[ 79 ]Infrared connectionsChecking the status of an IR connectionThe status of an IR connection is indicated by .• When is shown continuously, there is an IR connection betweenyour phone and the other device.• When is not shown, no IR connection exists.• When blinks, your phone is trying to connect to the other deviceor the connection has been lost.Other types of IR connectionsYou can also establish a 2-way connection between your PC or laptopcomputer and your phone via infrared. With this type of connection, yourphone can:• function as an external modem connected via IR. Use your existingdata software (Dial-up Networking, AOL, etc.) or fax software (WinFaxPro, HotFax, etc.) to send and receive faxes, connect to the Internet,or check e-mail. For more information, see the accompanying PCConnectivity Guide.• synchronize it’s phone book, calendar, and to-do list with some of themost popular Personal Information Manager (PIM) programs on themarket (Outlook, ACT!, Lotus Organizer, Gold Mine, etc.). Use theFoneSync application found on the Nokia CD-ROM in conjunctionwith your existing PIM application to keep all of your informationup-to-date.Transmitting phone book via IRYour phone can transmit its phone book information using the industrystandard v.card format via it’s infrared (IR) port. "Business cards" (v.cards)can be sent to another phone, a PC (running the appropriate software) orother IR-equipped handheld devices (such as Palm™, and Psion Series 5™).
