Sony Ericsson W760A User Manual
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W760a. A slim and stylish phone with everything you need to
enjoy your music wherever you go.
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Accessories – More for your phone
Stereo Bluetooth™ Headset HBHDS205
Enjoy wireless music without missing a call.
Active Speaker MAS-100
Share your music while protecting your
phone.
Portable Bluetooth™ Speaker MBS100
A wireless sphere of music.
These accessories can be purchased separately but may not be available in every
market. To view the full range go to www.sonyericsson.com/accessories.
Contents
Getting started ................... 5
Assembly ........................................ 5
Turning on the phone ..................... 6
Help ................................................ 7
Charging the battery ....................... 7
Phone overview .............................. 9
Menu overview .............................. 11
Navigation ..................................... 13
Phone language ............................ 15
Entering text ................................. 15
Walkman® and music ...... 16
Transferring content to and from a
computer ...................................... 16
Stereo portable handsfree ............ 18
AT&T Music .................................. 18
Walkman® player ......................... 18
Calling ............................... 22
Making and receiving calls ........... 22
Address book ............................... 23
Call list .......................................... 26
Speed dial ..................................... 26
Voicemail ...................................... 27
Voice control ................................. 27
Video Share .................................. 28
More than one call ........................ 29
Showing or hiding your phone number
31
Messaging ........................ 31
Text and multimedia messaging ... 31
Voice messages ............................ 33
Mobile Email ................................. 34
Instant Messaging (IM) ................. 34
Imaging ............................ 36
Camera and video recorder .......... 36
Using the camera .......................... 36
Camera icons and settings ........... 37
Transferring pictures ..................... 37
Pictures ......................................... 38
PhotoDJ™ and VideoDJ™ ........... 38
MEdia™ Net ..................... 39
Internet security and certificates .. 40
GPS .................................. 41
Using the GPS .............................. 41
Entertainment .................. 43
Video player .................................. 43
1Contents
FM radio ........................................ 43
Ringtones and melodies ............... 43
MusicDJ™ .................................... 44
Sound recorder ............................. 44
Games .......................................... 44
Applications .................................. 45
Connectivity ...................... 46
Phone name .................................. 46
Bluetooth™ wireless technology .. 46
Using the USB cable .................... 48
Synchronizing ............................... 50
More features ................... 51
Flight mode ................................... 51
File manager ................................. 51
Alarms ........................................... 52
Calendar ....................................... 53
Notes ............................................ 54
Tasks ............................................ 54
Password saver ............................ 54
Profiles .......................................... 56
Time and date ............................... 56
Theme ........................................... 56
Main menu layout ......................... 56
Locks ............................................ 57
Hearing Aid Compatibility ............. 58
Troubleshooting ............... 59
Common questions ...................... 59
Error messages ............................. 62
Important information ...... 63
Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use
65
End User License Agreement ....... 69
Limited Warranty .......................... 70
FCC Statement ............................. 72
Industry Canada Statement .......... 72
Declaration of Conformity for W760a
72
Index ................................. 74
2 Contents
Sony Ericsson W760a
UMTS HSDPA 850/1900/2100 GSM EDGE 850/
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 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,
2007
Publication number: 1208-0991.1 P1C
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 phone.
Your phone has the capability to download, store
and forward additional content, for example,
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 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.
Smart-Fit Rendering is a trademark or a registered
trademark of ACCESS Co., Ltd.
Bluetooth is a trademark or a registered trademark
of Bluetooth SIG Inc. and any use of such mark by
Sony Ericsson is under license.
The Liquid Identity logo, SensMe, PlayNow,
MusicDJ, PhotoDJ, TrackID and VideoDJ are
trademarks or registered trademarks of
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
TrackID™ is powered by Gracenote Mobile
MusicID™. Gracenote and Gracenote Mobile
MusicID are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Gracenote, Inc.
Lotus Notes is a trademark or a registered
trademark of Internation al Business Machines
Corporation.
Sony, Memory Stick Micro™, M2™ and WALKMAN
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony
Corporation.
Ericsson is a trademark or registered trademark of
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition is a
trademark or registered trademark of Adobe
Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or
other countries.
MEdia is a trademark or registered trademark of
ATT Mobility.
Yahoo! Is a trademark or a registered trademark of
Yahoo! Inc.
AOL and AIM are trademarks or registered
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AT&T is a registered trademark of AT&T
Corporation.
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Microsoft, Windows, Outlook, and Vista are
registered trademarks or tr ademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
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.
End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™
J2ME™.
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.
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.
Customer agrees to comply strictly with all such
regulations and acknowledges that it has the
responsibility to obtain licenses to export, reexport, 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,
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or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department’s
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Commerce Department’s Table of Denial Orders.
Restricted Rights: Use, duplication or disclosure by
the United States government is subject to the
restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical
Data and Computer Software Clauses in DFARS
252.227-7013(c) (1) (ii) and FAR 52.227-19(c) (2) as
applicable.
Other product and company names mentioned
herein may be the trademarks of their respective
owners.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are
reserved.
All illustrations are for illustration only and may not
accurately depict the actual phone.
Instruction symbols
These symbols may appear in the
User guide.
Note
Tip
Warning
A service or function is networkor subscription-dependent.
Contact AT&T for details.
> Use a selection or navigation
key to scroll and select. See
Navigation on page 13.
4
Getting started
Assembly
Before you start using your phone, you
need to insert a Subscriber Identity
Module (SIM) card and the battery.
To remove the battery cover
• Use the slots to detach cover.
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. Always turn off your phone and
detach the charger before you insert
or remove the SIM card.
To insert the battery
1 Insert the battery with the label side up
and the connectors facing each other.
2 Slide the battery cover into place.
5Getting started
To attach the battery cover
1 Align the tabs on the back of the
battery cover with the phone slots.
2 Snap the cover into place on both
sides.
To remove the SIM card
1 Remove the battery cover.
2 Remove the SIM card from its holder.
Turning on the phone
To turn on the phone
1 Press and hold down .
2 Enter your SIM card Personal
Identification Number (PIN), if
requested and select OK.
3 Select a language.
4 Follow the prompts.
If you want to correct a mistake when
you enter your PIN, press .
Before turning the phone off, you must
return to standby.
6 Getting started
SIM card
The SIM card, which you get from
AT&T, contains information about your
subscription.
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 24.
PIN
You may need a PIN to activate the
services in your phone. Your PIN is
supplied by AT&T. Each PIN digit
appears as *, unless it starts with
emergency number digits, for
example, 911 or 112. 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 your phone on
and entered your PIN, the name of the
network operator appears. This view is
called standby.
Help
In addition to this User guide, Getting
started guides and more information
are available at
www.sonyericsson.com/support.
Help in your phone
Help and information are available in
your phone. See Navigation on page
13.
To view tips and tricks
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > Setup wizard.
2 Select Tips and tricks.
To view information about functions
• Scroll to a function and select Info, if
available. In some cases, Info appears
under Options.
To view status information
• From standby select Menu > Settings
> the General tab > Phone status.
Charging the battery
The phone battery is partly charged
when you buy it.
7Getting started
To charge the battery
1 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.
8 Getting started
Phone overview
1 Ear speaker
2 A/B gaming keys
3 Screen
4 Selection keys
5 Call key
6 MEdia™ Net key
7 Navigation key
8 Volume keys
9 Battery cover slot
10 End key, on/off key
11 C key (Clear)
9Getting started
12 Memory card slot
13 Charging indicator
14 Connector for charger,
handsfree and USB cable
15 GPS antenna
16 Walkman
® key
17 Strap holder
10 Getting started
Menu overview
AT&T GPS Messaging Yellowpages
AT&T Navigator
Status info
Settings
MEdia Net AT&T Mall AT&T Music*
My Stuff Address Book Entertainment
Camera album
Music
Pictures
Videos
Themes
Web pages
Games
Applications
Other
Write new
Inbox
Mobile Email
IM*
Call voicemail
Outbox
Drafts
Sent messages
Saved messages
Templates
Manage messages
Settings
Shop Tones
Shop Games
Shop Graphics
Shop Multimedia
Shop Applications
Shop Videos
MEdia Net
Myself
New contact
WALKMAN
Shop Music
MusicID
XM Radio
Music Videos
VIP Access
Community
Music Apps
Photo
Music
Video
Games
Settings
11Getting started
Cellular Video Tools & Apps Settings**
Applications
Tools
Organizer
Alarms
Camera
FM Radio
Record sound
Recent Calls
General
Sounds & alerts
Display
Calls
Connectivity
Settings**
General
Profiles
Time & date
Language
Software Update***
Voice control
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 13.
*** Menu only appears when a Software Update is available.
Sounds & alerts
Ring volume
Ringtone
Silent mode
Increasing ring
Vibrating alert
Message alert
Key sound
Display
Wallpaper
Main menu layout
Theme
Screen saver
Clock size
Brightness
Calls
Speed dial
Smart search
Forward calls
Manage calls
Video Share
Time & cost*
Show/hide my no.
Handsfree
Open to answer
Close to end call
Connectivity
Bluetooth
USB
Phone name
Network sharing
Mobile networks*
Data communication*
Internet settings
Streaming settings
Message settings*
SIP settings
IMS Settings
Accessories
12 Getting started
Navigation
The main menus are shown as icons.
Some submenus include tabs.
To navigate the phone menus
1 From standby select Menu.
2 Use the navigation key to move
through the menus.
To select actions on the screen
• Press the left or right selection key, or
the center navigation key.
To view options for an item
• Select Options to, for example, edit.
To scroll between the tabs
• Scroll to a tab by pressing the
navigation key left or right.
To return to standby
• Press .
To end a function
• Press .
To navigate your media
1 From standby select Menu >
Entertainment.
2 Scroll to a menu item and press the
navigation key right.
3 To go back, press the navigation key
left.
To delete items
• Press to delete items such as
numbers, letters, pictures and sounds.
To send items
1 Scroll to an item such as a contact, a
picture or a sound.
2 Select Options > Send.
3 Select a transfer method.
Make sure the receiving device supports
the transfer method you select.
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.
13Getting started
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.
The Main menu layout must be set to
Grid. See To change the main menu
layout on page 56.
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..
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 use the file manager to move
files between the memory card and
the phone memory. See To move a file
in the file manager on page 52.
To insert a memory card
• Open the cover and insert the memory
card with the gold-colored contacts
facing up until it clicks.
To remove a memory card
• Open the cover and press the edge of
the memory card until it clicks to
release and remove it.
To view memory card options
1 From standby select Menu > My Stuff
> the On memory card tab.
14 Getting started
2 Select Options.
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 periods and commas
• When you enter text, press .
To enter a symbol
1 When you enter text, select Options >
Add symbol.
2 Scroll to a symbol and select Insert.
To enter text using T9™ Text Input
1 From standby select, for example,
Menu > Messaging > Write new >
Messaging.
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 >
Message.
2 If is displayed, press and hold
down to change to multitap text
input.
3 Press – repeatedly until the
desired letter appears. For example, to
write the word “Jane”, press ,
, , , .
15Getting started
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.
Walkman® and music
You can listen to music, audio books
and podcasts. Use Sony Ericsson
Media Manager to transfer content to
your phone. For more information go
to the Getting started section at
www.sonyericsson.com/support.
Sony Ericsson Media Manager software
is available for download at
www.sonyericsson.com/support.
Transferring content to and from a computer
With Sony Ericsson Media Manager or
Windows® Explorer, you can transfer
music from CDs, music on your
computer, or music that you have
purchased online to the phone
memory or a memory card.
For more information on using the
phone with a USB cable, see Using
the USB cable on page 48.
To use the phone with Windows®
Explorer
1 Connect a USB cable to the phone
and the computer.
2 On your phone: Depending on the
phone setup:
16 Walkman® and music
• The phone may switch to Media
transfer and be ready to use.
• If prompted with a USB mode menu,
select Media transfer.
Do not remove the USB cable from your
phone or computer during transfer, as
this may corrupt the memory card or the
phone memory.
3 On your computer:
• Wait until the phone memory and
memory card appear as external
disks in Windows Explorer.
• Drag and drop selected files
between the phone and the
computer.
Before using Media Manager
You need one of these operating
systems to use Media Manager on
your computer:
• Windows Vista™ (32 bit and 64 bit
versions of: Ultimate, Enterprise,
Business, Home Premium, Home
Basic)
• Windows XP (Pro or Home)
Sony Ericsson Media Manager software
is available for download at
www.sonyericsson.com/support.
To install Media Manager
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Download the Media Manager
software from
www.sonyericsson.com/support.
3 Follow the instructions on the Web site
to install.
4 Select a language and click OK.
5 Click Install Sony Ericsson Media
Manager and follow the instructions.
To use Media Manager
1 Connect a USB cable to the phone
and the computer.
2 On your phone: Depending on the
phone setup:
• The phone may switch to Media
transfer. If so, disconnect the cable
and change the USB default mode
to Mass storage. See USB default
mode on page 49.
• If prompted with a USB mode menu,
select Mass storage. The phone will
shut down in this mode but will
restart again when it is
disconnected from the USB cable.
Do not remove the USB cable from your
phone or computer during transfer, as
this may corrupt the memory card or the
phone memory.
3 On your computer: Drag and drop
selected files between the phone and
the computer.
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4 For safe disconnection of the USB
cable, see Disconnect the USB on
page 49.
For details on transferring music, refer
to Media Manager Help. Click in
the top right corner of the Media
Manager window.
Stereo portable handsfree
To use the handsfree
• Connect the 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.
AT&T Music
Go to Music to access your
Walkman® player, purchase ringtones
or to access other music applications.
To access Music
From standby select Menu > AT&T
Music and select an option:
• WALKMAN – a music and video
player all in one.
• Shop Music – purchase music
tones.
• MusicID – identify the song title,
artist or album. Your phone records
a few seconds of the song and
sends to clip to the Internet for
identification.
• XM Radio – use the Internet to
stream the radio to the phone.
• Music Videos - access new videos,
features and concert clips from
today’s artists.
• VIP Access – access music charts,
news and reviews, to purchase
music and to learn about upcoming
concerts.
• Community – access a hot user
community where you can chat with
your friends about the latest music.
• Music Apps – purchase music
related applications.
Walkman® player
To play music
1 From standby select Menu > AT&T
Music > WALKMAN.
2 Scroll to a title and select Play.
To stop playing music
• Press the center navigation key.
To fast forward and rewind
• Press and hold down or .
18 Walkman® and music
To move between tracks
• Press or .
To change the volume
• Press the volume keys up or down.
Shake control
To switch track
• When you listen to music, press and
hold down and move the phone
to the right with a flick of your wrist to
go to the next track. To go to the
previous track, use the same action to
the left.
To shuffle tracks
• When you listen to music, press and
hold down and shake your
phone.
To change the volume
• When you listen to music, hold the
phone out in front of you facing
upwards. Press and hold down ,
and bend your arm upwards towards
19Walkman® and music
you to increase the volume. To
decrease the volume, repeat the
action in the opposite direction.
Browsing files
Music is saved and categorized.
• Artists – list music by artist.
• Albums – list music by album.
• Tracks – list all music tracks.
• Playlists – create your own lists of
tracks.
• SensMe™ – list tracks by mood. For
the SensMe™ function to work, the
tracks need to be transferred using
Media Manager.
• Genre – list music by genre.
• Year – list music by year.
• Audio books – list audio books you
have transferred from your computer.
• Podcasts – list all podcasts.
Playlists
You can create playlists to organize
music files. Files can be added to
more than one playlist.
Deleting a playlist, or a file from a
playlist, does not delete the file from
the memory, just the reference to the
file.
To create a playlist
1 From standby select Menu >
Entertainment > Music > 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 tracks to the
playlist.
To create a playlist by mood
To create playlists by mood, your music
tracks must be transferred to your phone
using Media Manager. For information on
how to analyze your music, see Media
Manager Help.
1 From standby select Menu >
Entertainment > Music > SensMe™ and
select Open.
2 Press the navigation , , or to
preview different tracks.
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3 Select Add > Create > Options > Save
playlist.
4 Enter a name and select OK.
To add files to a playlist
1 From standby select Menu >
Entertainment > Music > 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.
5 Select Add to add the tracks to the
playlist.
To remove tracks from a playlist
1 From standby select Menu >
Entertainment > Music > Playlists.
2 Select a playlist.
3 Scroll to the track and press .
To view information about a track
• Scroll to a track and select Options >
Information.
Audio books
You can listen to audio books that you
have transferred to your phone from a
computer using Media Manager.
It may take a few minutes before a
transferred audio book appears in the list
of available audio books.
To play audio books
1 From standby select Menu >
Entertainment > Music > Audio books.
2 Select an audio book.
3 Scroll to a chapter and select Play.
Audio books in other formats than M4B
or audio books that do not have ID3v2
chapter tags can be found in the Tracks
folder.
While listening to a song using the
built-in FM radio, you can search for
title, artist and album names using
TrackID.
Data transmission charges may apply.
For best results, use TrackID™ in a quiet
environment.
To search for song information
• When the radio is playing select
Options > TrackID™.
21Walkman® and music
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 .
You can call numbers from your Address
book and call list. See Address book on
page 23, and Call list on page 26. You
can also use your voice to make calls.
See Voice control on page 27.
To end a call
• Press .
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 Press .
To answer a call
• Press .
To reject a call
• Press .
22 Calling
To redial 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 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 previous calls from standby
• Press to open the call list.
Networks
Your phone switches automatically
between GSM and 3G (UMTS)
networks depending on availability.
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