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 your computer and phone for easy transfer and
management of your files. Once the two devices are connected, you can drag and drop
content between them using your 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. MediaGo 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 transfer 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 mode is normally activated by default.
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 memory card
.
If you are running an application on your phone and the application is using the memory card,
you may need to close the application in order to access the memory 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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