Nokia 6590 Infrared Basics, Check the status of an IR connection, Send and Receive Information

Advanced features

• INFRARED BASICS

You can use IR to send and receive phone book entries (business cards) and calendar notes.

1Make sure the two devices are ready for the IR connection.

2To receive information on your phone, press Menu 9 (Infrared) and then press Select.

3Have the user of the sending device select the desired IR function to start data transfer.

If data transfer is not started within 30 seconds, the connection is cancelled and will have to be restarted.

Note: You do not have to “turn off” the IR function in your phone. After data transfer, the IR connection automatically drops after about 30 seconds.

Check the status of an IR connection

The status of an IR connection is indicated by .

•When is displayed continuously, there is an IR connection between your phone and the other device.

•When blinks, your phone is trying to establish a connection with the other device or a connection has been lost.

• When is not displayed, no IR connection exists. 15

• SEND AND RECEIVE INFORMATION

You can transmit information in your phone by IR using the industry-standard v.card format. You can send business cards (v.card) and calendar notes (v.cal) to another phone, to a PC running the appropriate software, or to other IR-equipped hand-held devices.

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