UMTS 2100 GSM 900/1800/1900
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Note
Tip
Warning
A service or function is networkor subscription-dependent.
Contact your network operator
for details.
>Use a selection or navigation
key to scroll and select. See
Navigation on page 12.
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 12.
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
Open to answer
Connectivity*
Bluetooth
USB
Phone name
Network sharing
Synchronization
Device management
Mobile networks
Internet settings
Streaming settings
Message settings*
Accessories
1 From standby select Media.
2 Use the navigation key to move
through the menus.
3 Select from the list.
To delete items
• Press to delete items such as
numbers, letters, pictures and sounds.
Shortcuts
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™) 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
• Open the cover and insert the memory
card with the golden contacts facing
down.
To remove a memory card
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.
2 Scroll to a folder and select Open.
3 Select Options > Mark > Mark several.
4 For each file you want to mark, scroll
to the file and select Mark.
To delete a file from the file manager
1 From standby select Menu > Organizer
> File manager.
2 Find the file and press .
Phone language
You can select a language to use in
your phone.
To change the phone language
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > 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 full stops and commas
• When you enter text, press .
To enter text using T9™ Text Input
1 From standby select, for example,
Menu > Messaging > Write new > Tex t
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.
To enter text using multitap
1 From standby select, for example,
Menu > Messaging > Write new > Te xt
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.
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.
Calling
Making and receiving calls
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 code and
area code, if applicable).
2 Press .
See Video call on page 18.
You can call numbers from your contacts
and call list. See Contacts on page 18,
and Call list on page 21. You can also
use your voice to make calls. See Voice
control on page 22.
Do not hold your phone to your ear when
waiting. When the call connects, your
phone gives a loud signal.
To answer a call
• Open your phone.
You can turn Open to answer on or off.
See Open to answer on page 28.
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.
To view missed calls from standby
• Press and scroll to the New
events tab and select a number.
• 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 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the Connectivity tab > Mobile
networks > GSM/3G networks.
2 Select an option.
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, with or without the SIM
card inserted, if a 3G (UMTS) or GSM
network is within range.
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.
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Special numbers >
Emergency nos.
Video call
See a person on the screen during
calls. Both parties need a subscription
that supports the 3G (UMTS) service,
and you need to be within range of a
3G (UMTS) network. 3G (UMTS)
service is available when appears.
To make a video call
1 From standby enter a phone number
(with international country code and
area code if applicable).
2 Select Options > Make video call.
To use the zoom with an outgoing
video call
• Press or .
To view video call options
• During the call, select Options.
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.
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.
To call a SIM contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and press .
To copy names and numbers to
phone contacts
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Advanced > Copy from SIM.
3 Select an option.
Deleting contacts
To delete a contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and press .
To delete all phone contacts
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Advanced > Delete all
contacts
.
Sending contacts
To send a contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and select Options
> Send contact.
3 Select a transfer method.
Make sure the receiving device supports
the transfer method you select.
Sorting contacts
To select the sort order for contacts
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select
Options > Advanced > Sort order.
3 Select an option.
Memory status
The number of contacts you can
save in your phone or on the SIM
card depends on available memory.
select a contact. If the contact has
more than one number, select the
number to add the voice command to.
3 Record a voice command such as
“John mobile”.
4 Follow the instructions that appear. Wait
for the tone and say the command to
record. The voice command is played
back to you.
5 If the recording sounds OK, select Yes
not, select
Voice commands are saved in the phone
memory only. They cannot be used in
another phone.
Noand repeat steps 3and 4.
. If
To re-record a voice command
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > Voice control >
Voice dialling > Edit names.
2 Scroll to a command and select Options
> Replace voice.
3 Wait for the tone and say the
command.
Voice dialling
You can hear your recorded contact
name when you receive a call from
that contact.
To voice dial
1 From standby press and hold down a
volume key.
2 Wait for the tone and say a recorded
name, for example “John mobile”. The
name is played back to you and the
call is connected.
To make a call with a handsfree
• From standby press the handsfree key.
The magic word
You can record and use a voice
command as a magic word to activate
voice dialling without pressing any
keys. Your handsfree must be
connected to your phone when using
the magic word.
You should choose a long, unusual word
or phrase that can easily be
distinguished from ordinary background
speech. Bluetooth handsfree does not
support this feature.