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.
