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UMTS 2100 GSM 900/1800/1900
This User guide is published by Sony Ericsson
Mobile Communications AB or its local affiliated
company, 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 Mobile
Communications AB or its local affiliated company
at any time and without notice. Such changes will,
however, be incorporated into new editions of this
User guide.
Publication number: EN/LZT 162 141 R1A
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.
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, for example,
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.
The marble logo, PlayNow, TrackID and MusicDJ
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End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™
J2ME™.
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or otherwise reverse engineer Software. Software
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whole or in part.
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3 Restricted Rights: Use, duplication or disclosure by
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Other product and company names mentioned
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Any rights not expressly granted herein are
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Note: Sony Ericsson advised users to backup their
personal data information.
All illustrations are for guidance only and may not
accurately depict the actual phone.
Before you start to use your new
phone please read the information in
the Getting started chapter carefully.
Instruction symbols
• Web guide – an up-to-date User
guide with step-by-step instructions
and additional information on
features available in you phone. You
can access the Web guide from
your computer at
www.sonyericsson.com/cn.
If you have an Internet connection
set up in your phone you can also
access the Web guide from the Web
browser in your phone.
The following appear in the User
guide:
Note
Tip
A service or function is networkor subscription-dependent.
Contact your network operator
for details.
Additional help
The complete user documentation for
your phone consists of:
• User guide – an overview of your
phone with the information needed
to get you started.
• Help in the phone – your phone has
built-in help. In most applications
Help is available in the More menu.
To access the Web guide from your
phone
1 From Standby select Main menu >
Multimedia > Web.
2 Select More > Bookmarks > Web
Guide.
Accessing the Web guide from your
phone might involve some costs
depending on the Internet connection
used. Please contact your network
operator for more information.
You receive a SIM (Subscriber Identity
Module) card when you register with a
network operator. The SIM card keeps
track of your phone number, the
services included in your subscription
and phonebook information. A PIN
code is supplied with the SIM card
and must be entered, if requested,
when you turn on your phone for the
first time.
To insert the SIM card
1 Detach the charger (if connected).
IMEI (International Mobile Equipment
Identifier) is a 15-digit number. Your
operator can use the IMEI number to
enable a complete barring of your
phone if it is stolen. The number is
printed at the bottom of the battery
compartment. You can also view the
number on the phone display.
To view the IMEI number in your
phone
• From Standby enter *#06#.
Care instructions
• Use a moist cloth when you clean the
screen.
• Only use the stylus provided, or your
fingertips, to tap the screen.
For detailed care instructions, see
Recommendations for safe use of
product (mobile phone, battery,
charger and other accessories)
on page 54.
2 Open the battery cover by pressing
slightly on the upper part and sliding it
down the phone.
3 Remove the battery (if it is in place).
4 Insert the SIM card into the SIM card
holder.
5 Insert the battery.
6 Slide the cover back onto the phone.
6Getting started
First time start-up
Before you use your phone, see
Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use
on page 54.
Before you can use your phone you need
to insert the SIM card, and insert and
charge the battery.
For more information about phone
locks, see Control panel in the Web
guide.
2 Select Phone on.
3 Select a language.
4 Enter your PIN, if requested.
5 Select Done.
If you make a mistake when you enter
your PIN code, you can delete the
number by pressing . If you enter the
wrong PIN code three times in a row, the
SIM card is blocked. To unblock it, you
need to enter the PUK code supplied
with your SIM card.
Keylock
Your phone has an automatic keylock
which is turned on as default. You can
turn it off in Main menu > Control
panel > Security > Locks.
To unlock the keyboard
Wizards
• Setup wizard – helps you to enter
some basic settings for your phone.
The wizard starts the first time you
use your phone or you can find it in
Main menu > Control panel >
Other > Setup wizard.
1 From Standby press .
2 Select Unlock.
To manually lock the keyboard
1 From Standby press .
2 Select Lock keys.
You can also press and hold to
lock and unlock the keyboard.
Task manager helps you switch
between applications. Leaving an
application via Task manager rather
than closing it, lets you return to the
the application in the state that you left
it. This is useful, for example, when
cutting and pasting text from one
application to another.
To switch to another application
1 Tap in the status bar or select
More > Task manager.
2 Select the Recent tab.
3 Select the application and select
Switch.
You can select an icon to get more
information or to start an application.
IconFunction
Battery strength
Bluetooth headset connected
Bluetooth activated
Current line selection
(Alternative Line Service
available on the SIM card)
Divert all calls notification
Email notification
Infrared turned on
Flight mode
Status bar
The status bar on top of the screen
contains icons that indicate the status
of the current settings and activities.
10Getting to know the phone
Internet connection activated
(flashes when data is
transferred)
Your phone comes with a Memory
Stick which can be used as extra
storage space for pictures, music,
applications, and so forth. You can
rename and format the Memory Stick.
You can also transfer data to and from
the Memory Stick.
To insert the Memory Stick
1 Open the cover.
2 Insert the Memory
Stick in the slot.
Connecting accessories
To remove the
Memory Stick
1 Open the cover.
2 Press the edge of the Memory Stick
inwards and then release it.
Do not remove the Memory Stick during
file transfer. This may cause the phone to
hang or it can corrupt the file system on
the Memory Stick.
To connect an accessory
• Connect the accessory to the base of
your phone.
Tilt the plug upwards when you
disconnect the accessory.
Sound
To set the ear speaker volume during
a phone call
• Rotate the Jog Dial.
To set the multimedia volume
1 Select > Volume > Multimedia.
2 Rotate the Jog Dial.
1 Select > Volume.
2 Select the corresponding slider.
3 Rotate the Jog Dial.
To set the phone to silent
1 Select > Volume.
2Mark the Silent mode check box.
From Standby you can press and hold
to switch silent mode on or off.
Transfer sound
During an ongoing call or when
listening to, for example, Music player
you can transfer the sound to a
connected accessory such as a
Bluetooth headset.
To transfer sound
1 Select > Volume.
2 Select More > Transfer sound.
Update software
When an improved software version
for your phone is introduced, you can
update your phone using the
Sony Ericsson Update Service on
www.sonyericsson.com/cn. The Web
page has further instructions and will
guide you through the process.
Text entry
Text can be entered in several
different ways. The dual function
keyboard works as a standard
keyboard. The on-screen keyboard
appears when selecting . You can
also use the stylus to write directly on
the screen.
There are four text entry types when
you enter latin characters:
• Abc - Iatin characters; initial
uppercase letter, the rest lowercase.
• abc - Iatin characters; lowercase entry.
• ABC - Iatin characters; uppercase
entry.
• 123 - numeric entry only.
There are three text entry types when
you enter characeters in Chinese:
• Pinyin - Chinese characters; Pinyin
input.
• Stroke - Chinese characters; Stroke
input.
• 123 - numeric entry only.
Choosing a new language in the phone
will also automatically change the
behaviour of the keyboard to that
language.
Press the keys below the screen to
use the dual function keyboard.
Switching language
You can select and switch quickly to
another language by pressing
and simultaneously.
To enter latin characters using
Keypad
Each key has several characters and
symbols. In Standby the keyboard is in
number entry mode.
The characters are accessed by
pressing the left or right side of the
key. By pressing you access the
characters or symbols on the top of
the key.
Additional characters associated with
the pressed character will be shown in
the pre-edit box at top of the screen.
Press the keys containing the required
Pinyin letters, and the phone will make
various proposals on the screen
according to the pronunciation rules of
Mandarin,when the letter is shown and
highlighted in the suggestion list,
press Select or press the Jog Dial
inwards to accept it.
Tip You can also scroll through and
select any additional Chinese text by
pressing the Jog Dial down and up.
Stroke input
The Chinese characters consist of
strokes. There are more than 30 types
of basic strokes,which come in 5 type.
The - keys on the keyboard
ER
GH
represent type-1 strokes. If you are
not sure of using what kind of strokes,
just use the intelligents key
.
To enter Chinese characters using
Keypad
The phone has different input methods
for entering Chinese characters:
The on-screen keyboard enables you
to select the characters and symbols
with the stylus. The on-screen
keyboard can be set to different
languages.
To use the on-screen keyboard
• Select the on-screen keyboard symbol
located in the status bar.
To view option of the on-screen
keyboard
• Select and select a option.
Handwriting recognition
Handwriting recognition translates
stylus gestures written directly on the
screen into letters, numbers or other
characters, and displays these
characters as text. Handwriting
recognition is only active in places
where text can be entered.
You can select
Device > Text Input > Handwriting > More >
Setup
to set handwriting. Alternatively, you
can set handwriting by selecting
Options > Handwriting Setup
Main menu > Control Panel >
> More > Text
in the Chinese
input mode.
Note: The multi-character recognition can be
enabled by selecting the "Multi-character
recognition" check box, and you can also do it
with shortcuts.
1. English: Input one English word at a time.
In the lower-case input area, the upper-case
letters can also be recognized, for example:
Input “hello”, “Hello”.
2. Chinese: Multiple Chinese words can be
input at a time, for example: Input “ Դད ”.
3. Number: Multiple digits of telephone
number can be input at a time, for example:
Input “4008100000”.
Input Chinese
Chinese punctuations
1. Write each Chinese character with one or
several strokes in different areas of the
screen, depending on the difference of the
required characters:
–Write Chinese characters at and below
the arrowhead section.
–Write digits above the arrowhead.
2. Select the characters in the candidate
characters area.
3. Select predictive words in the prediction
area.
Note: It is important to write in the correct
stroke sequence. Otherwise, the required words
may be unable to come out.