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Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Ericsson W760a.
A slim and stylish phone with everything you need to enjoy your
music wherever you go.
For additional phone content, go to
www.sonyericsson.com/fun. Register now to get a suite
of tools, free online storage, special offers, news and
competitions at www.sonyericsson.com/myphone.
For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support.
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Accessories – More for your phone
Stereo Bluetooth™ Headset
HBH-DS205
Enjoy wireless music without missing a call.
Active Speaker MAS-100
Share your music while protecting your
phone.
Portable Bluetooth™ Speaker
MBS-100
A wireless sphere of music.
These accessories can be purchased separately but may not be available in every
market. To view the full range go to www.sonyericsson.com/accessories.
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Efficient Use .................................. 67
End User License Agreement ....... 71
Limited Warranty .......................... 71
FCC Statement ............................. 73
Declaration of Conformity
for W760a ..................................... 74
Index ................................. 75
2Contents
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Sony Ericsson W760a
UMTS HSDPA 850/1900/2100 GSM EDGE 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 at any time and without notice.
Such changes will, however, be incorporated into
new editions of this User guide.
All rights reserved.
Publication number: 1216-2287.1
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 phone.
Your phone has the capability to download, store
and forward additional content, for example,
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 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.
Smart-Fit Rendering is a trademark or a registered
trademark of ACCESS Co., Ltd.
Bluetooth is a trademark or a registered trademark
of Bluetooth SIG Inc. and any use of such mark by
Sony Ericsson is under license.
The Liquid Identity logo, SensMe, PlayNow, MusicDJ,
PhotoDJ, TrackID and VideoDJ are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB.
TrackID™ is powered by Gracenote Mobile
MusicID™. Gracenote and Gracenote Mobile
MusicID are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Gracenote, Inc.
Lotus Notes is a trademark or a registered trademark
of International Business Machines Corporation.
Sony, Memory Stick Micro™, M2™ and WALKMAN
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony
Corporation.
Google™ and Google Maps™ are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Google, Inc.
Wayfinder and Wayfinder Navigator are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Wayfinder Systems AB.
SyncML is a trademark or registered trademark of
Open Mobile Alliance LTD.
Ericsson is a trademark or registered trademark
of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition is a
trademark or registered trademark of Adobe
Systems Incorporated in the United States and/
or other countries.
Microsoft, ActiveSync, Windows, Outlook, and Vista
are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/
or 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;
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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™
J2ME™.
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.
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.
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
These symbols may appear in the
User guide.
Note
Tip
Warning
A service or function is networkor subscription-dependent.
Contact your network operator
for details.
> Use a selection or navigation
key to scroll and select. See
Navigation on page 12.
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Getting started
Assembly
Before you start using your phone,
you need to insert a SIM card and the
battery.
To insert the SIM card
1 Remove the battery cover.
2 Slide the SIM card into its holder with
the gold-colored contacts facing down.
To insert the battery
1 Insert the battery with the label side up
and the connectors facing each other.
2 Slide the battery cover into place.
To attach the battery cover
1 Align the tabs on the back of the
battery cover with the phone slots.
2 Snap the cover into place on both sides.
To remove the battery cover
• Use the slots to detach cover.
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To remove the SIM card
1 Remove the battery cover.
2 Remove the SIM card from its holder.
Turning on the phone
To turn on the phone
1 Press and hold down .
2 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested
and select OK.
3 Select a language.
4 Select Yes to use the setup wizard
while settings are downloaded.
6Getting started
If you want to correct a mistake when
you enter your PIN, press .
Before turning the phone off, you must
return to standby.
SIM card
The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)
card, which you get from your network
operator, contains information about
your subscription. Always turn off your
phone and detach the charger before
you insert or remove the SIM card.
You can save contacts on the SIM card
before you remove it from your phone.
See To copy names and numbers to the
SIM card on page 23.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal
Identification Number) to activate the
services in your phone. Your PIN is
supplied by your network operator.
Each PIN digit appears as *, unless
it starts with emergency number
digits, for example, 112 or 911.
You can see and call an emergency
number without entering a PIN.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in
a row, the SIM card is blocked. See SIM
card lock on page 60.
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Startup screen
The startup screen appears when
you turn your phone on. See Using pictures on page 39.
Standby
After you have turned your phone on
and entered your PIN, the name of the
network operator appears. This view
is called standby.
Help
In addition to this User guide, Getting
started guides and more information
are available at
www.sonyericsson.com/support.
Help in your phone
Help and information are available
in your phone. See Navigation on
page 12.
To view tips and tricks
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > Setup wizard.
2 Select Tips and tricks.
To view information about functions
• Scroll to a function and select Info,
if available. In some cases, Info appears
under Options.
To view the phone demonstration
• From standby select Menu >
Entertainment > Demo tour.
To view status information
• From standby press the volume key up.
Charging the battery
The phone battery is partly charged
when you buy it.
To charge the battery
1 Connect the charger to the phone.
It takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully
charge the battery. Press a key to view
the screen.
2 Remove the charger by tilting the plug
upwards.
You can use your phone while it is
charging. You can charge the battery
at any time and for more or less than
2.5 hours. You can interrupt the charging
without damaging the battery.
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Profiles
Time & date
Language
Update service
Voice control
New events
Shortcuts
Flight mode
Security
Setup wizard
Accessibility*
Phone status
Master reset
* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.
** You can use the navigation key to scroll between tabs in submenus. For more information, see Navigation
on page 12.
Sounds & alerts
Ring volume
Ringtone
Silent mode
Increasing ring
Vibrating alert
Message alert
Key sound
Display
Wallpaper
Main menu layout
Theme
Startup screen
Screen saver
Clock size
Brightness
Edit line names*
Calls
Speed dial
Smart search
Forward calls
Switch to line 2*
Manage calls
Time & cost*
Show/hide my no.
Handsfree
Open to answer
Close to end call
Connectivity
Bluetooth
USB
Phone name
Network sharing
Synchronization
Device management
Mobile networks
Data communication*
Internet settings
Streaming settings
Message settings*
SIP settings
Accessories
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Navigation
The main menus are shown as icons.
Some submenus include tabs.
To navigate the phone menus
1 From standby select Menu.
2 Use the navigation key to move through
the menus.
To select actions on the screen
• Press the left or right selection key,
or the center navigation key.
To view options for an item
• Select Options to, for example, edit.
To scroll between the tabs
• Scroll to a tab by pressing the
navigation key left or right.
To return to standby
• Press .
To end a function
• Press .
To navigate your media
1 From standby select Menu > Media.
2 Scroll to a menu item and press the
navigation key right.
3 To go back, press the navigation
key left.
To delete items
• Press to delete items such as
numbers, letters, pictures and sounds.
To send items
1 Scroll to an item such as a contact,
a picture or a sound.
2 Select Options > Send to send items
such as contacts, pictures and sounds.
3 Select a transfer method.
Make sure the receiving device supports
the transfer method you select.
Shortcuts
You can use keypad shortcuts to go
directly to a menu. Menu numbering
starts from the top left icon and moves
across and then down row by row.
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To go directly to a main menu
• From standby select Menu and press
– , , or .
To use navigation key shortcuts
• From standby press , , or
to go directly to a function.
The Main menu layout must be set to Grid.
See To change the main menu layout on
page 60.
To edit a navigation key shortcut
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > Shortcuts.
2 Scroll to an option and select Edit.
3 Scroll to a menu option and select
Shortc.
Activity menu
The activity menu gives you quick
access to certain functions.
To open the activity menu
• Press .
Activity menu tabs
• New events – missed calls and new
messages.
• Running apps – applications that
are running in the background.
• My shortcuts – add your favorite
functions to access them quickly.
• Internet – quick access to the
Internet.
Memory card
You may have to purchase a memory
card separately.
Your phone supports Memory Stick
Micro™ (M2™) memory card adding
more storage space to your phone.
It can also be used as a portable
memory card with other compatible
devices.
You can use the file manager to move
files between the memory card and
the phone memory. See To move a file in the file manager on page 56.
To insert a memory card
• Open the cover and insert the memory
card with the gold-colored contacts
facing up.
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To remove a memory card
• Open the cover and press the edge
of the memory card to release and
remove it.
To view memory card options
1 From standby select Menu >
Organizer > File manager > the On
memory card tab.
2 Select Options.
Phone language
You can select a language to use
in your phone.
To change the phone language
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > Language > Phone
language.
2 Select an option.
Entering text
You can use multitap text input or T9™
Text Input to enter text. The T9 Text
Input method uses a built-in dictionary.
To change text input method
• When you enter text, press and hold
down .
To shift between capitals and
lower-case letters
• When you enter text, press .
To enter numbers
• When you enter text, press and hold
down – .
To enter periods and commas
• When you enter text, press .
To enter a symbol
1 When you enter text, select Options >
Add symbol.
2 Scroll to a symbol and select Insert.
To enter text using T9™ Text Input
1 From standby select, for example,
Menu > Messaging > Write new > Text
message.
2 If is not displayed, press and hold
down to change to T9 Text Input.
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3 Press each key only once, even if the
letter you want is not the first letter
on the key. For example, to write the
word “Jane”, press , , ,
. Write the whole word before
looking at the suggestions.
4 Use or to view suggestions.
5 Press to accept a suggestion.
To enter text using multitap
1 From standby select, for example,
Menu > Messaging > Write new > Text
message.
2 If is displayed, press and hold down
to change to multitap text input.
3 Press – repeatedly until the
desired letter appears. For example,
to write the word “Jane”, press ,
, , ,.
4 When a word is written, press
to add a space.
To add words to the built-in dictionary
1 When you enter text using T9 Text
Input, select Options > Spell word.
2 Write the word using multitap input and
select Insert.
Walkman® and music
You can listen to music, audio books
and podcasts. Use Sony Ericsson Media Manager to transfer content
to your phone. For more information
go to the Getting started section at
www.sonyericsson.com/support.
Sony Ericsson Media Manager software
is available for download at
www.sonyericsson.com/support.
Transferring content to and
from a computer
Required operating systems
You need one of these operating
systems to use the software included
on the CD:
• Microsoft® Windows Vista™ 32 bit
or 64 bit versions of: Ultimate,
Enterprise, Business, Home
Premium, Home Basic)
• Microsoft® Windows XP (Pro or
Home), Service Pack 2 or higher
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To install Media Manager
1 Turn on your computer and insert the
CD. The CD starts automatically and
the installation window opens.
2 Select a language and click OK.
3 Click Install Sony Ericsson Media
Manager and follow the instructions.
To transfer content using Media
Manager
1 Connect the phone to a computer with
a USB cable supported by your phone.
2 Computer: Start/Programs/
Sony Ericsson/Media Manager.
3 Phone: Select Media transfer.
Do not remove the USB cable from
your phone or computer during transfer,
as this may corrupt the memory card or
the phone memory.
4 Computer: Wait until the phone
appears in Media Manager.
5 Move files between your phone and
the computer in Media Manager.
For details on transferring music, refer to
Media Manager Help. Click in the top
right corner of the Media Manager
window.
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.
Walkman® player
To play music
1 From standby select Menu > Media
> Music.
2 Scroll to a title and select Play.
To stop playing music
• Press the center navigation key.
To fast forward and rewind
• Press and hold down or .
To move between tracks
• Press or .
To change the volume
• Press the volume keys up or down.
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Shake control
To switch track
• When you listen to music, press and
hold down and move the phone
to the right with a flick of your wrist
to go to the next track. To go to the
previous track, use the same action
to the left.
To shuffle tracks
• When you listen to music, press and
hold down and shake your phone.
To change the volume
• When you listen to music, hold the
phone out in front of you facing
upwards. Press and hold down ,
and bend your arm upwards towards
you to increase the volume.
To decrease the volume, repeat the
action in the opposite direction.
Browsing files
Music is saved and categorized.
• Artists – list music by artist.
• Albums – list music by album.
• Tracks – list all music tracks.
• Playlists – create own lists of tracks.
• SensMe™ – list tracks by mood.
For the SensMe™ function to work,
the tracks need to be transferred using
Media Manager.
• Genre – list music by genre.
• Year – list music by year.
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• Audio books – list audio books you
have transferred from your computer.
• Podcasts – list all podcasts.
Playlists
You can create playlists to organize
music files. 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
1 From standby select Menu > Media
and scroll to Music > Playlists.
2 Scroll to New playlist and select Add.
3 Enter a name and select OK.
4 For each track you want to add,
scroll to the track and select Mark.
5 Select Add to add the tracks to the
playlist.
To create a playlist by mood
To create playlists by mood, your music
tracks must be transferred to your phone
using Media Manager. For information on
how to analyze your music, see Media
Manager Help.
1 From standby select Menu > Media.
2 Scroll to Music > SensMe™ and select
Open.
3 Press the navigation , , or
to preview different tracks.
4 Select Add > Create > Options > Save
playlist.
5 Enter a name and select OK.
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To add files to a playlist
1 From standby select Menu > Media
and scroll to Music > Playlists.
2 Select a playlist.
3 Scroll to Add music and select Add.
4 For each track you want to add,
scroll to the track and select Mark.
5 Select Add to add the tracks to the
playlist.
To remove tracks from a playlist
1 From standby select Menu > Media
and scroll to Music > Playlists.
2 Select a playlist.
3 Scroll to the track and press .
To view information about a track
• Scroll to a track and select Options >
Information.
Audio books
You can listen to audio books that you
have transferred to your phone from
a computer using Media Manager.
It may take a few minutes before
a transferred audio book appears
in the list of available audio books.
To play audio books
1 From standby select Menu > Media >
Music > Audio books.
2 Select an audio book.
3 Scroll to a chapter and select Play.
Audio books in other formats than M4B
or audio books that do not have ID3v2
chapter tags can be found in the Tracks
folder.
PlayNow™
You can connect to PlayNow™ to
download ringtones, games, music,
themes and wallpapers. You can
preview or listen to content before
you purchase and download it to your
phone.
This service is not available in all countries.
Before you use PlayNow™
You must have the required Internet
connection settings in your phone.
See Settings on page 49.
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To use PlayNow™
1 From standby select Menu >
PlayNow™.
2 Scroll the PlayNow™ Web site and
follow the instructions to preview and
purchase content.
TrackID™
TrackID™ is a music recognition
service. You can search for song titles,
artists and album names.
For best results, use TrackID™ in a quiet
environment.
For cost information contact your service
provider.
To search for song information
• When you hear a song through
a loudspeaker, from standby select
Menu > Entertainment > TrackID™
> Start.
• When the radio is playing select
Options > TrackID™.
Online music and video clips
You can view video clips and listen
to music by streaming them to your
phone from the Internet. If settings
are not already in your phone, see
Settings on page 49. For more
information, contact your network
operator or go to
www.sonyericsson.com/support.
To select a data account for streaming
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the Connectivity tab > Streaming
settings > Connect using:.
2 Select the data account to use.
3 Select Save.
To stream music and video clips
1 From standby select Menu > Internet.
2 Select Options > Go to > Bookmarks.
3 Select a link to stream from.
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Calling
Making and receiving calls
You need to turn on your phone
and be within range of a network.
To make a call
1 From standby enter a phone number
(with international country code and
area code, if applicable).
2 Press .
You can call numbers from your contacts
and call list. See Contacts on page 22,
and Call list on page 25. You can also use
your voice to make calls. See Voice
control on page 26.
To end a call
• Press .
To make international calls
1 From standby press and hold down
until a “+” sign appears.
2 Enter the country code, area code
(without the first zero) and phone
number.
3 Press .
To answer a call
• Press .
To reject a call
• Press .
To redial a number
• When Retry? appears select Yes.
Do not hold your phone to your ear when
waiting. When the call connects, your
phone gives a loud signal.
To change the ear speaker volume
during a call
• Press the volume key up or down.
To mute the microphone during a call
1 Press and hold down .
2 Press and hold down again
to resume.
To turn the loudspeaker on during
a call
• Select SpkrOn.
Do not hold your phone to your ear when
using the loudspeaker. This could damage
your hearing.
To view previous calls from standby
• Press to open the call list.
Networks
Your phone switches automatically
between GSM and 3G (UMTS) networks
depending on availability. Some
network operators allow you to switch
networks manually.
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To switch networks manually
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the Connectivity tab > Mobile
networks > GSM/3G networks.
2 Select an option.
Emergency calls
Your phone supports international
emergency numbers, for example, 112
and 911. These numbers can normally
be used to make emergency calls in
any country, with or without the SIM
card inserted, if a 3G (UMTS) or GSM
network is within range.
In some countries, other emergency
numbers may also be promoted. Your
network operator may therefore have
saved additional local emergency numbers
on the SIM card.
To make an emergency call
• From standby enter 112 (the
international emergency number)
and press .
To view your local emergency
numbers
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Special numbers >
Emergency nos.
Contacts
You can save names, phone numbers
and personal information in Contacts.
Information can be saved in the phone
memory or on the SIM card.
Default contacts
You can choose which contact
information is shown as default. If
Phone contacts is selected as default,
your contacts show all the information
saved in Contacts. If you select SIM
contacts as default, your contacts show
names and numbers saved on the SIM
card.
To select default contacts
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Advanced > Default contacts.
3 Select an option.
Phone contacts
Phone contacts can contain names,
phone numbers and personal
information. They are saved in the
phone memory.
To add a phone contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select Add.
3 Enter the name and select OK.
4 Scroll to New number: and select Add.
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