Sony A1021061 User Manual

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Helpful hints

To find information easily, go directly to one of the following:

•Phone overview on page 5

•User guide symbols on page 6

•Desktop icons on page 10

•Navigating the menus on page 11

•Menu overview on page 12

•Quick guide to key functions on page 16

•Troubleshooting on page 63

•Index on page 77

You can find support, information, content downloads and an icon glossary at www.SonyEricsson.com/support

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Contents

Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Quick keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Personalizing your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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Sony Ericsson

GSM 900/1800/1900

First edition (September 2004)

This user guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this user guide 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 user guide.

Publication number: EN/LZT 108 7301 R1A. Please note:

Some of the services in this user guide are not supported by all networks. This also applies to the GSM International Emergency Number 112.

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 trademark or 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

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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.

Your mobile phone has the capability to download, store and forward additional content, e.g. ringtones. The use of such content may be restricted or prohibited by rights of third parties, including but not limited to restriction under applicable copyright laws. You, and not Sony Ericsson, are entirely responsible for additional content that you download to or forward from your mobile phone. Prior to your use of any additional content, please verify that your intended use is properly licensed or is otherwise authorized. Sony Ericsson does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any additional content or any other third party content. Under no circumstances will Sony Ericsson be liable in any way for your improper use of additional content or other third party content.

Other product and company names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

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Getting to know your phone

Navigation key

Option	YES and
Option	NO keys
key

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Assembling your phone

Before you can use your phone you need to:

•Insert the SIM card.

•Attach and charge the battery.

User guide symbols

The following symbols appear in this user guide: } Use the navigation key to scroll and select.

%See also page.xx

Important

Note

This symbol indicates that a service or function is network - or subscription-dependent. Because of this, all menus may not be available in your phone. Please consult your network operator for more information.

SIM card and battery information

The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, which you get from your network operator, contains information about your subscription and phonebook. Always turn off the phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove a SIM card.

If you have been using a SIM card in another phone, make sure that your information is saved to the SIM card before you remove it from the other phone. % 20 Phonebook.

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To insert the SIM card and charge the battery

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1Remove the battery cover as shown in the picture.

2Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed under the silvery holders.

3Place the battery on the back of the phone with the label side up and the connectors facing each other.

4Place the battery cover as shown in the picture and slide

it into place.

5Connect the charger to the phone at the flash symbol. The flash symbol on the charger plug must face upwards.

6It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon appears on the screen.

7Wait approximately 4 hours or until the battery icon

indicates that the battery is fully charged. If you do not see the battery icon after this time, press any key to activate the screen.

8Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.

PIN (Personal Identity Number)

You may need a PIN (Personal Identity Number) to activate the services in your phone. Your PIN is provided by your network operator.

If you make a mistake while entering your PIN, delete the number by pressing .

If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked and the message PIN blocked appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key), % 60 SIM card lock.

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To turn the phone on and off

•Press and hold NO.

•Enter your PIN if you have one for your SIM card.

•Press and hold NO to turn off the phone.

To make and receive calls

•Enter the area code and phone number } YES to make the call. } NO to end the call.

•When the phone rings } YES.

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Icons

The following icons appear on the desktop and in standby.

Tells you the status of the battery.

Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal.

Calls – handling of call time, call cost information and ongoing calls.

Internet services – gives you access to Internet services.

My shortcuts – create your own menu for the functions you use most often.

Fun & Games – games and applications.

Messaging – handling of text (SMS) and voice messages.

Organizer – calendar, events, alarm clock and other extras.

Connectivity – networks and data communication settings, receive items via infrared

Phonebook – your personal phonebook.

Settings – personal settings including profiles, display, language, time and locks.

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Navigating the menus

The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop.

•Press (navigation key) to go to the desktop or to select highlighted items.

• Press

to move through the menus.

•Press NO to go back one level in the menus.

•Press and hold NO to return to standby.

Keypad shortcuts

You can use keypad shortcuts, or you can create your own shortcuts from standby.

Enter the menus by pressing and then enter the number of the menu to which you want to go. For example, to reach Games quickly, press and then press . To get back to standby, press and hold NO.

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Menu overview

1.Calls	2.Internet services	3.My shortcuts
Missed calls	Sony Ericsson	Write new
Call list	Bookmarks	Ring volume
Manage calls	Push inbox	Select profile
Time and cost	Enter address	My numbers
Next call	Resume	Edit shortcuts
Options	Select profile
	Advanced
	Options

4.Fun & Games	5.Messaging	6.Organizer
Games	Write new	Calendar
My pictures	Inbox	Alarms
My sounds	Call voice mail	Timer
Themes	Unsent	Stopwatch
Composer	Templates	Calculator
Sony Ericsson	Sent items
	Options
	Area info
	SMS memory

7.Connectivity	8.Phonebook	9.Settings
Online services*	Find and call	Sounds & alerts
Infrared port	Add number	Profiles
GSM Networks	Find and edit	Display
Data comm.	Pictures	Language
	Personal rings	Time and date
	Groups	Locks
	Email addresses	Handsfree
	Options	Master reset
	Memory status
	Special numbers

(* Only visible during a call. Please note that some menus are operator - network - and subscription - dependent.)

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Phone language

Most SIM cards automatically set the language used in the menu to the language of the country where you bought your SIM card. If this is not the case, the predefined language is English.

You can always choose Automatic by pressing 8888 in standby mode.

You can always choose English by pressing 0000

in standby.

To change the phone language

1 } Settings } YES } Language } YES } Menus } YES.

2Select a language } YES.

You can press instead of the YES key to select an item.

My shortcuts

You can place your favourite functions that you want to reach quickly and easily in the My shortcuts menu.

To reach a shortcut from standby

Press to enter the first shortcut in My shortcuts.

To add a function to my shortcuts

1} My shortcuts } YES } Edit shortcuts } YES.

2Select a function from the list by pressing .

3Enter the position number you want for this function in

your menu } YES.

4} YES to save and exit the list.

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More options

Press to enter a list of options. There are different alternatives in the list of options depending on where you are in the menus.

Delete and edit items

Two ways to delete items

•Select an item and press .

•Select an item, press } Delete or Delete all.

To edit items

Select an item, press } Edit.

Entering letters and characters

When writing messages and notes there are two ways to enter letters and characters:

•Multitap text input

•T9™ Text Input

To enter letters using multitap input

•Press – until the desired character appears on the screen.

•Press to shift between capital and lower-case letters.

•Press and hold – to enter numbers.

•Press to delete letters and numbers.

•Press for the most common punctuation marks.

•Press to add a space.

T9™ Text Input

The T9™ Text Input method uses a built-in dictionary to recognize the most commonly used word for each sequence

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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.

To enter letters using T9 Text Input

1For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”, press

, , , .

2If the word shown is the one you want, press to accept and add a space. To accept a word without adding

a space, press . If the word shown is not the one you want, press or repeatedly to view alternative words. Accept a word and add a space by pressing .

3Continue writing your message. To enter a full stop or

other punctuation marks, press and then or repeatedly. Accept by pressing .

To switch between writing methods

Before, or while entering letters, press and hold to switch between writing methods.

Options when entering letters

Press to enter a list of options that offers different alternatives when writing a message.

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Quick keys

Useful key combinations are described below.

Navigating menus

Enter the main menu and select menu items

Navigate in the menu and in lists

Access the Internet directly	press and hold
Delete an item	press	when in lists

Enter a list of options	press

Change the language to	8888
Automatic
Change the language to	0000
English
Go back to standby	press and hold NO
Making and receiving calls
Make an emergency call	enter the international
	emergency number }YES
Set the phone to silent	press and hold

Call your voicemail	press and hold

Enter the call list	} YES

Reach a contact beginning	press and hold any of the
with a specific letter	keys	–

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Speed dial	press any of the keys	–
	and } YES
Reject a call	} NO

Turn off the ringtone	press
when receiving a call
Turn off the microphone	press and hold
during a call
Enter a list of options	press

Put a call on hold	press and hold YES

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Calling

Making and receiving calls

Before you can make or receive calls, you must turn on the phone and be within range of a network, % 9 To turn the phone on and off.

If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification service and the caller’s number is identified, the number is displayed. If you have saved the number in the phonebook, the name and number are displayed. If the number is a restricted number, Withheld is displayed.

To make a call

Enter the area code and phone number }YES to make the call. } NO to end the call.

To re-dial a number

If the connection failed and Retry? is displayed } YES.

Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting. When the call is connected, the phone gives a loud signal.

To answer or reject a call

} YES to answer a call. } NO to reject a call.

To change the speaker volume during a call

Press or .

To check your missed calls

1When Missed calls: is displayed, } YES to display the

missed calls.

2To call a number, scroll to the number } YES.

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To make international calls

1Press and hold until a + sign appears on the screen.

2Enter the country code, area code (without the leading zero) and phone number } YES.

Emergency calls

Your phone supports the international emergency numbers, 112, 911 and 08. These numbers can normally be used to make an emergency call in any country, with or without a SIM card inserted, if a GSM network that supports these numbers is within range. Your network operator may have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.

To make an emergency call

Enter, for example, 112 (the international emergency number) } YES.

Some network operators may require that a SIM card is inserted, and in some cases that the PIN has been entered as well.

To view your local emergency numbers

} Phonebook } YES } Special numbers } YES } Emergency nos. } YES.

Call list

The numbers of the last calls that you have made or received are saved in the call list.

To call a number from the call list

} Yes from standby and scroll to the name or number you want to call } YES.

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To clear the call list

} Calls } YES } Options } YES } Clear call list } YES.

Phonebook

Your phone has a phonebook in which you can save numbers and accompanying names (an entry).

To save a number together with a name

1} Phonebook } YES } Add number } YES.

2Select Add new? or select any of the numbers from the

list by pressing YES.

3	Enter the phone number that you want to save } YES.
4	Enter a name that you want to associate with the phone
	number } YES, % 14 Entering letters and characters.

5} YES again to save the entry in the suggested position.

Pictures and personal rings

You can add a picture and a ringtone to phonebook entries.

To add a picture to a phonebook entry

1 } Phonebook } YES } Pictures } YES.

2} Add new? } YES.

3} YES to go to the phonebook } YES.

4This takes you to Pictures. Select a picture } YES.

To add a ringtone to a phonebook entry

1 } Phonebook } YES } Personal rings } YES.

2} Add new? } YES.

3Press to go to the phonebook } YES.

4This takes you to Personal rings. Select a ringtone } YES.

To call a number saved in the phonebook

1} Phonebook } YES } Find and call } YES.

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2Enter the name or the first letter of the name } YES.

3If the name displayed is not the one you want, press or until you find the correct name and number.

4} YES to make the call.

Speed dialling

You can save the phone numbers that you wish to reach easily in positions – in your phone.

To speed dial

From standby, enter the position number } YES.

Shortcuts to phonebook entries

When in standby, press and hold the keys – to find an entry beginning with the first letter on that key, or the closest following.

Ask to save

If Ask to save is on, you are asked if you want to save any called or answered number that is not already saved in your phonebook.

Your subscription must support the Calling Line Identification Service, if you want to save answered numbers.

To turn the Ask to save function on or off

} Phonebook } YES } Options } YES } Ask to save } YES select On or Off } YES.

To edit an entry in the phonebook

1} Phonebook } YES } Find and edit } YES.

2 Enter the name or the first letter of the name } YES. 3 } YES to select the entry.

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4} Edit } YES.

5When you have finished editing } YES to save your changes.

To delete an entry from the phonebook

1} Phonebook } YES } Find and edit } YES.

2Enter the name or the first few letters of the name } YES. When the entry you want to delete is highlighted } YES.

3} Delete } YES.

Sort order

You may change the sort order of your phonebook entries, so that they are sorted according to their position number instead of the name.

To choose a sort order

1 } Phonebook } YES } Options } YES } Sort order } YES.

2Select a sort order } YES.

Phonebook memories

Phonebook entries are saved on your SIM card. The number of entries you can save depends on your SIM card. You can still access them if you use the card with another phone.

You can also save your entries in the phone memory when all SIM positions are occupied.

Choosing where to save an entry

•To save the number in the position suggested } YES.

•To save the number in another position, press to delete the position number, enter a new position number }

YES.

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•To save the number in the phone memory, you first need to know how many positions you have got on your SIM card. You can check this in the Memory status menu.

To check the status of the memories

} Phonebook } YES } Memory status } YES.

Replacing entries

If you try to save a phone number in a position which already contains a phone number, the message Replace? appears. Press YES to replace the number or press NO if you do not want to replace the old number.

To delete all entries from the phone memory

1} Phonebook } YES } Options } YES } Delete all } YES.

2} YES again. If you delete all entries from the phone memory, the entries on your SIM card are not deleted.

Copy phonebook entries

You can copy phonebook entries between your phone memory and the SIM card.

To copy entries to the SIM card

} Phonebook } YES } Options } YES } Copy all to SIM } YES.

To copy entries to the phone

} Phonebook } YES } Options } YES } Copy from SIM } YES.

Groups

You can create a group of phonebook entries. You can then send a text message to all members of that group at the same time % 34 Text messages (SMS).

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To create a new group

1 } Phonebook } YES } Groups } YES } Group name } YES. 2 Enter a name for the group } YES.

3} Add new? } YES.

4Select an entry in your phonebook } YES.

5 To add the next member, repeat steps 3 and 4.

6} NO to leave the menu.

To add a member to an existing group

Select the group you want } Edit } YES } Add new? } YES.

Voicemail

If your subscription includes an answering service, callers can leave a voicemail message when you cannot answer a call.

Calling your voicemail service

You can easily call your voicemail service by pressing and holding , if you have saved your voicemail number in the phone. You can get the number from your service provider.

To enter a voicemail number

} Messaging } YES } Options } YES } Voice mail no. } YES.

Call time

During a call, the duration of the call is shown in the display. You can check the duration of your last call, outgoing calls and the total time.

To check the call time and reset timer

1 } Calls } YES } Time and cost } YES } Call timers } YES.

2Select an option } YES.

3Select Reset timers to reset the call time meter.

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