3Com PalmPilot Professional Handbook page 144

HotSync Manager recognizes that a PalmPilot has been
synchronized and doesn't ask for a user's name.
In the procedure below, you will be asked to make connections and
confirm settings for the communications port, which will allow
HotSync operation via the Cradle. (During software installation, you
were asked to select a communications port.) Your first HotSync
must be performed locally, rather than using a modem.
Fitting PalmPilot into the Cradle
PalmPilot is designed to fit into the PalmPilot Cradle. When fitted
correctly, there will be an electrical connection between the serial
port of the PalmPilot and the PalmPilot Cradle.
To fit the PalmPilot into the PalmPilot Cradle:
1. Position the PalmPilot Cradle on a convenient horizontal
surface near the computer.
2. Align the PalmPilot over the Cradle, and then slide it into the
Cradle as shown below:
PalmPilot unit
3. When correctly fitted into the Cradle, the curved edge on the
bottom of the PalmPilot will align smoothly with the Cradle.
To connect a PalmPilot and configure HotSync:
1. Turn off your PC, and plug the cable from the PalmPilot
organizer's Cradle into the numbered communications port
you selected during software installation. The following
diagram shows a typical connection for the serial cable:
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PalmPilot
Cradle
Curved edge
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