GSM 900/1800/1900
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Some of the services in this User guide are not
supported by all networks. This also applies to the GSM International Emergency Number 112.
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Assembly, SIM card, battery,
turning on, help, calls.
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Assembly
To use your phone
1 Insert the SIM card and the battery.
2 Charge the battery.
3 Turn on 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 items such as your
phone number, the services included
in your subscription, and names and
numbers in your contacts.
Save contact information on your SIM
card before removing it from another
phone; for example, you may have saved
contacts in the phone memory.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal Identity
Number) for your SIM card to start your
phone and activate services. When
you enter your PIN, each digit appears
as *, unless it starts with the same digits
as an emergency number, for example
112. This allows for emergency calls
without entering a PIN. Press to
correct mistakes.
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) % 73 SIM card lock.
Battery
Some functions use more battery power
than others and may cause a need for
more frequent re-charging. If talk time
or standby time becomes noticeably
shorter, you may have to replace the
battery. Only use approved batteries
from Sony Ericsson
the battery icon indicates a full charge.
Press a key to activate the screen.
4 Pull out the charger plug.
5Getting started
Turning on your phone
Make sure the phone is charged and a
SIM card inserted before turning it on.
After turning on, use the setup wizard
to quickly and easily prepare for use.
To turn on the phone
1 Press and hold . The first start-up
may take a few minutes.
2 Select to use the phone in:
• Normal mode – full functionality or
• Flight mode – limited functionality with
network, FM radio, Bluetooth™
transceivers off
menu.
3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
4 At first start-up, select the language
for your phone menus.
% 7 Flight mode
5 } Yes for the setup wizard to help you.
6 Follow instructions to complete setup.
If predefined settings exist in your phone,
you may not need more settings. If asked
to register the phone at Sony Ericsson,
no personal data, such as your phone
number, will be transferred to or
processed by Sony Ericsson if you accept
to register your phone.
Help in your phone
Help and information is available in
your phone at any time.
To use the setup wizard
}Settings} the General tab }Setup
wizard and select an option:
• Settings download
• Basic setup
• Tips and tricks.
To view information about functions
Scroll to a function } More
} Information, if available.
To view the phone demonstration
} Entertainment } Demo tour.
Settings download
Automatically set up functions in your
phone that use the Internet; Internet,
picture messaging, email, My friends,
synchronization, update service, blog
and streaming.
You can use Settings download if
your SIM supports the service, your
phone is connected to a network, it is
started in normal mode and does not
already have predefined settings.
Contact your network operator or
service provider for more information.
Flight mode menu
The Flight mode menu is activated
by default. Select from Normal mode
with full functionality or Flight mode
with limited functionality. Network,
radio and Bluetooth transceivers are
turned off to prevent disturbance to
sensitive equipment. You can, for
example, play music or write a text
message to send later but not make
calls in an aeroplane.
Follow onboard regulations, flight crew
instructions for use of electronic devices.
To view Flight mode menu options
} Settings and scroll to the General tab
} Flight mode and select an option.
Making and receiving calls
The phone must be in normal mode.
If the phone is in flight mode, restart
the phone and select Normal mode.
To make and receive calls
Enter a phone number (with
international prefix and area code if
applicable) }Call to make the call.
Turn off the ringtone when receiving a call.
Press and hold to set the phone to silent. The alarm signals even if
the phone is set to silent.
View status information in standby.
Increase the volume during a call, or when using the WALKMAN.
Zoom out when using the camera or viewing pictures.
Press and hold to go back one track.
Press twice to reject a call.
Press and hold to voice dial, alternatively say your magic word (if set)
% 25 Voice dialling.
Decrease the volume during a call, or when using the WALKMAN.
Zoom in when using the camera or viewing pictures.
Press and hold to go forward one track.
Press and hold to voice dial, alternatively say your magic word (if set)
% 25 Voice dialling.
Use left or right photo keys to view camera album pictures from
standby, for full or thumbnail views.
} InfoFind more information, explanations or tips about selected features,
} MoreEnter a list of options. There are different alternatives in the list of
Battery charging, appears with
battery status icon.
Missed incoming call.
Text message received.
Email message received.
Picture message received.
Voice message received.
Ongoing call.
Keylock is on.
Handsfree is connected.
Radio playing in the background.
Calendar reminder.
Task reminder.
Shortcuts
Use keypad shortcuts to quickly go to
a menu, and predefined navigation
key shortcuts to quickly reach certain
functions. Edit the navigation key
shortcuts to suit your own needs.
Using keypad shortcuts
In standby, go to menus by pressing
and then enter the number of the
menu. Menu numbering starts from
the top left icon and moves across
and then down row by row, for
example, press for the fifth menu
item. For the tenth, eleventh and
twelfth items, press , and
respectively. To go back to
standby, press and hold .
Using navigation key shortcuts
In standby, go to a shortcuts menu or
function by pressing , , or .
To edit a navigation key shortcut
} Settings } General tab } Shortcuts
and select a shortcut } Edit.
Phone language
Select the language to use in the
phone menus or when writing text.
} Settings } General tab } Language
} Phone language. Select a language.
In standby, you can also press
8888 for automatic language.
0000 for English.
Most SIM cards automatically set the
menu language to the country where
you bought your SIM card. If not, the
predefined language is English.
To select writing language
1 } Settings} the General tab
} Language } Writing language.
2 Scroll to the language to use and
mark it. } Save to exit the menu.
Entering letters
Enter letters in one of the following
ways (text input methods), for
example, when writing messages:
• Multitap text input
• T9™ Text Input
To change the text input method
Before, or when entering letters, press
and hold to change the method.
Options when entering letters
} More for options when writing
a message.
To enter letters using multitap input
• Press - repeatedly until the
desired character appears.
• Press to shift between capital
and lower-case letters.
• Press and hold - to enter
numbers.
• Press to delete letters or numbers.
• Press for the most common
punctuation marks.
• Press to add a space.
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 To enter text, you have to be in a
function where text input is possible,
for example, } Messaging } Write
new } Text message.
2 For example, to write the word “Jane”,
press , , , .
3 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 .
4 Continue writing the message. To
enter a punctuation mark, press
and then or repeatedly, press
to accept and add a space.
To add words to the T9 Text Input
dictionary
1 When entering letters } More } Spell
word.
2 Edit the word by using multitap input.
Use and to move the cursor
between the letters. To delete a
character, press . To delete the
entire word, press and hold .
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 appears in alternative words.
Next word prediction
When writing a message, you can use
T9 Text Input to predict the next word,
if previously used in a sentence.
To turn next word prediction on/off
When entering letters } More
} Writing options } Next word pred.
To use next word prediction
When entering letters, press to
accept or continue.
Activity menu
You can open the activity menu
almost anywhere in the phone to view
and handle new events, and access
bookmarks and shortcuts.
Use the file manager to handle items
such as pictures, videos, music,
themes, Web pages, games and
applications saved in the phone
memory or on a Memory Stick PRO
Duo™ memory card.
Memory Stick PRO Duo™
Your phone supports Memory Stick
PRO Duo™ memory card adding more
storage space to your phone to save
files containing pictures or music, for
example. It can also be used as a
portable memory card with other
compatible devices.
To insert and remove a memory card
1 Open the cover and insert as shown.
2 Press the edge to release and remove.
You can also move and copy files
between the phone, a computer and
a memory card. If you have a memory
card inserted, files are automatically
saved to it first and then to the phone
memory if the memory card is full.
Before you can make or receive any
calls, you must turn on your phone
and be within range of a network.
% 6 Turning on your phone.
Networks
When you turn on the phone, it
automatically selects your home
network if this is within range. If it is
not within range, you may use another
network, provided your network
operator has an agreement that allows
you to do so. This is called roaming.
Select the network to use, or you
can add a network to your preferred
networks. You can also change the
order in which networks are selected
during an automatic search.
To view available network options
} Settings and use or to scroll
to the Connectivity tab } Mobile
networks.
To make a call
1 Enter a phone number (with
international country code and
area code, if applicable).
2 } Call to make a voice call or } More
to view options, such as Save number
or Send message.
3 } End call to end the call.
You can call numbers from your
contacts and call list
% 23 Call list. You can also use your
and
voice to make calls % 24 Voice control.
To make international calls
1 Press until a + sign appears.
2 Enter the country code, area code
(without the first zero) and phone
number }Call to make a voice call.
To re-dial a number
If a call connection fails and Retry?
appears }Yes.
Do not hold the phone to your ear when
waiting. When the call connects, the
phone gives a loud signal, unless muted.
1 Press and hold .
2 To resume the conversation press and
hold again.
To turn the loudspeaker on or off
during a voice call
} More } Turn on speaker or Turn off
speaker.
Do not hold the phone to your ear when
using the loudspeaker. This could
damage your hearing.
To change the ear speaker volume
Press to increase or to
decrease the ear speaker volume
during a call.
Missed calls
When the activity menu is set to default
missed calls appear in the New events
tab in standby. If pop-up is set to
default Missed calls: appears in
standby
To check missed calls from standby
• If pop-up is set to default:
} Calls and use or to scroll to
the Missed tab. Scroll or to
select a number } Call to call.
• If activity menu is set to default:
Press and use or to scroll
to the New events tab and use or
Your phone supports international
emergency numbers, for example,
112, 911. These numbers can normally
be used to make emergency calls in
any country, with or without a SIM
card inserted, if a GSM 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
Enter 112 (the international emergency
number) }Call.
To view your local emergency
numbers
} Contacts } More } Options } Special
numbers } Emergency nos.
Contacts
You can save your contact information
in the phone memory or on a SIM card.
The following is available:
You can choose which contact
information – Phone contacts or
SIM contacts – is shown as default.
For useful information and settings
} Contacts } More } Options.
Default contact
If Phone contacts is selected as default,
your contacts show all the information
saved in Contacts. If you select SIM
contacts as default, your contacts
show information depending on the
SIM card.
To select default contacts
1 } Contacts}More}Options
} Advanced } Default contacts.
2 } Phone contacts or SIM contacts.
Phone contacts
Save contacts in the phone with
names, phone numbers and personal
information. You can also add pictures
and ringtones to contacts. Use , ,
and to scroll between tabs and
their information fields.
To add a phone contact
1 If Phone contacts is selected as default,
} Contacts } New contact } Add.
2 Enter the name } OK.
3 Enter the number } OK.
4 Select a number option.
5 Scroll between tabs and select the fields
to add information. To enter symbols
such as @, } More } Add symbol and
select a symbol } Insert.
6 When all information is added } Save.
To delete a contact
1 } Contacts and scroll to a contact.
2 Press and select Yes.
To delete all phone contacts
} Contacts } More } Options
} Advanced } Delete all contacts
} Yes and } Yes. Names and numbers
on the SIM card are not deleted.
SIM contacts
Save contacts on your SIM card.
To add a SIM contact
1 If SIM contacts is selected as default,
} Contacts } New contact } Add.
2 Enter the name } OK.
3 Enter the number } OK and select
a number. Add more information, if
available }Save.
To automatically save names and
phone numbers on the SIM card
} Contacts } More } Options
} Advanced } Auto save on SIM
and select On.
Memory status
The number of contacts you can save
in the phone or on the SIM card
depends on available memory.
1 From standby } Calls and select a tab.
2 Scroll to the name or number to call
} Call.
To add a call list number to contacts
1 From standby, } Calls and select a tab.
2 Scroll to the number to add } More
} Save number.
3 } New contact to create a new contact,
or select an existing contact to add
the number to.
To clear the call list
} Calls and select the All tab } More
} Delete all.
Speed dial with pictures
Save numbers in positions 1-9 in your
phone to access them easily. Speed
dial is dependent on your default
contacts
example, you can speed dial numbers
saved on the SIM card.
Divert calls, for example, to an
answering service.
When the restrict call function is
activated, some divert call options are
not available.
Your phone has the following options:
• Divert always – all calls.
• When busy – if a call is ongoing.
• Not reachable – if turned off or
unreachable.
• No reply – if not answered in a
specified time.
To activate a call divert
1 } Settings } the Calls tab } Divert calls.
2 Select a call type and divert option
} Activate.
3 Enter the phone number to divert your
calls to, or press Look up to find a
contact }OK.
To deactivate a call divert
Scroll to the divert option } Deactivate.
% 28 Restricted dialling.
Voice
More than one call
Handle more than one call
simultaneously.
Call waiting service
When this is activated you hear a beep
if you receive a second call.
To activate or deactivate the call
waiting service
} Settings } the Calls tab by using or
and } Manage calls } Call waiting.
To make a second call
1 } More } Hold to hold the ongoing call.
2 Enter the number to call } More } Call.
Receiving a second voice call
When you receive a second call, you
can:
} Answer and put the ongoing call on
hold.
} Busy to reject and continue with the
ongoing call.
} Replace active call to answer and
end the ongoing call.
Handling two voice calls
If you have calls ongoing and on hold,
you can:
} More } Switch to switch between
the two calls.
} More } Join calls to join the two calls.
} More } Transfer call to connect the
two calls. You are disconnected from
both calls, operator-dependent.
} End call and } Yes to retrieve the call
on hold.
} End call and }
You cannot answer a third call without
ending one of the first two calls or
joining them into a conference call.
No to end both calls.
Conference calls
Start a conference call by joining an
ongoing call and a call on hold. You
then put the conference on hold and
add up to five participants, or can
make another call.
There may be additional charges for calls
involving multiple parties, contact your
network operator for more information.
To join the two calls into a
conference call
} More } Join calls.
To add a new participant
1 } More } Hold to put the joined calls
on hold.
2 } More } Add call and call the next
person to add to the conference call.
3 } More } Join calls.
4 Repeat steps 1-3 to add more