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- Sleeper 3.1 for the Series 5
- Released on Aug 4, 1998
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- Pelican Software Inc
- P.O. Box 560
- Sugar Land Tx 77487-0560
- 281.242.8928 (Voice)
- 281.242.9573 (Fax)
- http://www.pelicansoft.com (Web page)
- support@pelicansoft.com (Email)
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- ======== Table of Contents =========
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- About Sleeper . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- Installation . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Registering Sleeper . . . . . . . . 3
- Overview of features . . . . . . . 4
- Permanent backligting . . . . . . . 5
- Backlighting at power-up. . . . . . 6
- Backlight on if external power on . 7 (registered version only)
- Bring Sleeper foreground. . . . . . 8
- Default Auto switch-off . . . . . . 9
- Special keys . . . . . . . . . . . 10
- What's new - Update history . . . . 11
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- [SECTION ONE] ABOUT SLEEPER
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- Sleeper is a shareware application written for the Psion Series 5.
- The function of the program is to more intelligently control the
- backlighting on the S5, and to provide a simple night clock.
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- Currently there is no function for checking for the presence of
- the mains adaptor (AC apator), but as soon as the OPX is done
- to read this value, we will add back in the feature to leave
- backlight on while external power is present.
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- [SECTION TWO] INSTALLATION
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- 1. Run the Sleeper.sis file to install Sleeper from PsiWin.
- 2. Language options include English and German
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- You will find Sleeper on your extras bar after it is installed.
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- [SECTION THREE] REGISTERING SLEEPER (Price $20.00 USD)
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- Sleeper is a shareware application written by Pelican Software Inc. We write
- only for Psion computers. Please support the shareware concept and register
- this program if you intend to use it. This will enable us to continue writing
- software for the Psion.
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- There are various ways to register Sleeper.
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- 1. Credit card, call Regnet at 801-352-4865 outside the US, or
- 800-999-2734 toll free in the USA.
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- Note: Our web page has a direct link to online registration through
- Regnet. Regnet supports secure online transactions. Find us on the
- web, at http://www.pelicansoft.com
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- [SECTION FOUR] OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM FEATURES
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- Sleeper is a program that hopefully anticipates the kinds of ways most
- users will use their backlighting. For example, it makes sense to use the
- Psion as a night clock now that it has a backlight, but there are at least
- three problems that come up immediately.
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- 1. What if sleeper (the clock) is not in the foreground?
- 2. I can't find the Psion-space bar to turn the light on.
- 3. I can't find the Psion-Off combination to turn it off.
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- Sleeper handles each one of these situations in it's preferences. First,
- Sleeper is itself a clock. It displays the time, date, and week number. The
- time can be displayed in analog or digital format.
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- Next, Sleeper has a preference that will bring itself foreground after a
- certain hour at night. This guarantees that at night when you press the ON
- key, Sleeper will be in the foregound.
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- Now that Sleeper is foreground, how about some light to see? No problem.
- Sleeper automatically turns the backlight on so that YOU don't have to.
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- Ready to turn the light off and go back to sleep? Just press the space bar
- and Sleeper will turn off the Psion.
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- [SECTION FIVE] PERMANENT BACKLIGHTING
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- There may be times, like in the evening, that you want the S3c backlighting
- to be on at all times, so that you don't constantly have to go to the
- settings to change it back and forth. Sleeper handles this in the preferences
- with an option called "Backlight always on - (During specific hours)"
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- Choosing this option lets you tell Sleeper that after a certain hour in the
- day, or night, you want backlighting to be on at all times. This way if you
- find that after 7:00 at night you typically need backlighting all the time,
- just tell Sleeper to do this for you. When the specific hour arrives, Sleeper
- will change your system settings to keep the backlight on.
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- [SECTION SIX] BACKLIGHT ON AT POWERUP
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- Another convenience setting in Sleeper is the ability to set Sleeper to
- turn your light on every time the machine is powered up. Alternatively, you
- can tell it to only do this when permanent backlighting is On. For example,
- if you have set Sleeper to turn permanent backlighting on after 8:00 at night,
- this doesn't mean that the light will automatically come on when you turn the
- machine on. You would still have to press the Psion-space keys to get the
- light on. With this feature in Sleeper, you never need to turn on the light
- when turning on your Psion.
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- [SECTION SEVEN] BACKLIGHT ON IF EXTERNAL POWER ON
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- If you want the backlighting on when the AC (Mains) adapter is connected, set
- this to "Yes" in the preferences. Note that the machine should be shut
- off before plugging in the power cable. When turning the machine back on
- Sleeper will detect the presence of external power and change your backlight
- settings to turn lighting on all the time. When you unplug the power cable,
- Sleeper will set the backlight settings back to your normal settings.
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- Note: This feature only functions after registering
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- [SECTION EIGHT] BRINGING SLEEPER FOREGROUND
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- Use this option to force Sleeper to the foreground after a certain time at
- night. This option is made for using Sleeper as a night clock. This way
- when you press the On key at night, Sleeper will always be in the foreground.
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- [SECTION NINE] DEFAULT AUTO SWITCH OFF
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- This is used to tell Sleeper how to set back your normal backlight settings
- when permanent backlighting is not on. The S3c doesn't remember your last
- auto switch off amount, but Sleeper does, and therefore doesn't need to ask
- you.
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- [SECTION TEN] SPECIAL KEYS
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- Enter Toggles clock type
- Space bar Turn machine off
- <p>key Hotkey for preferences
- Ctrl-Help Brings up this hotkey list.
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- [SECTION ELEVEN] What's new - Update history
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- Update History
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- 3.0 - First Series 5 release
- 3.1 - Added detection of external power.
- Preferences now have an option to keep backlight on when external
- power is on.
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- Email us if you have questions -
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- support@pelicansoft.com
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