Handspring Visor Edge Handheld User Guide

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Creating a user profile
If you need to configure several Palm OS® handhelds 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 handheld 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 handheld. 
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. Place the new handheld in the cradle.
2. Press the HotSync button on the cradle.
3. Click Profiles.
4. Select the profile that you want to load on the handheld, and click 
OK.
5. Click Yes to transfer all the profile data to the handheld.
The next time you perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop 
software prompts you to assign a user name to the handheld. 
						

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Chapter 9
Setting Preferences for
Your Handheld
The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration 
options on your Visor™ Edge handheld computer.
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.Buttons
Assign different applications to the buttons on the 
front panel of your handheld and the HotSync
® 
button on the cradle, and reassign the full-screen 
pen stroke command.
Connection
Configure your handheld for use with a modem, 
such as the Springboard™ modem, with infrared 
communication, or a cradle.
Digitizer
Calibrate the screen on your handheld.
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.
Network
Configure your handheld for use with a network.
Owner
Assign your name, phone number, and other owner 
information to your handheld.
ShortCuts
Define a list of Graffiti
® abbreviations. 
						

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Buttons preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associate different 
applications with the buttons on the front of the handheld. 
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 
show pick list 
						

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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 on your handheld.
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 handheld. You must 
assign a password to lock the handheld. When 
locked, you need to enter the password to use 
your handheld.
Beam Data
Beams the current record to another Palm OS
® 
handheld.
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 Springboard 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 Springboard modem per-
form their normal HotSync functions.
4. Tap OK.
Connection preferences
The Connection Preferences screen allows you to create 
configurations for communicating with a PC or a Modem. 
Configurations, or profiles, once activated are available to various 
end-user applications running on the handheld. The Connection 
Preferences screen displays a list of available configurations that can 
be modified to reflect the required settings. This list will vary 
depending on the software you have added to your handheld.
Tap arrow 
to show 
pick list 
						

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Connection Types
There are four type of connections you can choose from when 
configuring your preferences:
Serial to PCThis connection type defines the direct serial 
connection between your handheld and your 
desktop computer. It is used to perform a local 
HotSync operation when your handheld is connected 
by its serial connector to the cradle. The cradle is 
attached by its cable to a serial (COM) port on your 
desktop computer.
Serial to 
ModemThis connection type defines a connection between a 
modem attached to the serial connector of your 
handheld and a modem that is part of your computer 
or laptop.
USB/Serial 
to PCThis connection type defines a direct serial or USB 
connection between your handheld and your 
desktop computer. When you select this option, your 
handheld detects which type of cradle you have 
connected to your computer.
USB to PCThis connection type defines the direct USB 
connection between your handheld and your 
desktop computer. It is used to perform a local 
HotSync operation when your handheld is connected 
by its USB connector to the cradle. The cradle is 
attached by its cable to a USB port on your desktop 
computer.
IrCOMM to 
PCThis connection type defines a connection between 
the IR port of your handheld and the infrared device 
of your computer or laptop.
IrCOMM to 
ModemThis connection type defines a connection between 
the IR port of your handheld and a modem. The 
modem can be attached to a computer or some other 
device containing an IR port. 
						

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Setting modem configurations
Modem configurations enable your handheld to use a Springboard 
modem to communicate with remote devices, such as your ISP or dial-
in server. 
To connect to remote devices using the TCP/IP software included in 
the handheld operating system, you must set Network preferences in 
addition to configuring Modem settings. 
Note:
You can purchase a Springboard modem for use with your 
handheld. See www.handspring.com.
To set Serial to Modem preferences:
1. From the Connection Preferences screen, select Standard Modem.
2. Tap Edit.
The name of the current configuration appears at the top of the 
screen.
3. Tap the Connection Method pick list and select Serial to Modem.
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Note:
Select Rotary only if your telephone service does not 
support TouchTone dialing.
5. Tap the Volume pick list and select the speaker volume for the 
modem.
6. Tap Details.
7. 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 handheld, not the speed at which your modem 
communicates with your telephone service.
8. Tap the Flow Control (Flow Ctl) pick list, and select Automatic, On 
(Xon), or Off (Xoff) flow control for the modem connection.
9. If needed, edit the Init String to change the modem setup string. 
10. Tap OK twice to return to the Connection Preferences screen.
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 the modem attached 
to your handheld. 
8. Tap OK 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 handheld for 
the first time. 
You can recalibrate your screen after a hard reset, or if your digitizer 
drifts.