Open the cover and press the edge of the SIM card to release and remove it.
Turning on the phone
To turn on the phone
1
On the back of the phone, press and hold down .
2
Enter your SIM card PIN (Personal Identification Number), if requested, and select
OK.
3
Select a language.
4
Follow the instructions that appear.
If you want to correct a mistake when you enter your PIN, press
.
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.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the services and functions
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.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked. See SIM protection on
page 45.
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 your
operator for more information.
In addition to this User guide, Feature guides and more information are available at
www.sonyericsson.com/support.
There are also help functions and a User guide in your phone. See the following instructions
on how to access them.
To access the User guide in your phone
•
Select Menu > Settings > User help > User guide.
To view tips and tricks
•
Select Menu > Settings > User help > 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 the phone status
•
Press a volume key. Phone, memory and battery information is shown.
Supported services and features
Some of the services and features described in this User guide are not supported by all networks
and/or service providers in all areas. Without limitation, this applies to the GSM International
Emergency Number 112. Please contact your network operator or service provider to determine
availability of any specific service or feature and whether additional access or usage fees apply.
Charging the battery
The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it.
The phone battery cannot be removed.
To charge the battery
1
Connect the charger to the phone.
2
Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.
Maximizing battery performance
•
Charge your phone often. The battery lasts longer if you charge it frequently.
•
If you are in an area with no coverage, your phone repeatedly scans for available networks.
This consumes power. If you can't move to an area with better coverage, turn off your
phone temporarily.
•
Turn off 3G and Bluetooth™ wireless technology when you don't need these functions.
Write new
Inbox/Conversations
Messages
Email
Call voicemail
Contacts
Myself
New contact
Entertainment
Online services
Internet
TrackID™
Games
Record sound
Music player
Settings
General
Profiles
Time & date
Language
Update software
Voice control
Shortcuts
Flight mode
Auto. keylock
PIN codes
Security
Accessibility
Phone status
Master reset
Sounds & alerts
Ring volume
Ringtone
Silent mode
Increasing ring
Vibrating alert
Message alert
Key sound
Speed dial
Smart search
Forward calls
Switch to line 2
Manage calls
Time
Show/hide my no.
Handsfree
Connectivity
Bluetooth
USB
Phone name
Synchronization
Device managem.
Mobile networks
Data comm.
Internet settings
Streaming sett.
Message settings
SIP settings
Accessories
User help
User guide
Settings downld.
Basic setup
Tips and tricks
* Some menus are operator-,
network- and subscriptiondependent.
** You can use the navigation
key to scroll between tabs in
submenus.
You can use the navigation key shortcuts to go directly to functions from standby.
To use navigation key shortcuts
•
Press the navigation key upwards, downwards, left or right, 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
The Layout must be set to Grid. See To change the main menu layout on page 43.
– .
Activity menu
The activity menu gives you 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.
To open the activity menu
•
Press
.
Media memory
You can save content in the Media memory, in the phone memory and on the SIM card.
Pictures, videos and music are saved in the Media memory. If the Media memory is full,
pictures videos 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.
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 Quick text input
method uses a dictionary application in your phone.
To shift between upper- and lower-case letters or numbers
•
When you enter text, press .
To enter numbers
1
When you enter text, press repeatedly until appears at the top of the screen.
2
To enter a number, press .
To enter a number from text input mode, you can press and hold down – .
To enter punctuation marks and symbols
1
When you enter text, press briefly.
2
Scroll to a symbol and select Insert.
To select from the most commonly used punctuation marks, you can also press .
To enter text using Quick text input
1
Select, for example, Menu > Messaging > Write new > Message.
2
3
is not displayed, press and hold down to change to Quick text input.
If
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
To view word suggestions, press or press the navigation key downwards.
5
Press to accept a suggestion and add a space.
To enter text using the multitap method
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
Press to add a space.
To add words to the phone dictionary
1
When you enter text using Quick text input, select Options > Spell word.
2
Write the word using multitap input and select Save.
You need to turn on your phone and be within range of a network.
Making and answering calls
To make a call
1
Enter a phone number (with international country code and area code, if applicable).
2
Press the Call key.
You can call numbers from Contacts and your call list.
To end a call
•
Press the End key.
To make international calls
1
Press and hold down until a “+” sign appears.
2
Enter the country code, area code (without the first zero) and phone number.
3
Press the Call key.
To redial a number
•
When Retry? appears, select Yes.
Do not hold your phone to your ear when waiting for the call to connect. When the call connects,
your phone gives a loud signal.
To answer a call
•
Press the Call key.
To reject a call
•
Press the End key.
To change the ear speaker volume during a call
•
Press the volume keys up or down.
To mute the microphone during a call
1
Press and hold down . appears.
2
Press and hold down again to resume.
To turn on the loudspeaker during a call
•
Select Spkr on. appears.
Do not hold the phone to your ear when using the loudspeaker. This could damage your hearing.
To view missed calls from standby
•
appears. Press the Call key to open the call list.
Emergency calls
Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for example, 112 or 911. You can
normally use these numbers to make emergency calls in any country, with or without the
SIM card inserted, if you are within range of a network.
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) and press the Call key.
Scroll to New contact and select Options > Special numbers > Emerg.
numbers.
Networks
Your phone switches automatically between GSM and (UMTS) or networks
depending on availability. Some network operators allow you to switch networks manually.
To switch networks manually
1
Select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > Mobile networks > GSM/3G
networks.
2
Select an option.
Call list
You can view information about answered , dialed and missed or rejected calls.
To call a number from the call list
1
Press the Call key and scroll to a tab.
2
Scroll to a name or a number and press the Call key.
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.
You can synchronise your contacts using the Sony Ericsson PC Suite.
Default contacts
You can choose which contact information is shown by default. If Phone contacts is
selected as the default, only contact information saved to the phone memory is listed in
Contacts. If you select SIM contacts as the default, only names and numbers saved on
the SIM card are shown in Contacts.
To select default contacts
1
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
Select Menu > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select Add.
3
Enter the name and select OK.
4
Scroll to New number: and select Add.
5
Enter the number and select OK.
6
Select a number option.
7
Scroll between the tabs and add information to the fields.
Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced > Del. all contacts.
3
Select an option.
Contact memory status
The number of contacts you can save in your phone or on the SIM card depends on
available memory.
To view contact memory status
1
Select Menu > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced > Memory status.
Myself
You can enter information about yourself and, for example, send your business card.
To enter information in Myself
1
Select Menu > Contacts.
2
Scroll to Myself and select Open.
3
Scroll to an option and edit the information.
4
Select Save.
To add your own business card
1
Select Menu > Contacts.
2
Scroll to Myself and select Open.
3
Scroll to My contact info and select Add > Create new.
4
Scroll between the tabs and add information to the fields.
5
Enter the information and select Save.
Groups
You can create a group of phone numbers and email addresses from Phone contacts to
send messages to. You can also use groups (with phone numbers) when you create
accepted callers lists.
To create a group of numbers and email addresses
1
Select Menu > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select Options > Groups.
3
Scroll to New group and select Add.
4
Enter a name for the group and select Continue.
5
Scroll to New and select Add.
6
For each contact phone number or email address you want to mark, scroll to it and
select Mark.
7
Select Continue > Done.
To edit a group of numbers and email addresses
1
Select Menu > Contacts.
2
Scroll to New contact and select Options > Groups.
3
Scroll to an existing group and select Edit.
4
To add a new contact, scroll to New and select Add. To delete a contact from the
group, scroll to the contact and select Delete.
5
When you are finished, select Done.
Speed dial
Speed dialing lets you select nine contacts that you can dial quickly from standby. The
contacts can be saved in positions 1-9.