User manual SONY ERICSSON K750I - CAMERA AND VIDEO RECORDING

G s Capturing, saving, editing and file handling. etting tarted June 2005 Camera & Video recorder Getting started Camera & Video recorder Contents Introduction ............................................................................................... 3 Activating the camera and video recorder ................................................ 4 1. Activation by sliding the lens cover ................................................... 4 2. Activation by selecting Camera in menu overview ............................ 4 Camera ...................................................................................................... 5 Taking a picture ..................................................................................... 5 Camera functionality .............................................................................. 6 Camera options ...................................................................................... 7 Editing pictures .................................................................................... 11 The video recorder .................................................................................. 14 Capturing a video clip .......................................................................... 14 Video recorder options ........................................................................ 14 Handling pictures and video clips ........................................................... 16 Picture formats ..................................................................................... 16 Viewing your pictures ........................................................................... 16 Assigning a picture to a contact in the phonebook ............................. 17 Saving pictures and video clips ........................................................... 18 Sharing pictures and video clips ............................................................. 18 File handling ............................................................................................ 19 Managing files in your phone ............................................................... 19 Managing files using a computer ............................................................ 19 Quick access to the Memory Stick Duo on your computer ................. 20 Before you start managing files using a computer .............................. 20 Installing the File Manager software .................................................... 21 Connecting via the USB cable ................................................................. 22 Managing files using a computer ............................................................ 23 Phone memory files ............................................................................. 23 Memory Stick Duo files ........................................................................ 24 2 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder Introduction Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols may appear in this Getting started guide: Note Indicates that a service or function is network- or subscription-dependent. Contact your network operator for details. See also page ... Use the selection keys or the navigation key to scroll and select. Press the navigation key centre. Press the navigation key up. Press the navigation key down. Press the navigation key to the left. Press the navigation key to the right. Your mobile phone has a 2 megapixel digital camera and digital video recorder. You can take pictures, record video clips, view them and send them in picture messages via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) or as email attachments. To use email and MMS, you must subscribe to these services. Please check with your network operator. You can also use a picture as a screen saver or wallpaper, or save it together with a contact in your phonebook so that the picture appears when that person calls. The pictures and video clips can be saved on the Memory Stick DuoTM or in the phone memory. You can easily transfer files between the different memories. Please see the Getting Started Guide Managing files for further details. You can save your camera pictures in three different sizes: 1632x1224, 640x480 or 160x120 pixels. Your video clips can be saved in two different sizes: 176x144 and 128x96 pixels. This allows you to decide on the number of pictures/video clips that can be saved (this depends on the size) in the phone memory or on the Memory Stick Duo. As soon as you take pictures or video clips, you can send them in a picture message, using MMS. You can also exchange them using BluetoothTM wireless technology, Infrared, cable or email, (as long as your phone holds these capabilities). The camera has a photo light that can be activated via the camera settings menu, or by using a shortcut when the camera is activated. Before taking a picture, you can change settings and add effects or frames. After taking a picture, you can edit your pictures by adding effects, frames or clipart objects. You can easily create your own personal pictures! For information on phone overview, using the menus, entering letters, quick keys, Memory Stick DuoTM, and file manager, please see the chapter Getting to know your phone in the user guide. % } 3 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder Activating the camera and video recorder The camera and the video recorder can be activated in two ways, either by sliding the lens cover, or by selecting Camera in the menu overview. 1. Activation by sliding the lens cover The camera, as well as the video recorder, is activated by sliding the lens cover. While in standby, slide the lens cover to activate the camera. The view finder is now activated. Use the navigation key to switch between camera and video recorder. 2. Activation by selecting Camera in menu overview 1. } Camera. A message appears on the screen, asking you to open the lens cover. 4 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder Camera Keys used in camera mode 3 1 Selection key 2 Selection key 1, 2 Areas used for displaying functions such as View, Settings, and Select. To select the function displayed in these areas, press the relevant selection key. 3 The up or down arrow is displayed. Use the navigation key to switch between the camera and video recorder. Taking a picture 1. Activate the camera. Make sure the camera (and not the video recorder), is activated. 2. Press halfway down to automatically focus. When the green dot stops flashing, press all the way down to take a picture. 3. The picture is saved on the Memory Stick Duo as default (to save the picture in the phone memory, you have to select this before taking the picture, % 18 Saving pictures and video clips). If you want to delete the picture immediately, press the button. If you want to take another picture, press or to return to the view finder. . 4. To deactivate the camera, close the lens cover or press and hold 5 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder Camera functionality The camera has different functions allowing you, for example, to take a self-portrait, or to get the best picture quality with reference to your surroundings. You can zoom in on an object, adjust the brightness or use the photo light when lighting conditions are poor. Take a self-portrait Hold the phone so that you can see your reflection in the mirror next to the lens. Press picture. You can also use the self-timer, % 8 Self-timer. to take the To use the zoom Use the volume buttons on the side of the phone to zoom in and zoom out. Press the in on a subject and press the button to zoom out. button to zoom 6 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder To adjust the brightness Use the navigation key to adjust brightness. Press to decrease the brightness and press to increase the brightness. You can also press and hold the relevant navigation key to continuously increase or decrease brightness. The brightness determines how much white is added to each colour in the picture. To turn on the photo light To take pictures in a dimly lit environment, press as a shortcut, to turn the photo light on, and press again to turn the light off. To turn on the photo light via the camera settings, press Settings, scroll to and select Turn on light. When you have taken a picture, press Settings, scroll to and select Turn off light. Camera options When taking a picture, you can select between different settings to personalize or change the appearance of the picture. You can, for example, use frames to decorate the picture or use the Burst function to take pictures in rapid succession to capture movement. You can also select the Picture size for saving your picture in1632x1224, 640x480 or 160x120 pixels. The night mode prolongs the exposure time to give better pictures in dark environments. The Self-timer makes it easy to take a photo with yourself in the picture when you're on your own. The Effects setting gives you several colour selections to choose from and the White balance setting gives you the best colour rendition according to the surroundings. There are also other settings for Picture quality, Reset file no. and Save to ­ here you decide whether your pictures should be saved to the Memory Stick Duo or in the phone memory. To enter the Settings menu When the camera is activated, } Settings to view more options before you take a picture: Shoot mode · Normal for no frame. · Panorama to combine several pictures into one wide picture. 7 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder · Frames to add a frame to your picture. When you have selected Frames, a frame is shown on the screen. Use the navigation key to scroll through the frames. When you select Frames, the picture size is automatically changed to 640x480 pixels. · Burst to take four pictures in rapid succession. When you select Burst, the picture size is automatically changed to 640x480 pixels. Picture size Choose between Large 1632x1224, Medium 640x480, and Small 160x120 pixels. If you are going to send a picture message using MMS, please note that some phones that support pictures cannot receive picture sizes of more than 160x120. You can resize a high resolution picture before you send it. To be able to edit pictures taken with the camera, you can select up to 1632x1224. For editing pictures, % 11 To edit and save a picture. In the bottom left corner you can see the number of pictures that can be saved in the phone memory or on the Memory Stick Duo (depending on where you have chosen to store the picture). Note that this number changes, as you change the picture size. If you select a smaller picture size, you can save more pictures than if you select a bigger picture size. Turn on night mode In dark environments, the night mode effect enhances picture quality with longer exposure time. Please note that due to the longer exposure time, the camera is more sensitive to movement. Self-timer When the self-timer is selected, the picture is taken within 8 ­10 seconds after activation. The self-timer beeps to indicate when the picture will be taken. First it beeps slowly, and then faster just before the picture is taken. Effects Here you can select different effects for your picture. Some of the effects that you select before taking a picture are different from the ones that you can add to your picture after taking it. See some examples below: · Off - no effect. The picture will be just as it appears in the viewfinder. 8 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder · Negative: This effect inverts the red, green, and blue colours separately, and to varying degrees. · Solarize: The solarize effect gives the effect of exposing undeveloped film to sunlight. 9 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder · Sepia: The sepia effect gives the picture a brownish-red tint. Old film and photographs used to have a strong sepia tone and this effect can help you make a picture look older. · Black & white: This effects allows you to take black & white pictures. Turn on light The photo light can be turned on to enhance lighting conditions when taking a picture in close range. It can either be turned on using the camera settings, or using a shortcut on the keypad, % 7 To turn on the photo light. White balance The white balance effect adjusts the picture colour balance according to the lighting conditions. Normally our eyes compensate for lighting conditions with different colour temperatures. A digital camera needs to find a reference point which represents white. It will then calculate all the other colours based on this white point. For instance, if a halogen light illuminates a white wall, the wall will have a yellow cast, while in fact it should be white. So if the camera knows the wall is supposed to be white, it will then compensate for all the other colours in the scene accordingly. 10 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder Most digital cameras feature automatic white balance whereby the camera looks at the overall colour of the image and calculates the best-fit white balance. However these systems are often fooled, especially if the scene is dominated by one colour, say green, or if there is no natural white. Your phone allows you to choose a white balance manually. In addition to auto, you can choose between incandescent, fluorescent, daylight and cloudy. Before making the actual shot, you can focus on an area in the scene which should be white or neutral grey, or at a white or grey target card. The camera will then use this reference when taking the actual picture. Turn on macro By selecting Turn on macro, you can zoom in to focus on small objects, such as flowers and insects when taking a picture in close range. Picture quality You can select which quality you would like for your picture. Normal picture quality will use less space than Fine picture quality. Turn on time and date By selecting Turn on time and date, you can choose to add the time and date to your picture. Reset file no. You might have deleted or moved pictures from your Memory Stick Duo, and therefore not have them in serial order. If you want your pictures to be sorted in serial order, you can reset the file number here. Save to The pictures are saved on the Memory Stick Duo as default. With the Save to setting, you can select whether they should be saved on the Memory Stick Duo or in the phone memory. If the Memory Stick Duo is full, you cannot save anything until you have deleted some files from the Memory Stick Duo. You can also select to save the file in the phone memory. Editing pictures To be able to edit pictures taken with the camera, it is useful to know the following: · Picture types WBMP and GIF can be edited if they are no larger than a picture size of 320x240. · Picture type JPEG can be edited if it is no larger than a picture size of 1632x1224. You can edit a picture by using PhotoDJTM. Such as adding clipart, effects and frames or by drawing in the picture using the picture editor tool. To edit and save a picture 1. } File manager } Pictures and scroll to the picture you want } View . 2. } More } Edit. 3. Pen is the default tool, and you can now draw in the picture. Press the navigation key once to add a pixel. Press and hold the navigation key again and the pen stays down. Use the navigation key or keypad to draw (see below for relevant keys). 4. } Tool for other alternatives, such as clipart, frames and effects. 5. } More } Save picture to save the picture. 11 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder When editing pictures press , , , or use the keys as follows: exit the PhotoDJ left up left left down select tool up activate tool down undo right up right right down select colour Picture editor tools Add clipart Select some clipart and use the navigation key to place it on the picture. Add frame Select to add a frame to your picture. A TV-frame added to the picture. Add effect Select between Auto level, Tint, Negative, Cartoon, Frosted glass, Contrast, Painting and Brightness. The pictures in the examples below were taken with the small picture size, allowing them to be edited. Tint 12 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder Negative Contrast Brightness Select tool Select between the tools Text, Pen, Line, Ellipse and Rectangle. For instructions on how to use these tools, see below. Rotate Select to rotate your picture. Colour palette Select colour. 13 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder Pen size. Select between 1,3,5,7 and 9 pixels. · Text: Choose where to enter text, press the navigation key once. Write the text, and go back to the editor. Press the navigation key to set the text. · Pen: Press the navigation key once to add a pixel. Press the navigation key again, and the pen stays down. Use the navigation key or keypad to draw. · Line: Press the navigation key once to set the starting point for the line. Move the cursor to the chosen place. Press again to set the cursor and finish the line. · Ellipse: Press the navigation key once to set the starting point for the ellipse. Move the cursor to the chosen place. Press again to set the cursor and finish the ellipse. · Rectangle: Press the navigation key once to set the starting point for the rectangle. Move the cursor to the chosen place. Press again to set the cursor and finish the rectangle. The video recorder Capturing a video clip 1. Activate the video recorder. Make sure the video recorder (and not the camera), is activated. 2. Press halfway down to automatically focus. When the green dot stops flashing, press all the way down to start recording. You can see the counter in the top left corner the viewer. 3. To end the video recording, press or press again. To deactivate the video recorder, close the lens cover . To reactivate the camera, press the camera button once again. The video clip is saved on the Memory Stick Duo as default. If you want to delete the video clip immediately, press the button. Video recorder options As when taking a picture, you can select different settings to personalize or change the appearance of a video clip. For instance, you can select a Video size. The Effects settings gives you several selections to choose from and the White balance setting gives you the best colour rendition according to the surroundings. With Save to, you can decide whether your video clip should be saved on the Memory Stick Duo or in the phone memory. To enter the settings menu When the video recorder is activated, } Settings to view more options before you take a video clip. 14 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder Shoot mode · For picture message if you would like to send a video clip as a picture message. · High quality video if you would like to record a video clip with a higher quality than the picture message quality setting (above). A video clip recorded using this shoot mode, may not be short enough to be sent as a picture message. Video size When recording a video clip, you can choose between Large 176x144 and Small 128x96 pixels. Turn on macro By selecting Turn on macro, you can zoom in to focus on small objects, such as flowers and insects. Turn on night mode In dark environments, the night mode effect enhances picture quality with longer exposure time. Please note that due to the longer exposure time, the camera is more sensitive to movement. Turn on light The photo light can be turned on to enhance lighting conditions. It can either be turned on using the camera settings, or using the shortcut on the keypad. Effects Here you can select different effects for your video clip. · Off: No effect. · Black & white: The picture gets the effect of black & white. · Negative: This effect inverts the red, green, and blue colours separately, and to varying degrees. · Sepia: The sepia effect gives a photo a brownish-red tint. Old film and photographs used to have a strong sepia tone and this effect can help you make a picture look older. · Solarize: The solarize effect gives the effect of exposing undeveloped film to sunlight. White balance The white balance effect adjusts the picture colour balance according to the lighting conditions. Normally our eyes compensate for lighting conditions with different colour temperatures. A digital camera needs to find a reference point which represents white. It will then calculate all the other colours based on this white point. For instance, if a halogen light illuminates a white wall, the wall will have a yellow cast, while in fact it should be white. So if the camera knows the wall is supposed to be white, it will then compensate for all the other colours in the scene accordingly. Most digital cameras feature automatic white balance whereby the camera looks at the overall colour of the image and calculates the best-fit white balance. However these systems are often fooled, especially if the scene is dominated by one colour, say green, or if there is no natural white. The video recorder allows you to choose a white balance manually. In addition to auto, you can choose between incandescent, fluorescent, daylight and cloudy. Before making the actual shot, you can focus on an area in the scene which should be white or neutral grey, or at a white or grey target card. The camera will then use this reference when taking the actual picture. 15 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder Save to The video clips are saved on the Memory Stick Duo as default. With the Save to setting, you can select whether they should be saved on the Memory Stick Duo or in the phone memory. If the Memory Stick Duo is full, you cannot save anything until you have deleted some files from the Memory Stick Duo. You can also select to save the file in the phone memory. Handling pictures and video clips Your phone comes with a number of pictures. You can delete these pictures and video clips if you want more free memory. You can add, edit, or delete pictures in the file manager. For more information on how to use the file manager, please see the Getting Started Guide Managing files. The number of pictures that you can save depends on the size of the pictures. In the bottom left corner you can see the number of pictures that can be saved in the phone memory or on the Memory Stick Duo (depending on where you have chosen to save the picture). Note that this number changes as you change the picture size. If you select a smaller picture size, you can save more pictures than if you select a bigger picture size. The best picture sizes to view on a computer are 1632x1224 and 640x480 pixels. Picture formats Your pictures are saved in the JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format. If you want to change format, you have to transfer the file to a computer. The camera can receive and handle the following file types: · GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) · JPEG · WBMP (Wireless Bitmap ­ Wireless Application Protocol) · WAP (graphic format) · PNG (Portable Network Graphics) · BMP (Bitmap) Viewing your pictures To view your pictures To view your pictures, } File manager } Pictures. The pictures are shown in thumbnail view. To get a full view } View. You can also, when in camera mode, select View to scroll through your pictures. 16 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder To display pictures in a slide show You can view your pictures automatically using the slide show function. } File manager } Pictures. Select a picture } View } More } Slide show. Rotate the picture between Horizontal and Vertical. To pause } Pause. To resume } Resume. To stop } Exit. To view information about a picture or a video clip To display information about a picture or video clip, } File manager } Pictures or } File manager } Videos. Select a picture } More } Information. Remote screen You can view your pictures on a remote screen, for example, a TV, using Bluetooth wireless technology and an adaptor. You can then use the phone to control the screen. Use the slide show function to show several pictures in succession. To connect to a remote screen } File manager } Pictures } View } More } Remote screen. The phone searches for other Bluetooth devices and a list of available devices is displayed. Select the device you want to use. See the user guide for more information about connecting via Bluetooth. Screen saver and wallpaper The phone has a screen saver that is activated automatically when the phone has been idle for a few seconds. After a few more seconds, the screen saver changes to sleep mode, to save power. If you have a picture as wallpaper, this picture is shown in standby mode. To use a picture as a screen saver } Settings } the Display tab } Screen saver } Picture. Select the picture you want to use as a screen saver. To set a picture as wallpaper } Settings } the Display tab } Wallpaper } Picture. Select the picture you want to use as wallpaper. Assigning a picture to a contact in the phonebook You can add a picture to a phonebook contact. When that person calls, the picture is displayed (provided your subscription supports the Calling Line Identification service). To add a picture to a contact 1. } Contacts and select the contact you want to add a picture to } More } Edit contact. 2. Scroll to the relevant tab to select Picture: } Add. This takes you to Pictures in the File manager menu. 3. Select a picture. } Save to save the picture. 17 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder Saving pictures and video clips When you take a picture or record a video clip, the phone saves it in the phone memory or on the Memory Stick Duo. On the Memory Stick Duo that comes with your phone, you can save up to 64MB. If you want to have more memory, you can purchase a Memory Stick Duo with more memory. When you buy your phone, the pictures and video clips are saved on the Memory Stick Duo as default. To save your pictures in the phone memory, in camera/video recorder mode go to } Settings } Save to. Select Phone memory. If the Memory Stick Duo is full, you cannot save any more pictures or video clips on the Memory Stick Duo unless you delete a saved item. Sharing pictures and video clips The phone that you are sending the picture or video clip to must support data transmission and MMS (picture messaging) in order to receive and show the data. You can exchange pictures using Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared port, cable, picture messages, email or the Memory Stick Duo. By attaching the adaptor that comes with your phone upon purchase, the Memory Stick Duo can be used in products compatible with standard-size Memory Stick media. Please note that you are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material. Before you send a picture or video clip using MMS, make sure that Internet settings are entered in your phone. For information on this, see the Internet Getting Started Guide. All phones that support pictures can receive the picture size 160x120. Some phones cannot receive picture sizes of more than 160x120, % 8 Picture size for more information. Before you send a picture or video clip using email, make sure that you have entered settings for your data and email accounts in your phone. For information on this, see the Email messaging Getting started guide. To send a picture · After taking a picture } Send and create your picture message. When in File Manager: } File manager } Pictures and scroll to the picture you want } More } Send. Select a transfer method. To send video clips When you have finished your recording, press } Send and create your picture message to send the video clip. To receive and save a picture Open the message you received the picture in, or turn on Bluetooth or the infrared port if one of these transfer methods is being used. If you received the picture in a message } More } Save items. If you received the picture via Bluetooth or infrared, follow the instructions that appear on the screen. 18 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder File handling Managing files in your phone Your phone files are automatically stored in the folders Pictures, Videos, Sounds, Themes, Web pages Games, Applications and Other, depending on their format. Files that the phone cannot recognize are saved in the Other folder. Pictures that you take with the camera are automatically saved in the Camera pictures subfolder, in the Pictures folder. Your video clips are saved in the Camera video clips subfolder, in the Videos folder. You can create your own subfolders to which you can move your saved files. You can also edit pictures in your phone, for more information see the Imaging section in your phone User Guide. To create a subfolder 1. } File manager, select and open a folder. 2. } More } New folder and enter a name for the folder. 3. } OK to save the folder. To move a file to a folder 1. } File manager and open a folder. 2. Scroll to a file, for example, a picture that you want to move } More } Manage files } Move to folder. 3. Select the folder you want to move the file to, or } New folder and name the folder } OK. To select several files 1. } File manager and select a file } More } Mark } Mark several. 2. Scroll and select more files by pressing Mark or Unmark. File information Items that are downloaded, or received using the infrared port, a cable connection or text or picture messages may be copyright-protected by DRM, Digital Rights Management. If a file is protected, you may not be able to copy, send or transfer that file. You can see if a file is copyright-protected, and view other information about the file, in your phone. To view information for a file 1. } File manager and select a folder. 2. Scroll to a file } More } Information. 3. Check the file status for DRM information. Managing files using a computer This guide informs you how to use the USB cable. Please refer to the Managing files Getting started guide for further information on using Bluetooth or Infrared. 19 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder Quick access to the Memory Stick Duo on your computer You can browse and manage the files on the Memory Stick Duo using a computer connected to the phone via the USB cable. To browse files on the Memory Stick Duo via the USB cable 1. Insert the CD that came with your phone. If the PC Suite installation window opens, simply close it as it is not needed here. 2. Connect the USB cable to a USB port on the computer and to the phone. The "Found New Hardware Wizards" starts. 3. Click Install the software automatically and click Next. 4. The wizard should find the USB software driver automatically. Click Finish. 5. Continue to % 24 Memory Stick Duo files. Before you start managing files using a computer Before you can begin managing the files in your phone memory or on the Memory Stick Duo using a computer, it is important to check you have the following: You need to establish a connection between your phone and the computer. Therefore, you need a USB cable. The USB cable requires software drivers that you find on the CD that comes with your phone. You can also download the drivers at www.SonyEricsson.com/support. If you want to manage the files stored in the phone memory, using a computer connected via USB, you need the Sony Ericsson File Manager software that you find on the CD that comes with your phone. If you want to manage the files saved on the Memory Stick Duo, using a computer connected to the phone via USB, the Sony Ericsson File Manager software is not required. To manage the files on the Memory Stick Duo using the USB cable, you do not need the Sony Ericsson File Manager software. You can also download the Sony Ericsson File Manager software at www.SonyEricsson.com/support. The software is designed to work with Windows® ME, Windows 2000 (SP3 or higher), Windows XP Home and Windows XP Pro. The general system requirements are: At least 120 MB free hard disk space. · Windows ME: 64 MB RAM, 200 MHz · Windows 2000 with SP3: 64 MB RAM, 266 MHz · Windows XP Home: 128 MB RAM, 300 MHz · Windows XP Pro: 128 MB RAM, 300 MHz 20 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder Installing the File Manager software To be able to transfer files between the phone memory and your computer you need to install the Sony Ericsson File Manager software on your computer. Install from the CD You will find the File Manager software on the CD that comes with the phone. Just insert the CD into the computer and follow the instructions to install the PC Suite (which the File Manager is part of).The software can be installed on a computer running Windows® ME, Windows 2000 (SP3 or higher), Windows XP Home and Windows XP Pro. To install the File Manager from the CD 1. 2. 3. 4. Insert the CD that came with the phone. The CD should start automatically. Select language and click OK. Click Install PC Suite now and follow the instructions on the screen. When the installation is complete the Sony Ericsson File Manager icon appears on your desktop. - or - Download from the Web and install The File Manager software can be downloaded from www.SonyEricsson.com/support.The software can be installed on a computer running Windows® ME, Windows 2000 (SP3 or higher), Windows XP Home and Windows XP Pro. To download the latest version of the File Manager software 1. 2. 3. 4. In your internet browser, go to www.SonyEricsson.com/support. Select a region and country or "Global support area". Enter the product name: phone model. Select Software Downloads/PC Suite and follow the download instructions. To install the File Manager 1. Double-click on the downloaded PC Suite file. 2. If the installation does not start automatically, Click Start/Run.../Browse and select the Start program (PC_Suite_version.exe). Click OK to start the program. 3. Now the files you need will be extracted. Click Next. 4. When the installation has started, select the language you prefer, and click OK. 5. Click Next and follow the instructions in the wizard. 6. When the installation is complete the Sony Ericsson File Manager icon appears on your desktop. 21 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder Connecting via the USB cable The Sony Ericsson USB cable that comes with the phone can be used to connect a computer to your phone. You first have to install the USB drivers. You do this by either: · installing them from the Sony Ericsson CD that came with your phone. - or · downloading the latest version of the drivers from www.SonyEricsson.com/support. The USB cable has a phone connector at one end and a USB connector at the other end. Install the USB cable drivers from the CD To install the USB cable drivers when you have the CD 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Insert the CD that came with your phone. Connect the USB cable to a USB port on the computer and to the phone. The "Found New Hardware Wizards" starts. Click Install the software automatically and click Next. The wizard should find the software drivers automatically. Click Finish. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all drivers are installed (typically four times). To verify that the USB drivers have been installed, click Start/Settings/Control Panel/System/Hardware/ Device Manager/Ports (COM & LPT), and check that the drivers "Sony Ericsson (phone model) USB WMC Device Management" and "Sony Ericsson (phone model) USB WMC OBEX Interface" are in the list. Also, Start/Settings/Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager/ - or - Download and install the USB cable drivers from the Web To download the software driver for the USB cable 1. In your Internet browser, go to www.SonyEricsson.com/support. 2. Select a region and country. 3. Enter the product name: phone model. Select Software/Drivers and scripts and follow the download instructions on the page. 4. Use the Windows Explorer to locate the downloaded file and extract its contents. Make a note of the location of the extracted files. To install the software drivers for your USB cable when you have downloaded the driver 1. Make sure you have downloaded the drivers from www.SonyEricsson.com/support as described in "To download the software driver for the USB cable" on page 22. 2. Connect the USB cable to a USB port on the computer and to the phone. 3. The "Found New Hardware Wizards" starts. Select the option Install from a list or specific location and click Next. 4. Click Browse... · To install the driver that you downloaded, browse to the directory where you extracted the downloaded file, click OK. 5. Click Finish in the final wizard window. 6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 until all five drivers are installed. 7. Click OK. 22 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder 8. To verify that the USB drivers have been installed, click Start/Settings/Control Panel/System/Hardware/ Device Manager/Ports (COM & LPT), and check that the drivers "Sony Ericsson (phone model) USB WMC Device Management" and "Sony Ericsson (phone model) USB WMC OBEX Interface" are in the list. Managing files using a computer You can move the files in your phone or on the Memory Stick Duo to your computer. Phone memory files You can view all the predefined folders in the phone memory on a computer. When you move a file from a computer to your phone memory, each folder can contain a range of file formats. For example an MP3 file can be transferred to the Sounds folder. Files that the phone cannot recognize can be saved in the Other folder. You cannot create subfolders from a computer. To browse the phone memory from a computer 1. Connect your phone and computer. 2. Double click the Sony Ericsson File Manager icon on the desktop of your computer. Now the Sony Ericsson File Manager window opens. 3. When you connect your phone and a computer using the USB cable, the Memory Stick Duo of your phone is added as a removable disk in Windows Explorer. A dialogue box in the computer asks you to make a choice of what to do with files on the removable disk (your phone). Select Take no action in the dialogue box, to continue using the Sony Ericsson File Manager. 4. The first time you connect your phone to a computer, a phone connection wizard starts to identify the phone model and capabilities for the Mobile Phone Monitor. A yellow check mark, in the Status bar down to the right of the computer screen, begins flashing. Enter information, click Next and Finish. When connection is established, the check mark turns green. 5. In the Sony Ericsson File Manager window, double click the icon representing your phone to view the Phone Memory folders. To transfer files between your phone and your computer 1. Find the file you wish to transfer, and select it. 2. Then either copy your file and paste it, or drag and drop it into the desired folder on your computer or in your phone. To transfer several files 1. Find the files you wish to transfer, and select all of them by pressing Shift or Ctrl and clicking the files. 2. Then either copy and paste your files, or drag and drop them into the desired folder on your computer or in your phone. When the files have been transferred to a computer, you can delete these files in your phone, to free memory. 23 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder Memory Stick Duo files You can view all the predefined folders on the Memory Stick Duo using Windows Explorer on a computer. When you connect your phone to a computer via the USB cable, the Memory Stick Duo appears as a removable disk drive in Windows Explorer. Memory Stick Duo folders in Windows Explorer In Windows Explorer you should use the folders under Removable Disk (drive:)\MSSEMC\Media files (when connected using USB) and Phone Memory\Memory Stick\MSSEMC\Media files (when connected using infrared or Bluetooth). When you move a file from a computer to the Memory Stick Duo, do not forget that each folder can only contain certain kinds of file formats. For example an MP3 file should be transferred to the audio folder. If you copy pictures from the computer to the Memory Stick Duo, put them directly in the image folder (not in any of the subfolders). The DCIM folder contains picture files that have been saved after you have taken a picture with a camera. It is recommended not to place other picture files from your computer folders into this DCIM folder, as these pictures will not be visible on your phone afterwards. Managing files on the Memory Stick Duo To browse the Memory Stick Duo from a computer 1. Connect your phone and computer. 2. USB connection: · When you connect your phone and a computer using the USB cable, a dialogue box in the computer asks you to make a choice of what to do with files on the removable disk (the Memory Stick Duo). Select Take no action. · Open Windows Explorer and browse to Removable Disk (drive:)\MSSEMC\Media files. It is recommended to not rename any predefined folders. To transfer files between the Memory Stick Duo and your computer 1. Find the file you wish to transfer, and select it. 2. Then either copy your file and paste it, or drag and drop it into the desired folder on your computer or on the Memory Stick Duo. To transfer several files 1. Find the files you wish to transfer, and select all of them by pressing Shift or Ctrl and clicking the files. 2. Then either copy and paste your files, or drag and drop them into the desired folder on your computer or on the Memory Stick Duo. When the files have been transferred to a computer, you can delete these files on your Memory Stick Duo, to free memory. 24 June 2005 Getting started Camera & Video recorder This Getting Started guide is published by: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, SE-221 88 Lund, Sweden Phone: +46 46 19 40 00 Fax: +46 46 19 41 00 www.SonyEricsson.com © Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2005. All rights reserved. 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