GSM 900/1800/1900
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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.
3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
4 Select a language.
5 Select Yes to use the setup wizard.
If you make a mistake when you enter
your PIN, you can press to delete
numbers from the screen.
SIM card
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 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 21.
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.
The start-up screen appears when you
turn your phone on
on page
39.
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.
Making and receiving calls
You must 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 Select Call.
To answer a call
• Select Answer.
To reject a call
• Select Busy.
Help in your phone
Help and information is available
in your phone at any time. See
Navigation on page 13.
. SeeUsing pictures
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
Gesture control
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 Navigatio n 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*
Calls
Speed dial
Divert calls
Switch to line 2*
Manage calls
Time & cost*
Show/hide my no.
Handsfree
Open to answer
Connectivity
Bluetooth
USB connection
Synchronization
Device mgmt.
Mobile networks
Data comm.
Internet settings
Accessories
- Press and hold down a number key to reach a contact beginning
- Press a number key and select Call to speed dial
with a specific letter
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
Turn the Walkman® player on or off, pause and play.
Start and stop the radio.
Skip to the previous track when using the Walkman® player.
Search for radio channels.
Skip to the next track when using the Walkman® player.
Search for radio channels.
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
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.
Activity menu
The activity menu gives you fast
access to certain functions.
To open the activity menu
• Press .
Activity menu tabs
• New events – view missed calls and
new messages. These can also be set
to appear as pop-up texts.
• Running apps – applications that are
running in the background.
• My shortcuts – add your favourite
functions to access them quickly.
• Internet – your Internet bookmarks.
To select pop-up texts
• From standby select Menu > Settings >
the General tab > New events > Pop-up.
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.
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.
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 Select Call.
You can call numbers from the contacts
and call list. See Contacts on page 20,
and Call list on page 23.
To make international calls
1 From standby press and hold down
until a “+” sign appears.
2 Enter the country code, area code
(without the first zero) and phone
number.
3 Select Call.
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.
To answer a call
• Select Answer.
To reject a call
• Select Busy.
To change the ear speaker volume
during a call
• Press or .
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 More > Turn on speaker.
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.
• If pop-up is set: select Calls and scroll
to the Missed tab and select a number.
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 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.
To make an emergency call
• From standby enter 112 (the
international emergency number)
and select Call.
To view your local emergency
numbers
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Select More > Options > Special
numbers > Emergency nos.
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 – Phone contacts or
SIM contacts – is shown as default.
If Phone contacts is selected as default,
your contacts show all the information
saved in Contacts. If you select SIM
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.
5 Select a number option.
6 Scroll between tabs and select the
fields to add information.
7 Select Save.
To add an item to a phone contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and select More >
Edit contact.
3 Scroll between the tabs and select Add.
4 Select an option and an item to add.
5 Select Save.
If your subscription supports Calling Line
Identification (CLI) service, you can assign
personal ringtones to contacts.
To copy names and numbers to the
SIM card
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Select More > 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 call a phone contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and select Call.
To go directly to a contact, from standby
press – . See Speed dial on
page 23.
To call a SIM contact from phone
contacts
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts
> More > Options > SIM contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and select Call.
To automatically save names and
phone numbers on the SIM card
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Select More > Options > Advanced >
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
.
To copy names and numbers to phone
contacts
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Select More > Options > Advanced >
Copy from SIM.
3 Select an option.
To call a SIM contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and select Call.
Deleting contacts
To delete a contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and press .
21Calling
To delete all phone contacts
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Select More > Options > Advanced >
Delete all contacts.
Sending contacts
To send a contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and select More >
Send contact.
3 Select a transfer method.
Make sure the receiving device supports
the transfer method you select.
Memory status
The number of contacts you can save
in your phone or on the SIM card
depends on available memory.
To view memory status
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Select More > Options > Advanced >
Memory status.
To save contacts on a memory card
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Select More > Options > Advanced >
Back up to M.S.
Synchronizing contacts
Contacts can be synchronized with
your computer and some Web
applications. For more information,
see Synchronizing on page 53.
Groups
You can create a group of phone
numbers and email addresses to send
messages to
28. You can also use groups (with phone
numbers) when you create accepted
callers lists.
page 26.