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This message has high priority.
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.
1 Select 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.
2 Press Menu
3 Select Delete on the Message menu.
4 If a confirmation dialog box appears,
select OK to confirm the deletion.
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To delete a single message, select the
envelope icon next to the message, and then
select Delete from the list.
TIP
Deleting messages by date
You can quickly delete a group of
messages by selecting a range of dates.
1 Press Menu
2 Select Delete Old on the Message
menu.
3 Select the folder and a date range for
the messages you want to delete.
4 Select OK.
5 If a confirmation dialog box appears,
select OK to confirm the deletion.
To empty (or purge) the Trash folder, open
the Message menu and select Empty Trash.
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Switching accounts
If you create more than one email account
in VersaMail, you need to switch from
account to account to get, send, and
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otherwise manage the messages in each
account.
1 Press Menu
2 Select Accounts, and then select an
account.
If you assigned VersaMail to a
quick button, you can press that button
repeatedly to switch between your email
accounts.
DID YOU KNOW?
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.
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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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
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1 Press Menu
2 Select Options, and then select
Preferences.
3 Select Auto Sync.
4 Check the Auto-sync box.
5 Select 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.
6 Select 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.
7 Select 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.
8 Select OK, and then select Get Mail.
After you set up a scheduled Auto Sync
and select Get Mail, only new messages are
retrieved during Auto Sync.
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Viewing the Activity Log
The Activity Log lists ongoing and
completed background transactions, such
as downloading email, between the server
and your email account.
1 From the Inbox, press Menu
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2 Select Options, and then select View
Activity Log.
3 Select a listed action.
4 Do 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.
5 Select 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.
1 From any mailbox screen, press
Menu
2 Select Options, and then select
Preferences.
3 Select Alerts.
4 Check the Alert me of new mail box.
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5 Select the Alert Sound pick list, and
then select a sound. Your Centro plays a
brief demo of the sound.
6 Select OK.
Setting preferences for getting messages
1 From any mailbox screen, press
Menu
2 Select Options, and then select
Preferences.
3 Select Incoming.
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.
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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4 Set 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
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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
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.
1 From any mailbox screen, press
Menu
2 Select Options, and then select
Preferences.
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3 Select Signature.
4 Check the Attach Signature box.
5 Enter 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.
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.
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.
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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 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.
KEY TERM
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
during that interval—for example, if
neither a server push nor a manual sync
takes place for ten minutes
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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•
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).
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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
Turning off push
is on and you are within a coverage area.
When push is enabled, you can turn it off—
for example, to save battery life.
1 Open VersaMail and go to your
Exchange ActiveSync account (this is
typically your corporate email account).
2 Press Menu
3 Select Options, and then select
Preferences.
4 Select 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.
1 Open VersaMail and go to your
Exchange ActiveSync account.
2 Select New.
3 On 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.
4 Enter text that you want to find on the
server. For example, type “Ste” to
search for a person named Steve.
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5 Select Search. Any names or addresses
on the server that match the characters
you entered are displayed.
6 When 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.
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?
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.)
You can page someone to call
you by sending them a blank text message.
DID YOU KNOW?
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.
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1 Press Applications
selectMessaging.
and
2 Select New.
3 Select 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.
•
•
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.
NOTE Some symbols can’t be used in text
messages. The Messaging application
automatically replaces invalid characters.
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If the recipient’s name isn’t in the list
of recent addresses or your Contacts
list, enter the phone number or email
address.
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.
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5 Select Send.
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.
NOTE Sending text messages to land-line
phones may not be supported.
4 Enter your message or select
QuickText
to insert predefined
phrases. To insert emoticons, select
To add a new QuickText phrase, select
Edit QuickText from the list.
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Creating and sending a multimedia
message
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.
4 Select 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.
KEY TERM
Multimedia messages consist of text,
photos, videos, and sounds presented as
one or more slides.You can include any of
the following items:
Item
Supported File Types
Pictures
JPEG, GIF, WBMP
Videos
MPEG4, 3GGP, 3GPP2
Ringtones
MIDI, AAC, AAC+, MP3
Sound clips
AMR, QCELP, MP3
1 Press Applications
Messaging.
2 Select New.
3 Select Add Media.
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and select
5 Enter a subject.
6 Select 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.
10 (Optional) Select Preview to view the
message as the recipient will see it.
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11 (Optional) Press Menu
, and then
select High Priority from the Compose
menu to mark the message as urgent.
12 Select Send.
You can send a contact or
calendar entry. Select the entry, open the
Record menu, select Send, and then select
Messaging.
DID YOU KNOW?
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.
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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.
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).
8 Enter a text message or caption.
9 Select Add slide to insert additional
slides.
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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.
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.
TIP
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.
1 Press Applications
Messaging.
and select
2 Select the message that contains the
link you want to use.
3 Select the phone number, email
address, or URL (appears as underlined
blue text).
Your Centro automatically launches the
appropriate application from the link.
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Viewing/playing a multimedia message
1 Press Applications
Messaging.
•
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).
and select
2 Select the message you want to view.
3 If there are sounds or multiple slides,
playback begins immediately.
4 Do 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 Memo
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5 Select OK.
Arranging your messages
You can rearrange the messages in any
folder by using the Sort command.
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1 Press Applications
Messaging.
and select
2 Select the folder list in the title bar and
select the folder you want to sort.
3 Press Menu
4 Select View, and then select Sort by
Name or Sort by Date.
1 Press Applications
Messaging.
and select
2 Select the folder list in the title bar and
select the folder that contains the
messages you want to delete.
3 Press Menu
4 Select Purge from the Message menu.
5 Select the Purge pick list, and then
select an option.
6 Select OK.
Chatting with Messaging
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.
DID YOU KNOW?
Deleting messages
You can delete several messages at once
from any folder by using the Purge
command.
To delete an individual message, highlight
it in the message list, and then select Delete.
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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.
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.
To find a chat you had with someone, open
your Messaging Inbox and select a chat
session.
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1 Press Applications
Messaging.
and select
2 Do 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.
3 Enter your message.
Pale gray text indicates that a message is
pending or enroute.
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4 Select Send.
Customizing your Messaging settings
1 Press Applications
Messaging.
2 Press Menu
and select
3 From the Options menu, select
Preferences.
4 On 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.
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MMS Receipts: Indicates whether you
want to receive a confirmation when an
outgoing MMS message is delivered.
Create chats from messages: Indicate
when you want to group messages
from the same person into a chat.
Validity Period: Indicates how long you
want an outgoing message to be valid.
Show timestamps in chats: Indicate
whether you want to see the local date
and time the message was sent next to
each message.
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.
5 Select the Chat tab and set any of the
following preferences for chat sessions:
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.
6 Select the Network tab and set any of
the following preferences for network
connections.
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Selecting Messaging alert tones
Your Centro includes a silent
alert that can vibrate even when the Ringer
switch is set to Sound Off.
DID YOU KNOW?
1 Press Applications
Messaging.
2 Press Menu
Automatically collect MMS
messages: Indicate whether you want
to download multimedia messages
automatically.
and select
3 Select Options, and then select Alerts.
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.
4 Select the Application pick list and
select Messaging.
7 Select OK.
5 Select the Volume pick list and select
the volume level.
6 Select the Vibrate pick list and select
when you want your Centro 690 to
vibrate.
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7 Select the Message Tone pick list and
select a tone for incoming message
alerts.
8 Check the boxes if you want to see
onscreen alerts when a new message
arrives and when a message you sent is
received.
A text message
A chat session
9 Select Done.
A multimedia message that is ready
for you to download
What are all those icons?
A multimedia message that is fully
downloaded
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.
TIP
The message descriptions in the Inbox,
Outbox, and Sent folders show the
message status:
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The following icons show the message
type and additional status info:
•
Unread messages appear in bold.
•
Read messages appear in plain text.
•
Urgent messages appear with a red
exclamation point (!).
MESSAGING
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
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.
DID YOU KNOW?
Instant Messaging
(IM)
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Accessing IM
1 Press Applications
Instant Messaging
and select
2 Select an IM community.
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.
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.
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•
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.
INSTANT MESSAGING (IM)
CHAPT ER
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 your computer to the
Internet through your Centro 690
•
•
Connect to Bluetooth headsets
and car kits
Shop online for ringtones,
graphics, and multimedia files
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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.
DID YOU KNOW? 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.
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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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.
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.
DID YOU KNOW?
Optimized Mode
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Wide Page Mode
3 Do 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.
1 Press Applications
and select
Web
to open the Blazer web
browser. If necessary, select Yes to turn
on your phone, and Yes 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.
2 Enter a web page address (URL) in the
Address Bar and select Go.
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 .
NOTE If you browse to a secure web
page, a lock
Address Bar.
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icon appears in the
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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4 Use the 5-way
to access any of
the following icons in the title bar:
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.
quickly. Note that a bookmark is different
from a saved page and different from a
favorite (see Defining favorite buttons).
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The predefined bookmarks
take you to pages that are optimized for your
Centro.
DID YOU KNOW?
Goes back in order through
pages you viewed.
1 Go to the page you want to bookmark.
Goes forward in order through
pages you viewed.
3 Select Add Bookmark from the Page
menu.
Gets the latest version of the
current web page. This is
sometimes called refreshing the
web page.
4 Change the entries in the Name and
Description fields.
2 Press Menu
5 Select OK, and then select OK again.
Opens a list where you can
select Fast mode (no images or
style sheets) or Normal mode
(with images and style sheets).
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
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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.
1 Go to the page you want to save.
2 Press Menu
To go back to the last web page you
viewed without selecting a bookmark, select
Page View.
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Editing or deleting a bookmark or saved
page
3 Select Save Page from the Page menu.
1 In Bookmarks View, press Menu
4 Select OK, and then select OK again.
2 Select Edit Bookmarks from the
Bookmarks menu.
Viewing bookmarks or saved pages
3 Select the bookmark you want to edit or
delete.
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.
DID YOU KNOW? 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.
If you can’t edit, delete, or beam a
bookmark, it is probably locked and these
actions are prohibited.
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4 Enter the desired changes or select
Delete.
5 Select OK.
Arranging bookmarks and saved pages
1 Select the Bookmarks View
the web page toolbar.
icon in
2 Select the bookmark or saved page you
want to view.
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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.
1 In Bookmarks View, press Menu
2 Select Edit Bookmarks from the
Bookmarks menu.
3 Enter a title for this page of bookmarks.
4 Use 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.
5 Select 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.
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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:
Item
Supported File Types
Pictures
JPEG, WBMP, GIF, PNG
Videos
MP4, 3G2, ASF, WMV
Ringtones
MIDI, AAC, AAC+, MP3
Music
MP3, WMA
You can also access software and other
downloads using the Downloads bookmark.
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1 Go to the page with the link to the file
you want to download.
2 Do 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.
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3 If prompted, select what you want to do
with the file: Play, Save To Device, or
Save To Card.
4 Select Yes.
You can also save an image from a web
page by tapping and holding it with the stylus.
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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).
1 When 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
2 Once 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
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.
to
Copying text from a web page
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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You can copy text from a web page and
paste it into other applications.
1 Use the stylus to highlight the text you
want to copy.
2 Press Menu
3 Select Edit, and then select Copy.
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4 Go to the app in which you want to
paste the text, and position the cursor
where you want to paste the text.
5 Press Menu
6 Select Edit, and then select Paste.
DID YOU KNOW? 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).
Returning to recently viewed pages
4 Check 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.
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5 Select Find to start the search.
Customizing your web browser settings
1 In Page View, press Menu
2 Select Options, and then select
Preferences.
3 Select Page and set any of the following
preferences:
The History list stores the addresses of the
last 100 pages you visited. Items in the
History list are sorted chronologically.
1 In Page View, press Menu
2 Select History from the Page menu.
3 Select the web page you want to load.
Finding text on a web page
1 In Page View, press Menu
2 Select Find Text on Page from the
Page menu.
3 Enter the text you want to find.
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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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.
4 Select General and set any of the
following preferences:
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:
•
Auto-complete: Determines whether
the web browser suggests text, based
on your previous entries, when you
begin entering info.
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.
Cascading Style Sheet (CSS)
A file that governs design elements of a web
page, such as its fonts, colors, and layout.
KEY TERM
Disable cookies: Determines whether
websites can store personalized info on
your Centro. Some sites do not work
properly if you select this option.
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Don’t download images!
Determines whether images appear
when you load a web page. If you
select not to view images, you can
still see any image by selecting the
placeholder box on the web page.
Lots of pretty graphics slowing you down?
Browse the web faster by enabling the Don’t
download images! option.
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5 Select Advanced and set any of the
following preferences:
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.
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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.
6 Select OK.
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.
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
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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.
3 Select Bluetooth On if it is not already
selected, and then select Setup
Devices.
4 Select Trusted Devices.
The following procedures describe the
process of setting up your Centro 690 as a
wireless modem using the built-in
Bluetooth technology.
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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Creating a partnership between your
Centro and your computer
1 Make 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.
2 On your Centro 690, press
Applications
and select
Bluetooth
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5 Select Add Device. The discovery icon
appears, indicating that the discovery
process is active.
6 Select your computer from the Trusted
Devices list, and then select OK.
7 Make 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
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passkey, the more difficult it is for the
passkey to be deciphered.
8 Enter the same passkey on your
computer when prompted.
9 Select 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.
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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BEFORE YOU BEGIN Verify that DUN is
enabled on your computer. See the
documentation that came with your
computer for details.
1 Open the Bluetooth application on your
computer and let it locate the Centro
you paired it with in the previous
procedure.
2 Double-click the icon or option
representing your Centro 690. Your
computer connects to your Centro 690
and shows that DUN services are
available.
3 Double-click the DUN icon.
4 Enter your wireless service provider’s
settings. Contact your wireless service
provider if you don’t have these
settings.
5 Click Dial. Once the connection is
successfully established, you can
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browse the Internet on your computer
or download your email.
If you get a message asking whether you
want your computer to remember the dial text
for this connection, we recommend that you
select Yes. This avoids errors and the
inconvenience of entering the dial text for
every session.
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6 Look for a network connection icon in
the taskbar at the bottom of your
computer screen to verify that you are
connected.
DID YOU KNOW? You can check the status of the
connection by right-clicking the Bluetooth
network icon in the taskbar.
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.
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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.
1 On your computer, right-click the icon or
option representing your Centro 690.
2 Click 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
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.
Your Centro supports wireless
connections to Bluetooth stereo headphones.
DID YOU KNOW?
Requesting a connection with another
Bluetooth device
1 Press Applications
Bluetooth
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and select
2 Select 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.
4 Select Setup Devices.
5 Select Trusted Devices.
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6 Select Add Device. The Discovery icon
appears, indicating that the discovery
process is active.
7 Select the Show pick list and select
Nearby devices.
8 If 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.
9 Enter the same passkey on your
Centro 690 and on the Bluetooth
device, and select OK.
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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
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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1 Press Applications
Bluetooth
and select
2 Select Bluetooth On.
turn this option off. After you’ve finished
using this setting, remember to change
it back to Hidden.
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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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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.
4 Select 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
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.
5 Enter the same passkey on your
Centro 690 and on the Bluetooth
device.
IMPORTANT Some Bluetooth devices,
such as headsets and GPS receivers, have
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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.
7 Select OK.
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CHAPT ER
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
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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.
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Taking a picture
You can store pictures on your Centro 690
or on an expansion card.
1 Press Applications
Camera
and select
2 By 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:
: 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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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.
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3 Find 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.
5 Press Center
to capture the picture.
6 Select any of the following icons:
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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.
To add an audio caption later, open the
picture and then select Audio Caption from
the Photo menu.
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DID YOU KNOW? 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.
Recording a video
You can store videos on your Centro 690 or
on an expansion card.
1 Press Applications
Camcorder
your Centro. To store a video in a
different location, select one of the
following:
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: 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).
and select
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
2 By 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
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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3 Find your subject in the screen on your
Centro (the lens is on the back of your
Centro).
4 Press Center
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.
to start recording.
5 After you finish recording, press
Center
again to stop.
Opens a dialog box where you
can adjust the volume during
playback.
6 Select any of the following:
During playback, tap and drag the
progress indicator bar to jump to a different
section of the video. Select Pause to pause
video playback.
TIP
Customizing your Camera settings
Plays the video, so you can
review it.
Saves the video in the location
you selected in step 2.
Deletes the video.
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You can customize the built-in camera’s
settings for your Centro 690.
1 Press Applications
and select
Camera
or Camcorder
2 Press Menu
. If you are in Camera
View, the Photo Settings screen
appears. If you are in Camcorder View,
the Video Settings screen appears.
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3 Set 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.
4 Select 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
1 Press Applications
Pics&Videos
5 If the picture has a voice caption, select
to hear it.
6 Tap the picture or press Center
return to Thumbnail View.
In Thumbnail View, you can group photos
or videos to more easily locate them. Select
one of the grouping options from the View
menu.
TIP
and select
2 Select the album that contains the
picture you want to see.
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.
TIP
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:
3 Select the picture you want to view.
•
3GP (with H.263 video and AMR audio)
4 Press Right or Left to scroll to the
next item in the album.
•
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)
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.
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ASF (with MPEG-4 video and
IMA-ADPCM audio)
•
AVI (with MJPEG video and PCM audio)
1 Press Applications
Pics&Videos
and select
2 Select the album that contains the video
you want to see.
3 Select the video you want to view.
Playback begins automatically.
4 Hold down Right or Left to seek
within the current video, or press Right
or Left to scroll to the next item in
the album.
5 Press Center
View.
to return to Thumbnail
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.
Viewing a slide show
1 Press Applications
Pics&Videos
and select
2 Select the album you want to view.
3 Press Menu
, select Options, and
then select Auto-hide Toolbar Off if
you want to see the toolbar.
4 Press Space
show.
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to start the slide
5 Press Center
previous view.
to return to the
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.
TIP
Sending pictures or videos
You can send pictures or videos to an
email address or to other devices that
support picture and video messaging.
1 From the Album list, select the album
that contains the picture(s) or video(s)
you want to send.
2 Select Send
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3 Select the pictures or videos to send, or
select Select All to send the entire
album. (A plus sign [+] appears next to
selected items.)
DID YOU KNOW? You cannot send copyrighted
pictures or videos that appear with a Lock icon
in Thumbnail View or in the Picture list.
4 Select Send.
1 From the Album list, select the album
that contains the picture(s) or video(s)
you want to copy.
2 Press Menu
3 Select Copy to from the Photo (or
Video) menu.
4 Select the pictures or videos to copy, or
select Select All to copy the entire
album. (A + appears next to selected
items.)
5 Select Copy.
6 Select the Copy items to pick list and
select whether you want to copy the
selected items to your device or to an
expansion card.
5 Select 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.
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indicates that
a picture is
selected
7 Select the Into album pick list and
select the album you want to copy the
selected items to.
8 Select Copy.
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.
TIP
Organizing pictures and videos
1 Open the album you want to organize.
2 Press Menu
3 Select Album, and then select Add to
album or Remove from album.
4 Select 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.)
5 Select Add or Remove.
You can also open the Album
list from Camera View or Camcorder View by
selecting the icon in the lower-left corner.
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®
TIP Install the Palm Files application from the
Palm Software Installation CD to easily
browse and manage files on an expansion
card.
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.
TIP
Saving a picture as wallpaper
You can select a picture to use as wallpaper
for the Main tab in the Phone application.
1 Display the picture you want to save as
wallpaper.
2 Press Menu
3 Select Options, and then select Save
as Wallpaper.
4 When the confirmation message
appears, confirm by selecting Yes, or
decline by selecting No.
Adding a picture to a contact entry
1 Display the picture you want to add to a
contact.
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2 Press Menu
3 Select Options, and then select Save
as Contact.
4 Select the contact you want to add this
picture to.
Rotating a picture
1 Display the picture you want to rotate.
2 Press Menu
3 Select Rotate from the Photo menu.
4 Select the orientation.
Deleting a picture or video
1 Open the album that contains the
picture(s) or video(s) you want to delete.
2 Press Menu
3 Select Delete from the Photo (or
Video) menu.
4 Select 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.)
5 Select Delete.
6 Select Delete to confirm the deletion.
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You can also highlight a picture or video in
Thumbnail View, and then press Backspace to
delete the highlighted item.
TIP
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.
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.
1 Connect your Centro 690 to your
computer with the sync cable.
2 Press Applications
pTunes
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and select
3 On your computer, open Windows
Media Player, and then click the
full-screen icon in the upper-right
corner to maximize the window.
4 Click Tools, and then click Options.
5 Click the Rip Music tab, click the
Format pick list, and then select mp3.
Click OK.
6 Click Tools, and then click Options.
7 Click 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.
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.
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4 Click the Import Using pop-up menu
and select MP3 Encoder.
Select your
Centro 690
Click
Properties
5 Click the Setting pop-up menu and
select Good Quality.
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.
Transferring MP3 files from your computer
8 Click 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.
1 On your Mac, open iTunes.
2 Select Preferences.
3 Click the Advanced button at the top of
the window, and then click Importing.
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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.
1 Connect your Centro to your computer
with the USB sync cable.
2 On your Centro 690, press
Applications
and select
pTunes
3 If you are transferring MP3 files from a
Mac, insert an expansion card into your
Centro. This step is optional for
Windows users.
4 Do 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.
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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.
TIP
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
1 On your computer, open Windows
Media Player.
2 Insert the music CD into your
computer’s CD drive.
3 Select the Rip tab.
4 Select the tracks you want to convert to
MP3.
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5 Select Rip Music.
6 Transfer the MP3 files to your
Centro 690 as described in Transferring
MP3 files from your computer.
1 Make sure the Ringer switch is set to
Sound On. See Silencing sounds for
more information.
2 Press Applications
pTunes
and select
MAC ONLY
1 On your Mac, open iTunes.
2 Insert the music CD into the CD drive
on your Mac.
3 Check the boxes next to the tracks you
want to convert to MP3.
4 Click the Import button in the
upper-right corner of the iTunes window.
5 When the songs have been imported,
click the Eject Disk button in the
lower-right corner of the iTunes window.
6 Transfer the MP3 files to your
Centro 690 as described in Transferring
MP3 files from your computer.
Listening to music on your Centro
You can change the settings on your
Centro so that pressing and holding the Side
button opens Pocket Tunes. See Reassigning
buttons for details.
TIP
3 Use 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.
CAUTION Protect your hearing. Listening
to this device at full volume for a long
period of time can damage your hearing.
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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.
DID YOU KNOW?
NOTE To adjust the volume during
playback, press the Volume button on the
side of your Centro.
TunesDeluxe, open the Background Prefs
menu and uncheck the Enable
background play box, and then select OK.
Progress
indicator
Listening to music on your headset or
your car’s speakers
Play/Pause
Volume
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Using the Bluetooth® feature, you can
connect your Centro wirelessly to your
headset or to your car’s speakers.
Choose
song
Previous
song
Next
song
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
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.
If your stereo headset moves
out of range of your Centro (30 feet or more
away), audio transfers to your Centro.
DID YOU KNOW?
Creating a playlist
If you want to play a group of songs in a
particular order, you can create a playlist.
1 Press Applications
pTunes
and select
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2 Press Menu
3 Select Actions, and then select
Manage Playlists.
4 Select New, and then enter a name for
the playlist.
3 Select Actions, and then select
Manage Playlists.
4 Highlight a playlist, and then select Edit.
5 Do 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.
5 Select Add Song. Select the songs you
want to include on the playlist.
6 Select Save List.
6 Select Save List.
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
Editing a playlist
1 Press Applications
pTunes
2 Press Menu
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and select
TIP To delete a playlist, select Manage
Playlists from the Actions menu, select the
playlist, and then select Delete List. Select
Yes to confirm the deletion.
CHAPT ER
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
more
•
Before you call your friend in
London, check the time
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World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
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.
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.
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.)
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
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•
Select Go To, and then select a date
from the calendar. (Not available in
Agenda View.)
5 Select the End Time box and enter the
ending hour and minute for the event.
Creating an event
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.
TIP
1 Press Calendar
appears.
until Day View
2 Select Go To and then select the
desired day.
Selected
date
Selected
day
4 Using the keyboard, enter a starting
hour and minute for the event, such as
545 for 5:45.
6 To assign a time zone to the event,
select the Time Zone pick list and
select a city in the time zone you want.
7 Select OK.
8 Enter 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.
3 Select New.
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4 Select OK.
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.
Type of time
units
Number of
time units
TIP
Adding an alarm to an event
1 In Calendar, select the event.
2 Select Details.
3 Check the Alarm box and select the
number of minutes, hours, or days
before the event you would like to
receive the alarm.
The alarm for untimed events is defined by
minutes, days, or hours before midnight of the
date of the event.
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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.
DID YOU KNOW?
Creating an untimed event
An untimed event, such as a holiday or
deadline, does not occur at a particular
time.
1 Press Calendar
Day View.
2 Press Left or Right
date of the event.
until you are in
to go to the
3 Make sure no times are highlighted.
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4 Enter a description for the event.
A diamond appears next to the
description of an untimed event.
select Other to define a custom
interval.
4 Select OK.
Scheduling a repeating event
Repeating
event
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.
TIP
1 Create an event, and then select it.
2 Select Details.
3 Select the Repeat pick list, and then
select a repeat interval. If the interval
you need doesn’t appear on the list,
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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.
DID YOU KNOW?
Color-coding your schedule
Changing or deleting an event
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.
1 Select the event you want to edit or
delete.
1 In Day View, select an event description
or select an empty time slot.
2 Select Details.
3 In addition to the settings covered
earlier in this chapter, you can also
change any of the following settings:
2 Select Details.
Date and Time: Displays when the
event takes place. Change these
settings to reschedule the event.
3 Select the Category pick list and select
Edit Categories.
Location: Provides a description of
where the event takes place.
4 Do 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.
5 Select 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.
7 Select 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.
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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.
4 Select OK.
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.
TIP
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Customizing display options for your
calendar
1 Press Menu
2 Select Options, and then select
Display Options.
3 Select the Default View pick list and
select the view you want to see when
you open Calendar.
4 Select 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.
5 Select 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.
7 Select OK.
6 Select 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.
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.
TIP
Selecting alarm tones
1 Press Menu
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.
2 Select Options, and then select Sound
Preferences.
3 Select the Application pick list and
select Calendar.
4 Select the Volume pick list and select
the volume level.
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5 Select the Vibrate pick list and select
when you want your Centro 690 to
vibrate for an event alarm.
TIP
6 Select tones from any of the following
pick lists:
•
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.
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.
You can also record sounds and use them
as alarms. Select Manage on the Sound &
Alerts Preferences screen.
Your Centro includes a silent
alarm that can vibrate even when the Ringer
switch is set to Sound Off.
DID YOU KNOW?
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.
7 Select Done.
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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.
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
Below the world map, you can view the
time in two other cities.
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.
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.
DID YOU KNOW?
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.
TIP
TIP
1 Press Applications
World Clock
and select
2 Select 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.
1 Select a City pick list and select Edit
List.
2 Select Add.
3 Select a location in the same time zone
as the city you want to add, and then
select OK.
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4 Enter the name of the city.
5 Select Location, select Map, select the
location of the city, and then select OK.
6 If the city is not on daylight-saving time,
uncheck this box. If daylight-saving time
is observed, enter Start and End dates.
Tasks
You can use Tasks to remind you of tasks
you need to complete and to keep a record
of when you finish tasks.
7 Select OK, and then select Done.
Adding a task
Setting an alarm
1 Press Applications
Tasks
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.
and select
2 Select New to create a new task.
1 Select Off in the upper-right corner.
2 Select the time you want the alarm to
sound.
3 Select OK.
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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3 Enter 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.
1 Select the task to which you want to
assign details.
2 Select Details.
3 Set 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.
repeating task, the next instance of this
task automatically appears in your task
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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.
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
Category: Assign the task to a specific
category.
Due Date: Select the Due Date pick list
and select a due date for the task.
4 Select OK.
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
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
TIP Press Menu to access other features such
as importing phone numbers into the Tasks
list.
Checking off a task
1 Select the task you want to check off.
2 Press Center
or tap in the box to
check off the task.
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Organizing your tasks
In the Tasks list, select one of these
options:
All: Displays all your tasks.
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.
TIP
DID YOU KNOW? Overdue tasks have an
exclamation point (!) next to the due date.
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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.
Deleting a task
1 Select the task you want to delete.
2 Select Options, and then select
Preferences.
2 Press Menu
3 Set any of the following preferences:
3 Select Delete Task from the Record
menu.
Sort by: Indicates the order in which
your tasks appear in the list.
4 Select OK.
Show Completed Tasks: Displays
tasks you’ve checked off.
To save memory, you can purge all
completed tasks. Open the Record menu and
select Purge. Select OK.
TIP
Customizing Tasks
The Tasks Preferences screen enables you
to control the appearance of the Tasks list
screen.
1 In the Tasks list screen, press
Menu
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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.
4 Select OK.
You can display your tasks in
your calendar. See Customizing display
options for your calendar for details.
DID YOU KNOW?
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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
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).
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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.
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
TIP Install the Files application from the Palm
Software Installation CD to easily browse and
manage files on an expansion card.
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.
1 Press Applications
Documents
and select
2 Select the document you want from the
list.
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.
TIP
Memos
Memos are a great way to store notes on
your Centro 690.
DID YOU KNOW? Each memo can include 4,096
characters of text.
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Creating a memo
1 Press Applications
Memos
and select
2 Enter the text you want to appear in the
memo.
3 Select Done.
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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.
1 Press and hold the Side button on your
Centro 690 while recording your memo.
After you finish recording, release the
Side button.
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.
TIP
The memo is automatically saved to
your Centro 690.
2 (Optional) Enter a title for the memo.
Deleting a memo
1 Open the memo you want to delete.
2 Press Menu
3 Select Delete Memo from the Record
menu.
4 Select OK.
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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.
TIP
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.
DID YOU KNOW?
Listening to a voice memo
1 Press Applications
Voice Memo
and select
2 In the Voice Memo list, navigate to the
voice memo title and then press
Center
to select it. The voice memo
begins to play.
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3 Press Center
playback.
to pause or stop
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.
TIP
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).
DID YOU KNOW?
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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.
DID YOU KNOW? Find locates any word that
begins with the text you enter. For example,
entering “plane” finds “planet” but not
“airplane.”
1 Press Option , and then press Shift/
Find
to open the Find dialog box.
2 Enter the text you want to find.
3 Select OK to start the search.
4 In 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.
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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.
2 Press Menu
3 Select Options, and then select
Advanced Mode or Basic Mode.
Calculator
Calculator includes a basic calculator, plus
an advanced calculator with scientific,
financial, and conversion functions.
Switching between Basic and Advanced
Calculator Modes
1 Press Applications
Calc
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and select
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.
TIP
You can tap the onscreen
number pad or use the keyboard to input
numbers.
DID YOU KNOW?
Selecting functions in Advanced
Calculator Mode
Length: Length conversions for metric
and English values.
1 Switch to Advanced Mode (see the
preceding procedure).
Area: Area conversions for metric,
traditional, and English values.
2 Press Menu
3 Select Options, and then select the
type of function you want to use:
Math: Advanced mathematical
functions such as exponents, roots, and
logarithms.
Volume: Volume conversions for metric
and English values.
4 Press Menu
5 Select Pref, and then select the decimal
display format: Float, Fixed(x), Sci(x),
or Eng(x).
Trig: Trigonometric functions such as
sine, cosine, tangent, and variants.
6 Press Menu
Finance: Financial calculator functions
such as APR and amortization.
7 Select Pref, and then select the number
display format: Degrees, Radians, or
Grads.
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.
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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.
TIP
Weight/Tmp: Weight and temperature
conversions for metric and English
values.
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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
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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.
1 Press Applications
My Centro
and select
2 Select the Bonus tab.
3 Select 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.
1 Open the web browser (see Viewing a
web page).
Installing other third-party applications
from a computer
2 Go to the page that contains the link to
the application you want to download.
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.
3 Press Left or Right to highlight the
link to the file, and then press
Center
to initiate the download
process.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions to
accept and install the application.
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN To install an app
Installing bonus software from My Palm
on your computer
1 On your computer, go to palm.com/
mypalm/centro690.
2 Follow the onscreen instructions to
download the application(s) you want to
install.
3 When prompted to select either Save or
Run, select Run to place the
application(s) in the install queue.
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.
4 Synchronize your Centro with your
computer to install the application(s) on
your Centro.
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2 Select your device name from the User
list, and then click OK.
3 Synchronize your Centro with your
computer to install the application(s) on
your Centro 690.
Want to install an app to an expansion card
rather than to your Centro 690?
TIP
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.
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.
TIP
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.
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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.
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.
DID YOU KNOW?
1 Press Applications
2 If you want to remove an application
from an expansion card, insert the card
into your Centro.
Mac: Mac
HD\Applications\Palm\Users\.
3 Press Menu
If you upgraded from a previous version
of Palm Desktop, your Backup subfolder
may be located in the palmOne or
Handspring folder.
4 Select Delete on the App menu.
5 Select the Delete From pick list and
select the location of the application you
want to remove: Phone or .
6 Select the application that you want to
remove.
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2 If you find a PRC or PDB file for the
application you just removed, delete the
file from the Backup subfolder.
3 Delete the file from your device again.
7 Select Delete, and then select Yes to
confirm deletion.
8 Synchronize 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.
1 Locate your Backup subfolder on your
computer.
Windows: C:\Program
Files\Palm\.
Viewing application
info
The Info screens display basic statistics
about the applications on your Centro.
1 Press Applications
2 Press Menu
3 Select Info on the App menu.
4 Select the Device pick list and select
the location of the app you want to view
info for: Phone or .
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5 At 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.
6 Scroll to the application you want to see
info about.
7 Select Done.
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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.
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.
TIP
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.
SENDING INFORMATION WITH BLUETOOTH® WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
1 Press Applications
Bluetooth
and select
2 Select Bluetooth On.
3 Open an application.
4 Select the entry or category you want to
send. You cannot send an item that has
a lock
next to it.
6 Select the Send From pick list and
select the location of the app you want
to send: Phone or .
7 Select the application you want to
transfer. You cannot send an item that
has a lock
next to it.
8 Select Send.
9 Select Bluetooth, and then select OK.
6 Select Send from the leftmost menu.
10 Select the receiving device(s) from the
Discovery Results list, and then select
OK.
5 Press Menu
7 Select Bluetooth, and then select OK.
8 Select the receiving device(s) from the
Discovery Results list, and then select
OK.
9 Wait for a message to indicate that the
transfer is complete before you
continue using your Centro.
Sending an app over a Bluetooth wireless
connection
1 Press Applications
Bluetooth
and select
4 Press Menu
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
1 Press Applications
Bluetooth
and select
2 Select Bluetooth On.
3 Select the Visibility pick list and select
one of the following:
2 Select Bluetooth On.
3 Press Applications
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5 Select Send from the App menu.
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.
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.
4 Use 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.
5 Select Yes to receive the information or
No to refuse it.
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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.
TIP
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.
DID YOU KNOW?
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.
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.
TIP
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.
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.
Beam Category: Sends all entries in
the current category.
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If you beam a bookmark or
saved page from the web browser, it beams
the URL, not the contents of that page.
DID YOU KNOW?
5 When the Beam Status dialog box
appears, point the IR port on your
Centro directly at the IR port of the
receiving device.
6 Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to
indicate that the transfer is complete
before you continue using your Centro.
TIP
1 Open the application that holds the
entry you want to beam.
2 Select the entry or category you want to
beam. You cannot beam an item that
has a lock
icon next to it.
3 Press Menu
4 Select Record, and then select one of
the following:
Beam: Sends an individual record.
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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1 Press Applications
2 Press Menu
3 Select Beam from the App menu.
4 Select the Beam From pick list and
select the location of the application you
want to beam: Phone or .
5 Select the application you want to
transfer.
6 Select Beam.
7 When the Beam Status dialog box
appears, point the IR port on your
Centro directly at the IR port of the
receiving device.
8 Wait 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.
1 Turn on your screen.
2 Select the beam command on the
transmitting device.
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3 Point the IR port on your Centro directly
at the IR port of the transmitting device
to open the Beam Status dialog box.
4 When the Beam Status dialog box
appears, select a category for the entry.
5 Select Yes to receive the information or
No to refuse it.
If you do not select a category when you
receive a beamed item, the item is placed in
the Unfiled category.
TIP
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).
TIP
You can store a beamed app
on your Centro 690 or send it to an expansion
card inserted into the expansion card slot.
DID YOU KNOW?
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 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.
TIP
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1 Click HotSync® manager
in the
taskbar in the lower-right corner of your
screen.
2 Select Custom.
3 Select your device name from the User
list at the top of the screen.
4 Select the application for which you
want to turn synchronization on or off,
and then click Change.
5 Select 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 (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.
7 Click 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.
9 Click Done.
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MAC ONLY
1 Double-click the Palm Desktop
in the Palm folder.
icon
2 From the HotSync menu, select
Conduit Settings.
3 From the User pop-up menu, select
your device name.
4 Select the application for which you
want to turn synchronization on or off,
and then click Conduit Settings.
5 Select 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).
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.
7 Click 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.
9 Close the Conduit Settings window.
Setting up a Bluetooth connection for
synchronization
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If your computer is enabled with Bluetooth
wireless technology, you can synchronize
wirelessly over a Bluetooth connection.
1 Press Applications
Bluetooth
and select
2 Select Bluetooth On.
3 (Optional) Enter a device name that
identifies your Centro 690 when it is
discovered by other Bluetooth devices.
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.
TIP
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NOTE Use the same device name for all
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.
your Bluetooth connections. If you change
the device name, you need to re-create any
partnerships you have already created.
4 Select the Visibility pick list and select
Visible or Temporary.
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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5 Select Setup Devices.
6 Select HotSync Setup.
8 After 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:
7 Follow the onscreen instructions to
create a partnership between your
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•
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
manager is active when its icon appears
in the lower-right corner of your screen.
1 Press Applications
HotSync
and select
Synchronizing over an infrared
connection
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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:
2 Select Local.
3 Select 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).
4 Select the HotSync
Centro 690.
icon on your
•
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
1 On your computer, click HotSync
manager
in the taskbar in the
lower-right corner of your screen. Make
sure that Infrared is selected.
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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MAC ONLY
1 Double-click the HotSync manager
icon in the Palm folder.
2 Click the HotSync Controls tab, and
then select Enabled.
3 Click the Connection Settings tab, and
then check the On box next to IR port.
2 On your Centro 690, press
Applications
and select
HotSync
3 Select Local.
4 Select the pick list below the HotSync
icon and select IR to a PC/Handheld.
5 Position the IR port on your Centro
within a few inches of your computer’s
IR port.
6 Select the HotSync
Centro 690.
icon on your
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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4 Close the HotSync Software Setup
window.
5 On your Centro 690, press
Applications
and select
HotSync
6 Select Local.
7 Select the pick list below the HotSync
icon and select IR to a PC/Handheld.
8 Position the IR port on your Centro
within a few inches of your Mac’s IR
port.
9 Select the HotSync
Centro 690.
icon on your
When synchronization is complete, a
message appears at the top of your
Centro 690 screen. Be patient;
synchronization may take a few minutes.
Using expansion
cards
facing you. The notch on the card should
be in the lower corner.
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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
You might find it easier to insert the card
into the expansion card slot if you first remove
the battery door.
TIP
3 Insert the card into the expansion card
slot until you feel it lock into place.
The expansion card slot has a push-push
mechanism: push in gently to insert a card;
push in gently to remove it.
TIP
If the Ringer switch is set to Sound On,
you hear a confirmation tone when you insert
or remove an expansion card.
TIP
1 Open the expansion slot door.
2 Hold your Centro with the screen facing
you, and hold the card with the label
4 Close the expansion slot door.
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Removing an expansion card
1 Open the expansion slot door.
2 Press the card into the expansion slot to
release it from the expansion slot.
3 After you feel the expansion card slot
eject the card, remove the card
from the slot.
4 Close 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.
1 Insert the expansion card into the
expansion card slot. The Card category
of Applications View automatically
appears.
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2 Select the icon for the application you
want to open.
3 Press Center
application.
to open the
Install the Files application from the Palm
Software Installation CD to easily browse and
manage files on an expansion card.
TIP
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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