Transfer files between your mobile and PC

Transfer files between your mobile and PC

You’ll need: Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Home or Professional; a USB port and CD-ROM drive.

Install the file transfer software

>Load the Sony Ericsson CD that came with your mobile on to your PC. The installation should begin automatically, otherwise select Run on your PC, and enter D/E: start.exe to install

PC Suite and Disc2Phone. Then follow the Wizard to install.

Connect mobile and your PC

>Connect your mobile and PC using the USB cable. It will automatically install drivers to connect your mobile and PC.

>Select Phone Mode on your mobile.

Customise synchronisation settings

>Right click on My Sony Ericsson W850i in the bottom right corner of your PC.

>Select Sync Manager.

>Select Settings and click Next.

>Select the PC application, eg Microsoft Outlook, to synchronise with your mobile. Click Next.

>Select which items you want to synchronise, eg Calendar or Contact. Then click Next and the synchronisation will start.

>Select Advance Sync for further settings. Please read the different features carefully and then select the appropriate feature for synchronisation.

Synchronise contacts and calendar

>Make sure your mobile and PC are connected using the USB cable.

>Select Phone Mode on your mobile.

>Right click on in the bottom right corner of your PC and select Synchronise Now to start the synchronisation.

Transfer images and videos

>Make sure your mobile and PC are connected using the USB cable.

>Select File transfer on your mobile.

>Right click on My Sony Ericsson W850i in the bottom right corner of your PC.

>Select File manager.

>Select My Sony Ericsson W850i.

>Select Memory Stick / Phone memory.

Then drag and drop relevant picture, audio or video between your mobile and PC.

In some cases you’ll need to convert files, for example to view a video on your PC in Windows Media Player that you captured on your mobile, or to listen to an audio file that you transferred to your mobile. You’ll find a number of converters to download in the Existing customer section of three.ie

Right click on the Sync Manager

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Please note that transferring copyright-protected content, eg music and football videos, without the copyright owner’s consent is against the law and it breaks your agreement with 3.

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