Sony A1032021 User Manual

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Contents

Getting to Know your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 More Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

You can find support, information and content downloads at www.sonyericsson.com/support.

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Sony Ericsson

GSM 850/1800/1900

This User guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB or its local affiliated company, 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 or its local affiliated company at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this User guide. All rights reserved.

©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2006

Publication number: AE/LZT 108 9013 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.

All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict the actual phone.

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.

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PlayNow™ and MusicDJ™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.

Bluetooth™ is a trademark or registered trademark of 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™ JME™.

1Restrictions: 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.

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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.

3Restricted 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 252.227-7013(c) (1) 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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User Guide Symbols

The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide:

Use the navigation key to scroll and select

}% 14 Navigating the menus.

Press the navigation key center.

Press the navigation key up.

Press the navigation key down.

Press the navigation key to the left.

Press the navigation key to the right.

%See also page ...

Note

Indicates that a service or function is networkor subscription-dependent. Because of this, all menus may not be available in your phone. Consult your service provider for more information.

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Getting to Know your Phone

	Navigation key
Volume	Infrared port
buttons
Selection key	Selection key
Back key	C key

Activity	On/off key
menu key

Microphone

Charger and USB connector

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Camera lens

Icon display

External display

The icon display lights up when the phone is in silent mode and shows information about new events and battery charging. The external display shows information such as time. Press a volume button to activate the external display.

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Menu Overview

PlayNow™*	Internet*	Entertainment
		Online Services*
		Games
		MusicDJ™
		Record Sound
Camera	Messaging	Camera Album
	Write New
	Inbox
	Email
	RSS Reader
	Drafts
	Outbox
	Sent Messages
	Saved Messages
	My Friends*
	Call Voicemail
	Templates
	Settings
File Manager	Contacts**	Alarms
Camera Album	New Contact
Ringtones
Pictures
Themes
Web Pages
Games
Applications
Other
Calls***	Organizer	Settings
All tab	Applications	General
Answered tab	Calendar	Sounds & Alerts
Dialed tab	Tasks	Display
Missed tab	Notes	Calls
	Calculator	Connectivity*
	Synchronization
	Timer
	Stopwatch
	Code Memo

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*Some menus are operator-, networkand subscription-dependent. **Options when phone contacts are set to default. Options change when SIM contacts are set to default.

***Use the navigation key to move across tabs in submenus. For more information % 14 Navigating the menus.

Status Bar Icons

Icon Description

GSM network signal strength.

Battery status.

Battery charging, appears with battery status icon.

Missed an incoming call.

Call and messaging alerts off, alarm on.

Text message received.

Email message received.

Picture message received.

Ongoing call.

Calendar reminder.

Task reminder.

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Assembling your Phone

Insert the SIM card and the battery to use your phone.

SIM card

When you register as a subscriber with a service provider, you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card. The SIM card keeps track of your phone number, the services included in your subscription, and your contacts information, among other things.

Save contacts information on your SIM card before you remove it from another phone. Contacts may have been saved in the phone memory % 21 Contacts.

To insert SIM card and battery

1 Remove the battery cover.

2Slide 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 Slide the battery cover into place.

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To charge the battery

≈ 30 min

≈ 2.5 h

1Connect the charger plug to the phone and to the electrical outlet. The flash symbol on the charger plug must face upwards.

2It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear on the screen.

3Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until the battery icon indicates a full charge.

4 Remove the charger plug by tilting it upwards.

Some functions use more battery power than others so that your phone need more frequent charging.Talk time or standby time may become shorter in time and you may need a new battery. Only use Sony Ericsson - approved batteries. % 72 Battery.

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You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) from your service provider for your SIM card. When you enter the PIN, each digit appears as *, unless it starts with emergency number digits, for example 112 or 911. This is so you can make emergency calls without entering a PIN. % 21 Emergency Calls. Press to delete numbers.

If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked % 60 SIM Card Lock.

To turn the phone on and off

1 Press and hold to turn the phone on and off. 2 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.

3 At first startup, select the language for phone menus.

4} Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you with instructions and tips. You have now reached standby and are ready to make and receive calls.

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Select Settings Download to automatically receive the settings you need for MMS and Internet usage. No personal data will be transferred to or processed by Sony Ericsson. Contact your network operator or service provider for more information.

Shut down menu

Use the shut down menu to turn off the phone, turn silent mode on or activate a profile. For more information about profiles % 57 Profiles.

To open the shut down menu

Press and select an option from the list.

Making calls

During an incoming call, the keypad and outer rim of the phone light up % 46 Light effects.

To make and receive calls

•Enter an 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.

Help in your phone

Help and information are available in your phone at any time.

To use the setup wizard

From standby select Menu } Settings } General

}Setup Wizard and select an option:

•Settings Download or

•Basic Setup or

•Tips and Tricks.

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To view information about functions

Scroll to a function } Info if available.

Navigating the menus

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

•Press the center of the navigation key to go to the main menus from standby or to select menu items.

•Press , , or to scroll 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.

•Scroll to a menu item } Info to get help on selected features.

•} More to enter a list of options.

Shortcuts

From standby you can use the predefined shortcuts to go directly to a function:

•Press to start the camera.

•Press to write a new text message.

•Press to add a new contact.

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To edit a standby shortcut

1 From standby select Menu } Settings } General } Shortcuts.

2 Select a shortcut you want to edit } Edit. 3 Scroll to and select a function } Shortcut.

Activity menu

Use the activity menu to view and handle new events, and access bookmarks and shortcuts.

To open the activity menu

Press and use and to select a tab.

Activity menu tabs

•New Events – such as missed calls and new messages.

•Running Apps – applications that are running in the background.

•My Shortcuts – shortcuts you can add, delete and put in a different order.

•Internet – access the Internet and your bookmarks.

•If you want new events to appear as pop-up text instead of in the activity menu, Menu } Settings } General

} New Events } Pop-up.

File Manager

Files such as pictures, sounds, themes, games and applications are saved in folders in the phone memory in the file manager. Unrecognized files are saved in the Other folder.

File information

If a file is protected, you may not be able to copy or send it. View file information by highlighting the file

} More } Information.

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To move or copy a file

1 From standby select Menu } File Manager. Select a folder and scroll to a file } More } Manage File.

2 Select Move or Copy.

3 Select a folder or } New Folder.

4 Name the folder } OK.

5 } Paste.

To select several files

1From standby select Menu } File Manager and select a file } More } Mark.

2} Mark Several or } Mark All. To select files scroll and

} Mark or } Unmark.

To check memory status

From standby select Menu } File Manager } More } Memory Status.

Transferring files

For more information % 54 Transferring Files.

Languages

Select the language for phone menus and for writing.

To change the phone language

•From standby select Menu } Settings } General } Language } Phone Language select a language.

•From standby press 0000 for English or press

8888 for Automatic language.

To select writing languages

1From standby select Menu } Settings } General } Language } Writing Language.

2 Scroll and } Mark to select languages } Save.

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Entering Letters

To enter letters using multitap text input

Scroll to a function where text input is possible, for example, Menu } Messaging } Write New } Text Message.

•Press – until the desired character appears.

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

•Press and hold – to enter numbers.

•Press to delete letters and numbers.

•Press to add a space.

•Press for the most common punctuation marks.

•Press and hold to change writing method.

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

1Scroll to a function where text input is possible, for example, Menu } Messaging } Write New } Text

Message.

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

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3 If the word shown is not the one you want, press


or	repeatedly to view alternative words. To accept
a word and add a space, press		. To accept a word
without adding a space, press .

4Continue writing your message. To enter a punctuation

mark, 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.

2Edit the word by using multitap input. Use and to navigate between letters. To delete a character, press . To delete the entire word, press and hold .

3When 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 appears as in the alternative words.

To select another writing method

Press and hold to select another writing method.

Options when entering letters

} More to view options when entering letters.

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Calling

Making and Receiving Calls

Turn on the phone and make sure that you are within range of a network to make and receive calls % 12 To turn the phone on and off.

•If your subscription includes a Caller ID service and the caller’s number is identified, the number is displayed.

•If the number is saved in Contacts, details such as the name, number, picture and light effect (if assigned) are displayed.

•If the number is a restricted number, Withheld is displayed.

To make a call

1Enter a phone number (with international country code and area code, if applicable) } Call to make the call.

2 Close the phone or } 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.

To answer a call

Open your phone or } Answer if your phone is already open.

To reject a call

Close your phone, } Busy or press a volume button twice.

To change the ear speaker volume

During a call, press or to increase or decrease the volume.

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To select more options during a call

} More 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 Pop-up, Missed calls: appears.

} Yes to view the missed calls in the call list now or } No to do it later. % 15 Activity menu.

Call list

Information about the most recent calls is saved in the call list.

To call a number from the call list

From standby } Calls and select a tab. Scroll to a name or number } Call.

To add a call list number to contacts

1 From standby } Calls and select a tab.

2 Scroll to the number to add } More } Save Number.

3Select a contact to add the number to or } New Contact.

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Emergency Calls

Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for example, 112 and 911. 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.

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

To make an emergency call

Enter, 112, for example } Call.

To view your local emergency numbers

From standby select Menu } Contacts } More } Options } Special Numbers } Emergency Nos.

Contacts

To add a contact

1 From standby select Menu } Contacts } New Contact } Add.

2 Select Name: } Add enter a name } OK.

3 Select New Number: } Add enter a number } OK.

4For phone contacts only, select an option. Scroll between tabs and select fields to enter more information. To enter symbols such as @ } More

} Add Symbol and select a symbol } Insert. To save the contact, } Save.

Enter the + sign and country code with all numbers. % 17 Entering Letters.

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To add a picture, light effect or a ringtone to a phone contact

1From standby select Menu } Contacts and select a contact.

2	} More } Edit Contact.
3	Use	and	to scroll to the relevant tab.
4	} Picture, Ringtone or Light Effect } Add.

5Select a picture, sound or light effect } Save to save the contact.

To set the default number for a phone contact

To set the first phone number to be displayed for

a contact, Menu } Contacts and scroll to the contact

} More } Default Number and select a number.

To add your own business card

1 From standby select Menu } Contacts } More } Options } My Business Card.

2 Enter the information for your business card } Save.

To send your business card

From standby select Menu } Contacts } More } Options } My Business Card } Send My Card.

To set a birthday reminder for a contact

1From standby select Menu } Contacts and scroll to the contact.

2 } More } Edit Contact.

3Use to scroll to the relevant tab and select Birthday:

} Add.

4 Set date and reminder } Save.

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To call a phone contact

1 From standby select Menu } Contacts. Scroll to, or enter the first letters of the contact to call.

2 Use and to select a number } Call.

To call a SIM contact

•If SIM Contacts is default, Menu } Contacts, scroll to or enter the first letters of a contact. When the contact is highlighted } Call.

•If Phone Contacts is default, Menu } Contacts } More

}Options } SIM Contacts, scroll to, or enter the first letters of a contact. When the contact is highlighted

}Call.

Managing contacts

You can select what contact information - Phone Contacts or SIM Contacts - is shown as default. SIM Contacts contain names and numbers only. They are saved on the SIM card. Phone Contacts can contain names, numbers and personal information. They are saved in the phone memory.

To select default contacts

1 From standby select Menu } Contacts } More } Options } Advanced } Default Contacts.

2 Select Phone Contacts or SIM Contacts.

To copy names and numbers to the SIM card

1 From standby select Menu } Contacts } More } Options } Advanced } Copy to SIM.

2 Select Copy All, Copy a Contact or Copy a Number.

When copying all contacts from the phone to the SIM card, all existing SIM card information is replaced.

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To copy SIM contacts to phone contacts

1 From standby select Menu } Contacts } More } Options } Advanced } Copy from SIM.

2 Select Copy All, Copy a Contact or Copy a Number.

To automatically save contacts to the SIM card

1From standby select Menu } Contacts } More

}Options } Advanced } Auto Save on SIM.

2 Select On.

To send contacts

•To send a selected contact, } More } Send Contact and select a transfer method.

•To send all contacts, Menu } Contacts } More

} Options } Advanced } Send All Contacts and select a transfer method.

To edit a phone contact

1 From standby select Menu } Contacts and select a contact } More } Edit Contact.

2 Select a tab and edit the information } Save.

To edit a SIM contact

1If SIM Contacts is default, Menu } Contacts or if Phone Contacts is default, Menu } Contacts } More

} Options } SIM Contacts.

2 Select the name and number to edit.

3 } More } Edit Contact and edit the name and number.

To delete contacts

•To delete a selected contact, press .

•To delete all contacts, Menu } Contacts } More

} Options } Advanced } Delete all contacts } Yes and } Yes. Names and numbers on the SIM card are not deleted.

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To check memory status

From standby select Menu } Contacts } More } Options } Advanced } Memory Status.

The number of entries you can save in the phone or on the SIM card depends on the available memory.

Synchronizing contacts

For more information, % 50 Synchronizing.

Speed dialing

Save numbers in positions 1-9 to access them easily.

To set or replace speed dialing numbers

1From standby select Menu } Contacts } More

} Options } Speed Dial.

2Scroll to a position } Add or } More } 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 enter 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 entered your voicemail number, press and hold .

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