Connecting Your Phone To A Computer; Transferring And Handling Content Using A Usb Cable; Usb Connection Modes - Sony Ericsson Xperia active ST17 User Manual

Connecting your phone to a computer

Connect your phone to a computer and start transferring pictures, music and other file
types. The easiest ways to connect are using a USB cable or Bluetooth wireless
technology.
When you connect your phone to the computer using a USB cable, you are prompted to
install the PC Companion application on your computer. PC Companion helps you
access additional computer applications to transfer and organize media files, update
your phone, synchronize phone content, and more.
You might not be able to transfer some copyright-protected material between your phone and
computer.

Transferring and handling content using a USB cable

Use a USB cable connection between a computer and your phone for easy transfer and
management of your files. Once the two devices are connected, you can drag and drop
content between them using the computer's file explorer. If you're transferring music,
video, pictures, or other media files to your phone, it's best to use the Media Go™
application on your computer. Media Go™ converts media files so you can use them on
your phone.
To transfer content between a phone and computer using a USB cable
1 Connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable. SD card connected
appears in the status bar.
2 Computer: Open Microsoft® Windows® Explorer from the desktop and wait until
your phone's SD card appears as an external disk in Microsoft® Windows®
Explorer.
Computer: Drag and drop the desired files between your phone and the
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computer.

USB connection modes

There are two common methods you can use to share data between your phone and
other devices:
• Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) – the most common protocol for communication with
Windows computers. MTP mode is enabled by default.
• Mass Storage Class (MSC) mode—the most common way to connect phones with
media devices such as TVs, car kits, and Mac OS/Linux computers lacking MTP
support.
To set MSC mode as the default USB connection mode
1 Make sure your phone is not connected to a USB cable.
2 From your Home screen, tap
Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ > Connectivity > USB connection mode.
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Tap Mass storage mode (MSC).
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Tap OK.
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To connect your phone to a computer when MSC mode is active
Using the USB cable, connect your phone to the computer. An MSC mode
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connection is established automatically.
To reestablish an MSC mode connection when the USB cable is still connected
1 Drag down the status bar.
2 Tap SD card disconnected.
To safely disconnect the USB cable after an MSC mode transfer
Do not disconnect the USB cable when transferring content as this may corrupt the content.
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