Sony PEG-NZ90 - Manual (Page 167)

Protecting your data with a password 167
Locking your CLIÉ handheld with a password
(Data protection)
You can lock your CLIÉ handheld by assigning a password. Your CLIÉ
handheld requires a user to enter the password when it is turned on.
Note
To start your CLIÉ handheld when it is locked, you must enter the correct password. If
you forget the password, you need to perform a hard reset. However, performing a hard
reset deletes all the data on your CLIÉ handheld (by performing a HotSync
®
operation,
you can restore the backup data in your computer).
b
For details on how to reset your CLIÉ handheld, refer to “Basic operations of your
Sony CLIÉ™ handheld: Restarting your Sony CLIÉ handheld” of the “Read This
First (Operating Instructions).”
Turn off your CLIÉ handheld after locking
This feature locks and turns off your CLIÉ handheld. To start your CLIÉ
handheld, you must enter the correct password.
1
Perform a HotSync
®
operation between your computer and
CLIÉ handheld to create a backup data of your CLIÉ
handheld in your computer.
For details on the HotSync
®
feature, refer to “Backing up data to your
computer with a HotSync
®
operation” on page 160.
2
Follow “Assigning a password” on page 170 to assign a
password.
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