April 2007 Synchronizing with a computer Organize your life Getting started Synchronizing with a computer Contents Introduction ............................................................................................... 2 Before you start ..................................................................................... 2 How to synchronize ................................................................................... 3 Installing the PC Suite software ............................................................. 3 Connecting via a USB cable .................................................................. 4 Connecting via Bluetooth® ................................................................... 4 Synchronize ........................................................................................... 5 More settings ............................................................................................. 6 Phone Monitor Options .......................................................................... 6 Sync Manager Settings .......................................................................... 6 Field matching between PIM and your phone ....................................... 7 Troubleshooting ......................................................................................... 8 Troubleshooting USB synchronization .................................................. 8 Troubleshooting Bluetooth® synchronization ....................................... 8 Virus protection ...................................................................................... 9 Additional information ................................................................................ 9 1 April 2007 Getting started Synchronizing with a computer 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 center. Press the navigation key up. Press the navigation key down. Press the navigation key left. Press the navigation key right. } You can synchronize your phone contacts, appointments, tasks and notes with similar programs in a computer using a USB cable, Bluetooth® wireless technology or the infrared port. Before you start Before you can begin synchronizing with your computer, it is important to check you have the following: · The Sync Manager software included in the Sony Ericsson PC Suite software (available for downloading at www.sonyericsson.com/support). · Support for Personal Information Managers (PIM). Sync Manager for your phone series is designed to work with the following PIMs: · Windows Address Book · Outlook 2000 SR-1 or higher · Outlook 2002 · Outlook 2003 · Lotus Notes 5 · Lotus Notes 6 · Lotus Notes 6.5 Sync Manager software is designed to work with your mobile phone series. Other mobile phones may not be supported by Sync Manager software. See www.sonyericsson.com/support for more information. The Sony Ericsson PC Suite with Sync Manager software for your phone series is designed to work with Windows 2000 (SP3/SP4) and Windows XP Home, Windows Professional (SP1/SP2) or Windows Vista. 2 April 2007 Getting started Synchronizing with a computer System requirements The general system requirements are: At least 1 GB free hard disk space. Internet Explorer 5.0 or later has to be installed. · Windows 2000 with SP3 or SP4: 64 MB RAM, 266 MHz · Windows XP (Home and Professional) with SP1 or SP2: 128 MB RAM, 300 MHz · Windows Vista (32 or 64 bit): 512 MB, 1 GHz How to synchronize You are now prepared to synchronize in just 3 simple steps. When you synchronize for the first time, you need to install the software. Once the software is installed, you can synchronize in 2 steps. Overview of instructions Step ­ Install software Step ­ Connect Step ­ Synchronize % 3 Download from the Web and % 4 Connecting via a USB cable % 5 Synchronize install ­ or ­ % 4 Connecting via Bluetooth® Installing the PC Suite software The Sync Manager software is included in the PC Suite. You can download the PC Suite from www.sonyericsson.com/support. Before installation: Uninstall any applications on your computer previously used to communicate with mobile phones, such as synchronization software. When removing earlier versions of synchronization software, you may need to manually delete the folder and remove the application in your computer's Control panel. Download from the Web and install To download the latest version of the PC Suite software 1. 2. 3. 4. In your Internet browser, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support, then navigate to the software area. Select Software downloads. Select Sony Ericsson PC Suite X.X.X under PC Suite. Select Download and save the file to your computer. 3 April 2007 Getting started Synchronizing with a computer To install PC Suite 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Double-click on the downloaded PC Suite file. Select language. Click Install in the PC Suite section. InstallShield Wizard: click Next to continue the installation. InstallShield Wizard: read and accept the licence agreement, then click Next. InstallShield Wizard: select Complete as setup type, then click Next. InstallShield Wizard: disconnect any Sony Ericsson devices from your computer. InstallShield Wizard: click Install to begin the installation. InstallShield Wizard: click Finish to exit the wizard. Restart the computer before using PC Suite. Connecting via a USB cable A Sony Ericsson USB cable can be used to connect a computer to your phone. When connecting a USB cable to synchronize with a computer, select Phone mode in the pop-up that appears in the phone. To connect your phone to a computer via the USB cable 1. 2. 3. 4. Phone: Make sure your phone is turned on. Connect the USB cable to your phone and the computer. Phone: } Phone mode in the pop-up. Computer: The first time you connect your phone to the computer, you need to identify and name the phone. Wait for the drivers to be installed (this is done automatically), then the Phone Connection Wizard appears: · click Next to continue. · enter a name for your phone in the text field. · click Finish to close the wizard. Connecting via Bluetooth® If your phone has Bluetooth® wireless technology capabilities you can connect your phone to a computer. The Bluetooth device in the computer must be turned on (see the manufacturer's product documentation) and working properly before you start the installation procedures below. The procedures, terms, application names, and so on, may be slightly different depending on the brand and model of the Bluetooth device in the computer. In such cases, refer to the manufacturer's product documentation. 4 April 2007 Getting started Synchronizing with a computer To connect your phone to a computer via Bluetooth® Before synchronizing using a Bluetooth connection, you may need to activate a COM port in your computer. 1. Phone: Turn on Bluetooth: } Settings } Connectivity } Bluetooth } Turn on. 2. Computer: If necessary, activate the Bluetooth. 3. Computer: Double-click on the Bluetooth icon in the system tray. 4. Computer: Select Bluetooth/Search For Devices. 5. Computer: Right-click on the icon of your phone name and select Pair device. 6. Computer: Enter a PIN code (choose one or more digits), then click OK. 7. Phone: When Add to My devices? shows, } Yes. 8. Phone: Enter the same PIN code as in step 6 and } OK. 9. Computer: Double-click on the icon of your phone name. 10. Computer: Double-click on the Serial Port icon. 11. Phone: When Allow? shows, } Yes and then } Always allow. 12. Computer: Click OK. After having used a Bluetooth® connection To save the phone battery, turn off Bluetooth when you have used it. To turn off Bluetooth® } Settings } Connectivity } Bluetooth } Turn off. Synchronize You cannot run synchronization software for any other product at the same time as you perform this synchronization. 1. Start your Personal Information Manager (PIM) program: Windows Address Book, Outlook 2000 SR-1 or higher, Outlook 2002, Outlook 2003, Lotus Notes 5, Lotus Notes 6 or Lotus Notes 6.5. 2. Double-click the Sony Ericsson PC Suite icon on the desktop (or click Start/Programs/Sony Ericsson/ Sony Ericsson PC Suite). 3. In Sony Ericsson PC Suite, click Synchronise Now. 4. The first time you start a synchronization, the Synchronization Settings Wizard appears: · click Next to continue. · select the computer application that you want to synchronize with, then click Next. · select the categories that you want to synchronize, then click Next. · click Finish to close the wizard. % 6 More settings or % 8 Troubleshooting for more information. 5 April 2007 Getting started Synchronizing with a computer More settings Phone Monitor Options The Phone Monitor is installed with the PC Suite software. It is phone connection software and identifies phone models and capabilities. You can configure the options by clicking Tools/Phone Monitor Options... in the Sony Ericsson PC Suite: · Mobile phones ­ shows a list of the phones previously connected to your computer. · SIM cards ­ shows a list of SIM cards (Subscriber Identity Modules) previously recognized by your computer. · COM ports ­ shows the COM ports detected on your computer. The list includes virtual ports. · Advanced ­ shows the version and where the program is installed. Under the Components heading, files that were installed during installation and their individual versions are shown. · Setup ­ select how you want the Phone Monitor icon to be displayed. Select whether you want the computer and phone clocks to be synchronized. Sync Manager Settings The Sync Manager is synchronization software for your phone and computer. You can access the Sync Manager icon ( ) from the main window of Sony Ericsson PC Suite. The settings determine what information will be synchronized and when the synchronization will occur. You can choose to synchronize contacts, appointments, tasks and notes. Sync Manager Settings are only available when the phone is connected to the computer. The first time you start synchronization after software installation, settings options are displayed. After that, click on Settings.../Manual settings in the Sync Manager to edit the following settings: · Conflict Policy ­ select how to handle Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Notes when the same item has been modified both in your phone and on your computer since the last synchronization. · Delete Policy ­ select how to handle items that have been deleted in the phone since the last synchronization. To start an advanced synchronization, and make sure that all saved items in your computer are the same as the items in your phone, click on Advanced Sync in the Sync Manager. 6 April 2007 Getting started Synchronizing with a computer Field matching between PIM and your phone Several Personal Information Managers (PIM) are supported on the computer. Below Microsoft® Outlook® 2003 is used to illustrate field matching between a PIM and your phone. Outlook® 2003 Contacts First name: Last name: Job title: Company: E-mail: E-mail 1: E-mail 2: Web page address: Home phone: Business phone: Mobile phone: Business fax: Other: Home Street: Home City: Home State/Province: Home ZIP/Postal code: Home Country/Region: Business Street: Business City: Business State/Province: Business ZIP/Postal code: Business Country/Region: Description field: Calendar Subject: Location: Start date & time: End date & time: Reminder: Tasks Subject: Due date: Reminder: Notes Note: Phone Contacts Name: (All characters up to first space are taken as the first name in phone) Title: Company: Email: Email: Email: Web address: Home number: Work number: Mobile number: Fax number: Other number: Home Street: Home City: Home State: Home ZIP code: Home Country: Business Street: Business City: Business State: Business ZIP code: Business Country: Info: Birthday: Calendar Subject: Location: Start date & time: End date & time: Reminder: Tasks Subject: Due date: Reminder: Notes Note: See PIM software user documentation for more information, for example Microsoft Outlook® 2003. 7 April 2007 Getting started Synchronizing with a computer Troubleshooting Problems experienced when synchronizing usually occur when the computer and the phone do not connect properly. You will find some solutions to problems in the relevant USB cable, infrared and Bluetooth sections below. Troubleshooting USB synchronization If you experience problems synchronizing with a USB cable, this section offers some basic solutions. Problems with connection settings To solve installation problems 1. Check that the cable is properly connected to the phone and to the computer. 2. Make sure that the phone is ...