Sony Ericsson K510c User Guide

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Contents 1

Contents

Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

Index 105

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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Sony Ericsson

GSM 900/1800/1900 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.

Publication number: EN/LZT 108 8398 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.

Note: Sony Ericsson advises users to backup their personal data information.

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

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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Menu overview Status bar icons

Alarms

Alarm Recurrent alarm Alarm signal

Camera Messaging

File manager

Pictures Videos Sounds Themes Web pages Games Applications Other

Calendar Organizer

Internet services*

Write new Inbox 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

Tasks Notes Alarms Calculator Synchronization Timer Stopwatch Applications Code memo

Entertainment

Online services * PlayNow™* Games VideoDJ™ PhotoDJ™ MusicDJ™ Remote control Record sound

Camera pictures

Media player

Settings

General Sounds & alerts Display Calls Connectivity

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 magic word is activated.

Bluetooth™ wireless technology is turned on.

The infrared port is turned on.

* Some menus are o perator-, network- and s ubscription-dependen t. ** The menu depends on which contacts are selected as default.

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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Contents

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

Phone overview, assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, use the menus, activity menu, file manager, language, entering letters, Style-up™ covers.

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

Calls, contacts, voicemail, voice control, call options.

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Text messaging, picture messaging, voice messaging, email.

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

Camera, video recorder, pictures, VideoDJ™, PhotoDJ™.

Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Media player, Disc2Phone, PlayNow™, ringtones, sounds, MusicDJ™, themes, games, Java™ and more.

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Internet and email settings, synchronizing, Bluetooth™, infrared, USB cable, update service.

More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Alarm clock, time and date, profiles, calendar, tasks, stopwatch, calculator, SIM card lock, keypad lock etc.

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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

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

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

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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Getting to know your phone

Phone overview, assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, use the menus, activity menu, file manager, language, entering letters, Style-up™ covers.

Earpiece Infrared port

Camera key

Screen

Navigation key

Selection key Back key

Microphone

On/off key

Activity menu key

Selection key Clear key

Stereo headset

and charger

connector

External antenna

connector behind mirror

Camera

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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User guide symbols

The following instruction symbols appear in this user guide:

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 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 you remove it from another phone. Contacts may have been saved in the phone memory

% 18 Contacts.

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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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.

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

% 64 Battery.

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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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 or 911. This is so that you can see and call an emergency number without entering a

% 17 Emergency calls. Press to correct

PIN mistakes.

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

% 57 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 Select 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 } Setup wizard.

If you press shortly when the phone is on, the shut down menu will be displayed % 9 Shut down menu.

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 } Answer to answer the call.

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

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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 centre 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 } 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.

More options

} More to enter a list of options.

Activity menu

Open the activity menu from almost anywhere in the phone to view and handle new events, and access bookmarks and shortcuts.

To open and close the activity menu

Press . Use or to scroll between the tabs.

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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Activity menu tabs

• New events – such as 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

Open the shut down menu from almost anywhere in the phone. You can use it to shut down the phone, turn on silent or activate a profile. For more information about profiles

To open and close the shut down menu

% 54 Profiles.

Press and select an option from the list.

File manager

Items are saved in folders. Create subfolders to move items to. Access camera pictures by selecting the desktop icon Camera pictures. Unrecognized items are saved in the Other folder.

To manage items and folders

1 } File manager and select a folder. 2 Scroll to an item } More } Manage files

} Move.

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

New folder and name the folder } OK.

To select several items

1 } File manager and select an item } More

} Mark, select Mark several or Mark all.

2 Scroll and select more items by pressing Mark

or Unmark.

To check memory status

} File manager } More } Memory status.

File information

View information for items. Copyright protected items cannot be copied or sent.

Synchronizing items

For more information % 48 Synchronizing.

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

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Languages

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

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).

0008 for Chinese.

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.

To switch between writing languages

Press and hold when writing.

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 .

Multitap input only applies when Latin characters are selected as writing language.

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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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

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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 full

stop or other punctuation marks, press then or repeatedly. Accept and add a space 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 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.

and

and .

Options

} More to view options when entering letters.

Chinese input

This mobile phone has different input methods for entering Chinese characters:

• Stroke input

• Pinyin input You can use these methods, for example, to enter Chinese names and Chinese short messages.

Switching between Chinese input methods

In the Chinese editing mode, you can select and switch quickly to another input method by pressing and holding .

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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General instructions

Regardless of which input method you choose, your phone has a function to speed up the entry of Chinese characters. Whenever you enter a stroke or a Pinyin letter, a candidate row of the most frequently used characters containing that stroke or relating to that letter appears at the bottom of the screen.

If the character you want is not displayed in the

candidate row, press

to present another candidate row. Continue pressing until the character you want is displayed. Alternatively, you can enter the next stroke or Pinyin letter and a new set of characters will immediately be displayed in the candidate row. To go back to the previous row,

. To select a character in the candidate row,

press press the navigation key or press and hold the key corresponding to the number above the character you want to enter.

Stroke input

A Chinese character is built up of strokes. There are more than 30 basic strokes, which are grouped into 5 stroke categories. Each category is represented on the keypad by one of the keys - . The Wild Card key , is used when you are not sure of which stroke to use.

Stroke categories

The 5 stroke categories are defined in the table below:

Number

Stroke

Basic

Key

Components

The basic building units of Chinese characters are components that are made up of strokes. After entering the first two strokes of the desired character, the component and character candidates that started with that stroke are displayed in the candidate row.

Using components is a fast method for entering

complex characters.

The smaller candidates surrounded by dotted frames are components, and the bigger candidates without dotted frames are characters.

For example, to enter "信息"

1 Enter “ ”, “ ” and “ ”. 2 Move the cursor to “ 信 ”, press . 3 Press again to select “ 息 ”.

Example of using the wild card key

The wild card key , is used to supplement unclear strokes in entering characters. If you want to enter “ 互 ”, but you only know that “ 一 ” is the first and the last stroke of the character and that the total number of strokes is four, enter , ,

Pinyin input

Press the keys containing the required Pinyin letters, and the phone will make various proposals on the screen, according to the pronunciation rules of Mandarin.

Below is the key mapping of Pinyin letters on

the keypad.

Number K ey Pinyin Letter

On the keypad, the letter ü is replaced by v.

, . The character is displayed in the

candidate row.

a b c

d e f

g h i

j k l

m n o

p q r s

t u ü

w x y z

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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For example, to enter "信息"

1 Press , , . 2 When .xin. is highlighted, press or and

select “ 信 ”, then press . (If you want to enter any of the other suggested Pinyin combinations, scroll up or down to the desired combination, then press

3 Press again to select “ 息 ”.

Fuzzy Pinyin

Fuzzy Pinyin is an option for the Pinyin input method, which contains additional spelling alternatives.

When in Pinyin input mode, press More

} Fuzzy Pinyin } On.

Input punctuation, symbols and smilies

Under any Chinese input mode, press , to see the table of punctuation marks, symbols and smilies. Use the navigation key to make a selection. Press to enter a space into the text

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.

Calling

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

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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

1 Apply pressure with the heel of one hand while

pushing away with the thumb of your other hand. You may need to apply significant pressure the first time you remove the battery cover.

2 Locate the notches along each side of the

phone. Using the notches as a guide, slide the battery cover upward applying pressure with

Calling

Calls, contacts, voicemail, voice control, call options.

Making and receiving calls

Turn on the phone and make sure that you are within range of a network to make and receive calls

% 7 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 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 the phone number (with international country/region 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.

the heel of your hand until it clicks in place.

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Contents

Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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To answer or reject a call

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

Call list

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

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.

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 now or } No to do it later. To change the

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 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/region, with or without a SIM card inserted, if a GSM network is in range.

Activity menu settings % 8 Activity menu.

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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In some countries/regions, 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

} Contacts } Options } Special numbers } Emergency nos.

Contacts

Choose your default contacts from one of the following:

• Phone contacts – detailed information saved in

the phone memory.

• SIM contacts – names and numbers only on the

SIM card.

To select default contacts

1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Default

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 Enter the number } OK. 4 (For phone contacts only) Select a number

type. Scroll between the tabs and select fields to enter more information. Except in phone numbers, you can enter symbols such as @

} More } Add symbol and select the symbol } Insert.

5 When you have entered all information } Save.

It is recommended to enter the + sign and country/ region code with all numbers.

2 Select Phone contacts or SIM contacts.

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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To add a picture or a ringtone to a contact

1 } Contacts and select the contact you want to

add a picture or personal ringtone to } 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 and select transfer method.

When Chinese has been selected as the phone language

To call a contact written in Chinese characters

1 } Contacts. Press and hold to switch the

search language to Chinese. Then enter the entire multi-letter name, pure initial or mixed initial pinyin of Chinese contacts you want to call. For example:

Initial status Full name

2 When the contact is highlighted, press or

To call a contact written in Latin characters

1 } Contacts. Press and hold to switch the

to select a number } Call.

search language to English. Then enter the first letters or all letters of the contact you want to call (a maximum of 10 letters).

Pure initial search

Mixed initial search

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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2 When the contact is highlighted, press or

to select a number } Call.

To call a SIM contact

• If SIM contacts is default } Contacts, scroll to,

or enter the first letter or letters of the contact,

When English has been selected as the phone language

To call a contact written in Chinese characters

1 } Contacts. Scroll to the contact you want to

call.

2 When the contact is highlighted, press or

to select a number } Call.

To call a contact written in Latin characters

1 } Contacts. Scroll to, or enter the first letters or

all letters of the contact you want to call (a maximum of 10 letters).

Initial Input 'A' Input 'N' Input 'G'

when the contact is highlighted

• If Phone contacts is set as default } Contacts

} Options } SIM contacts, scroll to, or enter the

first letter or letters of the contact, when the contact is highlighted

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.

2 When the contact is highlighted, press or

to select a number } Call.

} Call.

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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To always save to the SIM card

1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Auto save

To delete a contact

} Contacts select a contact, press .

on SIM.

2 Select On.

To send phone 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 all contacts

} Contacts } Options } Advanced } Delete all contacts } Yes and } Yes. Names and numbers on

the SIM card are not deleted.

To set the default item for a contact

1 } Contacts and scroll to a contact } More

} Default number.

2 Select the phone number, email address or

Web address that you want to be displayed first for the contact.

Synchronizing contacts

For more information, % 48 Synchronizing.

Speed dialling

Save phone numbers that you want to reach easily in positions 1-9 in your phone.

To set or replace speed dialling numbers

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

select a phone number.

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

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What do the icons mean?

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To speed dial

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

To activate voice dialling and record names

1 } Settings } General } Voice control } Voice

Voicemail

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

To save your voicemail number

From standby, 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.

Voice control

Manage calls with your voice and a handsfree. Create voice commands to voice dial, answer or reject calls. Voice commands cannot be saved on

dialling } 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 select Yes, if not No and

record again. You can change the recording later by selecting Edit names or New voice

} Add.

Tur n t he Media player off before using voice dialling. Scroll to the Media player and press and hold to turn off.

the SIM card.

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Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 22

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 31

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 51

Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.

Camera 60

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 63

All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.

Using WAP 71

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 74

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 79

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 89

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

Additional information 91

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

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To activate voice answering and record voice answer commands

1 } Settings } General } 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 is

} Yes. If not } No and record again.

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 or a Bluetooth™ headset.

To activate and record the magic word

1 } Settings } General } Voice control } Magic

word } Activate.

To use voice dialling

• Without a handsfree: from standby, press and

Calls and say the name.

hold

• With a handsfree: say your magic word or press the call handling button. 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 } Voice control } Play caller name.

To edit your voice commands

} Contacts select the contact } More } Edit contact.

Scroll to the relevant tab and edit your voice command.

2 Follow the instructions that appear, save when

finished.

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