Sony CLIE PEG-N610C User guide

© 2001 Sony Corporation
PEG-N610C
Personal Entertainment Organizer
Add-on
Application
Guide
4-656-104-12(1)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Viewing image files
(PictureGear Pocket)
Playing a movie
(gMovie player)
Setting the “Memory
Stick” automatic start
function (MS Autorun)
Chapter 4
Copying the data to the
“Memory Stick” media on
your CLIE handheld (MS
Import/Export)

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Table of contents
Chapter 2
Playing a movie (gMovie player)
What you can do with gMovie player
software ......................................... 28
Installing ........................................ 29
Install PictureGear 4.4Lite software
to your computer ............................. 29
Playing movies with your CLIE
handheld ........................................ 30
Transferring movies to your CLIE
handheld ......................................... 30
Playing movies ................................. 32
Playing sample movie files ............ 34
How to read the online manual ..... 35
gMovie software menu items ........ 36
Chapter 3
Setting the “Memory Stick”
automatic start function (MS
Autorun)
What you can do with the
MS Autorun application ................. 38
Setting Auto-run for an Application . 40
How to read the online manual ..... 42
Chapter 4
Copying the data to the “Memory
Stick” media on your CLIE
handheld (MS Import/Export)
What you can do with MS Import/
Export application ......................... 44
Installing ........................................ 45
Installing CLIE applications using
MS Import/Export .......................... 46
Using your CLIE handheld as a
removable disk .............................. 48
How to read the online manual ..... 49
Chapter 1
Viewing image files
(PictureGear Pocket)
What you can do with PictureGear
Pocket .............................................. 6
Installing .......................................... 7
Installing the PictureGear Pocket
application to your CLIE handheld ..... 7
Installing the PictureGear 4.4Lite
software to your computer ................ 8
Viewing image files stored in your
CLIE handheld .................................. 9
Transferring image files to your CLIE
handheld ........................................... 9
Viewing image files with your CLIE
handheld ......................................... 11
Viewing image files stored in
“Memory Stick” media .................. 15
Copying image files ....................... 17
Saving image files stored on your
CLIE handheld to a “Memory Stick”
media (Export) ................................. 17
Saving image files stored on
a “Memory Stick” media to your
CLIE handheld (Import) .................... 18
Displaying image files one after
another (PhotoStand) .................... 20
Making a PhotoStand setting .......... 20
Using PhotoStand ............................ 21
Viewing sample image files ........... 22
How to read the online manual ..... 23
PictureGear Pocket menu items ..... 24

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About this manual
Welcome to the Sony Personal Entertainment Organizer (referred to as
the “Sony CLIE Handheld” or “CLIE handheld” in this manual).
Your Sony CLIE Handheld comes with three manuals:
Read This First
The Read This First manual gives an overview of your CLIE
handheld’s features, hardware and software setup, installation
instructions, and other important details. Before reading the other
manuals, read the Read This First manual.
Operating Instructions
The Operating Instructions manual describes all you need to know
about how to use your CLIE handheld and the Personal Information
Management (PIM) applications that come with it.
This manual shows you how to:
■Turn on and off your CLIE handheld, reset the CLIE handheld, and
enter data in greater detail (Chapter 1)
■Use the Personal Information Management applications: Date
Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, and
Calculator (Chapter 2)
■Perform a HotSync operation with your computer (Chapter 3)
■Exchange data with another handheld by beaming or via “Memory
Stick” media (Chapter 4)
■Personalize your CLIE handheld with your own preferences
settings (Chapter 5)
■Maintain your CLIE handheld and use the Troubleshooting guide
and other technical information (Chapter 6)
Add-on Applications Guide (this manual)
The Add-on Applications Guide describes how to install and use the
supplied add-on applications which include:
■PictureGear Pocket/PhotoStand/PictureGear 4.4Lite
■gMovie
■MS Autorun
■MS Export/Import

Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Viewing image files
(PictureGear Pocket)
This chapter explains how to view image files
on your CLIE handheld.

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What you can do with PictureGear Pocket
PictureGear Pocket is a picture album application for your CLIE
Handheld.
Anytime anywhere...
Using PictureGear Pocket, you can store still image files from various
sources including those taken with a digital camera or those
downloaded from the Internet to your CLIE handheld. You can look at
your favorite image files anytime and anywhere.
Using PictureGear Pocket as a photo stand or a clock
Using the photostand function, you can display image files that are
drawn on a computer or image files taken with a digital camera.
You can also use your CLIE handheld to display the current time on
your CLIE handheld screen while using the photostand function.
Beaming my image files ...
Use IR (Infrared) communication to exchange image files easily with
other CLIE handheld users. You cannot beam image files to other Palm
OS based devices.
Pasting a image file to an address record
You can paste an image to address information.
For details, refer to the Operating Instructions manual.

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Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket)
Chapter 1
Installing
Installing the PictureGear Pocket application to your
CLIE handheld
You can install PictureGear Pocket using the hard disk on your
computer.
Place your CLIE handheld in the cradle, and then install the CLIE Palm
Desktop software on your computer from the supplied CD-ROM.
1Double-click the CLIE Palm Desktop icon on the Windows
desktop.
The CLIE Palm Desktop software starts.
2Click Install.
The Install Tool dialog box appears.
3Select a user name from the user list.
4Click Add.
Make sure that the Add-on folder is selected.
If the Add-on folder is not selected, select it manually.
At the default setup, the Add-on folder is stored in the Sony
Handheld folder of the Program Files folder.
5Double-click the PictureGear Pocket folder.
6Click pgpocket.
pgpocket is added to the File Name list.
7Repeat steps 4 and 5, and then click PhotoStand.prc and
PSLaunch.prc.
PhotoStand.prc and PSLaunch.prc are added to the File Name list.
8Click Done.
9Press the HotSync button on the cradle.
Files specified in steps 6 and 7 are installed on your CLIE handheld
during the HotSync operation.

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Installing
Installing the PictureGear 4.4Lite software to your computer
You can convert the image files stored in your computer using
PictureGear 4.4Lite. To view image files or movies with your CLIE
handheld, use PictureGear Pocket or gMovie player.
1Insert the Installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
The installation launcher window appears.
2Click CLIE Image Software.
The dialog box used to select an installation option appears.
3Click Install PictureGear 4.4Lite.
A confirmation dialog box appears.
4Click Yes.
The PictureGear 4.4Lite software installation starts.
Follow the instructions on-screen to finish installation.
5Click Exit.
To start PictureGear 4.4Lite
From the Start Menu, click Programs, PictureGear 4.4Lite,
and then PictureGear 4.4Lite.
For details on how to use PictureGear 4.4Lite, see the Help files of the
PictureGear 4.4Lite software.

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Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket)
Chapter 1
Viewing image files stored in your CLIE
handheld
You can transfer image files taken by a digital still camera or
downloaded from the Internet, etc. These items can be managed using
the PictureGear 4.4Lite software on your computer. You can also
prepare optimize photos to display on your CLIE handheld using
PictureGear 4.4Lite software before transferring them to your CLIE
handheld.
For details on how to save image files in the format supported by
PictureGear 4.4Lite software, refer to the instruction manual of the
devices or imaging software you are using.
Transferring image files to your CLIE handheld
Prepare image files you want to display on your CLIE handheld, and
then transfer them to your CLIE handheld.
1Start PictureGear 4.4Lite.
See page 8 for details.
2Select the image file you want to send.
You can also select multiple images by holding down the Ctrl or
Shift keys while clicking.
3From the File menu, select Output services and then
Install the image during the next HotSync.
The User name dialog box appears.
4Click the arrow Vto the right of the text box, and then
select a user name.
If necessary, click “Still settings”and make size and compression
settings for the image file you want to send in the Settings for
PictureGear dialog box.
5Click OK.
The image file you want to send and the user name are registered in
PictureGear.
6Place your CLIE handheld in the cradle, then press the
HotSync button on the cradle.
The registered image file(s) are automatically sent to your CLIE
handheld during the HotSync operation.

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Viewing image files stored in your CLIE handheld
When you want to save an image file to “Memory Stick”
media
You can also transfer image files to “Memory Stick”media directly.
Select Output CLIE Handheld format file to Memory Stick in step 3 on
page 9.
To view image files stored in “Memory Stick”media, see page 15.

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Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket)
Chapter 1
Viewing image files with your CLIE handheld
1On the home screen, rotate the Jog Dial navigator to
select PG Pocket and then press the Jog Dial navigator.
Or, tap the PG Pocket icon on the home screen.
PictureGear Pocket starts.
2Tap the arrow Von the top center of the screen to select
Internal.

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Viewing image files stored in your CLIE handheld
3Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to display the desired
image file, then press the Jog Dial navigator.
Or, tap the desired image directly.
The selected image appears.
4When you want to hide icons displayed on the bottom
of your CLIE handheld screen, tap (hide icons).
When you want to display them again, tap the screen, or press the
Jog Dial navigator or the BACK button.
5When you want to show another image file, rotate the
Jog Dial navigator.
Another image file appears.
6To return to the photo list screen, tap the screen
anywhere you want, or press the Jog Dial navigator or
the BACK button.
To return from the detailed information screen to the image file list
screen, tap Close on the lower left of the screen or press the BACK
button.

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Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket)
Chapter 1
Viewing detailed information for the image file
Tap (detailed) while the image file is displayed.
Detailed information for the image file appears.
Magnifying image files
1Tap while the image file is displayed.
2Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to magnify the image file.
When you press the Jog Dial navigator, the image file is
automatically magnified on the screen.
If you rotate the Jog Dial navigator clockwise after pressing it, the
image is magnified to maximum size. If you rotate the Jog Dial
navigator counter-clockwise, the image is reduced to minimum size.
3When you want to see the rest of the image that is not
currently displayed on the screen, scroll down or up, as
necessary.
4To return to the photo list screen, press the BACK
button.
Show detailed information

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Viewing image files stored in your CLIE handheld
Changing the image file list screen
You can change the image file list screen to display items by name and
date, or by thumbnail image.
To display the image file list by name and date (List mode)
Tap .
To display the image file list by thumbnail image (Preview
mode)
Tap .
By name and date
(List mode)
By thumbnail image
(Preview mode)

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Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket)
Chapter 1
Viewing image files stored in “Memory
Stick” media
Image files shot by a digital still camera or digital video camera
recorder and recorded in a “Memory Stick”media are stored in the
DCF format. This format differs from the PGP format which is
standard for PictureGear Pocket software.
You can view both PGP format image files and DCF format image files
using PictureGear Pocket. In addition, you can convert DCF format
image files into PGP format image files, and save them to your CLIE
handheld or “Memory Stick”media.
1On the home screen, rotate the Jog Dial navigator to
select PG Pocket and then press the Jog Dial navigator.
Or, tap the PG Pocket icon on the home screen.
PictureGear Pocket starts.
2Insert the “Memory Stick”media into the “Memory
Stick”slot.
3Tap the arrow Von the top center of the screen to select
MS.
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Viewing image files stored in “Memory Stick” media
4If you want to view DCF image files taken by digital still
cameras etc., tap DCF.
If you want to view image files converted by the PictureGear Pocket
or PictureGear 4.4Lite software, tap PGP.
Note
You cannot move, copy or transfer DCF format image files using the MS Gate
application. However, you can convert them into PGP format image files using
PictureGear Pocket, and save them to your CLIE handheld.
Notes on DCF format
•DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) is an industry standard format for
storing image files established by JEIDA (Japan Electronic Industry
Development Association).
•Using the PictureGear Pocket application, you cannot view image files shot by
a device that does not support the DCF format such as the Sony digital video
camera recorder DCR-TRV9000 or Sony digital still camera DSC-D700/D770.
•DCF format image files are stored in the DCIM directory of the “Memory
stick”media.
•In order to display clearer pictures with PictureGear Pocket, it is recommended
that you use PictureGear 4.4Lite on your computer when converting the image
files to PGP format before storing them in a “Memory stick”media.

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Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket)
Chapter 1
Copying image files
Saving image files stored on your CLIE handheld to a
“Memory Stick” media (Export)
1Display the image file you want to save to a “Memory
Stick”media. (page15)
2Tap (Import/Export).
The Import/Export screen appears.
•To change the category of the image files, tap the arrow Vand
select the desired category.
•If you want to delete the original image file stored on your CLIE
handheld, tap to select Delete the original image.
3Tap OK.
The selected image file is converted to the PGP format and saved to
the “Memory Stick”media.
To cancel the operation
Tap Cancel in step 3 above.
Saving multiple image files in a “Memory Stick” media at one
time
1In the photo list screen, tap (Import/Export).
The check boxes used to select image files appear.
2Tap the check box to select the image file you want to
save.
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3Tap Export.
The export screen appears.
4Tap OK.
Saving image files stored on a “Memory Stick” media
to your CLIE handheld (Import)
1Display the image file you want to save.
2Tap (Import/Export).
The import screen appears.
• When you want to save a PGP format image file
To change the category of the image files, tap the arrow Vand
select the desired category.
If you want to delete the original image file stored in a “Memory
Stick”media, tap to select Delete the original image.
• When you want to save a DCF format image file
To change the number of colors of the image, tap to select 16-bit
or 8-bit colors.
3Tap OK.
The selected image file is converted to the PGP format and saved to
the CLIE handheld. It may takes a few seconds to save the image
depending on the image file.
To cancel the operation
Tap Cancel in step 3 above.
Copying image files

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Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket)
Chapter 1
Saving multiple DCF image files to your CLIE handheld at one
time
1In the photo list screen, tap (Import/Export).
The check boxes used to select image files appear.
2Tap the check box to select the image file you want to
save.
3Tap Import.
The import screen appears.
4Tap OK.
The selected image file is converted to the PGP format and then
saved to your CLIE handheld. Depending on the image file, it may
take a few seconds to save the image.

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Displaying image files one after another
(PhotoStand)
You can display image files one after another when you place your
CLIE handheld in the cradle (PhotoStand function).
You can also use your CLIE handheld as a clock by displaying the
current time using the PhotoStand application.
Making a PhotoStand setting
1In the photo list screen of PictureGear Pocket, tap
(PhotoStand).
The check boxes used to select image files appear.
2Tap to select the image file(s) which you want to display
with the Photo Stand function.
3Tap PhotoStand.
The PhotoStand application starts, and the Settings screen appears.
4Make your settings.
•Title: enter the desired Photo Stand title.
•Sort By: select the order in which to display the image files.
•Effect: select the transition effect to be used between images or
the clock type.
•Display Interval: set an interval to determine the length of time
an individual image file will be displayed.