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User’s Guide
StarTAC clipOn
Organizer,
Synchronization,
and TrueSync Desktop
www.starfish.com
www.mot.com
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Copyright (c) 1999 Starfish Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Starfish, TrueSync, Sidekick, EarthTime and the Starfish logo are trademarks of Starfish Software, Inc. For TrueSync Plus: U.S. patent nos. 5,519,606 and 5,778,346; other patents pending. For TrueSync Desktop: U.S. patent nos. 5,519,606, 5,778,346, 5,845,257, and D388,776; other patents pending. For the StarTAC clipOn Organizer device: U.S. patent no. 4,369,516. The furnishing of the Software Product, any accompanying product,
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Contents Introduction 1 Introducing the StarTAC® clipOn Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About Starfish TrueSync technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Connecting the clipOn to your StarTAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Chapter 1 Getting started 3 Turning on the StarTAC clipOn Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Getting started with the Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 4 TrueSync Desktop and TrueSync Plus 31 Introducing TrueSync technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Installing the product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Uninstalling your product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Starting TrueSync Desktop . . . .
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Chapter 8 TrueSync Desktop: Contacts view 57 Using the Contacts view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Cardfile basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Creating a cardfile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Adding cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Chapter 9 TrueSync Deskt
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iv Contents
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Chapter 0Introduction ® Introducing the StarTAC clipOn Organizer Congratulations on your purchase of the StarTAC clipOn Organizer. Attaching directly to your StarTAC phone, the StarTAC clipOn enables you to store, view, and edit thousands of names, numbers, appointments, notes, and tasks in a space smaller than the average wallet. When the clipOn is attached to the StarTAC phone, placing a call is easy: select a contact on the clipOn and press the button. The clipOn promptly dials the nu
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About Starfish TrueSync technology TrueSync’s unique architecture provides one-step synchronization support for many popular PIMs, devices, and services (referred to as accessors). Starfish provides frequent free accessor updates, to ensure that customers can synchronize with the most recent releases of supported software and devices. See “Introducing TrueSync technology” on page 31 to learn how to obtain free updates. Connecting the clipOn to your StarTAC Remove the protective plastic cov
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1 Chapter 1Getting started Turning on the StarTAC clipOn Organizer Turn on the StarTAC clipOn by pressing any key. The seven clipOn keys are described here: Key Name Description Press to go up one level; press and hold again to return to the main (Home) screen. At the Home Home screen, turn off the clipOn by pressing and holding for one second. Press to see a menu of current options, such as Daily, Weekly, and Monthly views in the View Calendar. Press to choose an option. Select Press
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Key Name Description Use and to scroll or move the highlight through a list or screen. Back/Up When adding or editing text, use or to Next/Down move from one letter or number to another. Getting started with the Setup Wizard Before using the clipOn, you will need to complete the Setup Wizard. Start the Setup Wizard by pressing any key to turn on the clipOn. Press to continue. The status bar displays labeled icons that tell you which functions you can perform. In the second Wizard sc
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NOTE You can change your selected user profile later. To change it, open the TrueSync window (see “Starting TrueSync:” on page 37 for details), choose Client | StarTAC clipOn options, click the QuickLists tab, then click Reset and choose a new profile. The next Wizard screen confirms your profile selection. Press if you want to change your profile, then press to continue. Next, enter your first name, using and to select the letters of your name. To scroll quickly, hold down or . Af
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Now enter your last name, using the keys described previously. When your last name is spelled correctly, press . After checking your entries to make sure they are correct, press . The next task is to customize the time zone setting. Use and to select a city in your time zone. Press to continue with the Wizard. To enter the correct date, use and to select the month, then press . Then use and to select the correct day, and press to enter your choice. Follow this same procedure to
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The next screen shows a summary of your settings. If they are correct, press to continue. Use and to select each digit of the “default” area code. Press to enter each choice, then press to confirm the area code. The clipOn will use this area code when you select a phone number to dial that includes seven digist only (does not include an area code). Enter your local area code unless you make most of your calls to a different area code. For information about placing calls with the clip
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Synchronizing with the clipOn After you have completed the clipOn’s Setup Wizard, described in “Getting started with the Setup Wizard” on page 4, you can quickly and easily synchronize data between a desktop application, such as TrueSync Desktop or Outlook, and the clipOn. Note that you must turn on the clipOn before starting synchronization. For details about TrueSync synchronization and using TrueSync Desktop, see “Synchronizing” on page 37 and “TrueSync Desktop” on page 47. Getting co
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2 Chapter 2Using the StarTAC clipOn Organizer Calling with the StarTAC clipOn To place a telephone call from the clipOn when it is attached to the StarTAC phone (for attachment instructions, see “Connecting the clipOn to your StarTAC” on page 2): 1 Turn on the StarTAC phone. 2 To dial, either: highlight a valid telephone number in the Contacts, Calendar, or To Do views, and press the clipOn’s key once. press the clipOn’s key in any view to see a list of the ten most recently dialed t
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You will then see a dialog displaying the telephone number being dialed, as shown below. View the number that is being dialed. To end a call, press the clipOn’s key again, press the phone’s End key, or close the phone. Using Contacts Using Contacts, you can view and create contact information such as names, phone numbers, and addresses. You can also make telephone calls quickly and easily, as described in “Calling with the StarTAC clipOn” on page 9. To enter the Contacts module from the
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in the top right corner by a house, telephone, or notebook icon. If you have more than one category, choose a category by pressing , highlighting the desired category with or , and then pressing to make your choice. The telephone icon indicates that you are viewing telephone information. If the contents of a cardfile field are too long to display, you will see three dots (...) at the end of the text to indicate that additional information can be viewed. To view the entire field i
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To change the information displayed in the Contacts index view: 1 In the Contacts module, use or , then to go to a specific lettered tab. 2 Press , and then use or to highlight a specific card. Press again to view its details. 3 Use or to highlight the field that you want. You may need to press to move to the correct field. (You are in the telephone field if you see a telephone icon at the upper right corner of the card). 4 Press , and select “Select As Default.” This option appea
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and Company; the fields will vary, depending on the type of contact that you choose. Choose the Contact type, and then press . 4 Now enter the contact’s first name or, if the contact is a Company, enter the name of the company. Use or to move from letter to letter, then press to enter each choice. To change to numbers, press . Press again to move back to letters. When you are finished, press . 5 Enter the Contact’s last name and press when you are finished. (If you are entering a Co
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9 Next, enter the contact’s phone, e-mail, or Web information. Use or to scroll and select the desired contact method, such as “Work Fax.” Then enter the phone number, e-mail address, or Web site address. If you enter a telephone number without hyphens or parentheses, such as “18315553000”, the clipOn will auto format it for you, adding hyphens and parentheses as needed, such as “1 (831) 555-3000”. Press when you are finished. NOTE If the phone number is an international number, be sur
