Sony Clie PEG-NR70V/U, PEG-NR70/U Handheld Operating Instructions

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Advanced HotSync® operations
Importing data
1Start the Palm Desktop for CLIÉ software.
2Click the application into which you want to import data.
3If you are importing records that contain a field with
category names, select All in the Category box.
Be sure that the same categories that appear in the imported file also exist
in the application. If the categories do not exist, create them now;
otherwise, the records will be imported into...

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Advanced HotSync® operations
Synchronizing with external data (File Link)
The File Link feature allows you to import Address Book and Memo Pad
information onto your CLIÉ handheld from a separate external file such as a
company phone list. HotSync
® Manager stores the data in a separate
category on your Palm Desktop for CLIÉ software and your CLIÉ handheld.
You can set the File Link feature to check for changes to the external file
when...

Chapter 4
Communicating using your Sony CLIÉ Handheld
This chapter describes how to communicate with another Palm OS® PDA device via
the infrared communications port or Memory Stick®
 media, how to handle Memory
Stick media, and how to use the MS Gate application for managing the data in
Memory Stick media.
Contents
Beaming between your Sony CLIÉ Handheld
and another Palm OS® PDA .................................................... 134
What you can do with beaming...

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IR Port
Beaming between your Sony CLIÉ Handheld
and another Palm OS
® PDA
What you can do with beaming
Your CLIÉ handheld is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use
to beam information to another Palm OS® PDA device that’s close by and
that also has an IR port. The IR port is located at the top of your CLIÉ
handheld, behind the small dark shield.
You can beam the following information between your CLIÉ handheld and
another Palm OS PDA:...

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Beaming between your Sony CLIÉ Handheld and another Palm
OS
® PDA
Beaming information
You can beam a record, business card, or category of records between your
CLIÉ handheld and another Palm OS PDA.
1Locate the record, business card, or category you want to
beam.
2Tap the Menu  icon.
3Tap one of the following from the Record menu:
•The Beam command for an individual record
•In Address Book only: Beam Business Card
•Beam Category
4When the Beam dialog...

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Beaming between your Sony CLIÉ Handheld and another Palm
OS
® PDA
Receiving beamed information
1Turn on your CLIÉ handheld.
2Point the IR port directly at the IR port of the other Palm OS
PDA handheld transmitting the data.
The Beam dialog box is displayed. Beaming data starts.
You can select in a dialog box the category in which you save the data.
3Tap Yes.
The data is saved to the unfiled category.
Note
If Beam Receive in the Preferences menu is...

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Using Memory Stick®
 media
What is Memory Stick® media?
Memory Stick®
 media is a new, compact, portable, and versatile Integrated
Circuit recording medium with a data capacity that exceeds a floppy disk.
Memory Stick media is specially designed for exchanging and sharing
digital data among Memory Stick media compatible products such as a
digital video camera. Because it is removable, Memory Stick media can also
be used for external data storage....

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Using Memory Stick® media
Inserting and removing Memory Stick media
Insert Memory Stick media into the Memory Stick slot as illustrated below.
The contents of the Memory Stick media is displayed automatically.
Note
Insert Memory Stick media in the right direction. If Memory Stick media is forced in the
wrong way, it may be damaged.
To remove Memory Stick media
Make sure that your CLIÉ handheld is not writing data to or reading data
from Memory Stick...

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Using Memory Stick®
 media
Notes on using Memory Stick media
When you use Memory Stick media, follow these precautions:
•Avoid touching the terminal of Memory Stick media or letting it come into
contact with a metal object.
•Do not drop, bend, or submit Memory Stick media to external shock.
•Do not disassemble or modify Memory Stick media.
•Avoid getting liquids on Memory Stick media.
•Avoid using or storing Memory Stick media in a location subject...

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Using Memory Stick®
 media
Protecting the data in Memory Stick media 
To prevent accidental erasure of important data, you can use the write
protect tab of Memory Stick media. Slide the tab to the left or right to enable
or disable writing to the Memory Stick media.
Write-enable position
Slide the tab to the left to select the write-enable position. You can read data
from and write data to the Memory Stick media.
Write-protect position (LOCK)
Slide...