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PC Personal Information Manager (PIM) application for use with Nokia PC Sync Note: Nokia Content Copier (a component of Nokia PC Suite) supports a variety of Nokia phones, some of which make their connection to a PC via serial cable. For a list of compatible phones and connection methods, please see “Compatible phones”...
There must be no obstructions between the two devices and the IR ports of the two devices have to be pointing at each other. Your Nokia phone is a Class 1 Laser Product. Enable infrared communications Windows Millennium Edition (ME) and Windows 2000 users do not need to enable infrared communications on their PC prior to using this feature.
Install Nokia PC Suite 4.31 2 Install Nokia PC Suite 4.31 Nokia PC Suite 4.31 is a collection of powerful tools that you can use to manage your phone’s features and data. PC Suite consists of the following components: •...
Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. Scroll through the list of installed applications, then click Nokia PC Suite 4.31. Click the Add/Remove button. Click Remove from the Nokia PC Suite Setup window, then click Next.
You can also use this application to transfer information between other 8390 phones in your family. The following table shows a list of phones compatible with Nokia Content Copier (other than 8390), as well as the method of connection to the PC:...
Nokia Connection Manager You may need to use Nokia Connection Manager to select the type of connection you want Content Copier to use during various stages of the process. For example, if you select Copy data from one phone to another, and the source phone requires a serial cable, click Content Copier’s Connection button to...
Nokia Content Copier log When you have successfully completed one of the Nokia Content Copier tasks, the Finish screen is displayed along with a log of the tasks that were just performed. At the Finish screen, you have the following options: •...
Nokia PC Composer 4 Nokia PC Composer Nokia PC Composer allows you to create new ringing tones for your Nokia phone. Once you create a new ringing tone, you can transfer it to your phone via infrared. PC Composer also allows you to open Standard MIDI files (type I), edit them, and convert them to ringing tones. You can save your ringing tones as either .mid (MIDI) or .ott (ringing tone) file formats on your PC’s hard drive.
70. Use the note counter to the right of the Status Bar to monitor the length of your new ringing tone. CREATE A NEW RINGING TONE Launch Nokia PC Composer (click Start, point to Programs, point to Nokia PC Suite, then click Nokia PC Composer). Insert point Click the appropriate note (or rest) button.
• CREATE RINGING TONES FROM MIDI FILES Nokia PC Composer allows you to open Standard MIDI files, then convert the data to ringing tone format. Now you can carry your favorite PC MIDI file as a ringing tone in your phone.
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Nokia PC Composer Click the Open button (or select Open from the File menu). Locate the MIDI file you want to use as a ringing tone, then click Open. Use the Track list box’s drop-down arrow and locate the desired track.
Warning: To avoid any potential loss of data, you should not make or receive calls while synchronizing data between the phone and your PC. Nokia PC Sync cannot be used while a data call is in progress. Likewise, you cannot initiate a data call while synchronizing data with PC Sync.
• UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF SYNCHRONIZATION Nokia PC Sync remains running in the background after you synchronize for the first time. PC Sync places an icon in the Task Bar tray, indicating that the application is running. The colors of the icon change, depending on the status of the infrared connection between your phone and PC.
If at some point you change PIM applications or upgrade to a newer version of your current PIM, you must configure PC Sync to work with the new application. Select New Synchronization from the Nokia PC Suite program group, then follow the instructions on page 12.
To update PC Sync’s settings to synchronize with your custom list: Establish an infrared connection between your phone and PC. Launch Nokia PC Sync from your PC’s Start menu. If you have PC Sync enabled on startup, right-click the PC Sync tray icon, then click Configuration.
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Nokia PC Sync Click the Lotus Organizer tab. Click the Contacts browse button , then select your custom folder. Click OK to confirm your selection. Click the Summary tab, then click Synchronize Now to synchronize your phone and custom phone list.
Nokia PC Graphics 6 Nokia PC Graphics Nokia PC Graphics is a program that allows you to create and edit caller group logos. You can also create picture messages, as well as graphics that can be used for picture messaging.
Nokia PC Graphics Save a picture PC Graphics allows you to save your work as a file on your PC’s hard drive. Saving your logos and picture messages to your hard drive creates a backup copy of your work. You can also save your work, then open the file at a later time for further edits or to send the picture message or logo to your phone.
Establish an infrared connection between your phone and PC. Click Tools, point to Picture type, then click Group logo. Click OK (as needed) to confirm any change in picture size required by Nokia PC Graphics. Click the Read from phone button (or select the Read from phone command from the Tools menu).
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Nokia PC Graphics Click OK (as needed) to confirm any change in picture size required by PC Graphics. Click the Open button on the toolbar (or select the Open command from the File menu). Click the File of type drop-down arrow at the bottom of the Open dialog box, then click Bitmap Files (*.bmp).
Nokia Phone Editor 7 Nokia Phone Editor Nokia Phone Editor is a program that allows you to edit and manage various functions of your phone from the keyboard of your PC. Phone Editor consists of the following components: • Contacts - used to manage phone book entries in your SIM card and in the phone’s memory. Also used to store contact information on your PC •...
• MANAGE CONTACTS USING PHONE EDITOR Once you launch Nokia Phone Editor, click the Phone folder in the contacts directory. A list of all phone book entries is displayed in the pane to the right of the contacts directory.
Nokia Phone Editor Copy and move contacts Your PC’s hard drive offers you virtually unlimited storage space for names and numbers. You can copy phone book entries to the Phone Editor’s PC folder to back up your data. Or you can move entries to the PC folder, making more memory available for other entries.
• SEND AND MANAGE SMS MESSAGES You can use Nokia Phone Editor’s Messages application to send and manage SMS messages from your PC. When your launch the Phone Editor application (with your phone connected via IR), the contents of your phone’s message folders are read into the phone.
While reading a message, select the Save As command from the Message menu. • EDIT PROFILES AND CALLER GROUPS You can use Nokia Phone Editor’s Profiles application to view your profiles and caller groups settings at a glance. You can edit profile and caller group settings quickly and easily from your PC’s keyboard.
• EDIT SETTINGS You can use Nokia Phone Editor’s Settings application to view and edit a variety of phone settings, as well as configure how Phone Editor handles items you delete. The Settings application divides all of the settings into three properties tabs, as described below: •...
8390 product section of: http://www.nokia.com/us Since the Add New Hardware Wizard for all Windows operating systems searches the A:\ drive for device drivers first, Nokia recommends that you download this file and save it to a floppy diskette.
Microsoft redesigned its implementation of infrared services with the release of Windows 2000 Professional. To make an IR serial connection between IR-equipped Nokia phones and IR-equipped PCs running Windows 2000, you must download and install the following Microsoft software update:...
When a successful infrared connection has been made, the infrared monitor indicates that your phone has been found. Windows 2000 operating system installs your Nokia phone as Standard Modem over IR link. Confirm successful installation of your phone via the Phone and Modem Options Control Panel. Use this new device with your data application (example: Dial-up Networking).
In addition, the fastest CSD data rate available is 14.4k bps. General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Your Nokia phone is the first in a new generation of phones to take advantage of a new higher-speed data protocol called GPRS (General Packet Radio Service). The benefits to you include: •...
Windows 2000 and Windows ME users: Click Start, point to Settings, then click Dial-up Networking. Double-click the Make New Connection icon. Type a name for your new connection (example: Internet-GPRS). Click the drop-down arrow and select your Nokia phone as the modem to use, then click Next. Enter the GPRS network access code: *99# , then click Finish.
(including corporate e-mail server using Microsoft Outlook, or Lotus cc:Mail). Rather than altering the existing configurations you use when dialing with your existing modem, consider creating a new connection exclusively for use with your Nokia phone (as detailed below). GATHER CONFIGURATION INFORMATION You need the phone number for your Internet service provider or for your company’s remote access server.
Any touch tones (DTMF tones) needed for calling cards, special long-distance access numbers, etc. must be programmed into the dialing string. • OTHER DATA APPLICATIONS There are several other types of telecommunications applications that can be used with your Nokia phone and your computer. Some of these include: •...
• Establish an infrared connection between your phone and PC. • Use the data program’s setup menu to set your Nokia phone as the active modem. Consult the program’s User Guide or Help menu for more information. • Review the information, “Requirements for digital data calls” on page 1.
Configure your data and fax software Use your fax program’s settings menu to select your Nokia phone as the active fax modem. Hardware setup Use the modem properties dialog box of your fax software to confirm the following settings: • Communications port - COMn (where n=COM port number assigned to your phone) •...
Click Details. Set speed to 57,600 bps and flow control to Automatic. Click OK when finished, then click OK to close the Edit window. Your new Nokia phone configuration should now appear in the list of Connection options, and is available to all applications that support a modem connection.
3rd party E-mail, Web browser, or fax programs. GPRS data connection Now that your Nokia phone is configured as a wireless modem for use with your PalmOS device, you need to create a dial-up network service configuration to connect you to the GPRS data network.
PalmOS device. • LEARN ABOUT YOUR PHONE AS A WIRELESS MODEM You can use your Nokia phone as a wireless modem with Pocket PC devices, then use these devices to check e-mail or browse the Web. You may also be able to send and receive faxes from your Pocket PC device. However, this may require additional software from another manufacturer.
• CONFIGURE A MODEM CONNECTION-CSD The procedure for creating a new modem connection for use with your Nokia phone is similar to that found in the various Windows desktop operating systems. However, before you can configure your PocketPC for a CSD data call, you need to obtain the required setup information from your ISP or corporate network’s Helpdesk.
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, then tap Settings. Tap the Connections tab, then tap Modem. Tap New Connection, then enter a name for the connection (example: Internet-Nokia phone). Click the modem selection drop-down arrow, then select the IrCOMM or Generic IrDA option. Tap Advanced to access additional configuration properties for Port Settings, TCP/IP, and Name Servers (if required by your corporate network or ISP).
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Tap the Start icon , then tap Programs. Tap Connections, then tap your new modem connection (example: Internet-Nokia phone). Enter your user name, password, and domain (if necessary). Click Connect. When you have successfully logged on to the network, the Pocket PC’s status screen will show the message Device Connected.
Index 12 Index configuring data call (PocketPC OS) Abbreviations 2 dial-up connection for PalmOS About MIDI files 10 Dial-up Networking Access point 31 modem setup (PocketPC OS) Add contact to caller group 23 Add new contact 22 when to use Add New Hardware Wizard 28 CSD (Circuit Switched Data) 30 America Online...
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SMS PocketPC transfer to phone CSD data call New modem connection 31 GPRS digital data call New Synchronization 14 modem setup Nokia Modem Setup (Windows 2000) 29 PocketPC OS Note capacity 9 GPRS configuration ringing tone [ 43 ]...
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Index modem setup (CSD) make a data call (CSD) Prerequisites make a data call (GPRS) digital data/fax calls overview (PalmOS) Print SMS messages 24 overview (PocketPC OS) Profiles Wireless modem installation 28 edit Wireless modem setup 27 Rename caller groups 26 XP Home/Professional 29 Requirements digital data calls...