UMTS 2100 GSM 900/1800/1900
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Assembly
To use your phone
1 Insert the SIM card and the battery.
2 Charge the battery.
3 Tur n on you r pho n e .
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 ke eps track of ite ms suc h
as your ph one numbe r, the services
included in your subscription, and
names and numbers in your contacts.
Save contact in formation on your
SIM card before removing it from another
phone; for example, contacts may be
saved in the phone memory.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal Identity
Number) for your SIM card to star t
your phone and activate services.
When you enter your PIN, each digit
appears as *, unless it starts with the
same digits as an emergency number,
for example 112. This allows for
emergency calls without entering
a PIN. Press to correct mistakes.
If you enter the wrong PIN three
times in a row,
To unblock it, you need to enter
your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key)
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77 SIM card lock.
Battery
Some functions use more batter y
power than others and m ay ca use
a ne ed for more frequent re-c harging.
If talk time or standby time becomes
noticeably shorter, you may have
to replace the battery. Only use
approved batteries from Sony Ericsson
the battery icon indicates a full charge.
Press a key to activate the screen.
4 Pull out the charger plug.
5Getting started
Turning on your phone
Make sure the phone is charged and
a SIM card inser ted b efore turning
it on. After turning on, use the setup
wiza rd to quickly and easi ly pre pare
for use.
To turn on the phone
1 Press and hold . The first start-up
may take a few minutes.
2 Select to use the phone in:
• Normal mode – full functionality or
• Flight mode – limited functionality
with network, FM radio, Bluetooth™
transceivers off
menu
.
3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
4 At first start-up, select the language
for your phone menus.
5 } Yes for the setup wizard to help you.
6 Follow instructions to complete setup.
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7Flight mode
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Settings download
. A text message is sent.
, you must
Help in your phone
Help and information is available
in your phone at any time.
To use the setup wizard
} Settings } the General tab
} Setup wizard and select an option:
• Settings download
• Basic setup
• Tips and tricks.
To view information about functions
Scroll to a function } More } Info,
if avai lable.
To view the phone demonstration
} Entertainment } Demo tour.
Settings download
Automatically set up functions in your
phone that use the Internet; Internet,
picture messaging, email, My friends,
synchronization, update service,
blog and streaming.
You can use Settings download if
your SIM supports the service, your
phone is connected to a network, it is
starte d in normal mode and does not
already have predefined settings.
Contact your network operator or
service provider for more information.
Flight mode menu
If you turn o n the phone and
Flight mode menu is activated, select
from Normal mode with full
functionality or Flight mode with
limited functionality. Network, radio
and Bluetooth transceivers are turned
off to prevent disturbance to sensitive
equipment. You can, for example, play
music or write a text message to send
later but not make calls in an
aeroplane.
Follow onboard regulations, flight crew
instructions for use of electronic devices.
To view Flight mode menu o ptions
} Settings and scroll to the General
tab } Flight mode and select an option.
Making and receiving calls
The phone must be in normal mode.
To make and receive calls
Enter a phone number (with
international prefix and area code if
applicable) } Callto make the call or
} More } Make video call %
call
. } End call to end the call.
To receive a call
When the phone rings } Answer
or } Busy to reje ct the ca ll.
1Video call camera, ear speaker
2Photo key: (left) from standby, view camera album pictures in full view
3Play/stop button
4Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) slot
5Screen
6Selecti on key
7Internet key
8Back key
9Navigation key/Music player control
10Power on/off button
11Photo key: (right) from standby, view camera album thumbnail pictures
12Volume, camera digital zoom buttons
13Selecti on key
14Activity menu key
15Camera button
16Clea r ke y
17Infrared port
18Silent key
19Connecto r for charger, handsfree and USB cabl e
20Active camera lens cover
For more information
or (lower) with the camera for shoot modes.
or (upper) with the camera for camera scenes/video night mode.
Profiles
Time & date
Language
Update servi ce
Voice cont rol
New events
Shortcuts
Flight mode
Security
Setup wizard
Phone status
Master reset
* Some menus are op era tor- , network - an d subs cripti on- dep endent .
** Use the navigation key to move across tabs in submenus. For more information
Sounds & alerts
Ring volume
Ringtone
Silent mode
Increasing ring
Vibrating alert
Message alert
Key sound
Display
Wallpaper
Them es
Star t-up scre en
Screen saver
Clock size
Brightness
Sleep mode clock
Edit line names*
Calls
Divert calls
Manage calls
Time & cost*
Show/hide my no.
Handsfree
Sw itch to lin e 2*
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Connectivity*
Bluetooth
Inf rared port
USB
Synchronization
Device mana gement
Mobile networks
Data communication
Internet settings
Streaming settings
Accessories
Turn off th e ringtone when rec eiving a call.
Press and hold to set the phone to silent. The alarm signals even
if the phone is set to silent.
View status informa tion in standby.
Increase the volume during a call, or when using the Music player.
Zoom out when using the camera or viewing pictures.
Press an d hold to go back one tra ck.
Press twice to reject a call.
Press and hold to voice dial, alternatively say your magic word (if set)
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Dec rea se the volume during a call , or when us ing the Music player.
Zoom in when using the camera or vi ewing pictures.
Press and h ol d to g o forward one track.
Press and hold to voice dial, alternatively say your magic word (if set)
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27 Voice dialling
Use left or right photo keys to view camera album pictures from
standby, for full or thumbnail views.
} InfoFind more information, explanations or tips about selected features,
} MoreEnter a list of options. There are different alternatives in the list
menus or functions available in your phone %
of options depending on where you are in the menus.
Battery charging, appears with
battery status icon.
Missed in coming ca ll.
Text message received.
Email message received.
Picture message received.
Voice message received.
Ongoing call.
Keylock is on.
Handsfree is conne cte d.
Radio playing in the ba ckg round.
Cale nda r rem inde r.
Task reminder.
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
In standby, go to menus by pressing
and then ente r the numb er of the
menu. Menu numbering starts from
the top left icon and moves across
and then down row by row, for
example, press for the fifth menu
item. For the tenth, eleventh and
twelfth items, press , and
respectively. To go back to
standby, press and hold .
Using navigation key shortcuts
In standby, go to a shortcuts menu or
function by pressing , , or .
Select the language to use in the
phone menus or when writing text.
To change the phone language
} Settings } General tab } Language
} Phone language. Sele ct a la ngua ge.
In standby, you can also press
8888 for automatic language.
0000 for English.
Most SIM cards automatically set the
menu lang uage to the country where
you bought your SIM card. If not,
the predefined language is English.
To select writing language
1 } Settings } the General tab
} Language } Writing language.
2 Scroll to the language to use and m ark
it. } Save to exit the menu.
Entering letters
Enter letters in one of the following
ways (text input methods), for
example, when writing messages:
• Multi tap text input
• T9™ Text Input
To change the text input method
Before, or when entering letters, press
and hold to change the method.
Options when entering letters
} More for options when w riting
a message.
To enter letters using multitap input
• Press - repeatedly until
the desired character appears.
• Press to shift between capital
and low er-case letters.
• Press and hold - to enter
numbers.
• Press to delete letters or numbers.
• Press for the most common
punctuation marks.
• P ress to add a space.
T9™ Text Input
The T9 Text Input method uses a builtin 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.
To enter letters using T9 Text Input
1 To enter text, you have to be in a
function where text input is possible,
for example, } Messaging
press to acce pt and add a
space. To accept a word without
adding a space, press . If the word
shown is not the one you want, press
or repeatedly to view alternative
words. Accept a word and add a
space by pressing .
4 Continue writing the messag e.
To enter a punctuation mark, press
and then or repeatedly,
press to accept and add a space.
To add words to the T9 Text Input
dictionary
1 When entering letters } More
} Spell word.
2 Edit the word by using multitap input.
Use and to move the cursor
between the letters. To delete a
character, press . To delete the
entire word, press and hold .
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 appears in alte rnativ e word s.
Next word prediction
When w riting a mes sag e, you c an use
T9 Text Input to predict the next word,
if previously used in a sentence.
To turn next word prediction on/off
When entering letters } More
} Writing options } Next word pred.
To use next word prediction
When entering letters, press
to accept or continue.
Activity menu
You can open the activity menu
almost anywhere in the phone to view
and handle new events, and access
bookmarks and shortcuts.
To open and close the activity menu
Press .
Activity menu tabs
• New events – such as missed calls
and messag es . When a new ev ent
occurs, the tab appears. Press
to dismiss an event from the event
tab. New events can also be set to
appear as pop-up text instead,
} Settings } the General tab
} New events } Pop-up.
• Running apps – ap plications t hat
are running in the background.
Select an application to return
to it or press to end it.
change the order of shortcuts.
When you select a shortcut and the
application opens, other progr ams
are cl os ed or minim ized.
• Internet – your Internet bookmarks.
When you select a bookmark and
the browser opens, other programs
are cl os ed or minim ized.
File manager
Use the file m anager to handle items
such as pictures, videos, music,
themes, Web pages, games and
applications saved in the phone
memory or on a Memory Stick Micro™
(M2™) memory card.
You may have to purchase a memory
card separately from your phone.
Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)
Your phone supports Memory Stick
Micro™ (M2™) memory card adding
more storage space to your phone
to save files containing pictures or
music, for example. It can also be
used as a portable memory card with
other compatible devices.
To insert and remove a memory card
1 Open the cover and insert as shown
(with the contacts facing down).
2 Press the edge to release and remove.
You can also move and copy files
between the phone, a computer and
a memory card. If you have a memory
card inserted, files are automatically
saved to it first and then to phone
memory.
Create subfolders to move or copy
files to. Games and applications can
be moved within the Games and
Applications folders and fro m the
phone memory to a memory card.
Unrecognized files are saved in the
Other folder. When handling files, you
can selec t seve ral or all fi les in a fol der
at the same time for all items except
Games and Applications.
All files are automatically saved in the
phone memory. If all available memory
is full, you cannot save any files until
content is removed.
The file manager is divided into three
tabs, and ico ns are includ ed to
indicate where the files are saved.
• All files - all co ntent in the phone
memory and on a Memory Stick
Micro™ (M2™).
• On Memory Stick - all co nte nt
on a Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™).
• In phone - all content in the phone
memory.
File information
View file information by highlighting
it } More} Information. Items th at ar e
downloaded, or received using one
of the available transfer methods,
may be copyright-protected. If a file
is protec te d, you ma y not be abl e
to copy or send that file. A DRMprotected file has a k ey symbol.
To use a file from the file manager
1 } File manager and open a folder.
2 Scroll to a file } More.
To mo ve or co py a file to memory
1 } File manager and sele ct a fold er.
2 Scroll to a file } More } Manage file
} Move to move the file or } More
} Manage file } Copy to copy the file.
3 Select to move or copy the file to
Phone or Memory Stick } Select.
To move or copy files to a computer
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cable
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To create a subfolder
1 } File manager and open a folder.
2 } More } New fo lder and enter
a name for the folder.
3 } OK to save the folder.
To select several files
1 } File manager and open a folder.
2 } More } Mark } Mark several.
3 Scroll to select files } Mark
or Unmark.
To select all files in a folder
} File manager and open a folder
} More } Mark } Mark all.
To delete a file or a subfolder from
the file manager
1 } File manager and open a folder.
2 Scroll to a file } More } Delete.
Memory card options
Check memory status or format a
memory card to delete all information.
To use memory card options
} File manager and select the
On Memory Stick tab } More
Calls, video calls, contacts, voice
control, call options.
Making and receiving calls
Before you can make or receive any
calls, you must turn on your phone
and be within range of a network.
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6 Turning on your phone
a video call %
Networks
When you turn on the phone, it
automatically selects your home
net work if this is withi n range . If it is
not within range, you may use another
network, provided your network
operator has an agreem ent that allows
you to do so. This is called roaming.
Select the network to use, or you
can add a network to your preferred
networks. You can also change the
order in which networks are selected
dur ing an autom atic sear ch.
To view av ailable network options
} Settings and use or to sc rol l
to the Connectivity tab
} Mobile networks.
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. To make
.
Your phone also switches
automatically between GSM and 3G
(UMTS) network s depending on
availability. Some network operators
allow you to switch networks
manually, as searching for unavailable
networks consumes battery power.
To switch networks
1 } Settings } Connectivity
} Mobile networks
} GSM/3G networks.
2 } GSM and 3G (automatic)
or } GSM only.
For more information, contact your
network operator.
To make a call
1 Enter a phone number (with
international country code and area
code, if applicable).
2 } Call to make a voice call or } More
to view options, such as
Make video call %
3 } End call to end the call.
You can call numbers from your contacts
and call list
1 Press until a + sign appears.
2 Enter the country code, area code
(without the first zero) and phone
number } Call to make a voice call
or } More} Make video call.
To re-dial a number
If a call connection fails and Retry?
appears } Yes.
Do not hold the phone to your ear when
waiting. When the call connects, the
phone gives a loud signal, unless muted.
To answer or reject a call
} Answer or } Busy.
To turn off the microphone
1 Press and hold .
2 To resume the conversation press
and hold again.
To turn the loudspeaker on or off
during a voice call
} More } Turn on speaker
or Turn off speaker.
Do not hold the phone to your ear when
using the loudspeaker. This could
damage your hearin g.
To change the ear speaker volume
Press to increase or to
decrease the ear speaker volume
during a call.
Missed calls
When the activity menu is set to
default missed calls appear in the
New events tab in standby. If po p-up
is set to default Missed calls: appears
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To check missed calls from standby
• If pop-up is set to default:
} Calls and use or to scroll
to the Missed tab. Scroll or
to sele ct a numb er } Call to call.
• If activity menu is set to default:
Press and use or to scroll
to the New events tab and use or
to select a number } Call to call.
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Emergency calls
Your phone supp orts interna tiona l
emergency numbers, for example,
112, 911. These numbers can
normally be used to make emergency
calls in any country, with or without
a SIM car d inserted , if a 3G (UMTS)
or GSM network is within range.
In some c ount ries, o ther 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
Enter 112 (the international emergency
number) } Call.
To view your local emergency
numbers
} Contacts } More } Options
} Special numbers
} Emergency nos .
Video call
See a person on screen during calls.
Before you start
To make a vide o ca ll, both you and
the person you are calling 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 when
the 3G icon appears in the status bar.
Video call demo mode
You can use most video call functions
without making a ca ll, for ex ample,
to prepare a camera view before
calling. } Video call.
To make a video call
When 3G (UMTS) service is available,
you can make a video call in one of the
following ways:
• Enter a phone number (international
prefix and area code if applicable)
} More } Make video call.
• Contacts and sele ct the co ntac t to
call. Use or to select a number
} More } Make video call.
• Video call } Call...} Contacts
to retrieve a phone number } Call
or enter a phone number } Call.
To zoom the outgoing video in or out
Press to zoom in the outgoing
video and press to zoom out.
To accept an incoming video call
} Answer.
To end a video call
} End call.
Video call options
} More for the following options:
• Switch camera – to switch between
the main and video call cameras. Use
the main camera to show a full image
of your surroundings to the recipient.
video camera off or on. An alternative
picture is shown when off.
• Save picture – save the image shown
in th e large view, for ex ample ,
the incoming caller image.
• Camera – options
• Brightness – adjust the level for
the outgoing picture.
• Turn on night m. – use when
lighting conditions are poor. This
setting affects the outg oing video.
• Sound – options during a video call
• Turn off speaker/Turn on speaker
– incoming sound.
• Mute microphone/Unmute mic. –
microphone off or on.
• Transfer sound – to and from
Bluetooth handsfree equipment.
• Layout – options
• Switch pictures – show incoming
or outgoi ng video in full size view.
• Hide small pic./Show small pic.
• Mirror image – show the outg oing
cam era picture.
• Settings – when answering
• Answer mode – set the video call
camera to on or off.
• Alternative pic. – set a picture
to show to the recipient when
the ca mera is off.
• Audio options – select if
microphone, speaker phone,
or both should be on or off.
• Video quality – select picture
quality for video calls. Changes
do not take effect during an
ongoing call.
Contacts
You can save your contact information
in the phone memory or on a SIM card.
The following is available:
You can choose which contact
information – Phone contacts or
SIM contacts – is shown as default.
For useful information and settings
} Contacts } More } Options.
Default contact
If Phone contacts is selected as
default, your contacts show all the
information saved in Contacts. If you
select SIM contacts as d efa ult, your
contacts show information depending
on the SIM card.
} Settings } the General tab
} Voice control } Play caller name.
Voice dialling
Start voice dialling from standby using
the phone, a portable handsfree,
a Bluetooth headset or by saying your
magic word.
To make a call
1 From standby, press and hold one
of the volume keys.
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 and hold
the handsfree button, or press
the Bluetooth headset button.
The magic word
Recor d and use a voi ce command as
a magic word to activate voice control
without pressing any keys. The magic
word can only be used with a
handsfree or a Bluetooth headset.
Choose a l ong, unus ual word or phrase
that can easily be distinguished from
ordinary background speech.