Sony Ericsson W200i User Manual

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Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Added dimensions - Accessories from Sony Ericsson

Portable Speakers MPS-60

Small yet powerful speakers that fit in your pocket.

Stereo Portable Handsfree HPM-70

Deep bass with light in-ear design.

Music Cable MMC-70

Connects your music mobile phone to your stereo system.

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Sony Ericsson

GSM 900/1800/1900 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 or its local affiliated company 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, 2006

Publication number: EN/LZT 108 9170 R1B 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 Guidelines for safe and efficient use and the Limited warranty chapters before you use your mobile 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 u se 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.

PlayNow™ and PhotoDJ™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.

Memory Stick Micro™ and M2™ are registered trademarks of Sony corporation.

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WALKMAN is a trademark of Sony corporation. Microsoft® Windows® (Microsoft® Windows® Explorer) are either

registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries/regions.

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.

Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries/regions. End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™ JME™.

1 Restrictions: Software is confidential copyrighted information of

Sun and title to all copies is retained by Sun and/or its licensors. Customer shall not modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, or otherwise reverse engineer Software. Software may not be leased, assigned, or sublicensed, in whole or in part.

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/regions. 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/region 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.

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Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. You can find support, information and content downloads at

www.sonyericsson.com/cn. Note: Sony Ericsson advises users to backup their personal data

information. All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately

depict the actual phone.

User guide symbols

The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide:

% See also page ...

Use the navigation key to scroll and select

}

% 16 Navigating the menus.

Note

This symbol indicates that a service or function is network- or subscriptiondependent. Because of this, all menus may not be available in your phone. Consult your network operator for more information.

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Getting to know your phone

Ear speaker

Infrared port

On/off key

Walkman ® key

Selection key Back key

Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)

Microphone

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Stereo headset and charger connector

Volume key

Navigation key Selection key

C key

Menu overview

PlayNow™* Internet

Camera Messaging

services*

Write new Inbox My friends* Email Call voicemail Drafts Outbox Sent messages Saved messages Templates Settings

Entertainment

Online services* Games PhotoDJ™ MusicDJ™ Record sound

WALKMAN

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File manager***

All files On Memory Stick In phone

Alarms

Alarm Recurrent alarm Alarm signal

* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent. ** The menu depends on whi ch contacts are selected as default. *** Use the navigation key to move across tabs in submenus. For more information % 16 Navigating the menus

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Contacts**

Options Speed dial My business card Groups** SIM contacts** Special numbers Advanced New contact

Organizer

Calendar Tasks Notes Calls Calculator Synchronization Timer Stopwatch Applications Code memo

Radio

Settings

General Sounds & alerts Display Calls Connectivity

Status bar icons

Icon Description

GSM network signal strength.

GPRS is within range and can be used.

Battery status.

Battery charging.

Missed incoming call.

Call and messaging alerts are off, alarm is still on.

Text message received.

Email message received.

Picture message received.

Voice message received.

Ongoing call.

Calendar reminder.

Tas k re m i n d e r.

The infrared port is on.

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Assembling your phone

Insert the SIM card and charge the battery to use your phone.

SIM card

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 contacts information, among other things.

Save contacts on your SIM card before you remove it from another phone. Contacts may have been saved in the phone memory % 30 Contacts.

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To insert the SIM card and charge the battery

1 Slide the cover open and lift it off. 2 Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed

under the silvery holders.

3 Place the battery in the phone with the label side up and

the connectors facing each other.

4 Place the cover on the phone and slide it into place.

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5 Connect the charger to the phone. The symbol on the

charger plug must face upwards.

6 It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear. 7 Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until the battery icon

indicates that the battery is fully charged. For an indication of charging, press

8 Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.

Some functions use more battery power than others and may cause a need for more frequent recharging. Talk-time and standby time may become noticeably shorter due to wear and you may have to replace your battery. Only use approved batteries from Sony Ericsson % 78 Battery.

Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)

Your phone supports Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™). A memory card adds more storage space to your phone for, for example, music, ringtones, video clips and pictures. You can share your saved information by moving or copying it to other memory card compatible devices.

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to activate the screen.

To insert and remove a Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)

1 Open the cover and insert the memory card (with the

contacts facing down).

2 Press the edge to release and to remove.

You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) from your network operator to activate the services in your phone. Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it starts with emergency number digits, for example, 112 or 911. This is so that you can see and call an emergency number without entering a PIN % 29 Emergency calls. Press to correct mistakes.

If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked % 65 SIM card lock.

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To turn the phone on and off

1 Press and hold to turn on or off. 2 Select whether you want to use the phone with all

functionality or the Walkman® player only % 15 Start up menu.

3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if you have one. 4 At first start-up, select the language for phone menus. 5 Select Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you with

instructions and tips or select No. The setup wizard is also available in the menu system } Menu } Settings

} General } Setup wizard.

Standby

After you have turned the phone on and entered your PIN, the name of your network operator appears on the screen. This is called standby mode.

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Start up menu

Each time you turn on the phone, you can select to listen to music only - instead of using the phone with full functionality. Music only means all transmitters of the phone are turned off, preventing disturbance of sensitive equipment, for example, in an airplane or in a hospital. You cannot make calls, receive calls, or send messages, but you can receive calendar and task reminders and the alarm sounds. You can only use the Walkman® player.

Always follow regulations and any flight crew instructions with respect to onboard use of electronic devices.

To deactivate the start-up menu

1 From standby select Menu } Settings } General

} Start-up menu.

2 Select Don´t show.

Making calls

To make and receive calls

Enter an area code and phone number } Call to make the call. } End call to end the call. When the phone rings

} Answer to answer the call.

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Navigating the menus

The main menus are shown as icons. Some submenus include tabs that appear on the screen.

• Press (navigation key) to go to the main menu or to

select items.

• Press , , or to move through menus and

tabs.

• Press to go back one level in the menus or to end a

function or application.

• Press and hold to return to standby.

• Press to select the options shown immediately

above these keys on the screen.

• Press to delete items.

• } More to enter a list of options.

• } Info to get help on selected features.

Shortcuts

From standby, you can use , , , to go directly to a function.

To create a standby shortcut

1 If, for example, has no predefined shortcut } Yes. 2 Scroll to a function to create a shortcut to } Shortcut.

To edit a standby shortcut

1 From standby select Menu } Settings } General

} Shortcuts and select an existing shortcut you want to

edit } Edit.

2 Scroll to and select a function } Shortcut.

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Shut down menu

Shut down the phone, lock keys, turn on silent mode or activate a profile. For more information about profiles % 63 Profiles.

To open and close the shut down menu

Press and select an option from the list.

File manager

Files such as pictures, videos, sounds, themes, games and applications are saved in folders in the phone memory or on the memory card.

To manage files and folders

1 From standby select Menu } File manager and open a

folder.

2 Scroll to a file } More } Manage files and select an

option.

3 Select a folder or } New folder and name the folder } OK.

To select several files

1 From standby select Menu } File manager and select a

file } More } Mark, select Mark several or Mark all.

2 Scroll and select more files by pressing Mark or

Unmark.

To check memory status

From standby select Menu } File manager } More

} Memory status.

File information

View file information by highlighting a file } More

} Information. Copyright-protected files cannot be copied

or sent.

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Synchronizing items

For more information % 59 Synchronizing.

Languages

Select the language for menus and when writing text.

To change the phone language

• From standby select Menu } Settings } General } Language } Phone language and select a language.

• From standby, press:

0000 for English or 0008 for Chinese or 8888 for Automatic language (SIM-dependent).

To select writing languages

1 From standby select Menu } Settings } General

} Language } Writing language.

2 Scroll and select languages by pressing Mark or

Unmark. } Save to exit the menu.

Entering letters and characters

Enter letters in one of the following ways (text input methods), for example, when writing messages.

} Messaging } Write new } Text message.

To enter letters using multitap text input

• Press – until the desired character appears.

• To shift between capitals and lower-case letters, press

• To enter numbers, press and hold – .

• To add a space, press .

• For the most common punctuation marks, press .

• To enter the + sign, press .

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• To change input method, press and hold .

Multitap input only applies when latin characters are selected as writing language.

T9™ Text Input

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.

To enter letters using T9™ Text Input

1 For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”, press

, , , .

2 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 or repeatedly to view alternative words. Accept a word and add a space by pressing

3 Continue writing your message. To enter a full stop or

other punctuation marks, press repeatedly. Accept and add a space by pressing .

and then or

To add words to the T9™ Text Input dictionary

1 While entering letters } More } Spell word. 2 Edit the word by using multitap input. Press and

to navigate between letters. To delete a character, press

. To delete an entire word, press and hold .

3 When you have edited the word } Insert. The word is

added to the T9™ Text Input dictionary. Next time you enter this word using T9™ Text Input, it will appear as one of the alternative words.

Options when entering letters

} More to view options when entering letters.

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.

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.

Stroke categories

The 5 stroke categories are defined in the table below:

Number

Stroke

Basic

Stroke

Key

Components

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 f

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 ".

rames are characters.

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.

Number Key Pinyin 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.

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.

Calling

Making and receiving calls

Turn on the phone and make sure that you are within range of a network to make and receive calls % 14 To turn the phone on and off. If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification service and the caller’s number is identified, the number is displayed. If the number is saved in Contacts, the name, number, and picture (if defined) are displayed. If the number is a restricted number, Withheld is displayed.

To make a call

Enter a phone number (with international country/region code and area code, if applicable) } Call to make the call.

} End call to end the call.

To redial a number

If the connection failed, Retry? is displayed } Yes.

Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting. When a call connects, the phone gives a loud signal.

To answer or reject a call

} Answer to answer a call. } Busy to reject a call.

To change the ear speaker volume

Press the volume key to increase or to decrease the ear speaker volume during a call.

To select more options during a call

Press and select an option.

To turn off the microphone

Press and hold . To resume, press and hold again.

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Contents

Added dimensions - Accessories from Sony Ericsson

User guide symbols

Getting to know your phone

Menu overview

Status bar icons

Assembling your phone

SIM card

Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)

Standby

Start up menu

Making calls

Navigating the menus

Shortcuts

Shut down menu

File manager

File information

Synchronizing items

Languages

Entering letters and characters

T9™ Text Input

Options when entering letters

Chinese input

Switching between Chinese input methods

General instructions

Stroke input

Stroke categories

Components

Example of using the wild card key

Pinyin input

Input punctuation, symbols and smilies

Calling

Making and receiving calls