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Connecting Son

y Handheld to

our Computer

Installing the Palm Desktop for Sony
software

Computer system requirements

To install and operate the Palm Desktop for Sony software, your computer
system must meet the following requirements:

• OS: Microsoft

Windows

98/Windows

98 Second Edition/Windows

2000 Professional

• CPU: Pentium processor 90MHz or greater (MMX technology Pentium

processor recommended)

• RAM: 32 MB or more (64 MB or more recommended)

• Hard disk drive: 64 MB or more available space

• Display: High Color or more (640 x 480 pixels or more/800 x 600 pixels

or more recommended)

• CD-ROM drive

• Mouse or similar pointing device

• USB connector

Note

Users of Windows

2000 Professional must be log on as an Administrator in order to install.

Installing the software

Note

• Before installing the Palm Desktop for Sony software, do not connect the cradle to a

USB connector of the computer. The installation of the software might not be
performed correctly.

• If the Palm Desktop software is already installed to your computer, Please uninstall the

Palm Desktop software and install the Palm Deskttop for Sony software.

Exit all applications running on Windows

You should quit all applications that automatically run at startup, such
as fax communication software, anti-virus tool, screen saver, and
Microsoft

Office Shortcut Bar.

Summary of Contents for PEG-S300 Read This First

Page 1: ...Read This First 4 649 988 12 1 2000 Sony Corporation PEG S300 Personal Entertainment Organizer ...

Page 2: ...emark of Starfish Software Inc Adobe and Adobe Acrobat Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license QuickTime is registered in U S and other countries All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners Note Sony does not support third party add on applications If you are having a problem with a third party applic...

Page 3: ...i letters 23 The Graffiti alphabet 24 Writing capital letters 25 Writing numbers 26 Writing punctuation marks 26 Additional Graffiti punctuation 27 Writing symbols and extended characters 27 Writing accented characters 28 Accent strokes 28 Additional non English characters 28 Using Navigation strokes 28 Using Graffiti ShortCuts 29 Using your computer keyboard 30 Importing data 30 Connecting Sony H...

Page 4: ...ther devices such as personal computers The major features of the Sony handheld are as follows 1 Personal digital organizer features Date Book Address Book To Do List and Memo Pad 2 Data exchange or data synchronization with your computer HotSync 3 Playback of still or motion pictures working with PictureGear Lite software on the computer 4 Data exchange with a computer or other Sony handheld s us...

Page 5: ...5 Unpacking your Sony handheld Personal Entertainment Organizer 1 Cradle 1 AC Adapter 1 Stylus 1 8MB Memory Stick 1 Protective Carrying Case 1 ...

Page 6: ...CD ROM 1 Personal Entertainment Organizer Operating Instructions 1 Read This First 1 this document PictureGear Pocket Operating Instructions 1 Graffiti Card 1 Graffiti Label 1 End User s License Agreement 1 Other printed materials ...

Page 7: ...nd receive data from other Palm OS handhelds and to perform HotSync operations For more information refer to the Sony handheld Operating Instructions 3 Jog Dial Navigator Used to select and execute applications or items For details see Using the Jog Dial navigator 4 Graffiti Writing Area The area where you write letters and numbers using the Graffiti alphabet See Using Graffiti writing to enter da...

Page 8: ...ing this button for longer than 2 seconds turns the back light on or off 8 Screen Displays the applications and information stored in your Sony handheld It is touch sensitive and responds to the stylus 9 Application Buttons Activates the individual applications that correspond to the icons on the buttons Date Book Address Book To Do List and Memo Pad See the Sony handheld Operating Instructions fo...

Page 9: ...ase on Sony handheld Put the supplied protective carrying case on Sony handheld following below z Please remove the protective carrying case from the Sony handheld while the Sony handheld is placed on the cradle or connect to the AC adapter ...

Page 10: ...the screen or to enter characters For details see Using the stylus 2 Reset Button Under normal use you should not have to use this button For more information refer to the Sony handheld Operating Instructions 3 Interface Connector Used to connect to the cradle or AC adapter ...

Page 11: ...ation see Exchanging and Updating Data Using HotSync Operations in the Sony handheld Operating Instructions 3 Cradle Indicator When you connect the AC Adapter to the cradle and place the Sony handheld on the cradle this indicator lights in green and charging will start 4 AC Adaptor Connector You can connect an AC adapter 5 USB Connector You can connect a USB connector on the computer ...

Page 12: ...uncher appears displaying a list of applications 3 Menu Icon Tap this icon and a menu of current applications appears 4 Contrast Adjustment Icon Tap this icon to adjust the contrast of the Sony handheld screen If the digitizer preferences are not set correctlly this screen does not appear Please set the preferences correctly ...

Page 13: ... an application 6 Scroll Bar Drag this bar to scroll the screen 7 Calculator Icon Tap this icon to open the Calculator 8 Find Icon Tap this icon to open the find screen 9 Graffiti Writing Area This area is for hand writing input with Graffiti text ...

Page 14: ...ndheld for the first time be sure to charge it Connect the supplied cradle of Sony handheld to an AC adapter in advance Charging will start automatically by putting Sony handheld on the cradle The first time charge take about 3 hours Subsequent charges on a frequent basis will require less time When Sony handheld is placed on the cradle the indicator on the cradle lights and charging starts Put So...

Page 15: ...hen using Sony handheld In order to avoid losing the stylus always put it back into its holder on Sony handheld after using Tapping When entering characters to Sony handheld via the screen keyboard or when specifying the application you want to execute press lightly on the desired button or icon with the stylus This action of pressing lightly on the screen with the stylus is called tapping Take ou...

Page 16: ...oving the stylus along the screen surface Examples of dragging By dragging the scrollbar you can view the portion of data that is not displayed on the screen When selecting multiple characters move the stylus along the desired characters The characters included in the area are selected together Touch the desired item on the screen with the stylus and move it along the screen surface drag ...

Page 17: ...s in succession or to select an application to start What you can do by rotating the Jog Dial navigator differs depending on the application you are using For details refer to the instructions of each application Pressing the Jog Dial navigator To determine the item selected by rotating the Jog Dial navigator or to execute the selected application press the Jog Dial navigator What you can do by pr...

Page 18: ...h your Sony handheld by following this procedure 1 Press the Sony handheld power button Sony handheld is turned on and the Welcome screen appears After a while the Setup screen appears 2 Take out the Stylus and tap anywhere on the screen A Setup screen which corrects the displacement between the tapped location and the display on the screen appears 3 Tap anywhere on the screen ...

Page 19: ... the beginning See Changing the digitizer preferences in the Sony handheld Operating Instructions for more information on setting the Digitizer After adjustment completes a screen for setting time and date appears 5 Tap the area surrounded by the Set Time frame The Set Time screen appears 6 Tap or to set the time display to the current time 7 Tap the box which displays minutes then set the minute ...

Page 20: ...he screen to adjust the year 11 Tap the current month then tap the current date The date is set correctly and the screen returns to the time date setup screen 12 Tap Next The Enter Data screen appears 13 Tap Done The initial settings are complete and the Sony handheld Home screen appears You can now use the Sony handheld ...

Page 21: ... Open any application such as Memo Pad 2 Tap any record or tap New 3 Tap a to open the alphabetic keyboard or tap 1 to open the numeric keyboard 4 Tap the characters to enter text and numbers Note The onscreen keyboard also includes a dialog box for international characters You can switch among the three dialogs at any time to enter the exact text you need 5 After you finish tap Done to close the ...

Page 22: ...hapter like the shapes shown in the following diagram you archive 100 accuracy The heavy dot on each shape shows where to begin the stroke Certain characters have similar shapes but different beginning and end points Always begin the stroke at the heavy dot you should not create the heavy dot it is only there to show you where to begin the stroke Most characters require only a single stroke When y...

Page 23: ...sion of a letter 3 Position the stylus in the left hand side of the Graffiti writing area 4 Start your stroke at the heavy dot and draw the stroke shape as it appears in the tables 5 Lift the stylus from the screen at the end of the stroke shape That is all there is to it When you lift the stylus from the screen your Sony handheld recognizes your stroke immediately and prints the letter at the ins...

Page 24: ...r you want to delete and make the backspace stroke a line from right to left in the Graffiti writing area Write at natural speed Writing too slowly can generate recognition errors Do not write on a slant Vertical strokes should be parallel to the sides of the Graffiti writing area Press firmly The Graffiti alphabet Draw Graffiti letters according to the following alphabet Letter strokes A B C D E ...

Page 25: ...tence or a new record by tapping New or a blank line To draw the first letter of a word as a capital letter Use the Caps Shift stroke z When Caps Shift is active an up arrow symbol appears in the lower right corner of the screen If you accidentally activate Caps Shift backspace will cancel it To enter only capital letters Caps Lock Use the Caps Lock stroke z When Caps Lock is active an underlined ...

Page 26: ...mbol that you can enter from a standard keyboard All punctuation marks begin with a single tap on the Graffiti writing area When you make this tap you activate Punctuation Shift and a dot appears to show it is active The next stroke you make with the stylus creates a punctuation mark Note When Punctuation Shift is active you can make a symbol stroke anywhere in the Graffiti writing area the letter...

Page 27: ...roke in the Graffiti writing area of Sony handheld When the Symbol Shift is active a slanted shift symbol appears in the lower right corner of the screen The next stroke that you make creates the symbol or extended character Symbol Stroke Period Comma Apostrophe Question Exclamation Symbol Stroke Dash Left Paren Right Paren Slash Dollar Symbol Shift Symbol Shift ...

Page 28: ...okes Using these accent strokes you can write the following accented letters à á â ã ä å è é ê ì í î ï ò ó ô õ ö ù ú û ü ÿ y ñ Additional non English characters You can write the following characters without any special punctuation or shifting Note You must write these non English characters in the left side of the Graffiti writing area Using Navigation strokes In addition to character symbols Gra...

Page 29: ...er of a memo See the Sony handheld Operating Instructions to learn about creating your own ShortCuts To use a ShortCut draw the ShortCut stroke followed by the ShortCut characters When you draw the ShortCut stroke the ShortCut symbol appears at the insertion point to show that you are in ShortCut mode You organizer includes the following predefined Graffiti ShortCuts ShortCut Entry ShortCut Date s...

Page 30: ... or if you want to import data from another handheld you can transfer the data to your Sony without having to key it in manually Save the data in one of the file formats listed below import it into Palm Desktop for Sony software and then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the data to your Sony handheld Palm Desktop for Sony handheld software can import data in the following file formats Comma...

Page 31: ...wise the records are imported into the Unfiled category 4 From the File menu choose Import 5 Select the file you want to import 6 Click Open 7 To import data into the correct Palm Desktop for Sony fields drag fields in the left hand column so that they are opposite the corresponding imported field on the right 8 If you do not want to import a field deselect the check box for that field 9 Click OK ...

Page 32: ...nd your computer HotSync You can back up the data of the Date Book Address Book etc stored on Sony handheld to your computer Using data created with Windows applications on Sony handheld You can convert the data created with Windows applications on your computer to transfer them to Sony handheld Also you can import the data from Sony handheld to Windows applications The following data formats can ...

Page 33: ...els or more recommended CD ROM drive Mouse or similar pointing device USB connector Note Users of Windows 2000 Professional must be log on as an Administrator in order to install Installing the software Note Before installing the Palm Desktop for Sony software do not connect the cradle to a USB connector of the computer The installation of the software might not be performed correctly If the Palm ...

Page 34: ...ed Internet access for the online customer registration You can take advantage of Sony s commitment to quality customer support and nine months of the extended limited warranty for a total of 12 months from the original data of purchase when you register your Sony handhald Connecting the cradle to the computer Connect the USB connector of the cradle to a USB connector of the computer NOTE Do not s...

Page 35: ...Sony handheld on the cradle 2 Press the HotSync button of the cradle The USB Driver Installation Wizard appears and the driver is installed Follow the instructions on the screen The driver installation screen appers Follow the instruction on the screen to install the driver If the installation is finished you can synchronize your data between the Sony handheld and your computer HotSync ...

Page 36: ...e Add Remove Programs icon The Add Remove Programs window appears 3 Click the Install Uninstall tab For Windows 2000 Professional click Change Remove Programs 4 Select Palm Desktop and click Add Remove For Windows 2000 Professional select Palm Desktop from Currently Installed Programs then click Delete 5 Click Yes The Palm Desktop for Sony software is uninstalled ...

Page 37: ...ony software follow the instructions below to complete the registration 1 Click Sony Handheld Registration icon on the desktop of Windows The Sony Handheld Registration screen appears 2 Click http www sony com peg registration Your computer is connected to the Internet and the Web page for user registration is displayed 3 Follow the instructions on the screen ...

Page 38: ...lbum application included with Sony handheld For the support of the supplied TrueSync software please contact below Free Up Running Support 1 970 522 4610 No charge assistance for software installation and initial canfiguration 6 a m 5 p m Pacific Standard Time Monday Friday Pay As You Go Hotline 1 800 953 9995 2 00 per minute first minute free Requires a Credit Card 6 a m 5p m Pacific Standard Ti...

Page 39: ...ck the gMedia folder then double click the gMedia Manual pdf gMedia Operating Instructions opens z Adobe Acrobat Reader 3 0 or later is required to view this Operating Instructions If Acrobat Reader is not installed install the Acrobat reader with the following procedure 1 Open the Acrobat folder found within the Install CD ROM 2 Double Click Setup exe in the Acrobat folder Installation starts 3 D...

Page 40: ...Printed in Japan ...

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