Page 153 Setting Preferences for Your HandheldBeam ReceiveYou can choose to turn off the Beam Receive feature. This prohibitsanyone from beaming information to your handheld. It also results ina slight saving of battery power.To change the Beam Receive setting:n Tap the Beam Receive pick list and select On or Off.Connection preferencesThe Connection Preferences screen enables you to define the settingsused to perform different types of HotSync operations. The screendisplays a list of available configurations that are ready to be furtherdefined; the list varies depending on the kind of software you’veadded to your handheld.For example, a modem connection appears on the list. If you have thismodem, you only need to specify the phone setup (and networkconnection — if required) to complete the configuration.Note: For information about modems that are compatible with yourhandheld, go to the web site: http://www.palm.com.You can also create custom configurations. There are four possiblekinds of connections.Serial to PC: A local HotSync connection: the directserial connection between your handheld and yourcomputer. Your handheld is connected by its serialport to the HotSync cradle/cable, and the cradle/cableis attached to a serial (COM) port of your computer.Serial to Modem: A connection between a modemattached to the serial port of your handheld and amodem that is part of your computer.IrCOMM to PC: A connection between the IR port ofyour handheld and the infrared device of yourcomputer.IrCOMM to Modem: A connection between the IR portof your handheld and a modem. The modem can beattached to a computer or some other devicecontaining an IR port such as a cell phone.
