4-656-101-12(1) Chapter 1 What is the Sony CLIE Handheld? Chapter 2 Read This First Personal Entertainment Organizer PEG-N610C © 2001 Sony Corporation Setting up your Sony CLIE Handheld - Basics Chapter 3 Setting up your Sony CLIE Handheld - Advanced
WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Owner’s Record The model number and serial number are located at the rear of the product. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. PEG-N610C Serial No.
On the supplied software • Copyright laws prohibit reproducing the software or the software manual in whole or in part, or renting the software without the permission of the copyright holder. • In no event will SONY be liable for any financial damage or loss of profits, including claims made by third parties, arising out of the use of the software supplied with this player.
Table of Contents About this manual ........................... 5 Which manual to read? .................... 7 Chapter 1 What is the Sony CLIE Handheld? What can you do with your Sony CLIE Handheld? .............................. 10 System requirements ..................... 11 Sony CLIE Handheld components .. 12 Locating front panel controls ........... 12 Locating back panel components .... 14 Locating cradle components ............ 16 Elements of the CLIE interface .........
About this manual Welcome to the Sony Personal Entertainment Organizer (referred to as CLIE handheld or Sony Handheld in this manual). Your CLIE handheld comes with three manuals: ■ Read This First (this guide) ■ Operating Instructions (as a PDF file contained in the CD-ROM) ■ Add-on Application Guide Before using your CLIE handheld, read this guide for an overview of features, setup and installation instructions, and other important details.
About this manual Operating Instructions The Operating Instructions manual is contained in the supplied CDROM as a PDF file, allowing you to view or print it when you need it. The manual describes how to use your CLIE handheld and the Personal Information Management (PIM) applications that come with your CLIE handheld.
Which manual to read? After you set up your CLIE handheld and become familiar with its basic functionality, you can use the rest of the manuals as follows: When you want to: Read: Manage your personal information using your CLIE applications. Operating Instructions Use your CLIE handheld and your computer in synchronization. Operating Instructions Exchange and share information with other handheld users. Operating Instructions Enjoy viewing images on your CLIE handheld.
Chapter 1 Chapter 1 What is the Sony CLIE Handheld? This chapter explains the features of your CLIE handheld, its system requirements, its buttons and controls, and the contents of the Installation CD-ROM. Contents What can you do with your Sony CLIE Handheld? ..................... 10 System requirements ................................................................. 11 Sony CLIE Handheld components .............................................. Locating front panel controls ............................
What can you do with your Sony CLIE Handheld? Your CLIE handheld can help you remember appointment and meeting times, people’s names and personal details, and items on your To Do List. Your CLIE handheld can also help you improve your track record in all these areas, both at work and at home.
System requirements ■ OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98/Windows® 98 Second Edition/ Windows® 2000 Professional/Windows® Millennium Edition ■ CPU: Pentium® processor 113MHz or more What is the Sony CLIE Handheld? ■ RAM: 32MB or more (64MB or more recommended) Chapter 1 To install and operate the Palm™ Desktop software on your computer, your computer system must meet the following requirements: ■ Hard disk drive: 128MB or more available space ■ Display: High Color or more (800 x 600 pixels or more) ■ CD-ROM dr
Sony CLIE Handheld components Locating front panel controls 1 Jog Dial™ Navigator Used to select and run applications or items. Depending on the application you use, specific functions are assigned to the navigator. For details, see “Using the Jog Dial™ navigator” in the Operating Instructions manual. 2 Back Button Releases the selection of an item or cancels the operation. Depending on the application you use, returning to the previous screen or other specific functions are assigned to this button.
5 Graffiti Writing Area Displays text and other information that extends beyond the area of the screen. Pressing the lower half of the scroll button scrolls down to display information below the current viewing area, and pressing the upper half of the button scrolls up to display the information above the current viewing area. Depending on the application you use, specific functions are assigned to the scroll button.
Sony CLIE Handheld components Locating back panel components 1 “Memory Stick” Slot Insert “Memory Stick” media into this slot. 2 Stylus Used to tap icons and buttons on the screen, or to write characters on the Graffiti writing area. For details, see “Using the stylus” in the Operating Instructions manual. 3 “Memory Stick®” Access Indicator Lights in orange while your CLIE handheld is reading/writing the data in “Memory Stick” media.
5 Reset Button Chapter 1 Under normal use, you should not have to use this button. For details, see “Resetting your Sony CLIE Handheld” in the Operating Instructions manual. 6 Interface Connector Removing the supplied protective soft cover from your CLIE handheld On the marked area in the illustration below, lift gently to remove the protective soft cover. If you attempt to remove the cover forcibly, it may be damaged.
Sony CLIE Handheld components Locating cradle components 1 AC Adapter Connector Connect the supplied AC adapter here. 2 Interface Connector Connect your CLIE handheld here. 3 HotSync Button Synchronizes data in your CLIE handheld with the data saved on your computer. For details, see “Exchanging and updating data using a HotSync® operation” in the Operating Instructions manual.
Chapter 1 Elements of the CLIE interface What is the Sony CLIE Handheld? 1 Battery Icon Displays the remaining charge in the battery. While your CLIE handheld is placed in the cradle or operates on the AC power source, the battery charging icon ( ) is displayed. 2 Home Icon Tap this icon and the Application Launcher screen appears, displaying a list of applications. 3 Menu Icon Tap this icon and a menu of current applications appears.
Sony CLIE Handheld components 5 Application Icon Tap an icon to activate the corresponding application. 6 Scroll Bar Drag the slider up or down or tap the scroll arrows v or V on the ends of the bar to scroll the screen. 7 Calculator Icon Tap this icon to display the onscreen Calculator. 8 Find Icon Tap this icon to open the Find screen. 9 Graffiti Writing Area This area is for hand-writing input with the Graffiti alphabet.
What is on the CLIE Installation CD-ROM? Chapter 1 CD-ROM contents The Installation CD-ROM that comes with your CLIE handheld contains the following applications and manuals: ■ PC applications What is the Sony CLIE Handheld? You can install the following PC applications and related online help files from the installer’s main launcher window: – Palm Desktop for CLIE 3.1.2 (including Intellisync Lite 1.0) – PictureGear 4.
What is on the CLIE Installation CD-ROM? ■ Manuals The following manuals are available as PDF files on the CD-ROM: – Read This First (this guide) – Operating Instructions – Add-on Application Guide – gMovie manual – PictureGear Pocket manual – MSGate manual – MSAutorun manual – MS Import/Export manual Tip You can view the manuals by clicking Manuals in the installation launcher window that appears when you insert the CLIE Installation CD-ROM into your computer.
Chapter 2 Setting up your Sony CLIE Handheld – Basics Contents Step 1: Charging your Sony CLIE Handheld ............................... 22 Charging with the cradle ..................................................... 22 Charging directly from the power supply .............................. 23 Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIE Handheld for the first time .. 24 Step 3: Entering data into your Sony CLIE Handheld ................. 28 Step 4: Installing the Palm™Desktop for CLIE software onto your computer ...
Step 1: Charging your Sony CLIE Handheld Charging with the cradle Note Before you use your CLIE handheld for the first time, make sure to charge it. Connect the supplied cradle to an AC power source in advance. Charging will start as soon as you place your CLIE handheld on the cradle. The battery icon in the screen changes to the battery charging icon ( ). It takes about 4 hours for your CLIE handheld to be fully charged for the first time.
Charging directly from the power supply You can also charge your CLIE handheld by connecting the supplied AC adapter directly to your CLIE handheld. The AC adapter operates only on 110–240 V AC power supply. To the wall outlet Chapter 2 Setting up your Sony CLIE Handheld – Basics Connect the AC adapter to the CLIE interface connector. When the AC adapter is connected to your CLIE handheld, charging starts automatically and the battery icon on the screen changes to the battery charging icon ( ).
Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIE Handheld for the first time The first time you start your CLIE handheld, setup instructions appear onscreen. Follow their instructions to perform initial settings, digitizer calibration, current time, date, and year settings (required for operation). 1 Press the POWER button. Your CLIE handheld turns on, and the Welcome screen appears. After a while, the Setup screen appears. b Press the POWER button. 2 Take out the Stylus.
3 Press lightly on the screen with the stylus. This action is called “tapping.” The digitizer calibration screen appears. Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of the handheld with its touch-sensitive screen so your CLIE handheld can detect the task you want to perform when you tap an element onscreen. Chapter 2 Tap anywhere onscreen. The following screen is displayed. 5 Following the instruction onscreen, tap the center of the displayed mark.
Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIE Handheld for the first time After calibration completes, a screen for setting time and date appears. 6 Tap the Set Date box. The Set Date screen appears. 7 Tap the arrow b or B next to the year to select the current year. 8 Tap the current month, and then tap the current date. The Set Date screen closes. 9 Tap the Set Time box. The Set Time screen appears. 10 Tap the arrow v or V to set the hour to the current time.
11 Tap each number of the minute, and then tap the arrow v or V to set the minutes to the current time. 12 Tap AM or PM. 13 Tap OK. The Set Time screen closes. 14 Tap Next. Chapter 2 The Setup Complete screen appears. 15 Tap Next. The Enter Data screen appears. Setting up your Sony CLIE Handheld – Basics 16 Tap Done. The initial settings are complete, and the Application Launcher screen (Home screen) appears.
Step 3: Entering data into your Sony CLIE Handheld There are three ways to enter data into your CLIE handheld: – Using Graffiti® writing – Using the onscreen keyboard – Using your computer keyboard Graffiti writing Your CLIE handheld includes Graffiti writing software as the primary system for entering text and numbers. With Graffiti writing, you write simple strokes with the stylus and they are instantly recognized as letters or numbers.
After a keyboard is open, you can tap to open any of the other keyboards, including the international keyboard. For details, see “Using the onscreen keyboard” in the Operating Instructions manual.
Step 4: Installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software onto your computer The Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software extends many of the functions of your CLIE handheld to your computer, featuring the same main applications as those on your CLIE handheld: Address Book, Date Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, and desktop e-mail connectivity. You can use the HotSync® Manager feature of this software to back up and exchange data between your CLIE handheld and your computer.
3 Click Install Palm Desktop for CLIE. The setup program starts and the Welcome screen is displayed. Chapter 2 Click Next. Setting up your Sony CLIE Handheld – Basics 4 The Palm Desktop for CLIE 3.1.2 software installation begins. Follow the instructions onscreen, then the following dialog box appears. 5 Select the application you will use to synchronize your CLIE handheld with your computer and click Next.
Step 4: Installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software onto your computer 6 Click Next. The Setup Type window is displayed. 7 Select the setup type (Typical or Custom) and the destination folder. If you wish to synchronize PEG-S300 or PEG-N710C with your CLIE handheld (PEG-N610C), follow the steps below: 1 Select Custom for the setup type and click Next. 2 On the select components screen, make sure that USB Switcher is selected. 3 Follow the instructions onscreen until setup is complete.
10Fill in the customer registration following the instructions shown onscreen. You need Internet access for the online customer registration. You can take advantage of Sony’s commitment to quality customer support and nine months of the extended limited warranty for a total of 12 months from the original date of purchase when you register your CLIE handheld.
Step 5: Connecting your Sony CLIE Handheld and your computer via the cradle The cradle that comes with your CLIE handheld enables you to synchronize the information on your CLIE handheld with the Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software on your computer using HotSync® technology. 1 Connect the USB connector of the cradle to a USB connector on your computer. To the wall outlet 2 Place your CLIE handheld on the cradle. Insert your CLIE handheld at an angle to the cradle and lay it back to fit it into place.
Step 6: Performing a HotSync® operation for the first time What is a HotSync operation? HotSync, a technology particular to a Palm OS® platform device, is the one-step operation that allows you to synchronize data between your CLIE handheld and your computer, and backup the CLIE data on your computer. For details, see “Exchanging and updating data using a HotSync® operation” in the Operating Instructions manual. 1 Press the HotSync button on the cradle.
Step 6: Performing a HotSync® operationfor the first time Notes • Do not remove or move your CLIE handheld from the cradle during a HotSync operation. • Do not push the HotSync button during a HotSync operation. It might cause errors and quitting of the operation. • Do not enter power saving mode during a HotSync operation. If your computer enters power saving mode during a HotSync operation, the HotSync Manager will quit.
Chapter 3 Setting up your Sony CLIE Handheld – Advanced This chapter explains advanced software setup procedures for your CLIE handheld and your computer: checking the bundled applications on your CLIE handheld, installing applications from the Installation CD-ROM onto your computer, and installing add-on applications onto your CLIE handheld. Contents Installing the supplied applications onto your computer ................................................................... 44 Installing PictureGear™ 4.
Checking the bundled applications on your Sony CLIE Handheld After you make your CLIE handheld ready for use, start the Application Launcher to display all the available applications on your CLIE handheld. To open an application from the Application Launcher screen 1 Tap the Home icon. The Application Launcher screen appears. b Tap the Home icon 2 Do either of the following: • Tap the desired application icon in the Application Launcher screen.
Overview of basic Palm OS® applications Your CLIE handheld comes with the following Palm OS basic applications: Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, and Calculator applications. This section gives an overview of these basic applications. Date Book Date Book lets you quickly and easily schedule appointments or any kind of activity associated with a time and date. In Date Book, you can do the following: • Enter a description of your appointment and assign it to a specific time and date.
Checking the bundled applications on your Sony CLIE Handheld • Define which phone number appears in the Address List for each Address Book entry. • Attach a note to each Address Book entry, in which you can enter additional information about the entry. • Assign Address Book entries to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups. • Paste a PictureGear™ Pocket image to an address entry.
Calc (Calculator) Calculator enables you to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and calculate square roots. In Calculator, you can do the following: • Perform basic calculations. • Store and retrieve values. • Display the last series of calculations, which is useful for confirming a series of “chain” calculations. Expense Expense lets you keep track of your expenses and then transfer the information to a spreadsheet on your computer.
Checking the bundled applications on your Sony CLIE Handheld Overview of Sony applications In addition to the basic Palm OS applications, your CLIE handheld also contains original Sony applications: PictureGear™ Pocket, MS Gate, gMovie player, MS Autorun, Memory Stick Import and PhotoStand. This section gives an overview of these original Sony applications. PictureGear Pocket PictureGear Pocket is the image management software for your CLIE handheld.
gMovie player gMovie player is used to play a movie clip created using the PictureGear 4.4Lite software. In gMovie player, you can do the following: • Play a movie file copied from your computer onto your CLIE handheld. • Play a movie file directly from “Memory Stick” media. • Beam a movie file to another CLIE handheld. MS Autorun MS Autorun is used to start a specified application when “Memory Stick” media is inserted into your CLIE handheld.
Installing the supplied applications onto your computer From the installation launcher window of the supplied CLIE Installation CD-ROM, you can install the following image, and other applications onto your computer’s hard disk. Installing PictureGear™ 4.4Lite PictureGear 4.4Lite allows you to transfer image or movie files to and from your CLIE handheld and your computer. You can use PictureGear Pocket or gMovie player to view the transferred movie or image files on your CLIE handheld.
Installing QuickTime 4 QuickTime® 4 allows you to view QuickTime movies and is necessary for PictureGear Lite to convert QuickTime movies for use on your CLIE handheld. 1 Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The installation launcher window is displayed. 2 Click Install CLIE Image Software. The Image Software installation window is displayed. 3 Click Install QuickTime. Chapter 3 The QuickTime 4 software installation starts.
Installing the supplied applications onto your computer Installing CLIE add-on applications You can install Memory Stick Export, a PC tool to save an application onto the proper directory in the “Memory Stick” media, and Memory Stick Import, an add-on application for your CLIE handheld, onto your computer. Memory Stick Import is installed onto your CLIE handheld at the next HotSync® operation. For details, see “Installing add-on applications from the Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software” on page 50.
Note You must be connected to the internet to install AvantGo. 1 Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The installation launcher window is displayed. 2 Click Install FREE Entertainment Software. The FREE Entertainment Software installation window is displayed. 3 Click AvantGo. The AvantGo software installation starts. Follow the instructions onscreen to finish the installation. Acrobat Reader 5.
Installing the supplied applications onto your computer Uninstalling the supplied applications In the event that you no longer need an application you installed, you can remove an application from your computer’s hard disk as follows: 1 Click Start from the taskbar, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window is displayed. 2 Double-click Add/Remove Programs. The Add/Remove Programs Properties window is displayed.
Installing add-on applications onto your Sony CLIE Handheld or “Memory Stick” media Your CLIE handheld comes with various applications such as Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, Calculator, e-mail software, etc. In addition to these applications, you can install additional applications called “add-on applications” from the Installation CD-ROM onto your CLIE handheld, or to the “Memory Stick” media if you want to save your CLIE handheld’s memory space.
Installing add-on applications onto your Sony CLIE Handheld or “Memory Stick” media Installing add-on applications from the Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software This section explains how to install add-on applications onto your CLIE handheld or to the “Memory Stick” media using the Install Tool during a HotSync® operation. 1 Copy or download the application you want to install into the Add-on folder in the Sony CLIE Handheld folder on your computer (example : C:\Program Files\Sony Handheld\Add-on).
4 5 From the User drop-down list, select a user name to use. Click Add. The Open File dialog box appears. The supplied add-on applications are stored in the Add-on folder. 6 Select the application(s) you want to install on your CLIE handheld, or to the “Memory Stick” media inserted in your CLIE handheld. In the Install Tool dialog box, the list of applications you selected is displayed. If you do not want to install an application, select it, and then click Remove.
Installing add-on applications onto your Sony CLIE Handheld or “Memory Stick” media 8 Click the file name(s) to select the file(s), then click the arrow ( >> or << ) button to change their destination (Handheld or Memory Stick). Sony recommends you select Handheld as the destination. If you select Memory Stick as the destination, data may not be displayed for some applications. 9 Click OK. 10 Click Done. 11 Perform a HotSync operation.
Installing add-on applications by beaming them from another Palm OS® device Your CLIE handheld is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use to beam an application to another Palm OS® PDA device that’s close by and also has an IR port. You can beam applications that are either installed in your CLIE handheld or stored in the inserted “Memory Stick” media. The IR port is located at the top of your CLIE handheld, behind the small dark shield. IR port Tap the Home Chapter 3 1 icon.
Installing add-on applications onto your Sony CLIE Handheld or “Memory Stick” media 5 Tap the application you want to transfer. Note Some applications are copy-protected and cannot be beamed. These are listed with the lock icon next to them. 6 7 Tap Beam. When the Beam dialog box appears, point the IR port directly at the IR port of the receiving handheld.
Removing add-on applications If the memory of your CLIE handheld or “Memory Stick” media is fall, or you decide that an add-on application is no longer needed, you can remove it from your CLIE handheld or the “Memory Stick” media. Note You can remove only add-on applications, patches, and extensions that you have installed. You cannot remove the standard applications provided with your CLIE handheld, such as Address Book or Memo Pad. 1 Tap the Home icon. The Application Launcher screen appears.
Customer registration If you do not fill in the customer registration after installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software, follow the instructions in this section to complete the registration. Note Your computer needs to be connected to the internet to complete the registration. 1 Double-click the Sony CLIE Registration icon on the Windows® desktop or click Start on the taskbar, point to Programs, Sony Handheld, and then click Sony CLIE Registration. The Sony CLIE Handheld Registration screen appears.
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