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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 method is using a...

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3.Click the General tab and select one of the following options:
TIPIf 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. 
NOTEIf you are using the USB cradle/cable, you do not need to use the 
settings on the Local tab...

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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 a modem” later in this 
chapter for more information.
6.Click OK.
To set the HotSync options on a Mac computer:
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...

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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.
NOTEIf 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 computer 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 computer.
Modem Setup. Synchronizes while your handheld communicates 
to this computer across a telephone line. 
Both Setups. Synchronizes using the cradle/cable, or through the 
modem; HotSync Manager monitors both connections for 
communication from a...

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NOTEYou can set both Local and Modem settings and prepare your computer 
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. 
Customizing HotSync application settings
For each application, you can define a set of options that determines how records 
are handled during...

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4.Select an application in the Conduit list.
5.Click Change.
6.Click the direction in which you want to write data, or click Do Nothing to skip 
data transfer for an application.
NOTEChanging 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...

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5.Click Conduit Settings.
6.Click the direction in which you want to write data, or click Do Nothing to skip 
data transfer for an application.
NOTEChanging 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 for HotSync 
operations.
7.Click...

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nSome desktop computers may require an infrared device attached to a physical 
COM port. Laptops are likely to have a built-in IR port, so no external device is 
necessary. 
nYour computer must have an installed infrared driver.
If you have an external infrared device attached to your computer, a driver is 
probably included with the device. Consult the documentation included with 
the device for information on installing the required driver.
Check your computer ’s documentation...

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NOTEIf your cradle/cable is connected to a USB port, you can continue using 
it while HotSync Manager is configured for infrared communication. If your 
cradle/cable is connected to a serial port, you cannot use your cradle/cable 
again until you reconfigure the HotSync Manager to communicate with the 
port defined for cradle/cable synchronization.
To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication on a Mac computer:
1.Double-click the HotSync Manager icon...