Sony Ericsson J200c User Manual

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To find information easily, go directly to one of the following:

• Phone overview on page 5

• User guide symbols on page 6

• Desktop icons on page 10

• Navigating the menus on page 11

• Menu overview on page 12

• Quick guide to key functions on page 23

• Troubleshooting on page 74

• Index on page 87

You can find support, information, content downloads and an icon glossary at www.SonyEricsson.com/cn.

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Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Quick keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Personalizing your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Sony Ericsson J200c

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Sony Ericsson

GSM 900/1800/1900 Second edition (October 2004)

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

Ericsson Mobile Communications AB at any time and

Sony without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this user guide.

Publication number: EN/LZT 108 7302 R2A. Please note: Some of the services in this user guide are not supported by

all networks.

Emergency Number 112

This also applies to the GSM International

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

Limited warranty chapters before you use your mobile

the phone.

T9™ Text Input is a trademark or a registered trademark of Tegic Communications.

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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.

Your mobile phone has the capability to download, store and forward additional content, e.g. ringtones. The use of such content may be restricted or prohibited by rights of third parties, including but not limited to restriction under applicable copyright laws. You, and not Sony Ericsson, are entirely responsible for additional content that you download to or forward from your mobile phone. Prior to your use of any additional content, please verify that your intended use is properly licensed or is otherwise authorized. Sony Ericsson does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any additional content or any other third party content. Under no circumstances will Sony Ericsson be liable in any way for your improper use of additional content or other third party content.

Other product and company names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Sony Ericsson advises users to back up their personal data information.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

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Getting to know your phone

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Navigation key

ption

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YES and NO keys

Assembling your phone

Before you can use your phone you need to:

• Insert the SIM card.

• Attach and charge the battery.

User guide symbols

The following symbols appear in this user guide:

} Use the navigation key to scroll and select.

% See also page.xx

Important

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 consult your network operator for more information.

SIM card and battery information

The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, which you get from your network operator, contains information about your subscription and phonebook. Always turn off the phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove a SIM card.

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. % 27 Phonebook.

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To insert the SIM card and charge the battery

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1 Remove the battery cover as shown in the picture. 2 Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed

under the silvery holders.

3 Place the battery on the back of the phone with the label

side up and the connectors facing each other.

4 Place the battery cover as shown in the picture and slide

it into place.

5 Connect the charger to the phone at the flash symbol.

The flash symbol on the charger plug must face upwards.

6 It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon

appears on the screen.

7 Wait approximately 4 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 to activate the screen.

8 Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.

PIN (Personal Identity Number)

You may need a PIN (Personal Identity Number) to activate the services in your phone. Your PIN is provided by your network operator.

If you make a mistake while entering your PIN, delete the

number by pressing

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),

% 71 SIM card lock.

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To turn the phone on and off

• Press and hold NO.

• Enter your PIN if you have one for your SIM card.

• Press and hold NO to turn off the phone.

To make and receive calls

• Enter the area code and phone number } YES to make the

NO to end the call.

call. }

• When the phone rings } YES.

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Icons

The following icons appear on the desktop and in standby.

Tells you the status of the battery.

Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal.

Calls – handling of call time, call cost information

and ongoing calls.

Internet services – gives you access to Internet

services.

My shortcuts – create your own menu for the

functions you use most often.

Fun & Games – games and applications.

Messaging – handling of text (SMS) and voice

messages.

Organizer – calendar, events, alarm clock and other

extras.

Connectivity – networks and data communication

settings, receive items via infrared

Phonebook – your personal phonebook.

Settings – personal settings including profiles,

display, language, time and locks.

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Navigating the menus

The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop.

•Press (navigation key) to go to the desktop or to select highlighted items.

•Press to move through the menus.

•Press NO to go back one level in the menus.

• Press and hold NO to return to standby.

Keypad shortcuts

You can use keypad shortcuts, or you can create your own shortcuts from standby.

Enter the menus by pressing and then enter the number

of the menu to which you want to go. For example, to reach

Games quickly, press and then press . To get back

to standby, press and hold NO.

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Menu overview

1.Calls

Missed calls Call list Manage calls Time and cost Next call Options

4.Fun & Games

Games My pictures My sounds Themes Composer Sony Ericsson

7.Connectivity

Online services* Infrared port GSM Networks Data comm.

(* Please note that some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.)

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2.Internet services

Sony Ericsson Bookmarks Push inbox Enter address Resume Select profile Advanced Options

5.Messaging

Write new Inbox Call voice mail Unsent Te mp l at e s Sent items Options Area info SMS memory

8.Phonebook

Find and call Add number Find and edit Pictures Personal rings Groups Email addresses Options Memory status Special numbers

3.My shortcuts

Write new Add number Ring volume My numbers Edit shortcuts

6.Organizer

Calendar Alarms Timer Stopwatch Calculator

9.Settings

Sounds & alerts Profiles Display Language Time and date Locks Handsfree Status Master reset

Phone language

Most SIM cards automatically set the language used in the menu to the language of the country/region where you bought your SIM card. If this is not the case, the predefined language is English.

You can always choose Automatic by pressing 8888

in standby mode.

You can always choose Chinese by pressing 0008

in standby.

You can always choose English by pressing 0000

in standby.

To change the phone language

1 } Settings } YES } Language } YES } Menus } YES. 2 Select a language } YES.

You can press instead of the YES key to select an item.

My shortcuts

You can place your favourite functions that you want to reach quickly and easily in the

To reach a shortcut from standby

Press to enter the first shortcut in My shortcuts.

To add a function to my shortcuts

1 } My shortcuts } YES } Edit shortcuts } YES. 2 Select a function from the list by pressing . 3 Enter the position number you want for this function in

your menu } YES.

4 } YES to save and exit the list.

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My shortcuts menu.

More options

Press to enter a list of options. There are different alternatives in the list of options depending on where you are in the menus.

Delete and edit items

Two ways to delete items

• Select an item and press .

• Select an item, press } Delete.

To edit items

Select an item, press } Edit.

Entering letters and characters

When writing messages and notes there are two ways to enter letters and characters:

• Multitap text input

• T9™ Text Input

To enter letters using multitap input

•Press – until the desired character appears on the screen.

•Press to shift between capital and lower-case letters.

• Press and hold – to enter numbers.

•Press to delete letters and numbers.

•Press for the most common punctuation marks.

•Press to add a space.

Multitap input only applies when Latin characters are selected as writing language

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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.

To enter letters using T9 Text Input

1 For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”, press

, , , .

2 If the word shown is the one you want, press to

accept and add a space. To accept a word without adding a space, press want, press or repeatedly to view alternative words. Accept a word and add a space by pressing .

3 Continue writing your message. To enter a full stop or

other punctuation marks, press repeatedly. Accept by pressing .

To switch between writing methods

Before, or while entering letters, press and hold to switch between writing methods.

Options when entering letters

Press to enter a list of options that offers different alternatives when writing a message.

. If the word shown is not the one you

and then or

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Chinese input

This mobile phone has different input methods for entering Chinese characters:

•Stroke input

• Pinyin input

You can use these methods, for example, to enter Chinese names and Chinese short messages.

Switching between Chinese input methods

In the Chinese editing mode, you can select and switch quickly to another input method by pressing and holding .

General instructions

Regardless of which input method you choose, your phone has a function to speed up the entry of Chinese characters. Whenever you enter a stroke or a Pinyin letter, a candidate row of the most frequently used characters containing that stroke or relating to that letter appears at the bottom of the screen.

If the character you want is not displayed in the candidate

row, press pressing until the character you want is displayed. Alternatively, you can enter the next stroke or Pinyin letter and a new set of characters will immediately be displayed in the candidate row. To go back to the previous row, press To select a character in the candidate row, press the navigation key.

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to present another candidate row. Continue

Stroke input

A Chinese character is built up of strokes. There are more than 30 basic strokes, which are grouped into 5 stroke categories. Each category is represented on the keypad by one of the keys when you are not sure of which stroke to use % 20 For

example, to enter “信息” and % 21 Example of using the wild card key.

Stroke categories

The 5 stroke categories are defined in the table below:

Number

Stroke

Key

Category

- . The Wild Card key , is used

Basic

Stroke Name Character

Stroke

Over

Lift

Down

Down-Hook

Short Slope

Down

Long Left Slope

Over Slope

Short left Slope

Dot

Right Slope

Down-CurvedOver

王十在七天

海红牡状习

中业上门丑

小水打子承

直真质草

八九丹风片

香千匕后丢

而页面学殷

六学雷心性

人火又送林

四西酉酸

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Number Key

Stroke Category

Basic Stroke Stroke Name Character

Down-Over

Left Slope-Over

Left Slope-Dot

Down-Lift

Right SlopeHook

Down-OverHook

Down-OverCurved-Hook

Down-Over-Left Slope

Down-OverDown-Hook

Down-OverDown

Over-Hook

Over-Down

Over-DownHook

Over-Left Slope

Over-DownOver-Left

山巨屯母凶

么去公约能

女要好巡巢

衣以饭收长

我或民成伐

心必思忘

电也毛兄孔

专传转

马与张号费

鼎鼐

写字皮通免

口已户书骨

力习也同永

又之登多社

及极廷建

Slope

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Number Key

Stroke Category

Basic Stroke Stroke Name Character

? (Wild card key)

Over-Left SlopeCurved-Hook

Over-DownOver-Hook

Over-DownOver-Down

Curved-Hook

Over-DownCurved-Hook

Over-Down-Over

Over-Down-Lift

阿队陈那部

乃透鼐隽杨

凸

狗豹家逐狂

乙九瓦飞风

投沿船凹

话计认讯

Components

The basic building units of Chinese characters are components that are made up of strokes. After entering the first two strokes of the desired character, the component and character candidates that started with that stroke are displayed in the candidate row.

Using components is a fast method for entering complex

characters.

The smaller candidates surrounded by dotted frames are components, and the bigger candidates without dotted frames are characters.

For example, to enter “信息”

1Enter “”, “ ” and “ ”. 2 Move the cursor to “ 信 ”, press . 3 Move the cursor to “息 ”, press again to select “ 息 ”.

Example of using the wild card key

The wild card key , is used to supplement unclear strokes in entering characters. If you want to enter “ 互 ”, but you only know that “ character and that the total number of strokes is four, enter

, , , . The character is displayed in

the candidate row.

一 ” is the first and the last stroke of the

Pinyin input

Press the keys containing the required Pinyin letters, and the phone will make various proposals on the screen, according to the pronunciation rules of

Below is the key mapping of Pinyin letters on the keypad.

Number Key Pinyin Letter

On the keypad, the letter ü is replaced by v.

Mandarin.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u ü w x y z

For example, to enter “信息”

1Press , , . 2 When “xin” is highlighted, press or and select

“ 信 ”, then press . (If you want to enter any of the other suggested Pinyin combinations, scroll up or down to the desired combination, then press

3Press again to select “ 息”, when “ 息 ” is highlighted.

Input punctuation, symbols and smilies

Under any Chinese input mode, press , to see the table of punctuation marks, symbols and smilies. Use the navigation key to make a selection. Press space into the text.

to enter a

Quick keys

Useful key combinations are described below.

Navigating menus

Enter the main menu and select menu items

Navigate in the menu and in lists

Access the Internet directly press and hold

Delete an item press when in lists

Enter a list of options press

Change the language to

Automatic

Change the language to

Chinese

Change the language to

English

Go back to standby press and hold NO

Making and receiving calls

Make an emergency call enter the international

Set the phone to silent press and hold

Call your voicemail press and hold

Enter the call list } YES

8888

0008

0000

emergency number }

YES

Reach a contact beginning with a specific letter

press and hold any of the

–

keys

Speed dial press any of the keys –

and } YES

Reject a call } NO

Turn off the ringtone when receiving a call

Turn off the microphone during a call

press

press and hold

Enter a list of options press

Put a call on hold press YES

Calling

Making and receiving calls

Before you can make or receive calls, you must turn on the phone and be within range of a network, phone on and 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 and number are displayed. If the number is a restricted number,

To make a call

Enter the area code and phone number } YES to make the call.

NO to end the call.

}

To re-dial a number

If the connection failed and Retry? is displayed } YES.

Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting. When the call is connected, the phone gives a loud signal.

To answer or reject a call

} YES to answer a call. } NO to reject a call.

To change the speaker volume during a call

Press or .

To check your missed calls

1When Missed calls: is displayed, } YES to display the

missed calls.

2 To call a number, scroll to the number } YES.

Withheld is displayed.

% 9 To turn the

To make international calls

1 Press and hold until a + sign appears on the screen. 2 Enter the country/region code, area code (without the

leading zero) and phone number }

YES.

Emergency calls

Your phone supports the international emergency numbers, 112, 911 and 08. 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 that supports these numbers is within range. Your network operator may have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.

To make an emergency call

Enter, for example, 112 (the international emergency number) }

YES.

Some network operators may require that a SIM card is inserted, and in some cases that the PIN has been entered as well.

To view your local emergency numbers

} Phonebook } YES } Special numbers } YES } Emergency nos. } YES.

Call list

The numbers of the last calls that you have made or received are saved in the call list.

To call a number from the call list

} YES from standby and scroll to the name or number you

want to call }

YES.

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Contents

Getting to know your phone

Calling