Chapter 9: Peripheral Devices & Accessories

Linking A WORKABOUT PRO To A PC

9.4.7 Linking A WORKABOUT PRO To A PC

The desktop docking station can be connected to a PC so that you can exchange files in the same way that you would between PC drives. A USB cable is included with your docking station.

To link the WORKABOUT PRO to a PC:

Insert the hand-held in the desktop docking station.

Insert the USB cable into the docking station Client USB connector. Attach the other end of the cable to a USB port on the PC.

You’ll need to install connectivity software on your PC before you can pass information between the hand-held and the PC.

9.4.7.1Using Microsoft® ActiveSync® To Work With Files

ActiveSync®Microsoft PC connectivity softwarecan be used to connect the WORKABOUT PRO to PCs running this software. You’ll be able to:

View WORKABOUT PRO files from Windows Explorer.

Drag and drop files between the WORKABOUT PRO and the PC in the same way that you would between PC drives.

Back up WORKABOUT PRO files to the PC, then restore them from the PC to the hand-held again, if needed, and so on.

You can use the Companion CD included with your WORKABOUT PRO to install ActiveSync.

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