NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 NEC Mobile Suite User Guide Ver:1.01 6, May, 2005 NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 CONTENTS 1PREFACE................................................................................................................................4 1.1Glossary and Definitions....................................................................................................4 1.2Typographical Conventions...............................................................................................4 2INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................5 2.1Purpose...............................................................................................................................5 2.2Scope..................................................................................................................................5 2.3System Requirements.........................................................................................................6 2.3.1Minimum PC Requirements.......................................................................................6 3INSTALLATION & CONFIGURATION............................................................................7 3.1Installation..........................................................................................................................7 3.2Configuration...................................................................................................................14 4APPLICATION Functionality.............................................................................................14 4.1Phone Selection................................................................................................................15 4.2The Communication Service - systray icon.....................................................................15 4.3Start using NEC Mobile Suite..........................................................................................17 4.3.1Backup/Restore ........................................................................................................18 4.3.1.1Backup...............................................................................................................18 4.3.1.2Restore...............................................................................................................19 4.3.2Multimedia Resource Manager ­ MRM...................................................................20 4.3.2.1Controls..............................................................................................................21 4.3.2.1.1Resource selection icons.............................................................................21 4.3.2.1.2PC Area.......................................................................................................21 4.3.2.1.3Phone Area..................................................................................................21 4.3.2.1.4Preview Area...............................................................................................21 4.3.2.1.5Pop-up menu...............................................................................................21 4.3.2.1.7Transfer UP Button.....................................................................................21 4.3.2.1.8Transfer DOWN Button..............................................................................22 4.3.2.1.9Get List Button............................................................................................22 4.3.2.1.10Get list with image preview......................................................................22 4.3.2.1.11Transfer Button.........................................................................................22 4.3.2.1.12Delete Button ...........................................................................................22 4.3.2.1.13New Folder Button....................................................................................23 4.3.2.2Features..............................................................................................................24 4.3.2.2.1Upload to Phone..........................................................................................24 4.3.2.2.2Download to PC..........................................................................................24 4.3.2.2.3Upload and Download................................................................................25 4.3.2.2.4Marking Resources.....................................................................................26 4.3.2.3Menus.................................................................................................................28 4.3.2.3.1File menu.....................................................................................................28 4.3.2.3.2View menu..................................................................................................29 4.3.3Personal Information Manager - PIM.......................................................................30 4.3.3.1PIM selection icons ...........................................................................................30 4.3.3.1.1Action buttons.............................................................................................30 4.3.3.2Contacts..............................................................................................................31 4.3.3.2.1Groups area.................................................................................................31 4.3.3.2.2Contacts area...............................................................................................32 4.3.3.2.3Details area..................................................................................................32 4.3.3.3Schedule ............................................................................................................33 NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 4.3.3.3.1Viewer.........................................................................................................33 4.3.3.3.2Settings........................................................................................................34 4.3.3.4ToDo..................................................................................................................35 4.3.3.4.1Viewer.........................................................................................................35 4.3.3.4.2Settings........................................................................................................35 4.3.3.5Notepad..............................................................................................................37 4.3.3.5.1Settings........................................................................................................37 4.3.3.5.2Viewer.........................................................................................................37 4.3.3.6Bookmark...........................................................................................................38 4.3.3.6.1Settings........................................................................................................38 4.3.3.6.2Viewer.........................................................................................................38 4.3.3.7File Menu...........................................................................................................39 4.3.3.7.1Importing a CSV File..................................................................................41 4.3.3.7.2Exporting a CSV File..................................................................................44 5KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS................................................................................................47 NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 1 1.1 PREFACE Glossary and Definitions Description Comma Separated Values Digital Rights Management Multimedia Resource Manager Personal Computer Personal Information Manager Files of a given type Term CSV DRM MRM PC PIM Resources 1.2 Typographical Conventions In this document the following typographical conventions will be used to aid clarity. Ctrl+ [Cancel] a:\setup Exception var-name File File | Open Angle brackets mean press the key with the given label. In this case this is the Esc key. Plus means hold the first key down whilst depressing the next key, then release them all. Square brackets mean the command button with the given label, in this case "Cancel". Bold fixed point text indicates some information which needs to be entered by the user. Normal fixed point text Indicates some message/output produced by the application. Italic fixed point text indicates the position where a user defined name can be entered. This means use the mouse to click on the windows menu bar or pop-up menu option with the given label, in this case "File". This means use the mouse to click on the menu bar option "File". Then click on the option "Open" which will be displayed in the pop-up menu displayed as a result of clicking on "File". NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 2 INTRODUCTION The NEC Mobile Suite is an application that provides the user an interface to interact with the Phone. The NEC Mobile Suite contains three modules that deal with specific type of data, the Backup/Restore, the MRM - Multimedia Resource Manager and the PIM - Personal Information Manager. The Backup/Restore allows the user to make a backup of all the phone's data (images, melodies, contacts, sms, etc) and at any time restore them to the phone again. MRM will enable the user to download (from Phone to PC) and upload (from PC to Phone) Images, Melodies, Movies and MP3, whilst PIM will allow the user to manage the Phone Book, Schedule, ToDo, Notepad and depending on the user's phone model the Bookmark's. Section 4 will describe in a comprehensive way all the features of this application. 2.1 Purpose This document describes in detail the NEC Mobile Suite environment, all its features and how the user accesses them. It is intended to describe to the user how to do a specific operation. 2.2 Scope This document has three main sections that will help the user to understand the purpose of this application, how to make it run and what features it provides. The sections are as follows: Introduction Gives the user an idea of what is the application and what does it offer. Installation and Configuration Helps the user to install and configure the application, guiding the user throughout the process until its ready. Application Functionality Explains in detail all the features and options available, so that the user can understand the environment, interpret it and take full advantage of what the application has to offer. NOTE: The sections Troubleshooting and Appendix are currently blank. NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 2.3 System Requirements 2.3.1 Minimum PC Requirements Operating Systems NEC Mobile Suite can run on the following operating systems · · · Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP4) Microsoft Windows XP Pro (SP1) Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (SP1) Minimum required by the operating system · · NEC Mobile Suite requires processor with clock speed of > 350 MHz. 64 MB RAM is required. Recommendation · · CPU clock speed of > 1GMHz. 256 MB RAM. Available Disk Space The amount of disk space required to install the NEC Mobile Suite is 10 MB. Monitor A monitor with following features is recommended: · Screen resolution of 800 x 600 · 256 colours Logging Lead USB Note: Install the USB/Modem driver before a NMS setup. NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 3 3.1 INSTALLATION & CONFIGURATION Installation To initiate the installation process please double-click on the "setup.exe" file. The first screen that will appear is the Choose Setup Language. The user just has to choose the language (be aware that the installation language will also be the one used in the application itself) and press [Next]. The next one is the Preparing to Install followed by the Welcome screen. Press [Next]. NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 NOTE: The installation process can be cancelled by clicking on the [Cancel] button. Pressing [Next] will lead you to the Licence Agreement screen. Read it carefully before pressing [I accept the terms of the license agreement] and [Next] if you agree and want to proceed with the installation or [No] if you do not agree and want to abort the installation. [Back] returns to the previous screen. NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Now the user will be asked to enter some personal information Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 NOTE: The first option will install the NEC Mobile Suite for all users, i.e. all users that log in will be able to use it. Press [Next]. NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 On this screen the user can either select the installation directory by clicking on the [Browse] button or use the default directory. Press [Next]. NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 Through this screen the user will be able to create/select the Program Folder in which the shortcut for the NEC Mobile Suite will be created. Press [Next]. NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 In this screen the user can check the installation settings before the process is initialised. Press [Next], when ready to start installation. NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 In this screen, Setup Status, the user can monitor the installation progress. When concluded the next screen (Installation Completed) will appear. NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 When this screen appears the installation will be concluded. Before ending the process the user can instruct the installer to create a desktop shortcut and/or run the NEC Mobile Suite at Windows startup. After pressing [Finish], one last screen is displayed enabling the user to start the NEC Mobile Suite application immediately. 3.2 Configuration No further configuration is needed to start using the NEC Mobile Suite. Now the user is ready to start using the NEC Mobile Suite. 4 APPLICATION FUNCTIONALITY This section contains a detailed description of the NEC Mobile Suite application, all its components and features. NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 4.1 Phone Selection In order to start using the NEC Mobile Suite, the user can double click the NEC Mobile Suite icon on the desktop (if this option was selected during the installation process) or select the item on the Start | Programs | NEC Mobile Suite | NEC Mobile Suite. Either way a Phone Selection screen will be presented to the user. The user can then select one of the phones listed and press [OK] or press [Auto detect] so that the correct phone can be detected. After that the NEC Mobile Suite application will be loaded. NOTE: The Phone Selection screen will only be presented automatically the first time the NEC Mobile Suite application is started after the installation. It can be recalled at any time through the Systray menu ­ explained in detail in the next section (4.2). 4.2 The Communication Service - systray icon The Comms Service icon (located in the tray containing the system clock) will be visible after the NEC Mobile Suite application is started and it will remain there even if the NEC Mobile Suite application is closed. It can be closed by right clicking choosing Exit. The icon will look like this: NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 Below is a sample of the Comms Service menu that the user can easily access by right clicking on it. The first line, XXXX connected on COMx, indicates which is the phone model (XXXX) and in which PORT (COMx) it was detected. If no phone is connected the text "No phone connected" will be displayed. The second, third and fourth line, Personal Information Manager, Multimedia Resource Manager and Backup/Restore, allow the user to start these applications within the NEC Mobile Suite (they can be loaded at the same time). Phone selection loads the screen with the same name already discussed above. Configure COM port enables the user to set manually the COM port used to communicate with the Phone. By default all existing COM ports are listed. When the user connects a phone using a USB port, this last is added to the list. The list is only updated when the user accesses it. About brings up a screen where the user can verify the software version of each NEC Mobile Suite module (PIM & MRM), the Comms Service and the NEC Mobile Suite itself. Exit closes the Comms Service, along with the NEC Mobile Suite if it's opened. The systray icon can assume 5 status forms: No phone connected Phone connected Auto detecting phone Data transfer in progress Manual port changed. It's not yet confirmed if the selected port is valid. Each of these status forms will be discussed later. NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 4.3 Start using NEC Mobile Suite If not already opened the user can now start the NEC Mobile Suite by any of the ways described above (section 4.1). When the NEC Mobile Suite is started for the first time none of its modules are opened and it will look like this: The user can open one or more of its modules (only the last one will be seen) by clicking once in the corresponding icons, on the left. The module will be opened on the right side of the application window. In order to switch between modules just click on the same icons used to open them. NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 4.3.1 Backup/Restore The Backup/Restore (bellow) provides a way to save all data from a phone into a file on the PC that can be restored (inserted back into the phone) at any time. As it can be seen Contacts, Schedule, ToDo, Melodies, Pictures, Movies, SMS/EMS and depending on the user's phone model MMS and email or i-mode are the available data for these operations. 4.3.1.1 Backup The user starts by selecting which kind of data is to be backed up by ticking the boxes on the left side. The Select All option will tick all boxes. After this, clicking on the [Backup] button (or File | Backup) will show a Save As screen where the user selects the name and location of the backup file. Pressing [Save] will initiate the backup process, which can be monitored on the right side of the Backup/Restore window (blank box). When finished, all the ticked boxes on the Backup side will be also ticked in the Restore side. The user can now make a full restore (all that was backed up) or only choose some of the data, unselecting those not required to restore. As stated above, depending on the user's phone model, the options presented may be the following: NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i 4.3.1.2 Restore Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 To restore the data (from a backup file) into the phone the user must click on the [Open] button (or File | Open) and select a backup file. After confirming the file, all the boxes corresponding to the backed up data will be ticked. The user may untick items if they are not to be restored. To initiate the process click on the [Restore] button (or on File | Restore). The process can be monitored on the right side of the Backup/Restore window (the blank area in the design above). NEC Mobile Suite User Guide for N411i Rev 1.0 6/May/2005 4.3.2 Multimedia Resource Manager ­ MRM The MRM environment can be seen in the image below. The MRM manages the Images, Melodies, Movies and MP3 resources, and provides the user a way to transfer both from the Phone to the PC and vice-versa. A detailed explanation of how it works, what features it provides will now be presented. All this information will be given for the Image resources, because the Melodies, Movies and MP3 resources work exactly the same way.