Sony A3880020 User Manual

User guide

Satio™

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Don't forget to update your phone software. See Updating your phone on page 5.

Getting started

Assembly

Before you start using your phone, you need to insert a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card and the battery.

To insert the SIM card

Remove the battery cover.

Pull out the SIM card holder.

Put the SIM card into its holder with the gold-coloured contacts facing down.

Push the holder back into place.

To insert the battery

Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing each other.

Put the battery cover into place.

Turning on the phone

To turn on the phone

Press and hold down .

Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested, and select OK.

The first time you turn on the phone, follow the instructions to use the setup wizard for basic settings and useful tips.

Help

You can find Help on most applications in Organiser or you can access Help from within a specific application by selecting Options.

To access the general Help in your phone

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Select Menu > Organiser > Help.

To view Help when you are in an application

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Select Options > Help.

Updating your phone

You can view your phone software version, phone model name, or update your software from a server.

To check for updates

Select Menu > Settings > Phone > Phone management > Device updates.

Select Options > Check for updates.

Phone overview

1 On/off key

3 4

2 Loud speaker 3 Charging/message indicator 4 Proximity sensor 5 Ear speaker 6 Video call camera 7 Brightness sensor 8 Keylock key 9 Screen

10 Connector for charger,

handsfree and USB cable 11 Memory card cover 12 Call key 13 Main menu key

14 End key

15 Main camera

15 16

16 Xenon flash 17 Volume, digital zoom keys 18 LED light/AF assisting light 19 Video recording indicator 20 Camera brightness sensor 21 Camera view key 22 Camera mode key 23 Camera lens cover 24 Camera key 25 Strap holder

Menu overview*

Messaging

Internet

Camera

Media

Photo, Music, Video

Contacts

PlayNow™ Entertainment

Radio, TrackID™, Chat, Record sound

Location services

Google maps, Location, Wisepilot

Calendar

Calls**

Organiser

File manager, My applications, Clock, RoadSync, Google, Search, Notes, Converter, Calculator,

Adobe PDF, Quickoffice, Help

Settings

Personal

Profiles, Themes, Standby

Phone

Date and time, Language, Display, Download settings, Sensor settings, Touch input, Accessories, Application sett., Phone mgmt.

Application mgr

Installed apps., Installation files, Install settings

Calling

Call, Speed dialling, Voicemail, Divert calls, Call barring

Connectivity

Network, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, Destinations,

Connection mgr, Data transfer, Remote drives, Video sharing, Admin. settings

* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.

** You can use touch functionality to scroll between tabs in submenus. For more information, see Navigation on page 11.

Status icons

Status icons appear at the top of the screen. You can tap status icons to view more information or change settings.

Battery fully charged Network signal strength Messages in the outbox GSM available Missed call Handsfree connected Call diverted Text message received New email received Headphone inserted GPS connected Alarm activated Bluetooth™ connected Keylock activated USB data transferring Data synchronising Flight mode activated Secure Wi-Fi™ network connected Wi-Fi™ network connected

3G available HSDPA available EGPRS available

Navigation

You can move through menus with your fingertips or with a stylus. Tap or double-tap an item to select or open it. You can also switch between running applications.

To access the main menu

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Press the main menu key.

To lock or unlock the phone

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Slide the keylock key.

To view running applications

Press and hold down the main menu key.

To switch to a running application, tap it.

Leaving applications running in the background increases the demand on battery power and reduces the battery life.

To end a function

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In most cases, select Options > Exit.

To delete items

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In most applications, to delete items such as files, folders, messages, or media files, select an item, and then select Options > Delete.

Standby

After you have turned on your phone and entered your PIN, the name of the network operator appears. This view is called standby. Your phone is now ready to use.

To return to standby

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Press and hold down the main menu key and select

To end the current application and return to standby, press .

Default standby theme

The default standby theme provides five different views:

Favourites view Bookmarks view Idle view Photos view* Shortcuts view

* The icon for Photos view changes based on the last photo you took.

These five views are only available for the default standby theme.

Idle view

After you turn on your phone, you reach Idle view. You can access the standby music player and touchbar at the bottom of the display. The standby music player is activated when you play music in Media. The touchbar provides quick access to four applications:

Number entry – make calls Media – go to Media Messaging – send and receive messages Search – search the phone

Favourites view

The Favourites view provides quick access to your favourite contacts.

To add contacts to Favourites

Tap

Tap and select the contacts you wish to add.

To call a favourite contact

Tap .

Tap a contact and select Call.

Bookmarks view

The Bookmarks view provides quick access to your favourite websites. You can add and remove bookmarks.

You need the correct Internet settings to visit websites. For cost information, contact your service provider.

To add bookmarks

Tap

Tap and select the bookmarks you wish to add.

Photos view

The Photos view provides quick access to your 200 most recently taken photos. The most recently taken photo is displayed in the centre of the screen. All photos are reduced and then cropped to 360x360 pixels.

To set a photo as wallpaper

Tap .

Tap a photo and select Set as wallpaper.

Shortcuts view

The Shortcuts view provides a list of shortcuts to different applications and bookmarks. You can personalise the shortcuts you wish to show.

To change shortcut settings

Tap .

Tap

Select a shortcut and tap Options > Change.

When Shortcut type: appears, select Application or Bookmark.

Double-tap an item.

To save your settings, select Back.

To charge the battery

Connect the charger to the phone. It takes approximately

2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Activate the screen with a tap to view the charge status.

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.

Memory card

You may have to purchase a memory card separately.

Your phone supports memory cards, adding more storage space to your phone. The memory card can also be used with other compatible devices. You can move content between the memory card and the phone memory.

To insert or remove a memory card

Open the memory card cover.

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

To remove the memory card, press and select Remove memory card, and then press the edge of the memory card to release and remove it.

Entering text

You can enter letters, numbers and special characters using the on-screen keyboard, alphanumeric keypad or handwriting recognition. You can switch between these input methods.

Text input icons

These icons may appear in the text input window.

Tap to accept the text in the input window and close the on-screen keyboard view

Tap to open the input options menu to change, for example, the Writing language, or view Help

Tap to switch character cases Tap to display numbers and symbols

, Tap to move the cursor left or right

Tap to delete a character Tap to enter a space Tap to insert a carriage return Tap to change to another input method: Mini

QWERTY keyboard, Fullscr. QWERTY keyboard, Alphanumeric keypad or Handwriting

When using Mini QWERTY keyboard, tap and hold to move the input window around the screen

When using handwriting recognition, tap to open the symbol table

When using handwriting recognition, tap to switch to number input mode

Tap to turn predictive text input modes on or off, change the character case, and switch between letter and number modes

When using handwriting recognition, tap to switch character case

To copy and paste text

Tap to place the cursor at the beginning of the text you want to select for copying. Then drag your fingertip or stylus to the end of the text.

To copy the selected text, tap

and select Copy.

To paste the text within the same text field, move the cursor to where you want the text be inserted, tap and select Paste.

To paste the text to another text field, go to that text field, move the cursor to where you want to insert the text and select Options > Paste.

Media

You can manage media files in your phone or on your memory card. You can also manage photos in albums on the web.

Viewbar and touchbar

You can use the viewbar and touchbar to navigate through different views and manage your media files.

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Viewbar – a bar that appears at the top of the screen after you select an application in Media. Using this bar, you can navigate to play view, to various list views within the same application, or to the main Media menu.

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Touchbar – a bar at the bottom of the screen where you can manage your media files or go back to the previous level.

To get tips for an icon in the bars, touch and hold the icon.

To update media libraries manually

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Tap in the touchbar.

Your media libraries update automatically when you use Media for the first time.

To go to the play view

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Tap at the top of the screen.

To view more commands in the touchbar

•

Tap

in the touchbar.

Mark mode

You can mark several files and manage them in batches.

To mark media files

When in list or grid view of the files, tap in the touchbar.

Tap the files to highlight them as marked.

To exit mark mode, tap

Photo

You can view, send and manage photos in your phone. You can also edit and arrange your online photo albums.

To view a photo in full screen

Select Menu > Media > Photo.

Select a view option and tap a thumbnail to view the photo.

To view the next or previous photo, flick left or right.

To edit a photo

When viewing a photo, tap

> .

Select Options and select an item.

Photo tags

You can manage your photos easily by creating tags for them.

Only photos with EXIF info can be tagged.

To create a tag

When viewing a photo, tap > .

Tap

, enter a new name and select OK.

Select a tag icon.

Select the created tag to add it to your photo.

To tag a photo

When in play view or mark mode, tap

> .

Select a tag.

Music

You can listen to music, audiobooks, podcasts and your recordings.

Playback controls

The following playback controls may appear in your music player and video player:

Pause Play Touch and hold to rewind. Tap to go to the previous

track or video clip Touch and hold to fast forward. Tap to go to the next

track or video clip

Additional music controls

The following music controls may appear in your music player:

Turn on shuffle to play tracks in the current playlist in a random order

Turn off shuffle Repeat all tracks in the current playlist Repeat the current track several times Disable repeating tracks

To play music or other audio tracks

Select Menu > Media > Music.

Browse for tracks in Artists, Albums, Tracks, Playlists, Audiobooks, Podcasts and My recordings.

Tap a track.

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