UMTS 2100 GSM 900/1800/1900
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Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning
on, help, calls.
Assembly
To use your phone
1 Insert the SIM card and the battery.
2 Charge the battery.
3 Turn on your phone.
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 items such
as your phone number, the services
included in your subscription, and
names and numbers in your contacts.
Save contact information on your SIM
card before removing it from another
phone; for example, you may have
saved contacts in the phone memory.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal Identity
Number) for your SIM card to start
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
PIN Blocked appears. To unblock
a row,
it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal
Unblocking Key)
Battery
Some functions use more battery
power than others and may cause
a need for more frequent re-charging.
If talk time or standby time becomes
noticeably shorter, you may have to
replace the battery. Only use approved
batteries from Sony Ericsson
1 Remove the battery cover.
2 Insert your thumbnail into the groove
to remove the battery.
To turn on the phone
Turning Your Phone
On and Off
Make sure the phone is charged
and the battery and a SIM card
are inserted before you turn on
your phone. Use the setup wizard
to quickly and easily prepare for use.
3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
4 At first startup, select the language for
your phone menus.
5 } Yes for the setup wizard to help you.
6 Follow instructions to complete setup.
7Getting Started
If predefined settings exist in your phone,
you may not need more settings. If asked
to register the phone at Sony Ericsson,
no personal data, such as your phone
number, will be transferred to or
processed by Sony Ericsson if you
accept to register your phone.
To turn off the phone
In standby press and hold .
Standby
After you have turned on the phone
and entered your PIN, the name of the
service provider will appear on the
display. This is called standby mode.
Help in Your Phone
Help and information is available
in your phone at any time.
To use the setup wizard
From standby select Menu}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
} Information, if available.
To view the phone demonstration
From standby select Menu
} Entertainment } Demo Tour.
Settings download
Automatically setup 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
started in normal mode and does not
already have predefined settings.
Contact your network operator or service
provider for more information.
The Flight Mode menu is activated
by default. Select from Normal Mode
with full functionality or Flight Mode
with limited functionality. Network
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.
Follow onboard regulations, flight crew
instructions for use of electronic devices.
To view Flight mode menu options
From standby select Menu}Settings
} the General tab } Flight Mode and
select an option.
Making and Receiving Calls
The phone must be in Normal Mode.
If the phone is in Flight Mode, restart
the phone and select Normal Mode.
To make a call
Enter a phone number (with international
prefix and area code if applicable)
} Call to make the call or } More
} Make Video Call
To answer or reject a call
When the phone rings } Answer to
answer or } Busy to reject the call.
Profiles
Time & Date
Language
Update Service
Voice Control
New Events
Shortcuts
Flight Mode
Security
Setup Wizard
Phone Status
Master Reset
* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.
** Use the navigation key right and left to m ove between tabs in submenus. For more information % 14 Navigation.
Sounds & Alerts
Ring Volume
Ringtone
Silent Mode
Increasing Ring
Vibrating Alert
Message Alert
Key Sound
The main menu is shown as icons.
Some submenus include tabs. Scroll
to a tab by pressing the navigation key
left or right and select an option.
Key
Go to the main menu from standby or select highlighted items.
Press to start and stop music when using the WALKMAN.
Move left, right, up and down through the menus and tabs.
Select options shown immediately above these keys on the screen.
Go back one level in the menus.
Press and hold to return to standby or to end a function.
Press and hold to turn your phone on or off.
Delete items, such as pictures, sounds and contacts.
During a call, press and hold to mute the microphone.
Open the browser.
Open the activity menu.
Open or minimize the WALKMAN.
Press to take a picture or record a video clip.
Press and hold to call your voicemail service (if set).
– Press and hold any of these keys to reach a contact beginning with
– Press a number key and } Call to speed dial.
a specific letter.
Turn off the ringtone when receiving a call.
Press and hold to set the phone to silent. The alarm signals even
if the phone is set to silent.
View status information in standby.
Increase the volume during a call, or when using the WALKMAN.
Zoom out when using the camera or viewing pictures.
Press and hold to go back one track.
Press twice to reject a call.
Press once to mute the ringtone when receiving a call.
Press and hold to voice dial, alternatively say your magic word (if set)
% 30 Voice Dialing.
Decrease the volume during a call, or when using the WALKMAN.
Zoom in when using the camera or viewing pictures.
Press and hold to go forward one track.
Press twice to reject a call.
Press once to mute the ringtone when receiving a call.
Press and hold to voice dial, alternatively say your magic word (if set)
% 30 Voice Dialing.
} 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 incoming call.
Text message received.
Email message received.
Picture message received.
Voice message received.
Ongoing call.
Keylock is on.
Handsfree is connected.
Calendar reminder.
Task reminder.
Silent mode activated.
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 enter the number 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
From standby select Menu
} Settings } the General tab
} Language } Phone Language.
Select a language.
In standby, you can also press
8888 for automatic language.
0000 for English.
Most SIM cards automatically set the
menu language to the country where
you bought your SIM card. If not, the
predefined language is English.
To select writing language
1 From standby select Menu
} Settings } the General tab
} Language } Writing Language.
2 Scroll to the language to use and
mark it. }Save to exit the menu.
Entering Letters
Enter letters in one of the following
ways (text input methods), for example,
when writing messages:
• Multitap 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 writing
a message.
To enter letters using multitap input
• Press – repeatedly until
the desired character appears.
• Press to shift between capital
and lower-case letters.
• Press and hold – to enter
numbers.
• Press to delete letters or numbers.
• Press repeatedly for the most
common punctuation marks.
• Press to add a space.
T9™ Text Input
The T9 Text Input method uses
a built-in 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.
press to accept 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 .
3 Continue writing the message. 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 alternative words.
Next word prediction
When writing a message, you can 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 and 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.
are running in the background.
Select an application to return
to it or press to end it.
• My Shortcuts – add, delete and
change the order of shortcuts.
When you select a shortcut and the
application opens, other programs
are closed or minimized.
• Internet – your Internet bookmarks.
When you select a bookmark and
the browser opens, other programs
are closed or minimized.
File Manager
Use the File Manager to handle items
such as pictures, videos, music,
themes, Web pages, games and
applications saved in the phone
memory or on a memory card.
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.
2 Press the edge to release and remove.
You can also move and copy files
between the phone, a computer and
a memory card.
Create subfolders to move or copy
files to. Games and applications can
be moved within the Games and
Applications folders and from the
phone memory to a memory card.
Unrecognized files are saved in the
Other folder. When handling files, you
can select several or all files in a folder
at the same time for all items except
If all available memory is full, you
cannot save any files until content
is removed.
File manager menu tabs
The file manager is divided into three
tabs, and icons are included to indicate
where the files are saved.
• All Files – all content in the phone
memory and on a memory card.
• On Memory Stick – all content on
a memory card.
• In Phone – all content in the phone
memory.
File information
View file information by highlighting it
} More } Information. Items that are
downloaded, or received using one
of the available transfer methods,
may be copyright-protected. If a file
is protected, you may not be able to
copy or send that file. A DRM-protected
file has a key symbol.
To use a file from the file manager
1 From standby select Menu
} File Manager and open a folder.
2 Scroll to a file } More.
To move or copy a file to memory
1 From standby select Menu
} File Manager and select a folder.
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
% 72 Transferring Files Using the USB
Cable.
To create a subfolder
1 From standby select Menu
} File Manager and open a folder.
2 } More } New Folder and enter
a name for the folder.
3 } OK to save the folder.
To select several files
1 From standby select Menu
} 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
From standby select Menu
} File Manager and open a folder
} More } Mark } Mark All.
To delete a file or a subfolder from
the file manager
1 From standby select Menu
} 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
From standby select Menu
} File Manager } the On Memory
Stick tab } More for options.
Calling
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.
% 7 Turning Your Phone On and Off.
To make a video call
Networks
When you turn on the phone,
it automatically selects your home
network if this is within range. If it is
not within range, you may use another
network, provided your service provider
has an agreement 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
during an automatic search.
Your phone also switches automatically
between GSM and 3G (UMTS) networks
depending on availability. Some service
providers allow you to switch networks
manually, as searching for unavailable
networks consumes battery power.
To switch networks
1 From standby select Menu } Settings
} the Connectivity tab } Mobile
Networks } GSM/3G Networks.
2 } GSM and 3G (automatic) or
} GSM Only.
For more information, contact
your service provider.
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
% 23 Video Call.
3 } End Call to end the call.
You can call numbers from your contacts
and call list
% 25 Contacts, and
% 28 Call List. You can also use your
voice to make calls
% 29 Voice Control.
To make international calls
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 redial 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 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 hearing.
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 pop-up is set to default
Missed calls: appears in standby
% 18 Activity Menu.
To check missed calls from standby
• If pop-up is set to default: } Calls
} the Missed tab. Scroll or
to select a number } 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.
Emergency Calls
Your phone supports international
emergency numbers, for example,
112, 911. These numbers can normally
be used to make emergency calls in
any country, with or without a SIM
card inserted, if a 3G (UMTS) or GSM
network is within range.
In some countries, other emergency
numbers may also be promoted.
Your service provider 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
From standby select Menu
} Contacts } More } Options
} Special Numbers } Emergency
Nos.
Video Call
See a person on screen during calls.
Before you start
To make a video call, 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 call, for example,
to prepare a camera view before
calling. From standby select Menu
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,
from standby select Menu}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 default, your
contacts show information depending
on the SIM card.
contact, or select an existing contact
to add the number to.
To clear the call list
Select Calls} the All tab }More
} Delete All.
Speed Dial with Pictures
Save numbers in positions 1–9 in
your phone to access them easily.
Speed dial is dependent on your
default contacts
for example, you can speed dial
numbers saved on the SIM card.
If you add contacts with pictures
to speed dial positions, the contact
pictures appear for easy reference