GSM 850/GSM 1900
First edition (December 2002)
This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB, without any warranty.
Improvements and changes to this manual
necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of
current information, or improvements to programs
and/or equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson
Mobile Communications AB at any time and without
notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated
into new editions of this manual.
Some of the services in this manual are not supported
by all networks. This also applies to the GSM International Emergency Number 112.
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Please contact your network operator or service
provider if you are in doubt whether you can use a
particular service or not.
Please read the Guidelines for safe and efficient use
and the Limited warranty chapters before you use
your mobile phone.
T9™ Text Input is a registered trademark of Tegic
Communications.
T9™ Text Input is licensed under one or more of the
following: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,818,437, 5,953,541,
5,187,480, 5,945,928, and 6,011,554; Canadian Pat.
No. 1,331,057, United Kingdom Pat. No. 2238414B;
Hong Kong Standard Pat. No. HK0940329; Republic
of Singapore Pat. No. 51383; Euro.Pat. No. 0 842
463(96927260.8) DE/DK, FI, FR, IT, NL, PT, ES, SE,
GB; and additional patents are pending worldwide.
Some services and functions described in this User’s
Guide are network- and subscription-dependent.
Because of this, all menus may not be available in your
phone and the shortcut numbers to menus and
functions may vary between phones.
This symbol indicates that a service or
function is network- or operator-dependent.
Please refer to the information provided by
your network operator for more information
about your subscription.
We recommend that you read the chapter “Getting
to know your phone” on page 11 for information about
how to move through the menus.
The SIM card
When you register as a subscriber with a network
operator, you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)
card. The SIM card contains a computer chip that
keeps track of your phone number, the services
included in your subscription, and your Phone Book
information, among other things.
If you make a mistake while entering your PIN,
delete the wrong number by pressing .
If you enter your PIN incorrectly three times in a
row, the SIM card is blocked. This is indicated by
the message PIN blocked. To unblock it you need
to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key).
Your PUK is provided by your network operator.
My Network
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To make and receive calls
• Enter the area code and phone number and press
.to make a call.
• Press to answer a call.
• Press to end a call.
To turn on the phone
• Press and hold until you hear a tone.
• Enter your PIN (Personal Identity Number), if you
have one for your SIM card.
Your PIN is provided by your network operator.
Make and answer calls.
Select a menu, submenu or
an option.
Press and hold to turn the
phone on or off or to go back
to standby mode. Press to
end or reject a call, go back
one level in the menus, or
leave an option unchanged.
Move through the menus,
lists and text.
Delete numbers and letters
(clear)
from the display. Delete an
item from a list. To turn off
the microphone during a
call, press and hold the key.
to enter the
international prefix +.
Move through menus
using shortcuts.
volume of the earpiece
during a call. Scroll
through menus, lists and
text. Enter the Status
menu. To reject an
incoming call, slide the
key up or down twice.
Moving through the menus
There are two ways of moving through the menus:
• Scrolling with the and keys
How to interpret the instructions
In this example of how to interpret the instructions, we
are going to set the key sound to the tone option.
• Using shortcuts
To set the key sound
Scrolling by using or
Press...to...
scroll left or up through the menus.
scroll right or down through the menus.
select a menu, submenu or an option.
go back one level in the menus or leave an
option unchanged.
press and hold to go back to standby.
Using shortcuts
A quicker way to move through the menus is to use
shortcuts. Enter the menus by pressing or
and then simply enter the number of the menu to which
you want to go. To get back to standby, press and hold
.
1. Scroll to Settings,
YES.
Sound,
2. Select Tone and press
Interpret the instructions as follows:
1. From standby, press or to scroll to the Settings menu.
2. Press to select the Settings menu. The name of
the menu that you have chosen is shown at the top of
the display Settings.
3. Press to select the Sounds & Alerts submenu.
(You do not need to scroll with the arrow keys as this is
the first submenu).
4. Press or to scroll to the Key Sound
submenu and press to select it.
5. Press or to scroll to the Tone option and
press to select it. You have now set the key sound
to tones.
• Text that is highlighted indicates your position in the
menu. If you press , you enter this menu or select
this option.
• Grey text indicates a function that is temporarily
unavailable, for example, due to your subscription or
due to a certain setting which has not been turned on.
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to delete letters and numbers
to shift between capital and lower-case
letters
–press and hold to enter numbers
T9™ Text Input
You can use T9 Text Input when writing texts such as
text messages and e-mail messages. The T9 Text Input
method uses a built-in dictionary to recognize the most
commonly used word for every sequence of key
presses. This way, you press each key only once, even
if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key.
When you press the keys, a word is suggested.
Note: T9 Text Input is not available in all languages.
To turn the T9 Text Input on or off
YES, Language, YES, T9 Input, YES.
YES, Write New, YES.
Example:
• To enter an ‘A’, press once.
• To enter a ‘B’, quickly press twice.
• To enter lower-case letters, press , enter the letter,
for example, an ‘A’. Lower-case letters appear until
you press again.
• To enter numbers, press and hold any numeric key.
• To delete letters and numbers, press .
Note: When your enter letters in a WAP address, some
of the characters show up in a different order.
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1. Scroll to Settings,
2. Select On or Off.
To enter letters using T9 Text Input
1. Scroll to Messages,
2. For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”,
press , , , .
If the word shown is the one you want:
• press to accept the word and add a space.
If the word shown is not the one you want:
• press to view alternative words. Press to
accept the word and add a space.
• Rel. caps lock
Press to switch between capital and lower-case
letters.
(abc). Move the cursor by using or and
then delete letters by pressing . Enter letters by
pressing the appropriate key the number of times
needed until you get the letter you want.
3. Continue writing your message. See also “To send a
text message” on page 43.
Key functions when using T9 Text Input
• Input method
Press and hold to switch input method.
• Accept word
Press to accept the suggested word and add a
space.
• Candidates
Press repeatedly to scroll between the suggested
words.
• Symbols
Press repeatedly to scroll between punctuation
marks and add symbols such as ? and ,.
• Digits
Press and hold if you only want to enter digits.
Tip: Use the volume keys on the side of the phone to
scroll silently.
Specific ring signals for personal calls
If your subscription includes the Calling Line
Identification service, you can assign a personal ring
signal to up to ten callers.
If the last seven digits of a caller’s number
correspond to a number you have specified, then that
caller’s ring signal is used.
You can include question marks in a phone number.
For example, 012345??? means that calls from phone
numbers between 012345000 and 012345999 will
have the same personal ring signal. Press and hold
to insert a question mark.
To set a specific ring signal for a caller
1. Scroll to Settings,
YES, Personal Rings, YES, Add New, YES.
Sounds,
2. Enter the caller’s number and press
YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES , Ring
YES.
Press to retrieve a number from the phone book.
3. Select a ring signal and press
YES.
To compose or edit a ring signal
1. Scroll to Settings,
Melodies,
YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES, My
YES.
2. Select one of the melodies and press
3. Press to remove notes.
4. Use the keypad to enter notes:
• Press and hold a key to enter a
long note.
• Press to raise the note one
octave.
• Press once to raise the note
one semitone.
• Press twice to lower the
note one semitone.
5. To listen to your melody, press
YES again to save it or press NO to continue
6. Press
composing.
Vibrating alert
You can choose to be notified of an incoming call by
the buzzing of the Vibrating alert. You can set the
phone’s Vibrating alert to one of the following:
• On If Silent (on when the ring volume is turned off
or when you have set the phone to silent)
• Off (all the time)
To set the Vibrating Alert
1. Scroll to Settings,
YES.
Alert,
2. Select the setting you want, and then press
YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES, Vibrating
YES.
Message signal
You can set the message signal to clicks, tones or
silent.
•Select Message Alert from the Settings/Sounds & Alerts menu and then select the signal you want.
Menu language
Most SIM cards automatically set the menu language
to the language of the country where you bought your
SIM card, Automatic. If this is not the case, the preset
language is English.
To change the menu language
1. Scroll to Settings,
2. Select a language and press
YES, Language, YES, Menus, YES.
YES.
Note: You can always choose Automatic by pressing
8888 in standby.
You can always choose English by pressing 0000
in standby.
Key sound
You can set the key sound to clicks, tones or silent.
•Select Key Sound from the Settings/Sounds & Alerts
menu and then select the key sound you want.
Display light
The display light can be set to automatic, off or on. In
automatic mode, the display light is turned off a few
seconds after you press the last key.
• Select Light from the Settings/Display menu, and then
Minute minder
select the alternative you want.
If you turn on the minute minder, you hear a beep once
every minute during a call.
•Select Minute Minder from the Call Information/Call Timers menu and then select On or Off.
• Assign a picture to a number in the phone book.
When that person calls, the picture appears in the
display (provided your subscription supports the
Caller Identification service). See “To add a picture
to a phone book entry” on page 31.
• Edit a picture.
KeyUse
Move the cursor up.
Move the cursor up and right.
Move the cursor left.
Lift up, or put down, the pen. Press and hold
To draw your own picture
1. Scroll to Extras,
YES to start drawing with the picture editor.
2. Press
YES twice to save the picture.
3. Press
YES, Pictures, YES, My Pictures, YES.
To edit a picture
1. Scroll to Extras,
YES, Pictures, YES.
2. Select a picture group and press
3. Select a picture and press
YES to start editing with the
picture editor.
YES twice to save the picture.
4. Press
The picture is saved in My Pictures.
Picture editor keys and functions
This table lists the keypad functions.
KeyUse
YES.
to switch between zoom and full size view.
Move the cursor right.
Move the cursor down and left.
Move the cursor down.
Move the cursor down and right.
Switch line thickness.
Open the Options menu.
Exit the picture editor.
Delete the picture.
Move the cursor 1, 5 or 10 spaces.
Switch between black and white pen color.
Select a picture as background when in standby mode.
Your phone comes with 10 preset pictures. You can
Time and date
The time is always displayed in standby mode.
also save an additional 10 pictures in your phone that
you either create yourself or download from Sony
Ericsson Mobile Internet. For more information, visit
www.SonyEricsson.com/mobileinternet/.
To set the clock
1. Scroll to Settings,
YES.
YES, Time and Date, YES, Set Time,
2. Enter the time and press
To set a picture as background
1. Scroll to Settings,
Select Picture,
YES, Display, YES, Background, YES,
YES.
2. Select a picture and press
YES.
If you select the 12-hour clock, you can alternate
between am and pm by pressing .
You can choose a 12-hour or a 24-hour clock.
• Select Time Format from the Settings/Time and Date
menu, then select the time format you want.
When the phone is in standby mode, you can press
either of the volume keys to see today’s date.
Start-up/Shut-down show
When you turn your phone on or off, the Sony Ericsson
start-up/shut-down show appears in the display. Your
operator’s own greeting may be shown instead.
To set the date
1. Scroll to Settings,
YES.
2. Enter the date, and then press
YES, Time and Date, YES, Set Date,
YES.
You can select another date format.
• Select Date Format from the Settings/Time and Date
menu, then select the date format you want.
If you want to interrupt the start-up show, press
You can also create your own start-up show.
To select a start-up/shut-down show
1. Scroll to Settings,
YES.
YES, Display, YES, User Greeting,
2. Select an existing show, or write your own greeting by
selecting Custom, then press
You can also turn off the start-up/shut-down show by
Answering mode
selecting Off.
When using a portable, handsfree unit, you can choose
to answer a call by pressing any key (except the
key) or set the phone to answer the call automatically.