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Synchronizing over an infrared connection – Palm 680 User Manual

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2 Select Local.

3 Select the pick list below the HotSync

icon, and then select the name of the
PC you set up for Bluetooth
synchronization (see Setting up a
Bluetooth connection for
synchronization).

4 Select the HotSync

icon on your

Treo 680.

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

Synchronizing over an infrared
connection

When you synchronize using the IR port on
your Treo, you don’t need your sync cable.
This is especially useful if you travel with
an IR-enabled laptop.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Your computer must

include the following items:

An enabled IR port and driver or an IR
device attached to it. Check your
computer’s documentation to see if it
supports IR communication.

HotSync manager must be 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 Treo 680, press

Applications

and select

HotSync

.

3 Select Local.

4 Select the pick list below the HotSync

icon and select IR to a PC/Handheld.