Sony Ericsson XPERIA, Extended User Manual

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Synchronizing
By regularly synchronizing your data you can always keep the information in your phone
up-to-date, wherever you are. You can synchronize several types of information between
your phone and a computer:
• Microsoft® Outlook® information – e-mail messages, contacts, calendar items, tasks and
notes
•
Media
– photos, videos and music
• Favorites
– Web page bookmarks under
Mobile Favorites
• Files – Microsoft® Office documents, pdf files, and more
Before you can synchronize
Before you can synchronize, you need to install and set up the synchronization software
on your computer.
• If you are using Windows XP you should first install Exchange ActiveSync® before you can
set up synchronization. For more information, see
To install Exchange ActiveSync®
on
page 38 and
To set up synchronization in Windows XP
on page 39.
• If you are using Windows Vista you may not need to install any software, but you need to
set up synchronization. For more information, see To set up synchronization in Windows
Vista on page 39.
To install Exchange ActiveSync®
1 Go to www.sonyericsson.com/X2support to download the latest version of the
Exchange ActiveSync® application to your computer.
2 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
Synchronization methods
After you have installed the synchronization software, you can synchronize your phone with
your computer using one of these methods:
• USB connection – When you connect a USB cable between your phone and a computer,
the synchronization starts automatically.
• Bluetooth connection – You must first set up a Bluetooth partnership between your phone
and the computer before you can start the synchronization. For more information, see
Bluetooth™ partnership
on page 59.
• Wireless connection – Synchronize with an Exchange Server using Exchange ActiveSync®
or Windows Mobile Device Center.
You are recommended to synchronize frequently in order to keep the information in your phone
and computer up-to-date.
Setting up synchronization
• If your computer uses Windows XP® or other compatible Windows operating system, you
should use Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® 4.5 or later.
• If your computer uses Windows Vista®, you should use Windows® Mobile Device Center,
which is part of the operating system.
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