Sony AF052031 User Guide

Contents

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, startup menu.

Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . 10

Phone overview, icons, menu overview, entering letters, file manager.

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Calls, contacts, voice control, call options.

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Text messaging, picture messaging, voice messaging, email, My Friends.

Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Camera, video recorder, pictures.

Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Walkman®, radio, PlayNow™, ringtones, MusicDJ™, VideoDJ™, games and more.

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Internet and email settings, synchronizing, Bluetooth, infrared, USB cable, update service.

More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Alarm clock, calendar, tasks, profiles, time and date, SIM card lock, etc.

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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

Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Contents

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.

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.

Trademarks and copyrights

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 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.

QuickShare™, PlayNow™, MusicDJ™, PhotoDJ™ and VideoDJ™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.

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.

Memory Stick™ and Memory Stick Micro™ and M2 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.

The Walkman® logo and symbol are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.

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

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

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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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Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Getting Started

Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, startup menu.

User guide symbols

The following instruction symbols appear in this user guide:

} Use the navigation key to scroll and select

% 11 Navigating the menus.

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.

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Getting Started

Note

Indicates that a service or function is network- or subscription-dependent. Because of this, all menus may not be available in your phone. Consult your network operator for more information.

Assembly

First insert the SIM card, then insert and charge the battery to use your phone.

Save contacts to your SIM card before you remove it from another phone. Contacts may have been saved in the phone memory % 20 Contacts.

SIM card

When you register as a subscriber with a network operator, 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 names and numbers in your contacts, among other things.

To insert the SIM card

1 Slide the cover open and lift it off. 2 Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is

placed under the silvery holders.

3 Place the battery in the phone with the label

side up and the connectors facing each other.

4 Place the cover on the phone and slide it into

place.

Getting Started

To charge the battery

1 Connect the charger to the phone. The flash

symbol on the charger plug must face upwards.

2 It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to

appear.

3 Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until the

battery icon indicates that the battery is fully charged. For an indication of charging, press

to activate the screen.

4 Remove the charger by pulling it out.

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 % 64 Battery.

Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)

Use a memory card to store, for example, pictures. If you use a memory card you can select to automatically store all pictures on the card

% 37

Camera options.

Getting Started

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To insert and remove the memory card

for example 112 or 911. The reason for this is to always let you make emergency calls without entering a PIN.

% 20 Emergency calls. Press

to correct mistakes.

If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked % 56 SIM card lock.

To turn the phone on and off

1 Slide the cover to open and lift it off. 2 Insert the memory card in the slot. 3 Press the edge of the memory card to release it

from the slot.

You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) from your network operator to activate the services in your phone. Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it starts with emergency number digits,

1 Press and hold to turn on or off. 2 Select whether you want to use the phone with

all functionality or the Walkman

player only

% 9 Startup menu.

3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if you have one. 4 At first start-up, select the language for phone

menus.

Getting Started

5 } Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you

with instructions and tips or } No. The setup wizard is also available in the menu system, } Settings } General } Setup Wizard.

Startup menu

When the startup menu is activated, each time you turn on the phone, you can select to listen to music only, instead of using the phone with full functionality. This means all transmitters of the phone are turned off, preventing disturbance of sensitive equipment, for example, in an airplane or in a hospital. You cannot make calls, receive calls, or send messages, etc. You can only use the Wal km an

player. If you have selected Music Only,

you can still receive calendar and task reminders, and the alarm can still signal.

Always follow regulations and any flight crew instructions with respect to onboard use of electronic devices.

To deactivate the startup menu

1 } Settings } the General tab } Startup Menu. 2 Select Don’t Show.

To make and receive calls

Enter the area code and phone number } Call to make the call. } End Call to end the call. When the phone rings } Answer to answer the call. For more information

% 19 Making and receiving calls.

Stereo Handsfree Headset

You can still answer calls and use the microphone when other compatible accessories are in use.

Getting to know your phone

Phone overview, icons, menu overview, entering letters, file manager.

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1 Play/Pause and Volume Key 2 Left Selection Key 3 Back Key 4 Memory card 5 Wal km an 6 Microphone 7 Earpiece 8 Infrared Port 9 Right Selection Key 10 Navigation Key (quick camera access) 11 Clear Key 12 Power On/Off Key 13 Charger/USB Connection

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Getting to know your phone

Navigating the menus

The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop. Some submenus include tabs that appear on the screen.

• Press the navigation key in the center or in a direction: Press to go to the desktop or to select items. Press , , or to move through menus and tabs.

• Press to go back one level in the menus or to end a function or application. Press and hold to return to standby.

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

• Press to delete items.

• Scroll to a menu item } Info to get help on selected features.

• } More to enter a list of options.

Keys and Buttons

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

Press to open or minimize the Walkman player.

Press to activate the camera.

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 multiple keys to quickly jump to that specific contact.

- Press any of these keys and press

Call to speed dial.

Getting to know your phone

Press to increase the volume during a call, or when using the Walkman player. Press and hold to go forward or back one track. In standby, press to view status information. Quickly press twice to reject a call. Press once to turn off the ringtone when receiving a call. When using the camera, press to zoom out. Press and hold to voice dial, alternatively say your magic word (if set).

Press and hold to set the phone to silent. The alarm signals even if the phone is set to silent. Press once to turn off the ringtone when receiving a call.

} 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.

Getting to know your phone

Menu overview

PlayNow™* Internet Services* Entertainment

Camera Messaging

File Manager***

All Files In Phone On Memory Stick

Write New Inbox My Friends* Email Call Voicemail Drafts Outbox Sent Messages Saved Messages Templates Settings

Contacts**

Options:

Speed Dial My Business Card Groups SIM Contacts Special Numbers Advanced

New Contact

Online services* Games VideoDJ™ PhotoDJ™ MusicDJ™ Remote Control Record Sound Demo Tour

WALKMAN

Radio

Getting to know your phone

Calls*** All

Settings***

General Sounds & Alerts Display Calls Connectivity

Profiles Time & Date Language Update Service Voice Control New Events Shortcuts Play/Pause

Button Startup Menu Locks Setup Wizard Tips and Tricks Phone Status Master Reset

* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent. ** Options when phone contacts are set to default, options change when SIM contacts are set to default. *** Use the navigation key to move across tabs in submenus.

Answered Dialed Missed

Ring Volume Ringtone Silent mode Increasing Ring Vibrating Alert Open Phone Snds Message Alert Key Sound

Organizer

Alarms Calendar Tasks Notes Calculator Synchronization Timer Stopwatch Applications Code Memo

Wallpaper Themes Startup Screen Screen Saver Brightness Sleep Mode Clock Edit Line Names

Forward Calls Switch to Line 2 Manage Calls Time & Cost Show/Hide My No. Open to Answer Handsfree Switch to Line 2*

Bluetooth Infrared Port USB Connection Synchronization Device Mgmt. Mobile Networks Data Comm. Internet Settings Streaming Settings Settings for Java™ Accessories

Getting to know your phone

Status bar icons

Icon Description

Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal.

GPRS network is within range and can be used.

EDGE network is within range and can be used.

Tells you the status of the battery.

Tells you the status of the battery charging.

You have missed an incoming call.

You have received a voice message.

Call and messaging function alerts are off, alarm is still on.

You have received a text message.

You have received an email message.

You have received a picture message.

You have an ongoing call.

You have an appointment reminder.

You have a task reminder.

The magic word is activated.

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 , , or to go to a shortcuts menu, or directly to a function.

Getting to know your phone

To edit a navigation key shortcut

} Settings } the General tab } Shortcuts and select

which shortcut you want to edit } Edit.

Shut down menu

Use the shut down menu to shut down the phone, turn on silent or activate a profile. For more information about profiles

To open the shut down menu

Press and select an option from the list.

% 54 Profiles.

File manager

Files such as pictures, videos, sounds, themes, games and applications are saved in folders in the phone memory. If you have a memory card inserted you can save the files on the memory card. Unrecognized files are saved in the Other folder.

File manager menu tabs

The file manager is divided into three tabs, and icons indicate where the files are saved.

• All Files – all content in the phone and on the

memory card.

• In Phone – all content in the phone memory.

• On Memory Stick – all content on the memory

card.

File information

If a file is protected, you may not be able to copy or send the file. View file information by highlighting the file } More } Information.

To move or copy a file

1 } File Manager. Select a folder and scroll to a

file } More } Manage Files.

2 Select Move or Copy. 3 } Memory Stick or } Phone Memory. 4 Select a folder, or } New Folder name the

folder } OK.

5 } Paste.

To select several files

1 } File Manager and select a file } More } Mark. 2 } Mark Several or } Mark All. To select files,

scroll and

To check memory status

} File Manager } More } Memory Status.

} Mark or } Unmark.

Getting to know your phone

Formatting the memory card

You can format a memory card if you want to delete all information from it, or if it has been corrupted.

To format the memory card

} File Manager } More } Format M.S. } Yes and

enter your phone lock code. For more information

% 57 Phone lock.

Transferring files

For more information

% 52 Transferring files.

Languages

Select the language for phone menus and for writing.

To change the phone language

• } Settings } General } Language } Phone

Language, select a language.

• From standby, Press 0000 for English, or press 8888 for Automatic language.

To select writing languages

1 } Settings } General } Language } Writing

Language.

2 Scroll and } Mark to select languages. } Save.

Entering letters

To enter letters using multitap text input

• Press – until the desired character appears.

• Press to shift between capitals and lower case letters.

• Press and hold – to enter numbers.

• Press to delete letters and numbers.

• Press to add a space.

• Press for the most common punctuation marks.

• Press and hold to change writing method.

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 enter letters using T9 Text Input

1 Scroll to a function where text input is

possible, for example, } Messaging } Write

New } Text Message.

2 For example, if you want to write the word

“Jane”, press , , , .

3 If the word shown is not the one you want,

press

or repeatedly to view alternative

words. To accept a word and add a space, press

. To accept a word without adding a space,

press .

4 Continue writing your message. To enter a

period or other punctuation marks, press and then or repeatedly. Accept and add a space by pressing .

To add words to the T9 Text Input dictionary

1 While entering letters } More } Spell Word. 2 Edit the word by using multitap input.

Navigate between the letters with and . To delete a character, press . To delete the entire word, press and hold .

3 When you have edited the word } Insert. The

word is added to the T9 Text Input dictionary. Next time you enter this word using T9 Text Input, it will appear as one of the alternative words.

To select another writing method

Before, or while entering letters, press and hold

to select another writing method.

Options when entering letters

} More to view options when entering letters.

Calling

Calls, contacts, voice control, call options.

Making and receiving calls

Turn on the phone and make sure that you are within range of a network to make and receive calls

% 8 To turn the phone on and off. If your

subscription includes the Calling Line Identification service and the caller’s number is identified, the number is displayed. If the number is saved in Contacts, the name, number, and picture are displayed. If the number is a restricted number,

Withheld is displayed.

To make a call

Enter the phone number (with international country code and area code, if applicable) } Call to make the call. } End Call to end the call.

To redial a number

If the connection failed, Retry? is displayed } Yes.

Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting. When a call connects, the phone gives a loud signal.

To answer or reject a call

Open your phone or } Answer if your phone is already open.

To reject a call

Close your phone, } Busy or quickly press twice on the volume button.

To change the ear speaker volume

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

To select more options during a call

} More and select an option.

To turn off the microphone

Press and hold . To resume, press and hold again.

To use the loudspeaker during a voice call

} More } Turn On Speaker or } Turn Off Speaker.

Missed calls

When you have missed a call, it appears in the Activity menu if New Events is set to Activity Menu.

} Call to call the missed number.

Calling

If New Events is set to Popup, Missed calls: appears. } Yes to view the missed calls in the call list now or } No to do it later.

Call list

Information about the last calls is saved in the call list.

To call a number from the call list

} Calls from standby and select a tab. Scroll to a

name or number you want to call } Call.

To add a call list number to contacts

1 } Calls from standby and select a tab. Scroll to

the number you want to add } More } Save

Number.

2 Select a contact to add the number to or } New

Contact.

Emergency calls

Your phone supports the international emergency numbers, for example, 112 and 911. 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 in range.

In some countries, other emergency numbers may also be promoted. Your network operator may have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.

To make an emergency call

Enter, for example, 112 } Call.

To view your local emergency numbers

} Contacts } Options } Special Numbers } Emergency Nos..

Contacts

Choose Phone Contacts for detailed information saved in the phone memory or SIM Contacts for names and numbers only on the SIM card.

To select default contacts

1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Default

Contacts.

2 Select Phone Contacts or SIM Contacts.

To add a contact

1 } Contacts } New Contact } Add.

Calling

2 Select Name: } Add enter the name } OK. 3 Select New Number: } Add enter the number }

OK.

4 For phone contacts only, select a number type.

Scroll between tabs and select fields to enter

more information. To enter symbols such as @

} More } Add Symbol and select the symbol }

Insert. To save the contact, } Save.

Enter the + sign and country code with all numbers.

To add a picture or a ringtone to a contact

1 } Contacts and select the contact } More } Edit

Contact.

2 Select the relevant tab, then select Picture or

Ringtone } Add. Select a file and } Save.

To set the default number for a contact

To set the phone number to be displayed first for a contact, } Contacts and scroll to the contact } More

} Default Number and select a number.

To add your own business card

} Contacts } Options }

My Business Card and enter

the information for your business card } Save.

To send your business card

} Contacts } Options } My Business Card } Send My Card.

To call a phone contact

1 } Contacts. Scroll to, or enter the first letters of

the contact you want to call. Use or to select a number } Call.

To call a SIM contact

•If SIM Contacts is default, } Contacts select the name and number from the list } Call.

•If Phone Contacts is default, } Contacts }

Options } SIM Contacts select the name and

number from the list } Call.

Managing contacts

Copy contacts to and from the phone memory and the SIM card.

Calling

To copy names and numbers to the SIM card

1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Copy to

SIM.

2 Select Copy All or Copy a Number.

When copying all contacts from the phone to the SIM card, all existing SIM card information is replaced.

To copy SIM contacts to phone contacts

1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Copy from

SIM.

2 Select Copy All or Copy a Number.

To automatically save to the SIM card

1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Auto Save

on SIM.

2 Select On.

To back up contacts on memory card

} Contacts } Options } Advanced } Back Up To M.S. } Yes.

To restore contacts from memory card

} Contacts } Options } Advanced } Restore From M.S. } Yes } Yes.

To send contacts

• To send a selected contact, } More } Send

Contact and select a transfer method.

• To send all contacts, } Contacts } Options }

Advanced } Send All Contacts.

To edit a phone contact

1 } Contacts and select a contact } More } Edit

Contact.

2 Select a tab and edit the information } Save.

To edit a SIM contact

1 If SIM Contacts is default, } Contacts or if

Phone Contacts is default, } Contacts } Options } SIM Contacts.

2 Select the name and number you want to edit. 3

} More } Edit Contact and edit the name and

number.

Calling

To delete contacts

• To delete a selected contact, press .

• To delete all contacts, } Contacts } Options }

Advanced } Delete All Contacts } Yes and } Yes.

Names and numbers on the SIM card are not deleted.

To check the memory status

} Contacts } Options } Advanced } Memory Status.

The number of entries you can save in the phone or on the SIM card depends on the available memory.

Synchronizing contacts

For more information,

Speed dialing

Save phone numbers that you want to reach easily in positions 1-9 in your phone.

To set or replace speed dialing numbers

1 } Contacts } Options } Speed Dial. 2 Scroll to a position } Add or Replace and select

a phone number.

% 49 Synchronizing.

To speed dial

From standby, enter a speed dial number (1-9) }

Call.

Groups

Create a group of numbers and email addresses to send messages to several recipients at the same time. You can also use groups (with numbers) when you create accepted callers lists.

To create a group of numbers and email addresses

1 } Contacts } Options } Groups } New Group

} Add

2 Enter a name for the group}Continue 3 New } Add to find and select a contact number. 4 Repeat step 3 to add more numbers. } Done.

Voicemail

If your subscription includes an answering service, callers can leave a voice message when you cannot answer a call.

To enter your voicemail number

Press and hold } Yes enter the number } OK. You get the number from your service provider.

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