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Connecting with PsiWin
When you connect your Revo to the docking station,
PsiWin will automatically establish a connection
between your PC and Revo. You can tell if your Revo
is connected by glancing at the Connection icon on
the PC’s Taskbar (next to the clock):
Your PC is connected to the Revo. When
connected, the icon appears as a ‘steady’ curved
line, which moves when the PC and Revo are
communicating.Your PC has not detected the Revo. This icon is
displayed if the Revo is not connected, has been
switched off, or if you have selected the
Disconnect option from the My Psion or
Connection icon menus.
Note: To check the connection status on your Revo,
move to the System screen and tap on the Today
button on the Toolbar. The Link icon is 
 ‘Active’
when your Revo is transferring information to or from
the PC.
Connecting for the first time
When you connect to your PC for the first time, you
will be asked to enter a name to identify your Revo.
1.A dialog appears saying that a new Psion has
been detected. Select Add new Psion and click
OK.
2.Enter a name for your Revo and click OK.Note: If you connect another Psion machine, choose
a different name for each new Psion you connect to
your PC. PsiWin uses the name you enter to identify
information and backup files specific to each Psion
machine.
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Working with your files
Using My Psion and Windows Explorer, you can
open, move, copy and delete files stored on your
Revo from your PC.
1.Double-click on the My Psion icon on your
Desktop. The My Psion window opens, displaying
icons for your Revo’s internal drive and other
PsiWin features and settings.
2.Double-click on the Internal drive icon 
 to
display the files and folders on your Revo.
How to copy a file
Using Windows Explorer to copy files between your
PC and Revo in the same way you would copy files
to a floppy disk, or another PC on a network. PsiWin
can convert files as they are copied so that you can
open them on your PC or Revo straight away.1.Click Start, then select Windows Explorer from
the Program menu to open Windows Explorer.
2.Double-click on My Psion, then double-click on
the Internal drive icon 
 to display your Revo’s
files and folders. Find the file you wish to copy.
3.Click on the file you wish to copy and select
Copy from the Edit menu.
4.Open the folder on your PC where you wish to
copy the file and select Paste from the Edit
menu.
Note: You can also copy the file by clicking on the file
icon and dragging it to the folder on your PC.
5.Before PsiWin copies the file, a dialog box
appears in which you can select the type of file
you wish to use on the PC.
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·The dialog suggests a suitable file type for the
converted file, e.g. ‘Excel 5.0/95’ for a Revo Sheet
file, or ‘Word 6.0/95’ for a Revo Word file. Select
an alternative type if you use a different file type
on your PC.
·Select the Convert button to copy the file from
your Revo to the PC and automatically convert it
into the chosen file type.You can use Windows Explorer to manage files and
folders stored on your Revo in the same way as your
PC’s drives.
Take care when deleting files
If you delete a file on your Revo from your PC, it is
permanently removed from the Revo’s drive. The file
cannot be retrieved from the Windows Recycle Bin, which
only stores files deleted from your PC’s drives.
File format to
use on PCRevo file to
be converted
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Opening Revo files from your PC
You can open a file on your Revo using a PC
application, without first having to copy it to your
PC’s drive. Edit the file on your PC and then save it
back to your Revo when you have finished.
To open, and edit, a Revo file from Windows
Explorer:
1.Double-click on the file icon or press Enter. A
dialog box appears in which you can select the
type of file you wish to use on your PC.
2.Select the file type suitable for the application
you will use to edit the file on your PC.
3.Click on the Convert button to copy the file and
convert it to the chosen PC file type. PsiWin
opens the converted file using the PC application
associated with the file type, e.g. Paint for a
Bitmap Image (*.bmp) file, or Notepad for a
Text (*.txt) file.When you save the file from the PC application,
PsiWin displays a dialog to confirm the Revo file
format you want to use, before copying the file back
to your Revo. Select the appropriate file type for your
Revo, and then select Convert to copy the file back
to your Revo. PsiWin makes a backup copy of the
original file which is renamed with a ‘.bak’ suffix, e.g. a
file named ‘Document’ is backed up as
‘Document.bak’.
Note: Don’t delete the backup version of the file
from your Revo until you are sure you want to use
the edited version instead.
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Backing up your Revo
Use PsiWin to back up all the files stored on your
Revo to your PC. Keeping backups of your Revo’s
files on your PC means that you have a separate copy
of all your work, which can be restored to your Revo.
For example, you can restore backed up files to your
Revo if you accidentally delete a file, wish to revert
back to an older version of a file, or need to restore
files if you forget to recharge the battery.
To make a backup:
1.Double-click on the Psion Backup icon 
 on
the PC Desktop.
2.To start backing up the files on your Revo, click
Back Up in the Psion Backup dialog. PsiWin
displays a progress window showing how long
the backup will take and will inform you when it
has completed.
Scheduling regular backups
Set PsiWin to make automatic backups at regular
intervals, so you do not need to remember to back
up your Revo. It is a good idea to schedule automatic
backups because it means you will always have up to
date copies of your Revo’s files. To do this:
1.Right-click on My Psion and select Properties.
2.Move to the Backup tab.
3.Tick Perform automatic backup and select how
often you wish to back up your Revo.
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Synchronizing your Revo
Use synchronization to manage information which
you wish to keep up to date on both your PC and
Revo, such as agenda appointments, the contacts
address book, and emails. When you synchronize
with a PC scheduler, PsiWin checks the information
in your scheduler with the matching Agenda file or
contacts on your Revo. PsiWin updates the files on
both your PC and Revo to include the new
information. When you synchronize your email,
PsiWin checks the emails on your Revo and the
messages on your PC, then copies emails to both
your Revo and PC to keep them in step. Some
examples of synchronization are:
·If you add a new appointment in your Revo
Agenda; the date, time and notes for the entry
will be copied to your PC scheduler.
·If you change a phone number in your PC
scheduler, it will be amended in your Revo’s
contacts address book.
·If you enter overlapping appointments in your PC
and Revo agendas, PsiWin will warn you of the
conflict.·If you write an email on your Revo and place it in
the Outbox, it will be copied to the Outbox on
your PC, so you can send it from the email
account set up on your PC.
·You may have a work Agenda synchronizing with
a network installation of Organizer at the office,
and a personal Agenda synchronizing with
Schedule+ on your PC at home.
Email Synchronization
To access your email mailbox via a PC, install PsiWin
and the Email Synchronization plug-in on your PC. This
chapter does not include information on Email
Synchronization. See the PsiWin on-line Help for details
on using Email Synchronization.
To create a new synchronization task:
·Double-click on the Psion Synchronizer
icon 
 on the Desktop. Follow the steps in the
Synchronization wizard to specify the settings for
the new synchronization task.
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Contacts
Adding a contact
You can add contact details in any order. To add a
contact:
1.Tap the New contact button or select the
command from the File menu.
2.Type the contact information next to the
appropriate labels.
·Tap on a label or use the arrow keys to move
between the boxes. Use the scroll bar to see
labels which are not currently displayed.
·Tap on the page tabs to move between the
personal and work pages.
You can use the Contacts program to store
information about your “contacts”, such as those
found in an address book. Each contact includes
“labels” for details such as names, addresses, email
addresses, telephone and fax numbers.Copying numbers to a mobile phone
If you have a mobile phone, use the Phone program to
copy your Contacts’ phone numbers to your phone. See
the ‘Phone’ chapter for more details.What if I have an address book on my PC?
If you already keep your contacts in a PC scheduler, use
PsiWin to synchronize them and copy all your PC’s
contacts to your Revo. For more details, see the ‘PsiWin’
chapter and PsiWin’s on-line Help.
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3.Tap the Save button when you’ve finished typing
in the contact details.Note: If there is no suitable label for the information
you wish to enter, you can add a new label. See
‘Contact labels’ later.
Looking at your contacts
Contact details are displayed as a “card”, with the
contacts list shown alongside.
·To sort contacts alphabetically by first name, last
name or company name, use the Sort button on
the Toolbar or the command on the View menu.
·To adjust the width of the list and contact details
card, use Preferences on the Tools menu.
List of contacts
Label
Details of
selected contact
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How do I dial a telephone number using tones?
You can dial a contact’s telephone number by selecting
the contact, then selecting Dial from the Tools menu.
See the ‘Dialling’ chapter for details.
Finding contacts
You can find contacts by typing part of the name, or
search for text contained anywhere within the
contact details.
·To find a contact by name, simply type the first
few letters of the name in the Find: box and
press Enter. Only the name and/or company
name are searched.·To search for text contained anywhere within a
contact’s details; e.g. text in an address, email or
notes label; use the Find in all text command on
the Edit menu.
Search tips
Type a ? for a single unknown letter or a * for any
number of unknown letters (known as “wildcards”), e.g.
typing ‘?ath’ would find ‘cath’ and ‘kath’, whereas typing
‘*ath’ would also find ‘goliath’.
After a search, only those entries including the search
text will be displayed. To display all the contact
entries again, tap on the Find: box.
Search clue
Dial dialog
Search results
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