Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Personalizing your phone22
Downloadsettings or choose from the phone.
Calling31
Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.
Messaging51
Multimedia messaging, chatand e-mail.
Camera60
Use the camera.
Setting up WAPand e-mail63
All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.
Using WAP71
WAP browser,bookmarks.
Transferring and exchanging information74
Bluetooth wireless technology,synchronization.
More features79
Calendar,alarm clock, stopwatch,timer, games.
Security87
SIM card lock,phone lock.
Troubleshooting89
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information91
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GSM 900/1800
This user guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB, without any warranty. Improvements and
changes to this user guide necessitated by typographical errors,
inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs
and/or equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB at any time and without notice. Such changes
will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this user guide.
Publication number: EN/LZT 108 8210 R1A.
Please note:
Some of the services in this user guide are not supported by all
networks. This also applies to the GSM International Emergency Number 112.
Please contact your network operator or service provider if you are in
doubt whether you can use a particular service or not.
Please read the Guidelines for safe and efficient use and the Limited warranty chapters before you use your mobile phone.
T9™ Text Input is a trademark or a registered trademark of Tegic
Communications.
T9™ Text Input is licensed under one or more of the following:
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,818,437, 5,953,541, 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, FR, IT, NL, PT,
ES, SE, GB; and additional patents are pending worldwide.
Other product and company names may be the trademarks of their
respective owners.
Sony Ericsson advises users to backup their personal data
information.
2
All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Personalizing your phone22
Downloadsettings or choose from the phone.
Calling31
Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.
Messaging51
Multimedia messaging, chatand e-mail.
Camera60
Use the camera.
Setting up WAPand e-mail63
All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.
Using WAP71
WAP browser,bookmarks.
Transferring and exchanging information74
Bluetooth wireless technology,synchronization.
More features79
Calendar,alarm clock, stopwatch,timer, games.
Security87
SIM card lock,phone lock.
Troubleshooting89
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information91
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Before you can use your phone you need to:
• Insert the SIM card.
• Attach and charge the battery.
User guide symbols
The following instruction symbols appear in this user guide:
% This arrow points you to a page with more
information.
} Use the navigation key to scroll and select.
Note
This symbol indicates that a service or function is
network-or subscription-dependent. Because of this,
all menus may not be available in your phone. Please
contact your network operator for more information.
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Personalizing your phone22
Downloadsettings or choose from the phone.
Calling31
Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.
Messaging51
Multimedia messaging, chatand e-mail.
Camera60
Use the camera.
Setting up WAPand e-mail63
All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.
Using WAP71
WAP browser,bookmarks.
Transferring and exchanging information74
Bluetooth wireless technology,synchronization.
More features79
Calendar,alarm clock, stopwatch,timer, games.
Security87
SIM card lock,phone lock.
Troubleshooting89
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information91
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• Press keypad Centreto go to the main menu.
• Press Left Right Up Down to navigate.
• Press to select the options shown immediately above
these keys on the display.
To end a function or go back one level
• Press to go back one level in the menus.
• Press to end a function.
• Press to correct mistakes.
Shortcuts
From standby, you can use the navigation keys to go directly
to a function:
• Pressto write a text message.
• Pressto select ring style.
• Pressto set an alarm.
• Pressto go to the phonebook.
SIM card
When you register as a subscriber with a network operator,
you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card. The SIM
card keeps track of your phone number, the services included
6
in your subscription, and your phonebook information,
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Personalizing your phone22
Downloadsettings or choose from the phone.
Calling31
Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.
Messaging51
Multimedia messaging, chatand e-mail.
Camera60
Use the camera.
Setting up WAPand e-mail63
All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.
Using WAP71
WAP browser,bookmarks.
Transferring and exchanging information74
Bluetooth wireless technology,synchronization.
More features79
Calendar,alarm clock, stopwatch,timer, games.
Security87
SIM card lock,phone lock.
Troubleshooting89
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
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among other things.
If you have been using a SIM card in another phone,
make sure that your information is saved to the SIM
card before you remove it from the other phone.
PIN (Personal Identification Number)
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) from
your network operator to activate the services in your phone.
Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it starts with
emergency number digits, for example 112. This is so that
you can see and call an emergency number without entering a
PIN % 17 Emergency calls. Press to correct mistakes.
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) % 45 Locks.
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Personalizing your phone22
Downloadsettings or choose from the phone.
Calling31
Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.
Messaging51
Multimedia messaging, chatand e-mail.
Camera60
Use the camera.
Setting up WAPand e-mail63
All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.
Using WAP71
WAP browser,bookmarks.
Transferring and exchanging information74
Bluetooth wireless technology,synchronization.
More features79
Calendar,alarm clock, stopwatch,timer, games.
Security87
SIM card lock,phone lock.
Troubleshooting89
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information91
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1 Connect the charger to the phone. The red battery
charging lamp is on during charging.
2 It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon
appears on the display.
3 Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until the battery icon
indicates that the battery is fully charged. If you do not
see the battery icon after this time, press any key above
the number keys to activate the display.
4 Remove the charger by pulling it out.
The time and date are reset when you remove the
battery.
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Personalizing your phone22
Downloadsettings or choose from the phone.
Calling31
Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.
Messaging51
Multimedia messaging, chatand e-mail.
Camera60
Use the camera.
Setting up WAPand e-mail63
All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.
Using WAP71
WAP browser,bookmarks.
Transferring and exchanging information74
Bluetooth wireless technology,synchronization.
More features79
Calendar,alarm clock, stopwatch,timer, games.
Security87
SIM card lock,phone lock.
Troubleshooting89
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information91
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Icons98
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1 Press and hold to turn the phone on or off.
2 Enter your PIN number, if requested } OK.
3 When asked to set the time and date } OK.
4 Enter the time and date } Save.
5 Press to exit the setup menu.
If the display turns dark when you enter your PIN
number, press the right key to illuminate the
display. Press to delete entered characters.
Standby mode
After you have turned the phone on and entered your PIN, the
name of the network operator will appear on the display. This
is called standby mode – you can now make and receive calls.
%43 Networks for details.
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Personalizing your phone22
Downloadsettings or choose from the phone.
Calling31
Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.
Messaging51
Multimedia messaging, chatand e-mail.
Camera60
Use the camera.
Setting up WAPand e-mail63
All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.
Using WAP71
WAP browser,bookmarks.
Transferring and exchanging information74
Bluetooth wireless technology,synchronization.
More features79
Calendar,alarm clock, stopwatch,timer, games.
Security87
SIM card lock,phone lock.
Troubleshooting89
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information91
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Icons98
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Making and receiving calls
Turn on the phone and make sure you are within range of a
network to make and receive calls % 10 Turn the phone on or off.
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 is displayed with an incoming call.
To make a call
1 Enter the area code and phone number.
2 Press to call. Press
To answer a call
Press to answer a call.
Press to reject a call.
You can also press Answer or Reject.
To turn off the ringtone when receiving a call
Press left right up or down on the navigation
key to turn off the ringtone when receiving a call.
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Personalizing your phone22
Downloadsettings or choose from the phone.
Calling31
Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.
Messaging51
Multimedia messaging, chatand e-mail.
Camera60
Use the camera.
Setting up WAPand e-mail63
All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.
Using WAP71
WAP browser,bookmarks.
Transferring and exchanging information74
Bluetooth wireless technology,synchronization.
More features79
Calendar,alarm clock, stopwatch,timer, games.
Security87
SIM card lock,phone lock.
Troubleshooting89
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information91
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1 When Missed calls is displayed, } View to display the
missed calls.
2 To call a number, scroll to the number and press .
Call list
Information about the last 10 calls is saved in Call list.
To call a number from the call list
1 Press from standby and select one of the call lists.
2 Scroll to the name or number and press .
To clear a number from a call list
1 } Call list and select a call list.
2 Select a number } More } Delete } Yes.
Emergency calls
Your phone supports the international emergency numbers,
for example 112 and 911. This means that these numbers can
normally be used to make an emergency call in any country/
region, with or without a SIM card inserted, if a GSM
network is in range.
In some countries/regions, your network operator may
have saved additional local emergency numbers on
the SIM card.
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Personalizing your phone22
Downloadsettings or choose from the phone.
Calling31
Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.
Messaging51
Multimedia messaging, chatand e-mail.
Camera60
Use the camera.
Setting up WAPand e-mail63
All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.
Using WAP71
WAP browser,bookmarks.
Transferring and exchanging information74
Bluetooth wireless technology,synchronization.
More features79
Calendar,alarm clock, stopwatch,timer, games.
Security87
SIM card lock,phone lock.
Troubleshooting89
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information91
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Icons98
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If you have an ongoing call and a call on hold, you can:
• }Switchto switch between the two calls.
• }More}Join calls to join the two calls.
• Press to end the current call.
• }More}End call on hold to end the held call.
• }More}Transfer call to connect the two calls. You are
disconnected from both calls. (operator-dependent).
• Press twice to end both calls.
• You cannot answer a third call without ending one of the
first two calls or joining them into a conference call.
Contact your network operator to check if this
function is supported.
To make a second call
1 } Hold to put the ongoing call on hold.
2 Enter the number you want to call and press .
3 Press to end the second call.
4 } Resume to continue the first call.
Conference calls
In a conference call you can talk to more than one person at
the same time. A conference call is started by joining an
ongoing call and a call on hold. You then put the conference
on hold to call and add up to six participants or just to make
another call.