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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.
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Some products may display a 17-digit
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15 digits are the IMEI number, and the last
2 digits are software update number.
Instruction symbols
These symbols appear in the User
guide.
Note
Tip
Warning
A service or function is networkor subscription-dependent.
Contact your network operator
for details.
>Use a touch option or navigation
key to scroll and select. See
Navigation on page 14.
4 Select a language.
5 Select Cont. > Yes to use the setup
wizard while settings are downloaded.
If you want to correct a mistake when
you enter your PIN, press .
5Getting started
SIM card
The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)
card, which you get from your network
operator, contains information about
your subscription. Always turn off your
phone and detach the charger before
you insert or remove the SIM card.
You can save contacts on the SIM card
before you remove it from your phone.
See To copy names and numbers to the
SIM card on page 25.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal
Identification Number) to activate the
services in your phone. Your PIN is
supplied by your network operator.
Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it
starts with emergency number digits,
for example, 112 or 911. You can see
and call an emergency number without
entering a PIN.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in
a row, the SIM card is blocked. See SIM
card lock on page 70.
Flight mode
In Flight mode the network and radio
transceivers are turned off to prevent
disturbance to sensitive equipment.
You can use the Bluetooth™ function
in Flight mode.
Startup screen
The startup screen appears when you
turn your phone on. See
on page
46.
Using pictures
Standby
After you have turned your phone on
and entered your PIN, the name of the
network operator appears. This view is
called standby.
charger shown in the illustration (Part.
B in the new-type charger illustration)
on page 7 is only intended for
charging your phone. Do not use it
for transferring data.
2 The USB cable for the USB charger
shown in the illustration (Part. B in the
new-type charger illustration) is only
intended for connection to the AC
adapter (Part. A in the new-type
charger illustration) to charge your
phone. It must not be used for
connection to a PC. It can only be
used for charging your phone. Never
use it for charging accessories.
3 Sony Ericsson strongly recommends
that you use only Sony Ericsson
branded original batteries, the part of
power supply device in accordance
with YD/T 1591-2006 specifications
of Communications Industry Standards
of P. R. China (Part A in the new-type
charger illustration) and the USB
cable supplied with your phone to
charge the phone. The use of third-
party products may decrease the
performance of your phone and/or
pose a risk to your health or safety.
4 Sony Ericsson recommends that you
never mix the use the new USB
charger and the old non-USB charger.
The phone with new-type charger in
box cannot be charged with the oldtype charger, and vice versa. The use
of both the chargers may decrease the
performance of your phone and/or
pose a risk to your health or safety.
You can use the phone during charging.
You can charge the battery for more or
less than 2.5 hours. Interrupted charging
will not damage the battery.
Use only Sony Ericsson branded original
batteries intended for use with your
mobile phone. If you use other batteries
you may not be able to charge your
phone.
Profiles
Time & date
Language
Update service
Voice control
New events
Shortcuts
Flight mode
Security
Setup wizard
Accessibility
Phone status
Master reset
* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.
** You can use the navigation key to scroll between tabs in submenus. For more information, see Navigation
on page 14.
Sounds & alerts
Ring volume
Ringtone
Silent mode
Increasing ring
Vibrating alert
Message alert
Key sound
Speed dial
Smart search
Divert calls
Switch to line 2*
Manage calls
Video share*
Time & cost*
Show/hide my no.
Handsfree
Connectivity*
Bluetooth
USB
Phone name
Network sharing
Synchronization
Device management
Mobile networks
Internet settings
Streaming settings
Message settings*
Accessories
You can use keypad shortcuts to go
directly to a menu. Menu numbering
starts from the top left icon and moves
across and then down row by row.
To go directly to a main menu
• From standby select Menu and press
– , , or .
To use navigation key shortcuts
• From standby press , , or to
go directly to a function.
To edit a navigation key shortcut
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > Shortcuts.
2 Scroll to an option and select Edit.
3 Scroll to a menu option and select
Shortc.
Activity menu
The activity menu gives you quick
access to certain functions.
To open the activity menu
• Press .
Activity menu tabs
• New events – missed calls and new
messages.
• Running apps – applications that are
running in the background.
• My shortcuts – add your favourite
functions to access them quickly.
• Internet – quick access to the
Internet.
File manager
You can use the file manager to handle
files saved in the phone memory or on
a memory card
You may have to purchase a memory
card separately.
Memory card
Your phone supports Memory Stick
Micro™ (M2™) or MicroSD™ memory
card adding more storage space to your
phone. It can also be used as a portable
memory card with other compatible
devices.
You can move and copy files between
your phone, a computer and a memory
card. Files are saved on the memory
card first and then in the phone
memory. Unrecognized files are saved
in the Other folder.
You can create subfolders to move
or copy files to. You can select more
than one or all the files in a folder at
the same time for all folders except
Games and Applications.
If the memory is full, delete some
content to create space.
File manager tabs
The file manager is divided into three
tabs, and icons indicate where the files
are saved.
4 Use or to view suggestions.
5 Press to accept a suggestion.
To enter text using multitap
1 From standby select, for example,
Menu > Messaging > Write new > Text
message.
2 If is displayed, press and hold down
to change to multitap text input.
3 Press – repeatedly until the
desired letter appears.
4 When a word is written, press to
add a space.
Multitap input only applies when Latin
characters are selected as writing
language.
To add words to the built-in dictionary
1 When you enter text using T9 Text
Input, select Options > Spell word.
2 Write the word using multitap input
and select Insert.
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 .
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.
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.
For example, to enter “
信息
”
1 Enter “ ”, “ ” and “ ”.
2 Move the cursor to “ 信 ”, press .
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.
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 KeyPinyin Letter
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
On the keypad, the letter ü is replaced
by v.
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 ”, when
“ 息 ” is highlighted.
Fuzzy Pinyin
Fuzzy Pinyin is an option for the Pinyin
input method, which contains additional
spelling alternatives. When in Pinyin
input mode, press More > Writing
options > 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.
You need to turn on your phone and
be within range of a network.
To make a call
1 From standby enter a phone number
(with international country/region code
and area code, if applicable).
2 Press .
You can call numbers from your contacts
and call list. See Contacts on page 23,
and Call list on page 27. You can also
use your voice to make calls. See Voice
control on page 28.
To make international calls
1 From standby press until a “+”
sign appears.
2 Enter the country/region code, area
code (without the first zero) and phone
number.
3 Press
To re-dial a number
• When Retry? appears select Yes.
.
Do not hold your phone to your ear when
waiting. When the call connects, your
phone gives a loud signal.
To answer a call
• Press .
To reject a call
• Press .
To change the ear speaker volume
during a call
• Press the volume key up or down.
To mute the microphone during a call
1 Press and hold down .
2 Press and hold down again to
resume.
To turn the loudspeaker on during
a call
• Select SpkrOn.
Do not hold your phone to your ear when
using the loudspeaker. This could damage
your hearing.
Your phone supports international
emergency numbers, for example, 112
and 911. These numbers can normally
be used to make emergency calls in
any country/region, with or without the
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
• From standby enter 112 (the
international emergency number) and
press .
To view your local emergency
numbers
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Special numbers
> Emergency nos.
Contacts
You can save names, phone numbers
and personal information in Contacts.
Information can be saved in the phone
memory or on the SIM card.
Default contact
You can choose which contact
information is shown as default. 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 names and numbers saved
on the SIM card.
To select default contacts
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Advanced > Default contacts.
3 Select an option.
Phone contacts
Phone contacts can contain names,
phone numbers and personal
information. They are saved in the
phone memory.
To add a phone contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select Add.
3 Enter the name and select OK.
4 Enter the number and select OK.
5 Select a number option.
6 Scroll between tabs and select the
1 >Contacts. 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 search
Pure initial search Mixed initial search
2 When the contact is highlighted, press or to select a number and press .
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).
InitialInput 'A'input 'AM'input 'AMY'
2 When the contact is highlighted, press or to select a number and press .
Note: Phone supports Chinese and English contacts mixed search. When a contact
is written in Latin characters, 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.
enter a contact name or a phone
number. All entries which match the
sequence of digits or letters are shown
in a list.
2 Scroll to a contact or a phone number
and press .
To turn Smart search on or off
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the Calls tab > Smart search.
2 Select an option.
Editing contacts
To add information to a phone contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and select Options
> Edit contact.
3 Scroll between the tabs and select Add.
4 Select an option and an item to add.
5 Select Save.
If your subscription supports Calling Line
Identification (CLI) service, you can assign
personal ringtones to contacts.
To copy names and numbers to the
SIM card
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Advanced > Copy to SIM.
3 Select an option.
To automatically save names and
phone numbers on the SIM card
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Advanced > Auto save on
SIM.
3 Select an option.
To save contacts on a memory card
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Advanced > Back up to m.
card.
SIM contacts
SIM contacts can contain names and
numbers only. They are saved on the
SIM card.
To add a SIM contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select Add.
3 Enter the name and select OK.
4 Enter the number and select OK.
5 Select a number option and add more
information, if available.
6 Select Save.
When you copy all contacts from your
phone to the SIM card, all existing SIM
card information is replaced.