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Contents
Applications Overview
Application-Specific Tasks
Setting Preferences for Your Phone
Advanced HotSync Operations
Troubleshooting Tips
Introduction to Your PCS Phone Handspring Treo 300
Introduction to Your PCS Phone Handspring Treo
Minimum requirements
What is a PCS Treo 300?
Sold separately MB RAM memory
System requirements
To upgrade
Upgrade information
Each device must have a unique name
Option key Microphone Scroll buttons
Rocker switch Contrast
PCS Treo 300 components
Locating front panel controls Speaker
Speaker Functions as the earpiece on your PCS Treo
Stylus LED Power button IR port Ringer switch
Locating top panel controls
Antenna
Double-blink red Locating back panel components
Green = Fully charged
Charging the battery
To charge the battery with the travel charger
Plug the travel charger into a wall outlet
Turning your PCS Treo 300 on and off
Press the power button twice in quick succession
Press Space to finish
Adjusting the display
To adjust the display
Press Option Type the letter Q
Using the stylus to get things done
Command buttons Pick list Check box
Elements of the phone interface
Menu bar
Moving around the screen
Scroll bar
Displaying online tips
Customizing your phone
Tap an item with the stylus
To move around the screen do one of the following
To automatically set the current date and time
Tap the Preferences category you want to view
Hold Option and press Return to finish
To open the Preferences screens
Tap here
Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour
Tap AM or PM Hold Option and press Return to finish
Tap the Set Date box
Using the headset
Place the speaker in your ear
To use the headset
To connect the HotSync cable
Connecting the HotSync cable
Serial cable and port
Using desktop software
Connect the HotSync cable. See page 19 for instructions
Using your phone with Palm Desktop software
To install Palm Desktop software
Print data from your desktop software on any printer
Windows Start menu
Using your phone with Microsoft Outlook
To install Palm Mail
Select Mail Setup under Programs/Handspring or Palm on
Entering Data in Your Phone
Entering Data in Your Phone
Using the PCS Treo 300 keyboard
Press Shift
Type the letter you want to capitalize
Press Option
Press Backspace to cancel it
Press the key where the number or symbol appears in blue
Press Shift twice
To enter extended characters
Typing accented characters
To enter accented characters
Typing extended characters
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Navigation keystrokes
Using menus
To use the menu bar
Keyboard shortcut menu commands
Your phone includes the following predefined ShortCuts
Using text ShortCuts
Using the onscreen keyboard
Importing data
Using your computer keyboard
To import data
Entering Data in Your Phone
Managing Your Applications
Managing Your Applications
Using the Applications Launcher
Opening applications
To open an application
Switching between applications
Categorizing applications
To categorize an application
Under Options, select Preferences/R
To display applications by category
Changing the Applications Launcher display
To change the Applications Launcher display
Open an application Press Menu
Installing and removing applications
Installing add-on applications
Choosing preferences
To install add-on software on your phone
Click Install
Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop
Click Open
To remove an add-on application
Click Done
Hold Option and press Return twice to finish
Removing applications
Removing Palm Desktop software
Click Yes to uninstall the software
Palm and then Uninstall
Security
Assigning a password
To assign a password
Security, you can do the following
Tap the Password box Enter the current password
Changing or deleting a password
To change or delete your password
Hold Option and press Return for Yes
Recovering from a forgotten password
To delete a forgotten password
Tap Lost Password Tap here
PhoneBook Date Book Plus Blazer Memo Pad
To Do List CityTime Calculator Expense
Applications Overview
To open PhoneBook
PhoneBook
Create up to 50 speed dial entries
PhoneBook, you can do the following
Date Book Plus
Date Book Plus, you can do the following
To open Date Book Plus
To open Blazer
Blazer Web Browser
Press Blazer . Blazer opens and the Page view appears
Blazer, you can do the following
To open Memo Pad
Memo Pad
Take notes or any kind of message on your phone
Memo Pad, you can do the following
To open SMS
SMS, you can do the following
To Do List, you can do the following
To Do List
Press Option Press Date Book Plus
To Do List displays the category of items you last viewed
To open CityTime
CityTime
Press Option Press Blazer
CityTime, you can do the following
Calculator, you can do the following
Switch to basic mode to perform simple calculations
Calculator
Press Option Press Memo Pad
To open Expense
Expense
Press Option Press Menu Tap the Expense icon
Expense, you can do the following
Common Tasks
Common Tasks
Creating records
Under Record, select New… /N Tap New
To create a record
Edit menu
Editing records
Blinking cursor One or more edit lines
Blinking cursor Edit line Entering text
To delete a record in any of the PIM applications
Following commands may appear in an Edit menu
Deleting records
Memo Pad Delete Memo Expense Delete Item
Purging records
You can also delete records in the following ways
Other ways to delete records
System-defined and user-defined categories
Categorizing records
Open the application Press Menu
To purge records
Record, select Edit Contact /E
Open the record you want to categorize
Select the category for the record
To move a record into a category
To define a new category
Select the category you want to view
Tap New Enter the name of the new category
To display a category of records
To rename a category
Looking up Contacts records in PhoneBook
Finding records
Your phone offers several ways to find information quickly
First name initial and last name Last name
To use Find
Using Find
Under Options, select Phone Lookup /L
Using Phone Number Lookup
Tap the text that you want to review
To use Phone Number Lookup
Phone Number Lookup tips
Tap Who
Open the Expense record to which you want to add names
Open the application to display the list screen Press Menu
Sorting lists of records
To make a record private
Making records private
Display the entry that you want to make private
Hiding and masking private records
Change the security setting
Press Return
Tap the shaded bar that masks the record
Display the entry to which you want to add a note
Attaching notes
Tap the Note icon
Choosing fonts
To perform a local HotSync operation
Exchanging and updating data HotSync operations
Small font Bold font Large font
Performing a HotSync operation for the first time
Press the HotSync button on the cable
Beaming information
An application installed in RAM memory
To beam an application
To receive beamed information
Turn on your phone
Application-Specific Tasks
Application-Specific Tasks
To change the PhoneBook view, do one of the following
Repeatedly press PhoneBook to cycle through the views
Active Call view
Mode is on Signal strength icon
Speed Dial view
Contacts view
Using the Speed Dial view
Defining a Speed Dial button
To define a Speed Dial button
Adding Contacts list entries to your Speed Dial list
Tap the Dial Extra Digits Automatically check box to
To dial a number from the Speed Dial view
Select the entry you want to use and press Return
Press Space to dial
Calling a Speed Dial number
To change a Speed Dial entry
Close the lid to end the call
Edit Entry dialog, enter the new information
Changing a Speed Dial entry
Drag the entries to the slot where you want them to appear
Edit Entry dialog, tap Delete
From the Speed Dial view, press Menu
Press Space to dial Close the lid to end the call
Return to finish
To create a new Contacts entry
Under Record, select New Contact /N
Calling a number in your Contacts list
Duplicating a Contacts entry
To duplicate an entry
Under Record, and select Duplicate Contact /T
Tap the pick list next to the label you want to change
Press Space to open the entry Press Menu
To open the Contact Entry Details dialog box
Select any of the following settings
Select a new label Hold Option and press Return to finish
Changing Contact entry details
Missed call Outgoing call Incoming call
Using the Call History view
Reviewing Call History
To review Call History
Use the scroll buttons to select the number you want to add
Select the entry you want to add
Purging Call History
To purge entries in Call History view
Receiving Calls
Using the Active Call view
Select the purge option you want to use
Tap the pick list to choose which calls to purge
Slide the ringer switch to the silent position
Close the lid if it is open Press the top scroll button
To silence the ring, do any of the following
Press Return Tap Mute
Tap Cancel Spkr to turn off the speakerphone
Place a call From the Active Call screen, tap Spkrphone
Place or answer a call
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Call status indicator Tap Hold TapOff
Handling Multiple Calls
To respond to call waiting, do one of the following
Dial the number
Return for Yes
Place two calls
To check voicemail
There are several ways to access your voicemail mailbox
Tap
Checking voicemail
Select the call forwarding option you want to use
You can redial the last number you called
Tap Make Emergency Call
PhoneBook menus
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Call Preferences
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Other than United States or Canada, numbers are
Application-Specific Tasks 111
Enables you to change the default password
Support
Phone Number Displays your phone number
Roaming List
Communication software on your phone
To view or select a date, do one of the following
Working in Day View
To schedule an event
Next year
Tap to select
Scheduling an event Current date
Are defined for the new event
To reschedule an event
Enter a description of the event
Tap the event you want to reschedule
Rescheduling an event
Enter numberof time units here
Tap the event to which you want to assign an alarm
Setting an alarm for an event
To set an alarm for an event
Scheduling repeating or continuous events
To dismiss the alarm reminder, do one of the following
Tap the event
Tap the Repeat box to open the Change Repeat dialog box
To change or delete repeating events
Select the record you want to change or delete
Repeat box
Changing and deleting repeating or continuous events
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Considerations for repeating or continuous events
Repeatedly press Date Book Plus to display the next view
Changing the Date Book Plus view
Application-Specific Tasks 121
Drag the stylus below the date bar and then lift it
Application-Specific Tasks 123
Tips for using Week View
Week View with Text icon Tips for using Week View with Text
Working in Week View with Text
Previous/next month
Tips for using Month View
Keep the following points in mind
Working in Month View
Working in List View
Tips for using Year View
Working in Year View
Button
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List View button Tips for using List View
Selected Scroll to
Spotting event conflicts
Tap the circle to the right or left of the event
From the Day View, press Menu
Tap the check box next to the item
Select the event you want to save as a template Press Menu
Date Book Plus menus
Record menu List View Day View
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Options menu
Week View Day View Week View with Text Month View Year View
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Floating events
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Application-Specific Tasks 135
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Number in the title bar
Daily from the Year View display
Each day
Title bar for the first and last weeks in the month
Year View display
Shows version information for Date Book Plus
Undated, Dated only, and Undated only
This text
Time
Enter the URL you want to view
Blazer
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Working with bookmarks
To bookmark the current
Viewing bookmarked pages
To view a bookmark
Adding bookmarks
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From the Bookmark view, press Menu
To define a bookmark
Under Bookmark, select Add Bookmark /A
To delete a bookmark
Editing bookmarks
To edit a bookmark
Deleting bookmarks
Drag the page to the slot where you want it to appear
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Blazer menus
Menu
View
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Bookmarks menu Bookmark view Go menus View Options menu
Browser tab
Displays version information for Blazer
Set Proxy. Opens the Set Proxy dialog box where you can
For details
Terminates your connection to the Internet
Reviewing memos
Memo list, tap the text of the memo
To create a new memo
Tap New
Memo Pad menus
Record menus Memo list Memo screen Options menus
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Returns you to the previous application
PCS voicemail paging system PCS messaging website
Receiving text messages
Single message alert
To view text messages in the List view
Other category you’ve defined
Tips
Viewing text messages
To call the sender
Open the message to which you want to respond
Responding to text messages
Calling the sender
You can save time by copying text from your messages
Respond
Select the deletion method you want to use
SMS menus
Message menus List view Message view
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Shows version information for SMS
Delete messages
To create a To Do item
Setting priority
Press Option and then press Date Book Plus
Press a scroll button to deselect the To Do item
Tap the date that you want to assign the item
Tap the Priority number on the left side of the To Do item
Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change
Tap the Due Date pick list
Tap the check box on the left side of the item
Tap the Category pick list
Completed To Do item To Do Show Options
To change the Show Options settings
To Do List menus
Record menu Options menu
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Under Options, select Select Home City /H
Setting your home city
Press Option and then press Blazer
To set your home city
Under Options, select Edit Cities /E
To set your remote cities
Adding cities
To add a city to the list
Options menu
Basic Calculator includes the following buttons
Press Option and then press Memo Pad
To display recent calculations
Using the Advanced Calculator mode
Clears any value that is stored in the Calculator memory
Displaying Recent Calculations
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Using the Advanced Calculator buttons
Primary buttons
Tap here to change views
Math buttons
Trigonometry buttons
Application-Specific Tasks 169
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= 360 30 years x 12 months APR = PV = 100,000 FV =
Finance buttons
To solve this example
Application-Specific Tasks 171
Tap Solve Hold Option and press Return to finish
Logic buttons
Statistics buttons
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Application-Specific Tasks 173
Weight/Temp buttons
Length buttons
Area buttons
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Volume buttons
From the Advanced Calculator screen, press Menu
Tap the pick list and select the view you want to modify
Tap the pick list and select the view you modified
Calculator menus
Options menus Basic Calculator Advanced Calculator
Program menu Advanced Calculator
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To create an Expense item
Tap the Expense item to which you want to assign details
Select the new date Hold Option and press Return to finish
Select any of the following options
Customizing the Currency pick list
To customize the Currency pick list
Under Options, select Custom Currencies /Y
Defining a custom currency symbol
To define a custom currency symbol
Tap one of the four Country boxes
Tap Show
Expense list, tap Show Select any of the options
Show Options
To open the Show Options dialog box
Application-Specific Tasks 183
Creating or printing an expense report
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Click the expense category that you want
To create or print an expense report
Click to select Categories
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Using expense report templates
Record menu
To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel template
Click Options
Expense menus
Options menu
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Setting Preferences for Your Phone
Preferences screens, you can do the following
Your phone and the HotSync cable
To change the Buttons Preferences
Viewing Preferences
Buttons Preferences
Tap the application that you want to assign to the button
To change the HotSync Buttons Preferences
Setting Preferences for Your Phone 191
Connection Preferences
HotSync Buttons Preferences
Connection Methods
Predefined configurations
Setting an infrared to modem configuration
To create an IrCOMM to Modem connection
Modem
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Digitizer Preferences
Time, date, week start, and numbers formats
Country default
To set the country default
Formats Preferences
Tap the Auto-offpick list
Auto-off delay
To set the Auto-off delay
General Preferences
Network Preferences
System, alarm, and game sounds
To set the system, alarm, and game sounds
Setting Preferences for Your Phone 197
To choose an automatic connection
Connecting automatically
Creating a new packet data configuration
Tap the check box Hold Option and press Return to finish
Press Menu Under Service, select New /N
Enter the Service name
Tap the User Name field Enter your user name
Entering a password
To enter a password
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Selecting a connection
Enter password here Tap here
Setting Preferences for Your Phone 201
Select the appropriate Connection
Make sure the Mobile IP check box is selected
Select check box
Tap HA Password and enter your Home Agent password
Defining an IP address for a Mobile IP service template
Tap the IP Address check box to select it
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Defining Tunneling and SPI in a Mobile IP service template
IP address field below the check box
To enter a permanent IP address Tap Advanced
To enter Tunneling and SPI
Adding detailed information to a Simple IP service template
To define a Simple IP service template 1. Tap Details
Tap the Tunneling pick list and select Reverse or Forward
Deselect check box
Defining the IP address in a Simple IP service template
Deselect the Mobile IP check box
Tap Advanced Tap the IP Address check box to select it
Setting Preferences for Your Phone 207
Defining DNS addresses in a Simple IP service template
Tap the Query DNS check box to deselect it
Deleting a service template
To delete a service template
Under Service, select Delete /D
Network Preferences menu commands
Checking your wireless service status
Displaying expanded Service Connection Progress messages
Owner Preferences
To unlock the Owner Preferences screen Tap Unlock
To select ring volume settings
Setting Preferences for Your Phone 211
Ringer Preferences
To select ring tone settings
To create a ShortCut
Setting Preferences for Your Phone 213
ShortCuts Preferences
Creating a ShortCut
Tap the ShortCut you want to delete
After you create a ShortCut, you can modify it at any time
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Advanced HotSync Operations
Selecting HotSync setup options
To set the HotSync options
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Software and your phone to find and use the fastest speed
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Customizing HotSync application settings
To customize HotSync application settings
From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Custom
IR HotSync operations
Click Change
Advanced HotSync Operations 219
Preparing your computer for infrared communication
Select Enable infrared communication
Double-click the Infrared icon
Click the Options tab
Double-click the Wireless Link icon
To enable infrared communication with Windows
Control Panel
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Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication
Advanced HotSync Operations 223
Performing an IR HotSync operation
Returning to serial cable HotSync operations
If needed, connect the cable to your computer
To perform an IR HotSync operation
Handheld
Box
To disable infrared communication with Windows
Conducting a HotSync operation via a network
Uncheck InfraRed on the menu
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Using File Link
Performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN
To perform a network HotSync operation via a LAN
Click Profiles
Creating a user profile
Click New Enter a unique name for the profile, and click OK
To create a user profile
Click Yes to transfer all the profile data to the phone
To use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation
Advanced HotSync Operations 229
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Maximizing battery life Resetting your phone
His chapter provides information on the following
Maintaining Your Phone
Battery considerations
Caring for your phone
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Performing a soft reset
Resetting your phone
Performing a warm or safe reset
Unscrew the tip of the stylus to access the reset tool
To perform a soft reset
Reset tool
Maintaining Your Phone 235
Press any other button to perform a soft reset
Performing a hard reset
To perform a hard reset
To restore your data after a hard reset
Select Desktop overwrites handheld
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Review this section to see if your problem is listed
Troubleshooting Tips 239
Treo
Again
Software installation problems
To install software
Normal operating mode and start using Palm Desktop software
Tapping and keyboard problems
Operating problems
Tap Clear Voicemail Icon
Wireless communication problems
Numbers
Troubleshooting Tips 243
Make sure you dialed the correct number
Cant dial international
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Verify that you are in a coverage area
Application problems
To Do List, tap Show and check whether
Show Only Due Items is selected
HotSync problems
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Restart your computer
Reinstall the Palm Desktop software
Beaming problems
Password problems
Forgot the password to show my hidden or masked records
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Technical support
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Important Information About Your Phone and Service
Performance and Safety
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone
Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice
Caring for and Protecting Your Phone Battery
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Handspring Product Warranty
User Guide Proprietary Notice
Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy SAR
Other Product Information 255
Handspring, Inc End User Software License Agreement
Other Product Information
Other Product Information 257
GNU Library General Public License
Other Product Information
Other Product 11 Information
Used for software interchange
Other Product 11 Information
No Warranty
How to Apply These Terms to Your New Library
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Acknowledgments
Other Product Information
Other Product Information
Index
Index
Bold font for text 75 Bookmarks
Chain calculations 167 Charger Connecting 9
See also PIM
Floating events 127 Fonts Formats preferences
See also Private records Hold button
Command equivalents key- board
Microphone 6 Microsoft
PhoneBook
SMS
Soft reset 233 Sorting
HotSync operations 246 port User name