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  • Page 1 Getting Started...

  • Page 2: Copyright And Trademark

    Inc.’s products, are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to palmOne, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Palm OS, the Palm logo, Graffiti, HotSync, Palm, Palm Reader, the HotSync logo and the Palm and PalmSource trade dress are trademarks owned by or licensed to PalmSource, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents About This Book ...vi Tips for viewing this guide...vi What’s in this guide? ...vii Chapter 1: Exploring Your Handheld...1 Locating the controls on your handheld ...2 What’s on my handheld? ...5 Installing extra software from the CD ...6 Opening applications...7 Entering information ...8 Using menus ...13...
  • Page 4 Chapter 4: Managing Your Contacts ...28 Adding a contact ...29 Locating a contact on your list...31 Beaming a contact ...32 Beyond the basics ...33 Chapter 5: Managing Your Calendar ...34 Scheduling an appointment...35 Checking your schedule ...37 Setting an alarm...38 Beyond the basics ...39 Chapter 6: Managing Your Tasks ...40 Creating a task...41...
  • Page 5 Chapter 10: Viewing Photos ...62 Copying photos to your handheld...63 Viewing photos ...65 Beyond the basics ...66 Chapter 11: Customizing Your Handheld ...67 Setting the date and time ...68 Preventing your handheld from turning on by accident ...70 Changing the screen fonts ...71 Changing the background of your screen ...73 Correcting problems with tapping ...74 Selecting sound settings ...75...

  • Page 6: About This Book

    About This Book [ ! ] Before You Begin Complete the steps in Read This First in your handheld package to set up your handheld and install the software on your computer. Zire™ 31 Handheld This guide tells you everything you need to know to start using your handheld— from the things you’ll do every day, to the things that make your handheld not only useful, but fun.

  • Page 7: What's In This Guide

    What’s in this guide? Each chapter contains step-by-step instructions with cues for action, links to detailed information, and sidebars. Step-by-step instructions How-to information. Look for these cues in instructions: Continued [ ! ] [ & ] OPTIONAL NOTE Links Links appear as underlined words in sidebars and other places throughout this guide. Some links take you to other pages in this guide, and others take you to the User Guide on the web.
  • Page 8 Sidebars [ ! ] To access the User Guide, you need to be connected to the Internet. Zire™ 31 Handheld Before You Begin Things you must have completed before you can do the steps described in the chapter. A suggestion on how to use a feature more fully; a shortcut; a pointer to a related feature. Did You Know? An interesting fact about the topic being described;...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1: Exploring Your Handheld

    CHAPTER 1 Exploring Your Handheld In this chapter Whether you’re at work, at home, or on the go, you’ll quickly understand why Locating the controls on handhelds are also called personal your handheld digital assistants (PDAs). Like a good What’s on my handheld? personal assistant, your handheld Installing extra software helps you keep track of your schedule,...

  • Page 10: Locating The Controls On Your Handheld

    CHAPTER 1 Exploring Your Handheld Locating the controls on your handheld Front panel controls Screen Clock icon Input area Power button Screen Clock icon Input area Power button Display icon 5-way navigator Application buttons Zire™ 31 Handheld Displays the applications and information on your handheld. The screen is touch sensitive.

  • Page 11: Top Panel Controls

    CHAPTER 1 Exploring Your Handheld Top panel controls Key Term Expansion card slot IR Short for infrared. IR port Beaming uses infrared technology to send Headphone jack information between two IR ports that are within a few feet of each other. Did You Know? Beaming lets you quickly share appointments,...

  • Page 12: Side And Back Panel Controls

    CHAPTER 1 Exploring Your Handheld Side and back panel controls Stylus Key Term USB The type of connector or cable that’s commonly used to connect accessories to a computer. Reset button Stylus Reset button Power connector Mini-USB connector Speaker Zire™ 31 Handheld Lets you enter information on your handheld.

  • Page 13: What's On My Handheld

    CHAPTER 1 Exploring Your Handheld What’s on my handheld? Your handheld comes with many applications preinstalled and ready to use. Open these applications by pressing the application buttons on the front panel or by selecting the icons on the Can’t find some of these Home screen.

  • Page 14: Installing Extra Software From The Cd

    Installing extra software from the CD To install extra software By now you’ve probably installed Palm® Desktop software and some of the extra software from from the CD: the CD. If you haven’t already installed the extra software, you can install it at any time. Your CD includes titles such as the following: 1.

  • Page 15: Opening Applications

    CHAPTER 1 Exploring Your Handheld Opening applications You can open applications with the application buttons on the front of your handheld or with the Did You Know? application icons on the Home screen. You can reassign the application buttons to open whichever Using the application buttons applications you choose.

  • Page 16: Entering Information

    Entering information There are several ways to enter information on your handheld. The most popular methods are using Graffiti 2 writing, using the onscreen keyboard, and using Palm Desktop software or Write letters on the left Microsoft Outlook on a computer. The next few pages briefly describe these three methods.

  • Page 17: Using The Onscreen Keyboard

    CHAPTER 1 Exploring Your Handheld Using the onscreen keyboard You can use the onscreen keyboard in any application where you need to enter text, numbers, or Key Term symbols on your handheld. Record An entry in an application such as a contact in Contacts or an appointment in Calendar.
  • Page 18 CHAPTER 1 Exploring Your Handheld Entering information When a keyboard is open, you can tap abc, 123, or Int’l to open any of the other keyboards. Zire™ 31 Handheld Tap the characters to enter text, numbers, and symbols, and then select Done. Caps lock Caps shift Letter keyboard...

  • Page 19: Using Your Computer

    Other info, such as photos and notes, is synchronized with Palm Desktop software. select Palm Desktop Help. WINDOWS ONLY Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your computer desktop, and then click the icons in the launch bar to access the various applications. Zire™ 31 Handheld...
  • Page 20 CHAPTER 1 Exploring Your Handheld MAC ONLY Double-click the Palm Desktop icon in the palmOne folder on your computer, and then click the icons in the launch bar to access the various applications. Launch bar Zire™ 31 Handheld...

  • Page 21: Using Menus

    CHAPTER 1 Exploring Your Handheld Using menus Menus let you access additional commands and settings. They are easy to use, and once you master them in one application, you know how to use them in all your applications. You can also open the handheld menus by tapping the application title in the upper-left...

  • Page 22: Using The 5-Way Navigator

    CHAPTER 1 Exploring Your Handheld Using the 5-way navigator The navigator lets you access your information quickly with one hand and without the stylus. The navigator does various things based on which type of screen you’re on. To use the navigator, press To remove the selection Up, Down, Right, or Left;...

  • Page 23: Moving Around Record Screens

    CHAPTER 1 Exploring Your Handheld Moving around list screens In list screens, select and move between entries such as a note, memo, contact, or photo. Up or Down Select Moving around record screens In record screens, scroll within the current entry or between entries. Up or Down Right or Left Select...

  • Page 24: Handheld Do's And Don'ts

    CHAPTER 1 Exploring Your Handheld Handheld do’s and don’ts To protect your handheld from damage and ensure reliable performance, follow these guidelines. Handheld do’s • Use the protective cover that came with your handheld. It protects your handheld screen from being scratched.

  • Page 25: Beyond The Basics

    • Deleting applications from your handheld • Viewing application information Organizing your applications and information by filing them into categories Keeping information private by turning on security options Beaming information and applications to other Palm OS Caring for your handheld ® handheld users...

  • Page 26: Chapter 2: Synchronizing Your Handheld With Your Computer

    CHAPTER 2 Synchronizing Your Handheld with Your Computer In this chapter Maybe you only think to use your handheld on its own to look up phone Why synchronize numbers, enter appointments, and so information? on. But you can do much more with What information is your handheld if you synchronize it synchronized?

  • Page 27: Why Synchronize Information

    Memos is synchronized with Outlook. Other information, such as photos and notes, is synchronized with Palm Desktop software. You can insert the CD at any time to choose synchronization with Outlook if you did not do so during the initial installation.

  • Page 28: What Information Is Synchronized

    Palm Desktop software. Just make sure that each handheld has its own username; Palm Desktop software reads the username and recognizes the handheld during synchronization. Although several people can share the same...

  • Page 29: Synchronizing Information

    CHAPTER 2 Synchronizing Your Handheld with Your Computer Synchronizing information Key Term ® HotSync Technology that allows you to synchronize the information on your handheld with the information on your computer. If the Select User dialog box appears during synchronization, select the username whose information you want to synchronize, and click OK.

  • Page 30: Beyond The Basics

    CHAPTER 2 Synchronizing Your Handheld with Your Computer Beyond the basics User Guide Click a link below to go to the User Guide on the web and learn about these related topics: For everything you need to know about your handheld— Synchronizing all that’s in this guide, and much more—go to...

  • Page 31: Chapter 3: Expanding Your Handheld

    CHAPTER 3 Expanding Your Handheld In this chapter A Chinese proverb says, “Life just gives you time and space; it's up to How can expansion cards you to fill it. ” But doesn’t it always help me? seem that no matter how much space Inserting an expansion card you have, you still need more? Removing an expansion card...

  • Page 32: What Type Of Expansion Cards Can I Use

    CHAPTER 3 Expanding Your Handheld What type of expansion cards can I use? Your handheld is compatible with SDIO, SD, and MultiMediaCard expansion cards. SDIO Key Term expansion cards let you add accessories to your handheld. SD and MultiMediaCard expansion SDIO An acronym for cards let you store information and applications.

  • Page 33: Inserting An Expansion Card

    CHAPTER 3 Expanding Your Handheld Inserting an expansion card Zire™ 31 Handheld Insert the card into the expansion slot with the label side facing the front of the handheld. Push Push the card in with your thumb until you hear the confirmation tone.

  • Page 34: Removing An Expansion Card

    CHAPTER 3 Expanding Your Handheld Removing an expansion card Zire™ 31 Handheld Push lightly against the card with your thumb. Push Slide the card out of the expansion slot. Done...

  • Page 35: Beyond The Basics

    • Naming an expansion card so you can easily identify its contents. Adding applications from your computer to an expansion card. You can also install other files such as photos or music. Exchanging applications and information with other Palm OS users by exchanging cards or beaming items between handhelds. ®...

  • Page 36: Chapter 4: Managing Your Contacts

    CHAPTER 4 Managing Your Contacts In this chapter Say good-bye to a paper address book that you need to update manually Adding a contact every time someone moves, changes Locating a contact on your their e-mail address, or gets a new list work extension.

  • Page 37: Adding A Contact

    CHAPTER 4 [ ! ] Before You Begin If you want to add photos to your contacts, install palmOne™ Photos from the installation CD onto your handheld. Windows: Insert the CD and follow the onscreen instructions to install extra software. Mac: Insert the CD and double-click the Essential Software folder icon.
  • Page 38 CHAPTER 4 Managing Your Contacts Adding a contact To learn how to transfer photos to your handheld, see palmOne Photos later in this guide. If you want a reminder about a birthday, select the Reminder check box, enter the number of days before the birthday that you want to see the reminder, and then select...

  • Page 39: Locating A Contact On Your List

    CHAPTER 4 Managing Your Contacts Locating a contact on your list You can also press Right on the navigator (or tap the Quick Look Up icon at the top of the screen) to open the Quick Look Up line. Press Up and Down to select the letter of the name you want in each box, and press Right to...

  • Page 40: Beaming A Contact

    CHAPTER 4 Managing Your Contacts Beaming a contact You can create a contact with your own information and select it as your business card by opening the Record Menu and selecting Business Card. Beam your business card to other handhelds by holding down the Contacts application button until the Beam dialog box...

  • Page 41: Beyond The Basics

    CHAPTER 4 Managing Your Contacts Beyond the basics User Guide Click a link below to go to the User Guide on the web and learn about these related topics: For everything you need to know about your handheld— Contacts all that’s in this guide, and much more—go to www.palmOne.com/zire31- userguide.

  • Page 42: Chapter 5: Managing Your Calendar

    CHAPTER 5 Managing Your Calendar In this chapter Staying on top of your schedule is an important part of being productive Scheduling an appointment both at work and at home. Calendar Checking your schedule can help you remember appointments and spot schedule conflicts. You can Setting an alarm view your calendar by day, week, or Beyond the basics...

  • Page 43: Scheduling An Appointment

    CHAPTER 5 Managing Your Calendar Scheduling an appointment Key Term Event The name for an entry in the Calendar application, including appointments, birthdays, reminders, recurring meetings, and so on. You can also scroll to a date by pressing Right or Left on the navigator or by tapping the arrows at the top of the Day View...
  • Page 44 CHAPTER 5 Managing Your Calendar Scheduling an appointment To enter reminders, holidays, anniversaries, and other events that take place on a particular date but not at a particular time, tap No Time. Color-code your calendar. Tap the bullet next to the description to file the appointment in a category.

  • Page 45: Checking Your Schedule

    CHAPTER 5 Managing Your Calendar Checking your schedule Sometimes you want to look at your schedule for a particular date, while other times you want to see an overview of a week or month. Press the Calendar application button repeatedly to cycle through the Agenda View, Day View, Week View, and Month View.

  • Page 46: Setting An Alarm

    CHAPTER 5 Managing Your Calendar Setting an alarm Did You Know? If you set your alarm sounds in World Clock instead of in Calendar you have more alarm sound choices. Check out the other options in the Event Details dialog box. For example, Repeat creates an event that recurs daily, weekly, or at whatever...

  • Page 47: Beyond The Basics

    • Storing extra information about an event by adding a note • Erasing old appointments by purging them Organizing events by type and color-coding them Keeping events private by turning on security options ® Beaming events to other Palm OS handheld users...

  • Page 48: Chapter 6: Managing Your Tasks

    CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Tasks In this chapter Some of the most successful people in the world are also the busiest. When Creating a task asked how they manage to do it all, Organizing your tasks busy people usually say, “I make lists. ” The Tasks application on your Marking a task complete handheld is the perfect place to make a...

  • Page 49: Creating A Task

    CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Tasks Creating a task If no task is currently selected, you can create a new task by writing in the ® Graffiti 2 input area. Set an alarm for the selected task. Tap Details, tap the Alarm box, tap the Alarm check box, enter the alarm settings, and then select OK.

  • Page 50: Organizing Your Tasks

    CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Tasks Organizing your tasks Sometimes you want to look at all the things you need to do, while other times you want to see only certain types of tasks. Did You Know? Overdue tasks have an exclamation point (!) next to the due date.

  • Page 51: Marking A Task Complete

    CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Tasks Marking a task complete You can check off a task to indicate that you’ve completed it. You can set Task Preferences to record the date that you finish your tasks, and you can show or hide finished tasks. To change these settings, open the Options menu and select Preferences.

  • Page 52: Beyond The Basics

    • Setting preferences to choose which tasks appear in the Tasks list, whether to track completion dates, and which alarm sound plays • Storing extra information about a task by adding a note Keeping tasks private by turning on security options ® Beaming tasks to other Palm OS handheld users...

  • Page 53: Chapter 7: Writing Memos

    CHAPTER 7 Writing Memos In this chapter Your handheld contains applications for storing the most common types of Creating a memo information: contact names and Viewing and editing a memo numbers, appointments, and so on. Memos is the tool to use for capturing Beyond the basics information that is meaningful to you but does not fall into one of these...

  • Page 54: Creating A Memo

    CHAPTER 7 Writing Memos Creating a memo Did You Know? You can create as many memos as you want, up to the available memory on your handheld. Each memo can be up to about 32KB in size; that’s about 650 sentences. In the Memos list, you can also just start writing to create a new memo.

  • Page 55: Viewing And Editing A Memo

    CHAPTER 7 Writing Memos Viewing and editing a memo The Memos list shows the first line of each memo, so make sure that first line is something you will recognize. Did You Know? You can connect your handheld to a portable keyboard and type your memos on the go without carrying around a heavy...

  • Page 56: Beyond The Basics

    Microsoft Word Organizing memos by arranging them into categories and sorting them Keeping memos private by turning on security options ® Beaming memos to other Palm OS handheld users...

  • Page 57: Chapter 8: Writing Notes

    CHAPTER 8 Writing Notes In this chapter Need to jot down a phone number or a reminder to yourself? Avoid fumbling Creating a note for scraps of paper, and write Viewing and editing a note important reminders in Note Pad. You can use Note Pad to do everything you Beyond the basics might do with a piece of paper and a...

  • Page 58: Creating A Note

    CHAPTER 8 Writing Notes Creating a note You can change the color of the pen and paper (background). From the Note Pad list screen, open the Options menu, select Preferences, and then tap Colors. Tap the pen selector to change the pen width or to select the eraser.

  • Page 59: Viewing And Editing A Note

    CHAPTER 8 Writing Notes Viewing and editing a note You can clear the screen completely while editing a note. Open the Edit menu and select Clear Note. Or, to delete a note completely, open the note and then tap Delete. Zire™...

  • Page 60: Beyond The Basics

    Zire™ 31 Handheld Setting alarms when you use notes as reminders Organizing notes by arranging them into categories and sorting them Keeping notes private by turning on security options ® Beaming events to other Palm OS handheld users...

  • Page 61: Chapter 9: Listening To Music

    CHAPTER 9 Listening to Music In this chapter Are you tired of listening to small talk during that long commute on the bus Transferring MP3 files to an or train? Do you need something expansion card smaller than a CD player when you’re Transferring music from a CD out for a walk or at the gym? RealOne to an expansion card...

  • Page 62: Transferring Mp3 Files To An Expansion Card

    CHAPTER 9 [ ! ] Before You Begin Windows: Install RealOne Player on your handheld and your computer. Insert the CD and follow the onscreen instructions for installing extra software. You can also use a card reader accessory (sold separately) to transfer MP3 files from your computer to your expansion card.
  • Page 63 CHAPTER 9 [ ! ] Before You Begin Mac: Install RealOne Player on your handheld. Insert the CD and double- click the Essential Software folder icon. You can also use a card reader accessory (sold separately) to transfer MP3 files from your computer to your expansion card.

  • Page 64: Transferring Music From A Cd To An Expansion Card

    CHAPTER 9 Listening to Music Transferring music from a CD to an expansion card If your songs are on a CD and you want to listen to them on your handheld, you need to use RealOne WINDOWS ONLY Zire™ 31 Handheld ®...
  • Page 65 CHAPTER 9 Listening to Music Transferring music from a CD to an expansion card If you want to select only a few songs, click Deselect All and then click the check box next to the songs you want to select. Did You Know? A 64MB expansion card holds about an hour of...
  • Page 66 IMPORTANT Do not tap the HotSync icon. Select the songs you want to transfer: a. In RealOne Player on your computer, click Devices. b. If necessary, double-click Palm Handheld and then double-click Card. c. Click Add Clips. Clips Devices Continued...
  • Page 67 CHAPTER 9 Listening to Music Transferring music from a CD to an expansion card On your handheld, tap Cont’d. Songs to view a list of the songs available for you to play. The songs you just transferred are at the bottom of the list.

  • Page 68: Playing Music On Your Handheld

    CHAPTER 9 Listening to Music Playing music on your handheld For tips on using RealOne Mobile Player, open the Options menu and select Help. Did You Know? RealOne Mobile Player continues playing the songs in your list until it reaches the end of your list or until you tap the Stop button, even if your handheld screen is off.

  • Page 69: Beyond The Basics

    CHAPTER 9 Listening to Music Beyond the basics User Guide Click the link below to go to the User Guide on the web and learn about these related topics: For everything you need to know about your handheld— RealOne all that’s in this guide, and Mobile much more—go to Player...

  • Page 70: Chapter 10: Viewing Photos

    CHAPTER 10 Viewing Photos In this chapter A picture may be worth a thousand words, but what happens when you Copying photos to your have a thousand pictures that you are handheld trying to keep organized? Or maybe Viewing photos just a few that are so meaningful that Beyond the basics you want to have instant access to...

  • Page 71: Copying Photos To Your Handheld

    Viewing Photos Copying photos to your handheld You can use palmOne Photos to transfer photos from Palm to your handheld or to an expansion card. You can also create and edit entire albums and send them to your handheld, where you can view your photos.
  • Page 72 CHAPTER 10 Viewing Photos Copying photos to your handheld MAC ONLY In Mac OS X, you can make the Send to Handheld droplet a permanent part of your desktop by dragging the droplet to the Dock. Then simply drag photos, and other files you want to transfer to your handheld, onto the Dock.

  • Page 73: Viewing Photos

    CHAPTER 10 Viewing Photos Viewing photos Did You Know? If you or your friends have a digital camera that uses SD memory cards, you can insert the cards into the expansion slot and view the photos on your handheld. Select Slide Show to display all photos in an album, automatically, one after another.

  • Page 74: Beyond The Basics

    • Copying photos to other applications or expansion cards • Editing and enhancing photos on your desktop computer • Deleting photos • Sending photos from the desktop palmOne Photos software via e-mail ® Beaming photos to other Palm OS handheld users...

  • Page 75: Chapter 11: Customizing Your Handheld

    CHAPTER 11 Customizing Your Handheld In this chapter Although customizing your handheld is optional, it’s like changing the preset Setting the date and time radio stations in your car. Since you’re Preventing your handheld probably not driving around with the from turning on by accident dealer’s preset radio stations, why not Changing the screen fonts...

  • Page 76: Setting The Date And Time

    CHAPTER 11 Customizing Your Handheld Setting the date and time You can set the current date and time based on your location. These settings are used by all the applications on your handheld that require a date, time, or location. You can rename the location to the city where you live.
  • Page 77 CHAPTER 11 Customizing Your Handheld Setting the date and time Zire™ 31 Handheld Set the date: a. Tap the Set Date box. b. Tap the arrows to select the current year. c. Tap the current month. d. Tap the current date. Set the time: a.

  • Page 78: Preventing Your Handheld From Turning On By Accident

    CHAPTER 11 Customizing Your Handheld Preventing your handheld from turning on by accident Does your handheld turn itself on accidentally in your briefcase, pocket, or purse? You can lock the buttons on the front of your handheld so that you prevent this from happening and don’t drain the When Keylock is on, your battery.

  • Page 79: Changing The Screen Fonts

    CHAPTER 11 Customizing Your Handheld Changing the screen fonts In many applications, you can change the font style to make text easier to read. There are four font styles available in applications that let you change the font style. Small font Zire™...
  • Page 80 CHAPTER 11 Customizing Your Handheld Changing the screen fonts Zire™ 31 Handheld Open the Select Font dialog box: a. Open an application. b. Open the menus c. Select Options, and then select Font. Tap the font style you want to use, and then select OK. Small Done Small bold...

  • Page 81: Changing The Background Of Your Screen

    CHAPTER 11 [ ! ] Before You Begin Install palmOne™ Photos from the installation CD onto your handheld. Windows: Insert the CD and follow the onscreen instructions for installing extra software. Mac: Insert the CD and double-click the Essential Software folder icon. Zire™...

  • Page 82: Correcting Problems With Tapping

    CHAPTER 11 Customizing Your Handheld Correcting problems with tapping Is your screen not responding to taps? Are you getting unexpected results when you tap? For Key Term example, when you tap the number keyboard icon, does the Find dialog box open instead? If this Digitizer Another name happens, it’s time to align the screen.

  • Page 83: Selecting Sound Settings

    CHAPTER 11 Customizing Your Handheld Selecting sound settings Are sounds too soft or too loud? Set the volume levels for the system, game, and alarm tones, or turn sounds off altogether with the Silent profile. You can choose different types of sounds for Calendar, Tasks, and World Clock.

  • Page 84: Changing Screen Colors

    CHAPTER 11 Customizing Your Handheld Changing screen colors Choose a new set of text and background colors for all your applications. Zire™ 31 Handheld Open Color Theme Preferences: a. Go to the Home screen. b. Select Prefs c. Select Color Theme. Select a theme, and then select Done.

  • Page 85: Beyond The Basics

    CHAPTER 11 Customizing Your Handheld Beyond the basics User Guide Click the link below to go to the User Guide on the web and learn about these related topics: For everything you need to know about your handheld— Customizing all that’s in this guide, and much more—go to www.palmOne.com/zire31- userguide.

  • Page 86: Chapter 12: Common Questions

    Although we can’t anticipate all the questions you might have, this chapter provides answers to some of the most commonly asked questions. How do I upgrade from another Palm OS 1. Synchronize your old handheld with your old desktop software.
  • Page 87 CHAPTER 12 Common Questions Why can’t I find an icon on the Home screen? • Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the Home screen and select All. You may need to scroll down a bit, but you should now see an icon for each of the applications on your handheld. •...
  • Page 88 • If you don’t see the HotSync Manager icon, click Start on the Windows taskbar, and then select Programs. Go to the Palm Desktop program group and select HotSync Manager. Click the HotSync Manager icon when it appears in the Windows system tray.
  • Page 89 CHAPTER 12 Common Questions What do I do if my handheld doesn’t respond to taps correctly? After a soft reset, the If your handheld is not responding to taps correctly, you need to align the screen. Preferences screen appears with the Date & What do I do if my handheld freezes? Time option highlighted On rare occasions your handheld may not respond when you press a button or tap the screen.

  • Page 90: Beyond The Basics

    CHAPTER 12 Common Questions Beyond the basics User Guide Click a link below to go to the User Guide on the web and learn about these related topics: For everything you need to know about your handheld— Common all that’s in this guide, and Questions much more—go to www.palmOne.com/zire31-...

  • Page 91: Product Regulatory Information

    Product Regulatory Information FCC Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 92: Ce Compliance Statement

    • IEC 61000-4-4: 1995 EFT Immunity, 1kV on AC port, 5/50nSec, 5kHs Rep. Freq. • IEC 61000-4-5: 1995 Surge Immunity, 1.2/50uSec, 2kV(peak), Common Mode, 1kV(peak) Differential Mode Zire™ 31 Handheld ® Handheld PDA & HotSync cable Zire 31 palmOne 400 N. McCarthy Blvd. Milpitas, 95035-5112...

  • Page 93: Battery Warning

    • EN61000-4-6:1996, Conducted Immunity, 150kHz-80MHz, 3V RMS, 1kHz, 80% AM • IEC 61000-4-11: 1994, 100% Voltage Dip 0.5 period, 30% Dip 25 periods and >100% Dip 250 periods Authorized palmOne Representative:David Woo Date: Battery Warning Do not mutilate, puncture, or dispose of batteries in fire. The batteries can burst or explode, releasing hazardous chemicals.

  • Page 94: Static Electricity, Esd, And Your Palmone™ Handheld

    Uwaga Static Electricity, ESD, and Your palmOne™ Handheld Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause damage to electronic devices if discharged into the device, so you should take steps to avoid such an occurrence. Description of ESD Static electricity is an electrical charge caused by the buildup of excess electrons on the surface of a material. To most people, static electricity and ESD are nothing more than annoyances.
  • Page 95 • For example, if your computer has a metal case and is plugged into a standard three-prong grounded outlet, touching the case should discharge the ESD on your body. • Increase the relative humidity of your environment. • Install ESD-specific prevention items, such as grounding mats. Conditions that enhance ESD occurrences Conditions that can contribute to the buildup of static electricity in the environment include the following: •...

  • Page 96: Index

    INDEX SYMBOLS * (asterisk) characters 29 NUMERICS 5-way navigator 2 accessing applications 79 documentation on the web viii information 14 accessories 17 Add Clips icon 58 adding applications 19 – contacts 29 storage space 23 Addit software 6 Additional Software option 6 add-on applications 20 addresses See contacts adjusting speaker volume 75...
  • Page 97 beaming 3 beaming port See IR port birthdays 30 blinking cursor 9 bold fonts 72 brightness control 2 Brightness icon 2 built-in applications 5 Business Card command 32 business cards 32 buttons back panel 4 front panel 2 locking 70 navigator 14 not responding 81 opening applications with 7...
  • Page 98 contacts 29 memos 45 MP3 files 56 notes in Note Pad 50 photo albums 66 recurring events 38 reminders 49 song lists 57 tasks 41 current date and time 68 cursor 9 customer support viii customizing alarms 39 backgrounds 73 Contact application 33 handheld 67 cutting and pasting 48...
  • Page 99 adding applications to 27 additional information for 27 benefits of 24 deleting applications from 27 deleting songs on 61 displaying contents of 27 inserting 3 naming 27 removing 26 – transferring audio files to 54 transferring photos to 63 Expense icon 5 fade setting 73 FAQs 78 FCC Statement 83...
  • Page 100 losing vii owner 70 receiving from outside sources 22 saving 79 security options for 77 sharing 3 storing 24 – synchronizing 18 transferring to CPU 20 updating 18 infrared port See IR port input area 2 inserting expansion cards 3 installing additional software 6 applications 19...
  • Page 101 65 optional information vii overdue tasks 42 owner information 70 Owner Preferences screen 70 paging through documentation vi Palm Desktop software 11 Palm OS handhelds beaming to 17 Palm Reader 6 pasting text 48 PDA Money software 6...
  • Page 102 Previous View icon (Acrobat Reader) vi printing Getting Started Guide vi prioritizing tasks 41 privacy settings calendar 39 contacts 33 handheld 17 memos 48 notes 52 tasks 44 programs See software; applications protecting your handheld 16 purging old appointments 39 questions and answers 78 Quick Install icon 54 Quick Look Up icon 31...
  • Page 103 shortcuts viii side panel controls 4 sidebars vii viii Silent profile 75 slide shows 65 Small bold icon 72 Small font icon 72 soft resets 81 software vi See also applications Solitaire 6 song files See music files; sound files song formats 53 song lists 57 songs 24...
  • Page 104 items in lists 15 memos 47 notes 51 photos 65 schedules 37 song lists 59 tasks 42 views in Calendar 34 volume 75 warnings 85 warranty 81 web sites handheld online documentation viii Week View (Calendar) 37 World Clock 38 World Clock icon 5 writing area 2 writing in your own handwriting 49...

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