Sony Ericsson Address Book Enabler

Installation

• Download the disk image (.dmg file) from the download page, or email link provided.
• IMPORTANT! First, make a backup of the disk image onto CD/DVD/Flash Drive NOW!
  (You wouldn't believe how many people don't backup, then lose the download!)
• Double-click the disk image to mount it on the desktop.
• Locate and double-click the Sony Ericsson Address Book Enabler icon to start.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
• If you get any error messages during installation, please see the Support page.

Phone Setup

• At the end of installation, the Bluetooth Setup Assistant will open.
• Make sure that Bluetooth is turned on in your phone, and it is discoverable (Visibility > Show phone)
• Click Continue, then select Mobile Phone from the list of device types and click Continue.
• Your Mac will search for available phones, select yours from the list and click Continue.
• Your Mac will gather some information from the phone, click Continue when it has finished.
• On your phone, answer Yes to the question to Add to My Devices?
• Then enter the passcode on the phone.
• More information will be gathered. Answer Yes to the request to use as a modem.
• On the Mac, make sure that Use with Address Book is checked.
• Click Continue when asked for information to access the internet.
• Then click Quit

Open the Address Book application and click the Bluetooth icon at the top left of the Address Book window. Choose the phone you want to use with Address Book from the list and click Pair Enter any numbers (e.g. 1234) and click OK If asked, enter the same numbers on the phone, and allow any requests to use your phone as a modem. Address Book and your phone are now set-up!

Sending and receiving SMS messages

• To send an SMS message, click any phone number label, such as "home," on an address card. Choose SMS Message from the pop-up menu. Be sure that the phone number you choose is a mobile phone that is capable of receiving SMS messages. Note: Using special characters (for example, ç) reduces the maximum length of the message you can send. The number of characters you can add to a message appears below the text window.
• When an SMS message arrives for you, a window appears on your screen. If the number for the phone that sent the message is in your address book, the name of the sender appears with the message. Click "Save to Note" to add the message to the person's address card.
• Please see this Apple Support document for further information.

Please Note:

• There is no feedback on the phone while an SMS is being sent.
• Address Book does not save sent SMSs to the phones memory.

Receiving calls from your mobile phone

• When you receive a phone call, a window appears showing the caller's number. If the caller is in your address book, his or her name is also shown.
• To answer the call, do one of the following:
  • To speak to the caller, click Answer, then pick up your mobile phone.
  • Click Send to Voicemail to stop your phone from ringing and allow the caller to leave a message. This is the same as pressing the Voicemail button on your mobile phone.
  • To send the caller to voicemail and create a new Short Message Service (SMS) message to reply to the caller, click Send SMS Reply. This is a handy way to silence the incoming call but still reply to the caller without disturbing others. Make sure the caller's phone can receive SMS messages. If it can't, you will not be notified.
• Please see this Apple Support document for further information.

Making calls on your mobile phone from Address Book

To make a call from Address Book, click any phone number label, such as "home," on an address card. Choose Dial with [phone name] from the pop-up menu. Your phone will dial out showing the usual feedback on the phones screen. Pick up the phone to talk to the caller.

Resetting Address Book Pairing

If you have more than one phone supported by Address Book, and want to change the phone it is paired with simply run the supplied Reset Address Book Pairing application and follow the instructions.

Then click the Bluetooth button again in Address Book to choose another phone.

iSync Support

iSync Phone Plugins to enable Address Book contact and iCal event syncing for many currently unsupported Sony Ericsson phones are available here.