Handspring Treo 180 Communicator User Guide

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Limited Warranty and End User Software License Agreement
For warranty information and a copy of the End User License Agreement applicable to your Handspring product,
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ranties. If you would like a copy of these materials mailed to you, or if you have any questions, please contact Hand-
spring Customer Support.
The information included on this web site sets forth Handsprings sole and complete warranty and software licens-
ing obligations with respect to your Handspring product. Use of the product indicates your acceptance of the terms
of the warranty and the End User License Agreement.
FCC Statement
This device may cause TV or radio interference if used in close proximity to receiving equipment. The FCC can re-
quire you to stop using the device if such interference cannot be eliminated. If you need assistance, contact Hand-
spring Customer Care.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This
device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including in-
terference that may cause undesired operation.
This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi-
dential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful in-
terference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
nReorient or relocate the receiving antenna
nIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver
nConnect the equipment into an outlet or circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help and for additional suggestions.
Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy (SAR)
In order to comply with FCC RF exposure safety guidelines, users MUST use a Handspring brand body-worn ac-
cessory during body-worn operation. Use of accessories not provided by Handspring or that have not been tested
for RF exposure compliance with this product may not comply with the FCC RF exposure safety guidelines and
should not be used.
See www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/ for more information on RF exposure safety.
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Canadian RFI Statement
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regula-
tions.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilleur du
Canada.
Safety and General Information
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION. Read this information before using your in-
tegrated multi-service portable radio. 
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Your radio product contains a transmitter and a receiver. When it is ON, it receives and transmits radio frequency
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techniques. When you use your radio, the system handling your call controls the power level at which your radio
transmits. The output power level typically may vary over a range from .001 Watts to 2 Watts.
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Your Treo is designed to comply with national and international standards, including United States Federal Com-
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1-1992; Cenelec EN 50360; and Industrie Canada RF exposure guidelines.
In order to comply with FCC RF exposure safety guidelines users MUST use a Handspring brand body-worn acces-
sory during body-worn operation. Use of accessories not provided by Handspring or that have not been tested for
RF exposure compliance with this product may not comply with the FCC RF exposure safety guidelines and should
not be used.
To assure optimal radio performance, always adhere to the following procedures:
nWhen placing or receiving a phone call hold the radio as you would a telephone. 
nSpeak directly into the microphone and position the antenna up over your shoulder.
nDO NOT hold the antenna when the radio is “IN USE.” Holding the antenna affects call quality and may cause 
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shielded against the RF signals from your Treo communicator.
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The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a minimum separation of six inches (6) be main-
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These recommendations are consistent with the independent research by the recommendations of Wireless Tech-
nology Research.
Persons with pacemakers should:
nALWAYS keep the phone more than six inches from their pacemaker when the phone is turned ON. 
nNOT carry the phone in a breast pocket.
nUse the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference.
nTurn the phone OFF immediately if you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place. 
						

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Some hearing aids may be affected by some digital wireless phones. You may want to consult your doctor in the
event of you experience interference with your hearing aid while using Treo. When using the speakerphone feature,
it is recommended that you place Treo at a safe distance from your ear. 
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If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately
shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information.
Turn your phone OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hos-
pitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.
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RF energy may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic operating and entertainment systems
in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or representative to determine if these systems are adequately
shielded from external RF energy. Also check with the manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to the
vehicle.
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Check the laws and regulations on the use of telephones in the area where you drive. Always obey them.
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nGive full attention to driving and to the road
nUse hands-free operation, if available
nPull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require.
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Turn your radio OFF before boarding any aircraft to prevent possible interference to aircraft systems. Regulations
of the United States Federal Aviation Administration prohibit use when the aircraft is in the air and require you have
permission from a crew member to use your radio while the aircraft is one the ground.
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As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are advised that for satisfactory operation of the equipment
and for the safety of the personnel, it is recommended that no part of the human body be allowed to come to close
to the antenna during operation of the equipment.
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As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are advised to heed all posted warnings on the use and
operation of Treo and to turn off your device in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere, such as fueling
stations, even where no warnings or notices are posted.
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IMPORTANT! The Treo communications features operate using radio signals, like any wireless phone, wireless and
landline networks, and user-programmed functions. Therefore you should never rely solely upon Treo for essential
communications (for example, medical emergencies).
Remember, the phone feature must be on in order to make or receive calls and you must be in a service area with
adequate signal strength. Emergency calls may not be possible on all wireless phone networks or when certain net-
work services and/or phone features are in use. Check with local service providers. 
						

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Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the following developers whose contributions were an integral part of the Handspring 
product:
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							Index
Numerics
3-way calling 94
A
Accented characters
entering 29
onscreen keyboard 33
Active call 91, 93
Add-on applications 40–42
Address Book.
See PhoneBook
Adjusting volume 14
Alarm
preset 117
reminder 117
setting 104
sound 117, 174, 206
for untimed events 104
Anniversaries. 
See Repeating events
Answering calls 91–92
Antenna 15
Application buttons 14, 18, 37, 48, 49, 50, 
51, 168
Applications
beaming 76–77
Blazer 50, 121
Calculator 55
categories 38
CityTime 54
Date Book Plus 49
Expense 56
font style 74
installing 40–42
Memo Pad 53
opening 37
PhoneBook 48
preferences for 40
removing 42
security 43
SIM Phonebook 57
SIM Services 58
SMS Messaging 51
To Do List 52viewing as icons 39
viewing as list 39
See also Add-on applications
Applications Launcher 37–39
Appointments. 
See Date Book Plus
Archive files
saving deleted records 61
saving purged records 62
Automatic fill, in Expense 161
Auto-off delay 173
Autotext. 
See Keyboard ShortCuts
B
Backlight 18
Backup. 
See HotSync
Battery
charging 17
conserving power 173
gauge 37, 80
Beaming
See also Infrared
Beaming information 76–77
location of IR port 15
problems with 214
Beep tone 93
Birthdays. 
See Repeating events
Blazer
adding bookmarks 123
Bookmark view 122
deleting bookmarks 124
editing bookmarks 124
menus 126
opening 50
organizing bookmarks 125
overview 50
Preferences 127
Properties 126
Web Page view 121
Boilerplates 134
Bold font for text 74
Bookmarks
adding 123
arranging 125 
						

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deleting 124
editing 124
Brightness Control 14, 19
Business card for beaming 76
Buttons
power 15
ringer 15
scroll 14, 85, 131
Buttons preferences 168
C
Cable
connecting to computer 24
for local HotSync operations 74, 75
USB 24
Calculator
Advanced mode 148
Area view 154
Basic mode 147
buttons explained 147, 148–155
Finance view 150
Length view 153
Logic view 152
Math view 149
memory 147
menus 156
opening 55, 147
overview 55
recent calculations 55, 148
selecting mode 147
Statistics view 152
Trigonometry view 150
Volume view 155
Weight/Temp view 153
Calibration 19, 172, 206
Call
Preferences 93, 95, 98
status 93, 94
waiting 93
Call History 96
adding to PhoneBook 90
adding to Speed Dial list 90
deleting items 90
dialing from 90
displaying 89
incoming calls 89
missed calls 89, 96
outgoing calls 89
purging 90Call Waiting, disabling 178, 197
Caller ID 91, 93, 96, 98
Calling card, using in phone settings 178, 
197
Calls
3-way 94
active 91, 93
answering 91–92
answering call waiting 93
conference 94
forwarding 95, 219
ignoring 91
incoming 89, 91–95
missed 89, 96
outgoing 89, 95–96, 98
placing a second 94
placing from SIM Book 164
placing on hold 93
switching 94
Capital letters 27
Caring for the communicator 201
Categories
application 38
assigning records to 63
beaming 76–77
creating 64–65
default 63
displaying 64, 98, 211
merging 65
renaming 65
using in Applications Launcher 38
Chain calculations 148
Charger
connecting 17, 24
connector on communicator 16
Charging battery 17
Check boxes 20
CityTime
adding cities 146
home city 145
menus 146
opening 54
overview 145
remote cities 145
Clearing Calculator entries 147, 149
Codes, call forwarding 219
COM port. 
See USB, port and Serial port
Combining categories 65
Command buttons 20
Command equivalents (keyboard) 31 
						

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Communicator
contrast control 14, 19
overview 11
turning on/off 18
Compressing Day view 116
Conduits 191
for connecting to PIMs 26
for modem HotSync operations 197
for synchronizing applications 212, 
191–192
See also HotSync
Conference calls 94
Conflicting events 111
Connecting
headset 23
HotSync cable 24
service templates 179
to server or ISP 179
travel charger 17, 24
Connection preferences 169
Contact information. 
See PhoneBook
Contacts
copying 87
Continuous events
changing 106
deleting from Date Book Plus 62, 106
scheduling 105
Copying
contact information 87
Copying text 61
Country default setting 172
Coverage area 89, 91, 95, 96, 132
Cradle. 
See Cable
Creating
categories 38, 64–65
contact entries 85–86
currency symbols 159
custom fields in PhoneBook 99
Date Book Plus events 101
Expense items 157
memos 143
notes for records 73
records 59
To Do List items 139
Currency
default 161
defining 159
for Expense items 159
Current date 22, 211Current time 37
displaying in Date Book Plus 107
setting 22
Customizing
categories 65
currencies and symbols 159
fields in PhoneBook 99
HotSync settings 191
See also Preferences
Cutting text 60
Cycling through views 48, 49, 50, 51
D
Daily
calendar 101–103
events. 
See Repeating events
Journal 112
Data
entry. 
See Entering data
transfer. 
See HotSync
Date Book Plus
adding PhoneBook data to 
records 67–68
alarm 104
changing event time 103
changing event to untimed 103
changing repeating events 106
conflicting events 111
continuous events 105–106
creating records 59, 101–103
Daily Journal 112
Day view 107
deleting records 61
deleting repeating events 106
end time for Day view 115
Event tracking 112
floating events 111
fonts 74
List View 110
menus 114
Month view 109
notes for records 73
opening 49
overview 49
private records 71
purging records 62
repeating events 62, 105–106
scheduling events 101–103
selecting dates 101
start time for Day view 115 
						

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Sunday or Monday to start week 173
switching views 107
templates 113
To Do List items 112
untimed events 102
Week view 107, 173, 211
Week View with Text 108
Year View 109
Dates
Expense item 157
setting current 22, 211
To Do List record due 140, 140–141
Day (Date Book Plus view) 102, 116
Decimal point 173
Default
categories 63
currency in Expense 161
settings. 
See Preferences
Deleted
data, saving in archive files 61
Deleting
applications 40, 42
Bookmarks 124
Call History 90
Desktop software 43
passwords 44
records 61
service templates 183
SIM card entries 163
SMS messages 132, 137
Speed Dial entries 84
text 60
See also Purging records
Desktop software 25
removing 43
saving deleted data to an archive 
file 61
system requirements 12
upgrading 12
See also PIM
Dial Pad
dialing numbers 85
icon 85, 219
Dialing
applications 98
emergency numbers 96
from Call History 90
from Contacts list 87
from SIM Book 164
last number 95
previous numbers 85, 89with Dial Pad 85
with Speed Dial 82
Digitizer 19, 172, 206
Display, contrast (brightness) control 14, 
19
DNS (Domain Naming System) 181
Docking station. 
See Cable
Double-booked events 111
Dragging
memos into other applications 53
using the stylus 19
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Edit
call forwarding number 95
menu 164
phone number 82
SMS messages 135
Speed Dial 83, 84
Editing
records 60–61
E-mail addresses
in PhoneBook 88
Email messages 129, 131
Emergency numbers 96
Entering data 27–35
importing from other applications 34–
35
using communicator keyboard 27–32
using the computer keyboard 33
using the onscreen keyboard 33
Entries. 
See PhoneBook
Events. 
See Date Book Plus
Exchanging data. 
See HotSync
Exclamation marks in To Do List 142
Expense
adding PhoneBook data to records 69
categorizing records 63
creating records 59, 157
currency 159, 161
date of item 157
defining new currency 159
deleting records 61
menus 161
notes for records 73
opening 56
overview 56
purging records 62
receipt details 158
sorting records 70 
						

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type 158, 161
vendor 159
F
Finding
applications 37
information in applications 65–69
phone numbers 67–68
using the Find application 67
Floating events 111
Fonts 74
Formats preferences 172
Forwarding
calls 95, 219
SMS Email 129
SMS messages 135
Frozen communicator 206
G
Games 174
General preferences
alarm sounds 174
auto-off delay 173
system sounds 174
Glossary. 
See Keyboard ShortCuts
GSM codes 219
H
Handheld mode 18
Hard reset 203
Headset
connecting 23
Headset jack 13
Help
Keyboard 61
online tips 21
Hiding
records 71
See also Private records
Hold button 93
HotSync
buttons preferences 168
conduits for synchronizing 
applications 191–192
customizing 191
defined 74
first-time operation 75, 198–199HotSync Manager 74
IR operation 192–194
local operation 75
modem operation 191, 195–198, 213
operations using IR port 192–194
problems with 212–213
setting options 189–191
for synchronizing data 25
I
Icons
alarm 104
application 39
battery 80
Call History 89
Dial Pad 85, 219
note 73
online Tips 21
onscreen 206
repeating event 105
signal strength 80
SIM Book 162
Voicemail 80
Idle timeout of ISP or server 
connection 180
Ignoring calls 91
Importing data 34–35
Incoming calls 89, 91–95
Indicators
battery 15, 80
call status 93, 94
call waiting 93
missed call 96
network service 80
signal strength 80
voicemail 80
wireless mode 80
Infrared
HotSync operations 192–194
port 192
requirements for computer 192
Infrared port. 
See IR port
Installing
applications 40–42
conduit to install applications 191
Desktop software 25
International characters
entering 29
onscreen keyboard 33 
						

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IP address 179, 181
IR port 15
See also  Beaming information
IR. 
See Infrared
Items. 
See To Do List or Expense
J
Jog rocker 14, 18, 21
K
Key Pad 83, 91
Keyboard
accented characters 29
capital letters 27
computer 33
location 14
menu commands 31
moving the cursor 30
numbers 28
online Help 61
onscreen 33
ShortCuts for entering data 32, 186–
187
L
LED 15, 17
Letters
font style 74
onscreen keyboard 33
Light, see LED 15
Linking
with desktop software. 
See HotSync
List (Date Book Plus view) 110
List, in Applications Launcher 39
Locking
communicator with a password 45, 
185
records. 
See Security
Login scripts 182, 217
Looking up PhoneBook data
to add to other records 67–68
scrolling in Contacts view 66
Looking up. 
See Finding
Lost communicator, contact for 86
Lost records 211
M
Main applications 37
Maintenance information 201
Meetings. 
See Date Book Plus
Memo Pad
adding PhoneBook data to 
records 67–68
categorizing records 63
creating records 143
deleting records 61
dragging memos into other 
applications 53
fonts 74
menus 144
opening 53
overview 53
private records 71
reviewing memos 143
sorting records 70, 211
See also Notes
Memory
for beaming 214
Calculator 147
regaining 62
Memos. 
See Memo Pad
Menus 31–32, 206
Blazer 126
choosing 31
command equivalents (keyboard) 31
Date Book Plus 114
Edit menu 60–61
Expense 161
Memo Pad 144, 146, 156
menu bar 20, 31
Network Preferences 184
PhoneBook 97
SIM Book 164
SMS Messaging 137
To Do List 142
Messages
checking 89
missed call 96
purging SMS 137
receiving 130
replying 131, 132
sorting SMS 136
text 129, 130