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Synchronizing over an infrared connection – Palm PDA CentroTM Smart Device User Manual

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Synchronizing over an infrared
connection

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:

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.

2 On your Centro, 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

icon on your

Centro.

When synchronization is complete, a
message appears at the top of your Centro
screen. Be patient; synchronization may
take a few minutes.