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48 Synchronizing Information With Your Computer
5.1 About Synchronization
You can take information from your computer wherever you go by synchronizing them to your device. The
following types of information can be synchronized between your computer and your XV6800:
• Microsoft Outlook® information, which include Outlook e-mail, contacts, calendar, tasks, and notes
• Media, such as pictures, music and video
• Favorites, which are the bookmarked links to your favorite web sites
• Files, such as documents and other files
Ways to synchronize
Before you can synchronize, you need to install and set up first the synchronization software on your
computer. For more information, see “Setting Up Windows Mobile Device Center on Windows Vista®” and
“Setting Up ActiveSync® on Windows XP®.”
You can synchronize your XV6800 with your computer by using one of the following methods:
• Connect and synchronize using the supplied Mini USB cable.
Upon connecting the sync cable to your device and your computer, the synchronization process starts
automatically.
• Connect and synchronize using infrared.
Use your device’s infrared port to create a direct connection between the device and PC quickly. Align
the infrared ports and start the connection from your device. For more information, see “Synchronizing
via Infrared and Bluetooth” later in this chapter.
• Connect and synchronize using Bluetooth.
You must first set up a Bluetooth partnership between your device and your computer before
you can synchronize information through Bluetooth. For more information about setting up a
Bluetooth partnership, see Chapter 11. For information about synchronizing through Bluetooth, see
“Synchronizing via Infrared and Bluetooth” later in this chapter.
Try to synchronize frequently in order to keep information up-to-date in both your device and your computer.
Note You can also synchronize Outlook e-mail, contacts, calendar, and tasks on your device with the Exchange Server
at your work. For more information about setting up your device to synchronize with the Exchange Server, see
Chapter 8.
5.2 Setting Up Windows Mobile Device Center on Windows Vista®
Microsoft Windows Mobile® Device Center is the replacement for Microsoft® ActiveSync® on Windows
Vista®.
Set up synchronization
When you connect your device to your PC and start Windows Mobile Device Center for the first time, you are
asked to create a Windows Mobile partnership with your XV6800 device. Follow the steps below to create a
partnership.
1. Connect your device to your PC. Windows Mobile Device Center configures itself and then opens.
2. On the license agreement screen, click Accept.
3. On the Windows Mobile Device Center’s Home screen, click Set up your device.
Note Choose Connect without setting up your device if you only want to transfer media files, check for
updates, and explore your device but not sync Outlook information.