Sony Ericsson K220 User Manual

Sony Ericsson K220

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Infrared port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Sounds & Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Alarm clock/Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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GSM 900/1800 This User guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB or its local affiliated company, 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 or its local affiliated company at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this User guide.

Publication number: EN/LZT 108 9360 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. 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. The marble logo is a trademark or registered trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. Sony is a trademark or registered trademark of Sony Corporation. Ericsson is a trademark or registered trademark of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. 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;

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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. All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict the actual phone. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

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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 the selection

}

key to 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.

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Getting started

1 Infrared port 6 Keylock

2 Strength of GSM network 7

3,9 Function of selection key 8 Battery status

4,10Selection keys 11

5 Call key 12 End Call/On-Off key

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10 11 12

Headset and battery charger connector

Navigation key with shortcuts

Keypad

• Press the navigation key left right up down

to navigate.

• Press to select the options shown immediately

above these keys on the screen.

To go back one level or end a function

• Press the right selection key to go back one level

in the menus.

• Press to end a function and go to standby.

Shortcuts

From standby, you can use the navigation keys to go directly to a function:

• Press to write a text or picture message.

• Press to go to the camera.

• Press to set the ring volume.

• Press to go to your contacts.

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To set the phone to silent

Press and hold .

To lock or unlock the keypad

• To avoid dialling a number by accident, press and

select Lock keys.

• To unlock the keypad, press and select Unlock.

% 48 Keypad lock for more information.

To turn the screen light on

Press any key to turn the screen light on.

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 in your subscription, and your contact information, 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.

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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 the right selection key 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) % 48 SIM card lock.

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Set up your phone

Insert the SIM card, attach and charge the battery and turn on your phone.

To insert the SIM card and battery

1 Gently pull the cover away from the phone. 2 Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed

under the silvery holders and that the contacts of the

SIM card face downwards.

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

label side up and the connectors facing each other.

4 Replace the cover as shown in the picture.

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To charge the battery

≈ 30 min

≈ 2.5 h

1 Connect the battery charger to the phone. 2 It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon

appears on the screen.

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 screen.

4 Remove the battery charger by tilting it upwards.

The time and date are reset when you remove the battery.

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To turn on the phone

1 Press and hold until the screen lights up. 2 Enter your PIN code, if requested and select OK. Each

digit appears as *. Press the right selection key to

correct mistakes. If the screen turns dark, press any

key to illuminate the screen.

3 Scroll to a language and select Save. 4 Enter the time and select Save. 5 Enter the date and select Save.

If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked. To unblock it % 49 To unblock your SIM card.

To turn off the phone

Press and hold .

Standby

After you have turned the phone on and entered your PIN, the name of your operator appears on the screen. This is called standby – you can now make and receive calls. % 45 Networks for details.

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Navigating the phone menus

From standby select Menu to go to the main menu. The first menu you will see is Message. Press up or down to scroll through the menus. You can change the appearance of the main menu.

To change the main menu view

1 From standby select Menu } Settings } Advanced

} Main menu view.

2 Select Grid view or Single icon.

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Icons

These icons appear on the screen to show status and new events.

Icon Description

Shows the strength of the GSM network signal. Five blue bars mean full network coverage.

% 45 Networks

Shows the battery status. A green battery means fully charged. % 10 To charge the battery

You have received a new text or voice* message. % 24 Text messages and % 23 Voice messages

You have received a new picture message.

% 30 Picture messages

The phone is set to silent. % 7 To set the phone to silent

The keypad is locked. % 48 Keypad lock

An alarm is activated. % 43 Alarm clock/Alarms

Divert calls* is activated. % 18 Diverting calls

For more information, see www.sonyericsson.com/support. * Some items may be operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.

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Menu overview

Some additional operator-, network- and subscription-dependent menus may occur.

Extras Internet* Radio

Calendar Timer Stopwatch Calculator My files My Games

Camera Message Alarms*

Take picture Camera pics Slide show

Calls Contacts Settings

Call list Time and cost Call settings

* These menus appear in grid view. In single icon view they appear under Extras. % 12 To change the main menu view.

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Homepage Bookmarks Go to URL Edit bookmark Show pictures Push access Push inbox Clear cache Internet profile

Text message Picture message Settings

View contacts Add contact My number Voicemail Delete contacts Speed dial Copy all contacts Send contacts Settings

Sound & alerts Wallpaper Theme Time and date Language Select network Infrared port Advanced Phone status

Calling

Making and receiving calls

Turn on the phone and make sure you are within range of a network to make and receive calls % 11 To turn on the phone.

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 Contacts, 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 end the call.

To answer or reject a call

Press to answer a call. Press to reject a call.

To turn off the ringtone when receiving a call

Select Silent to turn off the ringtone without answering the call.

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To change the ear speaker volume during a call

Press to increase the volume and to decrease the volume.

To select more options during a call

Select Options.

To make international calls

1 Press and hold until a + sign appears. 2 Enter the country code, area code (without the leading

zero), phone number and press .

To put a call on hold

1 Press during a call to put it on hold. 2 select Retrieve to resume the call.

To turn off the microphone during a call

1 Select Options } Turn off mic. 2 To turn on the microphone again, select Mic. on.

To check your missed calls

1 When Missed calls: is displayed, select Details to

display the missed calls.

2 To call a number, scroll to the number and press .

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Handsfree

Connect the headset to your phone, see % 5Getting started.

To answer a call with the handsfree

Press the button on the headset or press on the phone.

Call list

Information about the last 30 calls is saved in Call list.

indicates that you have missed a call.

To call a number from the call list

1 From standby press and scroll to one of the

numbers.

2 Press to call.

To clear a number from the call list

1 From standby press and scroll to one of the

numbers.

2 Select Options } 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, with or without a SIM card inserted, if a GSM network is in range.

In some countries, your network operator may have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.

To make an emergency call

Enter, for example, 112 and press . Press the right selection key to correct mistakes.

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Diverting calls

If you cannot answer incoming calls, you can divert them to another number, for example, your answering service.

When the Restrict calls function is activated, some Divert call options are not available.

To activate a call divert

1 From standby select Menu } Calls } Call settings

} Divert all calls.

2 Select an option. 3 Select Activate. 4 To divert the calls to your voicemail, select Divert calls

to voicemail. To find the contact you want your calls to

be diverted to, select Divert to saved contact. To enter

the phone number you want your calls to be diverted

to, select Enter number to divert to.

To deactivate a call divert

Select the divert option and then select Deactivate.

Call waiting service

When call waiting is activated, you hear a beep if you receive a second call.

To activate the call waiting service

From standby select Menu } Calls } Call settings } Call

waiting } Activate.

Receiving a second call

When call waiting is activated and you receive a second call your phone will beep.

You can:

• Select Answer to answer the incoming call and put the

ongoing call on hold.

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• Select Busy to show the second caller that you are busy.

• Select Replace active call to end the first call and

answer the second call.

Handling two calls

If you have an ongoing call and a call on hold, you can:

• Select Switch to switch between the two calls.

• Press twice to end both calls.

You cannot answer a third call without ending or replacing one of the first two calls or joining them into a conference call.

Conference calls

Conference call supports only three participants including yourself. A conference call is started by joining an ongoing call and a call on hold.

To join the two calls into a conference call

After having answered a second call:

• Select Options } Join calls to join the two calls.

• Select Options } Release party to release one party,

select name or number of the party to release.

• Press twice to end both calls.

Contact your network operator to check if this function is supported.

To add a new participant

1 To put the ongoing call on hold, press . 2 Enter the number you want to call and press . 3 To end the second call, press . 4 To continue the first call, select Retrieve.

My number

You can view and edit your own phone number(s).

To check your own phone number

From standby select Menu } Contacts } My number. If your number is not automatically loaded from the SIM card, you can enter it yourself.

Restricted dialling

Restrict outgoing and incoming calls when at home or abroad. You need a password from your service provider.

If you divert incoming calls, you cannot activate some restricted dialling options.

To activate call restriction

1 From standby select Menu } Calls } Call settings

} Restrict calls and select an option.

• All outgoing – all outgoing calls.

• Outgoing intl – all outgoing international calls.

• Outgoing intl roam. – all outgoing international

calls except to your home country.

• All incoming – all incoming calls.

• Inc. when roaming – all incoming calls when you

are abroad (when roaming).

• Deactivate all – enter password to deactivate all

restrictions.

• Change password – change the password needed

to activate call restrictions.

2 Select Activate. 3 Enter your password and select OK.

To cancel all call restrictions

1 From standby select Menu } Calls } Call settings

} Restrict calls } Deactivate all.

2 Enter your password and select OK.

Call time and cost balance

You can check call time, the amount of sent messages and used data bytes. SIM may support cost balance but this is operator dependant.

To check call time, sent messages and data bytes

From standby select Menu } Calls } Time and cost.

To reset time and cost counter

1 From standby select Menu } Calls } Time and cost. 2 Select Reset } Yes.

Showing or hiding your phone number

If your subscription supports CLIR (Calling Line Identification Restriction), you can hide your phone number for people you call.

To show or hide your phone number

From standby select Menu } Calls } Call settings

} Hide/show no. and select an option.

Contacts

You can save names and numbers in Contacts.

To add a contact

1 From standby select Menu } Contacts } Add contact.

• Select Save on SIM if you want the contact to be

saved on the SIM card.

• Select Save in phone if you want the contact to be

saved in the phone.

2 Enter the name and select Options } OK. 3 Scroll to the icon below the name. 4 Enter the number and select OK. 5 Select Save contact.

To call a contact

1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to the contact you want to call and press .

To go directly to a contact, instead of scrolling, you can enter the first few letters of the contact.

To edit a contact

1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to and select the contact. 3 Select Options } Edit. 4 Edit the information and select Options } Save contact.

The option Edit, then call is a temporary change of the contact and will not be saved in the memory.

To delete a contact

1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to and select the contact. 3 Select Options } Delete contact } Yes.

Enter the + sign and country code with all contact numbers. They can then be used abroad or at home % 16 To make international calls.

Contacts memory

The number of entries you can save in Contacts depends on the capacity of your SIM card.

To check the Contacts memory status

From standby select Menu } Contacts } Settings } Memory

status.

Voice messages

If your subscription includes an answering service, callers can leave a voice message when you cannot answer a call.

To call your voicemail service

From standby, press and hold , if you have saved your voicemail number in the phone.

To enter your voicemail number

1 From standby select Menu } Contacts } Voicemail. 2 Add voicemail number? appears. Select Yes. 3 Enter the voicemail number that you get from your

service provider and select Save.

Messaging

Your phone supports various messaging services. Contact your service provider about the services you can use or for more information, see www.sonyericsson.com/support.

Before you start

If the number to your service centre is not saved on your SIM card, you must specify the number yourself, otherwise you cannot reply to received messages or send your own. Your service centre number is usually provided with your SIM card. If you do not have your service centre number, please contact your service provider.

To check or add a service centre number

1 From standby select Menu } Message } Settings } Text

message } Service centre. The number is shown if it is

saved on the SIM card.

2 If there is no number, enter it, including the international

“+” sign and country code. Select Save.

Text messages

Text messages can be sent to a mobile phone number or to a contact.

To receive text messages

1Read now? appears. Select View. 2 Scroll to the unread message and select Read.

Inbox and Unsent

Received messages are saved in Inbox. Messages that fail to be sent are saved in Unsent.

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Sony Ericsson K220 User Manual

Contents

Getting started

Calling

Contacts

Messaging