Palm I705 Wireless Handheld Instructions Manual

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About This Book
Welcome to the Palm™i700 Series handheld. This handbook is designed to help 
you get up and running quickly on your handheld. It describes all you need to 
know about how to use your handheld and the applications that come with it. It 
walks you through:

Enabling wireless features

Sending and receiving personal and business e-mail wirelessly

Locating all the parts of your handheld

Viewing and entering data

Wo r k i n g  w i t h  e x p a n s i o n  c a r d s

Using your handheld...

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CHAPTER 1
Setting Up
Your new Palm™i700 Series handheld is wirelessly enabled so that you can use it 
to transmit and receive information over the airwaves. Use your handheld to do 
the following:

Receive secure business e-mail wherever you are, and rely on your handheld’s 
blinking indicator light, vibrator, or alarm to notify you of its arrival.

Set filters and notification preferences so that you determine what e-mail is 
forwarded from your desktop.

Read, compose, and send e-mail on the go....

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CD-Rom drive (you can also download Palm Desktop software from 
www.palm.com).

Mouse

One USB port or available serial port (serial cradle/cable sold separately)
Minimum requirements: Mac computers

Apple Mac computer or compatible with a Power PC processor

Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 (9 or 9.1 required to receive updates to the MyPalm™ mobile 
portal)

One USB port or available serial port (serial cradle/cable sold separately)

25 MB available hard disk space

6 MB free RAM
Internet...

Step 1: Connect the HotSync cradle
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Step 1: Connect the HotSync cradle
Step 2: Charge your handheld
Just place your handheld on the cradle for one hour for an initial charge. Once your 
handheld is set up and in daily use, place it on the cradle for a few minutes each 
day to recharge it to full capacity. Your handheld’s indicator light displays solid 
green when it is recharging. 
Step 3: Set up your handheld
Shut down and turn off your computer.
Plug the USB connector into a USB port on your...

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Step 4: Install software
Step 5: Perform a HotSync operation
Step 6: Establish wireless service
As the first HotSync operation completes, the installer launches a web browser on 
your desktop and opens the Palm i700 Series Activation URL where you will 
establish your wireless account, select a service plan, provide billing information, 
and set up your Palm wireless e-mail account. 
New users: Click Sign up and Register.
Palm VII/VIIx users: Log in using your existing Palm.Net®...

Step 7: Activate your handheld
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IMPORTANTWhen you complete registration, you receive a five digit activation key 
that you need to activate wireless service on your handheld. 
Step 7: Activate your handheld
Step 8: Complete installation
As the HotSync operation completes, you will be able to do the following:

Choose an option that updates the features of the mobile portal application.

Install Palm MultiMail Deluxe Desktop Link, which wirelessly links your 
desktop business e-mail account to the...

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Updating the mobile portal 
The MyPalm mobile portal on your handheld is much like a portal site on the 
Internet. It allows you to quickly and wirelessly access Internet content by channel, 
and it specially formats content for viewing on a handheld. When you elect to 
receive updates to the mobile portal, the update process initiates an Internet 
connection each time you perform a HotSync operation. If a newer version of the 
MyPalm mobile portal is found, it replaces the current...

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CHAPTER 2
Exploring Your Handheld
Yo u r  P a l m™i700 Series handheld is wirelessly enabled. It will help you stay in 
touch with important e-mail and information, and to stay organized, on time, and 
up to date with daily tasks while you are away from your desk. Use your new 
handheld to do the following:

Compose and securely send and receive business or personal e-mail wirelessly.

Receive alerts when new e-mail arrives. Rely on any or all of the following alert 
modes: the indicator light,...

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Handheld components
Take a few moments to locate the front and back panel components of your 
handheld.
Locating front panel controls
IR portUses infrared technology to transmit data to and receive data 
from other Palm OS handhelds, and to perform HotSync 
operations. See “Beaming data” in Chapter 3 and see “IR 
HotSync operations” in Chapter 16 or more information.
Red and green 
indicator lightIndicates when you are within or out of range for wireless...