Exchanging files and contacts between the K800i and a PC

Chris Leonard

Phone Mode lets you synchronise phonebook contacts and calendar entries with the PC Suite software installed on your computer

Make sure your Sony Ericsson K800i's contacts, calendar entries and other files are safely stored on your computer with regular backups

There are two useful ways you can back up the files on your Sony Ericsson K800i – contacts, calendar entries, pictures and videos – to your computer. You can either use Bluetooth or the USB cable supplied with your K800i.

To start, install the Sony Ericsson PC Support Suite from the CD supplied with your phone, or download it from www.sonyericsson.com/support.

N.B. the CD is only compatible with computers using the Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating systems.

Back up via Bluetooth

To back up your files using Bluetooth, switch on Bluetooth connectivity (See Setting up Bluetooth on the K800i). Then make sure Bluetooth is enabled on your computer or insert a Bluetooth adapter. Then follow these instructions (Using a Contact as an example):

Choose the phonebook contact you want to back up
Select More and then Send Contact
Select Via Bluetooth (Figure 1)and then choose your computer from the list

Back up via USB cable

To back up your files using a USB cable, you can do so using one of two methods: File Transfer (For music files for the Disk2Phone mobile music software, and picture files), or Phone Mode (For contacts and calendar entries).

File Transfer allows you to drag and drop files from your phone to folders on your computer. To back up your music files or pictures using File Transfer:

Connect your K800i to your computer with the USB cable.
On your phone’s Menu screen select Settings (Figure 2)and then scroll across to the Connectivity tab.
Scroll down to USB and then select USB Connection (Figure 3).
Select File Transfer (Figure 4).
Your phone will shut down (Figure 5). Wait until your phone memory or memory card appear as external disks on your computer in Windows Explorer.
You can now drag and drop contacts, music files (For Disk2Phone music software) or pictures, to folders on your computer.

Phone Mode lets you synchronise phonebook contacts and calendar entries with the PC Suite software installed on your computer. To synchronise your data using Phone Mode:

Start the PC Suite software on your computer
Connect the K800i to the computer with the USB cable
On your K800i, enter the Settings menu and select the Connectivity tab
Select USB and then USB Connection
Then select Phone Mode
When the computer has found your phone, the applications you want to back up from your phone can be accessed in the PC Suite software

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Figure 1
Once you have chosen your contact/file you wish to send select Send then Via Bluetooth
Figure 2
From the Main Menu select Settings
Figure 3
In the Connectivity menu scroll down to USB and then select USB Connection