Sony Xperia XZ, SOV34 Settings Manual

Setting Guide

Thank you for buying "Xperia™ XZ" (simply called the "product" from here on).
In this guide, settings and precautions for using the product are described.

* For detailed descriptions of operations, refer to the "Basic Manual" (Japanese) app installed

on the product or "取扱説明書（詳細版） (Full Instruction Manual)" (Japanese) available on
the au homepage.

●Basic operation

Describes the basic operations.

● Initial settings

When "ようこそ (Welcome)" appears
after the product is powered on,
make initial settings.

● E-mail setting

Make initial settings for @ezweb.
ne.jp etc.

● Making a call

Describes how to make a call.

● Transferring data from au

Settings Menu

Import/export data to/from the
product using microSD memory card
or au Smart Pass server.

● Sending contacts

Send contacts to another phone.

●Using "Basic Manual" app

You can check the detail operation
method for the product.

Introduction

● Receiving a call

Describes how to receive a call.

Company names and product names referred to in this manual are trademarks or registered
trademarks of respective companies.
The TM, ® marks may be omitted in this manual.
Screen illustrations shown in this manual may look different from the actual screens.
In some cases, a part of screen may be omitted.

October2016,1stEdition
Soldby:KDDICORPORATION,

OKINAWACELLULARTELEPHONECOMPANY

1305-8412.1

Manufacturedby:SonyMobileCommunicationsInc.

Basic operation

Status bar

Current status and
notification icons
are displayed.

Display (Touch panel)

Operate directly touching with your finger.

■ Displaying menu

There are two types for displaying the screen menu: tapping " " or

long-touching an input field or item.

OPower key/Screen lock key/
Fingerprint sensor

Power ON

Press and hold O for over one second.

Screen Lock

Press O while the screen is displayed. The
backlight turns off and screen lock is activated
(avoiding the keys or touch panel from false
operations).

Unlocking Screen Lock

The lock screen appears when turning the power
on or the backlight on by pressing
(flick) the screen up/left to cancel the screen lock.
Alternatively, while the lock screen is displayed,
touch

O

to unlock.

O.

Apps key

Tap to display the apps screen.

n

History/Task key

Tap to display recently-used apps in the thumbnail
list and activate or end them from the list.

h

Home key

Tap to display the Home screen.

b

Back key

Tap to return to the previous screen.

Swipe

■ Opening Notification panel

If any notification icons are displayed on

the left side of the status bar, slide down

the status bar to open the Notification

panel. You can check details of notification

icons, start corresponding apps, etc.

Slide the status bar down with two fingers

or slide the Notification panel down to

display the quick setting panel. You can set

on/off of the functions.

■ Touch panel operations

Tap/Double-tap

Tap: Gently touch
a screen and then
immediately release
your finger. Double­tap: Touch the same
position twice.

Slide

While your finger is gently
touching the screen,
trace it to the desired
direction to move over.

Pinch

Touch the screen with two
fingers and widen (pinch­out) or narrow (pinch-in)
the fingers' distance.

Long-touch

Keep touching an item
with your finger.

Swipe (flick)

Operate the screen by
quickly moving (flicking)
your finger up/down or
left/right.

Drag

Keep touching an item
or icon, trace it to the
desired direction to
move.

Notification
panel

■ Setting app permission

When you first activate app/function that access the functions or

information of the product, a confirmation screen for requesting access

permission appears.

If such confirmation screen appears, confirm the content and tap "DENY"/"ALLOW".

● If you do not permit, app/function may not be activated or use of function
may be restricted.

●

For some apps/functions, an explanation screen for the permission may
appear. A confirmation screen may appear in several times and screen
content may vary. Confirm each content and follow the onscreen instructions.

●In this manual, description of such confirmation screen may be omitted.

■ Character entry

Use software keyboard to enter characters.
The software keyboard appears when you tap the entry field for registering
a contact, composing a mail, etc.

Software keyboard

With "SwiftKey Keyboard", you can use QWERTY keyboard to enter
characters, the numeric keypad to enter numbers and symbols, and the
symbol keypad for more symbols.

●Tap " " to display the numeric keypad. For the symbol keypad, tap " "
on the numeric keypad.

●Tap " " at the left edge of the candidate area to make advanced settings
for SwiftKey keyboard.

《QWERTY keyboard》

《Numeric keypad》 《Symbol keypad》

Initial settings

When "ようこそ (Welcome)" appears after the product is powered on,

follow the onscreen instructions to set functions and services.

■ STEP START: Starting basic settings

Select "English (United States)" and tap "GET STARTED".

●Tap "日本語 (Japanese)" to switch language.

●Alternatively, after the initial setting is complete, from the Home
screen, tap [ ]→[設定 (Settings)]→[言語と入力 (Language & input)]
→[地域／言語 (Language)] to set the language.

■ STEP 1: Setting important information

Confirm the collection of anonymous data/statistical information and
mark/unmark the checkbox→[NEXT].

● To change the settings, after the initial settings, from the Home
screen, [

■ STEP 2: Setting Wi-Fi® connection

Use home wireless LAN (Wi-Fi®) or public wireless LAN to connect
Internet service. Operate in a place where signal of Wi-Fi
be received.

●

Wi-Fi® network with is open network

● Wi-Fi® network with is protected by security. To connect, enter
password (security key).

●To detect Wi-Fi® network manually or make Wi-Fi® advanced settings,
after the initial setting is complete, from the Home screen, tap [ ]→
[Settings]→[Wi-Fi]→[ ]→[Refresh]/[Settings].

● To add Wi-Fi
network name (SSID) etc. →[SAVE]. Check the necessary information
for the connection in advance.

● If you do not set Wi-Fi® connection, tap "SKIP".

]→[Settings]→[About phone]→[Usage info settings]

®

network can

.

®

network manually, operate from [Add network]→Enter a

Using Wi-Fi® network selection settings

Select from detected Wi-Fi® network to set.
To select a protected Wi-Fi

®

network, you need to enter a password (security key).

1 2

Select Wi-Fi®

network

Enter a password (security

key)→[CONNECT]

■ STEP 3: Setting up a Google account

Set up a Google account so that you can synchronize with Gmail, contacts

of online service, calendar, etc.

Setting for creating new Google account is explained here.

●To set online service, make sure that data communication is enabled.
Check that appears on the status bar or the product is connected to
a Wi-Fi® network.

●If you set up a Google account, you can use Google apps such as
"Gmail", "Google Play" or "Hangouts".

●Gmail's mail address "(user name) @gmail.com" is automatically created
from the user name set with a Google account. To create an account,
you are required to register "First name", "Last name", "Birthday" and
"Gender".

●Although you can use the product without setting a Google account,
some apps using Google account cannot be used. When you activate
the app, a setup screen for Google account appears.

1 2 3 4 5 6

*1

[Or create a new

Select "No thanks"

→[NEXT]

,

account]

*2

8 9 10

Enter "First name",

"Last name"→[NEXT]

Enter your

birthday and

gender→[NEXT]

Enter a user name

→[NEXT]

*3

■ STEP 4: Setting device protection

Set a fingerprint or unlock screen method. Tap "Set up fingerprint"/"Set up PIN,

pattern or password" and follow the onscreen instructions. If you do not use
the device protection, operate [No thanks]→[SKIP]→[SKIP ANYWAY].

●Alternatively, after the initial settings, operate from the Home screen, [ ]
→[Settings]→[Lock screen & security]→[Fingerprint Manager]/
[Screen lock] to set device protection.

■ STEP 5: Setting Google Now

[I AGREE]→[NEXT]

*1 To copy Google account etc. from the other device, operate [Copy your Google

Accounts, apps, and data from your other device]→[NEXT] and then follow
onscreen instructions.

*2 If you have your Google account, enter the Gmail address and tap "Next", then

follow the onscreen instructions.

*3 Checking registration of username starts. If a username is unavailable, an entry

screen for prompting another user name appears.

*4 The phone number of your au Nano IC Card 04 is entered automatically. When

you enter another phone number, enter the notified verification code and then tap
"NEXT".

Confirm the

Google services

settings

→[NEXT]

Set purchase

settings for Google

Play as required→

[CONTINUE]

Set whether to use Google Now. Select "Yes, I'm in" or "Skip"→[NEXT].

■ STEP 6: Setting Xperia™ services

Sign in for using Xperia™ services. [Sign in with Google]→Follow the
onscreen instructions→[NEXT]. If you do not sign in, [NOT NOW]→[SKIP].

■ STEP 7: Completion of setup

When the setup completion screen appears, tap "FINISH".

Enter a password

→[NEXT]

7

Confirm the phone
number*4→[NEXT]

→[VERIFY]

■ au Easy Setting

Set au convenient functions or services.

●By setting au ID, you can use various services provided by au such as auスマートパス (au Smart Pass) or "au Kantan Kessai", which allows you to purchase
apps from Google Play.

*

au ID which is already used by another user cannot be set.

●Alternatively, after the initial setting is complete, from the Home screen, tap [ ] →[Settings]→[au Settings Menu]→[au Easy Setting], you can set au service.

1

[Next]

8 9

Select "Turn Auto

Backup on" or

"Turn Auto Backup

off"→[Next]

* The screens of the step from 8 to 12 appear only if "Agree" is selected in the step 7.
* To complete the initial setting of Lookout for au, permit the access authority on the each request screen appeared after the step 11.

2 3 4 5 6 7

Select "Register "au ID""

→[Next]

[au IDの設定・

保存 (Set/save

au ID)]

Enter a security

code→[OK]

*

Default value is four-digit
number set at subscription.

Set password→

[設定 (Set)]→

[終了 (Exit)]

Select "Update"

→[Next]

13 14121110

Select "Activate" or

"Skip activation"→

[Next]

Select "Activate" or

"Skip activation"→

[Next]

Select "Activate" or

"Skip activation"→

[Next]

Mark data to be

restored→

[次へ (Next)]

Mark apps to

install→

[次へ (Next)]

Confirm terms of

service→

Select "Agree"→

[Next]→[Agree]

[Finish]

E-mail setting

This is an au service with which you can send/receive mails using E-mail
(@ezweb.ne.jp).
To use E-mail (@ezweb.ne.jp), subscription to LTE NET is required. If you
did not subscribe it when you purchased the product, contact an au shop
or Customer Service Center.
Your E-mail address is determined automatically after initial setting. You
can change the E-mail address later.
* For model change from au mobile phone, E-mail address used on the

previous model can be used continuously after initial settings.

■ Initial settings

1

From the Home

screen, [

■ Checking E-mail address

1 2 3

From the Home

screen, [ ]

2 3

Checking E-mail

]

address→

[閉じる (Close)]

Confirm the content→[同意

する (Agree)]/[同意しない

(Disagree)]→[完了 (Done)]

* When an explanation screen for

Email function appears, follow
the onscreen instructions.

]

[

[E-mail information]→

Check your E-mail address

■ Changing E-mail address

1

From the Home

screen, [ ]

2 3 1 2 3

]

[

[Change Address/

Setting Filter]

4 5 6

[Eメールアドレスの

変更へ (To change

E-mail address)]

Enter the security

code→[送信 (Send)]

→Confirm the content
→[承諾する (I agree)]

Enter E-mail

address→

[送信 (Send)]→[OK]

PC-mail

You can use mail addresses except for E-mail (@ezweb.ne.jp).
To use PC-mail, set up PC-mail account. For the first time use, set up as follows.

From the Home screen, [ ] →[Email ( )]→[GET STARTED]→Enter Email address→
[NEXT]→Enter a password→[NEXT]→Select the sync option→[NEXT]→Select the
notification option→[NEXT]→Enter account name and name as sender→[FINISH SETUP]

■ Restoring the backed up E-mail data

From the Home screen,

[

]

]→[E-mail settings]

[

[Backup/Restore]

4 5 6

[Restore mails] Select a mail type to

restore→[OK]→

Mark backup data

to restore→[OK]

●When you select "Overwrite", all E-mail data saved in "Inbox"/"Outbox"/
"Unsent" is deleted (including protected mails and unread mails)
according to the mail type and backup mail data is restored.

[Add]/[Overwrite]

→[OK]

Making a call

■ Direct input calling

1

From the Home

screen, [ ]

■ Calling from Contacts

1 2 3

From the Home screen,

[ ] →[Contacts]

■ Calling from call log

Tap the party from "Top Contacts" or "Recent calls" that is displayed when
tapping " " in the Home screen.

■ Calling overseas from au mobile phones (au

Inter

national Call Service)

You can make international calls without any special procedure from the product.
On the phone number input screen→Enter an access number, country code,
area code*1, and the phone number of the other party→[ ]

*1 If the area code starts with "0", Enter it without including the "0". (There are some

exceptions such as in Italy).

2

Tap a party to

[ ]

call

3

Enter a phone
number→[ ]

Tap a phone number

or [ ]

Receiving a call

■

When the backlight is ON (except on the lock screen)

1 2 3

[Accept]/[Speaker]

● To reject an incoming call, tap "Decline" in the step 1.

● To show/hide the Sync call operation menu, during a call, tap "

● If the sync function is available on the other party's phone, appears
and you can use the sync menu function such as "Screen Sync" during a
call.

● Tap "

" to display the incoming call/calling screen.

■

When the backlight is OFF or on the lock screen

1 2 3

Drag " " right

● To reject an incoming call, drag "

● To answer with Answering Machine, from the receiving screen, operate
[RESPONSE OPTIONS]→[Reject with Answering Machine]

Start a call

Start a call

" left on the receiving screen

To end the call, [End]

"/" "

To end the call, [

]

Transferring data from au Settings Menu

Import or export data between the product and your previous au mobile
phone using microSD memory card or via au Smart Pass server.

● To import or export data using au Smart Pass server, set au ID.

● To import data using microSD memory card, save data to microSD memory

card using your previous au mobile phone in advance.

■ Importing data from au Settings Menu

1

From the Home

screen, [

4 5

Select an option from

"データを戻す (Import data)"

* To import data from

"auスマートパスのサ
ーバから戻す (Import
from au Smart Pass
server)"(exported data
on au Smart Pass
server), set au ID.

2 3

[Settings]→

]

[au Settings Menu]

When "SDカードから

復元する (Restore from

SD card)" is selected,

select your previous au

phone type

* Does not appear if you

select "auスマートパスの
サーバから戻す (Import
from au Smart Pass
server)" in the step 4.

[Data Transfer]

When "SDカードから復元する
(Restore from SD card)" is
selected

6

Mark data to import,

then [戻す (Import)]

→[完了 (Done)]

*

This is a screen for selecting "

スマートフォンのデータを戻
す (Import smartphone data)".

* When a confirmation screen

appears, follow the onscreen
instructions.

When "auスマートパスのサーバ
から戻す (Import from au Smart
Pass server)" is selected

6

Mark data to import,

then [戻す (Import)]

→[完了 (Done)]

■ Saving data from au Settings Menu

1 2 3

From the Home

screen, [

]

[Settings]→

[au Settings Menu]

[Data Transfer]

4

Select a saving location from

[データを保存する (Save data)]

*When saving from "auスマートパスのサーバに預ける

(Export to au Smart Pass server)", set au ID.

When "SDカードに保存する
(Save to SD card)" is selected

When "auスマートパスのサーバに
預ける (Export to au Smart Pass
server)" is selected

5 5

Mark data to save→
[保存する (Save)]→

[完了 (Done)]

●In "データ移行 (Data transfer)" screen, select "データをコピーする (Copy
data)" in "2台の端末でデータをコピーする (Copy data to two units of
devices)" to copy data to the product and the other device.

●To back up photos and contacts to au Smart Pass server automatically
using "Data Storage" app, set by the following operations.
From the Home screen, [ ] →[Settings]→[au Settings Menu]→
[Backup Setting]→Mark items to be restored automatically

Mark data to export and [預ける (Export)]

→Check the content →Follow the

onscreen instructions→[完了 (Done)].

Sending contacts

You can send contacts to another phone.

1

From the Home

screen, [ ]

Sending one contact

3

Tap a contact to

send

Sending several contacts

Contact list screen→[ ] →[Mark several]→Mark contacts to send

3

]

→Select a contact sending method→Follow the onscreen instructions

[

4

* Operation differs depending on sending method you selected.

2

[Contacts]

4 5

] →[Share]

[

Select a contact sending

* Operation differs depending on

sending method you selected.

method→Follow the

onscreen instructions

Using "Basic Manual" app

You can check the detail operation method for the product. Certain
functions can be directly activated from the app screens on which their
operations are described.

● To download apps, you need to set a Google account.

1

From the Home

screen, [

4

[UPDATE]

●

You can register frequently viewed pages to Favorites or search a target
operation method by using search function.

●

Tap "使ってみる (Use)" on the screen to activate an app or setting screen.

2

]

[お客さまサポート

(Customer support)]

5

[OPEN]

3

[Basic Manual]

6

Confirm the content→

Tap "×" at the upper left

of the screen to close

the explanation screen

of "Basic Manual" app