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TM717 Equinox (T-Mobile)
Owner's Manual
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Sony Ericsson TM717 Equinox (T-Mobile) Owner's Manual

Contents

Getting started......................5
Assembly............................................5
Turning on the phone.........................6
Help....................................................7
Charging the battery..........................7
Phone overview..................................8
Menu overview.................................10
Navigation........................................12
Phone language...............................14
Entering text.....................................14
Calling..................................15
Making and receiving calls...............15
Contacts...........................................17
Speed dial........................................20
More calling features........................20
Text and picture messages..............24
Conversations..................................25
Voice messages...............................26
Email.................................................26
Instant messaging ...........................27
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Using the camera.............................29
More camera features......................29
Viewing and tagging photos............29
Using photos....................................30
Working with photos........................31
Sending content to a Web site.........31
Printing photos.................................32
Handling content in the phone.........33
Sending content to another
phone...............................................33
Using a USB cable...........................33
Transferring content to and from
a computer.......................................34
Phone name.....................................35
Using Bluetooth™ wireless
technology........................................35
Backing up and restoring.................37
Music ..................................38
Stereo portable handsfree...............38
Music player.....................................38
Online music and video clips...........40
Video player.....................................40
Radio ...............................................41
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MusicDJ™........................................41
Record sound ..................................41
Internet ...............................42
Bookmarks.......................................42
History pages...................................43
More browser features.....................43
Internet security and certificates......44
Web feeds........................................44
Synchronizing.....................45
Synchronizing using a computer......45
Flight mode......................................46
Gesture control................................46
Location services.............................47
Alarms..............................................47
Calendar...........................................48
Tasks................................................49
Profiles.............................................49
Time and date..................................49
Theme..............................................50
Ringtones.........................................50
Light effects.....................................50
Screen orientation............................51
Games..............................................51
Applications.....................................51
Locks................................................52
IMEI number.....................................53
Common questions..........................54
Error messages................................56
Index....................................58
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Sony Ericsson TM717 Equinox

This User guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB or its local affiliated company, 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.
All rights reserved.
©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2009
Publication number: 1230-3990.1
Attention: Some of the services and features described in this User guide are not supported by all networks and/or service providers in all areas. Without limitation, this applies to the GSM International Emergency Number 112. Please contact your network operator or service provider to determine availability of any specific service or feature and whether additional access or usage fees apply.
Please read the Important information before you use your phone.
Your phone has the capability to download, store and forward additional content, for example 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 phone. Prior to your use of any additional content, please verify that your intended use is properly licensed or is otherwise authorized. Sony Ericsson does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any additional content or any other third party content. Under no circumstances will Sony Ericsson be liable in any way for your improper use of additional content or other third party content.
Smart-Fit Rendering is a trademark or a registered trademark of ACCESS Co., Ltd.
Bluetooth is a trademark or a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG Inc. and any use of such mark by Sony Ericsson is under license.
Sony, Memory Stick Micro™ and M2™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.
Media Go is a trademark or registered trademark of Sony Media Software and Services.
PictBridge is a trademark or registered trademark of Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation.
Google™ and Google Maps™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Google, Inc.
Ericsson is a trademark or registered trademark of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition is a trademark or registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
Microsoft, ActiveSync, Windows, Outlook, Windows Media and Vista are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
T-Zones is a trademark or registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG.
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.
This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft. Use or distribution of
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Content owners use Windows Media digital rights management technology (WMDRM) to protect their intellectual property, including copyrights. This device uses WMDRM software to access WMDRM­protected content. If the WMDRM software fails to protect the content, content owners may ask Microsoft to revoke the software's ability to use WMDRM to play or copy protected content. Revocation does not affect unprotected content. When you download licenses for protected content, you agree that Microsoft may include a revocation list with the licenses. Content owners may require you to upgrade WMDRM to access their content. If you decline an upgrade, you will not be able to access content that requires the upgrade.
This product is licensed under the MPEG-4 visual and AVC patent portfolio licenses for the personal and non-commercial use of a consumer for (i) encoding video in compliance with the MPEG-4 visual standard ("MPEG-4 video") or the AVC standard ("AVC video") and/or (ii) decoding MPEG­4 or AVC video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and non-commercial activity and/or was obtained from a video provider licensed by MPEG LA to provide MPEG-4 and/or AVC video. No license is granted or shall be implied for any other use. Additional information including that relating to promotional, internal and commercial uses and licensing may be obtained from MPEG LA, L.L.C. See http://www.mpegla.com. MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
Java, JavaScript and Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
End-user license agreement for Sun Java Platform, Micro Edition.
2. Export Regulations: Software including technical data, is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Act and its associated regulations, and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries. Customer agrees to comply strictly with all such regulations and acknowledges that it has the responsibility to obtain licenses to export, re-export, or import Software. Software may not be downloaded, or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into, or to a national or resident of, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Libya, Sudan, Syria (as such listing may be revised from time to time) or any country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nations or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Denial Orders. 3. Restricted rights: Use, duplication or disclosure by the United States government is subject to the restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clauses in DFARS
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Restricted Rights: Use, duplication or disclosure by the United States government is subject to the restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clauses in DFARS
252.227-7013(c) (1) (ii) and FAR 52.227-19(c) (2) as applicable.
Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
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All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict the actual phone.

Getting started

Instruction symbols

These symbols may appear in the User guide.
Note Tip Warning
> Use a selection or navigation key to
scroll and select. See Navigation on page 12.
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Assembly

Before you start using your phone, you need to insert a SIM card and the battery.
To insert the SIM card
1
Remove the battery cover.
2
Slide the SIM card into its holder with the gold-colored contacts facing down.
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To insert the battery
1
Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing each other.
2
Attach the battery cover.

Turning on the phone

To turn on the phone
1
Press and hold down .
2
Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested, and select OK.
3
Select a language.
4
Follow the instructions to use the setup wizard for basic settings and useful tips.
If you want to correct a mistake when you enter your PIN, press .
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 18.
PIN
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked. See SIM card lock on page 52.
Standby
After you have turned on your phone and entered your PIN, the name of the network operator appears. This view is called standby. Your phone is now ready for use.
Using other networks
Making and receiving calls, using messaging, and data transfer, for example, Internet-based services,
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outside your home network (roaming), may incur additional costs. Contact your operator for more information.

Help

In addition to this User guide, Feature guides and more information are available at www.sonyericsson.com/support.
To access the User guide
•
Select Menu > Settings > Help > User
guide.
To view tips and tricks
•
Select Menu > Settings > Help > Tips
and tricks.
To view information about functions
•
Scroll to a function and select Info, if available. In some cases, Info appears under Options.
To view the phone demonstration
•
Select Menu > Media > Demo tour.
To view the phone status
•
Select Menu > Settings > General >
Phone status.

Charging the battery

The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it.
To charge the battery
1
Connect the charger to the phone. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Press a key to view the screen.
2
Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.
You can use your phone while it is charging. You can charge the battery at any time and for more or less than 2.5 hours. You can interrupt the charging without damaging the battery.
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Phone overview

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1 Ear speaker 2 Screen 3 Selection keys 4 Call key 5 Activity menu key/Camera key 6 Navigation key 7 Connector for charger, handsfree and USB cable 8 End key, On/off key 9 C key (Clear)
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10 Circular light effects
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12
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15
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11 Pulsating light effects 12 External display 13 Screen light sensor 14 Main camera 15 Volume, digital zoom keys 16 Loudspeaker
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Menu overview

People
Contacts
Messaging
Write new Inbox /Conversations Messages Email IM Call voicemail Voice Notes
Media
Entertainment Radio Camera t-zones Games PhotoDJ™ VideoDJ™ MusicDJ™ Demo tour
Settings**
General
Profiles Time & date myFaves* Language Gesture control Voice control Help Shortcuts
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Flight mode Security Accessibility Phone status Master reset
Sounds & alerts
Ring volume Ringtone Silent mode Light Effects Increasing ring Vibrating alert Message alert Key sound
Display
Wallpaper Theme Startup screen Screen saver Clock size Brightness
Calls
Speed dial Smart search Forward calls Manage calls Time & cost Show/hide my no. Handsfree Open to answer
Connectivity
Bluetooth USB Phone name Mobile networks* Internet settings Streaming settings Message settings SIP settings Accessories
Organizer
Alarms Calendar Location services Applications File manager ** Remote control Record sound Tasks Notes Timer Stopwatch Calculator Code memo
Call history**
All Answered Dialed Missed
* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription­dependent. ** You can use the navigation key to scroll between tabs in submenus. For more information, see Navigation on page 12.
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Navigation

To access the main menu
•
When Menu appears on the screen, press the corresponding selection key to select Menu.
•
Menu.
To navigate the phone menus
, and then press the
To navigate your media
1
Select Menu > Media > Entertainment.
2
Scroll to a menu item and press .
3
To go back, press .
To delete items
•
Press to delete items such as numbers, letters, pictures and sounds.
Tabs
Tabs may be available. For example,
Call history have tabs.
•
Press the navigation key , , or to move through the menus.
To select actions on the screen
•
Press the left, center or right selection key.
To view options for an item
•
Select Options to, for example, edit.
To end a function
•
Press
.
To return to standby
•
Press .
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To scroll between tabs
•
Press the navigation key or .
Shortcuts
You can use keypad shortcuts to go directly to functions from standby.
To use navigation key shortcuts
•
Press , , or to go directly to a function.
You cannot use all navigation key shortcuts when myFaves is running.
To edit a navigation key shortcut
1
Select Menu > Settings > General >
Shortcuts.
2
Scroll to an option and select Edit.
3
Scroll to a menu option and select
Shortc..
Main menu shortcuts
To go directly to a main menu item
•
Select Menu and press
– .
Activity menu
The activity menu gives you quick access to:
•
New events – missed calls and new
messages.
•
Running apps – applications that are
running in the background.
•
My shortcuts – add your favorite
functions to access them quickly.
•
Internet – quick access to the
Internet.
To open the activity menu
•
Press
.

Memory

You can save content on the memory card, in the phone memory and on the SIM card. Photos and music are saved on the memory card, if a memory card is inserted. If not, or if the memory card
is full, photos and music are saved in the phone memory. Messages and contacts are saved in the phone memory, but you can choose to save them on the SIM card.
Memory card
You may have to purchase a memory card separately.
Your phone supports Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) 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 content between a memory card and the phone memory. See Handling content in the phone on page 33.
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To insert a memory card
•
Remove the battery cover and insert the memory card with the gold-colored contacts facing down.

Phone language

You can select a language to use in your phone.
To change the phone language
1
Select Menu > Settings > General >
Language > Phone language.
2
Select an option.

Entering text

You can use multitap text input or T9™ Text Input to enter text. The T9 Text Input method uses a built-in dictionary.
To change text input method
•
When you enter text, press and hold down .
To shift between capitals and lower­case letters
•
When you enter text, press .
To enter numbers
•
When you enter text, press and hold down
To enter periods and commas
•
When you enter text, press
To enter a symbol
1
When you enter text, select Options >
Add symbol.
2
Scroll to a symbol and select Insert.
To enter text using T9™ Text Input
1
Select, for example, Menu >
Messaging > Write new > Message.
2
If is not displayed, press and hold down to change to T9 Text Input.
3
Press each key only once, even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key. For example, to write the word “Jane”, press , , , . Write the whole word before looking at the suggestions.
4
Use or to view suggestions.
5
Press to accept a suggestion.
– .
.
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To enter text using multitap
1
Select, for example, Menu >
Messaging > Write new > Message.
2
to change to multitap text input.
3
Press – repeatedly until the desired letter appears.
4
When a word is written, press add a space.
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.
to

Calling

Making and receiving calls

You need to turn on your phone and be within range of a network.
To make a call
1
Enter a phone number (with international country code and area code, if applicable).
2
Press .
You can call numbers from your contacts and call list. See Contacts on page 17, and Call list on page 17.
To end a call
•
Press .
To make international calls
1
Press and hold down until a “+” sign appears.
2
Enter the country 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.
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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
.
unmute.
To turn on the loudspeaker during a call
•
Press SpkrOn.
Do not hold your phone to your ear when using the loudspeaker. This could damage your hearing.
To view missed calls
•
Press to open the call list.
Networks
Your phone switches automatically between GSM and 3G (UMTS) networks depending on availability. Some network operators allow you to switch networks manually.
To switch networks manually
1
Select Menu > Settings > Connectivity >
Mobile networks > GSM/3G networks.
2
Select an option.
Only available when roaming in foreign countries.
Emergency calls
Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for example, 112 or 911. You can normally use these numbers to make emergency calls in any country, with or without the SIM card inserted, if you are within range of a network.
In some countries, 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) and press
.
To view your local emergency numbers
1
Select Menu > People > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Special numbers > Emergency nos..
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Call list
To call a number from the call list
1
Press and scroll to a tab.
2
Scroll to a name or a number and press
.

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.
You can synchronize your contacts using the Sony Ericsson PC Suite.
To quickly access your contacts
•
1
.
Press
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
Select Menu > People > 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
Select Menu > People > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select Add.
3
Enter the name and select OK.
4
Scroll to New number: and select Add.
5
Enter the number and select OK.
6
Select a number option.
7
Scroll between the tabs and add information to the fields.
8
Select Save.
Calling contacts
To call a contact
1
Select Menu > People > Contacts.
2
Scroll to a contact and press .
To go directly to the contacts list
•
Press and hold down – .
To call with Smart search
1
Press – to enter a sequence of (at least two) digits. All entries which
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match the sequence of digits or corresponding letters are shown in a list.
2
Scroll to a contact or a phone number and press .
To turn on or off Smart search
1
Select Menu > Settings > Calls > Smart
search.
2
Select an option.
Editing contacts
To add information to a phone contact
1
Select Menu > People > Contacts.
2
Scroll to a contact and select Options >
Edit contact.
3
Scroll between the tabs and select
Add or Edit.
4
Select an option and an item to add or edit.
5
Select Save.
If your subscription supports Calling Line Identification (CLI) service, you can assign personal ringtones, pictures and light effects to contacts.
To copy names and numbers to phone contacts
1
Select Menu > People > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Advanced > Copy from SIM.
3
Select an option.
To copy names and numbers to the SIM card
1
Select Menu > People > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Advanced > Copy to SIM.
3
Select an option.
When you copy all contacts from your phone to the SIM card, all existing SIM card information is replaced.
To automatically save names and phone numbers on the SIM card
1
Select Menu > People > 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
Select Menu > People > 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
Select Menu > People > Contacts.
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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.
Deleting contacts
To delete all contacts
1
Select Menu > People > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Advanced > Delete all contacts.
3
Select an option.
Contact memory status
The number of contacts you can save in your phone or on the SIM card depends on available memory.
To view contact memory status
1
Select Menu > People > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Advanced > Memory status.
My Profile
You can enter information about yourself and, for example, send your business card.
To enter My Profile information
1
Select Menu > People > Contacts.
2
Scroll to My Profile and select Open.
3
Scroll to an option and edit the information.
4
Select Save.
To add your own business card
1
Select Menu > People > Contacts.
2
Scroll to My Profile and select Open.
3
Scroll to My contact info and select
Add > Create new.
4
Scroll between the tabs and add information to the fields.
5
Enter the information and select Save.
Groups
You can create a group of phone numbers and email addresses from
Phone contacts to send messages to.
See Messaging on page 24. You can also use groups (with phone numbers) when you create accepted callers lists. See Accept calls on page 22.
To create a group of numbers and email addresses
1
Select Menu > People > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Groups.
3
Scroll to New group and select Add.
4
Enter a name for the group and select
Continue.
5
Scroll to New and select Add.
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