Palm M500 Getting Started Guide
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Getting Started with Palm™ m500 Series Handhelds - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 2
with Windows computers), or a Macintosh serial adapter. To order a HotSync cradle or adapters, go to the web site: http://www.palm.com. Palm™ Desktop software is supplied on a CD-ROM disc. If you do not have access to a CD-ROM drive for your computer, you can download the Palm Desktop software from - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 3
2 Upgrading from another Palm OS handheld 2 Preparing to use your handheld 3 Connecting the HotSync cradle 3 Charging your handheld 3 Setting up your handheld 4 Installing Palm Desktop software 4 Installing Palm Desktop software on a Windows computer...... 5 Installing Palm Desktop software on - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 4
27 Reviewing and Installing add-on applications 42 Installing applications using a Windows computer 42 Installing applications using a Macintosh 44 Resetting your handheld 45 Performing a soft reset 45 Performing a hard reset 46 Page iv Getting Started with Palm™ m500 Series Handhelds - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 5
Chapter 4: Frequently Asked Questions 47 I don't see anything on my handheld screen 47 I can't complete a HotSync operation 48 Troubleshooting communication problems 48 Troubleshooting data synchronization problems 49 Contents Page v - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 6
Page vi Getting Started with Palm™ m500 Series Handhelds - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 7
information to another Palm OS® handheld that is close by and has an IR (infrared) port This guide, Getting Started with Palm™ m500 Series Handhelds, provides information about performing basic tasks on your handheld and with Palm Desktop software. After you install Palm Desktop software on your - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 8
scroll down. Upgrading from another Palm OS handheld If you already own a Palm OS handheld, you must install the version of Palm Desktop software that comes with your new handheld. Also, perform a HotSync® operation using your old handheld and cradle before you complete the installation tasks. This - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 9
using your handheld and Palm Desktop software, you must complete a few easy installation tasks. Connecting the HotSync cradle Important: The HotSync cradle supplied with your handheld fits a USB connector. If your computer does not have a USB port, or if you are using Windows 95, Windows NT, or - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 10
for your handheld and Palm Desktop software. Choosing a language that does not match the Palm Desktop software is not recommended or supported, and may result in data loss. If you need to reselect a language on your handheld, you must perform a hard reset. See "Resetting your handheld" in Chapter - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 11
the Palm Desktop CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Note: If installation does not begin, click the Windows Start button, choose Run, enter D:\autorun.exe, and then click OK. If necessary, replace D: with the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 12
If you are upgrading and your old Palm Desktop software is version 1.0, uninstall your old Palm Desktop software. 2. Insert the Palm Desktop CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the Palm Desktop CD icon. 4. Double-click the Palm Desktop Installer icon. 5. Follow the onscreen instructions to - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 13
places after a HotSync operation. 1. Place your handheld on the HotSync cradle. 2. Press the HotSync button ™ on the cradle. 3. When the Users dialog box appears, select the user name you entered when you installed Palm Desktop software. 4. Wait for a message on your handheld indicating that the - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 14
with the old handheld. See "Performing a hard reset" in Chapter 3 for details. Using Expansion Features Your handheld provides an expansion card slot that accepts Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMedia Card (MMC) expansion cards. These enable you to add additional software applications or memory - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 15
against the top of the card, following the direction indicated by the expansion card icon on the back panel of your handheld. The expansion card slot releases the card, and your handheld plays the system sound. 3. Lift the card from the expansion card slot. Note: Your handheld comes with a dummy - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 16
go to the Help menu in Palm Desktop software and choose Quick Tour. s The online user guide, Palm Desktop Software for the Macintosh User's Guide. To access this guide, open the Documentation folder on the Palm Desktop CD-ROM, copy the Palm Desktop.pdf file to the Palm folder on your Macintosh, and - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 17
Data There are several ways to enter data into your handheld: the onscreen keyboards, Graffiti® writing, Note Pad, Palm™ Desktop software, an external keyboard accessory, and importing data. You can also accept beamed data from another Palm OS handheld that is close by and has an infrared port. See - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 18
characters are similar to uppercase letters that are formed with a single-stroke. Your writing turns into text wherever the blinking cursor appears on the handheld screen. Graffiti writing is easy, fun, accurate, and fast (up to 30 words per minute). It's worth taking a few minutes to learn. 1. Open - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 19
marks Lift stylus here Graffiti . s Install the Graffiti writing game, Giraffe, to practice writing. Entering data with Note Pad The Note Pad application provides a place where you can write a quick note in your own handwriting directly on your handheld instructions. Chapter 2 Page 13 - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 20
enter or import information. 1. Open Palm Desktop software: Windows. Launch the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop. Macintosh. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon in the Palm folder. 2. Enter the information in Palm Desktop software. 3. Perform a HotSync® operation. See "Synchronizing data: Performing - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 21
Chapter 3 Get to Work Adjusting the screen If lighting conditions make it difficult to see the information on your handheld, you can use the backlight to adjust your screen. On Palm™ m500 series handhelds that use contrast adjustment, you can also use the contrast control to adjust your screen. - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 22
Jose replaces Saratoga. To accept the word, tap the next field. 4. After you finish entering information, tap Done. Tip: You can also import a database into Palm™ Desktop software and transfer it to your handheld during the next HotSync® operation. See the online Handbook and Palm Desktop online - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 23
: Show in List Select which information appears in the Address list screen: Work, Home, Fax, Other, E-mail, Main, Pager, and Mobile. Category want to save a copy of the deleted item to an archive file in Palm Desktop software, select the check box in the confirmation dialog box. 4. Tap OK. Tip - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 24
1. Press the Date Book application button 2. Select the date you want for the event. on your handheld. Previous week Next week Previous year Next year Tap a day in the current week Tap a month Tap . A time bar appears next to the time, indicating the duration of the event. Page 18 Get to - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 25
Creating an untimed event You can also schedule events in your Date Book that occur on a particular date but have no specific start or end times, such as birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries. These are referred to as "untimed events." Untimed events appear at the top of the list of times, marked - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 26
how often the event repeats. Tip: For a continuous event, tap Day. 5. Enter a number on the Every line to indicate the frequency. For example, if you select Month and enter the number 2, the event repeats every other month. 6. To the Date box and select a new date. 5. Tap OK. Page 20 Get to Work - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 27
. Week View icon Tap for that day Bar indicates earlier event Dot indicates untimed event Bar indicates later event Month View icon Previous/next month Dashed line indicates continuous event Dash on right indicates event Cross below indicates untimed event Appointments To Do List items Agenda - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 28
the current and all future event items and resets the end date of the repeating event to the last shown date. Deletes all occurrences of the repeating event. Note: If you want to save a copy of the deleted item to an archive file in Palm Desktop software, select the check box in the confirmation - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 29
record in To Do List is called an "item." Creating a To Do List item 1. Press the To Do List application button 2. Tap New. on your handheld. Enter description Tap to select priority Tap New 3. Enter a description. The text can be longer than one line. 4. (Optional) Tap the Priority number on - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 30
box, you can tap directly on the due date in the To Do List to open the Due Dates pick list. Page 24 Get to Work - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 31
Menu icon . 3. Tap Record, and then tap Delete Item. Note: If you want to save a copy of the deleted item to an archive file in Palm Desktop software, select the check box in the confirmation dialog box. 4. Tap OK. Tip: You can also delete an item by opening the To Do Item Details - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 32
notes on your handheld. Creating a note 1. Press the Note Pad application button on your handheld. Note: If selector 2. Write the information directly on the handheld screen. Tip: Tap the pen selector to Palm Desktop software to view your notes and enter them in other applications. Page 26 - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 33
HotSync operation" in Chapter 1 for details. 2. Open Palm Desktop software: Windows. Launch the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop. Macintosh. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon in the Palm folder. 3. Open the Note Pad window: Windows. Click the Note Pad icon in the Palm Desktop window. Macintosh - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 34
its contents 2. Review or edit the text in the memo. 3. Tap Done. Deleting a memo 1. Select the memo you want to delete. 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap Record, and then tap Delete Memo. Note: If you want to save a copy of the deleted memo to an archive file in Palm Desktop software, select the - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 35
-left corner of the Graffiti writing area. s Tap the Applications icon , and then tap the Clock icon . Tap here Note: You can also set your handheld to display the time in different formats. See "Changing Formats preferences" later in this chapter for details. Chapter 3 Page 29 - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 36
alarm. Tip: To choose a different alarm sound, tap the Menu icon, tap Alarm Preferences, and then tap the Sound pick list. Page 30 Get to Work - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 37
; but to send or receive e-mail, you must perform a HotSync® operation. Note: Before using Mail, you must set up Palm™ Desktop software for use with your Windows desktop E-Mail application. See the online Handbook for Palm™ m500 Series Handhelds for details. Viewing e-mail items The Message list - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 38
date sent E-mail body s Tap Done to close the e-mail item. Creating e-mail items You create e-mail items with your handheld the same way you create e-mail with your desktop E-mail application: you identify the recipient(s) of the e-mail item, define a subject, and create the body of the e-mail item - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 39
2. Enter the e-mail address of the recipient. Note: Enter the address as if you were entering it from your desktop E-Mail application. For example, network users sending an e-mail item to a user on the same network do not need to add Internet information, such as @mycorp.com. 3. To send a copy of - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 40
text or comment original text. 5. Tap OK. 6. Enter the text of your reply. 7. Tap Send to place your reply in the Outbox. Deleting e-mail Your handheld stores deleted e-mail in the Deleted folder until you Page 34 Get to - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 41
deleted e-mail can monopolize storage space. To avoid or correct this problem, purge the contents of your Deleted folder. E-mail that you purge is still deleted from your desktop E-Mail application when you perform the next HotSync operation. 1. Tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Message, and then tap Purge - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 42
here for bold font Tap here for large font Tap here for small 4. Tap OK. Small font Page 36 Bold font Large font Get to Work - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 43
Setting Date and Time preferences Use the Date and Time Preferences screen to set the date, time, time zone, and Daylight Saving option on your handheld. 1. Tap the Applications icon . 2. Tap the Preferences icon . 3. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner and select Date and Time. To set the - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 44
the current time zone setting to a new time zone setting automatically resets the date and time on your handheld. 3. Tap OK. To set the daylight saving switch: s On. Setting General preferences You can set your handheld's auto shutoff interval, charging option, alarm options, and sounds. - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 45
, Date Book and Note Pad applications. See the online Handbook for Palm™ m500 Series Handhelds for details. Changing Formats preferences Use the Formats Preferences screen to set port on your handheld to beam the following information to another Palm OS® handheld that's close by Chapter 3 Page 39 - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 46
Status dialog box to indicate the transfer is done. Beaming applications 1. Tap the Applications icon . 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap App, and then tap Beam. 4. Tap the Beam from pick list, and then select Handheld or Card. To beam an application from a card, you must have a card inserted into the - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 47
10 centimeters (approximately 4 inches) and 1 meter (approximately 39 inches) apart, and the path between the two handhelds must be clear of obstacles. Beaming distance to other Palm OS handhelds may be different. s Some applications are copy-protected and cannot be beamed. These are listed with - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 48
on the Palm Desktop software CD-ROM. To learn about thousands of other addon applications, go to the web site: http://www.palm.com. Note: Any game or application that you install on your handheld resides in RAM memory; you can delete them at any time. Installing applications using a Windows computer - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 49
Destination on the Install Tool window, and then use the arrows to move applications between your handheld and an expansion card. 6. Click OK to close the Change Destination window. 7. Click Done to close the Install Tool window. 8. Perform a HotSync operation to install the selected application - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 50
or download the application you want to install into the Add-on folder in your Palm folder on your Macintosh. Note: If the software is compressed, expand it into this folder. 2. Double-click the Hotsync Manager icon in the Palm folder. 3. From the HotSync menu, choose Install Handheld Files. User - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 51
between your handheld and an expansion card 10. Click OK to close the Change Destination window. 11. Close the Install Handheld Files window. 12. Perform a HotSync operation to install the selected application(s) on your handheld. Resetting your handheld If your handheld does not respond - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 52
use it, unscrew the metal barrel from the stylus quill. Performing a hard reset Important: With a hard reset, all records and entries stored in your handheld are erased. Never perform a hard reset unless a soft reset does not solve your problem. You can restore any data previously synchronized with - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 53
numbers, see the Worldwide Customer Support card that comes with your handheld or go to http://www.palm.com. Note: There are thousands of third-party applications available for Palm OS® handhelds. For questions and support, please contact the software developer directly. I don't see anything - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 54
1. Connect your handheld to the HotSync cradle. 2. Confirm that HotSync Manager is running and enabled. Windows. On the Windows desktop, double-click the Palm Desktop icon, click the HotSync icon on the taskbar and make sure Local USB (or Local Serial if you are using a serial cradle) is checked on - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 55
is selected and that the port selection matches the port where your HotSync cradle is attached. Troubleshooting data synchronization problems If your data does not appear on your handheld and in the Palm Desktop software after a HotSync operation, try the steps in this section. Note: If you are - Palm M500 | Getting Started Guide - Page 56
(other than Backup and Install) are set to Synchronize the Files. Check your conduit settings on a Macintosh: 1. Double-click the HotSync icon in the Palm folder. 2. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Conduit Settings. 3. Select the user name that matches the handheld you are attempting to
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Getting Started
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m500 Series Handhelds