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Synchronizing Information With Your Computer 59
From ActiveSync on your PC
When you connect your device 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 device or your PC. Follow the steps below to change synchronization settings on your device.
Note
Before changing synchronization settings on your device, disconnect it from your PC.
1.
In ActiveSync on your device, 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
device. You can only select or clear these items from your PC’s Windows Mobile Device Center or ActiveSync.
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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 device will synchronize properly with
both PCs, set up the second PC using the same synchronization settings you used on the first PC.
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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 device 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 device.
The
USB to PC
( ) icon appears on the Today Screen when serial USB connection is used.
5.5 Synchronizing via Bluetooth
You can connect and synchronize your device with the PC using Bluetooth.
To synchronize with a computer via Bluetooth
1.
Set up Windows Mobile Device Center or ActiveSync on your PC to synchronize through Bluetooth. See
the program’s Help for instructions.
2.
On your device, tap
Start > Programs > ActiveSync
.
3.
Make sure that Bluetooth on both your device and the computer are turned on and set to visible mode.
For more information, see “Bluetooth” in Chapter 10.
4.
Tap
Menu > Connect via Bluetooth
. Make sure the Bluetooth function of both your device and the
computer are turned on and set to visible mode.
5.
If this is the first time you have connected to this computer via Bluetooth, you must first complete the
Bluetooth wizard on your device and set up a Bluetooth partnership between your device and the
computer. For more information about creating a Bluetooth partnership, see “Bluetooth partnerships”
in Chapter 10.