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Chapter 8
Advanced HotSync
®
Operations
HotSync
®
Manager enables you to synchronize data between one or more Palm OS
®
devices and
Palm™ Desktop software or another PIM such as Microsoft Outlook. To synchronize data, you
must connect your Treo™ 270 communicator and your desktop software either directly, by
connecting your communicator to the HotSync cable attached to your computer or using infrared
communication, or indirectly, with using the built-in wireless modem or a network.
This chapter describes how to select HotSync options and perform a HotSync operation via the
infrared port, the built-in wireless modem, or a network. See page 76 for information about
performing your first and subsequent local HotSync operations.
Selecting HotSync setup options
You can choose when you want HotSync Manager to run. If necessary, you can adjust the local
and modem HotSync settings as well.
To set the HotSync options:
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon
in the Windows system tray.
2. Choose Setup.
3. Click the General tab and select one of the following options:
Always available Adds HotSync Manager to the Startup folder and constantly monitors
the communication port for synchronization requests from your
communicator. With this option, the HotSync Manager synchronizes
data even when Palm Desktop software is not running.