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Instruction symbols
The following appear in this User guide:
>Use the navigation key to scroll and select
Press the centre selection key
Press the navigation key up
Press the navigation key down
Press the navigation key to the left
Press the navigation key to the right
Note
Tip
Warning
Indicates that a service or function is network- or subscriptiondependent. All menus or functions may not be available in your
phone. Consult your network operator for more information
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
and the battery before you insert or remove the SIM card.
You can save contacts on the SIM card before removing
it from your phone. You can also save contacts in the phone
memory. See Contacts on page 23.
PIN code (SIM card lock)
The PIN (Personal Identification Number) code is a SIM card lock that
protects your subscription, but not the phone itself. If the card is locked,
you have to enter the PIN code when you turn on your phone. To change
your PIN code, see SIM card lock on page 42.
Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it starts with emergency number
digits, for example, 112 or 911. You can call an emergency number
without entering a PIN.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, PIN blocked
To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key).
1 Charge your battery until the battery icon indicates a full charge.
2 Tilt the USB charger connector upwards to remove it.
Note:
1 If there are two USB cables in the kit (USB cable for charging and USB
cable for data transferring. See the illustrations as below), then the
USB cable for charging is only intended for charging your phone. Do not use it for transferring data.
The USB cable for the USB charger is only intended for connection to
the AC adapter 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.
2 If there is only one USB cable in the kit, it can intended for charging
your phone as well as transferring data.
3 If there is only one USB cable for the USB charger in the phone kit,
this USB cable is only intended for charging your phone.
4 Sony Ericsson strongly recommends that you use only
Sony Ericsson branded original batteries, the part of power supply
device in accordance wi th YD/T 1591-2006 speci fications of
Communications Industry Standards of P. R. China 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.
You can charge the battery for more or less than 2. 5 hours. Interrupted
charging will not damage the ba ttery .
Performance depends on temperatures, signal strenth, usage
patterns, features selected and voice or data transmissions. The
stand-by time for this battery is up to 300 hours.
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.
Your phone supports Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™). A memory card
more storage space to your phone, for ex ample, music, ringtones,
clips and pictures. You can share your saved information by moving or
copying it to other memory card compatible devices.
To insert Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)
• Open the cover and insert the memory card (with the gold-coloured
1 Press and hold down .
2 Enter your SI M card PIN,
if requested.
3 Select Yes to use the setup
wizard.
If you make a mistake when you enter your PIN, you can press
to delete numbers from the screen.
Standby
After you have turned on the phone and entered your PIN, the name of
your operator appears on the screen. This is called standby. You can now
make and receive calls.
To turn the phone off
• Press and hold down .
In your phone cannor turn on, attach the charger and charge the
phone for 2.5 hours.
If your phone turns itself off when being transported, turn the
automatic keylock on. This prevents things in your pocket or bag
from activating the on/off key accidentally.
The network bars show the strength of the GSM network in your area.
Move to another location if you have problems calling and network
coverage is poor. No network means you are n ot in rang e of a network.
Select options shown immediately above these keys on
the screen
Delete items, such as pictures, sounds and contacts
On the side:
Press to stop or play music when in the Music player
mode
Press to m ute or unm ute the radio. Wo rks only if an audio
accessarory is connected
Press to move between the Music player and standby
My shortcuts – add your favourite functions to access
them quickly
From standby press to activate Camera and video
recorder
Press and hold down to turn the phone on/off
Press to end a call
Press to make a call after you gave entered the phone
number
* 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 13
You can take pictures and record video clips to view, save or send.
You can find your saved pictures and video clips in Menu > File manager
> Camera album.
Zoom in or out, works only in
1
VGA mode
2 Press to take another picture
Take pictures/Record video
3
clips
4 Screen options
To take a picture
1 Activate the camera.
2 Use the navigation key to select .
3 Press to take a picture.
4 Select to take another picture.
You can improve an under-exposed picture with Photo fix.
To improve a picture with Photo fix
1 Activate the camera.
2 Take a pict ure.
3 Find the picture in Camera album.
4 Select Options > Photo fix.
To transfer pictures to and from your computer
You can use Bluetooth™ wireless technology and the USB cable to transfer
pictures and video clips between your computer and phone. See
Bluetooth™ on page 32 and To transfer files on page 27 for more
information.
Pictures and video clips
You can add a picture fo a contact, use it during phone-start up,
as a wallpaper in standby or as a screen saver.
To use pictures
1 From standby select Menu > File manager > Pictures.
2 Scroll to a picture and select Options > Use as.
3 Select an option.
Make sure the receiving device supports the transfer method you
select.
You need the correct Internet settings in your phone. If the settings are
not in your phone, you can:
• Get them in a text message from the network operator.
• On a co mputer, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support and request
a text message with the settings.
To select an Internet profile
1 From standby select Menu > Monternet > Internet settings
> Accounts.
2 Select an account.
To start browsing
1 From standby select Menu > Monternet.
2 Select an option:
Homepage
Enter address – enter a Web address.
Bookmarks – go directly to a saved Web page.
History – show previously visited pages.
Saved pages – go directly to a saved Web page.
Internet settings – select options such as accounts, connection
You can save contacts in the phone memory or on the SIM card. You can
copy contacts from the phone memory to the SIM card or from the SIM
card to the phone memory.
Please add area code when you save fixed line number in your
phone.
Default contacts
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 > New contact.
2 Select Options > More > Default contacts.
3 Select an option.
See Entering text on page 34.
Contacts memory
The number of entries you can save in Contacts depends on the capacity
of your SIM card.
To check the Contacts memory status
• From standby select Menu > Contacts > Options > Memory status.
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 > New contact.
2 Scroll to Last Name: and select Add.
3 Scroll to Fir st Name: and select Add.
4 Enter the name and select OK.
5 Scroll to New number: and select Add.
6 Enter the number and select OK.
7 Select Save.
Enter the + sign and country/region code with all phonebook numbers.
Then you can use them abroad or at home. See To make i nternational
calls on page 21.
To call a contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to, or enter the first few letters of, the contact.
3 Press .
To edit a contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Select a contact.
3 Select Options > Edit contact.
4 Edit the information and select Save.
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Select a contact.
3 Select Options > Delete.
To copy contacts to the SIM card
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contac t.
3 Select Options > Options > Copy to SIM.
To view your own phone number
4 From standby select Menu > Contacts > Options > My numbers.
Emergency calls
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.
To make an emergency call
• From standby enter the international emergency number, for example
112 and press .
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.
The file types supported are: MP3, MP4, 3GP, AAC, AMR, MIDI,
IMY, EMY and WAV (16 kHz maximum sample rate). You can
also use streamed files that are 3GPP compatible.
Transferring music
You can transfer music from your computer to your phone memory or
Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™). There are two ways to connect the phone
to a computer:
• using a USB cable
• with a Bluetooth wireless technology connection
You can drag and drop files between your phone or memory card and
a computer in Microsoft® Windows Explorer.
To connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable
1 Make sure your phone is turned on.
2 Connect the USB cable to your phone and the computer.
3 Phone: select Mass storage.
4 Computer: Wait for the drivers to be installed (this is done automatically).
The first time you connect your phone to the computer, you may need
to identify and name the phone.
1 Connect the USB cable to the phone and the computer.
2 Phone: From standby select Menu > Settings > the Connectivity tab
> USB > Mass storage.
3 Computer: Wait until the phone memory and memory card appear as
external disks in Microsoft Windows Explorer.
4 Computer: On the computer desktop, double-click the My Computer
icon.
5 Computer: To view the phone memory and memory card folders,
double-click the icon representing your phone under Devices with
removable s torage. Double-click on the removable disk to view M2
folders.
6 Copy and paste your file, or drag and drop it, into the folderyou want
on your comp uter, in your phone m emory or on your memory card
7 To safely disconnect the USB cable in File transfer mode, right-click
the Removable Disk icon in Windows Explorer and select Eject.
Do not remove the USB cable from the phone or computer during
transfer, as this may corrupt the memory card and the phone memory.
You cannot view the transferred files in your phone until you have
removed the USB cable from the phone.
More information about transferring files to your phone is available
at www.sonyericsson.com/support.
You must have a service centre number, which is supplied by your service
provider and saved on the SIM card. You may have to enter the number
yourself.
Make sure you have a valid service centre number in your phone.
See Entering text on page 34.
To write and send a text message
1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Write new > Text
message.
2 Write the message and select Cont.
3 Select an option.
4 Select OK > Send.
To view a received text message
1 New message from: appears. Select View.
2 Select the unread message.
To view messages saved in the inbox
• Select Menu > Messaging > Inbox.
To get delivery status of a sent message
1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Settings > Text message
> Delivery report.
2 Select On. You are notified when a message has been successfully
Picture messages can contain text, sound and images. They are sent
using MMS to a mobile phone. You need the correct Internet settings in
your phone to use this function. See Internet on page 22.
To create a picture message
1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Write new > Picture msg.
2 Select an option to create the message.
To send a picture message
1 When the message is ready, select Cont.
2 Select an option.
3 Select OK > Send.
Sending and receiving phones must have subscriptions that support
picture messaging. Make sure that you have a phone subscription
that supports data transmission, and the correct settings in your
phone.
Bluetooth™ wireless technology allows wireless connection to other
Bluetooth devices, for example, a Bluetooth headset. You can:
• connect to several devices at the same time.
• exchange items.
The recommended maximum distance between two Bluetooth
devices is 10 metres (33 feet), with no solid objects in between.
To turn the Bluetooth function on
• From standby select Menu > Settings > the Connectivity tab
> Bluetooth > Turn on.
Check if local laws or regulations restrict the use of Bluetooth
wireless technology. If it is not allowed, you must ensure that the
Bluetooth function is turned off.
To show or hide your phone
• From standby select Menu > Settings > the Connectivity tab
> Bluetooth > Visibility > Show phone or Hide phone.
If the phone cannot be detected by other devices using Bluetooth
wireless technology turned the Bluetooth functionality on. Make
sure that the visibility is set to Show phone. If set to Hide phone,
other deviece will not be able to identify your phone using Bluetooth
wireless technology.
The shortcut menu gives you quick access to certain functions.
To open the shortcut menu
• Press .
Entering text
There are two methods you can use to enter text: multitap or predictive
text input.
By using predictive text input you only have to press each key once.
Continue writing a word even if it appears to be wrong. The phone
uses the dictionary to recognise the word when all letters are
entered.
To enter text using predictive text input
1 For example, write the word “Jane”, press .
2 You now have several options:
• 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
alternative words.
• To accept a word and add a space, press.
• To enter full stops and commas, press and then or
In the Chinese editing mode, you can select Options > Writing options >
Input metho d.
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 scre en.
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.
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 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.
Below is the key mapping of Pinyin letters on the keypad.
1 Press , , .
2 When “xin” is highlighted, presss or and select “ 信 ”, then
press . (If you want to enter any of the other suggested Pinyin
combinations, scroll up or do wn 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 Options > Writing options > Fuzzy
• From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab > Security
> Automatic keylock > On.
Calls to the international emergency number 112 can still be made,
even when the keypad is locked.
Voicemail
Callers can leave a voicemail message when you cannot answer. You can
get your voicemail number from your network operator.
To enter your voicemail number
1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Settings > Voicemail no.
2 Scroll to the voicemail number and select OK.
3 Enter the voicemail number that you get from your service provider
and press OK.
To call your voicemail service
• From standby press and hold down .
Flight mode
In Flight mode the network and radio transceivers are turned off to prevent
disturbance to sensitive equipment. When the flight mode menu is activated
you are asked to select a mode the next time you turn on your phone:
• Normal
• Fligh t mode– limited functionality. Only Music player.
To activate the flight mode menu
• From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab > Flight
Your PIN and PUK are supplied by your network operator.
If the message Wrong PIN Attempts remaini ng: appears when you
edit your PIN, you entered the PIN or PIN2 incorrectly.
To unblock your SIM card
1 When PIN blocked is displayed, select Unlock
2 Enter your PUK and select OK.
3 Enter a new PIN and select OK.
4 To confirm re-enter the new PIN and select OK.
To turn the SIM card lock on
1 From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab > Security
> Locks > SIM protection > Protection.
2 Enter your PIN and select OK.
3 Select On.
To edit your PIN
1 From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab > Security
> Locks > SIM protection > Change PIN.
2 Enter your PIN and select OK.
3 Enter a new PIN and select OK.
4 To confirm re-enter the new PIN and select OK.
Phone lock
The phone lock protects the phone against unauthorised use. You can
change the phone lock code (0000 by default) to any four-digit code.
If the phone lock is set to Off, you do not need to enter your phone
lock code unless a different SIM card is inserted in the phone.
2 Enter your phone lock code and select OK.
3 Select Off
Master reset
If you experience problems with your phone, such as screen
flickering, or freezing and navigation problems, you should reset
the phone.
From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab > Reset
Reset all deletes all user data such as contacts, messages,
pictures and sounds in your phone.
Restart your phone every day to free memory or doa Master
reset if you have problems with memory capacity or the
phone is working slowly.
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audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and
Thomson.
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declare under our sole responsibility that our product
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and in combination with our accessories, to which this declaration
relates is in conformity with the appropriate standards
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Lund, May 2008
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We fulfil the requirements of the
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FCC Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Any change or modification not expressly approved by Sony
Ericsson may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:
-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Industry Canada Statement
This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device
may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference, including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme
NMB-003 du Canada.
Sony Ericsson S302c
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
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of this User guide.
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 Important information before you
use your mobile phone. All illustrations are for illustration only and
may not accurately depict the actual phone.
Your mobile phone has the capability to download, store and forward
additional content, e.g. ringtones. The use of such 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 your intended use
is properly licensed or is otherwise authorised. Sony Ericsson does
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will Sony Ericsson be liable in any way for your improper use of
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Technology is used under license from Zi Corporation. The Bluetooth
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Note: Sony Ericsson advises users to backup their personal data
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