Palm PalmTM ZireTM Handheld, Handbook

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Chapter 15 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld
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You can also create custom configurations, which include the following:
Configuring an IR to phone connection
The following example shows you how to edit the IR to Phone connection to adjust
the communication speed between your handheld and phone; you can similarly
edit other connections or settings. You can use the IR to Phone connection to
perform a remote IR HotSync operation. To accomplish the HotSync operation,
your handheld sends data through its IR port to a modem attached to or within a
mobile phone, which then dials a modem attached to or within your desktop
computer, to synchronize with your Desktop application.
To edit the IR to Phone connection:
1.
Select the IR to Phone connection and tap Edit.
PC via Cable:
A local HotSync
®
connection: the direct
connection between your handheld and your desktop
computer. Your handheld is connected to the cable, and the
cable is attached to the USB port of your desktop computer.
PC via Infrared:
A connection between the IR port of your
handheld and the infrared device of your computer or laptop.
Modem via Infrared:
A connection between the IR port of your
handheld and a modem. The modem can be attached to or
within a mobile phone or some other device containing an IR
port. (Some IR phones contain modems.)