Sony A1031012 User Manual

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Contents

Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 17

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 25

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 45

Text, picture, chat and email.

Camera 54

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and email 58

All you need to know about setting up WAP and email.

Using WAP 66

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 69

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 74

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 82

SIM card lock, phonelock.

Troubleshooting 84

Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?

Additional information 86

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 94

What do the icons mean?

Index 101

Contents 1

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Sony Ericsson

GSM 850/1800/1900

First edition (January 2004)

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.

©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2003

Publication number: AE/LZT 123 1751 R1

Please note:

Some of the services in this manual are not supported by all networks.

Please contact your network operator or service provider if you are in doubt whether you can use a particular service or not.

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Please read the Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use and the Limited Warranty chapters before you use your mobile phone.

The BLUETOOTH trademarks are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

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 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.

Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.

End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™ J2ME™.

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1.Restrictions: Software is confidential copyrighted information of Sun and title to all copies is retained by Sun and/or its licensors. Customer shall not modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, or otherwise reverse engineer Software. Software may not be leased, assigned, or sublicensed, in whole or in part.

2.Export Regulations: Software, including technical data, is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Act and its associated regulations, and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries. Customer agrees to comply strictly with all such regulations and acknowledges that it has the responsibility to obtain licenses to export, re-export, or import Software. Software may not be downloaded, or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into, or to a national or resident of, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Libya, Sudan, Syria (as such listing may be revised from time to time) or any country to which the U.S. has

embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nations or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Denial Orders.

3. Restricted Rights: Use, duplication or disclosure by the United States government is subject to the restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clauses in DFARS 252.2277013(c) (1) (ii) and FAR 52.227-19(c) (2) as applicable.

Other product and company names mentioned herein 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

About this user’s guide

This chapter gives a quick overview of the main functions of the phone, shortcuts and general information.

More information and downloads are available at www.sonyericsson.com.

Available services

Some services and functions described in this user’s guide are network or subscription-dependent, which means that all menus may not be available in

your phone.

This symbol indicates that a service or function is network or subscription-dependent.

Please consult your network operator for more information about your subscription.

Assembly

Before you can use your phone you need to:

• Insert the SIM card.

•Attach and charge the battery.

See “SIM card and battery information” on page 5.

Note: Always turn off the phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove a SIM card.

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 Phonebook information, among other things.

Note: Make sure that your information is saved to the SIM card before you remove it from another phone. For example, Phonebook entries may have been saved in the phone memory and not the SIM. To copy phonebook entries from phonebook to SIM, see page see “Copy names and numbers” on page 31.

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SIM card and battery information

It may take up to 30 minutes before an icon appears when charging.

1. Insert the SIM card. Slide the silver holder over the SIM card to lock it in place.

2. Place the battery on the back of the phone with the connectors facing each other.

3. Place the back cover as shown in the picture and slide it into place.

4. Connect the charger to the phone at the flash symbol. The flash symbol on the charger plug must

face upward.

5. It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery charging icon appears in the display.

6. Wait approximately 4 hours or until the icon indicates that the battery is fully charged. If you do not see the battery icon after this time, press any key or the joystick to activate the display.

7. Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.

Note: You have to insert the SIM card and charge the battery before you can use the phone.

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Turning the phone on

on/off

To turn on the phone

Press the on/off button on the top of the phone.

•Enter your PIN (Personal Identity Number), if you have one for your SIM card.

Your PIN is provided by your network operator.

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

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If your PIN starts with the same digits as an emergency number, for example 911, the digits are not hidden with an * when you enter them.

This is so that you can see and call an emergency number without entering a PIN.

See “Making emergency calls” on page 26.

Note: 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). Your PUK is provided by your network operator.

To turn off the phone

Press and hold the on/off button at the top of the phone.

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Navigating the menus

The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop. To go to the desktop, press the joystick or tilt it to the right.

Press to go to						Desktop
the desktop.
the desktop.
Move up,
down, left,
right through
menus.
menus.
Press to select
Press to select
highlighted
items.
items.

Press to go back one level in the menus. Press and hold to return to standby.

Press to select the options shown above these keys in the display.

Example

To set an alarm

1.Use the joystick to scroll to Organizer, and press the left key to select it.

2.Use the joystick to scroll down to Alarms, and press

the left key to select this function. Press the left key again to select Alarm.

3.Enter the time and press the left key to save your entry.

Throughout this user’s guide instructions such as those above will be given in a shorter form,

as follows:

To set an alarm

1.Scroll to Organizer, Alarms, Alarm.

2.Enter the time, Save.

To make and receive calls from standby

•Enter the area code (if necessary) and phone number, press Call.

•Press End Call to end the call.

•When the phone rings, press Yes to answer the call.

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Key functions

Press once to activate camera function. Press again to take a picture.

Volume keys increase/ decrease the earpiece volume during a call. Scroll through menus, lists and text. Enter the Status menu in standby. Press twice to reject an incoming

call. Press once to turn off the ring sound when receiving

a call. Hold for voice dialing.

Press to select the options that appear in the display immediately above these keys.

Press once to go back one level in the menus. Press and hold to return to standby.

Enter *. Shift between lower/ uppercase. Press and hold to shift between text entry modes (multitap or T9).

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Infrared port.

Press and hold to switch the phone on or off.

Press to go directly to the Internet.

Move through the menus, lists and texts.

Press down to select an item.

Delete numbers, letters or an item from a list. Press and hold to delete more than one character at a time. Press and hold to turn off the microphone (during calls) or turn off sound.

1-9, 0 Enter digits, 0-9, and letters. Press and hold to enter the international prefix +.

Enter # or a space.

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Quick keys

Useful key combinations are described below.

To...	When in standby:
make an emergency call	enter the emergency
	number and press Call
enter Call Contact	press
take a picture	press		once to
	activate camera and press
	again to take a picture.
voice dial	press and hold a volume
	key or say your magic
	word
enter Call List	press Calls
call your voicemail	press and hold

enter the + sign	press and hold

turn off the ringtone	press			, or press a

when receiving a call	volume	key		once
set the phone to silent	press and hold

reach a contact beginning	press and hold any of the
with a specific letter	keys		-

To... When in standby:

reach a phone number at	press the position number
a specific position.	and
a specific position.	and
speed dial	press any of the number
	keys		-	and
	keys		-	and
	Call
enter the main menu	press	or press the
	center of the joystick
enter the menu to see	press a volume key once
today’s date, the profile
in use and the model
name of the phone
change the language	press	8888
to Automatic
change the language	press	0000
to English
reject a call	press No
To...	During a call:
put a call on hold	press Hold
retrieve a call	press Retrieve
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To...	During a call:
turn off the microphone	press and hold

enter the main menu	press the joystick
To...	When in the menus:
move through menus	press (and hold) a volume
or lists	key or use the joystick
delete an item	press	when in lists

go back to standby	press and hold


	When entering
To...	letters using multitap
	text input:

reach the second letter or character of a key

reach the third letter or character of a key

press and hold the volume key and press any of the number keys

shift between capital and press , then the letter lowercase letters

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	When entering
	letters using multitap
To...	text input:
enter numbers	press and hold any of the
	number keys
enter a space	press
enter a space	press
delete letters and	press
delete letters and	press
numbers
shift between multitap or	press and hold
shift between multitap or	press and hold
T9 Text input methods
shift between input	press and hold
shift between input	press and hold
languages (including
character or numeric)
	When entering letters
To...	using T9 Text Input:
view alternative words	press	or
accept a word and add	press
accept a word and add	press
a space
enter a period	press
enter a period	press
shift between capital and	press		, then the
shift between capital and	press		, then the
lowercase letters	letter

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	When entering letters
To...	using T9 Text Input:
enter numbers	press and hold any of the
	number keys
delete letters	press

and numbers

shift between multitap or press and hold T9 Text input methods

shift between input	press and hold
languages (including
character or numeric)

Help texts

More information, explanations or tips about selected menus or functions are available in your phone.

To get help

Select the menu or function and press Info.

Delete and edit

If you add items, for example, a contact, a note, an appointment or a WAP bookmark, you can delete or edit them.

To delete an item

Select an item and press .

To edit an item

Select an item, press More, and choose from the list of options.

Online services

Online services are customized services offered by network operators, independently of mobile phones and mobile phone manufacturers.

A SIM card which supports Online services works in the same way as a normal SIM card. When you have inserted your SIM card and turned on your phone, your network operator can download data to your SIM card. When you restart your phone after the first data download, a new submenu appears under the menu.

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To enter your new menu system

•Scroll to Connect, Online Services.

Note: This menu only appears if your SIM card supports this service. Some operators may not use the name “Online Services”. Your phone may not support all of the services offered.

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Menu overview

Operator	Internet	Instant
direct link*	Services*	Messenger*	Camera	Messages	Entertainment	Pictures & Sounds
		or		Text	Games & More	My Pictures
		My Shortcuts*		MMS**	Other Games	More Pictures
				Call Voicemail		My Sounds
				Email		More Sounds
				Chat		Themes
				WAP Push		More Themes
				Area Info. *		Draw Picture
				Options		Music DJ
						Record Sound
Phonebook	Calls	Connect	More***	Organizer	Settings
						* Some menus are
						operator, network and
						subscription
						dependent.
Call	Missed Calls	Online Services*	Main Menu	Calendar	Sounds and Alerts
Manage SIM	Calling Local *	Bluetooth	Add Call	Notes	Display	** The terms MMS and
Call Contact	Call List	Infrared Port	Record	Alarms	Profiles	Picture message are
Manage Contact	Switch to Line 1 *	WAP Options	Turn Off Tones	Timer	Language	used interchangeably
Pictures	Forward Calls	Synchronization	Release Party	Stopwatch	Time and Date	throughout this
Personal Rings	Manage Calls	GSM Networks		Calculator	Voice Control	document.
Voice Commands	Time & Cost	Data Comm.		Code Memo	Locks
Special Numbers	Next Call	Accessories			Handsfree	*** Only available
Advanced	Options				My Shortcuts	during a call.
Options					Master Reset

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Entering letters

You can enter letters, for example, when you add names to the Phonebook, write text messages or enter WAP addresses.

Apart from the way you normally enter letters in your phone, using multitap text input, you can use T9™ Text Input for entering text messages and e-mail, for example, if the input language you select supports this. T9™ Text Input is a predictive input method and is a quicker way to write texts. See “T9™ Text Input” on page 15.

Input languages

Before you start entering letters, you need to select the input languages that you want to use when writing.

To select input languages

1.Scroll to Settings, Language, Input.

2.Scroll to the language that you want to use for entering letters and check each language you want.

3.Press Ok to exit the menu.

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When writing, you can switch to one of your selected input languages by pressing More and then selecting Input Language. See “The list of options” on page 16.

Multitap text input

When saving names in the Phonebook or when writing WAP addresses, you enter letters using multitap text input. You press each key as many times as needed to show the letter you want. In the following example, we are going to write a name in the Phonebook.

To enter letters using multitap text input

1.Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, Add Contact.

2.Press Add and then the appropriate key,

- , or , repeatedly until the character you want appears in the display.

See the table below:

Press…

to get…

. , - ? !’ @ : ; / ( )1 A B C 2

D E F 3

G H I 4

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Press…		to get…
		J K L 5
		J K L 5
		M N O 6
		M N O 6
		P Q R S 7
		P Q R S 7
		T U V 8
		T U V 8
		W X Y Z 9
		W X Y Z 9
		+ 0
		+ 0
		Space ¶
		Space ¶
More		for an options list
		to delete letters and numbers
		to delete letters and numbers
		to shift between capital and
		to shift between capital and
		lowercase letters
	-	press and hold to enter numbers
	-	press and hold to enter numbers

Please note that different character sets are displayed depending on the menu language that is selected.

•To shift between capital and lowercase letters, press , then enter the letter.

Tip: You can also use the volume keys as a shortcut

to certain letters:
To enter a ‘B’, press and hold the			volume key
and press		.
To enter a ‘C’, press and hold the			volume key and
press	.

T9™ Text Input

You can use T9™ Text Input when writing, for example, text messages and email.

The T9™ Text Input method uses a built-in dictionary that recognizes the most commonly used word for each 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.

To shift from multitap to T9 text input method

Press and hold .

To enter letters using T9™ Text Input

1.Scroll to Messages, Text, Write New.

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

3.If the word shown is the one you want:

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• 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 (candidates). Accept a word and add a space by pressing .

If you do not find the word you want by pressing or :

•Press More to go to a list of options.

•Select Spell Word.

•Press and hold to delete the entire word, or delete one letter at a time by pressing

repeatedly.

•Write the new word using multitap text input and press Insert.

The word is added to the dictionary. The next time you enter the word, it appears as one of the alternative words.

4.Continue writing your message. See “Sending text

messages” on page 46. Press to enter a period.

To enter other punctuation marks, press and then or repeatedly. Accept by pressing . Press and hold to select an input language.

The list of options

If you press More when writing a text message, you enter a list of options. The list may contain some or all of the following options:

•Add Symbol – Symbols and punctuation marks such as ? and , are shown. Move between the symbols by using the joystick.

•Insert Item – Pictures, melodies and sounds.

•Spell Word – Change the suggested word by using multitap text input.

•Text Format – Change style, size and alignment.

•Input Language – Change input language.

•Input Method – Change input method.

•Word Suggestions – Select to show a list of suggested words.

•My Words – A list of words you have added to the dictionary.

•Help.

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Personalizing your phone

You can adjust the phone settings to suit your own requirements.

Note: If you change a setting which is included in a profile, the active profile is also changed.

See “Profiles” on page 24.

Themes

You can change the appearance of the display, for example, the colors and background picture, by using themes. Your phone comes with some pre-set themes that you cannot delete. You can,

however, create new themes and download them to your phone.

For more information, visit www.sonyericsson.com.

To download a theme

1.Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, More Themes.

2.Select a link.

To send a theme

You can exchange themes via IR, Bluetooth wireless technology, MMS or email. For more information on sending themes in messages, see “Messaging” on page 45. Please note that you are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material.

1.Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, Themes.

2.Select a theme, press More.

3.Select Send.

4.Select a transfer method.

To receive and save a theme

1.From standby, press More and select Turn on Bluetooth or Turn on Infrared.

2.When you receive the theme, Incoming Item, Continue? appears. Press Yes or No.

Pictures

Your phone comes with a number of pictures. You can:

•Download more pictures to your phone.

•Have a picture as wallpaper when in standby mode.

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•Assign a picture to a contact in the Phonebook. When that person calls, the picture appears in the display (provided your subscription supports Calling Line Identification). See “To add a picture to a phonebook contact” on page 28.

•Insert a picture in a message.

All pictures are saved in My Pictures, in the Pictures & Sounds menu.

You can also save animations in your phone. These are handled like pictures.

Handling pictures

You can add, edit, or delete pictures in My Pictures. The number of pictures that can be saved depends on the size of the pictures. File types supported are GIF, JPEG and WBMP.

The pictures are shown in thumbnail view. To get a full view, press View.

To view your pictures

Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures.

To download a picture

Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, More Pictures.

To turn wallpaper on or off

Scroll to Settings, Display, Wallpaper, Activate.

To set a picture as wallpaper

1.Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures.

2.Scroll to the picture you want to select.

3.Press More.

To edit and save a picture

1.Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures.

2.Scroll to the picture you want, press More.

3.Scroll to Edit. You can now start to edit the picture.

4.Press More, select Save Picture. The picture is saved in My Pictures.

Note: To edit pictures taken with the camera, you must select 120x160 as picture size.

To draw a picture

1.Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, Draw Picture.

2.Select a type.

3.Select Tool and choose the tool you want to work with.

4.Press the center select key to activate the tool.

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When editing or drawing a picture:

Press… to…

move the cursor up and left.

move the cursor up.

move the cursor up and right.

move the cursor left.

activate the current drawing tool.

move the cursor right.

move the cursor down and left.

move the cursor down.

move the cursor down and right.

More view an options menu.

press and hold to exit the picture editor.

undo the last action.

select tool.

select a color.

Exchanging pictures

You can exchange pictures via IR, Bluetooth wireless technology, MMS, or email. For more information on sending pictures in messages, see “Messaging” on page 45. Save the email address of a WAP album in your Phonebook and you can save pictures in that album if you send the pictures as attachments. Please note that you are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material.

To send a picture

1.Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures. Scroll to the picture you want, press More.

2.Select Send.

3.Select a transfer method.

If you use infrared make sure that the infrared ports are facing each other. On this Sony Ericsson phone, the infrared port is located on the top of the phone (for location, see “Key functions” on page 8).

To receive and save a picture

1.From standby, press More and select Turn on Bluetooth or Turn on Infrared.

2.When you receive the picture, Incoming item, Continue? appears. Press Yes or No.

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When you receive a picture in a text message or an MMS, a new message appears in your Inbox. To save the picture in My Pictures, highlight the picture by moving the joystick to select it and press Save.

Screensaver

The phone has a screensaver, which is activated automatically when the phone has been in idle mode for a few seconds. After a few more seconds, the screensaver changes to sleep mode to save power. To turn the screensaver On or Off, scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures, scroll to the picture you want to select, and press More.

Note: You can also scroll to Settings, Display, Screen Saver, Activate.

To use a picture as the screensaver

You select a picture saved in the phone and use it as the screensaver.

1.Scroll to Settings, Display, Screen Saver, Select Picture.

2.Scroll to and select the picture you want to use as the screensaver.

3.Press Yes to accept.

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Ringtones and melodies

Your phone comes with a number of ringtones and melodies. You can edit your own ringtones and send them to a friend in a text message. It is also possible to exchange melodies via WAP, Bluetooth wireless technology, IR or cable. Please note that you are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material. You can also download ringtones to your phone.

To select a ringtone

Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Sounds, scroll to the sound you want to select, and press More.

Note: You can also scroll to Settings, Sounds and Alerts, Ringtones.

To download a ringtone

1.Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, More Sounds.

2.Select a link.

To set the ringtone volume

1.Scroll to Settings, Sounds and Alerts, Ring Volume.

2.Press or to decrease or increase the volume.

3.Press Save to save the setting.

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•To turn the ringtone on or off, press and hold from standby.

All ringtones except the alarm are turned off.

To compose a ringtone or melody

1.Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, Music DJ.

2.Choose to insert a selection of pre-recorded music blocks. You can choose from four different selections.

3.Copy and paste these blocks to build up your melody.

4.Select More to play the melody and view other options.

Note: To edit your own melody, scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Sounds, select the melody and press

More. Select Edit.

To send a melody

1.Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Sounds.

2.Scroll to a melody, press More.

3.Select Send.

Select a transfer method.

Note: To send a ringtone or melody in a text message, see “To insert an item in a text message” on page 46.

Receiving melodies

You can receive a sound or melody via IR, Bluetooth wireless technology, text, MMS, or download it via WAP. When you receive the sound or melody, press Yes to save it in My Sounds.

Increasing ring

You can choose a ringtone that rises in steps from the lowest volume to the highest.

To turn increasing ring On

Scroll to Settings, Sounds and Alerts,

Increasing Ring.

Specific ringtones for personal calls

If you subscribe to the Two Line Service, you can set different ring tones for the two voice lines. Line 1 and Line 2 are displayed instead of Voice Calls.

If your subscription includes the CLI, you can assign a personal ringtone to up to ten callers.

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To set a specific ringtone for a caller

1.Scroll to Phonebook, Personal Rings, select an existing contact to assign a personal ring or select

New Contact.

2.Enter the first letters of the contact, press Ok.

3.Select a contact.

4.Select a ringtone.

Sounds and alerts

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 – all the time.

•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, Sounds and Alerts, Vibrating alert.

2.Select the setting you want.

From the Settings, Sounds and Alerts menu, you can also select Message alert, Key sound and turn on the

Minute minder.

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If you turn on the minute minder, you hear a beep once every minute during a call.

Menu language

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

To change the menu language

1.Scroll to Settings, Language, Menu.

2.Select a language.

Display light

The display light can be set to automatic or on. In automatic mode, the display light is turned off a few

seconds after you last press a key.

•To set the display light, scroll to Settings,

Display, Light.

•To set the display contrast, scroll to Settings,

Display, Contrast.

Time settings

The time is always displayed in standby.

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•To set the time, scroll to Settings, Time and Date,

Set Time.

You can choose a 12-hour clock or a 24-hour clock.

•To set the time format, scroll to Settings,

Time and Date, Time Format.

Date

When the phone is in standby mode, you can press a volume key up or down to see today’s date in the Status menu.You can set the date and date format in the Settings, Time and Date menu.

Advanced time settings

Under Advanced in the Settings, Time and Date menu, you can set time zone and daylight savings time. By changing these you also change the time.

When your phone changes networks, and the time sent out from the operator deviates from the time in your phone, you are asked whether you want to update the time if you have turned on

Auto Time Zone. If you press Yes, the time is updated automatically.

Answering mode

When using a portable handsfree kit, you can choose to answer a call by pressing any key (except the No key) or set the phone to answer the call automatically.

•To select answering mode, scroll to Settings,

Handsfree, Answering Mode.

Start-up picture

When you turn your phone on or off, the Sony Ericsson start-up picture appears in the display. Your operator’s own picture or a picture selected by you may be shown instead.

To select a start-up picture

1.Scroll to Settings, Display, Start-Up Picture.

2.Select My Picture.

My phone numbers

You can check your own phone number(s).

•To check your phone number, scroll to Phonebook,

Special Numbers, My Numbers. If your number is not saved on your SIM card, you can enter it yourself.

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Keypad lock

You can lock the keypad to avoid dialing a number by accident.

Note: Calls to the emergency number 911 can still be made, even when the keypad is locked.

Automatic keylock

From standby, automatic keylock means the keypad is locked a short while after you last press a key. To turn on Automatic Keylock, scroll to Settings, Locks. Auto Keylock, On.

•To lock the keypad manually, press More in standby, and select *Lock Keys.

You can still answer an incoming call and the keypad locks again after it. The keypad remains locked until you unlock it manually.

•To unlock the keypad, press Unlock and then .

Profiles

Your phone has a number of preset profiles which are set to suit a certain environment. You can rename, change and add accessories to these profiles. For example, when you go to a meeting, you can simply choose the Meeting profile and a number of settings, such as the ringtone,

is turned off.

•To select a profile, scroll to Settings, Profiles,

Select profile.

To change a profile setting

1.Scroll to Settings, Profiles, Edit Profile.

2.Select a setting.

3.Change the profile settings.

•To rename a profile, scroll to Settings, Profiles,

Edit Profile, Profile Name.

You can reset all profile settings to the way they were set when you bought your phone.

•To reset all profiles, scroll to Settings, Profiles,

Reset Profiles.

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Automatic activation

Some profiles, for example In Car, are automatically activated when used with a specific accessory. When disconnected, the profile is changed back.

Master reset

If Reset Settings is selected, some settings in the phone will be lost.

If you also want to delete all contacts, messages and other personal data, such as games, music etc. select

Reset All instead.

Note: If you select Reset All, content such as melodies and pictures that you have downloaded, received or edited is also deleted.

To reset the phone

1.Scroll to Settings, Master Reset.

2.Select Reset Settings or Reset All.

Enter the phonelock code (0000 or the new code if you have changed it) and press Ok.

Calling

Before you can make or receive any calls, you must turn on the phone and be within range of a network. See “Turning the phone on” on page 6.

Making calls

1.Enter the area code (if necessary) and the phone number.

2.Press Call to make the call.

3.Press End Call to end the call.

To change the earpiece volume during a call

Use the volume keys on the side of the phone to increase or decrease the earpiece volume during a call.

To turn off the microphone during a call

1.Press until the display shows Muted.

2.Press again to resume the conversation.

Automatic redialing

If the connection of the call failed and the display shows Retry?, press Yes. The phone redials the number (up to ten times):

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•Until the call is connected.

•Until you press a key or receive a call.

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

Automatic redialing is not available for fax and data calls.

Making international calls

1.Press and hold until a + sign appears in the display.

The + replaces the international prefix number of the country from which you are calling.

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

Making emergency calls

•Enter your emergency number and press Call. Your phone supports the international emergency numbers, 112, 911 and 08. This means that 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 is within range.

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

In some countries, other emergency numbers may also be promoted. Your operator may therefore have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.

•To view your local emergency numbers, scroll to

Phonebook, Special Numbers, Emergency Numbers.

Receiving calls

When you receive a call, the phone rings and the display shows Answer?

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 you have assigned a picture to a contact, the picture is displayed. If the number is a restricted number, the display shows Withheld.

To answer a call

Press Yes.

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To reject a call

Press No.

Tip: You can also use your voice to answer or reject calls. See “Voice control” on page 32.

Missed calls

If you have missed a call, Missed Calls:1 appears in standby, indicating the number of missed calls.

To check your missed calls

1.Press Yes to display the missed calls.

2.To call a number from the list, scroll to the number, press Call.

Call list

The numbers of the last 30 calls that you have made are saved in the call list. If your subscription includes the CLI service and the caller’s number is identified, you will also find the numbers of answered and missed calls in the call list.

To call a number from the call list

1.To enter the call list, press Calls from standby.

2.Scroll to the number you want to call, press Call.

•To clear the call list, scroll to Calls, Options,

Clear Call List.

•To turn the call list on or off, scroll to Calls, Options,

Call Listing.

Call priority service

You can request a certain priority when you make a call, if your subscription supports the call priority service.

The priority levels are defined by your operator and are normally within the range of 0 - 4, where 0 is the highest priority.

To check or change your standard priority level

1.Scroll to Calls, Manage Calls, Default Priority.

2.The network sends available priority levels.

3.Select a priority level.

To change the priority for one call

1.Enter the phone number you want to call.

2.Scroll to Calls, Next Call, Next Incoming Call.

3.Select a priority. The number is called.

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Phonebook

In the Phonebook you can store the information on your SIM card and on your phone. You have space for up to 510 numbers. You can save all the information needed to contact people. You can also set how much information you want to show for your contacts.

Entries saved are stored in your phone’s memory, not on your SIM card. To synchronize your phone-based contact list with your PDA or PC, see “Synchronization” on page 72.

To set the fields in contact information

1.Scroll to Phonebook, Options, Contact Info.

2.Press Check/Uncheck to select or clear fields.

If your Phonebook is empty, you are prompted to copy information from your SIM card. If you press No, you can add new contacts. If you press Yes, your

names and numbers are copied from your SIM.

To add a contact

1.Scroll to Phonebook, Add Contact.

2.Scroll to the field you want to fill in, press Add.

3.Enter the information, press Ok.

4.Select the next field and so on.

5.When you have entered the information, press Save.

Tip: To enter an unsaved number, press Look Up when you are in a number field, and select a number in the unsaved numbers list.

Pictures, personal rings and voice commands

You can add a picture, personal ringtone and voice command to a contact.

To add a picture to a phonebook contact

1.Scroll to Phonebook, Pictures.

2.Enter the first letters of the contact, press Ok.

3.Select a contact.

4.This takes you to My Pictures. Select a picture, press

Yes.

•Select Personal Rings to add a personal ringtone.

•Select Voice Commands to add a voice command.

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To call a contact from your contact list

1.From standby, press and hold one of the number keys 2-9 to find a contact beginning with the first letter on that key (or closest following).

•For example, press and hold 5 to go to the first contact beginning with “J”. To go to a contact beginning with “L” press 5 three times after you have entered the list of contacts.

2.When the contact you want to call is highlighted, press Select.

3.Select the number you want to call, press Call.

To call a contact from your SIM card

1.Scroll to Phonebook, Call.

2.Enter the first letters of the contact, press Ok.

3.Scroll to the name, press Call.

Updating the phonebook

When needed, you can easily update or delete any contact information.

To edit a contact

1.Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, Edit Contact.

2.Enter the first letters of the contact, press Ok.

3.When the contact is highlighted, press Edit.

4.Select Edit Info.

5.Scroll to the field you want to fill in, press Edit.

6.Enter the information, press Ok.

7.Select the next field and so on.

8.When you have entered the information, press Save.

To delete a contact

Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact,

Delete contact. Then select the contact and press Delete.

Tip: You can also delete a contact by pressing when the contact is highlighted.

To delete all contacts

To delete all contacts, scroll to Phonebook,

Advanced, Delete All.

Note: Contacts that are saved on the SIM card are not deleted.

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Default (standard) number

Each contact has a default phone number. The first phone number you link to a contact automatically becomes the default number. If you scroll to a certain contact in the Call Contact list and then press Select, the default number is highlighted.

To set the default number

1.Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, Edit Contact.

2.Enter the first letters of the contact, press Ok.

3.Select the contact, press Edit.

4.Select Default Number. Highlight the number you want as default, press Select.

Groups

You can create a group of contacts. By doing so, you can send text messages to several recipients at the same time. See “Sending text messages” on page 46.

To create a group of contacts

1.Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, Groups, New Group, press Add.

2.Enter a name for the group, press Ok.

3.Select New Member, press Add.

4.Enter the first letters of the contact, press Ok.

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5.Select the contact.

6.Select a phone number.

7.Repeat steps 3-6 to add more members.

Business cards

You can add your own business card to the Phonebook.

•To add your own business card, scroll to Phonebook,

Manage Contact, My Card. Then select Add.

Exchanging business cards

You can exchange business cards between your phone and another similar phone, a PDA or a PC, using Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared port, text or MMS.

To send your business card

1.Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, My Card, Send.

2.Select a transfer method.

When you receive a business card via a text message, you accept the card by pressing Yes. To be able to receive a business card using the infrared port or Bluetooth wireless technology, you need to turn these functions on.

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