Sony AC052014 User Manual

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Contents

Instruction symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Assemble the phone, SmartChip, battery, make a call.

Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . 12

Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters, and access My Stuff.

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Calls, contacts, voice control, call options.

Push to Talk (PTT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Setting up PTT service, making and receiving PTT calls, PTT settings.

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Text messaging, picture messaging, voice messaging, email, IM.

Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Camera, video recorder, pictures, PhotoDJ™.

Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Media player, Hit Picks, ringtones, MusicDJ™, VideoDJ™, sound recorder, themes, games.

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Internet and email settings, synchronizing, Bluetooth, infrared, and optional USB cable.

More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Time and date, alarm clock, calendar, tasks, Java™ applications, SmartChip lock, etc.

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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

Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site, safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Sony Ericsson

GSM 850/900/1800/1900

This user guide is published by Sony Ericsson, 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 at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this user guide.

©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2005

Publication number: AE/LZT 123 1814 PA2 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 mobile phone.

Your mobile phone has the capability to download, store and forward additional content, e.g. ringtones. The use of such content may be restricted or

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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 mobile 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.

The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony Ericsson is under license.

The marble logo and Style-Up™ are trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB

Cingular and the graphic icon are the registered Trademarks of Cingular Wireless, LLC. Raising The Bar is a service mark of Cingular Wireless, LLC.

QuickShare™, MusicDJ™ and VideoDJ™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.

Microsoft, Windows and PowerPoint are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S and other countries.

Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

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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™.

1Restrictions: 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.

2Export 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, reexport, 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.

3Restricted 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.

Hit Picks Terms and conditions (T&C)

Your mobile phone has Hit Picks, a unique entertainment service from Cingular Wireless and Sony Ericsson. With Hit Picks, you can, for example, listen to music tones before you download them to your phone. In some countries/regions you may be able to purchase e.g. music tones from some of the world's top musical artists ("Purchase").

Hit Picks may not be available in all countries/regions.

Hit Picks is a service provided by Cingular Wireless and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (USA) Inc. (in the U.S.), and which allows you to download e.g. music tones (“Content”) to your Sony Ericsson product. If you want to get in contact with Sony Ericsson, please go to the Contact Us section at the general Sony Ericsson web page (www.sonyericsson.com) or call our local customer care center.

Please note that Sony Ericsson and Cingular Wireless may use an agent or partner

for the purposes of billing, ordering and delivering Content.

The right to download and Purchase the Content will give you the right to use the Content exclusively for your own personal use. No license is granted to you with respect to the human-readable source code for any Content and no rights are sold, transferred or

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otherwise conveyed with respect to any Sony Ericsson or its content providers patents, copyrights, trade marks, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights.

User requirements

To Purchase Content you must be at least 18 years old or receive your parent’s or guardian’s consent.

When using Hit Picks, you hereby accept and agree to the following: (i)You will follow the user instructions you have been and will be presented with during the entire use of Hit Picks; (ii)Your Sony Ericsson product must support the technical requirements, if applicable; (iii)You may not initiate the Hit Picks client without the Sony Ericsson product being sufficiently charged; and (iv) To the fullest extent permitted by law, neither Sony Ericsson nor its content providers can be held responsible for any damage or loss of other software or hardware of your Sony Ericsson product resulting from the use of Hit Picks.

Payment terms

You hereby agree and accept to use Hit Picks and when applicable Purchase Content for which you will be charged the amount appearing in your phone display and the service provider charge for sending a text message. The total cost will be charged to your mobile phone bill or to your pre-paid phone card.

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Further payment terms will be determined by your subscription agreement with your operator.

The cost for your connection to the Hit Picks client via GPRS to download the Content is incremental and not included in the approximate price quoted in the phone display.

Cancellation and withdrawal

Once you have accepted a price quoted in the phone display along with these terms and conditions you have confirmed your Purchase and cancellation is not possible. Please note that by accepting the Purchase in the phone display you have implicitly consented that your order for services will be performed by Sony Ericsson prior to the end of the usual period for the right for withdrawal and since the services by their nature can not be returned to Sony Ericsson, you will not be entitled to exercise your right to withdraw.

Content

The Content is owned by Sony Ericsson or Sony Ericsson’s Content providers. You may download the Content exclusively for your own, personal use. Content may not be modified, altered or distributed.

Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

CONTENT IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW SONY ERICSSON AND ITS CONTENT PROVIDERS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY OR

CONDITION WHATSOEVER REGARDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY

LAW SONY ERICSSON ALSO DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO WHETHER THE CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS, WORK IN COMBINATION WITH ANY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE OR OPERATE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE BASIS. IN NO EVENT WILL SONY ERICSSON’S LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THE CONTENT OR ITS USE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU FOR SUCH CONTENT. IN NO EVENT WILL SONY ERICSSON BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR STATUTORILY MULTIPLE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF YOUR PURCHASE, ATTEMPTED USE OR USE OF THE CONTENT. THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS ONLY APPLY TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS LIMIT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS AND/OR DOWNLOADS MAY BE LOST WHEN YOUR SONY ERICSSON PRODUCT IS REPAIRED OR REPLACED. WITH RESPECT TO THE OPERATION OF HIT PICKS, IN NO EVENT SHALL

SONY ERICSSON BE LIABLE FOR ANY USER ERROR, OR FOR THE AVAILABILITY, FAILURE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THE NETWORK SERVICE ON WHICH THE SONY ERICSSON DEVICE OPERATES.

Support

Sony Ericsson and its agents or representatives hereby reserve the right to refer the consumer to the relevant operator if the reason for the error is exclusively due to non-availability or non-functionality of the operator’s services. In the event Sony Ericsson is required under law to remedy any failed delivery of a Hit Picks content, Sony Ericsson’s sole obligation to you, as determined in its absolute discretion shall be to repair or replace the Content. If, in Sony Ericsson’s discretion such repair or replacement cannot be performed, Sony Ericsson will provide a refund in the amount of or your payment for the content. Sony Ericsson reserves the right to charge you a reasonable handling fee where the error may be attributed to you and/or your non compliance with all instructions applicable to Hit Picks, including without limitation what is stated herein and in the phone display.

Access to Hit Picks and Limitation

Cingular Wireless and Sony Ericsson may change, modify or withdraw access to Hit Picks at any time, including its services, without prior notice, and without any liability whatsoever. Cingular Wireless and

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Sony Ericsson are not liable for the temporary nonavailability of Hit Picks, or for any delay or damage during the transmission. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no warranty of any kind is made in relation to the condition, suitability, availability, accuracy, reliability, merchantability and/or noninfringement of Hit Picks or Content provided through the service, the user’s own equipment, any public communication and/or operator networks or that provision of this Hit Picks or the services will be uninterrupted or error-free.

Export

The Content may be subject to applicable export control laws. You agree to obey all such laws and regulations with respect to your possession and use of the Content.

Dispute Resolution

Any controversy arising out of Cingular Wireless and Sony Ericsson’s provision of the Content or your use or attempted use of such Content shall be

fully and finally resolved by the courts of your home country. The laws of the state of New York shall apply to the extent permitted by law, without regard to any conflict of law principles.

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Instruction symbols

The following instruction symbols appear in this user guide:

Note

Indicates that a service or function is networkor subscription-dependent. Contact your network operator for details.

%See also page...

}Use the selection keys or the navigation key to scroll and select, % 14 Keys and navigation.

Press the navigation key center.

Press the navigation key up.

Press the navigation key down.

Press the navigation key to the left.

Press the navigation key to the right.

Instruction symbols

Getting started

Assemble the phone, SmartChip, battery, make a call.

More information and downloads are available at www.SonyEricsson.com/support.

Assembling the phone

Before you can use your phone you need to:

•Insert the SmartChip card.

•Attach and charge the battery.

SmartChip

When you register as a subscriber with a network operator, you get a SmartChip. The SmartChip contains a computer chip that keeps track of your phone number, the services included in your subscription, and names and numbers in your contacts, among other things.

If you have been using a SmartChip in another phone, make sure that your information is saved to the SmartChip before you remove it from the other phone. For example, contacts may have been saved in the phone memory.

Getting started

SmartChip and battery information

Always turn off the phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove a SmartChip.

To insert SmartChip and battery

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3Place the battery on the back of the phone with the label side up and the connectors facing each other.

4Locate the notches along each side of the phone. Using the notches as a guide, slide the back cover upward until it clicks in place.

% 10 Replacing Style-Up™ covers.

To charge the battery

It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon appears when charging.

≈ 30 min.

1 Remove the battery cover by sliding it as shown in the picture.

2 Slide the SmartChip into its holder. Make sure
2 Slide the SmartChip into its holder. Make sure
that the gold contacts of the SmartChip are
facing down, and the cut off corner is correctly	≈ 4	h.
aligned.
aligned.

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1Connect the charger to the phone. The symbol on the charger plug must face upwards.

2It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon appears on the screen.

3Wait approximately 4 hours or until the battery icon indicates that the battery is fully charged. If you do not see the battery icon after this time, press a key to activate the screen.

4Remove the charger by pulling it straight out.

Some functions use more battery power than others and may cause a need for more frequent re-charging. However, talk-time or standby time may become noticeably shorter due to wear and you may have to replace your battery. Only use approved batteries from Sony Ericsson % 94 Battery Use and Care.

PIN (Personal Identity Number)

You may need a PIN (Personal Identity Number) to activate the services in your phone. The PIN is associated with your SmartChip, and not with the phone. Your PIN is provided by your network operator. When you enter your PIN, each digit appears as *, unless your PIN starts with the same digits as an emergency number, for example 112 or 911. This is so that you can see and call an emergency number without entering a PIN.

Getting started

If you make a mistake while entering your PIN, delete the number by pressing .

If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SmartChip is blocked and the message PIN blocked appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key), % 83 SmartChip lock.

Turning on the phone and making calls

Make sure that the phone is charged and your SmartChip is inserted before you turn it on. When you have turned the phone on, you can use the setup wizard to quickly and easily prepare your phone for use.

Getting started

To turn on the phone

1Open the flip.

2 Press and hold .

3Enter your SmartChip PIN, if requested.

4At first startup, select the language you want for your phone menus.

5} Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you get started, and follow the instructions that appear. You can start the wizard from the menu system at any time, } Settings } the

General tab } Setup Wizard.

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To make and receive calls

Enter the phone number (with international prefix and area code if applicable) } Call to make the call.

}End Call to end the call. When the phone rings

}Answer.

Replacing Style-Up™ covers

To replace the front covers

Always detach the charger before you change Style- Up covers.

1Locate the notches along the sides of the front cover, as shown.

2Lift the front cover off the phone. It may be necessary to lift up on both sides of the front cover.

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Getting started

3Locate the notches on the bottom of the front cover and the slots on the bottom of the frame of the phone.

4Place the notches into the slots and snap the cover in place.

To replace the back cover

1Use your thumbs to slide the slide back cover away from the hinge.

2Remove the back cover.

3Locate the notches along each side of the phone. Using the notches as a guide, slide the back cover upward until it clicks in place.

Getting to know your phone

Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters, and access My Stuff.

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4	9
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1Ear speaker

2Screen

3, 8		Left and Right Selection Keys
3, 8		Left and Right Selection Keys
4		Back Key
5		MEdia Net Key

6Microphone

7	Navigation Key
9	Clear Key
10	Power On/Off

11External Display

12Front Style-Up™ Cover

13Camera

14Loudspeaker

15Back Style-Up™ Cover

16 Push to Talk (PTT) Key

17 Volume

18Infrared Port

19Headset, accessories and charger connector

Calls

Forward Calls Manage Calls Time & Cost Show or Hide No. Open to Answer Handsfree

Themes Startup Screen Screen Saver Brightness

Sleep Mode Clock

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Overview, menu

1. Mobile Email*	6. PTT Menu	10. Camera
AIM	PTT Contacts	11. Organizer
Y! Messenger	Add Contact	Alarms
ICQ	Add Group	Applications
2.Messaging	Settings	Calendar
Create New Msg.	Pending Invitations**	Tasks
Inbox	7. My Stuff	Notes
IM*	Pictures	Synchronization
Email	Videos	Timer
Call Voicemail	Sounds	Stopwatch
Drafts	Themes	Calculator
Outbox	Web Pages	Code Memo
Sent Messages	Games	12. Settings
Saved Messages	Applications
Templates	Other
Settings	8. Address Book	General
3. Calls	Options	General
3. Calls	Options	Profiles
4. MEdia Net	New Contact	Profiles
4. MEdia Net	New Contact	Time & Date
5. Cingular Mall	9. Entertainment	Language
Shop Ringtones	Games	Voice Control
Shop Games	Media Player	Phone Status
Shop Graphics	Record Sound	Shortcuts
Shop Multimedia	MusicDJ™	Locks
Shop Applications	PhotoDJ™	Setup Wizard
Hit Picks	Games	Tips and Tricks
MEdia Net	VideoDJ™	Master Reset
	Remote Control

Getting to know your phone

Sounds & Alerts	Connectivity
Ring Volume	Bluetooth
Ringtone	Infrared Port
Silent Mode	Synchronization
Increasing Ring	Device Mgmt.
Vibrating Alert	Data Comm.
Message Alert	Internet Settings
Light Effects	Streaming Settings
Key Sound	Settings for Java™
	Accessories

Display * Menu name changes to last Main Wallpaper accessed IM community External Wallpaper ** Only appears if item is

pending.

Getting to know your phone

Keys and navigation

Standby screen and main menu and status bar

The standby screen is displayed when you are not calling or using the menus. This is where you can see, for example, the name of your operator, the time and the date.

From standby, press or Menu to enter the main menu, where the menus are shown as icons. Some submenus include tabs. Scroll to a tab using the navigation key and select an option.

The status bar at the top of the screen contains icons, which give information related to the phone and its activities, % 99 Icons..

External display

Your phone’s external display shows the service provider, time, date, signal strength and the battery charge level.

Relevant status information is shown on the external display.

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Keys and buttons

Press to enter the main menu from standby.

Press to select highlighted items. During a call, press to view a list of options.

Move through menus and tabs. Press:

• Up - create a new text message.

•Down - enter Address Book.

•Right - open IM community.

•Left - enter My Stuff.

Selection key.

Press to select the options shown immediately above these keys on the screen.

Press to go back one level in the menus.

Press and hold to return to standby or end a function.

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Press to delete items, such as pictures, sounds and contacts. During a call, press and hold to mute the microphone.

Delete text when composing messages or setting up accounts.

Press and release to access your PTT contact list.

Press and hold to start PTT conversation. Release to stop.

Press and hold to call your voicemail service (if set).

– Press and hold any of these keys to reach a contact beginning with a specific letter.

– Press any of these keys and press Call to speed dial.

Getting to know your phone

In standby, press to view status information.

To reject a call, quickly press twice when receiving a call.

Press once to turn off the ringtone when receiving a call.

During a call, press to increase or decrease the volume.

When using the media player, press to increase or decrease the volume. Press and hold to go back or forward one track.

When using the camera, press to adjust the brightness.

Press and hold to voice dial, alternatively say your magic word (if set), % 29 Voice dialing.

Press and hold to set the phone to silent. The alarm signal rings even if the phone is set to silent.

Press once to turn off the ringtone when receiving a call.

Getting to know your phone

} Info	Get more information, explanations
	or tips about selected features,
	menus or functions available in
	your phone. Scroll to a menu item
	} Info.
} More	Enter a list of options. There are
	different alternatives in the list of
	options depending on where you
	are in the menus.

Phone language

Most SmartChips automatically set the language used in the menu to the language of the country where you bought your SmartChip. If this is not the case, the predefined language is English.

You can always choose language according to

SmartChip by pressing 8888 in standby.

You can always choose English by pressing 0000 in standby.

To change the phone language

1} Settings } the General tab } Language } Phone Language.

2Select a language.

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Shortcuts

A quicker way to move through the menus is to use shortcuts. You can use keypad shortcuts to quickly go to a menu, and you can use predefined navigation key shortcuts to quickly reach certain functions. You can edit the navigation key shortcuts to suit your own needs.

Using keypad shortcuts

Enter the menus by pressing and then enter the number of the menu to which you want to go. For example, to reach the fifth menu item, press . To reach the tenth, eleventh and twelfth menu items, press , and respectively. To go back to standby, press and hold .

Using navigation key shortcuts

In standby, press to go to a shortcuts menu, or

, or to go directly to a function.

To edit a navigation key shortcut

} Settings } the General tab } Shortcuts and select which shortcut you want to edit } Edit.

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Writing languages

Before you start entering letters, select the languages you want to use when writing.

When writing, you can switch to one of your selected languages by pressing and holding .

To select writing language

1} Settings } the General tab } Language } Writing Language.

2Scroll to each language that you want to use and mark it. } Save to exit the menu.

Entering letters

There are two ways of entering letters, for example, when writing a message or writing a name in contacts:

•Multitap text input - Press each key as many times as needed to show the letter you want.

•T9™ Text Input - The T9 Text Input method uses a built-in dictionary to recognize 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.

Getting to know your phone

To change writing methods

Before, or while entering letters, press and hold

to select toggle between multitap and T9™.

To enter letters using multitap text input

1To enter text, you have to be in a function where text input is possible, for example

} Messaging } Create New Msg. } Text Message.

2Press the appropriate key, – , or , repeatedly until the character you want appears on the screen. You can see which characters you can choose in the box in the top right corner of the screen.

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.

•You can use the volume buttons as a shortcut to certain letters. To enter a ‘B’, press and hold the

volume button and press . To enter a ‘C’, press and hold the volume button and press .

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