Sony AAB-1021011 User Manual

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Contents 1

Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters.

Personalizing your phone 16

Downloading settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 23

Using the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 42

Multimedia messaging, chat and email.

Camera 50

Using the camera.

Setting up WAP and email 53

All you need to know about setting up WAP and email.

Using WAP 60

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 63

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 67

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 75

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 76

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

Additional information 78

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 86

What do the icons mean?

Index 91

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2 Contents

Sony Ericsson

GSM 900/1800/1900

Fifth edition (May 2003)

This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile

Communications AB, without any warranty.

Improvements and changes to this manual

necessitated by ty pographical 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 manual.

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2002

Publication number: AE/LZT 108 6258 R6A

Please note:

Some of the services in this manual 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 y ou 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.

The BLUETOOTH trademarks are owned by

Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

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.

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™.

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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.

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data, is subject to U.S. export control laws, including

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4 Getting to know your phone

Getting to know your phone

About this user’s guide

The “Getting to know your phone” chapter gives a

quick overview of the main functions of the phone,

shortcuts and general information.

More information and downloads are available at

www.SonyEricsson.com/ or wap.SonyEricsson.com/

Available services

Some services and functions described in this user’s

guide are network- or subscription-dependent, which

means that all menus may not be available in your

phone.

This symbol indicates that a service

or function is network- or subscription-

dependent.

Please consult your service provider for

more information about your subscription.

Assembly

Before you can use your phone you need to:

• Insert the SIM card.

• Attach and charge the battery. See “SIM card and

battery information” on page 5.

Note: Always turn off the phone and detach the

charger before you insert or remove a SIM card.

The SIM card

When you register as a subscriber with a service

provider, you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)

card. The SIM card contains a computer chip that

keeps track of your phone number, the services

included in your subscription, and your Phonebook

information, among other things.

Tip: Verify that your information is saved to the

SIM card before you remove it from another phone.

For example, Phonebook entries may be saved in

the phone memory.

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Getting to know your phone 5

SIM card and battery information

It may take up to 30 minutes before an icon

appears when charging.

1. Insert the SIM card. Slide the silvery holder over

the SIM card to lock it in place.

2. Place the battery on the back of the phone with

the connectors facing each other.

3. Place the back cover as shown in the picture and

slide it into place.

4. Connect the charger to the phone at the flash symbol.

The flash symbol on the charger plug must face

upwards.

5. It may take up to 30 minutes before the

battery charging icon appears in the display.

6. Wait approximately 4 hours or until the icon indicates

that the battery is fully charged. If you do not see the

battery icon after this time, press any key or the joystick

to activate the display.

7. Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.

Note: You have to insert the SIM card and charge the

battery before you can use the phone.

30 min.

4 h.

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6 Getting to know your phone

Turning the phone on

To turn on the phone

Press the on/off button on the top of the phone.

Note: The first time you turn on the phone it takes

up to 40 seconds to begin operating.

• Enter your PIN (Personal Identity Number),

if you have one for your SIM card.

Your PIN is provided by your service provider.

If you make a mistake while entering your PIN,

delete the wrong number by pressing .

If your PIN starts with the same digits as an emergency

number, for example 112, the digits are not hidden with

an * when you enter them. This is so that you can see

and call an emergency number without entering a PIN.

See “Making emergency calls” on page 24.

Note: If you enter the wrong PIN three times in

a row, the SIM card is blocked and the message

PIN blocked appears. To unblock it, you need to

enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key).

Your PUK is provided by your service provider.

To turn off the phone

Press and hold the on/off button at the top of the phone.

on/off

Wel

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Getting to know your phone 7

Navigating the menus

The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop.

To go to the desktop, press the joystick.

Example

To set an alarm

1. Use the joystick to scroll to Organizer, and press the

left key to select it.

2. Use the joystick to scroll down to Alarms, and press

the left key to select this function. Press the left

key again to select Alarm.

3. Enter the time and press the left key to save

your entry.

Throughout this user’s guide instructions such as those

above will be given in a shorter form, as follows:

To set an alarm

1. Scroll to Organizer, Alarms, Alarm.

2. Enter the time,

Save.

To make and receive calls from standby

• Enter the area code and phone number, press

Call.

• Press

End Call to end the call.

• When the phone rings, press

Yes to answer the call.

Desktop

Press to go back one

level in the menus.

Press and hold to

return to standby.

Press to go to

the desktop.

Move up,

down, left,

right through

menus.

Press to select

highlighted

items.

Press to select

the options shown

above these keys

in the display.

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Key functions

Press once to activate camera

function. Press again to take a

picture.

Volume keys increase/decrease

the earpiece volume during a

call. Enter the Status menu in

standby. Press twice to reject

an incoming call. Press once

to turn off the ring signal when

receiving a call.

Press to select the options

that appear in the display

immediately above these keys.

Press once to go back one level

in the menus. Press and hold

to return to standby.

Enter *. Shift between

lower/upper case.

Infrared port.

Press and hold to switch

the phone on or off.

Press to go directly

to the Internet.

Move through the menus,

lists and texts.

Delete numbers, letters or an

item from a list. Press and hold

to turn off the microphone

(during calls) or turn off sound.

1-9, 0 Enter digits, 0–9, and letters.

Press and hold to enter

the international prefix +.

Enter # or a space.

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Getting to know your phone 9

Quick keys

Useful key combinations are described below.

To... When in standby:

make an emergency call enter the emergency

number and press

Call

enter Call Contact press

enter Internet Services press

voice dial press and hold a volume

key or say your magic word

enter Call List press

Calls

call your voicemail press and hold

enter the + sign press and hold

turn off the ring signal

when receiving a call

press , or press

a volume key once

View the time Press a volume key

set the phone to silent press and hold

reach a contact beginning

with a specific letter

press and hold any of

the keys -

reach a phone number

at a specific position.

press the position

number and

speed dial press any of the number

keys - and

Call

enter the first submenu

of the shortcut menu

press

enter the main menu press or press

the center of the joystick

enter the menu to see

today’s date, the profile in

use and the model name of

the phone

press a volume key once

change the language

to Automatic

press 8888

change the language

to English

press 0000

reject a call quickly press a volume

key twice when receiving

a call or press

To... During a call:

put a call on hold press Hold

retrieve a call press Retrieve

turn off the microphone press and hold

enter a quick options menu press

To... When in standby:

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To... When in the menus:

move through menus

or lists

press (and hold) a volume

key or use the joystick

delete an item press and hold

when in lists

go back to standby press and hold

To... When entering letters

using multitap text input:

reach the second letter

or character of a key

press the volume

key and press any of

the number keys

reach the third letter or

character of a key

press the volume

key and press any of

the number keys

shift between capital

and lower-case letters

press , then the letter

enter numbers press and hold any

of the number keys

enter a space press

delete letters and numbers press

shift between multitap

or T9 Text input methods

press and hold

shift between input

languages (including

character or numeric)

press and hold

To... When entering letters

using T9 Text Input:

view alternative words press or

accept a word

and add a space

press

enter a full stop press

shift between capital

and lower-case letters

press , then the letter

enter numbers press and hold any of the

number keys

delete letters and numbers press

shift between multitap

or T9 Text input methods

press and hold

shift between input

languages (including

character or numeric)

press and hold

To... When entering letters

using multitap text input:

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Getting to know your phone 11

Help texts

More information, explanations or tips about

selected menus or functions are available in

your phone.

To get help

Select the menu or function and press

Info.

Delete and edit

If you add items, for example, a contact, a note, an

appointment or a WAP bookmark, you can delete or

edit them.

To delete an item

Select an item and press .

To edit an item

Select an item, press

More, and choose from the list

of options.

Online services

Online services are customized services offered by

service providers, independently of mobile phones

and mobile phone manufacturers.

A SIM card which supports Online services works

in the same way as a normal SIM card. When you

have inserted your SIM card and turned on your phone,

your service provider can download data to your SIM

card. When you restart your phone after the first data

download, a new submenu appears under the menu.

To enter your new menu system

Scroll to Connect, Online Services.

Note: This menu only appears if your SIM card

supports this service. Some operators may not use

the name “Online services”. Your phone may not

support all of the services offered.

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12 Getting to know your phone

Menu overview

Operator direct

link

Internet

Services

My Shortcuts Camera M essages Entertainment Pictures &

Sounds

View Week

Ring Volume

Select P rofile

Switch to Line 1*

My Numbers

Edit Shortcuts

Te xt

Picture

Call Voicem ail

Chat

WAP Push

Area Info.

Options

Games & More

Other Games

My Pictures

More Pictures

My Sounds

More Sounds

Themes

More The mes

Draw Picture

Music DJ

Record Sound

Phonebook Calls Connect Organizer Settings

Call Contact

Find and Send**

Add Contact

Manage Contact

Pictures

Personal Rings

Voice Commands

Special Numbers

Advanced

Options

Missed Calls

Calling Local*

Call List

Switch to Line 1*

Forward Calls

Manage Calls

Time & Cost

Next Call

Options

Online Services*

Bluetooth

Infrared Port

WAP Options

Synchronization

GSM Networks

Data Com m.

Accessories

Calendar

Notes

Alarms

Time r

Stopwatch

Calculator

Code Memo

Sounds and

Alerts

Display

Profiles

Language

Time and Date

Voice Control

Locks

Handsfree

Master Reset

* Please note that

some menus are

operator-,

network- and

subscription-

dependent.

** Only visible

during calls

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Getting to know your phone 13

Entering letters

You can enter letters, for example, when you add

names to the Phonebook, write text messages or enter

WAP addresses.

Apart from the way you normally enter letters in

your phone, using multitap text input, you can use

™

Text Input for entering text messages and email,

for example, if the input language you select supports

this. T9

™

Text Input is a predictive input method and

is a quicker way to write texts. See “T9™ Text Input”

on page 14.

Input languages

Before you start entering letters, you need to select

the input languages that you want to use when writing.

To select input languages

1. Scroll to Settings, Language, Input.

2. Scroll to the language that you want to use for

entering letters and check each language you want.

3. Press

Ok to exit the menu.

When writing, you can switch to one of your selected

input languages by pressing

More and then selecting

Input Language. See “The list of options” on page 15.

Multitap text input

When saving names in the Phonebook or when writing

WAP addresses, you enter letters using multitap text

input. You press each key as many times as needed

to show the letter you want. In the following example,

we are going to write a name in the Phonebook.

To enter letters using multitap text input

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Add Contact.

2. Press

Add and then the appropriate key, – ,

or , repeatedly until the character you want

appears in the display.

See the table below:

Press… to get…

. , - ? !’ @ : ; / ( ) 1

A B C Å Ä Æ à Ç 2 Γ

D E F è É 3 ∆ Φ

G H I ì 4

J K L 5 Λ

M N O Ñ Ö Ø ò 6

P Q R S ß 7 Π Σ

T U V Ü ù 8

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Example:

• To enter an ‘A’, press once.

• To enter a ‘B’, quickly press twice.

• To shift between capital and lower-case letters,

press , then enter the letter.

Tip: You can also use the volume keys as

a shortcut to certain letters:

To enter a ‘B ’, press the volume key

and press .

To enter a ‘C ’, press the volume key

and press .

™

Text Input

You can use T9

™

Text Input when writing, for

example, text messages and email. The T9

™

Text

Input method uses a built-in dictionary that recognizes

the most commonly used word for each sequence of

key presses. This way, you press each key only once,

even if the letter you want is not the first letter on

the key.

To shift from multitap to T9 text input method

Press and hold .

To enter letters using T9

™

Text Input

1. Scroll to Messages, Te xt , Write New.

2. For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”,

press , , , .

3. If the word shown is the one you want:

• press to accept and add a space.

(To accept a word without adding a space, press .)

If the word shown is not the one you want:

•Press

or repeatedly to view alternative

words (candidates). Accept a word and add

a space by pressing .

W X Y Z 9

+ 0

Space ↵ ¶

for an options list

to delete letters and numbers

to shift between capital

and lower-case letters

press and hold to enter numbers

Press… to get…

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If you do not find the word you want by pressing

•Press

More to go to a list of options.

• Select Spell Word.

• Press and hold to delete the entire word,

or delete one letter at a time by pressing

repeatedly.

• Write the new word using multitap text input

and press

Insert.

The word is added to the dictionary. The next

time you enter the word, it appears as one of

the alternative words.

4. Continue writing your message. See “Sending text

messages” on page 42. Press to enter a full

stop. To enter other punctuation marks, press

and then or repeatedly. Accept by pressing .

Press and hold to select an input language.

The list of options

If you press

More when writing a text message,

you enter a list of options:

• Add Symbol – Symbols and punctuation marks

such as ? and, are shown. Move between the symbols

by using the joystick.

• Insert Item – Pictures, melodies and sounds.

• Spell Word – Change the suggested word by using

multitap text input.

• Text Format – Change style, size and alignment.

• Input Language– Change input language.

• Input Method – Change input method.

• Word Suggestions – Select to show a list of

suggested words.

My Words – A list of words you have added to

the dictionary.

• Help.

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16 Personalizing your phone

Personalizing your phone

You can adjust the phone settings to suit your own

requirements.

Note: If you change a setting which is included

in a profile, the active profile is also changed.

See “Profiles” on page 22.

Themes

You can change the appearance of the display, for

example, the colors and background picture, by using

themes. Your phone comes with some preset themes.

You cannot delete these, but you can create new themes

and download them to your phone.

For more information, visit www.SonyEricsson.com

or wap.SonyEricsson.com.

To download a theme

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, More Themes.

2. Select a link.

To send a theme

You can exchange themes via IR, Bluetooth wireless

technology, picture message or email. Please note that

you are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected

material. For more information on sending themes in

messages, see “Messaging” on page 42.

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, Themes.

2. Select a theme, press

More.

3. Select Send.

4. Select a transfer method.

To receive and save a theme

1. From standby, press

More and select Turn On Bluetooth

or Turn On IR.

2. When you receive the theme, press

Save to save it.

Pictures

Your phone comes with a number of pictures. You can:

• Download more pictures to your phone.

• Have a picture as wallpaper when in standby mode.

• Assign a picture to a contact in the Phonebook.

When that person calls, the picture appears in the

display (provided your subscription supports the

Calling Line Identification service). See “To add a

picture to a phonebook contact” on page 26.

• Insert a picture in a text message.

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All pictures are saved in My Pictures, in the

Pictures & Sounds menu.

You can also save animations in your phone.

These are handled like pictures.

Handling pictures

You can add, edit, or delete pictures in My Pictures.

The number of pictures that can be saved depends on

the size of the pictures. File types supported are GIF,

JPEG and WBMP.

The pictures are shown in thumbnail view. To get

a full view, press

View.

To view your pictures

Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures.

To download a picture

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, Draw Picture.

2. Select a link.

To turn wallpaper on or off

Scroll to Settings, Display, Wallpaper, Activate.

To set a picture as wallpaper

1. Scroll to Settings, Display, Wallpaper, Select Picture.

2. Select a picture.

Tip: You can select Wallpaper by pressing

More when viewing pictures in My Pictures.

To edit and save a picture

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures.

2. Scroll to the picture you want,

More.

3. Scroll to Edit. You can now start to edit the picture.

4. Press

More, select Save Picture. The picture is saved

in My Pictures.

Note: To edit pictures taken with the camera,

you must select 120x160 as picture size.

To draw a picture

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, Draw Picture.

2. Select a type.

3. Select

Tool and choose the tool you want to work with.

When editing or drawing a picture:

Press… to…

move the cursor up and left.

move the cursor up.

move the cursor up and right.

move the cursor left.

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Exchanging pictures

You can exchange pictures via IR, Bluetooth

wireless technology, picture message or email.

Please note that you are not allowed to exchange

on sending pictures in messages, see “Messaging”

on page 42. Save the email address of a WAP album

in your Phonebook and you can save pictures in that

album if you send the pictures as attachments.

To send a picture

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures. Scroll to

the picture you want,

More.

2. Select Send.

3. Select a transfer method.

If you use infrared make sure that the infrared ports

are facing each other.

To receive and save a picture

1. Scroll to Connect, Bluetooth, Turn On.

2. When you receive the picture, press

Save to save it

in My Pictures.

When you receive a picture in a text message or a

picture message, a new message appears in your

Inbox. To save the picture in My Pictures, highlight

the picture by moving the joystick to select it and

press

Save.

Screen saver

The phone has a screen saver, which is activated

automatically when the phone has been in idle mode

for a few seconds. After a few more seconds, the screen

saver changes to sleep mode to save power.

To turn the screen saver On or Off, scroll to Settings,

Display, Screen Saver, Activate.

activate the current drawing tool.

move the cursor right.

move the cursor down and left.

move the cursor down.

move the cursor down and right.

view an options menu.

press and hold to exit the picture editor.

undo the last action.

select tool.

select a color.

Press… to…

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To use a picture as the screen saver

You select a picture saved in the phone and use it

as the screen saver.

1. Scroll to Settings, Display, Screen Saver, Select

Picture.

2. Scroll to and select the picture you want to use as

the screen saver.

3. Press

Yes to accept.

Ring signals and melodies

Your phone comes with a number of ring signals

and melodies. You can edit your own ring signals

and melodies and send them to a friend in a text

message. It is also possible to exchange melodies

via WAP, Bluetooth wireless technology, IR or

cable. Please note that you are not allowed to

exchange copyright-protected material. You can

also download ring signals to your phone.

To select a ring signal

Scroll to Settings, Sounds and Alerts, Ring Sounds.

To download a ring signal

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, More Sounds.

2. Select a link.

To set the ring signal volume

1. Scroll to Settings, Sounds and Alerts, Ring Volume.

2. Press or to increase or decrease the volume.

3. Press

Save to save the setting.

• To turn the ring signal on or off, press and hold

. All signals except the alarm are turned on/off.

To compose a ring signal or melody

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, Music DJ.

2. Choose to insert a selection of pre-recorded music

blocks. You can choose from four different selections.

3. Copy and paste these blocks to build up your melody.

4. Select

More to play the melody and view other options.

Note: To edit your own melody, scroll to Pictures &

Sounds, My Sounds, select the melody and press

More.

Select

edit.

To send a melody

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Sounds.

2. Scroll to a melody,

More.

3. Select Send.

4. Select a transfer method.

Note: To send a ring signal or melody in a text

message, see “To insert an item in a text message”

on page 42.

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Receiving melodies

You can receive a sound or melody via IR, Bluetooth

wireless technology, text, picture message, or download

it via WAP. When you receive the sound or melody,

press

Save to save it in My Sounds.

Increasing ring

You can choose a ring signal that rises in steps from

the lowest volume to the highest.

To turn increasing ring On or Off

Scroll to Settings, Sounds and Alerts, Increasing Ring.

Specific ring signals for personal calls

If you subscribe to the Two Line Service,

you can set different ring signals for the two

voice lines. Line 1 and Line 2 are displayed

instead of Voice Calls.

If your subscription includes the Calling Line

Identification (CLI) service, you can assign a

personal ring signal to up to ten callers.

To set a specific ring signal for a caller

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Personal Rings, New Contact.

2. Enter the first letters of the contact,

Ok.

3. Select a contact.

4. Select a ring signal.

Sound and alerts

You can choose to be notified of an incoming call

by the buzzing of the vibrating alert. You can set

the phone’s vibrating alert to one of the following:

• On – all the time.

• On If Silent – on when the ring volume is turned

off or when you have set the phone to silent.

• Off – all the time.

To set the vibrating alert

1. Scroll to Settings, Sounds and Alerts, Vibrating Alert.

2. Select the setting you want.

From the Settings, Sounds and Alerts menu, you can

also select Message Alert, Key Sound and turn on the

Minute Minder.

If you turn on the minute minder, you hear a beep

once every minute during a call.

Menu language

Most SIM cards automatically set the menu language

to the language of the country where you bought your

SIM card. If this is not the case, the preset language

is English.

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To change the menu language

1. Scroll to Settings, Language, Menu.

2. Select a language.

Display light

The display light can be set to automatic or on.

In automatic mode, the display light is turned

off a few seconds after you last press a key.

• To set the display light, scroll to Settings,

Display, Light.

• To set the display contrast, scroll to Settings,

Display, Contrast.

Time settings

The time is always displayed in standby.

• To set the time, scroll to Settings, Time and Date,

Set Time.

You can choose a 12-hour clock or a 24-hour clock.

• To set the time format, scroll to Settings, Time and

Date, Time Fo rm at .

Date

When the phone is in standby mode, you can press

a volume key up or down to see today’s date in the

Status menu.You can set the date and date format

in the Settings, Time and Date menu.

Advanced time settings

Under Advanced in the Settings, Time and

Date menu, you can set time zone and

daylight saving time. By changing these

you also change the time.

When your phone changes network, and the time

sent out from the operator deviates from the time in

your phone, you are asked whether you want to update

the time if you have turned on Auto Time Zone. If you

press

Yes, the time is updated automatically.

Answering mode

When using a portable handsfree kit, you can choose

to answer a call by pressing any key (except the

key) or set the phone to answer the call automatically.

• To select answering mode, scroll to

Settings, Handsfree, Answering Mode.

Start-up picture

When you turn your phone on or off, the Sony Ericsson

start-up picture appears in the display. Your operator’s

own greeting may be shown instead.

To select a start-up picture

1. Scroll to Settings, Display, Start-Up Picture.

2. Select a greeting.

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My phone numbers

You can check your own phone number(s).

• To check your phone number, scroll to Phonebook,

Special Numbers, My Numbers. If your number is

not saved on your SIM card, you can enter it yourself.

Keypad lock

You can lock the keypad to avoid dialing a number

by accident.

Note: Calls to the international emergency number

112 can still be made, even when the keypad is locked.

Automatic keylock

Automatic keylock means the keypad is locked

25 seconds after you last press a key.

• To lock the keypad manually, press

Calling

Before you can make or receive any calls, you must

turn on the phone and be within range of a network.

See “Turning the phone on” on page 6.

Making calls

1. Enter the area code and the phone number.

2. Press

Call to make the call.

3. Press

End Call to end the call.

To change the earpiece volume during a call

Use the volume keys on the side of the phone to

increase or decrease the earpiece volume during

a call.

To turn off the microphone during a call

Press and hold until the display shows Muted.

Press and hold again to resume the conversation.

Note: The microphone must be turned on to change

the earpiece volume during a call.

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Automatic redialling

If the connection of the call failed and the display

shows Retry?, press

Yes. The phone redials the number

(up to ten times):

• Until the call is connected.

• Until you press a key or receive a call.

Note: Do not hold the phone to your ear while

waiting. When the call is connected, the phone

gives out a loud signal.

Automatic redialling is not available for fax

and data calls.

Making international calls

1. Press and hold until a + sign appears in

the display.

The + replaces the international prefix number

of the country from which you are calling.

2. Enter the country code, area code (without the

leading zero) and phone number,

Call.

Making emergency calls

• Enter 112 (the international emergency number),

Call.

Your phone supports the international emergency

numbers, 112, 911 and 08. This means that these

numbers can normally be used to make an emergency

call in any country, with or without a SIM card inserted,

if a GSM network is within range.

Note: Some service providers may require that a SIM

card be inserted, and in some cases that the PIN have

been entered as well.

In some countries, other emergency numbers may also

be promoted. Your operator may therefore have saved

additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.

• To view your local emergency numbers, scroll to

Phonebook, Special Numbers, Emergency Nos..

Receiving calls

When you receive a call, the phone rings and the

display shows Answer?.

If your subscription includes the Calling Line

Identification service and the caller’s number is

identified, the number is displayed. If you have saved

the number in the Phonebook, the name and number

are displayed. If you have assigned a picture to a

contact, the picture is displayed. If the number is a

restricted number, the display shows Withheld.

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To answer a call

Press

Yes.

To reject a call

Press

No.

Tip: You can also use your voice to answer or

reject calls. See “Voice control” on page 29.

Missed calls

If you have missed a call, Missed calls:1 appears

in standby, indicating the number of missed calls.

To check your missed calls

1. Press

Yes to display the missed calls.

2. To call a number from the list, scroll to

the number,

Call.

Call list

The numbers of the last 30 calls that you have made

are saved in the call list. If your subscription includes

the Calling Line Identification service and the caller’s

number is identified, you will also find the numbers

of answered and missed calls in the call list.

To call a number from the call list

1. To enter the call list, press

Calls from standby.

2. Scroll to the number you want to call,

Call.

• To clear the call list, scroll to Calls, Options, Clear

Call List.

• To turn the call list on or off, scroll to Calls, Options,

Call Listing.

Call priority service

You can request a certain priority when you

make a call, if your subscription supports

the call priority service.

The priority levels are defined by your operator

and are normally within the range of 0 – 4, where

0 is the highest priority.

To check or change your standard priority level

1. Scroll to Calls, Manage Calls, Default Priority.

2. The network sends available priority levels.

3. Select a priority level.

To change the priority for one call

1. Enter the phone number you want to call.

2. Scroll to Calls, Next Call, Next Incoming Call.

3. Select a priority. The number is called.

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Phonebook

In the Phonebook you can store the information on

your SIM card and on your phone. You have space

for up to 510 numbers. You can save all the information

needed to contact people. You can also set how much

information you want to show.

Entries saved are stored in your phone’s memory,

not on your SIM card. To synchronize your phone-

based contact list with your PDA or PC, see

“Synchronization” on page 66.

To set the fields in contact information

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Options, Contact Info..

2. Press

Check/Uncheck to select or clear fields.

If your Phonebook is empty, you are prompted to copy

information from your SIM card. If you press

No, you

can add new contacts. If you press

Yes, your names

and numbers are copied from your SIM.

To add a contact

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Add Contact.

2. Scroll to the field you want to fill in,

Add.

3. Enter the information,

Ok.

4. Select the next field and so on.

5. When you have entered the information, press

Save.

Tip: To enter an unsaved number, press

Lookup when

you are in a number field, and select a number in the

unsaved numbers list.

Pictures, personal rings and voice commands

You can add a picture, personal ring signal and voice

command to a contact.

To add a picture to a phonebook contact

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Pictures.

2. Enter the first letters of the contact,

Ok.

3. Select the contact.

4. This takes you to My Pictures. Select a picture,

Yes.

• Select Personal Rings to add a personal ring signal.

• Select Voice Commands to add a voice command.

To call a contact from your contact list

1. From standby, press and hold one of the number

keys 2-9 to find a contact beginning with the first

letter on that key (or closest following).

• For example, press and hold 5 to go to the first

contact beginning with “J”. To go to a contact

beginning with “L” press 5 three times after you

have entered the list of contacts.

2. When the contact you want to call is highlighted,

press

Select.

3. Select the number you want to call.

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To call a name from your SIM card

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Advanced, Call from SIM.

2. Enter the first letter of the name,

Ok.

3. Select the name,

Call.

Updating the phonebook

As needed, you can easily update or delete any

contact information.

To edit a contact

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, Edit Contact.

2. Enter the first letters of the contact,

Ok.

3. When the contact is highlighted, press

Edit.

4. Select Edit Information.

5. Scroll to the field you want to fill in, Edit.

6. Enter the information,

Ok.

7. Select the next field and so on.

8. When you have entered the information, press

Save.

To delete a contact

• Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, Delete Contact.

Then select the contact and press

Delete.

Tip: You can also delete a contact by pressing

when the contact is highlighted.

To delete all contacts

• To delete all contacts, scroll to Phonebook, Advanced,

Delete all?.

Note: Contacts that are saved on the SIM card are

not deleted.

Default (standard) number

Each contact has a default phone number. The first

phone number you link to a contact automatically

becomes the default number. If you scroll to a certain

contact in the Call Contact list and then press

Select,

the default number is highlighted.

To set the default number

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, Edit Contact.

2. Enter the first letters of the contact,

Ok.

3. Select the contact,

Edit.

4. Select Default Number. Highlight the number you

want as default, press

Select.

Groups

You can create a group of contacts. By doing so, you

can send text messages to several recipients at the same

time. See “Sending text messages” on page 42.

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To create a group of contacts

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, Groups,

New Group,

Add.

2. Enter a name for the group,

Ok.

3. Select Add member,

Add.

4. Enter the first letters of the contact you want to add,

press

Ok.

5. Select the contact.

6. Select a phone number.

7. Repeat steps 3-6 to add more members.

Business cards

You can add your own business card to the Phonebook.

• To add your own business card, scroll to Phonebook,

Manage Contact, My Card. Then select Add.

Exchanging business cards

You can exchange business cards between your

phone and another similar phone, a PDA or a PC,

using Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared

port, text or picture message.

To send your business card

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, My Card, Send.

2. Select a transfer method.

When you receive a business card via a text message,

you accept the card by pressing

Yes. To be able to

receive a business card using the infrared port or

Bluetooth wireless technology, you need to turn

these functions on.

To receive a business card

1. From standby, press

More and scroll to Tu rn On

Bluetooth or Turn On IR.

2. When you receive the business card, press

Yes.

To send a contact

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, Send Contact.

2. Enter the first letters of the contact you want to send,

Ok.

3. Select the contact you want to send,

Send.

4. Select transfer method.

To send all contacts

Scroll to Phonebook, Advanced, Send All and select

a transfer method.

Copy names and numbers

You can copy the names and numbers between your

phone’s memory and the SIM card. The number of

phone numbers that can be saved depends on the type

of SIM card.

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To copy names and numbers to the SIM card

Scroll to Phonebook, Advanced, Copy to SIM.

Note: Everything on the SIM card is replaced.

If you insert a SIM card with saved numbers in your

phone, you can call a number by selecting Phonebook,

Advanced, Call from SIM. If you want to edit a name

and number saved on the SIM card, you first need to

copy the name and number to the phone.

To copy names and numbers to the phone

Scroll to Phonebook, Advanced, Copy from SIM.

Tip: When you have selected a name on the SIM

card in the Call from SIM menu, you can copy it

to the phone by pressing

More and then selecting

Copy to Phonebook.

Speed dialing

You can save the phone numbers that you want

to reach easily in positions 1-9 on your SIM card.

To call any of these phone numbers from standby:

Enter the position number and press

Call.

To change position numbers

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Advanced, Position List.

2. Select the phone number you wish to change.

3. Select the position to which you want to move

the phone number.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to continue to move phone

numbers.

5. When you have finished, press

Back.

Checking the memory

With the Memory status function in your Phonebook,

you can check how many positions you have left in

your memory for the phone, SIM, email and voice

commands.

To check the memory

Scroll to Phonebook, Advanced, Memory Status.

Voice control

With your phone, you can use your voice to:

• Voice dial – call someone by saying the name and

number type.

• Redial the last dialed number.

• Answer and reject calls when using a handsfree kit.

• Change profile.

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