Sony Clie Peg Nx80v Instructions Manual

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Turning the Beam Receive feature on or off
You can turn on or off the Beam Receive feature. 
When you turn off the Beam Receive feature, you cannot receive data via 
beaming but your CLIÉ handheld battery is conserved. By default, the Beam 
Receive feature is set to On.
1Tap the arrow V at the top right of the Preferences screen 
and select General.
2Tap the arrow V next to Beam Receive and select On or 
Off.
On: Enables the Beam Receive feature.
Off:...

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Changing the Network preferences
Note
For the settings specific to a peripheral device, refer to the manual of that device.
Selecting a service template
You can customize the Service setting to select the service template for your 
Internet Service Provider or a dial-in server. 
1Tap the arrow V at the top right of the Preferences screen 
and select Network.
The Network Preferences screen is displayed.
2Tap the arrow V next to Service and select the service...

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Entering a user name
The User Name setting identifies the name you use when you log into your 
Internet Service Provider (ISP) or dial-in server.
1Tap the User Name field on the Network Preferences 
screen.
2Enter your user name.
Notes
 Although this field can contain multiple lines of text, only two lines appear on-
screen.
 Most dial-in servers do not accept spaces in the user name.
Entering a password
The Password...

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Selecting a connection
Use the Connection setting to select the method you want to use to connect to 
your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or a dial-in server.
1Tap the arrow V next to Connection and select Standard 
Modem on the Network Preferences screen.
Adding detailed information to a service template
If you are using one of the predefined service templates, you probably only 
need to enter your user name and telephone...

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Changing the Network preferences
4Tap the arrow V next to Idle timeout and select one of the 
following options.
1 Minute: Waits one minute before dropping the connection when you open 
another application that does not use the network.
2 Minutes: Waits two minutes.
3 Minutes: Waits three minutes.
Never: Keeps your PPP or SLIP connection open until you turn off your CLIÉ 
handheld (or until it times out).
Note that this option will be more costly than...

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Creating additional service templates
You can create additional service templates from scratch or by duplicating 
existing templates and editing the information. After you create a new or 
duplicate template, you can add and edit settings.
To duplicate an existing service template
1Tap the arrow V next to Service and select the predefined 
service template you want to duplicate on the Network 
Preferences screen.
2Tap the...

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Changing the Network preferences
Creating log-in scripts
A log-in script is a series of commands that automates logging in to a network 
server, such as your corporate network or your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
You can also use non-ASCII characters or literal characters for Log-in Scripts.
bFor details, refer to “Non-ASCII Characters for Log-in Scripts” on page 99.
1Tap the Service field on the Network Preferences screen.
2Tap Details.
The Details...

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5Repeat step 4 until the log-in script is complete.
6Tap OK.
The Details screen is displayed.
7Tap OK.
The Network Preferences screen is displayed.
DelayMakes your CLIÉ handheld wait a specific number of 
seconds before executing the next command in the log-in 
script.
Get IPReads an IP address and uses it as the IP address for your 
CLIÉ handheld. This command is used with SLIP 
connections.
PromptOpens a dialog box and...

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Non-ASCII Characters for Log-in Scripts
The following information enables you to create custom log-in scripts that 
require non-ASCII characters. It is provided for advanced users who 
understand the use and requirements of such characters in a custom log-in 
script.
Use of ^char
You may use the caret ( ^ ) to transmit ASCII command characters. If you send 
^char, and the ASCII value of character is between @ and _, then the...

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Using the Network preferences menus
This section describes the menu commands specific to network preferences. 
For the menu commands that are common for the CLIÉ handheld applications, 
refer to “Common menu items” on page 39.
Service menus
Option menus
NewCreates a new service template.
Delete...Deletes the current service template.
DuplicateDuplicates the current service template.
View LogDisplays the Network Log screen...