Sony Clie PEG-S320 Operating Instructions

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Deleting data in “Memory Stick” media
MS Gate allows you to delete unnecessary data from “Memory Stick” media.
1Insert “Memory Stick” media in your CLIE handheld.
The content of the “Memory Stick” media is displayed.
2Tap the Home  icon.
3Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select MS Gate and then
press the Jog Dial navigator. Or tap the MS Gate
 icon on
the Application Launcher screen.
MS Gate starts. The data in your CLIE handheld is listed.
4Press...

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7Tap OK.
The data selected in step 5 is deleted from “Memory Stick” media.
To delete all data at once
Tap Select All in step 5.
To cancel the selection
•To cancel all the selections, tap Clear All.
•To clear the selection of individual selected items only,
tap them one at a time.
To change the folder to be deleted
Tap  or  to select the folder that you want to delete, so that the folder
display changes and you can specify a folder to be deleted.
You...

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Using the MS Gate menus
MS Gate menu commands allow you to exchange data between your CLIE
handheld and “Memory Stick” media.
Tools menus
The menu items differ depending on the screen being displayed.
Select AllSelects all the data displayed in the selected tab.
Clear AllCancels the selection of the data.
MoveMoves the selected data to your CLIE handheld or “Memory
Stick” media. The Move files screen appears.
CopyCopies the selected data to your CLIE...

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How to read the online manual
Detailed information on MS Gate software is provided in the online manual
on the supplied CD-ROM.
To see the online manual, the Adobe Acrobat Reader
® software must be
installed on your computer.
1Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s
CD-ROM drive.
The installation launcher window is displayed.
2Click Manuals.
3Double-click MSGate.pdf.
The online manual appears.
If the Acrobat Reader software is not...

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Installing applications to/from “Memory Stick” media without
using MSGate
You can copy and install applications to/from a “Memory Stick” media
from/to your CLIE handheld from the Application Launcher screen.
However, observe the following as malfunction may occur depending on the
application.
•You can only copy application files  (files with extensions such as .prc,
.pdb) with the following procedure. Related files will not be copied
together at the...

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Notes on starting applications installed from the “Memory Stick” media(without using MS Gate)
Observe the following when starting applications installed to a “Memory
Stick” media without using MS Gate (i.e., when you installed them through
HotSync or by copying from the Application Launcher screen).
•You can only start application files (files with extensions such as .prc,
.pdb). Image files and movie files that come with the application cannot
be...

Chapter 5
Customizing your Sony CLIE Handheld
(Preferences)
This chapter describes how to customize your CLIE handheld by changing the
Preferences settings.
Contents
 What you can do with Preferences ..................................................... 168
Changing the Buttons preferences ............................................................ 170
Assigning applications to buttons ........................................................ 170
Changing the full-screen pen stroke activities...

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 What you can do with Preferences
The Preferences screen enables you to customize the configuration options
on your CLIE handheld.
•Buttons
Assign different applications to the buttons on the front panel of your
CLIE handheld and the HotSync
® button on the cradle (not supplied),
and reassign the full-screen pen stroke command.
•Connection
Configure serial, modem, and infrared communication settings.
•Date & Time
Set the current date and time,...

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Viewing Preference
1Rotate the Jog Dial™ navigator to select Prefs and then press
the Jog Dial navigator. Or tap the Prefs 
 icon on the
Application Launcher screen.
The Preferences screen appears.
2Tap the arrow V in the upper right on the screen and then
select the Preferences screen you want to view from the
drop-down list.
 What you can do with Preferences 

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Changing the Buttons preferences
Assigning applications to buttons
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to assign different applications
to the buttons on the front panel of your CLIE handheld.
For example, you can assign the To Do List button to start Expense.
1Tap Buttons from the drop-down list on the Preferences
screen.
The Buttons Preferences screen is displayed.
2Tap the arrow V next to a button and then tap the
application that you...