, or 
with your computer if you are away on travel. See “Modem 
preferences” earlier in this chapter for a complete explanation 
on how to configure modem parameters.
After you configure both the Network and Modem Preferences, you 
can establish a PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol), SLIP (Serial Line Internet 
Protocol), or CSLIP (Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol) 
connection with your ISP or dial-in server. You can do this either by 
using menu commands from the Network Preferences screen or by 
using a third-party application. 
Note:TCP/IP provides the ability to connect to your ISP or dial-in 
server with applications that allow you to view the 
transmitted data. Visit the web site http://www.palm.com for 
information on third-party applications that take advantage of 
TCP/IP.
Selecting a service
Use the Service setting to select the service template for your Internet 
Service Provider or a dial-in server. Service templates are a set of ISP 
and dial-in server configuration settings that you can create, save, and 
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To select a service:
1. Tap the Service pick list.
2. Tap the predefined service template you want to use.
Entering a user name
The User Name setting identifies the name you use when you log into 
your Internet Service Provider or your dial-in server. 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.
Note:Most dial-in servers do not accept spaces in the user name.
Tap here to display 
a list of service 
templates
Enter your user 
name here