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<blockquote data-quote="prit" data-source="post: 157777" data-attributes="member: 52623">How to: Use Sony Ericsson T610 as Media center remoteI am a fan of free and open source software. That is how I came across Team Media Portal. And this is a wonderful software. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Here is what I did to use my existing Sony Ericsson T610 mobile phone as a remote for media portal. (I had to do this because I dont have a TV connection - dont want one, and no TV tuner card with remote)1 - Download the Floats Mobile Agent from <a href="http://fma.sourceforge.net" target="_blank">http://fma.sourceforge.net</a>.2 - Connect this to my Sony T610 mobile. FMA is well designed to work with Sony Ericsson mobile phones.3 - Start up team media portal on my pc.4 - Start up the &quot;Mouse+&quot; item from the menu on my Sony T610. (This is a menu that automatically is loaded on the mobile phone when the bluetooth connection is established using the Floats Mobile Agent software)5 - Use the keys for navigation as shown below:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2 for scroll up
&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 5 for scroll down
&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4 for left
&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6 for right
&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0 for enter6 - If I exit the &quot;Mouse+&quot; menu item and come to the main menu on my mobile phone, there is an item called &quot;master volume&quot;. Here I can adjust the volume also.So now we have a complete media center pc - absolutely free- free media center software - team media portal- free remote control - Sony Ericsson T610 mobile with FMA (Floats Mobile Agent)My laptop already had bluetooth built-in. If yours does not, then you might have to buy a bluetooth dongle adapter.I found this interesting and thought that it might help some.Feel free to contact me with suggestions, ideas or questions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="prit, post: 157777, member: 52623"] [B]How to: Use Sony Ericsson T610 as Media center remote[/B] I am a fan of free and open source software. That is how I came across Team Media Portal. And this is a wonderful software. :thx: Here is what I did to use my existing Sony Ericsson T610 mobile phone as a remote for media portal. (I had to do this because I dont have a TV connection - dont want one, and no TV tuner card with remote) 1 - Download the Floats Mobile Agent from [url]http://fma.sourceforge.net[/url]. 2 - Connect this to my Sony T610 mobile. FMA is well designed to work with Sony Ericsson mobile phones. 3 - Start up team media portal on my pc. 4 - Start up the "Mouse+" item from the menu on my Sony T610. (This is a menu that automatically is loaded on the mobile phone when the bluetooth connection is established using the Floats Mobile Agent software) 5 - Use the keys for navigation as shown below: [INDENT] 2 for scroll up 5 for scroll down 4 for left 6 for right 0 for enter[/INDENT] 6 - If I exit the "Mouse+" menu item and come to the main menu on my mobile phone, there is an item called "master volume". Here I can adjust the volume also. So now we have a complete media center pc - absolutely free - free media center software - team media portal - free remote control - Sony Ericsson T610 mobile with FMA (Floats Mobile Agent) My laptop already had bluetooth built-in. If yours does not, then you might have to buy a bluetooth dongle adapter. I found this interesting and thought that it might help some. Feel free to contact me with suggestions, ideas or questions. [/QUOTE]

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