A. Getting Around
For the most part, this manual assumes a working knowledge of Palm OS®. In this section, we will explain just enough about Palm OS® and ittyMIDI Player's interface for the novice to start the Player, get from screen to screen, enter text and get help within the Player.
If you are already an experienced Palm OS® user and plan to skip this section, you may want to read Section 3: Using the Buttons for some power user tips.
1. Starting ittyMIDI Player
Tap on the applications button with your stylus. The applications button is the icon of a home. It is one of the four permanent icons in the silk screen area. Of those, it's the one on the upper left.
ittyMIDI Player was installed into its own category called, "ittyMIDI". Other ittyMIDI products you may have installed will also appear here. Tap in the upper right-hand corner of your screen to pull down a list of application categories. Then Tap on "ittyMIDI" to show only products in that category.
Now you should see the Player icon. It's the black triangle with a MIDI connector in the middle. Tap on it to start the application.
If this is the first time you have started the Player you will be prompted with directions how to register. For more on registration, please see Section II.B. Registration.
2. Using the Menus
On every major screen ( Play, Playlist, Tempo and Pitch, Volume and Channels) there is a menu bar with three menus: Display, Options and Help.
The Display menu allows you to get from the current screen to the other major screens. (Alternatively, you can use the up and down buttons to navigate between the major screens.) Note: the Playlists screen is not available when a song is playing.
The Options menu allows you to get to the global preferences and any functions or subscreens specific to the current screen.
The Help menu allows you to get information about the current screen, about the Player program in general and access any reference information that would help use the current screen. For more on help, please see Section 5: Getting Help.
So how do you access the menus? The standard way is to tap on the menu icon located in the lower left-hand corner of the silk screen area. In later versions of Palm OS®, you can also tap on the tab in the upper left-hand corner. Now, across the top of the screen you will see, "Display Options Help". These are the three menus. Tap on the name of menu you want and the menu will be displayed. Then tap on the menu item you want. Menu items followed by "..." bring you to a popup dialog. Go ahead and explore the menu commands. Menu items without a "..." act immediately.
3. Using the Buttons
The up and down scroll buttons on the bottom of your handheld allow you to scroll through the five major displays. Note: the Playlists screen is not available when a song is playing. Also, if you select something to edit on the play screen, these buttons will edit the selected value until you unselect it.
The four application buttons on the bottom of the handheld correspond to the buttons on the bottom of the Play Screen (shuttle buttons). From left to right: The Datebook button is the Previous Song button, the Address Book button is the Play/Pause Button, the To Do button is the Stop Button and the Memo pad button is the Next Song button.
These shuttle buttons are available on all the screens where songs can play (Play, Volume, Tempo/Pitch and Channels). They are also available on the Playlists screen, but the Play/Pause and Stop buttons behave a little differently there. Both Buttons will bring you to the Play screen. In addition, the Play/Pause button will start the current song. The song highlighted on the Playlists screen is the current song. You can use Next Song and Previous Song buttons to move the cursor down and up (respectively).
4. Entering Text
Of course, one of the advantages of the Palm OS® platform is the ability to write text with a stylus. We highly recommend that you refer to your handheld's manual and learn Graffiti for text entry. It is a good way to impress your friends. To start the built in Graffiti tutorial, go to the System category in the home screen and tap on "Graffiti".
However, ittyMIDI Player does not require that you know how to use Graffiti. At every prompt for text you can either enter text with Graffiti or you can bring up an on-screen keyboard and tap-type the letters in. To bring up the on-screen keyboard tap in the lower left-hand corner of the Graffiti writing area. You will see an "a" or an "abc" there depending on your model of handheld. To enter numbers or other symbols, tap in the lower right hand corner ("1" or "123").