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Connectivity
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Infrared connection
To start infrared, go
to Menu→
Connectivity→ Infrared
Via infrared, you can send or receive data such as business cards and calendar notes to and
from a compatible phone or data device.
Do not point the IR (infrared) beam at anyone’s eye or allow it to interfere with other IR
devices. This device is a Class 1 Laser product.
Sending and receiving data via infrared
Note: All items which are received via infrared are placed in the Inbox folder in
Messaging. New infrared messages are indicated by . See p. 69 for further
information.
Tip! You can also
play phone-to-phone
games via infrared.
1 Make sure that the infrared ports of the sending and receiving devices are pointing at
each other and that there are no obstructions between the devices. The preferable
distance between the two devices is one metre at most. To find the infrared port, see
the picture of the different keys in the Quick start guide.
Example: To send a
contact card via infrared:
(1) Ask the receiver to
activate the infrared port
in his/her device. (2) Go to
Contacts, scroll to a card
and select Options→
Send→ via infrared.
2 The user of the receiving device activates the infrared port.
To activate the infrared port of your phone to receive data via infrared, go to Menu→
Connectivity→ Infrared and press the joystick.
3 The user of the sending device selects the desired infrared function to start data
transfer.
To send data via infrared, select Options→ Send→ via infrared in an application.
Checking the status of the infrared connection
• When blinks, your phone is trying to connect to the other device or a connection
has been lost.
• When is shown continuously, the infrared connection is active and your phone is
ready to send and receive data via its infrared port.