Sony A3052021 User Manual
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My numbers
You can view, add and edit your own phone numbers.
To check your phone numbers
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2Scroll to New contact and select Options
> Special numbers > My numbers.
3 Select an option.
Accept calls
You can choose to receive calls from certain phone numbers only.
To add numbers to the accepted callers list
1From standby select Menu > Settings
> the Calls tab > Manage calls > Accept calls > Only from list.
2 Scroll to New and select Add.
3 Select a contact or Groups.
See Groups on page 21.
To accept all calls
•From standby select Menu > Settings
> the Calls tab > Manage calls > Accept calls > All callers.
Restricted dialling
You can restrict outgoing and incoming calls. A password from your service provider is required.
If you divert incoming calls, you cannot use some restrict calls options.
Restrict calls options
Standard options are:
•All outgoing – all outgoing calls
•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
To restrict calls
1From standby select Menu > Settings
> the Calls tab > Manage calls > Restrict calls.
2 Select an option.
3 Select Activate.
4 Enter your password and select OK.
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Fixed dialling
Fixed dialling allows calls to be made only to certain numbers saved on the SIM card. The fixed numbers are protected by your PIN2.
Partial numbers can be saved. For example, saving 0123456 allows calls to be made to all numbers starting with 0123456.
When fixed dialling is used, you cannot view or manage any phone numbers saved on the SIM card but you can still call the international emergency number, 112.
To use fixed dialling
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2Scroll to New contact and select Options
>Special numbers > Fixed dialling
>Activate.
3 Enter your PIN2 and select OK.
4 Select OK again to confirm.
To save a fixed number
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2Scroll to New contact and select Options
> Special numbers > Fixed dialling > Fixed numbers > New number.
3 Enter the information and select Save.
Call time and cost
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 of your calls.
To check the call time
•From standby select Menu > Settings
> the Calls tab > Time & cost > Call timers.
Showing or hiding your phone number
You can select to show or hide your phone number when you make a call.
To hide your phone number
1From standby select Menu > Settings
> the Calls tab > Show/hide my no.
2 Select Hide number.
Open to answer
You can set the phone to answer calls when you open the phone.
To turn Open to answer on
1From standby select Menu > Settings
> the Calls tab > Open to answer.
2 Select On.
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Messaging
Receiving and saving messages
You are notified when you receive a message. Messages are automatically saved in the phone memory. When the phone memory is full, you can delete messages or save them on a memory card or on the SIM card.
To save a message on a memory card
•From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Settings > General > Save to > Memory card.
To save a message on the SIM card
1From standby select Menu > Messaging and select a folder.
2Scroll to a message and select
Options > Save message.
To view a message from the inbox
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Inbox.
2 Scroll to the message and select View.
To delete a message
1From standby select Menu > Messaging and select a folder.
2 Scroll to the message and press 
.
Text messages
Text messages can contain simple pictures, sound effects, animations, and melodies.
Before you use messaging
You must have a service centre number. The number is supplied by your service provider and is usually saved on the SIM card. If the number to your service centre is not saved on your SIM card, you must enter the number yourself.
To enter a service centre number
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Settings > Text message and scroll to
Service centre. The number is shown if it is saved on the SIM card.
2If there is no number shown, select
Edit.
3Scroll to New ServiceCentre and select
Add.
4Enter the number, including the international “+” sign and country code.
5 Select Save.
To write and send a text message
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Write new > Text message.
2Write the message and select Cont.
> Contacts look-up.
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3 Select a recipient and select Send.
If you send a text message to a group, you will be charged for each member. See Groups on page 21.
To copy and paste text in a text message
1When you write the message, select
Options > Copy & paste.
2Select Copy all or Mark & copy. Scroll to and mark text in the message.
3 Select Options > Copy & paste > Paste.
To add an item to a text message
1When you write the message, select
Options > Add item.
2 Select an option and then an item.
To convert a text message to a picture message
1When you write the message, select
Options > To picture msg.
2Continue creating a picture message. See Picture messages on page 29.
To call a number in a text message
•When you view the message, scroll to the phone number and press 
.
To turn long messages on
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Settings > Text message.
2 Select Max. msg length > Max. available.
Picture messages
Picture messages can contain text, pictures, slides, sound recordings, video clips, signatures and attachments. You can send picture messages to a mobile phone or an email address.
Before you use picture messaging
You must set an Internet profile and the address of your message server. If no Internet profile or message server exists, you can receive all the settings automatically from your network operator or at www.sonyericsson.com/support.
To select an MMS profile
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Settings > Picture message > MMS profile.
2 Select a profile.
To set the message server address
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Settings > Picture message.
2 Scroll to MMS profile and select Edit.
3 Select Options > Edit.
4Scroll to Message server and select
Edit.
5Enter the address and select OK
> Save.
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To create and send a picture message
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Write new > Picture msg.
2Enter text. To add items to the message, press 
, scroll 
and select an item.
3 Select Cont. > Contacts look-up.
4Select a recipient and select Send.
Receiving picture messages
You can select how to download your picture messages. Standard options when you download picture messages are:
•Always – automatic download.
•Ask in roaming – ask to download when not in home network.
•Not in roaming – do not download when not in home network.
•Always ask – ask to download.
•Off – new messages appear in the
Inbox.
To set automatic download
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Settings > Picture message > Auto download.
2 Select an option.
To save an item in a picture message
•When you view a picture message select Options > Save items and select an item.
Message options
You can set standard options for all messages or choose specific settings each time you send a message.
To set text message options
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Settings > Text message.
2 Scroll to an option and select Edit.
To set picture message options
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Settings > Picture message.
2 Scroll to an option and select Edit.
To set message options for a specific message
1When the message is ready and a recipient is selected, select Options
> Advanced.
2 Scroll to an option and select Edit.
Templates
If you often use the same phrases and pictures in a message, you can save the message as a template.
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To add a text message template
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Templates > New template > Text.
2Insert text or select Options to add items. Select OK.
3 Enter a title and select OK.
To use a picture message template
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Templates.
2 Scroll to a template and select Use.
3When the message is ready, select
Cont. > Contacts look-up.
4 Select a recipient and select Send.
To add a picture message template
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Templates > New template > Picture msg.
2Enter text. To add items to the message, press 
, scroll 
and select an item.
3Select Save, enter a title and select
OK.
To save a message as a template
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Inbox.
2Scroll to the message and select
Options > Save as template.
Voice messages
You can send and receive a sound recording as a voice message.
The sender and recipient must have a subscription supporting picture messaging.
To record and send a voice message
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Write new > Voice message.
2Record the message and select Stop
> Send > Contacts look-up.
3 Select a recipient and select Send.
Email
You can use standard email functions and your computer email address in your phone.
Before you use email
You can use the setup wizard to check if settings are available for your email account or you can enter them manually. You can also receive the settings at www.sonyericsson.com/support.
To create an email account
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Email > Accounts.
2 Scroll to New account and select Add.
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If you enter settings manually, you can 
contact your email provider for more information. An email provider could be the company that supplied your email address.
To write and send an email message
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Email > Write new.
2Select Add > Enter email address. Enter the email address and select OK.
3To enter more recipients, select Edit. Scroll to an option and select Add
> Enter email address. Enter the email address and select OK. When you are ready, select Done.
4Scroll to Subject:. Select Edit and enter a subject. Select OK.
5Scroll to Text:. Select Edit and enter the text. Select OK.
6Scroll to Attachments:. Select Add and select a file to attach.
7 Select Cont. > Send.
To receive and read an email message
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Email > Inbox > Options > Send&rec.
2 Scroll to the message and select View.
To save an email message
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Email > Inbox.
2Scroll to the message and select
Options > Save message.
To reply to an email message
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Email > Inbox.
2Scroll to the message and select
Options > Reply.
3 Write the reply and select OK.
4 Select Continue > Send.
To view an attachment in an email message
•When you view the message, select
Options > Attachments > View.
To save an attachment in an email message
•When you view the message, select
Options > Attachments > View > Save.
Synchronizing email
Email can be synchronized with a Microsoft Exchange Server (Microsoft® Outlook®). For more information see Synchronizing on page 55.
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Active email account
If you have several email accounts, you can change which one is active.
To change the active email account
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Email > Accounts.
2 Select an account.
To delete an email (POP3)
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Email > Inbox.
2Scroll to the message and select
Options > Mark for deletion.
Marked emails will be deleted when you next connect to your server.
To delete an email (IMAP4)
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Email > Inbox.
2Scroll to the message and select
Options > Mark for deletion.
3 Select Options > Clear inbox.
Marked email messages will be deleted in the phone and on the server.
Push email
You can receive notification in your phone from your email server that you have new email messages.
To turn on push email notification
•From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Email > Settings > Push email.
My friends
You can connect and log in to the My friends server to communicate online with chat messages.
Before you use My friends
If no settings exist in your phone, you need to enter server settings. Your service provider can provide standard settings information such as:
•Username
•Password
•Server address
•Internet profile
To enter My friends server settings
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> My friends > Configure.
2 Scroll to a setting and select Add.
To log in to the My friends server
•From standby select Menu > Messaging
> My friends > Log in.
To log out of the My friends server
• Select Options > Log out.
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To add a chat contact
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> My friends > the Contacts tab.
2 Select Options > Add contact.
To send a chat message
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> My friends > the Contacts tab.
2 Scroll to a contact and select Chat.
3Write the message and select Send.
Status
You can show your status, for example, Happy or Busy, to your contacts only. You can also show your status to all users on the My friends server.
To show my status
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> My friends > Options > Settings > Show my status.
2 Select an option.
To update your own status
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> My friends > the My Status tab.
2Edit the information.
Chat group
A chat group can be started by your service provider, by an individual My friends user or by yourself. You can
save chat groups by saving a chat invitation or by searching for a specific chat group.
To create a chat group
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> My friends > the Chat groups tab.
2Select Options > Add chat group > New chat group.
3Select who to invite from your contacts list and select Cont.
4Enter a short invitation text and select
Cont. > Send.
To add a chat group
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
>My friends > the Chat groups tab
>Options > Add chat group.
2 Select an option.
Conversation history is saved between log out and when you log in again to let you return to chat messages from previous conversations.
To save a conversation
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> My friends > the Conversations tab.
2Scroll to a conversation and select
Options > Advanced > Save conversation.
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To view a saved conversation
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> My friends > the Conversations tab.
2 Select Options > Saved conv.
Area and cell information
Area and cell information are text messages, for example, local traffic reports that are sent to subscribers within a certain network area.
To turn area information on
1From standby select Menu > Messaging
> Settings > Area info.
2 Scroll to Reception and select Edit > On.
Imaging
Camera and video recorder
You can take pictures and record video clips to view, save or send.
1 Key A
2Key B
3Zoom in or out
4Take pictures/Record video
4 3 
2
1
Using the camera
To activate the camera
• From standby press and hold down
.
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To take a picture
1Activate the camera and use the navigation key to scroll to 
.
2 Press 
to take a picture.
3The picture is automatically saved on the memory card.
Do not record with a strong light source 
in the background. Use a support or the self-timer to avoid a blurred picture.
To record a video clip
1Activate the camera and use the navigation key to scroll to 
.
2Press 
fully down to start recording.
To stop recording
1 Press 
.
2The video clip is automatically saved on the memory card.
To use zoom
•Press the volume key up or down.
To adjust brightness
•Press 
or 
.
To view pictures and video clips
1Activate the camera and use the navigation key to scroll to 
.
2 Scroll to the item.
3To view a video clip, press the centre navigation key.
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Camera icons and settings
Icons on the screen inform what the current setting is. More camera settings are available in Settings.
To change settings
•Activate the camera and select 
.
To view information about settings
•Scroll to a setting and select 
.
Camera shortcuts
Key |
Shortcut |
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Key A |
Night mode |
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Key B |
Camera: Shoot mode |
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Video: Video size |
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Camera key guide |
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Transferring pictures
Transfer to and from your computer
You can use Bluetooth™ wireless technology and the USB cable to transfer pictures and video clips between your computer and phone. See Bluetooth™ wireless technology on page 51 and Using the USB cable on page 53 for more information.
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You can view, enhance and organize your pictures and video clips on your computer by installing the Adobe™ Photoshop™ Album Starter Edition or the Sony Ericsson Media Manager.
These are included on the CD that comes with your phone and are available for download at www.sonyericsson.com/support.
Picture blog
A picture blog is a personal Web page. If your subscription supports this service, you can send pictures to a blog.
Web services may require a separate license agreement between you and the service provider. Additional regulations and charges may apply. Contact your service provider.
To send camera pictures to a blog
1From standby select Media and scroll to Photo > Camera album.
2Scroll to a month and a picture. Select
View.
3 Select Options > Send > To blog.
4 Add title and text.
5 Select OK > Publish.
To go to a blog address from contacts
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2Scroll to a contact and select a Web address.
3 Select Go to.
To send a picture or video clip
1 From standby select Media.
2Scroll to an item and select Options
> Send.
3 Select a transfer method.
Make sure the receiving device supports the transfer method you select.
To receive a picture or video clip
• Follow the instructions that appear.
Camera printing
You can print camera pictures using the USB cable connected to a compatible printer.
You can also print using a Bluetooth 
compatible printer.
To print camera pictures using the USB cable
1From standby select Media and scroll to Photo > Camera album.
2 Scroll to a month and a picture.
3 Select Options > Print.
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4 Select an option.
5 Connect the USB cable to the phone.
6 Connect the USB cable to the printer.
7Wait for feedback in the phone and select OK.
8Enter printer settings, if required and select Print.
You should disconnect and re-connect 
the USB cable if there is a printer error.
Pictures
You can view, add, edit or delete pictures in Media.
Using pictures
You can add a picture to a contact, use it during phone startup, as a wallpaper in standby or as a screen saver.
To use pictures
1From standby select Media and scroll to Photo > Camera album.
2Scroll to a month and a picture. Select
View.
3 Select Options > Use as.
4 Select an option.
To view pictures in a slide show
1From standby select Media and scroll to Photo > Camera album.
2Scroll to a month and a picture. Select
View.
3 Select Options > Slide show.
4Select a mood.
Photo tags
You can tag pictures to categorise them.
To tag pictures
1From standby select Media and scroll to Photo > Camera album.
2Scroll to a month and a picture. Select
View.
3 |
Press |
and scroll to a tag. |
4 |
Press the centre navigation key. |
|
5For each picture you want to tag, use 
or 
to scroll to the picture and press the centre navigation key.
To create a new photo tag
1From standby select Media and scroll to Photo > Camera album.
2Scroll to a month and a picture. Select
View.
3 Press 
and select Options > New tag. 4 Enter a name and select OK.
5 Select an icon.
6Press the centre navigation key option to tag the picture.
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PhotoDJ™ and VideoDJ™
You can edit pictures and video clips.
To edit and save a picture
1From standby select Media and scroll to Photo > Camera album.
2Scroll to a month and a picture. Select
View.
3 Select Options > Edit in PhotoDJ™.
4 Edit the picture.
5 Select Options > Save.
To edit and save a video clip
1From standby select Menu > Organizer
> File manager > Videos.
2Scroll to a video clip and select
Options > VideoDJ™.
3 Edit the video clip.
4 Select Options > Save.
To trim a video clip
1From standby select Menu > Organizer
> File manager > Videos.
2Scroll to a video clip and select
Options > VideoDJ™ > Edit > Trim.
3Select Set to set the starting point and select Start.
4Select Set to set the ending point and select End.
5 Select Trim > Options > Save.
Themes
You can change the appearance of the screen through items such as colours and wallpaper. You can also create new themes and download them.
For more information, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support.
To set a theme
1From standby select Menu > Organizer
> File manager.
2 Scroll to Themes and Open.
3 Scroll to a theme and select Set.
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Entertainment
To navigate your media see Navigation 
on page 12.
Stereo portable handsfree
To use the handsfree
•Connect the portable handsfree. Music stops when you receive a call and resumes when the call has ended.
To stop playing music
•Press the centre navigation key.
To resume playing music
•From standby press 
and select
Play.
To fast forward and rewind
•When you listen to music, press and hold down 
or 
.
To move between tracks
•When you listen to music, press 
or 
.
Shake control
You can shake the phone to switch track or shuffle the playlist.
To use shake control
•From standby select Menu > WALKMAN
>Options > Settings > Play mode
>Shake control.
Walkman® player
To play music
1From standby select Menu > WALKMAN
> Options > My music.
2 Scroll to a title and select Play.
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To switch track
•When you listen to music, tilt your phone right to go to the next track or left to go to the previous track.
To shuffle tracks
•When you listen to music, shake your phone to shuffle tracks in the playlist.
Video player
To play videos
1From standby select Media and scroll to Video.
2 Scroll to a title and select Play.
To stop playing videos
•Press the centre navigation key.
To resume playing videos
•Press the centre navigation key.
To send music
1From standby select Media and scroll to Music.
2Scroll to a title and select Options
> Send.
3 Select a transfer method.
Make sure the receiving device supports the transfer method you select.
To receive music
•Follow the instructions that appear.
Music and video controls
To change the volume
•Press the volume keys up or down.
To return to the player menus
•Select Back.
To return to the players
•Select Options > Resume.
To exit the player menus
•Press and hold down 
.
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Browsing files
Music and video files are saved and categorized.
•Artists – list tracks you have transferred using Media Manager.
•Albums – list tracks by album in your phone and on a memory card.
•Tracks – list all music tracks in your phone and on a memory card.
•Audio books – list audio books you have transferred from your computer.
•Podcasts – list all podcasts you have transferred from your computer.
•Smart lists – list playlists automatically created based on your selections.
•Playlists – create own lists of tracks.
•SensMe™ – list all tracks available by mood.
•Genre – list music genres.
•Year – list tracks in your phone and on a memory card by year.
•Video – list all video clips in your phone or on a memory card.
Playlists
You can create playlists to organize files. You can sort the files by artist or title. Files can be added to more than one playlist.
Deleting a playlist, or a file from a playlist, does not delete the file from the memory, just the reference to the file.
To create a playlist
1From standby select Media and scroll to Music > Playlists.
2 Scroll to New playlist and select Add.
3 Enter a name and select OK.
4 Scroll to a track and select Mark.
5Select Add to add the track to the playlist.
To create a playlist by mood
Fast
Sad |
|
Happy |
Slow
1 From standby select Media.
2Scroll to Music > SensMe™ and select
Open.
3Use the navigation key to preview different tracks.
4 Select Add to choose an area of tracks.
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