Device name, Dial-up networking DUN, Dialog box | Palm 755P guide

Device name

The name associated with your Treo smartphone that distinguishes it from other Palm OS® devices. When you first synchronize your smartphone, you are asked to give it a device name. This name appears in the User list in Palm Desktop software.

Dial-up networking (DUN)

The wireless technology that enables you to convert your smartphone into a wireless modem so that you can access the Internet from your computer using the Verizon Wireless BroadbandAccess Connect service.

Dialog box

A set of options and command buttons that is enclosed by a border and that enables you to carry out a specific task.

EVDO (Evolution Data Optimized)

A wireless broadband technology that is designed for very high speed data transfer with average download speeds of 400 to 700Kbps. It is capable of reaching download speeds of up to 1.8Mbps and upload speeds of up to 156Kbps. Also

called BroadbandAccess for Verizon Wireless customers.

Favorite

A button that provides quick access to a phone number (speed dial) or commonly used application (such as Contacts, Web, or Messaging). You can define up to 70 favorite buttons in the Phone application.

HotSync® technology

The technology that synchronizes your smartphone and your computer with the simple press of a button.

HotSync® manager

The computer application that manages the synchronization of your Treo smartphone with your computer.

Infrared (IR)

A way of transmitting information using light waves. The IR port on your smartphone enables you to transfer information to other IR devices within a short radius.

Lithium ion (Li-ion)

The rechargeable battery technology used in Treo smartphones.

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Contents

User Guide Intellectual property notices Contents Your memos and documents 169 Using a phone headset113 Documents To Go Professional 171 Memos 173 Voice Memo N T E N T S Terms Important safety and legal information 257 Index Welcome What do I need to get started? Palm Software Installation CD included in the boxWhat’s in the box? Hardware Where to learn more E L C O M E Setting up This chapter Palm Treo 755P smartphone overview Front view Back view Top view Installing the batteryRinger switch Sound On Charging the battery Battery contacts Smartphone contacts A R G I N G T H E B a T T E R Y Maximizing battery life Battery icon Turn down the screen brightness see Adjusting the brightness Making your first call On , you hear three tones when programming is successful Adjusting call volume What’s my phone number? Setting up your computerVolume button System requirements Upgrading from another Palm OS device Palm may be replaced with palmOne or Handspring A P T E R Installing the desktop synchronization software Connecting your Treo smartphone to your computer Synchronizing information-the basics Press the sync button on the sync cable Sync button Moving around on your smartphone This chapter Center Up Left Right Down Moving around the screen5-way includes the following buttons Scrolling through screens Highlighting and selecting items Accessing command buttons Highlighting text Selecting menu items Selecting options in a pick list Option Return Shift/Find Menu Space Alt Using the keyboardBacklight Entering lowercase and uppercase letters Are entered using the Alt key Entering numbers, punctuation, and symbolsEntering other symbols and accented characters Symbols and accented characters Alt Phone Option Using the quick buttonsOpening applications Calendar Using Applications View Press Applications Your phone This chapter Turning your smartphone on and off Waking up the screen Turning your phone on and off Making calls Dialing using the onscreen Dial PadDialing using the keyboard Press Phone Opening the Phone application Dialing by contact name Select the number you want to dial Press Send to dial Select the phone number on the web page or in the message Press Center to make the callDialing from a web page or message Send and selecting Call Log from the Redial list Numbers From the Phone application’sCall, and then press Send again to dial Ending a call Press Power/End Select Hang Up AllReceiving calls Do one of the following Setting up voicemail Using voicemailSend the call to voicemail Press Power To ignore a call, do one of the following Voicemail notification Listening to voicemail messages What can I do when I’m on a call? Switching applications during a call Mutes the microphone so that you cannot be heard Enter the information for the entry Select Done Saving phone numbersSelect Add Contact Answering a second call call waiting When the Dial another call prompt appears, select YesMaking a second call Send Ignore with TextTo hang up the current call and answer Making a conference call Press Send from Active Call View Using Flash mode during a callPress Power/End Forwarding calls While in Flash mode, do any of the following 724155551234 Viewing minutes Defining favorite Usage ButtonsFor example, to forward calls to Press Send to turn on call forwarding Creating a speed-dial favorite button Press Phone Use the 5-way to select a blank favorite button Select Edit Favorites Button on the Record menu Select OKEditing a favorite button Deleting a favorite button Using a phoneHeadset Select Delete Select OK Using a wired headset Connecting to a Bluetooth hands-free device Select Hands-free Setup Press Applications and select Using a Bluetooth hands-free device Customizing advanced settings for your hands-free device Press Applications and select Prefs Select Hands-free Customizing phone settings Customizing the Phone application’s Main View Selecting ringtones Selecting Phone alert tones Creating and managing ringtonesWay Assigning a caller ID ringtone Adjusting ringer volumeSelect alert tones from the following pick lists Assigning a caller ID photo Setting your dialing preferences Choosing your privacy settings Turning on the HAC Setting Enabling TTY Check the Hearing Aid Compatibility box Manually selecting the wireless bandWhat are all those icons? Area, No Service, Extended Your phone is off O U R P H O N E U R P H O N E A P T E R Your email and other messages This chapter Check messages from multiple email addresses VersaMail Which application should I use?Want to… Use this app… Wireless Sync application How do I get started? Setting up Wireless Sync to work with Internet email Press Wireless Sync Password Enter the password for your Wireless Sync account When the Congratulations message appears, select Done Setting up Wireless Sync to work with corporate email When the Congratulations message appears, select Done Press Wireless Sync VersaMail application Apple.Mac AT&T Global AT&T Worldnet SBC/PacBell SBC/Prodigy Speakeasy USA.net Verizon DSL Yahoo ESMTP, SSL Your system administrator or ISP, and then select Next Enter the subject and message text Settings, select Advanced, and then enter those settingsCreating and sending email messages Red paper clip icon in the upper-right corner Adding attachments to your email messagesAttaching photos and videos Attaching ringtones Attaching other types of files Receiving and viewing email messages Viewing attachments Managing your messages Deleting selected messages from the Inbox Press Menu Select Delete on the Message menu Switching accountsCustomizing your email settings Deleting messages by date Scheduling Auto Sync Set preferences for how and whenSelect Auto Sync Select OK, and then select Get Mail Check the Alert me of new mail box Setting preferences for getting messagesSelecting alert tones Attaching a signature to a message Unread messages Imap accountsMessage Format Sets the format for messages you retrieve Enter your signature information, and then select OK MessagingSelect Signature Check the Attach Signature box Working with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Select New Select the To field to address the message Creating and sending a text messagePress Applications and select Messaging Ringtones Creating and sending a multimedia messageVideos Sound clips Select New Select Add Media Record new Record a sound clip of up to 1 minute Receiving messages Using links in messages Arranging your messages Saved pictures later by pressingApplications and selecting Pics&Videos Deleting messages Chatting with Messaging Message with the chat icon Create chats from messages Indicate Display my name in chat window as Even when roaming Indicate whetherShow timestamps in chats Indicate Automatically collect MMS What are all those icons? A P T E R Your connections to the web and wireless devices This chapter Press Applications and select Web Web browserViewing a web E B B R O W S E R Goes to your home Creating a bookmark Editing or deleting a bookmark or saved Saving aViewing bookmarks or saved pages Select Edit Bookmarks on the Bookmarks menu Downloading files from a web Select Edit Bookmarks from the Bookmarks menuEnter a title for this page of bookmarks Videos MP4, 3G2, ASF, WMV Ringtones Streaming files from a web Play Returning to recently viewed pages Customizing your web browser settingsCopying text from a web Finding text on a web Home Page Sets the page that appears when you select Select General and set any of the following preferences Disable cascading style sheets Select Advanced and set any of the following preferences BroadbandAccess Connect Installing the VZAccess Manager software On the Installation Complete screen, click Finish Getting help with VZAccess Manager software On your computer, go to the VZAccess Manager window Click the VZAccess Manager icon on your computer desktopTerminating a BroadbandAccess Connect Internet session Click Disconnect Select Trusted Devices Applications and select BluetoothOn your smartphone, press Connections with Bluetooth devices Select Setup Devices Select Trusted Devices Accepting a connection from another Bluetooth device Press Applications and select Bluetooth Select Bluetooth On A P T E R A P T E R Your photos, videos, and music Camera and Camcorder Pics & Videos Pocket Tunes Press Applications and select Camera Camera CamcorderTaking a picture Recording a video Press Applications and select Camcorder A P T E R Customizing your Camera settings Press Applications and select Pics&Videos Pics & VideosViewing a picture Select the album that contains the picture you want to see 3GP 3G2 MPEG-4 video + Qcelp audio + 3g2 file type MP4 Press Right or Left to scroll to the next item in the albumViewing a video Select the album that contains the video you want to see Sending pictures or videos Select Share Copying a picture or video Adding a picture to a contact entry Organizing pictures and videosSaving a picture as wallpaper Rotating a picture Windows Deleting a picture or videoViewing pictures and videos on your computer Mac Applications and select pTunes Setting up Windows Media Player for MP3Pocket Tunes On your computer, open Windows Media Player, and then click Setting up iTunes for MP3 Select Preferences Transferring MP3 files from your computer Listening to music on your Treo smartphone Transferring music from a CD to your smartphoneSelect Rip Music Press Applications and select pTunes Choose Song and select a song from the list Editing a playlist Press Applications and select pTunes Creating a playlistSelect Save List Your personal information organizer Contacts Calendar World Clock Tasks Select New Contact ContactsPress Phone Select the Contacts favorite button Adding a contact After you enter all the information, select Done Select Photos to add an existing picture to this contactWith private entries for more info Viewing or changing contact information Defining your business card CalendarDeleting a contact Displaying your calendar Creating an event Creating an untimed event Adding an alarm to an eventSelect OK Type of time units Number of time units Select Other to define a custom Scheduling a repeating eventCreate an event, and then select it Select Details Interval Select the event you want to edit or delete Select Details Color-coding your scheduleEditing or deleting an event Delete Removes the event from your calendar Select OK Customizing display options for your calendar Select Day and set any of the following Day View options Selecting alarm tones Selecting cities Default Alarm The default timeframe for the alarm fieldWorld Clock Adding cities Setting an alarmPress Applications and select World Clock Adding a task Press Applications and select Tasks Setting task priority, due date, and other detailsTasks Checking off a task Today, Last 7 Days, Next 7 Days, or Past Due Organizing your tasks Deleting a task Customizing Tasks Your memos and documents Manage Word, Excel Improve productivity by taking Documents To Go Professional Voice Memo Memos Documents To Go Professional Select the document you want from the list Opening a documentDocuments Creating a memo Press Applications and select Memos MemosVoice Memo Enter the text you want to appear in the memo Select Done Creating a voice memo Press Applications and select Voice Memo Press Center to pause or stop playback O U R M E M O S a N D D O C U M E N T S Your application and info management tools This chapter Continue the search Using FindViewing and using the alerts Basic Mode Advanced Mode-Math Calculator Length Length conversions for metric and English values Installing applicationsSelecting functions in Advanced Calculator Mode My Treo Installing bonus software from My Treo on your smartphoneInstalling applications from the Internet Installing bonus software from My Palm on your computer Installing other third-party applications from a computer Removing applications Press Menu Select Info on the App menu Viewing application infoManually deleting applications Sending information with Bluetooth wireless technology Sending info over a Bluetooth wireless connection Press Applications and select Bluetooth Select Bluetooth On If the Ringer switch is set to Sound Beaming information Beaming an entry Beaming an application Receiving beamed information Synchronizing information- advanced Changing which applications sync MAC only Setting up a Bluetooth connection for synchronization Press Applications and select HotSync Select Setup Devices Select HotSync SetupSynchronizing over a Bluetooth connection Synchronizing over an infrared connection Applications and select HotSync Synchronizing using Wireless Sync A P T E R Using expansion cards Inserting an expansion card Open the door of the expansion card Slot Removing an expansion card Accessing items stored on an expansion card Opening applications on an expansion card Press Applications Select Card Info Viewing expansion card informationCard Info Formatting an expansion card Press Menu Select Format Card from the Card menu Select OK A P T E R Your personal settings This chapter Setting system volume levels System sound settingsSlide the Ringer switch to Sound Silencing sounds Changing the screen font Display and appearance settingsAdjusting the brightness Large bold Setting display formatsSmall Press Applications and select Prefs Select a color scheme from the list Select Done Applications settingsPress Applications and select Prefs Select Touchscreen Press Menu Select Category on the App menu Select default applications for specific tasksArranging applications by category Displaying applications by category Changing default applications Reassigning buttons Press Applications and select Prefs Select Default Apps Locking your smartphone and info Locking your keyboard Keyguard Locking your screen Incoming calls received DisablesScreen when the phone rings. You must Select Keyguard Check any of the following boxes Select one of the following Phone Lock options Uncheck the On phone power off boxEnter your lock code to change this setting Select OK twice Locking your smartphone Select the Auto Lock Device box Select the Password boxPress Applications and select Security Hiding or masking all private entries Select Lock & Turn Off to lock your smartphone immediatelyWorking with private entries Security and Palm Desktop software Windows Select Lost PasswordViewing all private records Entering owner information Press Applications and select Prefs Select Date & Time System settingsSetting the date and time Optimizing power settings On a call, dim backlight after Connection settings Connecting to a virtual private network Common questions This chapter StartProgramsPalmSafe HotSync UpgradingOn your computer, click P G R a D I N G Desktop software installation Performing a system reset Resetting your smartphonePerforming a soft reset Performing a hard reset S E T T I N G Y O U R S M a R T P H O N E Replacing the battery Screen Screen appears blank Palm Desktop info is damaged, you can SynchronizationThere’s a blinking bell in the upper-left corner Can’t find my user folder HotSync Manager Palm Desktop software does not respond to a sync attemptMake sure that HotSync manager is running Mac HD/Users/user name/Documents/ Palm/Users/device name Synchronization starts but stops without finishing\Program Files\Palm\device name Synchronize Palm Desktop software, and then click Change/Remove Calendar, Contacts, Notes, and Tasks to be available offline Have duplicate entries in Microsoft Outlook after I sync Select Desktop overwrites handheld, and then click OK If you’re using Microsoft Outlook sold separatelyClick Change My appointments show up in the wrong time slot after I sync Uncheck the New events use time zones box if it’s checked If you’re using Palm Desktop softwareCalendar My smartphone won’t connect to the mobile network Signal strength is weakPhone Other person hears an echo My voice is too quiet on the other end My smartphone hangs up when I hold it to my earHear my own voice echo Hear static or interference My phone seems to turn off by itself Preferences Select Clear Voicemail Icon Hands-free devices Confirm all the following Can’t tell if data services are available Can’t send or receive text messages Web Can’t send or receive multimedia MMS messages Either of these icons, press Can’t access a webMy smartphone won’t connect to the Internet It takes a long time for a web page to load Secure site refuses to permit a transaction CameraAn image or map is too small on my screen Making room on your Treo smartphone Third-party applications Error messages Getting more help O M M O N Q U E S T I O N S Terms Dialog box Device nameDial-up networking DUN Evdo Evolution Data Optimized MMS Multimedia Messaging System NationalAccessPalm Quick Install Option key Slide SMS Short Messaging ServicePix Place Streaming Important safety and legal information FCC Notice Battery safety information Waste disposal Page Specifications Specification S Specification S Specification S 215 Calls 72, 76 188, 236 accessingIndex 104 143 To 60 129180 168 208 189 Installing 181-183 211109 185 Beaming Playing122 Bell 179 186 Service 75, 124187 248 Calculator icon 180 calculator modes 180 calendar Restoring factory defaults for212 203 216 Tasks and 166, 167 102210 150 104 183 222124, 253 For 54 103 205 21987, 124 Coverage area 19, 44, 69 233 Email 96Photos 136, 143 Albums 143 Dialing 45-48, 53, 71 Dial Pad 37, 45 123Events 67, 156, 161 Photos 135, 138 138 Troubleshooting 244 viewing attachments171 Attaching voice memos to Displaying 67, 156 Passwords 51, 217 162Errors 235, 242 For 156 Feedback 240 fields 32, 35 file types 200, 249 opening files on 172 renamingFrom Viewing information about Extended Network message Finding 202 217Formatting Email 95, 96 forwarding phone calls 57 freeing disk space Saving 107 139123 Entering 21, 36-37 Text 33 Losing 202, 217 36-37 123, 124, 253198 22, 183 Links M4V files 140 Mac systems Installing applications from145, 146, 148 uninstalling desktop Treo smartphone 216 Memory 123, 160 173Masks 214 181 116 82, 83, 101, 153196 79, 94 117 145Mute button Names 116, 122 Note button 154 notes Installing 22, 183, 227 Microsoft Exchange 157 CD 8 Forgetting 83, 217218 213, 216 Making 45, 53, 55 Ending 49, 52, 55Dialing 45-48, 53 61, 64 Sending 93, 135, 136 Entering 45-48, 6672, 73 161 Photo albums 135, 139 Stopping 107, 149 Pausing 120, 138149 182 181 Music 120 Redialing most recent number 93, 103 Renaming expansion cards251 136 Saving Text 33, 107 Contacts 46, 66Text 121 Disabling 53, 214 Box 67 241 186 Passwords 51, 217Email 92, 106 Messages 49, 101 168 Naming 24, 63 Resetting 217213 Screen 162 191-193 Symbols 37, 38 197 Static 241Sounds 103, 163 Information 23, 177 185 Photos 133 27 Tasks button System resets 225, 228, 242Setting preferences for Viewing due dates for 167 Tasks list 33, 156, 166, 167 250-251third-party utilities 23, 219 third-party VPN client Trusted Devices button 127 USB ports From Setting up accounts for 89, 90Untimed events 158, 159 Untimed Events check box Updating Message 75 VersaMail 173-175 Adding 136Playing 120, 138 Sending 135, 138 Selecting home page for Volume button 13, 20, 69 volume conversions124-126 208 83, 85 Accessing 115, 117121 121-123 Wrap Search check box Year View N D E