Sony Clie Peg Sl10 Handheld Operating Instructions

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5Connect your CLIÉ handheld to the USB cable and perform a
HotSync operation.
This HotSync operation records the network information about your
computer onto your CLIÉ handheld.
6Check if your computer‘s network information (Primary PC
name and Primary PC address) is entered in your CLIÉ
handheld:
1Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select HotSync and press the Jog
Dial navigator. Or tap the HotSync 
 icon on...

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3Tap Modem Sync Prefs from the Options menu.
The Modem Sync Preferences screen is displayed.
4Tap Network.
5Tap OK.
The HotSync screen appears again.
6Tap Modem, and tap Select Service.
The Preferences screen is displayed.
Note
See “Changing the Network preferences” on page 172 for information on creating a
network connection.
7Tap the arrow V next to Service and select a service from the
drop-down list....

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8Tap Done.
9Tap the Menu  icon.
10Tap Conduit Setup from the Options menu.
Follow the instructions in “To select the conduits for a modem HotSync
operation ” on page 118.
11Perform a HotSync operation via modem.
Follow the instructions in “Performing a HotSync operation via modem”
on page 119.
When connecting to the network computer via cable (LANSync)
1Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select HotSync and...

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7Tap Conduit Setup from the Options menu.
Follow the instructions in “To select the conduits for a modem HotSync
operation ” on page 118.
8Perform a local HotSync operation.
Follow the instructions in “Performing a local HotSync® operation with
the USB cable” on page 103. 

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Importing data from a Windows application
If you have data stored in Windows computer applications such as
spreadsheets and databases, you can transfer that data to your CLIÉ
handheld.
Importable file formats
Save data in one of the file formats listed below, import it into the Palm
Desktop for CLIÉ software, and perform a HotSync® operation to transfer
the data to your CLIÉ handheld.
The Palm Desktop for...

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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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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 Memory Stick Gate application for managing the
data in Memory Stick media.
Contents
Beaming between your Sony CLIÉ Handheld and another
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What you can do with beaming...

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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 is close by and
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:
•The record currently displayed in Address Book, Date Book, To Do List, or...

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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...