YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS
BEAMING INFORMATION
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3Select Beam from the App menu.
4Select the Beam From pick list, and
select whether the application you want
to beam is located on your Treo
smartphone or on an expansion card.
5Select the application you want to
transfer.
6Select Beam.
7When the Beam Status dialog box
appears, point the IR port on your
smartphone directly at the IR port on
the receiving device.
8Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to
indicate that the transfer is complete
before you continue using your
smartphone.
Receiving beamed information
1Turn on your screen.
2Select the beam command on the
transmitting device.
3Point the IR port on your smartphone
directly at the IR port on the
transmitting device toopen the Beam
Status dialog box.
4When the Beam Status dialog box
appears, select a category for the entry.
5Select Yes to receive the information or
No to refuse it.
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If you do not select a category upon
receiving abeamed item, the item is placed in
the Unfiled category.
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If you can’t receive beamed information,
make sure the Beam Receive option is turned
on (see Optimizing power settings), and that
you are not running a third-party application
that disables beaming. If you still can’t receive
a beam, try a soft reset (see Resetting your
smartphone).
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You can store a beamed
application on your smartphone, or send it to
an expansion card inserted into the expansion
card slot.