User's Manual

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Connecting to other devices
Your P900 can be connected to other devices with similar
interfaces such as PCs, other P900s and handheld computers.
The connection can be made via:
• Bluetooth wireless technology (not in conjunction with
Windows 98)
•Cable
• Infrared (IrDA)
Once it has been connected, you can perform various tasks,
depending on what type of connection you have selected, such
as:
• Using a cordless headset (Bluetooth wireless technology)
• Sending and receiving files via (infrared, Bluetooth wireless
technology) – ‘beaming’
• Making Backup/Restore and Synchronization of your data
and file transfer. (Cable, infrared and Bluetooth wireless
technology)
• Using the P900 as a modem for Dialup Networking. (Cable,
infrared and Bluetooth wireless technology)
PC connectivity software
Your P900 is delivered with a CD, PC Suite for P900 . This
software must be installed on the PC you want to connect to. See
‘Installing applications’ on page 124 for more information. You
do not need to install the
PC Suite for P900 if you only want to
perform beaming with the PC or use a cordless headset.
Connection via SyncStation
Connect the SyncStation to your PC with the USB cable. A
wizard helps you install the USB cable for the first time. The PC
Suite for P900 CD contains the required software.
Put your P900 in the SyncStation. A new wizard starts to help
you connect your P900, if this is the first time you have done it.
appears in the status area to the right on the taskbar when
the P900 is connected.
When connecting via cable, the P900 can be set to PC Connect
mode or Modem mode. The setting is made in
Control panel >
Connections > Cable , see ‘Cable’ on page 146.
Set the P900 in
PC connect mode for
• Synchronization
• Software installation