Handspring Visor Pro Handheld User Guide

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Tips on beaming information
nYou can press the Address application button   for about two 
seconds to beam your business card.
nYou can set the full-screen pen stroke to beam the current entry.
See “Pen preferences” in Chapter 9 for more information. 
nYou can use the Graffiti Command stroke /B to beam the current 
entry.  

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Chapter 8
Advanced HotSync® Operations
HotSync® technology enables you to synchronize data between one or 
more Palm OS® devices and Palm™ Desktop software. To synchronize 
data, you must connect your Visor™ handheld computer and Palm 
Desktop software either directly, by placing your handheld in the 
cradle attached to your computer or using infrared communication, or 
indirectly, with a modem.
This chapter describes how to select HotSync options and perform a 
HotSync operation via...

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Tip:
If you’re not sure which options to use, keep the default 
settings: Enabled and Enable HotSync software at system 
startup.
4. Click the Serial Port Settings tab to display the settings for the 
connection between your computer and the handheld cradle, and 
adjust the following options as needed.Enabled
Prepares your computer to synchronize with 
your handheld. Serial Port Monitor controls 
the serial port you specified, prevents you 
from using the port for...

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5. Close the HotSync Software Setup dialog box.Check for a 
connection 
usingDetermines the method used to synchronize your 
handheld and your desktop applications:
nLocal Setup. Synchronizes while your handheld is 
in the cradle connected to your computer. 
Indicate which serial port the cradle is 
connected to and the speed of the data transfer 
in the Local Setup options in this dialog box.
nModem Setup. Synchronizes while the handheld 
communicates to your computer across a...

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Customizing HotSync application settings
For each application, you can define a set of options that determines 
how records are handled during synchronization. These options are 
called a “conduit.” By default, a HotSync operation synchronizes all 
files between the handheld and Palm Desktop software. 
In general, you should leave the settings to synchronize all files. The 
only reason you might want to change these settings is to overwrite 
data on either your...

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6. Click the direction in which you want to write data, or click Do 
Nothing to skip data transfer for an application.
Note:
Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects 
only the next
 HotSync operation. Thereafter, the HotSync 
Actions revert to their default settings. To use a new 
setting on an ongoing basis, click Make Default. 
Thereafter, whatever you selected as the default setting is 
used when you perform a HotSync operation.
7. Click OK.
8. Repeat steps 4 through 7...

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Desktop computers are likely to require an infrared device attached to 
a physical COM port. Laptops are likely to have a built-in IR port. 
Your computer must also have an installed infrared driver. 
Does your computer support infrared communication?
Check the documentation that came with your computer to see if it 
supports infrared communication. 
Configuring HotSync Manager for 
infrared communication
Next you need to go to the HotSync Manager and configure it...

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Performing an IR HotSync operation
After you complete the steps to prepare for an IR HotSync operation 
it is easy to perform the actual operation.
To perform an IR HotSync operation:
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the HotSync icon  . 
3. Tap Local.
4. Tap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select IR to a PC/
Handheld.
5. Positi on  you r hand held ’s IR port with in a couple of in ches of your 
computer’s infrared port.
6. Tap the HotSync icon to start the IR HotSync...

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The next time you want to perform a HotSync operation just press the 
HotSync button on the cradle. You can leave the HotSync application 
on your handheld set to perform IR HotSync operations and still use 
the cradle. This is useful if you perform HotSync operations with both 
your desktop computer and a laptop. When you are in the office just 
place your handheld in the cradle and press the HotSync button. 
When you travel, you don’t have to carry a cradle or...