4-655-816-11(1) Chapter 1 What is the Sony CLIE Handheld? Chapter 2 Read This First Personal Entertainment Organizer PEG-S320 © 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-S320 Serial No.
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Table of Contents About this manual ........................... 5 Which manual to read? .................... 7 Step 6: Performing a HotSync® operation for the first time .. 34 Chapter 1 Chapter 3 What is the Sony CLIE Handheld? Setting up your Sony CLIE Handheld – Advanced What can you do with your Sony CLIE Handheld? .............................. 10 System requirements ..................... 11 Sony CLIE Handheld components .. 12 Locating front panel controls ...........
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 overview of features, setup and installation instructions, and other important details.
Operating Instructions The Operating Instructions manual is contained in the supplied CD-ROM as a PDF file, allowing you to view or print it as soon as 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 Chapter 2 Use your CLIE handheld and your computer in synchronization. Operating Instructions Chapter 3 Exchange and share information with other handheld users. Operating Instructions Chapter 4 Enjoy viewing images on your CLIE handheld.
Chapter 1 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 ................................................... 12 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 What is the Sony CLIE Handheld? ■ OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98/Windows® 98 Second Edition/ Windows® 2000 Professional/Windows® Millennium Edition ■ CPU: Pentium processor 133MHz or greater ■ RAM: 32MB or more (64MB or more recommended) ■ Hard disk drive: 128MB or more available space ■ Display: High Color or more (800 ✕ 600 pixels or more recommended) ■ CD-ROM drive ■ Mouse or similar pointing device ■ One available USB connector Chapter 1 To install and operate the Palm™ Desktop softw
Sony CLIE Handheld components Locating front panel controls 1 “Memory Stick®” access indicator Lights in orange while your CLIE handheld is reading/writing the data in “Memory Stick” media. 2 Infrared Communication Port Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and receive data from other CLIE or Palm OS® handhelds, and to perform HotSync® operations. For details, see “Beaming between your Sony CLIE Handheld and another Palm OS® PDA” in the Operating Instructions manual.
6 Screen Chapter 1 Displays the applications and information stored in your CLIE handheld. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus. For details, see “Elements of he CLIE interface” on page 17. 7 Graffiti Writing Area 8 Application Buttons Activates the individual applications that correspond to the icons on the buttons: Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad.
Sony CLIE Handheld components 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. 2 Reset Button Under normal use, you should not have to use this button. For details, see “Resetting your Sony CLIE Handheld” in the Operating Instructions manual.
Pull the attached end of the cover in the direction of the arrow until the tabs snap free from the CLIE handheld. Chapter 1 Removing the supplied protective soft cover from your CLIE handheld What is the Sony CLIE Handheld? Tip Please remove the protective soft cover from your CLIE handheld when connecting it to the USB cable, AC adapter or placing it on the cradle (not supplied).
Sony CLIE Handheld components Locating USB cable components 1 Interface Connector Connect your CLIE handheld here. 2 USB Connector Connects to your computer’s USB port. Locating AC adapter components 1 Interface Connector Connect your CLIE handheld here. 2 AC Connector Connects to the AC outlet.
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 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 ■ Palm OS applications You can install the following CLIE specific Palm OS® applications onto your CLIE handheld: – AvantGo – PowerOne Personal The following sample data and demonstration files are also available: – Sample data for gMovie player and PictureGear Pocket – GoAmerica Wireless Service Demo (ISP) Conti
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 Tip You can view the manuals by clicking Manuals in the installation launcher window of the CLIE handheld.
Chapter 2 Setting up your Sony CLIE Handheld – Basics Contents Step 1: Charging your Sony CLIE Handheld .................................... 22 Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIE Handheld for the first time ....... 23 Step 3: Entering data into your Sony CLIE Handheld ...................... 27 Step 4: Installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software onto your computer ..................................... 29 Step 5: Connecting your Sony CLIE Handheld and your computer via the USB cable .......................
Step 1: Charging your Sony CLIE Handheld Note Before you use your CLIE handheld for the first time, make sure to charge it. You can 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. It takes about 3 hours for your CLIE handheld to be fully charged for the first time. Subsequent charges, if it is charged frequently, will require less time.
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. Chapter 2 Press the POWER button. 2 Take out the Stylus.
Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIE Handheld for the first time 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. 4 Tap anywhere onscreen. The following screen is displayed. 5 Following the instruction onscreen, tap the center of the displayed mark.
After calibration completes, a screen for setting time and date appears. Chapter 2 6 Tap the Set Date box. The Set Date screen appears. 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. Setting up your Sony CLIE Handheld–Basics 7 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.
Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIE Handheld for the first 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. The Setup Complete screen appears. 15 Tap Next. The Enter Data screen appears. 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 The Graffiti writing area is divided into two parts: one for writing the letters of the alphabet and one for writing numbers. The small marks at the top and bottom of the Graffiti writing area indicate the two areas.
Step 3: Entering data into your Sony CLIE Handheld 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.
Step 4: Installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software onto your computer 3 Click Install Palm Desktop for CLIE. The setup program starts and the Setup window is displayed. 4 Click Next. 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.
6 Click Next. The Setup Type window is displayed. Chapter 2 7 If you wish to synchronize multiple CLIE handhelds, 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. When the installation is finished, the Sony CLIE Registration screen and the Install Tool dialog box appear.
Step 4: Installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software onto your computer Upgrading the existing Palm Desktop software Multiple versions of Palm Desktop cannot be installed on one computer. If an older version of Palm Desktop for CLIE software already exists, it is recommended that you uninstall it prior to the new installation. All handheld user data is preserved when upgrading the Palm Desktop for CLIE software.
Step 5: Connecting your Sony CLIE Handheld and your computer via the USB cable The USB cable 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. Connect the USB cable to a USB connector on your computer. Then, connect the other end of the USB cable to your CLIE handheld.
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.
Step 6: Performing a HotSync® operation for the first time Notes • Do not remove or move your CLIE handheld from the USB cable during a HotSync operation. • Do not tap the HotSync button during a HotSync operation. It might cause errors and force termination 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 be forced to terminate.
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. Check the basic and other applications. To open an application from the Application Launcher screen 1 Tap the Home icon. The Application Launcher screen appears. Tap the Home icon 2 b 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 and MS Autorun. This section gives an overview of these original Sony applications. PG Pocket (PictureGear Pocket) PictureGear Pocket is the image management software for your CLIE handheld. In PictureGear Pocket, you can do the following: • View images.
MS Autorun MS Autorun is used to start a specified application when “Memory Stick” media is inserted into your CLIE handheld. In MS Autorun, you can do the following: • Automatically start game software or another application stored in “Memory Stick” media. • Display specified data immediately by automatically starting the associated application stored in “Memory Stick” media or 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™ 4.3Lite PictureGear 4.3Lite 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.
2 Click Install CLIE Image Software. The Image Software installation window is displayed. 3 Click Install QuickTime. The QuickTime 4 software installation starts. Follow the instructions onscreen to finish installation. Installing DirectX® 6 DirectX 6, a set of graphics and sound drivers, is necessary for PictureGear Lite to function properly. You need not install DirectX 6, if you have already installed DirectX 6.0 or later. 1 Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
Installing the supplied applications onto your computer 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. Installing Acrobat Reader® 5.0 Acrobat Reader 5.0 allows you to view, navigate, and print documents in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
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 task bar, 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. 3 In the Install/Uninstall tab, select the software that you want to remove in the list box. 4 Click Add/Remove.
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.
2 Double-click the Palm Desktop for CLIE software icon on the Windows® desktop or click Start on the task tray, point to Programs, Sony Handheld, and then click Palm Desktop for CLIE. The Palm Desktop for CLIE software starts. Chapter 3 3 Click Install. The Install Tool dialog box appears. 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.
Installing add-on applications onto your Sony CLIE Handheld or “Memory Stick” media 6 Select the application(s) you want to install on your CLIE handheld, or to the “Memory Stick” media inserted in your CLIE handheld. Then click Open. 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. (The application is deleted from the list but remains on your computer’s hard disk.
9 Click OK. 10 Click Done. 11 Perform a HotSync operation. The application(s) you selected in step 6 will be installed on your CLIE handheld or the “Memory Stick” media. See page 34 (Step 6: Performing a HotSync® operation for the first time)for details on a local HotSync operation. Note When installing add-on applications to the “Memory Stick” media, be sure to perform the HotSync operation with the “Memory Stick” media inserted in your CLIE handheld.
Installing add-on applications onto your Sony CLIE Handheld or “Memory Stick” media 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.
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. Chapter 3 For best results, the handhelds should be 4 to 8 inches (approximately 10 to 20 centimeters) apart, and the path between the two handhelds must be clear of obstacles.
Installing add-on applications onto your Sony CLIE Handheld or “Memory Stick” media Removing add-on applications In the event that your CLIE handheld or “Memory Stick” media run out of memory, or decide that you no longer need an add-on application you installed, 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.
Customer registration If you do not fill in the customer registration soon after installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software, follow the instructions in this section to complete the registration. 1 Double-click the Sony CLIE Registration icon on the Windows® desktop or click Start on the task tray, point to Programs, Sony Handheld, and then click Sony CLIE Registration. The Sony CLIE Handheld Registration screen appears. 2 Click http://www.sony.
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