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This
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Personal Entertainment Organizer
PEG-S320
© 2001 Sony Corporation
4-655-816-11(1)
Chapter 1
What is the Sony
CLIE Handheld?
Chapter 2
Setting up your Sony
CLIE Handheld
- Basics
Chapter 3
Setting up your Sony
CLIE Handheld
- Advanced

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  • Page 1 4-655-816-11(1) Chapter 1 What is the Sony CLIE Handheld? Chapter 2 Setting up your Sony CLIE Handheld Read - Basics This Chapter 3 Setting up your Sony CLIE Handheld - Advanced First Personal Entertainment Organizer PEG-S320 © 2001 Sony Corporation...
  • Page 2 • In no event will SONY be liable for any installation. This equipment generates, uses, financial damage or loss of profits, and can radiate radio frequency energy and,...
  • Page 3 Sony, Memory Stick, the Memory Stick logo, Jog Dial, and PictureGear are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Graffiti, HotSync, Palm Modem, and Palm OS are registered trademarks, and the HotSync logo and Palm are trademarks of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Setting up your Sony CLIE What is the Sony CLIE Handheld – Advanced Handheld? Checking the bundled applications What can you do with your Sony on your Sony CLIE Handheld ..38 CLIE Handheld? ......10 Overview of basic Palm OS ®...
  • Page 5: About This Manual

    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)
  • Page 6 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.
  • Page 7: Which Manual To Read

    ® Exchange and share Operating Instructions information with Chapter 4 other handheld users. Communicating using your Sony CLIE Handheld Enjoy viewing images on Add-on Application Guide your CLIE handheld. Chapter 1 Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket) Enjoy watching movies on Add-on Application Guide your CLIE handheld.
  • Page 9 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 ............ 12 Locating back panel components ..........
  • Page 10: Handheld

    I Track expenses for your expense reports when you’re out of the office, and then transfer the data to your computer for further use. I Exchange data with your computer, other Sony CLIE handhelds, digital cameras, or other portable devices with Sony’s “Memory Stick ®...
  • Page 11: System Requirements

    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/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...
  • Page 12: Sony Clie Handheld Components

    ® ® 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. 3 Jog Dial™ Navigator Used to select and run applications or items. Depending on the application you use, specific functions are assigned to the navigator.
  • Page 13 6 Screen 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 ® The area where you write letters and numbers using the Graffiti ®...
  • Page 14: Locating Back Panel Components

    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. 3 Interface Connector Used to connect your CLIE handheld to the AC adapter, USB cable,...
  • Page 15 Removing the supplied protective soft cover from your CLIE handheld Pull the attached end of the cover in the direction of the arrow until the tabs snap free from the CLIE handheld. 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).
  • Page 16: Locating Usb Cable Components

    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...
  • Page 17: Elements Of The Clie Interface

    Elements of the CLIE interface 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.
  • Page 18 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.
  • Page 19: What Is On The Clie Installation Cd-Rom

    What is on the CLIE Installation CD-ROM? CD-ROM contents The Installation CD-ROM that comes with your CLIE 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: –...
  • Page 20: How To Read The Pdf Manuals On The Cd-Rom

    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 –...
  • Page 21: 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 ........
  • Page 22: Step 1: Charging Your Sony Clie Handheld

    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.
  • Page 23: Step 2: Turning On Your Sony Clie Handheld For The First 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).
  • Page 24 Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIE Handheld for the first time 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.
  • Page 25 After calibration completes, a screen for setting time and date appears. 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. Tap the current month, and then tap the current date. The Set Date screen closes.
  • Page 26 Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIE Handheld for the first time Tap each number of the minute, and then tap the arrow v or V to set the minutes to the current time. Tap AM or PM. Tap OK.
  • Page 27: Step 3: Entering Data Into Your Sony Clie Handheld

    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.
  • Page 28 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 Sony software or any supported PIM (Personal Information Management) to enter ® information. You can then perform a HotSync...
  • Page 29: Step 4: Installing The Palm™ Desktop For Clie Software Onto Your Computer

    • If you are already using a Sony CLIE handheld PEG-S300/N710C, you can choose to continue using your old Palm Desktop for CLIE software without upgrading it.
  • Page 30 Step 4: Installing the Palm™ Desktop for CLIE software onto your computer Click Install Palm Desktop for CLIE. The setup program starts and the Setup window is displayed. Click Next. The Palm Desktop for CLIE 3.1.2 software installation begins. Follow the instructions onscreen, then the following dialog box appears.
  • Page 31 On the select components screen, make sure that USB Switcher is selected. 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. Fill in the customer registration following the instructions shown onscreen.
  • Page 32 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.
  • Page 33: Step 5: Connecting Your Sony Clie Handheld And Your Computer Via The Usb Cable

    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.
  • Page 34: Step 6: Performing A Hotsync Operation For The First Time

    ® 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.
  • Page 35 • If the HotSync icon is not shown in the task tray, click Start, point to Programs, Sony Handheld, and then click HotSync Manager. Then click the HotSync button on your CLIE handheld to start the HotSync operation.
  • Page 37: Setting Up Your Sony Clie Handheld - Advanced

    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.
  • Page 38: Checking The Bundled Applications On Your Sony Clie Handheld

    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 Tap the Home icon.
  • Page 39: Overview Of Basic Palm Os Applications

    ® 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...
  • Page 40: Memo Pad

    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.
  • Page 41 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”...
  • Page 42: Overview Of Sony Applications

    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.
  • Page 43 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. •...
  • Page 44: Installing The Supplied Applications Onto Your Computer

    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.
  • Page 45: Installing Directx ® 6

    Click Install CLIE Image Software. The Image Software installation window is displayed. Click Install QuickTime. The QuickTime 4 software installation starts. Follow the instructions onscreen to finish installation. ® Installing DirectX DirectX 6, a set of graphics and sound drivers, is necessary for PictureGear Lite to function properly.
  • Page 46: Installing Acrobat Reader ® 5.0

    Installing the supplied applications onto your computer Click Install FREE Entertainment Software. The FREE Entertainment Software installation window is displayed. Click AvantGo. The AvantGo software installation starts. Follow the instructions onscreen to finish the installation. ® Installing Acrobat Reader Acrobat Reader 5.0 allows you to view, navigate, and print documents in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
  • Page 47: Uninstalling The Supplied Applications

    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: Click Start from the task bar, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window is displayed.
  • Page 48: Installing Add-On Applications Onto Your Sony Clie Handheld Or "Memory Stick" Media

    ® such as games and other software that run on the Palm OS . For information on the latest third-party applications, see our official Sony CLIE Web site (http://www.sony.com/clie/). Notes • Add-on applications reside in the RAM memory of your CLIE handheld.
  • Page 49 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. Click Install.
  • Page 50 ( >> or << ) button to change their destination (Handheld or Memory Stick). Sony recommends that you select Handheld as the destination. If you select Memory Stick as the destination, data may not be displayed for some applications.
  • Page 51 To access the Install Tool dialog box Do either of the following to display the Install Tool dialog box immediately: Click Start on the task bar, point to Programs, Sony Handheld, and then click Install Tool. Double-click any file with a PRC or PDB file extension.
  • Page 52: Installing Add-On Applications By Beaming Them From Another Palm Os Device

    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...
  • Page 53 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. Tap Beam. When the Beam dialog box appears, point the IR port directly at the IR port of the receiving handheld. 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.
  • Page 54: Removing Add-On Applications

    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”...
  • Page 55: Customer Registration

    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. Click http://www.sony.com/clie/register/ Your computer is connected to the Internet and the Web page for user registration is displayed.
  • Page 57 For the latest support information, check our official Sony CLIE Web site http://www.sony.com/clie Printed in Japan...

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