GSM 850/1900
This user guide is published by Sony Ericsson, 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 at any time and
without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated
into new editions of this user guide.
Publication number: AE/LZT 108 8127 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.
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 backup their personal data
information.
All illustrations are for illustration only and may not
accurately depict the actual phone.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
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.
% 17 Phonebook.
1 Press to release the cover as shown in the picture.
2 Gently pull the cover away from the phone.
3 Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed
under the silvery holders.
4 Place the battery on the back of the phone with the label
side up and the connectors facing each other.
5 Replace the cover as shown in the picture.
6 Press to close the cover.
To charge the battery
1 Connect the charger to the phone. The flash symbol
on the charger plug must face upwards.
2 It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon
appears on the screen.
3 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.
4 Remove the charger by pulling it out.
The time and date are reset when you remove the
battery.
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification 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), % 58 SIM card lock.
To turn the phone on and off
• Press and hold .
• Enter your PIN, if requested.
• Press and hold to turn off the phone.
To make and receive calls
• Enter the area code and phone number } YES to make
Most SIM cards automatically set the language used in the
menu to the language of the country 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 English by pressing 0000
in standby.
To change the phone language
1 } Settings } YES } Language } YES } Menus } YES.
2 Select a language }
You can press instead of the YES key to select
an item.
YES.
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.
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.
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 . If the word shown is not the one you
want, press or repeatedly to view alternative words.
3 Continue writing your message. To enter a period or
other punctuation marks, press and then or
repeatedly. Accept and add a space by pressing .
Before you can make or receive calls, you must turn on the
phone and be within range of a network, % 8 To turn the phone on and off.
If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification
(Caller ID) 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, Withheld is displayed.
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 a call
} YES.
To reject a call
} NO.
To change the speaker volume during a call
Press or to increase or decrease the speaker volume
during a call.
1 When Missed calls: is displayed, } YES to display the
missed calls.
2 To call a number, scroll to the number }
YES.
To make international calls
1 Press and hold until a + sign appears on the screen.
2 Enter the country 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, 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.
} Phonebook } YES } Options } YES } Ask to Save } YES
select On or Off}
YES.
To edit an entry in the phonebook
1 } Phonebook } YES } Find and Edit } YES.
2 Enter the name or the first letter of the name }
YES to select the entry.
3 }
4 } Edit }
5 When you have finished editing }
changes.
YES.
YES to save your
YES.
To delete an entry from the phonebook
1 } Phonebook } YES } Find and Edit } YES.
2 Enter the name or the first few letters of the name }
When the entry you want to delete is highlighted }
3 } Delete }
YES.
YES.
YES.
Sort order
You may change the sort order of your phonebook entries,
so that they are sorted according to their position number
instead of the name.
To choose a sort order
1 } Phonebook } YES } Options } YES } Sort Order } YES.
2 Select a sort order }
YES.
Phonebook memories
Phonebook entries are saved on your SIM card. The number
of entries you can save depends on your SIM card. You can
still access them if you use the card with another phone.
You can also save your entries in the phone memory when
• To save the number in the position suggested } YES.
• To save the number in another position, press to
delete the position number, enter a new position number
}
YES.
• To save the number in the phone memory, you first need to
know how many positions you have got on your SIM card.
You can check this in the Memory Status menu.
To check the status of the memories
} Phonebook } YES } Memory Status } YES.
Replacing entries
If you try to save a phone number in a position which already
contains a phone number, the message Overwrite? appears.
Press
YES to replace the number or press NO if you do not
2 Enter a name for the group }
3 } Add New }
4 Select an entry in your phonebook }
5 To add the next member, repeat steps 3 and 4.
6 }
NO to leave the menu.
YES.
YES.
YES.
YES.
To add a member to an existing group
Select the group you want } YES } Edit } YES } Add New
YES.
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Voicemail
If your subscription includes an answering service, callers can
leave a voicemail message when you cannot answer a call.
Calling your voicemail service
You can easily call your voicemail service by pressing and
holding , if you have saved your voicemail number in the
phone. You can get the number from your service provider.
3 Select Clear Total Cost to reset the call cost meter.
Setting the call cost
You can use the tariff function to specify the price per call
unit. If you do not specify a price per call unit, the number
of call units is displayed.
You can enter a total amount of money that can be used for
making calls. When the amount reaches zero, no more calls
can be made. Please note that the credit limit is only an
estimated value.
2 Enter your PIN2 }
3 Select Change}
4 Enter an amount }
YES.
YES.
YES.
YES.
Forwarding calls
If you cannot answer incoming voice or data calls, you can
forward them to another number.
When the Restrict Calls function is on, some Forward
Calls options cannot be activated.
For voice calls, you can choose between the following
forward alternatives:
• All Line 1 Calls – Forward all line 1 calls.
• All Line 2 Calls – Forward all line 2 calls.
• When Busy – Forward calls if you are already on the phone.
• Not Reachable – Forward calls if you are unreachable.
• No Reply – Forward calls that you do not answer within a
specified time limit (operator-dependent).
To turn on a call forward
1 } Calls } YES } Manage Calls } YES } Forward Calls } YES.
2 Select a call category and then a forward alternative }
3 Select Activate}
4 Enter the phone number to which you want your calls to
You can handle more than one call simultaneously. For example,
you can put an ongoing call on hold, while you make or answer
a second call, and then switch between the two calls. You
cannot answer a third call without ending one of the first
two calls.
During a call the Ongoing Call menu replaces the
Calls menu.
Call waiting service
If the call waiting service is activated, you hear a beep if you
receive a second call during an ongoing call.
To activate or deactivate the call waiting
service