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Sony Ericsson
GSM 900/1800/1900
First edition (September 2003)
This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB, without any warranty.
Improvements and changes to this manual
necessitated by ty pographical errors, inaccuracies
of current information, or improvements to p
and/or equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson
Mobile Communications AB at any time and w
notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporate
into new editions of this manual.
Some of the services in this manual are not suppo
by all networks.
International Emergency Number 112
Please contact your service provider if you are
doubt as to whether you can use a particula
or not.
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The BLUETOOTH trademarks are owned by
Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
T9™ Text Input is a trademark or a registered
trademark of Tegic Communications.
T9™ Text Input is licensed under one or mor
d
the following: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,818,437, 5,95
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, F
IT, NL, PT, ES, SE, GB; and additional patents are
pending worldwide.
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The “Getting to know your phone” chapter gives a
quick overview of the main functions of the phone,
shortcuts and general information.
More information and downloads are available at
www.SonyEricsson.com
Available services
Some services and functions described in this user’s
guide are network- or subscription-dependent, which
means that all menus may not be available in
your phone.
This symbol indicates that a service
or function is network- or subscriptiondependent.
Please consult your service provider for
more information about your subscription.
• Attach and charge the battery.
See “SIM card and battery information” on page 5.
Always turn off the phone and detach the
Note:
charger before you insert or remove a SIM card.
.
The SIM card
When you register as a subscriber with a service
provider, 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 your Phonebook
information, among other things.
Note: Make sure that your information is saved
to the SIM card before you remove it from another
phone. For example, Phonebook entries may have
been saved in the phone memory.
SIM card and battery information
It may take up to 30 minutes before an icon
appears when charging.
1. Insert the SIM card. Slide the silvery holder over the
SIM card to lock it in place.
2. Place the battery on the back of the phone with the
connectors facing each other.
Place the back cover as shown in the picture and
3.
slide it into place.
4. Connect the charger to the phone at the flash symbol.
The flash symbol on the charger plug must face
upwards.
It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery
5.
charging icon appears in the display.
6. Wait approximately 4 hours or until the icon indicates
that the battery is fully charged. If you do not see the
battery icon after this time, press any key or the
joystick to activate the display.
Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.
If your PIN starts with the same digits as an
emergency number, for example 112, the digits
on/off
are not hidden with an * when you enter them.
This is so that you can see and call an emergency
number without entering a PIN.
See “Making emergency calls” on page 26.
Note: 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). Your PUK
is provided by your service provider.
To turn off the phone
Press and hold the on/off button at the top of
the phone.
To turn on the phone
Press the on/off button on the top of the phone.
• Enter your PIN (Personal Identity Number) if
you have one for your SIM card.
Your PIN is provided by your service provider.
If you make a mistake while entering your PIN,
delete the wrong number by pressing .
Press once to activate camera
function. Press again to take
a picture.
Volume keys increase/decrease
the earpiece volume during a
call. Scroll through menus,
lists and text. Enter the Status
menu in standby. Press twice
to reject an incoming call.
Press once to turn off the ring
signal when receiving a call.
Press to select the options
that appear in the display
immediately above these keys.
Press once to go back one
level in the menus. Press
and hold to return to standby.
Delete numbers, letters or an
1-9, 0Enter digits, 0-9, and letters.
Enter # or a space.
Infrared port.
Press and hold to switch the
phone on or off.
Press to go directly to
the Internet.
Move through the menus,
lists and texts.
item from a list. Press and hold
to turn off the microphone
(during calls) or turn off sound.
Press and hold to enter
the international prefix +.
A SIM card which supports Online services works
in the same way as a normal SIM card. When you have
inserted your SIM card and turned on your phone,
your network operator can download data to your
SIM card. When you restart your phone after the
first data download, a new submenu appears under
the menu.
To enter your new menu system
•Scroll to
Connect,
This menu only appears if your SIM card
Note:
Online Services
.
supports this service. Some operators may not use
the name “Online services”. Your phone may not
support all of the services offered.
My Pictures
More Pictures
My Sounds
More Sounds
Themes
More Themes
Draw P icture
Music DJ
Record Sound
* Please note that
some menus are
operator-, networkand subscriptiondependent.
** Only visible
during calls
Entering letters
You can enter letters, for example, when you add
names to the Phonebook, write text messages or
enter WAP addresses.
Apart from the way you normally enter letters in
your phone, using multitap text input, you can use
Multitap text input
When saving names in the Phoneb
WAP addresses, you enter letters using multitap text
input. You press each key as many times as needed
to show the letter you want. In the following example,
we are going to write a name in the Phonebook.
T9™ Text Input for entering text messages and
e-mail, for example, if the input language you select
supports this. T9™ Text Input is a predictive input
method and is a quicker way to write texts. See
“T9™ Text Input” on page 15.
To enter letters using multitap text input
1. Scroll to
Add
2. Press
Phonebook,
and then the appropriate key, -
Add Contact
, or , repeatedly until the character
you want appears in the display.
Input languages
Before you start entering letters, you need to
select the input languages that you want to use
when writing.
See the table below:
Press…to get…
. , - ? !’ @ : ; / ( )1
A B C Å Ä Æ à Ç 2
To select input languages
Scroll to Settings
1.
Scroll to the language that you want to use for entering
2.
, Language
, Input.
letters and check each language you want.
OK
3. Press
to exit the menu.
When writing, you can switch to one of your selected
More
input languages by pressing
Input Language
14Getting to know your phone
. See “The list of options” on page 16.
and then selecting
D E F è É 3
G H I ì 4
Λ
J K L 5
M N O Ñ Ö Ø ò 6
P Q R S ß 7
T U V Ü ù 8
W X Y Z 9
You can adjust the phone settings to suit your
own requirements.
Note: If you change a setting which is included in
a profile, the active profile is also changed. See
“Profiles” on page 24.
Themes
You can change the appearance of the display,
for example, the colors and background picture,
by using themes. Your phone comes with some
pre-set themes. You cannot delete these, but you
can create new themes and download them to
your phone.
To send a theme
You can exchange themes via IR,
Bluetooth
wireless
technology, picture message or e-mail. Please note
that you are not allowed to exchange copyrightprotected material. For more information on sending
themes in messages, see “Messaging” on page 45.
Scroll to Pictures & Sounds
1.
2. Select a theme, press
3. Select
Send.
More
.
, Themes
.
4. Select a transfer method.
To receive and save a theme
More
1. From standby, press
Turn On Bluetooth or
2. When you receive the theme,
Continue? appears. Press
and select
Tur n O n IR
Incoming item
Yes
or No.
.
,
For more information, visit
or wap.SonyEricsson.com.
www.SonyEricsson.com
Pictures
Your phone comes with a number of pictures.
You can:
To download a theme
1. Scroll to
Pictures & Sounds
, More Themes
.
• Download more pictures to your phone.
• Have a picture as wallpaper when in standby mode.
move the cursor up and left.
move the cursor up.
move the cursor up and right.
move the cursor left.
activate the current drawing tool.
move the cursor right.
move the cursor down and left.
move the cursor down.
move the cursor down and right.
More
view an options menu.
press and hold to exit the picture editor.
Exchanging pictures
You can exchange pictures via IR,
wireless technology, picture message or e-mail.
Please note that you are not allowed to exchange
copyright-protected material. For more information
on sending pictures in messages, see “Messaging”
on page 45. Save the e-mail addr
in your Phonebook and you can save pictures in that
album if you send the pictures as attachments.
To send a picture
Scroll to Pictures & Sounds
1.
Scroll to the picture you want,
2. Select
Send.
3. Select a transfer method.
If you use infrared make sure that the infrared ports
are facing each other.
undo the last action.
select tool.
select a color.
When you receive a picture in a text message or
a picture message, a new m
Inbox. To save the picture in
essage appears in your
My Pictures, highlight
the picture by moving the joystick to select it and
Save
press
.
Ring signals and melodies
Your phone comes with a number of ring signals
and melodies. You can edit your own ring signals
and send them to a friend in a text message. It is also
possible to exchange melodies via WAP,
wireless technology, IR or cable. Please note that
Screen saver
The phone has a screen saver which is activated
automatically when the phone has been in idle mode
you are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected
material. You can also download ring signals to your
phone.
for a few seconds. After a few more seconds, the
screen saver changes to sleep mode to save power.
To turn the screen saver
, Screen Saver
Display
On or
, Activate
Off, scroll to
.
Settings,
To select a ring signal
Scroll to Settings
, Sounds and Alerts,
To download a ring signal
To use a picture as the screen saver
You select a picture saved in the phone and use
Scroll to Pictures & Sounds
1.
2. Select a link.
it as the screen saver.
1. Scroll to
Select Picture
Settings, Display
.
, Screen Saver
2. Scroll to and select the picture you want to use
as the screen saver.
Yes
3. Press
to accept.
,
To set the ring signal volume
, Sounds and Alerts,
1. Scroll to
2.
3.
Settings
Press or to decrease or increase the volume.
Save
Press
to save the setting.
• To turn the ring signal on or off, press and hold
Most SIM cards automatically set the menu language
to the language of the country where you bought
your SIM card. If this is not the case, the preset
language is English.
Sound and alerts
You can choose to be notified of an incoming call
by the buzzing of the vibrating alert. You can set the
To change the menu language
Scroll to Settings
1.
, Language
2. Select a language.
phone’s vibrating alert to one of the following:
• On – all the time.
• On If Silent
– on when the ring volume is turned
off or when you have set the phone to silent.
– all the time.
• Off
Display light
The display light can be set to automatic or on.
In automatic mode, the display light is turned off
a few seconds after you last pr
You can choose a 12-hour clock or a 24-hour clock.
• To set the time format, scroll to
, Tim e F ormat
Date
.
Settings, Time and
Answering mode
When using a portable handsfree kit, you can choose
to answer a call by pressing any key (except the
key) or set the phone to answer the call automatically.
Date
When the phone is in standby mode, you can press
• To select answering mode, scroll to
Handsfree
, Answering Mode
a volume key up or down to see today’s date in the
Status menu.You can set the date and date format in
the Settings,
Time and Date menu.
Start-up picture
When you turn your phone on or off, the Sony Ericsson
start-up picture appears in the display. Your operator’s
Advanced time settings
Under Advanced
in the Settings
, Time and
own picture or a picture selected by you may be
shown instead.
Date menu, you can set time zone and
daylight saving time. By changing these
you also change the time.
When your phone changes network, and the time
To select a start-up picture
, Display
1. Scroll to
2.
Settings
Select My Picture
.
sent out from the operator deviates from the time
in your phone, you are asked whether you want to
update the time if you have turned on
Yes
Zone. If you press
, the time is updated
Auto Time
automatically.
My phone numbers
You can check your own phone number(s).
• To check your phone number, scroll to
Special Numbers
, My Numbers
not saved on your SIM card, you can enter it yourself.
You can lock the keypad to avoid dialing a number
by accident.
Profiles
Your phone has a number of preset profiles which
are set to suit a certain environment. You can rename,
change and add accessories to these profiles. For
Note: Calls to the international emergency number
112 can still be made even when the keypad is
locked.
example, when you go to a meeting you can simply
profile and a number of settings,
choose the
Meeting
such as the ring signal, are turned off.
• To select a profile, scroll to
Automatic keylock
Select Profile
.
From standby, automatic keylock means the keypad
is locked a short while after you last press a key.
• To lock the keypad manually, press
and select
* Lock Keys
.
More
in standby
To change a profile setting
Scroll to Settings
1.
, Profiles,
2. Select a setting.
3. Change the profile settings.
You can still answer an incoming call and the keypad
locks again after it. The keypad remains locked until
• To rename a profile, scroll to
Edit Profile,
Profile name:
you unlock it manually.
Unlock
• To unlock the keypad, press
and then .
You can reset all profile settings to the way they
were set when you bought your phone.
If the connection of the call failed and the display
Yes
shows
Retry?, press
. The phone redials the
number (up to ten times):
• Until the call is connected.
• Until you press a key or receive a call.
Do not hold the phone to your ear while
Note:
waiting. When the call is connected, the phone
gives out a loud signal.
Automatic redialing is not available for fax and
data calls.
Making international calls
Press and hold until a + sign appears in
1.
the display.
The + replaces the international prefix number
of the country from which you are calling.
2. Enter the country code, area code (without
Call
the leading zero) and phone number,
.
Your phone supports the international emergency
numbers, 112, 911 and 08. This means that these
numbers can normally be used to make an emergency
call in any country, with or without a SIM card
inserted, if a GSM network is within range.
Some network operators may require that
Note:
a SIM card be inserted, and in some cases that
the PIN have been entered as well.
In some countries, other emergency numbers may
also be commonly used. Your operator may therefore
have saved additional local emergency numbers on
the SIM card.
• To view your local emergency numbers, scroll
Phonebook, Special Numbers
, Emergency Nos.
Receiving calls
When you receive a call, the phone rings and the
display shows Answer?
If your subscription includes the Calling Line
Identification service and the caller’s number is
identified, the number is displayed. If you have
saved the number in the Phonebook, the name and
number are displayed. If you have
assigned a picture
to a contact, the picture is displayed. If the number
is a restricted number, the display shows
Withheld
To answer a call
Yes
Press
.
Call list
The numbers of the last 30 calls that you have made
are saved in the call list. If your subscription includes
the Calling Line Identification service and the caller’s
number is identified, you will also find the numbers
of answered and missed calls in the call list.
.
To call a number from the call list
Calls
1. To enter the call list, press
Scroll to the number you want to call,
2.
from standby.
Call
.
To reject a call
No
.
Press
• To clear the call list, scroll to
Clear Call List
.
• To turn the call list on or off, scroll to Calls
Tip: You can also use your voice to answer or reject
Options,
Call Listing
.
calls. See “Voice control” on page 32.
Call priority service
Missed calls
If you have missed a call,
Missed calls:1
appears in
standby, indicating the number of missed calls.
You can request a certain priority when you
make a call, if your subscription supports
the call priority service.
The priority levels are defined by your operator
To check your missed calls
Yes
1. Press
to display the missed calls.
and are normally within the range of 0 - 4, where 0
is the highest priority.
2. To call a number from the list, scroll to the number,
In the Phonebook you can store the information on
your SIM card and on your phone. You have space
for up to 510 numbers. You can save all the
information needed to contact people. You can also
Tip: To enter an unsaved number, press
when you are in a number field, and select a number
in the unsaved numbers list.
set how much information you want to show for
your contacts.
Saved entries are stored in your phone’s memory,
not on your SIM card. To synchronize your phone-
Pictures, personal rings and voice commands
You can add a picture, personal ring signal and voice
command to a contact.
based contact list with your PDA or PC, see
“Synchronization” on page 73.
Each contact has a default phone number. The first
phone number you link to a contact automatically
5. Select the contact.
6. Select a phone number.
7. Repeat steps 3-6 to add more members.
becomes the default number. If you scroll to a
certain contact in the
Select
press
, the default number is highlighted.
Call Contact
list and then
Business cards
You can add your own business card to the Phoneb
• To add your own business card, scroll to
To set the default number
1. Scroll to Phonebook
, Manage Contact
2. Enter the first letters of the contact,
Edit
3. Select the contact,
4. Select
Default Number
want as default, press
.
. Highlight the number you
Select
.
, Edit Contact
OK
.
Manage Contact,
.
Exchanging business cards
You can exchange business cards between your
phone and another similar phone, a PDA or a PC,
Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared
using
My Card
port, text or picture message.
Groups
You can create a group of contacts. By doing so, you
can send text messages to s
everal recipients at the
same time. See “Sending text messages” on page 46.
To create a group of contacts
1. Scroll to
Phonebook
New Group,
2. Enter a name for the group,
Select Add member,
3.
, Manage Contact,
Add
.
Add
OK
.
4. Enter the first letters of the contact,
30Calling
Groups
.
OK
.
,
To send your business card
1. Scroll to
.
Send
Phonebook
, Manage Contact
2. Select a transfer method.
When you receive a business card via a text message,
you accept the card by pressing
receive a business card using the infrared port or
Bluetooth wireless technology, you need to turn
these functions on.