GSM 850/1800/1900
This user guide is published by Sony Ericsson,
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 at any time and without notice. Such
changes will, however, be incorporated into new
editions of this user guide.
Phone overview, assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, use the menus, activity menu, file manager,
language, entering letters, Style-up™ covers.
Earpiece
Infrared port
Camera key
Screen
Navigation
key
On/off key
Activity
menu key
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External antenna
connector behind mirror
Camera
Selection
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Back key
Microphone
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Selection
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Clear key
Stereo headset
and charger
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User guide symbols
The following instruction symbols appear in this
user guide:
See also page ...
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} Use the navigation key to scroll and select
% 8 Navigating the menus.
Note
This symbol indicates that a service or
function is network- or subscriptiondependent. Because of this, all menus may
not be available in your phone. Consult your
network operator for more information.
Assembling your phone
Insert the SIM card and attach the battery to use
your phone.
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.
Save contacts to your SIM card before you remove it
from another phone. Contacts may have been saved in
the phone memory
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To insert the SIM card and charge the
battery
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1 Slide the cover open and lift it off.
2 Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is
placed under the silvery holders.
3 Place the battery in the phone with the label
side up and the connectors facing each other.
4 Place the cover on the phone and slide it into
place.
5 Connect the charger to the phone. The symbol
on the charger plug must face upwards.
6 It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to
appear.
7 Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until the
battery icon indicates that the battery is fully
charged. For an indication of charging, press
to activate the screen.
8 Remove the charger by pulling it out.
Some functions use more battery power than others
and may cause a need for more frequent re-charging.
However talk-time or standby time may become
noticeably shorter due to wear and you may have to
replace your battery. Only use approved batteries from
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PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification
Number) from your network operator to activate
the services in your phone. Each PIN digit appears
as *, unless it starts with emergency number digits,
for example 112 or 911. This is so that you can see
and call an emergency number without entering a
PIN
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mistakes.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the
SIM card is blocked % 51 SIM card lock.
To turn the phone on and off
1 Press and hold to turn on or off.
2 Enter your SIM card PIN, if you have one.
3 At first start-up, select the language for phone
4 Select Yes if you want the setup wizard to help
If you press shortly when the phone is on, the
shut down menu will be displayed % 9 Shut down
menu.
To make and receive calls
Enter the area code and phone number } Call to
make the call. } End call to end the call. When the
phone rings } Answer to answer the call.
menus.
you with instructions and tips or No. The setup
wizard is also available in the menu system, }
Settings } General } Setup wizard.
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Navigating the menus
The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop.
Some submenus include tabs that appear on the
screen.
• Press the navigation key in the centre or in a
direction:
Press to go to the desktop or to select items.
Press , , or to move through menus
and tabs.
• Press to go back one level in the menus or
to end a function or application.
Press and hold to return to standby.
• Press to select the options shown
immediately above these keys on the screen.
• Press to delete items.
Shortcuts
From standby, you can use , , , to go
directly to a function.
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To create a standby shortcut
1 If, for example, has no predefined shortcut
} Yes.
2 Scroll to a function to create a shortcut to }
Shortcut.
To edit a standby shortcut
1 } Settings } General } Shortcuts and select an
existing shortcut you want to edit } Edit.
2 Scroll to and select a function } Shortcut.
Help texts
Help texts exist in your phone. To access help texts
} Info.
More options
} More to enter a list of options.
Activity menu
Open the activity menu from almost anywhere in
the phone to view and handle new events, and
access bookmarks and shortcuts.
To open and close the activity menu
Press . Use or to scroll between the tabs.
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Activity menu tabs
• New events – such as missed calls and messages.
• My shortcuts – applications that are running in
the background and your shortcuts. You can add,
delete and change the order of shortcuts.
• Bookmarks – your Internet bookmarks.
• If you want new events to appear as pop-up text
instead of in the activity menu, } Settings }
General } New events } Popup.
Shut down menu
Open the shut down menu from almost anywhere
in the phone. You can use it to shut down the
phone, turn on silent or activate a profile. For more
information about profiles
To open and close the shut down
menu
Press and select an option from the list.
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File manager
Items are saved in folders. Create subfolders to
move items to. Access camera pictures by selecting
the desktop icon Camera pictures. Unrecognized
items are saved in the Other folder.
To manage items and folders
1 } File manager and select a folder.
2 Scroll to an item } More } Manage files }
3 Select the folder you want to move the item to,
To select several items
1 } File manager and select an item } More }
2 Scroll and select more items by pressing Mark
To check memory status
} File manager } More } Memory status.
File information
View information for items. Copyright protected
items cannot be copied or sent.
Synchronizing items
For more information
Languages
Select the language for phone menus and the
languages that you may use when writing.
Move.
or New folder and name the folder }OK.
Mark, select Mark several or Mark all.
or Unmark.
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To change the phone language
• }Settings}General}Language}Phone
language, select a language.
• From standby, press:
0000 for English or
8888 for Automatic language (SIM
dependant).
To select writing languages
1 } Settings } General } Language } Writing
language.
2 Scroll and select languages by pressing Mark or
Unmark. } Save to exit the menu.
To switch between writing languages
Press and hold when writing.
Entering letters and
characters
To enter letters using multitap text
input
• Press – until the desired character
appears.
• To shift between capitals and lower case letters,
press .
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• To enter numbers, press and hold – .
• To add a space, press .
• For the most common punctuation marks, press
.
• To enter the + sign, press .
• To change input method, press and hold .
T9™ Text Input
The T9™ Text Input method uses a built-in
dictionary to recognize 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 enter letters using T9™ Text Input
1 } Messaging } Write new } Text message.
2 For example, if you want to write the word
“Jane”, press , , , .
3 If 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
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4 Continue writing your message. To enter a full
stop or other punctuation marks, press and
then or repeatedly. Accept and add a
space by pressing .
To add words to the T9 Text Input
dictionary
1 While entering letters } More } Spell word.
2 Edit the word by using multitap input.
Navigate between the letters with and .
To delete a character, press . To delete the
entire word, press and hold .
3 When you have edited the word } Insert. The
word is added to the T9 Text Input dictionary.
Next time you enter this word using T9 Text
Input, it will appear as one of the alternative
words.
To select another writing method
Before, or while entering letters, press and hold
to select another writing method.
Options when entering letters
} More to view options when entering letters.
Changing Style-up™ covers
Some kits may include additional Style-up™
covers. Follow these instructions to change covers.
To change the front cover
1 Insert your thumbnail into the groove on the
bottom of the phone.
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2 Gently lift the front cover away from the
phone.
3 Align the cover with the top of the phone as
shown.
4 Snap the cover into place by gently pushing
down until it is lying flat.
To change the battery cover
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1 Apply pressure with the heel of one hand while
pushing away with the thumb of your other
hand. You may need to apply significant
pressure the first time you remove the battery
cover.
2 Locate the notches along each side of the
phone. Using the notches as a guide, slide the
battery cover upward applying pressure with
the heel of your hand until it clicks in place.
Turn on the phone and make sure that you are
within range of a network to make and receive calls
% 7 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 the number is
saved in Contacts, the name, number, and picture
(if defined) are displayed. If the number is a
restricted number, Withheld is displayed.
To make a call
Enter the phone number (with international country
code and area code, if applicable) } Call to make
the call. } End call to end the call.
To redial a number
If the connection failed, Retry? is displayed } Yes.
Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting.
When a call connects, the phone gives a loud signal.
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To answer or reject a call
} Answer to answer a call. } Busy to reject a call.
To change the ear speaker volume
During a call, press or to increase or
decrease the volume.
To select more options during a call
Press and select an option.
To turn off the microphone
Press and hold . To resume, press and hold
again.
To use the loudspeaker during a
voice call
} More } Turn on speaker or } Turn off speaker.
Missed calls
When you have missed a call, it appears in the
Activity menu if New events is set to Activity menu.
} Call to call the missed number.
If New events is set to Popup, Missed calls:
appears. }Yes to view the missed calls in the call
list now or } No to do it later. To change the
Activity menu settings
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Call list
Information about the last calls is saved in the call
list.
To call a number from the call list
1 } Calls from standby and select a tab.
2 Scroll to the name or number you want to call
To add a call list number to contacts
1 } Calls from standby and select a tab.
2 Scroll to the number you want to add } More }
3 Select New contact to create a new contact, or
Emergency calls
Your phone supports the international emergency
numbers, for example 112 and 911. 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 in range.
In some countries, other emergency numbers may also
be promoted. Your network operator may have saved
additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.
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} Call.
Save number.
an existing contact to add the number to.
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To make an emergency call
Enter, for example, 112 } Call.
To view your local emergency
numbers
} Contacts } Options } Special numbers }
Emergency nos..
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Contacts
Choose your default contacts from one of the
following:
• Phone contacts – detailed information saved in
the phone memory.
• SIM contacts – names and numbers only on the
SIM card.
To select default contacts
1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Default
contacts.
2 Select Phone contacts or SIM contacts.
To check the memory status
} Contacts } Options } Advanced } Memory status.
The number of entries you can save depends on the
amount of memory available in the phone or on the
SIM card.
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Managing contacts
Save numbers, add pictures, ringtones and personal
information.
To add a contact
1 } Contacts } New contact } Add.
2 Enter the name } OK.
3 Enter the number } OK.
4 For phone contacts only, select a number type.
Scroll between the tabs and select fields to
enter more information. Except in phone
numbers, you can enter symbols such as @ }
More } Add symbol and select the symbol }
Insert.
5 When you have entered all information
It is recommended to enter the + sign and country
code with all numbers.
To add a picture or a ringtone to a
contact
1 } Contacts and select the contact you want to
add a picture or personal ringtone to } More }
Edit contact.
2 Select the relevant tab and then select a Picture
or Ringtone}Add. Select a picture or sound
and }Save.
} Save.
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To add your own business card
} Contacts } Options } My business card and enter
the information for your business card } Save.
To send your business card
} Contacts } Options } My business card } Send
my card and select transfer method.
To call a phone contact
1 Select Contacts and scroll to the contact you
want to call, or enter the first letters of the
contact.
2 Use or to select a number } Call.
To call a SIM contact
• If SIM contacts is default }Contacts and select
the name and number from the list } Call.
• If Phone contacts is default }Contacts}
Options}SIM contacts and select the name and
number }Call.
To copy names and numbers to the
SIM card
1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced }
SIM.
Copy to
2 Select Copy all or Copy a number.
When copying all contacts from the phone to the SIM
card, all existing SIM card information is replaced.
To copy SIM contacts to phone
contacts
1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Copy from
2 Select Copy all or Copy a number.
To always save to the SIM card
1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Auto save
2 Select On.
To send contacts
• To send a selected contact, } More } Send
• To send all contacts, } Contacts } Options }
To edit a phone contact
1 } Contacts and select a contact } More } Edit
2 Scroll to the relevant tab and edit the
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SIM.
on SIM.
contact and select a transfer method.
Advanced } Send all contacts.
contact.
information }Save.
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To edit a SIM contact
1 If SIM contacts is default } Contacts.
If Phone contacts is default }Contacts}
Options } SIM contacts.
2 Select the name and number you want to edit.
3 } More } Edit contact and edit the name and
number.
To delete a contact
} Contacts select a contact, press .
To delete all contacts
} Contacts } Options } Advanced } Delete all
contacts } Yes and } Yes. Names and numbers on
the SIM card are not deleted.
To set the default item for a contact
1 } Contacts and scroll to a contact } More }
Default number.
2 Select the phone number, email address or
Web address that you want to be displayed first
for the contact.
Synchronizing contacts
For more information,
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Speed dialling
Save phone numbers that you want to reach easily
in positions 1-9 in your phone.
To set or replace speed dialling
numbers
1 } Contacts } Options } Speed dial.
2 Scroll to the position } Add or } Replace and
select a phone number.
To speed dial
From standby, enter a speed dial number 1-9 } Call.
Voicemail
If your subscription includes an answering service,
callers can leave a voice message when you cannot
answer a call.
To save your voicemail number
Press and hold } Yes enter the number } OK.
You can get the number from your service
provider.
To call your voicemail service
If you have saved your voicemail number, press
and hold .
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To check your voicemail number
} Messaging } Settings } Voicemail number.
Voice control
Manage calls with your voice and a handsfree.
Create voice commands to voice dial, answer or
reject calls. Voice commands cannot be saved on
the SIM card.
Toactivate voice dialling and record
names
1 } Settings } General } Voice control } Voice
dialling } Activate } Yes } New voice. Select a
contact.
2 Select the phone number to add the voice
command to. Record a voice command such as
“John mobile”.
3 Instructions appear. Lift the phone to your ear,
wait for the tone and say the command that
you want to record. The voice command is
played back to you.
4 If the recording is ok select Yes, if not No and
Turn the Media player off before using voice dialling.
Scroll to the
To activate voice answering and
record voice answer commands
1 } Settings } General } Voice control } Voice
2 Instructions appear. } Continue and lift the
3 Say “Busy”, or another word
Follow the instructions that appear, save when
finished.
You cannot use voice answering if you have selected
an MP3 file as ringtone.
The magic word
Record and use a voice command as a magic word
to activate voice control without pressing any keys.
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record again. You can change the recording
later by selecting Edit names or New voice}
Add.
Media player and press to turn off.
answer } Activate.
phone to your ear. Wait for the tone and say
“Answer”, or another word. If the recording is
ok }Yes. If not }No and record again.
} Yes.
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The magic word can only be used with a handsfree
or a Bluetooth™ headset.
To activate and record the magic
word
1 } Settings } General } Voice control } Magic
word } Activate.
2 Follow the instructions that appear, save when
finished.
To use voice dialling
• Without a handsfree: from standby, press and
hold Calls and say the name.
• With a handsfree: say your magic word or press
the call handling button. Wait for the tone and
say the name you recorded earlier, for example
“John mobile”, the call connects.
To answer or reject a call
When the phone rings, say “Answer” or say
“Busy”.
Play caller name
Hear your recorded voice commands for contacts
names when receiving a call.
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To turn the caller name on or off
} Settings } General } Voice control } Play caller
name.
To edit your voice commands
} Contacts select the contact } More } Edit contact.
Scroll to the relevant tab and edit your voice
command.
Diverting calls
Divert calls, for example, to an answering service.
When the Restrict calls function is activated, some
Divert calls options are not available.
To activate a call divert
1 } Settings } Calls } Divert calls.
2 Select a call type and divert option } Activate.
3 Enter a phone number to divert your calls to, or
} Look up to find a contact } OK.
To deactivate a call divert
Scroll to the divert option } Deactivate.
To check all divert options
} Settings } Calls } Divert calls } Check all.
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More than one call
Handle more than one call simultaneously.
Call waiting service
When activated, you hear a beep if you receive a
second call.
1 } More } Hold to hold the ongoing call.
2 Enter the number to call } Call.
Receiving a second call
When you receive a second call, select one of the
following options:
• To answer and put the ongoing call on hold, }
Answer.
• To reject and continue the ongoing call, }Busy.
• To answer and end the ongoing call, } Replace
active call.
Handling two calls
If you have calls ongoing and on hold, select one of
the following options:
• To switch between the two calls, } More }
• To join the two calls, } More } Join calls.
• To connect the two calls, } More } Transfer call.
• To retrieve the held call, } End call } Yes
• To end both calls, } End call } No.
You cannot answer a third call without ending one of
the first two calls or joining them into a conference
call.
Conference calls
Start a conference call by joining an ongoing call
and a call on hold. You then put the conference on
hold to call and add up to five participants or just to
make another call.
To join the two calls into a
conference call
} More } Join calls.
To add a new participant
1 } More } Hold to put the joined calls on hold.
2 } More } Add call and call the next person.
3 } More } Join calls.
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You are disconnected from both calls.
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4 Repeat the procedure to include more
participants.
To release a participant
} More } Release part and select the participant.
To have a private conversation
1 } More } Talk to and select the participant.
2 } More } Join calls to resume the conference
call.
Two voice lines
Make separate calls with different phone numbers
if your subscription supports alternate line service.
To select a line for outgoing calls
} Settings } Calls and select line 1 or 2.
To change the name of a line
} Settings } Display } Edit line names and select
the line to edit.
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My numbers
View, add and edit your own phone numbers.
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To check your phone numbers
} Contacts } Options } Special numbers } My
numbers and select one of the options.
Restrict outgoing and incoming calls when at home
or abroad. You need a password from your service
provider.
If you divert incoming calls, you cannot activate some
Restrict calls options.
The following calls can be restricted:
• All outgoing – all outgoing calls.
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• Outgoing intl – all outgoing international calls.
• Outgoing intl roam. – all outgoing international
calls except to your home country.
• All incoming – all incoming calls.
• Inc. when roaming – all incoming calls when you
are abroad (when roaming).
To activate or deactivate a call
restriction
1 } Settings } Calls } Manage calls } Restrict
calls and select an option.
2 Select Activate or Deactivate and enter your
password }OK.
Fixed dialling
The fixed dialling function allows calls to be made
only to certain numbers saved on the SIM card. The
fixed numbers are protected by your PIN2.
You can still call the international emergency numbers
even when the fixed dialling function is activated.
Partial numbers can be saved. For example, saving
0123456 allows calls to be made to all numbers
starting with 0123456.
When fixed dialling is activated, you cannot view or
manage any phone numbers saved on the SIM card.
To activate or deactivate fixed
dialling
1 } Contacts } Options } Special numbers }
2 Select Activate or Deactivate.
3 Enter your PIN2 } OK and then } OK again to
To save a fixed number
} Contacts } Options } Special numbers } Fixed
dialling } Fixed numbers } New number and enter
the information.
Additional calling functions
Tone signals
Use telephone banking services or control an
answering machine by sending tone signals during
a call.
• To send the tones, press - , or .
• To clear the screen after the call is finished, press
• To turn the tones on or off during a call, press
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Fixed dialling.
confirm.
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in standby and select Disable tones or Enable
tones.
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Notepad
Note down a phone number during a call. When
you end the call, the number remains on the screen
to call or save in the phonebook.
Showing or hiding your phone number
If your subscription supports the Calling Line
Identification Restriction, you can hide your
number when making a call.
To always show or hide your phone
number
1 } Settings } Calls } Show/hide my no..
2 Select Show number, Hide number or Network
default.
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Directing sound
Direct sound when answering a call with the phone
keypad or the handsfree button.
To direct sound when answering a
call with a handsfree
1 } Settings } Connectivity } Bluetooth }
Handsfree } Incoming call.
2 Select In phone to direct to the phone or In
handsfree to direct to the handsfree.
Call time
During a call, the duration of the call is shown. You
can check the duration of your last call, outgoing
calls and the total time.
Transferring sound when using a
Bluetooth™ handsfree
Transfer the sound for calls when using a Bluetooth
handsfree. You can also transfer the sound for calls
using the keypad.
To transfer sound when using a
handsfree
During a call, }More}Transfer sound and select a
device.
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To check the call time
} Settings } Calls } Time & cost
you want to reset } More and select Reset total or
Reset outgoing.
} Call timers. If
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Messaging
Text messaging, picture messaging, voice
messaging, email.
Your phone supports various messaging services.
Contact your service provider about the services
you can use or visit www.SonyEricsson.com/
support.
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To delete several messages in a folder.
Text messaging (SMS)
Text messages can contain pictures, animations,
melodies and sound effects. You can create and use
templates for your messages.
Before you start
A service centre number is provided by your
network operator to send and receive text
messages. It may already be set on the SIM card or
you can add the number yourself.
To set a service centre number
1 } Messaging } Settings } Text message }
2 If there is no number } New ServiceCentre and
To write and send a text message or
save a draft
1 } Messaging } Write new } Text message.
2 Write your message. To insert an item in your
3 } Continue. (To save the message for later,
4 Select Enter phone no. and enter the recipient’s
5 To change the default options for your
Messaging
Service centre. The number is shown if it is
saved on the SIM card.
enter the number, including the international
“+” sign and country code } Save.
message, }More}Add item.
press and } Yes to save in Drafts.)
number, or Contacts look-up to find a number
or a group, or select from the last used
recipients list.
message, for example request a read report, }
More } Advanced select an option } Edit and
select a setting } Done
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