Sony Ericsson K300a User Manual

K300a

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Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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Sony Ericsson

GSM 850/1800/1900 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. All rights reserved.

©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2004

Publication number: AE/LZT 108 7325 R1 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. QuickShare™ is a trademark or a registered trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. PlayNow™ is a trademark or a registered trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. MusicDJ™ is a trademark or a registered trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.

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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. Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™ J2ME™. 1 Restrictions: Software is confidential copyrighted information of Sun and title to all copies is retained by Sun and/or its licensors. Customer shall not modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, or otherwise reverse engineer Software. Software may not be leased, assigned, or sublicensed, in whole or in part. 2 Export Regulations: Software, including technical data, is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Act and its associated regulations, and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries. Customer agrees to comply strictly with all such regulations and acknowledges that it has the responsibility to obtain licenses to export, re-export, or import Software. Software may not be downloaded, or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into, or to a national or resident of, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Libya, Sudan, Syria (as such listing may be revised from time to time) or any country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nations or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Denial Orders. 3 Restricted Rights: Use, duplication or disclosure by the United States government is subject to the restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clauses in DFARS

252.227-7013(c) (1) (ii) and FAR 52.227-19(c) (2) as applicable. Part of the software in this product is copyright © SyncML initiative Ltd. (1999-2002). All rights reserved. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

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Getting to know your phone

Infrared port

Camera

utton

Screen

Selection key

Back key

Internet

utton

Microphone

Stereo headset and charger connector

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On/off button

Earpiece

Selection

Navigation

key

Clea

key

User guide symbols

The following instruction symbols appear in this user guide:

% See also page ...

} Use the navigation key to scroll and select

% 12 Navigating the menus.

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. Consult your network operator for more information.

Assembling your phone

Insert the SIM card, attach and charge the battery to use your phone.

SIM card

When you register as a subscriber with a network operator, you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card. The SIM card contains a computer chip that keeps track of your phone number, the services included in your subscription, and your phonebook information, among other things.

Save contacts to your SIM card before y ou re mov e it from another phone. Contacts may have been saved in the phone memory % 17 Phonebook.

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To insert the SIM card and charge the battery

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1 Slide the cover open and lift it off. 2 Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed

under the silvery holders.

3 Place the battery in the phone with the label side up and

the connectors facing each other. 4 Place the cover on the phone 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 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear. 7 Wait approximately 4 hours or until the battery icon

indicates that the battery is fully charged. For an

indication of charging, press to activate the screen. 8 Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.

Some functions use more battery power than others

and may cause a need for more frequent re-charging.

However talk-time or standby time may become

noticeably shorter due to wear and you may have to

replace your battery. Only use approved batteries from

Sony Ericsson % 73 Battery Use and Care.

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 911 or 112. This is so that you can

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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) % 61 SIM card lock.

To turn the phone on and off

1 Press and hold to turn on or off. 2 Enter your SIM card PIN, if you have one. 3 At first start-up, select the language for phone menus. 4 } Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you with

instructions and tips or } No.

The setup wizard is also available in the menu system,

} Settings } General tab } Setup wizard.

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To make and receive calls

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

} End call to end the call. When the phone rings } Yes to

answer the call.

Icons

A selection of icons in standby and on the desktop.

Icon Description

Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal.

Tells you the status of the battery.

Press to go to the desktop from standby % 12 Navigating the menus.

Camera – camera and video recorder functions.

Internet services – gives you access to Internet

services.

Entertainment – games, media player, MusicDJ™,

sound recorder.

File manager – handling of pictures, sounds, video,

themes, games, applications and other files.

Messaging – handling of text, picture, email and

voice messages.

Organizer – calendar, alarm clock and other extras.

Connectivity – settings for infrared, networks,

Internet, streaming, accessories.

Phonebook – your personal phonebook.

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Icon Description

Settings – personal settings, including display, time,

date, language, sounds, alerts and calls.

For more information, see www.SonyEricsson.com/support.

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Menu overview

Camera Internet services* Entertainment

File manager

Pictures Sounds Videos Themes Games, Applications Other

Connectivity

Online services* Infrared port Synchronization Mobile networks Data comm. Internet settings Streaming settings Settings for Java™ Accessories

*Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent. **The menu depends on which phonebook is selected as default. ...More settings appear.

Messaging

Write new Inbox My friends* Call voicemail Email Drafts Templates Outbox Sent items Saved items Settings

Phonebook**

Contacts**

Options: Speed dial My business card Groups SIM numbers Special numbers Advanced New contact

SIM numbers**

Options: Speed dial My business card Contacts Special numbers Advanced New number

Games Media player PlayNow™* MusicDJ™ Record sound

Organizer

Calendar Tasks Notes Applications Alarms Timer Stopwatch Calculator Code memo

Settings

General tab

Profiles... Sounds & alerts tab Volume... Display tab Wallpaper... Calls tab Forward calls...

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Navigating the menus

The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop. Some submenus include tabs that appear on the screen.

• Press the navigation key in the center or in a direction:

Press to go to the desktop or to select items. Press , , or to move through menus and tabs.

• Press to go back one level in the menus or to end a

function or application. Press and hold to return to standby.

• Press to select the options shown immediately above

these keys on the screen.

• Press to delete items.

Shortcuts

From standby, you can use , , , to go directly to a function.

To create a standby shortcut

1 If, for example, has no predefined shortcut. } Yes. 2 Scroll to a function to create a shortcut to } Shortcut.

To edit a standby shortcut

1 } Settings } General tab } Shortcuts and select an

existing shortcut you want to edit } Edit. 2 Scroll to and select a function } Shortcut.

Help texts

Help texts exist in your phone. To access help texts } Info.

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More options

} More to enter a list of options.

File manager

Files are saved in the folders. Create subfolders to move files to. Unrecognized files are saved in the Other folder.

To manage files and folders

1 } File manager and select a folder. 2 Scroll to a file } More } Manage files } Move to folder. 3 Select the folder you want to move the file to, or select

New folder and name the folder } OK.

To select several files

1 } File manager and select a file } More } Mark several. 2 Scroll and select more files by pressing Mark or Unmark.

To check memory status

} File manager } More } Memory status.

File information

View information for files. Copyright-protected files cannot be copied or sent.

Synchronizing files

For more information % 54 Synchronizing.

Languages

Select the language for phone menus or the languages that you may use when writing.

To change the phone language

• } Settings } General tab } Language } Phone language,

select a language.

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• From standby, press:

0000 for English or 8888 for Automatic language (SIM dependant).

To select writing languages

1 } Settings } General tab } Language } Writing language. 2 Select a language } Save to exit the menu.

To switch between writing languages

Press and hold when writing.

Entering letters

There are two ways of entering letters:

• Multitap text input

• T9™ Text Input

To enter letters using multitap text input

• Press – until the desired character appears.

• Press to shift between capitals and lower case letters.

• Press and hold – to enter numbers.

• Press to add a space.

• Press for the most common punctuation marks.

• Press to enter the + sign.

• Press and hold to change input method.

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 } Messaging } Write new } Text message.

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

, , , .

3 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. Accept a word and add a space by pressing . 4 Continue writing your message. To enter a period or

other punctuation marks, press and then or

repeatedly. Accept by pressing .

To add words to the T9 Text Input dictionary

1 While entering letters } More } Spell word. 2 Edit the word by using multitap input. Navigate between

the letters with and . To delete a character, press

. To delete the entire word, press and hold .

3 When you have edited the word } Insert. The word is

added to the T9 Text Input dictionary. Next time you

enter this word using T9 Text Input, it will appear as one

of the alternative words.

To select another writing method

Before, or while entering letters, press and hold to select another writing method.

Options when entering letters

} More to view options when entering letters.

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Calling

Making and receiving calls

Turn on the phone and make sure you are within range of a network to make and receive calls % 8 To turn the 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 the number is in the phonebook, the name, number, and picture are displayed. If the number is a restricted number, Withheld is displayed.

To make a call

1 Enter the area code and the phone number. 2 } Call to make the call. 3 } End call to end the call.

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 } Call.

To re-dial a number

If the connection failed, Retry? is displayed } Yes.

Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting.

When a call connects, 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 volume during a call

Move or to decrease or increase the volume.

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To select more options during a call

Press and select an option.

To turn off the microphone

1 Press } Mute microphone, or press and hold . 2 } Unmute, or press again, to resume.

To check your missed calls

1 From standby } Calls and scroll to the missed calls tab. 2 To call a number from the list, scroll to a number } Call.

Emergency calls

Your phone supports the international emergency numbers, 112, 911 and 08. 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, other emergency numbers may also

be promoted. Your network operator may have saved

additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.

To make an emergency call

Enter, for example, 112 } Call.

To view your local emergency numbers

} Phonebook } Options } Special numbers } Emergency nos..

Phonebook

Choose your default phonebook from one of the following:

• Contacts - detailed information saved in the phone.

• SIM numbers - names and numbers only on the SIM card.

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To select your default phonebook

1 } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Default

phonebook.

2 Select Contacts or SIM numbers. For information and settings in either phonebook } Options.

Memory

The number of entries you can save depends on the amount of memory available in the phone or on the SIM card.

To check the memory status

} Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Memory status.

Contacts

Save up to 510 numbers, add pictures, ringtones and personal information, such as email, Web and street addresses. Information added to a contact is organized under five tabs. Use , , and to scroll between tabs.

To add a contact

1 } Phonebook } New contact } Add. 2 Enter the name } OK. 3 Enter the number } OK. 4 Select a number type. 5 Scroll between the tabs and select fields to enter more

information. To enter symbols, for example, @ in an

email address } Symbols and select a symbol } Insert. 6 When you have entered the information } Save.

Enter the + sign and country code with all phonebook

numbers. They can then be used abroad or at home

% 16 To make international calls.

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SIM numbers

Save entries as a name with a single number.

To add a SIM number

1 } Phonebook } New number } Add. 2 Enter the name } OK and number } OK } Save.

Copying contacts

Copy SIM numbers to and from contacts and the SIM card.

When copying all contacts from the phone to the SIM

card, all existing SIM card information is replaced.

To copy names and numbers to the SIM card

1 } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Copy to SIM. 2 Select Copy all or Copy a number.

To copy SIM numbers to contacts

1 } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Copy from SIM. 2 Select Copy all or Copy a number.

To automatically save names and phone numbers to the SIM card

1 }Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Auto save on SIM. 2 Select On.

Sending contacts

Send contacts using infrared or a text or picture message.

If all contacts from another phone cannot be saved to

the SIM card, use send all contacts via infrared.

To send a contact

} Phonebook and select a contact } More } Send contact.

To send all contacts

} Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Send all contacts.

To add a picture or a ringtone to a contact

1 } Phonebook and select the contact you want to add a

picture or personal ringtone to } More } Edit contact. 2 Select a tab and then select a Picture: or Ringtone: } Edit.

This takes you to File manager. Select a file } Save.

Calling from the phonebook

If contacts is the default phonebook, you can call from contacts or from the SIM card. If SIM numbers is the default phonebook, you can only call the numbers on the SIM card.

To call a contact

1 } Phonebook. Scroll to, or enter the first letter of the

contact you want to call. 2 When the contact is highlighted, press or to select

a number } Call.

To call a SIM number

1 } Phonebook. If SIM numbers is the default phonebook,

select the name and number from the list } Call. 2 If Contacts is default phonebook } Phonebook } Options

} SIM numbers and select the number } Call.

To edit a contact

1 } Phonebook and select a contact } More } Edit contact. 2 Scroll to a tab and edit the information } Save.

To edit SIM numbers

1 If SIM numbers is default, } Phonebook or if contacts is

default, } Phonebook } Options } SIM numbers.

2 Select the name and number you want to edit. 3 } More } Edit and edit the name and number.

To delete a contact or a SIM number

} Phonebook select a contact or number, press } Yes.

To delete all contacts

1 } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Delete all

contacts.

2 } Yes and enter the phone lock code } OK. The default

phone lock code is 0000. Names and numbers that are

saved on the SIM card are not deleted.

Default number for contacts

Set the phone number to be displayed first for each contact.

To set the default item for a contact

} Phonebook and scroll to a contact } More } Default number.

Synchronizing contacts

For more information, % 54 Synchronizing.

Call list

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

To call a number from the call list

1 } Calls from standby and select a tab. 2 Scroll to the name or number you want to call } Call.

To clear the call list

} Calls and scroll to the tab with all calls } More } Delete all.

Speed dialing

Save phone numbers for speed dialing in a list of numbers from 1-9 in your phone and on your SIM card.

To set or replace speed dialing numbers

1 } Phonebook } Options } Speed dial. 2 Scroll to a number in the list } Add or Replace. Select a

phone number.

To speed dial

From standby, enter a speed dial number (from 1-9) } Call.

Voicemail

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

To enter your voicemail number

Press and hold } Yes enter the number.

To call your voicemail service

If you have saved your voicemail number, press and hold

. You get the number from your service provider.

To check your voicemail number

} Messaging } Settings } Voicemail number.

Voice control

Manage calls with your voice and a handsfree. Create voice commands to voice dial, answer or reject calls. Recording time for a voice command is up to 2 seconds with a limit of up to 50 voice commands. Voice commands cannot be saved on the SIM card.

To set up voice dialing and record names

1 } Settings } General tab } Voice control } Voice dialing

} Activate } Yes } New voice. Select a contact.

2 Select the phone number to add the voice command to.

Record a voice command such as “John mobile”. 3 Instructions appear. Lift the phone to your ear, wait for

the tone and say the command that you want to record.

The voice command is played back to you. 4 If the recording is ok } Yes. If not } No. Repeat step 3. To record another voice command for a contact } Edit names

} New voice again and repeat steps 2-5 above.

Turn the Media player off before using voice dialing.

Scroll to the Media player and press to turn off.

To set up voice answering and record voice answer commands

1 } Settings } General tab } Voice control } Voice answer

} Activate.

2 Instructions appear. } Continue and lift the phone to

your ear. Wait for the tone and say “Answer”, or another

word. If the recording sounds ok } Yes. If not } No and

repeat step 2. 3 Say “Busy”, or another word } Yes. Follow the instructions that appear, save when finished.

You cannot use voice answering if you have selected

an MP3 file as ringtone.

The magic word

Record and use a voice command as a magic word to activate voice control without pressing any keys. The magic word can only be used with a handsfree.

To set up and record the magic word

1 } Settings } General tab } Voice control } Magic word }

Activate.

2 Follow the instructions that appear, save when finished.

To activate voice control and make a call

1 From standby, press and hold Calls or

with a handsfree, say your magic word or

press the handsfree button. 2 Wait for the tone and say the name you recorded earlier,

for example “John mobile”, the call connects.

To answer or reject a call

When the phone rings, say “Answer” or say “Busy”.

Play caller name

Hear your recorded voice commands for contacts names when receiving a call.

To turn the caller name On or Off

} Settings } General tab } Voice control } Play caller name.

Editing your voice commands

Select the contact you want to edit } More } Edit contact. Scroll to the relevant tab and edit your voice command.

To re-record a voice command

1 } Settings } General tab } Voice control } Voice dialing

} Edit names.

2 Select a voice command } More } Replace voice. 3 Wait until you hear the tone, then say the command.

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Sony Ericsson K300a User Manual

Contents

Getting to know your phone

Calling