GSM 900/1800/1900
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Publication number: 1209-1171.2
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 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 conte nt 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
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.
Bluetooth is a trademark or registered trademark
of Bluetooth SIG Inc. and any use of such mark by
Sony Ericsson is under license.
The Liquid Identity logo, PlayNow, TrackID and
MusicDJ are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
Sony, Memory Stick Micro, M2, WALKMAN and
the WALKMAN logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Sony Corporation.
Ericsson is a trademark or registered trademark
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TrackID is powered by Gracen ote Mobile MusicID™.
Gracenote and Gracenote Mobile MusicID are
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Gracenote, Inc.
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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
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accurately depict the actual phone.
Instruction symbols
The following appear in the User guide.
Note
Tip
Warning
A service or function is network-
or subscription-dependent.
Contact your network operator
for details.
>Use a selection or navigation key
to scroll and select. See
Navigation on page 13.
Press the navigation key centre.
Press the navigation key up.
Press the navigation key down.
Press the navigation key left.
Press the navigation key right.
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 you remove it from your phone.
See To copy names and numbers to the
SIM card on page 25.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal
Identification Number) to activate the
services in your phone. Your PIN is
supplied by your network operator.
Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it
starts with emergency number digits,
for example, 112 or 911. You can see
and call an emergency number
without entering a PIN.
To delete numbers from the display
• Press .
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in
a row, PIN blocked appears. To unblock
it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal
Unblocking Key). See SIM card lock on
page 61.
Flight mode
In Flight mode the network and radio
transceivers are turned off to prevent
disturbance to sensitive equipment.
You can use the Bluetooth™ function
in Flight mode.
Start-up screen
The start-up screen appears when you
turn your phone on. See Using pictures
on page 42.
Standby
After you have turned your phone
on and entered your PIN, the name
of the network operator appears on
the screen. This is called standby.
Help and information is available in
your phone at any time. See Navigation
on page 13.
To use the setup wizard
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > Setup wizard.
2 Select an option.
To view information about functions
• Scroll to a function and select Info,
if available. In some cases, Info appears
under More.
To view the phone demonstration
• From standby select Menu >
Entertainment > Demo tour.
Settings download
You can download settings to your
phone. These settings let you use
functionality that require Internet
accounts, for example, picture
messaging and email.
To download settings
• From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > Setup wizard >
Settings download.
Contact your network operator or
service provider for more information.
Profiles
Time & date
Language
Update service
New events
Shortcuts
Flight mode
Security
Setup wizard
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 13.
Sounds & alerts
Ring volume
Ringtone
Silent mode
Increasing ring
Vibrating alert
Message alert
Key sound
Display
Wallpaper
Themes
Start-up screen
Screen saver
Brightness
Edit line names*
Status bar icons
Some of these icons may appear
on the screen to show status and
new events.
Icon Description
GSM network signal strength
Battery status
Battery charging, appears with
battery status icon
Missed incoming call
Calls
Speed dial
Divert calls
Switch to line 2*
Manage calls
Time & cost*
Show/hide my no.
Handsfree
Open to answer
Email message received
Picture message received
Voice message received
Ongoing call
Handsfree is connected
Radio playing in the background
Calendar reminder
Task reminder
Connectivity
Bluetooth
USB connection
Synchronization
Device mgmt.
Mobile networks
Data comm.
Internet settings
Accessories
- Press a number key and select Call to speed dial.
Press to turn off the ringtone when you receive a call.
Press and hold down to set the phone to silent. The alarm signals
even if your phone is set to silent.
Press to change letter case when writing a message.
Press and hold to toggle T9™ Text Input on and off when writing
a message.
On the flip:
Stop, pause and play (music key).
When you close the flip you turn on the Walkman® player.
Press to automatically search for radio channels.
Press up or down to search for preset channels.
On the flip:
Skip to the previous track when using the Walkman® player.
Search for radio channels.
On the flip:
Skip to the next track when using the Walkman® player.
Search for radio channels.
On the side of the phone.
View status information in standby.
Increase the volume during a call, or when you use the Walkman®
player.
Increase brightness when you use the camera.
Press twice to reject a call.
In standby, press once to mute an incoming call.
On the side of the phone:
Decrease the volume during a call, or when you use the Walkman®
player.
Decrease brightness when you use the camera
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 the seventh menu
• From standby select Menu and
press .
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
Shortcut.
File manager
You can use the file manager to handle
items 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.
1 Open the memory card holder.
2 Insert the memory card with the gold-
coloured contacts facing down.
3 Close the memory card holder.
4 Slide the memory card holder to lock it.
5 Replace the battery cover.
To view memory card options
1 From standby select Menu > File
manager > the On Memory Stick tab.
2 Select More.
Handling files
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. When you handle files,
you can select more than one or all the
files in a folder at the same time for all
items 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.
• All files – all content in the phone
memory and on a memory card.
• On Memory Stick – all content on
a memory card.
• In phone – all content in the phone
memory.
To view information about files
1 From standby select Menu > File
manager.
2 Scroll to a folder and select Open.
3 Scroll to a file and select More >
Information.
To move a file in the file manager
1 From standby select Menu > File
manager.
2 Scroll to a folder and select Open.
3 Scroll to a file and select More >
Manage file > Move.
4 Select an option.
To select more than one file
in a folder
1 From standby select Menu > File
manager
2 Scroll to a folder and select Open.
3 Select More > Mark > Mark several.
4 Select Mark to mark the files.
2 Scroll to Playlists and select Open.
3 Scroll to New playlist and select Add.
4 Enter a name and select OK.
5 Scroll to a track and select Mark.
6 Select Add to add the track to the
playlist.
To add files to a playlist
1 From standby select Menu >
WALKMAN > More > My music.
2 Scroll to Playlists and select Open.
3 Scroll to the playlist and select Open.
4 Select More > Add media.
5 Scroll to a track and select Mark.
6 Select Add to add the track to the
playlist.
To remove tracks from a playlist
1 From standby select Menu >
WALKMAN > More > My music.
2 Scroll to a playlist and select Open.
3 Scroll to the track and press .
To delete a playlist
1 From standby select Menu >
WALKMAN > More > My music >
.
Playlists
2 Scroll to a playlist and press .
To view information about a track
• Scroll to a track and select More >
Information.
Sending and receiving music
You can send and receive music
in a picture message, an email or using
Bluetooth.
To send music
1 From standby select Menu >
WALKMAN.
2 Scroll to a title and select More > File >
Send.
3 Select a transfer method.
Make sure the receiving device supports
the transfer method you select.
When the phone is closed you can use
the music key lock to lock and unlock
the music keys.
To lock and unlock the music keys
• Slide the music key lock switch.
PlayNow™
Connect to PlayNow™ to download
ringtones, games, music, themes
and wallpaper. You can preview of
listen to content before you purchase
and download it to your phone.
This service is not available in all countries.
Contact your network operator for more
information.
Before you use PlayNow™
You must have the required Internet
connection settings in your phone.
See Settings on page 47.
To listen to PlayNow™ music
1 From standby select Menu >
PlayNow™.
2 Scroll the PlayNow™ Web site and
follow the instructions to preview and
purchase content.
Downloading from PlayNow™
The price appears when you select to
download and save a music file. Your
phone bill or prepay card is debited
when a purchase is accepted.
To download a music file
1 When you have listened to a music file
preview, you can agree to accept the
conditions.
2 Select Yes to download.
TrackID™
TrackID™ is a music recognition
service. You can search for song
titles, artists and album names.