Sony Ericsson K508i User Manual

Contents

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Assemble the phone, SIM card, battery, make a call.

Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . 8

Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters, file manager

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Calls, phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Text messaging, picture messaging, email, My friends, messaging glossary.

Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Camera, video recorder, pictures, screen saver.

Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Media player, sounds, themes, games.

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Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Internet and email settings, synchronizing, infrared.

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

Time and date, alarm clock, calendar, tasks,

SIM card lock, etc.

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?

Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site, safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Icon descriptions

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Sony Ericsson

GSM 900/1800/1900 First edition (July 2004)

This user guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, without any warrant Improvements and changes to this us er guide necessitated by typographical errors, ina of current information, or improvements to program 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.

©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB , 2004

Publication number: EN/LZT 108 7329 R1A

Please note:

Some of the services in this use r guide are not supported by all networks.

GSM International Emergency Number 112

Please contact your network operator or service provider if you are in doubt whether y ou can use a particular service or not.

Please read the use and the use your mobile phone.

Your mobile phone has the capability to downloa store and forward additional content, e.g. rington

Guidelines for safe and efficient

Limite d war ra nty

This also applies to the

chapters before you

ccuracies

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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

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PlayNow™ is a trademark or a registered trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Co mmunications AB.

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

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Getting started

Assemble the phone, SIM card, battery, make a call.

More information and downloads are available at

www .SonyEricsson.com

Instruction icons

The following instruction icons appear in this user guide:

Use the selection keys or the navigation key

}

to scroll and select.

10 Navigating the menus

Getting to know your phone

Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters, file manager.

Phone overview

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Infrared port

Press and hold to activate the camera and video recorder.

5, 11

Volume buttons

Screen

Selection keys

Press once to go back one level in the menus. Press and hold to return to standby.

Stereo headset and charger connector.

Press and hold to turn the phone on/off

Earpiece. The media player speaker is located on the reverse or camera lens side.

Internet button

Navigation key. Press to enter the desktop menu. Move through menus, lists and texts.

Delete numbers, letters or an item from a list.

Microphone

Overview, menu

Getting to know your phone

1. PlayNow™* 2. Internet services*

1. Sony Ericsson*

7. File manager 8. Phonebook**

Pictures Sounds Videos Themes Games Applications Other

Contacts

Options: Speed dial My business card Groups SIM numbers Special number s Advanced

10. Connectivity 11. Organizer

Online services In frar ed port Synchronization Mobile networks Data comm. Internet settings Streaming settings Settings for Java™ Accessories

Please note that some menus are operator-, network- an

Calendar Tasks Notes Applications Alarms Timer Stopwatch Calculator Code memo

3. Entertainment 4. Camera

Games MusicDJ™ Record sound

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

10 11 12

12. Settings

General

Profiles Time & date Language Voice control Phone status Shortcuts Locks Setup wizard Master reset

**The menu depends on which phonebook is selected a

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8. Phonebook**

SIM numbers

Options: Speed dial My business card Contacts Special numbers Advanced

Sounds & alerts

Volu me Ringtone Silent mode Increasing ring Vibrating alert Message alert Key sound

d subscription-dependent.

s default.

5. Messaging

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

Display

Wallpaper Themes Start-up screen Screen saver Light

6. My friends*

6. Calls*

9. Media player

Calls

Divert calls Manage calls Time & cost Show or hide no. Handsfree

Getting to know your phone

Navigating the menus

The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop. Some submenus include tabs that appear on the screen. Scroll to a tab with the navigation key and select an option.

• Press

• Press to go back one level in the menus

• Press to select the options shown

• Press to delete items.

to go to the desktop.

Press to select highlighted items. Move , , , through menus and tabs.

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

immediately above these keys on the screen.

Phone language

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

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case, the predefined language is English. If you use the setup wizard to help you get started with your phone, you will be asked to select phone language,

7 Setup wizard

You can always choose English by pressing 0000

in standby.

You can always choose Automatic language by pressing

8888 in standby.

To change the phone language

Settings } the General

1 }

} Phone language

Select a language.

} Language

tab

Help texts

More information, explanations or tips about selected features, menus or functions are available in your phone.

To get help

Scroll to the menu item

} Info.

Shortcuts

A quicker way to move through the menus is to use shortcuts. You can use keypad shortcuts, or you can create your own shortcuts from standby.

Getting to know your phone

Using keypad shortcuts

Enter the menus by pressing and then enter the number of the menu to which you want to go. For example, to reach the fifth menu item, press . To reach the tenth, eleventh and twelfth menu items, press , and respectively. To get back to standby, press and hold .

Creating standby shortcuts

You can create your own shortcuts and use to go directly to that function.

To create a standby shortcut

Press in a direction for which there is no

predefined shortcut. if you want to create a shortcut. Scroll to a function that you want to create

a shortcut to

To edit a standby shortcut

1 } Settings

select which shortcut you want to edit Scroll to a function that you want to create

a new shortcut to

} Shortcut

} the General

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when you are asked

} Yes

tab }

} Shortcut.

Shortcuts and

} Edit.

More options

} More to enter a list of options. There are different

alternatives in the list of options depending on where you are in the menus.

Entering letters

There are two ways of entering letters, for example, when writing a message or writing a name in the phonebook:

• Multitap text input

You press each key as many times as needed to show the letter you want.

• 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.

Writing languages

Before you start entering letters, you need to select the languages that you want to use when writing.

When writing, you can switch to one of your

selected languages by pressing and holding .

Getting to know your phone

To select writing language

General tab

1 } Settings

} Writing language

Scroll to each language that you want to use

and mark it.

} the

Save to exit the menu.

}

} Language

To enter letters using multitap text input

To enter text, you have to be in a function

where text input is possible, for example

} Messaging

Press th e app ropriate key, – ,

} Write new

} Text message

or , repeatedly until the character you want appears on the screen.

Press… to get…

. , - ? !’ @ : ; / ( )1

A B C Å Ä Æ à Ç 2

D E F è É 3 G H I ì 4

J K L 5

M N O Ñ Ö Ø ò 6

P Q R S ß 7

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∆ Φ

Π Σ

Press… to get…

T U V Ü ù 8

W X Y Z 9

Θ Ξ Ψ Ω

+ 0

↵ ¶

space

to delete letters and numbers

to shift between capital and lowercase letters

press and hold to enter numbers

Example:

• To enter an ‘

• To enter a ‘

• To shift between capital and lower-case letters, press , then enter the letter.

• You can use the volume buttons as a shortcut to certain letters. To enter a ‘ top of the volume button a ‘C’, press and hold the bottom of the volume button and press .

A’, press once.

B’, quickly press twice.

B’, press and

and press . To enter

hold the

Getting to know your phone

To enter letters using T9 Text Input

} Messaging

1 2 For example, if you want to write the word

“Jane”, press , , , .

3 If the word shown is the one you want, press

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 . Continue writing your message. To enter a full

stop 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

Edit the word by using multitap input. Navigate

between the letters with a character, press . To delete the entire word, press and hold

3 When you have edited the word

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.

} Write new

to accept and add a space. To accept a

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} Text message

} Spell word

} More

and

. To delete

} Insert. The

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 a list of options. The list may contain

some or all of the following:

Add symbol – symbols and punctuation marks such

• ? and , are shown. Move between the symbols

as by using , ,

• Add item

• Spell word

• Text format

• Writing language

• Writing method – a list of methods available for

• Dictionary (T9)

• Word suggestions

• My words

• National chars.

– pictures, melodies and sounds.

– for T9 Text Input only. Edit the

suggested word by using multitap text input.

start a new paragraph.

is shown.

the current language is shown.

suggestions when writing a word.

– manage the words that you have added

to the dictionary.

characters to save space. This option appears only for some writing languages.

and .

– change size, style, alignment and

– a list of available languages

– turn T9 Text Input on or off.

– select to view, or not, word

– turn off language-specific

Getting to know your phone

File manager

, Videos, Sounds

Items such as

Games

folders. All files that the phone cannot recognize are saved in the predefined folders. You can create your own subfolders in some predefined folders, to which you can move your saved files.

When handling files, you can select several files

at the same time to delete or move to a folder.

To move a file to a folder

1 } 2 Scroll to a file, for example, a picture that

you want to move

} Move to folder

3 Select the folder you want to move the file to,

or select

To create a subfolder

1 } File manager 2 } More

a name for the folder.

3 }

Pictures

, Applications

File manager

OK to save the folder.

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and Other are saved as files in

Other folder. The phone has several

and select a folder.

More } Manage files

}

New folder

} Manage files

and name the folder

and select a folder.

} New folder

, Themes

OK.

}

and enter

To select several files

} File manager

} Mark several

2 Scroll and select more files by pressing

or Unmark.

File information

Items that are downloaded, or received using the infrared port, text or picture messages may be copyright-protected. If a file is protected, you may not be able to copy or send that file. You can also select to view information for the file.

and select a file

} More

Mark

Getting to know your phone

Quick keys

Useful key combinations are described below.

Navigating menus

Enter the main menu and select menu items

Navigate in the menu and lists

Delete an item

Enter a list of options

Enter the status menu to see, for example, date, profile, free memory and model name

Change the language

English

Change the language

Automatic

Go back to standby or end a function

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press

press when in lists

}

press a volume button once

0000

8888

press and hold

Set the phone to silent press and hold

Making and receiving calls

Make an emergency call enter the international

Call your voicemail press and hold

Enter call list

Voice dial

Reach a contact beginning with a specific letter

Speed dial

Reject a call

emergency number

} Call

Calls

}

press and hold a volume button or say your magic word

press and hold any of the keys -

press any of the number keys -

quickly press a volume

button twice when receiving a call or

}

and

} Call

Getting to know your phone

Turn off the ringtone when receiving a call

Put a call on hold

Retrieve a call

Turn off the microphone press and hold

Enter a list of options

Entering letters

Shift between capital and lower-case letters

Delete letters and numbers

Shift between multitap or T9 Text Input methods

Shift between writing languages

Enter numbers

Enter the + sign

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press the lower end of the volume button once or press

} Hold

} Retrieve

}

press , then the letter

press

press and hold

press and hold any of the number keys

press and hold

p (pause)

Enter a

Using multitap text input

Reach the second letter or char acter of a ke y

Reach the third letter or ch arac ter of a key

Enter a space

Using T9 Text Input

View alternative words or

Accept a word and add aspace

Enter a full stop

View alternative punctuation marks

press and hold when entering numbers or saving codes

press and hold the top of the volume button and press any of the number keys

press and hold the bottom of the volume button and press any of the number keys

press

press , then

or repeatedly

Calling

Calls, phonebook, voice control, call options.

Making calls

Before you can make or receive any calls, you must turn on the phone and be within range of a network.

6 Turning on the phone and making calls

Networks

When you turn on the phone, it automatically selects your home network if this is within range. If it is not within range, you may use another network, provided your network operator has an agreement that allows you to do so. This is called roaming.

You can select the network you want to use, or you can add a network to your list of preferred networks. You can also change the order in which networks are selected during an automatic search. For all such options

You can call numbers from the call list and the phonebook, You can also use your voice to make calls, control.

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} Connectivity

23 Call list, and % 19 Phonebook.

}

Mobile networks

24 Voice

To make a call

Enter the area code and the phone number.

1 2 } Call 3 } End call

To change the speaker volume

Use the volume buttons on the side of the phone to increase or decrease the speaker volume during a call.

To turn off the microphone

1 Press

2 } Unmute, or press again, to resume the

to make the call.

to end the call.

} Mute microphone

until the icon for muted microphone is

displayed.

conversation.

Receiving calls

When you receive a call, the phone rings and

is displayed.

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 (if assigned) are displayed.

If the number is a restricted number, Withheld is displayed.

, or press and hold

Answer?

Calling

To answer a call

} Yes.

To reject a call

} No or quickly press a volume button twice.

Missed calls

If you have missed a call, in standby indicating the number of missed calls.

} Yes to view the missed calls in the call list. If you

want to view the missed calls later

and to scroll between the tabs.

To check your missed calls

1 From standby

calls tab. To call a number from the list, scroll to the

number

} Call.

Missed calls:

} No. Use , ,

} Calls and scroll to the missed

Automatic redialling

The phone redials the number up to ten times or until:

• The call is connected

• You press

• You receive a call Automatic redialling is not available for data calls.

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Cancel

appears

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

To re-dial a number

If the connection of the call failed and is displayed

} Yes.

Retry?

Making international calls

When you make an international call, the + replaces the international prefix number of the country from which you are calling.

To make international calls

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

Emergency calls

Your phone supports the international emergency numbers,112 and 911. This means that th can normally be used to make an emergency call in any country, with or without a SIM card inserted, if a GSM network is within range.

ese numbers

In some countries, other emergency numbers may also be promoted. Your network operator may therefore have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.

To make an emergency call

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

To view your local emergency numbers

} Phonebook

} Options

} Emergency nos.

} Call

} Special numbers

Phonebook

You can save your phonebook information in the phone memory, as contacts, or on the SIM card, as names and numbers. You can choose which phonebook – contacts or SIM numbers – is shown as default.

For useful information and settings in either

of these phonebooks

} Options.

Contacts

You can save up to 510 numbers in your contacts. You can also add pictures, ringtones and personal information, such as email, Web and street addresses, to the contacts.

When you add information to a contact, the information is organized under five tabs. Use ,

to scroll between the tabs and their

, and

information fields.

SIM numbers

On your SIM card, you can save entries as a name with a single number. The number of entries you can save depends on the amount of memory available on the SIM card, see Phonebook

} Advanced

Contact your network operator or service provider for more information.

} Memory status

Default phonebook

If you select to use contacts as default, your phonebook will show all information saved in contacts. If you select SIM numbers as default, the phonebook will only show names and numbers saved on the SIM card.

Calling

} Options

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Calling

To select contacts or SIM numbers as your phonebook

Options } Advanced

1 } Phonebook

} My phonebook

Select Contacts

}

or SIM numbers

To add a contact

1 } Phonebook

Enter the name directly or press Add and enter

the name Enter the number directly or press

the number }

} New contact

} OK.

OK.

} Add.

Add

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

} Insert

symbol

} Symbols and select a

6 When you have entered the information

} Save

To add a SIM number

If SIM numbers is your default phonebook, follow the same steps as for adding a contact. You can add only name and number to the SIM numbers phonebook.

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and enter

Pictures and personal ringtones

You can add a picture and a personal ringtone to a phonebook contact. When that person calls, the picture is displayed (provided your subscription supports the Calling Line Identification service) and the ringtone is played.

To add a picture or a personal ringtone to a contact

1 } Phonebook

to add a picture or ringtone to

contact

2 Scroll to the relevant tab and select

Ringtone: Sounds in the

3 Select a picture or sound.

and select the contact you want

} More

} Edit. This takes you to

File manager

menu.

Save to save the

}

} Edit

Picture:

Pictures or

picture or sound.

Calling from the phonebook

You can call one of the numbers saved for one of your contacts, or a number on your SIM card.

If contacts is the default phonebook, you can

choose to 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.

Calling

To call a SIM number

} Phonebook

phonebook, select the name and number you want to call from the list If Contacts is the default phonebook

} Phonebook

select the name and number you want to call from the list

Ask to save

When you end a call, the phone can prompt you to add a phone number or email address to your contacts.

To activate ask to save in contacts

} Phonebook } On.

. If SIM numbers is the default

} Call

} Options }

} Call

} Options

SIM numbers

} Advanced

} Ask to save

and

Updating the phonebook

You can easily update and edit any information in your phonebook.

To edit a contact

} Phonebook

} Edit contact

Scroll to the relevant tab and edit the

information you want to edit

and select a contact

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}

} Save

To edit SIM numbers

1 If SIM numbers is your default phonebook

} Phonebook and the number you want to edit.

If contacts is your default phonebook

Phonebook

}

Select the name and number you want to edit.

More } Edit and edit the name and number.

2 }

To delete a contact or a SIM number

} Phonebook and scroll to the contact or SIM

number you want to delete, press

To delete all contacts

1 } Phonebook

} Delete all contacts

Yes and enter the phone lock code

2 }

The default phone lock code is 0000. Names and numbers that are saved on the SIM card are not deleted.

Default items for contacts

You can set the default item – a phone number, email address or a Web address – to be displayed first for each contact.

} Options }

} Options

} Advanced

SIM numbers

}

OK.

Calling

To set the default item for a contact

1 } Phonebook and scroll to a contact

} Default

Select the phone number, email address or Web address that you want as default item.

Copying contacts

You can copy SIM numbers to and from your contacts and the SIM card. Choose if you want to copy all SIM numbers, or a single SIM number.

When you select to copy all contacts from the phone to the SIM card, all existing information on the SIM card will be replaced.

You can also set the phone to save entries automatically to the SIM card. With this setting, names and phone numbers that you add or edit in the phonebook are also saved on the SIM card. The number of phone numbers that can be saved depends on the type of SIM card.

To copy names and numbers to the SIM card

2 Select

} Phonebook } Copy to SIM

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} Options

Copy all or

} Advanced

Copy a number

} More

To copy SIM numbers to contacts

} Phonebook

Copy from SIM

}

2 Select

To automatically save names and phone numbers to the SIM card

1 }Phonebook

} Auto save on SIM

Select On.

} Options }

Copy all or Copy a number

} Options

} Advanced

Advanced

Sending contacts

You can send contacts using the infrared port or a text or picture message.

To send a contact

Phonebook and select a contact

1 }

Send contact

}

Select a transfer method.

To send all contacts

} Phonebook contacts.

} Options

} Advanced

} More

} Send all

Calling

Checking the memory

With the memory status function in your phonebook, you can check how many positions you have left in the phone memory and SIM memory.

To check the memory

Phonebook }

} } Memory status

Synchronizing contacts

You can back up and synchronize your contacts with a phonebook on the Web. For more information about a phonebook on the web, please contact your service provider.

To synchronize contacts

1 } Phonebook

If you have more than one account, select which

account to use account in the phone,

synchronization settings

Options } Advanced

} Options

} Select. If you do not have an

} Sync. contacts

66 To enter the remote

Call list

The numbers of the last 30 calls that you have made are saved in the call list. If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification service and the caller’s

number is identified, the call list also shows the numbers of answered and missed calls. Dialled, answered and missed calls are listed under separate tabs.

To call a number from the call list

1 } Calls 2

To clear the call list

Calls and scroll to the tab with all calls

} } Delete all

from standby and select a tab.

Scroll to the name or number you want to call

} Call.

} More

Speed dialling

You can save the phone numbers that you want to reach easily in positions 1-9 in your phone and on your SIM card. To speed dial with contacts as default phonebook, numbers have to be saved as contacts, and to speed dial with SIM numbers as default phonebook, numbers have to be saved on your SIM card.

To speed dial

From standby, enter the position number and

} Call.

Calling

To set the position number for speed dialling

1 } Phonebook

to the position to which you want to add a phone number

2 Select a number.

To replace a number in the speed dial list

Phonebook }

1 } 2 Scroll to the number

number for the position.

Options } Speed dial

}

} Add.

Options } Speed dial

} Replace

. Select a new

Voicemail

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

Receiving a voicemail message

Depending on your network operator, you are informed

that someone has left a message by a text message or by a voicemail icon. Press message and call the voicemail service to listen to the message.

Yes to read the text

and scroll

Calling your voicemail service

You can easily call your voicemail se rvice by pressing

and holding . If you have not set your voicemail number, you will be asked if you want to enter the number. } Yes number from your service provider.

To enter the number to your voicemail service

} Messaging

to enter the number. You get the

} Settings

} Voicemail number

Voice control

With your phone and a handsfree accessory, you can create voice commands

• Voice dial – call someone by saying the name.

• Activate voice control by saying a “magic word”.

• Answer and reject calls.

Voice commands

The recording time for a voice command is up to 2 seconds. There is a limit of up to 50 voice commands depending on the phone memory available. When recording, make sure that you are in a quiet environment and try to use names that are distinct from each other

using voice commands

Voice commands cannot be saved on the SIM card.

to:

27 Tips when recording and

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Before voice dialling

You must first activate the voice dialling function and record your voice commands. An icon appears next to a phone number that has a voice command.

Turn the Media player off before using voice dialling. Scroll to the Media player and press to turn of

To activate voice dialling and record names

} Settings } the General

} Voice dialling

and select a contact. If the contact has more than one number, use

and to view the numbers. Select the phone number to which you want to add the voice command. Now you are going to record a voice command such as “John mobile” for the phone number you selected.

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 sounds ok }

and repeat step 3.

} Activate

} Voice control

tab

} New voice

} Yes

. If not } No

Yes

5 To record another voice command for a contact

} Edit names

2-5 above.

Caller name

You can choose whether you want to hear the recorded contact name when you receive a call from that contact.

To turn the caller name On or Off

} Settings

} Play caller name

} the

} New voice

General tab

again and repeat steps

} Voice control

Voice dialling

You can voice dial by saying a pre-recorded voice command. Start voice dialling from standby using the phone, a portable handsfree, or by saying your magic word.

To make a call from the phone

1 From standby, press and hold one of the volume

buttons.

2 Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and

say the name you recorded earlier, for example “John mobile”. The name is played back to you and the call is connected.

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To make a call with a handsfree

From standby, press the handsfree button.

The magic word

You can record a magic word and use it as a voice command to allow totally handsfree access to voice dialling. Instead of pressing and holding a volume button to voice dial, you say the magic word and then one of your recorded voice commands. The magic word is especially suitable when using a car handsfree kit.

Choose a long, unusual word or phrase that can easily be distinguished from ordinary background speech.

To activate and record the magic word

1 } Settings

} Magic word

} the

}

Activate.

2 Instructions appear.

General tab

} Continue and lift the phone

} Voice control

to your ear. Wait for the tone and say the magic word. Instructions appear.

} Continue and select the

environments in which you want your magic word to be activated. You can select several alternatives.

Voice answering

You can answer or reject incoming calls by using your voice, when using a portable handsfree or a car handsfree kit.

You cannot use voice answering if you have selected an MP3 file as ringtone.

To activate voice answering and record voice answer commands

1 } Settings

} Voice answer

Instructions appear.

} the General

} Activate

} Continue

tab } Voice control

and lift the phone to your ear. Wait for the tone and say “Answer”, or another word. If the recording sounds ok }

3 Say “Busy”, or another word

Instructions appear.

Yes. If not }

No and repeat step 2.

} Yes

} Continue

and select the

environments in which you want voice answering to be activated. You can selec t several alternatives.

To answer a call using voice commands

When the phone rings, say “Answer” and the call is connected.

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To reject a call using voice commands

When the phone rings, say “Busy”. The call is rejected. The caller is diverted to voicemail, if activated, or hears a busy tone.

Editing your voice commands

You can keep all your voice commands up to date by re-recording them or deleting the ones you do not use. You can also edit a voice command for a phone number in the phonebook. Select the contact you want to edit a voice command for

} Edit contact

your voice command.

To re-record a voice command

} Settings

} Voice dialling

2 Select a voice command

Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and

say the command.

Tips when recording and using voice commands

If your phone cannot detect your voice command, one of the following might have happened:

• You spoke too softly – try speaking louder.

• You held the phone too far away – hold it as you do during a call.

. Scroll to the relevant tab and edit

} the General

tab } Voice control

} Edit names

} More

} Replace voice

• The voice command was too short – it should be around one second long and more than one syllable.

• You spoke too late or too soon – speak immediately after the tone.

• You did not record the voice command when the handsfree was attached – for voice control with a handsfree kit, record when the handsfree is attached.

• You used another intonation – use the same intonation as in the recorded voice command.

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 calls options are not available.

You can choose between the following divert options:

• All line 1 calls

• All line 2 calls

• When busy on the phone.

• Not reachable is turned off or if you are unreachable.

No reply – divert calls that you do not answer

• within a specified time limit (operator-dependent).

– divert all line 1 calls. – divert all line 2 calls.

– divert calls if you are already

– divert calls if your phone

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To activate a call divert

1 } Settings 2 Select a call type and then one of the divert

options }

3 Enter the phone number to which you want your

calls to be diverted, or contact in your phonebook

To deactivate a call divert

Scroll to the divert option

To check all divert options

} Settings

} the

Calls tab }

} the

Activate.

Calls tab } Divert calls

Divert calls.

} Look up to find the

} OK.

} Deactivate

}

More than one call

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.

Call waiting service

If the call waiting service is activated, you hear a beep if you receive a second call during an ongoing call.

Check all.

To activate or deactivate the call waiting service

} Settings

} Call waiting

To make a second call

1 } Hold 2

Receiving a second call

When you receive a second ca following:

• }

• } Busy

• }

Handling two calls

When you have one ongoing call and one call on hold, you can do the following:

• } Switch to switch between the two calls.

• Press

} the Calls

to put the ongoing call on hold.

Enter the number you want to call

Answer to answer the second call and put the

ongoing call on hold.

to reject the second call and continue the

ongoing call.

Replace active call

and to end the ongoing call.

} Join calls

a conference call.

tab } Manage calls

ll, you can do the

to answer the second call

to join the two calls into

Call.

}

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Sony Ericsson K508i User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Getting started

Getting to know your phone

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