Palm Tungsten C User manual

WII Quick Reference Guide—
Palm™ Tungsten C

Contents
Features Reference ________2
Taking Care of Palm™ ____ 4
Common Tasks ___________5
Nomad Wireless Access _____8
System Resets ____________ 9
HotSync® to Computer ____10
Data Input Options _______12
Web Browser Tips ________ 16
Features Reference
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1. Color Display of the Home Screen
2. Web Browser
3. Email
4. 5-way Navigator
5. Address Book
6. Date Book
7. Thumb-size Keyboard
8. Power Button
9. Embedded WiFi Antenna (802.11b)
10. Headset Jack (2.5mm)
11. Expansion Slot
12. Universal Connector (for Cradle)
13. Infrared (IR) Port
14. Stylus
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(See Handbook p.15-18 for more features)
15. Speaker (on back)

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Taking Care of your Palm™
.Touch screen only with stylus or a plastic
.Do not expose to moisture
.Do not expose to extreme heat or cold. r
.To clean your screen, use a dry, lint-free
.Never touch the screen with your hand.
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4cloth and gently pat the dust away.
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Common Tasks
Power on/off the Palm™
Press (don’t hold) the Power button on the
bottom right side
Navigation
Press Home icon to go to home screen or
exit an application. Press the 5-way Navigator
up/down or left/right to select applications or tap
with the stylus on the application icon.
Calculator
Tap the Calculator icon on the homepage. It
opens a basic calculator.
Recharging the Battery
•Plug the Cradle Adapter
into a standard wall outlet.
•Place the Palm™ into the
Cradle and allow to charge.
•A green light on the top of
the Palm™ will light up to
indicate charging is in progress.
* charge the battery in cradle 15-30 minutes
each day for optimum performance. After
approx. 5 days without charging, all data will
be lost.
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Adjust Screen Brightness
Hold Power to bring up Brightness Options
(or Function + Tab )
Reorienting the Touch Screen
Go to Prefs; Digitizer. Touch stylus to indicate
points on the screen.
Beaming a File
•Locate the record, file or category to beam.
•Press Function + Menu
•Tap Beam [Category/ Photo/Record]
•Point IR port toward other Palm’s IR port and
hold at approx. arms length during beaming
Help File
For a tour of basic Palm™ techniques click on the
Quick tour icon and follow through the brief steps.
Setting up WebMail
The Palm can support up to 8 email accounts.
To configure an account with WebMail:
1. Tap VersaMail on your home screen.
2. Press Function + Menu
3. Tap Accounts, Account Setup
4. Tap New, enter a name (like UT)
5. Select Mail Service as Other
6. Select Protocol as IMAP, tap Next
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7. Enter NetID and password, tap Next
8. Set the server settings:
Email: [e-mail]
Incoming Mail Server: imap.utk.edu
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.utk.edu
9. Tap Next, Tap Done, then Tap Ok
You are now able to access WebMail.
* these steps used for yahoo, hotmail, etc. setup.
Configuring MS Outlook
To allow sync with WebMail, on your PC, set
Outlook as the default email handler:
1. Go to the Control Panel. Click Internet
options.
2. Go to Programs tab.
3. Select Outlook as the default e-mail program
and Click Ok.
Steps to create a PDF
1. Create a PDF file on computer.
2. Then send it to Palm™. (refer to p.10 on
HotSync®)
3. To open PDF’s one must have Adobe
Reader installed on the Palm™.
To install go to:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/
acrrsystemreqs.html/

Nomad Wireless Access
To sync email with your UT Account, you will
need to access the internet. UT’s wireless
network “nomad” makes it simple.
1. Tap the WiFi Setup icon from
Home Screen
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2. Tap Next
3. Select nomad and tap Next
or If nomad is not detected, tap other and enter
nomad and tap Ok.
4. Tap Done.
∗In Web Browser, press Menu key
to view WiFi signal strength
∗For more information, go to
http://wireless.utk.edu and
http://oit.utk.edu/helpdesk/section/wireless

System Resets
To perform the three types of system resets, you
must press the Reset button on the back of the
Palm using the reset tool inside the stylus.
Soft Reset
Press the reset button with reset tool in the
stylus. Data should be preserved.
System (Warm) Reset
Press the reset button and hold the Up
navigation button until the Palm is on the
screen. This reset can erase data and is done
when the Palm freezes.
Hard Reset*
Press the reset button and hold the Power
button. Hard Reset erases everything on
the Palm
* WARNING: Resets can erase your Palm
entirely. Check your user manual for more
information before conducting a reset.
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HotSync® to Computer
1. Connect the HotSync® cradle to the PC’s USB
port and plug the adapter to the wall.
2. Install Palm™ Desktop Software from the CD.
3. Place the handheld in the cradle.
4. Press the button on the cradle to begin the
HotSync® process.
5. When the HotSync® process is complete, data
should be on both the handheld and PC. In the
event of the same file being edited in both
locations, wireless HotSync® will ask which
version to retain.
Wireless network HotSync
1. Press Home
2. Tap the HotSync icon.
3. Tap Network, and than tap the HotSync icon.
* To avoid data loss, synchronize often.
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∗Only synchronize with one computer to
prevent information loss or data corruption.

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To Sync using iSync on OS X:
Install at least:
iCal 1.5,
iSync Palm™ Conduit 1.2, and
Palm™ Desktop 4.0 (w/ HotSync 3.0)
1. Open iSync; Under “Devices” select “Enable
Palm OS Devices.”
2. Open HotSync Manager.
3. Choose HotSync, and Conduit Settings.
4. Double-click the iSync Conduit and select
"Enable iSync for this Palm™ device."
5. Click OK.
6. The Palm™ will now appear in iSync where
the preferences can be set.
7. Sync as normal with HotSync outlined
previously.
* iSync connects to Address Book and iCal
instead of Outlook as on the PC. Address Book,
Date Book, and To Do information will still sync
with Palm™ Desktop.
Palm™ does not support multiple Calendars from
iCal might prompt to choose between data on
Palm™ or the computer.

Data Input Options
Use thumb-size keyboard
To type capital letters
•Press the Caps Key or
•Press and hold a character key
* Press Caps twice to initiate Caps lock.
To unlock, press the Caps key once.
To type numbers: Press Function key
+ corresponding letter key (e.g. Tfor 5).
* Number/Function Lock by pressing Function
twice; once more to unlock.
Use the on-screen keyboard
1. Open any application (such as Memo Pad).
2. Tap any file, or tap New.
3. Press Function + Symbol bar
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4. Select the type of keyboard. (See below)

Use the stylus to write Graffiti 2 characters
on the screen
1. Activate via Home Screen; System; Prefs;
Writing Area; Graffiti 2
2. Open the application (such as Memo Pad)
A shaded box appears in the lower-right
corner of screen
3. Position the cursor where you want the
characters to appear.
4. Write the desired characters:
Letters on the left of the screen
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Numbers and Accents on the right of the
screen (Follow letter on left with accent
on right)
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Uppercase in middle of the screen.
Use shift stroke (on right)
before writing symbols and
special characters.
Access buttons and other controls that appear
on the screen by tapping and holding the
control until it activates.
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Web Browser Tips
1. Press the Web Browser icon
2. Tap the Home icon on the right of
the screen to browse to the default page.
3. Tap the World icon to enter an URL.
WiFi Free Hot Spots on the Cumberland Strip
(from www.jiwire.com)
Krystal
1718 Cumberland Avenue
Mellow Mushroom
2109 Cumberland Avenue
Panera Bread (all Knoxville locations)
2000 Cumberland Avenue
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