Sony A1022161 User Guide

User guide

R306 Radio

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Instruction symbols

The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide:

> Use the navigation key to scroll and select.

Press the navigation key centre.

Press the navigation key up.

Press the navigation key down.

Press the navigation key to the left.

Press the navigation key to the right.

Note

Tip

Warning

Indicates that a service or function is network- or
subscription-dependent. All menus or functions may not
be available in your phone. Consult your network
operator for more information.

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Preparing the phone

To insert the SIM card and battery

1 Remove the battery cover.
2 Slide the SIM card into its holder with the contacts facing

down.

3 Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors

facing each other.

4 Replace the battery cover.

Do not force the battery cover into place. Slide the battery
cover carefully onto the phone and close it.

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To charge the battery

1 The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it.

Connect the charger to the phone. It takes approximately

2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Press a key to
illuminate the screen.

2 To remove the charger, tilt the plug upwards.

You can use the phone during charging. You can charge
the battery for more or less than 2.5 hours. Interrupted
charging will not damage the battery.

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Turing on the phone

To turn on the phone

1 Press and hold down .
2 Enter your PIN if requested. To correct mistakes, press .
3 Select OK.
4 Select a language.
5 Enter the time and date and select

Save.

To turn off the phone

• Press and hold down .

Standby

After you have turned the phone on and entered your PIN, the
name of your operator appears on the screen. This is called
standby. You can now make and receive calls.

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SIM and PIN

SIM card

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

You can save contacts on the SIM card before removing it
from your phone. Contacts may also be saved in the
phone memory. See Contacts on page 14.

PIN code

You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to
activate the services in your phone. Your PIN is supplied by
your network operator. Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it
starts with emergency number digits, for example, 112 or 911.
You can call an emergency number without entering a PIN.

If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, this
message displayes,

PUK code provided by your network operator.

it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key).

PIN blocked. To unblock, enter your

To unblock

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Phone overview

Screen

Selection key

Call key

Shortcut key

Ear speaker

Radio shortcut
key

Selection key

On/off key,
End key

C key

Centre

navigation key

Silent key

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Channel up

& down keys

Radio

preset keys

Camera

Stereo Speakers

Volume keys

Audio enhancer key

Connector for
charger, handsfree
and USB cable

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Menu overview

Organizer

Internet

Entertainment

Camera

Messaging

Radio

Calls

*

All

General Sounds &

Some menus and icons in this document may vary depending on
operator, network or subscription.
* You can use the navigation key to scroll between tabs in sub
menus.

Answered

Contacts

Settings*

alerts

File manager, Alarm, Calendar, Tasks,
Notes, Timer, Stopwatch, Calculator

Games, TrackID™, Record sound

Write new, Inbox, Drafts, Outbox, Sent
messages, Saved msgs, Call voicemail,
Templates, Settings

Dialled

Myself, New contact

Display Calls Connectivity

Missed

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Screen icons

These icons may appear on the screen.

Icon Description

Battery icon. A completely green icon means that the
battery is fully charged

You have missed a call

Divert calls is activated

The phone is set to silent

You have received a new text message

You have received a new picture message

The handsfree is connected

An alarm is activated

Ongoing call

The loudspeaker is on

The radio is playing

The Bluetooth function is activated

Average network coverage. Five bars means the phone
is receiving a full signal

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Shortcuts

The main menus are shown as icons. Some submenus include
tabs.

To use navigation key shortcuts

• Press to play the radio.

• Press to write a new message.

• Press to take a picture.

• Press to open Contacts.

• Press to Add, Delete, Move or use a

shortcut.

To change a standby shortcut, go to

General > Shortcuts. The radio shortcut cannot be

changed.

To navigate the menus

1 From standby press to select Menu.
2 Press , , , to move through the menu.

To scroll between the tabs

• Scroll to a tab by pressing or .

To return to standby

• Press .

To delete items

• Press .

To set the phone to silent

• Press and hold down .

Menu > Settings >

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Calling

You must turn on the phone and be within range of a network.

To make a call

1 From standby enter the area code and phone number.
2 Press .

To end a call

• Press .

To answer a call

• Press .

To reject a call

• Press .

To change the ear speaker volume during a call

• On the left side of the phone, press the volume keys up or

down.

To turn off the ringtone when receiving a call

• Press or volume key to turn off the ringtone without

answering the call.

To turn the loudspeaker on during a call

• Press SpkrOn.

Do not hold the phone to your ear when using the
loudspeaker. This could damage your hearing.

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To make international calls

1 From standby press and hold down until a + sign

appears on the screen.

2 Enter the country code, area code (without the first zero)

and phone number.

3 Press .

To view a missed call

• When Missed calls: is displayed, select Yes to view. To call

back, scroll to the number and press .

Call list

You can view information about recent calls.

To call a number from the call list

1 From standby press .
2 Scroll to the name or number and press .

To clear the call list

1 From standby press .
2 Scroll to the All tab and select Options > Delete all.

To make an emergency call

• From standby enter 112 (the international emergency

number) and press .

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Contacts

You can save contacts in the phone memory or on the SIM
card. You can copy contacts from the phone memory to the
SIM card or from the SIM card to the phone memory.

See Entering text on page 29.

To add a contact

1 From standby press .
2 Scroll to New contact and select Add.
3 Select Add to enter the name and select OK.
4 Scroll to New number: and select Add.
5 Enter the number and select OK.
6 Scroll to the type of the number and select Select.
7 Scroll between tags and select the fields to add infomation.

You can enter the + sign and country code with all
phonebook numbers. They can then be used abroad or at
home. See To make international calls on page 13.

To call a contact

1 From standby press .
2 Scroll to, or enter the first few letters of the contact.
3 Press .

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To edit a contact

1 From standby select .
2 Scroll to the contact and select Options > Edit contact.
3 Scroll between the tags, edit information and select Save.

To delete a contact

1 From standby select .
2 Scroll to the contact and press .

To copy all contacts to the SIM card

1 From standby select .
2 Scroll to New contact and select to Options > Advanced >

Copy to SIM > Copy all.

To edit or view your own phone number

1 From standby select .
2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > Special numbers

>

My numbers.

3 Select to edit or view the option My mobile.
4 Select Save.

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Radio

Your phone has a radio and the
handsfree works as an antenna.

To listen to the radio

1 Connect the handsfree to the

phone.

2 From standby select .

To trun on the stereo speakers

• When the radio is playing,

press and hold down .

Do not use your phone as a radio in places where this is
prohibited.

Audio enhancer

The audio enhancer produces sound effects when playing the
radio through the stereo speakers.

To turn on the speaker

• When the radio is playing, press and hold .

The audio enhancer automatically uses
when you turn on the speakers.
available when in stereo mode.

To change the audio enhancer effects

• When the radio is playing, press . The effects switch

To turn off the speaker

• When the radio is playing, press and hold .

Concert sound, Volume boost and Normal effect.

between

Concert sound

Concert sound is only

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To switch to AM

• When the radio is playing, select Options > Turn on AM.

When you listen to AM or FM radio, you must use the
handsfree included in the phone kit.

To change the volume

• When the radio is playing, press the volume keys on the left

side of the phone up or down.

Adjust the volume cautiously when using volume key to
avoid volume levels that could damage your hearing.

Searching for channels

To automatically search for channels

• When the radio is playing, press .

To manually search for channels

• When the radio is playing, press or .

To switch between preset channels

• When the radio is playing, press or .

Saving channels

You can save up to 20 preset channels.

To save a radio channel to the list of channels

1 When you have found a radio channel, select Options >

Channels > Save.

2 Select Insert.

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To select saved channels

1 From standby press .
2 Select Options > Channels > Channel list.
3 Select a radio channel.

To save a radio channel to a radio preset key

1 When you have found a radio channel, select Options >

Settings > Set radio key > Insert.

2 Select a radio key in the list > Add.
3 Select Add to add the channel to the list of channels.

To select a radio channel saved to a radio preset key

• Press any of the radio preset keys , or .

• Press or to switch between preset radio channels.

Press and hold any preset key to turn on or turn off the
radio.

To turn the radio off when minimized

• From standby press and select .

To record from the radio

1 When the radio is playing, select Options > Record radio to

start.

2 Select Save to save the recording.

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3 The radio recording can be accessed by Options > My radio

recs

.

Select

Options > Settings > Record quality and select

Normal quality or High quality.

between

This service is not available in all countries. Where
available, you may only use this service for playback at a
more convenient point in time.

To play a radio clip

• From standby select Menu > Organizer > File manager >

Music > My radio recs > Open.

To set the radio as alarm signal

1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > Alarm.
2 Scroll to an alarm and select Edit.
3 Scroll to the tab.
4 Scroll to the Alarm signal: > Edit.
5 Select Radio.
6 Select Save.

Keep the handsfree inserted when you select radio as
alarm signal. The radio alarm signal will sound through the
loudspeaker.

To minimize the radio on the screen

1 Select Options > Minimize.
2 To restore the radio on the screen, from standby press .

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Messaging

Text messages (SMS)

You must have a service centre number, which is
supplied by your service provider and saved on the SIM
card. You may have to enter the number yourself.

To set service centre number

1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Settings > Text

2 If there is no number shown, enter the service centre

3 Select Save.

To write and send a text message

1 From standby select .
2 Select Text message. Write the message and select Cont..
3 Select an receipient through Enter phone no. or Contacts

To view a received text message

1 Text message received appears. Select Yes.
2 Scroll to the unread message and select View.

> Service centre. The number is shown if it is

message

saved on the SIM card.

number, including the international “+” sign and country
code.

See Entering text on page 29.

and select Send.

look-up

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Picture messages (MMS)

Picture messages can contain text, pictures, sound
recordings and attachments.

You must set an MMS profile and the address of your
message server. If no MMS profile or message server
exists, you can receive all the settings automatically from
your network operator or at www.sonyericsson.com/
support.

To create and send a picture message

1 From standby press .
2 Select Picture msg.
3 Enter text. To add items to the message, press , scroll

, and select an item.

4 Enter text. To add items to the message, press Cont..
5 Select an receipient (Enter email addr. Enter phone no.

Contacts look-up) and selet Send.

Sending and receiving phones must have subscriptions
that support picture messaging.

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Camera

You can take pictures and record video clip to view, save and
send pictures. Pictures taken with the camera are saved in

Menu > Organizer > File manager > Camera album. The format

is JPEG.

Pictures downloaded using picture messages, Internet or
Bluetooth™ wireless technology are saved in

To start the camera and take a picture

1 From standby select .
2 Scroll to .
3 Select TakePic to take a picture.
4 The picture is automatically saved in Camera album.

Zoom is only possible in VGA mode.

To delete a saved picture

1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > File manager >

Camera album.

2 Scroll to a picture and press .

Pictures.

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To send a saved camera picture as picture message

1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > File manager >

Camera album.

2 Scroll to a picture and select Options > Send > As picture

msg

.

3 Select Cont..
4 Select a recipient through Enter email addr., Enter phone

no.

or Contacts look-up and select Send.

See To send a camera picture using Bluetooth on page

28.

To record a video clip

1 From standby select and scroll to .
2 Press Record to start recording.

To stop recording

• Press Stop to automatically save the video clip.

To view video clips

1 From standby press Menu > Organizer > File manager >

Videos.

2 Select a video clip to Play.

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More functions

TrackID™

TrackID™ is a free music recognition service. Search for song
titles, artists and album names. You must have the required
settings in your phone. See Internet on page 24.

For cost information contact your service provider.

To search for song information

• When you hear a song through a loudspeaker, from standby

select

Menu > Entertainment > TrackID™.

To record a sound

• From standby select Menu > Entertainment > Record

.

sound

To listen to a recording

1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > File manager.
2 Scroll to Music and select Open.
3 Scroll to a recording and select Play.

Internet

You need the correct settings in your phone. If settings are not
in your phone, you can:

• Get them in a text message (SMS) from the network

operator.

• On a computer, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support and

request a text message with the settings.

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To select an Internet profile

• From standby select Menu > Settings> the Connectivity tab

>

Internet settings > Connect using:. Select a profile.

To start browsing

1 From standby select Menu > Internet.
2 Select an Options > Go to.
3 Select an option.

File manager

You can use the file manager to handle files saved in the phone
memory.

To view information about files

1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > File manager.
2 Find a file and select Options > Information.

To move a file in the file manager

1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > File manager.
2 Find a file and select Options > Manage files > Move.
3 Select an option.

To delete a file from the file manager

1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > File manager.
2 Find the file and press .

To view a memory status of folders

• From standby select Menu > Organizer > File manager >

Options > Memory status.

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Mass storage

You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable
to transfer files using USB

Only use a USB cable supported by your phone. Do not
remove the USB cable from your phone or computer
during file transfer as this may corrupt the phone memory.

To use Mass storage

1 Connect a USB cable to the phone and the computer. The

phone will shut down in this mode and restart when
disconnected from the USB cable.

2 Phone: Select Yes to confirm the mass storage session.
3 Computer: Open the removable disk folder to view the

phone folders.

4 Drag and drop files between the phone and the computer.

To disconnect the USB cable safely

• Computer: Right-click the removable disk icon and select

Eject.

Mass storage.

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