handheld PDA Manual s10
Table Of Contents
- About this Manual
- First things first
- Contents
- 1 Getting started
- 2 Entering data in your Acer s10
- 3 Managing your applications
- 4 Working with your basic applications
- Overview of basic applications
- Date Book
- Address Book
- To Do List
- Memo Pad
- Calculator
- Expense
- Common applications tasks
- Creating records
- Editing records
- Deleting records
- Purging records
- Categorizing records
- Finding records
- Sorting records
- Making records private
- Attaching notes
- Choosing fonts
- Getting information on an application
- Application-specific tasks
- Using Date Book
- Using Address Book
- Using To Do List
- Using Memo Pad
- Using Calculator
- Using Expense
- Creating an Expense item
- Changing the date of an Expense item
- Entering receipt details
- Adding attendees’ names to an Expense item
- Filling in the expense type automatically
- Changing the Expense List display
- Changing the currency and symbols display
- Customizing currency symbols
- Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel
- Using expense report templates
- Expense menus
- 5 Working with your supplementary applications
- 6 Working with your PC-end utilities
- 7 Using expansion features
- 8 Using the Attention Manager
- 9 Managing your desktop email
- 10 Beaming information
- 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations
- 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10
- 13 Frequently Asked Questions
- Appendix — Creating a custom Expense Report
- Index
11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations
IR HotSync operations
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To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication:
Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray and make sure
Infrared is checked.
If you do not have an Infrared option on the HotSync Manager menu, complete the
following steps.
1 Make sure Local is checked on the menu.
2 Choose Setup.
3 Click the Local tab.
4 In the Serial Port drop-down box, select the the simulated port that your computer
uses for infrared communication.
NOTE: Refer to the documentation of your operating sytem for instructions on finding the
simulated port. This information is usually contained in the Control Panel.
5 Click OK.
The HotSync Manager is now communicating with the simulated port defined for
infrared communication.
NOTE: If your cradle is connected to a USB port, you can continue using it while HotSync
Manager is configured for infraded communication.
Performing an IR HotSync operation
After you complete the steps to prepare for an IR HotSync operation it is easy to
perform the actual operation.
To perform an IR HotSync operation:
1 In Applications Launcher, tap the HotSync icon .
2Tap Local.
3 Tap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select IR to a PC/Handheld.
Illustration suggestion (Delete this suggestion when completed): Side-by-
side illustrations. 1. Show HotSync Welcome screen with IR to a PC/
Handheld displayed in the pick list. 2. Show HotSync Connecting with
desktop screen.
4 Position the IR port of your Acer s10 within a couple of inches of the infrared port of
your computer.
5 Tap the HotSync icon to start the IR HotSync operation.
Returning to using the cradle for HotSync operations
It’s easy to return to using the cradle for HotSync operations.