Sony Ericsson P800 - Manual (Page 136)

136 Connecting to other devices
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• Backup and restore
Set the P800 in Modem mode when using
• P800 as a modem
• Phone Book Manager (PC software)
• Dial-up network wizard
You should disable the USB cable connection in these three
cases. In your PC select
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Phone
Monitor Options > COM Ports and disable the COM port to which
the cable is connected.
Connection via infrared port
When connecting via the infrared port, make sure that both
devices are placed within one metre from each other and that the
infrared ports have a free line of sight between them.
Both your P800 and the device you connect to must have their
infrared ports activated before communication can begin.
To activate the infrared port on the P800
• Go to Control panel > Connections > Infrared port and set the port
state to On or On for 10 minutes.
You can also change the infrared port state with the flip closed,
in the
Connections application.
To activate the infrared port on the PC
1. Right click in the status area to the right on the taskbar.
2. Select Properties
3. Select the Infrared check box
4. Click Close .
Note Clear the Infrared check box when ready.
Send and receive
You can send objects via the infrared port, beam, in any
application if there is a
Send as command. To send, select
Infrared . If you receive a beamed object, a dialogue box shows
with two options: View or Done . View opens the associated
application which shows the object, Done saves it in the Beamed
folder in Messages .