Sony PEG-S360 manual

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    © 2001 Sony Corporation PEG-S360 Personal Entertainment Organizer Add-on Application Guide 4-661-484- 11 (1) Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket) Playing a movie (gMovie player) Setting the “Memory Stick” automatic start function (MS Autorun)[...]

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    2 On the supplied software • Copyright laws prohibit reproducing the software or the software manual in whole or in part, or renting the software without the permission of the copyright holder. • In no event will SONY be liable for any financial damage or loss of profits, including claims made by third parties, arising out of the use of the sof[...]

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    3 Table of c ontents About this manual .......................... 4 Chapter 1 Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket) What you can do with PictureGear Pocket ............................................. 6 Installing ......................................... 7 Installing the PictureGear 4.3Lite software to your computer ............... 7 Viewing i[...]

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    4 Welcome to the Sony Personal Entertainment Organizer (referred to as the “Sony CLIÉ Handheld” or “CLIÉ handheld” in this manual). Your Sony CLIÉ Handheld comes with three manuals: Read This First The Read This First manual gives an overview of your CLIÉ handheld’s features, hardware and software setup, installation instructions, and[...]

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    Chapter 1 Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket) This chapter describes how to view image files on your CLI É handheld. Chapter 1[...]

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    6 What you can do with PictureGear Pocket PictureGear Pocket is a picture album application for your CLI É Handheld. Anytime anywhere... Using PictureGear Pocket, you can store still image files from various sources including those taken with a digital camera or those downloaded from the Internet to your CLI É handheld. You can look at your favor[...]

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    7 Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket) Chapter 1 Installing You do not have to install PictureGear Pocket on your CLIÉ handheld The PictureGear Pocket application is factory pre-installed, you do not have to install it. Installing the PictureGear 4.3Lite software to your computer You can convert the image file stored in your computer using Pic[...]

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    8 Viewing image files stored in your CLIÉ handheld You can transfer image files taken by a digital still camera or downloaded from the Internet, etc. These items can be managed using PictureGear 4.3Lite software on your computer. You can also optimize photos to display on your CLI É handheld using PictureGear 4.3Lite software before transferring [...]

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    9 Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket) Chapter 1 When you want to save an image file to “Memory Stick” media You can also transfer image files to “ Memory Stick ” media directly. Select Output CLI É Handheld format file to Memory Stick in step 3 on page 8. To view image files stored in “ Memory Stick ” media, see page 13.[...]

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    10 Viewing image files stored in your CLIÉ handheld Viewing image files with your CLIÉ handheld 1 On the Application Launcher screen, rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select the PG Pocket and then press the Jog Dial navigator. Or, tap the PG Pocket icon on the Application Launcher screen. PictureGear Pocket starts. 2 Tap the arrow V on the top ce[...]

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    11 Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket) Chapter 1 3 Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to display the desired image file, then press the Jog Dial navigator. Or, tap the desired image directly. The selected image appears. 4 When you want to show a memo or detailed information attached to the image file, tap Menu then tap (memo) or (detailed). In the [...]

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    12 Changing the image file list screen You can change the image file list screen to display items by name and date, or by thumbnail image. To display the image file list by name and date (List mode) Tap . To display the image file list by thumbnail image (Preview mode) Tap . By name and date (List mode) By thumbnail image (Preview mode) Viewing ima[...]

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    13 Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket) Chapter 1 Viewing image files stored in “Memory Stick” media Image files shot by a digital still camera or digital video camera recorder and recorded in a “ Memory Stick ” media are stored in the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) format. This format differs from the PGP format which is stan[...]

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    14 Viewing image files stored in “Memory Stick” media 4 If you want to view DCF image files taken by the digital still camera etc., tap DSC. If you want to view image files converted by the PictureGear Pocket or PictureGear 4.3Lite software, tap PGP. Note You cannot move, copy, delete or transfer DCF format image files using the MS Gate applica[...]

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    15 Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket) Chapter 1 Saving DSC image files stored in a “Memory Stick” media to your CLIÉ handheld 1 Display the DSC photo you want to save. 2 Tap Menu then the (Save) icon shown at the bottom of the screen. The confirmation dialog appears. 3 Tap OK. The selected image file is converted in the PGP format and sa[...]

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    16 Saving multiple DSC image files to your CLIÉ handheld at once 1 In the photo list screen, tap (Store). The check boxes for each image file appear. 2 Tap the check box to select the image file you want to save. 3 Tap STORE. The confirmation dialog box appears. 4 Tap OK. The selected image file is converted to the PGP format and then saved to you[...]

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    17 Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket) Chapter 1 Viewing image files one after another (Slide-Show) You can view all image files in a particular category one after another (slide-show). 1 Select the category you want to view in the slide-show. 2 On the image file list screen, tap . The slide-show screen appears. 3 Make the desired setup. • I[...]

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    18 You can view sample image files installed on your computer. Install the CLI É Palm Desktop software to your hard disk using the supplied CD-ROM and then place your CLI É handheld in the cradle. 1 Double-click the Palm Desktop for CLI É icon on the Windows desktop. The Palm Desktop for CLI É software starts. 2 Click Install. The Install Tool [...]

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    19 Viewing image files (PictureGear Pocket) Chapter 1 How to read the online manual The detailed information of the PictureGear Pocket software is provided with the online manual in the supplied CD-ROM. To see the online manual, the Adobe Acrobat Reader software must be installed on your computer. 1 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your computer ’[...]

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    Chapter 2 Playing a movie (gMovie player) This chapter describes how to play a movie on your CLI É handheld. Chapter 2[...]

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    22 What you can do with gMovie player gMovie is an application which allows you to display or play back video data created using Windows ® applications such as PictureGear 4.3Lite, on your CLI É handheld. Playing movies on your CLI É handheld You can play a movie that has been converted to the proper format and then transferred from your compute[...]

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    23 Playing a movie (gMovie player) Chapter 2 Installing You do not have to install gMovie player on your CLI É handheld The gMovie player application is factory pre-installed, you do not have to install it. Install PictureGear 4.3Lite software to your computer Install PictureGear 4.3Lite software to your computer according to the instructions on p[...]

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    24 Playing movies with your CLI É handheld You can transfer movies shot by a digital still camera or downloaded from the Internet, etc., which are managed by the PictureGear 4.3Lite software on your computer. You will need to optimize movies on your CLI É handheld by the PictureGear 4.3Lite software before transferring. For details of operations [...]

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    25 Playing a movie (gMovie player) Chapter 2 When you want to save a movie to the “ Memory Stick ” media You can also transfer the movie to the “ Memory Stick ” media directly. Select “ Output CLI É format file to Memory Stick ” in step 3 on page 24.[...]

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    26 Playing movies with your CLI É handheld Playing movies 1 On the Application Launcher screen, rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select gMovie and the press the Jog Dial navigator. Or, tap the gMovie icon on the Application Launcher screen. gMovie player starts and the movie list screen appears. 2 Tap the movie you want to play. Playback starts. T[...]

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    27 Playing a movie (gMovie player) Chapter 2 To return to the movie list screen Tap (Return) at the upper-right corner of the screen. To play the next movie Tap (Next) at the upper-right corner of the screen. To play movies one after another (continuous playback) Tap (Next) at the upper-right corner of the screen for a few seconds. The icon changes[...]

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    28 You can view sample movie files installed on your computer. Install the Palm Desktop for CLI É software to your hard disk using the supplied CD-ROM and then place your CLI É handheld in the cradle. 1 Double-click the Palm Desktop for CLI É icon on the Windows desktop. The Palm Desktop for CLI É software starts. 2 Click Install. The Install T[...]

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    29 Playing a movie (gMovie player) Chapter 2 How to read the online manual Detailed information on gMovie player software is provided in the online manual on the supplied CD-ROM. To see the online manual, the Adobe Acrobat Reader software must be installed on your computer. 1 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your computer ’ s CD- ROM drive. The in[...]

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    30 gMovie menu items The following items appear when you tap the MENU icon while the movie file is displayed on your CLIÉ handheld screen. This section describes the menu commands specific to gMovie. Media menu When you tap Menu in the media list screen, following items appear. About gMovie Shows version information of the gMovie application. When[...]

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    Chapter 3 Setting the “Memory Stick” automatic start function (MS Autorun) This chapter describes how to set the “ Memory Stick ” automatic start function on your CLI É handheld. When you want to start an application in the “ Memory Stick ” media from the Application Launcher screen, refer to the Operating Instructions manual. Chapter [...]

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    32 What you can do with MS Autorun application “ Memory Stick ” Autorun (hereafter referred to as MS Autorun) is an application which allows your CLI É handheld to copy and start a specified application automatically when “ Memory Stick ” media is inserted into the CLI É handheld. Removing the “ Memory Stick ” media automatically dele[...]

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    33 Chapter 3 Setting the “ Memory Stick ” automatic start function (MS Autorun) Notes • It is not recommended that you use the MS Autorun application with the Address Book, Date Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Calculator or Mail application. Problems may occur if the data of these applications do not reside on your CLI É handheld when you perfor[...]

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    34 Setting Auto-run for an Application To automatically start an application stored in a Memory Stick media, perform the following procedure. Note This procedure is an example to set the PictureGear Pocket application to start automatically. In this case, a Memory Stick media containing photos must be inserted to the CLI É handheld. 1 Install an a[...]

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    35 Chapter 3 Setting the “ Memory Stick ” automatic start function (MS Autorun) To use the auto-run function with this example When the Application Launcher screen is displayed and you insert “ Memory Stick ” media into your CLI É handheld, the PictureGear Pocket application starts automatically. In this case, if you remove the “ Memory [...]

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    36 How to read the online manual Detailed information on MS Autorun software is provided in the online manual on the supplied CD-ROM. To see the on line manual, the Adobe Acrobat Reader software must be installed on your computer. 1 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your computer ’ s CD- ROM drive. The install screen appears automatically. 2 Click [...]

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    37 Chapter 3 Setting the “ Memory Stick ” automatic start function (MS Autorun) MS Autorun menu items The following items appear when you tap the MENU icon. This section describes the menu commands specific to the MS Autorun application. Options menu Display log When Memory Stick media is inserted into or removed from your CLI É handheld, a hi[...]

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    39 Chapter 3 Setting the “ Memory Stick ” automatic start function (MS Autorun)[...]

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    For the latest support information, check our official Sony CLIÉ Web site http://www.sony.com/clie[...]