Palm G18 Performing the first local HotSync operation, To perform a local HotSync operation

Exchanging and Updating Data using HotSync® Operations Performing a HotSync operation for the first time

If you are a System Administrator preparing several pda phones for a group of users, you may want to create a user profile. See “Creating a user profile” later in this chapter before performing the following steps.

Performing the first local HotSync operation

You must perform your first HotSync operation with a local, direct connection.

The following steps assume that you have already installed the Palm Desktop. If you have not installed this software, see “Installing Palm Desktop ” in Chapter 1, “Introduction to the G18pda phone” for instructions.

To perform a local HotSync operation:

1.Connect your PDA phone to computer’s serial port through the HotSync cable.

2.If the HotSync Manager is not running, start it: On the Windows desktop, click Start, and then choose Programs. Navigate to the Palm Desktop program group and choose HotSync Manager. Alternatively, you can start the Palm Desktop which automatically opens the HotSync Manager.

3.Select Local from the menu.

4.If you are performing the HotSync operation for the first time, you must enter a user name in the New User dialog box and click OK. The HotSync Progress dialog box appears and synchronization begins.

Every pda phone should have a unique name. To prevent loss of a user’s records, never try to synchronize more than one pda phone to the same user name.

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