Sony AF052051 User Manual

Contents

Sony Ericsson W810a

Getting started ................... 6

Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, start-up menu, calls.

Connectivity ..................... 61

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

Getting to know

your phone ........................ 12

Phone overview, use the menus, icons, entering letters, activity menu, file manager.

Calling ............................... 23

Calls, contacts, voice control, call options.

Messaging ........................ 35

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

Imaging ............................. 46

Camera, video recorder, pictures.

More features ................... 71

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

Troubleshooting ............... 78

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

Important information ...... 84

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

Index ................................. 92

Entertainment ................... 51

WALKMAN™, radio, PlayNow™, ringtones, MusicDJ™, VideoDJ™, games and more.

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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 ti me and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this user guide. All rights reserved.

Publication number: AE/LZT 108 8373 R1A Please note: Some of the services in this user guide are not

supported by all networks.

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

use

and the

use your mobile phone. Your mobile phone has the capability to dow nload,

store and forward additional content, e.g. ringtones. The use of such content may be restricted or prohibi ted by righ ts 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.

Limited warranty

This also applies to the

Guidelines for safe and efficient

chapters before you

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. QuickShare, PlayNow, MusicDJ, PhotoDJ and VideoDJ a re trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. Memory Stick™, Memory Stick Duo™ and Memory Stick PRO Duo™ are trademarks or registered trademar ks of Sony Corporation. WALKMAN™ and 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. QuickTime® is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Contains Macromedia® Flash™ technology by Macromedia, Inc. Copyright © 1995-2003 Macromedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Macromedia, Flash, Macromedia Flash, and Macromedia Flash Lite are trademarks or registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. in the United States and other countries/regions. For further information, visit http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/ about/. T9™ Text Input is a trademark or a registered trademar k of Tegic Communic ations. 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.

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End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™ J2ME™.

1 Restrictions: Software is confidential copyrighted

information of Sun and title to all copies is retained by Sun and/or its licensors. Customer shall not modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, or otherwise reverse engineer Software. Software may not be leased, assigned, or sublicensed, in whole or in part.

2 Export Regulations: Software, including technical

data, is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Act and its associated regulations, and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries. Customer agrees to comply strictly with all such regulations and acknowledges that it has the responsibility to obtain licenses to export, 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.

3 Restricted Rights: Use, duplication or disclosure by

the United States government is subject to the restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clauses in DFARS

252.227-7013(c) (1) (ii) and FAR 52.227-19(c) (2) as applicable.

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

PlayNow™ Terms and conditions (T&C)

Your mobile phone has PlayNow™, a unique entertainment service from Sony Ericsson. With PlayNow, 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”).

PlayNow may not be available in all countries/ regions

PlayNow is a trademark or a registered trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.

PlayNow is a service provided by 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 may use an agent or partner for the purposes of billing, ordering and delivering Content. 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 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 PlayNow, 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 PlayNow; (ii)Your Sony Ericsson

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product must support the technical requirem ents, if applicable; (iii)You may not initiate the PlayNow 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 PlayNow.

Payment terms

You hereby agree and accept to use PlayNow 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 for the Premium SMS (a payment mechanism automatically generatin g one or more text messa ge(s) once you have accepted the Purchase) will be charged to your mobile phone bill or to your pre-paid phone card. Further payment terms will be determined by your subscription agreement with your operator.

The cost for your connection to the PlayNow 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 NONINFRINGEMENT. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW SONY ERICSSON ALSO DISCLAIMS ALL WARR ANTIES WITH REGARD T O 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 L IABLE 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

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SONY ERICSSON PRODUCT IS REPAIRED OR REPLACED. WITH RE SPECT TO THE OPERATI ON OF PLAYNOW, IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY ERICSSON BE LIABLE FOR ANY USER ERROR, OR FOR THE AVAILABILITY, FAILURE OR NONPERFORMANCE 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 nonfunctionality of the operator’s services. In the event Sony Ericsson is required under law to remedy any failed delivery of a PlayNow 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 PlayNow, including without limitation what is stated herein and in the phone display.

the user’s own equipment, any public communication and/or operator networks or that provision of this PlayNow 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 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.

Access to PlayNow and Limitation

Sony Ericsson may change, modify or withdraw access to PlayNow at any time, including its services, without prior notice, and without any liability whatsoever. Sony Ericsson is not liable for the temporary non-availability of PlayNow, 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 non-infringement of PlayNow or Content provided through the service,

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Getting started

Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, start-up menu, calls.

Instruction symbols

The following instruction symbols appear in this user guide:

Note

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

% See also page...

} Use a selection or navigation

key to scroll and select,

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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.

More information and downloads are available at

www.SonyEricsson.com/support.

Assembly

Before you can use your phone you need to:

• Insert the SIM card.

• Insert and charge the battery.

SIM card and battery information

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.

If you have used your SIM card in another phone, make sure that your information is saved to the SIM card before you remove it. For example, contacts may have been saved in the phone memory.

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To insert SIM card and battery

1 Remove the battery cover.

3 Insert the battery with the label side up

and the connectors facing each other.

2 Slide the SIM card into its holder with

the gold contacts facing down.

4 Slide the battery cover into place.

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To charge the battery

1 Connect the charger to the phone. The

symbol on the charger plug must face upwards.

3 Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until

the battery icon indicates that the battery is fully charged. Press a key to activate the screen.

2 It may take up to 30 minutes before

4 Remove the charger by pulling it out.

the battery icon appears on the screen.

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Battery

Some functions use more battery power than others and may cause a need for more frequent re-charging. If talk time or standby time becomes noticeably shorter, you may have to replace the battery. Only use approved batteries from Sony Ericsson

Memory Stick PRO Duo™

Your phone supports Memory Stick PRO Duo™. A Memory Stick adds more storage space to your phone to store, for example, music, ringtones, video clips and pictures.

With a Memory Stick you can share your saved information by moving or copying it to other Memory Stick compatible devices.

You can also use it as a portable memory for office documents, and move documents between the phone and a computer.

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To insert and remove a Memory Stick PRO Duo™

1 Carefully open the Memory Stick Duo

slot cover.

2 Insert the Memory Stick in the slot. 3 Press the edge of the Memory Stick

to release it from the slot.

You may need a PIN (Personal Identity Number) to activate the services in your phone. The PIN is associated with your SIM card, 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. This allows for emergency calls without entering a PIN.

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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 SIM card is blocked and the message “PIN blocked” appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key) card lock

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Light sensor

The phone’s built-in light sensor automatically adapts the screen and keypad brightness to suit the surrounding lighting conditions.

To turn on the phone

Turning on the phone and making calls

Make sure that the phone is charged and your SIM card 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.

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1 Press and hold . The first start-up

may take a few minutes.

2 Select Start Phone to use the phone

with full functionality or Music Only to use the WALKMAN™ player only.

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3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested. 4 At first start-up, select the language

for your phone menus.

5 } Yes if you want the setup wizard

to help you get started. Follow the instructions to complete the setup.

More information

You can start the setup wizard from the menu system at any time.

To activate the setup wizard

} Settings } the General tab } Setup Wizard.

Start-up menu

When the start-up menu is activated, each time you turn on the phone, you can select to listen to music only, with phone network transmitters turned off. This prevents disturbance of sensitive equipment, for example, in an airplane where calls and messages are prohibited. You cannot make calls, receive calls, or send messages, etc. You can only use the WALKMAN™ player. If you have selected Music Only, some limited functions are still available such as the alarm, calendar and task reminders.

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

To deactivate the start-up menu

} Settings and scroll to the General

tab } Start-up Menu. Select Don´t

Show.

To make and receive calls

1 Enter the phone number (with

international prefix and area code if applicable) } Call to make the call and } End Call to end the call.

2 } Contacts and select the contact to

call. Use or to select a number.

3 When the phone rings } Answer or

} Busy to reject the call.

Stereo handsfree headset

You can connect other headphones to your stereo handsfree headset using the 3.5 mm jack.

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

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Getting to know your phone

Phone overview, use the menus, icons, entering letters, activity menu, file manager.

Phone and menu overview

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1 Ear speaker

2 Selection key

3 WALKMA N™ key

4 Back key

5 Keypad

6 Light sensor

7 Selection key

8 Activity menu

9 C key

10 Navigation key

11 Silent key

12 Camera zoom, volume buttons and picture zoom

13 Light

14 Camera button

15 Battery cover

16 Play/pause button

17 Memory Stick Duo slot

18 Infrared port

19 Power on/off button

20 Microphone

21 Stereo headset and charger connector

For more information on keys and navigation,

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PlayNow™* Internet Services* Entertainment

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

Camera Messaging WALKMAN

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

File Manager Contacts** Radio

Pictures Videos Sounds Themes Web Pages Games Applications Other

Options

Speed Dial My Business Card Groups SIM Contacts Special Numbers Advanced

New Contact

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Calls

All Answered

Settings***

Dialed

Missed

Organizer

Alarms Calendar Tasks Notes Calculator Synchronization Timer Stopwatch Light Applications Code Memo

General

Profiles Time & Date Language Update Service Voice Control New Events Shortcuts Play/Pause Button Start-up 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.

Sounds & Alerts

Ring Volume Ringtone Silent Mode Increasing Ring Vibrating Alert Message Alert Key Sound

Display

Wallpaper Themes Start-up Screen Screen Saver Brightness Edit Line Names*

Calls

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

Connectivity

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

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Navigation

The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop. Some submenus include tabs that appear on the screen. Scroll to a tab by pressing the navigation key left or right and select an option.

Navigating the menus

• Press

desktop or to select highlighted items.

(navigation key) to go to the

Key Press to

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

Press to launch the WALKMAN™ player or radio in a minimized mode and press again to close the WALKMAN™ player or radio.

Open the activity menu

Open or minimize the WALKMAN™ player.

Take a picture or to record a video clip.

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

• Press

to move through the

menus.

• Press

• Press to select options shown

• Press to go back one level in

• Scroll to a menu item } Info to get

• } More and enter a list of options.

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to move between the tabs.

immediately above these keys on the screen.

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

more information, explanations or tips about selected features, menus or functions available in your phone.

There are different alternatives in the list of options depending on where you are in the menus.

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- Press and hold any of these keys to reach a contact beginning with

- Press a number key and } Call to speed dial, %

a specific letter.

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

From standby, press to view status information. To reject an incoming call, quickly press twice. Press once to turn off the ringtone when receiving a call. During a call, press to increase the volume. When using the WALKMAN player (also when minimized), press to increase the volume. Press and hold to go back one track. When using the camera, press to zoom in. From standby, press and hold to voice dial, alternatively say your magic word (if set),

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 decrease the volume. When using the WALKMAN™ player (also when minimized), press to decrease the volume. Press and hold to go forward one track. When using the camera, press to zoom out.

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Status bar icons

EDGE network is within range and can be used.

GPRS network is within range and can be used.

Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal.

Tells you the status of the battery.

Tells you the status of the battery charging.

You have missed an incoming call.

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

You have received a text message.

You have received an email message.

Your phone is receiving a picture message.

You have received a picture message.

You have received a voice message.

You have an ongoing call.

You have an appointment reminder.

You have a task reminder.

The magic word is activated.

Shortcuts

Use keypad shortcuts to quickly go to a menu, and you can use predefined navigation key shortcuts to quickly reach certain functions. 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 , , go to a shortcuts menu, or directly to a function.

or to

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