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 organise media files, update your phone,
synchronise 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 that you can use them on your phone.
To drag and drop content between phone and computer using USB cable
1
Connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable.
2
Phone
:
Connected in Media transf. mode
appears in the status bar.
3
Computer
: Open Microsoft® Windows® Explorer from the desktop and wait until
your phone's memory card appears as an external disk in Microsoft® Windows®
Explorer.
4
Computer
: Drag and drop the desired files between your phone and the computer.
USB connection modes
The two most common methods to share data between your phone and other devices
using a USB cable are Media transfer protocol (MTP) mode and Mass storage (MSC) mode.
•
Media transfer mode (MTP)
– the most common protocol for communication with
Windows computers. This mode is normally enabled by default.
•
Mass storage mode (MSC)
– 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 Mass storage as the default USB connection mode
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Sony Ericsson
>
Connectivity
>
USB connection
mode
.
3
Tap
Mass storage mode (MSC)
.
4
Tap
OK
.
Media transfer protocol (MTP) is normally set as the default USB connection mode. When you
set Mass Storage mode as the default USB connection mode, the
Auto connect in MSC
checkbox gets checked automatically. You do not need to activate it manually.
To connect your phone to a computer using Mass storage mode
1
Connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable.
2
Drag the status bar downwards.
3
Tap
Connect your phone
>
Connect phone mem. card
.
To disconnect the USB cable in Mass storage mode
Do not disconnect the USB cable when transferring content as this may corrupt the content.
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