Handspring Visor Prism PDAs & Smartphones User Manual


 
Visor
TM
Prism Features
Incredibly Organized
Get instant access to everything
you need, everywhere you go.
Enhanced date book with
expanded views including weekly,
yearly and a list view.
Integrated To Do items that appear
in the daily calendar view.
Advanced calculator with
advanced math, trigonometry,
business, statistical and conversion
functions; built-in math library
for higher precision.
World clock with day of the
week and time for five cities
around the globe.
Based on the popular Palm OS
®
—so it does everything the Palm
TM
organizer does…and more.
Amazingly Colorful
16-bit color, active matrix
backlit LCD.
Displays 65,536 vibrant colors
so everything is crisper, brighter
and easier to read.
Lets you view picture-quality
graphics like photos, videos, games,
and maps right on your screen.
Fully Compatible
Visor handheld is fully compatible
with the Palm OS so you can run
Palm OS based software programs,
including those with color.
Beam information or programs
between your Visor handheld and
other Palm organizers.
Well Connected
USB connection makes synchroniz-
ing with your desktop computer a
whole lot faster and easier.
Instantly back up, update and
exchange information between
your Visor handheld and desktop
computer with the USB cradle and
HotSync
®
technology.
Internal lithium ion battery
recharges in the cradle.
If you have existing data in a
Palm organizer, you can transfer
it to your Visor Prism with just
one touch.
Windows and Macintosh desktop
software are included.
Infinitely Expandable
Handspring’s unique Springboard
TM
expansion slot means your Visor
Prism can become a digital camera,
or a global positioning system so
you can view full-color pictures,
maps and more.
It’s the first true “plug-and-play”
expansion—no need to load any
drivers, just plug in a module and
it works!
No other handheld lets you switch
functionality so easily. Use your
wireless modem for business and
your digital camera for pleasure.
Modules can be purchased separately.
Check www.handspring.com
for availability.
Product Information
Size and weight:
4.8"x 3.0" x 0.8", 6.9 oz.
(12cm x 7.5cm x 2.1cm, 194g)
65,536-color backlit display (16-bit)
Internal lithium-ion rechargeable battery
Memory: 8MB, stores approximately:
- 12,000 addresses
- 10 years of appointments
(approx. 6,000)
- 6,000 to do items
- 6,000 memos
- 400 email messages
Infrared (IR) communication
Built-in microphone
Software Information
The Visor Prism includes
the following built-in software:
- Palm OS software, version 3.5.2H
- Date Book
- Date Book
+
- Address Book
- To Do List
- Memo Pad
- Mail
††
- Expense
- Advanced Calculator
- City Time
- HotSync Manager
- Games
Giraffe (Graffiti
®
writing game)
MineHunt
SubHunt
Puzzle
††Mail includes support for:
Lotus cc: Mail, Microsoft Outlook/Outlook
Express/Exchange, and QUALCOMM Eudora.
Links to AOL, Lotus Notes, Netscape
Communicator and POP3 mail sold separately.
Expense and mail synchronization on
the Macintosh are only available through
third-party solutions sold separately.
Cradle Information
The Visor Prism comes with a
USB charging cradle. But if you use
Windows 95, Windows NT or Mac
OS 8.0 or lower (even if you have a
USB port), or the computer is not
equipped with a USB port, then you
need to buy a separate serial cradle
at an additional cost.
Package Contents
Visor Prism handheld computer
Internal rechargeable battery
Leather slip case
USB HotSync charging cradle
AC power adapter
Stylus
Palm Desktop software
(Windows and Mac)
Software link to Microsoft Outlook
(Windows only)
Links to other PIM software such as Lotus,
Notes and Symantec ACT! sold separately.
Windows System Requirements:
Windows 98 and 2000; USB port
(USB cradle included)
CD-ROM drive
Windows 95 and NT 4.0; serial port
(serial cradle sold separately)
CD-ROM drive
Macintosh System Requirements:
Macintosh ready—right out of the box
System 8.1 or later; USB port
(USB cradle included)
CD-ROM drive
System 7.5.3 or System 8.0; serial port
(serial cradle sold separately)
CD-ROM drive
To find out more about other
Handspring products, Springboard
modules and accessories, go to
www.handspring.com
Handspring, Inc
189 Bernardo Avenue
Mountain View, CA
94043-5203
Tel 650.230.5000
Fax 650.230.2100
© 2000 Handspring, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Handspring, Springboard, Visor and the Handspring logo are trademarks of Handspring, Inc.,
and may be registered in some jurisdictions. Graffiti, HotSync, and Palm OS are registered trademarks of Palm, Inc. All other trademarks and
trade names are the property of their respective owners. P/N 99-0008-00