Connectivity; Pc Suite; Usb Connection - Sony Ericsson G900 User Manual

Connectivity

To exchange information between
your phone and another device
you can use, for example, a USB
or a Bluetooth™ connection.

PC Suite

When connecting your phone to a
computer, certain tasks require
that you have PC Suite for Sony
Ericsson installed on your
computer. Install it from the CD
delivered with your phone or go to
www.sonyericsson.com/support
for the latest version.
You can use PC Suite for many
things, including synchronizing
phone data with Microsoft®
Outlook® in your computer or
making backups of phone data.
See PC Suite in the Web guide for
more information.
PC Suite requires a USB cable
connection, but for certain
applications you can alternatively
use a Bluetooth connection.

USB connection

With a USB connection you can,
for example, transfer files between
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your phone and a computer,
synchronize and make backups of
phone data.
When you connect your phone
and computer using the USB
cable two options appear,
transfer mode and
To transfer files in file transfer mode
you do not need PC Suite installed on
your computer. For phone mode, PC
Suite is required.
File transfer mode
In file transfer mode you can
transfer files to and from your
computer substantially faster
compared to phone mode.
However, in file transfer mode
Microsoft® Windows® Explorer
will only show the memory card (if
inserted).
Do not remove the USB cable from
your phone or computer during file
transfer as this may cause a loss of
data.
To use file transfer mode
1 Connect the USB cable to your
phone and computer.
2 Phone: Select
File
Phone mode.
File transfer.
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