P990i Control panel 121
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USB functionality options
Phone mode – allows synchronization, backup,
restore, file handling, and modem usage.
File transfer – allows transfer of music files and
images to and from the phone using computer
applications like Sony Disc2Phone and Adobe
Photoshop Album SE. It also allows using your
phone as a general storage device for a connected
computer.
Mark
Allow USB charging to enable phone battery
charging over USB. It is recommended not to use this
function when connecting to an un-powered USB hub or
to a device only using battery power.
Note: During data transfer over USB, do not change the
USB settings or disconnect the phone from the other
device, as this may cause a data loss
.
Wireless LAN
Select Tools > Control panel > Connections > WLAN to
activate your phone for wireless LAN, to find and access
a wireless LAN, and to create a wireless LAN account.
You can also create and maintain wireless LAN accounts
from Internet accounts on the Connections panel, see
Setting up accounts on page 102 for more information.
Activating wireless LAN
Note: In France, you are only allowed to use wireless
LAN indoors.
To activate wireless LAN, mark Enable WLAN in the
WLAN menu. To save battery, disable wireless LAN
when you not need it.
Note: If you want to use wireless LAN in Flight mode,
make sure that Flight mode is enabled before you choose
wireless LAN, as wireless LAN is disabled by default in
Flight mode.
Finding a network
Select Scan to find available wireless LAN networks.
The networks found are listed in alphabetical order, with
icons indicating network quality and type:
Good connection quality
Medium connection quality
Low connection quality
The network is configured and the phone has an
account for it
The network is a secured network, requiring
encryption keys for access