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Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning
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Assembly
To use your phone
1 Insert the SIM card and the battery.
2 Charge the battery.
3 Turn on 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 items such as your
phone number, the services included
in your subscription, and names and
numbers in your contacts.
Save contact information on your SIM
card before removing it from another
phone; for example, contacts may be
saved in the phone memory.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal Identity
Number) for your SIM card to start
your phone and activate services.
When you enter your PIN, each digit
appears as *, unless the PIN starts
with the same digits as an emergency
number, for example 112. This allows
for emergency calls without entering a
PIN. Press to correct mistakes.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in
PIN blocked appears. To unblock
a row,
it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal
Unblocking Key)
Battery
Some functions use more battery
power than others and may cause a
need for more frequent re-charging. If
talk time or standby time become
noticeably shorter, you may have to
replace the battery. Only use
approved batteries from Sony
Ericsson
Make sure the phone is charged and a
SIM card inserted before turning it on.
After turning on, use the setup wizard
to quickly and easily prepare for use.
To turn on the phone
1 Press and hold down . The first
startup may take a few minutes.
2 Select to use the phone in:
• Normal mode – full functionality
• Flight mode – limited functionality with
network, FM radio, Bluetooth™
transceivers off
menu.
3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
4 At first startup, select the language for
your phone menus.
5 } Yes for the setup wizard to help you.
6 Follow the instructions to complete
setup.
% 7 Flight mode
If predefined settings for Internet and
MMS exist in your phone, you may not
need more settings.
Contact your network operator or
service provider for more information.
Help in your phone
Help and information is available in
your phone at any time.
mode menu is activated, select from
Normal mode with full functionality or
Flight mode with limited functionality.
Network, radio and Bluetooth
transceivers are turned off to prevent
disturbance to sensitive equipment.
You can, for example, play music or
write a text message to send later but
not make calls in an aeroplane.
Follow onboard regulations, flight crew
instructions for use of electronic devices.
To view Flight mode menu options
} Settings } the General tab } Flight
mode and select an option.
Making and receiving calls
The phone must be in normal mode.
To make a call
Enter a phone number (with
international prefix and area code if
applicable) }Call to make the call.
Bluetooth
Infrared port
USB
Synchronization
Device management
Mobile net works
Data communication
Internet settings
Streaming settings
Accessories
fo
r p
rivate use.
General
Profiles
Time & date
Language
Update service
Voice control
New events
Shortcuts
Flight mode
Security
Setup wizard
Phone status
Master reset
* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.
** Use the navigation key right and left to move between tabs in submenus. For more information % 12 Navigation.
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Sounds & alerts
Ring volume
Ringtone
Silent mode
Increasing ring
Vibrating alert
Message alert
Key sound
Turn off the ringtone when receiving a call.
Press and hold down to set the phone to silent. The alarm sounds
even if the phone is set to silent.
View status information in standby.
Increase the volume during a call, or when using the music player.
Zoom out when using the camera or viewing pictures.
Press and hold down to go back one track.
Press twice to reject a call.
Press and hold down to voice dial, alternatively say your magic word
% 31 Voice dialling.
(if set)
Decrease the volume during a call, or when using the music player.
Zoom in when using the camera or viewing pictures.
Press and hold down to go forward one track.
Press and hold down to voice dial, alternatively say your magic word
% 31 Voice dialling.
(if set)
Use left or right photo keys to view camera album pictures from
standby, for full or thumbnail views.
} InfoFind more information, explanations or tips about selected features,
menus or functions available in your phone
} MoreEnter a list of options. There are different alternatives in the list of
Battery charging, appears with
battery status icon.
Missed incoming call.
Text message received.
Email message received.
Picture message received.
Voice message received.
Ongoing call.
Keylock is on.
Handsfree is connected.
Radio playing in the background.
Calendar reminder.
Task reminder.
Shortcuts
Use keypad shortcuts to quickly go to
menus or navigation key shortcuts to
quickly reach certain functions. You
can edit the navigation key shortcuts
to suit your needs.
Using keypad shortcuts
In standby, go to menus by pressing
and then enter the number of the
menu. Menu numbering starts from
the top left icon and moves across
and then down row by row, for
example, press for the fifth menu
item. For the tenth, eleventh and
twelfth items, press , and
respectively. To go back to
standby, press and hold down .
Using navigation key shortcuts
In standby, go to a shortcuts menu or
function by pressing , , or .
Select the language to use in the
phone menus or when writing text.
To change the phone language
} Settings } General tab } Language
} Phone language. Select a language.
In standby, you can also press
8888 for automatic language.
0000 for English.
0008 for Chinese.
Most SIM cards automatically set the
menu language to the language of the
country/region where you bought your
SIM card. If not, the predefined language
is English.
To select writing language
1 } Settings} the General tab
} Language } Writing language.
2 Scroll to the language to use and mark
it. }Save to exit the menu.
Entering letters
Enter letters in one of the following
ways (text input methods), for
example, when writing messages:
• Multitap text input
• T9™ Text Input
To change the text input method
Before, or when entering letters, press
and hold down to change the
method.
Options list
} More for options when writing a
message.
To enter letters using multitap input
• Press - repeatedly until the
desired character appears.
• Press to shift between capital
and lower-case letters.
• Press and hold down - to
enter numbers.
• Press to delete letters or
numbers.
• Press for the most common
punctuation marks.
• Press to add a space.
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.
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.
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, press .
To select a character in the candidate
row, 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:
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.
Character
乙 九 瓦
飞 风
投 沿 船
凹
话 计 认
讯
信息
For example, to enter “
”
1 Enter “ ”, “ ” and “ ”.
2 Move the cursor to “ 信 ”, press .
3 Move the cursor to “ 息 ”, 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 , , ,
. The character is displayed in the
candidate row.
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.
You can open the activity menu
almost anywhere in the phone to view
and handle new events, and access
bookmarks and shortcuts.
To open and close the activity menu
Press .
Activity menu tabs
• New events – such as missed calls
and messages. When a new event
occurs, the tab appears. Press
to dismiss an event from the event
tab. New events can also be set to
appear as pop-up text instead,
} Settings } the General tab } New
events } Pop-up.
• Running apps – applications that
are running in the background.
Select an application to return to it
or press to end it.
• My shortcuts – add, delete and
change the order of shortcuts.
When you select a shortcut and the
application opens, other programs
are closed or minimized.
• Internet – your Internet bookmarks.
When you select a bookmark and
the browser opens, other programs
are closed or minimized.
File manager
Use the file manager to handle items
such as pictures, videos, music,
themes, Web pages, games and
applications saved in the phone
memory or on a Memory Stick Micro™
(M2™) memory card.
You may have to separately purchase a
memory card for your phone.
Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)
A memory card adds more storage
space to your phone to save, for
example, pictures or music. It can also
be used as a portable memory,
compatible with other devices like
printers and computers.
You can also move and copy files
between the phone, a computer and a
memory card. If you have a memory
card inserted, files are automatically
saved to it first and then to the phone
memory.
Create subfolders to move or copy
files to. Games and applications can
be moved within the Games and
Applications folders and from the
phone memory to a memory card.
Unrecognized files are saved in the
Other folder. When handling files, you
can select several or all files in a folder
at the same time for all items except
Games and Applications.
All files are automatically saved in the
phone memory. If all available memory
is full, you cannot save any files until
content is removed.
File manager menu tabs
The file manager is divided into three
tabs, and icons are included to
indicate where the files are saved.
• All files – all content in the phone
memory and on a Memory Stick
Micro™ (M2™).
• On Memory Stick – all content on
a Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™).
• In phone – all content in the phone
memory.
File information
View file information by highlighting it
} More } Information. Items that are
downloaded, or received using one of
the available transfer methods, may
be copyright-protected. If a file is
protected, you may not be able to
copy or send it. Such a file has a key
symbol.
To use a file from the file manager
1 } File manager and open a folder.
2 Scroll to a file } More.
To move or copy a file to memory
1 } File manager and select a folder.
2 Scroll to a file } More } Manage file
1 } File manager and open a folder.
2 } More } New folder and enter a
name for the folder.
3 } OK to save the folder.
To select several files
1 } File manager and open a folder.
2 } More } Mark } Mark several.
3 Scroll to select files } Mark or
Unmark.
To select all files in a folder
} File manager and open a folder
} More } Mark } Mark all.
To delete a file or a subfolder from
the file manager
1 } File manager and open a folder.
2 Scroll to a file } More } Delete.
Memory card options
Check memory status or format
a memory card to delete all
information.
To use memory card options
} File manager and select the On
Memory Stick tab } More for options.
Calling
Calls, contacts, voice control, call
options.
Making and receiving calls
Before you can make or receive any
calls, you must turn on your phone
and be within range of a network.
% 6 Turning on your phone.
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.
Select the network to use, or you can
add a network to your preferred
networks. You can also change the
order in which networks are selected
during an automatic search.
the Missed tab. Scroll or to
select a number } Call to call.
Emergency calls
Your phone supports international
emergency numbers, for example,
112, 911. These numbers can
normally be used to make emergency
calls in any country/region, with or
without a SIM card inserted, if a GSM
network is within range.
In some countries/regions, 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 112 (the international emergency
number) }Call.
To view your local emergency
numbers
} Contacts } More } Options
} Special numbers } Emergency
nos..
Contacts
You can save your contact information
in the phone memory or on a SIM
card. The following is available:
You can choose which contact
information – Phone contacts or SIM
contacts – is shown as default.
For useful information and settings
} Contacts } More } Options.
Default contacts
If Phone contacts is selected as
default, your contacts show all the
information saved in Contacts. If you
select SIM contacts as default, your
contacts show information depending
on the SIM card.
1 } Contacts. Scroll to, or enter the first letters or all letters of the contact you want to
call (a maximum of 10 letters).
InitialInput 'A'input 'AM'input 'AMY'
2 When the contact is highlighted, press or to select a number } Call.
Note: Phone supports Chinese and English contacts mixed search. When a contact
is written in Latin character, the entered letter can reach the Latin contact you want
to call; When a contact is written in Chinese characters, the entered letter can reach
the pinyin of Chinese contact you want to call.
To call a SIM contact
• If SIM contacts is default } Contacts
and when the contact is highlighted
press or to select a number
} Call.
• If Phone contacts is set as default
} Contacts } More } Options } SIM
contacts and select the contact
} Call.
To send a contact
} Contacts and select a contact
} More } Send contact and select
a transfer method.
To send all contacts
} Contacts } More } Options
} Advanced } Send all contacts and
select a transfer method.
To copy names and numbers to the
SIM card
1 } Contacts}More}Options
} Advanced
}Copy to SIM.
2 Select one of the alternatives.
When copying all contacts from the
phone to the SIM card, all existing SIM
card information is replaced.
contact, or select an existing contact
to add the number to.
To clear the call list
} Calls and select the All tab } More
} Delete all.
Speed dial with pictures
Save numbers in positions 1-9 in your
phone to access them easily. Speed
dial is dependent on your default
contacts
example, you can speed dial numbers
saved on the SIM card.
If you add contacts with pictures to
speed dial positions, the contact
pictures appear for easy reference
% 29 To add a picture, ringtone sound
or video to a phone contact.
To edit speed dial numbers
1 } Contacts}More}Options
} Speed dial.
2 Scroll to the position } Add or }More
} Replace.
To speed dial
From standby, enter the position
number }Call.
% 25 Default contacts, for
Voicemail
If your subscription includes an
answering service, callers can leave
a voicemail message when you cannot
answer a call.
Contact your network operator for your
voicemail number or for more
information.
To call your voicemail service
Press and hold down . If you have
not entered a voicemail number, } Yes
and enter the number.
To edit your voicemail number
} Messaging } Settings } Voicemail
number.
Voice control
Manage calls with your voice by
creating voice commands to: