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Palm OS Devices User Manual

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For Palm OS® Devices – User Guide v.1.5
User Guide for Covers Wireless Palm OS® | Software Version 1.1
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  • Page 1 Made for the Real Sports Fan For Palm OS® Devices – User Guide v.1.5 User Guide for Covers Wireless Palm OS® | Software Version 1.1...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Welcome To Covers Introduction and Overview……………..……………………………………. 3 Notice………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Requirements...….…………………………………………………………….5 Installation Procedures How-to-USE Covers Wireless (Palm OS® devices)…………………...17 Glossary……………………………………………………………………… 27 Conclusion………………….……………………………………30 Covers Wireless Table of Contents Wireless………………………………….3 .…………………………………………… .7...
  • Page 3: Welcome To Covers Wireless

    Offline mode with updates as current as the With real-time wireless, the true sports fan has all our content directly at their fingertips. With a Palm OS® device (see Requirements, Page 5), Covers Wireless will serve content directly to you: 1.
  • Page 4: Notice

    @2003 Phantom Fiber Inc. User Guide Version 1.5 – March 2003 Palm®, Palm OS® and is a trademark of PalmSource, Inc.. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Windows® is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
  • Page 5: Requirements

    The filesize for the additional installation to the PalmOS®-based device is 400k. more information http://www.palm.com/us/ The end user is alerted to perform an additional (manual) hot-sync to transfer the Covers Wireless database to allow future data to be stored for offline viewing. Requirements A subsequent hot-sync between the PalmOS®...
  • Page 6 System Requirements: Works with Palm OS® PDA devices and phones with Palm OS® • PalmOS® 3.5 or HIGHER (Palm OS® 5/Palm VII networking not supported) • Total main memory: 4mb or HIGHER • Network Support for real-time wireless data access (See device manufacturer and carrier network provider) Connectivity Options*: •...
  • Page 7: Installation Procedures

    (e.g. new 4. Please review the Covers Wireless 5. Select Covers Wireless software for Palm OS® after you’ve entered your information. [see the section in this document and at the Covers Wireless microsite for details] 6.
  • Page 8 Covers Wireless and the Phantom Framework from their Pocket PC device prior to the installation of newer software. On Palm OS® devices, the user must use the APP > DELETE function (from main application screen) to remove Covers from the Palm OS® device prior to the installation of newer software.
  • Page 9 LICENSE AGREEMENT: The user must agree to the terms of the license agreement and select NEXT to continue. PRIVACY POLICY: The user must agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy and select NEXT to continue.
  • Page 10 CUSTOMER INFORMATION: The user must enter their user name/company name and select NEXT to continue. CHOOSE DESTINATION LOCATION: The user is prompted to accept the default installation folder for Covers Wireless v. 1.1 or change the folder location. The user must select NEXT to continue.
  • Page 11 SELECT HOTSYNC USERS: The user is prompted to select the hotsync identification that was established with the installation of Palm Desktop software. The user must select NEXT to continue. READY TO INSTALL THE PROGRAM: The user is now ready to install the program. To continue, the user must...
  • Page 12 SETUP STATUS: The installation of Covers Wireless v. 1.1 has started. Once the installation of Covers Wireless is complete, the user must proceed to install the Phantom Framework. To continue, the user must select OK.
  • Page 13 The user is greeted with the opening screen of the InstallShield Wizard for the Phantom Framework v. 1.1. To continue, the user clicks the NEXT button. CHOOSE DESTINATION LOCATION: The user is prompted to accept the default installation folder for Phantom Framework v.
  • Page 14 READY TO INSTALL THE PROGRAM: The user is now ready to install the program. To continue, the user must select INSTALL. SETUP STATUS: The installation of Phantom Framework v. 1.1 has started.
  • Page 15 Once the installation of Phantom Framework is complete, the user must proceed to install the Phantom Framework. To continue, the user must select OK. To complete the installation process for Covers Wireless, a conduit and Covers Wireless for the Palm OS® device must be installed. To continue, the user must select OK.
  • Page 16 INSTALLSHIELD WIZARD COMPLETE: The installation of Covers Wireless v. 1.1 is complete. The user is now ready to use the most advanced real-time wireless sports information application for the Palm OS®. DE-INSTALLATION PROCEDURES WINDOWS®-BASED SYSTEMS: go to your start menu, select settings, then select the control panel, and launch the Add or Remove control panel.
  • Page 17: How-To-Use Covers Wireless (Palm Os® Devices)

    (#1 below) that lists all applications or by tapping the application icon. (#2 below) Screenshot #1: PALM OS APPLICATION SCREEN 1. The odds ticker now contains new messaging to inform end users. Upon launching the application, end users are notified that odds data is Loading.
  • Page 18 In PalmOS® devices, the Covers Wireless odds ticker does not scroll but dynamically updates. 2. A device-specific application icon that navigates the end user to all Palm applications and operates as the EXIT/QUIT function for any active application. 3. A device-specific menu icon. On the...
  • Page 19 Screenshot #3: Covers OPTIONS/ABOUT Screen Screenshot #4: MAIN SCREEN (Covers Wireless) Continued… Screenshot #3 1. As discussed in #3 (Screenshot #2), tapping the device-specific menu icon launches Options/About menu. Further highlights for these menu options will be shown later in this document. (starting with Screenshot #12) Screenshot #4 1.
  • Page 20 Screenshot: 5: LIVE ODDS screen Screenshot #6: LIVE ODDS screen (Continued…) Screenshot #5 1. From the ODDS screen, tapping the “I” Information icon launches the menu listing for Injuries, News and Matchups. 2. As discussed in Screenshot #4, the odds ticker menu allows the end user to select odds (live or synced/offline) based on active sports leagues (activated by the end user in...
  • Page 21 Screenshot #7: LIVE ODDS SCREEN (CONTINUED…) Screenshot 7a: LIVE ODDS SCREEN (NAVIGATION) Screenshot #7 1. As discussed in #1 (Screenshot #5/6), tapping “I” Information launches the menu listing Injuries, News, Matchups. 2. Tapping the ⊗ icon navigates the end user back to the Covers Wireless main screen (see Screenshot #2).
  • Page 22 Screenshot #8: NEWS SCREEN Screenshot #9: NEWS SCREEN (CONTINUED…) Screenshot #8 The end user navigates to the NEWS screen with the following steps: a. Tap the sports league logo on the MAIN screen. (see Screenshot #2) b. Tap the “I” Information icon in the ODDS screen to launch the menu.
  • Page 23 Screenshot #10: INJURIES SCREEN Screenshot #11: MATCHUPS SCREEN Screenshot #10 The end user navigates to the INJURIES screen with the following steps: a. Tap the sports league logo on Screenshot #2) b. Tap the “I” Information icon in the ODDS screen to launch the menu.
  • Page 24 Screenshot #12: Covers OPTIONS/ABOUT SCREEN Screenshot #13: ABOUT SCREEN Screenshot #12 1. A device-specific menu icon launches the Covers OPTIONS/ABOUT Screenshot #2). This menu launches from the MAIN Covers Wireless screen using the device (menu) icon. Screenshot #13 In the Covers OPTIONS/ABOUT (#1, Screenshot #12) menu, tapping the ABOUT menu directs the end user to an ABOUT Dialog Box which provides software version and copyright information.
  • Page 25 Screenshot #14: OPTIONS/COVERS SCREEN Screenshot #15: OPTIONS/GENERAL screen (CONTINUED…) Screenshot #14 In the Covers OPTIONS/ABOUT (#1, Screenshot #12) menu, tapping the OPTIONS menu directs the end user to an OPTIONS screen which provides the end user with several options (General, HotSync, SportsSync) Drop-down menu lists several options.
  • Page 26 Screenshot #16: OPTIONS/UPDATES SCREEN (CONTINUED…) Screenshot #17: OPTIONS/SYNC OPTIONS (CONTINUED…) -- Covers Wireless Palm OS® Tutorial Ends -- Screenshot #16 In the Covers OPTIONS/ABOUT (#1, Screenshot #12)menu, tapping the OPTIONS menu directs the end user to an OPTIONS screen which provides the end user with several options (General, HotSync, SportsSync) 1.
  • Page 27: Glossary

    Welcome to Covers Wireless | Glossary (For an encyclopaedia of commonly-used technical terms, please visit Whatis.com) TERMS DEFINITION Third generation. Applies to wideband mobile services and applications. A standard with faster transmissions and the ability to roam globally. 802.11 A family of wireless specifications developed by a working group of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
  • Page 28 PalmOS® The operating system for a mobile device. There are several device manufacturers that use this operating system. Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. A PCMCIA standardized technology used to develop an expansion for portable devices (i.e. notebooks) in paging credit card-sized support...
  • Page 29 Personal Digital Assistant. Handheld computer or personal organizer device. The operating system (part of the WinCE family from PocketPC® Microsoft) for a mobile device. There are several device manufacturers that use this operating system. Portability Defines network connectivity that can be easily established, used and then dismantled.
  • Page 30: Conclusion

    Welcome to Covers Wireless Thank you Again! By downloading Covers Wireless (Covers.com), you’ve committed yourself to an extremely powerful software application (developed by Phantomfiber | www.phantomfiber.com) that will deliver real-time wireless functionality like you’ve never seen! If you ever have any questions about Covers Wireless, please email us at realwireless@covers.com. We’ll respond to your questions within a reasonable time.

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