Changing the hotsync settings – Sony CLIE PEG-S300/E User Manual

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Changing the HotSync settings

You can define how to start the HotSync Manager or the local HotSync
settings.

1

Click the HotSync icon

on the Windows

®

taskbar and

select “Setup” from the shortcut menu.

The “Setup” dialog box appears.

2

Click the “General” tab to change the settings as needed.

If you do not know the appropriate settings, select “Always available.”

Always available

: Places the HotSync Manager in the “Startup”

folder, and allows HotSync to start monitoring the USB connector
immediately upon Windows

®

startup. This allows you to perform

HotSync even when the Palm Desktop for Sony software is not
running.

Available only when the Palm Desktop is running

: Starts the

HotSync Manager when the Palm Desktop for Sony software starts
up.

Manual

: Starts the HotSync Manager only when you select

“HotSync Manager” from the “Start” menu on Windows

®

.

3

Click the “Local” tab to change the settings for the
connection between the computer and cradle as needed.

Serial Port

: You can specify a computer port to use when you

perform a HotSync operation using a serial port. Note that you
cannot share this port with an internal modem or other devices.

Speed

: Specifies the data transfer rate between the CLIE handheld

and the computer. First, use “As Fast As Possible”; if there is a
problem, change the value to a lower rate.

4

Click “OK” when you have completed the settings.

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