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actions palette
Channel Select
gives you
access to a list of channels
that can be added as
optional channels in addition to the
basic core channels. To add an
optional channel, tap one of the
boxes shown under “optional chan-
nels.” Then tap the name of
the channel you would like to add
in the “available channels” scrolling
list. Tap the name of a channel
to see a brief description of the
channel in the “description” win-
dow. If you are certain you want to
add or replace the currently select-
ed optional channel with this new
channel, tap “replace.” The icon for
the new channel fills the box for the
new optional channel. Once you
have added or changed your option-
al channels, tap “done.”
About Audrey
brings up
a display of the many part-
ners who have helped
make Audrey possible as well as a
code version number and the serial
number for your unit. Tap “done”
when finished.
Printer
provides access
to configuration for your
printer (optional, not
included). There are three options
on this screen, ranging from best
speed, good quality black and white
printing to good speed, best quality
color printing.
Password
allows you to
set an optional password
that must be entered
upon every restart. You must also
enter a hint to help you remember
your password should you forget it
at some point in the future. It is
important to remember that if your
hint can't help you remember your
password, you may not be able to
gain access to Audrey and you may
lose data as a result. Write down your
password and hint and store them
in a safe place.
Credit Card
allows you
to store your credit card
information inside Audrey.
Then it will appear automatically in
online forms used for transactions.
connect/disconnect
If you connect to the Internet via
Audrey’s built-in analog modem,
the Actions Palette also offers
a convenient way to manually
connect or disconnect to your ISP.
If you are currently disconnected,
the “disconnect” button is grayed-
out and the text box to the left of
the buttons reads “not connected”.
Tap “connect” and Audrey will
begin dialing out to your ISP.
Watch the text field to the right of
these buttons for updates about
your connection. Once Audrey is
connected, you should see a mes-
sage in the text box reading
“connected” with the connection
speed listed in parentheses.
If you are currently connected,
the “connect” button is grayed-out
and the text box to the left of the
buttons reads “connected” with
the connection speed listed in
parentheses. Tap “disconnect” and
Audrey will disconnect from your
ISP. Once Audrey is disconnected,
you should see a message in the
text box reading “not connected.”
*
Note:
Broadband users do not use
the "connect/disconnect" button
to connect to the Internet. If you
are using a broadband connection
with Audrey and the Actions Palette
indicates that you are disconnected,
refer to the troubleshooting section
on
page 51
for help.
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Audrey options
Tapping the “Audrey options” button
opens a menu of 13 buttons. Here is
an overview of what these buttons
allow you to do:
Get online
launches the
ISP setup wizard, as cov-
ered in the “set up” chap-
ter in this guide. See
page 5
for more information.
Internet Info
opens a
three tab menu of options
for configuring how you
connect to your ISP including
options for changing your ISP user-
name and password, dial-up num-
ber, dialing prefixes, connection type
(dial-up or broadband), and IP
address and DNS settings.
Screen Calibration
launch-
es the screen
calibration wizard, as cov-
ered in the “set up” chapter.
See
page 6
for more information.
Volume
brings up three
slider controls for adjusting
the relative volumes of the
playback and recording levels in
the Mail application and the system
sounds that accompany many of
Audrey’s actions. You can tap “test”
to test the “playback” volume for
recorded messages in the Mail
application. Once you are finished,
tap “done.”
Contrast
launches a slider
control with which you
can adjust the contrast of
Audrey’s display. Once you have fin-
ished, tap “done.”
Contact Info
launches a
screen with text fields in
which you can edit your
contact information (as entered dur-
ing set up).
Palm Info
is useful if
you have synced a Palm
compatible device to
Audrey. Audrey has each synced
Palm’s database in memory. If you
tap this button, you can remove any
users currently in Audrey’s memory
by tapping their name to highlight it
and then tapping “remove user”.
Tap “done” to complete the action.
Memory
, view how much
memory Audrey has con-
sumed and how much
memory is left.
Date/Time
launches a
screen with text fields in
which you can edit
Audrey’s current date and time
information. Tap “done” to save
any changes or tap “cancel” to
exit without making changes.
Download Schedule
allows you to configure
when Audrey downloads
new e-mail and updates to your
Audrey channels. If you connect via
Audrey’s analog modem, you will see
five text fields with times that you
can alter to fit your schedule (it is
best for Audrey to download during
times when you’re not usually using
the phone). If you connect via
broadband modem (cable or DSL),
you can tap the box to the left of
“broadband” to place a check mark
in it and then choose to have Audrey
download every half-hour or every
hour. Tap“done” to save any
changes or tap “cancel” to exit with-
out making any changes.
actions palette
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Note:
You can also adjust Audrey's
main speaker volume using the vol-
ume control on the back of the unit
(by the serial port).
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