SETTING UP
SYNCHRONIZING INFORMATION—THE BASICS
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desktop synchronization software for
instructions.
1Connect your smartphone to your
computer, as described in Connecting
your smartphone to your computer.
2Press the sync button on the sync
cable.
*Sync button
Messages on both your computer and
your smartphone indicate that
synchronization is in progress.
3Wait until you see the message on your
smartphone that the HotSync operation
is complete; then disconnect the sync
cable. Do not disconnect the sync cable
until you see this message.
Why synchronize?
Synchronizing means that info you enter or
change in one place (yoursmartphone or
your computer) is automatically entered or
changed in the other; so there’s no need to
enterthe info twice. We strongly
recommend that you sync your
smartphone with your computer or
corporate server frequently to keep your
info up-to-date (and backed up) in
bothlocations.
The info from all the following applications
is updated by default each time you sync
your smartphone with your desktop
software:
TIP
If you’re performing initial setup, your
device should already be connected to your
computer.
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