Infrared

Check the status of an IR connection

The status of an IR connection is shown by the infrared icon .

When appears steady, there is an IR connection between your phone and the other device.

When doesn’t appear, no IR connection exists.

When blinks, your phone is trying to connect to the other device or the connection has been lost.

SEND AND RECEIVE INFORMATION

You can transmit information in your phone by infrared (IR) using the industry-standard v.card format. You can send and receive business cards (v.card 2.1 format) to another compatible phone, to a PC that has an IR port and is running the appropriate software, or to other compatible IR- equipped handheld devices.

Send a business card to another device

First, make sure that the other phone or device is set to receive data via its IR port. Refer to the user guide for the receiving device for more information on setting up IR communications and receiving data over IR.

1Recall the phone book entry you would like to send by IR.

2Press twice (Details > Options).

3Scroll to Send bus. card and press Select.

4Point the two IR ports at each other.

5Scroll to Via infrared, then press Select.

The message Sending business card appears on the screen.

Sending indicator

Note: If you have more than one number or text information to send, choose Primary no. or All details, then press Select.

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3361 specifications

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