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You can rearrange the message list to

make it easier to find and view messages.

•In the Inbox, select Sort, and then

select one of the following: By Subject,

By Sender, By Size, or By Date.

•To quickly switch between folders in list

view, select the folder pick list at the

top of the screen and select the desired

folder.

Deleting selected messages from the

Inbox

When you delete a message from the

Inbox, it moves to the Trash folder.

1Select the bullet next to the icon of each

message that you want to delete. To

select adjacent messages, drag the

stylus so that it touches the bullet to the

left of each message. Lift the stylus and

drag again to select more adjacent

messages.

2Press Menu .

3Select Delete on the Message menu.

4If a confirmation dialog box appears,

select OK to confirm the deletion.

Deleting messages by date

You can quickly delete a group of

messages by selecting a range of dates.

1Press Menu .

2Select Delete Old on the Message

menu.

3Select the folder and a date range for

the messages you want to delete.

4Select OK.

5If a confirmation dialog box appears,

select OK to confirm the deletion.

Switching accounts

If you create more than one email account

in VersaMail, you need to switch from

account to account to get, send, and

This message has high priority.

TIP

To delete a single message, select the

envelope icon next to the message, and then

select Delete from the list.

TIP

To empty (or purge) the Trash folder, open

the Message menu and select Empty Trash.

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otherwise manage the messages in each

account.

1Press Menu .

2Select Accounts, and then select an

account.

Customizing your email settings

You can customize the VersaMail settings

for each individual email account on your

Centro. The preferences you set apply only

to the email account you are currently

viewing. If you have multiple accounts,

configure each account separately.

You can set up a schedule to automatically

retrieve email messages; set preferences

for how and when messages are retrieved;

add a signature to an outgoing message;

and more. For complete information on all

the email settings you can customize, see

the User Guide for the VersaMail

Application on your computer.

Windows: Start > Programs > Palm

Mac: Insert the Palm Installation CD and

click the link to the User Guide for the

VersaMail Application in the

Documentation folder.

Scheduling Auto Sync

You can set up VersaMail to automatically

download new email messages to your

Centro 690 with the Auto Sync feature.

1Press Menu .

2Select Options, and then select

Preferences.

3Select Auto Sync.

DID

YOU

KNOW

If you assigned VersaMail to a

quick button, you can press that button

repeatedly to switch between your email

accounts.

TIP

You need to set up a separate Auto Sync

schedule for each email account. This feature

may not work with email accounts that require

VPN connection.

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4Check the Auto-sync box.

5Select the Every pick list and select the

time interval, from 5 minutes to

12 hours.

NOTE If you set a more frequent interval,

you may need to recharge your Centro

battery more often.

6Select the Start Time and End Time

boxes, and then select the hour, the

minute, and AM or PM to enter the time

for the first and last Auto Sync to take

place. Select OK.

7Select the days you want the schedule

to be active. You can choose any

number of days, but you can set up only

one schedule for each email account.

8Select OK, and then select Get Mail.

Viewing the Activity Log

The Activity Log lists ongoing and

completed background transactions, such

as downloading email, between the server

and your email account.

1From the Inbox, press Menu .

2Select Options, and then select View

Activity Log.

3Select a listed action.

4Do either of the following:

•To cancel an ongoing action, select

Stop. If the action has already been

completed, Stop does not appear.

•To view the details of a completed

action, select Details.

5Select Done.

Selecting alert tones

When you schedule Auto Sync for a given

account, you can choose a sound—such as

a bird, a phone, or an alarm—to let you

know when new email arrives.

1From any mailbox screen, press

Menu .

2Select Options, and then select

Preferences.

3Select Alerts.

4Check the Alert me of new mail box.

TIP

After you set up a scheduled Auto Sync

and select Get Mail, only new messages are

retrieved during Auto Sync.

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5Select the Alert Sound pick list, and

then select a sound. Your Centro plays a

brief demo of the sound.

6Select OK.

Setting preferences for getting messages

1From any mailbox screen, press

Menu .

2Select Options, and then select

Preferences.

3Select Incoming.

4Set any of the following preferences,

and then select OK.

Get: Indicates whether to get message

subjects only or entire messages.

Ask Every Time: Indicates if you want

to see a dialog box for selecting

subjects only or entire messages each

time you retrieve email. If the box is

unchecked, messages are retrieved

according to the option you select in the

Get pick list.

Unread messages (IMAP accounts

only): Downloads only unread mail to

your Centro 690. If you don’t check this

box and you select Get & Send, all the

messages on your mail server are

downloaded to your Inbox, including

messages you’ve read.

Mail from last: Gets messages sent

within the number of days you specify.

Download attachments: Automatically

downloads files attached to email,

except for attachments that exceed the

maximum message size.

Maximum message size: Sets the

maximum size of an incoming email

TIP

The POP protocol does not support

retrieval of unread mail only from the server. If

you have a POP email account, VersaMail

downloads all messages regardless of

whether you have read them, and regardless

of whether the Unread messages box is

checked.

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message. Enter the size in kilobytes

(KB). The default is 5KB, but you can

enter any size up to 2,048KB

(approximately 2 megabytes [MB]),

including attachments. The maximum

message size that you can retrieve is

60KB for the body text and

approximately 5MB of total data for any

attachments.

Message Format: Sets the format for

messages you retrieve.

•HTML: Displays messages sent in

HTML format with basic formatting

intact and displays other messages as

plain text.

•Text: Displays all messages as plain

text, regardless of the format in which

they were sent.

Attaching a signature to a message

You can attach a personal signature, with

info such as your company’s address and

phone numbers, to the bottom of all

messages you send.

1From any mailbox screen, press

Menu .

2Select Options, and then select

Preferences.

3Select Signature.

4Check the Attach Signature box.

5Enter your signature information, and

then select OK.

Working with Microsoft Exchange

ActiveSync®

Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® works

with the VersaMail, Calendar, and Contacts

apps on your Centro 690 to directly access

corporate groupware information on a

Microsoft Exchange 2003 server. You can

synchronize business email, calendar, and

contact info with the Exchange 2003

server from your Centro 690 without using

a desktop computer.

When you create a Microsoft Exchange

ActiveSync account in the VersaMail

application, your email, calendar, and

contact info sync directly with the

Exchange server; information does not

sync with the desktop software application

on your computer, such as Microsoft

Outlook or Palm Desktop software. Other

information that is stored on your

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computer, such as tasks and memos,

continues to synchronize with your desktop

software.

The Exchange server pushes email

messages, Calendar events, meeting

invitations, and updated contact

information it receives onto your

Centro 690. Likewise, when you create an

email message or event or you update a

contact on your Centro, it can be pushed to

the server.

Pushing email, events, and contacts

The Exchange server pushes email

messages, Calendar events, meeting

invitations, and updated contact

information it receives onto your

Centro 690.

NOTE Find out from your system

administrator if your Exchange server

supports push and has push turned on.

Likewise, when you create an email

message or event or you update a contact

on your Centro, it can be pushed to the

server.

Push from server to Centro happens

automatically as new or changed items

arrive on the server. When you create a

new message, appointment, or contact on

your Centro 690, the new item is pushed

from your Centro to the server at the

following times:

•When a server-to-Centro push takes

place

•When you select Sync in your Exchange

ActiveSync account to manually retrieve

information

•At a preset time interval, if neither of

the preceding two events takes place

DID

YOU

KNOW

Your Centro 690 turns on and

an alert appears whenever you receive a new

message. To save battery life, you can turn

alerts off for your Exchange ActiveSync

account. Go to the account, press Menu,

select Options, and then select Preferences.

Select Alerts, and then uncheck the alert box.

KEY

TERM

Push Technology in which a server

automatically delivers new information (such

as new email messages) to a device. The user

does not need to do anything.

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during that interval—for example, if

neither a server push nor a manual sync

takes place for ten minutes

Turning off push

When push is enabled, you can turn it off—

for example, to save battery life.

1Open VersaMail and go to your

Exchange ActiveSync account (this is

typically your corporate email account).

2Press Menu .

3Select Options, and then select

Preferences.

4Select Auto Sync, and then do one of

the following:

•To switch from push to an Auto Sync

schedule for email, calendar, or

contacts, select the When pick list

and then select any schedule option

except As Items Arrive.

•To turn off push and manually retrieve

information, uncheck the box next to

the type of information you want to

get manually (Mail, Calendar, or

Contacts).

Using Remote Address Lookup

Remote Address Lookup enables you to

retrieve email addresses on your corporate

Exchange server.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Be sure your phone

is on and you are within a coverage area.

1Open VersaMail and go to your

Exchange ActiveSync account.

2Select New.

3On the new message screen, begin

addressing the message. If the name

you want does not appear on the Smart

Addressing list, press Menu ,

select Options, and then select

Remote Lookup.

4Enter text that you want to find on the

server. For example, type “Ste” to

search for a person named Steve.

TIP

When push is enabled, certain

preferences change for your Microsoft

Exchange ActiveSync account only. A new

Auto Sync preference is created, including

Auto Sync and Alerts options. The Advanced

preferences, including Connection and Server

options, are removed.

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5Select Search. Any names or addresses

on the server that match the characters

you entered are displayed.

6When the name you want appears,

select it, and then select Add.

For complete info on using a Microsoft

Exchange ActiveSync account, see the

User Guide for the VersaMail Application

on your computer.

Windows: Start > Programs > Palm

Mac: Insert the Palm Installation CD and

click the link to the User Guide for the

VersaMail Application in the

Documentation folder.

Messaging

You can use the Messaging application to

exchange brief text messages (SMS) and

multimedia messages (MMS) with other

devices and email addresses that support

these forms of messaging. Before you use

your Centro to send or receive messages,

refer to your service plan for pricing and

availability of messaging services.

Creating and sending a text message

Each text message can have up to

160 characters. Messages with more than

160 characters are automatically split into

several messages. (If you send a text

message to an email address, the email

address is deducted from the

160-character count.)

1Press Applications and

selectMessaging.

2Select New.

3Select the To field to address the

message:

•Press Center . If the recipient’s

name appears in the list of recent

addresses, select it from the list.

DID

YOU

KNOW

You can address messages to

multiple recipients by separating the

addresses with a comma. If you address a

single message to three people, you will be

billed for three messages.

DID

YOU

KNOW

You can page someone to call

you by sending them a blank text message.

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•If the recipient is in your Contacts list,

enter the first initial and last name (no

spaces), and then select the

recipient’s phone number or email

address, depending on where you

want to send the message.

•If the recipient’s name isn’t in the list

of recent addresses or your Contacts

list, enter the phone number or email

address.

NOTE Sending text messages to land-line

phones may not be supported.

4Enter your message or select

QuickText to insert predefined

phrases. To insert emoticons, select .

NOTE Some symbols can’t be used in text

messages. The Messaging application

automatically replaces invalid characters.

5Select Send.

TIP

If you see numbers when you expect to

see letters (or the other way around), you

need to turn Option Lock on by pressing

Option twice or turn it off by pressing Option

once.

TIP

To add a new QuickText phrase, select

Edit QuickText from the list.

TIP

Select Save as Draft to save a draft of the

message without sending it. To access the

draft, select the category pick list at the top of

the screen and select Drafts.

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Creating and sending a multimedia

message

Multimedia messages consist of text,

photos, videos, and sounds presented as

one or more slides.You can include any of

the following items:

1Press Applications and select

Messaging.

2Select New.

3Select Add Media.

4Select the To field to address the

message with up to 25 addresses:

•Press Center . If the recipient’s

name appears in the list of recent

addresses, select it from the list.

•If the recipient is in your Contacts list,

enter the first initial and last name (no

spaces), and then select the

recipient’s phone number or email

address.

•If the recipient’s name is not in the list

of recent addresses or your Contacts

list, enter the phone number or email

address.

5Enter a subject.

6Select the image placeholder, and then

select one of the following:

Attach picture/video: Insert one photo

or video from your Centro 690 or an

expansion card.

Take new picture: Take a picture with

the built-in camera and add it to the

message.

Take new video: Capture a short video

with the built-in camcorder and add it to

the message.

KEY

TERM

Slide A collection of text, pictures,

videos, and sounds that are grouped together

within a multimedia message. During

playback, all the items within a particular slide

appear on the same screen. If a multimedia

message contains multiple slides, each slide

can be viewed separately during playback.

Item Supported File Types

Pictures JPEG, GIF, WBMP

Videos MPEG4, 3GGP, 3GPP2

Ringtones MIDI, AAC, AAC+, MP3

Sound clips AMR, QCELP, MP3

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7(Optional) Select Sound , and then

select one of the following:

Record new: Record a sound clip of up

to 1 minute.

Attach voice memo: Select a memo

you recorded in the Voice Memo

application.

Attach ringtone: Select a ringtone.

8Enter a text message or caption.

9Select Add slide to insert additional

slides.

10 (Optional) Select Preview to view the

message as the recipient will see it.

11 (Optional) Press Menu , and then

select High Priority from the Compose

menu to mark the message as urgent.

12 Select Send.

Receiving messages

When your phone is turned on and is in an

area of wireless coverage, you

automatically receive new text messages.

For multimedia messages, you can set

your Centro 690 to automatically download

new messages or to notify you that a

message is ready to be downloaded (see

Customizing your Messaging settings). You

can also configure how your Centro 690

notifies you when a new message arrives

(see Selecting Messaging alert tones).

TIP

When creating a message, you can

preview or delete an item. Highlight the item,

press Center on the 5-way, and then select

Remove, View, or Play.

DID

YOU

KNOW

You can send a contact or

calendar entry. Select the entry, open the

Record menu, select Send, and then select

Messaging.

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The new message alert may include any of

the following buttons:

OK: Dismisses the alert and places the

message in your Inbox.

Reply: Opens Chat View, where you can

reply with a text message. To send an

MMS reply, select Add from Chat View.

Call Back: Dials the sender’s phone

number.

Go To Msg: Opens the message so you

can view its full contents.

Delete: Moves the message from your

Inbox to the Deleted folder.

Using links in messages

When you receive a text message that

contains a telephone number, email

address, or URL, you can dial the number,

send an email message, or go to the web

page immediately.

1Press Applications and select

Messaging.

2Select the message that contains the

link you want to use.

3Select the phone number, email

address, or URL (appears as underlined

blue text).

Your Centro automatically launches the

appropriate application from the link.

TIP

When you receive a message, you can

also press Send to call the sender.

TIP

If you have multiple alerts, the Alert dialog

box displays all your pending alerts. Select an

item’s description to jump to that item, or

check the box to clear that item. To view all

your pending alerts from any screen on your

Centro 690, press and hold Center on the

5-way.

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Viewing/playing a multimedia message

1Press Applications and select

Messaging.

2Select the message you want to view.

3If there are sounds or multiple slides,

playback begins immediately.

4Do any of the following:

•Use the onscreen controls to scroll to

other slides and messages.

•To save a sound, press Menu ,

and select Save Sound from the

Message menu. You can access

saved sounds later by pressing

Applications and selecting

Sounds or Voice Me mo .

•To save a picture, press Menu ,

and select Save Picture from the

Message menu. You can access

saved pictures later by pressing

Applications and selecting

Pics&Videos .

•To copy the text, use the stylus to

highlight the text, press Menu ,

select Edit, and then select Copy.

•To stop playback of a message, select

Play/Stop.

•To view message details, press

Menu and select Message

Details from the Message menu.

•To save a calendar or contact entry,

open the message details. You can

access saved entries later by pressing

Applications and selecting

Calendar or Contacts

(depending on the type of entry you

saved).

5Select OK.

Arranging your messages

You can rearrange the messages in any

folder by using the Sort command.

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1Press Applications and select

Messaging.

2Select the folder list in the title bar and

select the folder you want to sort.

3Press Menu .

4Select View, and then select Sort by

Name or Sort by Date.

Deleting messages

You can delete several messages at once

from any folder by using the Purge

command.

1Press Applications and select

Messaging.

2Select the folder list in the title bar and

select the folder that contains the

messages you want to delete.

3Press Menu .

4Select Purge from the Message menu.

5Select the Purge pick list, and then

select an option.

6Select OK.

Chatting with Messaging

When you exchange more than one

message with a single contact, the

messages you exchange with that person

are grouped into a chat session. When you

select a chat session from your message

list, the upper part of Chat View displays all

messages you’ve exchanged with this

contact, and the lower part provides an

entry area.

TIP

To delete an individual message, highlight

it in the message list, and then select Delete.

DID

YOU

KNOW

You can send and receive text

messages even while you are on a phone call.

This is easiest when using a hands-free device

or the speakerphone.

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You can carry on multiple chats at the same

time and easily switch between them,

using the pick list at the top of the screen.

1Press Applications and select

Messaging.

2Do one of the following:

Start a new chat: Select a message

and reply to it.

Continue an existing chat: Select a

message that displays the Chat

icon.

3Enter your message.

4Select Send.

Customizing your Messaging settings

1Press Applications and select

Messaging.

2Press Menu .

3From the Options menu, select

Preferences.

4On the Messages tab, set any of the

following preferences for your individual

messages:

New message: Indicates whether text

or multimedia messaging is the default

format for a new message.

TIP

To find a chat you had with someone, open

your Messaging Inbox and select a chat

session.

TIP

Pale gray text indicates that a message is

pending or enroute.

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MMS Receipts: Indicates whether you

want to receive a confirmation when an

outgoing MMS message is delivered.

Validity Period: Indicates how long you

want an outgoing message to be valid.

Confirm message deletions: Indicates

whether you want deletion confirmation

prompts to appear.

Privacy Mode (hide text): Indicates

whether you want the body text to

appear in the alert when you receive a

new message, or whether you want the

alert to hide the text and prompt you to

go to the message.

5Select the Chat tab and set any of the

following preferences for chat sessions:

Create chats from messages: Indicate

when you want to group messages

from the same person into a chat.

Show timestamps in chats: Indicate

whether you want to see the local date

and time the message was sent next to

each message.

Display my name in chat window as:

Enter the name you want to use as the

label for your messages in Chat View.

Label color: Select a color to

differentiate your messages from the

sender’s messages while in Chat View.

Use color for: Indicate whether you

want both your name and message text

in the selected label color, or only your

name.

6Select the Network tab and set any of

the following preferences for network

connections.

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Automatically collect MMS

messages: Indicate whether you want

to download multimedia messages

automatically.

Network Configuration: Indicate if you

want to use Automatic or Manual

message retrieval. If you select Manual,

select Edit and enter the network

provider settings.

NOTE We recommend that you do not

change the Network Configuration

settings.

7Select OK.

Selecting Messaging alert tones

1Press Applications and select

Messaging.

2Press Menu .

3Select Options, and then select Alerts.

4Select the Application pick list and

select Messaging.

5Select the Volume pick list and select

the volume level.

6Select the Vibrate pick list and select

when you want your Centro 690 to

vibrate.

DID

YOU

KNOW

Your Centro includes a silent

alert that can vibrate even when the Ringer

switch is set to Sound Off.

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7Select the Message Tone pick list and

select a tone for incoming message

alerts.

8Check the boxes if you want to see

onscreen alerts when a new message

arrives and when a message you sent is

received.

9Select Done.

What are all those icons?

The message descriptions in the Inbox,

Outbox, and Sent folders show the

message status:

•Unread messages appear in bold.

•Read messages appear in plain text.

•Urgent messages appear with a red

exclamation point (!).

The following icons show the message

type and additional status info:

TIP

By default, the Messaging app shows the

Inbox folder. To view a different folder, select

the folder list in the title bar and select a

different folder from the list.

A text message

A chat session

A multimedia message that is ready

for you to download

A multimedia message that is fully

downloaded

A multimedia message that is fully

downloaded and contains sound

A message that is waiting to be

sent

A receipt, which you requested,

confirming delivery of the message

An outgoing message with an error

DID

YOU

KNOW

If you are outside a coverage

area or if your phone is turned off, outgoing

messages go into the Outbox. When you

return to a coverage area or turn your phone

on, your pending messages are automatically

sent and transferred to the Sent folder.

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Instant Messaging

(IM)

Instant Messaging (IM) is a form of

real-time communication between two or

more people based on the exchange of

short, simple text messages via computer

or mobile device. You can see which of

your contacts are available to participate in

an IM conversation or chat. You initiate a

chat by selecting an available contact and

sending a message.

Instant messaging on your Centro is similar

to instant messaging on your computer.

Using the IM application, you can sign on

to up to three IM communities, send and

receive instant messages, and view

contact status information and manage

your presence. You can switch among IM

communities with a touch of the 5-way.

Messages are billed to the owner of the

Centro no matter which IM account you

use.

Accessing IM

1Press Applications and select

Instant Messaging .

2Select an IM community.

Signing on

If you are signing on to your existing IM

account on your Centro, sign on to the

community using your existing username

or email address, whichever your provider

requires, and password.

NOTE Some service providers allow you to

sign on to multiple devices at the same

time; for example, both your Centro and

your computer. On other providers, signing

on to an existing IM account on your

Centro may automatically sign you out of

another currently running IM session.

[TBD--need to see sign on working to

give exact steps. ]

Sending a Message

[TBD: need to see this working.]

Receiving a Message

[TBD: need to see this working.]

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Leaving IM

You can either exit an IM community or

sign out.

•When you select Exit, you can go to

other applications and return without

signing in again. Conversations remain

active.

•When you select Sign Out, you will be

asked to confirm that you want to

terminate the session and end all active

conversations. When you confirm, you

officially sign out, and your contacts will

see you as unavailable. To resume

instant messaging, you must sign in

again to the community.

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Your connections to the web

and wireless devices

You use the web for many things: driving directions, shopping,

news, web-based email. Now, with your network and the

built-in web browser, you can take the web with you almost

anywhere.

The built-in Bluetooth® feature of your Palm®Centro™ 690

smart device helps you easily set up wireless connections to a

number of devices, so you can enjoy the convenience of

cable-free connectivity. You can also use your Centro 690 to

connect your computer to the Internet and to share contacts or

your favorite photos with other people.

Benefits

•Carry the web with you

•Store web pages for offline

viewing

•Connect to Bluetooth headsets

and car kits

•Connect your computer to the

Internet through your Centro 690

•Shop online for ringtones,

graphics, and multimedia files

In this chapter

Web browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Connecting your computer to the Internet through

your Centro™ 690. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Connecting with Bluetooth devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

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Web browser

The Blazer® web browser on your Centro

provides quick and easy access to web

pages. You can view most of the sites you

use on your computer, including those with

security and advanced features, such as

JavaScript and frames. To browse the web,

you must activate data services from your

network operator.

Viewing a web page

To make viewing web pages on your

Centro a better experience, the web

browser reformats web pages into a single

column and resizes images. In this

format—called Optimized Mode—you can

see most of the content without scrolling

left or right. You can also switch to Wide

Page Mode if you like.

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The security certificates and

128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption

let you visit secure websites, like ones for

banking and using email. Some secure sites

also require specific browsers, so those may

not work with your web browser.

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The web browser supports

JavaScript, SSL strong encryption, and

cookies, but it does not support plug-ins (such

as Flash or Shockwave) or Java applets.

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You can send email from a

web page on your Centro. Email addresses

appear as links on web pages. After you

configure an email application on your Centro,

you can select an email address link to create

a message to the selected address.

Optimized Mode

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1Press Applications and select

Web to open the Blazer web

browser. If necessary, select Ye s to turn

on your phone, and Ye s to connect to

the Internet.

If you do not see either of these icons

in the title bar, data services are

not available in your current location and

you cannot connect to the Internet.

2Enter a web page address (URL) in the

Address Bar and select Go.

NOTE If you browse to a secure web

page, a lock icon appears in the

Address Bar.

3Do any of the following to navigate

within the web page:

View a page in wide layout format (as

on your computer): Press Menu ,

select Options, and then select Wide

Page Mode.

Scroll through the page: In Optimized

Mode (the default format) press Up

or Down . In Wide Page Mode, use all

buttons on the 5-way to scroll in

any direction.

Follow a link to another web page: In

Optimized Mode, highlight the link by

pressing Left or Right and then

press Center to go to the selected

page. In Wide Page Mode, use the

stylus to select a link.

Submit a form: Enter the info and then

select the onscreen button to submit

the form. If the form doesn’t have an

onscreen button, press Return .

Wide Page Mode

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To adjust the font size, open the Options

menu and select Font. To fit more text on the

screen, select Small. To make the text easier

to read, select Large.

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4Use the 5-way to access any of

the following icons in the title bar:

Creating a bookmark

With bookmarks, you can instantly access

a web page without entering the address

every time. The web browser can store up

to 100 bookmarks or saved pages, allowing

you to open your favorite web pages

quickly. Note that a bookmark is different

from a saved page and different from a

favorite (see Defining favorite buttons).

1Go to the page you want to bookmark.

2Press Menu .

3Select Add Bookmark from the Page

menu.

4Change the entries in the Name and

Description fields.

5Select OK, and then select OK again.

Goes to your home page.

Opens a dialog box where you

can enter a web address or view

a list of recently viewed web

pages.

Goes back in order through

pages you viewed.

Goes forward in order through

pages you viewed.

Gets the latest version of the

current web page. This is

sometimes called refreshing the

web page.

Opens a list where you can

select Fast mode (no images or

style sheets) or Normal mode

(with images and style sheets).

DID

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The predefined bookmarks

take you to pages that are optimized for your

Centro.

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Saving a page

You can use the web browser to save a

page for offline viewing, so you don’t need

a wireless connection to view it later.

1Go to the page you want to save.

2Press Menu .

3Select Save Page from the Page menu.

4Select OK, and then select OK again.

Viewing bookmarks or saved pages

Bookmarks and saved pages both appear in

Bookmarks View. Saved pages are

indicated by a small triangle in the

upper-right corner of the bookmark.

1Select the Bookmarks View icon in

the web page toolbar.

2Select the bookmark or saved page you

want to view.

Editing or deleting a bookmark or saved

page

1In Bookmarks View, press Menu .

2Select Edit Bookmarks from the

Bookmarks menu.

3Select the bookmark you want to edit or

delete.

4Enter the desired changes or select

Delete.

5Select OK.

Arranging bookmarks and saved pages

Bookmarks View has ten pages where you

can store and arrange bookmarks and

saved pages in a way that works for you.

For example, you can store travel links on

one bookmark page, stock links on another,

and business links on a third page.

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You can make Bookmarks

View the default view when you open the

browser. Open the Options menu and select

Preferences. Select the Start With pick list

and select Bookmarks.

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To go back to the last web page you

viewed without selecting a bookmark, select

Page View.

TIP

If you can’t edit, delete, or beam a

bookmark, it is probably locked and these

actions are prohibited.

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1In Bookmarks View, press Menu .

2Select Edit Bookmarks from the

Bookmarks menu.

3Enter a title for this page of bookmarks.

4Use the stylus to drag and drop a

bookmark into the desired slot. You can

move a bookmark within the current

page or move it to a different bookmark

page by dragging and dropping it on one

of the Bookmark Page icons at the

bottom of the screen.

5Select OK.

Downloading files from a web page

The web browser lets you download files

that are recognized by one of the

applications on your Centro 690. When you

download a file, you can open it in the

application that recognizes the file. For

example, if you download an MP3 file, you

can listen to it later in the Pocket Tunes™

application.

If a file is not recognized by any application

on your Centro 690, you cannot open it on

your Centro. You can, however, download

the file to an expansion card, transfer it to

your computer using an expansion card

reader (sold separately), and view it on your

computer.

You can download files such as new

applications and choose to play or save

music and video files in many popular

formats—provided that the website

permits the downloading of files:

1Go to the page with the link to the file

you want to download.

2Do one of the following:

•In Optimized Mode, press Left or

Right to highlight the link to the

file, and then press Center .

•In Wide Page Mode, tap the link with

your stylus.

Item Supported File Types

Pictures JPEG, WBMP, GIF, PNG

Videos MP4, 3G2, ASF, WMV

Ringtones MIDI, AAC, AAC+, MP3

Music MP3, WMA

TIP

You can also access software and other

downloads using the Downloads bookmark.

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3If prompted, select what you want to do

with the file: Play, Save To Device, or

Save To Card.

4Select Ye s .

Streaming files from a web page

The web browser lets you stream files that

are recognized by one of the applications

on your Centro 690. For example, you can

choose to play music and video files in

many popular formats (MP3, WMA, WMV).

1When the web browser recognizes

streamed content on a web page, it

displays a Play icon. To view or

listen to the streamed content, select

Play .

2Once streaming begins, playback starts

automatically. Use the following

controls when viewing or listening:

•Select to return to the web page

containing the streamed content.

•Select or press Center to

pause playback.

•Select or press Center to

resume playback after pausing.

•A few seconds after playback begins,

the toolbar is hidden and you can view

the content on the full screen. Press

Up or Down to display the

toolbar; press Up or Down

again to hide the toolbar again.

•Press the Volume button on the side

of your Centro 690 to adjust the

volume.

Copying text from a web page

You can copy text from a web page and

paste it into other applications.

1Use the stylus to highlight the text you

want to copy.

2Press Menu .

3Select Edit, and then select Copy.

TIP

You can also save an image from a web

page by tapping and holding it with the stylus.

TIP

The web browser recognizes streamed

content that is not supported by any of the

applications on your Centro 690, and it

displays a “Media type not supported”

message.

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4Go to the app in which you want to

paste the text, and position the cursor

where you want to paste the text.

5Press Menu .

6Select Edit, and then select Paste.

Returning to recently viewed pages

The History list stores the addresses of the

last 100 pages you visited. Items in the

History list are sorted chronologically.

1In Page View, press Menu .

2Select History from the Page menu.

3Select the web page you want to load.

Finding text on a web page

1In Page View, press Menu .

2Select Find Text on Page from the

Page menu.

3Enter the text you want to find.

4Check or uncheck the Wrap Search box

to indicate whether you want the search

to wrap from the end of the page to the

beginning when the end is reached.

5Select Find to start the search.

Customizing your web browser settings

1In Page View, press Menu .

2Select Options, and then select

Preferences.

3Select Page and set any of the following

preferences:

Start With: Determines which view

appears when you open the browser.

Home Page: Sets the page that appears

when you select .

Restore Default: Selects the original

home page, if you changed it.

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If the web browser does not

recognize a phone number as dialable, you

can copy the phone number (as text) and

paste it into the Dial Pad (see Dialing from a

web page or message).

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Show Address Bar: Sets whether the

web address appears in Page View.

When it is visible, you can select the

pick list to go to a previously viewed

page or enter a URL directly from Page

View.

4Select General and set any of the

following preferences:

Auto-complete: Determines whether

the web browser suggests text, based

on your previous entries, when you

begin entering info.

Disable cookies: Determines whether

websites can store personalized info on

your Centro. Some sites do not work

properly if you select this option.

Disable JavaScript: Bypasses

JavaScript elements on the web pages

you view.

Tap and Drag: Determines whether

dragging the stylus selects text or

scrolls through the contents of the

page.

Normal mode/Fast mode: Determines

whether a web page appears as

designed (Normal mode) or with some

of the items removed for faster display.

Selecting Fast mode gives you the

following options:

•Disable cascading style sheets:

Determines whether style sheets are

applied when you load a web page.

When style sheets are disabled,

pages download faster, but you may

lose some of the formatting.

•Don’t download images!

Determines whether images appear

when you load a web page. If you

KEY

TERM

Cascading Style Sheet (CSS)

A file that governs design elements of a web

page, such as its fonts, colors, and layout.

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select not to view images, you can

still see any image by selecting the

placeholder box on the web page.

5Select Advanced and set any of the

following preferences:

Set memory limit for storing pages:

Sets the amount of memory used for

your cache. Pages are cached so that

they load faster the next time you view

them.

Cookies: Indicates how much memory

is being used by cookies. To free up this

memory, select Clear Cookies.

Cache: Indicates how much memory is

being used by your cache to store

recent pages and history. To free up this

memory, select Clear Cache.

Clear cache on exit: Determines

whether the cache clears each time you

exit the web browser.

Set Proxy: Sets up a proxy server to

access the Internet. If your connection

requires a proxy server, please contact

your Internet service provider or IT

administrator for this information.

6Select OK.

Connecting your

computer to the

Internet through

your Centro™690

Dial-up networking (DUN) is the feature

that converts your Centro 690 into a

modem so that you can access the Internet

from your computer. If your computer is

TIP

Lots of pretty graphics slowing you down?

Browse the web faster by enabling the Don’t

download images! option.

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enabled with Bluetooth wireless

technology, you can set up your Centro 690

as a wireless modem using the built-in

Bluetooth technology.

The following procedures describe the

process of setting up your Centro 690 as a

wireless modem using the built-in

Bluetooth technology.

Creating a partnership between your

Centro and your computer

1Make sure that your computer’s

Bluetooth setting is on and that your

computer is ready to create a Bluetooth

partnership. Check the documentation

that came with your computer to find

and change these settings.

2On your Centro 690, press

Applications and select

Bluetooth .

3Select Bluetooth On if it is not already

selected, and then select Setup

Devices.

4Select Tru s t e d D e v i c e s .

5Select Add Device. The discovery icon

appears, indicating that the discovery

process is active.

6Select your computer from the Tr u s t e d

Devices list, and then select OK.

7Make up a passkey, enter it on the

Bluetooth Security screen, and then

select OK. The passkey can be up to

16 numbers.

NOTE You need this passkey in the next

step, so be sure to write it down exactly.

We recommend that you use a passkey of

16 numbers, where possible, to improve

the security of your Centro. The longer the

TIP

If your computer is not enabled with

Bluetooth wireless technology, you need to

purchase a wireless Bluetooth adapter

accessory for your computer to use this

feature.

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passkey, the more difficult it is for the

passkey to be deciphered.

8Enter the same passkey on your

computer when prompted.

9Select Done, and then select Done

again to return to the Bluetooth screen.

Setting up your computer for a

Bluetooth® DUN connection

Follow the instructions from the

manufacturer of your Bluetooth adapter to

enable DUN.

Accessing the Internet using a Bluetooth

DUN connection

The steps for accessing the Internet on

your computer may vary depending on your

operating system and how Bluetooth

wireless technology is set up on your

computer—for example, if it is built-in

versus if you are using a Bluetooth adapter.

If you need additional info, check your

computer’s documentation for how to set

up Bluetooth technology to access the

Internet using a DUN connection.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Verify that DUN is

enabled on your computer. See the

documentation that came with your

computer for details.

1Open the Bluetooth application on your

computer and let it locate the Centro

you paired it with in the previous

procedure.

2Double-click the icon or option

representing your Centro 690. Your

computer connects to your Centro 690

and shows that DUN services are

available.

3Double-click the DUN icon.

4Enter your wireless service provider’s

settings. Contact your wireless service

provider if you don’t have these

settings.

5Click Dial. Once the connection is

successfully established, you can

TIP

You may need to use a virtual private

network (VPN) to access corporate email.

Check with your system administrator for

more information.

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browse the Internet on your computer

or download your email.

6Look for a network connection icon in

the taskbar at the bottom of your

computer screen to verify that you are

connected.

NOTE When a DUN connection is active,

you cannot use data services on your

Centro 690. For example, you cannot

browse the Web, or send or receive email

messages. Also, any scheduled automatic

email retrievals do not take place.

Receiving or sending phone calls suspends

the DUN session. The session resumes

when the call is ended.

Terminating a Bluetooth DUN Internet

session

It is important to end a Bluetooth DUN

session after you finish using it. Ending the

DUN session lets you use the wireless

features of your Centro 690 that require a

data connection, it frees up the Bluetooth

feature so that you can connect to other

Bluetooth devices, and it optimizes battery

life, too.

1On your computer, right-click the icon or

option representing your Centro 690.

2Click Disconnect.

Connecting with

Bluetooth devices

With the built-in Bluetooth wireless

technology on your Centro, you can

connect to a number of Bluetooth devices,

including a hands-free device such as a

headset or car kit, a printer, or a GPS

receiver, as well as to other Centro 690

smart devices and handhelds that are

equipped with Bluetooth wireless

TIP

If you get a message asking whether you

want your computer to remember the dial text

for this connection, we recommend that you

select Ye s . This avoids errors and the

inconvenience of entering the dial text for

every session.

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You can check the status of the

connection by right-clicking the Bluetooth

network icon in the taskbar.

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technology. If your computer is enabled

with Bluetooth wireless technology, you

can also synchronize wirelessly or use your

phone to connect your computer to the

Internet.

You can create a list of Bluetooth devices

that you trust to communicate with your

Centro. When communicating with trusted

devices, your Centro skips the discovery

process and creates a secure link as long

as the device is within range. Bluetooth

range is up to 30 feet depending on

environmental conditions, including

obstacles, radio interference from nearby

electronic equipment, and other factors.

When you configure a hands-free device,

as described previously in Connecting to a

Bluetooth® hands-free device, the

hands-free device automatically appears in

your Trusted Devices list. Follow the steps

in this section to add other devices to your

Trusted Devices list, such as a friend’s

handheld.

Requesting a connection with another

Bluetooth device

1Press Applications and select

Bluetooth .

2Select Bluetooth On.

3(Optional) Enter a device name that

identifies your Centro 690 when it is

discovered by other Bluetooth devices.

NOTE Use the same device name for all

your Bluetooth connections. If you change

the device name, you need to re-create any

partnerships you’ve already created.

4Select Setup Devices.

5Select Tru s t e d D e v i c e s .

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Your Centro supports wireless

connections to Bluetooth stereo headphones.

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6Select Add Device. The Discovery icon

appears, indicating that the discovery

process is active.

7Select the Show pick list and select

Nearby devices.

8If the device you want to add doesn’t

appear on the Discovery Results list,

make sure that the other device is ready

to receive a connection request (see the

device’s documentation), and then

select Find More on your Centro to

search again.

9Enter the same passkey on your

Centro 690 and on the Bluetooth

device, and select OK.

IMPORTANT Some Bluetooth devices

have a predefined passkey. If your device

has a predefined passkey, you can find it in

the documentation for that device. Other

devices provide a screen where you enter

a passkey that you make up. In either case,

you must use the same passkey on both

your Centro 690 and the other Bluetooth

device. We recommend that, where

possible, you make up a passkey of 16

alphanumeric characters (letters and

numerals only) to improve the security of

your Centro. The longer the passkey, the

more difficult it is for the passkey to be

deciphered.

10 Select Done.

Accepting a connection from another

Bluetooth device

TIP

For the Centro 690 to be visible to

Bluetooth devices, the Bluetooth setting must

be set to On and visibility must be set to

Visible or Temporary.

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1Press Applications and select

Bluetooth .

2Select Bluetooth On.

3(Optional) Enter a device name that

identifies your Centro 690 when it is

discovered by other Bluetooth devices.

NOTE Use the same device name for all

your Bluetooth connections. If you change

the device name, you need to re-create any

partnerships you’ve already created.

4Select the Visibility pick list and select

one of the following:

Visible: Enables Bluetooth devices that

are not on your Trusted Devices list to

request a connection with your

Centro 690. Your Centro 690 remains

accessible to other devices until you

turn this option off. After you’ve finished

using this setting, remember to change

it back to Hidden.

Temporary: Enables Bluetooth devices

that are not on your Trusted Devices list

to request a connection with your

Centro 690 during the next two

minutes. Your Centro 690 reverts to the

Hidden setting and becomes

inaccessible to other devices after two

minutes.

Hidden: Allows only devices with which

you have previously formed a

partnership to request a connection

with your Centro 690. New devices

cannot request a connection.

5Enter the same passkey on your

Centro 690 and on the Bluetooth

device.

IMPORTANT Some Bluetooth devices,

such as headsets and GPS receivers, have

TIP

Use the Visible option only when you need

your Centro 690 to be accessible for an

extended period of time. For short-term

accessibility, use the Temporary option.

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a predefined passkey. If your device has a

predefined passkey, you can find it in the

documentation for that device. Other

devices provide a screen where you enter

a passkey that you make up. In either case,

you must use the same passkey on both

your Centro and the other Bluetooth

device. We recommend that, where

possible, you make up a passkey of 16

alphanumeric characters (letters and

numerals only) to improve the security of

your Centro. The longer the passkey, the

more difficult it is for the passkey to be

deciphered.

6(Optional) Check the Add to trusted

device list box if you want to form a

partnership with the requesting device.

7Select OK.

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Your photos, videos, and

music

Do you have a wallet bulging with photos of friends, family, pets,

and your most recent vacation?

Are you tired of carrying both your MP3 player and your phone?

Your Palm

Centro

™

690 smart device solves both problems. You

can keep your favorite photos right on your Centro—videos, too.

And there’s no need to carry an expensive MP3 player; you can

play music on your Centro. Simply transfer songs onto your

Centro or an expansion card and then listen through your

headphones (cards and headphones sold separately).

Benefits

•Never be far from your favorite

people, places, and songs

•Organize your photos, videos, and

songs

•No separate photo viewer, MP3, or

CD player required

In this chapter

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Camera and

Camcorder

Your Centro 690 comes with an

easy-to-use, built-in, VGA, 1.3 Megapixel

camera with 2x digital zoom. You can use

the camera to take and view pictures and

videos and send them to your friends and

family. To add a personal touch to your

Centro, use your pictures as your wallpaper

for the Main tab in the Phone application

and as caller ID images.

In addition to taking pictures and videos,

you can receive and view pictures and

videos, send pictures and videos as email

attachments or multimedia messages

(MMS), and use pictures to personalize

your Centro 690 (such as wallpaper or

picture caller ID; see Assigning a caller ID

photo for details). You can also move

pictures and videos to a computer by

synchronizing your Centro 690 with your

computer.

Taking a picture

You can store pictures on your Centro 690

or on an expansion card.

1Press Applications and select

Camera .

2By default, the Camera application

stores pictures you take in the PALM

folder on your expansion card (if a card

is inserted). Otherwise, Camera stores

pictures in the PALM album on your

Centro. To store a picture in a different

location, select one of the following:

<Album name>: Stores the picture in

the selected album. The storage

location is based on the location of the

album (Centro 690 or expansion card).

New Albums: Opens a dialog box

where you can enter an album name

and select the storage location

(Centro 690 or expansion card).

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3Find your subject in the screen on your

Centro (the lens is on the back of your

Centro).

4(Optional) To get a close-up of your

subject, press Up to select 2x. Press

Down to return to 1x.

5Press Center to capture the picture.

6Select any of the following icons:

TIP

The default camera resolution is SXGA

(1280 x 1024). VGA (640 x 480) and QVGA

(320 x 240) resolutions are also supported. To

view these settings before you take a picture,

press Menu.

Saves the picture in the location

you selected in step 2.

Deletes the picture.

Opens a dialog box where you

can select how you want to send

the picture: Messaging,

Bluetooth® wireless technology,

or Email. The receiving device

must support the method you

select.

Lets you add a voice caption.

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Recording a video

You can store videos on your Centro 690 or

on an expansion card.

1Press Applications and select

Camcorder .

2By default, the Camcorder application

stores videos you record in the PALM

folder on your expansion card (if a card

is inserted). Otherwise, Camcorder

stores pictures in the PALM album on

your Centro. To store a video in a

different location, select one of the

following:

<Album name>: Stores the video in the

selected album. The storage location is

based on the location of the album

(Centro 690 or expansion card).

New Albums: Opens a dialog box

where you can enter an album name

and select the storage location

(Centro 690 or expansion card).

TIP

To add an audio caption later, open the

picture and then select Audio Caption from

the Photo menu.

DID

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You can personalize a picture.

Open the Photo menu, select Draw on, and

then use the drawing tools to add your own

personal touch. When you save the picture,

you can replace the original or save a copy.

TIP

The video recording screen displays the

approximate recording time you have left

based on the space available on your

Centro 690 or expansion card. Actual

recording time may vary depending on how

fast you are moving, how many colors you are

recording, and so on.

TIP

The default camcorder resolution is CIF

(352 x 288), and QCIF (176 x 144) is also

supported. To view these settings before you

capture a video, press Menu.

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3Find your subject in the screen on your

Centro (the lens is on the back of your

Centro).

4Press Center to start recording.

5After you finish recording, press

Center again to stop.

6Select any of the following:

Customizing your Camera settings

You can customize the built-in camera’s

settings for your Centro 690.

1Press Applications and select

Camera or Camcorder .

2Press Menu . If you are in Camera

View, the Photo Settings screen

appears. If you are in Camcorder View,

the Video Settings screen appears.

Plays the video, so you can

review it.

Saves the video in the location

you selected in step 2.

Deletes the video.

Opens a dialog box where you

can select how you want to send

the video: Messaging, Bluetooth,

or Email. The receiving device

must support the method you

select and video messages.

Opens a dialog box where you

can adjust the volume during

playback.

TIP

During playback, tap and drag the

progress indicator bar to jump to a different

section of the video. Select Pause to pause

video playback.

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3Set any of the following preferences:

Effects: Sets the color palette for the

current picture or video. You cannot

change an item’s palette after you take

the picture or video.

Prompt sound: (Pictures only) Sets the

sound that plays before you take

the picture.

Shutter sound: Determines whether a

sound plays when you take a picture.

Microphone: (Videos only) Turns the

microphone on and off so that you can

record videos with or without sound.

Resolution: Sets the default size for

newly captured pictures or videos.

Date stamp: (Pictures only) Determines

whether the date the picture is taken

appears on your pictures.

Review photos/videos: Determines

whether you can review pictures or

videos before saving them and how

quickly they are automatically saved.

Auto naming: Assigns a name to a

series of pictures to be captured, such

as Seattle001, Seattle002, and so on.

4Select Done.

Pictures & Videos

Viewing a picture

In addition to viewing the pictures you

capture with the built-in camera, you can

view pictures captured on many popular

digital cameras or downloaded from the

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Internet. Your Centro 690 supports the

following picture formats:

•JPG

•TIF

•BMP

•GIF

1Press Applications and select

Pics&Videos .

2Select the album that contains the

picture you want to see.

3Select the picture you want to view.

4Press Right or Left to scroll to the

next item in the album.

5If the picture has a voice caption, select

to hear it.

6Tap the picture or press Center to

return to Thumbnail View.

Viewing a video

In addition to viewing the videos you

capture with the built-in camcorder, you

can view videos captured on many popular

digital cameras. You can also play the audio

portion of multimedia files. Your

Centro 690 supports the following types of

video files:

•3GP (with H.263 video and AMR audio)

•3G2 (with MPEG-4 video and QCELP

audio)

•MP4 (with MPEG-4/H.264 video and

MP3/AAC/AAC+ audio)

•MPG (with MPEG-1 video and MPEG-1

audio)

•M4V (with MPEG-4/H.264 video and

MP3/AAC/AAC+ audio)

TIP

To view an album from an expansion card,

insert the card and select the album from the

Album list. If the items on the card are not

grouped into albums, select the card name

from the list.

DID

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To see the outer edges of a

picture that may not be visible, use the stylus

to tap and drag the picture in any direction.

TIP

In Thumbnail View, you can group photos

or videos to more easily locate them. Select

one of the grouping options from the View

menu.

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•ASF (with MPEG-4 video and

IMA-ADPCM audio)

•AVI (with MJPEG video and PCM audio)

1Press Applications and select

Pics&Videos .

2Select the album that contains the video

you want to see.

3Select the video you want to view.

Playback begins automatically.

4Hold down Right or Left to seek

within the current video, or press Right

or Left to scroll to the next item in

the album.

5Press Center to return to Thumbnail

View.

Viewing a slide show

1Press Applications and select

Pics&Videos .

2Select the album you want to view.

3Press Menu , select Options, and

then select Auto-hide Toolbar Off if

you want to see the toolbar.

4Press Space to start the slide

show.

5Press Center to return to the

previous view.

Sending pictures or videos

You can send pictures or videos to an

email address or to other devices that

support picture and video messaging.

1From the Album list, select the album

that contains the picture(s) or video(s)

you want to send.

2Select Send .

DID

YOU

KNOW

If you pause video playback

and then close the video, the video starts

where you left off the next time you play it.

TIP

To set slide show options such as

background music and transitions, open the

Options menu and select Slideshow

Setting. Keep in mind that background music

overrides audio captions when you’re running

a slide show. Background music for a slide

show also overrides any music that might be

playing using the Pocket Tunes™ application on

your Centro 690.

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3Select the pictures or videos to send, or

select Select All to send the entire

album. (A plus sign [+] appears next to

selected items.)

4Select Send.

5Select how you want to send the

picture or video: Messaging,

Bluetooth, or Email.

Copying a picture or video

You can copy pictures or videos into

another album. You can also copy pictures

and videos between your Centro 690 and

an expansion card.

1From the Album list, select the album

that contains the picture(s) or video(s)

you want to copy.

2Press Menu .

3Select Copy to from the Photo (or

Video) menu.

4Select the pictures or videos to copy, or

select Select All to copy the entire

album. (A + appears next to selected

items.)

5Select Copy.

6Select the Copy items to pick list and

select whether you want to copy the

selected items to your device or to an

expansion card.

DID

YOU

KNOW

You cannot send copyrighted

pictures or videos that appear with a Lock icon

in Thumbnail View or in the Picture list.

indicates that

a picture is

selected

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7Select the Into album pick list and

select the album you want to copy the

selected items to.

8Select Copy.

Organizing pictures and videos

1Open the album you want to organize.

2Press Menu .

3Select Album, and then select Add to

album or Remove from album.

4Select the pictures or videos to add or

remove, or select Select All to add or

remove the entire album. (A plus sign

indicates that you want to add the item.

An X indicates that you want to remove

the item.)

5Select Add or Remove.

Saving a picture as wallpaper

You can select a picture to use as wallpaper

for the Main tab in the Phone application.

1Display the picture you want to save as

wallpaper.

2Press Menu .

3Select Options, and then select Save

as Wallpaper.

4When the confirmation message

appears, confirm by selecting Ye s , or

decline by selecting No.

Adding a picture to a contact entry

1Display the picture you want to add to a

contact.

TIP

You can also move pictures and videos

between albums. Open the Photo (or Video)

menu and select Move to. The remaining

steps are the same as those for copying

pictures, but use the Move commands

instead of the Copy commands.

DID

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KNOW

You can also open the Album

list from Camera View or Camcorder View by

selecting the icon in the lower-left corner.

TIP

Install the Palm® Files application from the

Palm Software Installation CD to easily

browse and manage files on an expansion

card.

TIP

To change the name, add a caption, or

view other picture or video information,

highlight (or open) the item, open the Photo

(or Video) menu, and select Details.

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2Press Menu .

3Select Options, and then select Save

as Contact.

4Select the contact you want to add this

picture to.

Rotating a picture

1Display the picture you want to rotate.

2Press Menu .

3Select Rotate from the Photo menu.

4Select the orientation.

Deleting a picture or video

1Open the album that contains the

picture(s) or video(s) you want to delete.

2Press Menu .

3Select Delete from the Photo (or

Video) menu.

4Select the pictures or videos that you

want to delete, or select Select All to

delete the entire album. (An X appears

next to selected items.)

5Select Delete.

6Select Delete to confirm the deletion.

Viewing pictures and videos on your

computer

When you synchronize your Centro 690,

your pictures and videos are copied to your

desktop computer. You can view pictures in

JPEG format and videos in MPEG-4 format

(3G2 file extension). You can email them to

friends using your desktop email

application.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN To use your

computer to view and edit videos you

captured on your Centro 690, you must

first install QuickTime from the Palm

Software Installation CD.

On a Windows computer, you can view

and edit synchronized pictures and videos

in the Palm Media desktop application.

Open Palm®Desktop software and click

the Media icon. You can refer to the

Palm Desktop Online Help for information

about using the Palm Media desktop

application.

TIP

You can also highlight a picture or video in

Thumbnail View, and then press Backspace to

delete the highlighted item.

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Pocket Tunes™

You can listen to music through the

speaker on the back of your Centro 690 or

through a stereo headset or headphones

(stereo headphone adapter or 2.5mm

stereo headphone or headset required,

sold separately). To listen to music on your

Centro 690, you need to convert the music

files into MP3 format using Windows

Media Player (Windows computers) or

iTunes (Mac computers), and then transfer

the music files to your Centro 690 or an

expansion card. After you transfer the

music files, you can play them using Pocket

Tunes™ on your Centro 690.

Setting up Windows Media Player for

MP3

On a Windows computer, you need to set

Windows Media Player to save your music

files in MP3 format in order for the files to

be compatible with Pocket Tunes.

1Connect your Centro 690 to your

computer with the sync cable.

2Press Applications and select

pTunes .

3On your computer, open Windows

Media Player, and then click the

full-screen icon in the upper-right

corner to maximize the window.

4Click To o l s , and then click Options.

5Click the Rip Music tab, click the

Format pick list, and then select mp3.

Click OK.

6Click To o l s , and then click Options.

7Click the Devices tab, select Palm

Device from the Devices list, and then

click Properties.

DID

YOU

KNOW

If a call comes in when you’re

listening to music, you can take the call and

the music pauses automatically. After you

finish the call, the music starts again.

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8Click OK.

You have now set up Windows Media

Player to transfer MP3 files to the Pocket

Tunes application on your Centro 690.

Setting up iTunes for MP3

On a Mac, use iTunes (included with OS X)

to convert music from a CD to MP3 format.

For more information on using the iTunes

software, see the documentation that

came with your Mac.

1On your Mac, open iTunes.

2Select Preferences.

3Click the Advanced button at the top of

the window, and then click Importing.

4Click the Import Using pop-up menu

and select MP3 Encoder.

5Click the Setting pop-up menu and

select Good Quality.

Transferring MP3 files from your computer

If your MP3 files are already on your

computer’s hard drive, you just need to

transfer them onto your Centro 690 to

listen to them with Pocket Tunes.

If an expansion card is inserted into the

Centro 690, Windows Media Player copies

the MP3 files to the expansion card. If you

don’t have an expansion card inserted, the

MP3 files are copied to your Centro.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN On a Mac, you need

a MicroSD expansion card (sold separately)

to listen to music on your Centro. You

cannot transfer MP3 files from your Mac

directly onto your Centro.

1Connect your Centro to your computer

with the USB sync cable.

Select your

Centro 690

Click

Properties

TIP

Mac If you want greater control over the

file size and sound quality of your MP3 files,

select Custom from the Setting pop-up

menu.

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2On your Centro 690, press

Applications and select

pTunes .

3If you are transferring MP3 files from a

Mac, insert an expansion card into your

Centro. This step is optional for

Windows users.

4Do one of the following:

Windows: Open Windows Media

Player on your computer. Select the

Sync tab, and then select your Palm

Device from the drop-down list, and

select Start Sync.The files are

transferred to your Centro 690.

NOTE Do not press the sync button on

your cable. Windows Media Player

transfers the files, so there’s no need to do

anything.

Mac: Drag and drop the MP3 files onto

the Send To Handheld droplet in the

Palm folder. Select your device name,

the file name, and the destination (card).

Click OK. Synchronize your Centro with

your computer. Be patient; transferring

music to an expansion card can take

several minutes.

Transferring music from a CD to your

Centro 690

If your songs are on a CD and you want to

listen to them on your Centro 690, you

need to convert them to MP3 format on

your computer before you transfer the files

to your Centro 690.

WINDOWS ONLY

1On your computer, open Windows

Media Player.

2Insert the music CD into your

computer’s CD drive.

3Select the Rip tab.

4Select the tracks you want to convert to

MP3.

TIP

You can also use a card reader accessory

(sold separately) to transfer MP3 files from

your computer to your expansion card. Create

a Music_Audio folder in the root directory of

the card, and store your MP3 files in this

folder.

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5Select Rip Music.

6Transfer the MP3 files to your

Centro 690 as described in Transferring

MP3 files from your computer.

MAC ONLY

1On your Mac, open iTunes.

2Insert the music CD into the CD drive

on your Mac.

3Check the boxes next to the tracks you

want to convert to MP3.

4Click the Import button in the

upper-right corner of the iTunes window.

5When the songs have been imported,

click the Eject Disk button in the

lower-right corner of the iTunes window.

6Transfer the MP3 files to your

Centro 690 as described in Transferring

MP3 files from your computer.

Listening to music on your Centro

CAUTION Protect your hearing. Listening

to this device at full volume for a long

period of time can damage your hearing.

1Make sure the Ringer switch is set to

Sound On. See Silencing sounds for

more information.

2Press Applications and select

pTunes .

3Use the 5-way to access any of

the following icons:

Play: Plays or resumes playback of

the current song.

Next song: Plays the next song.

Previous song: Plays the previous

song.

Choose song: Displays a list of

songs to choose from.

Pause: Pauses playback.

TIP

You can change the settings on your

Centro so that pressing and holding the Side

button opens Pocket Tunes. See Reassigning

buttons for details.

DID

YOU

KNOW

You can also press Space to

pause and resume playback, as well as use

the 5-way to navigate among songs or pause

and resume playback.

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NOTE To adjust the volume during

playback, press the Volume button on the

side of your Centro.

Pocket Tunes continues playing until it

reaches the end of your list or until you

select Pause . Music continues to play

even if you switch to another application or

turn off your screen. If you want to stop

playing music when you exit Pocket

TunesDeluxe, open the Background Prefs

menu and uncheck the Enable

background play box, and then select OK.

Listening to music on your headset or

your car’s speakers

Using the Bluetooth® feature, you can

connect your Centro wirelessly to your

headset or to your car’s speakers.

Establish a connection between your

Centro and your headset or speakers; see

Connecting with Bluetooth devices for

more information. As soon as the

connection has been established, you can

play MP3 songs or audio files on your

Centro and listen on the headset or the

car’s speakers.

Creating a playlist

If you want to play a group of songs in a

particular order, you can create a playlist.

1Press Applications and select

pTunes .

song Next

song

Volume

Choose

song

Progress

indicator Play/Pause

DID

YOU

KNOW

If your stereo headset moves

out of range of your Centro (30 feet or more

away), audio transfers to your Centro.

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2Press Menu .

3Select Actions, and then select

Manage Playlists.

4Select New, and then enter a name for

the playlist.

5Select Add Song. Select the songs you

want to include on the playlist.

6Select Save List.

Editing a playlist

1Press Applications and select

pTunes .

2Press Menu .

3Select Actions, and then select

Manage Playlists.

4Highlight a playlist, and then select Edit.

5Do any of the following:

•To delete a song from the playlist,

select the song and then select

Remove.

•To add a song, select Add Song,

check a song’s box, and then

select Done.

•To move a song up or down one slot,

select a song and then select Up or

Down.

6Select Save List.

TIP

To play songs from a playlist, open Pocket

Tunes, select Choose Songs, and then select

Playlists. Select the playlist you want to play,

and then select All.

TIP

To delete a playlist, select Manage

Playlists from the Actions menu, select the

playlist, and then select Delete List. Select

Ye s to confirm the deletion.

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Your personal information

organizer

Say good-bye to paper calendars and throw away those

scribbled to-do lists. Your Palm®Centro™ 690 smart device is all

you need to organize your personal information and keep it with

you wherever you go.

You never lose your information, even if your battery is

completely drained. All your personal info is backed up each

time you synchronize, and your info is kept private when you

use the security features on your Centro. Also, you can easily

share info with others electronically.

Benefits

•Track current, future, and past

appointments

•Make to-do lists that get done

•Set reminders for appointments,

birthdays, important tasks, and

•Before you call your friend in

London, check the time

In this chapter

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World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

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Calendar

Calendar is a powerful organizer application

that helps you manage your schedule. You

can view your calendar by day, week, or

month, or as an agenda list that combines

your Tasks list and email notifications with

your appointments. Schedule repeating

meetings or a block of vacation time by

creating an event that repeats at an interval

you specify. Color-code your appointments

by category and add notes with helpful

information.

Displaying your calendar

Press Calendar repeatedly to cycle

through the various views:

Agenda View: Shows your daily schedule,

the number of unread email messages,

and any items on your Tasks list that are

overdue or due today. If there’s room,

Agenda View also lists events on future

dates.

Day View: Shows your daily schedule one

day at a time.

Week View: Shows your schedule for an

entire week. The time frames are based on

the Start Time and End Time settings in

Calendar Preferences.

Month View: Shows your schedule for a

whole month.

In most Calendar views, you can do the

following:

•Open the Options menu and select

Year View to view a calendar for an

entire year.

•Use the 5-way to go to another

day, week, month, or year—based on

the current view. (Not available in

Agenda View.)

DID

YOU

KNOW

If your company uses

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, you may be

able to wirelessly synchronize Calendar

events directly with the server. See Working

with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® for

information.

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•Select Go To, and then select a date

from the calendar. (Not available in

Agenda View.)

Creating an event

1Press Calendar until Day View

appears.

2Select Go To and then select the

desired day.

3Select New.

4Using the keyboard, enter a starting

hour and minute for the event, such as

545 for 5:45.

5Select the End Time box and enter the

ending hour and minute for the event.

6To assign a time zone to the event,

select the Time Zone pick list and

select a city in the time zone you want.

7Select OK.

8Enter a description for the event.

IMPORTANT If you use Palm Desktop

software, do not add time zones to your

events. Palm Desktop does not support

time zones.

If you use Microsoft Outlook, you can use

the time zone feature, but you must install

the conduit that came with your

Centro 690 (or a subsequent update) on all

the computers with which you sync your

Centro 690. Chapura PocketMirror and

other earlier Microsoft Outlook conduits do

not support time zones.

TIP

If you have several appointments to enter,

it’s more efficient to use Palm®Desktop

software or Microsoft Outlook on your

computer and then synchronize your

Centro 690 with your computer. For more

information, see Synchronizing information—

the basics.

Selected

day

Selected

date

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Adding an alarm to an event

1In Calendar, select the event.

2Select Details.

3Check the Alarm box and select the

number of minutes, hours, or days

before the event you would like to

receive the alarm.

4Select OK.

Creating an untimed event

An untimed event, such as a holiday or

deadline, does not occur at a particular

time.

1Press Calendar until you are in

Day View.

2Press Left or Right to go to the

date of the event.

3Make sure no times are highlighted.

TIP

To automatically assign a time zone to your

events, open the Options menu, select

Preferences, and check the New events use

time zones box. All your new events will be

assigned to your local time zone (existing

events aren’t affected), and you can change

the time zone setting for individual events.

TIP

If you want your events with time zones to

stay at the same time in Calendar, regardless

of the time zone you are in, go to Date & Time

Preferences, select the Automatically set

pick list, and select Date and time. If you

select Date, time and time zone, the event

time shifts if you travel to a different time

zone. See Setting the date and time for

information.

TIP

The alarm for untimed events is defined by

minutes, days, or hours before midnight of the

date of the event.

DID

YOU

KNOW

When an alarm occurs, the

Alert dialog box displays all your pending

alerts. Select an alert description to jump to

that item, or check the box to clear that alert.

Type of time

units

Number of

time units

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4Enter a description for the event.

A diamond appears next to the

description of an untimed event.

Scheduling a repeating event

1Create an event, and then select it.

2Select Details.

3Select the Repeat pick list, and then

select a repeat interval. If the interval

you need doesn’t appear on the list,

select Other to define a custom

interval.

4Select OK.

TIP

To enter a birthday or anniversary, add this

info to the person’s Contacts entry and it

automatically appears in your Calendar.

TIP

To enter a holiday, create an untimed

event. Then, from the Details screen, select

Every year as the repeat interval.

DID

YOU

KNOW

If you sync with Microsoft

Outlook and your events include other people,

a With field appears in the Details dialog box

and your attendee info appears in this field

after you sync.

Repeating

event

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Color-coding your schedule

Use color-coding to quickly spot various

types of events. For example, make

appointments with family green,

co-workers blue, and friends red. Follow

these steps to create a category and

assign it a color code.

1In Day View, select an event description

or select an empty time slot.

2Select Details.

3Select the Category pick list and select

Edit Categories.

4Do one of the following:

•To create a new category, select New

and then enter a category name.

•To add a color to an existing category,

select a category and select Edit.

5Select the color you want to give this

category, and then select OK.

6(Optional) Repeat steps 4 and 5 to add

or edit more categories.

7Select OK two more times.

Now that the categories are set up with

colors, you can assign categories to your

events to color-code them. See the next

section for details.

Changing or deleting an event

1Select the event you want to edit or

delete.

2Select Details.

3In addition to the settings covered

earlier in this chapter, you can also

change any of the following settings:

Date and Time: Displays when the

event takes place. Change these

settings to reschedule the event.

Location: Provides a description of

where the event takes place.

Category: Sets the color-coded

category for this event.

Note : Provides space for you to

enter additional text.

Delete: Removes the event from your

calendar.

4Select OK.

TIP

To save memory, you can purge your old

events. Open the Record menu and select

Purge. Select the Delete events older than

pick list and select a time frame. Select OK.

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Customizing display options for your

calendar

1Press Menu .

2Select Options, and then select

Display Options.

3Select the Default View pick list and

select the view you want to see when

you open Calendar.

4Select Agenda and set any of the

following options:

Show Due Tasks: The tasks that are

due today and the tasks that are

overdue appear in Agenda View.

Show Messages: The number of read

and unread email messages is displayed

in Agenda View.

Background: A favorite photo becomes

the Agenda View background. Check

the Background box, select the image

placeholder, and then select a photo.

Adjust the fade setting so that the text

is easy to read against the photo.

5Select Day and set any of the following

options:

Show Category List: The Category pick

list appears in Day View.

Show Time Bars: The time bars appear

in Day View to show the duration of an

event and to illustrate event conflicts.

Compress Day View: When this box is

unchecked, all time slots appear on the

screen. When this box is checked, start

and end times appear for each event,

but blank time slots near the bottom of

the screen disappear to minimize

scrolling.

Show Category Column: The

color-coded category marker appears

between the time and the description to

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indicate under which category the event

is filed.

6Select Month and set any of the

following options:

Show Category List: The Category pick

list appears in Month View.

Timed Events: The events that are

scheduled for a specific time appear in

Month View.

Untimed Events: The events that are

scheduled for a specific date but not a

specific time appear in Month View.

Daily Repeating Events: The events

that repeat every day appear in Month

View.

7Select OK.

Selecting alarm tones

1Press Menu .

2Select Options, and then select Sound

Preferences.

3Select the Application pick list and

select Calendar.

4Select the Volume pick list and select

the volume level.

TIP

You can customize your Centro 690 to

display the most current Calendar event in the

Main tab in the Phone application. Press

Phone, open the Options menu, and then

select Phone Display Options. Check the

Show Calendar event box.

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5Select the Vibrate pick list and select

when you want your Centro 690 to

vibrate for an event alarm.

6Select tones from any of the following

pick lists:

Alarm Sound: The tone that plays the

first time your alarm goes off.

Reminder Sound: The tone that plays if

an alarm is not acknowledged and

the alarm repeats itself.

Repeat: The number of times the alarm

repeats itself if the alarm is not

acknowledged.

Default Alarm: A default amount of

time before the event for which the

alarm goes off.

7Select Done.

World Clock

World Clock displays the day and time in

three cities anywhere around the globe.

Whether you’re traveling or staying home,

it’s easy to keep track of the best time to

reach your business associates, friends,

and family in faraway places.

TIP

You can also record sounds and use them

as alarms. Select Manage on the Sound &

Alerts Preferences screen.

•To record a sound, select New.

•To play a sound, select it and press Center

on the 5-way.

•To delete a sound, select it and press

Backspace.

•To send a sound, select it and then select

Send.

DID

YOU

KNOW

Your Centro includes a silent

alarm that can vibrate even when the Ringer

switch is set to Sound Off.

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Selecting cities

World Clock shows the system date and

time above the world map. If you selected

the option to get the date and time from

the mobile network (see Setting the date

and time), your network automatically

updates the time display to match the local

time when you travel.

Below the world map, you can view the

time in two other cities.

1Press Applications and select

World Clock .

2Select a City pick list, and select a city

in the same time zone.

Adding cities

If the city you want to display is not in the

predefined list, you can add it.

1Select a City pick list and select Edit

List.

2Select Add.

3Select a location in the same time zone

as the city you want to add, and then

select OK.

TIP

If you did not select the option to get the

date and time from the mobile network, you

can set the city at the top of the screen to a

fixed location.

TIP

If you travel a lot, you may want to select

your home city as one of these two cities, so

that you always know what time it is at home.

DID

YOU

KNOW

You can run your stylus over

the map to see the time in other cities. The

shadow over the map represents nighttime

moving across the globe.

TIP

World Clock does not automatically update

the system time for daylight-saving time. To

change the Daylight Savings Time setting, see

Setting the date and time.

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4Enter the name of the city.

5Select Location, select Map, select the

location of the city, and then select OK.

6If the city is not on daylight-saving time,

uncheck this box. If daylight-saving time

is observed, enter Start and End dates.

7Select OK, and then select Done.

Setting an alarm

The next time you travel, don’t rely on a

hotel alarm clock to get you to that

important meeting. Use your Centro 690

instead. World Clock includes a built-in

alarm feature that you can use as a travel

alarm.

1Select Off in the upper-right corner.

2Select the time you want the alarm to

sound.

3Select OK.

Tasks

You can use Tasks to remind you of tasks

you need to complete and to keep a record

of when you finish tasks.

Adding a task

1Press Applications and select

Ta s k s .

2Select New to create a new task.

3Enter a description of the task. The text

can be longer than one line.

Setting task priority, due date, and other

details

The Details dialog box enables you to

assign a priority level, due date, category,

privacy flag, and other details for each task.

TIP

To customize the alarm sound and volume,

open the Options menu and select Alarm

Preferences.

TIP

Make sure the Ringer switch is set to

Sound On, so that you can hear the alarm.

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1Select the task to which you want to

assign details.

2Select Details.

3Set any of the following:

Priority: Select the priority number for

this task (1 is the most important). Later

you can arrange your tasks based on the

importance of each task.

Category: Assign the task to a specific

category.

Due Date: Select the Due Date pick list

and select a due date for the task.

Alarm: Set an alarm for this task.

Repeat: Indicate whether the task

occurs at regular intervals and how

often it repeats. When you check off a

repeating task, the next instance of this

task automatically appears in your task

list.

Private: Check this box to mark this

task private. See Working with private

entries for additional information.

: Select this button to enter

additional text that you want to

associate with the task.

4Select OK.

Checking off a task

1Select the task you want to check off.

2Press Center or tap in the box to

check off the task.

TIP

You can also select the priority from the

Tasks list by selecting the number next to a

task and then selecting a priority level.

TIP

If you turn on the Show Due Dates option

in the Tasks Preferences screen, you can

select the due date in the Tasks list to set a

new date.

TIP

Press Menu to access other features such

as importing phone numbers into the Tasks

list.

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Organizing your tasks

In the Tasks list, select one of these

options:

All: Displays all your tasks.

Date: Displays tasks that are due in a

specific time frame. With Date selected,

press Down to select the pick list, and

then press Center to see the various

options: Due Today, Last 7 Days, Next 7

Days, or Past Due.

Category: Displays tasks that are assigned

to the selected category. Select the

Category pick list to select a different

category.

TIP

If you accidentally check off a task and

need to uncheck it, highlight the task again

and press Center on the 5-way to uncheck it.

TIP

You can set Tasks to record the date that

you completed a task, and you can select to

show or hide completed tasks. Completed

tasks remain in the memory of your

Centro 690 until you purge them.

DID

YOU

KNOW

Overdue tasks have an

exclamation point (!) next to the due date.

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Deleting a task

1Select the task you want to delete.

2Press Menu .

3Select Delete Task from the Record

menu.

4Select OK.

Customizing Tasks

The Tasks Preferences screen enables you

to control the appearance of the Tasks list

screen.

1In the Tasks list screen, press

Menu .

2Select Options, and then select

Preferences.

3Set any of the following preferences:

Sort by: Indicates the order in which

your tasks appear in the list.

Show Completed Tasks: Displays

tasks you’ve checked off.

Record Completion Date: Replaces

the due date with the completion date

when you complete (check off) the task.

Show Due Dates: Displays task due

dates and inserts an exclamation point

(!) next to overdue tasks.

Show Priorities: Displays the priority

setting for each task.

Show Categories: Displays the

category for each task.

Alarm Sound: Sets the sound for the

alarms you assign to your tasks.

4Select OK.

TIP

To save memory, you can purge all

completed tasks. Open the Record menu and

select Purge. Select OK.

DID

YOU

KNOW

You can display your tasks in

your calendar. See Customizing display

options for your calendar for details.

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Your memos and documents

With its ability to store large amounts of important information,

your Palm®Centro™ 690 smart device lets you take your office

with you—including your Microsoft Office and PDF files. You can

keep updated copies of the files on both your Centro 690 and

your computer so that you can work on them in the most

convenient location any time.

Leave your note pad and voice recorder at home. Use Memos to

type notes. Use Voice Memo to record notes, agenda items, and

other important thoughts, and play them back, right on your

Centro 690. You can even send your notes and voice memos to

a friend or colleague by attaching them to an email or multimedia

message.

Benefits

•Manage Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

and PDF files on your Centro 690

•Improve productivity by taking

important docs, spreadsheets, and

presentations with you

•Capture thoughts on the fly

In this chapter

Documents To Go® Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Memos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Voice Memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

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Documents To Go®

Professional

NOTE The Palm Software Installation CD

includes the Documents To Go® desktop

software. On your Centro 690, the

companion for Documents To Go is named

Documents and it’s already installed on

your Centro 690.

With the Documents application, you can

take your important office info with you.

You can carry, create, view, and edit

Microsoft Word and Excel files directly on

your Centro 690. You can also view, carry,

and manage PowerPoint and PDF files. For

example, you can open email attachments,

files you download with the web browser,

and files stored on an expansion card—as

long as the files are in a supported format.

NOTE The version of Documents To Go

that comes with your Centro 690 supports

only viewing of Microsoft Office 2007

documents. To access Office 2007 files on

your Centro, you must save the files in

Office 2003 format. For information about

an upgrade that supports Office 2007, go to

dataviz.com/office2007 (additional fees

may apply).

If you install the Documents To Go desktop

software (from the Palm Software

Installation CD), you can use Documents

To Go to transfer files from your computer

to your Centro 690 when you synchronize.

Here are a few more examples of what you

can do with Documents:

•Send and receive email attachments in

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Acrobat

file formats (DOC, XLS, PPT, and PDF).

•View Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and

Acrobat files (DOC, XLS, PPT, and PDF).

•Create or edit a Word-compatible

document or Excel-compatible

spreadsheet on your Centro 690, and

then save it in the native DOC or XLS

format.

•Create a PowerPoint presentation on

your computer, use the Documents To

Go desktop application to optimize the

file for your Centro 690, and then sync

the file onto your Centro 690 to view it

on the go.

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NOTE The Documents application does

not support some editing functions, such

as multiple font sizes and spell checking.

Opening a document

In the Documents application, you can

view and open any Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, or Acrobat (PDF) file on your

Centro 690 or on an expansion card that is

inserted into the expansion slot.

1Press Applications and select

Documents .

2Select the document you want from the

list.

Memos

Memos are a great way to store notes on

your Centro 690.

TIP

For more info on the Documents

application on your Centro 690, go to

dataviz.com. If you installed the desktop

application from the Palm Software

Installation CD, you can also click the

Documents To Go icon on your computer,

and then click Help.

TIP

Install the Files application from the Palm

Software Installation CD to easily browse and

manage files on an expansion card.

TIP

When you work on a file on your

Centro 690, you can save it to your Centro 690

or to an expansion card. Open the File menu,

select Save As, and then select the location

where you want to save the file.

DID

YOU

KNOW

Each memo can include 4,096

characters of text.

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Creating a memo

1Press Applications and select

Memos .

2Enter the text you want to appear in the

memo.

3Select Done.

Deleting a memo

1Open the memo you want to delete.

2Press Menu .

3Select Delete Memo from the Record

menu.

4Select OK.

Voice Memo

Voice Memo provides a place for you to

record and play back notes and other

important thoughts directly on your

Centro 690.

Creating a voice memo

When recording a voice memo, hold your

Centro 690 with the screen facing you

while you’re speaking.

1Press and hold the Side button on your

Centro 690 while recording your memo.

After you finish recording, release the

Side button.

The memo is automatically saved to

your Centro 690.

2(Optional) Enter a title for the memo.

TIP

You can assign categories to your memos.

Open the memo you want to change, select

the category pick list at the top of the screen,

and select a category.

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Listening to a voice memo

1Press Applications and select

Voice Memo .

2In the Voice Memo list, navigate to the

voice memo title and then press

Center to select it. The voice memo

begins to play.

3Press Center to pause or stop

playback.

TIP

You can also access Voice Memo by

pressing Applications and selecting Voice

Memo.

TIP

If you need to pause while recording,

press and hold Center on the 5-way. Release

the button to resume recording.

DID

YOU

KNOW

You can use a voice memo as

a ringtone. Highlight the voice memo in the

list, open the Voice Memo menu, and then

select Copy to Ringtone.

TIP

To adjust the volume level, press the

Volume button on the side of your

Centro 690.

TIP

To change a voice memo title, open the

Voice Memo menu and select Rename

Memo.

DID

YOU

KNOW

You can send a voice memo in

an email or MMS message (see the

documentation for your email application, or

Creating and sending a multimedia message).

You can also use Bluetooth® wireless

technology to send a voice memo to a nearby

Bluetooth device (see Sending info over a

Bluetooth wireless connection).

CHAPTER

Your application and

info management tools

Synchronization is a great way to transfer, update, and back up

info on your Palm®Centro™ 690 smart device. Synchronizing

simply means that info you entered or updated in one place

(your Centro or your computer) is automatically updated in the

other. There’s no need to enter info twice.

Expansion cards (sold separately) provide a compact and

limitless storage solution. When one card becomes full, simply

use another card to carry your extra music and video clips and

to install and run games and other software, from dictionaries

to travel guides.

Benefits

•Locate info in your applications

with the Find feature

•Install applications, games, and

other software

•Quickly enter, update, and protect

your info on your computer and

your Centro

•Store, carry, and exchange info

In this chapter

Using Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Viewing and using the alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Installing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Viewing application info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Sending information with Bluetooth® wireless technology . . . . . . . 182

Beaming information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Synchronizing information—advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Using expansion cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

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Using Find

The Find feature locates any text in the

built-in applications and databases and

in some third-party applications. The Find

feature searches for the group of

characters you specify, including characters

that are part of a word. Find is not

case-sensitive.

1Press Option , and then press Shift/

Find to open the Find dialog box.

2Enter the text you want to find.

3Select OK to start the search.

4In the search results, select the text you

want to review, or select Find More to

continue the search.

Viewing and using

the alerts

The Alert dialog box on your Centro 690

shows info about incoming items, such as

new messages and Calendar events. An

alert also notifies you when you miss a

phone call.

To view the Alert dialog box, tap the

blinking bell with your stylus when it

appears in the upper-left corner of any

screen, or press and hold Center when

the blinking bell appears.

DID

YOU

KNOW

Find locates any word that

begins with the text you enter. For example,

entering “plane” finds “planet” but not

“airplane.”

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In the Alert dialog box, you can do any of

the following:

•Check the box next to the alert to

remove it from the list.

•Select the alert to open the

corresponding application and view the

alert item (message, event, missed call,

and so on).

•Select Done to close the Alert dialog

box. The alert remains active and the

bell continues to blink in the upper-left

corner of the screen.

•Select Clear All to delete all alerts in

the Alert dialog box.

Calculator

Calculator includes a basic calculator, plus

an advanced calculator with scientific,

financial, and conversion functions.

Switching between Basic and Advanced

Calculator Modes

1Press Applications and select

Calc .

2Press Menu .

3Select Options, and then select

Advanced Mode or Basic Mode.

TIP

In Basic Mode, you can also press Right

on the 5-way to switch to Advanced Mode. In

Advanced Mode, press Right on the 5-way to

cycle between functions, and press Left on

the 5-way to return to Basic Mode.

DID

YOU

KNOW

You can tap the onscreen

number pad or use the keyboard to input

numbers.

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Selecting functions in Advanced

Calculator Mode

1Switch to Advanced Mode (see the

preceding procedure).

2Press Menu .

3Select Options, and then select the

type of function you want to use:

Math: Advanced mathematical

functions such as exponents, roots, and

logarithms.

Trig: Trigonometric functions such as

sine, cosine, tangent, and variants.

Finance: Financial calculator functions

such as APR and amortization.

Logic: Hexadecimal characters in

keypad, plus logic functions such as

And, Not, Or, and Xor.

Statistics: Statistical functions such as

sum, factorial, and random number

generator.

Weight/Tmp: Weight and temperature

conversions for metric and English

values.

Length: Length conversions for metric

and English values.

Area: Area conversions for metric,

traditional, and English values.

Volume: Volume conversions for metric

and English values.

4Press Menu .

5Select Pref, and then select the decimal

display format: Float, Fixed(x), Sci(x),

or Eng(x).

6Press Menu .

7Select Pref, and then select the number

display format: Degrees, Radians, or

Grads.

TIP

Select Sto to store a number in one of ten

memory slots. Select Rcl to recall a stored

number.

TIP

Select Con to access a list of

mathematical constants such as Avogadro’s

number or the speed of light.

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Installing applications

Your Centro 690 comes with several

built-in and ready-to-use applications. You

can also install additional applications, such

as business software, games, and more.

The Palm Software Installation CD includes

several bonus software apps, and you can

purchase other third-party Palm OS® by

ACCESS apps as well. To learn about

applications you can add to your

Centro 690, go to

NOTE The instructions in this section tell

you how to install basic PRC (Palm OS

application) and PDB (Palm OS database)

files on your Centro. Some Palm OS

software uses an installer or wizard to

guide you through the process. For details,

consult the documentation that came with

the software.

Installing bonus software from My Centro

on your device

My Centro lets you download and install

software that you can use on your Centro.

If the software has a desktop component

in addition to a Centro component, you

need to download the software to your

computer first. See Installing bonus

software from My Palm on your computer

for info on installing software that includes

a desktop component.

1Press Applications and select

My Centro .

2Select the Bonus tab.

3Select the Install link below the name

of the application you want to install.

Repeat step 3 to install additional

applications.

Installing applications from the Internet

You can use the web browser on your

Centro to install Palm OS files (PRC or

PDB) directly from the Internet. When you

download a PRC or PDB file, it is

automatically installed on your Centro. If a

file is compressed (for example, as a ZIP or

SIT file), you need to download it to your

computer, expand the file, and then

synchronize to transfer the expanded file to

your Centro.

NOTE Make sure the application you

download is compatible with your device.

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1Open the web browser (see Viewing a

web page).

2Go to the page that contains the link to

the application you want to download.

3Press Left or Right to highlight the

link to the file, and then press

Center to initiate the download

process.

4Follow the onscreen instructions to

accept and install the application.

Installing bonus software from My Palm

on your computer

1On your computer, go to palm.com/

mypalm/centro690.

2Follow the onscreen instructions to

download the application(s) you want to

install.

3When prompted to select either Save or

Run, select Run to place the

application(s) in the install queue.

4Synchronize your Centro with your

computer to install the application(s) on

your Centro.

Installing other third-party applications

from a computer

When you download an application to your

computer, it is probably in a compressed

format such as a ZIP or SIT file. If the file is

compressed, you need to use a

decompression utility on your computer,

such as WinZip or Allume Stuffit Expander,

before you install the application on your

Centro.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN To install an app

from your computer to your Centro,

you must first install Palm®Desktop

software on your computer (see Installing

the desktop synchronization software).

1 Windows: Drag and drop the file(s)

onto the Palm Quick Install icon on the

Windows desktop.

Mac: Drag and drop the file(s) onto the

Send To Device droplet in the Palm

folder.

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2Select your device name from the User

list, and then click OK.

3Synchronize your Centro with your

computer to install the application(s) on

your Centro 690.

Getting help with third-party applications

If you encounter a problem (such as an

error message) with a third-party

application, contact the application’s author

or vendor. For general troubleshooting of

third-party applications, see Third-party

applications.

Removing

applications

If you decide that you no longer need an

application, or you want to free up

memory, you can remove apps from your

Centro or an expansion card (for more on

expansion cards, see Inserting an

expansion card). You can remove only

apps, patches, and extensions that you

install; you cannot remove the built-in apps

that reside in the ROM portion of your

Centro.

1Press Applications .

TIP

Want to install an app to an expansion card

rather than to your Centro 690?

Windows: Open Palm® Quick Install and drag

the file to the Expansion Card pane.

Mac: In the menu for Palm Desktop software,

click HotSync, select Install Handheld files,

and select expansion card as the file’s

destination.

TIP

On a Windows computer, you can also

access Palm Quick Install by selecting the

Quick Install icon in Palm Desktop software,

or the Programs folder in the Start menu.

DID

YOU

KNOW

Some applications are factory

installed on your Centro and cannot be

deleted. These are listed with a Lock icon next

to them.

DID

YOU

KNOW

Applications deleted from your

Centro 690 are kept on your computer in the

Archive folder of your user folder. If you have

trouble locating your user folder, see I can’t

find my user folder.

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2If you want to remove an application

from an expansion card, insert the card

into your Centro.

3Press Menu .

4Select Delete on the App menu.

5Select the Delete From pick list and

select the location of the application you

want to remove: Phone or <card

name>.

6Select the application that you want to

remove.

7Select Delete, and then select Yes to

confirm deletion.

8Synchronize to remove the application

from the Backup subfolder on your

computer.

Manually deleting applications

If an app you delete reappears on your

Centro 690, you may need to manually

delete the app from your computer.

1Locate your Backup subfolder on your

computer.

Windows: C:\Program

Files\Palm\<device name>.

Mac: Mac

HD\Applications\Palm\Users\<device

name>.

If you upgraded from a previous version

of Palm Desktop, your Backup subfolder

may be located in the palmOne or

Handspring folder.

2If you find a PRC or PDB file for the

application you just removed, delete the

file from the Backup subfolder.

3Delete the file from your device again.

Viewing application

info

The Info screens display basic statistics

about the applications on your Centro.

1Press Applications .

2Press Menu .

3Select Info on the App menu.

4Select the Device pick list and select

the location of the app you want to view

info for: Phone or <card name>.

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5At the bottom of the screen, select the

type of information you want to view:

Version: The version numbers of

applications on your Centro 690.

Size: The size (in kilobytes) of

applications and information on your

Centro 690.

Records: The number of entries in

various applications on your Centro 690.

6Scroll to the application you want to see

info about.

7Select Done.

Sending information

with Bluetooth®

wireless technology

The range of Bluetooth® wireless

technology is up to 30 feet in optimum

environmental conditions. Performance

and range may be affected by physical

obstacles, radio interference from nearby

electronic equipment, and other factors.

Sending info over a Bluetooth wireless

connection

In most applications, you can send an

individual entry or item such as a contact or

a picture. You can also send all the entries

in a category, such as all contacts in the

Business category.

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Check your battery level before

establishing a Bluetooth wireless connection.

If the battery level is very low, you can’t make

a Bluetooth wireless connection.

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1Press Applications and select

Bluetooth .

2Select Bluetooth On.

3Open an application.

4Select the entry or category you want to

send. You cannot send an item that has

a lock next to it.

5Press Menu .

6Select Send from the leftmost menu.

7Select Bluetooth, and then select OK.

8Select the receiving device(s) from the

Discovery Results list, and then select

OK.

9Wait for a message to indicate that the

transfer is complete before you

continue using your Centro.

Sending an app over a Bluetooth wireless

connection

1Press Applications and select

Bluetooth .

2Select Bluetooth On.

3Press Applications .

4Press Menu .

5Select Send from the App menu.

6Select the Send From pick list and

select the location of the app you want

to send: Phone or <card name>.

7Select the application you want to

transfer. You cannot send an item that

has a lock next to it.

8Select Send.

9Select Bluetooth, and then select OK.

10 Select the receiving device(s) from the

Discovery Results list, and then select

OK.

11 Wait for a message to indicate that the

transfer is complete before you

continue using your Centro.

Receiving info over a Bluetooth wireless

connection

1Press Applications and select

Bluetooth .

2Select Bluetooth On.

3Select the Visibility pick list and select

one of the following:

Visible: Enables Bluetooth devices that

are not on your Trusted Devices list to

request a connection with your

Centro 690. Your Centro 690 remains

accessible to other devices until you

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turn this option off. After you’ve finished

using this setting, remember to change

it back to Hidden.

Te m p o r a r y : Enables Bluetooth devices

that are not on your Trusted Devices list

to request a connection with your

Centro 690 during the next two

minutes. Your Centro 690 reverts to the

Hidden setting and becomes

inaccessible to other devices after two

minutes.

4Use the other device to discover your

Centro 690 and send information to it:

•See the other device’s documentation

to learn how to discover and send

information over a Bluetooth wireless

connection.

•If the Ringer switch is set to Sound

On, your Centro beeps to notify you of

the connection and then prompts you

to accept the info. Select a category

or expansion card to file the item(s). If

you don’t select a category, the

item(s) goes into the Unfiled category.

5Select Ye s to receive the information or

No to refuse it.

Beaming information

Your Centro 690 is equipped with an IR

(infrared) port so that you can beam

information to another device with an IR

port—provided the other device supports

IR communications with Palm OS devices.

The IR port is located on the side of your

Centro 690, next to the expansion card

slot, behind the small dark shield.

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The Device Name in the Bluetooth app is

the name other devices with Bluetooth

wireless technology see when they connect

to your Centro 690. The default name is the

name you gave your device during setup. You

can change this name if you want to.

DID

YOU

KNOW

When you receive an

application over a Bluetooth connection, you

can store the application on your Centro 690

or send it to an expansion card inserted into

the expansion card slot.

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Beaming an entry

You can beam an individual entry or item

such as a contact or a picture. You can also

beam all the entries in the selected

category, such as all the contacts in the

Business or Family category.

1Open the application that holds the

entry you want to beam.

2Select the entry or category you want to

beam. You cannot beam an item that

has a lock icon next to it.

3Press Menu .

4Select Record, and then select one of

the following:

Beam: Sends an individual record.

Beam Category: Sends all entries in

the current category.

5When the Beam Status dialog box

appears, point the IR port on your

Centro directly at the IR port of the

receiving device.

6Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to

indicate that the transfer is complete

before you continue using your Centro.

Beaming an application

Not all applications can be beamed. A lock

icon appears on the Beam screen next

to applications that cannot be beamed.

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For best results, the path between the

two devices must be clear of obstacles, and

both devices must be stationary. If you have

difficulty beaming, shorten the distance and

avoid bright sunlight.

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Once you set up your business card, you

can beam it in two key presses: From the

Main tab in the Phone application, press

Menu, and then press M.

DID

YOU

KNOW

If you beam a bookmark or

saved page from the web browser, it beams

the URL, not the contents of that page.

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1Press Applications .

2Press Menu .

3Select Beam from the App menu.

4Select the Beam From pick list and

select the location of the application you

want to beam: Phone or <card name>.

5Select the application you want to

transfer.

6Select Beam.

7When the Beam Status dialog box

appears, point the IR port on your

Centro directly at the IR port of the

receiving device.

8Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to

indicate that the transfer is complete

before you continue using your Centro.

Receiving beamed information

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure that the

Beam Receive option in Power

Preferences is set to On. See Optimizing

power settings for details.

1Turn on your screen.

2Select the beam command on the

transmitting device.

3Point the IR port on your Centro directly

at the IR port of the transmitting device

to open the Beam Status dialog box.

4When the Beam Status dialog box

appears, select a category for the entry.

5Select Ye s to receive the information or

No to refuse it.

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If you do not select a category when you

receive a beamed item, the item is placed in

the Unfiled category.

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If you can’t receive beamed info, make

sure that you are not running a third-party app

that disables beaming. If you still can’t receive

a beam, try a soft reset (see Resetting your

Centro).

DID

YOU

KNOW

You can store a beamed app

on your Centro 690 or send it to an expansion

card inserted into the expansion card slot.

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Synchronizing

information—

advanced

Changing which applications sync

By default, information from Calendar,

Contacts, Memos, Pictures & Videos, and

Tasks is updated each time you

synchronize your Centro 690. You can

change which applications synchronize. For

example, if you don’t use the Memos

application and you want to speed up

synchronization, you can turn off

synchronization for Memos.

WINDOWS ONLY

1Click HotSync® manager in the

taskbar in the lower-right corner of your

screen.

2Select Custom.

3Select your device name from the User

list at the top of the screen.

4Select the application for which you

want to turn synchronization on or off,

and then click Change.

5Select Synchronize the files to turn on

synchronization for an app.

Select Do nothing to turn off

synchronization for an app that currently

synchronizes (for example, to turn off

synchronization for Memos if you do not

use this app).

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Windows If you set up your Centro 690

to sync with Outlook, you can learn how to

change which applications synchronize and

change their synchronization settings by doing

the following: Click the HotSync manager

icon in the taskbar and select Custom. Select

a conduit that syncs with Outlook, click

Change, and then click Help.

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NOTE If you want the information in one

location (on your Centro 690 or on your

computer) to completely replace the

information in the other location for that

app, select one of the two overwrite

options. For example, if the Calendar info

on your Centro 690 is accurate but the info

on your computer has become corrupted,

select Handheld overwrites Desktop for

the Calendar app to have your Centro 690

info replace your computer info. Note that

“handheld” refers to your Centro 690 and

“desktop” refers to your computer.

6(Optional) If you want to make this

change permanent, check the Set as

default box. Otherwise, your change

affects only one synchronization (the

next one you do); thereafter, the

synchronization action reverts to what it

was before the change.

7Click OK.

8(Optional) To turn synchronization on or

off for other apps, repeat steps 4, 5, 6,

and 7 for each application you want to

change.

9Click Done.

MAC ONLY

1Double-click the Palm Desktop icon

in the Palm folder.

2From the HotSync menu, select

Conduit Settings.

3From the User pop-up menu, select

your device name.

4Select the application for which you

want to turn synchronization on or off,

and then click Conduit Settings.

5Select Synchronize the files to turn on

synchronization for an app.

Select Do nothing to turn off

synchronization for an app that currently

synchronizes (for example, to turn off

synchronization for Memos if you do not

use this app).

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NOTE If you want the information in one

location (Centro 690 or computer) to

completely replace the information in the

other location for that app, select one of

the two overwrite options. For example, if

the Calendar info on your Centro 690 is

accurate but the info on your Mac has

become corrupted, select Handheld

overwrites Macintosh for the Calendar

app to have your Centro 690 info replace

the info on your Mac. Note that

“handheld” refers to your Centro 690.

6(Optional) If you want to make this

change permanent, click Make Default.

Otherwise, your change affects only

one synchronization (the next one you

do); thereafter, the synchronization

action reverts to what it was before the

change.

7Click OK.

8(Optional) To turn synchronization on or

off for other apps, repeat steps 4, 5, 6,

and 7 for each application you want to

change.

9Close the Conduit Settings window.

Setting up a Bluetooth connection for

synchronization

If your computer is enabled with Bluetooth

wireless technology, you can synchronize

wirelessly over a Bluetooth connection.

1Press Applications and select

Bluetooth .

2Select Bluetooth On.

3(Optional) Enter a device name that

identifies your Centro 690 when it is

discovered by other Bluetooth devices.

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The device name you enter is the name

other devices with Bluetooth wireless

technology see when they connect to your

Centro 690. The default name is the name you

gave your device during setup. You can

change this name if you want to.

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NOTE Use the same device name for all

your Bluetooth connections. If you change

the device name, you need to re-create any

partnerships you have already created.

4Select the Visibility pick list and select

Visible or Te m p o r a r y.

5Select Setup Devices.

6Select HotSync Setup.

7Follow the onscreen instructions to

create a partnership between your

Centro 690 and your computer. In some

cases you may need to perform setup

steps on your computer before you can

complete this step. Check your

computer’s documentation for specific

setup instructions.

8After you finish the HotSync setup,

select Done to return to Applications

View.

You’re now ready to sync your Centro 690

with your Bluetooth computer.

Synchronizing over a Bluetooth

connection

When you synchronize using the Bluetooth

wireless feature on your Centro, you don’t

need your sync cable. This is especially

useful if you travel with a laptop enabled

with Bluetooth wireless technology.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Verify the following

on your computer:

•It includes built-in Bluetooth wireless

technology or a Bluetooth adapter.

•Bluetooth is turned on.

•HotSync manager is active. On a

Windows computer, you know HotSync

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After you form a partnership with a device,

you can change the Visibility setting back to

Hidden. That way only devices with which

you’ve already formed a partnership can find

your Centro 690. New devices cannot request

a connection.

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manager is active when its icon appears

in the lower-right corner of your screen.

1Press Applications and select

HotSync .

2Select Local.

3Select the pick list below the HotSync

icon, and then select the name of the

PC you set up for Bluetooth

synchronization (see Setting up a

Bluetooth connection for

synchronization).

4Select the HotSync icon on your

Centro 690.

When synchronization is complete, a

message appears at the top of your

Centro 690 screen. Be patient;

synchronization may take a few minutes.

Synchronizing over an infrared

connection

When you synchronize using the IR port on

your Centro, you don’t need your sync

cable. This is especially useful if you travel

with an IR-enabled laptop.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Verify the following

on your computer:

•It has an enabled IR port or an IR device

attached to it. Check your computer’s

documentation to see if it supports IR

communication.

•HotSync manager is active. On a

Windows computer, you know HotSync

manager is active when its icon appears

in the lower-right corner of your screen.

WINDOWS ONLY

1On your computer, click HotSync

manager in the taskbar in the

lower-right corner of your screen. Make

sure that Infrared is selected.

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2On your Centro 690, press

Applications and select

HotSync .

3Select Local.

4Select the pick list below the HotSync

icon and select IR to a PC/Handheld.

5Position the IR port on your Centro

within a few inches of your computer’s

IR port.

6Select the HotSync icon on your

Centro 690.

When synchronization is complete, a

message appears at the top of your

Centro 690 screen. Be patient;

synchronization may take a few minutes.

MAC ONLY

1Double-click the HotSync manager

icon in the Palm folder.

2Click the HotSync Controls tab, and

then select Enabled.

3Click the Connection Settings tab, and

then check the On box next to IR port.

4Close the HotSync Software Setup

window.

5On your Centro 690, press

Applications and select

HotSync .

6Select Local.

7Select the pick list below the HotSync

icon and select IR to a PC/Handheld.

8Position the IR port on your Centro

within a few inches of your Mac’s IR

port.

9Select the HotSync icon on your

Centro 690.

When synchronization is complete, a

message appears at the top of your

Centro 690 screen. Be patient;

synchronization may take a few minutes.

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Using expansion

cards

The expansion card slot on your Centro 690

enables you to add microSD cards to

extend the storage capacity of your

Centro 690 (expansion cards sold

separately). Here are some examples of

what microSD expansion cards can store:

•Photos

•MP3 audio files

•Email attachments

•Games

•eBooks

•Microsoft Office files

•Adobe Acrobat files

•Applications

•Databases

Inserting an expansion card

1Open the expansion slot door.

2Hold your Centro with the screen facing

you, and hold the card with the label

facing you. The notch on the card should

be in the lower corner.

3Insert the card into the expansion card

slot until you feel it lock into place.

4Close the expansion slot door.

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You might find it easier to insert the card

into the expansion card slot if you first remove

the battery door.

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The expansion card slot has a push-push

mechanism: push in gently to insert a card;

push in gently to remove it.

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If the Ringer switch is set to Sound On,

you hear a confirmation tone when you insert

or remove an expansion card.

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Removing an expansion card

1Open the expansion slot door.

2Press the card into the expansion slot to

release it from the expansion slot.

3After you feel the expansion card slot

eject the card, remove the card

from the slot.

4Close the expansion slot door.

Opening applications on an expansion

card

After you insert an expansion card into the

expansion card slot, you can open any of

the applications stored on the expansion

card.

1Insert the expansion card into the

expansion card slot. The Card category

of Applications View automatically

appears.

2Select the icon for the application you

want to open.

3Press Center to open the

application.

Accessing items stored on an expansion

card

When an expansion card contains items

such as pictures or songs, you can’t view

them directly from the Card category in

Applications View. You must open the app

that recognizes the item.

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Install the Files application from the Palm

Software Installation CD to easily browse and

manage files on an expansion card.

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