3Com Palmone VII Organiser Instructions Manual

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Chapter 8
Setting Preferences for
Your Organizer
The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration 
options on your organizer.
In the Preferences screens, you can do the following:
Buttons
Assign different applications to the buttons on 
the front panel of your organizer and the 
HotSync
® button on the cradle; identify an 
application to open whenever you raise the 
antenna; reassign the full-screen pen stroke 
command.
Digitizer
Calibrate the screen on your organizer.
Formats
Set the country default and the formats for dates, 
times, calendar, and numbers.
General
Set the current date and time, the auto shut-off 
interval, the Beam Receive feature, and the 
system, alarm, and game sounds.
Modem
Configure your organizer for use with a modem.
Network
Configure your organizer for use with a network.
Owner
Assign your name, phone number, and other 
owner information to your organizer.
ShortCuts
Define a list of Graffiti
® abbreviations.
Wireless
View your Palm.Net™ address; change the proxy 
server IP address; and receive a warning when a 
wireless transaction is about to transmit your 
identification or location. 
						

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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.
Buttons preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to assign different 
applications to the buttons on the front panel of your organizer and 
the HotSync button on the cradle. 
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.
If you assign a different application to a button, you can still access the 
original application using the Applications Launcher. 
The Buttons Preferences screen also enables you to reassign the full-
screen pen stroke command and identify an application to open 
whenever you raise the antenna. 
Any changes you make in the Buttons Preferences screen become 
effective immediately; you do not have to change to a different screen 
or application.
To reassign the applications buttons:
1. Tap the pick list next to the button you want to reassign.
Tap arrow to 
show pick list 
						

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2. Tap the application that you want to assign to the button.
Tip:Tap Default to restore all of the buttons to their initial settings.
To identify the application that opens when you raise the antenna: 
1. Tap the pick list next to the Applications button.
2. Tap the application you want to open whenever you raise the 
antenna.
Tip:Tap Default to have the Wireless category of the Applications 
Launcher open when you raise the antenna. 
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.
To change the Pen preferences:
1. Tap Pen.
Drag to top of screen 
						

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2. Tap the pick list and select one of the following settings for the full-
screen pen stroke:
Backlight: Turns the backlight of your organizer on and off.
Keyboard: Opens the onscreen keyboard for entering text charac-
ters.
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 as-
sign 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 Comput-
ing
® platform device equipped with an IR port.
3. Tap OK.
HotSync buttons preferences
You can also associate different applications with the HotSync buttons 
on the cradle and on the optional Palm Modem® accessory. Changes 
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, HotSync, means the cradle and Palm Mo-
dem accessory perform their normal HotSync functions.
4. Tap OK.
Tap arrow 
to show 
pick list 
						

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Digitizer preferences
The Digitizer Preferences screen opens the digitizer calibration screen. 
This is the same screen that appears when you go through the Setup 
process for your organizer. 
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 
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.  
						

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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, sounds, and beam receive option 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. 
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.  
						

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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 Modem accessory to use with your 
organizer. Visit the web site 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.
Note:This is the speed at which your modem communicates 
with your organizer, not the speed at which the modem 
communicates with your telephone service.
3. Tap the Speaker pick list and select the volume for the modem.
4. Tap the Flow Ctl (Flow Control) pick list and select Automatic, On 
(Xon), or Off (Xoff) for the modem connection.
5. Tap the Modem pick list and select the type of modem connected 
to your organizer.
Note:If the modem connected to your organizer is not on the 
list, select Hayes Basic. In most cases, your organizer can 
function correctly with the Hayes Basic settings.
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 organizer to use a 
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 to learn 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 
reuse.