4-662-642-11(1) Chapter 1 What is the Sony CLIÉ Handheld? Chapter 2 Setting up your Sony CLIÉ Handheld – Basics Read This First Personal Entertainment Organizer PEG-NR70V/U PEG-NR70/U © 2002 Sony Corporation Chapter 3 Setting up your Sony CLIÉ 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. For customers in the U.S.A and Canada Owner’s Record The model number and serial number are located on the back of the product. Record the model number and the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No._____________ Serial No.
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Table of Contents About the manuals ........................... 5 Which manual to read? .................... 7 Chapter 1 What is the Sony CLIÉ Handheld? What can you do with your Sony CLIÉ Handheld? ...................................... 10 System requirements ..................... 12 Sony CLIÉ Handheld components .. 13 Locating the display and keyboard panel controls .................................. 13 Locating back panel components .... 15 Changing the operating style ..........
About the manuals Welcome to the Sony Personal Entertainment Organizer (referred to as the “CLIÉ handheld” or “Sony CLIÉ Handheld” in this manual). Your CLIÉ handheld comes with three manuals: ■ Read This First (this guide) ■ Operating Instructions (as a PDF file on the CD-ROM) ■ Add-on Application Guide Before using your CLIÉ handheld, read this guide for an overview of features, setup and installation instructions, and other important details.
About the manuals Operating Instructions The Operating Instructions manual is available on the supplied CDROM as a PDF file; you can view or print the file as necessary. The manual describes how to use your CLIÉ handheld and the Personal Information Management (PIM) applications that come with your CLIÉ handheld.
Which manual to read? After you set up your CLIÉ handheld and become familiar with its basic functions, you can refer to the rest of the manuals as follows: When you want to: Read: Manage your personal information using your CLIÉ applications. Operating Instructions Chapter 2 Using basic applications Synchronize data between your CLIÉ handheld and your computer.
Which manual to read? 8 Exchange e-mail using your CLIÉ handheld. Add-on Application Guide Chapter 6 Exchanging e-mail (CLIÉ Mail) View the World Alarm Clock on your CLIÉ handheld. Add-on Application Guide Chapter 7 Viewing the World Alarm Clock (World Alarm Clock) Use your CLIÉ handheld as a remote control for TV, VCR, or DVD player.
Chapter 1 Chapter 1 What is the Sony CLIÉ Handheld? This chapter describes the features of your CLIÉ handheld, its system requirements, its buttons and controls, and the contents of the Installation CD-ROM. Contents What can you do with your Sony CLIÉ Handheld? ..................... 10 System requirements ................................................................. 12 Sony CLIÉ Handheld components .............................................. Locating the display and keyboard panel controls ........
What can you do with your Sony CLIÉ Handheld? Once you familiarize yourself with the basic workings of your CLIÉ handheld, you’ll easily be able to: ■ Enter all your schedule details in the Date Book and view them by the day, week, or month, and even set an alarm to remind you of an important event. ■ Keep all your contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and other details in the Address Book. In addition, you can paste an image to an address record using the supplied PictureGear™ Pocket application.
■ Watch a movie with the gMovie™ application. ■ Write, send, and receive e-mail with the CLIÉ Mail application. You can also attach and send image files managed with the PictureGear Pocket application and receive those sent to you. Received images in PGP or DCF format can be viewed on your CLIÉ handheld with the PictureGear Pocket application.
System requirements To install and operate the Palm™ Desktop software on your computer, your computer system must meet the following requirements: ■ OS: -Microsoft® Windows® 98 Second Edition -Windows® Millennium Edition -Windows® 2000 Professional -Windows® XP Home Edition -Windows® XP Professional ■ CPU: MMX Pentium® 233 MHz or faster (Pentium III 450MHz or faster recommended) ■ RAM: 64MB or more (128MB or more recommended for Windows® XP) ■ Hard disk drive: 150MB or more available space (350MB or more re
Sony CLIÉ Handheld components Chapter 1 Locating the display and keyboard panel controls What is the Sony CLIÉ Handheld? 1 Display panel Open, or open and rotate to use the CLIÉ handheld in various “styles.” For details, see “Changing the operating style” on page 17. 2 Camera (PEG-NR70V/U only) Rotates to face the subject of your photograph. When not in use, rotate the camera towards the keyboard panel until it clicks into place.
Sony CLIÉ Handheld components 6 BACK Button Deselects 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. 7 HOLD Switch Protects your CLIÉ handheld from accidental tapping on the screen or pressure on the POWER button when you are carrying your CLIÉ handheld. If you slide this switch while the power is on, the screen display turns off, even during an operation.
qd Hardware Keyboard Used to enter texts and other commands. Locating back panel components 1 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. Continued on next page 15 What is the Sony CLIÉ Handheld? Displays text and other information that extends beyond the area of the screen.
Sony CLIÉ Handheld components 2 Infrared Communication Port (IR port) Uses infrared technology to: - transmit data to and receive data from other CLIÉ or Palm OS® handhelds and to perform HotSync® operations. For details, see “Beaming between your Sony CLIÉ Handheld and another Palm OS® PDA” in the Operating Instructions manual. - remotely control devices with the CLIÉ Remote Commander application. For details, see Chapter 8 in the Add-on Application Guide.
Chapter 1 Changing the operating style What is the Sony CLIÉ Handheld? Your CLIÉ handheld can be used with the display panel set in three different styles: – the convienient “opened style” – the compact “turned style” – the screen-guarding “carrying style.” Turned style Carrying style Opened style When using the CLIÉ handheld, set it to either the “opened style” (to enter data with the hardware keyboard) or the “turned style” (to enter data with the stylus), whichever you prefer.
Sony CLIÉ Handheld components Locating cradle components 1 Stylus holder When you place your CLIÉ handheld on the cradle, keep the stylus here. 2 Interface Connector Connect your CLIÉ handheld here. 3 HotSync® Button Synchronizes data in your CLIÉ handheld with the data saved on your computer. For details, see “Exchanging and updating data using a HotSync® operation” in the Operating Instructions manual. 4 USB Connector Connects to your computer’s USB port.
Chapter 1 Elements of the CLIÉ interface What is the Sony CLIÉ Handheld? 1 Battery Icon Displays the remaining charge in the battery. When your CLIÉ handheld is placed in the cradle or operates on the AC power source, the battery charging icon ( ) is displayed. Tapping the icon shows the battery’s remaining charge by percentage and the amount of unused memory available in your CLIÉ handheld. 2 Graffiti Writing Area This area is for hand writing input with the Graffiti alphabet.
Sony CLIÉ Handheld components 4 Menu Icon Tap this icon to display the menus of the current application. 5 Brightness Adjustment Icon Tap this icon to adjust the brightness level of the LCD screen of your CLIÉ handheld. Note If the digitizer preferences are not set correctly, you cannot adjust the brightness level properly. For details, see “Adjusting the screen” in the Operating Instructions manual. 6 Status Bar Displays the following icons for all applications.
Chapter 1 Tip When the tip i icon is displayed, you can tap the icon to display online operational tips on the screen. Note on display resolutions Your CLIÉ handheld uses a Sony original technology to provide a 320×480 dot high-resolution display. When you start an application supporting the high-resolution, the screen switches automatically to the high-resolution mode. When you start an application that does not support high resolution, the screen returns to the standard 160×240 dot resolution mode.
What is on the CLIÉ Installation CD-ROM? CD-ROM contents The Installation CD-ROM that comes with your CLIÉ handheld contains the following applications and manuals: ■ PC applications You can install the following PC applications and related online help files from the installer’s main launcher window: – Palm Desktop for CLIÉ 4.0.1 (including Intellisync Lite 4.0) – Sonic Stage™ LE – PictureGear™ 4.
Tip You can view the manuals by clicking Manuals in the installation launcher window that appears when you insert the CLIÉ Installation CD-ROM into your computer. How to read the PDF manuals on the CD-ROM To view the PDF manuals available on the Installation CD-ROM, you need the Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer. To install the Acrobat Reader software, see “Installing Acrobat Reader® 5.0” on page 56. To open a PDF manual, do either of the following: • Double-click a PDF file on the CD-ROM.
Chapter 2 Setting up your Sony CLIÉ Handheld – Basics Contents Step 1: Charging your Sony CLIÉ Handheld ............................... 26 Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld for the first time .. 27 Opening the display panel ................................................... 27 Making the initial setting ..................................................... 28 Step 3: Entering data into your Sony CLIÉ Handheld .................
Step 1: Charging your Sony CLIÉ Handheld Note Before you use your CLIÉ handheld for the first time, make sure to charge it. First connect the supplied cradle to an AC power source in advance. Charging will start as soon as you place your CLIÉ handheld on the cradle. The battery icon on the screen changes to the battery charging icon ( ). It takes about four hours for your CLIÉ handheld to be fully charged for the first time.
Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld for the first time Opening the display panel To operate on your CLIÉ handheld, set your CLIÉ handheld to the “opened style” or the “turned style.” Here, the steps guide you to the “turned style.” Open the display panel until it clicks into place. Chapter 2 1 The “carrying style” changes to the “opened style.” 2 Setting up your Sony CLIÉ Handheld – Basics b Rotate the display clockwise until it clicks into place, then fold it over the keyboard.
Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld for the first time Making the initial setting The first time you turn on your CLIÉ handheld, setup instructions appear on the screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the initial settings, including caliberating the digitizer and setting the current time, date, and year. (This configuration is necessary for operation of the CLIÉ handheld). 1 Press the POWER button. Your CLIÉ handheld turns on, and the Welcome screen appears.
3 Press lightly on the screen with the stylus. Setting up your Sony CLIÉ Handheld – Basics 4 Chapter 2 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 CLIÉ handheld can detect the task you want to perform when you tap an element on the screen. Tap anywhere on the screen. The following screen is displayed.
Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld for the first time 5 Following the on-screen instruction, tap the center of the displayed mark. Note If the digitizer is not configured correctly, the scroll bar may not operate properly, “tapping” may not work as expected, or other problems may occur. If this happens, please re-configure the digitizer manually. You can also re-configure the digitizer in the Digitizer Preferences screen.
9 Tap the Set Time box. The Set Time screen appears. v or V to set the minutes to the current time. Setting up your Sony CLIÉ Handheld – Basics 12 Tap AM or PM. 13 Tap OK. Chapter 2 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 The Set Time screen closes. 14 Tap Next. The Setup Complete screen appears. 15 Tap Next. The Enter Data screen appears. 16 Tap Done.
Step 3: Entering data into your Sony CLIÉ Handheld There are five ways to enter data into your CLIÉ handheld: – Using the hardware keyboard – Using Graffiti® writing – Using the software keyboard (replaces the Graffiti writing area) – Using the on-screen keyboard (appears additionally to the Graffiti writing area) – Using your computer keyboard Hardware keyboard The hardware keyboard on your CLIÉ handheld closely resembles your computer keyboard and can be used in the same way.
Software keyboard After the display switches to the alphabetic keyboard, you can tap to switch to the international keyboard or the symbol keyboard. For details, see “Using the software keyboard” in the Operating Instructions manual. On-screen keyboard When you use an application such as Date Book or Address Book, you can open a keyboard on-screen above the Graffiti writing area to enter data. To open the on-screen alphabetic or numeric keyboard, tap the following icon on the Graffiti writing area.
Step 3: Entering data into your Sony CLIÉ Handheld Computer keyboard If you have a lot of data to enter or prefer to use the computer keyboard, you can use the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software or any supported PIM (Personal Information Management) applications to enter information. You can then perform a HotSync ® operation to synchronize the information on your computer with the information on your CLIÉ handheld.
Step 4: Installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software on your computer The Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software extends many of the functions of your CLIÉ handheld to your computer and featuring the same main applications as those on your CLIÉ handheld: Address Book, Date Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, and desktop e-mail connectivity. You can use the HotSync® Manager feature of this software to back up and exchange data between your CLIÉ handheld and your computer. 1 Exit all applications running on Windows®.
Step 4: Installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software on your computer 3 Click Install Palm Desktop for CLIÉ. The setup program starts and the Welcome screen is displayed. 4 Click Next. The Palm Desktop for CLIÉ 4.0.1 software installation begins. Follow the on-screen instructions until the following dialog box appears. 5 Select the software you will use to synchronize your CLIÉ handheld with your computer.
6 Click Next. The Setup Type window is displayed. Chapter 2 Select the setup type (Typical or Custom) and the destination folder. If you wish to synchronize PEG-S300 or PEG-N710C with your CLIÉ handheld (PEG-NR70V/U, PEG-NR70/U), 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 on-screen instructions until setup is complete.
Step 4: Installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software on your computer 11 Fill in the customer registration following the instructions shown on the screen. You must have Internet access for the online customer registration. You can take advantage of Sony’s commitment to quality customer support and nine-month extension of the limited warranty (for a total of 12months from the original date of purchase) when you register your CLIÉ handheld. 12 Click Finish.
Step 5: Connecting your Sony CLIÉ Handheld and your computer via the cradle The cradle that comes with your CLIÉ handheld enables you to synchronize the information on your CLIÉ handheld with the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software on your computer using HotSync® technology. 1 To the wall outlet Place your CLIÉ handheld on the cradle. Your CLIÉ handheld can be in either the “turned style,” “opened style,” or “carrying style” when you place it into the cradle.
Step 6: Performing a HotSync® operation for the first time What is a HotSync operation? HotSync, which is a technology particular to a Palm OS® platform device, is the one-step operation that allows you to synchronize data between your CLIÉ handheld and your computer and back up the CLIÉ data on your computer. For details, see “Exchanging and updating data using a HotSync® operation” in the Operating Instructions manual.
3 Click OK on your computer screen. A beep sounds and the HotSync operation starts. When the HotSync process is complete, a message showing the HotSync operation completion is displayed on your CLIÉ handheld. Notes Chapter 2 If the HotSync operation does not start • Make sure that the HotSync icon is displayed in the Windows task tray on your computer screen.
Chapter 3 Setting up your Sony CLIÉ Handheld – Advanced Contents Checking the bundled applications on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld ..................................................... 44 Overview of basic Palm OS® applications ............................. 45 Overview of Sony applications ............................................. 48 Installing the supplied applications on your computer ...................................................................... 53 Installing SonicStage™ LE ......................
Checking the bundled applications on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld After you make your CLIÉ handheld ready for use, start the Application Launcher to display all the available applications on your CLIÉ handheld. To open an application from the Application Launcher screen 1 Tap the on-screen 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 CLIÉ handheld comes with the following Palm OS basic applications: Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Calculator. 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: • Display a chart of your appointments for an entire week.
Checking the bundled applications on your Sony CLIÉ 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.
Checking the bundled applications on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld Overview of Sony applications In addition to the basic Palm OS applications, your CLIÉ handheld also contains original Sony applications. This section describes them. Note The applications provided with this CLIE handheld (PEG-NR70V/U or PEGNR70/U) are not guaranteed to work on other devices.
• View images. • Beam your favorite image files to another CLIÉ handheld. • Paste an image to your Address Book entry. • Save DCF images in PGP format on your CLIÉ handheld, or convert PGP format images to DCF format and saving it on an inserted Memory Stick media. • Select full-screen images to be displayed from the original image or its thumbnail image. PhotoStand Chapter 3 The PhotoStand application allows you to display PictureGear Pocket images one by one like a slide show.
Checking the bundled applications on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld gMovie The gMovie application is used to play a movie clip created using the PictureGear 4.5Lite software. In the gMovie application, you can do the following: • Play a movie file copied from your computer to your CLIÉ handheld. • Play a movie file directly from Memory Stick media. • Beam a movie file to another CLIÉ handheld. CLIÉ Mail The CLIÉ Mail application is the e-mail management software for your CLIÉ handheld.
• Automatically start game software or other applications stored in Memory Stick media. • Display specified data immediately by automatically starting the associated application stored in Memory Stick media or your CLIÉ handheld. MS Import • View and handle the contents of the Memory Stick media inserted in your CLIÉ handheld as a removable device. • Copy files between your computer’s hard disk and the Memory Stick media with the Windows® Explorer.
Checking the bundled applications on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld World Alarm Clock The World Alarm Clock application is software to use your CLIÉ handheld as a world clock. You need to install the World Alarm Clock application from the Installation CDROM to your CLIÉ handheld. In the World Alarm Clock application, you can do the following: • View the date and time of multiple regions on a single screen. Daylight Saving Time settings are also available.
Installing the supplied applications on your computer From the installation launcher window of the supplied CLIÉ Installation CD-ROM, you can install the following software on your computer’s hard disk.
Installing the supplied applications on your computer Installing PictureGear™ 4.5Lite The PictureGear 4.5Lite software allows you to transfer image or movie files between your computer and your CLIÉ handheld. You can use the PictureGear Pocket or the gMovie application to view the transferred movie or image files on your CLIÉ handheld. 1 Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The installation launcher window is displayed. 2 Click Install CLIÉ Utilities.
Installing Memory Stick Export To use the MS Import/Export feature, you need to install the MS Export software, a PC tool to save an application on the proper directory in the Memory Stick media, on your computer. 1 Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The installation launcher window is displayed. 2 Click Install CLIÉ Utilities. The CLIÉ Utilities window is displayed. Click Install Memory Stick Export. Chapter 3 3 The software installation starts.
Installing the supplied applications on your computer Installing other third-party applications You can install other add-on applications on your computer and then install them on your CLIÉ handheld at the next HotSync® operation. For details, see “Installing add-on applications from the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software” on page 59. 1 Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The installation launcher window is displayed. 2 Click Third-party Software.
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 click Control Panel. The Control Panel window is displayed. 2 Double-click Add/Remove Programs. The Add/Remove Programs Properties window is displayed. In the Install/Uninstall tab, select the software that you want to remove. 4 Click Add/Remove.
Installing add-on applications on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld or Memory Stick media Your CLIÉ handheld comes with various applications, such as Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Calculator, and the e-mail application. In addition to these applications, you can install additional applications called “add-on applications” from the Installation CD-ROM on your CLIÉ handheld.
Installing add-on applications from the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software This section describes how to install add-on applications on your CLIÉ 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 CLIÉ Handheld folder on your computer (example : C:\Program Files\Sony Handheld\Add-on). If you want to copy to a different folder, specify the folder in step 5.
Installing add-on applications on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld or Memory Stick media 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 CLIÉ 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.
To access the Install Tool dialog box Do either of the following to display the Install Tool dialog box immediately: • Click Start on the taskbar, point to Programs (All Programs in Windows® XP), Sony Handheld, and then click Install Tool. • Double-click any file with a PRC, or PDB file extension.
Installing add-on applications on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld or Memory Stick media Installing add-on applications by beaming them from another Palm OS® device Your CLIÉ handheld is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use to beam an application to another Palm OS® device that is close by and that also has an IR port. You can beam applications that are either installed in your CLIÉ handheld or stored in inserted Memory Stick media.
5 Tap the application you want to transfer. Note 6 7 Chapter 3 Some applications are copy-protected and cannot be beamed. These are listed with the lock icon next to them. Tap Beam. When the Beam dialog box appears, point the IR port directly at the IR port of the receiving handheld. 8 Wait for the Beam dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you continue using your CLIÉ handheld.
Installing add-on applications on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld or Memory Stick media Installing add-on applications directly from the Installation CD-ROM menu You can also install applications directly from the supplied Installation CD-ROM menu to your CLIÉ handheld. You do not have to start the Palm Desktop for CLIÉ software. 1 Insert the Installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. 2 3 Click Install CLIÉ Add-on Applications. Click CLIÉ Add-ons.
Removing add-on applications If the memory of your CLIÉ handheld or Memory Stick media is full, or you decide that an add-on application is no longer needed, you can remove it from your CLIÉ 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 CLIÉ handheld, such as Address Book or Memo Pad. 1 Tap the Home icon. The Application Launcher screen appears.
Customer registration If you did not fill in the customer registration after installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ 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 CLIÉ Registration icon on the Windows® desktop, or click Start on the taskbar, point to Programs (All Programs in Windows® XP), Sony Handheld, and then click Sony CLIÉ Registration.
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