Synchronizing With Your Computer - Verizon XV6900 User Manual

5.4 Synchronizing With Your Computer

Connect and synchronize your XV6900 with your PC using the USB cable or Bluetooth connection.
Start and stop synchronization
You can manually synchronize either from your XV6900 or PC.
From your XV6900
• Tap Start > Programs > ActiveSync., then tap Sync. To end synchronization before it completes, tap
Stop.
Tip
To delete a partnership with one PC completely, disconnect the device from that PC first. In ActiveSync on your
XV6900, tap Menu > Options, tap the computer name, then tap Delete.
From Windows Mobile Device Center
1. Click Start > All Programs > Windows Mobile Device Center.
2.
Click at the lower left of the Windows Mobile Device Center. To end synchronization before it
completes, click
From ActiveSync on your PC
When you connect your XV6900 to your PC, ActiveSync automatically opens on your PC and synchronizes.
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To manually start synchronization, click
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To end synchronization before it completes, click
Change which information is synchronized
You can change the information types and the amount of information to synchronize for each type either on
your XV6900 or your PC. Follow the steps below to change synchronization settings on your XV6900.
Note
Before changing synchronization settings on your XV6900, disconnect it from your PC.
1. In ActiveSync on your XV6900, tap Menu > Options.
2.
Select the check box for any items you want to synchronize. If you cannot select a check box, you might
have to clear the check box for the same information type elsewhere in the list.
3. To change synchronization settings for an information type, for instance, E-mail, select it and tap
Settings.
You can then set the download size limit, specify the time period of information to download, and more.
Notes • Some information types such as Favorites, Files and Media cannot be selected in ActiveSync Options on your
XV6900. You can only select or clear these items from your PC's Windows Mobile Device Center or ActiveSync.
• A PC can have sync partnerships with many different Windows Mobile powered devices, but a device can
have sync partnerships with at most two PCs only. To ensure that your XV6900 will synchronize properly with
both PCs, set up the second PC using the same synchronization settings you used on the first PC.
• Outlook e-mail can be synchronized with only one computer.
Troubleshoot sync connection problem
When the PC is connected to the Internet or a local network, in some cases, the PC may disconnect the
connection with your XV6900 in favor of the Internet or network connection.
If this happens, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > USB to PC, then clear the Enable advanced
network functionality check box. This makes your PC utilize a serial USB connection with your XV6900.
The USB to PC (
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) icon appears on the Today Screen when serial USB connection is used.
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