Sony Ericsson K310i User Manual

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Getting to Know Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

More Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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

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Sony Ericsson

GSM 900/1800/1900 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 t

©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2006

Publication number: AE/LZT 108 8493 R1A Please note: Some of the services in this user guide a re not supported by all networks. This also applies to the GSM In ternational 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.

All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict the actual phone.

Your mobile phone has the capability to download, store and forward additional content, e.g. ringtones. The use of such cont ent may be restricted or prohibited by rights of third parties, including but not limited to restrictio n under applicable copyright l aws. 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.

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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.

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Getting to Know Your Phone

Ear speaker

Infrared port

Camera button

Selection key

Back key

Microphone

Stereo headset and charger connector

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On/off button

Activity menu button

Navigation key Selection key

C key

Menu Overview

Alarms

One-Time Alarm Recurrent Alarm Alarm Signal

Camera Messaging

Organizer

File Manager Calendar Tasks Notes Calculator Synchronization Timer Stopwatch Code Memo

* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent. ** The menu depends on which contacts are selected as default.

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Internet Services* Entertainment

Write New Inbox My Friends* Email Call Voicemail Drafts Outbox Sent Messages Saved Messages Templates Settings

Contacts**

Options

Speed Dial My Business Card Groups** SIM Contacts** Special Numbers Advanced

New Contact

Online Services* PlayNow™* Media Player Games PhotoDJ™ Record Sound

Camera

Pictures

Settings

General Sounds & Alerts Display Calls Connectivity

Status Bar Icons

Icon Description

Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal.

GPRS is within range and can be used.

Tells you the status of the battery.

Tells you the status of the battery charging.

You have missed an incoming call.

Call and messaging function alerts are off, alarm is still on.

You have received a text message.

You have received an email message.

You have received a picture message.

You have received a voice message.

You have an ongoing call.

You have an appointment reminder.

You have a task reminder.

The infrared port is turned on.

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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.

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 service provider for more information.

Assembling Your Phone

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

SIM card

When you register as a subscriber with a service provider, 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 contacts information, among other things.

Save contacts on your SIM card before you remove it from another phone. Contacts may have been saved in the phone memory % 20 Contacts.

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To insert the SIM card and charge the battery

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.

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4 Place the cover on the phone and slide it into place. 5 Connect the charger to the phone. The symbol on the

charger plug must face upwards.

6 It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear. 7 Wait approximately 2.5 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 pulling it out.

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 % 67 Battery.

You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) from your service provider to activate the services in your phone. Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it starts with emergency number digits, for example, 112 or 911. This is so that you can see and call an emergency number without entering a PIN

% 19 Emergency calls. Press to correct mistakes.

If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked % 54 SIM card lock.

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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 startup, select the language for phone menus. 4 Select Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you 5 with instructions and tips or No. The setup wizard

is also available in the menu system } Settings

} General } Setup Wizard.

To make and receive calls

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

} End Call to end the call. When the phone rings } Answer

to answer the call.

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Navigating the Menus

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

• Press (navigation key) to go to the main menu 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.

• } More to enter a list of options.

• } Info to get help on selected features.

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 } Shortcuts and select an existing

shortcut you want to edit } Edit.

2 Scroll to and select a function } Shortcut.

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Activity Menu

Open the activity menu to view and handle new events, access bookmarks and shortcuts.

To open and close the activity menu

Press . Use or to scroll between tabs.

Activity menu tabs

• New Events – missed calls and messages.

• My Shortcuts – applications that are running in the

background and your shortcuts. You can add, delete and change the order of shortcuts.

• Bookmarks – your Internet bookmarks.

• If you want new events to appear as pop-up text instead

of in the activity menu } Settings } General } New Events

} Popup.

Shut Down Menu

Shut down the phone, lock keys, turn on silent mode or activate a profile. For more information about profiles % 51 Profiles.

To open and close the shut down menu

Press and select an option from the list.

File Manager

Files such as pictures, videos, sounds, themes, games and applications are saved in folders in the phone memory.

To manage files and folders

1 } Organizer } File Manager and select a folder. 2 Scroll to a file } More } Manage Files and choose an option. 3 Select a folder or } New Folder and name the folder } OK.

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To select several files

1 } Organizer } File Manager and select a file } More } Mark,

select Mark Several or Mark All.

2 Scroll and select more files by pressing Mark or Unmark.

To check memory status

} Organizer } File Manager } More } Memory Status.

File information

View file information by highlighting a file } More

} Information. Copyright-protected files cannot be copied

or sent.

Synchronizing items

For more information % 45 Synchronizing.

Languages

Select the language for menus and when writing text.

To change the phone language

• } Settings } General } Language } Phone Language,

select a language.

• From standby, press:

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

To select writing languages

1 } Settings } General } Language } Writing Language. 2 Scroll and select languages by pressing Mark or Unmark.

} Save to exit the menu.

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Entering Letters and Characters

To enter letters using multitap text input

• Press – until the desired character appears.

• To shift between capitals and lower-case letters, press .

• To enter numbers, press and hold – .

• To add a space, press .

• For the most common punctuation marks, press .

• To enter the + sign, press .

• To change input method, press and hold .

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. 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 and add a space by pressing .

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To add words to the T9™ Text Input dictionary

1 While entering letters } More } Spell Word. 2 Edit the word by using multitap input. Press and

to navigate between letters. To delete a character, press

. To delete an 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.

Options when entering letters

} More to view options when entering letters.

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Changing Style-Up™ Covers

Some kits may include additional Style-Up™ covers. Follow these instructions to change covers.

To change the front cover

1 Insert your thumbnail into the groove on the bottom

of the phone.

2 Gently lift the front cover away from the phone. 3 Align the cover with the top of the phone as shown. 4 Snap the cover into place by gently pushing down

until it is lying flat.

To change the battery cover

% 9 To insert the SIM card and charge the battery.

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Calling

Making and receiving calls

Turn on the phone and make sure that you are within range of a network to make and receive calls % 11 To turn the phone on and off. If your subscription includes the Caller ID service and the caller’s number is identified, the number is displayed. If the number is saved in Contacts, the name, number, and picture (if defined) are displayed. If the number is a restricted number, Withheld is displayed.

To make a call

Enter a phone number (with international country code and area code, if applicable) } Call to make the call. } End Call to end the call.

To redial 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

} Answer to answer a call. } Busy to reject a call.

To change the ear speaker volume

During a call, press or to increase or decrease the volume.

To select more options during a call

Press and select an option.

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To turn off the microphone

Press and hold . To resume, press and hold again.

To use the loudspeaker during a voice call

} More } Turn On Speaker or } Turn Off Speaker.

Missed calls

When you have missed a call, it appears in the activity menu if New Events is set to Activity Menu. } Call to call the missed number.

If New Events is set to Popup, Missed calls: appears. } Yes to view the missed calls in the call list or } No to do it later. To change the Activity Menu settings % 13 Activity Menu.

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 add a call list number to contacts

1 } Calls from standby and select a tab. 2 Scroll to the number you want to add } More

} Save Number.

3 Select New Contact to create a new contact,

or an existing contact to add the number to.

Emergency calls

Your phone supports 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, other emergency numbers may also be promoted. Your service provider 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

} Contacts } Options } Special Numbers } Emergency Nos.

Contacts

Choose Phone Contacts for detailed information saved in the phone memory or SIM Contacts for names and numbers on the SIM card.

To select default contacts

1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Default Contacts. 2 Select Phone Contacts or SIM Contacts.

To check the memory status

} Contacts } Options } Advanced } Memory Status.

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

Managing contacts

Save numbers, add pictures, ringtones and personal information.

To add a contact

1 } Contacts } New Contact } Add. 2 Enter the name } OK. 3 } New Number: } Add 4 Enter the number } OK. 5 For phone contacts only, select a number. 6 Scroll between tabs and select fields to enter more

information.

7 When you have entered the information } Save.

It is recommended to enter the + sign and country code for all numbers.

To add a picture or a ringtone to a contact

1 } Contacts and select the contact. } More } Edit Contact. 2 Select the relevant tab and then select a Picture or Ringtone

} Add. Select a picture or sound and } Save.

To add your own business card

} Contacts } Options } My Business Card and enter the

information for your business card } Save.

To send your business card

} Contacts } Options } My Business Card } Send My Card.

To call a phone contact

} Contacts scroll to, or enter the first letter of the contact.

Use or to select a number } Call.

To call a SIM contact

•If SIM Contacts is default } Contacts and select a name

and number from the list } Call.

• If Phone Contacts is default } Contacts } Options

} SIM Contacts

and select a name and number } Call.

To copy names and numbers to the SIM card

1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Copy to SIM. 2 Select Copy All or Copy a Number.

When copying all contacts from the phone to the SIM card, all existing SIM card information is replaced.

To copy SIM contacts to phone contacts

1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Copy from SIM. 2 Select Copy All or Copy a Number.

To always save to the SIM card

1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Auto Save on SIM. 2 Select On.

To send contacts

• To send a selected contact } More } Send Contact and

select a transfer method.

• To send all contacts } Contacts } Options } Advanced

} Send All Contacts.

To edit a phone contact

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

To edit a SIM contact

1 If SIM Contacts is default }

Contacts. If Phone Contacts

is default } Contacts } Options } SIM Contacts.

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

To delete contacts

• } Contacts select a contact, press .

• } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Delete All Contacts

} Yes and } Yes. Names and numbers on the SIM card

are not deleted.

To set the default number for a contact

Select the first phone number to be displayed for a contact

} Contacts and scroll to a contact } More } Default Number.

Speed dialing

Save numbers in positions 1-9 in your phone to access them easily.

To set or replace speed dialing numbers

1 } Contacts } Options } Speed Dial. 2 Scroll to the position } Add or } Replace and select

a phone number.

To speed dial

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

Voicemail

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

To save your voicemail number

Press and hold } Yes enter the number } OK. You can get the number from your service provider.

To call your voicemail service

If you have saved your voicemail number, press and hold .

To check your voicemail number

} Messaging } Settings } Voicemail Number.

Forwarding Calls

Forward calls, for example, to an answering service.

To activate a call forward

1 } Settings } Calls } Forward Calls. 2 Select a call type and forward option } Activate. 3 Enter a phone number to forward your calls to, or } Lookup

to find a contact } OK.

To deactivate a call forward

Scroll to the forward option } Deactivate.

To check all forward options

} Settings } Calls } Forward Calls } Check All.

More Than One Call

Handle more than one call simultaneously.

Call waiting service

You hear a beep if you receive a second call.

To activate the call waiting service

} Settings } Calls } Manage Calls } Call Waiting } Activate } Select.

To make a second call

1 } More } Hold to hold the ongoing call. 2 Enter the number to call } Call.

Receiving a second call

When you receive a second call, select one of the following options:

• To answer and put the ongoing call on hold } Answer.

• To reject and continue the ongoing call } Busy.

• To answer and end the ongoing call } Replace Active Call.

Handling two calls

If you have calls ongoing and on hold, select one of the following options:

• To switch between the two calls } More } Switch.

• To join the two calls } More } Join Calls.

• To connect the two calls } More } Transfer Call.

You are disconnected from both calls.

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Contents

Getting to Know Your Phone

Calling