UMTS 2100 GSM 900/1800/1900
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Note
Tip
Warning
A service or function is networkor subscription-dependent.
Contact your network operator
for details.
>Use a selection or navigation
key to scroll and select. See
Navigation on page 12.
4 Select a language.
5 Select Continue > Yes to use the setup
wizard while settings are downloaded.
If you want to correct a mistake when
you enter your PIN, press .
SIM card
The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)
card, which you get from your network
operator, contains information about
your subscription. Always turn off your
phone and detach the charger before
you insert or remove the SIM card.
You can save contacts on the SIM card
before you remove it from your phone.
See To copy names and numbers to the
SIM card on page 20.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal
Identification Number) to activate
the services in your phone. Your PIN
is supplied by your network operator.
Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it
starts with emergency number digits,
for example, 112 or 911. You can see
and call an emergency number without
entering a PIN.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times
in a row, the SIM card is blocked. See
SIM card lock on page 64.
Flight mode
In Flight mode the network and radio
transceivers are turned off to prevent
disturbance to sensitive equipment.
You can use the Bluetooth™ function
in Flight mode.
Profiles
Time & date
Language
Update service
Voice control
New events
Shortcuts
Flight mode
Security
Setup wizard
Accessibility*
Phone status
Master reset
* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.
** You can use the navigation key to scroll between tabs in submenus. For more information, see Navigation on
page 12.
This
is
Sounds & alerts
Ring volume
Ringtone
Silent mode
Increasing ring
Vibrating alert
Message alert
Key sound
Bluetooth
USB
Phone name
Network sharing
Synchronization
Device mgmt
Mobile networks
Internet settings
Streaming settings
Message settings*
Accessories
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rivate use.
11Getting started
Navigation
The main menus are shown as icons.
Some submenus include tabs.
To navigate the phone menus
Centre navigation key
1 From standby select Menu.
2 Use the navigation key to move through
the menus.
To scroll between the tabs
• Scroll to a tab by pressing the
navigation key left or right.
To view options for an item
• Select Options to, for example, edit.
To return to standby
• Press .
To end a function
• Press .
To navigate your media
1 From standby select Media.
2 Use the navigation key to move up,
down, left and right through the menus.
To delete items
• Press to delete items such as
numbers, letters, pictures and sounds.
Shortcuts
You can use keypad shortcuts to go
directly to a menu. Menu numbering
starts from the top left icon and moves
across and then down row by row.
To go directly to a main menu
• From standby select Menu and press
– , , or .
To use navigation key shortcuts
• From standby press , , or
to go directly to a function.
To edit a navigation key shortcut
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > Shortcuts.
2 Scroll to an option and select Edit.
3 Scroll to a menu option and select
The activity menu gives you quick
access to certain functions.
To open the activity menu
• Press .
Activity menu tabs
• New events – missed calls and new
messages.
• Running apps – applications that are
running in the background.
• My shortcuts – add your favourite
functions to access them quickly.
• Internet – quick access to the
Internet.
File manager
You can use the file manager to handle
files saved in the phone memory or on
a memory card.
You may have to purchase a memory
card separately.
Memory card
Your phone supports Memory Stick
Micro™ (M2™) memory card adding
more storage space to your phone. It
can also be used as a portable memory
card with other compatible devices.
You can move and copy files between
your phone, a computer and a memory
card. Files are saved on the memory
card first and then in the phone memory.
Unrecognized files are saved in the
Other folder.
You can create subfolders to move or
copy files to. You can select more than
one or all the files in a folder at the same
time for all folders except Games and
Applications.
If the memory is full, delete some
content to create space.
File manager tabs
The file manager is divided into three
tabs, and icons indicate where the files
are saved.
• All files – all content in the phone
memory and on a memory card
• In phone – all content in the phone
memory
• On memory card – all content on
a memory card
To view information about files
1 From standby select Menu > Organizer
> File manager.
2 Find a file and select Options
> Information.
To move a file in the file manager
1 From standby select Menu > Organizer
> File manager.
2 Find a file and select Options > Manage
file > Move.
3 Select an option.
To copy a file in the file manager
1 From standby select Menu > Organizer
> File manager.
2 Find a file and select
Options > Manage
file > Copy.
3 Select an option.
To create a subfolder in the file
manager
1 From standby select Menu > Organizer
> File manager.
2 Scroll to a folder and select Open.
3 Select Options > New folder.
4 Enter a name for the folder and select
letter you want is not the first letter on
the key. For example, to write the word
“Jane”, press , , , .
Write the whole word before looking
at the suggestions.
4 Use or to view suggestions.
5 Press to accept a suggestion.
To enter text using multitap
1 From standby select, for example,
Menu > Messaging > Write new > Text
message.
2 If is displayed, press and hold down
to change to multitap text input.
3 Press – repeatedly until the
desired letter appears.
4 When a word is written, press
to add a space.
To add words to the built-in
dictionary
1 When you enter text using T9 Text Input,
select Options > Spell word.
2 Write the word using multitap input and
select Insert.
Calling
Making and receiving calls
You need to turn on your phone and
be within range of a network.
To make a call
1 From standby enter a phone number
with international country code and
area code, if applicable.
2 Press .
See Video call on page 18.
You can call numbers from your contacts
and call list. See Contacts on page 18,
and Call list on page 22. You can also
use your voice to make calls. See Voice
control on page 23.
To make international calls
1 From standby press until a “+”
sign appears.
2 Enter the country code, area code
(without the first zero) and phone
number.
3 Press .
To re-dial a number
• When Retry? appears select Yes.
Do not hold your phone to your ear
when waiting. When the call connects,
your phone gives a loud signal.
1 Press and hold down .
2 Press and hold down again
to resume.
To turn the loudspeaker on during
a call
• Select SpkrOn.
Do not hold your phone to your ear
when using the loudspeaker. This could
damage your hearing.
To view missed calls from standby
• Press and scroll to the New
events tab and select a number.
• Press to open the call list.
Networks
Your phone switches automatically
between GSM and 3G (UMTS)
networks depending on availability.
Some network operators allow you
to switch networks manually.
To switch networks manually
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the Connectivity tab > Mobile networks
> GSM/3G networks.
2 Select an option.
Emergency calls
Your phone supports international
emergency numbers, for example, 112
and 911. These numbers can normally
be used to make emergency calls in
any country, with or without the SIM
card inserted, if a 3G (UMTS) or GSM
network is within range.
In some countries, other emergency
numbers may also be promoted. Your
network operator may therefore have
saved additional local emergency numbers
on the SIM card.
To make an emergency call
• From standby enter 112 (the
international emergency number)
and press .
To view your local emergency
numbers
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select
See a person on the screen during calls.
Both parties need a subscription that
supports the 3G (UMTS) service, and
you need to be within range of a 3G
(UMTS) network. 3G (UMTS) service
is available whenappears.
To make a video call
1 From standby enter a phone number
with international prefix and area code,
if applicable.
2 Select Options > Make video call.
To use the zoom with an outgoing
video call
• Press or .
To view video call options
• During the call, select Options.
Contacts
You can save names, phone numbers
and personal information in Contacts.
Information can be saved in the phone
memory or on the SIM card.
Default contact
You can choose which contact
information is shown as default. If
Phone contacts is selected as default,
your contacts show all the information
saved in Contacts. If you select SIM
contacts as default, your contacts show
names and numbers saved on the SIM
card.
To select default contacts
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Advanced > Default contacts.
3 Select an option.
Phone contacts
Phone contacts can contain names,
phone numbers and personal
information. They are saved in the
phone memory.
To add a phone contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select Add.
3 Enter the name and select OK.
4 Enter the number and select OK.
5 Select a number option.
6 Scroll between tabs and select the
Wait for the tone and say the command
to record. The voice command is played
back to you.
5 If the recording sounds OK, select Yes.
If not, select No and repeat steps 3
and 4.
Voice commands are saved in the phone
memory only. They cannot be used in
another phone.
To re-record a voice command
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > Voice control
> Voice dialling > Edit names.
2 Scroll to a command and select Options
> Replace voice.
3 Wait for the tone and say the command.
Voice dialling
You can hear your recorded contact
name when you receive a call from
that contact.
To use the caller name
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > Voice control > Play
caller name.
2 Select an option.
To voice dial
1 From standby press and hold down
a volume key.
2 Wait for the tone and say a recorded
name, for example “John mobile”.
The name is played back to you and
the call is connected.
To make a call with a handsfree
• From standby press the handsfree key.
The magic word
You can record and use a voice
command as a magic word to activate
voice dialling without pressing any keys.
Your handsfree must be connected to
your phone when using the magic word.
You should choose a long, unusual word
or phrase that can easily be distinguished
from ordinary background speech.
Bluetooth handsfree does not support
this feature.
To activate and record the magic word
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > Voice control
> Magic word > Activate.