CLIE Operating Instru ctions
Getting help
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Make sure HotSync® Manager is running. If it is, exit, and then restart it.
Make sure you selected Local from the HotSync® Manager menu or the Palm Desktop for CLIÉ
software menu.
Check the cable connection between the cradle and the USB connector on your computer.
Try a lower baud rate setting on the Local tab in the Se tup dialog.
Read the HotSync® Log for the user account for which you are performing a H otSync® operation.
Make sure your CLIÉ handheld is seate d in the cradle correctly.
Make sure the gold-plated connectors on the cradle an d your CLIÉ handheld are clean. Use a pencil er aser
to clean them.
I cannot perform an IR HotSync® operation
Make sure the HotSync® Manager is running and the Serial Port for local operations is set to the
simulated port for infrared communication.
On your CLIÉ handheld, make sure the HotSync® application is set to Local, with the option
IR to a PC/Handheld.
Make sure the IR port of your CLIÉ handh eld is aligned dire ctly opposite to, a nd within a few in ches of,
the infrared device of your computer.
IR HotSync® operations do not wo rk if you receive a low battery warning. Check the battery power of
your CLIÉ handheld. Recha rge the internal battery.
When I tap the HotSync® button on the cradle, nothing happens in the Palm Desktop for CLIÉ software and my CLIÉ handheld times out
Check the Palm Desktop for CLIÉ software HotSync Setup options to confirm that you have made the
correct settings for local HotSync® o perations.
If you are experiencing intermittent success, try a lower speed setting o n the Local tab in the Setup
dialog box in the HotSync® Manager.