Handspring Treo 270 User Guide

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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 communicator. 
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,...

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System, alarm, and game sounds
Your communicator 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...

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To select a service:
1. Tap the Service pick list.
2. Tap the predefined service template.
Note: If you want to enter a name for a new service template, see page 187 for details.
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....

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To enter a password:
1. Tap the Password field.
2. Enter the password you use to log into your server.
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 communicator about the hardware you are using 
for remote data connections. Normally you’ll use your communicator’s built-in wireless modem to 
establish a data connection,...

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Adding telephone settings
When you select the Phone field, your communicator opens a dialog box in which you define the 
telephone number you use to connect with your ISP or dial-in server. In addition, you can also 
define a prefix, disable Call Waiting, and give special instructions for using a calling card.
Note: The Phone Setup dialog box works correctly for AT&T and Sprint long-distance services. 
However, because MCI works differently, MCI customers need to put the calling card...

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Disabling Call Waiting
Call Waiting can cause your session to terminate if you receive a call while you are connected. If 
your telephone has Call Waiting, you need to disable this feature before logging into your ISP or 
dial-in server.
To disable Call Waiting:
1. Tap the Disable call waiting check box to select it.
2. Enter the code to disable Call Waiting on the Disable call waiting line.
Note: Each telephone company assigns a code to disable Call...

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Connecting to your service
After you set your Connection and Network Preferences, establishing a connection to your 
Internet Service Provider (ISP) or your company’s network (dial-in server) is easy.
To establish a connection:
nTap Connect to dial the current service and display the Service Connection Progress 
messages. 
Tip: To see expanded Service Connection Progress messages, press the bottom scroll 
button.
To close a connection:
nTap Disconnect to terminate the connection between...

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To select a connection type:
1. Tap the service field.
2. Tap Details.
3. Tap the Connection type pick list and select one of the following connection types:
Note: If you are not sure, try PPP; if that doesn’t work, ask your Internet Service Provider or your 
System Administrator for the correct connection type.
Idle timeout
The Idle timeout setting defines how long your communicator waits before dropping the 
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Defining primary and secondary DNS
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...

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To enter a permanent IP address:
1. Tap the IP Address check box to deselect it and display a permanent IP address field below 
the check box.
2. Tap the space to the left of the first period then enter the first section of the IP address. 
Note: Each section must be a number from 0 to 255.
3. Tap and enter the remaining sections of the IP address.
4. Hold Option   and press Return   to finish.
Creating a login script
A login script is a series of...