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TIP Your smartphone is being charged when it is connected to your computer using the USB cable. If you never want to sync through this connection, but only charge your smartphone, you need to turn off setup mode. When the Setup screen appears on your computer, on your smartphone, press Cancel (right softkey), and then press Exit (right softkey).

5After you complete installation, the mode switches to sync mode, and you are ready to sync. You can sync now by clicking Sync your PC and Treo, or simply reconnect your smartphone and your computer to sync in the future (see Synchronizing using the USB cable).

Desktop software installation also creates a folder for your smartphone on your computer. When your smartphone is connected to your computer, opening My Computer or Windows Explorer (Windows XP) or Computer (Windows Vista) displays an icon representing your smartphone. Double-clicking this icon displays folders containing items you synchronized, such as music files, pictures, and videos.

Switching between setup mode and sync mode

After the first time you connect your smartphone to your computer, the connection switches from setup mode to sync mode. In sync mode, your smartphone synchronizes with your computer every time you connect them using the USB cable, provided you have the current version of the desktop sync software installed on your computer.

The connection stays in sync mode unless you manually switch it to setup mode. For example, you may be using sync mode but decide you want to download the trial version of Outlook 2007, so you need to switch to setup mode. After you finish working in setup mode, the connection automatically switches back to sync mode—you don’t need to do anything.

IMPORTANT Even if you are in sync mode, synchronization cannot take place unless you have the desktop sync software installed on your computer. If you did not install the software during initial setup but want to synchronize, switch to setup mode so that you can install the software.

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Palm PMG0501000P manual Switching between setup mode and sync mode