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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)
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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
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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
.