Getting Started with PalmTM m100 Series Handhelds Copyright Copyright © 2001-2002 Palm, Inc. All rights reserved. Graffiti, HotSync, and Palm OS are registered trademarks of Palm, Inc. The HotSync logo, Palm, Palm Powered, and the Palm logo are trademarks of Palm, Inc. Other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this guide. Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this software. Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or repairs. Be sure to make backup copies of all important data on other media to protect against data loss. 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Contents Front panel of PalmTM m100 series handhelds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Back panel of Palm m100 series handhelds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Graffiti® writing area and surrounding icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Graffiti writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Basic Graffiti characters (there are many more). . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Applications on your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Beaming information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Removing the flip cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Changing the faceplate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 PalmTM Desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 I don't see anything on my handheld screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 I can't complete a HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Troubleshooting communication problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Troubleshooting data synchronization problems . . . . . . . . . . 20 Troubleshooting recharging problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Troubleshooting expansion card problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 iii Contents iv Front panel of PalmTM m100 series handhelds Power button Press it to turn on your handheld. Hold it down for two seconds to set the brightness of the backlight. Press it again to turn it off. Date Book Graffiti® writing area See the next page for details. Graffiti writing is a simple method of writing letters, numbers, and symbols. Scroll buttons Press to scroll through screens, go from day to day in Date Book. When your handheld is off, press the Up button to display the Clock. Address Book Note Pad Application buttons Press each one to turn on the handheld and start an application. To Do List Back panel of Palm m100 series handhelds Stylus The tool for everything you do on the handheld. Use it to write Graffiti characters, tap icons and buttons and menu items, select text, drag the scroll bar, and so on. Faceplate tab See page 13 to learn how to change the faceplate. IR port Beam data from your handheld to another Palm OS® handheld. See page 11 for details. Universal connector Your handheld's connection to the HotSync® cradle/ cable, and also to a modem, portable keyboard, and other accessories that are sold separately. Expansion card slot Increase the space available for data and applications. See page 10 for details. 1 Graffiti® writing area and surrounding icons Graffiti® writing area and surrounding icons Tap Clock to see the time, set an alarm, change the time and date. Tap Contrast to improve screen contrast using slider. Tap to open the Applications Launcher. All your applications are listed there. When writing Graffiti characters, write letters on the left, numbers on the right. Tap to open the Calculator. Tap to see menus in applications that have them. Tap abc and 123 to display onscreen keyboards. Then tap characters to enter text. Tap to find text in all applications. Tap here to display alphabetic keyboard. Tap here to display numeric keyboard. Tap here to display international keyboard. 2 Graffiti writing Graffiti writing The best way to learn is to practice. To take the Graffiti tutorial on your handheld, tap the Graffiti icon in the Applications Launcher. Most Graffiti characters are made with a single stroke of the stylus. 1. Start the stroke where the heavy dot is. Don't try to make the dot; just start there. 2. Don't lift the stylus until you reach the end of the stroke. Some characters require a preliminary stroke. For example, to write a quotation mark, tap once and then make the Graffiti stroke for n. Basic Graffiti characters (there are many more) Tips s Characters do not show up in the Graffiti writing area, but on the handheld screen, wherever the blinking cursor is located in the record you're working on. Write Graffiti characters BIG, and write at normal speed. Press firmly with the stylus. s s 3 Applications on your handheld s You can see tables displaying all Graffiti characters simply by drawing the pen stroke: starting from the bottom center of the Graffiti writing area, drag the stylus to draw a straight, imaginary line to the top of the screen. You can write Graffiti characters even when the onscreen keyboard is open. s Applications on your handheld In the Applications Launcher, the category All shows you all the applications on your handheld. Tap All to select another category from the pick list that drops down. Select Edit Categories to create a new category. Use the stylus to drag the dark bar of the scroll bar so that you can see the rest of the icons on the screen. Or press the Down scroll button. Tips s s To start an application, tap its icon. Tap the Welcome icon in the Applications Launcher to go through the Basic Skills and Graffiti tutorials. Complete descriptions of the applications are in the electronic Handbook. For help on a task, tap the Tips icon on your handheld. s s 4 Applications on your handheld Address Book. Keep names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information about your personal and business contacts. Enter a last name on the Look Up line to jump to that name. Calculator. Perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and square root operations. In the Options menu, tap Recent Calculations to see the calculations you made in the current session. Card Info. Name expansion cards, format them, and review general information about a card and its contents. 5 Applications on your handheld Clock. View the current time and date. Set a wake-up alarm here. In the Options menu, tap Alarm Preferences to select Reveille, Bumble Bee, or other sounds. Date Book. Schedule appointments or any activity associated with a time and date. A diamond marks an untimed event. Tap icons in the lower-left corner to see events in the Day, Week, Month, or Agenda view. p Graffiti. Tap to start the Graffiti tutorial. 6 Applications on your handheld HotSync. HotSync operations exchange and update data between your handheld and your computer. You can perform HotSync operations using a cradle or cable, modems attached to your handheld and desktop computer, and the IR ports on your handheld and computer. When synchronization is complete, the following screen appears: Memo Pad. Store notes, directions, passwords, and other information you can't always remember. Each memo can be up to 4,000 characters long. In the Options menu, tap Font to make text bold or large. 7 Applications on your handheld Note Pad. Work on the screen to make notes in your own handwriting, draw maps, sketch, and so on. Preferences. Customize the way your handheld looks and operates. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner to go to the various preferences screens. 8 Applications on your handheld Security. Set a password here and select whether to mask your private records or hide them completely. Use the same password to lock your handheld. To Do List. Create short reminders of what you have to do. Tap Details to prioritize an item. Use Agenda View in Date Book to see your schedule and To Do List items together. Welcome. Come back here to recalibrate your screen or review the Basic Skills and Graffiti tutorials. 9 Menus Menus To use menus, tap the Menu icon, or tap the upper-left corner of the screen. The first menu drops down. Tap a menu to open it, and then tap a command to choose it. Tap the Menu icon (shown at left) in the Graffiti writing area to display the first menu. To use common commands available in your current context, draw the Graffiti Menu Command stroke. A toolbar appears. Tap the icon of the command you want. Graffiti Menu Command stroke In this context, Cut, Copy, and Paste are available. Just tap an icon. Expansion card A tiny Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMediaCard expansion card (sold separately) increases the variety of tasks you can do and the amount of space available for storing software and data on your handheld. To insert a card: 1. Insert the card in the 2. Push the card in with your direction shown by the icon. Icon thumb. You feel the card lock and hear the system sound (if sound is on). 10 Beaming information To remove a card: 1. Push lightly against the 2. When the card is released, card with your thumb. you hear the system sound. When a card is seated in the expansion slot, its name appears in the upper-right corner of the Applications Launcher, and its contents appear onscreen, as shown to the right. When you want to go back to the applications on your handheld, tap the name of the expansion card, and then tap All in the pick list. Use the Card Info application to see general information about the expansion card, rename it, and format it. Keep the expansion card slot clean. Leave the dummy card in the slot when you are not using an expansion card. Beaming information The infrared (IR) port on your handheld can beam information to another Palm OS® handheld with an IR port that's close by. You can beam the following information: s The record or category of records currently displayed in Address Book, Date Book, Memo Pad, Note Pad, or To Do List. An application in RAM memory or on an expansion card. An Address Book record designated as your business card. To designate the record, simply select the record, tap the Menu icon, tap Select Business Card, and then tap Yes to confirm. To beam your business card, hold down the Address Book button for two seconds. 11 s s Battery Power For best results, handhelds should be between 10 centimeters (about 4 inches) and 1 meter (about 39 inches) apart, and the path between the two handhelds must be clear of obstacles. To beam: 1. Display what you want to To receive beamed information: 1. Turn on your handheld. 2. (Optional) Tap the category beam onscreen. 2. Tap the Menu icon. 3. In the menu that drops down, tap the Beam command. pick list and select where you want the information to be stored on your handheld. Before you move your handhelds out of beaming position, wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete. Battery Power Your handheld is recharged each time you place the handheld in the cradle. Just place your handheld in the cradle for at least two hours for an initial charge before you use it. Then place it in the cradle for ten to fifteen minutes each day to recharge the battery to full capacity. If the battery gets low, your handheld displays a warning message ...