sychronicity

"Q" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> BigStu - typed:
> > I need a few pointers regarding synchronising my 610 with the
> > s/erricson software. I am able to synchronise outlook with my phon
> > for individual appointments but when I choose 'synchronise now' the
> > software cannot find the phone. I have a Belkin USB hub, which is
> > configured correctly and working. I also cannot use the photo editor
> > to send pics to the phone, as it is not finding the phone. In the
> > help menu it states that I need to have the same comm port, I have 4
> > selected in 'my bluetooth places'.
> > Anyhelp appreciated,
> > TIA
> > BigStu
>
> Make sure you choose the listed Client port & not the BT one & it isn't
> being used by anything else. Manually connect the serial port to the
> phone, temporarily disable any firewall & try again. The SE s/w can be a
> pig to get working reliably, I had to reserve that com port & disable
> the rest to get XTNDC, Image Editor etc to work every time.
>
> I would also try bypassing the hub (unless you meant dongle) if all else
> fails, despite the BT stack itself connecting OK through it. Once SE's
> Phone Monitor application recognises your T610, XTNDC & the rest of the
> SE s/w should work fine. Image Editor takes about 15 secs to connect -
> deathly slow but that's BT for you. Good luck.
>
thanks for taking the time to reply, but i am still confused. I have looked
to find out which port is the client one and which is the BT one but not
sure where to look. Also, if I bypass the Belking bluetooth hub, how am I to
get the synch working.
I admit to being a bit of a newb to bluetooth and synching.
Thanks again,
Stu

BigStu - typed:
> "Q" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:botu1b$1ilb2s$1@ID-173588.news.uni-berlin.de...
>> BigStu - typed:
> thanks for taking the time to reply, but i am still confused. I have
> looked to find out which port is the client one and which is the BT
> one but not sure where to look. Also, if I bypass the Belking
> bluetooth hub, how am I to get the synch working.
> I admit to being a bit of a newb to bluetooth and synching.
> Thanks again,
> Stu

OK. I presumed having looked on Belkin's www yesterday & not finding any
reference to a USB BT hub, that you had a USB BT dongle plugged into a
Belkin hub or just meant Belkin BT dongle. My comments also presume that
the BT stack is by Widcomm - the most common one which just gets branded
for the make of BT adaptor. If this is the case, In My Bluetooth Places,
navigate to Bluetooth in the toolbar & select Advanced Configuration.
Under the Client Applications tab, a com port number should be listed
for the BT serial port eg Com3.

In Control Panel, there should be Phone Monitor Options which is the
Sony Ericsson comms shell used by XTNDC & all SE s/w which won't work
without it. There should be a tab called COM Ports where you enable the
port seen earlier. I have that com port reserved & all others disabled
on my system - you may not need to go that far.

IIRC & this may depend on the version of SE's Phone Monitor you're
using, the next attempt to sync Outlook or open Image Editor (with T610
selected) will initiate the software to search for & prompt for a name
for the phone &/or name for the SIM card. My version of the s/w precedes
the T610 but has a Communications Troubleshooter buried in the Start
menu if the phone still isn't recognised. The default connection is
Cable, keep it selected (ignore the Bluetooth button!), next choose the
applicable options then click through the rest. This should force the
s/w to search. Opening the phone's serial port 1st in My BT Places
sometimes helps get the phone recognised.

The reason for selecting the Cable option is because the s/w is using
virtual serial ports which get installed with the BT s/w. Note that this
method uses 2 com ports, one for the BT stack eg, COM4 (which is listed
under the Local Services tab in Advanced Configuration) & the other, the
SE s/w itself. If your s/w is different, you may need to adapt some of
the steps. Just remember it can be got to work & your BT stack already
seems to be. It's just a chore getting the SE s/w to play ball with the
BT stack. I've had to unpair/re-pair my phone before now to get all this
working.

HTH!

"Q" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> BigStu - typed:
> > "Q" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> > news:botu1b$1ilb2s$1@ID-173588.news.uni-berlin.de...
> >> BigStu - typed:
> > thanks for taking the time to reply, but i am still confused. I have
> > looked to find out which port is the client one and which is the BT
> > one but not sure where to look. Also, if I bypass the Belking
> > bluetooth hub, how am I to get the synch working.
> > I admit to being a bit of a newb to bluetooth and synching.
> > Thanks again,
> > Stu
>
> OK. I presumed having looked on Belkin's www yesterday & not finding any
> reference to a USB BT hub, that you had a USB BT dongle plugged into a
> Belkin hub or just meant Belkin BT dongle. My comments also presume that
> the BT stack is by Widcomm - the most common one which just gets branded
> for the make of BT adaptor. If this is the case, In My Bluetooth Places,
> navigate to Bluetooth in the toolbar & select Advanced Configuration.
> Under the Client Applications tab, a com port number should be listed
> for the BT serial port eg Com3.
>
> In Control Panel, there should be Phone Monitor Options which is the
> Sony Ericsson comms shell used by XTNDC & all SE s/w which won't work
> without it. There should be a tab called COM Ports where you enable the
> port seen earlier. I have that com port reserved & all others disabled
> on my system - you may not need to go that far.
>
> IIRC & this may depend on the version of SE's Phone Monitor you're
> using, the next attempt to sync Outlook or open Image Editor (with T610
> selected) will initiate the software to search for & prompt for a name
> for the phone &/or name for the SIM card. My version of the s/w precedes
> the T610 but has a Communications Troubleshooter buried in the Start
> menu if the phone still isn't recognised. The default connection is
> Cable, keep it selected (ignore the Bluetooth button!), next choose the
> applicable options then click through the rest. This should force the
> s/w to search. Opening the phone's serial port 1st in My BT Places
> sometimes helps get the phone recognised.
>
> The reason for selecting the Cable option is because the s/w is using
> virtual serial ports which get installed with the BT s/w. Note that this
> method uses 2 com ports, one for the BT stack eg, COM4 (which is listed
> under the Local Services tab in Advanced Configuration) & the other, the
> SE s/w itself. If your s/w is different, you may need to adapt some of
> the steps. Just remember it can be got to work & your BT stack already
> seems to be. It's just a chore getting the SE s/w to play ball with the
> BT stack. I've had to unpair/re-pair my phone before now to get all this
> working.
>
> HTH!
>
thank you so much for the help. I was so nearly there, looking in the right
places but just not getting it!! it connected immediately, synched and now I
have the added bonus of being able to send piccies to the phone.
thanks again,
BigStu

BigStu - typed:
> thank you so much for the help. I was so nearly there, looking in the
> right places but just not getting it!! it connected immediately,
> synched and now I have the added bonus of being able to send piccies
> to the phone.
> thanks again,