Sony PEG-SJ22 - Manual (Page 149)

Protecting your data with a password 149
Sony Personal Entertainment Organizer A-BGK-100-11 (1)
Locking your Sony CLIÉ™ handheld with a
password (Data protection)
You can lock your CLIÉ handheld by assigning a password. Your CLIÉ
handheld requires the 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 the HotSync
®
operation, you can restore the backup data from 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” in “Read This First
(Operating Instructions).”
Turning off your CLIÉ handheld after locking
This feature locks and turns off your CLIÉ handheld. To start your CLIÉ
handheld, it is necessary to enter the correct password.
1
Perform the HotSync
®
operation between your CLIÉ
handheld and your computer to make backup data on your
CLIÉ handheld to your computer.
b For details about the HotSync ® feature, refer to “Backing up data to your
computer via the HotSync ® operation” on page 142.
2
Follow “Assigning a password” on page 152 to assign a
password.
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