First edition (March 2003)
This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB, without any warranty.
Improvements and changes to this manual
necessitated by ty pographical 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 manual.
All rights reserved.
Publication number: AE/LZT 123 1715 R1
Please note:
Some of the services in this manual 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 not sure whether y ou can use
a particular service or not.
2
Please read the Guidelines for safe and efficient
use and the Limited warranty chapters before you
use your mobile phone.
The marble logo is a trademark of Sony Ericsson
Mobile Communications AB. Sony is a trademark of
Sony Corporation and Ericsson is a trademark of
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson.
T9™ Text Input is a trademark or a registered
trademark of Tegic Communications.
T9™ Text Input is licensed under one or more of
the following: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,818,437, 5,953,541,
5,187,480, 5,945,928, and 6,011,554; Canadian
Pat. No. 1,331,057, United Kingdom Pat. No.
2238414B; Hong Kong Standard Pat. No.
HK0940329; Republic of Singapore Pat. No.
51383; Euro.Pat. No. 0 842 463(96927260.8)
DE/DK, FI, FR, IT, NL, PT, ES, SE, GB; and
additional patents are pending worldwide.
For ease of reference, the “Getting to know your
phone” chapter gives a quick overview of the main
functions of the phone, shortcuts and general
information.
More information and downloads are available at
www.SonyEricsson.com or wap.SonyEricsson.com.
Note: Throughout this manual, WAP and Web are used
interchangeably to refer to internet services.
Available services
Some services and functions described in this user’s
guide are network- or subscription-dependent. Because
of this, some menus may not be available in your phone.
This symbol indicates that a service or function
is network or subscription-dependent.
Please consult your network operator for
more information about your subscription.
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 phone book
information, among other things.
Tip: Check if your information is saved to the
SIM card before you remove it from another phone.
For example, phone book entries may be saved in
the phone memory.
Assembly
Before you can use your phone you need to:
• Insert the SIM card.
• Attach and charge the battery. See “SIM card and
battery information” on page 4.
Note: Always turn off the phone and detach the
charger before you insert or remove a SIM card.
Getting started3
SIM card and battery information
It may take up to 30 minutes before an icon
appears when charging.
1. Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed
under the silvery holders.
2. Place the battery on the back of the phone with the
connectors facing each other.
3. Place the back cover into the bottom of the phone and
slide it up until it clicks into place.
4. Connect the charger to the phone at the flash symbol.
The flash symbol on the charger plug must face
upwards.
5. It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery
charging icon appears in the display. Wait
approximately 4 hours or until the icon indicates that
the battery is fully charged. If you do not see the
battery icon after this time, press any key or the
joystick to activate the display.
6. Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.
Note: You have to insert the SIM card and charge the
If you make a mistake while entering your PIN, delete
the wrong number by pressing .
If your PIN starts with the same digits as an emergency
number, for example 911, the digits are not hidden
with an * when you enter them. This is so that you can
see and call an emergency number without entering a
PIN. See “Emergency calls” on page 26 for more
information.
Note: If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row,
the SIM card is blocked and the message PIN blocked
appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK
(Personal Unblocking Key). Your PUK is provided by
your network operator.
To turn on the phone
• Press and hold until you hear a tone.
• Enter your PIN (Personal Identity Number), if you
have one for your SIM card.
Your PIN is provided by your network operator.
To make and receive calls
• Enter the area code and phone number, and press
to make the call.
volume during a call. Scroll
through lists under menus.
Enter the Status menu in
standby. Slide twice to reject
an incoming call. Slide once to
mute the ring signal when
receiving a call.
Make and answer calls. Select
a menu, submenu or an option.
Press for options, help.
Press and hold for WAP.
1–9, 0 Enter digits, 0–9, and letters.
Press and hold to enter
the international prefix +.
Move through menus using
shortcuts.
Press the joystick up, down,
left or right to move through
the menus, lists and texts.
Press the joystick as an
alternative to .
Press and hold to turn the
phone on or off (in standby)
or to go back to standby mode
from menus. Press to end or
reject a call, go back one level
in the menus or leave an
option unchanged.
Delete numbers, letters or
an item from a list. Press
(clear)
and hold to mute the
microphone (during calls)
or mute the phone or lock
the keypad (standby menu).
Enter # or a space.
Quick keys
Useful key combinations are described below.
To...When in standby:
make an emergency callenter the international
emergency number and
press
enter and move through
press or
the main menus
enter Call contactpress
or
enter Call listpress
call your voice mailpress and hold
enter the + signpress and hold
mute the ring signal when
receiving a call
press , or slide the
volume key up or down
once
set the phone to silent or
press and hold
To...When in standby:
reach a phone number at
a specific position on the
SIM card
speed dialpress any of the number
find a contact in the Call contact list
enter the first submenu of
the My shortcuts menu
enter the Status menu to
see today’s date, the
profile in use and the
model name of the phone
(may also indicate GPRS
availability)
(4) Fun & Games(5) Settings(6) WAP services§(7) Organizer(8) Connect(9) My shortcuts
1 Text
2 Multimedia
3 Call voice mail
4 E-mail
5 Chat
6 Push inbox
7 Area info
8 Options
1 Missed calls
2 Call list
3 Manage calls
4 Time & cost
5 Next call
6 Options
Calling local**
Switch to line 1**
Switch to line 2**
1 Record*
2 Turn off tones*
3 Hold call*
4 Switch calls*
5 Release active*
6 Join calls*
7 Transfer call*
8 Release all*
Extract part*
Release part*
Parties in conf.*
Calls*
(1) Main menu numbering
does not appear (menu
numbering may change with
certain functions or services).
*Only available during a call
or conference call.
**Network- and subscriptiondependent.
1 Games
2 My pictures
3 My sounds
4 Themes
5 Composer
6 Sound recorder
7 CommuniCam
1 Sounds & alerts
2 Profiles
3 Display
4 Language
5 Time & date
6 Locks
7 Handsfree
8 Master reset
1 Sony Ericsson
2 Bookmarks
3 Push inbox
4 Enter address
5 Resume
6 Advanced
7 Options
You can enter letters, for example, when you add names
to the phone book, write text messages or enter web
addresses.
In addition to the way you normally enter letters in
your phone, using multitap text input, you can use
T9™ Text Input to enter text messages and e-mail,
for example, if the input language you select supports
this. T9 Text Input is a predictive input method and is
a quicker way to write texts.
Input languages
Before you start entering letters, you need to select the
input languages that you want to use when writing.
Multitap text input
When saving names in the phone book or when writing
web addresses, you enter letters using multitap text
input. You press each key as many times as needed to
show the letter you want. The following example shows
how to write a name in the Phone book.
2. Press the appropriate key, – , or ,
repeatedly until the character you want appears.
You can view the characters in the row that appears
briefly at the top of the display when you press a key.
To select input languages
1. Scroll to Settings, , Language, , Input, .
2. Scroll to the language or alphabet that you want to use
for entering letters and press for each language
you want.
3. Press to exit the menu.
When writing, you can switch to one of your selected
input languages by pressing and then selecting
Language. See “The list of options” on page 14.
12Getting to know your phone
Note: Your selection of input languages and character
or numeric input methods determines what you can see
or enter.
See the Latin alphabet, abc, table below:
Press…to see/enter…
- ? ! ‚ . : ; " ’ < = > ( ) _ 1
A B C Å Ä Æ à Ç 2 Γ
D E F è É 3 ∆ Φ
M N O Ñ Ö Ø ò 6
P Q R S ß 7 Π Σ
T U V Ü ù 8
W X Y Z 9
+ & @ / ¤ % $ € £ ¥ \ § ¿ ¡ 0 Θ Ξ Ψ Ω
Space # * ↵ ¶
to delete letters and numbers
to shift between capital and lower-case
letters
- press and hold to enter numbers
Tip: You can also use the volume key as a shortcut to
certain letters:
To enter a ‘B’, slide the volume key up and press .
To enter a ‘C’, slide down and press .
™
Text Input
T9
You can use T9 Text Input when writing, for example,
text messages and e-mail. 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.
Note: A language must be selected to be able to use
the T9 Text Input method.
To turn T9 Text Input on or off
• Scroll to Settings, , Language, , T9 input.
Note: If T9 is enabled, you can toggle it on/off by
Example:
• To enter an ‘A’, press once.
• To enter a ‘B’, quickly press twice.
• To shift between capital and lower-case letters, press
, then enter the letter.
pressing and holding .
Note: Settings, , Language, , T9 input is
valid for all input of texts – not only for the text you
are currently writing.
The following example shows how to start writing a
text message:
To enter letters using T9 Text Input
1. Scroll to Messages, , Text, , Write new, .
2. For example, if you want to write “Jane”, press ,
, , .
3. Press
4. If the word shown is the one you want:
or repeatedly to view alternative words
(candidates).
• press to accept and add a space
• press or to accept without a space.
Write the new word using multitap text input, .
The word is added to the dictionary. The next time you
enter the word you just added to the dictionary, it
appears as one of the alternative words.
3. Continue writing your message. See also “Sending text
messages” on page 44.
Tip: Press to enter a period. To enter other
punctuation marks, press and then
repeatedly. Press to accept and add a space.
Press and hold to select an input method for
the text you are currently writing.
or
If the candidates do not include a word you want,
you can add a new word to the list during selection.
Note: To enter a digit while typing text, press and hold
the digit key. For example, to enter a ‘5’, press and
hold .
To add a word to candidates
1. Scroll to a similar candidate to the word you want to
add, press , select Edit word, .
2. Press repeatedly to delete one letter at a time.
You can adjust the phone settings to suit your own
requirements.
The infrared (IR) port
The infrared port can be used to transfer and exchange
information with another device equipped with an
infrared port. When used with certain functions, such
as sending a picture, it is automatically activated for
10 minutes. Infrared can be activated in the following
ways:
• Press from standby, scroll to Activate IR, .
•Scroll to Connect, , Infrared port, select an
option, .
• When selecting a transfer method, for example when
sending a picture.
Note: Infrared ports must face each other at a distance
of up to 7.5 inches when used.
To turn infrared off
•Scroll to Connect, , Infrared port, , Off.
Themes
You can change the appearance of the display, for
example, the colors and background picture, by using
themes. Your phone comes with some pre-set themes.
You cannot delete these, but you can create new themes
on the Sony Ericsson Mobile Internet and download
them to your phone. For more information, visit
wap.SonyEricsson.com.
To select a theme
• Scroll to Fun & Games, , Themes.
Note: If you need to adjust the display contrast, scroll
to Settings, , Display, , Contrast.
Exchanging themes
You can send and receive a theme via MMS and e-mail
or download it via WAP. For more information on
sending themes in messages, see “Messaging” on
page 44.
To send a theme
1. Scroll to Fun & Games, , Themes.
2. Select a theme, press .
3. Select Send, .
4. Select a transfer method, .
Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyright-
protected material.
To receive and save a theme
1. From standby, press , scroll to Activate IR, .
2. When you receive the theme, press to save it in
Themes.
To view your pictures
• Scroll to Fun & Games, , My pictures.
The pictures are shown in thumbnail view. To get a full
view, press .
Pictures
Your phone comes with a number of pictures. You can:
• Set a picture as background when in standby mode.
• Set a picture as a screen saver.
• Assign a picture to a contact in the phone book. When
Note: Animations for multimedia messages can be
viewed in My pictures. Animations for text messages
can only be viewed when inserting an item in a text
message. See “To insert an item in a text message” on
page 45.
that person calls, the picture appears in the display
(provided your subscription supports the Calling Line
Identification service). See “To add a picture to a
phone book contact” on page 28.
• Enclose a picture in a text message.
• Send a picture via IR, Multimedia Messaging or e-mail.
All pictures and are saved in Fun & Games, ,
My pictures.
Handling pictures
You can also add, delete or rename pictures in My
pictures. The number of pictures that can be saved
depends on the size of the pictures. File types supported
are GIF, JPEG and WBMP.
You can send pictures via IR, Multimedia Messaging
or e-mail and receive via IR or Multimedia Messaging.
For more information on sending pictures in messages,
see “Messaging” on page 44.
Screen saver
The phone has a screen saver, which is activated
automatically when the phone has been in idle mode
for a few seconds. After a short period of time the
screen saver changes to sleep mode, to save power.
Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyrightprotected material.
1. Scroll to Fun & Games. , My pictures or
CommuniCam.
2. Select a picture, . Press .
3. Select Send, .
4. Select a transfer method.
To use a picture as the screen saver
You can select a picture, saved in the phone, and use it
as the screen saver.
1. Scroll to Settings, , Display, , Screen saver,
.
2. Scroll to Select picture, .
To receive and save a picture
1. From standby, press , scroll to Activate IR.
2. When you receive the picture, press to save it in
3. Scroll to the picture you want to use as the screen
saver, .
4. Press
to save.
My pictures.
Ring signals and melodies
• When you receive a picture via a text message or a
multimedia message, a new message appears in your
Inbox. Highlight the picture in the message, press
and select Save to save in My pictures.
18Personalizing your phone
Your phone comes with a number of standard and
polyphonic melodies which can be used as ring
signals. See “Icons” on page 73 for more information.
You can create and edit standard melodies, and send
If you subscribe to the Two Line Service, you
can set different ring signals for the two voice
lines. Line 1 and Line 2 are displayed instead
of Voice calls.
If your subscription includes the Calling Line
Identification (CLI) service, you can assign a personal
ring signal to numerous callers.
1. Scroll to Phone book, , Personal rings, ,
Add new?, .
2. Enter the first letter of the contact name, .
3. Select a contact, .
Menu language
Most SIM cards automatically set the menu language
to the language of the country where you bought your
SIM card. If this is not the case, the preset language is
English.
4. Select a ring signal, .
To change the menu language
Sounds & alerts
You can choose to be notified of an incoming call
by the buzzing of the vibrating alert. You can set the
1. Scroll to Settings, , Language, , Menus,
.
2. Select a language, .
phone’s vibrating alert to one of the following:
• On – all the time.
• On if silent – on when the ring volume is turned off
or when you have set the phone to silent.
Under Advanced in the Settings, ,
Time & date menu, you can set time zone and
To set the time
•Scroll to Settings, , Ti me & da te, , Set time.
daylight savings time. Making these changes
alters the time accordingly, if your network operator
supports this service.
You can choose a 12-hour clock or a 24-hour clock.
When your phone changes networks, and the time
sent out from the network operator deviates from the
To set the time format
•Scroll to Settings, , Tim e & d at e, ,
Tim e f orm at .
Note: If you select the 12-hour clock, you can
alternate between am and pm by pressing
time in your phone, you are asked whether you want to
update the time, if you have turned on Auto time zone.
If you press , the time is updated automatically.
Note: Contact your network operator for more
information.
when setting the time.
Answering mode
Date
When the phone is in standby mode, you can slide
the volume key up or down to see today’s date in the
When using a portable handsfree kit, you can choose to
answer a call by pressing any key (except the
key) or set the phone to answer the call automatically.
You can place your favorite functions that you want to
reach quickly and easily in the My shortcuts menu.
To reset the phone
1. Scroll to Settings, , Master reset.
2. Select Reset settings or Reset all, .
3. Enter the phone lock code (0000 or the new code if you
To add a function to my shortcuts
have changed it) and press .
1. Scroll to My shortcuts, , Edit shortcuts, .
2. Select a function from the list by pressing .
3. Enter the position number you want for this function in
your menu and press .
4. Press to exit the list.
Master reset
Reset settings allows you to reset all the settings in the
phone to the factory defaults. Factory defaults are not
necessarily the same settings as when you purchased
your phone.
Reset all allows you to reset all the settings in the
phone to the factory defaults, resets your data and
WAP account settings, and may delete userdownloaded images, ringtones and templates.
Note: Before choosing Reset all, check with your
service provider.