Palm Tungsten E2 User manual

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CHAPTER 1
Setting Up
Your Handheld and Your Computer
Congratulations on the purchase of
your new Tungsten™ E2 handheld
from palmOne! You’re about to
discover so many things about your
handheld that will help you better
manage your life and have fun, too. As
you become more familiar with your
handheld, you’ll probably personalize
the settings and add applications to
make it uniquely yours.
While you’re likely to get years of
enjoyment from your handheld, it
takes only four easy steps to get up
and running.
Benefits
• Start using your handheld right away
• Establish a link between your
handheld and your computer
• Set up your handheld for optimal use
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What’s in the box?
System requirements
Step 1: Charging your
handheld
Step 2: Turning on your
handheld for the first time
Step 3: Installing your
software
Step 4: Connecting your
handheld to your computer
Switching to another
desktop software application
Using user profiles
Related topics

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What’s in the box?
System requirements
The installation CD contains Palm®Desktop software and other applications you need to set up
and use your handheld. To use Palm Desktop software, your desktop computer must meet these
requirements:
WINDOWS ONLY
• A PC with a Pentium II processor or later, and one of the following operating systems:
• Windows 2000 (requires administrator rights to install Palm Desktop software)
• Windows XP (requires administrator rights to install Palm Desktop software)
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
• 32 megabyte (MB) available RAM (64MB recommended)
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Key Term
Palm®Desktop software
The software that lets you
enter, update, review, and
synchronize information
on your computer.
AC charger
Software installation
CD
USB sync cable
Tungsten E2 handheld
from palmOne
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• 170MB available hard disk space
• One available USB port
• USB sync cable (included with your handheld)
• CD or DVD drive for installing Palm Desktop software from the CD that came with your handheld
MAC ONLY
• Mac computer or compatible with a PowerPC processor
• Mac OS X, version 10.2 or 10.3 (requires administrator rights to install Palm Desktop software)
• 128MB total RAM
• 190MB available hard disk space
• Monitor that supports screen resolution of 800 X 600 or better
• One available USB port
• USB sync cable (included with your handheld)
• CD or DVD drive for installing Palm Desktop software from the CD that came with your handheld

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Step 1: Charging your handheld
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1Connect your handheld:
a. Plug the USB sync cable into
your handheld and into a USB
port on the back of your
computer.
b. Plug the AC charger into the
Multi-connector on your
handheld and into an outlet.
2Charge your handheld for three hours. Be sure your handheld is fully charged
before going on to Step 2.
Done
Before You Begin
[!]
If you’re upgrading from
another Palm Powered™
device, synchronize your
old handheld with your
old desktop software.
Tip
On a laptop computer, the
USB port may be located
on the side.
Tip
After the initial charge,
charge your handheld at
least half an hour every
day.

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What you should know about your handheld’s battery
While your handheld is charging, take a minute to learn about the battery:
• Whenever you see an alert on the screen warning you that the battery is low, recharge your
handheld. Also recharge your handheld if it doesn’t turn on when you press the power button.
The memory on your handheld is designed to store your information even if the battery
becomes drained to the point that you cannot turn on your handheld. When you recharge your
handheld, all your existing information should appear.
• Conserve battery life by doing any of the following:
•Adjust the screen brightness.
•Reduce the Auto-off setting.
•Prevent your handheld from turning on by accident.
•Stopmusic or video playback when not in use.
•Respond to or cancel alerts promptly.
•Set the Bluetooth®functionality to off when not in use.
•Minimize use of the expansion card slot.
NOTE

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Step 2: Turning on your handheld for the first time
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1Press the power button.
2Slide the stylus out of the slot.
3Hold the stylus as you would hold a pen, and follow the onscreen instructions
to set up your handheld.
Done
Before You Begin
[!]
Be sure to fully charge
your handheld, as
described in the
preceding procedure.
Tip
After you set up your
handheld, review the
Quick Tour on your
handheld and take the
tutorial on the CD to learn
the basics.
Power button
Stylus

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Step 3: Installing your software
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1Insert the CD into your computer.
You need administrator rights to install Palm Desktop software on a
computer running Windows 2000/XP or Mac OS X.
2WINDOWS ONLY
Follow the onscreen instructions. If you’re upgrading, select the username that
you assigned to your old handheld.
MAC ONLY
Double-click the CD icon, and then double-click palmOneSoftware.pkg.
During installation, you’re asked to connect your computer to your
handheld if it is not already connected. See Step 4.
Did You Know?
When you upgrade,
there’s no need to delete
the old desktop software
first. When you install the
new Palm Desktop
software, all of your
information transfers
automatically to the new
software.
Did You Know?
IT managers can set up a
profile if they want to
install the same set of
information on several
handhelds.
NOTE
Done

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Step 4: Connecting your handheld to your computer
During installation, you connect your handheld to your computer if it is not already connected,
and you synchronize for the first time. Synchronizing simply means that any information you enter
in one place (your handheld or computer) is automatically updated in the other.
Be sure to synchronize the info in your handheld’s program memory at least
once a day so that you always have an up-to-date backup copy of this info on your computer.
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1[ & ] OPTIONAL Connect your
handheld to your computer:
a. Plug the USB sync cable into a
USB port on the back of your
computer.
b. Plug the cable into your
handheld.
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IMPORTANT
[!]
Tip
If the Select User dialog
box appears during
synchronization, select
the username of the
handheld you want to
synchronize, and click OK.
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Key Term
Third-party application
A software program that
runs on a Palm Powered
device, but is not created
or supported by
palmOne, Inc.
Tip
If you have problems with
your new handheld after
you synchronize, you
may need to update your
third-party applications.

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2[ & ] OPTIONAL Press the power button to turn on your handheld if it is not
already on.
3Continue with the onscreen instructions. Synchronize your handheld with your
computer by pressing the sync button on the USB sync cable.
Done

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Switching to another desktop software application
WINDOWS ONLY
During installation, you chose a desktop software application to synchronize with your handheld.
You may have chosen Palm Desktop software at that time. But if Microsoft Outlook already
contains all of your contacts, appointments, tasks, and notes, you can change your
synchronization method so that your handheld synchronizes with Outlook instead. You can also
change from Outlook to Palm Desktop software.
If you choose to synchronize the info on your handheld with Outlook, info in Contacts,
Calendar, Tasks, and Memos is synchronized with info in Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, and Notes in
Outlook. You can also set up the VersaMail®application to synchronize with Outlook. Other info,
such as photos and notes, is synchronized with Palm Desktop software.
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1Insert the CD into your computer.
2Select Change your synchronization method.
3Follow the onscreen instructions for the desktop software you want to use.
Done
NOTE
Before You Begin
[!]
You must have completed
CD installation and
chosen Palm Desktop
software as your desktop
application for
synchronization in order
to switch to Outlook. Note
that you can choose
Outlook as your
synchronization software
for Contacts, Calendar,
Tasks, and Memos during
CD installation.