4
About the manuals........................... 5
Which manual to read? .................... 7
Chapter 1
What is the Sony CLIÉ Handheld?
What can you do with your Sony CLIÉ
Handheld? ...................................... 10
System requirements ..................... 12
Sony CLIÉ Handheld components .. 13
Locating the display and keyboard
panel controls .................................. 13
Locating back panel components .... 15
Changing the operating style .......... 17
Locating cradle components ............18
Elements of the CLIÉ interface ......... 19
What is on the CLIÉ Installation
CD-ROM? ........................................ 22
CD-ROM contents ............................ 22
How to read the PDF manuals on the
CD-ROM .......................................... 23
Chapter 2
Setting up your Sony CLIÉ
Handheld – Basics
Step 1: Charging your Sony CLIÉ
Handheld .................................... 26
Step 2: Turning on your Sony CLIÉ
Handheld for the first time ........27
Opening the display panel ...............27
Making the initial setting ................28
Step 3: Entering data into your
Sony CLIÉ Handheld ................... 32
Step 4: Installing the Palm
™
Desktop for CLIÉ software
on your computer ....................... 35
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Step 5: Connecting your Sony CLIÉ
Handheld and your computer
via the cradle.............................. 39
Step 6: Performing a HotSync
®
operation for the first time ........ 40
Chapter 3
Setting up your Sony CLIÉ
Handheld – Advanced
Checking the bundled applications
on your Sony CLIÉ Handheld .......... 44
Overview of basic Palm OS
®
applications ..................................... 45
Overview of Sony applications......... 48
Installing the supplied applications
on your computer .......................... 53
Installing SonicStage
™
LE ................ 53
Installing PictureGear
™
4.5Lite ........ 54
Installing QuickTime
®
5 ................... 54
Installing Memory Stick Export ........55
Installing Sound Converter .............. 55
Installing other third-party
applications ..................................... 56
Installing Acrobat Reader
®
5.0 ........56
Uninstalling the supplied
applications ..................................... 57
Installing add-on applications on your
Sony CLIÉ Handheld or Memory Stick
media ............................................. 58
Installing add-on applications from the
Palm
™
Desktop for CLIÉ software .... 59
Installing add-on applications by
beaming them from another
Palm OS
®
device .............................. 62
Installing add-on applications
directly from the Installation
CD-ROM menu ................................64
Removing add-on applications ........65
Customer registration .................... 66
