Palm M125 Handheld Instructions Manual

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4. Tap the time columns to set the hour and minute.
5. When the alarm reminder message appears, do one of the 
following:
Tap OK to permanently dismiss the reminder and return to the 
current screen.
Tap Snooze to dismiss the reminder and return to the current 
screen. The reminder message appears again in five minutes, and 
an attention indicator blinks in the upper-left corner of the screen 
to remind you of the pending alarm. When the reminder message 
reappears, the current time...

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Display 
OptionsAllows you to choose which information appears 
on the Clock screen.
nDay. Activates the day of the week display. 
When it is on, the day appears above the time.
nDate. Activates the date display. When it is on, 
the date appears below the time.
Alarm 
PreferencesnSound. Sets the sound of the alarm. The choices 
are Alarm, Bumble Bee, Reveille, Sonata, Wake 
Up, and Warbler.
nVolume. Defines how loud the alarm sounds. 
The choices are Low, Medium,...

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Chapter 6
Advanced HotSync® 
Operations
HotSync® technology enables you to synchronize data between one or 
more Palm OS® handhelds and Palm™ Desktop software or another 
PIM such as Microsoft Outlook. To synchronize data, you must 
connect your handheld and Palm Desktop software. You can 
synchronize your data either directly or indirectly. Direct methods 
include connecting your handheld to the cradle/cable attached to 
your computer, or using infrared communications. An indirect...

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3. Click the General tab and select one of the following options:
Tip:
If you’re not sure which option to use, keep the default 
setting: Always available.
4. If you are using an optional serial cradle/cable, click the Local tab 
to display the settings for the connection between your computer 
and the handheld cradle/cable, and adjust the following options as 
needed. 
Note:
If you are using the USB cradle/cable, you do not need to 
use the settings on the Local...

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5. Click the Modem tab to display the modem settings and adjust the 
options as needed. See “Conducting a HotSync operation via 
modem” later in this chapter for more information.
6. Click OK.
To set the HotSync options on a Macintosh:
1. Double-click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder.
2. Click the HotSync Controls tab and select any of the following 
options.
Serial PortIdentifies the port that HotSync Manager uses 
to communicate with the cradle/cable. The 
Palm Desktop...

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3. If you are using the optional serial cradle/cable, click the Serial 
Port Settings tab and select any of the following options.
Note:
If you are using the USB cradle/cable, you do not need to 
adjust the settings on the Serial Port Settings tab for a direct 
HotSync operation; they are automatically set when you 
perform the first HotSync operation.
HotSync 
Enabled/
DisabledActivates the serial port monitor and prepares 
your Macintosh to synchronize with your...

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Check for a 
handheld 
connection 
usingSelect the method you use to synchronize your 
handheld and your desktop applications:
Local Setup. Synchronizes while your 
handheld and cradle/cable are connected to 
this Macintosh.
Modem Setup. Synchronizes while your 
handheld communicates to this Macintosh 
across a telephone line. 
Both Setups. Synchronizes using the cradle/
cable, or through the modem; HotSync 
Manager monitors both connections for 
communication from a handheld.
Note:...

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Note:
You can set both Local and Modem settings and prepare 
your Macintosh to synchronize using the cradle/cable or a 
modem. However, choosing both setups prevents you from 
using either port for other operations such as printing, 
faxing, or AppleTalk networking. 
4. Close the HotSync Software Setup window. 
Modem SetupEnables you to perform HotSync operations 
across a telephone line. To do this you must 
purchase an optional add-on modem 
accessory for your...

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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 handheld or Palm...

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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, select the Set As Default box. 
Thereafter, whatever you selected as the default setting is 
used when you click the Default button in the Custom...