Info that isn't in the User Guide...
First, pair the Mac and phone
Use the Bluetooth Setup Assistant in /Applications/Utilities/ to pair the T610 with your Mac. Just follow the wizard's self-explanatory instructions:
You will also need to follow the corresponding instructions on the T610's screen when prompted:
That's all there is to it!
Synchronize contacts and calendars
When you set up pairing between the T610 and your Mac as above, you had the opportunity to add the newly-discovered T610 to iSync, Apple's contacts and calendar synchronization software (an integral feature of Mac OS X). With synchronization enabled, any editing you do in Address Book or iCal will be transfered to the T610 next time you click Sync Now:
Likewise, if you edit this data on the phone, the changes will be reflected in Address Book and iCal.
Tip: If you don't want all your contacts on your phone, create a contacts Group "Handy". Handy is the German word for mobile phone—but the double-meaning here is that you can use this Group to keep certain phone numbers on hand.
Get files from the Mac to the phone
Use Bluetooth File Exchange (/Applications/Utilities/) to send pictures, themes, software, and MIDI ringtones to your phone.
Tip: If you put Bluetooth File Exchange in the Dock, you can send files to the phone simply by dragging them from the Finder onto the BFE icon and letting go
A progress window will pop up in the OS X Finder; you will need to accept the file on the T610 to start the transfer:
Get files from the phone to the Mac
Pictures, sounds, or theme files can be sent from Pictures & Sounds on the T610 by first selecting the file you want to send and choosing More > Send > Via Bluetooth and then selecting the name of your Mac. They will arrive in the User/Documents/ directory by default (change this in the Bluetooth Preference pane).
Tip: Theme files arrive with the file suffix ".thm". Mac OS X will not associate an application with this suffix, but you can open it with StuffIt Expander. This will create a folder containing an XML file and a number of JPEG images comprising the theme (it doesn't look like you can edit the images and re-zip the modified folder for uploading to the T610, however).
Alternatively, you can use Bluetooth File Exchange (/Applications/Utilities/). Chose File > Browse Device... and select your phone:
You will be able to browse files in the Pictures, Sounds, and Themes folders, and retrieve any selected file to the Mac by clicking Get... or simply drag-and-drop to the Finder:
Use the T610 to remote-control Mac apps
Use your T610 as a remote control for Mac OS X applications...
Salling Clicker: "Salling Clicker is an application to remotely control a wide range of applications with your Sony Ericsson phone or Palm OS handheld. Already the most advanced, easy-to-use, and award-winning Bluetooth remote control application for any computer platform, Salling Clicker v.2.0.1 represents a significant upgrade."
Romeo: "Romeo gives you remote control of your mac via Bluetooth and a compatible mobile device, controlling programs such as iTunes and DVD Player, as well as presentation applications. Use your mobile as a mouse, as a volume control, or as a method of telling your mac when you're there. If you want to add support for another application, use the built in editor—and share your new plug-in with the mac community!"
Use the T610 as a modem for your Mac
Download Sony Ericsson GPRS scripts for use with Internet Connect (/Applications) on Mac OS X here.
Do other stuff
You can manage your SIM phonebook, manage SMS messages, edit MMS templates, create and edit themes from Mac OS X...
PhoneAgent: Does the above and more.
BluePhoneMenu: Shows T610 signal strength and battery power in the Mac OS X menu, with notification of incoming calls. Freeware.
Thanks for the instruction, i am now in sync
Thanks for the quick tutorial.
But I have 1 quick question. Does OS X set up the folders you show in your 4th screenshot automaticaly once I connect a bluetooth phone; Pictures, Screensavers, Software, Sounds, and Themes.
Or do I need to create these folders myself before setting up my phone?
Sean, the OS X folders you see in the screenshot are not automatically created, and are not required. This is merely how I choose to organise T610-related files on my hard disk. Feel free to organise yours in a different way ;-)
Likewise, the T610 you see on the desktop in that screenshot is just a folder icon: the T610 isn't mounted on the desktop like a CD or removal disk etc.
Sending sms with SE T630 through Address Book. Have used my T681 to do this. Now I have upgraded to T630 cant seem to send SMS. Any reason why?
File exchange, sync etc works fine but no joy with SMS
Davie, assuming you set up SMS correctly on the T630 I don't know why this should stop working.
The "SMS Message" option is actually greyed out in my Address Book when I right-click on a mobile number. However, I can happly use BluePhoneMenu to send SMS messages - even though that utility accesses numbers stored in the OS X Address Book!
Any ideas on how to enable SMS from the Address Book directly?
OK, I'm answering my own question :-)
Address Book must be open; you must click the Bluetooth button to connect the phone to the Address Book, and you must first disconnect the T610 from BluePhoneMenu.
The Sun and Moon cannot rule the sky at the same time...
Just want to say thanks for the useful information on transfering data from my Mac to my Sony T610 phone!
Hi. Thanks for the info!
I have a T616. You said it's possible to open the .thm-files with stuffit expander and look at the content. That is because the .thm-files are actually regular .tar-files, with a .thm instead of .tar suffix. Hence, you should be able to use the tar command from the shell to pack and unpack .thm files.
Try opening a terminal, then
> cd /path/to/file
(it's best to have a separate directory as the files will be unpacked into the working directory)
> tar xvf theme-name.thm
(unpack the .thm file)
> mv theme-name.thm /path/to/a/save/location
(save the original theme)
Then edit all the pictures you want to edit, and/or the information in the .xml file. There is a person called Mo, who wrote a nice tutorial on this, with all the size information. Last time I googled for it, it was only available through the google cache. The address used to be members.lycos.co.uk/mosedrengen/tutorial/.
After you're done with the creative work
> tar cvf theme-name.thm *
(pack the things back into a .thm-file)
and send the new theme to your phone.
Hope this works, haven't tried it all the way yet.
Cheers, jan
there are many articles on how to connect to internet via bluetooth phone, but is it possible to do the opposite and connect a T610 to the internet via a Mac thats on line?
James, an interesting proposition! I've not heard of it being done. I expect the obstacle would be the lack of software support for this on the T610 (it's not hard to share your computer's Internet connection via Bluetooth to a Palm, but then the Palm software supports this). I'm sure the Treo 650, being a Palm-based smart phone, would support sharing, but this would be making use of the local IP network and not sending data via GPRS. If I link my T610 and Mac, I can exchange data via Bluetooth - but if I open the T610's web browser, say, this utilizes GPRS (at cost!) and not my all-you-can-eat Mac's ADSL connection.
yup, thought this was a strange question as I can find absolutely NO info on the matter on the internet. My problem is that my phone company/contract doesnt support gprs and i want to get some stuff off the SE website onto my phone. The idea of connecting the phone to the net via the mac seemed both logical, and freely thurst quenching.
James, depending on what you want to get off the SE website it is possible as a 2-step process. First, download the website content (sounds, pictures, themes, screensavers, Java apps) to your Mac. Then connect to Mac to your T610 via Bluetooth to upload the files to your phone.
ok, however pics, sounds and themes each have their own sub dir on the phione which appears in the mac bluetooth file exch window, but where to put screensavers and java stuff?
James, you're trying too hard ;-)
It's a very Mac like experience...
1. Add Bluetooth File Exchange to the dock (if you like) as it makes drag-and-drop a breeze.
2. Assuming you've paired your Mac and phone, drag the file on your Mac that you want to install onto the BFE icon, select your T610, and watch the T610 screen.
3. The T610 will ask if you want to accept the file: say Yes.
6. The T610 will tell you where it has saved the file. It automatically knows where to save a given file type.
Screensavers get saved in My Pictures (select the pic, choose More, select Screensaver). Java apps automatically get saved in Entertainment > Games & more.
this is a brilliant tutorial. thanks very much.
it looks like pics and messages and themes are easy to backup on your mac.
but i'm trying to figure out how to backup my games.
i have tons of games, but not alot of space. i'd like to be able to just keep them on my mac machine, and swap them around to the phone when i felt like it.
i'll keep looking but i suspect no es possible. :/