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Your phone is designed to make it easy for you to
access a wide variety of content. For your
protection, we want you to be aware that some
applications that you enable may involve the
location of your phone being shared. For
applications available through AT&T, we offer
privacy controls that let you decide how an
application may use the location of your phone and
other phones on your account. However, the AT&T
privacy tools do not apply to applications available
outside of AT&T. Please review the terms and
conditions and the associated privacy policy for
each location-based service to learn how location
information will be used and protected. In addition,
your AT&T phone may be used to access the Internet
and to download, and/or purchase goods,
applications, and services from AT&T or elsewhere
from third parties. AT&T provides tools for you to
control access to the Internet and certain Internet
content. These controls may not be available for
certain devices which bypass AT&T controls.
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.
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
When you register as a subscriber with
AT&T, you get a SIM (Subscriber
Identity Module) card, which 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 34.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal
Identification Number) to activate the
services and functions in your phone.
Your PIN is supplied by AT&T. 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.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in
a row, the SIM card is blocked. See SIM
card lock on page 57.
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,
outside your home network (roaming),
may incur additional costs. Contact
AT&T for more information.
Help
In addition to this User guide, Feature
guides and more information are
available at
www.sonyericsson.com/support.
Help and information are also available
in your phone.
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 status
•
Select Menu > Settings > General >
Phone status.
Charging the battery
The phone battery is partly charged
when you buy it.
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.
Applications
Tools
Organiser
Alarms
FM Radio
Record sound
Recent calls
Yellow Pages
AT&T GPS
AT&T Navigator
Where
Shop GPS Apps
Entertainment
Photo
Music
Video
Games
Settings
Settings
General
Profiles
Time & date
Language
Gesture control
Software update ***
Voice control
New events
Shortcuts
Flight mode
Security
Setup wizard
Accessibility
Phone status
Master reset
Sounds & alerts
Ring volume
Ringtone
Silent mode
Increasing ring
Vibrating alert
Message alert
Key response
Display
Wallpaper
Main menu layout
Theme
Screen saver
Brightness
Calls
Speed dial
Smart search
Getting started11
Forward calls
Manage calls
Video Share*
Time & cost*
Show/hide my no.
Handsfree
Open to answer
Connectivity
Bluetooth
USB
GPS
Phone name
Mobile networks***
Internet settings
Streaming settings
Message settings*
SIP settings
IMS settings
Accessories
* Some menus are operator-,
network- and subscriptiondependent.
*** Menu appears only when
available.
Text messaging waiting
Bluetooth is turned on
Headphones are attached
Internet session is active
Key lock is on
Silent mode is on
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.
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
Menu numbering starts from the top left
icon and moves across and then down
row by row.
To go directly to a main menu item
•
Select Menu and press – , ,
or .
The Main menu layout must be set to
Grid. See To change the main menu
layout on page 55.
Activity menu
The activity menu allows you to
multitask and gives you a 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 a 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 23.
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.
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
the whole word before looking at the
suggestions.
4
Use or to view suggestions.
5
Press
To enter text using multitap
1
Select, for example, Menu >
Messaging > Write new > 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.
, , , . Write
to accept a suggestion.
Walkman™
You can listen to music, audio books
and podcasts. For more information,
see Transferring content to and from acomputer on page 26.
Stereo portable handsfree
To use a handsfree
•
Connect a portable handsfree. Music
stops when you receive a call and
resumes when the call has ended.
If headphones are not included with the
phone, you may purchase them
separately.
You can use the media player keys to
control the Walkman™ player when the
phone is closed. The keys must be
unlocked. For information on how to
unlock the keys, see To unlock themedia player keys on page 59.
To play music
1
When the phone is open, select Menu
> AT&T Music > WALKMAN.
2
Browse by category using the
navigation key.
3
Scroll to a title and select Play.
You can use
when the phone is closed. starts the
last used music application, that is the
Walkman™ player or the radio.
To stop playing music
•
When the phone is closed, press
To fast forward and rewind
•
When the phone is closed, press and
hold down or .
to start playing music
To move between tracks
•
When the phone is closed, press or
.
To minimize the player
•
When the phone is open, select
Options > Minimise.
To return to the player
•
When the phone is open and you are
not in any menu, press
Shake control
To switch tracks
1
When the phone is closed and music is
playing, press and hold down and
move the phone to the right with a flick
of your wrist to go to the next track.
2
To go to the previous track, use the
same action to the left.
When the phone is closed and music is
playing, press and hold down and
shake your phone.
To change the volume
1
When the phone is closed and music is
playing, hold the phone out in front of
you facing upwards.
2
Press and hold down and bend
your arm upwards towards you to
increase the volume. To decrease the
volume, repeat the action in the
opposite direction.
Playlists
You can create playlists to organize
your music. You can add tracks and
folders to a playlist. It may take a few
minutes for the phone to create a
playlist.
To create a playlist
1
Select Menu > AT&T Music >
WALKMAN > Playlists.
2
Scroll to New playlist and select Add.
3
Enter a name and select OK.
4
For each track you want to add, scroll
to the track and select Mark.
5
Select Add to add the marked tracks to
the playlist.
To add tracks to a playlist
1
When the phone is open, select Menu
> AT&T Music > WALKMAN > Playlists.
2
Select a playlist.
3
Scroll to Add music and select Add.
4
For each track you want to add, scroll
to the track and select Mark.
Select Add to add the marked tracks to
the playlist.
SensMe™
With SensMe™ you can create
playlists in two ways, by mood or from
all the tracks in your phone. By mood,
you first use Media Go™ to transfer
tracks to your phone. Information such
as mood, tempo and chords is then
added. The tracks are displayed as
dots on a map with two axes. In the
All view, all the tracks in your phone are
placed randomly on the map.
To create a playlist by mood
1
When the phone is open, select Menu
> Media > Music.
2
Scroll to SensMe™ and select Open.
3
4
, , or .
Press
Make sure you are in Mood view. If you
are not, select Mood.
5
To preview different tracks, press
or .
, ,
6
To choose an area of tracks, select
Add and press or .
7
To create the playlist and play it in the
Walkman™ player, select Create.
8
Select Options > Save playlist.
9
Enter a name and select OK.
To create a playlist from All view
1
When the phone is open, select Menu
> Media > Music.
2
Scroll to SensMe™ and select Open.
3
4
, , or .
Press
Make sure you are in All view. If you are
not, select All.
5
To preview different tracks, press
or .
6
To choose an area of tracks, select
Add and press or .
7
To create the playlist and play it in the
Walkman™ player, select Create.
8
Select Options > Save playlist.
9
Enter a name and select OK.
Audio books
If you use Media Go™ to transfer audio
books to your phone from a computer,
you can listen to the audio books in
your phone. It may take a few minutes
before a transferred audio book
You can download the Media Go™
software from
www.sonyericsson.com/support
.
To access audio books
•
Select Menu > AT&T Music >
WALKMAN > Audio books.
You can find audio books in formats
other than M4B and those that do not
have ID3v2 chapter tags in the Tracks
folder.
TrackID™ and MusicID™
TrackID™ and MusicID™ are music
recognition services. You can search
for title, artist and album name for a
track you hear playing on the radio in
your phone. TrackID can be used for
songs playing on the phone's built-in
FM Radio. MusicID can be used for
songs playing on an external music
source.
To search for track information
•
When the built-in FM radio is playing
select Options > TrackID™.
•
When an external music source is
playing, select Menu > AT&T Music >
MusicID™.
For best results, use TrackID™ and
MusicID™ in a quiet area.
Video player
To play videos
1
Select Menu > Media > Video > Videos.
2
Scroll to a title and select Play.
To stop playing videos
•
Press the center selection key.
To fast forward and rewind
•
Press and hold down
To move between videos
•
Press
or .
To change the volume
•
Press the side volume key up or down.
To change the video screen size
1
Select Options > Video size.
2
Select an option.
To save a picture from a video clip
1
To pause the video clip, press the
center selection key.
2
To save the paused image as a picture,
select Options > Save picture.
You can use the media player keys to
control the radio when the phone is
closed. The keys must be unlocked.
For information on how to unlock the
keys, see To unlock the media player
keys on page 59.
Do not use your phone as a radio in places
where this is prohibited.
To turn on the FM radio
1
Connect a handsfree to the phone.
2
Select Menu > Tools & Apps > Radio.
You can use
when the phone is closed. starts the
last used music application, that is the
radio or the Walkman™ player.
To search for channels automatically
•
When the phone is open, select
Search.
To search for channels manually
•
When the phone is closed, press or
.
to turn on the radio
To change the volume
•
Press the side volume key up or down.
To minimize the FM radio
•
When the phone is open, select
Options > Minimise.
To return to the FM radio
•
Select Menu > Tools & Apps > Radio.
Saving channels
You can save up to 20 preset channels.
To save channels automatically
•
When the phone is open, select
Options > Auto save.
To save channels manually
1
When the phone is open and you have
found a radio channel, select Options >
Save.
2
Scroll to a position and select Insert.
To select saved channels
1
When the phone is open, select
Options > Channels.
2
Select a radio channel.
To switch between saved channels
•
When the phone is closed, press and
hold down or .
You can transfer and handle content
such as pictures and music.
You are not allowed to exchange some
copyright-protected material. identifies
a protected item.
Handling content in the phone
You can use File manager in your
phone, to handle content saved in the
phone memory or on a memory card.
Tabs and icons in File manager show
where the content is saved. If the
memory is full, delete some content to
create space.
To view memory status
1
Select Menu > File manager.
2
Select Options > Memory status.
3
Select Memory card or Phone.
To select more than one item in a
folder
1
Select Menu > File manager.
2
Scroll to a folder and select Open.
3
Select Options > Mark > Mark several.
4
For each item you want to mark, scroll
to the item and select Mark.
To move items between the phone
memory and the memory card
1
Select Menu > File manager.
2
Find an item and select Options >
Manage file > Move.
3
Select Memory card or Phone.
4
Scroll to a folder and select Open.
5
Select Paste.
To view information about content
1
Select Menu > File manager.
2
Find an item and select Options >
Information.
Sending content to another
phone
You can send content, for example, in
messages or using Bluetooth™
wireless technology.
To send content
1
Scroll to an item and select Options >
Send.
2
Select a transfer method.
Make sure the receiving device supports
the transfer method you select.
Using a USB cable
You can connect your phone to a
computer with a USB cable to
synchronize, transfer and back up
phone content and use your phone as
a modem. For more information, go to
www.sonyericsson.com/support to
read Feature guides.
You may have to purchase a USB cable
separately.
Before using a USB cable
See Required operating systems on
page 27.
Only use a USB cable supported by your
phone. Do not remove the USB cable
from your phone or computer during
transfer as this may corrupt the memory
card or the phone memory.
PC Software
You may use Windows® Explorer,
Sony Ericsson PC Suite, or Media Go™
with your phone. Sony Ericsson PC
software is available from
www.sonyericsson.com/support
to use
with your phone.
In the phone menu, you must select the
USB mode based on how you plan to
use the USB cable with your phone.
The table lists the available computer
applications and the corresponding
USB mode for each.