Setting modem configurations | Acer s10 instruction

12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Connection preferences

Other possible connection types:

Modem via Cradle/ This connection type defines a connection between your

CableAcer s10’s versatile port and a modem for dialing in a modem that is part of your computer.

Modem via Infrared This connection type defines a connection between the IR port of your Acer s10 and a modem. The modem can be attached to or within a mobile phone or other devices supporting an IR port. (Some IR phones have modems.)

To modify Connection preferences:

• In the Connections Preferences screen, tap a connection option.

Setting modem configurations

Modem configurations let your Acer s10 use a connected modem to communicate with remote devices, such as your ISP (Internet Service Provider) or dial-in server, to access a remote computer.

You must set Network preferences, in addition to configuring Modem settings, to be able to use the TCP/IP software included in your Acer s10’s operating system before connecting to remote devices.

To set Serial to Modem preferences:

1In the Connection Preferences screen, select an available modem option.

2Tap Edit to display the Edit Connection screen.

The name of the current configuration appears at the top of the screen.

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Acer s10 manual Setting modem configurations, To modify Connection preferences, To set Serial to Modem preferences

Contents

Acer s10 handheld Manual for Copyright About this Manual O u t t h i s M a n u a l Your guides Package contents Proper care and usage of your Acer s10 Resetting your Acer s10Performing a soft reset Maintaining your Acer s10 To perform a soft reset Performing a hard reset Assigning security options Battery considerations Assigning security options First things first Assigning security options Contents Managing your applications Working with your basic applicationsXii Xiii Xiv Working with your supplementary applications 117 Managing your desktop email 229 Using expansion features 217Using the Attention Manager 223 Working with your PC-end utilities 195 Xvi Setting preferences for your Acer s10 269Beaming information 249 253 Frequently Asked Questions 297 Appendix Creating a custom Expense Report 307Xvii Index 315 Xviii Getting started System requirements System requirements Acer s10 tour Front panelGetting started Acer s10 tour To activate the backlight Using the backlight Your Acer s10’s rear panel consists of the following Rear panel Your Acer s10 interface consists of the following elements Elements of the Acer s10 interface To adjust the contrast Using the onscreen contrast control Element Description Command interface To connect the cradle Connecting the cradlePreparing to use your Acer s10 Getting started Preparing to use your Acer s10 To charge your Acer s10 Charging your Acer s10 Palm Desktop software Getting started Palm Desktop softwareLED status during charging Installing Palm Desktop software To install Palm Desktop softwarePre-installation instructions Getting started Palm Desktop software Getting started Palm Desktop software To set up your Acer s10 Setting up your Acer s10 To perform the first HotSync operation Synchronizing dataPerforming the first HotSync operation Getting started Synchronizing data Getting started Tapping versus clicking Tapping versus clicking To calibrate the Acer s10 screen Opening applicationsCalibrating your Acer s10 screen Getting started Opening applications Using menus and menu commands To open an applicationTo display a menu bar To use the Graffiti command toolbar Using Graffiti to execute commandsGetting started Using menus and menu commands Graffiti command toolbar To use a Graffiti command letter Displaying online tipsTo display an online tip Getting started Entering data Entering data Getting started Entering data General guidelines in Graffiti writing Entering data using GraffitiEntering data in your Acer s10 Entering data using Graffiti Writing Graffiti characters Letter Strokes Graffiti alphabet To write Graffiti letters Number Strokes Graffiti numbersTo write Graffiti numbers To write capital letters Graffiti punctuation marks Punctuation Stroke Mark PeriodLeft Paren Graffiti accented characters Graffiti symbols and extended characters Graffiti navigation strokes Using Graffiti ShortCutsCommand Stroke Graffiti non-English characters Entry ShortCut Predefined Graffiti ShortCutsTo use a ShortCut To edit a ShortCut Using the onscreen keyboard Graffiti tipsTo use the onscreen keyboard Entering data in your Acer s10 Using an external keyboard Using an external keyboard Importing data To import dataEntering data in your Acer s10 Importing data Entering data in your Acer s10 Beaming data Beaming data Using the Applications Launcher Managing your applications Using the Applications LauncherTo open the Applications Launcher To categorize an application Switching between applicationsTo open an application Categorizing applications To display the last selected category of applications Changing the Applications Launcher displayTo display applications by category To change the view of applications Assigning applications to buttons Setting preferences for applicationsInstalling and removing applications To install add-on applications on your Acer s10Page Removing the Palm Desktop software To remove an add-on applicationTo remove the Palm Desktop software in Windows To mask all private records SecurityManaging your applications Security To mask a private record Assigning and editing passwords To assign, change, or delete a passwordTo hide all private records Locking your Acer s10 Recovering from a forgotten passwordTo lock your Acer s10 with a password To delete a forgotten password Displaying private records To unmask individual recordsTo display private records To launch Date Book Overview of basic applicationsDate Book You can do the following in Date Book Address Book Working with your basic applications Address BookYou can do the following in Address Book Address Book opens to display the list of all your records To launch Address Book To launch To Do List To Do ListWorking with your basic applications To Do List You can do the following in To Do List To launch Memo Pad Memo PadWorking with your basic applications Memo Pad You can do the following in Memo Pad Expense Calculator You can do the following in Mail MailWorking with your basic applications Mail To launch Expense Tap the Mail icon Mail list screen appears Creating records Editing recordsTo create a record Using the Edit menu Selecting textTo use the Edit menu Graffiti Help Deleting recordsTo delete a record in any of the basic applications Keyboard System-defined categories Purging recordsCategorizing records To purge records To move a record into a category To display a category of recordsUser-defined categories Tap OK Tap OK to exit the Edit Categories dialog box To rename a category Finding Address Book records Finding records Using the Find option Using Phone LookupTo use the Find option Adding names to an Expense record To use Phone LookupTo add names to an Expense record Sorting records To sort records in the To Do List and Expense applicationsTo sort records in Memo Pad Making records private To make a record privateTo sort the Memo List manually To delete a note Attaching notesTo attach a note to a record To review or edit a note To display the About box Choosing fontsGetting information on an application To change the font stylePage To schedule a timed event for the current date Using Date BookScheduling events Scheduling timed events Using Date Book Scheduling untimed events To schedule a timed event for another dateTo schedule an untimed event To reschedule an event Rescheduling events To delete repeating events Scheduling repeating or continuous eventsMaking changes to repeating or continuous events To schedule a repeating or continuous event About scheduling repeating or continuous events Adding Address Book information to an event Setting the alarm for an event To set an alarm for an eventTo dismiss the alarm using the Snooze option To set alarm options Setting alarm options To display the current time Changing the Date Book viewWorking in Week view To display the Date Book views Tips for using Week view Spotting event conflicts Working in Month viewTo display the Month view To work on the Agenda View Tips for using Month viewTips for using Agenda view Working in Agenda view Date Book menus Changing the displayed Start and End TimesTo change the start and end time in the Date Book Page Using Date Book Working with your basic applications Using Date Book Using Address Book Creating an Address Book entryTo create a new Address Book entry To view details of an address entry To select other types of phone numbers in an entry Selecting different types of phone numbers and addressesDuplicating an entry Editing Address Book entries Changing the Address Book display To edit an Address Book entryTo change how lists are sorted Address Book menus Dial Edit menu Options menu Preferences Rename Custom FieldsBook To create a To Do List item Using To Do ListSetting To Do List priorities Creating To Do List items To remove a completed To Do List item Checking off a To Do List itemTo set the priority of a To Do List item To check off a To Do List item To change the To Do List item details Changing To Do List items details Category Sorting To Do itemsTo sort To Do List items Priority To display completed and due items in the To Do List Displaying completed and due items To Do List menus Record menu Edit menu Options menu Working with your basic applications Using To Do List Using Memo Pad Creating memosTo create a new memo To review a memo To set the sorting mode for Memo listReviewing memos Changing the order in which memos appear in the Memo list Record menus Memo Pad menus Edit menu Options menus To display recent calculations Using CalculatorUsing the Calculator buttons Displaying recent calculations Calculator menus Using Expense Creating an Expense itemTo create an Expense item To enter receipt details in the Receipt Details dialog box Changing the date of an Expense itemEntering receipt details To change the date of an Expense item Working with your basic applications Using Expense Vendor TypePayment Currency To fill in the expense type automatically Adding attendees’ names to an Expense itemFilling in the expense type automatically To add attendees’ names to an Expense item Changing the currency and symbols display Changing the Expense List displayTo change the Expense List display Customizing currency symbols To change the default currency symbol for all Expense itemsTo define a custom currency symbol Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel Displaying the euro symbol on your computer Printing the euro symbol Creating and printing an expense reportTo create or print an expense report To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel template Using expense report templates Expense menus 116 Overview of supplementary applications ClockYou can do the following in Clock AudioBox You can do the following in AudioBoxTo launch AudioBox Working with your supplementary applications AudioBox To launch Recorder RecorderWorking with your supplementary applications Recorder You can do the following in Recorder To launch eBook Reader EBook ReaderWorking with your supplementary applications eBook Reader You can do the following in eBook Reader Working with your supplementary applications eBook Reader To launch Backup BackupWorking with your supplementary applications Backup You can do the following in Backup You can do the following in Service Launcher Service LauncherPage 126 Using Clock To switch between Clock modesWorking with your supplementary applications City Clock mode To change the preselected city display Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock GMT Offset To edit details of a current city list entry DST DST Setting To add a new city to the current city list To delete a city from the current city list To set an alarm Alarm setting Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock Low Medium High Repeat Is activated Big Clock mode To work in Timer mode Timer mode About Clock Shows version information for Clock Clock menu 140 Before launching the AudioBox Using AudioBoxUsing AudioBox functions To select a track to play To play a selected track To set the LCD off settings Working with your supplementary applications Using AudioBox To adjust the volumeTo repeat a section of the active track AudioBox playlist To stop playbackTo display the playlist Alarm reminder AudioBox menu Preferences 148 Audio recording function Using RecorderTo start recording using the Recorder icon Recorder main screen To start recording using the Hot Button Default procedureDo one of following to stop recording Storage options for recorded audio Working with your supplementary applications Using RecorderAlternative procedure To pause Recording Using the Recorder command buttons To rename an audio file To view detailed information To delete all files in the audio file list To delete an audio file To start audio playback Audio playback function To adjust volume Recorder menus Record Other 160 Using eBook Reader Working on the Book Manager screenTo categorize an eBook file To view detailed information about an eBook file To edit the eBook category list To delete an eBook file To open an eBook Reading your eBook files To search for a particular text in the eBook Working in Read Document modeTo revert to the Book Manager screen To define font type in viewing the eBook From top of the document Case Sensitive To move around in Read Document mode Working with bookmarksTo go to a bookmark location To create a new bookmark Tap New to display the New Bookmark screen To delete a bookmark To delete all bookmarks in a document Using the Jump To function Working with hyperlinksTo use the Jump To function To attached a note to an eBook Attaching a note to an eBook Working on Note Manager To use the Note Manager command buttons Tap here EBook Reader menus Book Manager Large Line SpaceMedian Line Space Small Line Space Preferences 179 180 Backup function Using Backup To perform a complete backup Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup To perform a partial backup Backup errors Restore function To perform a complete restore Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup To perform a partial restore To view backup error log Deleting a backup file from the Memory StickViewing backup error log To delete a backup file from the resident Memory Stick About Backup Shows version information for Backup Backup menu Using Service Launcher Using Service Launcher To define Quick Launcher settings Using the Quick Launcher functionPage 194 To launch Palm Desktop software Overview of PC-end utilities To launch Voice Converter Voice ConverterEBook Converter Working with your PC-end utilities Voice Converter Using Voice Converter Installing Voice ConverterWorking with your PC-end utilities Voice Converter toolbar To select a file in the source file listTo add a file to the source file list To remove a source file from the source file list To remove all files from the source file listTo convert listed source files to .mp3 format To convert all listed files to .mp3 format Voice Converter source file list Action menu Voice Converter menusFile menu View menu Help Topic Click to display the Voice Converter online guide Help menu Installing eBook Converter Using eBook Converter EBook Converter toolbar To create a new list fileTo open an existing list file To save a list file To use the Save As menu command To add a file to the source file list To remove a file from the source file list To convert a source file to Acer eBook format EBook Converter source file list To convert all files in the source file listConversion reminders EBook Converter menus StatusConversion successful, eBook file size. Indicates Check to show toolbar default. To hide toolbar, uncheck Action menu Options menu Using eBook Converter Memory Stick Help Topic Click to display the eBook Converter online Help Working with your PC-end utilities Using eBook Converter To insert a Memory Stick Inserting and removing a Memory Stick To remove a Memory Stick Using expansion featuresTo switch source category to Memory Stick Copying applications to a Memory Stick To display information about an application on your Memory Deleting applications from a Memory StickDisplaying information for Memory Stick applications To delete an application from a Memory Stick Card Info Using expansion features Card Info Reviewing card information Renaming a cardFormatting a card Card Info menu Card menuHelp Provides help text Insistent alarms Using the Reminder command buttonsUsing the Attention Manager Snooze Setting the alarm volumeSetting alarm sound effects Using the Attention Manager Insistent alarms Using the Reminders list screen Remind MePlay Every Done Subtle alarmsUnderstanding the blinking alarm indicator Using the Attention Manager Subtle alarms Subtle alarms 228 Managing your desktop email Setting up the Mail application on your computer Setting up the Mail application and HotSync options To set up Mail on your computerManaging your desktop email To open Mail Synchronizing Mail with your email application To change header information Viewing, creating, and replying to emailViewing email items To view email items To create an email item Creating email items Sender To reply to an email item To look up an email address Looking up an address Adding details to email items To add details to an email itemSignature Confirm Delivery Creating a signature for your email itemTo create a signature Confirm Read To store an email item in the Outbox folder Storing and editing email itemsStoring and editing unsent email items Managing your desktop email Storing and editing email items To edit an email item saved as a draft Setting mail preferencesDrafting email To save an email item as a draft Filing an email item To file an email itemTo retrieve an email item from the Filed folder To delete and email To purge the contents of the Deleted folderDeleting email items Managing your desktop email Deleting email items Categorizing and sorting email items To select an email folder to displayTo display the Date column in email items Subject Managing your email application with HotSyncTo sort the Message List To set HotSync Options to control synchronizing email items Filter Using filters to control downloadingTo access the special filter screen Send Only Retrieve Only Msgs To create the special filter settingsIgnore Messages Containing To define a filter string Defining filter strings Mail menus Message menuAbout Mail Displays version information for Mail 248 Beaming a business card Beaming information Beaming a business cardTo select a business card for beaming To beam a record, business card, or category of records Beaming a recordBeaming an application Beaming information Beaming a record To receive beamed information Receiving beamed informationTurning off beaming Beaming information Receiving beamed information Beaming information Turning off beaming Performing a HotSync operation Creating a user profileTo create a user profile Performing the first HotSync operation Selecting HotSync setup options To set the HotSync optionsAlways Available Speed Serial Port To customize HotSync application settings Customizing HotSync application settings Preparing your computer for infrared communication IR HotSync operations Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication To check your computer for IR capabilityTo check the ports used for infrared communication Returning to using the cradle for HotSync operations Performing an IR HotSync operationTo perform an IR HotSync operation Performing a HotSync operation via modem Preparing your computerTo prepare your computer for a modem HotSync operation Modem Setup StringPreparing your Acer s10 To prepare your Acer s10 for a modem HotSync operation Selecting conduits for a modem HotSync operation Shot of select a modem configuration Performing a HotSync operation via a network Performing a HotSync operation via a modemTo perform a modem HotSync operation To prepare your computer for a network HotSync operation To perform a network HotSync operation Performing a HotSync operation via a network Using File Link 268 Selecting the Preferences screen To change the HotSync buttons preferences Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Buttons preferencesButtons preferences To change the Buttons preferences Beam Data To change what the full-screen pen stroke activatesBacklight Turn Off & Lock Connection Types Connection preferences Setting modem configurations To modify Connection preferencesTo set Serial to Modem preferences Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Connection preferences To set the date Setting an Infrared to modem connectionDate & Time preferences To create an Infrared to Modem connection To calibrate your screen Digitizer preferencesTo set the time zone To set daylight saving time To choose a default country Setting default countrySetting time, date, week start, and number display formats Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Formats preferences General preferences Setting the Auto-off interval timeSetting your Acer s10 to stay on while in the cradle Setting the sounds and volumes Network preferences Setting the LED settingsTo set the LED settings To change the Beam Receive feature To set network preferences Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Network preferences Enter password Tap here Enter your To close a connection Connecting to your ISP or dial-in serviceCustomizing service templates To establish a connection To duplicate an existing service template To edit a service templateSerial Line Internet Protocol To delete a service template Entering DNS numbers and IP addressesTo specify a primary and secondary DNS number To specify the IP address Creating a login script To create a login script on your Acer s10You can create login script files in two ways Wait for Prompt Send PasswordDelay Wait For Carriage return and line feed Using non-ASCII characters in login scriptsPlug-in applications Caret char Network Preferences menus Troubleshooting TCP/IP connectionsTo expand the display of progress messages during login Plug-in applications have the following characteristics Service menu Edit menu Options menu Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Owner preferences Owner preferencesTo change owner preferences on your Acer s10 Phone preferences Setting up related Network preferencesSetting up related Connection Preferences Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Phone preferences Setting up Phone preferences Setting preferences for your Acer s10 ShortCuts preferencesShortCuts preferences Page 296 Frequently Asked Questions Software installation problems Frequently Asked Questions Operating problems Operating problems Application problems Tapping and writing problems Frequently Asked Questions HotSync problems HotSync problems HotSync problems Frequently Asked Questions HotSync problems Beaming problems Beaming problems Recharging problems Password problemsFrequently Asked Questions Recharging problems Finding version and memory information Technical support Frequently Asked Questions Technical support Appendix Creating a custom Expense Report About mapping tables To customize a sample Expense Report template Customizing existing sample templates Sections Determining the layout of the Expense ReportAnalyzing your custom Expense Report Labels To program a new custom mapping table Programming the mapping table # of Rows Start RowStart Column Intervals Trip Using applications other than Microsoft ExcelExpense file details Trips 314 Index Page 317 Page 319 320