Parasharas Light

Palm Edition

USER MANUAL

P.O. Box 2152, Fairfield, Iowa 52556, USA Tel : (641) 472-0855 Fax : (641) 469-6847 Email : sales@parashara.com Website : palm.parashara.com 1

Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction .....................................................5
Introduction to Jyotish ........................................................................... 5 Introduction to Palm Device ................................................................ 6

Chapter 2 : Getting Started ..............................................7

Palm User Interface .................................................................................. 7

Chapter 3 : Quick Tour .....................................................9 Chapter 4 : The Birth Data Screen .................................13 Chapter 5 : The File Manager .........................................15 Chapter 6 : Configuring Options ....................................17
Select Atlas ............................................................................................. 17 Chart Style ............................................................................................. 18 Calculation Options .............................................................................. 19 Miscellaneous Options .......................................................................... 19

Chapter 7 : The Charts Screen ........................................21

Scroll Arrows .......................................................................................... 21 View Charts ............................................................................................ 21 Planetary Degrees ................................................................................... 22 Shodashvarga .......................................................................................... 22 Planetary Dignity ................................................................................... 23
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Lordships ................................................................................................ 23 Vargavimsopaka (Vimsopaka) ................................................................ 24 Planetary Aspects ................................................................................... 24 Planetary Avasthas ................................................................................. 24 Shadbala (planetary strength) ............................................................... 25 Ashtakavarga .......................................................................................... 26 Dashas .................................................................................................... 26 Gemstone Prescription .......................................................................... 27

Chapter 8 : Installation of Additional Atlas Files ..........28

Step 1 : Getting your desktop ready ...................................................... 28 Step 2 : Get the additional atlas files .................................................... 28 Step 3 : Selection with Install Tool ....................................................... 28 Step 4 : Transferring the atlas file to your Palm ................................... 29

Chapter 9 : PL Exchange.................................................31
Introduction to PL Exchange ................................................................. 31 Running PL Exchange ............................................................................ 31 Using PL Exchange ................................................................................. 31 Other screen details ............................................................................... 34 Troubleshooting/FAQs .......................................................................... 35

Chapter 1: Introduction

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Introduction to Jyotish
In India, astrology is called Jyotish, a Sanskrit word that is derived from two roots, Jyoti and Isha, which respectively mean Light and God. Jyotish is the science of light, both the light of the celestial bodies and the internal light of the soul. It is a gift that was bestowed upon humanity by the ancient rishis (sages) and has been passed on from generation to generation in an oral and written form. Jyotish unfolds the knowledge of how the planets and stars influence an individual human life as well as the life of the nations, and the globe. It sheds light on our lives. Vedic Astrology uses astronomical calculations to determine the positions of the stars and the planets to predict the future of individuals as well as mundane affairs. Therefore, Jyotish is referred to as predictive astrology. Jyotish has numerous practical applications. The main one is predicting ones life events, as well as understanding how the heavenly bodies influence our lives and which particular planets are responsible for favorable and unfavorable occurrences in specific areas of life. Through Vedic Astrology, we can analyze and interpret the quality and intensity of an individuals karma within various aspects of life. One of the most important areas of Vedic Astrology is Upaya (Sanskrit word for method), the body of knowledge that deals with remedial measures for improving and correcting adverse planetary influences, as well as strengthening and 5

promoting the positive areas. Vedic Astrology provides us with tools and means to predict and time the events that are going to take place in ones life, but more so, it renders instruction on how to improve the quality of life in order to enjoy the totality of existence.

Introduction to Palm Device

The Palm Device is a type of hand-held computer that serves as a Personal Digital Assistant to the owner. The Palm Device has been invented and patented by Palm Inc., USA and is available globally through their network of distributors. The device can be compared to a personal computer in its functions, except that the device is as small as the size of your palm. Developing software for this small computer requires specialized skills in programming as well as designing. GeoVision Software Inc. is the first company that has invested in the research and development to make Jyotish available on this device. The Palm Device is highly suitable for Astrologers, as it is easy to carry (fits in your top pocket) and costs much less than a personal computer. Now, with the worlds most acclaimed Vedic Astrology software, Parasharas Light being available on this device, gives tremendous power to the Astrologer to cast horoscopes graphically and make predictions using the advanced features of this software. Since the Palm Device has only a few buttons, it is very easy to learn and use. It is the perfect size to keep with you when you travel, and its simplicity eliminates a lot of the maintenance and hassles associated with desktop computers. Although the programs on Palm Device are extremely small, we have ensured that the high accuracy of the astrological calculations provided by Parasharas Light is retained to the greatest possible.

Chapter 2 : Getting Started

CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED

PL-Palm comes pre-installed if you have purchased the Palm Handheld Device along with the software from Geo Vision Software Inc., or its distributors. If you have purchased the software application from us separately (without the hardware), please refer to the Installation Guide provided with the software for help with installing the software on your Palm Device. For help with your Hardware, please refer to the Getting Started Guide or the User Guide shipped to you along with the Palm Device. You can also get a copy of these Hardware manuals at the website http://www.palm.com/support/ . If you are a first time user of Palm Device, please take a few moments to learn about the User Interface of your Palm Device below. What you see below is the most inexpensive model of Palm, the m100, you may have a different model, but the interface elements shown below will still be the same.

Palm User Interface

Screen : This is there area where you can view and interact with your
applications like Parasharas Light for Palm (PL-Palm). You can use the Stylus (small stick used for pointing and writing) to navigate through your application by using the menu system provided in the application.

Graffiti : You use this area to draw the letters and numbers that are instantly
recognized by the Palm Device. Please refer to the Graffiti reference card or the online help with this feature. You can also use the on-screen keyboard that pops-up when you select the two bottom corners of the Graffiti area. 7

within an application. PL-Palm makes innovative use of this feature to enable you to scroll between three different pages, e.g. you could open the Lagna Kundli and then Scroll Up for the Planetary Details and Scroll Down for the Planetary Aspects!

Scroll Buttons : These buttons enable you to scroll upwards and downwards

Application Buttons : The first button on your left is the Menu button, which
you will use to open the Menu Items in PL-Palm.

Chapter 3 : Quick Tour

CHAPTER 3 QUICK TOUR

PL-Palm uses a simple Menu and Scroll bar for Navigation within the application. All the features are just a Tap away. The User interface of PL-Palm consists of four main screens: 1. 2. 3. 4. The Opening screen The File manager screen The Data entry screen The Charts screen

When you first open PL-Palm, you will get in the opening screen which will display your personal details.

After you tap on it, you will get straight to the File manager. The File manager offers you different ways to continue : 9

Changing options and viewing help files can be done through the System menu. To activate the SystemMenu, you can either Tap on the Parasharas Light label at the top of the screen or on the left-most application button on your Palm Device (see Palm User Interface chapter above).

You can create a new chart by tapping on the New button, which will take you to the data entry screen. The same can be done by selecting New on the system menu (tap on the Parasharas Light label at the top, and select New from the Record menu). The File manager screen will always display the names of previously saved charts in alphabetical order. To open an existing chart, first select the person from the list. Then you can go to the charts screen by clicking the Draw the Chart button. The chart will be drawn for the chart you selected. The File manager also lets you edit existing birth data. First select the name from the list, and then tap the Edit button.

Commonly Used Functions of PL-Palm :

The three main choices will now be discussed in more detail. (1) (2) (3) Changing options Creating a new chart Viewing charts 10

Changing Options
When you activate the System Menu, from any screen in Parasharas Light, you will see various options under each heading. Tap on the Options option to activate it. You can also use the keyboard shortcut mentioned against each menu item, to access the menu option directly. System Menu is typically used for changing the configuration of the application, such as the default Chart Type (North Indian, South Indian or Circular), choosing the Ayanamsha (Lahiri, Raman etc.). System Menu Items in PL-Palm are described in detail in a subsequent chapter.

Creating a new chart

After you tap the New button in the File manager screen, you will get into the birth data screen. Here you can select the name, date, time, and place of birth, mostly through a few simple taps. After you have completed the data entry, click on Done to exit. The data will be saved, and you will automatically get to the chart screen. Please read the chapter The Birth Data Screen for full details.

Viewing charts
You will get to the charts screen, either because you selected a name in the File manager screen and tapped Draw the Chart, or by clicking on Done in the birth data screen. Either way, you will get to the same place. The charts screen offers you many kinds of data, which can be selected from the application menu. 11

To select the data you like to see, just tap on the Application Menu on the right hand corner and choose a screen from the Drop-Down Menu Options. Some of the screens have a sub-menu to enable you to choose an option for the selected screen. For instance, the Charts Menu has a Sub-menu with three options for Birth Chart, Sun Chart and Moon Chart. Please tap on the Sub-menu (or the downward pointing arrow) to access the options. To return to the File manager screen (to open a different chart for example), tap on the broad arrow, placed on the left of the persons name. This completes the brief tour through the main screens of the application. In the subsequent chapters you can find more details about each screen.

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Chapter 4 : The Birth Data Screen

CHAPTER 4 THE BIRTH DATA SCREEN

PL-Palm comes to you with a full set of Atlas for USA as well as the rest of the world. Please follow the easy procedure described below to create an accurate chart. NAME enables you to store and retrieve your charts. You can use numbers after the first character to denote Prashna charts for example, 14 Nov 1948, 9:15 p.m. Select the gender Male (M) or Female (F) The Birth Data Entry screen contains several pop-up selection tools that ensure that you make no mistake in the data entry. Tap on the Date and you will see a pop-up listing the Years to choose from, followed by a Calendar to select the exact Date. You can create a chart for the years starting from 1904 to 2035! Similarly tap on the box that displays the Time. In this example 9:15 p.m., the date is presented to you in the 24-hour format. For instance, 4 O clock in the morning will be four Hrs, while 1 o clock in the afternoon will be 13 Hrs. Please remember to select 00 Hrs for Midnight and 12 Hrs for Noon. 13

You can automatically fill in the Latitude and Longitude by entering partial or full name of a city and Tap on the Atlas button. In the next screen, please scroll and select the city that you need. If you cannot find your city, please tap on Cancel and enter the Longitude and Latitude manually. The Time Zone and the Day Light Saving Time (DST) is also automatically filled in for you. If you normally use the current location to cast your charts, you can set the location as default, by tapping on the button Set as default. Tap on the Done Button to complete your selection or Cancel button to go back to the data entry screen.

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Chapter 5 : The File Manager

CHAPTER 5 THE FILE MANAGER

The File Manager is a central place from where you can create new charts, edit existing charts or delete the charts that you do not need. You can reach the File Manager in 2 ways : 1) from the opening screen when you first start the application, and 2) from the chart screen by clicking on the arrow next to the persons name. You can store as many charts as the Memory in your Palm Device allows. For instance, if you have a Palm Device with 2 MB memory, you can easily store over 500 charts, subject to space used by other applications.

Viewing the chart list

The File manager screen will always display the names of previously saved charts in alphabetical order. The sorting will work best when you use only letter in the names of the charts. We suggest that you use the word Now or Prashna to identify a Prashna Chart that you can keep editing to see the chart for the current date/time for a particular location. The arrow at the right hand bottom corner enables you to scroll through the list of charts.

Edit
The File manager also lets you edit existing birth data. First select the name from the list, and then tap the Edit button, and you will get into the Birth data screen. The data will automatically be saved after you are done editing. 15

Delete
You can delete charts by tapping the delete button. Be careful! It will not ask you to confirm the deletion of the chart.

Opening an existing chart

To see one of the charts, first select the person from the list. Click on the Draw the Chart button to go to the charts screen. The chart will be drawn for the chart you selected. To open a chart, all you need to do is to tap on the desired name (e.g. New Delhi) and tap on the Draw the Chart action button, to start the calculation process.

Creating a new chart

Tap on the New button to create a new chart record. The new chart will automatically be saved when you are done.

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Chapter 6 : Configuring Options

CHAPTER 6 CONFIGURING OPTIONS

Before you start using PL-Palm, you should consider reviewing the various system and calculation options available to you.

Note : Changing Calculation Options may result in

changes to the charts and astrological data. Please refer to the System Menu Option above for help with accessing the Options Menu.

Select Atlas
PL-Palm has two atlases that work together. One is a World Atlas, with a limited number of major cities world-wide. The other is a regional atlas, containing very complete data for a smaller geographical area. You can install a different regional atlas to suit your particular need best. A large number of regional atlases have been compiled by us, to give you the best possible choice for your area. You can select either atlas (the world atlas or the regional atlas) to be the default. When a new city is entered, PL will first look in the default atlas. So it is advisable to select the atlas that you expect to use most as the default. 17

All atlases include the Latitude, Longitude and the Time Zone data of each city. You will not need books or tables or other software to consult when entering birth data. You can download free Atlas files from our web-site palm.parashara.com. For details on Installation of Additional Atlas Files, please refer to Chapter 8 of the User Guide. You can access this option directly by typing the keystrokes Upwards Swish and A in the Graffiti area.

Tip : You can switch between Atlases, if you have more than one Atlas file loaded on
your Palm Device. This will significantly save time at the time of Data Entry.

Chart Style
PL-Palm offers three types of charts to display the astrological data. Choosing any of these chart types does not change the calculations. This option allows you to view the charts in a format familiar to you. Please tap on the North Indian, South Indian or Circular buttons to set this option. The accompanying icon shows how the chart will be presented. This application remembers the option chosen by you and will always show charts in this format even if you quit and restart the application. You can access this option directly by typing the keystrokes Upwards Swish and S in the Graffiti area.

Tip : There is a significant difference in how the Houses and Signs are presented in
each of these charts. Please refer to any Vedic Astrology Primer for more details.

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Calculation Options
Ayanamsha:

One of the most important differences between Western and Vedic astrology is the method of calculating planetary positions. Western astrology uses the Tropical zodiac, whereas Vedic Astrology uses the Sidereal zodiac. The implication of this is that Planetary positions calculated in these two systems are about 23 to 24 degrees apart. The exact difference in longitude of the Tropical and Sidereal zodiac is called the Ayanamsha. The Ayanamsha changes every year and there are different ways of calculating it. The Chitra Paksha Ayanamsha, commonly referred to as Lahiri Ayanamsha, is the most widely used and set as the Default in the program. If you dont have a particular preference for a different Ayanamsha, then you do not have to do anything. PL-Palm supports most of the popular Ayanamsha values. Please tap on the Ayanamsha of your choice and all the charts will be calculated using this Ayanamsha. You can access this option directly by typing the keystrokes Upwards Swish and C in the Graffiti area.

Miscellaneous Options
This option enables you to quickly jump to the Chart from the data entry screen, instead of the File Manager. You can also set your preference regarding displaying of outer planets in all the charts. 19

You can access this option directly by typing the keystrokes Upwards Swish and M in the Graffiti area.

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Chapter 7 : The Charts Screen

CHAPTER 7 THE CHARTS SCREEN

Scroll Arrows
The Scroll Arrow is an innovative user-interface that enables you to move easily between multiple screens without using the menu system. In order to use this feature, just tap on either the left/right or the top/bottom scroll arrows at the top of the screen. For instance, if you are viewing the Birth Chart, you can tap on the Right Arrow to see the Planetary Details. Now we will look at each chart/table that can be viewed in the Charts screen separately.

View Charts

The default Birth Chart is displayed as soon as you select Draw the Chart in the File Menu. Please refer to the chapter on Opening an existing Chart above for details. 21

You can switch between Sun (Surya) chart, Moon (Chandra) Chart and the Birth (Lagna) chart from the drop-down menu just below the Main Menu. See the Configuring Options section for changing the default Chart Style.

Planetary Degrees

This screen provides details of the Planetary positions and the Nakshatras associated with each Sign. You can also see view the Pada (quarter) of the Nakshatra and the Nakshatra Lord.

Shodashvarga

There are sixteen Vargas (divisional charts), including the birth chart. Most of the Vargas relate to one particular area of life, some relate to all areas of life like the Birth Chart itself. 22

The Vargas have Sanskrit names, in most cases simply the Sanskrit number of the division. For example the Navamsha is the 1/9th division and Nava means nine. You can see any of the Varga charts by selecting a chart from the Sub-menu under the main menu of Shodashvarga.

Planetary Dignity

This screen provides the Dignity of each of the Planets in the Lagna Chart as well as the Navamsha Chart. The planetary dignities are an important consideration in evaluating how auspiciously the planets will act in the chart.

Lordships

This screen provides the Lordship of each House in the Lagna Chart as well as the important Divisional (Varga) Charts. 23

You can see the Lordship of charts other than Lagna Chart by selecting the Sub-Menu below the Main Menu.

Vargavimsopaka (Vimsopaka)
This screen gives the Vimsopaka calculation for 4 different varga groups for each of the nine grahas. The Vimsopaka score indicates how auspicious the planet will be due to its placement in the divisionals charts. Therefore, planets with a higher Vimsopaka, will act auspiciously across the various areas of life represented by the group of vargas the score is based on. The range of values is 0-20, even though each extreme is very rare. A value around 10-12 represents average.

Planetary Aspects

This screen provides the complete Aspects received by each Planet on the left from each of the other 9 Planets listed at the top. A value 0 means there is no aspect at all, and 60 signifies a full aspect.

Planetary Avasthas
This screen displays the state of each Planet calculated in three different ways Jagrad, Baladi and Deepta. Avastha means state and gives a clue of how the planet will behave. 24

The first group Jagrad describes one of 3 states. Jagrad means Awake, Swapna means Dreaming, and Sushupti means Sleeping. The second group Baladi describes one of 5 states: Bala (infant), Kumara (youthful), Yuva(Adolescent), Vridha (old), and Mrita (dead). The third group, Deepta describes a set of 9. Deepta (radiant), Swastha (confident), Mudita (rejoicing), Shanta (serene), Deena (poor), Dukhita (unhappy), Vikala (Distressed), Khala (cruel), and Kruddha (angry).

Shadbala (planetary strength)

The Shad Bala is a very comprehensive indication of the strengths of the planets. This screen provides a detailed view of the Shad Bala Planetary strength is derived from six different methods : Sthana, Dig, Kaala, Chesta, Naisargika and Drig. 25

Ashtakavarga

You can view the Ashtakvarga for each Planet on this screen along with the Sarvashtakvarga. The Ashtakavarga figure in a particular sign shows in how many favorable positions that sign is relative to the natal planets. When that planet transits through a sign with a high score, its effects will be more favorable, a transit through a sign with a low score will be unfavorable. The Sarvashtakavarga score for a sign are simply the sum of each planets score for that sign. By default, the opening screen displays the Ashtakvarga for Sun. You can select any other planet (including Lagna) or the Sarvashtakvarga from the Sub-Menu below the Main Menu.

Dashas

This screen shows the Vimshottari Dasha. You can see the Maha Dasha and the Antardasha for each Maha Dasha period. 26

Please use the Up and Down Scroll buttons provided at the right to scroll through the full period of 120 Years.

Gemstone Prescription

This screen provides an Interpretation of your Lagna Chart in the form of a Prescription of Gemstones. There are three gemstones prescribed. Life Stone The gem of the lagna lord is a good stone to wear at all times. It gives health, vitality, general success and wellbeing. Punya (Lucky) Stone The gem for the fifth lord is particularly lucky, while also being good for creative energy and children. Bhagya (Fortune) Stone The gem for the ninth lord brings fortune.

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Chapter 8 : Installation of Additional Atlas Files

CHAPTER 8 INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL ATLAS FILES

Step 1 : Getting your desktop ready
Please ensure that you have the Palm Desktop installed on your machine, prior to using this installer. Palm Desktop is a software that is provided by the manufacturer/distributor along with the Palm Device. If you do not have it, contact your Palm distributor or download it from http://www.palm.com. Once you are sure you have the Palm Desktop, connect your Palm device and do HotSync to ensure that your Palm is connected properly.

Step 2 : Get the additional atlas files

Additional atlas files can be downloaded from http://palm.parashara.com/ downloads/atlas.htm. Upon visiting the above-mentioned link, you will get a list of many atlas files that can be used with Parasharas Light - Palm Edition. The atlas files have been divided into two categories : Regional Atlas files : Regional atlas files usually cover a small geographical area and are limited to one country only. World Atlas Files : World atlas files include cities spread over wider geographical area and many countries. At a time you can have at most one Regional and one World atlas on your Palm.

Step 3 : Selection with Install Tool

Install Tool is provided by the Palm manufacturers and is a part of the Palm Desktop software. Follow the steps given below : 28

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Start Install Tool from the Palm Desktop program group. Click on the Add button. Choose the downloaded atlas file from the location where you saved it on your hard drive. Click on Done button to finish your selection. Now HotSync your PC with Palm as described below.

Step 4 : Transferring the atlas file to your Palm

You will now need to HotSync your Palm Device with your Personal Computer to transfer the atlas file to your Palm. 4.1 4.2 As mentioned in Step 1, please ensure that the Palm Interface cable is securely connected to the Serial Port of your computer. Please check that the HotSync Manager is running. You will find an icon in your Task Bar (close to your clock). If you cannot find this icon, please start the HotSync Manager from the Palm Desktop program group in your Start Button. 29

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Press the HotSync button provided on the cradle on which your Palm Device is mounted. (Alternatively, start your Palm Device and choose the Systems Folder. Select HotSync from the Systems Folder). Wait until the Synchronization process is completed. The additional atlas file has been transferred from your desktop to your Palm Device and is ready to be use with Parasharas Light - Palm Edition.

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Chapter 9 : PL Exchange

CHAPTER 9 PL EXCHANGE

Introduction to PL Exchange
PL Exchange is a desktop utility specifically designed to be used with the Palm editions of the Vedic Astrology products by GeoVision Software Inc. It is an utility designed to exchange birth data content between the desktop version of Parasharas Light and the Palm version. The idea behind PL Exchange has been to avoid duplicate data entry, whether you entered the data first on your Palm, or first on your Desktop. PL Exchange can be used to copy pre-calculated charts from your desktop to your Palm device and vice versa. It also provides you an interface whereby you can select charts from any given path on your machine and mark them for transfer, after having a preview of the same.

Running PL Exchange
If you have installed PL Exchange on your machine, you can run it through Programs->GeoVision->PL Exchange. Alternatively, you can double click PLExchange.exe from the directory where you installed PL Exchange.

Using PL Exchange
There are 4 main steps which have to be followed in order to upload /download /transfer charts to and from your Palm. The PL Exchange screen has these steps numbered, and you are advised to go through them in the same order. 31

1. Select Palm User Name : You will be provided with a list of all users configured for HotSync process through Palm Desktop. It is most likely, you use only one Palm device, and therefore you have only one user listed. By default, the first (or only) user in the list will be selected. You may select the user for whom you wish to carry out the HotSync operation. The movement of chart data to and from the Palm device will take place only for the selected user name. 2. Select Folders : PL Exchange will synchronize files between your desktop and your Palm. You have to specify which folders on your desktop should be used for this process. Upload from : Please specify the folder name from where you would like to copy charts to your Palm. For this folder only, the charts will be listed and you will be able to make a selection for uploading. By default, it is set to the path that you had selected while installing PL Exchange. You can change this path anytime by clicking the adjacent browse button. The path once changed will be saved automatically and the next time you run PL Exchange, the Upload from field will be set to the last selected path. 32

Download to : Please specify the folder name from where you would like to store the charts downloaded from your Palm device. If you like to use PL Exchange to copy charts from your Palm in order to open them in Parasharas Light (desktop version), then the easiest way is to select the charts directory of Parasharas Light ( probably the same directory as you selected as the upload directory). This way, you will see any of the charts created on the Palm within Parasharas Light, without needing to change directories in the File manager. If you like to use PL Exchange just to backup your charts on the Palm, you should not select the charts directory, but select any other directory that you like to use for backups. If you do not have such a backup directory yet, you can create it using the Windows Explorer. Whatever directory you select, your settings will be saved automatically and restored when your run PL Exchange. 3. Select charts to be transferred to Palm : Refresh : Pressing this button refreshes the Chart List. The Chart List is emptied and is refilled with all the charts present in the Upload from directory. Chart List : This list will hold the names of the charts present in the Upload from directory. There are two options here. a) To preview the chart, click on the name itself, and the chart as well as the birth data are shown on the right side of the screen. b) Click on the checkbox on the left side of the name, to mark a chart to be downloaded. When you actually start the downloading (step 4), all charts that are checked will be downloaded. Select All : By checking this check box, all the charts listed in the Chart List are marked for uploading. If you uncheck it again, all charts will be unchecked. 4. Transfer Charts : You can specify the activity that should take place, whenever a HotSync operation takes place. You can either specify the upload action or the download action, or both. In case both upload and download 33

activities are chosen, the download process would precede the upload process. Upload charts to Palm : If this check box is checked, all the charts marked for uploading are transferred to your Palm, whenever the next HotSync operation takes place. Download charts from Palm: If this check box is checked, all the charts present on you palm device will be downloaded to the directory specified by the Download to path. To actually start the file exchange with your Palm, you have to press the HotSync button on the Palm.

Other screen details

Details/Birth Chart: This area will display the birth data and Birth Chart of the name that is highlighted (last clicked on) in the list in Step 3. Help/Manual: Press the Help/Manual button to open the manual in pdf format. This feature requires the Acrobat reader to be installed on your system. You can also view this same file by selecting Programs->GeoVision>Manuals->PL Exchange. If you do not have Acrobat reader installed on your system, please download it from www.adobe.com. Done: Click the Done button when you are finished working with PL Exchange. The next time there is a HotSync operation, the specified activity will take place.

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Troubleshooting/FAQs
Q 1. What is PL Exchange?
PL Exchange is a Windows based desktop utility specifically designed to be used with the Palm editions of the Vedic Astrology products by GeoVision Software Inc. It is an utility designed to exchange birth data content between the desktop version of Parasharas Light and the Palm version. The idea behind PL Exchange has been to avoid duplicate data entry, whether you entered the data first on your Palm, or first on your Desktop.

Q 2. How do I get PL Exchange?

PL Exchange can be downloaded from the following URL http:// palm.parashara.com/downloads.

Q 3. Is PL Exchange of any use to me if I do not have the Desktop version of PL?

Full capabilities of PL Exchange will be useful only when you have both the Palm version and the desktop version of Parasharas Light. However, even if you do not have the Desktop version of Parasharas Light, you can still use it for backing up your charts on your Palm Device.

Q 4. Does one need to have a license of PL Exchange prior to using it?

Anybody can use it freely. However, any attempt to tamper with this application is strictly prohibited. PL Exchange is a complimentary tool provided for the convenience of users.

Q 5. Why do I not have any users listed in the Select User list?
This means that so far you have not configured any user for your Palm device using Palm Desktop. Probably, you have not yet installed the software that came with your Palm on your PC. Only those user names are listed here who have been added using the Palm Desktop utility. If you want to know more about how to create new users using Palm Desktop, refer to the online help of Palm Desktop. 35

Q 6. Can one add a new user using PL Exchange?

No, adding new users through PL Exchange is not possible. For adding new users, please use Palm Desktop. If you want to know more about how to create new users using Palm Desktop, refer to the online help of Palm Desktop.

Q 7. Can the Upload from and Download to paths be same?

Yes, they can be same. This is the preferred configuration if you intend on opening a chart created on your Palm, by Parasharas Light on your desktop.

Q 8. Suppose my Upload from and Download to paths are the same. Will the downloaded charts overwrite any existing charts, in case they bear the same name?
No, all charts downloaded from your Palm device are saved with unique names. There is no possibility of overwriting of charts during the download operation. However, there is a good chance that you will get duplicate files. Every time you download the charts from the Palm, a new set of files is created, even if the birth data was not altered on the Palm.

Q 9. How many charts can one upload at a time?

There is no restriction imposed. You can upload as many charts as you wish. The number is only subject to the memory available on your device.

Q 10. How many charts can one download at a time?

All the charts on your Palm device will be downloaded to the Download to directory.

Q 11. If one checks both the Upload charts to Palm and Download charts from Palm check boxes, what operation will take place first?
If both the check boxes are checked, charts from Palm will be downloaded prior to uploading any charts to your Palm Device. 36

Q 12. What if even after making appropriate selections, no charts are moved to and from my Palm device?
There can be several reasons for the same. A few of them could be: a) You may have not selected any user name for whom to move charts. b) The user name you selected is not the proper one for the Palm that you did the HotSync with. c) The conduit that is responsible for movement of data, may not have been registered/installed properly. You may need to re-install PL Exchange. d) There might be some problems with the HotSync service. You may need to re-install Palm Desktop. In case you face any problems using PL Exchange, please feel free to contact us at sales@parashara.com.

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