Palm TREO 680 User Manual page 190

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Synchronizing over an infrared
connection
When you synchronize using the IR port on
your smartphone, you don't need your sync
cable. This is especially useful if you travel
with an IR-enabled laptop.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
include the following items:
An enabled IR port and driver or an IR
•
device attached to it. Check your
computer's documentation to see if it
supports IR communication.
HotSync manager must be active. On a
•
Windows computer, you know HotSync
manager is active when its icon appears
in the lower-right corner of your screen.
WINDOWS ONLY
1 On your computer, click HotSync
manager
lower-right corner of your screen. Make
sure that Infrared is selected.
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Your computer must
in the taskbar in the
2 On your smartphone, press
Applications
HotSync .
3 Select Local.
4 Select the pick list below the HotSync
icon and select IR to a PC/Handheld.
5 Position the IR port on your smartphone
within a few inches of your computer's
IR port.
6 Select the HotSync
smartphone.
When synchronization is complete, a
message appears at the top of your
smartphone screen. Be patient;
synchronization may take a few minutes.
and select
icon on your