Palm Tungsten T2 Instructions Manual
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Contents xi Changing your home page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Changing how images are downloaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Changing link colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Enabling or disabling autofill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Enabling or disabling cookies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Enabling or disabling JavaScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Changing the size and content of the cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Controlling how Web Browser Pro accesses the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Changing Network Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Changing the host server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Chapter 20: Using World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Viewing the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Setting the primary location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Choosing a different primary location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Setting the secondary locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Adding a location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Modifying a location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Removing a location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Setting an alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Using World Clock menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Chapter 21: Performing HotSync ® Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Selecting HotSync setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Customizing HotSync application settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Conducting cradle/cable HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 Performing a cradle/cable HotSync operation: Windows computers . . . 357 Performing a direct HotSync operation: Mac computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 Conducting IR HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Preparing your computer for infrared communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Performing an IR HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 Returning to cradle/cable HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Conducting modem HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Preparing your computer for a modem HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Preparing your handheld for a modem HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Performing a modem HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Conducting Bluetooth HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 Preparing your computer for a Bluetooth HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . 370
Contents xii Preparing your handheld for a Bluetooth HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . 371 Performing a Bluetooth HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Conducting network HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Connecting to your company’s dial-in server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Performing a network HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Using File Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Creating a user profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 Performing the first HotSync operation with a user profile . . . . . . . . . . . 378 Chapter 22: Setting Preferences for Your Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Setting General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Date & Time Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Digitizer Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Formats Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Graffiti 2 Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Power Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Sounds & Alerts Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Writing Area Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Setting Communication Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Bluetooth Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Connection Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Network Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Phone Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Setting Personal Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Buttons Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 Pen Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 HotSync Buttons Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 Color Theme Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 Owner Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 Security Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 Locking your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 Recovering from a forgotten password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 Making records private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 ShortCuts Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 Appendix A: Maintaining Your Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 Caring for your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 Prolonging battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444 Resetting your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Contents xiii Performing a soft reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 Performing a hard reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 Software installation problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Operating problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Tapping and writing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 Application problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 HotSync problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 Beaming and sending problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461 Phone connection problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 VersaMail™ problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463 Recharging problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464 Password problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465 Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465 Product Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
1 About This Book Congratulations on your purchase of a Palm™ Tungsten™ T2 handheld. This handbook is designed to quickly familiarize you with your handheld. It describes all you need to know about how to use your handheld and the applications that come with it. It guides you through: ■Locating all the parts of your handheld ■Viewing and entering data ■Setting up Bluetooth™ features and wireless communication features ■Working with expansion cards ■Using your handheld with your computer ■Personalizing your handheld with your own preference settings After you become familiar with the basic functionality of your handheld, you can use the rest of this handbook as a reference guide for less common tasks, for maintenance of your handheld, and for any problems that might arise as you operate your handheld.
3 CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Palm™ Tungsten™ T2 Handheld Your new Palm™ Tungsten™ T2 handheld enables you to do the following: ■Access your data and view or look up information with one hand, using the navigator. ■Capture thoughts while you’re on the go, with the voice recorder. ■Exchange data with other Bluetooth™ devices such as handhelds, phones, PCs, printers, networks, and more (other Bluetooth devices sold separately). ■Share data, make backups, and extend storage capacity with optional expansion cards (expansion slot included; expansion cards sold separately). ■View clear, sharp, colorful images on the high-resolution screen. ■Stay organized and on time by keeping your appointments, contact information, and to-do items in one place. ■Quickly jot notes or memos on the fly. ■Access the Internet and browse or search your favorite web sites. ■Send, receive, and compose e-mail and SMS messages. ■View and edit digital pictures. ■Read documents on the go. To use the Bluetooth communication features, you must have a mobile phone that supports infrared or Bluetooth communication. For more information, see Chapter 14. Web browsing and e-mail applications also require Internet access. See “Internet access requirements” later in this chapter for details.
Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Palm™ Tungsten™ T2 Handheld 4 System requirements To install and operate Palm™ Desktop software, your computer system must meet the requirements described in this section. Minimum requirements: Windows computers The minimum requirements for Windows computers are as follows: ■IBM-compatible Pentium-class computer ■One of the following operating systems: – Windows NT 4.0 Workstation and SP6 or later (requires a serial cradle/cable—sold separately—and administrator rights to install Palm Desktop software) –Windows 98 –Windows ME – Windows 2000 Pro (requires administrator rights to install Palm Desktop software) – Windows XP Home or Pro (requires administrator rights to install Palm Desktop software) ■Internet Explorer 4.01 with SP2 or later ■50 megabytes (MB) available hard disk space ■VGA monitor or better (Palm Desktop software Quick Tour requires 256-color video display; 16 Bit or High Color, and 800 x 600 resolution recommended) ■CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. ■Mouse ■One available USB port or serial port (serial cradle/cable sold separately) Minimum requirements: Mac computers The minimum requirements for Mac computers are as follows: ■Mac computer or compatible with a PowerPC processor ■Mac OS 9, version 9.1 or later with 12MB available memory or Mac OS X, version 10.1.2 or later ■25MB available hard disk space ■Monitor that supports screen resolution of 800 x 600 or better
Step 1: Connect the HotSync cradle/cable to the computer 5 ■CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive (you can also download Palm Desktop software from www.palm.com/intl). ■Mouse ■One available USB port or serial port (serial cradle/cable sold separately and compatible with Mac OS 9 only) Internet access requirements The requirements for Internet access are as follows: ■Any one of the following: – A Bluetooth mobile phone – An IR-enabled mobile phone – A mobile phone with a cable that connects to your handheld – A modem accessory for your handheld – A Bluetooth network connection with Internet access ■An account with an ISP, or Internet service provided by your company NOTEA data connection service may also be required by some mobile phone network providers. Upgrade information If you already own a Palm OS® handheld, go to the web site www.palm.com/ support/globalsupport for upgrade instructions. Step 1: Connect the HotSync cradle/cable to the computer a.Locate the USB icon and ports on your computer. b.Plug the USB connector into a USB port on your computer. c.Connect the adapter cable to the back of the cradle/cable. NOTEYour adapter may connect to the back of the USB connector, not to the cradle itself. d.Plug the adapter into a working electric outlet.
Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Palm™ Tungsten™ T2 Handheld 6 e.Windows NT users cannot use a USB cradle/cable and port. You must use a cradle with a serial port connection (sold separately). Step 2: Charge your handheld a.Place your handheld in the cradle/cable for at least two hours for an initial charge. Your handheld’s indicator light glows steady green when it is charging. b.After is it is charged, remove the handheld from the cradle/cable by gently tilting it forward and then lifting it from the cradle/cable. Once your handheld is setup and in daily use it requires about 15 to 30 minutes of charge time per day, depending on usage. To keep the battery fully charged, we recommend placing your handheld in a cradle/cable that is connected to a power source whenever you are not using it. Step 3: Set up your handheld a.Press the power button to turn on your handheld. If your handheld did not turn on, see“Operating problems” in Appendix B. b.Gently press the top of the stylus to release it from the slot, and then remove it from the slot. USB port USB connector USB icon