Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing each other.
2
Attach the battery cover.
Turning on the phone
To turn on the phone
1
Press and hold down .
2
Enter your SIM card PIN (Personal Identification Number), if requested, and select
OK.
3
Select a language.
4
Follow the instructions that appear.
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.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the services and functions
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
page 66.
SIM protection on
Standby
After you have turned on your phone and entered your PIN, the name of the network
operator appears. This view is called standby. Your phone is now ready for use.
Making and receiving calls, using messaging and data transfer, for example, Internet-based
services, outside your home network (roaming) may incur additional costs. Contact your
operator for more information.
Help
In addition to this User guide, Feature guides and more information are available at
www.sonyericsson.com/support.
There are also help functions and a User guide in your phone. See the following instructions
on how to access them.
To access the User guide in your phone
•
Select Menu > Settings > User help > User guide.
To view tips and tricks
•
Select Menu > Settings > User help > Tips and tricks.
To view information about functions
•
Scroll to a function and select Info, if available. In some cases, Info appears under
Options.
To view the phone demonstration
•
Select Menu > Entertainment > Demo tour.
To view the phone status
•
Press the volume key. Phone, memory and battery information is shown.
Supported services and features
Some of the services and features described in this User guide are not supported by all networks
and/or service providers in all areas. Without limitation, this applies to the GSM International
Emergency Number 112. Please contact your network operator or service provider to determine
availability of any specific service or feature and whether additional access or usage fees apply.
Charging the battery
The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it.
To charge the battery
1
Connect the charger to the phone.
2
Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.
Maximizing battery performance
•
Charge your phone often. The battery lasts longer if you charge it frequently.
If you are in an area with no coverage, your phone repeatedly scans for available networks.
This consumes power. If you cannot move to an area with better coverage, turn off your
phone temporarily.
•
Turn off 3G, Bluetooth™ wireless technology and Wi-Fi™ when you do not need these
functions.
•
Do not cover the phone antenna when you are engaged in a call.
Go to
www.sonyericsson.com/support
performance.
to learn more about how to maximize your battery's
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* Some menus are operator-,
network- and subscriptiondependent.
** You can use the navigation
key to scroll between tabs in
submenus.
Menu numbering starts from the top left icon and moves across and then down row by
row.
To go directly to a main menu item
•
Select Menu and press – , , or .
The Main menu layout must be set to Grid. See To change the main menu layout on page 64.
Activity menu
The activity menu gives you quick access to:
•
New events – missed calls and new messages.
•
Running apps – applications that are running in the background.
•
My shortcuts – add your favorite functions to access them quickly.
•
Internet – connect conveniently to the Internet.
To open the activity menu
•
Press
.
Alerts and notifications
You can handle alarm alerts and get notifications of, for example, incoming messages and
calendar events. When you dismiss a notification, you can view it later in the Activity menu.
To turn off or snooze an alarm
When the alarm is ringing:
•
To turn off the alarm, drag the alarm icon to the right.
•
To snooze the alarm, tap Snooze.
To dismiss a notification
•
When you get a notification of an incoming email message or a calendar event, tap
.
Memory
You can save content on a memory card, in the phone memory and on the SIM card. Photos
and music are saved on the memory card, if a memory card is inserted. If not, or if the
memory card is full, photos and music are saved in the phone memory. Messages and
contacts are saved in the phone memory, but you can choose to save them on the SIM
card.
Memory card
You may have to purchase a memory card separately.
Your phone supports a microSD™ memory card, adding more storage space to your
phone. This type of card can also be used as a portable memory card with other compatible
devices.
You can move content between a memory card and the phone memory.
Select, for example, Menu > Messaging > Write new > Message.
2
If is not displayed, press and hold down to change to Quick text input.
3
Press each key only once, even if the 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
To view word suggestions, press or press the navigation key downwards.
5
Press to accept a suggestion and add a space.
To enter text using the multitap method
1
Select, for example, Menu > Messaging > Write new > Message.
2
If is displayed, press and hold down to change to multitap text input.
3
Press – repeatedly until the desired letter appears.
4
Press to add a space.
To add words to the phone dictionary
1
When you enter text using Quick text input, select Options > Spell word.
2
Write the word using multitap input and select Save.
3G (UMTS) service is available when or appears. To make a video call, both parties
on the call must have a 3G (UMTS) phone subscription that supports 3G (UMTS) service
and 3G (UMTS) coverage.
To make a video call
1
Enter a phone number (with international country code and area code, if applicable).
2
Select Options > Make video call.
To use the zoom with an outgoing video call
•
Press the navigation key upwards or downwards.
To share photos and videos during a video call
1
During a video call, press the navigation key left to switch to the video share mode
tab.
2
Scroll to a video clip or photo and select Share.
To view video call options
•
During the call, select Options.
Emergency calls
Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for example, 112 or 911. You can
normally use these numbers to make emergency calls in any country, with or without the
SIM card inserted, if you are within range of a network.
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
•
Enter 112 (the international emergency number) and press .
To view your local emergency numbers
1
Select Menu > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select Options > Special numbers > Emergency
numbers.
Networks
Your phone switches automatically between GSM and
depending on availability. Some network operators allow you to switch networks manually.
To switch networks manually
1
Select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > Mobile networks > GSM/3G
networks.
2
Select an option.
(UMTS) or networks
Call list
You can view information about answered
To call a number from the call list
1
Press
2
Scroll to a name or a number and press
and scroll to a tab.
, dialed and missed or rejected calls.
.
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.
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
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
Select Menu > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select Add.
3
Enter the name and select OK.
4
Scroll to New number: and select Add.
5
Enter the number and select OK.
6
Select a number option.
7
Scroll between the tabs and add information to the fields.
8
Select Save.
Calling contacts
To call a contact
1
Select Menu > Contacts.
2
Scroll to a contact and press
To go directly to the contacts list
•
Press and hold down – .
To call with Smart search
1
Press – to enter a sequence of (at least two) digits. All entries which match
the sequence of digits or corresponding letters are shown in a list.
2
Scroll to a contact or a phone number and press .
To turn on or off Smart search
1
Select Menu > Settings > Calls > Smart search.
2
Select an option.
.
Editing contacts
To add information to a phone contact
1
Select Menu > Contacts.
2
Scroll to a contact and select Options > Edit contact.
3
Scroll between the tabs and select Add or Edit.
4
Select an option and an item to add or edit.
5
Select Save.
If your subscription supports Calling Line Identification (CLI) service, you can assign personal
ringtones and pictures to contacts.
To copy names and numbers to phone contacts
1
Select Menu > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced > Copy from SIM.
You can create a group of phone numbers and email addresses from Phone contacts to
send messages to. You can also use groups (with phone numbers) when you create
accepted callers lists.
To create a group of numbers and email addresses
1
Select Menu > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select Options > Groups.
3
Scroll to New group and select Add.
4
Enter a name for the group and select Continue.
5
Scroll to New and select Add.
6
For each contact phone number or email address you want to mark, scroll to it and
select Mark.
7
Select Continue > Done.
Speed dial
Speed dialing lets you select nine contacts that you can dial quickly from standby. The
contacts can be saved in positions 1-9.
To add contacts to speed dial numbers
1
Select Menu > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select Options > Speed dial.
3
Scroll to a position number and select Add.
4
Select a contact.
To speed dial
•
Enter the position number and press
.
More calling features
Voicemail
If your subscription includes an answering service, callers can leave a voicemail message
when you cannot answer a call.
To enter your voicemail number
1
Select Menu > Messaging > Messages > Settings > the Message settings tab
> Voicemail number.
2
Enter the number and select OK.
To call your voicemail service
•
Press and hold down
Voice control
By creating voice commands you can:
•
Voice dial – call someone by saying their name
•
Answer and reject calls when you use a handsfree
To record a voice command using voice dialing
1
Select Menu > Settings > General > Voice control > Voice dialing > Activate.
2
Select Yes > New voice command and select a contact. If the contact has more
than one number, select the number to add the voice command to.
3
Record a voice command such as “John mobile.”
4
Follow the instructions that appear. 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.
You can handle more than one call at a time. For example, you can put an ongoing call on
hold, while you make or answer a second call. You can also switch between the two calls.
You cannot answer a third call without ending one of the first two calls.
To switch between two calls
•
During the call, press
To join two calls
•
During the call, select Options > Join calls.
.
To end an ongoing call and return to the call on hold
During a call, the phone shows how long you have been talking. You can also check on
the duration of your last call, your outgoing calls and the total time of all your calls.
To check the call time
•
Select Menu > Settings > Calls > Time > Call timers.
Showing or hiding your phone number
You can decide to show or hide your phone number when you make a call.
To hide your phone number
1
Select Menu > Settings > Calls > Show/hide my no..