Palm Handhelds m500 - Manual (Page 15)

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Palm m500 series components
Locating front panel controls
IR port Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and
receive data from other Palm OS handhelds, and to
perform HotSync operations. See “Beaming
information” in Chapter 6 and “IR HotSync
operations” in Chapter 7 for more information.
Power
button/
Backlight
control
/
LED
indicator
Turns your handheld on or off and controls the
backlight feature. If your handheld is turned off,
pressing the power button turns the handheld on and
returns you to the last screen you viewed.
If your handheld is turned on, pressing the power
button turns the unit off. Pressing the power button
for about two seconds turns the backlight on or off.
The power button also lights steadily when the
handheld is charging in the cradle and blinks to
indicate alarms. Some applications enable you to set
alarms to remind yourself of events or notes. You can
set preferences for non-audible alarm notification.
See “General preferences” in Chapter 8 for details.
Screen
Graffiti writing area
Application buttons
Scroll buttons
Power button/
Backlight control/
LED indicator
IR port