Sony A1052042 Users Manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Ericsson
W580i. For additional phone content, go to
www.sonyericsson.com/fun.

Register now to get free online storage and special
offers at www.sonyericsson.com/myphone.

For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/
support.

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Added dimensions – Accessories
from Sony Ericsson

Portable Speakers MPS-60

Small yet powerful speakers that fit in your
pocket.

Stereo Portable Handsfree HPM-85

Designed for powerful sound

Music Cable MMC-70

Connects your music mobile phone to your
stereo system.

The full range of accessories may not be available in every market.
For more information visit www.sonyericsson.com/accessories.

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Contents

Getting started ................... 4

Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning
on, help, calls

Getting to know the phone 8

Phone overview, icons, menus,
entering letters, activity menu, File
manager, Memory Stick Micro™
(M2™)

Calling ............................... 19

Calls, contacts, voice control, call
options

Messaging ........................ 29

Text messaging, picture messaging,
voice messaging, email, My friends

Imaging ............................. 38

Camera, pictures, PhotoDJ™

Entertainment ................... 41

Handsfree, Walkman®, radio, Track
ID™, PlayNow™, MusicDJ™,
VideoDJ™, themes, games and more

Fitness application .......... 49

Step counter, calorie counter, laps,
speed, advanced calibration, fitness
options

Connectivity ..................... 52

Settings, using Internet, RSS,
synchronizing, Bluetooth™ device,
infrared, USB cable, update service

More features ................... 60

Alarm clock, calendar, tasks, profiles,
time and date, SIM card lock

Troubleshooting ............... 66

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

Important information ...... 69

Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site,
service and support, safe and efficient
use, end user license agreement,
warranty, declaration of conformity.

Index ................................. 79

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Sony Ericsson

GSM 850/900/1800/1900
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,
2007

Publication number: AE/LZT 108 9304 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 Numbers 112 and

911.

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.

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.

Bluetooth™ is a trademark or registered trademark
of Bluetooth SIG Inc.

The marble logo, PlayNow, TrackID, Music DJ,
PhotoDJ and VideoDJ are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB.

The WALKMAN® name and logo, Sony, Memory
Stick Micro ™ and M2™ are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.

Ericsson is a trademark or registered trademark of
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
Adobe™ and Photoshop™ are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Adobe Systems
incorporated in the United States and/or other
countries.
Microsoft, Windows and PowerPoint are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the U.S and other countries.
Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
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.
Smart-Fit Rendering is a trademark or registered
trademark of ACCESS CO., LTD. in Japan and
other countries.

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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™.

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, re­export, 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

252.227-7013(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.

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

Instruction symbols

The following appear in the User
guide:

Note

A service or function is network­or subscription-dependent.
Contact your network operator
for details.

% See also page...

} Use a selection or navigation

key to scroll and select
Navigation.

Press the navigation key center.

Press the navigation key up.

Press the navigation key down.

Press the navigation key left.

Press the navigation key right.

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Getting started

Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning
on, help, calls

Assembly

Before you start using your phone, you
need to insert a new SIM card and the
battery.

SIM card and battery

To insert SIM card and battery

1 Turn off the phone. Remove the

battery cover by sliding the battery
release latch down.

2 Slide the SIM card into its holder with

the contacts facing up.

3 Insert the battery with the label side up

and the connectors facing each other.

4 Slide the battery cover into place.

Battery

To charge the battery

≈ 2.5

Do not connect the charger unless the
battery is inserted.

1 Connect the charger to the phone.

Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until
the battery icon indicates a full charge
before removing the charger.

2 Remove the charger plug by pulling up

and out.
Some functions use more battery

power than others and may require
more frequent recharging. If talk time
or standby time becomes noticeably
shorter, replace the battery. Only use
approved batteries from
Sony Ericsson % 72 Battery.

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Turning on the phone

Charge the phone and insert the SIM
card before turning the phone on. Use
the setup wizard to prepare for use.

To turn on the phone

1 Press and hold down . The first

startup may take a few minutes.

2 Select to use the phone in:

• Normal Mode – full functionality.

• Flight Mode – limited functionality

with network, FM radio and
Bluetooth™ transceivers off % 6 Flight
mode.

3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
4 At first startup, select the language.
5 Select Yes for the setup wizard to help

you.

6 Follow instructions to complete setup.

SIM card

The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)
card, which you get from your network
operator, contains information about
your subscription. The SIM card keeps
track of information such as your
phone number and names and
numbers in your contacts.

Save contacts on your SIM card before
removing it from the phone.

PIN

You may need the PIN (Personal
Identity Number) for your SIM card to
start phone services. When entering
the PIN, each digit appears as *,
unless it starts with the digits of an
emergency number, like 112 or 911.
Press to correct mistakes.

If you enter the wrong PIN three times in
a row, PIN Blocked appears. To unblock
it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal
Unblocking Key) % 64 SIM card lock.

Standby

After you turn your phone on and enter
your PIN, the name of the network
operator appears on the display. This
is called standby.

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Help in the phone

Help is available in your phone.

To use the setup wizard

• From standby select Menu } Settings
} the General tab } Setup Wizard and

select an option.

Download settings

You can set up functions in your
phone that use the Internet, such as
Internet, picture messaging, email,
and Sony Ericsson Update Service.

You can use Settings Download if
your SIM card supports the service,
your phone is connected to a network,
it is started in normal mode and does
not already have settings.

If settings exist in your phone, you may
not need more settings. If you use

Settings Download, you must agree to

register the phone at Sony Ericsson. No
personal data will be transferred to or
processed by Sony Ericsson. Contact
your network operator or service
provider for more information.

To view information about functions

• Scroll to a function and select More }
Information (if available).

To view the phone demonstration

• From standby select Menu }
Entertainment } Demo Tour.

Flight mode

You can use your phone in:

• Normal Mode for full functionality.

• Flight Mode with limited functionality.

In Flight Mode, network, radio and
Bluetooth transceivers are turned off
to prevent disturbance to sensitive
equipment. You can, for example, play
music, but not make calls in an
airplane.

Follow onboard regulations and flight
crew instructions for use of electronic
devices.

To view Flight mode menu options

• From standby select Menu } Settings

and scroll to the General tab } Flight

Mode and select an option.

IMEI number

Keep a copy of your IMEI (International
Mobile Equipment Identity) number in
case your phone should be stolen.

To view your IMEI number

From standby press *#06#.

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Making and receiving calls

The phone must be in normal mode.

To make and receive calls

1 Enter a phone number (with

international prefix and area code if
applicable).

2 Select Call.

To receive a call

• When the phone rings, open the slider

or select Answer.

To end a call

• Select End Call or close the slider.

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