Sony A1880034 User Guide

Sony Ericsson

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User guide

Important information

Please read the Important information leaflet before you use your mobile phone.

Some of the services and features described in this User guide are not supported in all countries/regions or by all networks and/or service providers in all areas. Without limitation, this applies to the GSM International Emergency Number 112. Please contact your network operator or service provider to determine availability of any specific service or feature and whether additional access or usage fees apply.

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Visit www.sonyericsson.com/support to get the most from your phone.

Getting started

Some basic getting started instructions are printed on the box supplied with your phone. Below you will also find information to help get you started.

To insert or remove a memory card

You may have to purchase a memory card separately.

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1Insert the memory card with the gold-coloured contacts facing down.

2To remove the memory card, press the edge of the memory card inwards and release it immediately.

To lock the screen

• When the screen is active, briefly press the key.

To unlock the screen

• When the screen is locked, briefly press the key.

Starting your phone for the first time

The first time you start your phone, a setup guide helps you enter essential phone settings and import contacts. You can also access the setup guide later from the phone settings.

To set the phone language

1When you start your phone for the first time, a list of languages appears. Scroll through the list and select your language.

2Tap Done.

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To import contacts from a SIM card

•When you start your phone for the first time with a SIM card inserted, the setup guide prompts you to import your SIM contacts. Tap Import contacts.

When you copy contacts between two phones using

your SIM card, the amount and the type of information you can transfer for each contact is limited. To get more help on how to copy contacts between two phones, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support.

To set the time and date

1When you start your phone for the first time, the setup wizard prompts you to set the time and date. Tap Time & date.

2Find and tap Time.

3Tap the hour and minute fields to adjust the time.

4Tap Save.

5Find and tap Date.

6Tap the day, month and year fields to adjust the date.

7Tap Save.

While setting the time and date, you can also select your preferred time and date display formats. Tap

Time format or Date format to select a desired format.

Getting to know your phone

Phone overview

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13.5 mm Audio Plus connector

2Charging indicator

3Ear speaker

4Proximity sensor

5Touch screen

6Slideout keyboard

7Home key

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8 Microphone

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	9	Connector for charger/	9
		USB cable	10
	10	Power key/Screen lock
	11	Camera lens	11
	12	Volume key	12
	13	Speaker
	14	Camera key
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Charging the battery

Your phone battery is partly charged when you buy the phone. It may take a few minutes before the battery icon appears on the screen when you connect the phone

charger cable to a power source, such as a USB port or a phone changer. You can still use your phone while it is charging.

The battery will start to discharge a little after it is fully charged and then charges again after a certain time. This is to extend battery life and may result in the charge status showing a level below 100 percent.

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To charge the phone using the power adapter

•Connect the phone to a power outlet using the USB cable and the power adapter.

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Using the home key

To go to the home screen

• Press the home key.

Home screen

The Home screen is your gateway to the main features in your phone. You can customise it with different application icons, shortcuts, wallpaper and more. The Home screen extends beyond the regular screen display width, giving you more room to play with.

Close your opened applications before going to the Home screen. Otherwise, these applications may stay running in the background and slow down your phone.

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Application screen

The Application screen gives you quick access to applications in your phone. You can also customise this screen. Remember that the Application screen extends beyond the regular screen dimensions, so you might have to flick left or right to see everything.

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An indicator at the top of the screen shows which of

the application screen you are in. For example,

indicates you are in the middle application screen.

To open the application screen

There are two ways to open the application screen:

•From the Home screen, drag upwards.

•Flick upwards from any location on the Home screen.

To browse the application screen

• From the application screen, flick right or left.

To move an application to one of four corners of the Application screen

1 From the Home screen, drag upwards.

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2Touch and hold an item until application icons appear in four corners of the screen.

3Drag an item into one of the corners.

To move an application on the Application screen

1From the Home screen, drag upwards.

2Touch and hold an item until application icons appear in four corners of the screen.

3Drag an item beyond the current screen width to another application screen.

The items in the application screens are the actual applications, and are not shortcuts. So if you move an item from one application screen to another location, you are moving the actual application, and not creating a shortcut.

Using the touch screen

To open or highlight an item

• Tap the item.

To mark or unmark options

•Tap the relevant checkbox, or in some cases tap the switch beside the option name.

Marked checkbox

Unmarked checkbox

Switched on

Switched off

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To go back to the previous screen

• Tap , when this option is available.

Scrolling

Scroll by moving your finger up or down on the screen. On some web pages you can also scroll to the sides.

Dragging or flicking will not activate anything on the screen.

Internet and messaging settings

For most mobile phone networks and operators, messaging and Internet settings come preinstalled on your phone. In some cases the settings are downloaded the first time you turn on the phone with your SIM card inserted.

You can manually add and change Internet and messaging settings in your phone at any time, or you can get the settings sent to your phone automatically. To get more help on how to manually update the Internet and messaging settings in your phone, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support. Contact your network operator if you need more information about your subscription settings.

Phone settings overview

You can customise some phone settings to suit your preferences. For example, you can adjust the Time & date and Phone language settings.

To change the phone language

1From the Home screen, drag upwards.

2Find and tap Settings > Language and writing > Phone language.

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3 Select an option.

If you choose the wrong language and cannot read the menu texts, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support for help.

To turn on Flight mode

1From the Home screen, drag upwards.

2Find and tap Settings > General.

3Select Flight mode.

Friends application

The Friends application collects communications with your top five friends into one view. All communications – Facebook or Twitter updates, text and multimedia messages, missed calls – appear on your Home screen. Just tap a friend’s photo on your Home screen to view all communications with him or her.

Event filter

Use the calling tab

to:

•View your friends’ phone numbers

•View missed calls from your friends

•Make calls

Use the messaging tab to:

• View and reply to messages from your friends

The profile tab

gives you the following options:

•Contact details – View contact details of a friend, and edit or send contact information

•Facebook™ account – Enter friends’ Facebook™ account details, or import them from your Facebook™ contacts list

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•Twitter™ account – Enter your friends’ Twitter™ account details, or import him/her from your Twitter™ contacts list

•Delete friend - Delete a friend from the Friends application

If you delete one of your five favourite friends from Contacts, all the information related to this friend gets deleted from the Friends application.

The Facebook™ tab

gives the following options:

•View your friends’ Facebook™ status updates, comments, and tagged photos

•Account management: enter a friend’s Facebook™ account details, or import him/her from your Facebook™ contacts

•Refresh Facebook™ events

The Twitter™ tab

gives the following options:

•Get your friends’ Twitter™ status updates, comments, and tagged photos

•Account management: enter a friend’s Twitter™ account details, or import him/her from your Twitter™ contacts

•Refresh Twitter™ events

The number of new events for each category appears in the upper right corner of the category tab.

To add a friend to the Friends application

1From the Home screen, flick left.

2Tap the Tap here to start tile in the middle of the screen to start the Friends application.

3Tap the middle button.

4All contacts in your phone are displayed. Tap a contact to add it as one of your five closest friends. You can add one friend at a time.

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5To add another friend, tap another button so that it appears in the middle. Tap the middle button, then repeat step 4.

The Friends application can use photos you have associated with contacts. But you first need to make sure you have saved these contacts to your phone memory.

To adjust the update frequency

1From the Home screen, drag upwards.

2Find and tap Settings > Settings > Friends application > Update frequency.

3Select an option.

To adjust your preferred connection method with a friend

1From the Home screen, drag upwards.

2Find and tap Settings > Settings > Friends application > Preferred connection.

3Select an option.

To call a friend from the Friends application 1 Tap a friend's photo and then tap .

2 Tap a number from the list that appears.

To interact with Facebook friends via the Friends application 1 Tap a friend's photo and then tap .

2Tap and hold an event, then select an option.

3Follow the instructions that appear.

You can also manage Twitter™ events in a similar

way.

To open the Friends application

1From the Home screen, drag upwards.

2Find and tap Friends application.

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To remove Facebook updates from your Home screen

1From the Home screen, drag upwards.

2Find and tap Settings > Settings > Friends application.

3	Tap	beside the Facebook tab so that		changes
	to	.
4	If you want to display Facebook™ updates on your Home
	screen, tap		beside the Facebook tab so that
	changes to		.

You can also remove Twitter™ updates from your

Home screen in a similar way.

To reply to a friend’s message from the Friends application

1Tap a friend's photo and then tap .

2Tap Write message.

3Enter your message text. When you are finished, tap

Send.

If you want to forward or delete a received message, tap and hold the message and then select an option. Messaging actions you have performed in the Friends application are reflected in the Messaging application.

Instant messaging

Use the IM (Instant Messaging) application to chat with other people and participate in IM groups to discuss topics that interest you. IM service providers can vary in the features they offer users.

Before you can use Instant messaging, you need to have the proper settings on your phone. In some cases, the settings may be already configured on your phone. Or you

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may receive the settings in the form of a configuration message from an IM service provider.

To set up Google Talk™

If you have already set up a Google™ account in your phone, you do not have to set up Google Talk™ separately.

1From your Home screen, drag upwards.

2Find and tap Talk.

3Follow the registration wizard to create a Google™ account, or sign in if you already have an account. Your phone is now ready to use with Gmail™ and Google Talk™ .

4Your phone is now ready to use with Gmail™ and Google Talk™ .

To start Google Talk™

1From your Home screen, drag upwards.

2Find and tap Talk.

Entering text

You can enter letters, numbers and special characters using either the slideout QWERTY keyboard or the on-screen keypad.

Using the slideout keyboard

Slide open your phone and start entering text with the QWERTY keyboard. When using the slideout keyboard, you can switch to using the on-screen keypad at any time.

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