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Section 5
78 Common Tasks
Beaming information
Your phone is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use to
beam information to another Palm OS device that’s close by and also has
an IR port. The IR port is located on the top of your phone, between the
power button and the ringer switch, behind the small dark shield.
You can beam the following information between Palm OS devices:
ᮣ The record currently displayed in Date Book Plus, the Contacts view
in PhoneBook, To Do List, or Memo Pad
ᮣ All records of the category currently displayed in the Contacts view in
PhoneBook, To Do List, or Memo Pad
ᮣ A special record in the Contacts view of PhoneBook that you
designate as your personal business card, containing information
you want to exchange with business contacts
ᮣ An application installed in RAM memory
You can also use the infrared port to perform HotSync operations. See the
section that begins on page 219 for details.
To select a business card:
1. In the Contacts view in PhoneBook, create an entry that contains the
information you want on your personal business card.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Record, select Select Business Card.
4. Hold Option and press Return for Yes.
To beam a record, business card, or category of records:
1. Locate the record, business card, or category you want to beam.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Record, select one of the following:
The
Beam command for an individual record (/B)
In the Contacts view in PhoneBook only: Beam Business Card (/M)
Beam Category (/Y)
4. When the Beam Status dialog box appears, point the IR port directly
at the IR port of the receiving phone.