6600 - Infared Connection

Hey all

No matter what I try I cannot seem to connect my 6600 to my PC through
infared to use with Mobile Action handset manager.

The USB infared device is installed properly and as soon as it detects the
6600 it tries looking for a driver for it which I cannot find anywhere. It
may be connected with with Nokia Modem Options software??? After installing
it it doesn't seem to do anything and the Nokia modem option they describe
as being in control panel is not there?

I have tried uninstalling / reinstalling and downloading the software from
the net instead of the CD version, checking infared selected in mrouter but
all to no avail.

Any advice or cures would be greatly appreciated!

I used to use a different version of Handset Manager and the same infared
connector to connect my SL55 with no problems whatsoever.

Many thanks

Clippy

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i think nokia 6600 is really stingy on software try the PC Suite that comes with the phone

"Clippy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hey all
>
> No matter what I try I cannot seem to connect my 6600 to my PC through
> infared to use with Mobile Action handset manager.
>
> The USB infared device is installed properly and as soon as it detects the
> 6600 it tries looking for a driver for it which I cannot find anywhere.
It
> may be connected with with Nokia Modem Options software??? After
installing
> it it doesn't seem to do anything and the Nokia modem option they describe
> as being in control panel is not there?
>
> I have tried uninstalling / reinstalling and downloading the software from
> the net instead of the CD version, checking infared selected in mrouter
but
> all to no avail.
>
> Any advice or cures would be greatly appreciated!
>
> I used to use a different version of Handset Manager and the same infared
> connector to connect my SL55 with no problems whatsoever.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Clippy
>
> --
>
> Windows / MSN Messenger: [email protected]
>
>

You can get the IRDA driver from the mobile action website

Ensure that you have all the latest 6600 compatible software! That means
the IRDA driver, MA620 Agent for the phone, and the handset manager. You
need to start the MA620 Agent app on the phone and start the handset manager
software on the pc together to ensure that they "speak" to each other...

extract it to a directory, run setup. If it asks for the MA620.SYS file,
point it to the directory that you extracted it to.

XP then "complains" that this isn't a verified driver, but select "Continue
Anyway"

Restart Machine.

..oOo.

I have this setup myself, and I appreciate how fickle it can be! It can be
working fine, but then install the "wrong" device or software somewhere down
the line and all of a sudden it won't work for love nor money!

When it happened the last time, I suspected Norton System Works to have
knobbled it in some way (but I could not confirm it)

At the moment, mine has been working fine for a good six months! (Since the
last "reformat and start again")

"Clippy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Hey all
>
> No matter what I try I cannot seem to connect my 6600 to my PC through
> infared to use with Mobile Action handset manager.
>

I had problem with IR and Nokia PC suit, until I've figured how to
position the phone. My advices:
1. Don't keep the phone in the hand, put it on the table near
reciever. Seems connection more easy to establish if phone unmoving.
2. I think that IR in the 6600 in the middle of the left side, so
orient phone accoringly.
3. Turn off firewall (you can keep integrated windows firewall
though). Sometimes turning off internet connection help too.

As soon as connection established you can take phone again, move it a
little etc. Established connection quite stable and not easyly
breakable.

"Serg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Clippy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > Hey all
> >
> > No matter what I try I cannot seem to connect my 6600 to my PC through
> > infared to use with Mobile Action handset manager.
> >
>
> I had problem with IR and Nokia PC suit, until I've figured how to
> position the phone. My advices:
> 1. Don't keep the phone in the hand, put it on the table near
> reciever. Seems connection more easy to establish if phone unmoving.
> 2. I think that IR in the 6600 in the middle of the left side, so
> orient phone accoringly.
> 3. Turn off firewall (you can keep integrated windows firewall
> though). Sometimes turning off internet connection help too.
>
> As soon as connection established you can take phone again, move it a
> little etc. Established connection quite stable and not easyly
> breakable.


Making the connection is not the problem. It's how windows then detects it
and insists on trying to install a driver for the 6600. I've given up on PC
Suite and Handset Manager as when I cancel the windows driver install both
these pieces of software then won't connect to the phone and recognise it.
I've managed to get some third party software that works fine with it and
seems far more functional anyway.