User's Manual

Setting General Preferences
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3. Select Off to turn off your handheld when it is in the cradle/cable.
4. Tap Don e.
Beam Receive
You can choose to turn off the Beam Receive feature. This prohibits anyone from
beaming information to your handheld. It also results in a slight saving of battery
power. By default, Beam Receive is enabled.
To turn off the Beam Receive feature:
1. From the General Preferences screen, select Power.
2. Tap the Beam Receive pick list.
3. Select Off to disable receiving beamed information.
4. Tap Don e.
Power on when opened and Power off when closed
You can choose to automatically turn your handheld on and off when you open
and close the Graffiti writing area. By default, your handheld turns on when you
open it and remains on when you close it. The power off option is available only
when the Power on when opened setting is active.
To change the power on setting:
1. From the General Preferences screen, select Power.
2. Tap the check box, Power on when opened, to deselect it.
3. Tap Don e .
To change the power off setting:
1. From the General Preferences screen, select Power.
2. Tap the check box, Power off when closed, to select it.
3. Tap Don e.
Security Preferences
The Security Preferences help you prevent unauthorized users from viewing
entries that you want to protect. Use the Security Preferences to do the following:
■ Lock and turn off your handheld so that it does not operate until you enter the
correct password.
■ Mask all records that you mark as private so that the information appears as
gray bars.
■ Hide all records that you mark as private so that they do not appear on any
screen.
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