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Controlling Data Usage, To Connect Your Xperia™ Devices Using a QR Code™

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without having to use its own SIM card and data connection. This feature is useful when you are out and about and don't have a mobile or Wi-Fi connection on your tablet. Before you use tethering with Xperia Link™, make sure the Xperia Link™ application is installed and set up on both devices. Also, your Xperia™ phone must have a camera with auto focus. The Xperia Link™ application is only supported by Xperia™ phones running the Android™ 4.0 software version or higher. If the Xperia Link™ application is not pre-installed on your Xperia™ phone, you can download it from Google Play™. To Connect Your Xperia™ Devices Using a QR Code™ 1 Make sure the Bluetooth function is activated on both Xperia™ devices and that the devices have an active internet connection. 2 Tablet: From your Homescreen, tap > Xperia Link > Add device, then follow the instructions to complete the setup. A QR Code™ appears on the screen. 3 The other device: From your Homescreen, tap > Xperia Link > Add device > Scan. 4 Hold your device over the QR Code™ on the screen until the complete QR Code™ is visible in the viewfinder of the device. 5 Your device automatically scans the QR Code™ and connects to your tablet once the QR Code™ is recognized. 6 To confirm the connection, tap OK. Controlling Data Usage You can keep track of the amount of data transferred to and from your device over your cellular data or Wi-Fi connection during a given period. For example, you can view the amount of data used by individual applications. For data transferred over your cellular data connection, you can also set data usage warnings and limits to avoid additional charges. If you are using a device that has multiple users, only the owner (that is, the primary user) can adjust data usage settings. Adjusting data usage settings can help you keep greater control over data usage but cannot guarantee the prevention of additional charges. To turn data traffic on or off 1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 3 Drag the slider beside Mobile data traffic to turn data traffic on or off. When data traffic is turned off, your device can still establish Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth® connections. To set a data usage warning 1 Make sure cellular data traffic is turned on. 2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 4 To set the warning level, drag the warning line to the desired value. You receive a warning notification when the amount of data traffic approaches the level you set. To Set a Cellular Data Usage Limit 1 Make sure cellular data traffic is turned on. 2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 4 Drag the slider beside Set mobile data limit to the right, then tap OK. 5 To set the cellular data usage limit, drag the data limit line to the desired value. Once your cellular data usage reaches the set limit, cellular data traffic on your device gets turned off automatically. 49 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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without having to use its own SIM card and data connection. This feature is useful when
you are out and about and don’t have a mobile or Wi-Fi connection on your tablet.
Before you use tethering with Xperia Link™, make sure the Xperia Link™ application is
installed and set up on both devices. Also, your Xperia™ phone must have a camera
with auto focus.
The Xperia Link™ application is only supported by Xperia™ phones running the Android™ 4.0
software version or higher. If the Xperia Link™ application is not pre-installed on your Xperia™
phone, you can download it from Google Play™.
To Connect Your Xperia™ Devices Using a QR Code™
1
Make sure the Bluetooth function is activated on both Xperia™ devices and that
the devices have an active internet connection.
2
Tablet
: From your Homescreen, tap
>
Xperia Link
>
Add device
, then follow
the instructions to complete the setup. A QR Code™ appears on the screen.
3
The other device
: From your Homescreen, tap
>
Xperia Link
>
Add device
>
Scan
.
4
Hold your device over the QR Code™ on the screen until the complete QR
Code™ is visible in the
viewfinder
of the device.
5
Your device automatically scans the QR Code™ and connects to your tablet once
the QR Code™ is recognized.
6
To
confirm
the connection, tap
OK
.
Controlling Data Usage
You can keep track of the amount of data transferred to and from your device over your
cellular data or Wi-Fi connection during a given period. For example, you can view the
amount of data used by individual applications. For data transferred over your cellular
data connection, you can also set data usage warnings and limits to avoid additional
charges.
If you are using a device that has multiple users, only the owner (that is, the primary user) can
adjust data usage settings. Adjusting data usage settings can help you keep greater control
over data usage but cannot guarantee the prevention of additional charges.
To turn data traffic on or off
1
From your Homescreen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Data usage
.
3
Drag the slider beside
Mobile data traffic
to turn data
traffic
on or off.
When data
traffic
is turned off, your device can still establish Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth®
connections.
To set a data usage warning
1
Make sure cellular data
traffic
is turned on.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Data usage
.
4
To set the warning level, drag the warning line to the desired value. You receive a
warning
notification
when the amount of data
traffic
approaches the level you set.
To Set a Cellular Data Usage Limit
1
Make sure cellular data
traffic
is turned on.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Data usage
.
4
Drag the slider beside
Set mobile data limit
to the right, then tap
OK
.
5
To set the cellular data usage limit, drag the data limit line to the desired value.
Once your cellular data usage reaches the set limit, cellular data
traffic
on your device gets
turned off automatically.
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This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.